Chapter 175: The “audience” is making trouble again?
In the room at the end of the underground trading floor, Admisol led the two through a secret door and came to a room that was almost filled with bookshelves. On the bookshelves were various books, newspapers, and magazines, some of which looked to be quite old.

Passing through layers of bookshelves, a large table suddenly appeared in front of us. Two books and three newspapers were casually spread out on the table, and there were also tall piles of books next to them. A blue-haired young man wearing a black vest, white shirt, bow tie, and gold-rimmed glasses was sitting behind the desk, reading attentively.

"Brother Jack, these two are old man Blue's men. They just arrived in Tingen and need to check some information. This is a letter from old man, it should be authentic." Admisol stood next to Jack and handed over a "handwritten" letter from old Blue.

Klein tensed his expression. The letter must be real. It was written by Old Blue in the "staff dormitory" just now! They all called Old Blue "Dad"? Well, he really deserves this title...

At the same time, he also had many doubts. After Ademisol shed tears of blood this time, he never looked at him again... He even deliberately avoided looking at him!
This completely made the probing method that Klein had thought of before fail. Could it really be his fault?

But... it's hard to ask... What if he sees the "Fool" vest? Uh, social death warning! Maybe I can find a chance to ask this "monster" alone, but I must avoid the "priestess" Old Blue first!
"Dad Blue... are you from Backlund?" Little Jack quickly glanced at the letter, then raised his head and looked at the two with interest. He stayed on Black Snake Blue for a few seconds before asking.

"That's right. We belong to the 'Lucky Squad', the investigation team established by Mr. Blue in Backlund, and we are low-level investigators.

"All parties in Backlund attach great importance to the 'Lanevers case', so when the investigation there reached a deadlock, we were assigned to return to Tingen to study the data from the time the fraudster came to Tingen to the present.

“Of course, we must also understand the extraordinary events that have recently occurred in Tingen, and every clue may point to the final answer to the fraud case.

"Well, Mr. Blue said that as long as you bring the letter here, you can get more detailed information than the official one..." Old Blue said in an earnest tone, mentioning his own name.

"Very good, I will cooperate with you," Little Jack said, pushing the newspaper on the table forward:

"These are the newspapers from last night and this morning. They describe in detail a 'shooting case'. Of course, this is just the official statement. We have determined that this is an 'extraordinary incident' that was solved by the 'Nightwatchers', but their incident report has not been delivered here yet.

"You can sit on, well, there's nowhere else to sit? Sit on those boxes of books over there, I used to sit there.

"I'm going to get the information about the Lanevus case. Ade, come and help me."

Old Blue watched as Little Jack and Admithal disappeared into the bookshelves, smacking his lips. Was he discovered? A bit embarrassed... Sure enough, I shouldn't have given Little Jack the "Reader" potion. Isn't this a mistake? The next sequence is "Deduction Student", and the next sequence is "Detective". This is the proper way to be a "detective"!
Klein had already taken the newspaper and started reading it quickly, searching for keywords: "Revolver, beautiful woman... large amount of blood, shapeless flesh?! What on earth is this newspaper talking about!" For the first time in this world, Klein felt an indescribable sense of helplessness towards "journalism". These three newspapers used a lot of space to describe the tragic scene and the beauty of the gun-wielding woman... but only mentioned the sacrificed people in one sentence! One sentence!
Who was killed? Where was the captain? Where did the captain go? The one who was killed... couldn't it be... the captain? Klein was shocked, and then quickly denied this guess. The case happened yesterday afternoon, and Ms. Daly received a letter from the captain earlier today!
Oh, that letter! Ms. Daly came to Tingen right away... not because of the captain's female costume! But because a teammate died and needed Ms. Daly's help?! Ms. Daly didn't even tell me who was right beside her! Why? What's not allowed to me?
Klein's emotions fluctuated in a short period of time, and he didn't notice that Old Blue had returned to his original state and sat behind the desk where Little Jack had just sat.

Old Bruce stopped pretending and simply touched the switch at the bottom of the desk. He took out a report with the words "9.4 Shooting Case" written on it from the hidden drawer. This should be the version that the Night Watchman recorded and reported to the Punisher. Matthew will also send a copy of the report here.

——In a sense, the Dragon Bar and the attached trading ground are the extension of Tingen Punisher, the black gloves, but because of the prestige and status of Old Blue and Swain, this pair of "black gloves" has a higher degree of independence and autonomy.

The one who caused the Mandated Punishers to develop this slightly deformed pattern was none other than the relatively powerful Church of Evernight in Tingen.

Among the Nighthawks, Dunn Smith became the Nightmare first, and then Daly Simmons, who was born in Tingen, became the deacon of the Church of Evernight... Although Daly was quickly transferred away from Tingen after Sequence 7, she still often returns to Tingen. As for the purpose... no one knows, it may be homesickness. And the highest level of Punishers in Tingen is the Enraged People of Sequence 8... The latter has to let the retired old guys do some things to support the situation in order to maintain the situation of confrontation and cooperation.

"Klein, this is for you. Stay calm after reading this." Old Blue's expression was serious. He watched the second half from the perspective of "the sky" yesterday, and now he has watched the first half from the report. He complained in his heart:
"Peiman couldn't have really fallen in love with Leonard, could she? When did they meet? Did they fall in love at first sight? But didn't the 'operator' instill too many memories into her? She's a bit like a real time traveler. Well, it's Unit-01 after all, so it's normal for her to have stronger performance...right? Can we have a few more of them later? That would make this world much more lively!"

“Ah! Okay…” Klein gathered his chaotic thoughts and subconsciously took the paper and began to read. But just one glance made him freeze.
"9.4 shooting incident

"...Leonard Mitchell was pierced through the heart by a sharp object of ice and died of excessive blood loss."

Who? Leonard? How could it be that poet? Didn't he have a big secret? Wasn't he the protagonist of the new era? How could he die so easily?!
Klein's first reaction was disbelief, and he doubted the authenticity of the report, but he quickly found the key evidence at the end of the article: the recorder, Frye.

This signature! Frye's signature! There's no mistaking it... It's not a forgery, it's Frye's handwriting!

He carefully flipped through the injury assessment again. "Frost? Witch?" Ikanser had just answered the question "Pleasure Witch" yesterday? But how could there be a Sequence 6 Beyonder in Tingen! Triss! By the way, since Triss became a Sequence 7 "Witch" in Tingen, it is not unimaginable that there are more advanced "Witch Cult" members in Tingen!
“Leonard accepted the commission to investigate Madam Sharon, but found nothing unusual, so he handed it over to external members for monitoring and investigation.

"But Leonard 'accidentally' ran into Mrs. Sharon who had escaped while patrolling the steam train station that afternoon. After being questioned, the latter suddenly killed someone..."

With a loud bang, the report accidentally fell from Klein's hand and fell to the ground.

Klein was stunned. Cold sweat suddenly broke out on his back. Veins on his forehead bulged with anger. He smelled a familiar scent of "arrangement" and "coincidence" from Leonard's death!

During the time he was away from Tingen, that "audience" was still targeting the Nighthawks! Not just him! "Audience"! Damn it! ! Klein stood up suddenly. He wanted to go back to the Nighthawks team and the Blackthorn Security Company! He wanted to stand with his teammates!
Suddenly, Klein saw a pair of deep blue eyes that seemed to be brewing endless storms and huge waves... At the same time, a burst of warmth came from the right side of his body, as if there were circles of warm ripples spreading out...

"Klein, fear is a very important emotion for humans. It will urge you to avoid danger and avoid disasters, but it can also make you lose your mind and act impulsively. Don't let it control your actions." The voice was old, powerful, and deafening.

Fear? Afraid? Am I afraid? Klein slowly raised his hands. Only then did he realize that the Joker's hands, which had always been deft and steady, were shaking uncontrollably!

[“The old man is right. I’m scared.”]

“Huh…” Klein let out a long sigh. With the help of the “courage boost” brought by the small kitchen knife’s “sun halo”, he gradually calmed down.

Yes, I was afraid. I was afraid that the bonds with my teammates would leave me. I was afraid that when I faced the rolling fate, I would be unable to do anything and dare not do anything!
Now I understand that instead of returning to the company to mourn for Leonard, what I should do is to find out the mastermind behind it and cut it off! Put it in front of Leonard's grave!
"Mr. Blue, I suspect Leonard's death is related to the person who 'interfered with the trajectory of fate' that Mr. Azik mentioned..."

(End of this chapter)