Lord of Mysteries: Yao Guang

In the middle of December, Backlund officially ushered in its deep winter. Although it had not snowed, there were far fewer idle passers-by on the streets. Most people were in a hurry, wrapping their windbreakers or scarves tightly. Hold on, hoping to resist the coldness that creeps through the crook of your neck from time to time.

Esther's frequency of playing concerts and soliciting customers has also been relatively reduced, and she is not willing to stay outside all the time. When there is no fireplace, the damp and cold moisture will keep crawling along people's sleeves, making people unable to lift their spirits all day long. They just want to hide in a warm room and sip hot drinks, waiting for this weather to pass soon.

At the Tarot meeting, the Hanged Man said that he would have to wait for some time before meeting the craftsman. Of course, Esther would not rush the craftsman too much. She immediately said it didn't matter and did not push him.

"Justice" said that she owed Mr. Fool two thousand pounds, and she would not be able to raise a certain amount of cash until she obtained the right to control the property in February or March next year. When she mentioned this matter, "The Hanged Man" also secretly cast his eyes in the direction of "the world".

"Justice" also said that she had been recognized by the "Psychological Alchemy Society". In order to avoid accidents, she prayed to Mr. Fool for advance blessing and would use Russell's diary as a sacrifice.

With his wallet empty, the "Magician" is trying hard to come up with the outline of a new story. Recently, he has become less active in tarot meetings, and like Esther, he mostly listens to other people's transactions or statements. However, she also mentioned that she was in contact with the descendants of the Abraham family. To this end, "The Hanged Man" and "Justice" helped "The Magician" provide guidance on how to deal with the situation, and Esther also gave The "magician" was very grateful to several people for their advice on "how to lie".

"The Sun" mentioned that he continued to patrol and perform tasks on a daily basis, and occasionally pretended to catch up on sleep to avoid being noticed and participated in the Tarot Club. However, he mentioned that the "Shepherd" Elder Lovia was still locked at the bottom of the round tower. , his expression was full of worry. Esther didn't know the details, so she didn't make any comment, and suppressed the idea of ​​asking "The Sun" about his location.

"The World" is still looking for those few materials, but other than that, his words are basically pitiful.

Returning to life in the real world, Esther would visit Klein's residence on Minsk Street every once in a while, usually in the afternoon or evening. When Klein was not at home, she would leave the snacks she brought outside the door.

If Klein is in a good mood to cook, Esther doesn't mind having dinner. She doesn't have a fixed place to live, so it's not convenient for her to cook, so she can feel free to use her fellow villager's skills. The two even delved into recipes for pickled fish and Sichuan hot pot. In the end, the taste of the seasonings was too different, and the dishes tasted completely different. They were far less successful than the restoration of barbecue and pot-wrapped pork.

Klein actually had a lot on his mind, but he never mentioned his difficulties to Esther. Instead, he shared his knowledge in the detective circle with her, keeping the conversation between the two in a relaxed and happy atmosphere.

He concealed it so well that Esther couldn't see much of anything unusual. Even if she could occasionally feel that Klein was emotionally wrong, she couldn't find out what happened to him.

Time just stretches towards the increasingly cold winter, like a winding stream that never looks back.

It was a slightly sunny day, and Esther's schedule was no different from usual. After making a lot of tips in the Hillston area, she saw a new cherry jam egg tart from a bakery, so she went out to visit Grams. Ryan's thoughts.

When we arrived at Minsk Street, the sky was already quite dark, and the sun was only one step away from completely disappearing into the horizon.

Esther walked towards the door of House No. 15 and climbed the steps in front of the door. But the moment her hand fell on the doorbell cord, a vicious chill crawled up the back of her neck, making Esther The paper bag in my hand slipped instantly.

The "spiritual intuition" in my mind instantly gave rise to a premonition of extreme danger.

The broken egg tart spilled the cherry jam, staining the edges of the paper bag red.

Esther's heartbeat just started to accelerate. The moment her fear suddenly rose, the light spots in her hair suddenly spread out. Although they remained attached to the outside of her hair and were on standby, they still made Esther feel extremely Not good.

But soon, after a slight riot occurred in the light spot, the spying aura disappeared. It seemed that she was intimidated by the power hidden in Esther, and she chose to leave this place more cautiously.

The fear Esther felt continued to reverberate. Her feelings seemed to be magnified several times, and her heart beat so fast that it almost exploded. This forced her to huddle in front of Klein's house, holding her throbbing heart and gasping intermittently. .

She didn't even understand what happened in that moment.

Esther raised her head with tears in her eyes and found that the sky had completely sunk into darkness. The gas lamps had already been lit, casting extremely long shadows on the open road. A carriage was driving along the road from the other end.

what happened? Has she been in a daze for so long?

The moment Esther's senses returned to normal, she realized that she had been here for almost half an hour. Due to her natural sensitivity to the loss of time, Esther was able to confirm that those were not her hallucinations, and that something must have happened to her. human attack.

Hammering her heart gently, the light spots in Esther's hair quickly gathered back, and she finally felt no longer so uncomfortable, but this feeling of fear still lingered in her heart for a while.

At least these light spots did not fly out in large pieces, otherwise they would definitely attract the attention of other residents, and they might even cause big trouble to Klein.

That would be too bad.

The carriage suddenly stopped, and Klein stepped down from it, walking toward Esther who was still kneeling on the ground with a slight anxiety: "Ai--what's wrong!? Are you okay?"

Esther knew that her face must be very bad. When she spoke, her voice was still a little trembling: "I, I seem to have met someone."

Noticing that there was another man coming down from the taxi, Esther lowered her voice after Klein approached and said, "I'm afraid he is a very cruel Beyonder. I haven't seen anyone."

Esther managed to stand up with Klein's help. Her feet were weak. Fortunately, her body returned to normal soon after the fear subsided.

The man who walked over was in his twenties and had a pair of serious blue eyes. He was dressed in a black double-breasted gown and a half-high silk top hat. He was dressed meticulously. He seemed to be a gentleman who best fit Luen's impression. There is a sense of orderliness all over his body.

"Hello madam, are you experiencing any trouble?"

Esther didn't dare to get too close to Klein's circle. She smiled and shook her head, but she didn't know that her face was so pale that it would only make people more worried: "Sorry, I was just here to give some to Detective Sherlock." Snacks, thank you for helping me solve the troubles in the East District... I didn't expect that my old disease would relapse here."

"I'll visit again tomorrow."

Esther grabbed the paper bag with dark traces on the ground. The egg tart inside was almost broken after she missed it.

She had to go. The extraordinary person lurking in the dark might have followed her, and Klein couldn't be implicated. What Esther didn't know was that the actual situation was completely opposite. The other party's target was Klein from the beginning, and she was the one who was implicated.

She bowed to the two of them respectfully and said goodbye: "I hope I didn't spoil your fun. Good night, gentlemen."

The strange young man took off his hat and said, "I hope your health will get better soon, madam."

Klein waved to Esther: "Then I won't send it away. You must be careful on the road and notify me as soon as possible if anything happens, or seek help nearby."

Although Klein was implying "The Fool", he was not sure whether the fellow villager heard this sentence.

Esther nodded and quickly left the door of No. 15 Minsk Street.

Attorney Jurgen, who was standing next to Klein, awkwardly lowered the brim of his hat: "This lady looks like she's scared."

"It should be that she was in too much pain when she was feeling unwell just now," Klein added, "But I didn't expect that she would..."

He smiled bitterly and did not finish his words.

Lawyer Jurgen nodded: "Let's go back for dinner first. My grandma must have been waiting for a long time."

Klein nodded and looked deeply at the door of his house: "Let's go, I'm already looking forward to Mrs. Doris's craftsmanship."

After enjoying dinner at the Gurgens' house, Klein leisurely petted the black cat Brody for a while, and nimbly dodged Brody's claws in response, without showing anything unusual in front of this friendly neighbor.

But when he left Jurgen's house and walked towards the door of No. 15 Minsk Street, Klein flipped through the mailbox as usual and took out a copy of the "Backlund Evening News" that had just been delivered.

He stopped on the doorstep with the newspaper and spread it out as a cover. In fact, a copper penny was caught between his fingertips. After silently reciting "It's dangerous to walk through the door" seven times, Klein flicked it into the air, and the hard edge flipped over and fell back into his hand, showing the back.

There is no danger in the room. Did the other party just leave like this? Why would he or she target Esther at the door? Could it be that the other party was in the house at that time, so he had murderous intentions towards Esther who came to visit... Looking at Esther's appearance at that time, if the murderer lurking in the dark really wanted to take action, she might not have much ability to resist.

Or maybe the other party's attack caused the light on Esther to react, and the other party noticed something was wrong with her, so she left directly?

That's right, the unknown person's attack on Esther seemed more like a temporary move. Esther didn't make an appointment to visit me today. It's impossible for the other party to use this to set a trap for her. It should be more of a rush. Here I come.

Klein touched the paper man substitute in his arms, stepped into the door, and looked at the living room warily. He knew that divination could be interfered with, and even the conclusive results could change, so he could not believe everything. This was an important rule he had learned when playing the role of a fortune teller.

There is indeed one more thing on the coffee table, and it is a letter.

Klein slowly approached the coffee table. During this process, the surroundings were quiet, there was no sound, and no one was ambushing the room to attack him.

After opening the letter, Klein was extremely sure that the other party's target was him.

There was only a thin piece of letter paper inside, which smelled of blood, and a few simple words were written on dark red liquid:

"You are all going to die!"

Klein immediately identified the suspect in this matter.

In fact, the fact that he came back so late today is inseparable from this extraordinary person hiding in the dark. It was precisely because he encountered the murder case at Essinger's house and was influenced by him to stay for too long. Ryan became a suspect and was taken to the police station, so he had to ask lawyer Jurgen for help and let him take advantage of him.

I hope Esther will not come into the other party’s sight because of this matter.

Klein frowned. While thinking about the meaning of these actions, he stepped onto the second floor and walked into his bedroom.

Another letter lay quietly on the desk.

Klein also opened the blood letter, letting the words inside appear under the crimson moonlight outside the window:

"You're next."

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