Secret: The Witch's House Traitor

"It's normal to encounter a shipwreck when sailing, right? How can they put all the blame on the captain? Why don't they blame the god who controls the storm?"

"If it's a family that really can't make ends meet, I don't mind giving them some insignificant help, but if they simply want to gain benefits, then they should pray that they haven't provoked a follower of the evil god."

Lin Nuo took out a clean handkerchief and carefully wiped the palm-sized statue of the Original Demon Goddess, as if giving Anna some time to digest it.

"Master, are you doing it yourself?"

Anna was stunned for a long time before she came back to her senses. She looked at Lin Nuo who was gently wiping the statue with a complicated look and asked.

"No."

Lin Nuo handed the dusty handkerchief to Anna and said.

"Remember to clean it up later."

"Okay, Master."

Anna took the handkerchief, turned around, lowered her head and was about to leave, but was suddenly stopped by Lin Nuo.

"By the way, Anna, your ex-fiancé is dead too. Will you blame me?"

Lin Nuo's voice seemed to carry some kind of magic. Anna paused in her steps. She could feel a pair of eyes staring at her from behind.

"I..."

Anna's mood was very complicated. She lowered her head, her shoulders trembling, not knowing what to say.

Anna didn't care about the deaths of those strangers who had previously persecuted her and her mother.

But when it comes to Joyce, her ex-fiancé, Anna finds it’s not so easy to get over his death.

This is not because Anna still has any attachment to Joyce. For the man who abandoned her when she was in the most difficult time, Anna's heart is full of hatred...

What really made Anna feel uncomfortable was Lin Nuo's attitude. To Lin Nuo, the death of Joyce and others seemed as common as what to eat tonight.

In fact, she had already known that Lin Nuo was a cultist, but in Anna's perspective, she had always glorified Lin Nuo, especially when Lin Nuo decided to sponsor Admisol, which made her feel that the master she served was actually a kind and great person.

But now Lin Nuo personally tore off the filter that the maid had put on her because of her affection for him, and admitted in person that he was an out-and-out cultist.

Chapter 48: Visitors from the Temple

October 8, Sunday.

Klein sat in the Blackthorn Security Company and enjoyed a rare leisure time.

While sipping the sweet iced tea he bought from the restaurant downstairs, he flipped through the Tingen Honest Man in his hand.

"Are today's newspapers still rehashing the same old stuff?"

Klein flipped past the report about the paralyzed Conservative MP who had been hanging for several days with some annoyance.

If Klein had some sympathy for the poor congressman at the beginning because he did not destroy the altar in time, now Klein began to regret why Triss insisted on leaving the congressman with a breath?

This Conservative MP was, after all, a big shot. Although the Night Watchmen affiliated with the Church of Evernight were not afraid of a MP, it would be very annoying if a local prestigious MP was determined to cause trouble.

But the other party actually had a reason to cause trouble for the Night Watchers, because it was indeed their failure to destroy the altar in time, which indirectly led to the congressman suffering a terrible curse and becoming paralyzed.

Even though the Night Watchers, under the leadership of Dunn, rushed to help the other party dispel the remaining curse as soon as they received the news, the Night Watchers team was powerless to do anything about the congressman's already mutilated body parts.

So after this congressman regained his ability to speak, he had someone push his wheelchair back and forth between the Blackthorn Security Company and the City Hall. He didn't make any noise or trouble, he just came here to annoy people.

For this purpose, he even hired a Sequence 9 Hunter to push the wheelchair...

The only thing that made Klein feel fortunate was that this Conservative Party congressman obviously hated the New Party congressman who was about to become the new mayor of Tingen City even more. He should be busy looking for trouble with his old rival and could not take care of them for the time being.

Otherwise, the captain would probably have to let Congressman Maynard vent his dissatisfaction in his dream.

Klein turned to the next section, which was a report on a joint project between Lanreus Steel Company, Steve Shipping Company, Tingen Steel Company, Tingen Shipping Company and other companies.

"Alas, starting a business these days is not a good thing. Lin Nuo, why don't you listen to my advice?"

Klein couldn't help but sigh again when he thought of Lin Nuo.

He had been assigned by the captain to investigate and monitor Lin Nuo because of work matters, so he went to visit him several times.

The Nighthawks need to compile a list of the victims who died from Triss's curse, and those victims are basically the accidental survivors of the Clover.

Because Lin Nuo took the initiative to help the families who lost their source of income due to the accident on the Alfalfa, the two sides had quite a few encounters.

Because of the captain's instructions, and Klein's own thoughts, he once personally investigated Lin Nuo and found out that Lin Nuo funded the "monster" Admisor to go to school.

He still admired Lin Nuo's kindness. At least he didn't have the spare money to help Admisol and those families who were on the verge of breaking up because of the evil altar.

And because of the Roselle diary provided by Lin Nuo, the Nighthawks successfully rescued Old Neil who was contaminated by the Secret Sage. So Klein always remembered Lin Nuo's kindness, and even though he knew that Lin Nuo was a wild Beyonder, he did not take the initiative to report him.

Therefore, Klein did not want Lin Nuo to cooperate with Lanevus Steel Company. He believed that his divination would not lie. That Lanevus Steel Company was definitely a scam!

Unfortunately, Lin Nuo obviously didn't listen to Klein's words. Instead, he wanted to pull Klein into the group with the idea that they could all make money together. This frightened Klein so much that his face turned pale.

"Hey, weekly fortune? My lucky number today is 8?"

Klein shook his head. He felt that a transcendent like Lin Nuo would not jump off a building because of a failed investment. At most, he could help him and introduce him to two famous wealthy women to make up for his losses.

As Klein thought about this, he couldn't help but look forward to the scene of Lin Nuo's company going bankrupt.

Although Lin Nuo did not follow his advice to completely sever cooperation with the Lanevus Steel Company, he also shifted the focus of the company's operations to dealing more with the Tingen Steel United Company.

He even helped Lin Nuo to tell the fortune for this purpose. The process was not important. It didn't matter even if he went bankrupt in the end. The ending would be good anyway.

"Klein, what are you secretly laughing about?"

Luo Shan walked over and looked at Klein, who was grinning from ear to ear, and said suspiciously.

"Nothing, I just thought of something happy."

Of course, Klein couldn't tell the truth, so he took a sip of sweet iced tea and acted mysterious.

"hehe!"

Rosanne rolled her eyes at Klein's expression. She spread out the newspaper in her hand in front of Klein and asked.

"Excuse me, Mr. Fortune Teller, is the weekly fortune in the newspaper true? Why has the love index been 2 stars for so long?"

"Do you think this data is fabricated or was it done on purpose by that single occult enthusiast?"

Luo Shan pointed at the two bright stars on it and said to Klein angrily.

"Ahem, actually, according to mysticism, although Mars retrograde symbolizes the outbreak of conflict, there is nothing to be taboo about if two people truly treat each other."

"If you have friends who want to get married, you can ask them to go to St. Selina Church to receive blessings? What does Mars retrograde mean in front of the goddess' blessing?"

Klein coughed and began to explain mysticism to the little girl. They, the Night Watchmen, did not believe in feudal superstitions. They believed in theology and science!

Mars symbolizes the god of war, so what's wrong with Mars going retrograde? They don't believe in the god of war...

But he couldn't completely ignore it. Klein still remembered the complicated look in Ms. Anna's eyes when he told her about Joyce's death.

It was a complex expression of sadness, grief, confusion, relief, and finally complete acceptance of reality.

Anyway, before Klein could understand what was going on, Lin Nuo blasted him out.

Damn the astrology, if it wasn’t for the retrograde Mars, how could he be thrown out of the house by his own friends?

"Ah? Prone to quarreling? Then how long will Mars continue to retrograde?"

Luo Shan asked Klein in a somewhat annoyed tone. It was obvious that she really believed what Klein said.

"Forehead..."

Klein was stumped by Roxanne's question. He was just a fortune teller, not an astronomer. How could he know how long Mars' retrograde motion would last?

Moreover, although the celestial phenomena in this world are regular most of the time, there are occasionally some strange astronomical phenomena that cannot be explained at all. What can he do?

"Klein, come out for a moment."

Just when Klein was in trouble, Dunn's voice suddenly rang out.

"Captain, do you have something to talk to me about?"

Klein gave Roxanne an apologetic smile and then walked towards Dunn.

"Well, someone is coming to the temple."

Dunn stood at the entrance of the stairs leading to the underground and spoke to him.

Chapter 49 Goddess Sword

"The people who are investigating me are here?"

Klein's spirits perked up.

If he passes this assessment, he can be promoted to Sequence 8. Once he becomes the so-called "clown", he will have real combat capabilities.

Besides, it’s impossible for a Sequence 8 to have the same salary as a Sequence 9, right?

Promotion and salary increase are just around the corner!

While Klein was fantasizing about a bright future, Dunn Smith straightened his shirt collar and said in a low voice:

"The person in charge of recovering Sealed Artifact 2-049 this time is Creste Sesima, one of the nine senior deacons of the Nightwatchers. In order to commend your achievements, this Excellency will be in charge of examining you."

"High-ranking deacon?"

Klein was stunned when he heard this. There were only thirteen archbishops and nine senior deacons in the entire Church of Evernight. Could this Lord Cecima be a high-sequence expert?

Dunn nodded gently as he felt the cold wind blowing from underground.

"Yes, a high-ranking deacon. However, Krestey is only Sequence 5 and has not yet entered the realm of demigod. Just treat him with a normal attitude."

"I have just talked to him, and his attitude is very kind."

Klein understood Dunn's subtext of telling him not to be nervous. So it seemed that the fact that he taught the captain how to act had not been exposed? Or did the captain handle the pressure?

However, although there were no flaws exposed on my side, those 'huge assets' of 'unknown origin' were still in the bearer account and had not been taken out...

However, this high-ranking deacon would not pull out Lin Nuo while investigating himself, right?

"Captain, can you tell me about this Lord Cecima?"

Klein followed closely behind Dunn and asked in a low voice. He didn't expect that the Holy Temple would directly send a high-level deacon to investigate.

"Crestel Cecima, nicknamed the Sword of the Goddess. Because he has been recognized by a holy object, his combat power is not weaker than that of a newly promoted demigod."

Dunn didn't mind telling Klein more rumors. He thought Klein just had some admiration and curiosity for the high-sequence transcendents.

Is his combat power not weaker than that of a demigod?

The corner of Klein's mouth twitched. He could only pray that his 'lover' had hidden him well, otherwise the Fool would not be able to save him.

Soon, Klein saw a secret door illuminated by elegant gas lamps, and saw a man in his thirties sitting in a circular area left by long tables.

His golden brown hair was cut short, and his dark green eyes were like a moonless lake in the middle of the night. The collars of his shirt and windbreaker were turned up high, hiding his entire chin in the shadows.

However, what attracted the most attention was not his appearance. Klein noticed a briefcase made of silver-white metal placed at the man's feet. He had a hunch that it could hold a sword that was not too long.

"Hello, Master Cecima."

Klein respectfully saluted and greeted the high-ranking deacon of the Church of Evernight.

"Hello, Klein, you can sit there."

Crestai Cecima leaned back leisurely in his chair and pointed at the back of the chair in front of him and smiled at Klein.

"We still have a lot to discuss, such as how you helped the church find the lost seal, how you mastered the role-playing method, the application you submitted to the church for the Sequence Eight potion, and the Holy Temple's examination of your identity..."

Klein listened to what Cecima said one thing after another. Although he felt a little nervous, he remained calm on the surface.

Anyway, as long as the Fool's affairs are not exposed, he is a devout believer of the Night. He is a man who has shed blood and made contributions to the church. What is there for him to be afraid of?

......

A deep red light flashed by, and the scene in front of Lin Nuo had switched to a magnificent palace that was shrouded in gray fog all year round.

Lin Nuo looked around and saw a new figure appear at the bottom of the long bronze table.

"This is the new member, named 'The Sun'."

"This is Miss Justice, this is Mr. Lover, and this is Mr. The Hanged Man."

Klein the Fool felt relieved when he saw that his lover was safe and sound. Since his review had passed and his lover had not been arrested, it meant that the dangerous stage had passed.

As long as I find a chance to remind my 'lover' later and wait for the 'Sword of the Goddess' to leave Tingen, everything will be fine.

Lin Nuo looked at the new member curiously. Different from the joy of 'Justice' and the dissatisfaction of 'Hanged Man', he felt that this 'Sun' seemed to exude a certain 'unsociable' smell, which was quite interesting.