Lord of the Mysteries

The Antigonus notebook is in the apartment across the kidnappers’!

Although it was very coincidental, Klein believed that his intuition was correct.

He immediately got out of bed and rapidly changed out of the old clothes he usually wore to bed. He picked up a white shirt beside him and draped it on, quickly buttoning from top to bottom.

One, two, three… He suddenly realized that he was “missing” buttons. The left and right sides did not seem to match.

On careful look, Klein realized that he had made a mistake buttoning the first button, causing the shirt to warp.

He shook his head helplessly before taking a deep breath and slowly breathing out, using some of his Cogitation techniques to restore his calm.

After putting on his white shirt and black trousers, he barely managed to wear his armpit holster steadily. He pulled out the revolver he hid under his soft pillow and holstered it.

Without time to tie a bow tie, he draped his formal suit on and with a hat and cane in each hand, he walked to the door. After putting on his halved top hat, Klein gently twisted the door handle and walked into the corridor.

He carefully closed his bedroom’s wooden door and sneaked downstairs like a thief. He used a fountain pen and paper in the living room to leave a note, informing his siblings that he had forgotten to mention that he had to be early for work today.

The moment he was out the door, Klein felt a cool breeze and his entire being calmed down.

The street in front of him was dark and silent without any pedestrians. Only the gas lamps illuminated the streets.

Klein took out his pocket watch from his pocket and snapped it open. It was just six in the morning and the crimson moonlight had not completely faded away. However, there was a hue of sunrise over the horizon.

He was just about to seek out an expensive for-hire carriage when he saw a two-horse, four-wheeled trackless carriage approaching him.

“There are public carriages this early in the morning?” Klein was puzzled as he went forward and waved for it to stop.

“Good morning, Sir.” The carriage driver stopped the horses skillfully.

The ticketing officer beside him had his hand to his mouth while yawning.

“To Zouteland Street.” Klein scooped out two pennies from his pocket and four halfpence.

“Four pence,” the ticketing officer replied without any hesitation.

After paying for the ride, Klein got onto the carriage and found it empty. It exuded a clear loneliness amid the dark night.

“You are the first one,” said the carriage driver with a smile.

their pace as they

honest, I never imagined there to be a public carriage so early in the morning.” Klein sat near the

driver said in a self-deprecating manner, “From six in the morning to nine at night, but all I earn is one pound

there no breaks?”

once a week.” The carriage driver’s tone

him added, “We are in charge of plying the streets from six to eleven in the morning. Following that, we have lunch and an afternoon

accident that should not have happened. Due to fatigue, a carriage driver lost control of his carriage and it toppled. It resulted in us having shifts… Those

the illumination of dawn, the carriage drove towards Zouteland Street

his eyes and recalled the experiences from yesterday, hoping to notice if he had forgotten

sun was fully up, the carriage finally arrived at

his left hand and briskly jumped off

arrived outside Blackthorn Security Company

closed and

waist and found the corresponding brass key and inserted

pushed forward as the door slowly opened. He saw the black-haired, green-eyed Leonard

You seem to be in a rush?” the

Captain?” Klein asked

at the

advanced Sleepless, he only needs two hours of sleep in the day. I believe it’s a potion those factory owners or bankers would

had

matter?” Dressed in his black windbreaker, he held a gold-inlaid cane with a solemn and stern

feeling of déjà vu came to me. It should be the notebook. The Antigonus family’s notebook.” Klein tried hard

Dunn Smith’s expression did not have

told him that a clear and invisible stir had happened in him. This was possibly a flash of

didn’t notice it back then until I had

looks of it, I missed out on making huge contributions.” Leonard, who had

with a solemn expression, “Get Kenley to replace Old Neil’s watch of the armory.

he immediately informed Kenley and Frye who were in the Nighthawks’ entertainment room. One of them was a Sleepless and

minutes later, the two-wheeled carriage that came under the jurisdiction of the Nighthawks began

vest. He stood in as the carriage driver, lashing out a whip from time to time, sending out a

Neil sat on one side. Facing them were Dunn

his thirties with black hair and blue eyes. He had a high nose bridge and his lips were very thin. He had a cold

detail.” Dunn adjusted the collar of his black

he began from

be entwined with that Antigonus family’s notebook. I never expected you to meet it in

of a coincidence!? Thankfully, Leonard just mentioned that there was no indication of hidden factions of mysterious powers at play from the preliminary investigations of Elliott’s

It was too coincidental!

thought. Likewise, Corpse Collector Frye maintained his silence