novelraw Chapter 92 Do you know who is spreading rumors?
Chapter 92 Do you know who is spreading rumors?
Rose Street.
Through a brief investigation, Klein pinpointed the location of the church.
The Harvest Church is one of the few churches in the Kingdom of Rune that worships the Earth Mother Goddess, and it is also the only church in Backlund that worships the Earth Mother Goddess.
This golden church has a striking spire and a life emblem engraved on its exterior wall, depicting a simple baby surrounded by symbols such as ears of wheat, flowers, and springs, which is quite different from the surrounding buildings.
If I'm not mistaken, this is it... Klein took a deep breath and pushed open the church door.
Inside the church hall, rows of seats were neatly arranged, with a huge emblem of life at the top and lit candles on either side. In the front row, on one of the seats, sat a tall man in his forties or fifties, dressed in a brown priest's robe.
He exudes an immense sense of oppression simply by sitting there, giving the impression of a giant brown bear.
He is definitely an extraordinary being, and his rank is not low!
Klein's spiritual intuition immediately tightened.
"Hello, sir." As expected, the other person spotted Klein and greeted him. His voice was unexpectedly gentle, quite disproportionate to his tall stature, but his gray eyes were sharp as knives. "This is the sacred site dedicated to the Mother Goddess."
"Are you the bishop here?" Klein walked in openly.
The tall man in the brown bishop's robes replied in a gentle tone:
"My name is Utravsky, but I prefer to be called Father Utravsky."
Klein gave a slight bow and then spoke frankly, "Excuse me, Father Utravsky. I am looking for a gentleman named Emlyn White."
"Emlyn White... are you a member of the Truth Guild?" Utravsky asked.
How did he know? I shouldn't have revealed that, right...? Klein was somewhat surprised that his background had been exposed so suddenly.
But seeing Father Utravsky's gentle expression, he nodded slightly. "That's right. I am a detective from the guild."
He looked at the other person with some curiosity and asked:
"Excuse me, how did you figure that out?"
"The only ones coming looking for someone are from the Truth Guild," Father Utravsky said with a meaningful smile.
what?
The other party's answer left Klein feeling completely confused.
But seeing that the priest had no intention of explaining further, he did not choose to press for details.
After a brief exchange, and confirming that neither party harbored any ill will, Father Utravsky led Klein to a basement.
Seemingly hearing footsteps outside, the stone door to the basement was pounded on, and the pounding grew increasingly violent.
"Let me out! I've had enough of this godforsaken place!" A hoarse male voice echoed between the stone walls. "This is illegal detention!"
"I'm going to report you!"
"This should be the person you're looking for," Father Utravsky said, looking at Klein.
"Are you Emlyn White?" Klein asked from behind the wall.
"Yes, that's right, I am Emlyn White." Emlyn suddenly became excited when he heard someone call his name.
"It must have been my parents who sent you to find me, right?"
Um... actually, it's your creditor.
Seeing the other person in such a miserable state, Klein even felt reluctant to tell the truth.
After hesitating for a moment, Klein said, "Mr. White, I am a detective..."
"Detective? Detective! So it really was my parents who sent you to rescue me!"
Klein glanced back at Bishop Utravsky, looking at his gentle face, and couldn't help but ask:
"Excuse me, why was Emlyn locked up?"
Bishop Utravsky glanced at Klein a few times before slowly speaking, "He's a vampire. When I met him, he was already somewhat delirious."
"To prevent him from harming innocent people, I had no choice but to temporarily detain him in the basement."
"Not a vampire!" Emlyn shouted from the basement as soon as he finished speaking.
"They're vampires, noble vampires!"
"Besides, I only drank contaminated blood. I'm fine now, please let me out!"
This is a bit tricky! Director Charles didn't tell me the other party was a vampire... Klein realized he was at a disadvantage due to incomplete information.
Seeing this, he felt a headache coming on.
A qualified clergyman and a vampire who could easily go berserk and harm people. A conflict has arisen, and they are completely in the wrong!
As for forcibly taking Emlyn away...
Seeing Father Utravsky's tall and imposing figure, who looked like a humanoid Gundam when he raised his weapon, Klein gave up without even thinking.
However, since he was already there, he felt it was necessary to fulfill some of his duties.
"Mr. White, I am a member of the Truth Guild."
"The Truth Guild? What do you want with me?"
Uh... don't you even realize you're in debt...?
Klein was speechless at Emlyn's thick skin. If it were him who owed more than 1000 pounds, he probably would have been so anxious that he couldn't sleep.
"Do you know how long you've been here?" Klein asked.
The voice behind the stone wall fell silent. "About... three days?" Emlyn answered uncertainly.
Even immortal beings have such a vague concept of time!
"Is it possible that you've been here for over a week?"
"It's been over a week..." Emlyn muttered to himself, "No way, it's already been over a week?"
"So you came here because...because..." He seemed to have guessed what was going on, but there was still a hint of hope in his words.
"Ahem." Klein cleared his throat, mimicking Charles's tone.
"Mr. White, I've come specifically to inform you that due to your breach of contract, your treasures used as 'collateral' will be disposed of."
"What!" Emlyn suddenly roared.
"No! You can't do that!"
"They are everything to me, you can't..."
The sound of the stone wall being struck became even more intense.
The loud impact made Klein involuntarily take a half step back.
Seeing this, Father Utravsky turned to Klein and said, "It seems you two know each other well?"
"Strictly speaking..." Klein cleared his throat awkwardly, "I'm here to inform him of his bankruptcy."
……
The Truth Guild, Charles's office.
Charles sat in his chair, listening to Klein give a detailed report on the situation at the Harvest Church.
"I see." After listening to Klein's report, Charles deliberately put on an expression of sudden realization.
"So our client is actually a vampire~" He interlaced his fingers and rested them on his chin. "What a... regrettable discovery."
Sure enough... There must be many ways to contact extraordinary people within the guild. Seeing that Charles wasn't surprised by the vampires, Klein made an analysis.
Moreover, Charles did not ask him what he thought of vampires, which seemed to imply that he had already accepted that Vampire was extraordinary.
"You are right. Unless the situation is urgent and you are completely in the right, we should not have a conflict with the clergy."
Charles nodded in approval of Klein's actions, while simultaneously displaying a look of regret.
"Although you did a good job this time, you ultimately failed to bring Emlyn White back."
"So the agreed-upon profit sharing is no longer valid."
Sigh... all that work for nothing. Klein sighed inwardly.
Just as he was feeling disappointed, Charles suddenly said, "But! I still want to give you a reward."
As he spoke, he opened the drawer and took out several tens of pounds in banknotes.
The guild is quite generous... Klein's mood immediately brightened.
However, just as his gaze was drawn to the banknotes, Charles suddenly changed the subject.
"However, I heard that the fish in the cafeteria wasn't very fresh a couple of days ago, and some people got food poisoning because of it."
"The cafeteria's purchasing agent just came to me complaining." He glanced at Klein, a slight smile playing on his lips. "Sherlock, do you know who's spreading these rumors?"