Chapter 246: Tower and Judgment
"Tower" is the code name of Abner, and the owner here is "The Fool...... Could it be that this is a stealthy organization codenamed after the main tarot card? And the leader of the organization is a god?
Hugh counted the number of seats on both sides of the long table, was silent for two seconds, and said directly:
"Dear Mr. 'Fool', can I join like him?"
Thankfully, I became a clown...... Sequence 8, otherwise I really can't afford to join you......
Klein secretly rejoiced a few words and chuckled:
"It was a gathering that they organized themselves, and I called it.
"There are still seats for you to join."
As he spoke, Klein smiled and pointed to the cards that suddenly appeared on the surface of the bronze table and said: "They decided to use the names of the tarot cards as their respective codenames, you can pick one by yourself, there are already owners below, you can't choose ......"
His choice to let Miss Hugh join was also after some consideration. First, through several "live" and "recorded" observations, he determined that Hugh was a kind, upright, and principled lady, and that she could be trusted in character except for always causing unnecessary trouble to Mr. "Fool" in the middle of the night.
Second, Miss Hugh is an MI9 agent and has a great reputation in places like Beckland's East End and the Docklands, and her addition can expand the intelligence support and material sources of the Tarot Society. If she left Tingen one day and went to Beckland, Miss Hugh would be a great help.
Third, and most importantly, joining the Tarot Club was of Miss Hugh's own volition, not forced. As an "evil god" in the entrepreneurial period, there is naturally no reason to refuse.
Taking the tarot card that appeared, Hugh didn't ask much, didn't say much, and immediately drew one from it and opened it on the table:
Her card depicts an angel holding a trumpet and a deceased waiting for redemption.
"Judgment" card!
Glancing at the "Judgment" card in his hand, Hugh was stunned and said:
"It's very much in line with my expectations."
The "fool" Klein, who was shrouded in gray mist, bowed his head lightly and explained flatly:
"Beckland time, every Monday, at 3 p.m., meet here and get ready in advance.
"At the party, you can exchange intelligence, materials, recipes, and knowledge, and you can also delegate tasks to other members at a certain cost."
Hugh thought back to Abner's routine for a moment, and said suddenly:
"Yes, Mr. Fool."
"Alright, you can go back." At this time, Klein felt the exhaustion caused by the lack of spirituality, so he didn't say anything more and spoke directly.
Hugh immediately arose, followed the descriptions in the various religious ceremonies, and bowed respectfully:
"Your will is my will."
As soon as she finished speaking, a crimson rose in front of her eyes, and by the time everything had dissipated, she was back in the real world, lying on Abner's bed.
Subconsciously looking at his arm and seeing that the dark spots on it had disappeared, Hugh sat up and saw Abner sitting on a chair in front of his desk and smiling at him.
Hugh looked around and realized that the room had been sealed off by the spirits, so he pursed his lips, did not go around in circles, and asked bluntly, "Abner, are you the 'tower' of that party?" ”
"Yes, it was a tarot meeting convened by Mr. Fool." Abner nodded, explained a little, then looked at Hugh, who seemed thoughtful, and said with a smile, "I guess you also got the code name, is it 'Judgment'?" ”
"You guessed it again......" Hugh Wenyan sighed and asked with a somewhat complicated expression, "So, the 'Blood Feast' in the study during the previous banquet was also arranged by you a long time ago?" ”
"Yes, I recommended you to Mr. 'Fool', but some necessary tests are indispensable, so you need to establish contact with Mr. 'Fool'...... Rest assured, that being is not an evil god, and the 'Tarot Society' is indeed a very good party, and the main material of your 'Interrogator' was bought from Mr. 'The Hanged Man'. ”
Since he joined the Tarot Society, there is no need to hide these things, Abner picked up some of the things that happened at the Tarot Society, and finally concluded: "In short, with the help of Mr. 'Fool', there is really hope for what you want to do!" ”
When Hugh heard this, his eyes widened immediately, and he said in surprise: "According to what you just described, Mr. 'Fool' is a big man who is similar to a god, but there is only hope with such an existence support?" ”
Abner nodded solemnly and said, "That's why I haven't told you the cause and effect. ”
"Do you have to be a demigod to know something?" Hugh remembered what Abner had said when they had traveled together, and muttered to himself, "Father, he was involved in such a terrible thing?!" ”
"Although he was not very deeply involved, the level of the incident he found was indeed very high." Abner is definitely authentic.
Hugh exhaled, collected his emotions, and asked with some concern, "You...... What price did you pay to save me in order to save Mr. Fool? I, I can help you with some of that. ”
"It's nothing, I just promised to collect ten pages of 'Russell' for Mr. 'Fool' for free in the next few tarot meetings." Abner replied with a smile, not at all embarrassed in his tone.
It's just ten pages of 'Russell's diary', and if you really have to give up the discipline and piece together some "garbled characters", it won't take half an hour to get it done.
"'Russell's Diary'? Are those Russelven manuscripts? That's a diary? Mr. 'Fool' is collecting this? Wait......" Hugh said this, suddenly remembering Miss Audrey's attachment to Russell's manuscript, he looked at Abner sharply, and asked hesitantly, "Is Miss Audrey also ......?" ”
Abner replied with a smile, "From the time you told me earlier that the young lady was collecting the 'Russell Manuscripts', I guessed that she was the 'justice' of the Tarot Society......"
"I remember you sold two pages of the diary to Miss Audrey through me...... Is that hard work a temptation? Is it finally confirmed? Hugh asked thoughtfully.
Although this makes sense, I really didn't mean to test the identity of "justice" at that time......
Muttering to himself, Abner flickered seriously on the surface: "At that tarot meeting, "Justice" did submit two pages of diaries...... However, the thing that can confirm her identity is actually the investigation commission of the 'Lieutenant General Hurricane'. ”
"The commission to investigate Chillingus is also from the Tarot Society?" Hugh quickly reacted, she didn't expect that she had unknowingly been so deeply involved with Tarot, could this be Mr. "Fool's" observation and test of herself?
"That's the investigation that Mr. 'The Hanged Man' entrusted to Miss 'Justice,'......" Abner briefly recounted the ins and outs of the commission and Hugh.
"So, your reasoning about the identity of Chillingers that day was all coaxed to us? Afterward, Furth always said that he was hit by you and lost his inspiration, although I knew that the excuse for her to delay the manuscript was ......" Hugh couldn't help but complain, thought for a moment, and then asked Abner,
"Does Miss Audrey know who you are?"
Abner thought for a moment and felt that he should be completely exposed to Klein, but Audrey and Alger could not connect the detective with the erudite Mr. "Tower" for the time being, so they replied, "She probably doesn't know." ”
"So...... When you go to Mr. Fool's palace, can you ...... Is it possible to camouflage height? Hugh asked, a little confused.
After all, if I were to be recognized, it would be difficult for you to hide your identity, Abner.
Abner guessed what Hugh was scrupling about, and said with a smile: "It should be our spirit bodies that have ascended to the kingdom of Mr. Fool...... Well, more precisely, the astral spirit. So the image actually comes from our perception of ourselves, which is probably what you are dressed in reality, and what you will be dressed in the temple above the gray fog. ”
This is evidenced by the clothes that everyone wears at every meeting. If it is a pure and true spiritual image, I am afraid that we will see each other naked......
"That's easy......" Hugh said with a sigh of relief.
Abner looked at her relaxed expression and kindly reminded: "Miss Audrey is already a 'spectator', if you want to hide from her, I'm afraid you will have to work harder." ”
Is Miss Audrey already extraordinary? That's right, with a mysterious gathering like the Tarot Society, how could there be a lack of recipes and materials...... She had been asking me and Furth to take her to all sorts of extraordinary circles, probably to find a suitable excuse for herself to be extraordinary.
Thinking so in her heart, Hugh didn't worry too much, she was very confident in her camouflage skills, as long as her height was not revealed, she felt that Miss Audrey, who had only met her a few times, would not recognize her.
Seeing her full of confidence, Abner couldn't help but think in his heart:
According to the situation of the previous tarot meetings, Audrey still seems to want to pull Hugh and Foirth into the tarot meeting as in the original book......
So the question is, what kind of mood did Hugh feel when he noticed Miss Audrey's "arrangement" one day?
What should Miss Audrey's expression be when she finally learns the truth?
It's kind of exciting to think about......
Just as Abner was in a reverie and Hugh bowed his head in contemplation, the spiritual wall that sealed the room was suddenly touched.
Abner came back to his senses, sensed it, and realized that it was Jane who knocked on the door, and then removed the blockade......
Then he saw three ladies come in one after the other.