Secret: Those years when I was a foreign aid for the Aurora Club

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The carriage stopped outside the East District. Holding a cane and wearing a top hat, Klein entered the slums from a relatively not so bad neighborhood.

This time he did not contact Maria, and he also divined her in advance to confirm that Miss Maria would not appear in this neighborhood.

After all, the commission has been completed, and the Ernst Foundation is suspected of colluding with Aurora. As a detective with nothing to do, I have no reason to come to the East District frequently.

What's more, he has decided to stay away from the secret organization.

After walking forward for a while, he saw two familiar figures coming out of the relatively tidy apartment in front.

They are both girls, one is seventeen or eighteen years old, and the other is fifteen or sixteen years old. They are Freya and Daisy, the daughters of Liv, the starching lady. Daisy also discovered Klein and immediately showed a bright smile:

"Good afternoon, Detective Moriarty!"

Klein smiled and nodded, and asked in slight surprise: "Daisy, didn't you go to a public elementary school?"

After appeals from reporters such as Mike Joseph and the promotion of the Church of the Night Goddess, the Backlund City Government used Kapin's real estate to establish a charity fund to specifically help women and families who had been harmed by Kapin.

Klein felt a little regretful that he did not choose to inject funds into the Ernst Foundation, but after all, the other party was a secret organization with a cover up, and it was not incomprehensible for the Orthodox Church to make such a decision.

He asked the old Kohler about Miss Maria's attitude in a subtle way. The old Kohler answered very naturally:

"Miss Maria is very happy."

"Wouldn't she feel it was a slight?"

"how could be?"

Old Kohler showed a little surprise, and then smiled naturally and said to Klein: "Miss Maria will only be happy for us to get help, as long as the person who helps us has no bad intentions."

"Do all the people in charge of the foundation think so?"

"I don't know about that." Old Kohler said, "I've only met Miss Maria."

Through this conversation, Klein learned more about the Ernst Foundation and understood that it is basically a secret organization where good people live together. In addition, they do not promote their beliefs. No wonder the gods are willing to give them living space. They are willing to allow a secret organization to operate openly and openly in the world of ordinary people... But this kind of real charity activity to help the poor is basically a bottomless pit. Even if they have jobs and industries, they can't afford it. How much does it cost?

Klein felt sour when he thought about the expenses.

Daisy's family took this opportunity to move from a dilapidated apartment with a poor public security environment to the edge of the East District. They changed from one room to two rooms, separating the "laundry workshop" and the sleeping and eating area.

In addition, Daisy also received compensation for attending a public junior school. The tuition fee of 3 pence per week and the corresponding meal allowance were borne by the newly created charity fund, which made her very happy.

The reason why Klein was surprised was because public elementary schools only closed on Sundays, so Daisy shouldn't appear here.

"The school is very close. I took advantage of my lunch break to come back and help Freya deliver the washed and dried clothes to the guests' homes. She and her mother are too busy." Daisy replied calmly.

The most direct impact of her going to school is that Liv and Freya can wash fewer clothes every day, and their family income has dropped significantly. If reporter Mike hadn't helped apply for a charity fund subsidy, they would not have been able to maintain their current life.

Therefore, there is no doubt that Freya has no possibility of entering a public elementary school. When Daisy and Klein talked about the school, her eyes showed unconcealable envy and pain.

Not yet eighteen years old, she could only watch her sister go to school quietly.

Klein noticed this detail and deliberately reminded Daisy: "You really should know that your mother and Freya are working hard, and you should treat them well."

Daisy nodded seriously and said:

"I have thought about it. When I stabilize, I will take advantage of evenings and Sundays to teach Freya what I learned during the day. I will be her tutor!"

Freya's eyes suddenly blinked and she couldn't help lowering her head.

"Very good, that's good." Klein praised, bid farewell to the two sisters in a good mood, and turned to another street.

After walking a certain distance, a girl with golden brown hair carrying a suitcase trotted past Klein. She was dressed plainly and neatly, her hair was combed meticulously, and she had a red bow tied behind her head. She didn't look like someone who lived in the East End.

Klein looked back in confusion and saw the girl running towards the sisters Daisy and Freya who were greeting her, so he guessed that she was Daisy's friend or classmate and stopped being curious.

…

Seeing Aliya's arrival, Freya's face immediately showed a nervous and expectant expression. Daisy also became a little nervous, but she politely resisted the urge to ask and waited until Aliya stood firm. , after the three of them greeted each other, Daisy plucked up the courage to speak:

"Miss Aaliyah..."

"Just call me Aaliyah!"

Daisy nodded, but her nervousness did not ease: "Little Alia... may I ask why the gentleman in the red hood who was very good at speeches and the gentleman with dark green eyes next to Miss Maria haven't come recently? Already?"

"The day before yesterday, they said they would bring some bread and dried meat to the unemployed workers when they come next time..."

"Many people are waiting, wanting to hear their speeches and want food... Are they really not coming? Will they not come in the future?"

This...Aliya, who is not yet a member of the Pilgrimage Sect, doesn't know the truth, but Miss Maria seems a little helpless. The answer given to her was that the two gentlemen and their subordinates would not be coming in the short term because they had encountered trouble there and might need to hide for a while. So Alia smiled bitterly, shook her head, and said cautiously:

"Those two gentlemen have been very busy recently."

"She should be back after a while."

Freya's face turned gloomy and she asked again: "Aliya, has the next recruitment time of Miss Maria's factory been determined?"

"There are no plans for this at the moment."

Alya immediately answered. Seeing the disappointed expressions of the two sisters across from her, she smiled again and added: "But the foundation seems to be planning to recruit new clerks soon. If Freya can master two thousand by March, If you learn vocabulary and reading and writing, you can start working first. Miss Maria still hopes to help you live a better life!"

"Two thousand words? Read and write?"

Freya was happy at first, and then looked at Daisy hesitantly: "I... still have three months, is it possible for me to learn so much? Aliya, please continue to help me pay attention to recruitment matters..."

Unexpectedly, Aaliya smiled immediately: "Don't worry, I can teach you too!"

"The school is about to go on winter vacation, and the tickets are too expensive. This year I will stay in Backlund, and my fellow villagers will go back to visit the dean on my behalf."

"Ah! So..."

"Yes, I'm going to the foundation's charity school. I'm not doing well in sewing classes, so I'll teach arithmetic and reading and writing." Alya encouraged Freya with a smile, "Miss Maria said. Food and accommodation are included, and I can continue to work part-time jobs to save money. Your new home is very close to the school. You can find a time for me to go to your home to give you private lessons! Freya, believe in yourself, with Daisy and me helping , you must be able to master reading and writing. If you successfully enter the foundation as a clerk, then we will be colleagues from now on!"

After saying that, she looked at Daisy with bright eyes: "Daisy, you have a strong learning ability. You are still young and have more than four years to reach adulthood. Do you want to consider studying hard with all your heart and then apply to college?"

"I……"

Daisy was shaken. She looked at Freya and then at Alya. She suddenly felt that the dream that she couldn't even think about and could only think about quietly and alone in the middle of the night was suddenly closer to her.

As if the clouds cleared, she dared to imagine herself sitting in a university classroom studying, Freya processing paperwork in a clean office, and their mother, who had become haggard and hunchbacked, did not have to work so hard and could be in a warm room, Take a cozy nap by the fireplace.

"I will...I will try my best, Miss Aria."

Daisy wiped her eyes with the back of her hand and refused the clean handkerchief offered by Alya: "Freya, we must work together!"

300

On the way back, Klein went to the Brave Bar and was surprised to learn that Kaspars, the weapons dealer who once sold him pistols, bullets and explosives, died at home. From the description, it was an Extraordinary from the Rose School who did it. Yes, the new "old man" who took over turned out to be Ian, whom he had met once on a steam train and had also entrusted him to find someone.

This made Klein feel a little regretful, but the other party should not have come back after escaping. It was somewhat worthless to lose his life because of greed for money.

Not surprisingly, his trip to the Brave Bar attracted Miss Sharon's attention. Shortly after getting on the carriage, the ghost in a complicated black dress quietly arrived.

He took the opportunity to ask the other party if he had any clues about his Sequence 6 potion's main ingredient "Human Skin Shadow", and got information about the tomb of the "Amon" family. After hearing the name, Klein's mind immediately pictured a half-smiling figure wearing a crystal-polished monocle, classical wizard robes, and a pointed hat.

But this kind of place was obviously not something he could explore by himself, so Sharon gave him another clue:

Just recently, at a party she attended, a high-sequence extraordinary person promised that as long as someone could complete the task she gave, she would satisfy any reasonable request of the other person and get any item below the high-sequence level. 'Extraordinary items.

"What mission was she given?"

Sharon had been sitting upright and dignified:

"She said that in the shadow of the Capin case and the Demonic Murder case, there was a mysterious ghost of the 'Black Emperor' operating."

"Her mission is to investigate the true identity of this ghost."

...Klein believed that if he were drinking water at this moment, he would have been unable to control the water spraying to the other side.

Members of the Twilight Hermits? Because the "Black Emperor" took away the spirit body of "Desire Apostle" Beria?

But I didn’t kill Beria and the Devil Dog at all! Why not Mr. Edward Vaughan? Isn’t He more obvious than me? !

Members of the three major churches and MI9? Simply to find out the truth about the Capin and Beria incidents?

Every one of them is possible, and none of them can be ruled out! Klein showed no abnormality and asked thoughtfully: "What kind of person is she?"

Sharon was silent for two seconds, as if reminiscing.

Then, she described: "Female, over 1.7 meters tall, with good body proportions, long chestnut hair, disguised, likes to wear black leather boots, only occasionally attends parties, first appeared more than two months ago."

Love wearing black leather boots, being female, being a high-sequence strong person...these three keywords together immediately triggered a certain memory in Klein!

Isn't this the "Roselle's eldest daughter", Bernadette Gustave, whom Mr. Edward casually introduced to him at the Russell Exhibition? ! It seemed to involve a grudge from a hundred years ago. I was glared at by her at that time, which almost left sequelae!

Even that night, when he stole the "Black Emperor" card, he encountered Bernadette there. When he escaped with the help of the power above the gray fog, he directly ran into the devil dog due to the side effects of the "Master Key" and had to When he shouted for help to attract attention, he met the female demigod again as Sherlock Moriarty.

I took away the blasphemous card created by her father and showed up everywhere. It is normal for her to target me, but why did she only look for the "Black Emperor" and not anything else... Klein's thoughts changed and he smiled slightly:

"I will help her keep an eye on it, and I hope there will be something to gain."

There will be no gains in this life! He added without hesitation in his heart.

301

When he returned home, there was still some time before the eight o'clock in the evening agreed with Emlyn. Klein decided to take a leisurely rest, count the gold pounds that were about to leave him, and then have dinner before going.

While sitting on the easy chair in the living room and reading a magazine, Klein suddenly remembered something:

I seemed to have woken up suddenly last night?

Why did you wake up?

He frowned and thought for a while. Research he didn't know where he came from showed that when a person wakes up unexpectedly from his sleep, his intelligence is like that of an infant, and he has no other idea except to continue sleeping. With the help of the diviner's memory and simple divination, Klein gradually recalled some details of the dream. It seemed that he saw the basement of Miller Carter's house and saw the blasphemous statues that had been blown up by him. Room.

Why did you suddenly dream about this? Could it be that Pound was a baronet?

Well, when Pound was divined, he did seem to have a long period of crawling movements...could it be said that he really crawled in?

Why didn't I think of this when I met Miss Sharon? However, I didn't know the situation at the time, so I decided to wait for a divination before taking a look.

Klein cursed while skillfully walking four steps backwards and chanting in a low voice as he headed above the gray mist. After sitting on the seat belonging to "The Fool", he materialized a pen and paper and wrote down the divination sentence:

"Changes in the Basement of the Miller Carter Mansion."

Repeat seven times, closing your eyes. Klein chose dream divination so that he could get more detailed revelations with the help of gray fog.

But, unprecedentedly, just before falling into a light sleep, he suddenly and strangely felt a trace of heart palpitations.

One bizarre image after another flashed before his eyes. Klein didn't think much about it and allowed his thoughts to be pulled forward by his subconscious. Gradually, some pictures began to become clear. He saw a strange carriage arriving at No. 8 Williams Street. The carriage was pulled by two tall black horses with ferocious horns, covered in scales, and spitting out traces of flames from their nostrils. The person driving the car was a translucent figure with a vague face, as if covered with a layer of black clothes.

Klein was shocked.

But he subconsciously didn't take it to heart. The evil god "True Creator", the righteous god "Eternal Blazing Sun", and the angel Mr. "Gate" all visited here, and he was still sitting here well above the gray fog.

This picture flashed by, and soon, another scene came to Klein:

A hand knocked on the bloody door. Behind the door was an evil spirit trying to bewitch him and Sharon. There was no sound in the dream. This mime-like scene should be two people having a conversation. Then the scene shook violently and collapsed into fragmented and chaotic light and shadow. By the time it stabilized again, the door had disappeared and the building was empty.

gone? The evil spirit was taken away? Who is it?

Klein held his breath and continued to look down. He saw the black carriage advancing on the deserted street. His eyes were cast through the glass window, and he passed two inconspicuous figures, and then - the knocker The hand on the door appeared again, and his eyes followed the hand, arms, and shoulders upwards. When he reached his neck, Klein actually felt a hint of familiarity, but he couldn't help but stop. He saw the other person's face and his temperament. Calm and elegant, the face of a senior you have known for a long time makes you feel like you have seen it for the first time.

But at this moment, the shadow on this face outlines a cold and sharp expression, and the dark eyes are staring at somewhere in the carriage, revealing an aura that makes people tremble, fear and want to surrender.

This is the Angel of the Abyss, Edward Vaughn!

Klein was mentally prepared when he saw the demon horse, but he was still surprised.

Why does Mr. Edward know the location of the evil spirit?

Why did He go to release the evil spirits?

How do you explain this to Miss Sharon?

Klein's thoughts were confused, and just when he was about to end the dream divination and wake up, a sudden change occurred.

In the last scene, the angel of the abyss, who was looking at the carriage somewhere and was frozen like a figure in an oil painting, suddenly moved. He slowly turned his head, and his eyes burning with blue flames accurately met Klein's eyes with a suffocating and frightening sense of oppression!

The picture is still static, but He has come to life, as if he will leave the world of the picture in the next step!

"...a fool who does not belong to this era..."

"The mysterious master above the gray fog..."

"The one who controls good luck...the King of Yellow and Black...?"

The devil's whisper rang in his ears, and Klein's scalp exploded. He almost forgot to breathe. He was about to wake up immediately without thinking. The dream suddenly shattered, and Klein opened his eyes suddenly. At this moment, he saw ripples of prayers swaying behind the seat of "The Fool". Edward Vaughn's prayer sounded for the second time, but it changed. The content:

"Fusheng Xuanhuang Tianzun."

His eyes suddenly widened and his chest heaved violently. He had never been more eager to know where the other party learned the honorable name of "The Fool" and the name of Fusheng Xuanhuang Tianzun.

Klein's mood swung dangerously from side to side. The thoughts of escape and stay appeared at the same time, and he was unable to make a decision for the moment.

TBC

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