Mystery: Who has seen my brother?

Chapter 49 Bayam

"Good evening." Eve sat on Klein's bed, legs crossed, completely unaware that she had trespassed into a private residence. When she saw the owner of the room come in, she waved and greeted him.

When Klein saw Eve on the bed, his hands trembled. His body moved faster than his brain, and he hurriedly closed the door to prevent Benson and Melissa from seeing him.

After he finished, Klein felt a little regretful. On the one hand, he wanted Eve to integrate into the family, but on the other hand, he didn't want Melissa and Benson to discover him.

This is really...

Klein's mind was in a mess, and he clenched his cane irritably.

"Hey, brother, what's wrong with you?" Eve looked at Klein, who was pursing his lips tightly, frowning, with a look of confusion and irritability on his face, and exuding sadness.

He tapped his forehead and said jokingly, "I came here specifically to congratulate you with gifts, and you treat me like this."

"Ah, ah, ah," Eve cupped Klein's cheeks, pressed her palms against his face, and began kneading it madly. "Happy housewarming, Zhou Mingrui! Smile for me."

"I know, I know, I was wrong. Stop rubbing it, stop rubbing it." Klein grabbed Eve's wrist and pulled her face back, freeing her face from His hand.

He rubbed his aching cheek. Eve's disturbance helped to dispel some of the gloom in his heart.

This problem will always be a huge stone weighing on his heart until it is solved, but it will not be figured out in a short time.

Today should have been a happy day. He had moved into a new home and started a new life. On this happy day, he should not think about the unhappy things for the time being.

Klein put down his hand that was rubbing his face, curled his lips, and said, "Talk nicely, don't use violence."

Eve chuckled twice, put her hands behind her back, and then crossed them in front of her chest. She put two fingers together on both hands, and held a silver-plated tarot card between her middle and index fingers.

One card showed a middle-aged brown-haired man with a neat mustache, wearing colorful and exaggerated clothes, carrying a cane with luggage hanging on it, and a puppy following at his feet. Above the middle-aged man's head was a word written in Intis. Judging from the card, it should be "Fool".

The other card showed a little brown-haired girl who looked only two or three years old. Her face was somewhat similar to that of the middle-aged man, and they looked very much like father and daughter. The girl was wearing a cute blue dress and sitting on a throne. Because of her height, her two feet were hanging in the air, one in front and one behind, and seemed to be swaying.

The girl looked forward, as if at someone, smiling broadly. She wore a golden crown and held a scepter high in her hand. In the top corner of the card, there was also a word written in Intis. This should be the Queen card, but the lovely little girl on it looked more like a princess than an empress.

The more Klein looked at the card, the more familiar the man looked. He searched his memory carefully.

Russell Gustav!
This figure is a frequent subject in textbooks and is covered in many subjects. Klein had seen his picture in the book.

That girl should be Russell's daughter Bernadette Gustave.

"Dangdang!" Eve shook the cards in her hand twice. "How is it? This is a gift I carefully selected. Do you like it?"

"I like it," Klein asked as he took the tarot cards. "It's a very beautiful and unique deck, but why are there only two?"

"This is an extraordinary item," Eve said, nudging Klein's arm with her elbow. "Two of them would be great."

"Extraordinary item?" Klein asked doubtfully, "Is it a sealed item?"

"That's about right. This is a weapon crafted by a craftsman using Beyonder properties. It has much less negative effects than ordinary sealed items." Eve explained, explaining to Klein in detail the usage and negative effects of the Beyonder Tarot cards.

Klein looked at the tarot cards in his hand with shining eyes. This would be his trump card for a long time to come.

"Thank you," Klein thanked him sincerely. "Have you eaten yet?" "Wow, a traditional greeting from my country of foodies," Eve said in feigned surprise. She then covered her chest and wiped away nonexistent tears, complaining resentfully, "Brothers, we haven't seen each other in so long. Have you run out of things to talk about so soon? You've already started to make conversation, and now you're still trying to find something to talk about. Are you going to ignore me from now on?"

"Uh..." Klein looked at the drama queen speechlessly, "I just wanted to treat you to a meal."

"Oh," Eve patted Klein's shoulder. "No, no, where are you going to treat me to dinner?"

"Let's go to your house. I'll make it myself." Klein lowered his head and thought for a while. Restaurants were too expensive. He had just moved and changed into decent clothes, so he didn't have much money left. Making it himself would be more thoughtful. Although his cooking skills were not the best, it was not bad either.

Eve was a little surprised. In his previous life, Zhou Mingrui could only help him get takeout.

"Sure," Eve said, stroking her chin, "but we need to go out and buy some groceries."

There is no vegetable at Eve's house. She eats out most of the time and occasionally cooks for herself. But because there is no refrigerator, Eve only buys enough vegetables for one meal each time.

Klein glanced out the window. The sparse street lights emitted a warm glow, and a crimson veil enveloped the peaceful city.

There were no more vegetable vendors at this time. Although Tingen was considered a safe city, the public security wasn't good enough for residents to walk around at night with peace of mind. In fact, even the safest cities couldn't achieve this level.

And even if they are willing to continue working at night, they will be expelled by the inspectors because of the so-called city appearance.

"Then tomorrow..." Before Klein could finish his words, Eve placed her hand on his shoulder. He then felt as if the world before him had transformed into a richly colored oil painting, the black becoming darker and the red more red.

When the exaggerated and strong colors disappeared, they were already in a strange city.

A huge ship was docked at the dock, and several boatmen were carrying boxes onto the ship. There weren't many pedestrians on the road, but compared to the quiet Tingen night, it was already crowded. The busiest place was probably the tavern. Klein was not close to the tavern, but he could still hear the bustling voices inside.

"This is Bayam," Eve said to Klein, looking up. "Follow me closely, or it'll be dangerous. The reason there are so many people here at night isn't because the security is good. On the contrary, it's extremely poor."

"Danger," Klein pondered for two seconds. He knew the city of Bayam, the capital of the Rhodes Islands, the City of Generosity. "Is it because of pirates?"

"That's right," Eve said with a smile, "Many pirates come to the Rhodes Islands to resupply their supplies. Many residents here were once pirates, and many of the people walking around the streets now are pirates and Beyonders."

Eve looked around, then stood on tiptoe and whispered in Klein's ear, "If you're short on money in the future, consider hunting pirates at sea. It's a great way to eliminate harm to the people and supplement your family income. The work hours are flexible and there aren't any annoying bosses."

Klein's eyes widened slightly as he looked at Eve expectantly.

"Some famous pirates, like the Four Kings of Pirates, have bounties exceeding ten thousand, but they are all demigod-level warriors, far beyond your reach," Eve said with a smile. "In fact, those famous pirates are all Beyonders. The small shrimp you can deal with are only a few pounds or a dozen pounds."

Klein wasn't surprised. In this world of extraordinary abilities, it was surprising that these famous pirates were ordinary people.

Although he could only get a few pounds, it was a considerable income for him.

Even though he knew it was far from his reach, Klein was still very tempted by the thought of those tens of thousands of gold pounds. He silently listed it as his second motivation for striving for promotion.

Strive to be promoted to demigod as soon as possible and embark on the road to wealth.

Eve knew what Klein was thinking from his expression. She patted Klein on the back and said solemnly, like an elder admonishing a younger person, "Young man, strive for advancement."

But after less than three seconds of seriousness, he returned to his normal demeanor. He pointed to the giant ship at the dock, pulled Klein along, and said, "Come on, come on. We're so lucky to have run into Jiajia's ship today. Let me take you to meet her."

(End of this chapter)