West End, 9 Hope Street, Prime Minister's Residence.

Aguside Negan stood behind the large desk and looked at Earl Hall across from him with a solemn expression:

"Your Excellency, my secretary should have informed you of what had happened, and you were the first nobleman I thought of at this moment. ”

The Conservative bigwig, the current prime minister, has aged several years at once, and his tall and thin figure seems to be a little unbearable and leans forward slightly, so much so that he has to support the table with his hands.

But his eyes were still sharp and his attitude was still calm.

Earl Hall, with his two beautiful mustaches, sighed:

"I'm sorry to hear this, it's a shock to me, I was thinking of visiting His Excellency the Duke in the last few days to discuss the motions that we are all concerned about, and who knows, he has been attacked......"

Destroyed by the deep nasolabial folds and the state of fortune, he first expressed his condolences, grief and empathy, and then restrained his emotions and said:

"His Excellency the Duke is dead, and we need to be more cautious and calm than crying and angry, only in this way can we deal with the follow-up and prevent the heavy steam train of the kingdom from rushing off the tracks. ”

"That's why I came to you in the first place, the other nobles will only shout to the gods, trembling with fear, and saying that they can't accept it, and demand that the murderer be punished immediately and find the mastermind behind it, in their opinion, the duke under heavy protection will be assassinated, let alone them?" Prime Minister Aguside said in a deep voice, "This is a very normal and natural and understandable reaction, but it is not the reaction we need." ”

Count Hall nodded, and instead asked:

"Who is the murderer and what is the motive?"

"A demon disguised as a banker for more than ten years, a real demon, by the way, your Bavat bank just bought his estate. Aguhid stated in a tone that did not change.

"Patrick Jason?" Earl Hall immediately remembered the other man's name.

He approved the takeover, which involved the bank.

Prime Minister Agushid did not accuse the other party, but thought about it and said:

"He has Sequence 5, but he suddenly sold his property, discarded his identity that he had been in business for more than ten years, and assassinated my brother at great risk, based on this, we can make a strong guess that he was instructed by someone or a certain force, but unfortunately, he was killed on the way to escape, and even the spirit was taken away, according to the night watchman, it was the thief 'Black Emperor' who did it. ”

"There's an extremely secretive organization involved, and we can't find out about it anytime soon?" Count Hall asked rhetorically.

"Yes, the so-called thief has left no trace, and we can only start with the people who have been in contact with Jason in the previous months, which will take a lot of time and may not bear fruit. Agusid answered in the affirmative.

Earl Hall paced two steps:

"What is the attitude of His Majesty?"

"Sad, but no concrete thoughts. Aguside replied.

Count Hall frowned and thought for a while:

"In this case, the important thing is not who is behind the scenes, but what we want to achieve with this matter, if we want to go to war, if we want to restart the battle for the colonies, then tell the people that it is the Vorsack Empire that directs Patrick Jason, and give them a detailed process, and show them some evidence that it seems to be what it is, and that this neighbor in our north has always played a similar role for hundreds of thousands of years, and I think everyone should be used to it, and will not question that it is very, very, very normal for barbarians to do this kind of thing. ”

"And the people are afraid of them. Prime Minister Agushid tugged at the corners of his mouth without a smile, "However, we are making a series of changes, and we will not be able to stabilize until the second half of next year at the earliest, and we have the ability to wage war." ”

Earl Hall groaned and said:

"Then find an object that everyone can accept, the Grand Thief 'Black Emperor' is too mysterious, and the secret organization behind him is even more so, if it is announced like this, it will definitely cause great panic, and people are always afraid of unknown things that they don't know enough.

"Well, what about the Aurora Society? They only assassinated that nymphomaniac of Indis a few months ago, so it's no surprise that they would do anything else.

"Their reputation is bad enough, their situation has been repeated in newspapers and magazines several times, and they have even become many horror elements and classic villains, and this can effectively dispel other people's suspicions about us, and there are always people who think that the previous assassination incident was commissioned by us to the 'Aurora Society'.

"Also, take the opportunity to fight against the illegal organization of the terrorist organization and clean up Beckland, there are too many dangerous guys hiding here. ”

Aguside said "um":

"The Aurora Club is a good object......

"Target them first, wait until next year, when we are ready, and then publish the results of the investigation, accusing the 'Aurora Society' of the Vorsack Empire, I don't think anyone cares about the defense of terrorist groups and northern barbarians. ”

Count Hall was stunned for a moment and said:

"It's a step further than I thought. ”

Aguhid said no more, stood up straight and said:

"I will now go to see His Majesty. ”

Speaking of this, he glanced at Count Hall:

"You have to be safe, we haven't figured out the motive of those people for assassinating my brother, hmph, the Storm Church has agreed to change the archbishop of the diocese of Beckland, Snake is always late at the critical moment! The Storm believers are always so irritable, irritable, stubborn, arrogant, and easily transferred!"

"Don't be prejudiced, for example, Lurmi is wise. Earl Hall chuckled and then tapped four times on his chest, "Thank you, the goddess will bless me." ”

............

"The Dusk Hermit will ...... Sounds pretty compelling......" Crane got up and pressed the mechanical button of the toilet bowl.

Amid the sound of running water, he walked out of the bathroom and thought about the information he had just obtained from the "psychic".

He suspects that the "Order of the Twilight Hermits" is the ancient organization that Russell the Great has joined with the second blasphemous tablet.

For the sake of the so-called historical process, choosing to find someone to assassinate Duke Negan sounds a bit ridiculous, but it seems to have some truth...... Their goal is to resurrect or awaken the original Creator, which is somewhat similar to the idea of the Silver City, where the little "sun" never believes that the creator has passed away, and only accepts that he has abandoned the region, and has been trying to get a response...... Crane paced back and forth, diverging his thoughts.

After some time, he suddenly heard a knock on the door.

Outside, it wasn't the waiters or maids of the Cragg Club, but a member of the "Heart of the Machine" that Klein had seen before, Carlson with heavy glasses.

"How did you get in?" Klein blurted out deliberately.

Carlson saw that he was indeed in the room, his expression was obviously relaxed, and when he saw that there was no one around, he smiled and said:

"As an extraordinary person, there are always various ways. ”

He received a message from Deacon Iconser that he learned of the death of the "Apostle of Desire", and then came to confirm my situation, and my performance was quite successful, and the "Great Change" was not exposed, and successfully concealed the past...... Klein's heart moved slightly:

"Your expression tells me that there is good news?"

"Yes, Patrick Jason Beria has been killed, you are safe and no longer have to be protected by us. Magnus said truthfully.

In this feedback, Klein felt that the potion in his body seemed to speed up the digestion again.

He asked rhetorically with surprise and delight:

"Are you sure?"

"Sure. Carlson replied in the affirmative.

"That's wonderful!" Klein said delightfully.

Carlson glanced at him and complimented:

"Your detective's instincts and logical thinking have given us the most important help, and the deacon said in his letter that he would secretly give you a bounty of about £1,000 afterwards. ”

£1000...... But even if the bills under Jason's suitcase were all 5 pounds, 1 pound denominations, and even if his jewelry wasn't too expensive, it would be about 50,000 pounds...... Mrs. Mary of the Air Pollution Investigation Committee, counting the value of Coim's shares, is at most worth like this......

Well, most of Jason's accomplices who put on human skins and were responsible for luring away the "God Songr" took some of them away, and the rest is estimated to be 20,000 or 30,000 pounds, but this is still 1,000 pounds incomparable, which is really regrettable...... Can't think so, maybe Jason's accomplices took all the belongings ahead of time...... Klein was a moment of loss and a moment of joy.

The bounty offered by the "Heart of the Machine" was a testament to the success of his performance during this time, making him feel that he was only one step away from completely digesting the "magician" potion.

"That's what I'm supposed to do, after all, I'm the one who is threatened. Crane said with a smile.

He wasn't worried that Jason's accomplices would retaliate later, because this revenge was just a cover, and more importantly, he would definitely be in Sequence 6 by then.

Carlson pushed down his glasses and said thoughtfully:

"Sherlock, you are also a believer in God, we hope to establish a good relationship with you, and you can tell us what happens to you in the future, and what information you gather. ”

This is the informant who developed me to be the "heart of the machine...... I have another channel for reimbursement...... Klein solemnly drew a triangular emblem on his chest:

"No problem. ”

............

No longer protected by the "Heart of the Machine", Klein stayed at the Kragg Club until dinner, and then rode back to 15 Minsk Street in a horse-drawn carriage.

He habitually opened the newspaper box and saw a new letter, a letter without a postage stamp.

The letter, which was left by Detective Issinger Stanton after an unsuccessful afternoon visit, wrote:

“...... I've heard your advice from the Mechanical Heart, and your acumen and rigor are astounding, and if you hadn't become extraordinary, I'd even think 'Reader' would be the best path for you.

"You're the best young man I've ever met!"

......

Crane stood in the living room and read the letter Isinger had left by the light of the gas sconce.

There is nothing new about this performance, it is step-by-step, and it doesn't even play much role before repeating...... But the advantage was that there were enough viewers, and they were all close to me, so I got direct feedback...... Klein was holding the letter and suddenly felt something.

He half-closed his eyes, only to feel that something in his body was rapidly crumbling and dissipating, only to feel that there were many illusory stars around him, and only to feel that those bright lights had a faint attraction to each other.

In the last month of 1349, his "magician" potion was finally digested.

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