Chapter 33 Strange Omen

After Alan and Talim filled out the recommendation forms, they left the Kragg Club. Today is not a weekend, and they have two surgeries in one afternoon. One has to teach Viscount Connard's youngest son equestrian skills, so that the newly grown The opponent will not lose face because of this in the Backlund social season in the second half of the year.

Klein watched the manservant in the red vest and the maid in beautiful dress go back and forth several times, and finally got his own membership certificate and a badge engraved with the symbol of the Hoarfrost constellation.

"The membership fee is 50 pounds. There are three and a half months left in this year, and the annual fee is 4 pounds." The servant in the red vest pushed the two items in front of Klein.

Klein took out the 57 pounds in cash given by Mary Gale, and counted 54 pounds to the other party.

The amount other than the membership fee and the annual fee was the first payment Mary gave. She was very satisfied with Klein quickly finding out who Dorag Gale's mistress was and took a photo of it.

A membership fee of £50... What a generous lady Lady Mary is! Klein watched the servants and maids verify the authenticity of the banknotes and confirm the exact amount, while thinking about Starling Summer's private introduction:

Mary's father is the co-founder of Coim Company, holding 20% ​​of the shares. Originally, it was just a small company that could barely make a little money. However, as the pollution in Backlund intensified, the use of anthracite and charcoal As demand increased, Coim Company rapidly expanded and became a top ten company in the industry in the capital area, and Mary's net worth skyrocketed accordingly.

The only problem is that when she married Dorag Gale, the company was still at a relatively unknown stage, and her father didn't pay much attention when he used the shares as a dowry. Instead of carrying out "property gift protection", he adopted The current more popular "will rebate" method.

The former means that the dowry exists as an independent and separate property of the woman. The ownership does not belong to the man. Even the right to use it depends on the woman’s mood. The latter means that the dowry belongs to the entire family, but the man must make a valid will. Promise to pay the wife's rights equal to two to four times the dowry first when dividing the legacy property after the death of the spouse, and then proceed according to the normal inheritance law, which can effectively guarantee the life of the widow.

If Mary sued for divorce before getting evidence of Dorag's betrayal of the marriage, the shares of Coym Company would be divided equally between the two parties.

Klein remembered that Starling said enviously:

"The current value of this share alone is close to 20,000 gold pounds, plus some other properties. Mary is a truly wealthy lady. Once divorced, she will definitely become the target of many men in Backlund. Including certain nobles."

This money is only enough for Miss Justice to assassinate Ambassador Bakerland twice... Klein suddenly thought of it,

Seeing the male servant in the red vest and the handsome maid saluted himself:

"Mr. Moriarty, welcome to the Cragg Club."

Hearing these words, Klein picked up the membership certificate and Baishuang badge in front of him.

The former is made of very elastic hard paper, like a card, with Klein's name and the date of membership written on it.

After pressing the mark of the index finger, this membership certificate can be officially used.

The latter is the unique badge of the Cragg Club. It was named after it was established at the beginning of the month, corresponding to the Hoarfrost constellation. On the front is the symbol and the number "92", and on the back there is the inscription "Sherlock Moriarty" .

"There are 92 members in the club now?" Klein asked casually.

"Yes, our club does not accept people without a recommendation." The red vest male servant introduced with a smile on his face, "There are cafeteria, bar, library, squash room, conference hall, and card room on the first floor, all of which you can use for free. Food and drinks can also be tasted for free, there is a lounge on the second floor, and two small conference halls, which are also free, and you can use them as long as you have spare time."

The good-looking maid pointed to the back and said:

"There are two tennis courts on the lawn, which are completely free, and there are two shooting ranges underground, and you only need to pay the price of equipment rental."

"If you are not satisfied with the simple buffet, you can order your own food. We have an exclusive chef, and you only need to pay for the materials."

Food, lodging, and play are all included... As expected of a high-end club... Klein thanked Mrs. Mary from the bottom of his heart.

He smiled gently:

"You send someone to show me around, familiarize yourself with the environment, and then give me a lounge for an afternoon nap."

"Okay." The red vest male servant made a gesture of invitation.

After getting acquainted with the environment of the Crag Club, Klein entered the lounge, studied the layout carefully, and found that it was close to the hotel rooms of later generations, said to be Intis style.

I have to think about how to get the evidence of Doragu's extramarital affairs tomorrow. The flash of the camera can't be concealed...that is to say, there is only one chance to take a photo...and if you do it like this, you will definitely be expelled from the club... Think about a safe way... Wait and read the newspaper, try to judge the progress of Ian's incident from the news, so as to determine which three days to protect... Klein paced back and forth, lost in thought.

At this moment, he suddenly felt palpitations, and his whole body became tense.

Is this the premonition of "Joker"? But there was no picture in his mind... Klein could only feel that the air around him became heavy, and a storm was brewing.

Soon, this feeling disappeared, as if nothing happened.

Could it be that there is imminent danger? However, when I was attacked by Meursault before, nothing like this happened... Klein took out a coin in bewilderment, and predicted whether he would be attacked in the next few days.

The answer is no.

After thinking for a few seconds, Klein closed the curtains, pretended to take a nap, took four steps backwards, and entered above the gray mist.

He sat down, thought for a long time, and said in a low voice: ..

"I will be in great danger for the next few days."

...

While repeating the chanting, he popped out the coin again, and saw the brass-colored thing roll and fall, and landed on his open palm.

This time, the king's head is up!

That means yes!

My reaction just now was really a harbinger of imminent danger... Klein narrowed his eyes slightly and leaned back in his chair.

He was quite puzzled by the matter.

Neither the "Seer" nor the "Joker" has ever shown similar abilities before. Even if danger can be predicted, it is because the target is right in front of them, right next to them!

There is no one around me... Judging from the interference and misleading of my divination results, this matter must involve a higher sequence person, most likely Bakerland's assistant... As a result, my foreknowledge was inspired instead? This is not scientific, uh, this is not mysticism... There must be other factors hidden in it, but I can't figure it out yet... Klein looked around and saw the gray mist boundless, the deep red quiet, and the eternal palace. Stand like a change.

He restrained his doubts, stopped thinking about why for the time being, and focused on the upcoming attack

After divination several times, Klein found that he could only confirm that there would be great danger in the next few days, and it could not be shortened to within three days, within two days, or within five hours.

That is to say, he can only get vague revelations.

In the dream divination, he saw Ian, Ian wearing an old coat, standing on the street, behind him was an elegant gas lamp and a blurry red moon.

Nothing but this picture.

"How should I interpret this?" Klein thought for a while, and could only think that this was a prelude to danger.

Without further delay, he immediately returned to the real world, left the Cragg Club, and rushed to the nearby Backlund Bank Hillston branch to withdraw the remaining 100 gold pounds in the account—the 1000 pounds given by "Justice" The liquidation and account reconciliation have not passed, the corresponding information has not been sent, and the account status has not been synchronized. In theory, there is a loophole, that is, after Klein can withdraw 00 pounds, he can withdraw it at another branch. Synchronization time difference.

But this is only in theory. In order to avoid similar behaviors, various banks have many regulations on unregistered accounts. One is to strengthen the transmission of similar information between cities, and the other is to limit the amount of a single withdrawal, which does not exceed 500 pounds. The third is that if the last withdrawal record is not in the local area, you must send a telegram to inquire. Klein encountered the third situation today.

After collecting the money, he took the carriage to the Backlund Bridge area and entered the Bar of the Brave.

Under the guidance of Kaspers, he saw Maric sitting in the card room. The other side was still empty, and there were no living corpses around him.

Klein put away the idea of ​​wrapping Azik's copper whistle with spirituality, patted the £00 bill on the table, and said to the pale Maric:

"I agree to the deal."

"I will pay 00 pounds in advance, and then I will pay another 300 pounds for every day I protect me."

"Protection starts now!"

Maric looked past him, looked behind him, nodded slightly and said:

"Okay, she said yes."

ah? Klein looked back in astonishment, only seeing the door panel and the air.

He quietly activated his spirit vision, but still found nothing.

Maric pocketed the £00 and said indifferently:

"You can go back, she has already started to protect you, in a covert way."

If I hadn't done the divination in advance, I would have thought you guys were liars... Klein looked around, making the appearance of gritting his teeth and leaving.

Along the way, he sometimes turned on his spirit vision, sometimes turned off his spirit vision, and kept looking out of the car window, but he still couldn't find his so-called bodyguard.

Back at No. 5 Minsk Street, Klein closed the door, entered the bathroom, turned on the faucet, and washed his hands.

The clattering sound disappeared, he shook off the water droplets, wiped his palms with a towel, and looked up at the bathroom mirror to examine his current appearance.

At this moment, he saw himself in the mirror suddenly swaying and transformed into a woman in a black court dress.

This woman has light blonde hair, blue eyes, and a rather delicate appearance, but her complexion is extremely pale.

She wore a small black soft hat, lifted the hem of her skirt, bowed slightly, and saluted Klein.

This... Klein didn't hide his surprise, he took a few steps back on purpose, and leaned against the wall.

He had just realized that this might be the bodyguard he hired with 1,000 pounds.

The image in the mirror quickly dimmed, Klein saw himself again, and everything returned to normal.