Lord of the Mysteries

Melissa, can you not rub my nose in it… Klein muttered inwardly. He felt a throbbing pain in his head.

The amount of content Klein had forgotten was considered a lot, but neither was it negligible. The interview was in two days, so how could he find the time to make up for it…?

Furthermore, he was involved in such strange paranormal activity, so how would it be possible that he would be in the mood to revise?

Klein gave his sister a perfunctory response and began putting on the appearance of studying. Melissa moved a chair over to sit beside him. With light shining from the gas lamp, she began working on her assignments.

The atmosphere was serene. When it was almost eleven o’clock, the siblings bade each other goodnight and went to bed.

…

Knock!

Knock! Knock!

Poundings on the door roused Klein from his dreams.

He peered out of the window to see the first glimmer of dawn. In a daze, he flipped over and sat up.

“Who is it?”

Look at the time now! Why didn’t Melissa wake me up?

“It’s me. Dunn Smith,” a man with a deep voice outside the door replied.

Dunn Smith? Don’t know him… Klein got off his bed and shook his head as he walked towards the door.

He opened the door to see the gray-eyed police inspector whom he had met the day before standing in front of him.

Alarmed, Klein asked, “Is there something wrong?”

The policeman replied with a stern look, “We found a carriage driver. He testified that you had gone to Mr. Welch’s place on the 27th—the day when Mr. Welch and Ms. Naya died. Furthermore, Mr. Welch was the one who paid for your transportation fees.”

Klein was startled. He did not feel a tinge of fear or guilt that one would expect from having his lies exposed.

It was because he was not even lying. In fact, he was surprised by the evidence provided by Dunn Smith.

On the 27th of June, the former Klein had indeed gone to Mr. Welch’s place. On the night that he returned, he killed himself, the exact same way as Welch and Naya did!

Klein gave a forced smile and said, “This is insufficient evidence. It does not directly prove that I am associated with the death of Welch and Naya. Honestly speaking, I’m also very curious about the whole incident. I want to know what exactly happened to my two poor friends. But… But… I really can’t remember. In fact I have almost completely forgotten what I had done on the 27th. You may find it hard to believe, but I fully relied on the diaries I had written to roughly make a guess that I had gone to Welch’s place on the 27th.”

“You sure have great mental fortitude,” Dunn Smith said while nodding. He showed not a trace of anger; nor was he smiling.

my sincerity,” Klein looked him straight in the

telling the truth! Of

swept his glance across the room before saying slowly, “Mr. Welch lost a revolver. I guess… I

from. A thought flashed in his mind and he came to the final verdict in an

raised his hands halfway and retreated, leaving a path open. Then,

“Behind the bed board.”

at the back of the bed board on an

Smith did not move forward. The corners of his mouth twitched as he asked,

hesitation, Klein replied, “There

was laying on my desk with a revolver beside me. There was a bullet at the corner of the room. It was as if I had committed suicide. But due to a lack of experience

including what I saw and did at Welch’s place on the 27th. I’m not lying. I really can’t

getting rid of all

Klein was careful with his words, allowing every sentence to be amenable. Such as, not revealing the fact that the bullet had hit his brains, but only

convey the exact same ideas, but

corresponds with the hidden logic of similar

I don’t know how I survived either.” Klein

an ‘expert’ that you have indeed forgotten what you went through, or that you indeed have nothing to do with the deaths of Mr. Welch and Miss

his expression becoming

cooperation on coming with me to the police station for the investigation. This should take roughly two to three days if it is confirmed

here?” Klein asked blankly in

it would

came earlier than expected.” Dunn turned

leave a

had gone to school. He could only leave a note to inform them that he was involved in an incident associated with Welch so that they

Dunn nodded, barely minding.

“Alright.”

As he searched for paper, he began thinking about what was about to

to meet the ‘expert.’ After all,

where there were seven major churches, under the premise that Emperor Roselle, who was suspected to be a transmigrator predecessor, was assassinated,

professional policeman. What’s

guns and shoot

at a time.” Klein left the note, grabbed his keys,

black-and-white checkered uniforms split into pairs and guarded them

as they went down the wooden

was the “two crossed swords and a crown” police emblem. Their surroundings

Dunn signaled

to step forward when an oyster seller suddenly

and triggered a response from the horses, causing

An opportunity!

any further; he