Lord of the Mysteries

Early Tuesday morning, Klein woke up naturally and prepared two slices of toast, a piece of butter, a serving of bacon, and a cup of coffee before leisurely reading a newspaper while having breakfast.

With the terrifying Language of Foulness charm, he was much more at ease. He was no longer as tense as he was before.

Klein finished flipping through the Backlund Bulletin, picked up the Tussock Times, and saw a news article on the second page.

“At two o’clock this morning, there was a fierce gunfight at Red Brick Alley in the East Borough. According to the police, it is suspected to be a clash between two gangs, one of which is the notorious Zmanger gang.”

The Zmanger gang… Red Brick Alley in the East Borough… A thought occurred to Klein as he left the dining table and found the map of Backlund.

With just a glance, he noticed that Red Brick Alley wasn’t far from Bacardi Street. Furthermore, Ian Wright had previously appeared at the telegraph office on Bacardi Street.

Was Red Brick Alley where Ian Wright was hiding? Was the violent conflict between the military’s special department and the intelligence staff of the Intis Republic? I wonder what the result will be… Klein picked up the last of the bacon, put it in his mouth, and chewed it slowly.

He had “informed” both sides about the divination the previous morning and they had already locked onto Ian’s location that very night, which implied quite a high level of efficiency.

After taking a sip of coffee, Klein put down the newspaper and fell into deep thought.

Suddenly, he heard the tinkling of the doorbell.

“Who is it?” Klein wiped his mouth with a napkin and headed for the door, puzzled.

Could it be a new commission? For the past few days, I’ve been out and about because of the Intis Ambassador. I wonder how many jobs and potential clients I’ve lost… It’s such a waste of my advertising money… If this goes on, my finances will be stretched to the limit… Klein suddenly thought of something and opened the door.

Standing outside were two ladies, one of them being Mrs. Sammer, who wore a dressing gown. She had intricate makeup on her face, making her look more beautiful than at home and nothing like she was in her thirties. The other lady wore a wide-brimmed hat with a black tartan veil, and a darker, more fluffy dress.

“Detective Moriarty, I have a friend who needs your help.” Stelyn Sammer held onto her veiled hat, but there was no hint of a smile in her blue eyes.

“Please come in.” Klein pointed to the living room, and while he was turning around, he took the opportunity to fasten the top button of his shirt and adjusted his black vest.

Stelyn nodded slightly and, without another word, led the black-veiled lady into the room.

She knew the place very well, and without Klein’s guidance, easily found the sofa and took her seat.

Klein wanted to immediately start asking, but then thought about Stelyn Sammer’s style of doing things, so he asked with a smile, “Coffee or tea?”

In his eyes, Mrs. Sammer was a lady who pursued a high quality of life and tried to showed her superiority all the time.

need.” The other lady

her cheekbones were too high, and she looked older than her

little sadness, a little hesitation, a little fear… Klein read

he suddenly possessed the abilities of a Spectator, but

neither coffee nor tea can solve the problem.” Stelyn imitated a position found in magazines, trying her best to appear classy. “This is Mrs.

me with, Mrs. Gale?” Klein sat down on a

Mary Gale pursed her lips. “I wish for you to tail my husband and confirm if he has a mistress. It’s best

the Evernight Goddess’s active push for years, the Loen Kingdom was more radical in its marriage laws than the other countries, such as Feysac, Intis, and Lenburg. It stipulated

at least four out of ten of the other private detectives are investigating extramarital affairs… I didn’t expect that I would receive such a job too… Klein said thoughtfully, “Material

“As long as you have the evidence, I will pay you ten pounds.

camera that’s about two-thirds the size of my head? 10 pounds, this isn’t a

two

me with detailed information about your husband and

for a second before gathering

you won’t tell anyone else about this,”

a person who upholds confidentiality, and I often

…

lobby of Count Wolf’s house, men and women were dancing amid violin

pale gold champagne when she “accidentally” bumped into the Intis Republic ambassador to Loen, Bakerland

beautiful young lady I’ve ever met.” Bakerland, with his thin face and slight stubble, pecked Audrey’s white-gauzed glove with a kiss according to propriety customs.

chuckle, “Is this the way people from Intis

“If it wasn’t for the style

said,

presumptuous.” Bakerland squinted his eyes and said, “After a good

paused, and Audrey tilted her head, trying her best to keep her nausea in check while looking

“What would they say?”

men would say, ‘Oh, baby, I have to return now and can’t be discovered by my wife.'” Bakerland raised his glass and

always have an additional

dark green eyes suddenly turned to look behind

friend is looking for

to you.” Bakerland

forward gracefully and

excuse, a young gentleman approached her and, lowering his voice, warned her, “Audrey, don’t be fooled by that

with my observations… This is a weakness…Audrey smiled without hiding her