The red moon outside the window was obscured by clouds, and the moonlight that penetrated the curtains could only barely outline the contours of large objects in the bedroom. Dimness and gloom became the main theme of the room.
Klein sat in this environment and was in no hurry to leave.
He looked at Dr. Allen who was sleeping soundly, and quietly analyzed the pictures he had just seen in his dream:
"The card that Will Auceptin held in his hand at the end was the Wheel of Fortune. In this dream, everything has symbolic meaning and is the revelation gained by his own astral body... In other words, Will Auceptin's matter is related to "fate". In addition, the silver-white giant snake that is likely to represent the "mercury snake" means that this child may be related to a high-sequence strongman or a strange sealed object that the "monster" passed through...
"Is his crisis caused by the Mercury Snake's coveting him, or the strange sealed object he is involved in?
"But 'Mercury Serpent' is a Sequence 1, the closest being to a god. The name alone reflects its high status. There is no way it can't do anything to a kid like Will Auceptin. Amon, who is still unknown whether he is a Sequence 1, 2, or 3, almost invaded the gray fog with just one clone...
"This matter doesn't seem that simple. There must be a huge secret hidden inside."
Thinking of this, Klein decided to retreat.
"This sounds very dangerous, and that deck of tarot cards may not be a magical item. The special one is most likely Will Auceptin himself. Well, Dr. Allen has gotten rid of his troubles except for nightmares. I have no reason to get involved in this matter. Taking the initiative to perform and challenge the impossible is almost the same as suicide... Yes, I have to follow my heart's will!" Klein supported the surface of the dressing table with his right palm wearing a black glove and slowly stood up.
After the dream just now, he was completely sure that Dr. Allen's nightmare came from the revelation his astral body received from the spiritual world, and that revelation was deliberately created and provided by a high-level and high-status being, and the thousand paper cranes were a positioning prop.
According to a chapter in the Book of Secrets, Klein could also try to use the paper crane to find Dr. Allen's astral body traveling in the spirit world and secretly observe where the revelations came from, but he had just decided not to get involved.
After stretching his body, Klein, out of his final curiosity, dug out Dr. Allen's leather wallet and took out the paper crane.
He placed the paper cranes on the top of his cane and held them at the same time. Then his eyes darkened and he whispered to himself:
"Will Auceptin's current location."
After the divination statement was repeated seven times, a breeze suddenly swirled in the room, bringing a cool feeling that seemed to blow on the soul.
Klein loosened his right palm. His cane first stood steadily, then fell down with the paper cranes, pointing diagonally toward the bed.
“There…” Klein frowned slightly, changed his position, repeated the divination, and successfully received feedback.
The intersection of the two divinations is Dr. Allen!
Will Auceptin's position overlaps with Dr. Allen's... This is quite interesting... Klein muttered to himself in amusement and astonishment.
His curiosity suddenly reached its peak.
Although he had no intention of getting involved in the matter, he wanted to find out why the overlap occurred.
Hmm... take the paper crane above the gray fog and do some divination. With the gray fog blocking it, nothing unexpected will happen... Klein quickly came up with a new idea.
Since it was inconvenient to perform the self-summoning ceremony in Dr. Allen's bedroom, he decided to take the paper cranes home first.
In fact, he had been prepared for this. Before coming, Klein was not sure about the seriousness of the matter. He was thinking that he might look for Will Auceptin to see if he could get the tarot cards. Therefore, he prepared another paper crane in advance, intending to use it to replace the original one to facilitate various divinations. Once the problem was solved, he would exchange it for the original one.
Klein did it as soon as he thought of it. He took out the prepared paper crane from his pocket.
He had deliberately folded this above the gray fog to prevent Dr. Allen from suddenly deciding to hand over items related to Will Auceptin to the Church of the Evernight Goddess, thereby exposing him as a fraud.
Considering things thoroughly and in detail beforehand can indeed make things much simpler... Klein praised himself.
With the help of the thin moonlight, he carefully compared Will Auceptin's paper crane with the one he folded to see if there was any obvious difference.
After seeing this, Klein fell silent.
His manual skills are not even as good as a child...
In fact, they are all paper cranes, so there is not much difference. Mine is just a little rough. As long as Allen hadn't studied the original one repeatedly, he would definitely not be able to tell that it had been replaced... Klein muttered to himself silently for a few words, took out a coin, and used divination to make a final confirmation.
After receiving a positive revelation, he put the paper crane he folded into Allen's wallet and returned it to its original place. He then dealt with the scene and left 3 Burningham Road carrying Will Auceptin's paper crane.
Relying on the Divination Staff Technique, Klein successfully returned home. While taking a bath, he used his own summoning method to send the thousand paper cranes and the "master key" above the gray fog.
Sitting in the silent and deserted palace, he picked up the paper cranes and examined them carefully for a few seconds, but found nothing unusual.
Then, Klein materialized a pen and paper and wrote down the same divination statement as before:
"Will Auceptin's current location."
This time, he used the "dream divination method" instead, and was pleasantly surprised to see a picture appear in that gray and fragmented world:
It was a dark room. Will Auceptin, a man with a chubby face and dark eyes, leaned on a chair and lay on the desk in front of the window, gazing at the scenery outside.
He held a stack of tarot cards in each hand, and a pile of building blocks next to him.
The blocks formed a circular snake with its head and tail connected.
The scene outside the window was equally dark, with only the faint sound of running water coming from it.
The dream ended silently here. Klein opened his eyes and tapped the edge of the bronze table with his fingers, muttering to himself:
"The snake with its tail in its mouth, is it really the 'Mercury Snake'? The 'Mercury Snake' that represents fate...
"There is the sound of running water outside the window, which means Will Auceptin is currently close to the Tussock River?
"I divined before that his position overlapped with Dr. Allen's. Was it interference from fate?"
Seeing that the divination above the gray fog could only provide this level of revelation, Klein was no longer troubled by curiosity and reluctantly made an interpretation. He planned to exchange the thousand paper cranes tomorrow night and find an opportunity to give Dr. Allen some pointers, asking him to go to the church of the Goddess of Night and tell the bishop about this matter.
This kind of thing is better done by regular troops... Klein chuckled and returned to the real world.
After a leisurely bath, he didn't bother to do anything else and got into bed.
After an unknown amount of time, Klein suddenly woke up and realized that he was dreaming. He was dreaming about flipping through the Book of Secrets in the living room.
This, this familiar feeling... He habitually acted confused and tilted his head to look towards the door.
The door creaked open and a figure in a gray coat walked in.
He was probably in his thirties, with long cheeks, a broad forehead, and a pair of dark blue eyes that looked quite wise.
Not the captain... Klein suddenly laughed at himself, exhaled silently, and turned the Book of Secrets in his hand into a Women's Aesthetics magazine.
He flipped through the magazine and casually greeted the visitor.
The man in the gray windbreaker took off his hat, sat opposite him, and asked casually:
"Did Alan come to see you this morning?"
As expected, he is a Nightwatchman, a Nightmare... Klein suppressed the urge to sigh and replied with a smile:
"Yes."
He had figured out why the Nighthawk suddenly appeared in his dreams.
The "nightmare" in front of him should be the captain of the Nighthawks, who is in charge of the Will Auceptin incident, but he has not been able to find any useful clues.
Under such circumstances, Dr. Allen and Detective Sherlock Moriarty came to inquire about Will Auceptin's whereabouts. They should have known about it last night or this morning. At the same time, they found that Dr. Allen had just finished breakfast and hurried to Minsk Street to visit Detective Sherlock Moriarty.
In the spirit of professionalism, falling asleep at night is the most normal and natural development, but Dr. Allen is more sensitive and rashly falling asleep may cause the clues to be cut off, so a detective becomes the first choice without a doubt.
"What happened to him?" the captain of the Nighthawks asked "casually".
Klein answered truthfully:
"He had a nightmare..."
Klein described the dark tower, the silver giant snake, and Will Auceptin under layers of protection, and finally said:
"Before having this nightmare, Allen went to Will Auceptin's house to look for the child because he was worried about his recovery and because he was troubled by his previous bad luck. Unfortunately, Will Auceptin's family had moved away. However, Allen recalled that the child gave him a paper crane that he folded himself and wished him good luck.
"It may be stimulated by these two things that he had such a nightmare."
The man in the gray coat showed a surprised expression and said:
"A thousand paper cranes?"
"Yes." Klein nodded gently. "The child gave it to Allen before he was discharged from the hospital. Allen threw it into a drawer in his office and forgot about it until last night."
"I understand. Thank you for your explanation." The captain of the Nighthawks stood up and saluted politely.
The dream suddenly shook like water waves, and he disappeared directly in the room.
Looking at the seat where he had sat, Klein leisurely speculated on what would happen next:
The Night Watchmen might go to Dr. Allen tonight, enter his dream to check and take away the paper crane. Then the question arises: the paper crane was folded by Klein, and the original one is above the gray fog.
Forget it. No matter which paper crane they use, they won’t be able to divine the answer. It doesn’t matter whether they exchange it back or not... Klein muttered to himself.
Gathering his thoughts, he continued to sit there, not in a hurry to wake up from the dream, and was in a daze for a long time.
After a while, he raised the corners of his mouth and sighed softly
“I really miss it…”
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