Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery

#169 - Divide the Bounty of the Apostle of Desire

Audis's spirituality suddenly sensed that the "Apostle of Desire" who had just died was the demon who cursed Earl Brendon's vineyard!

Now that the "Apostle of Desire" is dead, the curse is completely lifted, and Audis doesn't have to worry about the problem of "curse transfer."

His actions to trap the "Apostle of Desire" just now not only consumed a lot of spirituality, but also a lot of physical strength.

So after hearing Captain Ikanse's question, Audis still slumped on the sofa: "It seems you didn't see the letter I gave to 'Mechanical Heart'. When you go back and look at those two letters, you will know why I am here."

Ikanse nodded and didn't continue the topic.

He jumped in from the window and said to everyone: "We will continue to investigate along the clues of that 'Apostle of Desire'. All his assets will be confiscated, and bonuses will be issued to you at that time as a reward for your contributions tonight."

Eisinger got up and exchanged a few polite words with Ikanse.

The current result is a win-win situation. The official Extraordinary has finally solved a huge hidden danger in Backlund, and Eisinger, Klein and others are also safe.

"Wait a minute." Just as Ikanse was about to leave, Audis suddenly stopped him: "Don't you think the actions of this 'Apostle of Desire' tonight were very stupid?"

Ikanse was stunned and walked back a few steps: "What did you notice?"

Audis sat up straight on the sofa: "If I were the 'Apostle of Desire', if I wanted to retaliate against these detectives, I would never send threatening letters to them together."

He spread his hands and said: "The serial killer has been dead for a month, and the 'Apostle of Desire' has also been dormant for a month, which shows that he has not lost his mind.

"On the contrary, devils and demons are generally very cunning and despicable guys. If he wants revenge, he shouldn't send out threatening letters like 'letters of challenge'."

Eisinger said: "Maybe… maybe he just wants us to gather together and complete the revenge all at once."

Audis smiled and said: "Does the 'Apostle of Desire' seem very patient? Or does he not know that this will attract the official Extraordinary's siege?"

He paused and then said: "I remember that this pathway once had an ancient name for a sequence called 'Cold-Blooded'. A most critical question is, would he really risk avenging the serial killer?

"Or rather, does he have friendship or kinship in his eyes? Or some other emotion?

"This question goes back to the beginning. If he is taking revenge for the sake of revenge, why is the process of revenge so high-profile?"

Great Detective Eisinger and Ikanse both fell into deep thought.

Especially Eisinger, he suddenly realized that he had overestimated his own abilities and underestimated the abilities of the "Apostle of Desire."

If Mr. Gehr hadn't appeared tonight, he and Klein would not have been able to stop the "Apostle of Desire" who was determined to escape.

It can be inferred that: Although the "Apostle of Desire's" actions tonight were risky, he was confident of escaping. This is indeed a way to divert everyone's attention.

Before, there was a reminder from "The Hermit". Klein also felt that this was very unreasonable just now. At the same time, he was also thinking about another thing: Could Mr. Gehr be "The Hermit"?

Of course, it cannot be ruled out that they just have the same idea.

Audis continued: "To be blunt, the 'Apostle of Desire' is doing this as if he is deliberately attracting the attention of the official Extraordinary.

"Revenge on these detectives may not be the ultimate goal of the 'Apostle of Desire'."

Eisinger was persuaded: "A very reasonable speculation."

Ikanse then asked: "Then what is his purpose?"

"I don't know." Audis smiled and said: "I don't know much about this case, and the 'Apostle of Desire' is dead now, so his purpose is unknown."

In fact, Audis knew that the "Apostle of Desire" was going to assassinate Duke Negan.

Ikanse "hmm"ed and said seriously: "I will report your guess to the military and the 'Nighthawks', and pay attention to this information in the subsequent investigation."

Eisinger looked at Audis and then at this senior deacon of "Mechanical Heart". He noticed that the two people were very familiar, and Ikanse trusted "Mr. Gehr" very much.

Audis nodded. He hoped to use the speculation he provided to make the official Extraordinary pay attention to some clues that may exist about the "Twilight Hermit Society."

But at the same time, he was also very clear that the official Extraordinary would probably not find anything.

Regardless of whether they find it or not, he has now reminded the official Extraordinary, which can be regarded as doing his best.

After Ikanse left, Klein and Eisinger helped Caslana up and placed her on the sofa.

Audis recovered some strength: "Can you pour me a glass of wine?"

Klein agreed and went to get a bottle of wine and four glasses. When he re-entered the door, he heard Great Detective Eisinger ask Mr. Gehr: "When you learned that we were dealing with the 'Apostle of Desire', did you have your own plan?"

"No." Audis took the red wine poured by Klein: "I try to avoid forming a complete plan."

Eisinger also took the wine poured by Klein: "That's right, your magical item seems to restrain demons. If there is a complete plan, this guy may feel a strong crisis and escape."

Audis took a sip of wine: "This kind of plan cannot be announced, let alone discussed with you, so it can only be carried out by myself."

Eisinger smiled and said: "I understand."

Audis took another sip of wine, and then smacked his lips very ungentlemanly: "Where is this wine sold?"

Why does it taste a little sour and astringent? It seems like I drank fake wine.

Klein was stunned: "In the tavern."

Audis seemed to understand what was going on: "6 Soles a bottle, or 8 Soles a bottle?"

"3 Soles."

"Oh." Audis nodded and put the wine on the coffee table.

He forgot that this guy rarely drinks alcohol and is also a bit stingy.

After chatting for a while, Audis recovered some strength and got up to say goodbye.

First, he took a carriage back to "Nanmu Ballroom", and then used the "Teleportation Formation" to come to Gehr's Herbal Shop.

Audis really didn't want to run around anymore, so he rested in the herbal shop for one night.

Although he hadn't rested here for more than a week, Kaina cleaned these rooms every day, so the house was still relatively clean.

… …

In an abandoned warehouse in the wharf area.

A figure wearing a black windbreaker with an unclear face jumped into the warehouse nimbly. He said to the thick darkness in the warehouse: "Patrick Jason Beria is dead!"

A somewhat hoarse voice came from the darkness: "This 'Apostle of Desire' is too self-righteous and always wants to play with the official Extraordinary.

"Hehe, this stupid guy has completely missed the point. His purpose is assassination, not to fight against the official Extraordinary."

The hoarse voice smiled: "It's not a pity that such a guy died."

The person wearing the black windbreaker sighed: "Then we have to find a new assassin."

"There is never a shortage of desperate people in this world." The hoarse voice said: "We have enough chips to make such people work for us."

… …

West End, 51 Henry Street, Gehr's Herbal Shop.

Audis didn't wake up until after nine o'clock in the morning. His physical strength had fully recovered, and his spirituality had also recovered almost completely.

Because Audis has been "acting" as a wizard and has been studying "Witchcraft", his condition has always been very good.

Currently, about a quarter of the potion has been digested, so even though he consumed a lot of spirituality last night, there were no signs of loss of control on his body.

Arriving at the shop in front, Audis asked Kaina's sister to buy him breakfast. After eating breakfast, he wandered around the herbal shop and saw that the herbal warehouse and the front desk were prepared very reasonably.

One by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one!

Audis praised Kaina a few words and officially increased his salary to £2 per week before leaving the herbal shop and taking a taxi carriage back to his residence at 77 Herring Avenue.

Changing into the wizard Gandalf's costume, and arriving at 66 Rose Street, Audis once again studied witchcraft while waiting for new customers to come to his door.

Until the afternoon, the customers didn't come, but Max came instead.

He brought the reward for Audis and others, a full £5,000!

"That 'Apostle of Desire' is really rich!" Max exclaimed: "When we found his residence, we found that he had started selling his shares and artworks a few days ago, and we found two boxes of gold pounds and gold!"

Audis remembered that the guy seemed to have a full £100,000 in his hands.

He looked at the gold pounds in his hand and sighed that the official Extraordinary had made a lot of money this time!

At the same time, he also sighed that these official Extraordinary were too stingy and only gave £5,000.

However, he then thought that the official Extraordinary from three departments were dispatched yesterday, and the division of the three forces was certainly not as simple as direct confiscation by a single force.

Max also said: "At the same time, we also found many brutally murdered corpses in his residence.

"It's hard to imagine that there is such a murderous maniac in Backlund who has been hiding so well for so many years."

He paused and then said: "Captain Ikanse and the others, after getting your reminder, also think that the sudden monetization of his property by this 'Apostle of Desire' is a bit strange.

"If it was to retaliate against those detectives, he would not send threatening letters to everyone, making this matter attract our attention.

"If he hid in the dark and killed a detective every once in a while, it would be difficult for us to find him. He could continue to be his rich man while taking revenge.

But he used the most eye-catching way to retaliate, obviously with other purposes. It's a pity that no one knows what his purpose is now.

Audis also smiled and said, "Unless it is by chance in the future, it will be difficult to know the truth of the matter."

Then he asked, "Is there any new progress in Bernie's case? Did you find any clues in his residence?"

Bernie was turned into a puppet by the 'Astrologer' of the 'Moses Ascetic Order'. Klein had previously helped find Bernie's residence, but there was an ambush by members of the 'Moses Ascetic Order'.

Audis and Klein defeated the members of the 'Moses Ascetic Order' together and told 'Mechanical Heart' about Bernie's residence, allowing 'Mechanical Heart' to continue investigating this matter.

"No clues were found," Max said. "We can only roughly determine that he was turned into a puppet a month ago."

"The only thing that seems like a clue is an ancient stone brick, which seems to be from a relic."

"But after multiple divinations, we were unable to find any clues to that relic."

Audis was slightly stunned. If even the 'Magic Mirror Arrodes' couldn't find it, this relic should have very high-level concealment measures.

He sighed: "It seems it will be difficult to use this clue to find the whereabouts of the 'Moses Ascetic Order' members."

The two discussed the case and chatted for a while, and Max said goodbye.

Audis wrote a letter to Klein, asking him to invite Easinger and Kaslana to Minsk Street No. 15 tomorrow morning to divide the bonus.

After that, he continued to wait, but no one came to visit all day.

In the afternoon, Audis went out and bought a small bucket of beer, and also bought some fresh pork and mutton.

In the evening, Audis cut the fresh meat into chunks in the kitchen, then marinated the meat with onions, cumin, and salt.

After marinating for about half an hour, Audis skewered the meat on pre-made wooden skewers, sprinkling chili powder while grilling the meat.

Soon, the sizzling grilled skewers were ready. Audis drank a glass of beer, ate the grilled skewers, and felt great.

This barbecue was to reward himself for the bounty he received today.

In terms of the contribution he made yesterday, he had no problem taking 2,000 pounds of it. In that case, his savings would reach 12,000 pounds!

When the time is right, he can initiate a transaction with Bernadette for the sealed artifact with the "travel" ability.

While drinking wine, Audis sighed in his heart: 12,000 pounds! If I don't plan to escape from Backlund, with this money, I can be considered a rich man, big or small.

After eating and drinking his fill, Audis touched his round belly, locked the door from the inside early, and rested for the night.

Back in the bedroom, Audis casually read a novel for a while, and lamented that the current entertainment activities are too scarce. If you don't go to dance halls, bars, theaters, and other places, there is nothing to play at home alone.

Around nine o'clock, the somewhat bored Audis entered the "Knowledge Wilderness", continued to study the abilities of the "Recorder", and after making some breakthroughs, submitted it to the "Knowledge Wilderness" to complete this week's research task.

After working for a while, Audis felt satisfied. He smiled helplessly: "I really have a busy life!"

However, his round of work at night is also closely related to not having a mobile phone and computer.

Lost in thought, Audis used "Meditation" to fall asleep, and got up early the next morning. After two disguises, he took the "Nangmu Ballroom" carriage to 15 Minsk Street.

Detective Easinger and female detective Kaslana had already arrived here in advance. Adding Klein, the owner of this room, and Audis wearing a mask, the four people sat in the living room again.

Audis said: "The official Extraordinary gave a total of 5,000 pounds of bonus."

Klein on the side sighed: The official Extraordinary people are so generous!

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