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.

no need.” The other lady took

had good features, but the combination was disappointing. In addition, her cheekbones were too high, and she looked older than

a little sadness, a little hesitation, a

he suddenly possessed the abilities of a Spectator, but that the lady’s actions

the problem.” Stelyn imitated a position found in magazines, trying her best to appear classy. “This

Mrs. Gale?” Klein sat down on a single-seater,

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

Feysac, Intis, and Lenburg. It stipulated that those who committed adultery had to pay a financial price for it, which meant that the adulterer would be at an absolute disadvantage

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 evidence is not easy

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

pounds, this isn’t a low price… Mr.

for two seconds before

to provide me with detailed information about your

problem!” Mary paused for a second before gathering

I hope you won’t tell

sighed, “I’m a person who upholds confidentiality, and I often get into

…

men and women were

was carrying a glass of pale gold champagne when she “accidentally” bumped into the Intis Republic

met.” Bakerland, with his thin face and slight stubble, pecked Audrey’s white-gauzed glove with a

with a chuckle, “Is this

beautiful things.” Bakerland chuckled. “If it wasn’t for

pervert… Audrey maintained her graceful smile and said, “The people of Loen and

allow me to be presumptuous.” Bakerland squinted his eyes and said, “After a good time with a beautiful girl, most Loen men would say, ‘Oh, dear, I’d like

tilted her head, trying her best to

“What would they say?”

would say, ‘Oh, baby, I have to return now and can’t be discovered by

themselves always have

green eyes suddenly turned to look behind

friend is

pleasure talking to you.” Bakerland bowed and moved

forward gracefully and

object of her excuse, a young gentleman approached her and, lowering his voice, warned

This is in line with my observations… This is a weakness…Audrey