Taoist priest in the foggy capital

"So, what did you find out about these people?" Luo Wei asked him.

"Nothing at all."

Yin Xiu spread his hands, "These bastards don't know what they are doing, they just come here for no apparent reason and die here."

"Well?"

Luo Wei scratched his head. "You mean, they don't know who the Red Emperor is?"

"Know nothing."

Yin Xiu also smiled helplessly. Kenny von Linn was already a captain among the Paladins, but he was still just a pawn who followed orders.

Like everyone else, he knew but did not understand.

In this way, Yin Xiu keenly realized that perhaps it was not just the seven courts in Dunling. In the vast Europe, the Red Emperor might have established a set of order of his own, a huge underground empire.

"Brave detective."

Yin Xiu suddenly called him.

"how?"

Luo Wei turned around.

"Nothing, I just wanted to ask you, does not having any news about the Red Emperor make you depressed?"

"Who do you think I am?"

Luo Wei grinned and said, "I am the best detective in West Kowloon and the entire Hong Kong Island. To deal with these bastards, you must have the best patience, firm tactics, and unwavering faith. Now is just the beginning.

In the story of Sherlock Holmes, this is just the prologue, the main story has not really begun yet."

"But I am confident that we may be able to reach the Red Emperor soon."

Yoon-soo patted his shoulder.

"Did you calculate this? Or are there hints in those people's memories?"

"I said, these people don't know any more than we do."

Yin Xiu pointed to his head, "So, this is my hunch."

"Your premonitions are always accurate."

Luo Wei nodded, "So, where are we going now?"

Yin Xiu pointed outside. At this time, the door had been opened at some point and the sunlight was shining brightly.

……

To the west of Berlin is a more prosperous area.

Although Berlin is a wealthy city, nobles, entrepreneurs and scholars from various countries live here, making it exude a more lively atmosphere than Dunling.

West of Berlin, however, the atmosphere becomes more luxurious.

Yin Xiu raised his head and glanced at the top of the church that was faintly visible between the buildings in the distance. It was almost dusk, and if it was a little later, the vampires of Berlin would emerge from the darkness.

"Laura Fountain is a beautiful woman who likes antiques and stock investment."

Yin Xiu touched his face and said, "This is what the Nicholas family told me."

Luo Wei exclaimed, "But I heard that she is actually a beautiful woman who collects red wine and oil paintings. This is also what the Nicholas family said."

"It's ok."

Yin Xiu snapped his fingers, "Anyway, she is a beauty recognized by everyone, right?"

"Although I haven't seen her, I agree with your judgment."

Even Luo Wei couldn't help feeling happy when he thought that the person he was looking for was a beauty, not an old man or a monster with a bloody mouth.

He tugged at the collar of his tuxedo. "So, this is why we have to wear tuxedos tonight?"

"Of course, no one would attend an auction without wearing a formal dress. They are from the upper class."

Yin Xiu also flipped through his neat suit and said, "Be careful, this is Chanel, it's very expensive."

"But do you have an invitation?" Luo Wei hesitated.

"Invitation? What is that?"

Yin Xiu was the first to walk out of the alley and head towards the brightly lit auction house. Luo Wei could only follow closely behind him.
Sure enough, at the door, the auction house manager standing aside let the others go but stopped the two of them.

"Can you please show me the invitation?" he asked politely.

"Hmm?" Yin Xiu tilted his neck.

The manager thought he didn't understand, but when he looked at the two men with dark hair and dark eyes, he immediately understood and bowed to Yin Xiu.

"You're so anxious!"

"Oh……"

Yin Xiu narrowed his eyes into crescents and nodded slightly, "Yo, you are very polite when working."

He was about to go in, but the manager stopped him with his hand, "I'm so sorry, could you please show us your invitation letters?"

"idiot!"

Yin Xiu's eyes widened, "Didn't that bastard Inukai Taro make any arrangements for us?"

"Inukai Taro?" The manager was a little confused.

Luo Wei gently tugged at the manager's sleeve, "Maybe it's turtle raising? You know we Japanese people don't have very good brains."

"That's true... no,"

The manager nodded and shook his head, "I mean, I'm sorry, today's auction is very high-end and requires an invitation to enter."

"Baka! I think you really are not in your right mind!"

Yin Xiu glared at him again, “Inukai, Kamekai or whatever, Pig Dog Taro, is Earl William’s friend.

Earl William is a very good man and a very rich man.

We are relatives.”

"relative?"

The manager pointed at Yin Xiu and Luo Wei, and thought that the so-called "Earl William" should be a blond-haired, blue-eyed foreigner, so he couldn't think of them as relatives.

"So you don't know much."

Yin Xiu was quite disappointed. "Actually, it's like this. Three times three, six times six. Earl William is the brother of my cousin's uncle, so he is a distant relative of mine.

There were five brothers in his family, and his third brother was born to Earl William the Elder and his cousin.

The sixth brother was adopted as the granddaughter of Earl William’s aunt’s nephew.”

"Wait," the manager kept scratching his head, "Didn't you say they were five brothers? Why is the sixth brother a girl?"

"That's not the point."

Yin Xiu took his hand away and said, "I'm asking you, do you know who Earl William is now?"

"It seems, it seems that I know."

"It's good to know."

Yin Xiu blinked, "Then tell me, as a relative of Earl William and a friend of Inukai Taro, should I go in?"

"It seems so." The manager nodded blankly.

"You are very smart!"

Yin Xiu patted his shoulder and was about to stride in when suddenly a warm and soft body crawled into Yin Xiu's arms and the scent of jasmine penetrated Yin Xiu's nostrils.

Yin Xiu was stunned for a moment, but did not let go of his hand that was subconsciously on the other person.

"Miss, is there anything I can help you with?"

In his arms was a tall, slim, blonde girl wearing a black fitted dress.

"Don't you recognize me, cousin?"

"Cousin?" Luo Wei asked doubtfully.

"Yes, cousin." The woman took Yin Xiu's hand affectionately, "This is my distant cousin."

"Uh……"

The manager began to be confused again. He looked at Yin Xiu and the girl in front of him with suspicion, but in the end he still couldn't connect the beautiful girl in front of him as Yin Xiu's cousin.

"Well……"

Luo Wei was about to explain, but the girl raised a finger to stop him.

"It's like this. We are half cousins, so it seems that we are quite different. By the way, my name is Karenina, Alice von Karenina. Please advise me."

She held out her hand to the manager.

The manager was obviously fascinated by her and reached out his hand in a daze.

But Karenina opened her fingers, and as if by magic, a card appeared in her hand.

"This is my business card. I would be very grateful if you could accept it."

Even if you can't shake hands, just accepting the business card is an unforgettable experience for the manager.

After he put the business card, which also smelled of jasmine, into his pocket and stroked it carefully, when he looked up again, Yin Xiu and the other two had already entered the venue with the crowd.

"cousin?"

Yin Xiu grinned and looked at Karenina, "We are probably the most distant relatives. Of course, I don't mind having another cousin from somewhere."

"But I mind."

Karenina let go of her hand, still smiling, but her eyes were full of coldness.

"Thank you very much for bringing me in. To repay you two, I have decided to keep your secret a secret."

"secret?"

Yin Xiu spread his hands, "What secrets could we have? We are both upright people, the two most upright gentlemen in the whole of Berlin. We won't hide any secrets."

"Whatever you want."

Karenina lifted her skirt and bowed to them gently, "Goodbye, and good night, both of you."

"Have a sweet dream." Luo Wei nodded.

Yin Xiu watched the beauty walk away, then turned back to look at Luo Wei, "You are very familiar with her? And you wish her a sweet dream?"

"Unfamiliar."

Luo Wei smiled, "But she wished me good night."

"..."

Yin Xiu pulled him and said, "Let's go. You are being treated like a rich kid and you are still helping him count his money. This really damages our reputation."

Luo Wei was still a little dazed, "Where are you going?"

"Of course we're going to the auction. Don't forget, there's Berlin's biggest auction going on here tonight. If you were Laura Fountain, would you miss it?"

"Probably not."

Luo Wei tugged at his tie, put the strange encounter behind him, and followed Yin Xiu inside.

The entire hotel was booked by the auction house, and there was a cocktail party outside, filled with champagne, red wine, and bread.

Passing through the curtain and door blocking the outside, the main auction venue lies inside. Some not-so-bright lights are on, making it difficult to see the faces of the people sitting next to you.

The brightest lights were of course on the auction table, illuminating the faces of the host and models, and making the exhibits shine brightly.

At this time, the auction was about to begin. Yin Xiu and Luo Wei found a seat in the corner and sat down, picking up a copy of the auction list.

"They are just some flashy little things."

Luo Wei held the list with disdain.

Yin Xiu disagreed, “Then what do you think those nobles and the upper class play?
They just play these empty games all day, looking at an article, crying at a few lines of words, and they have nothing else to do except these. "

"It seems so."

Luo Wei looked around, "But I still haven't found Laura Fonnna."

"Not in a hurry."

Yin Xiu was confident and pointed to one of the lines on the list. "Everyone is here tonight for this vase. It comes from West Asia and was created during the Persian Empire. Even a vampire with a long life span would say it is an antique passed down from their grandfather."

“That must be expensive.”

Luo Wei counted on his fingers, "I don't know if our combined wealth is enough to take this photo. So, how much wealth do you have now?"

"Why, are you checking my illegal income?"

Having said this, Yin Xiu still took out the booklet from his pocket and flipped through it.

Luo Wei leaned over and saw that there were five digits on it.

"Isn't it?"

Luo Wei was a little surprised. "Even when you were in Kowloon Walled City, you earned more than this much money from fighting a boxing match. How come you only saved this much money now?"

"What does [only] mean?"

Yoon-soo rolled his eyes.

"Do you have any idea about money? Many people can't save tens of thousands of dollars in 30 years. Do you think everyone is like you detectives, eating and taking things, and having a fortune?

There was a lot of money in Kowloon Walled City, but I only fought a few games. I risked my life to get it. I wanted to fight more games there, but it collapsed and I was almost buried in it. "

"You finally admitted that you were the one who blew up the Kowloon Walled City." Luo Wei suddenly said.

"It's really none of my business."

Yin Xiu sighed, "I am not the kind of person who only destroys things without building anything. I want to be a chivalrous man. If I don't work and run around everywhere, does this cost money?
You can't save any money on buying supplies or medicine.

Brother Xiong, that is Cauliflower Xiong, his inventions are free, right? Isn't it me who sponsors him?"

"Don't make it sound like you're making a selfless contribution. I know that Xiong got you a lot of new equipment."

"It was an experiment, and I was part of his experiment."

Yin Xiu shook her head, "And Ma Xiaoyu, she's a Taoist priest, she can't touch money, so she spends my money on everything.

I eat grouper, lobster and abalone every meal, wear Chanel clothes and buy limited edition shoes. Of course, I can't save any money. "

"I thought you were living a carefree life. Sorry for bringing up your sad story."

Luo Wei patted his shoulder.

"Hey, man, what do you need so much money for? The most important thing is your brothers! At home, you rely on your parents, and when you go out, you rely on your friends."

In high spirits, Yin Xiu opened his pocket watch and checked the time. "It will start in a moment."

Luo Wei took a look at the pocket watch. There was an inconspicuous mark on the case, engraved with the initials of Luo Wei's name "W.L". It was obviously his pocket watch.

Just as he was about to reach out to take it and have a look, Yin Xiu put it back into his pocket.

"That watch seems familiar to me," Luo Wei reminded.

"is it?"

Yin Xiu had no intention of taking out the pocket watch, but leaned back in his chair, "That is indeed a nice watch. If you like it, I will buy one for you next time."

"Thank you." Luo Wei responded helplessly.

"You're welcome. We're all brothers."

While the two were talking, the auction finally began.

Just as Yin Xiu had expected, not many people participated in the early stages of the auction. For many items, only a few people bid for them, and they were bought after a few rounds of competition.

With the appearance of the West Asian Persian vase, the atmosphere at the scene began to heat up, and gradually more noises were heard.

"Do we really want to shoot it as planned, but we don't seem to have enough money?" Luo Wei was a little worried.

"It's ok."

Yin Xiu smiled: "Isn't it okay if I take the picture and don't have to pay?" (End of this chapter)