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.

horses widened their pace as they proceeded

early in the morning.” Klein sat

driver said in a self-deprecating manner, “From six in the morning

there no breaks?” inquired Klein in

take shifts to rest once a week.” The carriage driver’s tone turned

morning. Following that, we have lunch and an afternoon break. Near dinnertime,

have happened. Due to fatigue, a carriage driver lost control of his carriage and it toppled. It resulted in us having shifts… Those bloodsuckers would never become this kind so suddenly otherwise!”

dawn, the carriage drove towards Zouteland Street and picked up

He closed his eyes and recalled the experiences

bright when the sun

left hand and briskly jumped

Street and arrived outside Blackthorn Security Company

was still closed

of keys by his waist and found the corresponding

slowly opened. He saw the black-haired, green-eyed Leonard Mitchell sniffing at

be in a rush?” the poet-like

asked instead of

at

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

Smith had opened the door to his office and he was standing at

he held a gold-inlaid cane with a solemn and

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

that?” Dunn Smith’s expression did not have

happened in him. This was possibly

and I saved the hostage yesterday. Opposite the kidnappers’ room. I didn’t notice it back then until I had a dream and received a

on making huge contributions.” Leonard,

with a solemn expression, “Get Kenley to replace

who were in the Nighthawks’ entertainment room. One of them was a

jurisdiction of the Nighthawks

feather hat, a shirt and a vest. He stood in as the

and Old Neil sat on one side. Facing them were Dunn Smith

not been under the sun in a very long while or he had a severe blood deficiency. He looked to be in his thirties with black hair and blue eyes. He had a high nose bridge and his lips were very thin. He had a cold and dark demeanor and had a faint smell from often

situation again in detail.” Dunn adjusted the collar

began from their mission commissioning until the dream. By the side, Old Neil

family’s notebook. I never expected you to meet it

just mentioned that there was no indication of hidden factions of mysterious powers at play from the preliminary investigations of Elliott’s kidnapping. It was solely a crime motivated by money. Otherwise, I would really suspect if someone had deliberately arranged for this to happen… Klein found the situation rather

It was too coincidental!

did not express his ideas as he was in deep thought. Likewise,