Lord of the Mysteries Chapter 225: Invite
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"Royal ..." Klein took a letter from Isengard Stanton and murmured to himself.
He looked up and saw the raindrops ticking and falling outside the window, and the gas street lamp exuded a circle of quiet halos.
In the living room, the coffee table is neat and tidy, with several stacks of newspapers in the corner, and no sound around.
Klein sat on the sofa, leaning forward slightly, and remained silent for a long time.
After nearly ten minutes, he exhaled, shook his head, and slowly tossed the letter in his hand into the trash can.
He stood up slowly and went to second floor without expression.
The letter from Isengard Stanton in the trash bin quietly caught fire and quickly rolled up, turning into black ashes.
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On Monday morning, Klein stood in front of the wash mirror, using his right thumb and **** to hold the temples on both sides, and rubbed it slightly.
After doing all this, he unscrewed the faucet, buried his body, picked up cold tap water and poured it on his face, washing his face in a burst of chills.
Regaining energy, he hung up his towel and walked to the first floor, and simply made a single-sided omelette with buttered toast.
Of course, a cup of black tea with a few lemon slices both quenches thirst and greasy.
After running out of breakfast and leisurely reading the remaining newspapers, Klein suddenly heard the sound of ding dong from the doorbell.
"Who? The new commission? could it be that Heart of Mechanics has already explored the tomb of Amon family? No, not so fast ..." Klein murmured, put napkins and newspapers, and walked slowly towards the door.
When holding the handle, his mind naturally appeared as a visitor outside the door:
He was a meticulously dressed middle-aged and old gentleman. His shirt was white and straight, and his thick grey-blue vest perfectly contained his belly. The long tuxedo dress had clear lines and no flaws.
The gentleman wore shiny leather shoes and could not see the signs of rain and mud.
He wore a pair of white thread-knitted gloves. His temples were doped with a few silver hairs. His facial decree was deep, and the shallow brown pupils was so serious that he didn't contain a smile.
Don't know ... Klein mumbled and opened the door.
"Excuse me, who are you looking for?" he asked politely.
The middle-aged and elderly gentleman took off his hat, pressed it against his chest, and saluted in the most standard manner:
"I am a housekeeper, to invite you on behalf of my host, Mr. Sherlock Moriarty."
"Do I know your master? What was he looking for me for?" Klein was almost covered in fog.
But by this time, he had noticed that a horse-drawn carriage was parked across the cement road. The outer shell was dark and thick, and the inside of the window was covered with curtain cloth.
Luxury is revealed in a low-key ... Klein stared at it and suddenly found a coat of arms in the conspicuous position of the car.
The main body of the coat of arms is a straight downward sword, and the handle of the sword has a red crown.
This ... "Sword of Judgement" ... represents "Sword of Judgement" of royal Augustus family! Klein's heart was awkward, and he roughly understood the origin of the housekeeper.
Perhaps he is still the more powerful Extraordinary ... Klein made a guess in his heart.
The professional and rigorous butler did not care about his inspection, and showed a polite smile:
"You and my host have never met, but it should be worthy of recognition. You have been providing him with clues of the organization symbolized by tarot card, and he has paid the money you need."
Sure enough, it is the influential figure mentioned by Talim. I have been using fraudulent false news to defraud the funds, and even passed on the expenses that need to be reimbursed from the old Kohler ... It is not easy to refuse the invitation of the other , Especially Talim is still dead ... Klein pondered for two seconds:
"your master came to me for the death of Talim?"
"Yes, Talim is his friend. He was sad and confused by his death, and he heard that you were there at the time." The old housekeeper said clearly.
No, I did n’t ... Klein subconsciously wanted to deny it, but ultimately nodded:
"Yes, I looks at Talim died in front of me."
"It's a sad and regretful thing." The old housekeeper said sincerely, "Will you accept my host's invitation?"
I still have reason to refuse? That looks very suspicious! Maybe you were killed on the spot ... Klein looked at the other party and said:
"I happened to be fine this morning."
"Okay, Mr. Moriarty, please." The old housekeeper bent slightly and stretched out right palm wearing white gloves, pointing to the carriage opposite the cement road.
Hey, avoid contact with influential figure all the time, because the death of Talim has to face the person behind him ... I do n’t know if it will attract attention or more in-depth background investigation ... Prepare a plan in advance and be ready to give up this position and identity at any time ... Also, get the characteristics of human skin shadow and the hair of the deep sea naga as soon as possible, and promote to Faceless Man as soon as possible! As a result, my ability to resist risks has more than doubled! When Klein put on his coat, put on his hat, and walked towards the carriage with the royal coat of arms, he already thought about the follow-up things.
At this time, the servant carried by the old housekeeper opened the car door for him.
Stepping on a thick brown carpet, looks at stores red wine, white wine, champagne, Langzi, Highlander wooden cabinets and crystal polished glasses. Klein was temporarily restrained and found a window position sit down.
—— Lanzi refers to the strong distilled liquor brewed by pure malt, there are many types, such as the “Lanlangqi” that Sailors love to drink, and the bottles in the cabinet are obviously high-end goods. As for Highlander, It refers to the strong distilled wine mixed with other grain fermentation. Like Langzi, it belongs to Ruen characteristics.
The looks at carriage drove through the wet street. Klein asked casually:
"Go to Queen District?"
"No, my host is waiting for you at the Red Rose Manor on the outskirts of Queen District." The old housekeeper did not hide.
It seems to be the royal estate ... Klein thought about it, smiled and asked again:
"Can you tell me the identity of your master now?"
The old butler ’s straightened back became more straight, and his chin was raised:
"He is a descendant of‘ country founder ’, Protector, he is a descendant of‘ Powerful ’, he is the fifth child of His Majesty the King, Count Rustin, Prince Edsac Augustus Your Highness.”
It turned out to be the three princes, the penultimate prince, but it seems to be twenty-one or two years old ... Klein recalled his experience in Klag Club and occasional descriptions in newspapers and magazines.
The carriage drove through the streets and detoured from the area with artificial lakes to the northwest direction. It took more than an hour to finally reach an active and extensive manor.
At the door of the manor, Klein was inspected by two soldiers wearing white trousers and red military uniforms, and did not hide the presence of the gun pocket and the revolver under the armpit.
He believes that there must be someone around Prince Edsac who can see that he is carrying a gun, and blindly trying to deceive by illusion spell, it is easy to make a mistake.
Anyway, the prince knew that I was a private detective, and his men would definitely not send the guests to the police station because of my illegal possession of a gun ... Klein opened his eyes. looks at soldiers took the gun bag and the revolver, and they were told to pick it up .
After two more inspections, Klein followed the old housekeeper around the main house and came to a wide area with hills and water flow.
The only shortcoming here is that the grass and trees have been withered for a long time, and they are all barren.
Da, da, da, a few horses came running from a distance and stopped in front.
A young man wearing white trousers, high black boots, a slim shirt and dark rider uniform dismounted quickly, and walked over, while the others waited beside him.
He took off the helmet-shaped hat protecting his head and smiled at Klein:
"I finally saw you, Moriarty great detective."
When I saw him, Klein felt like he was shining, not because he was so handsome, but because he was like Henry Augustus I printed on a 5 pound note.
Edsac Augustus also has a round face and a pair of narrow and long eyes, but it is not serious at all, but always smiles, young and energetic.
"I didn't know that I was the prince Your Highness who entrusted me." Klein bent over and gave a gift.
Edsac took the whip and put it in the palm, laughed:
"I heard about the important role you played in the two cases of serial killer and Apostle of Desire. The recommendation of Talim is really good. Hey, who can think of him, he also raced with me a few days ago and he just passed away. Go to the kingdom of storms and lightning. "
Since the founding of the country, Augustus family has always believed in Lord of Storms.
Don't wait for Klein to answer the call, he sinks his expression and says:
"The investigation into the death of Talim has not passed me, Mr. Moriarty, I hope you help me find out the truth."
Conclusion given by others in the royal family? Your two elder brothers? It ’s such a degree of cruelty, I ca n’t bear it ... Also, Prince Your Highness, your style is so direct ... Klein sighed:
"Although it is regrettable, I still want to say that Talim died because of sudden heart disease."
"Really? There was news from Justice Enforcer that an great detective named Sherlock Moriarty identified Talim with a trace of curse." Prince Edsac chuckled.
Klein can only respond with a wry smile:
"Prince Your Highness, you should know my principles, I want to live another fifty years."
"Talim could it be that is not your friend?" Prince Edsac asked immediately.
Klein was not sure what to answer. Suddenly a maid came from the main house and quickly approached the prince. He lowered his voice and said a few words.
Edsac suddenly made a face:
"Tell her, can't go out!"
After speaking, he took two steps, his serious expression eased, and the blue pupils was a little softer and helpless:
"But I allow her to leave the room and walk around in the manor."