Returning to the room with a large balcony, Fors looked at Xiou who was leaning against the wall and said in a low voice:

"Guess what I saw?

"That valet, Dantes's personal valet, turned out to be a believer in the god of death. He was just dancing and praying!"

Xio suddenly opened his eyes wide, then relaxed his expression:

"For Mr. Dantès, this is only a question that comes very far down the list.

"Well, that manservant named Richardson obviously has Southern Continental ancestry, and was probably born there, so it's not too surprising that he secretly worships the God of Death."

Fors smiled and responded:

"I know. I just think this is very interesting. Isn't it a bit too much for Dwayne Dantès, a wealthy man, to have too many people hiding secrets around him?

“If one day I find that all the creatures in this house, except him, including the housekeeper, maid, gardener, coachman, earthworms, bugs, mice, etc., are related to the mysterious and extraordinary, I don’t think I will be too surprised and can easily accept this fact.”

Xio rolled his eyes at his friend again:

"If this is the case, then Mr. Dwayne Dantès is not a simple person. The fact that he is surrounded by extraordinary people and extraordinary creatures can only mean that he may be the offspring of the evil god or an angel on earth."

Without waiting for Fors to change the subject, Xio asked:

"Didn't you just say you had a very strange dream involving treasure? Why weren't you curious at all and didn't you consider what it actually symbolized and whether it could really exist?"

Fors laughed and said:

"Such dreams often mean great trouble and danger. Consider it again when you encounter that symbol next time."

She said this, but her real thoughts were:

This dream raises a big question. Who knows if there is a conspiracy? I should go to the Tarot Club next week and ask Mr. "The Hanged Man", Ms. "The Hermit", and uh, Mr. "The World" for advice, and then decide what to do. They are all experienced and powerful Extraordinary People, and they may have similar experiences.

"You have matured a lot." Xio nodded slightly, exerted force on his back, bounced off the wall, and walked towards the place where Fors had slept just now.

"Mature?" Fors sneered, moved closer to her friend, straightened her back, and "looked down" at the other's hair.

Without waiting for Xiu to get angry, she sighed again and said:

“You’ve really matured.

"I still remember this time last year, you relied on your intuition and your fists to arbitrate. From time to time, you would make mistakes and lose your way. Now it's much better."

Xio was stunned for a moment, then lay down on his side, wrapped himself in a thin silk blanket, turned his back to Fors, and muttered:

"The main reason I got lost is because you were a drag."

Fors laughed dryly twice, nodded thoughtfully and said:

"This is an inherent feature of the 'apprenticeship' path and has nothing to do with me, huh!"

Seeing that Xio had already laid down, she walked to the wall against the master bedroom and began to serve as a bodyguard seriously.

The night faded away and the sky gradually brightened. Klein got up and had breakfast. He then received two waves of visits from police officers and a group of reporters. Some of them came to further investigate the suicide of Caron, while others wanted to get more details about the attack on Congressman Macht.

Under the arrangement of the butler Walter, Dwayne Dantes met with them one by one and quickly dealt with these matters.

In the afternoon, Senator Macht suddenly came to the door and said to Klein in a hurried tone:

"Come with me to the club and play some tennis."

He joined several clubs, but only one of them had any connection with Dwayne Dantes:

East Balam Veterans Club!

Is this to finalize the arms deal? Klein understood the hidden meaning behind the other party's words, and immediately asked his valet Richardson to fetch his coat, hat, and cane. He then took his carriage and followed the congressman all the way to the unique sand-yellow building in the Hillston District.

After entering the club, in the same room as before, Klein once again met the donkey-faced Army Colonel Calvin of the Ministry of Defense.

After a few minutes of casual greetings, Calvin finally got to the point. He looked at Dwayne Dantès and said with a chuckle:

"I heard from Macht that you can take out 20,000 gold pounds at once?"

“Although this is a bit of a stretch, it’s possible.” Klein responded with a smile on his face.

Calvin nodded with satisfaction and said thoughtfully:

"I won't need 20,000 pounds for now. The guns, ammunition, and a small amount of artillery that I'm going to give you will be in a warehouse in East Balam. The quantity is relatively small, and it can only arm about 3,000 to 4,000 people. Calculated at the scrap price, it will cost at most 10,000 pounds. Of course, you have to give me 15,000 pounds."

He said it without hiding anything, as if this was already the norm within the Loen army.

“No problem.” Klein nodded calmly.

Calvin laughed immediately:

"Very good, Macht has a good vision. If you want to make this kind of business, you must not be stingy.

"That batch of arms is worth at least 20,000 pounds in West Balam. If you can find a suitable buyer and use your experience there, you can sell it for 30,000 pounds or even more. By the way, the transportation and storage costs will be borne by you. We will only send two or three people to assist you."

As expected, there will be an overseer... Klein listened calmly and felt that he needed to urge Admiral of the Star and Danitz to give him information about West Balam as soon as possible.

He groaned for a moment and said:

“When will it start?”

"It will take two weeks for that batch of arms to be put into the corresponding warehouse. It's up to you to decide when to start. Well, you don't have to pay the full amount directly. Pay 8,000 to 10,000 pounds first, and then pay the balance after the matter is settled." Calvin acted as if he was very easy to talk to.

Two weeks later, it was almost the end of the month. I had to attend the birth party of the Snake of Fate before leaving... I was still waiting for his umbilical cord blood... Klein thought, "

"I have to do some preparation work in advance, and I will probably go to the southern continent in early July."

Calvin and Senator Macht looked at each other and stroked their palms and said:

"No problem."

…………

Outside the East Balam Veterans Club, Xio and Fors hid on the roof of a nearby building, monitoring the people coming and going around them.

——Xiu knew very well that there were many extraordinary people in this club, so she didn’t dare to let Fors take her in to provide close protection for Dwayne Dantès, so she could only wait outside.

“Fortunately, this is Backlund. Even though there is not much fog in this season, there are still clouds and the sun is not too strong. Otherwise, my skin would definitely be sunburned again.” Fors huddled in the shadows and muttered casually.

Just as Xio was about to speak, he saw a carriage approaching the back door of the club. It was brown in color and had a symbolic emblem, the main components of which were flowers and rings.

Viscount Stratford's carriage... Xio muttered to herself silently, and quickly opened her eyes and focused her attention. She immediately saw the familiar yet unfamiliar figure getting off the carriage, and entering the East Balam Veterans Club surrounded by several bodyguards.

"What's wrong?" Fors noticed something was wrong with her friend.

Xio did not hide anything and said frankly:

"I saw Viscount Stratford, he was also at the club."

"The captain of the palace guards?" Fors asked in surprise.

"Yeah." Xio nodded heavily.

Fors opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but she didn't know what to say, so she looked around and pretended to be monitoring something unusual.

After a while, they saw Dwayne Dantès come out.

…………

In the afternoon, another visitor came to 160 Böklund Street.

This time it was Madam Mary, the major shareholder of Coim Company.

"I'm sorry that my request has gotten you into this trouble. I didn't expect Baron Syndras to do such a thing. Poor Caron, he was planning to take his family to spend the summer in Winter County." Mary Short said apologetically and resentfully.

Klein responded calmly:

“I agree with you about Caron, he’s really unfortunate.

"However, this may not have been done by Baron Sinderas. This is most likely a trap for him."

Madam Mary nodded solemnly:

"I have heard of this speculation. It is said that the police department is planning to ask a great forensic doctor to help autopsy the body and look for any clues that have been missed."

The second half of her sentence automatically became "The police department plans to invite a powerful 'psychic' from the Church of Evernight to examine the body and look for any missed clues," Klein heard.

I wonder what I’ll find... Klein raised his right hand and tapped his chest four times clockwise.

"May the goddess bless Charon and rest in peace. The real murderer who killed him will be punished."

Lady Mary responded with the same courtesy, and then said:

"In order to prevent you from being affected by this matter again, I plan to buy out your shares in advance and pay an additional premium of 1,000 pounds on top of the current highest price.

"You don't have to worry about my funds. What I've been busy with recently is borrowing money from the bank."

Klein sighed and laughed:

"I appreciate your kindness, but if you want to discuss the early transfer of shares, you have to go to the church. I have already donated it to them, and I plan to use the income from the exchange to establish a scholarship fund for the poor."

It was the first time that Lady Mary heard the news. She was so shocked that she was speechless.

After a full ten seconds, she let out a breath and said quietly:

“I admire your character, your generosity, and your wisdom very much.”

As she spoke, she looked at Dwayne Dantès with a little more admiration.

Klein humbly attributed all the credit to the goddess. Then he paused and asked with a serious expression:

"Mrs. Mary, I have a question that I hope you can answer.

"When you decided to fight against Baron Sinderus and keep control of Coim Corporation, was it purely out of your inner feelings, or were you persuaded by others?"

Madam Mary frowned slightly and answered frankly:

"All the advice they gave me was to let me give up."

Klein fell silent immediately and did not discuss this topic any further. After chatting about the attack on Congressman Macht for a while, he saw the lady across the street off from 160 Böklund Street.

After dinner, his butler Walter came to the semi-open room with a large balcony and said to his employer who was sitting in the easy chair:

"Sir, we have sent the two bounty hunters away. The total cost for the three days is 300 pounds, not including the food provided."

Finally left... Klein suddenly relaxed and nodded in acknowledgement of the butler's reply.

Then, he could not wait to enter the master bedroom, ready to dig out the mushrooms sent by Frank Lee, bring them above the gray fog, and communicate with the "Creeping Hunger".

When he came to the desk where the mushrooms were hidden, he saw a letter pressed by an ink bottle on it.

Klein picked it up with a bit of doubt, opened it, and quickly glanced through it. His expression immediately became quite strange:

"Mr. Dantes, we are the bodyguards you hired. We have discovered something in the past few days and think it is necessary to tell you. So, while you were having dinner, we entered your bedroom and left this letter."