Lord of the Mysteries

After hearing Klein’s and Frye’s guesses, Leonard tugged on his collar and paced about, saying, “Then we have to investigate everyone in the workhouse who came into contact with Salus, as well as everyone he came across after he went bankrupt and was chased out of the house. It’s very troublesome indeed… Time is of the essence. Let’s split up and do a cursory check here, then head to the third reported death in the West Borough and leave the rest to the police.”

“Alright,” Klein answered without hesitation.

Frye didn’t have any objections. He turned towards the people who had been sleeping near Salus last night.

Klein was about to find someone to question when he suddenly saw Leonard shooting looks at him. He was motioning at the side hall of the workhouse with his chin.

What does he want? Klein was a little lost. He acted as though nothing had happened and strolled around the hall, then followed Leonard into the side hall while Frye was distracted. They made their way through the partition to a silent corner which had no one else around.

“I have a hypothesis,” Leonard suddenly said, stopping in front of a shattered window.

Klein looked around in confusion. “What’s your hypothesis?”

Leonard with his deep green eyes, he returned a question, “If there were no supernatural factors, what do you think Mrs. Lauwis’s outcome would’ve been?”

Klein thought for a moment, then said solemnly, “The same, just delayed by a week or two, perhaps a month. But to a family like theirs, they would’ve only seen the doctor when she really was at her limit. As long as her heart problems turned for the worse, there would be no way for her to be saved.”

“Then what about Salus? If he hadn’t been instigated by someone, what kind of end would he have?” Leonard asked again.

Klein pondered and said, “From the description in the information, Salus was already very angry about his bankruptcy, and was furious that no one saved him. I think that he would’ve exacted his vengeance sooner or later, but not at the people at the workhouse. He might’ve targeted the boss that made him bankrupt or the staff of the bank that seized his house.”

“What would the result of his revenge be?” Leonard pressed on.

“Without a doubt, he had already decided to end his life. He would have died no matter what the result of his revenge was.” Klein gave an affirmative answer.

Leonard nodded and revealed his signature flippant smile.

“Then can we conclude that Mrs Lauwis and Salus were both people fated to die soon?

Klein was a ‘knowledgeable’ keyboard warrior. Upon hearing the question, he immediately had a guess.

“You’re saying that their deaths were moved forward by some supernatural factors? But why?”

description would be, their ‘life force’ had been shortened by some supernatural factor. It was stolen. And life force is the best material when it comes to summoning evil gods and devils or conducting terrifying curses.” Leonard smiled as he corrected

half in doubt, “You seem to be very sure of this? But, for the time being, our investigation sample is only

of Sealed Artifact 2-049, and I know that you’re special. And you should be able to

he

special people in this world

wish to obtain, to control. They wish to become the stars of their own show. There aren’t many

that a Beyonder with his or her secrets is a bad person or an evil thug. I don’t think that we even need to be clear on where their special abilities come from, and what they represent… As long as your actions are not endangering me, the Nighthawks, or Tingen City, then you’re still my partner. Similarly, I hope that you’ll look at me with the same attitude. Of course, it’s best not to speak of this to the higher-ups. Those fogies are old fashioned and conservative, always thinking that special people like us will definitely lose control, definitely feel the pull and temptation of the evil gods or

said frankly, “I share the same sentiments as you. I’ll only look at your actions and your motives and

with it for now. Hmm, Leonard thinks that he is the star of a show? What kind of

buttons of his shirt and nodded with a

we have this

called the meeting of two protagonists. The

Klein gave

history are set in

his green eyes brightened as he curled the

confident that the victims of these deaths would’ve died within the next three months, but their deaths have been brought forward to

soon. This wouldn’t attract the attention of the police

“That’s right. If three healthy, normal people were to suddenly drop dead, it

of whether the culprit wants to summon an evil god, devil, or conduct a terrible curse, he or she would need a sacrificial altar, a ritual. The harvested life force would also have to be stored in a similar place.” Klein chose to believe in Leonard,

hurt

within your professional domain? Can’t you imagine what is happening around an altar

a ten-meter radius. The surrounding temperature would be at least five degrees lower than the average temperature, with a cold wind blowing past it continuously… And the stolen life force of Mrs. Lauwis and the rest

think that you would

where I wouldn’t be disturbed. My house, for example. I would also need the personal belongings of Mrs. Lauwis and

Leonard was a little too knowledgeable in the dark

laughed. He suddenly stepped past Klein and

style… Klein cursed

he put on a serious tone and said, “I have a hypothesis and was hoping that

hypothesis?” Frye asked,

you if there is a result. I don’t want to be laughed at by Rozanne and the rest.” Leonard gave a whimsical

and Mrs Lauwis’s personal belongings from the nearby police station, then met his partners at Klein’s

room and don’t let anybody disturb me.” Klein took out