Secrets: Priestess

Chapter 60 The Cross

In the reception hall of Blackthorn Security Company, Roshan, who was supposed to be on night shift, came to take over from Brett at the start of the night shift.

When Luo Shan saw the light on in Claire's office, she immediately pulled Claire over and started chatting with her.

"Is Mr. Neil back?" Claire asked in more detail after hearing the news about Old Neil from Roshan.

"came back."

Luo Shan spoke quickly and clearly, like a little sparrow, saying:
"He came back with Frye last night and seems to have recovered well... He has taken up residence at St. Selina's Church and has become the caretaker behind Chanis Gate."

“When Leonard went to collect his things, Old Neil played a trick on him, causing Leonard to curse and swear.”

"Come to think of it." Luo Shan suddenly put her face close to Claire's, "I was talking about you with Xijia while we were taking a bath yesterday..."

"It's really hidden, even bigger than what you can usually see."

Claire's hair was covered with black money, and she flicked her fingers and hit Roxanne's forehead.

Luo Shan covered her forehead and said with a smile, "Even those Night Watchmen with more experience than you, like Xijia and Luo Yao, have their own lives and hobbies. Claire, you're working too hard... Let's go shopping together next week when we have time off. You should wear something that better reflects your feminine charm."

Claire, who started wearing dark-colored dresses, was no longer as averse to clothing choices as she was at the beginning, but she still couldn't understand the joy of women shopping.

Roshan bent her fingers and tried to launch another sneak attack, but Claire easily caught Roshan's little trick.

Luo Shan grinned and tutted, "Don't you nobles have etiquette classes? I can't imagine how you managed it, Claire."

Claire had learned etiquette lessons perfectly, but now she was unwilling to recall those memories...

Time passed quickly amid the chatter of Luo Shan, who always had something to talk about.

As the night deepened, someone suddenly knocked on the door. Claire saw Klein hurried in.

Why was Klein coming to the company so late at night? It was already 11 p.m.

Klein was dressed very handsomely, in a well-fitting tuxedo and a half-high silk hat, as if he had just come from a dinner party.

"Klein's fashion sense is gradually improving." Luo Shan said with a smile.

Claire sensed Klein's urgency and asked, "What happened?"

"I have something to report." Klein said briefly, quickly passing the corridor left by Claire, knocking on the door and entering Dunn's office.

Is there another case?
Claire guessed.

Then, no more than five minutes later, Klein came out of the captain's office and hurried away again.

His anxiety before the report was understandable, but Klein was still so anxious after the report...

Through the window, Claire saw a hired carriage parked not far downstairs in the dark. Klein boarded the carriage, along with a cute little girl and a gentleman who looked quite similar to Klein.

Those people...are they Klein's family?

I heard that Klein lives with his brother and sister.

Claire was lost in thought.

At this time, Dunn came out wearing a black windbreaker. His deep grey eyes spotted Claire, who was on duty tonight. "Claire, check your equipment and come with me to arrest someone."

Claire came back to her senses, "Roger that, Captain."

She secured all the guns on her body and also put on a black windbreaker. Just in case, Claire also brought a nightmare doll.

When Claire came out, Dunn had already driven the carriage over. Claire jumped on the carriage and asked, "Is this the incident that Klein reported?"

Dunn pulled the reins and nodded.

"Heinus Vincent of the Divination Club is suspected to be a cultist. He spread the 'magic mirror divination' to the general public. At the party Klein just attended, a girl almost used 'magic mirror divination' to summon an evil spirit. Fortunately, Klein interrupted and resolved the situation."

Claire sighed, "Klein is becoming more and more mature."

Dunn nodded in agreement and warned Claire:

"We are now going to capture the source of this incident, Heinus Vincent. He is most likely a dangerous Beyonder, and his sequence is unknown. Please proceed with caution."

Claire first followed Dunn to the police station to retrieve Hainas's information.

The other party was not only a member of the divination club, but also a well-known divination master in Tingen City, the kind that could make money by selling lessons. Because of Heiners's reputation, the police station did not lose the photos this time.

Claire also stared at the photo in Dunn's hand.

The middle-aged man in the photo was wearing a classical robe, had thick, wiry brown hair, and had heavy dark circles under his eyes.

The information shows that Haines' residence is on Halls Street.

As they approached their destination, Dunn stopped the carriage in advance.

The two walked towards Hainas' residence.

Dunn found a vantage point on the roof of a neighboring house from which he could observe Heiners's living room.

Claire followed and climbed up, hiding behind the corner of the house.

In Claire's prying eyes, she saw a green ball lying in the living room, so she said, "The suspected target is sleeping."

Dunn said, "I'll try to drag him into a dream from a distance. If that succeeds, you can go in and subdue him. If anything unexpected happens that's out of control, you'll eliminate the other party and prioritize your own safety."

After receiving Claire's confirming gesture, Dunn leaned against the corner of the room and lowered his head, seeming to blend into the darkness.

After observing Dunn's condition, Claire leaped up and down a few times and sneaked into Hainas's yard like a bird in the crimson moonlight. She hid under the first-floor window, ready to rush in at any time.

After waiting for a while, Claire felt a little dazed and her eyelids felt heavy.

When she opened her eyes again, Claire saw Dunn, wearing a black windbreaker, suddenly appear beside her.

This is... a dream!
This feeling is a bit like entering a gray fog world.

Not far away, Dunn commanded: "Hainas has entered the dream state. You can take action after you wake up."

Nightmare's ability is really convenient. While controlling the enemy in the dream, he still has the energy to pull teammates into the dream to exchange information.

Claire was a little envious of this ability.

But just as Dunn was about to remove the influence on Claire's dream, he found that the dream was out of his control and the entire dream space was still.

Dunn's stunned expression made Claire aware of something unusual.

Starting from Dunn, everything around him seemed to be suddenly paused!
It seems like a solidified crimson moon, and like a solidified house under the moon.

Dunn stood in front of her, the branches stopped swaying, the gas street lamps kept their lights on... Claire looked into the distance, and a blood-red color seeped in from the distant surroundings.

Then everything was dyed red with blood!
Everything around, everything, is like a silhouette, pasted on this bloody curtain!

And the scene is so silent that if it were any quieter it would become the dead silence of a grave.

"team leader?"

Claire wanted to speak, but she was surprised to find that even her voice was so stagnant, so stagnant that no sound could come out.

As Claire was in wonder, a gigantic cross appeared, standing tall and filling the sky!

Claire looked at it in shock. On the huge cross, black iron nails nailed a naked man. The man had his arms spread out, his feet on top, his head hanging like a pendant, and his body was covered with bloodstains.

The inverted cross...

The pollution in Claire's chest was boiling, and the holy emblem and the mark on the back of her hand were lighting up in different colors!

Claire felt a sharp pain in her mind, and she opened her eyes. She saw that she was still standing outside Hainas's house.

The dim street lights, the swaying branches, the night breeze blowing on my cheeks...

Everything just now seemed like an illusion.

But there was still a trace of blood in the field of vision.

Claire reached up and touched her cheek, blood and tears staining her palm.

team leader!

Enduring the severe pain in her eyes, Claire hurried back. In the shadow of the corner of the room, she found Dunn, curled up with a twisted and painful expression, and in a coma.

(End of this chapter)