299

The carriage parked outside the East Side, and Crane entered the slums with a cane and a top hat from a relatively less-than-desolate neighborhood.

This time he did not contact Maria, and he also divined her in advance to confirm that Miss Maria would not appear in this neighborhood.

After all, the commission has been completed, and the Ernst Foundation is suspected to have colluded with Aurora. It is an idle detective who has no reason to come to the East District frequently.

Besides, he has decided to stay away from the secret organization.

After walking forward for a while, he saw two familiar figures coming out of the relatively neat apartment in front.

They were all girls, one was seventeen or eighteen years old, and the other was fifteen or sixteen years old. They were the daughters of Liv, the wash female worker. Daisy also discovered Klein and immediately showed a bright smile:

"Good noon, Detective Moriarty!"

Klein smiled and nodded, and asked in surprise: "Daisy, have you gone to the public elementary school?"

After the appeals of journalists such as Mike Joseph and the promotion of the Goddess of the Night, the Beckland Municipal Government used Kaping's real estate to establish a charitable fund specifically to help women and families who were once hurt by Kaping.

Klein felt a little regretful that he did not choose to inject capital into Ernst Foundation, but the other party was a secret organization with skin after all, and it was not unreasonable to understand that the Lord God Church made such a decision.

He asked Miss Maria's attitude from Old Kohler, who replied very naturally:

"Miss Maria is very happy."

"Don't she think this is a contempt for her?"

"How could it be?"

Old Kohler showed a little surprise, and then smiled naturally and said to Klein: "Miss Maria will only be happy that we are helped, as long as the people who help us do not have bad intentions."

"Does the people in charge of the foundation think so?"

"I don't know this," said Old Kohler. "I've only seen Miss Maria."

Through this conversation, Klein has a better understanding of Ernst Foundation and understands that this is basically a secret organization for good people to survive. In addition, they do not promote faith, no wonder the gods are willing to give them living space, and are willing to allow a secret organization to openly operate in the world of ordinary people... But this kind of real charity activity to help the poor is simply a bottomless pit. Even if they have a job and industry themselves, it is difficult to afford it. How much does it cost?

Klein felt sore teeth when he thought about the expenses.

The Daisy family took advantage of this opportunity to move from a dilapidated apartment with a bad security environment to the edge of the East Side, and transformed from one room to two rooms, separating the "laundry workshop" from the place to sleep and eat.

In addition, Daisy was compensated for attending public primary schools, with the tuition fee of 3 pence per week and the corresponding meal supplements being the newly built charitable fund, which made her very happy.

The reason why Klein is strange is that public primary schools only have to be closed on Sundays, and this point Daisy should not appear here.

"The school is very close. I took the lunch break and came back to help Freya deliver the washed and dry clothes to the guest's house. She and her mother were too busy." Daisy replied calmly.

The most direct impact of her study was that Liv and Freya could wash clothes every day, and her family income decreased significantly. If Mike had not helped apply for subsidies from charity funds, they would not have been able to maintain their current lives.

So, Freia undoubtedly had no chance of entering a public primary school. When Daisy talked to Klein about the school, she showed unhidden envy and pain in her eyes.

She was less than eighteen years old and could only watch her sister go to school quietly like this.

Klein noticed this detail and deliberately reminded Daisy: "You should indeed know that your mother and Freia are working hard, and you should treat them well."

Daisy nodded seriously and said:

"I've thought about it. When I stabilize, I will teach Freya what I learned during the day in the evening and Sunday. I will be her own student guide!"

Freia's eyes suddenly blinked, and she couldn't help but lower her head.

"Very good, that's great." Klein praised, saying goodbye to the two sisters in a good mood, and turning to another street.

After walking a distance, a girl with golden brown haired in a suitcase trotted and passed by Klein. She was dressed simply and neatly, her hair was meticulously combed, and a red bow tied behind her head, not looking like a person living in the East Side.

Klein looked back in confusion and saw the girl running towards the sisters Daisy and Freia who were greeting her, so he guessed that this was Daisy's friend or classmate and was no longer curious.

...

Seeing Alia arrive, a nervous and expectant expression immediately appeared on Fleia's face, and Daisy became a little nervous, but she politely endured the urge to ask. After Alia stood firm and the three of them greeted each other, Daisy mustered up the courage to speak:

"Miss Aliya..."

"Just just call me Aliya!"

Daisy nodded, but her nervousness did not ease: "Little Alia... May I ask the gentleman with a red hood who was good at speaking before, and the gentleman with dark green eyes next to Miss Maria, why have they not come recently?"

"They also said the day before yesterday that they would bring some bread and jerky to the unemployed workers next time they came..."

"Many people are waiting, wanting to listen to their speeches, and wanting food... Are they really not coming? Will they not come in the future?"

This...Aliya, who is not a member of the Tour Clan, doesn't know the truth, but Miss Maria seems helpless. The answer to her is that in the short term, neither the two gentlemen nor their subordinates will come, because they are in trouble and may need to hide for a while. SoAliya smiled bitterly and shook her head, and said carefully:

“Those two gentlemen are very busy lately.”

"It should be back in a while."

Fleia looked dark and asked again: "Alia, is the next recruitment time for Miss Maria's factory determined?"

“There is no plan for this yet.”

Alia immediately replied, seeing the two sisters opposite, she smiled again and added: "But the foundation seems to have plans to recruit new clerks soon. If Freia can master two thousand words and reading and writing before March, she can come in to work first. Miss Maria still hopes to help you live a better life!"

"Two thousand words? Read and write?"

Freya was happy first, then hesitated to Daisy: "I... have three months left, may I learn so much? Alia, please continue to pay attention to the recruitment of workers..."

Unexpectedly, Aliya immediately smiled: "Don't worry, I can teach you too!"

"The school is about to have winter vacation, and the tickets are too expensive. I will stay in Beckland this year, and my fellow countrymen will go back to visit the dean on my behalf."

"Oh! So..."

"Yes, I'm going to go to the Foundation's charity school. My sewing class is not very good, so I teach arithmetic and reading and writing." Alia smiled and encouraged Freya, "Miss Maria said that I can keep working and living, and I can continue to work odd jobs to save money. Your new home is very close to the school. You can find a time. I'll go to your house to teach you individual classes! Freya, believe in yourself. With the help of Daisy and me, you will definitely be able to master reading and writing. If you successfully enter the foundation as a clerk, then we will be colleagues in the future!"

After saying that, she looked at Daisy with bright eyes: "Daisy, you have a strong learning ability. You are still young. You are still more than four years away from adulthood. Should you consider studying wholeheartedly and then applying to university?"

"I……"

Daisy was shaken. She looked at Fleia and then at Alia. She suddenly felt that the dream that she could not even think about and could only think quietly in the middle of the night suddenly became closer to her.

As if the clouds were dissipating, she dared to imagine herself sitting in a college classroom studying, Freia was processing papers in a clean office, and her mother, who had become haggard and hunched for them, did not have to work so hard, and could take a nap in a warm room, leaning against the fireplace.

"I will...I will work hard, Miss Aliya."

Daisy wiped her eyes with the back of her hand and refused the clean handkerchief handed by Alia: "Freya, we must work together!"

300

On the way back, Klein went to the "Brave" bar and was surprised to learn that Caspass, a weapon merchant who once sold him pistols, bullets and explosives, died at home. According to the description, it was done by extraordinary people from the Rose School. The newly acquired "old man" was actually Ian who had met on the steam train and entrusted him to find someone.

This made Klein feel a little regretful, but the other party shouldn't have come back after escaping. It's somewhat worthless to lose his life because of greed for money.

Not surprisingly, the act of going to the "Brave" bar attracted Miss Sharon's attention. Shortly after getting on the carriage, the ghost wearing a complicated black dress quietly descended.

He took the opportunity to ask the other party whether there was a clue about the main material of the Sequence 6 Potion "Human Skin Shadow", and he got the information about the mausoleum of the "Amun" family. After hearing this name, a smiley figure wearing crystal-milled monocle glasses, a classical wizard robe and a pointed hood appeared in Klein's mind.

But this kind of place was obviously not something he could explore on his own, so Sharon gave him another clue:

Just recently, at a party she attended, a high-sequence extraordinary person promised that as long as someone could complete the task she gave, she would meet any reasonable request from the other party and get any extraordinary item ‘below the high-sequence’.

"What task did she give?"

Sharon sat dignified and straight:

"She said there was a mysterious 'Black Emperor' ghost active in the shadows of the Kaping case and the Demonic murder."

"Her mission is to investigate the true identity of this ghost."

...Kline believed that if he was drinking water at this moment, he would have sprayed it against the other side.

Members of the Twilight Hermits? Because the "Black Emperor" took away the spirit of the "Apostle of Desire" Beria?

But Beria and the Demon Dog were not killed by me at all! Why not look for Mr. Edward Vaughan? Isn’t He obviously much more obvious than me?!

Members of the three major churches and MI9? Just to find out the truth about the Kaping and Beria incidents?

Everyone has the possibility, and everyone cannot be ruled out! Klein did not show any abnormality and asked carefully: "What kind of person is she."

Sharon was silent for two seconds, as if he was recalling the memory.

Then, she described: "Female, over 7 meters, has a good body proportion, long chestnut hair, is used as a disguise, likes to wear black leather boots, and only occasionally attends parties. It first appeared more than two months ago."

Love to wear black leather boots, women, high-sequence power... These three keywords are connected together, which immediately touched a certain memory of Klein!

Isn't this the "Russel's eldest daughter" that Mr. Edward casually introduced to him at the Rossel Exhibition, Bernady Gustav? It seems to involve a grudge a hundred years ago. She glared at him at that time, and almost left behind the sequelae!

Even that night, he encountered Bernardé there when he stole the "Black Emperor" card. When he escaped with the help of the power of the gray fog, he directly hit the demon dog because of the side effects of the "Master Key" and had to shout help to attract attention, he met the female demigod again as Sherlock Moriarty.

I took away the blasphemy card created by her father and appeared everywhere. It was normal for her to target me, but why did she only look for the "Black Emperor" instead of anything else... Klein's thoughts flashed and smiled slightly:

"I will help her pay attention, hoping to gain something."

There will be no gain in this life! He added without hesitation in his heart.

301

Back home, there was still some time before the eight o'clock evening agreed with Emlin. Klein decided to take a leisurely rest, count the pounds that were about to leave him, and then have some supper before going.

While sitting in an easy chair in the living room reading a magazine, Klein suddenly remembered something:

I seemed to have woken up suddenly last night?

Why did you wake up?
To be continued...