Meursault's body lay there, his eyes wide open, and there seemed to be a fierce glow remaining.

The wound that had cut half of his throat was originally only thin, but with the condensation of the extraordinary properties just now, it had expanded a lot and blurred a lot.

At the same time, the incontinence after death caused a foul stench from his lower body.

Crane held the crimson jelly-like mass of the object, embarrassed about what to do next.

In the general direction, he had no more than three choices, one was to clean up the scene, treat the wounds, and go to the street to call the police in the name of legitimate defense, the second was to wait until night, throw the body into a certain sewer, and pretend that nothing had happened, and the third was to immediately give up his current identity, abscond to another district, and change his name and surname again.

The problem with the first option is that Klein is still a black household, with shady secrets, and it is easy for him to be investigated by calling the police, and the second option contains other dangers in addition to making him always worry about the body being found and the police coming to the door:

After the ambassador behind Meursault confirmed that his men were missing or dead, he would definitely send someone to 15 Minsk Street again, and when that time came, Klein might be the enemy of Sequence 7, or even Sequence 6 - behind the force opposite him might be a country, a powerful country.

The third option seems to be the wisest and safest, avoiding all risks, but there are also disadvantages, that is, Klein's portrait is likely to be on the wanted warrant, and he is also in the eyes of Mrs. Summer, the neighbor lawyer Huergan and others, and he is not disguised, and when the corresponding newspaper is published, even if it is only limited to the Greater Beckland area, Klein is likely to be recognized by Dalie and other night watchers, then the problem becomes big and troublesome.

Due to the involvement of Ince Zangwill, and the seal "0-08", he will most likely be hunted down by a strong man at the level of a senior deacon.

Of course, there is another branch of the third option, which is to hide the body, throw the evidence into the sewers, and then abscond, but this is also the danger of being wanted, because if the ambassador on the other side can't find anyone, it is not unlikely that he will instruct the members of the Zmanger Party to call the police and use Beckland's official forces to search - if he can locate Klein's whereabouts, the development of the matter is equivalent to the second option.

After thinking about it, Klein quickly made a decision:

Divination......

Of course, in his heart, he actually has a tendency, that is, the lesser of two evils, the first option is relatively less risky, he can grasp the initiative to a certain extent, and through exposure, by attracting the attention of official forces, the ambassador's follow-up actions will be inhibited, and it will not be too crazy.

Turning out the paper and writing the divination statement, Crane untied the pendulum in the cuff of his left wrist, allowing the citrine pendant to hang naturally, almost touching the surface.

"I should have called the police. ”

"I should have called the police. ”

......

When he had finished meditating, he saw the pendulum turning clockwise, with a large amplitude and a fast speed.

That's a fair amount of certainty!

After divining the other two options in turn, and receiving a negative answer, Crane no longer hesitated and began to deal with the scene.

Putting on black gloves, he searched Meursault's body and found a sharp dagger, a small stack of cash, a box of cigarettes, and a lighter, some miscellaneous items.

Crane put the rest back in place, took off his gloves, and took the dagger directly, stabbing it into the wound in Meursault's throat, destroying its original shape.

Then, he put on his gloves and let Meursault grab the dagger.

After doing all this, Klein gathered Meursault's extraordinary properties, homemade charms, tarot cards, blood-stained contracts, divination papers, and various household materials on his body and put them in a paper bag.

He then performed his own ritual of "summoning" himself and became a special spirit being.

After carrying the Azk Bronze Whistle to make himself stronger and stronger, Crane picked up the paper bag, ended the call, and returned to the Grey Mist.

He temporarily placed the real-life objects behind the Fool's high-backed chair, left the Azk bronze whistle, and then re-entered his body with a relaxed imitation of a sharp fall.

The reason why Klein did not burn the blood-stained standard contract and the paper on which the divination sentences were written was because he was afraid that after calling the police, the matter would be transferred to the special department, and a powerful and extraordinary person would come to carry out targeted divination.

And once there is a gray fog barrier, even if the eternal sun comes in person, it will not get an effective answer.

This is also the reason why after the promotion sequence 8, after the spirituality has been greatly improved, Klein puts the weekly combing and summary on the gray mist.

He can't afford to be under suspicion and deep investigation right now!

Lifting the spiritual wall, the sudden wind blew away the remnants of the ritual materials, and all that was left on Crane's body and in the room related to the transcendent and occult realms was the candle that burned quietly in front of him.

But this time, he chose an ordinary candle, anyway, he prayed to himself, summoned himself, and there was no need to be so particular.

And in a family, it is very reasonable and normal to have candles, even if there is only one bachelor in the family.

After extinguishing the candle and putting it back in its place, Crane pulled out his golden pocket watch, snapped it open, and estimated how many minutes before Meursault died, adding the least amount of time it would take for the police department to send someone to investigate and report it.

He had to make sure that even if an extraordinary person came to investigate, an hour had passed for Meursault's death.

In the occult, in the realm of psychics, this is an important point in time, beyond which the information available is quite limited and very vague, for example, the person who can psychically kill Meursault is "Sherlock Moriarty", but the specific details of his death cannot be obtained.

As for the hidden danger of whether the other party's divination may involve supernatural factors, Klein is not worried at all, because the main supernatural factor involved (the blood-stained standard contract) is above the gray fog......

And the role of his own premonition and fighting ability will also be confused - the opponent's divination will definitely point to the mysterious space above the gray mist, and it will definitely be disturbed.

Luckily, I'm also a professional...... It really feels like Moriarty...... Klein revisited the scene, and after making sure there was nothing wrong, he began to stare at the hands of his pocket watch and tick around.

After exceeding the estimated limit, he put on his gold-rimmed glasses and waited a few more minutes before pulling the door open.

By this time, the sky in Beckland was already dark, and the gas street lamps lit up the rainy environment.

Minsk Street is a middle-class neighborhood where police patrol is frequent, and Klein waited for a while before he found his target and immediately met him.

It was two low-level police officers with only one V in their epaulettes, carrying guns, short sticks, and umbrellas, and looking around.

"Officer, there's a gangster attacking me!" Klein shouted skillfully.

His embarrassed appearance made the two police officers dare not slack off, and each drew his short stick and looked to the side vigilantly.

"What about the gangsters?" asked the round-faced, brown-eyed policeman in a deep voice.

Klein pointed to his house and said:

"He sneaked into my house and wanted to kill me!"

"In the middle of the fight, I accidentally stabbed him to death!"

Stabbed to death...... The two officers looked at each other, looked at Klein examiningly, and said:

"Take us there. ”

"Okay!" Klein pretended to be the rest of his life, led the two officers to 15 Minsk Street, took out the key, and opened the door.

The two officers first saw the messy scene, then noticed the corpse lying on the ground, the hideous wound on the other's throat, and a blood-stained dagger.

"You protect the scene, and I'll go back to the police station to report to the chief. Another officer said to his companion with round faces and brown eyes.

"Okay. The round-faced, brown-eyed officer turned his gaze to Klein, the expression on his face and the language of his body revealing his vigilance and vigilance.

After a while, the sergeant, dressed in a black-and-white checkered uniform with three V's on his epaulettes, led the previous officer and two other subordinates to arrive.

While the officers inspected the scene and gathered clues, the sheriff with the brown and yellow beard under his chin took Klein aside for a preliminary questioning:

"Name. ”

"Sherlock Moriarty, here's my rent bill, half a year's. Klein pulled out what he had prepared.

The sheriff gave him a casual look and continued to ask:

"What profession?"

"Private detective. Klein replied calmly.

The sheriff frowned and said, "Do you know the deceased, do you know why he attacked you?"

"I know him, his name is Meursault, the executioner of the Zmange party. "I have accepted a commission from Ian Wright, who asked me to investigate his former employer, Detective Zerell Victor Lee, and this matter happens to be related to the Zmangue Party and Meursault. ”

"I followed him and found out that he was secretly meeting with a gentleman of great stature, whom he addressed as Mr. Ambassador. With that, Klein was surprised to see the sheriff's face change a few times.

"Ambassador...... Do you know his name?" the sheriff asked in a deep voice.

"I don't know, but if I see a picture of him, I'll recognize it. "This morning, Meursault came to visit me and asked me to look for Ian Wright, and based on the work ethic of a private detective, I turned him down, and as a result, as soon as I got home in the evening, I was attacked and almost killed by him, but luckily, my martial arts skills are not bad, and my reflexes are sharp enough." ”

The sheriff pondered for a moment, then asked about the specific course of the fight, and Crane described it almost as it was, at most changing the premonition to the reaction, and the final thrown standard contract into the dagger dropped by the other party.

"Hmm...... You go back to the police station with us and wait for the results of the autopsy, the conclusion of the on-site investigation and the questioning of the relevant persons. The sheriff's mind seems to be off the matter, and it seems a little perfunctory.

He has only one thought in mind now:

This is an important case involving a foreign ambassador!

It must be reported immediately!

In a trance, he suddenly remembered a question, and hurriedly added:

"What is your faith?"

"The god of steam and machinery. Klein replied without hesitation.

The Church of the Storm's headquarters in Beckland, the Church of the Holy Wind, is located in the Jowood district, so extraordinary cases are often referred to them, with the exception of one case, where the people involved are united in their beliefs and are not the Lord of the Storm.

In order not to meet the night watchman, Crane had to be sorry for the goddess.

PS: A chapter will be updated in advance in the early morning.