Secret: Storm Pigeons are still Storm Pigeons

Chapter 154: The Hodgepodge Team

Tuesday morning, September 9, at St. Samuel Church.

“Your Excellency Cecima!” Klein saluted the senior deacon.

"Well, you've worked hard," Krestai waved his hand casually behind the desk, and then said, "I heard that you went to visit the navigator? Have you completed the follow-up affairs?"

"Yes, Old Blue's wound is almost healed. Also, I cooperated with Storm to record a statement. I don't need to be involved in the follow-up matters." Klein answered honestly.

"That's good," Krestai handed over a stack of information and said:

"You have been promoted to 'Joker', and your authority and rank will be increased. Here is some information about the Aurora Society, as well as a detailed report on the Lanevus case sent from Tingen.

"I want you to read them quickly and give your independent opinion on where you would like to start your investigation."

"I understand!" Klein didn't think he could offer any constructive suggestions, but the senior deacon must have had his reasons for asking him to do so!
He flipped through the information quickly. He found more information about the Aurora Society than he had seen in Tingen, but it was not as detailed as what Old Blue had introduced...

To be honest, when it comes to my understanding of the Aurora Society and the "True Creator", I can be considered a half-expert!
One is that Mr. Sun’s fear and worry about the “shepherd” has led the Tarot Club to discuss more information in this area, and those who share it are mainly priestesses.

Second, Klein had personally seen the image of the evil god, and more than once! Once in Hood Eugen's dream, and once in the small town outside Tingen...

But the contents of the Lanevus case were extremely detailed, including when the fraudster came to Tingen, which houses he rented, what aliases he used, how many times he went to the library and what kind of books he borrowed, the specific situation of the steel company, etc., and even the three meals a day he had were missing... Holy crap! It really existed... This is the "human flesh" search of this era!

He couldn't help but turn to the last page, and saw the last line: "Recorded by: All Tingen Punishers."

As expected... The people in Tingen investigated this matter like crazy, and did not allow the Nighthawks to interfere... Is this a detailed report obtained with the help of my divination? But I can just ask Old Blue for a copy...

As if he could see what he was thinking, Crestai smiled and said, "This is information from the Storm Church. Well, because you started with 'Sashimi' and worked out Qilingos's location, a bunch of people in the church are now staring at the records of three meals a day... Heh, Storm's thinking is indeed different. Perhaps we can learn from each other and make progress together..."

"That makes sense!" Klein almost couldn't hold back his expression, so he had to say. Old Blue's reasoning was indeed rather bizarre, but it worked. If someone else used it... it might not work.

He heard from Sesima's words that the church was also following Storm's idea of ​​summoning 12 Punishers from different regions, allowing each Night Watcher to think independently. Perhaps someone could come up with an important clue! This is very likely. Different individuals have different perspectives on things due to various factors!

But Old Blue had complained to him privately about the "God's Pigeon", saying that he was always a step late and only watched the end of the prepared performance... The bait tactic he came up with was a complete failure. If he hadn't pointed out the pirates, the "God's Pigeon" would have lost all his face...

I guess the archbishop figured it out later, but he didn't lose face and cancel the action... Unexpectedly, Old Blue, one of the 12 people, made a perfect smoothover for him.

Klein gathered his thoughts and tried hard to analyze the file in his hand. He couldn't help but pay attention to the detailed records of the three meals a day... But as he read on, he gradually felt something was strange...

After obtaining the "Sun Kitchen Knife", his cooking skills improved because he had to cook every day... After coming to Backlund, for some reason, it became much quieter...

Because of this, he was extremely familiar with Loen's cuisine. This thick stack of information showed that Lanevus's taste was slowly changing, and he began to like sour and salty food... This change almost happened with the passage of time!

It was as if... it was as if Lanevus was gradually becoming another person!

Schizophrenia? He also has a face-covering clown?
["...Divinity! Divinity!"]

Divinity, I see. That was the divinity Lanevs used to seduce Hood Eugen! His behavior changed after Lanevs got it! Maybe it was changed by the divinity! Everything was connected!

"Sir Cecima! I..." Klein hurriedly reported his findings and stated his inferences. Krestel first thought it was absurd, but then his expression became serious... He actually came up with something new in terms of diet again?
"Divinity... Substitution...

"Klein, you have once again proved that you are indeed a genius with clear logic and sharp intuition... I need to report to His Excellency the Archbishop. You can continue reading the materials. Your goal is to find the other party's position..."

Klein accepted the compliment calmly. He could see this thanks to his cooking skills! He knew the ingredients and steps of various dishes!
He watched the senior deacon leave, and then thought about the location of the swindler... Well, this was a bit difficult. He had only been in Backlund for a few days and didn't even know how many districts there were!

Divination? The divine interference was quite large, and even after climbing into the gray fog, he could only divine the extremely vague range of "Backlund".

Well, logically speaking, Old Blue shouldn't be very familiar with Backlund, but he was able to lock onto the pirates and Capin in a short period of time... Old Blue must also be trying hard to find the murderer Lanevus, right?

Now Klein firmly believed that Old Blue would not give up. His "suicide" search was actually all part of the plan! He was still working hard to seek promotion!

So next, I need to help him catch Lanevus, to catch and even execute the culprit who destroyed the old Blue family!

After a while, Krestai returned to the office and said with a serious expression:

“What Lanevus held in Tingen might not be a bestowal ceremony, but… a divine descent ceremony, a special divine descent ceremony.

"You are not qualified to know the specifics for now. You only need to know that Lanevus will become more and more dangerous and may even destroy Backlund."

Huh? Klein was a little dumbfounded. How come such a case happened wherever he came to? Did he really have an extraordinary physique? Isn't that something that only elementary school students of the God of Death would do?
God descends! Special...divine...

Destroy Backlund? There are at least four demigods living here! The four showed up on the night of the performance! It took them less than 10 minutes to arrive!

The descent of the true Creator? That means the evil god will gradually replace Lanevus... So that's it! This is the price He demands! Old Blue's guess is correct! The divinity bestowed by the evil god is a deadly trap! He will never pay in advance without charging a price! They have no mercy!

Klein felt that he had some understanding of what kind of existence God was... Perhaps he should also pay attention to this when playing the role of "The Fool"? But that would conflict with the generous image he had shown before... Don't think about it! The matter at hand is important! He quickly gathered his thoughts and asked:
"Lord Cecima! What do I need to do next? Should I start an investigation immediately?"

Krestai hesitated and said:
"Klein, tell me the truth, how did you get along with the previous team? Can you take the lead in restarting the team, um, let's call it Team Klein, to investigate this matter? Of course, the church will support you. By the way, did you get the bounty from Qilingos?"

"Ah? Bounty? Not available for now..." Klein then realized that he and the others had never mentioned this matter... How much was the bounty?

"I get along well with Old Blue, and the other members trust me. Well, I can give it a try, but Lord Cecima, why do you want this combined team to do this? Can't we, the Nighthawks, investigate alone?"

Krestai smiled and said:

"You may not have noticed how special your team is. This team includes members of our team, including Night, Storm, MI9, and even Extraordinary people among the civilians. In a small sense, it is an ordinary investigation team, but in a big sense, it is a bridge for cooperation between several forces.

“Especially when you have accomplished something big, people will talk about its characteristics.

"This makes the Mechanic Church a little embarrassed. After all, there is no representative from their side here... Well, Archbishop Horamick requested that a mechanical Beyonder be placed in your team..."

...Machines are also involved? Is this necessary? Klein felt a little dreamy. How could a good investigation team become... um, a tool for show?

(End of this chapter)