Lord of Mysteries: Yao Guang

Under the guidance of Old Kohler, Klein and Esther arrived at an old apartment in the East District and walked into the damp room.

The elderly woman with a wrinkled face stood among the piles of clothes, with a withered expression, like a dry and dying old tree, her face was wrinkled and cracked, and her eyes were lifeless.

Another girl, about 17 or 18 years old, was sitting by the bed and crying continuously, making confessions of self-blame while crying.

The washerwoman, who was obviously "Liv", turned around and yelled viciously at her eldest daughter:

"Why are you crying? Get up and wash your clothes! Do you want to go hungry? Do you want to go to a free school?"

After this brief moment of venting, she realized that there were several people standing by the door: "Old Kohler... who are these two?"

Old Kohler was obviously shocked by the scene just now, and subconsciously took a step back: "Ahem, Liv, this is Mr. Detective. He wants to help you find Daisy."

Daisy is, of course, the missing little daughter.

Liv looked numb and replied coldly: "We have already called the police."

While Klein was convincing the mother with the cruel reality, Esther looked around the house. There were many wet clothes hanging here, and the lingering smell of moisture seemed to swell people too. Living like this for a long time In such an environment, it is impossible to count on good health, and Liv's overly old appearance in her thirties also confirms this.

The tiring life made her put all her spiritual support on the children, but now Daisy has disappeared.

Finally, Liv told Klein what happened and asked them for an item that Daisy often carried. When Klein said, "I can borrow a police dog," Esther immediately turned her head to the side. .

She knew in her heart that Klein was going to find someone through divination, but this excuse made her want to laugh.

When leaving here, Klein had a word book belonging to Daisy in his hand.

After saying goodbye to old Kohler, Klein asked Esther: "I'm going to trace the clues now. Do you want to come with me?"

Of course Esther nodded: "I have a hunch that this matter has the same source as what I want to trace."

Klein reacted immediately: "Do you think it will be the same group of people? Are they all led by Kaping behind the scenes?"

"We have no evidence now, let's pursue it first and then talk about it."

After leaving the East District, the two hired a taxi. Esther saw Klein's cane for divination, and once again marveled at the wonders of the extraordinary world.

More than half an hour later, the carriage adjusted its direction intermittently and stopped at Ayres Street on the west side of Jowood District.

It was not far from the West End, and the cane tipped accurately towards a luxurious house with a vast lawn and garden. While Klein was looking out the window, Esther was proofreading Backlund's map in her mind, marking this location in the area.

When Klein ordered the coachman to move on, the coachman glanced into the carriage and suddenly lowered his voice and said, "Sir, if you want to visit Mr. Capin, you shouldn't bring a lady with you..."

However, with Esther's hearing, she could still clearly hear the coachman's lowered voice, but on the surface she remained silent and stared out the window in a bored manner, giving Klein a chance to pry.

Klein asked the coachman in a low voice: "Why do you think so?"

"People often come out of the East District and ride my carriage here. Haha, this is the home of the rich Mr. Cappin."

Esther's eyes condensed, and the two disappearance cases were connected in series.

Sure enough, it's Kaping...

Klein asked the coachman to continue walking forward, then exchanged a look with Esther, and they both nodded at the same time.

As they continued to move forward, the luxurious villa was left behind the carriage. It was still so peaceful and beautiful, but it had a completely different feeling in the eyes of the two of them.

"There is a gathering of Extraordinaries tonight. Do you want to come to attend?"

Esther shook her head: "Not yet, I plan to investigate Kapin's affairs first. I will go to the Extraordinary gathering with you next time."

"Yes, do you want to go back first? I'm afraid this matter cannot be rushed. We will disperse at the nearby steam subway station first. I have to go back to investigate some information."

The carriage shook slightly, but Esther stared at Klein without saying a word. Klein immediately felt a little guilty. If it weren't for the "Joker" ability to control the micro-expressions of his face, he might be uneasy because he used these words to prevaricate the fellow villager.

However, the "scammer" and the "decryption scholar"'s keen sense of lies made Esther aware that Klein had other ideas hidden behind him. He did want to investigate some information, but he also planned to plan further actions on his own.

If Klein's idea was directly exposed, it would probably leave a big gap between the two, and Esther didn't want that to happen.

"Okay, but if you are going to face a very dangerous situation, remember to call me."

Klein nodded quickly: "If things get that dangerous, I will go find you."

If there is a possibility of exposure to special fog, that is absolutely not possible, so I'm sorry, fellow. Klein added in his mind.

Esther suddenly whispered: "Is it related to your special ability?"

Klein was stunned for a moment and could only continue to nod helplessly: "I really can't hide anything from you..."

Esther clicked her right eyebrow: "The Sequence Seven of 'Stealer' is called 'Decryption Scholar'. From this name, you should be able to guess the scope of its abilities."

"I see. Although it's not visible on the surface, this ability has a wide range of applications." Klein suddenly realized.

"The emphasis is on concealment, probably because it's easy to get caught if you don't know how to steal." Esther said casually, "Do you need a magical item? But if you use it on others, the side effects will be quite serious."

"what?"

"Actually, I wanted to call it Conan's bow tie at first," Esther took out the blood-red bow tie that corresponded to the Arbitrator Sequence Six "Judge" path from her bag, "because the appearance is very similar... but then I just We call it the 'obsessive-compulsive disorder tie'. In addition to obsessive-compulsive disorder, there is a worse side effect. After using it, you must feed it with the blood of living creatures. The amount required is measured based on the number of times the ability is used."

Klein was very curious: "With such serious negative effects, is the ability of this sealed object very powerful?"

"wait a second."

Esther glanced in the direction of the coachman and saw that he was not paying attention to the situation in the carriage at all, so a few light spots floated out from Esther's hair on the temples and landed lightly on the tie. They drew circles It melted, making the blood stains scattered on the tie dim and become almost completely black.

Then Esther directly put this thing into Klein's hand:

"You can hold it and study it first, because I only know some of its abilities so far, including 'forbidden', 'imprisonment', 'exile', 'whipping' and 'death'. They all need to be activated by corresponding gestures. Yes According to what the last person who used it learned. I can feel that its function should be more than that. If you find other abilities, just tell me. I feel that you will have a better idea than me."

Klein was a little puzzled at first, but considering that Esther was "selectively taught" by Old Neil when he was in Tingen, he knew that she probably had not been exposed to any ritual magic.

Esther might not be able to investigate various extraordinary items through divination like Klein. Furthermore, even if she wanted to know about the "Judge's" corresponding abilities, she couldn't find a place to do so.

"I understand, I'm just borrowing it for research, and I'll return it to you soon."

Esther waved her hand indifferently: "If you think this thing is useful, keep it. If you really feel sorry for it, you can exchange it with me for some extraordinary items that can be used for close combat."

Klein chuckled: "You are really keen on hand-to-hand combat."

"Because it's more straightforward. Unfortunately, I'm not an assassin." Esther moved her fingers and wrists, almost pulling out a hand flower with residual images in the air. "I've always liked assassins. It sounds like they're just flying over the walls." Martial arts profession.”

Klein's eyes immediately moved to the car window. He didn't want to overly suppress the curiosity of the fellow villagers, so he directly stated the fact that "witches" can change gender:

"No, no, no, the 'Assassin' path is very dangerous. You must not have such thoughts. As time goes on, their abilities will become more and more opposite to those of the 'Assassins', and it is easy to cause disasters..."

Esther just sighed casually and didn't take it to heart, but she was amused by Klein's reaction: "But once the sequence is confirmed, it cannot be changed. Until I find a way to be promoted, I'd better be a 'dream stealer'. "

——

After parting ways with Klein at the steam subway station, Esther did not return to her residence in the East End. Instead, she went to the banks of the Tasok River and found a cheap hotel.

Just like Klein has his own plans, Esther also has hers. It is completely unpredictable how long the captured girls can survive in the Caping family.

Penny was taken away even earlier, and her situation would only be more dangerous than Liv's little daughter Daisy. If Penny was transferred to another place, there would probably never be any news.

Esther's "spiritual intuition" prompted her to make up her mind to investigate tonight. She would no longer restrict herself from using her abilities. Even if she only looked at the big shots Kaping had made friends with, the guards around him would not be simple.

Esther was not going to be reckless and directly assassinate Capin. Her plan tonight was just to explore the area and figure out the exits and terrain for entry and exit.

She planned to only do a peripheral infiltration. If she could understand the internal structure of the Caping family's house, it would be very simple to deduce where the dungeon where the girls were imprisoned was.

Ordinary people have no ability to resist in the face of the "Dream Stealer"'s stealing ability. Esther needs to be wary of the possible existence of extraordinary people.

The best result is to find out the distribution of Kaping Mansion without alerting anyone, and then find a way to cause chaos and take the opportunity to rescue the innocent people who were captured.

Esther was empty-handed and really had no confidence that she could really challenge Capin and the possible guards around him. But after she figured out the internal situation, she could naturally share this information with Klein.

When the two of them join forces, the security and possibility of success should be greatly improved.

These were Esther's considerations when she was resting in the hotel, but what she didn't know was——

Someone really planned to assassinate Kaping directly.

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