Chapter 215 The Peacemaker
"Oh my, I didn't expect it to escalate to this point—"
From the shadows not far away, Meihua 5 watched with keen interest the huge commotion caused by those few people on the street.
"Though it's very interesting, it would be troublesome if it attracted the Night and the Storm."
"The dogs under those guys' command, their noses are sharper than the last."
"Let's talk." Meihua 5 stretched, a joyful smile appearing on his face, "It seems I'll have to be the good guy and clean up this mess."
"I'm going to capture you alive." Luo En panted, his voice cold.
He walked towards the other party step by step. At the same time, he slightly raised his head, using the corner of his eye to police at the deep sky shrouded in crimson moonlight.
Still no such feeling—
He refocused his gaze on Klein.
'It seems your 'God' has completely abandoned you.'
Luo En forcibly suppressed the surging emotions in his heart, his right hand tightly gripping "Phantom," while his left hand quietly reached into his Pregnant and pulled out several more purification charms.
Just now, "Phantom's" three consecutive misfires had left him with a slight apprehension. He felt that his "luck" seemed to have gone wrong at some point, and along with it, the sensitivity of his "Calamity" premonition also seemed to have significantly decreased.
Although from the current situation, he held an absolute advantage, it was still better to be cautious.
Once the other party showed even the slightest abnormality, he would not hesitate to throw all these charms out!
What to do—
Looking at Luo En, who was approaching him step by step, Klein felt a trace of despair in his heart.
Once he was captured by the other party, his true identity would definitely be discovered.
Should I—fight for it?
Klein struggled to raise his head and look forward. When he saw Luo En's wary expression, as if facing a formidable enemy, Klein first felt a touch of bitterness, and then he bit his teeth fiercely.
It has come to this, I can only fight!
He had already made his final plan. The moment Luo En entered his attack range, he would use his last ounce of strength to violently erupt and snap his fingers for a decisive blow!
Unfortunately, Klein's plan was destined to fail.
Luo En suddenly stopped halfway. He had seen that the detective still seemed capable of resistance.
He slowly raised his right hand, slightly lowering the muzzle, aiming at Klein's legs, and then decisively pulled the trigger!
Accompanied by a muffled "thump!" a sticky, white spider silk erupted from the muzzle! It rapidly spread in the air, accurately wrapping around Klein's legs, tightly binding his lower body from the knees down like a zongzi!
No problem, Luo En glanced at the smoking pistol in his hand out of the corner of his eye.
Could it be that the three misfires just now were really just a coincidence?
Looking at Klein, who was struggling on the ground but unable to break free from the spider silk's bundle, Luo En let out a long sigh of relief.
"Hey, friend, what do you intend to do with our person?"
However, at this moment, a voice full of playfulness and cynicism suddenly came from not far away, causing Luo En's movements to suddenly halt.
He quickly turned his head and looked towards the source of the voice.
He saw a man in a black swallow-tailed suit standing in the huge gap on the second floor of the nearby hotel, a gap caused by their collision.
Beside him stood the "Demoness" Irin, covered in scars and looking a bit tired. And—Bodyguard Miss, who was tightly bound by a thicker mass of spider silk, her true form already revealed.
The other party's reinforcements had arrived!
Luo En immediately realized this. Without hesitation, he darted straight behind Klein, who was still on the ground, and pressed his pistol firmly against the back of his head!
Wait, that woman is the one who gave me the "Assassin" Beyonder Potion back then!
Luo En's pupils suddenly contracted.
During the fight on the second floor, the scene was too intense and chaotic. Plus, the other party had been in an invisible state the whole time, so he hadn't paid attention to her true appearance.
Now, in this brief standoff, he finally saw her face—
It was her! They—were actually working together?!
And that man who just spoke! Luo En also had an impression of him.
Isn't this Meihua 5, who took him to that Beyonder gathering in Tingen back then?
"Don't be so agitated." Meihua 5 still had that composed smile on his face, "I imagine you wouldn't want this beautiful lady to get hurt, would you?"
As he spoke, he slightly shook his head.
Irin immediately understood. The spider silk binding Sharon tightened a few more points, so much that Luo En could even clearly hear the grating friction between the tough spider silk and the fabric.
But Bodyguard Miss remained silent, not even uttering a groan of pain.
"What do you want to do?!" Luo En demanded.
"Of course—to rescue our person." Meihua 5 said in a matter-of-fact tone.
"Alright," Luo En nodded, "But release her first, this has nothing to do with her—"
He knew very well that to be able to subdue the Sequence 5 Bodyguard Miss so easily, this Meihua 5 in front of him was definitely not a simple character. In his current state, it was impossible for him to be his opponent.
He hadn't expected—such an outcome.
Luo En sighed silently in his heart.
Just as he was still thinking about how to end all of this peacefully—
"I seem to have—seen you somewhere before~"
A playful voice, as if with a hook, suddenly sounded from behind him!
What? When!
Just as Luo En was about to turn around, a hand wearing a white glove had already silently rested on his shoulder.
"Don't be agitated," Meihua 5's playful voice sounded in his ear, "I remember now. We met in Tingen, didn't we~"
"Tingen?"
Hearing this place name, Klein, still bound by spider silk on the ground, also subconsciously raised his head.
"Oh, since we know each other, then we're friends." Meihua 5 suddenly sighed again, "There's no need for friends to make things so tense."
He turned his head and said to Irin, who was still standing in the gap on the second floor: "Release that beautiful lady. This one is my friend. Everything just now was just a small misunderstanding."
"But—" Irin still wanted to say something, but when she saw Meihua 5's eyes, which, though smiling, were chillingly cold, she finally nodded and complied.
The spider silk binding Sharon was peeled away layer by layer. Restored to freedom, she cast her gaze in the direction of Luo En, who was being controlled by Meihua 5.
Luo En responded with a look, signaling her to "leave quickly."
"If you encounter an emergency, leave quickly. I have my trump card."
Recalling Luo En's prior instructions, Sharon's figure gradually became transparent, and finally, completely disappeared from her original spot.
Seeing this, Luo En breathed a sigh of relief. He slowly retrieved the pistol that was still pressed against the back of Klein's head.
"That's better." Meihua 5 grabbed Luo En's shoulder and said with a smile, "This isn't a suitable place for a conversation. I estimate that the Official people will be here soon."
Subsequently, Luo En was half-coercively "invited" to a nearby, moldy basement, of unknown age.
Also "invited" along was the somewhat disheveled Sherlock Moriarty, who had just been freed from the spider silk's bundle.
"Alright, now you can openly tell me everything." Meihua 5 sat on a dilapidated wooden box, first casting his gaze towards Klein, "Sherlock, you speak first."
"I—" Klein hesitated for a few seconds, he glanced at Luo En opposite him, and said, "Mr. Di Sen Ke, the reason you came to find me is—because I once trespassed into your home, right?"
Using a question as an answer—Luo En glanced at him and nodded: "That's right. My room was once broken into by two very dangerous terrorists."
"Terrorists?" Klein's mouth twitched, and he explained:
"That was just a misunderstanding."
"Misunderstanding?"
"Hmm." Klein nodded. He had already thought about how to explain this matter. "I previously took on a commission, and the content of the task was to find your whereabouts."
"James's commission was given to you recently, wasn't it?" Luo En did not directly expose that "James Scott" was just his alias.
"No, it wasn't Mr. Scott's." Klein said, "It was a commission from another lady. It seems—it's related to your pen pal."
"Pen pal?"
"Yes." Klein nodded slightly, and then recounted everything about Hugh entrusting him to help find the other party's whereabouts.
His only option now was to attribute all his motives to this commission.
Because this commission was real, it could withstand any verification. Moreover, this was not private work; it was a formally accepted commission from the guild, with written records.
Infiltrating for investigation was also unavoidable.
At most, it could only be considered an improper method. I am just a serious and responsible detective.
"How could there be such a coincidence?" Luo En said coldly.
Although he didn't directly refute, the meaning in his words was very clear: he didn't believe it at all.
He knew about the pen pal looking for him. But that person just happened to entrust this suspicious detective? The probability was too small.
"That's the truth." Seeing the other party's "Are you taking me for an idiot?" expression, Klein emphasized, "If you don't believe me, you can write to your pen pal at any time to ask."
"Then when James commissioned you, why didn't you tell him about this?"
"Because I was never able to find your whereabouts, so that lady had already withdrawn the commission. I didn't want to leave an unprofessional impression on Mr. Scott. So—"
"This." Looking at the other party's so certain demeanor, Luo En also fell into deep thought.
Could it be that all of this was really just a coincidence?
No, that's not right. Even if it's true, what about the Tingen incident? What were his previous reactions?
Why was that woman with him?
What was that gaze from the hidden presence?
This Meihua 5's status isn't that high.
This guy is definitely hiding a lot of things!
To be honest, Luo En really wanted to grab the detective by the collar and force all the information out. But the other party's superior was sitting right beside him, watching intently. He couldn't possibly turn hostile and could only nod reluctantly.
"Hey, you see, some things, if you just talk them out, everything will be fine, won't it?" Meihua 5, who had listened to the entire conversation, timely stepped in to mediate.
"This matter, indeed, Sherlock's investigative methods were a bit inappropriate, which led to such a big misunderstanding." As he spoke, he took out a very exquisite-looking voucher from his pocket and handed it to Luo En.
"This is?" Luo En looked at the text on the voucher, a bit stunned, "A gift exchange coupon?"
"Exactly." Meihua 5 said, "An exchange coupon for a high-end gift shop in Empress Borough. Consider it compensation for you."
"This—" Am I the kind of person who likes such small gifts? Luo En muttered in his heart.
"I can guarantee that Sherlock didn't lie a single word just now." Meihua 5 then gave another seemingly reasonable reason, "As for this exchange coupon, you can use it to exchange for an exquisite gift, and then personally visit your pen pal to clarify everything."
"If you have any trouble in the future, you can also go to the gift shop for help, just mention my name."
"Understood—then, thank you for your generosity." Seeing that the other party had no ill intentions, Luo En expressed his gratitude.
"But there's one thing, I shouldn't encounter any more accidents, should I?" He turned his gaze to Klein.
"No."
"That's good, but" Luo En's tone shifted, "if I really do encounter any accidents, could I ask Mr. Moriarty to investigate the truth then?"
"Huh?"
Upon hearing this, Meihua 5 glanced at Klein thoughtfully.
"Interesting suggestion, Sherlock, no problem, right?"
"Uh, of course." Klein was first startled, then smiled and agreed.
'This Luo En Di Sen Ke is implying that there's something behind me, telling me not to act rashly. He really did notice something.'
This matter seemed to have ended in such a reasonable yet absurd way.
"Oh, by the way, how much was the commission fee for the task James gave you?" Before leaving, Luo En asked, as if he had suddenly remembered something.
"40 pounds." Klein answered truthfully, "There's still a remaining balance of 30 pounds that hasn't been paid."
"That scoundrel, he actually charged me 70 pounds!" Luo En deliberately cursed, then pulled out 30 pounds in cash from his pocket and handed it to Klein.
"Mr. Detective, we—will meet again!"
'Meet again? I never want to see you again!' Klein grumbled as he watched Luo En's receding figure.
Wait—it seems there's still one most important thing!
Melissa!
I still don't know what exactly happened between him and Melissa in Tingen back then!
"That guy has gone far away. Don't be so 'heart-to-heart' anymore." Meihua 5's playful voice came from the side.
"Sir, I—" Looking at his superior, Klein wanted to explain something. He knew that his words just now wouldn't easily fool the other party.
"Alright, don't say anymore." Meihua 5 directly interrupted him, "Everyone has little secrets, it's normal, I do too.
So, I don't want to ask too much about this."
"In short, you must remember. Today, you owe me a favor. A favor—that could be worth your life, you know."
Is he giving me a way out? Klein looked at the other party's smile and nodded.
"Not bad." Meihua 5 pinched his eye sockets.
"Get ready. There will be a new mission soon."