Red Moon Returns

"In the end, they got a wooden box and soon left the Rhine. Their next move is unknown."

On the coast at night, Manager West of the Black Cat Theater was standing next to Lynch and Miss Valente, and the three of them stared at the dark sea together.

The lighthouse on the pier flashed brightly in the night. On the distant sea, a steamship blew its whistle, and black smoke and white mist spewed out, blending into the sky.

Amidst the sound of the crashing waves, Lynch had told Manager West everything he had investigated tonight, but he had concealed the truth that it was the flaming red lips.

Miss Valente on the side gave her a questioning look, as if she was worried, is this really okay?

Lynch just responded with a determined expression, indicating that she didn't need to worry.

Don’t worry, he will not only agree to our request, but also say thank you.

"Can't we continue the investigation?" The two of them were exchanging eyebrows. West had smoothed over Lynch's investigation results, and a bit of disappointment appeared on his pale and handsome face. "What's in the box is the key point, right?"

"Absolutely impossible." Lynch said firmly, as if he really had no interest in it. "Do you know what it means to continue the investigation? It means that we will rush into the deep diver's hideout and fight among dozens or hundreds of aliens. Surrounded by people, we rummaged through their lair and found an inconspicuous small wooden box. Do you think our two soul-shifters with second-level powers can do it? We are not interested in exchanging our lives for information, so the commission is cancelled. I will never take unnecessary risks.”

West frowned and said, "I thought the owner of the moonlight just now wouldn't care about this level of danger."

"This is not a question of whether we are afraid or not, but a question of our lack of strength, and it is not our own business. We have no obligation to take risks. If you are interested, you can find it on your own."

West shook his head and sighed: "Following the ancient R'lyeh agreement, I cannot rush into the territory of the Deep Divers, otherwise I would have killed them long ago."

That would be easier to do.

Lin Qi forcibly suppressed the upturned corner of his mouth, hesitated for a moment, and then said helplessly: "Forget it, if you really want me to continue the investigation, it's not impossible, but you can't just sit back and wait for the results like before, you must contribute. "

"Really? Thank you very much." Manager West didn't notice anything was wrong and seemed relieved, "What do you need me to do?"

Miss Valente was listening on the sidelines, and suddenly she covered her mouth with a folding fan and nodded frequently. For some reason, her shoulders were shaking as she nodded. Maybe it was because the sea breeze was too cold.

Maybe it’s because I’ve never seen a beautiful person stretch out her thighs to beg for a hug.

Lynch smiled and said nonchalantly: "First, I need you to help mobilize their main force, delay as much time as possible, and reduce the pressure for me to sneak in. I think this should not violate the Raleye Agreement you just mentioned. Bar."

Manager West frowned and thought for a while, then nodded: "Yes, as long as you don't invade their nest, it won't be a violation of the agreement."

"Second, their nest is on the bottom of the sea, but we are humans. This is a natural chasm for us."

"Hey, this is a big problem. I'll think about it first, and you can make the third decision."

"The last thing is third. In order to compensate for the psychological shadow of the danger we face, the reward must be paid first. We must first know the information about the flaming red lips."

"This is easy to handle. The flaming red lips were discovered from a tribe in the New World. It has been in the hands of Princess Chloe for two years. Since the natives of the tribe have been silenced, not many people know the properties of this gem. Most people, including the Sarthe royal family, just regarded it as a very beautiful gem and let Princess Chloe bring the gem to the Rhine."

"Two years?" Lynch frowned, feeling that this time point was very familiar. The abnormality in the entire Nolin-Rhine Railway plan seemed to have started two years ago. There could not be any connection between them.

"Yes, at least two years, but she has only made a high-profile publicity about the gem in her hands in recent months, and has exhibited it at balls several times, as if she was afraid that others would not know about it. I have not seen that gem, but It is said that it is indeed very beautiful, and even the eldest prince William of the Rose family is tempted. He wants to borrow it to use at his twentieth birthday party, and use it to accept the canonization of Rudolf II and become the Prince of Rand. So Chloe. He brought the stuff to Rhine without anyone suspecting it."

"So you just said that the whole world regards the Flaming Red Lips as an ordinary gem with legends, but what is it actually? What is its essence?"

"A gem."

"Hey."

"People say that the secret of the strange object is hidden in the flaming red lips, because they confused the real and fake gems. The real flaming red lips are an ordinary gem, and the fake one hides the secret of the strange object. "

"What's fake?"

The corners of West's mouth curled up into a sarcastic smile: "Copy."

"Huh?" Lin Qi suddenly felt like his hair was standing on end.

"Replicas of the Gate of Illusion and Reality do not exist forever. They generally exist for one or two hundred years, and the longest time will not exceed a thousand years. The only exception is the fake flaming red lips, which have been preserved since the Second Age, but the reason Unknown. Since that strange object has not appeared since the end of the Third Age, and the items copied by it have also disappeared, it is likely that only this copy is left in the world. "

West explained:

"Because it is a replica, its existence originates from that mirror, so there is a correlation. You can find the mirror by following the correlation, but I don't know the specific method."

I see.

Lynch and Miss Valente looked at each other and realized that their previous worries were not unreasonable.

So she didn’t want to lend the fake gems to Prince William, so she directed and acted in a theft drama? When Prince William wants to borrow something, is he simply borrowing a treasure, or does he have other motives?

"This is all the inside story I know about the Flaming Red Lips. I heard that Mr. Detective was commissioned to find the replica. It seems to be true. I wish you good luck. This kind of thing often automatically attracts danger. I think Finding it is often very difficult and may involve risking one’s life.”

Yes, so didn’t I come here to hug you?

Lynch smiled meaningfully: "Then I won't hide it. I found the temporary nest of the deep divers, which may be hidden in a sunken ship. They sank it themselves, the cargo ship of Morel and Sons Trading Company. ”

"That's right. They like to scuttle cargo ships, kill all the sailors, and then live in the sunken ships." West thought for a moment, then took out a statue the size of a chess piece and handed it to Lynch, "I will find a way to help you attract them. With their attention, you can sneak into their lair to investigate the target. If you encounter a fatal threat, just crush this thing, which should allow you to survive safely. "

It was a wooden statue, carved very abstractly, but for some reason, Lynch could vaguely see a strange humanoid figure wearing a robe, with twisted tentacles growing out of his back and right hand. After just two glances, he felt upset. Lin Qi didn't dare to look at it anymore and quickly stuffed the statue into his pocket.

Good thing, I accepted it, but how on earth do I get in?

"If you are willing to help the King in Yellow to ravage the insects in Raleye, the King in Yellow will not treat his collaborators badly."

As he spoke, West stretched out his hand towards Lynch. At this time, Lynch finally saw clearly that what stretched out from under the yellow robe were actually several tentacles, which were slowly rolling towards the bodies of Lynch and Miss Valente.

The two of them were nervous, but they resisted and allowed the tentacles to wrap around their necks.

"Thank you for your help. In the name of the King in Yellow, I give you a small gift."

"The call of water."