Audrey's eyes rolled slightly, her thoughts wandered, and she analyzed a lot of things at once:

Mr. Hanged Man described that Qi Lingos was a lone wolf who didn't trust anyone. Only he knew his action plan. Apart from me who discovered it in advance, no one else knew that he would assassinate tonight...

I only told my father and Mr. Fool that Baron Gramire was suspected to be the impersonator of Vice Admiral Hurricane Zilingos...

Although there are telegraph lines in Duke Nigan's mansion, which can transmit information in time and find helpers, there is no need to hide it... Dad's confusion shows that the strong man who killed Qi Lingos was not what they expected...

To sum up, the person who killed Qilingos can almost be confirmed to be Mr. Fool's follower!

Moreover, only the special mode of our Tarot Club can create strange situations with unclear motives!

Qi Lingos is a Sequence 6 "Wind Blesser" who also possesses the magical item "Creeping Hunger". Only a high-sequence strongman known as "demigod" can kill him quickly without leaving a trace? Or, he used a seal that is rumored to have great hidden dangers and is very dangerous?

No matter which possibility it is, it is enough to show that Mr. Fool's followers are extremely powerful...

As expected, Mr. Fool!

No matter what, I have provided a clue, and Mr. "The Hanged Man" must fulfill his promise and give me the pituitary gland of the seven-colored lizard dragon!

This should be considered the first official action of our "Tarot Club", right?

Qilingos, one of the seven pirate generals, died because of this!

Seeing his daughter's excitement in her contemplation, Earl Hall, who was also a handsome man when he was young, coughed lightly and warned her seriously:

"Audrey, I know you are very interested in the mysterious world, and I usually indulge you. But you must not get involved in this matter, and you are not even allowed to ask about it. You will be led by the queen and formally introduced to social occasions at the end of the year. As an adult, you should know and remember that a terrifying Beyonder or a secretive, powerful organization is often equivalent to danger. Do you understand?"

"I know, Dad." Audrey replied in a sweet voice, "I was just a little curious."

"Being curious is not okay!" Count Hall emphasized this and couldn't help but reveal a helpless smile.

"Yeah!" Audrey nodded obediently.

Anyway, I know the whole thing better than you... She made a face in her heart.

Earl Hall thought for a moment and smiled gently:

"No matter what, you are the hero of tonight and the savior of Duke Negan. At least half of Qilingos' death can be attributed to you. The same goes for the bounty. Of course, if no one admits that they killed Qilingos, claims responsibility for this matter, and takes the initiative to claim the bounty, then the remaining half will also belong to you, a total of 10,000 gold pounds."

"Well, we can also send people to collect the bounties set up by countries and organizations such as the Intis Republic and the Feysac Empire. Converted, it should be 20,000 gold pounds."

"Duke Negan just promised to give you his holiday estate in Disi Bay. It includes a large rubber forest. I don't know the specific annual income, but it is definitely not low. He spent 8,000 gold pounds to buy it, and later built a house and bought good varieties of rubber."

Audrey, who already had a fortune of 300,000 pounds, was considered wealthy enough, but a reward close to or even exceeding 40,000 gold pounds was still a huge income for her. The dowry of many noble ladies could not reach this amount.

In a marriage between a noble and a businessman in August, Miss Mary Oldbury, the daughter of a millionaire, received a dowry of 80,000 pounds.

"I didn't even think about the bounty..." Audrey whispered from the bottom of her heart.

Suddenly, she thought of something. If she went to collect the bounty and let her reputation spread, then "The Hanged Man" would be able to easily determine who "Justice" was.

This won't do! As a member of the Tarot Club, I have to remain secretive! Audrey looked at her father and organized her words:

"Dad, I'm a little scared..."

"Why? What happened?" Earl Hall asked hurriedly with concern.

"If it gets out that I discovered that Zilingos was impersonating Baron Gramire, I'm afraid his men will retaliate against me. I'm afraid the people who ordered him to assassinate Duke Negan will target me..." Audrey tried to make herself look pitiful, weak, and helpless.

"I will ask someone to protect you." Earl Hall responded first, then nodded slightly, "But there is really no need for you to take this risk. Moreover, the person who killed Qilingos took away the 'Creeping Hunger'. Of course, for a High-Sequence Powerhouse, this is not a sufficiently convincing motive. Well... I will tell Duke Nigan to keep this matter secret and have him find someone else to collect the bounty. I will compensate you privately later."

At this point, Earl Hall smiled and said:

"As expected of my daughter, you have earned 40,000 pounds in such a simple way. This is more than one-tenth of your current wealth."

The 300,000 pounds was the property he had divided up in advance for his daughter, and he would get more when she got married.

"Were you as good as your father before?" Audrey asked happily.

Count Hall shook his head and laughed:

"Much better than me. My first profit from business was only 60 pounds."

Audrey suddenly became extremely happy. The 40,000 pounds reward, her father's praise, the sense of accomplishment of causing the death of "Vice Admiral Hurricane" Zilingos and completing an extraordinary task, the pride of being a member of the "Tarot Club", and the pituitary gland of the seven-colored lizard dragon that she would get from the "Hanged Man" afterwards, made her not only double the happiness, but triple, even quadruple, quintuple!

I really want to report to Mr. Fool immediately and get his confirmation... No, no, a mysterious strong man with unknown motives killed Qi Lingos. Now someone must be secretly observing me and looking for clues. I can't show any abnormality... Bah! There is nothing abnormal about me. As long as I don't try to recite Mr. Fool's honorable name...

Well, if it was indeed done by Mr. Fool's followers, He must have known the result, and I don't need to report it again... Um... Do I need to share the reward with that follower? No, 20,000 pounds will inevitably attract attention no matter how it is paid. I can't take this risk...

Besides, it was the Hanged Man who had been asking Mr. Fool for help, so he should be the one to pay the reward. Well, he claimed that he had many Roselle diaries!

I will try to collect more diaries. Thank you Mr. Fool for responding to my prayers. He must look down on vulgar money...

Audrey quickly determined what to do next.

…………

In the private study room of Duke Negan's mansion.

The tall and fat Duke sat on a high-back chair behind the table, smoking a cigar and looking at the "Singer of God" Al Snake and the Prime Minister of the Kingdom Agushid Negan and others across from him.

"From the intelligence that has been fed back, we are currently unable to confirm which high-sequence expert did this." Agushid had just returned from the king.

Archbishop Snake nodded:

"We have also used extraordinary means to confirm that they are not the well-known high-sequence experts, nor are they from the Spiritual Cult."

"We have enough reason to believe that it was a mysterious and powerful person we don't know. Of course, we cannot rule out the possibility that he used a dangerous seal."

Duke Negan said while holding a cigar:

"Perhaps he is not just a High-Sequence Expert. There is probably a secret organization behind him, a secret organization that we don't know enough about. Otherwise, we wouldn't be able to ambush Qi Lingos so accurately. Hmm, maybe one of the participants in tonight's dance is a member of their organization."

His younger brother, Prime Minister Agushid, said solemnly:

"No matter which possibility it is, we must be careful. We must find out the identity of that High-Sequence Expert as soon as possible, find out why he came to Backlund, and find out whether he is simply hunting down Qilingos and why he wants to kill Qilingos."

The fact that a High-Sequence Expert who was not under control was wandering around Backlund was enough to attract the attention of the Kingdom Government and the three major churches!

Although the strong men of Sequence 4 and Sequence 3 may not be able to withstand the bombardment of the giant warships and cannons, there is no need for them to fight head-on as they have too many strange abilities.

Therefore, this is a more dangerous existence than an ironclad ship, which can be seen from the title of "half-god, half-man" alone!

"God's Singer" Ace Snake immediately stood up and said:

"I will make arrangements immediately and contact the Church of Night and the Church of Steam."

"His Majesty the King will also ask the military and intelligence agencies to cooperate," Prime Minister Agushide promised.

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In a hotel in the northern district of Backlund.

Azik, with a bronze complexion and a mole near his ear, sat under the gas lamp, staring at a glove placed in front of him.

The glove was very thin and light, as if it were made of human skin, and it seemed that as long as it was filled with flesh and blood, it could turn back into a hand.

Azik looked at it for a long time, then suddenly revealed a painful and distorted expression, and whispered to himself:

"I seem to have worked with them before..."

…………

Klein didn't sleep well the whole night because he hadn't received any reports from Justice and The Hanged Man, nor had he received a reply from Mr. Azik. He was always worried about the outcome of the incident involving Vice Admiral Hurricane Qilingos.

I think it caused quite a stir, so Miss Justice and Mr. Hanged Man didn't dare to contact me again... But why didn't Mr. Azik reply? He wasn't involved, or something happened? Was he injured by Qilingos? Klein covered his mouth with his hand, yawned, and boarded the trackless public carriage to Zouteland Street.

"Extra! Extra! Vice Admiral Hurricane Zillingos was killed in Backlund!"

"Extra! Extra! Vice Admiral Hurricane Zillingos was killed in Backlund!"

…

As the carriage was about to start moving, Klein suddenly heard the voice of a newsboy—this was also an invention of Emperor Roselle.

After a moment of hesitation, Klein quickly took out a penny, handed it out the window, and bought a copy of the Tingen Morning Post. Many passengers made the same choice.

Klein opened the newspaper and immediately saw the headline:

"The Great Pirate Qilingos Was Killed by the Duke's Bodyguards in Backlund"

Qi Lingos is dead? Mr. Azik did it? Klein fell into deep thought and said to himself:

As the boss behind this incident, I only found out the result by reading the newspaper...