Chapter 118 The Devil Is in the Details

"It sounds like a vulgar story. Since the discovery of the new shipping lane, the legend of getting rich because of the courage to take risks has never stopped." Soest casually commented on the content of the telegram, thinking about looking at someone " Red Gloves", "I remember that we investigated Dwayne Dantès before and communicated with him in his dream."

"Yes." "Red Gloves", who was in charge of this matter last time, nodded and responded, "I haven't directly asked about this matter, but it can be seen that Dwayne Dantès is very familiar with the Southern Continent, and there are people there. A lot of experience."

Haha, that may have been revealed to you by Dwayne Dantès... Leonard didn't quite believe the content of the telegram just now, and suspected that it was another layer of camouflage made by the undead monster that survived the Fourth Epoch.

However, he did not put forward his own speculation, because his basis could not tell his teammates.

Soest did not pay attention to this matter, and instead said:

"What questions do you have about Gehrman Sparrow's clue?"

"Since this crazy adventurer has appeared at sea in recent weeks, when did he come to Backlund?" Cindy, who is "Nightmare", repeated her previous doubts, "I don't care about the exact time The point, but whether he can reach Backlund in time, the distance between here and the sea is quite far."

Soest nodded lightly and said:

"At the meeting just now, a deacon also raised this question. Based on the time and location of Gehrman Sparrow's last appearance, he normally wouldn't be able to arrive in Backlund last night and complete his infiltration.

"Of course, I said normal.

"The missing servant told us that he was sweeping the square outside when he suddenly lost control of his body and froze in place, unable to call for help. Then, he saw colorful abstract oil paintings and felt his body floating upwards.

"Afterwards, he lost consciousness and when he came to he was in a room in the East End.

"The former fits the description of the internal watchman's "resentful soul" possessing, and the latter is suspected of the "teleportation" of the "traveler".

"If it's really 'teleportation', then Gehrman Sparrow may appear in Backlund at any time."

As the elites of the "Nighthawks", the "Red Gloves" have far more knowledge about the Extraordinary Path than their colleagues at the same level, and they are no strangers to "Wraiths" and "Travelers".

After listening to the captain's explanation, another "red glove" thoughtfully added:

"It is rumored that the 'Admiral of Blood' who has been hunted down by Gehrman Sparrow is a 'Wraith'."

The details are initially matched!

However, the speculation that Gehrman Sparrow obtained the ability to "resent soul" is not too unacceptable. The relatively easiest way here is to find "artisans", use prey, and make magical items.

Cindy used this to recall more intelligence:

"It is said that Gehrman Sparrow can change his appearance...and the infiltrator disguised himself as the inner watchman."

Another detail right up!

"A very good association." Soest raised his hand and rubbed his forehead and said, "Based on these details, we can preliminarily judge that the infiltrator is Gehrman Sparrow, and in this way, some of our previous speculations and based on this The investigation list listed may be wrong. Gehrman Sparrow does not need his companions to come to the church to pray frequently and help gather information. He can change his appearance every day, enter here, and find out the situation. This is more important than relying on his companions. Go unnoticed."

——As the largest and most sacred church of the Church of Evernight in Backlund, there are countless believers who come to Saint Samuel to pray or make pilgrimages every day. No bishop can remember the new faces they only met once.

"In other words, the investigation list we have is likely to be meaningless?" Leonard raised his hand and raised his brow,

The tone is slightly exaggerated.

"Obviously, our current focus should be on Gehrman Sparrow, and put aside other investigation targets first, and only do the most basic monitoring." Having said this, Soest clapped his hands and said, "Okay , get busy."

Leonard had no objection to this, and he just wanted to go to the "Mechanical Heart", "Punisher" and MI9 to obtain some information.

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In the early morning of Tuesday, Klein woke up naturally after falling asleep. He felt relaxed and peaceful, and a feeling of joy was slowly growing.

The extraordinary ability of "Psychiatrist" is still very useful... This matches very well with Miss Justice's infectious optimism... Klein suddenly turned over and got up, and opened the curtains.

He leisurely admired the scenery outside and the golden sun, regained his motivation, and drew up plans for the next few months, or even a year:

"First, find a new Secret Puppet;

"Second, with the help of the identity of Dwayne Dantès and the manipulation of the secret puppet, the director will speed up the digestion of the potion once he produces a play;

"Third, in this process, slowly collect the materials needed for the 'Sly Mage' potion. Among them, the tricky monsters can ask the little 'Sun' to see if there are any clues, and the predators of the spirit world seek Azik Mr.'s help, after all, the underworld itself is part of the spirit world;

"Fourth, continue to investigate the Great Smog incident in Backlund, and find out the real culprit behind the scenes, including Ince Zangwill, including the demigod who killed the 'Mad Captain', there is no one better than them He is more suitable to be the target of the promotion ceremony. However, you must be careful about '0-08' and always pay attention to whether there are too deliberate coincidences... Well, my side mainly focuses on normal contact and assistance, which is dangerous and direct Leave the investigation to the witch Triss."

Klein's thoughts became clearer little by little. Although he still had worries and fears in his heart, these no longer affected his mental state and ability to act.

Withholding his gaze from the balcony, Klein walked into the bathroom and dealt with personal hygiene issues.

Soon, he opened the door refreshed, and saw that apart from the personal servant Richardson, the butler Walter was also waiting outside.

Wearing white gloves, the gentleman saluted respectfully:

"Good morning, sir, you have only one arrangement today, and that is to go to the 'East Balam Veterans Club' with Congressman Macht at three o'clock in the afternoon to participate in the activities.

"He is a member of the new party. Accepting his invitation means that you have initially indicated your political inclination, and you still have a chance to hesitate."

Klein thought for a while and said:

"No, it's my choice."

He paused, and said in a consultant tone:

"I visited the 'East Balam Veterans Club' for the first time today, what should I pay attention to?"

"Praise them for their achievements in East Balam, so as to provide a donation. It doesn't need to be too much, and it can't be too little. 500 pounds is a more appropriate amount." Walter the steward provided his opinion.

500 pounds... Really, no matter which circle you want to enter, you have to spend a lot of money... Hey, this is also because Dwayne Dantès has no background and no background, so he can only use money... Klein nodded slightly, agreeing the manager's proposal.

At the same time, he quickly calculated his current assets in his mind:

"Artisan" has not yet completed the production of "Ocean Singer", but the money exchanged for "Chaos Mentor" and "Druid" Extraordinary Features has "arrived", a total of 16,000 pounds...

"Including the original cash, minus the 13,000 pounds spent on purchasing a 3% stake in Coim, as well as the rich family's daily and church donations and other expenses, there are 23,985 pounds and 5 gold coins left...

"In addition, I paid Miss Messenger another sum and owed her 3413 gold coins...

"500 pounds is more than 2% of all my cash..."

Klein didn't say much, walked out of the bedroom, went down to the second floor, entered the dining room, and had breakfast.

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Underground of St. Samuel's Church, Leonard Mitchell returned to the office earlier than other teammates.

He has obtained the corresponding information and learned about an inconspicuous thing:

Prince Edesak, who passed away during the Great Smog incident in Backlund, once commissioned a private investigator to investigate the cause of death of equestrian teacher Talim Dumont.

And the private investigator's name is:

Sherlock Moriarty!

really! His figure also appeared on the edge of the Great Smog incident in Backlund! Leonard raised his hands happily and excitedly to stroke his hair.

Immediately afterwards, he clenched his fist and slammed the documents on the table, preparing to find more clues.

However, he suddenly stood still for seven or eight seconds, and then picked up the cup in embarrassment, took a sip of coffee, and muttered in his heart:

"What exactly did I want to do just now, I forgot after I punched it..."

After careful recollection, Leonard finally remembered, opened the drawer, and took out a deck of tarot cards.

Then, he found the "Fool" card, put it on a piece of white paper, and wrote three names below:

"Sherlock Moriarty, Gehrman Sparrow, Dawn Dantès."

After hesitating for a while, Leonard drew a line from each of the three names and connected them to the "Fool" card, indicating that they were likely members of the secret organization that believed in "The Fool".

Among them, he was not sure about Gehrman Sparrow's identity, so he put a question mark next to it.

Afterwards, Leonard drew out the "Emperor" card, pasted it next to the name "Sherlock Moriarty", and marked it as "Suspected".

"Gehrman Sparrow and Dwayne Dantès also correspond to a tarot card?" Leonard said silently, took the crazy adventurer's information, and carefully looked through it.

Suddenly, a date feels familiar to him:

Early January!

Gehrman Sparrow first appeared in early January!

Hiss... Leonard took a breath, and flipped through another file, where it read at the end:

"At the end of December, Sherlock Moriarty left Backlund for vacation in the south and never returned."

End of December...early January...Becklund...Pritz Harbor...Gehrman Sparrow will change his appearance...won't he? While muttering to himself, Leonard drew a dotted equal sign between "Sherlock Moriarty" and "Gehrman Sparrow".

This great detective is the key... Leonard took out the ritual portrait of Sherlock Moriarty again and looked at it carefully.

Considering the element of "changing appearance", he made different changes for the big detective in his heart.

After rewriting, Leonard's eyes froze a little bit, and his brows furrowed uncontrollably.