Chapter 355 A new "nightmare" has appeared

Backlund at night.

Two figures wearing black cloaks and black masks on their faces were moving quickly in the darkness.

Soon, they stopped in front of a house. The two looked at each other. The taller one seemed to hesitate for a moment, but then lowered his head, clenched his fists, and bent forward.

I saw invisible ripples spreading out around him and spreading in all directions.

The shorter and slim figure nodded in satisfaction and began to protect his companion's body while being alert to the surrounding environment.

……

Dang Dang Dang!
A kitchen knife with a golden blade and a blood-red handle quickly passed over the ingredients and hit the wooden chopping board, playing a series of symphonies belonging to the kitchen.

Klein nodded in satisfaction. His knife skills... were already at the level of a professional chef! This was all thanks to the little kitchen knife! From the beginning, he cooked in his dreams every day, to now cooking once every two days... It all showed that the kitchen knife recognized his ability!

Just as he was about to start cooking, he was suddenly startled because he felt that someone had invaded his dream!

Who?! Is Arrodes here again?

Klein naturally looked towards the kitchen door, but was surprised to see a figure wearing a black windbreaker, a shirt hanging casually outside, black hair and green eyes, handsome and with a poetic temperament!
"Leonard?! Aren't you... dead?" Klein stopped talking in time and said what he should have said. He suddenly realized that the poet classmate had been promoted to "Nightmare". No wonder he could enter his dream!
Leonard looked down at his outfit, a wry smile appeared on his face, and he said to himself:

"After so long, I'm still more accustomed to this outfit...

"Klein, this guy is cooking in his dreams. He is indeed a greedy and stingy guy!"

"..." Klein resisted the urge to chop him with his sword and asked again:
"Leonard! You are alive again? You must be blessed by the goddess! What happened at that time? Was the murderer the 'witch'?"

"Hmm...it's the 'Pleasure Witch' Mrs. Sharon," Leonard walked into the kitchen, looked at the neatly cut ingredients on the chopping board, and said with a sigh:

"With the help of a kind-hearted lady, I killed the 'witch'... I think her characteristics have been recovered by the church, right? I'm sorry... I can't continue to protect Tingen. If you have a chance, please apologize to the captain for me."

Klein could hear the other party's sadness, regret, and apology. His eyes became a little hot and he couldn't help but say:

"Since you are still alive, go and tell the captain in person! We all remember you! Especially the captain..."

Leonard sighed and said:

"I'm sorry, I... I can't go back. I leaked the formulas of 'The Sleepless' and 'Midnight Poet' without the church's permission... I'm sorry to the church."

"..." The formula was leaked to the "God's Favored One". It's okay! The Goddess will forgive you!
"Klein, I came here this time to ask you something..." Leonard looked guilty, but still gritted his teeth and said:
"Who was behind the assassination of Duke Negan? Did you come to any conclusions from your investigation?"

Huh? Klein was stunned. Leonard was interested in this matter? But if he was interested, there was no need to take the risk and ask him in his dream, right?
Could it be that the detective duo... has encountered another bizarre commission? And Leonard, under the instigation of the "time traveler" Peiman, uses his newly acquired "nightmare" ability to find the answer? !
Shit! After the captain stopped harassing me, a new "nightmare" appeared? !
Klein stroked the kitchen knife and silently turned around to turn on the gas valve. He placed a large iron pot on the stove, poured in oil, and stir-fried. After a while, a dish of "Sour and Spicy Shredded Potatoes" with good color, aroma and flavor came out of the pot. He scooped a bowl of rice from the rice pot beside him and handed it over along with the dish. He said,
"Leonard, do you remember that time when you and Cohen went on a mission, you asked me to treat you to a meal...

"I always remember that. I don't know what your difficulties are... But eat, this is my home, and I have invited you to my home for dinner..." "Let's eat and talk at the same time."

Leonard took the dishes and rice bowls very naturally. When he brought them to the table outside the kitchen, he was suddenly stunned. What happened? Just now... I thought it was Peiman who cooked! This dish... wasn't it the "shredded potatoes" that Peiman often cooked to go with rice? !
He remembered it so clearly because in Loen, potatoes... were mostly used as staple food, such as mashed potatoes, baked potatoes, etc., and there was no way to stir-fry them... at all!

Peiman also said that this was a unique dish from her hometown... Could it be that Klein and Peiman were from the same hometown? But Klein was born and raised in Tingen...

Leonard was a little confused. He skillfully picked up the "branch" cutlery beside him, held the rice, picked up the clearly shredded potatoes and put them into his mouth.

Hiss! Although it was the same dish, the one Klein cooked... seemed to have a "sunshine" flavor! Plus the slight spicy taste...

He took a few big bites of rice and started eating.

Klein was also stunned when he came out with another bowl of rice. Leonard could actually use chopsticks? Uh... By the way, Peiman must have taught him... It seems that the "time traveler" over there is also cooking... He really knows how to promote the culture of the Great Foodie Empire!
He said with a smile on his face:

"Remember the chili peppers I gave to Roshan and you in Tingen? That kind of seasoning is added to it. For those of you who don't often eat spicy food, you may not be able to adapt to it..."

Leonard swallowed the food, savored it carefully and said:

"Is it spicy? Not too spicy... Wait, I remember Peiman also said something like this...

"Klein, your hometown is Tingen, right? Where did you learn these dishes?"

It was indeed her! Klein smiled and said:
“This is a dish that came from the court of Emperor Roselle… You know, we’ve been collaborating quite a bit with the Church of Steam recently, so I got some interesting knowledge from them.

"Just get used to your eating habits. I thought you would hate chili peppers...

"Back to your previous question, the death of Duke Negan is indeed not simple. The murderer is a Sequence 5 'Apostle of Desire'... You should know how difficult it is to deal with a strong person who has reached this sequence.

“Similarly, such a powerful man did not act out of personal hatred towards Duke Negan...but was hired by someone.

"It's easy to imagine how much the person behind the scenes paid to get a Sequence 5 warrior to risk his life to assassinate the Duke...

"Unfortunately, Ms. Daly's channeling... seems to have been obstructed. The 'Apostle of Desire' only revealed his identity, the fact that he was hired, and other important but not so important things. As for the identity of the organization or individual behind it... we still don't know.

"But I have some personal speculations..." Klein picked up the shredded potatoes and took two bites of rice. He said solemnly:

"You still remember what happened to us in Tingen, right? Coincidences, a series of coincidences... arrangements, a series of arrangements... even your death, are closely related to it.

"Finally we learned that it was done by Archbishop Ince Zangwill, who had defected previously, with the help of '0-08'. The traitor is now imprisoned in the basement of Saint Samuel Church, undergoing various experiments on seals... Leonard, your revenge... has been taken.

"And now... I have reason to suspect that there might be someone behind this whole thing who is deliberately arranging it... the 'audience'."

(End of this chapter)