Chapter 44: Preparations (Asking for a Commuter Pass)

Without afternoon tea, Klein temporarily decided to go to St. Samuel's Church to pray to show his piety.

Of course, he did not forget to stop and look at the white doves in the square, making himself look leisurely and calm.

Entering the church and passing through the frescoes illuminated by the sun from above, Klein came to the dark and deep Great Prayer Hall.

It is not as ornate and dazzling as other churches, but it is soft and peaceful, and it feels peaceful from the heart, and the pure light of the bright stars in the foreground renders a strong taste of divine solemnity.

Crane took off his hat, handed it to his valet Richardson along with his cane, and walked down the aisle.

At this moment, two figures in the front row stood up and turned to the exit, one of them with dark hair and blue eyes, chic movements, and uninhibited hairstyle, it was Leonard Mitchell.

Almost at the same time, Leonard Mitchell also saw the middle-aged man with white sideburns and deep blue eyes.

Daun Dantès...... His spirit tensed, and his body stiffened slightly.

Crane looked at Leonard and nodded with a smile, looking friendly and casual.

...... Leonard squeezed out a small smile and bowed his head slightly with difficulty.

Then, he turned to his side, got out of the way, and brushed shoulders with Daun Dantès.

This made Klein see clearly who the one behind him was, it was also his acquaintance, Dali in the black robe of a psychic.

The lady still wears blue eyeshadow and blush, presenting a bewildering beauty.

Dai Li glanced at the middle-aged gentleman who was passing by, and her expression suddenly became dazed, and then she immediately withdrew her gaze and approached the exit in silence.

No, I just imitated the dark feeling of the captain's eyes, even the color is different, and Ms. Dali can feel familiar? A woman's intuition is terrifying...... Klein noticed Daly's short-lived anomaly, and had a vague guess in his mind.

A long time ago, in his straight male cognition, Ms. Daly had a crush on the captain, otherwise she would not have taken the risk and rushed to Tingen to let Klein find an opportunity to teach Dunn Smith the role.

As for the captain's attitude in this regard, Klein can't be sure, after all, Dunn Smith at that time often couldn't distinguish between reality and dreams, and the problem of poor memory was quite prominent, and he may have forgotten some things in his heart unconsciously.

However, the captain did often mention Ms. Dalie, and always used her as an example to educate us, and he was so familiar with how many years she had been promoted and what kind of talent she had, which was a bit contradictory to his bad memory at the time...... Well, when the captain talks about these things, he occasionally adds his statement that he went from "Midnight Poet" to "Nightmare" for nine years...... He, when he faced Ms. Dai Li, did he feel a little inferior in his heart...... Inferiority...... Crane recalled the past, and his mood suddenly became a little low.

He realized that he didn't really know Dunn Smith that much, how much was hidden inside the man.

And Ms. Dai Li is many years younger than him, and she is very open and doesn't care about marriage...... Crane sighed silently, retracted his thoughts, and sat down on the side, buried his head in prayer.

Outside the Great Prayer Hall, Leonard had adjusted his condition and joined Daly with the members of his Red Glove Squad.

They waited for a while, and Sost, who had become a "spirit witch", came out from the other side, looked around and said:

"Our mission this time is to find the official members of the Spirit Order lurking in Beckland based on the various clues found in the previous bombing of the 'Black Skull Party' headquarters.

"Lady Daly is an extraordinary person in the 'corpse collector' pathway, and has a deep understanding of the Spirit Order, so Her Excellency St. Anthony has asked her to assist us. ”

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

In the evening, Klein, who had been sent away by Richardson, his valet, took four steps backwards and entered the gray mist, where he manifested Gelman Sparrow, the "world", and made his figure begin to pray in a vague manner:

“...... Please tell Miss 'The Magician' that she needs to book a hotel room in the East End by Friday night, preferably away from the place where Mr. X is partying......

“...... Give me the stone and the magic book in advance, I need to make some preparations......

“...... On Friday night, she had to stop the friend who was at Mr. X's party from presenting her disguised appearance to me......

“...... If there is anything else, I will let you know. ”

With two days to go before the assassination of Mr. X, Crane will undoubtedly have to prepare in advance, and there are many things that Dawn Dantès has no skills to do, so he can only rely on Miss "The Magician" to do it.

His initial plan was to use the Faceling's abilities to disguise himself as a friend of Mr. X's party, master the code, enter directly, and then adopt different plans for different situations.

Based on his experience in fighting people and manipulating puppets during this time, Klein felt more and more that the code of the "puppet master" should include the rule of "hiding behind the scenes as much as possible and directing a play in secret".

Unless there is really no other way, the "Secret Puppet Master" should avoid fighting others head-on!

"The most troublesome point at the moment is that Mr. X's party is at 8 o'clock, and by this time Dawn Dantès has obviously not slept and cannot escape the gaze of the butler and servants for a long time, and secretly go to the East End...... Of course, this can also create alibi evidence, but the question is how to hide it from everyone in the house...... It would be nice to have an 'Faceling' accomplice who could pretend to be Daunne Dantès...... Miss 'Justice' necklace would do, but she wasn't ......in Beckland," Crane leaned back in his chair and reached out to rub his forehead.

He even wants to summon himself directly, respond to himself, and act as a thief "Black Emperor", but this will lose the ability to change the appearance of his body, and it will be difficult to possess others, disguised as the friend of "magician" Furth to attend Mr. X's party.

Unless, Miss "The Magician's" friend becomes an accomplice and allows me to possess me...... This is not good, firstly, it will expose some of the secrets of the Tarot Society, and secondly, Mr. X may not have found a way to discover the "resentful spirit", of course, this can hide the traces through a series of seals such as gold coins, paper angels, and iron cigarette cases...... Klein thought about it for a while, and finally decided to use a method that he was quite skilled in his previous life.

That's feigning illness!

"Sick" from tomorrow, eating very little every day, going to bed before 8 o'clock...... So that no stewards and servants will come to disturb me...... But what if there's an emergency here, and Walter and the others knock on the door? The illusion created by the "magician" can only deceive the eyes, not artificial intelligence...... Artificial intelligence...... By the way, I could fix the illusion in a mirror and make it look like Dawn Dantès, and then let "Magic Mirror" Arodes remotely manipulate the Q&A! Thinking about it, Crane's mind was bright.

I have to say that this guy Arodes is still very useful sometimes...... With a sigh of emotion, Crane returned to the real world, walked over to his desk, found a pen and paper, and drew a hybrid pattern that blended stealth and peep symbols.

As soon as he made the last stroke, the light in the room suddenly dimmed a little, and the full-length mirror first turned dark, and then a silvery white light appeared, outlining one runn word after another:

"Great master, your humble and insignificant loyal servant Arodes has heard your call, I, am I late?"

There's a new trick every time...... Klein shook his head amusefully and said:

"Nope. ”

"This is your tolerance towards me, great host, you can ask questions. "Each word is neatly and orderly highlighted in the mirror.

Klein thought for a moment and said:

"I'm going to clear out the Aurora Society's Divine Envoy Mr. X, what do you suggest?"

The words on the surface of the full-length mirror froze for a few seconds, and the wriggling changed:

"You'd better put your plans after Thursday. ”

In line with my previous divination ...... On Thursday and tonight, there may be Ulorius, the "Angel of Destiny", or one of the Sages of the Aurora Society, near Mr. X...... Klein smiled and said:

"Arodes, I need your help with something. ”

"This, this is my honor! This is the opportunity you gave me!" The words came out quickly, fully expressing what excitement and joy are, "Excuse me, what is the task?"

Klein nodded and said:

"This Friday night, I'm going to use a mirror as an illusion prop to make it look like I am...... If something urgent happens, you're responsible for manipulating the mirrors and answering questions so that no one can notice the anomaly.

"Can you do it?"

The air around the full-length mirror suddenly flowed, and a very flattering voice belonging to Dawn Dantès sounded:

"Great master, I will do my best to do whatever you tell me.

"It won't last long and isn't what I'm used to, but it's enough for everyone here.

"I can simulate any sound if you wish!"

More versatile than I thought...... It's not easy to be a mirror these days...... However, the last sentence always feels weird...... Klein's face muscles moved:

"When coping, disguise the nature of the quiz game so that no one finds out. ”

Arodes immediately presented a new word on the surface of the full-length mirror:

"I'll play your role well!"

"Good. Crane bowed his head slightly.

He was really worried about the embarrassing questions that Arodes asked Walter, the butler, and Richardson, the valet, whether he had any fantasies about facing a lady who shouldn't be impulsive, and who he was thinking of when he solved the problem in the dead of night.

He believed that with the discipline of the "Magic Mirror", it was really possible to do so without warning in advance, and Daniz was about to collapse when he was played.

No longer verbose, Klein turned to say:

"That's it for today, I'll get back to you on Friday night. ”

"Yes, great master, your humble servant can't wait to serve you!" "Magic Mirror" Arodus first embodied a line of words, then made a stick figure waving his hand.

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