Chapter 50 Reading

Time passes, the day fades away, and night approaches.

As night fell in Igwynt, the shadow of darkness gradually covered the entire city. Somewhere in this shadow, an urgent meeting was being held.

In a dim and spacious room, on a long dining table with candles lit, the core members of the Red Communion sat silently on both sides of the table. This time, there were no bloody dishes in front of them, and there was one less person than last time.

At the dinner table, the atmosphere was tense and everyone had a serious look on their faces, which was very different from the scenes at their previous dinner parties.

"Burton is dead. According to the news from the Security Bureau, he died in his own home. All his men in the base are dead." Buck, a middle-aged man with gloomy eyes, thin face and a mustache, spoke slowly at the seat closest to the main seat. After getting confirmation of his news, the hunchbacked old man with wide-eyed eyes sitting diagonally opposite him spoke in astonishment.

"So, that guy is really dead?! Didn't you notify him to evacuate, Buck? How could he die at the hands of hunters?" Ke Chenfu said loudly, and Buck also answered slowly.

"It wasn't done by the Security Bureau. According to the information from them, the hunter was killed before he got to Burton. He died a miserable death. Now the Security Bureau itself is wondering who killed Burton before them." Buck continued to speak seriously. Upon hearing Buck's words, Ke Chenfu was dumbfounded.

"What...someone took action before the Security Bureau? Who did this? Who in Igwinter has the courage and ability to do this? Gray Hill?!" Ke Chenfu said in disbelief, while Lubak shook his head slowly, and then continued to speak slowly.

"No... Although Huiqiu doesn't dislike us, he is also a person who strictly abides by the rules. He will not violate the neutrality rules of the White Craftsmen. This time... I'm afraid that some new secret forces have entered Igwinter..."

"A new force... Could it be that the incident with Albert last time was also related to them? Could this also be a secret relationship?!"

"Yes... I also suspect that the newly appeared Edrick that Burton mentioned before was recruited as a member by them. Although I don't know what spirituality they follow, it is obvious that they are against us..." As he spoke, Buck angrily hammered the dining table with his hand, making a vibrating sound.

"To be able to clear Burton's base in a short period of time and kill all of his men, including Burton, is an extraordinary feat. I suspect those guys must have sent out at least two or three Beyonders at once... otherwise their actions wouldn't be so deliberate."

Buck continued to speak in a serious voice. Listening to his words, Ke Chuanfu seemed a little panicked.

"The other alliances that are against us? At least two or three extraordinary people? Hey, hey... Buck, this is a big deal. Now that Albert and Burton are gone, we have to notify the mentor and ask him to come out and take charge of the situation!"

Ke Chengfu said to Buck a little anxiously that this was the first time in the long history of the Holy Communion that Igwinter had suffered serious losses in just a few weeks.

Listening to Ke Chengfu's words, Buck was silent for a while, and then slowly turned his gaze to the young man with brown and black hair who was sitting opposite him and had been silent from before until now.

"Bill, the situation is getting serious now. Can we go talk to the instructor?"

"No, the mentor said that now is the critical period for him to prepare for promotion, and nothing should disturb him..." Facing Buck's words, the young man named Bill replied indifferently. Hearing his words, Ke Chenfu on the side couldn't help but get anxious.

"A mysterious group of unknown origin and the United Security Bureau are eyeing us covetously. We have already lost two people among them! This is a major event concerning the entire group, Bill! Can't we go see the mentor?" Ke Chengfu said anxiously, but Bill shook his head and continued to speak lightly.

"No, the instructor has already said that he will handle all matters himself. Is this all you can do? Didn't he leave all the precious divination opportunities to you?"

As Bill spoke, he looked at Buck opposite him, and Ke Fu also turned his gaze to him.

"Yes...divination! The instructor left us an opportunity for divination! Hurry up, Buck, now is the time for divination! Let's find those sneaky guys and give them a taste of their own medicine!"

Sitting in his seat, listening to what Bill and Kerff said, Buck pondered for a few seconds, then slowly nodded.

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Let’s go back a little in time to the dusk of that day.

Dorothy took advantage of the day off and finished her "extracurricular practical activities" in the morning. In order not to waste this precious leave time, she spent the whole afternoon wandering in the city after finishing the aftermath. When it was almost time for her to get out of school, she finally got on the carriage and went home.

On the side of Nanyang Road, Dorothy leisurely got off the carriage, paid the money and slowly walked up the stairs to her door. After she opened the door with the key, she saw an empty living room but no sign of Greg.

"Ah... Brother isn't here. Come to think of it, with such a big case going on during the day, it's impossible for him not to work overtime at night..."

Looking at the spacious room, Dorothy thought directly, her face still showing a relaxed expression, without any guilt for causing her brother a lot of work.

After confirming that Greg was not at home, Dorothy started to act arrogantly. She put the cakes and desserts she had bought in advance on the coffee table, then took off her shoes and lay down on the sofa. She did not ask Mrs. Hake downstairs to prepare dinner for her. She just lay on the sofa and ate snacks and desserts as dinner, and stretched on the soft sofa from time to time.

"Hmm~~ It's comfortable to be alone at home. I should do more things in the future so that Greg can work more overtime~"

After stretching, Dorothy said with emotion, then she took out a book with a dark blue cover from her bag, and began to lean on the sofa in an indecent posture, eating dessert and reading.

䀴This book was a secret book found in Burton's home. While Greg was not at home, Dorothy lay on the sofa in the living room to study the cult book.

But she was also careful. The crow corpse doll in her bag stood on the windowsill, watching downstairs and keeping watch for her.

With the help of her speed reading ability, she quickly finished reading this not-so-thick secret book and read all its contents.

The name of this secret book is "Secret Appraisal Notes". It was written by an extraordinary person with spiritual power of "Stone". This extraordinary person is a jeweler and treasure appraiser. Therefore, this is a tool book that teaches people how to initially identify esoteric Buddhist artifacts. It teaches people how to identify spiritual objects, how to identify objects with esoteric Buddhist meanings, and teaches people initially how to search for treasures from various seemingly ordinary antiques.

"It's rare. Is it some secret teaching of the 'Cup'? I thought the secret teachings found in the homes of members of the Holy Communion were all strange things. How could there be such a serious one... Where did that guy get it from...?"

As she thought about it, Dorothy flipped through the book carefully again, and finally found a message on the title page.

"Given by Andre to Aldrich on December 6, 1240. May our friendship last forever."

After taking a look at the message, Dorothy couldn't help but twitch her lips. The image of Aldridge smiling and pausing his hands appeared in her mind, and then she complained in her heart.

"Hehe... I really don't know... how much that guy sold Mr. Andre's friendship for."