Chapter 116: Lanevus's Child



Christina did not notice the fortune teller's confusion. She glanced at Angelica at the reception desk and said in a low voice:

"I mean Lanevus's child."

She pointed at the young girl wearing a lotus leaf hat next to her and said:

"This is my niece, Megose. Her mother is my eldest sister. I regret and feel sorry for thinking that Lanevus was an outstanding and excellent young man. I introduced Megose to him when he was still unmarried and watched them become lovers."

"Megosa's parents were also very satisfied with Lanevus before, and planned to invest all their savings in the steel company after their engagement. Fortunately, Lanevus escaped before this incident happened, so their family did not suffer a fatal loss. Unfortunately, my sister and brother-in-law have to explain the reason for the cancellation of the engagement ceremony to relatives and friends, and have to worry about the child in Megosa's belly."

"We all believe in the God of Steam and Machinery. We are not believers of the Lord of Storms. We do not believe that lovers must remain chaste before marriage. We do not blame Megose and even sympathize with her. However, it is indeed difficult for us to keep the child, especially since he has such a father."

This is a scam of money and sex. Klein looked at Megose who was standing quietly beside him and found that this girl was a very outstanding beauty.

She has a smooth forehead, long golden hair, and a pair of big eyes very similar to Christina's. At this moment, she looks melancholy and calm, and is pursing her lips.

What an outrageous swindler! He even managed to escape! Klein cursed Lanevus and thought for a moment before saying,

"If it's a child who has already been born, I can use him to predict the approximate whereabouts of Lanevus, but unfortunately, it will take several months. Well, this may be the manifestation of the previous divination results. Be patient, wait, persist, stop being greedy, and then usher in a turnaround and see the sun."

"Several months," Christina murmured and shook her head. "No, it's been so long. Even if we find Lanevus, we won't be able to get the money back."

She turned her head to look at the blonde Megose, her voice unconsciously became deeper:

"Do you have anything that Lanevus carried with him?"

"No." Megaus answered softly and delicately, "Does the ring he gave me count?"

“It must be an item that has been carried for a long time.” Klein shook his head in denial.

Christina was silent for a few seconds, then looked at Megose and said:

"You have to make a decision. I think keeping this child will make your future life difficult and full of thorns. Do you want to tell him that his father is a fraudster who cheated many people, including his mother?"

"It's time to go to the clinic and the hospital. This will also help us find Lanevus and get back what we lost."

Hey, isn't this kind of divination too harsh? Klein couldn't interfere in other people's family affairs, so he could only wait patiently by the side, muttering something in his mind from time to time.

Megose lowered her head and eyes, and did not speak for a long time.

After a while, she touched her belly and said with a gentle smile:

"He is different from his father. He is a very thoughtful and likable child."

"Every day he would gently kick me to tell me how he felt. He would also hum and whistle to help me fall asleep with music."

As Klein listened, he suddenly felt something was wrong.

The first half of Megose's words was a common reaction, but the second half was almost like a delirium, talking about unrealistic things.

Was she hit too hard and had a mental problem? Klein raised his right hand and stretched it to his forehead, trying to rub it to relieve his fatigue.

At this moment, Megose suddenly turned around and walked quickly to the door, leaving only one sentence:

"Perhaps his father would secretly return because of his birth and keep some of his wealth for him."

Klein was stunned for a moment. Before he could activate his psychic vision, he watched Megose leave the club and walk down the stairs.

Christina took a breath, paused for a few seconds and said:

"I'm sorry to bother you, Mr. Moretti. We will try our best to find Lanevus's belongings."

Klein nodded barely perceptibly and watched her go downstairs, then sighed and shook his head.

The next morning, as soon as Klein entered the Blackthorn Security Company and greeted Roshan, he asked:

"Where's today's newspaper?"

The sweet brown-haired girl Roxanne looked at him and asked in confusion:

"Klein, you're weird."

"Why?" Klein asked with a smile as if he had expected it.

Luo Shan rolled her eyes and said:

"You used to read the newspaper during lunch break because you had mysticism classes in the morning. Well, Old Neil is already waiting for you in the armory!"

"I knew in advance that there was a reward for a certain case, so I wanted to flip through the newspaper and remember the criminal's appearance. Maybe I'll run into him someday," Klein explained with a smile.

"Really?" Luo Shan picked up a few newspapers today curiously and began to flip through them quickly. "Wanted order for Lanevus, right?"

Klein immediately replied:

"Yes."

"Damn swindler! He actually defrauded more than 10,000 pounds!" Luo Shan looked carefully for more than ten seconds and suddenly spoke out in indignation.

Klein shared the same feeling as her and condemned:

"It's really abominable! I even want to take the initiative to apply to take over this case!"

Luo Shan looked at it for more than ten seconds, then shook her head regretfully and said:

"This case does not seem to involve any supernatural factors, and even if it does, it will be handed over to the Storm Lord's Punisher."

Klein didn't quite understand what Roxanne meant, but after taking the newspaper and flipping through it, he sighed with regret:

"Yes, so many people have been deceived, and believers from the three major churches must be included. The location of Laneus Steel Company is in the South District."

Cases related to supernatural factors, if they involve believers of a certain god alone, will be handed over to the corresponding team. But if believers of the Goddess of Night, the Lord of Storms, and the God of Steam and Machinery are all involved, they will be divided according to the jurisdiction area - the Golden Wutong District, the North District and the West District belong to the Night Watch Team, the East District, the South District and the Dock District belong to the Punisher Team, and the University District and the suburbs belong to the Heart of the Machine.

As he flipped through the pages, Klein also memorized Lanevus's appearance:

He has a full forehead, black hair, brown eyes, and wears glasses with almost round lenses. The corners of his mouth are slightly upturned, as if he is mocking everyone.

Apart from his glasses, Lanevus had no distinctive features and was very ordinary.

After exchanging a few more pleasantries with Roxanne, Klein passed through the partition and prepared to go underground.

At this time, he saw the pale-skinned and cold-tempered "corpse collector" Fry and the white-haired and black-eyed "writer" Miss Siga Teon walk out of the entertainment room at the same time and turn towards him.

After a brief greeting, Klein watched his two teammates leave, and found that Dunn Smith, wearing a black windbreaker, opened the door and stood beside him.

"Is there a case?" Klein asked curiously.

At this time, the two night watchmen would not go out together for no reason.

Dunn glanced at them with his grey eyes, nodded and smiled:

"There's something that looks like a haunted place in the West District. I asked Xijia and Fry to go take a look. However, you don't have to worry about these things. Before you have mastered the basic fighting skills, I don't plan to let you participate in any more missions. I have to be responsible for my team members."

Captain, you are such a good person. Apart from your high hairline and poor memory, you have no other shortcomings. Klein secretly praised him and asked in confirmation:

"So, I only need to take mysticism courses and do combat training, and I can get paid without making any contribution?"

"This is only temporary," Dunn replied with certainty.

Just by "attending classes" and "working out", Klein could get a full and generous salary. The thought of it was quite satisfying, he thought happily.

I hope there won't be any more coincidences! He prayed silently.

The smooth, peaceful and uneventful life continued until Friday. After completing his fighting practice, Klein took a car to Beswick Street.

Outside Henry's Private Detective Agency, he looked around, and after making sure that no one was paying attention to him, he put on a gauze mask, turned up the collar of his windbreaker, and quickly entered the corridor.

After knocking on the door, Klein saw Detective Henry, a tough middle-aged man, again.

"Good afternoon, sir. We have a result on one of your commissions." Detective Henry with deep blue eyes said in a smoky and drunken voice.

Klein deliberately spoke in a hoarse voice:

"Is this information about the gentleman who haunts the Dragon Bar?"

The gentleman who bought the audience potion auxiliary materials

"Yes." Henry raised the pipe in his hand.

Then, he said nothing and just smiled at Klein.

Klein understood what the other party meant. He took out four one-pound bills and handed them over.

“This is the second payment.”

He paused and added:

"Write me a receipt."

He has less than 1 pound left in his pocket.

"No problem." Henry coughed twice, checked the anti-counterfeiting mark on the banknote, and asked the employee to bring paper and a pen.

Then, he asked Klein to sit down in the sofa area, and he quickly wrote the receipt and stamped it.

After doing all this, Henry took a puff of cigarette and said:

"According to your description, my assistant and I waited in the Dragon Bar for three days and finally met that gentleman."

"He is indeed a very alert gentleman and very observant. Fortunately, I am an expert in this area."

"His name is Duster Guderian, the doctor at Greenhalgh Asylum."


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