Chapter 256: Murder!
At this moment, inside the Kingdom Museum.
"Intruder! There's an intruder!"
Max Livimore, the captain of the Machinery Hivemind squad, was staring intently at the strangely shaped Sealed Artifact made of building blocks in the glass display case, trying to pinpoint the intruder's exact location through it.
The actions of a certain "unscrupulous" detective, aided by high-level power, had clearly disturbed the Machinery Hivemind members guarding the museum. But unfortunately, with the gray fog as a cheat, the security-purpose Sealed Artifacts that the Church of Steam was so proud of did not play their intended role.
Just then, a team member ran over breathlessly from the direction of the living area exhibition hall.
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"What's wrong? Did you find the intruder?" Max asked anxiously.
"No, Captain, no trace of any intruder! But..." The team member gasped and continued in an extremely absurd tone, "But—we suddenly discovered that the—that golden toilet in the display case is gone—"
"Ah? The toilet is gone?"
"Who would steal that thing?!"
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On the other side, the conversation between Bernadette and Lorne had fallen into a dead silence.
Because Lorne's words made a lot of sense. Bernadette knew she couldn't refute him. Even though she herself had no intention of harming him, this forced "goodwill" had indeed caused him great distress and passivity.
From his perspective, she would also feel betrayed, and the one who betrayed her was someone she had saved from the brink of death. Feeling angry and disappointed was only natural.
But, no matter what, Bernadette still hoped to explain. After all, the main responsibility for this matter lay with her, and Cattelya was not involved. She absolutely did not want this to cause a rift between Cattelya and Monqi Brando.
Just as she hesitated, preparing to speak.
A rapid succession of footsteps came from far to near. Someone had intruded into the magic she had specially set up for this conversation!
"Oh, I never thought I'd run into you here!"
A voice with an obvious hint of mockery came from the Darkness of the street corner.
Lorne looked in the direction of the voice and saw a familiar figure walking leisurely out of the shadows.
It was Plum Blossom 5, whom he had just seen at the museum that afternoon.
"I saw a strange spell here, so I was curious and came to take a look. I didn't expect to see such an interesting scene."
Plum Blossom 5 squinted, a characteristic malicious smile on his face, his gaze brazenly sweeping back and forth over the wary Bernadette, seemingly completely unconcerned about his own safety.
"Who are you?!" Bernadette's tone was cold.
"That—he's an acquaintance of mine." Seeing this, Lorne quickly stepped forward and said.
"Acquaintance?" Bernadette's delicate brows furrowed slightly.
"Acquaintance?" Plum Blossom 5 pouted, looked at Lorne, and said in a slightly aggrieved tone, "I clearly consider you a friend, yet you only say I'm an acquaintance? You're breaking my heart—."
"Friend—" Lorne's mouth twitched uncontrollably.
Those two things you said in front of Fors this afternoon didn't sound like things friends would say at all.
Although he really wanted to complain, Lorne had also personally experienced Plum Blossom 5's strength. Even if he couldn't defeat the "Queen Mystic" in front of him, he should still be able to pose a certain threat to her. This could also be seen from the "Queen Mystic's" wary state.
By actively acknowledging his relationship with him now, he could, to a certain extent, leverage that power and tell "Queen Mystic" that he also had a demigod-level "acquaintance," or even a "friend," behind him.
At the same time, this was also true for Plum Blossom 5. His entanglement with Sherlock Moriarty was not completely over, and having the "Queen Mystic" as a connection could, to some extent, deter their side—.
Hearing the conversation between Lorne and the other person, Bernadette remained on guard, but did not make any further moves.
Plum Blossom 5, with a smile in his eyes, scanned Bernadette a few more times, seemingly commenting on something, then turned to Lorne and gave him a look of disdain: "It hasn't even been half a day, and you've already changed again!"
"And it's the mature type."
"Tsk tsk tsk, your level is truly amazing!"
Again?
Bernadette keenly caught this keyword. Having been in the Beyonder domain for so many years, she wouldn't be angered by such a verbal provocation, but—..
So, it wasn't just that pure-looking young girl from this afternoon? Could it be that the rumors about Monqi Brando's romantic escapades on the sea were true? Had she misjudged him, and this Monqi Brando only looked honest?
Bernadette's criteria for identifying scumbags were largely based on her father.
Although Monqi Brando and Rosell had completely different temperaments, what if he was a very good actor? At this moment, Bernadette suddenly felt that letting a little misunderstanding arise between Monqi Brando and Cattelya, creating some distance, seemed—not bad after all.
Seeing Lorne's face full of black lines and his inability to speak, Plum Blossom 5 grinned.
"Since you two have secrets to chat about, I won't disturb you. But I must remind you, those guys from the Machinery Hivemind are about to arrive—"
"Goodbye~"
After speaking, he immediately turned around, his figure flickering, and quickly left the place, disappearing into the night in a blink of an eye.
Here, only Lorne and Bernadette remained. And the atmosphere seemed even more awkward than before. O
"Sigh—what kind of day is this."
Lorne, walking on his way home, couldn't help but let out a tired sigh.
When he finally parted ways with "Queen Mystic," her hesitant and complex gaze, he still hadn't figured out what it meant.
"I didn't get a chance to ask her about the Demoness matter last time before she left—"
"Seriously, there's already been enough going on lately, and now I've gotten myself into a whole bunch of new trouble—"
"Fors's attitude towards me is also a bit strange, and I still need to find time to visit Hazel again—" Thinking of the increasingly numerous and chaotic matters, Lorne couldn't help but feel a surge of irritation.
"I also need to write to the Captain and her crew about the sales of the weapons as soon as possible."
"Looking at it this way, the Captain and her crew are still the most reliable. Adventurers are more loyal than pure pirates."
He was thinking as he turned into a small alley when suddenly, his spiritual intuition was triggered again!
Danger nearby!
Just as he hesitated whether to immediately turn back, a shrill scream piercing the night sky suddenly came from not far away.
"Murder!"
"Help!"
"Murder!!!"