Mystery: Big Alarm Clock Ghroth Path

Chapter 11 Subcontracting Agreement
"You know Mr. Moretti?" Angelica was a little surprised.

"Well, we are neighbors, and Mr. Moretti is also my sponsor." Roger nodded.

Of course, it's the kind that only sponsored 1 penny...

"I see."

Ms. Angelica's expression changed slightly, and she pointed to the end of the corridor:
"As for the room on the far right, I need to remind you that it's best to wait until the current client finishes their divination before going in to see Mr. Moretti."

"Of course."

Roger nodded slightly in greeting, then sat quietly in the hall reading the newspaper while waiting.

About ten minutes later, a middle-aged man in his 30s, dressed in cheap formal attire, opened the door of the divination room where Klein was, and walked out, unable to stop expressing his gratitude towards the room.

"How's your divination going, Mr. Morris?"

Angelica stood up immediately. Although she had heard that Klein had good physiognomy skills, she was inevitably a little worried because this was his first official divination commission.

"Very good, Mr. Moretti is an excellent fortune teller."

Mr. Morris made no secret of his approval of Klein.

"Of course... Klein is a true fortuneteller."

Roger said silently in his heart as he walked towards the divination room where Klein was.

Klein was getting dressed and preparing to leave.

He turned around in confusion and saw Roger standing at the door, smiling.

"Mr. Bangwei, do you need divination as well?" Klein joked.

"Yes, I need to divine when I can live the good life promised by the previous cabinet."

The two laughed at the same time. After a few seconds, Roger put away his smile and said:

"Mr. Moretti, you haven't had afternoon tea yet, have you? There's a nice new specialty restaurant nearby. I wonder if you'd be willing to come and have a look? It's my treat."

The club previously provided free drinks, but drinking only liquids was a bit difficult.

Even though Klein had some extra food on hand, Roger still couldn't bear to let him pay for a high-end restaurant.

"My pleasure." Klein didn't refuse and added, "From now on, just call me Klein."

"Metis." Roger responded friendly.

Klein picked up his silver-inlaid cane, put on his hat, and left the Divination Club with Roger, heading to Loretta's Restaurant across the street.

The two of them ordered some snacks and drinks and started eating and drinking.

Klein calmly tapped his brow twice with the tip of his index finger and looked at Roger.
"Metis, my intuition tells me that you should have something to talk to me about."

"Yes, I have a commission and I wonder if you would like to take it on."

Roger did not hide anything and told Klein what Willis had entrusted him with.

Of course, he concealed the overall funding.

"If I'm not mistaken, you should be working for the security company we met earlier.

"The police don't take this matter very seriously at the moment, so if your company can solve this matter, I'm willing to give you 20 pounds as a reward."

After listening to Roger's words, Klein's expression became somewhat solemn.

He still hasn't participated in any official mission of the Nighthawks, so he is a little confused about the ins and outs of this matter.

But the twenty-gold pound fee was quite tempting—because this matter involved supernatural events, it was considered the Nighthawk's job, not a commissioned task to "earn extra cash." This was also Roger's idea, to have Klein use his position to gain some benefits for him, and in the process, help him rescue James with the official power of the church.

We are both fellow villagers and good neighbors, and we make money together.

As an "order-taking" channel, Roger believes that a 40:60 split is quite reasonable.

On the other hand, if this matter is related to the Aurora Society, using official power can also prevent the gods of Ahowa County from targeting him in advance.

"I can give it a try, but I can't guarantee I can complete it." Klein thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.

Roger wasn't worried at all that the Nighthawks couldn't handle such a matter. He took out a five-pound note and handed it to Klein. "It's a deal then. This is the deposit. Please ensure it's settled within three days."

Klein took the money and nodded.

He finished the rest of the pastry on his plate and drained his glass of sweet iced tea.

"Thank you for the treat. I'll go to the company now to report on my work." Klein put on his hat and politely said goodbye.

Today is the day when Captain Dunn Smith is on duty at Chanis Gate. He needs to return to the Blackthorn Security Company to tell them about this matter.

As he walked, Klein took out a penny from his pocket.

"Is Meters' commission dangerous?"

After silently reciting the question, he flipped a coin and received a “no” answer.

"It seems my neighbor is indeed a good person. Judging from the results of my clairvoyance just now, he should also be a Beyonder."

Klein thought to himself, "Perhaps I can get him into the Tarot Club? The gathering is the day after tomorrow, and there just happened to be an additional invitation slot recently. I can use this opportunity to test whether he's a time traveler..."

A short while later, Klein arrived at the Blackthorn Security Company by public carriage. After greeting Old Neil and Roxanne, he went straight down to the office near Chanis Gate and found Captain Dunn.

"Captain, I have a report involving an occult incident."

He briefly explained the matter to Dunn, who nodded.
"I think this matter is related to the 'Aurora Society'. Recently, there have been many clues pointing to them engaging in illegal religious activities.

Dunn found a document from the drawer and tossed it to Klein:

"This is the missing persons list reported by the Tingen City police over the past week. We had been planning to join forces with the Mandated Punishers to eliminate the Aurora Society's hideout over the past couple of days.

"Since you are already involved in this matter, I would like to consider adding you to the list of law enforcement members this time."

Klein quickly scanned the list and found the name "James Willis" on it.

"my pleasure."

Klein was a little excited. Although the captain had promised to let him officially join the Nighthawks after solving the case of the Antigonus family notes, he was also very happy to gain some experience first.

After all, with two major churches jointly enforcing the law, security is naturally greatly guaranteed.

"Go back and wait for news." Dunn nodded, then said confusedly, "Oh, what was I going to do just now..."

Klein's mouth twitched slightly, and he stood up and left Dunn's office.

……

Two days later, in the evening, at the dock area of Tingen City.

Sitting in a small pub on a back street, drinking sparkling water and eating salt cod with a knife and fork, Roger seemed to inadvertently look at a large building without a house number not far away.

Some people who clearly showed the characteristics of Extraordinary People within his spiritual vision were slowly approaching there in an ordinary stroll.

　There will be another update later.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)