Chapter 138 Game

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On Friday afternoon, Red Rose Manor was outside the luxurious room filled with various antiques.

Klein stood at the door and asked about the sixth maid he encountered today.

The young maid is wearing a black and white maid dress with the characteristics of the times. She has a beautiful appearance and is in the prime of youth. Her brown hair is naturally curly and a little playful.

After a period of conversation, Klein smiled and said, "You seem to know more than the previous servants. You even know how to call me Detective Moriarty."

The maid glanced left and right and said with a smile: "Because I take turns serving that lady, she has always wanted to meet you, Detective Moriarty. After all, she is good friends with Mr. Talim and is very concerned about his death."

"It's a pity that she always misses you."

"Always?" Klein is very sensitive to words like "always," "just right," and "miss."

The maid nodded seriously and said:

"When His Royal Highness invited you to be a guest for the first time, she deliberately lost her temper and wanted to take the opportunity to take a walk downstairs to meet you. Who knew that you left in a hurry."

"After that, she offered to go to Mr. Talim's grave to lay flowers on behalf of the prince, but she couldn't find you because she didn't know your appearance."

"And today, she happened to go horseback riding on the golf course behind to relax. Otherwise, even if Mr. Butler does not allow it, she will find a way to see you."

What a coincidence... Just as Klein sighed, he suddenly grasped a key point:

On the day of Talim's funeral, the person who laid flowers instead of the prince was the commoner woman he loved!

What concerned Klein the most that day was the lady wearing a black veil and a sapphire ring. She was probably carrying a "0" level sealed object, or was a powerful being of the same level!

Suddenly, the scene at that time flashed back in Klein's mind:

The woman wearing a sapphire tail ring was wearing a heavy black dress. Accompanied by the maid, she gradually drove away in a carriage...

One of the maids has naturally curly brown hair…

The image of the maid quickly overlapped with the maid in front of Klein, and they matched perfectly!

Klein's body tensed suddenly, sweat dripping from his vest, but his expression did not change at all.

Using the ability of "Joker", he looked like he was remembering and asked with a smile: "Did you follow that lady on the day of Talim's funeral?"

The maid responded nonchalantly: "Yes."

…Fuck, it’s really her! Klein kept smiling:

"Good, next question."

As if nothing had happened, he asked about other things step by step, and then changed to another servant to continue.

However, Klein secretly shortened the process and accelerated the progress.

He wanted to leave the Red Rose Manor before the lady came back on horseback!

At four o'clock in the afternoon, before it got dark, Klein left much earlier than expected and took the carriage sent by the old housekeeper back to the city.

Sitting in the car window, with his back against the compartment wall wrapped in silk, cotton, etc., he finally breathed a sigh of relief and had enough energy to reflect on the whole thing:

The person who cursed Talim to death was Prince Edsac's beloved commoner...

Why would she deal with a descendant of a ruined noble family in revenge for Talim's attempt to separate her and the prince?

However, there is no need for her to do it herself. Find an opportunity to reveal this matter in bed. Prince Edsac has many ways to make Talim disappear silently...

Talim was completely in love before his death. Well... the earliest sign was after he successfully persuaded the commoner woman to leave Prince Edsac... They had an affair? So, the civilian woman who was brought back to the manor cursed Talim to death in order to eliminate hidden dangers?

It makes sense logically, but the problem is, how can a big boss who possesses a "0" level sealed object or is a powerful person of the same level be restrained by Prince Edsac? Even if Augustus is an angel family and has enough accumulation, he still has to use huge power and use special methods to imprison him. This is not something that a prince can do...

Moreover, how could such a person like Talim?

Why does she keep wanting to see me? Did you notice that I was using the gray fog to spy?

No, if that were the case, I would have been buried with Talim on the day of his funeral... Also, when she first wanted to see me, I had not yet received my flesh, hair, and belongings, and had not done any divination!

Klein thought in confusion, and finally decided to bury the problem deep in his heart without exploring or investigating it!

I hope that "Mechanical Heart" will find out that the royal family attaches unusual importance to this matter after my previous reminder. Yes, their attention may not be for the reputation of Prince Edsac, but for other reasons! I hope that the royal family will continue to restrict that lady and prevent her from visiting me... In a few days, when the time is right, I will hand over this task and express my inability to do anything, and then use the excuse of going to the south for vacation to change my identity. Hide away for a while! Klein's mood gradually calmed down.

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"This is the 'faceless doll', a magical item that I treasure. It is a level 1 sealed object. It is an item accidentally formed by combining extraordinary materials from various sources and a doll body. It can be used as a temporary external clone when necessary. , after my testing, it can reach the highest level of Sequence 4 or above."

"But once it reaches sequence 3, wear will occur. At present, the wear is not serious and it can withstand two to three times."

"The negative effect is that it will continue to exude attraction to the people around it, or it will transform into the appearance of the human being it has merged with, tempting others to look at it, pick it up, and mistake it for a doll that looks like itself. It affects up to twelve active targets at the same time and absorbs the blood of people around them. Once the person being attracted suffers from the above cognitive disorder, the 'faceless doll' will acquire the identity of the object in a very short period of time. With the appearance, the two parties exchanged and tried to leave. The fastest speed I observed was four seconds, and after taking away the identity, the puppet will regard itself as its own person, so it is difficult to be discovered."

"Killing the doll whose identity has been stolen can restore it, but once the identity is successfully exchanged, the victim is destined to die."

"Before I got it, it had been fused with dozens of souls, so it had a certain degree of self-awareness."

Riel finished playing his own recording of Traynor and handed an iron box to Richard. Richard shook it, and there was the sound of objects colliding inside - it sounded like the object was not big, and the material looked like wood. It should be a relatively ordinary movable figure for painting.

"The way to seal this item is to put it in a completely sealed box?"

Riel opened his mouth, and Traynor's voice came out of his throat again: "The sealing method is to install it in a fully sealed lightless box, and ensure that no humans or animals stay within a radius of 200 meters for more than five minutes. .”

"You prisoners are good at sealing and controlling it, so it should be easier to deal with it."

"The most important thing is: you must give it back to me! Without it, my next plans will be greatly affected."

Richard smiled and put the black box aside: "I will."

"There is another recording here." Riel said, "You didn't ask this question, but I'll play it for you anyway."

"This item is not a complete product of the diviner path. It is also mixed with other extraordinary materials and... an incredible blessing. That's why it has the negative effect of devouring souls and sucking blood. In short, use it with caution and do not use it for more than twenty people at a time. minute."

Richard tilted his head and said thoughtfully: "I understand. Is there nothing else?"

"there is none left."

"I'll put the intelligence information on the raid you want here. If there's nothing else, I'll leave." Riel put the stack of information submitted by Garland De that he found out from nowhere and put it on the At the table, seeing that Richard had no unnecessary requests, he happily waved his tail and ran into the spirit world.

After he left, Maria, who had been sitting in the corner of the office without daring to breathe, mustered up the courage to speak: "Is that your messenger in the legend? A demigod messenger?"

mine? It seems that I have used it too many times, and unreliable rumors have appeared in the organization... Richard immediately denied it: "No, that is my friend's messenger. It's just that we are on the same route next to each other, and it is He can't beat me, so he's often used by me."

Maria was shocked when she heard Richard say confidently "It can't beat me" for the first time. Some wonderful elements appeared in her heart about the image of the leader.

As for the friend mentioned by the leader, there is no doubt about his identity. He must be the old partner far away in Intis, a cooperation partner that only middle and high-ranking leaders can know. It has provided considerable technical assistance and employment over the past decades, and even the material and capital chains have not been broken.

It is said that a new craftsman from Garland De was also sent by him, and he had just completed a batch of high-value orders with the Aurora Society.

Richard picked up the stack of materials and reports, flipped through them quickly, and breathed a sigh of relief:

"Fortunately." He said, "This matter was reported as a matter of urgency and was not brought out specifically to force me to go back."

"If it's the latter, Maria, I suggest you withdraw from Loen immediately. There may be serious problems with the government management here."

Maria's heart trembled: "Then what should I do now?"

"There may be a turning point now."

"However, even this should not be underestimated..." Richard touched his chin and said thoughtfully, "My whereabouts can be determined through the train and boat tickets. This is also the agreement between me and the Northern Continent Church in exchange for assistance. I just On the second day after I arrived in Backlund, someone got hold of my whereabouts and used the newspaper industry to hint me to leave here quickly. There seems to be something fishy about this crisis in the East District."

Speaking of this, an idea suddenly flashed in Maria's mind and she quickly spoke: "Admissor looked in the direction of the 'Block of Order' before he fainted. Maybe this is a clue?"

Richard didn't answer. He lifted the spiritual wall, opened the box that sealed the "faceless doll", and took out the true form of the sealed object from the small black box - it was a wooden figure about twenty centimeters high. The paintings are made with puppets, all limbs can move.

The difference is that the general reference doll body will be specially made into a male or female figure to facilitate observation and learning by beginners, but this doll is quite neutral, without any gender characteristics, and has a flat face, not even a nose.

Maria was involuntarily attracted to this doll. At this moment, the doll moved, and its face without facial features turned in Maria's direction. In an instant, a middle-aged man with a high nose, thin face, and light brown eyes appeared in front of her. He looked at her like a father looking at his grown-up daughter.

This man who had been dead for several years appeared alive in her eyes, with a weak and gentle smile on his frail face, just like when she was a child. It seemed as if he would let her pass in the next second, gently stroking the top of her hair with those thin but warm hands.

However, the next moment, rays of light burst out from the middle-aged man's body, like countless bandages, instantly wrapping him into a mummy. The middle-aged man's gentle and weak expression immediately became ferocious and twisted, like a monster. The illusion was wrapped in a seal, and the image in front of Maria's eyes shattered in the air. The limbs of the little doll in Richard's hand shook, and it lowered its head with a click.

Richard noticed the change in Maria's demeanor and probably guessed who she saw, but he did not give Maria any time to continue feeling sad and immediately asked several consecutive questions:

"Block of Order, Judge of Order? You mean that according to Admissor's induction, this disaster may have something to do with the royal family?"

Faced with the leader's question, Maria quickly returned to her normal state. But she was a little unsure. Just when she was about to deny it, she saw Richard frowning slightly, and a low voice sounded directly in her mind:

"I think so too."

"But I can't think of...under what circumstances the royal family, or the government, would carry out an indiscriminate attack in the East End."

Richard put the information in his hand on the table, then smiled naturally and patted Maria on the shoulder:

"Forget it, let's not talk about this!"

"Maybe someone wants to put the blame on the royal family. It's better to leave this kind of thing to the managers of Loen."

"I brought butter bacon bread and a large bucket of mint tea to the children for lunch. The children must have started lunch now, so let's discuss what to eat for lunch today."

Maria quickly answered: "Okay!"

"This is definitely not a population cleanup. If this is the case, Intis and Feysac, and even Feneport and Lunberg cannot sit idly by and ignore it. They will definitely use 'human rights' as an excuse to treat Roen's injustice." It’s a legitimate act to start a war! The royal family of Augustus can’t be that stupid.”

The two left the principal's office. When closing the door, Richard asked her: "Would you like to try the clam cream chowder from a restaurant outside the East End? I think it tastes very good. You will definitely like it."

"You're right, I haven't tasted fresh food in a long time."

Maria nodded in agreement, and at the same time, another sentence sounded in her mind: "Someone doesn't want me to be here, maybe I really have to leave immediately. I leave this doll to you, please be careful to keep it." , when necessary, let me descend through rituals. Recite my full name three times in a row, and then throw the puppet out, and I will take action immediately."

"I have sealed this item. There is no need to insist that there are no living creatures within a radius of 200 meters. As long as it stays in the sealed box."

"Ha, but getting me away in such a hurry also reveals the true danger of this incident. It will definitely not be higher than the angel level, and it will not be a disaster of the level of the evil god coming. In this case, the power of the saint level is completely You can step in."

"That's it, okay?" Richard suddenly said.

Maria understood instantly: "Okay, no problem."

So they talked and laughed and walked to the restaurant on the outskirts of the East District. After entering, Richard walked to the ordering area, while Maria went to the booth. The moment she sat down, Maria suddenly felt as if many eyes were scanning her body. She pretended to know nothing and sat quietly in her seat, staring at the vases on the table in a daze.

After Richard ordered the food, he stayed at the counter for a while. His mood was not as relaxed as when he comforted Maria.

The King of Loen, no, the Black Emperor of Loen, are you planning something?

But what kind of decision would make you take action against your own people?

Could it be that there are not enough manpower to build the tomb, or there are not enough anchors, so you decided to plunder a large number of people in the Eastern District? But how can this explain Admissor's "They are all dead"... Dead people are not effective anchors, and they can't help you repair your grave, right?

Or maybe they will be cleared out in two months?

Is this really a population cleansing with your tacit approval? But what is the point of doing this...

After thinking for a long time, Richard couldn't get the answer. All that can be done now is to take one step at a time. Since some people don't want to stay and ruin their plans, leaving the "faceless doll" here secretly may be the last resort they can do.

TBC

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There is another update at half past six.

I'm so sleepy that I go to sleep first when I'm in doubt.