Christina didn't notice the bewilderment on the sorcerer's face. She glanced at Angelica at the reception desk and said in a low voice:
"I mean, the child of Lanruus."
She pointed her finger at the young girl wearing a frilled hat beside her and said:
"This is my niece, Meogius. Her mother is my elder sister. I'm sorry and regretful that I once thought Lanruus was an outstanding and exceptional young man, and thus introduced Meogius to him before his engagement. I watched them become lovers."
"Meogius' parents were also satisfied with Lanruus before. They planned to invest all their savings in the steel company after their engagement. Fortunately, before this happened, Lanruus ran away, which prevented their family from suffering a fatal loss. Unfortunately, my sister and brother-in-law had to explain to their relatives and friends the reason for the cancellation of the engagement and worry about the child in Meogius' womb."
"We all believe in the god of steam and machinery, not the believers of the Storm Lord. We don't think that lovers must remain chaste before marriage. We don't blame Meogius, and even sympathize with her, but the existence of the child is indeed difficult, especially with such a father."
This is fraud and seduction... Klein looked at Meogius standing quietly beside her and noticed that this girl was a rather outstanding beauty.
She had a smooth forehead, long blonde hair, and big eyes similar to Christina's. At that moment, she was melancholy and calm, tightly pursing her lips.
What an outrageous fraudster! And he managed to escape... Klein cursed Lanruus and thought:
"If it's a child that has already been born, I do have a way to use him to divine Lanruus' approximate whereabouts. But unfortunately, this requires waiting for several months. Well, this might be the manifestation of the previous divination results. Patience, waiting, persistence, no greed, and then a turning point, seeing the sunlight."
"Several months... " Christina murmured with a shake of her head. "No, after such a long time, even if we find Lanruus, we won't be able to get the money back..."
She turned her head to look at the blonde-haired and blue-eyed Meogius and her voice involuntarily became deeper:
"Do you have any items that Lanruus carried with him?"
"No." Meogius replied delicately and softly. "Is the ring he gave me counted as one?"
"Only items that were carried for a long time are required." Klein shook his head in denial.
Christina was silent for a few seconds and looked at Meogius:
"You must make a decision. I think keeping this child will make your life after that difficult and full of thorns. Do you want to tell him that his father is a fraudster who has deceived many people, including his mother?"
"It's time to go to the clinic and go to the hospital. This can also help us find Lanruus and get back what we lost."
Hey, is this kind of divination too heavy-handed? Klein couldn't interfere in other people's family affairs, so he could only wait patiently beside her and sometimes muttered a complaint.
Meogius lowered her head and looked down for a long time without speaking.
After a while, she touched her abdomen and smiled gently:
"He is different from his father. He is a very considerate and charming child."
"He gently kicks me every day and tells me his feelings. He also sings songs and whistles, using music to help me fall asleep..."
Klein listened and suddenly felt something was wrong.
The first half of Meogius' words were common reactions, but the latter part was almost like a delirious speech, talking about unrealistic things.
She was hitting too hard, did she have a mental problem? Klein raised his right hand and reached his brow, trying to pretend to knead to ease his fatigue.
Just then, Meogius suddenly turned around, walked quickly towards the door, leaving only a sentence:
"Perhaps his father will secretly return because of his birth and keep a part of the wealth for him..." Klein didn't expect such a reaction from the other party. He froze for a moment, forgot to activate his clairvoyance, and watched helplessly as Meogos left the club, tiptoeing down the stairs.
Christina took a deep breath and paused for a few seconds before saying:
"Sorry, Mr. Moretti, for disturbing you. We will do our best to find Lanrus's belongings."
Klein gave a barely perceptible nod and watched her go downstairs, shaking his head in dismay. ......
The next morning, as soon as Klein entered Blackthorn Security Company and greeted Rosan, he asked:
"Where's today's newspaper?"
The sweet brunette girl Rosan sized him up and asked in confusion:
"Klein, you seem strange."
"Why?" Klein smiled and asked in anticipation.
Rosan rolled her eyes and said:
"Before, you only read the newspaper during your lunch break because there was a mysticism class in the morning. Well, Old Neil is already waiting for you in the armory!"
"I knew there would be a reward for the case beforehand, so I wanted to look through the newspaper to remember the criminal's appearance. Maybe I'll run into him someday?" Klein explained with a smile.
"Really?" Rosan picked up several copies of today's newspaper and began flipping through them curiously. "Wanted notice... It's for Lanrus, right?"
Klein replied immediately:
"Yes." "... Damn fraudster! He actually defrauded over 10,000 pounds!" Rosan stared for about a dozen seconds, then burst out in anger.
Klein shared the same feeling as her and added in condemnation:
"It's truly outrageous! I even wanted to voluntarily apply to take on this case!"
Rosan stared for another dozen seconds and shook her head with regret, saying:
"This case doesn't seem to involve any extraordinary factors. Even if it does, it will be handed over to the punisher of the Storm Lord."
Klein didn't quite understand Rosan's meaning, but after taking the newspaper and flipping through it, she lamented regretfully:
"Yeah, so many people were defrauded. The followers of the three major churches must be included. And the location of the Lanruus Steel Company is in the South District."
Cases related to extraordinary factors would be handed over to the corresponding team if they involved the followers of a certain deity. But if the followers of the Night Goddess, the Storm Lord, and the Steam and Machinery God were all involved, they would be assigned to different teams based on their jurisdiction areas - the Golden Elm District, the North District, and the West District belonged to the Night Watch Team, the East District, the South District, and the Dock District belonged to the Punisher Team, and the University District and the outskirts belonged to the Heart of Machinery.
While flipping through, Klein also remembered Lanruus's appearance:
His forehead was full, with black hair and brown eyes. He wore nearly circular glasses, his mouth slightly upturned, as if mocking everyone.
Apart from that pair of glasses, Lanruus had no obvious features and was very ordinary.
After chatting with Rosan for a few more words, Klein passed through the barrier and prepared to enter the underground.
At this moment, he saw the pale-skinned and cold-tempered "Grave Digger" Frye and the white-haired and brown-eyed "Writer" Miss Xigao. Terton. They both walked out of the entertainment room and turned towards him.
After a brief greeting, Klein watched his teammates leave and noticed that Dunne. Smith, wearing a black windbreaker, opened the door and stood beside him.
"Any cases?" Klein asked curiously.
At this time, the two Night Watchers wouldn't go out together for no reason.
Dunne's gray eyes swept over and he nodded with a smile:
"There's something suspicious happening in the South District. I asked Xigao and Frye to go and check it out. But you don't need to worry about these things. Before you master the combat skills, I don't plan to let you participate in any more tasks. I must be responsible for my team members."
Captain, you are really a good person, except for the high hairline and poor memory, there are no other shortcomings... Klein thought to himself, confirming with a questioning tone:
"So, I just need to take the mysticism course and do combat training, without making any contributions, and I can get the salary?"
"This is only temporary." Dunne gave a definite reply.
Just "attending classes" and "doing exercise" would get you the full and generous salary. Thinking about it, it was quite satisfying... Klein thought happily.
Hope there won't be any more coincidences! He silently prayed. ......
The peaceful and tranquil life without any disturbances lasted until Friday. After completing his martial arts training, Klein took a car and arrived at Besik Street.
Outside Henry's private detective agency, he glanced left and right, confirmed that no one was paying attention to him, then put on a gauze mask, raised the collar of his windbreaker, and hurriedly entered the corridor.
Knocking on the door, Klein saw the middle-aged tough guy image of Detective Henry again.
"Good afternoon, sir. One of your cases has come to an end." Detective Henry, with deep blue eyes, said in a smoky voice.
Klein deliberately spoke in a low voice:
"Is it the information about that gentleman who frequents the Dragon Bar?"
The gentleman who purchased the audience potion auxiliary materials...
"Yes." Henry raised his pipe in his hand and said.
Then, without saying anything else, he just smiled and looked at Klein.
Klein understood the meaning of the other person, sympathetically took out four 1-pound notes and handed them over:
"This is the second payment."
He paused and added:
"Write a receipt for me."
His private money was less than 1 pound...
"No problem." Henry coughed twice, while inspecting the anti-counterfeiting marks of the banknotes, and instructed the employee to bring paper and a pen.
Then, he invited Klein to sit on the sofa area and quickly wrote the receipt, stamped it.
After all this, Henry took a puff of smoke and said:
"According to your description, my assistant and I waited at the Dragon Bar for three days, and finally met that gentleman."
"He is indeed a rather vigilant gentleman, and he is also very good at observing. Fortunately, I am an expert in this area..."
"His name is Dast Gudrian, the doctor of Green Hell Asylum."