Mystery: The Returner of the Stars

Chapter 319 Hastur: Mr. Klein likes the bathroom very much?
Pirate corpses were strewn high and low, hung by ropes around their necks, their eyes staring like fish eyes.

No one cares about why the pirates died in peace, what they care about is the victory of this war.

Puning Harbor has been plagued by pirates for so many years, especially the businessmen, who simply grit their teeth with hatred for these rampant pirates.

A few years ago, due to rampant pirates robbing merchant ships many times, several big businessmen stood up and donated a large sum of money to eliminate pirates.

But the governor who received the money has never implemented this matter, and has been procrastinating with excuses.

Over time, they also no longer trusted the South Wales Navy.

Today, the returning warship greatly encouraged the local residents. After a brief silence, there were thunderous applause and shouts.

"It is the greatest mercy to hang pirates on the gallows."

This is the sentence that Hastur left the deepest impression on them.

At night, the entire Puning Harbor is brightly lit, and all the taverns are discounting and carnival. If you are a naval soldier who participated in the war, you can even drink freely.

Every tavern was full, and many people brought chairs and stools from home and placed them at the entrance of the tavern, drinking and laughing wantonly.

"It's hard to imagine what suffering the residents here have suffered in the past years."

Greystel and Klein also suspended their investigation tonight, and went out to find a tavern with fewer people to have a few drinks.

Klein ate half a piece of crispy fried fish, drank another glass of beer, and burped slightly: "The greater the joy today, the greater the suffering in the past,"

Pirates are rampant, and the residents here have suffered from bullying for generations, and more or less have blood feuds with the pirates.

Greystel raised his glass to touch the one in Klein's hand, and took a big gulp, "When I was living in Backlund, I always thought that the seaside was suitable for doing business, and there should be a more prosperous place than Backlund. Economy, but when I really walked out of Backlund, I realized that the sea is hard, and the fishermen who go fishing for a living are even more miserable."

"Natural disasters and man-made disasters, tsk, especially when there is an incompetent... let's not talk, drink."

Greystadt was clearly a little tipsy, and much more sentimental than usual.

Klein shook his head and sighed, then turned his head to look at the lively scene in the tavern where he was singing passionately and laughing happily.

It was close to ten o'clock, and the tavern was still buzzing with people, and Klein had no intention of staying with them all night long.

His wallet didn't allow it either, even if he shared it with Greystai, he spent 1 pound and 9 solis in this tavern within a few hours.

This is still a [-]% discount at the tavern tonight.

Klein got up and put on the black coat he had just untied, and half-supported Greystai back to his residence.

While walking down the street, I heard a voice behind me.

"Mr. Klein, I didn't expect to meet here."

Klein glanced back subconsciously, and the person who greeted him was Hastur.

Grestai, who was already a little drunk, was also fully awake at this moment, raising her head and looking awe-inspiring, with a bit of guard.

"Earl Campbell, why are you here?"

"Just after drinking from the barracks, I was thinking of taking a walk in the street, and I just met you." Hasta explained, and then smiled: "It's not a formal occasion now, so there is no need to be so respectful."

"Mr. Hastur, it's not easy to train a navy capable of fighting pirates after only three months in South Wales."

The person who spoke was Greystai. At this moment, he has not been supported by Klein, and his stature is firm, tall and unyielding.

Hastur said calmly: "The king has high hopes for me, and he asked me to come here to solve the coastal defense problem in South Wales."

He took another look at Klein and Greystel, who were in good spirits, and pointed to a tavern that was still open on the side of the street with a smile, inviting them to have a drink together.

Klein, who had already drunk a lot, originally wanted to refuse, but Greystel agreed before him, and he could only follow to the tavern.

A boxy wine table, with a few appetizers, and other vacant places were filled with wine, half of which were taken by Greysta, and half by Hasta asked the tavern owner to take.

Klein was sitting between Hastur and Greystadt. He always felt that tonight's drinking scene was not easy.

Sure enough, before he had a few mouthfuls of wine and side dishes, Greystadt invited Hastur to drink several glasses of wine one after another, saying that Hastur was young and promising, that he was good at rectifying the navy, and that he had made great achievements in suppressing pirates.

This posture made Klein silently move his position back a little to avoid being involved.

His alcohol capacity is average, and he occasionally drinks with Benson at home, usually only one or two drinks.

He has also participated in drinking sessions at work a few times, but he never drinks too much each time, let alone drinking heavily.

Drinking like Greystai, he will definitely not be able to get a headache tomorrow. Extraordinary people are better than ordinary people, but it doesn't mean they can drink better.

Originally, Klein thought he could avoid it, but after Grestadt and Hasta drank to a certain level, they joined forces to drag him into the drinking situation, and finally became dizzy, and he didn't know how much he drank.

In order not to get drunk, Klein suffocated his stomach many times, went to the bathroom to wash his face to sober up, and walked out of the bathroom after the alcohol subsided a bit.

Regarding this, Hasta smiled and said, "Mr. Klein seems to like the bathroom very much."

Such words made Klein's heart skip a beat, and for a moment he couldn't tell whether Hastur was joking or saw something.

Greystel also smiled and said, "The bathroom is a good place. When middle-aged men are upset, they like to hide in it to clean themselves up."

Having said that, he looked Klein up and down and said, "I believe Klein definitely didn't induce vomiting secretly in the bathroom."

Hastur also took a look at Klein, and said with a smile: "The bathroom is indeed very quiet. Hiding in it alone, you can do many things secretly."

In order not to make Klein suspicious, Hastur deliberately made this sentence a little ambiguous.

Greyster laughed out loud, and winked at Klein, his eyes full of ridicule.

Klein smiled and said nothing. He really didn't want to talk about this topic, even though he liked the bathroom very much.

After all, the bathroom is equivalent to Mister Fool's kingdom of God on earth.

……

When Klein woke up, it was already the afternoon of the next day.

He first rubbed his aching head a few times, and then looked at the environment he was in.

Fortunately, this is my room.

The clothes are also intact, and there is no pain anywhere else on the body.

When his thoughts turned here, Klein was stunned for a while, and in the end he could only blame Roselle for such thoughts.

If he hadn't read too many Roselle's diaries, he wouldn't have known so much about the special hobbies of nobles.

"Looks like the bathroom was talked about last night?"

Klein shook his dizzy head, carefully recalling what happened last night.

Fortunately, he didn't say anything he shouldn't have said.

Last night, he was also half-supporting Greystai back. When he came back, he went to the bathroom to take a bath, then smiled silly in front of the mirror for a long time, and finally lay down on the bed to sleep.

It's better to drink less alcohol!

Klein sighed, rested for a while, and then got up to take a shower.

What he didn't expect was that Greystai woke up early, was sitting on the sofa in the living room drinking coffee, crossing his legs to read the newspaper, and thoughtfully preparing a fish soup for him.

"..."

When Klein came back from washing up, he finally couldn't help asking him why he was so energetic today because he couldn't walk because he drank too much last night?
"Drinking is a mistake, so I never let myself get drunk, and the Earl of Campbell is the same. He was still in good spirits last night."

So I'm the only one who got drunk?
Klein didn't want to talk, and sat silently drinking the still warm milky white fish soup.

After Klein finished drinking the fish soup and became fully awake, Greystall closed the newspaper in his hand and said in a solemn tone: "We will return to Backlund tomorrow."

Klein was stunned for a moment, "Aren't you going to continue the investigation?"

"The church asked us to give up the mission and return to Backlund."

"Just because of the extermination of the pirate group?"

"There are other reasons as well. Backlund has been uneasy recently and is in need of manpower."

Klein didn't say anything else. Greystal stood up and said jokingly, "Relax, at least we're still alive. Nothing is luckier than being alive."

"What happened to Backlund?" Klein was a little worried about Benson and Melissa.

"It is said that a powerful evil spirit has appeared."

"Evil spirit?"

"The news that came didn't go into too much detail, but the fact that the Church paid so much attention to it proves that the evil spirit is not easy."

Klein nodded, "Go and buy a boat ticket later."

In the evening, after Klein and Greystel went to the port to buy tickets, Grestel received another message from the church.

Let them go to Bansi Port to investigate first, saying that something extraordinary has happened there, and let them investigate together with the people from the Church of the Storm.

Klein looked at the two boat tickets that he had bought for a full 10 gold pounds, and sighed, "Can I still refund the tickets now?"

"Don't worry, the church will reimburse all our daily expenses outside."

After Gresta finished speaking, she turned around and bought two tickets to Bansi Port.

(End of this chapter)