Chapter 74: Follow-up
In the Duke Negan's mansion, he was accompanying his mother and the nobles to discuss the assassination of Audrey. Hall, seeing his father with two beautiful mustaches appear at the door.
She found an excuse to leave the lounge and go out onto the balcony of the hall.
"Dad, what's the matter?" Audrey looked at Count Hall with emerald eyes.
Earl Hall chuckled:
"Things are settled, my child. Ziringos is dead, killed by a mysterious powerhouse. Killed in a weird, incomprehensible way. ”
"Is there any news about that mysterious powerhouse?" Audrey was both surprised and excited, and when she found out about Ziringus, she informed the members of the Tarot Society, if not the official transcendentals, then only the members of the Tarot Society.
Who exactly has what it takes to kill a pirate general? A family member of Mr. Fool? Or is it a relative of Mr. Fate? To be able to kill that great pirate in such a short period of time, only a high-level powerhouse can do it.
Audrey silently remembered the two gods who always looked down on everything, and at the Tarot meeting, Mr. Fate made it clear that his favored ones would intervene.
"I don't know, we can't even guess why the killer killed Ziringus, it's really incomprehensible." Earl Hall paused and said, "The murderer may be a person, or an organization, a secretive and powerful organization. ”
Audrey's eyes flickered, and she thought of many things at once:
"It's really Mr. Destiny! His contant, a 'wriggling hunger', a pirate general, died under the watchful eye of the authorities. ”
Seeing that his daughter was a little excited in his contemplation, Earl Hall coughed lightly and admonished:
"Audrey, I know that you are usually interested in the occult field, and you are usually connived at, but you must not be involved in this matter. You should understand that a high-order transcendent, or a secretive, powerful organization, often means danger, you know? ”
"I see, Daddy." Audrey said coquettishly, "I was just a little curious. ”
She was a little smug, she knew the whole thing better than Earl Hall.
……
In the Duke Negan's mansion, in a private little study.
The fat and tall Duke sat in a high-backed chair behind the desk, smoking a cigar and looking at the "Singer of the Gods" Al Murphy opposite. Snake and the Prime Minister of the Kingdom, Agushid. Negan et al.
"Judging from the successive intelligence, the one who killed Zilingers was a high-level powerhouse, and he possessed incredible means." Aguside had just arrived from the king.
"Singer of the Gods" El. Snake added: "His methods are incredible, and before his death, Zilingers wanders the way to the entrance of the municipal park and the man-made lake like an undead bound by a mysterious force until death comes."
There is enough reason to believe that this is a high-order mysterious powerhouse that we don't know about, and of course, the possibility that he used the mysterious seal cannot be ruled out. ”
Duke Negan took his cigar and said:
"Maybe it's not just a high-order powerhouse, maybe it's a stealthy organization, and one of them might be a participant in tonight's prom."
His younger brother, Prime Minister Agushid, said solemnly:
"Either way, we have to be careful, a high-order powerhouse coming to Beckland will bring too much uncertainty."
……
The crimson moonlight shone through the window into the detective agency, and Lewis lit the gas lamp, and through the flickering flames of the gas lamp, three figures could be seen in the room.
"Thank you for your help, Mr. Azik." Lewis took off his top hat and thanked the bronzed-skinned man.
After he traps Zielingus, it is Mr. Azik who kills him, and then takes him and Blau through the spirit realm and returns to the detective agency.
Mr. Azik is much stronger now than he was in Tingen, which means that he has regained a lot of memory.
Mr. Azik did not answer, and by the dim light he sat down at the coffee table and stared at a glove placed in front of him.
The glove was very light and thin, and seemed to be made of human skin, as if if it would come to life as soon as the glove was filled with flesh and blood, and it would become a real palm.
After looking at it for a long time, Mr. Azik suddenly showed a painful and distorted expression, and whispered to himself:
"I'm like, like I've worked with them......"
Lewis knew that the glove was "wriggling hunger", and he didn't disturb Mr. Azik's process of recovering his memory, but just waited quietly.
After a few minutes, Azik recovered from his state of distraction, and he gently stroked the "wriggling hunger" with his right hand.
In an instant, a thick black mist seemed to erupt from Mr. Azik's hands, and the black mist swirled around the human skin gloves, turning into white bone palms that connected and locked them.
Next, the white bone palm faded away, leaving only an imperceptible, white mark on the glove.
"I don't know why you wrote to me at the same time as Klein to tell me about Ziringers, but I guess it's your secret." Mr. Azik stood up and said, "I have placed a seal on this item, and its side effects have been greatly reduced, but it still needs to devour the flesh of the living after each use, and now I will give it to you." ”
Klein wrote to you too? How did he write it? Lewis calmly analyzed:
"To summon a messenger, you don't have to use the Azk Bronze Whistle, the ritual or other tokens should also be able to summon, and after I take the Azk Bronze Whistle, Crane should have mastered the corresponding ritual."
Lewis didn't take the "Wriggling Hunger", this magical item is indeed powerful, but the side effects of devouring flesh after each use are troublesome.
If one day, he uses "Wriggling Hunger" and fails to find flesh nearby, it will cause him serious trouble.
"Thank you again, Mr. Azik." Lewis first thanked sincerely, then politely declined, "I think I have a more suitable magical item, why don't I pass it on to your student Klein." ”
Remembering Lewis's performance when he killed Zielingers in Civic Park, Azik put away his "wriggling hunger".
……
Klein hadn't slept well all night, and he wasn't sure if Destiny would hear from him in the first place, and even less sure if Destiny's family would be in Beckland.
Although he had written to Mr. Azik, Mr. Azik and he were only in a cooperative relationship, and it was difficult to ensure that the other party would be interested in the matter.
Crane reached out to cover his mouth, yawned, and boarded the trackless carriage bound for Tran Street.
"Extra! Extra! 'Lieutenant General Hurricane' Zielingus was killed in Beckland. ”
…… As the carriage was about to move, Klein suddenly heard the voice of the newsboy, and he hurriedly took out a penny coin, handed it out the window, and bought a copy of the Tingen morning newspaper.
Unfolding the newspaper, Klein saw the headline:
The Great Pirate Zilingers was shot dead by the Duke's bodyguards in Beckland
Is Zielingers dead? Was it Mr. "Fate"'s family who did it? Or Mr. Azik?
Crane was lost in thought, unsure that he had been connected to "Destiny", and even less sure that Mr. Azik would make a move.