Mystery: When the Fool Meets the Masked Fool

Chapter 114: Just out of the tiger's den and into the wolf's den again

Watching Gudako climb up along the armor of "Mr. Knight".

Kosmo, who was following behind Grayshu, wanted to stop it.

He stretched out a hand, intending to get Gudako off Mr. Knight's body.

However, just as he stretched out his hand, he changed his mind and thought that children should interact with other people more.

Maybe he was too strict. Grace's parents left Grace in his care, and they certainly didn't want little Grace to never make new friends, right?
After all, he wasn't very good at talking, and perhaps, Grace was hoping to make more friends. Perhaps he should give Grace some opportunities to make friends.

"Alas." Kosmo sighed and retracted his outstretched hand.

Then let Grace start with the child in front of her.

It seems that her personality is pretty good, well, at least much better than that of the guy named Amon just now.

So... it should be okay, right?

perhaps?

……

A few minutes later.

"Big sister, your color..."

"Oh, it's okay. This is the golden spirit that shines in my heart."

"Well……"

"..."

"Help me, Kosmo."

"Leave Graysh!"

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Deep in the paradise, there is Hua’s martial arts school.

Klein unloaded his strength to catch Hua's fist, then slid back two steps.

Hua nodded in affirmation: "You learn quickly. What you lack now is your physical fitness itself."

Klein smiled. How could this not be joyful? Whether it was the Clown Potion, the Mourning Actor Potion, or the Magician's Light Cone, they all had the effect of enhancing physical control.

A rare smile crossed Hua's stern face. "You are the most gifted visitor I've ever taught. While the physical mastery you gain from your special abilities certainly plays a significant role, your own hard work cannot be ignored."

"Your starting point is much better than mine. If that's the case, I believe you can go further than me."

Klein raised his left fist and right palm, performing a half-baked fist-clasping salute he had learned online in his previous life. "Miss Hua taught me well."

Hua was stunned by the gesture. It took him a second to understand what Klein meant. He couldn't help but laugh, "Your left and right hands are reversed. This action could be considered a provocation."

Klein quickly switched to his left palm and right fist, chuckling twice.

"Uh, sorry."

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Hua also clasped his fists in return, smiled and shook his head: "Although learning etiquette comes before learning martial arts, it is better not to practice etiquette without understanding it."

"Okay, okay." Klein nodded in agreement.

"But I didn't teach you anything. This is your own strength. You just need time and skills to hone it. I don't think I'm qualified to teach others, and the help I can give you is actually very limited. I will only walk with you, but this is the only thing I can do."

"Now your basics are no longer a problem. You can come to me anytime you need me. Next time you come, I will teach you some more useful practical skills. Well, then I will teach you a set of boxing." Hua decided to teach Klein the Cunxin Fist next time.

"Okay." Klein put his hand down.

"That's all for now, then. Keep going, you shouldn't stop here. In this busy life, don't be idle. Stay true to your heart and don't waver. Remember, the journey may be long, but you are not alone."

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Time flies and it is Monday.

These past few days, Klein continued to work during the day and enjoy himself at night.

Although we were in a hurry, we actually had quite a lot of time to rest in the paradise.

Nothing major has happened in the past few days, except for a small accident that occurred while investigating a case.

Councillor Heinard died tragically in his bed, and the case was handed over to the Nighthawks.

As Crane was guarding the body, it suddenly sat up and tried to give him a warm hug.

At the time, Klein was thinking about something and was a little stressed.

He subconsciously used the "Inch Power·Mountain Collapse" technique he had just learned. Although he didn't use too much force, he still knocked Senator Heinard's body back onto the bed with one punch.

Later, during the forensic examination, the body's brain was found to have been evenly mixed. Fortunately, there were no outward signs, and the forensic doctor was a member of the church, so the matter was barely covered up.

The Tarot Club was in the afternoon, and Klein planned to prepare first.

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A townhouse in the East District of Backlund.

The villa is located in a narrow alley, surrounded by various weeds and is very hidden.

This was the home of Hugh's informant, Darkholm, and could also be considered his safe house. After Audrey had tasked Hugh and Fores with finding clues about Qilingos, Hugh had outsourced the work to this informant.

Today, Hugh and Foles plan to come and receive information.

Xio came to the door of the villa and knocked on it with a unique rhythm.

With a creak, the door, which hadn't been locked tightly, was pushed open. Xio immediately became alert and pulled out a three-edged spear taller than himself. Fores also changed his usual lazy demeanor and took out a dagger and grasped it in his hand.

When they entered the villa, they saw a scene that was enough to make even a seasoned detective scream in shock.

They saw the pale severed arm hanging on the gas lamp, the heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys on the coffee table, and strips of flesh and blood spilled on the floor and hanging on the coat rack.

The bones were shaved cleanly and piled up in a messy manner opposite the door.

Among the cluster of white bones, there was a head with empty eyes. It was Darkholm.

He still had a kind smile on his round face, as if everything was normal, and there was no smell of blood in the house, not even a trace.

Although Xio had seen many big scenes, the current scene still made her feel nauseous.

In comparison, Fowles is in much better condition. After all, she was once a doctor and is still a
While patting Xio's back to help her calm down, she analyzed, "It seems he was discovered by Qilingos."

After being comforted by Fores for a long time, Xio finally suppressed his nausea and forced a solemn expression. He nodded and said, "As expected of a pirate general known for his ferocity and cunning... The strangeness here also matches the performance of his magical item."

"Cunning..." Fors was suddenly startled, and her spiritual intuition as a member of the Gou San family began to frantically warn.

She turned and looked at Quinn.

From the look in Hugh's eyes, Fores saw that she probably had the same opinion as himself.

"He's still nearby." They said in unison.

The urging feeling brought to Fors by spirituality became stronger and stronger, and Xio also felt the malice coming from not far away, which was a malice that was enough to subvert the "order", and the arbitrator had a very clear perception of this.

Fores quickly pulled Hugh into a small room, gritted his teeth, and took out a bracelet with three uneven stones from his hidden pocket.

Under the increasingly strong spiritual warning, Fors pulled off one of the stones with force and read a word in ancient Hermetic language.

"Door!"

A light blue light emanated from the stone, quickly enveloping the two and pulling them into the spirit world.

The two Sequence Nines fell into the spirit world. In an instant, under seven rays of pure light of different colors containing endless knowledge, they felt the colors around them change: the red became redder, the white became whiter, and the blue became bluer.

Up and down, left and right began to turn upside down, and the environment began to become distorted and weird.

Strange-looking spiritual creatures wandered past them.

"Don't look them in the eye. It will be seen as a provocation in the spirit world," Fores reminded Hugh.

"I understand." Xio turned his gaze away from the spiritual creatures.

"As long as we don't look at them, they won't attack us, right?" Hugh asked Fowles.

"In theory, yes." Fowles answered uncertainly.

However, if nothing unexpected happens, something unexpected is bound to happen.

A "spiritual creature" without a head and whose specific shape could not be seen suddenly appeared beside the two of them and moved closely in front of them.

"This... how do we calculate this thing without eyes?" Xio didn't know where to look for a moment.

"Then close your eyes, idiot." Fores quickly reminded.

Xio immediately closed his eyes as well.

The headless "spiritual creature" let out a strange cry that sounded like laughter, and stretched out a slender finger to point at Fors.

Fores's body instantly deviated, taking Xio away from the original route.

"Ahhh!" The two finally couldn't hold back and let out screams.

Amidst the loud laughter coming from nowhere, they headed towards an unknown area.

puff.

The two rolled out of the spirit world and crashed into a wooden wall. They seemed to have come to an unfamiliar room.

"Where is this place?" Xio asked dazedly, holding his hit head.

"I don't know." Fores also looked at this unknown room.

Suddenly, they heard footsteps behind them at the same time, as if someone was approaching them.

The footsteps were unconcealed, and it sounded like they had no ill intentions towards them. Of course, it could also be because the owner of the footsteps was so powerful that he wasn't wary of them.

The two looked at each other and turned their heads at the same time.

What caught my eye was a pair of pink eyes.

"Oh, they are two strange beautiful girls. Well, thank nature for the gift." Alicia squatted and looked at the two people sitting on the ground.

"This...this." For some reason, Hugh Dilcha's eyes, which were a little crooked to begin with, suddenly straightened.

"Hello... hello." Xio stammered.

"Hello." Alicia waved with a smile.

Alicia pulled the two people who were sitting on the ground up.

"Are you two lost?" Alicia invited the two to sit on her bed.

Foles looked around and noticed that there was indeed no place to sit.

The room was very simple, with only a bed and a wardrobe, not even a table and chairs.

But thinking that they were still covered in dust, neither Xio nor Fores chose to sit on Alicia's bed.

　After the next one is rectified, I will temporarily use "male him" to refer to it. I will change it back when no one is watching me anymore.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)