eurekapd Chapter 119 Klein's Decision
Chapter 119 Klein's Decision
Chapter 119 Klein's Decision
Evan's solution actually disappointed Klein, especially after personally experiencing and witnessing Tingen's gradual descent into Lanius's deception, paying such a high price yet still unable to stop the mastermind from achieving his goal. This left Klein feeling utterly exhausted.
At the same time, Klein also understood why Evan had been so silent at the tarot meeting today.
Anyone who tries their best but cannot change their predetermined fate will feel heartbroken.
Evan has given up on stopping the mastermind from achieving his goal and is now preparing to help him achieve it instead, which Klein thinks is indeed a good idea.
But Klein was not resigned to this; he still did not know who the mastermind was or what their purpose was.
But he knew one thing: the mastermind was a man who would stop at nothing to achieve his goals, and helping him achieve his goals would be aiding and abetting evil.
Helping the mastermind might minimize Tingen's losses, but it would also allow them to wreak havoc elsewhere. Klein couldn't justify doing this by claiming he was saving Tingen.
Previously, since Evan could see the script of the mastermind, following Evan's arrangements was probably the best choice. Klein obeyed his arrangements completely and did not dare to make any extra moves.
Now Klein is ready to use his own methods to investigate the mastermind behind the scenes and challenge his predetermined fate in the final window of opportunity.
But Evan's method is also a last resort. If in the end it is found that the outcome cannot be changed, then he will use Evan's method to help the mastermind achieve his goal.
After making his decision, Klein returned to reality, made a praying gesture, and announced his decision to challenge the predetermined outcome. He asked Evan to prepare everything to help the mastermind achieve his goal as a final insurance policy, and asked Evan to help him find the Grey Goat's Unicorn Crystal on Mount Hornachis.
Klein then returned to the Gray Mist, conveying the image of himself praying and making his decision to Evan, and then materialized paper and pen to write a sentence:
"There were extraordinary factors influencing the decision of Hynarson Vancent and Sirius Arepis to sell the Antigonus family notes."
Klein had conducted a similar survey in reality and concluded that there were no supernatural factors involved.
Klein has always suspected that the gray fog is a high-level entity related to the "occupation of the next house" process, which is why it is able to interfere with the arrangements made by the mastermind behind the scenes.
Previously, Klein dared not act rashly to avoid interfering with Evan's actions. Now, without such concerns, he held the pendulum, lowered the pendant, and quickly calmed his mind, half-closing his eyes and silently reciting the content he wanted to claim seven times.
Feeling the pendulum pull, Klein opened his eyes and looked up to see the citrine spinning clockwise.
Klein was delighted to see this, as it was completely different from the results he had obtained in reality, indicating that the gray fog could indeed shield against the interference of high-sequence forces and improve the accuracy of the divination.
Klein took out his pen again and wrote on the paper:
"The real reason why Hynason Vancent and Sirius Arepis made the decision to sell the Antigonus Family Notebooks."
After writing these words, Klein leaned back in his chair and drifted into a dream.
Soon he saw colorful flowers and green lawns in his dream, but the whole scene suddenly became distorted and overlapping.
Klein could only barely make out a red chimney at the very end, and then the whole scene shattered and the dream collapsed.
Klein suddenly woke up, sat in his chair panting heavily, as if he had witnessed something terrifying.
Klein took two deep breaths to calm himself down and tried to capture the enemy again, but he failed every time.
"Did the mastermind realize I was spying on them and take action?"
Klein drew the red smoked meat he saw, preparing to find someone to look for a similar house.
He has already entrusted Evan to find the main ingredient for another clown potion, so that he can advance as soon as possible and see if he can get more items from the gray fog.
Furthermore, he wanted to reinvestigate Lanius to find out why Lanius was so important to the mastermind and help him escape at all costs.
In addition, Duster Guderian planned to investigate him and recruit him as an informant to see if he could obtain the potion formula for the Sequence 8 "Mind Reader" from him to sell to Miss "Justice" and to get a glimpse of the mastermind's purpose.
If necessary, we should see if we can bring the "Psychological Alchemy Society" behind him into Tingen and cause some trouble for the mastermind.
Finally, we tried various methods to see if we could restore Mr. Azik's memories and strength, and to persuade him to fight against the mastermind behind Tingen.
Klein dressed and left with a heavy expression; he had really done a lot.
Upon seeing the image transmitted by Mr. Fool, Evan couldn't help but sigh.
Klein was still the same Klein, knowingly doing the impossible, just like the choice he would make in the smog. He was still the same person, and would not give up because of Evan's assertion. This made Evan extremely respectful, and even had the urge to reveal his true identity to Klein, as if they were old friends meeting again.
But recalling his first time entering the gray fog, and how it seemed to want to devour him at all costs, calmed him down. He even couldn't help but laugh at himself, realizing that he was still a purely selfish person after all!
He admired Klein, but he couldn't and wouldn't learn from him.
Just as Evan changed his clothes and was about to leave, the apartment doorbell rang.
Evan was somewhat surprised. Since moving here, he had been leaving early and returning late, not making friends or socializing with the neighbors. Who would come to his door? Could it be someone coming to collect the gas bill?
Evan glanced casually at the mirror in the corner of the bedroom, but received no warning of danger from it, so he went straight to open the door.
When Evan opened the door, he was surprised to find that it was Mr. Hope, his brother's personal servant and most important assistant.
"Lord Robert sent me here specifically to tell you a few things."
Seeing Evan's surprised expression, Mr. Hope smiled and explained.
Evan quickly ushered Mr. Hope into his apartment, while also feeling puzzled. He felt that Mr. Hope was in a very good mood today, so he couldn't help but open his spiritual vision and found that his emotions were actually a passionate and excited red.
"A few things?"
Evan had only guessed one thing before: that Lanluus's money had arrived smoothly.
"Three things. The first thing is that the money from that swindler Tingen has arrived. The military helped with the accounting to cover it up, so they kept half as a handling fee. You will probably receive about 17 to 8 gold coins, and there will be more coming in."
Mr. Hope picked up the tea that Evan had brewed and got straight to the point.
"Hahaha."
Evan chuckled softly.
"This is more than I expected. I thought they would at least take 7% of it, and I would be lucky to get 10 pounds left."
"They were supposed to intercept at least 7% of it. They didn't keep it all; they had to pay tribute to various parties. But this time, Lord Robert didn't want it, so he gave it all to you."
Evan's eyes widened in surprise. He had always known his brother had great power, but he hadn't realized it was this great.
He was able to get 20% of these untraceable gray-area profits.
Of course, Irwin believed that this was not for Robert personally, but for the Earl of Akhova's household, which was almost an extension of the state, for the future chairman of the parliamentary military intelligence committee, and for the future leader of the Conservative Party.
Robert's niche has reached a point where he can accept offerings from others, not to mention that this time it was Robert who provided the opportunity to settle accounts, so of course they have to curry favor with him.
"Lord?"
It was only then that Evan noticed this detail, his eyes widening as he stared intently at Mr. Hope.
"Yes, Lord! This is the second thing I wanted to say. This morning, Parliament passed the Government Employees Recruitment Act. Both houses of Parliament have voted in favor, and the bill has been sent to His Majesty the King for signature and enactment."
Meanwhile, Viscount Sean, chairman of the Military Intelligence Committee, officially retired, and Mr. Robert officially succeeded him in the position after a vote within the Conservative Party.
Also this morning, the plaintiff formally withdrew the lawsuit concerning Mr. Robert's right of succession, and His Majesty the King, after signing the bill, ordered that Mr. Robert be formally knighted three days later.
From now on, Mr. Robert may be addressed as Lord Robert, and has officially become the heir to the Earl of Akhova.
Such a joyous occasion made even the usually composed Mr. Hope unable to suppress his smile, his whole body beaming with delight.
When Evan heard the news, he was overjoyed; it was the best news he had heard in a long time.
Robert not only greatly enhanced his political standing by using the Government Employees Recruitment Act, gaining control of one of the most crucial departments in the Kingdom of Rune, but also resolved the trouble of inheriting the title, making it a double blessing.
This will greatly promote Evan's future development. From now on, Evan has the strongest backing and can confidently and boldly realize his plans.
"Lord Robert also asked me to ask you how you intend to handle this sum of money?"
Evan knew this question was a test from Robert to see if he was overwhelmed by the large sum of money, so he thought for a moment and said:
"I plan to transfer this money to Akhova Bank and then acquire the factory and estate in Tingen once the Tingen scam is exposed."
Furthermore, I believe we should expose Tingen's scam as soon as possible. It's true that I want to make some money from this scam, but I don't want Tingen to collapse completely, because Tingen is also our foundation.
Could you ask your brother to arrange for someone to question this scam in the Tingen newspaper and burst the bubble in advance?
At the same time, this matter cannot be known to others, as they are also trying to profit from it!
Mr. Hope gave Evan an approving look, pleased that Evan had not been blinded by money and had kept a clear head.
"That's what the lord meant too. I'll arrange for someone to do it in a bit."