"What's the matter?" asked Benson casually.

Melissa looked at her brother seriously, because she felt that Klein was just as odd tonight, only slightly better than Elizabeth and later Selena.

Klein had already thought of his rhetoric, and said with a smile:

"There was a mistake in one of the descriptions of a document, and I had told my colleague to submit it as soon as I arrived at the office tomorrow morning, so I would either drop by now and revise it, or I would have to wake up at least half an hour early tomorrow, and I would have chosen the former, without a doubt. ”

"I've always felt that you weren't paying attention enough when playing cards, and you were thinking about work. Benson suddenly realized, and immediately smiled, "No, I apologize, I should say that, playing cards helps to think." ”

"Okay, we'll wait for you. Melissa withdrew her gaze and raised her hand to arrange the ruffles on her leg of mutton sleeves.

Because the operating hours of the tracked and trackless public carriages were long past the operating time, the three brothers and sisters had to hire a nearby taxi for 45 minutes after leaving the house.

"I've heard that every coachman who rents out a carriage will increase the price indiscriminately. After paying most of the money he had won, Benson lowered his voice and complained.

Klein smiled and said:

"I think it's acceptable, it's almost 11 o'clock now. ”

"I'm just kidding, and my idea now is that we can actually co-hire and get to a lot of places in 45 minutes with other guests. Benson looked out the window at the people who were hiring carriages.

I know, carpooling...... Klein rubbed the silver pattern on the top of his cane and said:

"We don't have a problem, but the other guests have, Benson, don't you notice? They are very much concerned about their image, they are very concerned about the 'decency', and I think that's probably the common denominator of the middle class. ”

"Hmm. Benson nodded earnestly, "The Wood family is more extravagant than I thought, however, Old Wood's salary is only four pounds a week...... Well, decency is perhaps the biggest difference between some middle-class and curly-haired baboons. ”

The curly-haired baboon provoked you...... Crane barely managed to hold back a laugh.

Melissa didn't join in their discussion, but sat down, glancing at Klein from time to time, and seeing that he was a little hairy.

The light two-wheeled carriage sped down the quiet, gloomy streets, reaching Zotland Street in just 12 minutes.

"You wait here for me, five minutes, no more than five minutes, and I'll be back. Crane emphasized, put on his top hat, grabbed his cane, and stepped out of the carriage.

Because the time was calculated, not the distance, the coachman had no problem with waiting.

Up the stairs, Crane came to the outside of Blackthorn Security and knocked on the door.

In less than ten seconds, the door opened back, and Leonard Mitchell, dressed in a waistcoat and shirt, appeared in front of him.

"You don't have to be on duty tonight. Leonard emphasized, with a slight surprise.

Klein only needs to take turns at Chanisgate one day a week, and the rest of the time he can still maintain his normal schedule, and as for the emergencies of the night, the "sleepless" who like the dark will take care of it.

But sleeping only two or three hours a day can cause hair loss and memory loss...... Whenever he thinks about this, Klein can't help but tease Captain Dunn Smith.

"I have something to report. He said simply.

"Got a mission?" Leonard asked casually, giving up his place at the door.

As soon as Klein walked into the reception hall, he saw Dunn come out wearing a black trench coat, his gray eyes as deep as ever.

"Captain, I have encountered a transcendent incident. ”

"Specifics. Dunn asked directly.

Klein recounted the previous events and his own handling as it was:

“...... Therefore, I think it is necessary to investigate Henus Vincent. ”

At that time, he thought that since the evil thing invited by the "Magic Mirror Divination" had not yet caused a tragedy, and had not allowed himself to get extremely dangerous prompts, it showed that the other party might still need time and was unwilling to wake up or control Selena in advance, so as long as his purpose was not directly exposed, the evil thing would definitely choose to wait and see, in this case, it was not too difficult for Elizabeth to trick Selena to the bedroom door.

"You have handled it well, seizing the moment when the evil spirit has not yet completely descended, and has not yet fully possessed it. Dunn bowed his head lightly, "We'll take care of the rest of the investigation, and you can go back and rest." ”

Klein breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile:

"I thought the captain was going to make this a task for me to do it alone. ”

Judging from the spell provided by Elizabeth, Haynas Vincent is dangerous......

"This is because your induction mission is already there. A casual Leonard chuckled beside him.

"What?" Crane startled.

The corners of Dunn's mouth turned up, and he explained in a mellow voice:

"At about seven o'clock in the evening, we received a case transferred from the police station, and it was initially confirmed that there was no danger and no urgency, so we planned to let you complete it alone tomorrow. ”

"Okay, don't ask what the case is, get a good night's sleep tonight, and move your day off to Tuesday or Wednesday. ”

Captain, I can't sleep even more if you're like this, okay...... Moreover, Monday afternoon is the date of the tarot gathering...... Do you want to postpone the "news" by clocking "justice" and "hanged man" in advance? Klein shook his head and smiled bitterly, and said goodbye and left.

Coming out of the staircase, he suddenly noticed it, and looked up at the carriage he had hired for his own sake, and saw Melissa looking at himself quietly through the window.

Making eye contact, Melissa turned her head and sat upright.

The corners of Klein's mouth twitched slightly, and he stepped into the carriage as if nothing had happened.

Under the crimson moon and the pure night sky, the two-wheeled carriage drove briskly through one street after another.

Back at home, Klein asked Benson to take a shower first, and he came to the door of Melissa's bedroom, raised his hand and knocked twice.

Melissa, who was about to go to another bathroom, squeaked open the door and looked at her brother suspiciously.

"Melissa, is there anything you'd like to ask? I know, you have. Klein said directly.

Don't always keep watching......

Melissa's lips twitched a few times, and she frowned slightly:

"Crane, what exactly did you do to Elizabeth, and I feel like something is wrong with her?"

Also, Selena later became very strange. ”

Klein asked prematurely:

"Did you know that Elizabeth and Selena are occult lovers?"

“...... I know, but I don't like it, I don't think there's anything in this world that is incomprehensible. Melissa was stunned for a moment, and replied seriously, "All the incomprehension is just because we don't have enough knowledge. ”

"Well, I think so too. Crane humbly chimed in.

I used to think so, until I died......

He coughed lightly twice and continued:

"The occult contains Hermes, which is the ancient text of sacrifices and prayers, and Elizabeth knew that I was good at it, and after all, this is the domain of historians, so she asked me for a few words and specific meanings for pronunciation. ”

Melissa nodded slightly, accepting her brother's explanation, because it was in line with her understanding of both parties.

"As for why Elizabeth and Selena became weird later, I don't know exactly why. Crane brushed himself off and said, "But I can guess." ”

"Can you guess?" Melissa blurted out in surprise.

Klein raised his hand and pestle his mouth and said:

"I guessed from what Elizabeth asked me about, the Hermeswen she said was related to divination, related to some evil sacrificial objects, well, when Selena performed the magic mirror divination, did she recite Hermeswen?"

He took the initiative to mention this matter to make his sister wary of similar things in the future, and it would be better if he could stay away from Selena and Elizabeth.

"Yes......" Melissa replied hesitantly, "I think I understand Elizabeth and Selena's eccentricity......"

At this time, Klein deliberately asked rhetorically:

"Because Selena's Magic Mirror divination involves evil and illegal beliefs, Elizabeth found an opportunity to accuse the other party and correct the other party's mistakes after figuring out the specific meaning of the corresponding Hermeswen from me?"

"I think so. Melissa had no doubts about this conclusion, because she had reasoned it herself.

Seeing that his induction worked, Klein breathed a sigh of relief and said:

"You should also admonish Selena more in the future, so that she can return to the right path of faith. ”

As he said this, he tapped four times on his chest with a very pastoral grace.

"Well, I will!" replied Melissa in a firm tone.

"Also, don't tell Elizabeth and Selena what we're speculating, don't tell Elizabeth and Selena what I said, I promised Elizabeth not to tell you. Klein concluded.

"Hmm. Melissa nodded lightly.

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

Monday morning at eight a.m., Black Thorn Security.

Crane took off his hat, greeted Roshan and Bright, and after greeting the weather, he entered the office of captain Dunn Smith.

He pushed open the door and looked up, and was startled, for Dunn's face was rather pale, and his gray eyes were slightly cloudy, and he had lost his usual depth.

"Is something wrong?—Haynas Vincent?" Klein asked, surprised and concerned.

Dunn rubbed his forehead, took a sip of coffee, and said with a wry smile:

"Haynas Vincent is dead. ”

"Who killed him in advance?" Klein took his cane and sat down across from Dunn.

Dunn didn't answer directly, sighed and said:

"Leonard and I went to see Haynas Vincent last night, because he didn't usually show any signs of anything unusual and there were no strange places in the house, so I decided to go into his dreams first to look for clues. ”

"In his dreams, in his dreams......"

Dunn repeated it twice, and said with a look of fear in his eyes:

"In his dream, I saw a cross, a huge cross, a cross that covered the sky, and on top of this cross, black iron nails were nailed to a naked man, with his arms outstretched, his feet on top, his head hanging down like a pendant, and his body was stained with blood. ”

"As soon as I saw this, I fainted and left the dream of Henus Vincent, and when I woke up, Leonard told me that Henus had died in his sleep. ”

"Huge crosses, upside-down, bloodied men...... It's a bit like the real Creator that several secret organizations believe in, but it's very different......," Crane speculated, puzzled.

The secret organizations that believe in the true creator are mainly a few that have only appeared in the last two or three hundred years, such as the Aurora Society, such as the Iron Cross, but for more than a thousand years, similar images have never disappeared.

Dunn rubbed his forehead again:

"We'll follow up later, you go and complete your entry mission now. ”