Mystery: Days and Nights of Struggle with the Research Society

Chapter 123 The Return of Old Neil
Monday afternoon, inside the Nighthawks Entertainment Room.

Leonard, Siga Teon and Frye were sitting around the round table, chatting happily.

Leonard was holding a deck of cards in his hand, cutting the cards unskillfully, and talking without stopping for a moment. Fry was flipping through the newspaper, occasionally raising his head to look at him, while Siga was He was writing something on a pile of paper with a pen, occasionally nodding perfunctorily in response.

"Klein, why are you here? Aren't you having a day off today?" Leonard finished shuffling the cards, threw it on the table with some boredom, leaned back and pressed the back of the chair to lean it against the wall behind him. One of the chair legs was dangling in the air, and the entire weight of the body was resting on the only two chair legs that were in contact with the ground.

"I have finished digesting the potion. I have nothing to do at home, so I came here to take a look." Klein took off his half-high silk hat, walked over and pulled up a chair to sit down, and also found a newspaper to flip through. twice.

He had just finished his regular Tarot session today and could have had a good rest at home all afternoon.

After all, he no longer needs to play the role of 'divinationist', and there is no need to make going to the fortune telling club a fixed schedule. He can just go there occasionally to make extra money and fulfill his supervisory duties as a night watcher.

So Klein originally hoped to be lazy all afternoon, but for some reason, he suddenly remembered on a whim that he needed to go to Tingen University and ask Mr. Azik for help in sending a letter to Su Ya - since Su Ya After Su Ya left Tingen, he could no longer contact her, and there was no reply to the letters he sent through the church. This made him a little worried, and he wanted to find someone to help send a letter asking about Su Ya's current situation.

As for why it was Mr. Azik, although Klein was a little strange, the strangeness only existed in his mind for a short moment and then disappeared - it may be because Mr. Azik himself is a mysterious and powerful extraordinary person. , I think he can help Su Ya better.

He didn't care about this, lifted the spiritual wall, took a short rest, changed his shirt, put on a black tuxedo jacket, held a silver-encrusted cane, and walked out of the door like a gentleman. He also found a taxi and asked the driver to turn around. Mr. Zick's residence.

But the carriage had just taken a few steps when Klein suddenly remembered that Mr. Azik had written to him some time ago, saying that he was going on a trip during this period and would be back this week, but did not mention the specific date.Klein felt that although Mr. Azik didn't say what day he would be back, it would definitely not be today because today is Monday.

He sighed, feeling a little distressed about the money he had paid, when it suddenly occurred to him that he could take this opportunity to visit the Blackthorn Security Company.It just so happened that he needed someone to deliver a letter to captain Dunn Smith. He originally planned to deliver it when he went to work tomorrow, but the taxi took 2 Soulers and 1 hour. All the money was spent. Wouldn't it be a waste if he didn't finish the ride? ?

But why did your correspondence insist on being passed on to me? Klein put down the newspaper and cursed, then turned to ask Leonard, who was leaning on his chair with nothing to do and asked:
"Where's the captain?"

"The captain is in the office." Leonard looked up at Klein, a little curious, "Klein, do you need help from the captain?"

"Yes." Klein nodded, exchanged greetings with him, got up and walked out of the recreation room, came to the door of the captain's office, and knocked on the door.

"Please come in." Dunn's mellow voice came out.

Klein pushed the door open and went in. He planned to hand the letter directly to the captain, but saw Dunn sitting upright, his gray eyes becoming darker, and he looked up at him and said:

"Klein? You came just in time. I happen to have something to ask you."

"Huh?" Klein blinked blankly, his thoughts interrupted by Dunn's words, and he was a little confused, "What's the matter?"

Dunn clasped his hands and glanced at Klein. The corners of his mouth were slightly raised and he said in a good mood, "The people who are investigating you are here."

The person who tests me?Is it about my promotion to Sequence 8 'Joker'?Klein perked up, thinking a little nervously but also a little excitedly.

It's finally here. After I digested the 'divineer' potion, I immediately applied for promotion through the captain. Now, have I finally waited until the church sent someone to investigate me?

As long as I pass this level, I won't have to worry about similar things for at least half a year. But thanks to Su Ya's willingness to endorse me openly, otherwise I would not dare to apply for promotion so soon.

And once I advance to Sequence 8 and become the so-called 'Joker', I will be able to have real combat capabilities, plus the assistance of divination, the guarantee of the 'Yangyan Spell', and the 'Soul Soother' that Suya gave me. ', even if we encounter greater dangers in the mission, we still have a lot of hope to survive.
Klein became more and more excited as he thought about it. He looked at Dunn nervously, waiting for his next words.

Dunn Smith glanced at Klein, who couldn't suppress the excitement on his face, and shook his head in amusement. He straightened the collar of his shirt and said in a low voice:
"The person in charge of this examination is Creste Sesima, one of the nine senior deacons of the Nighthawks. The Holy Church attaches great importance to you."

"Senior deacon?" Klein was a little surprised. In the organizational structure of the Church of Night, the thirteen archbishops and nine senior deacons are the church's senior leaders in the usual sense. Most of them are high-sequence or can exert high-sequence combat power. The strong ones are high-level people who only follow the oracle of the Night Goddess and are only responsible to the Pope.

For these 22 respected gentlemen and ladies, Klein has only heard of their names. Is it possible that such a being is responsible for my inspection?I'm just a little Sequence 9 person, I've just been promoted to 'Joker', do I want such a big pomp?
Klein complained in his mind, but he was not too nervous or panicked.Because he knew that Suya's brother was also one of the nine senior deacons of the Church of the Night. Although he had not heard of the specific deeds and character of Lord Sesima, with Suya's name, he must not have done it this time. What trouble will be encountered.

Dunn glanced at him, nodded slightly and said, "Yes, Sir Sesima is already here. He is here specifically for this matter."

"But don't be nervous. Your Excellency Crestel Sesima is currently only Sequence 5 and has not yet entered the realm of 'demigod and half-human'. You don't need to be too afraid of him."

"Well," Dunn paused, then reminded, "Your Excellency Sesima's title is the 'Sword of the Goddess'. Because she has been recognized by a sacred object, her combat effectiveness will not be worse than that of the newly promoted Sequence 4."

"'Sword of the Goddess'? Are they the same title as 'Shield of the Goddess'?" Klein blurted out and asked.

"It seems that the relationship between Sulia and you is really good. He told you a lot of internal information about the church?" Dunn looked at Klein, who was a little embarrassed on his face, and joked without paying attention, "Since Sulia Leah has told you this, so I won’t say more. With your relationship, some issues should be easily explained.”

Is the captain hinting to me that I can reasonably push some things to Su Ya?Please don't be nervous and just follow the planned plan. I've already agreed with my classmates about this, so it's very easy.However, the captain seemed a little more excited than usual today. Did he receive a letter from Ms. Dai Li?
Klein nodded thoughtfully and asked with a smile, "Captain, are you in a good mood today?" "Obviously?" Dunn was stunned for a moment, then smiled, "Old Neil is back, Sir Sesima He is recovering very well, and as long as he does not continue to actively listen to the voice of the 'Hidden Sage' and reduce the use of ritual magic and extraordinary abilities, there will be no more problems."

"I haven't told you about this yet, but if nothing else happens, after Sir Sesima leaves, Old Neil will be able to come back and continue working as a civilian employee." Dunn answered simply and directly, with a flash of light on his face. After a moment of joy.

"Really?! If Roshan knew about this, she would be extremely happy." Klein said in surprise. He almost couldn't wait to ask, "Captain! Where is Old Neil? Can I go take a look? him?"

Old Neil was his first occult teacher. Although he didn't spend much time with the old gentleman, Klein still felt sincerely happy that he could safely return to the Blackthorn Security Company. .

"The alchemy room where potions are prepared." Dunn smiled, "Your Excellency Sesima is also waiting for you there. You can go directly to them."

An alchemy room for mixing potions?Is it the same laboratory where Old Neil helped me prepare the 'divineer' potion?My 'Joker' potion may also be prepared here. Klein slowly exhaled and suppressed the excitement and nervousness in his heart.

He put his hands into the pockets of his thin black trench coat and walked down the stairs that snaked deep into the ground. He turned left at the intersection and walked to the secret door illuminated by elegant gas lamps. Arriving at the two classical high-backed chairs placed opposite each other in the central part.

Sitting on one of the chairs was an old man with gray hair wearing a classical black robe. He also wore the familiar classical black soft hat, revealing a little mottled gray hair.Hearing the sound of Klein entering the door, he raised his head, revealing the deepening wrinkles on his face and his slightly cloudy dark red eyes.

"Little Klein? Long time no see." Old Neil's slightly older voice came, with a smile obviously in his voice, "I heard that you successfully matched Dunn and Dai Li during my absence? "

"Nice job, little Klein, I've wanted to do this for a long time." Old Neil waved to Klein, looked at the somewhat empty alchemy room, and said with some regret, "It's a pity that all my hand-ground coffee should be empty." It was taken away, otherwise we should celebrate with some coffee at this time.”

"You said you won't drink coffee after three o'clock in the afternoon." Klein blurted out. Immediately, he saw Old Neil was stunned for a moment, then laughed, stood up and patted his shoulder.

"It's nice that you remember my habits."

"But I shouldn't have to abide by those rules in the future." He said calmly, "After accepting the teachings of the goddess again, I have decided not to use my extraordinary abilities again, and I will never hear those rules again. A whisper from an unknown being."

"Praise the goddess." Ah, Mr. Neil, if you had done this earlier, you wouldn't have lost control last time. Klein was very relieved, but he didn't know how to answer the question for a moment, so he could only draw a red mark on his chest. The moon praises the goddess.

"Praise the goddess."

Old Neil and another somewhat unfamiliar voice echoed his compliments at the same time. Klein subconsciously followed the voice and saw the calm-looking man in the high-backed chair facing the door. A man in his thirties wearing a black trench coat and a white shirt.

He has golden brown hair, shaved very short, and his dark green eyes are like a moonless lake in the middle of the night. The collars of his shirt and windbreaker are raised up, hiding his entire chin in the shadow, and he is tilting it up leisurely. He leaned his legs on the back of the chair and watched with a smile as Klein and Old Neil talked, without any intention of disturbing them.

"I'm sorry, Your Excellency Sesima." Old Neil bowed and said with respect and a bit of unobvious fear, "Little Klein was just too excited to see me."

"It doesn't matter." Crestel Sesima put her right leg on top of her left leg and said with a very casual smile: "I understand your mood very well."

"Being able to see a long-lost companion again is an exciting thing for every Nighthawk."

"There is nothing more worthy of celebration than this." His dark green eyes stared at Klein and Old Neil, as if there were ripples in the windless and moonless lake in the middle of the night, as if he was looking at something through them. Likewise, there is some nostalgia and some sentimentality.

"Compared to this, so-called etiquette is nothing."

"Hello, Your Excellency Sesima." Klein bowed and saluted.

He noticed the concentrated emotion in Sesima's eyes and guessed that the senior deacon might have lost his companions due to some accident. However, for the Nighthawks, this kind of thing is very common and should not be surprising.

"Hello, Klein, you can sit there." He pointed to the high-backed chair opposite him that Old Neil had given up, and said to Klein.

"Your Excellency Sesima, you want to talk to little Klein, so I won't interrupt you for now." Old Neil looked at Klein and said in a deep voice, "I have been away from everyone at Blackthorn Security Company for so long, and I can't wait. I really want to meet you all.”

"Of course, Mr. Neil, your problem has been basically solved. As long as you don't leave Tingen easily, you can move freely within the care of other Nighthawks." Sesima nodded to him.

"Then I'll leave first." Old Neil gave Klein an encouraging look, turned around and slowly left the alchemy room that originally belonged to him.

Klein watched Old Neil leave, somewhat thankful that his last loss of control did not cause irreparable damage to him. Thanks to the help of his classmates, otherwise we would not have known that Old Neil was being targeted by the Hidden Sage.

(End of this chapter)