Mysterious: The Innate Sacred Body of Destiny

Chapter 53 Klein's Speculation

Inside the Blackthorn Security Company.

Klein was all alone behind the Charness door.

Old Neil was taken away by the church staff this morning for investigation.

To be honest, he was quite startled when the people from the Sanctuary arrived, but fortunately they only took Old Neil away and didn't care about him, an "unrelated person".

All of his companions, including Old Neil, tacitly refrained from saying anything about him.

"Klein, thank you for your hard work. From today onwards, you will be guarding Charnis Gate." Frye's words echoed in his ears, and Klein couldn't help but smile wryly.

"Ugh!"

He knew this was a form of imprisonment, but he also understood that it was a sign of his companions' trust in him.

His colleagues didn't want him to get direct attention from higher-ups.

In fact, he had considered the option of escaping. His situation was too special, and if he were to be found out, indefinite imprisonment would probably be the best outcome.

Thinking about it this way, running away doesn't seem so unacceptable.

But reason prevented him from doing so, regardless of whether he could successfully escape.

At least his companions still believe in him now, and his story hasn't been reported. But if he were to run away, it would be tantamount to confirming that he is indeed a follower of an evil god.

This will cause trouble not only for the members of the Night Watch squad.

Even Benson and Melissa might be implicated.

In fact, the decision to have Klein guard Charnis Gate was a result of discussions among the partners.

After that night, Frye and Leonard discussed it and ultimately decided to talk to their friends about Klein's situation.

They privately met with all the full-time members, except for Cohenley, who was still bedridden, and the civilian staff, to discuss the matter.

Because Klein was quite popular, everyone was initially surprised by this.

But even if people don't believe it, the whistleblower letter does objectively exist.

Some say this is due to the impact of the Antigonus Notebooks incident that Klein previously experienced.

Some people say it's just a misunderstanding.

……

Ultimately, it was acting captain Frye who made the final decision and announced the current solution—to wait for the captain to return before discussing it further.

Captain Dunn Smith will soon return from Backlund, having received a telegram informing him that he has received a telegram.

Klein and the captain have such a good relationship, and it was the captain who recruited him in the first place.

If Klein really has a problem, the captain will definitely be able to tell.

Frye planned to deal with Klein's matter openly after the captain returned.

Out of trust in the captain and Klein, everyone agreed, and so Klein was given the opportunity to work overtime continuously and without pay during the period before the captain returned.

……

The most crucial thing now is that whistleblower letter!

I need to think of a way to prove my innocence as soon as possible... Klein felt a bitter taste in his mouth when he thought of that whistleblower letter.

In fact, falling into the self-proof trap is a very foolish thing to do. There was no substantial evidence in the whistleblower letter, so he didn't need to panic so much.

But a person with a clear conscience has nothing to fear. That applies to people who have no problems. But he really has a problem!

He really is a fool, genuinely afraid of being found out about something.

"There shouldn't be anyone here..."

Previously, because he was locked up with Old Neil, he didn't dare to go directly into the gray fog, for fear that the other party would see something.

Now that he was all alone behind the Charnis Gate, he became bolder.

Although that space still held many secrets for him, it was at least safe for him.

After confirming that there was no surveillance, he took a deep breath, walked four steps backward, and returned to that space.

Above the gray fog.

Wearing sunglasses, Mr. Fool leaned back in his chair, clenched his fist and covered his mouth, recalling and examining the process of reporting the incident.

"I don't think I've offended anyone, so malicious reporting can be ruled out."

"The crux of the matter is that the allegations against Old Neil are true, which makes the allegations against me seem very credible as well."

"Sigh, I can't get away with it by using a prank as an excuse."

The best course of action now seems to be to find the person who wrote the whistleblower letter.

Who on earth is it?

Klein thought for a moment, then rested his elbow on the edge of the table. A figure appeared in his mind a moment later.

Lorne Disenke.

Yes, he is suspicious.

"Why didn't you think of him before?"

Logically, he should have suspected this suspicious person immediately.

But even though he suspected everyone in the Tarot Club, he never suspected him.

It was only now, standing above the gray fog, that I suddenly thought of the other person.

This highly unusual event quickly alerted Klein.

"And there was the time he used binoculars to look at my house. I happened to be doing divination above the gray fog that time. It's not impossible that he saw something while I was in the gray fog."

Klein recalled that not long ago, Lorne had been spying on his house with binoculars, and he had mistakenly thought that Lorne was spying on Melissa.

Looking back now, I realize that the other party's target should have been me.

But why didn't I think of this before...? Klein was puzzled by this; it didn't make sense.

Strange, strange… Klein’s words echoed above the gray mist.

"If it really is him, how did he know about Old Neil's affairs?"

After pondering for a while and still not finding an answer, he decided to seek it through the methods of a diviner.

He picked up the pendulum and simultaneously conjured a parchment in front of him.

As for why not use divination methods that allow you to see the images directly?

You can tell just by looking at the sunglasses he's wearing.

"The report against me was intentional."

"The report against me was intentional."

……

A moment later, the pendulum began to rotate slightly clockwise.

As expected, the accusation that named names was definitely deliberate... The divination result was within Klein's expectations.

"Old Neil was implicated."

"Old Neil was implicated."

……

As before, the pendulum rotated slightly clockwise.

"As expected... There's no need to specifically bring up Old Neil in a report that's deliberately targeting me. The report against Old Neil is probably just to increase credibility."

"The person who wrote the whistleblower letter probably didn't have any evidence that I believe in an evil god, otherwise they wouldn't have done such a thing."

Klein hesitated about the next question; his lips moved slightly, unsure whether to speak.

After struggling for a while, he made up his mind and asked the last question.

"The person who reported me was Lorne Disenke."

"The person who reported me was Lorne Disenke."

……

He asked himself this question more than a dozen times before slowly opening his eyes.

The citrine pendulum did not rotate clockwise or counterclockwise, but swung irregularly from side to side.

Klein knew this meant the divination had failed.