Chapter 992 Curiosity that makes you feel dangerous
"Mr. Hermes..."
Yassen hesitated a little, with a look of embarrassment on his face.
This iris man with thick black curly hair, who maintained elegance and grace at all times, was as speechless as a big boy who smashed his father's vase at this moment.
The great detective from Avalon, Sherlock Hermes... Of course Yassen knew where he was going.
Because the other party was kidnapped from his territory.
Now he made an exception to contact Hawkeye, and in the end it was actually for this matter. He had to save his friend.
"...Before answering this question," Yassen asked cautiously, "I want to know, where did you get this information?"
"Don't be nagging, Lord Yasen."
The Moonchild's words were cold and full of murderous intent, but he still gave a detailed answer: "LeBron's Cafe—that guy told me to go there if I wanted to contact him. I just asked him not long ago
Boss, maybe the guy who knows where that guy is is...he told me that I can find the person I'm looking for at this bar at 12 noon today."
Hearing this, Yasen breathed a sigh of relief at first——
Not many people know about Leblanc Café, and even fewer people know that Mr. Leblanc can find himself.
In fact, Maurice Leblanc is Yassen's "supporter" in his work as a Phantom Thief.
For example, help him transform various alchemy props - such as a shovel that allows him to dig tunnels quickly, a glider that can land from high places, a smoke bomb that makes people around him lose their sense of sight and smell, a spray that makes fingerprints or watermarks invisible, etc.
Magical props.
The weapons and armors that Yasen uses now are all made by him. He is also usually responsible for helping Yasen forge handwriting, documents, and identity certificates, or help him drive to a designated location, or when he is being hunted, he will
Hidden...
——And the most important thing is to help him sell the stolen goods.
The reason why Yassen is called a grand thief is because he can really "rob from the rich and give to the poor".
After Iris eliminated the nobles, people did not live a good life. In other words, only some businessmen or "new nobles" took their place and became the new big shots. And they were not even as good as the nobles - at least for them
To the nobles, their subjects were personal property, but to these merchants, people were nothing more than consumables.
Then, "Righteous Phantom Thief" Yasen appeared.
He specifically picks out those people who have bad moral character and are unkind to get rich, and uses various means to obtain their property - either stealing, defrauding, or asking the other party to give up voluntarily and hand it over. Then he will leave a letter to the other party.
The notification letter states why you are here and what crime the other party has committed... Sometimes it is left after the operation is completed, and sometimes it is simply sent before the operation.
Even his "stealing" process is itself a kind of punishment and an art.
For example, for a gang leader who had engaged in human trafficking, he kidnapped his wife and daughter, and in the process they all fell in love with the elegant Yasen; for a businessman who seriously evaded taxes, he pretended to be a tax collector
Bureau staff checked his taxes, and when the other party realized that he had been deceived and reported the case, Yasen's anonymous report attracted real tax bureau staff, so he collected the same amount again...
…
The story of the "Phantom Thief" is well known to everyone in Iris. The rich hate him, while the poor regard him as a hero.
The most critical thing here is that Yassen will not spend a penny of the money he stole except for making props. All the money will be distributed to the poor in this way after the stolen goods are sold.
For example, a widow who has lost her only labor force and still has a child may suddenly hear someone knocking on the door at night. When she opens it, she will find a letter attached to the door - reminding the other person not to open the door randomly at night, and the accompanying letter.
For a few hundred dollars as a bonus; or for a poor family where both parents are sick, he will deliver the purchased medicine directly to the home quietly, so as to prevent the children from being cheated out of their money by the unscrupulous pharmacist when they go to buy medicine.
In this regard, the Iris people have a unique complexity - on the one hand, they are victims of society, but on the other hand, almost everyone is a perpetrator. Fatherless and motherless orphans have become professional pickpockets and poor pharmaceuticals.
The chef will watch what other people order, and even deliberately charge high prices when the other party is in urgent need. Workers, homeless people, sailors and other physically strong professions often work part-time in some violent black professions, and even illegally resell various banned materials.
In Iris, an adult who lives to the age of thirty has basically never committed a crime. Because of this, people worship Yassen as a hero.
——But obviously, there are not a few big shots who hold a grudge against Yasen.
If Yassen sells the stolen goods in person, he will be caught easily. His apparent identity is Yassen de Vendôme, the marriage of Angélique de Vendôme, the second daughter of the Duke of Vendôme.
Husband. Although his wife is eight years older than him, she is still very beautiful - and she knows Yassen's true identity.
In other words, she herself was once a "big shot" who was stolen by a "phantom thief". Because of her lack of sympathy, she mocked a village girl for being too rustic and dirty, and soiled her skirt just by passing by.
, and one of hers was stolen by Yasen
The ring was used to buy the little girl a pair of decent and clean clothes so that she "does not have to feel inferior because she cares about her own image"; and she also bought a pair of clean rural clothes for Angélique and told her that "this dress is actually
It’s also quite beautiful.”
——This kind of meaningless and completely selfless theft is a classic part of the Phantom Thief story.
Yes, Yassen is a follower of the path of devotion.
It's just that during this theft, Yassen had a slight accident... He also stole the other person's heart. Later, when Yassen was forced into a desperate situation, it was Angélique who rescued him.
He took care of the seriously injured Yassen until he recovered.
Later they fell in love.
It was Angerique's cover and intimidation that kept Yassen's Phantom Thief from revealing any flaws; in other words, those who saw the flaws did not dare to attack the Duke of Vendôme's son-in-law.
And Maurice Leblanc is Yassen - or in other words, the spokesperson of the "Phantom Thief" in the underground world. Many people even think that he is the Phantom Thief himself.
He only told this matter to his friend Mr. Hermes in a foreign country... Since the gentleman in front of him knew about this matter, it means that he is probably a friend of Hermes.
...That arrogant detective actually has Moon Child friends?
Still so fierce...
Yasen suddenly thought of the meaning of this dress, so he asked with some hesitation: "Are you... the Pure Sect or the Trouble Sect?"
The inheritance of ritual masters in the ancient Anxi country is divided into "pure sect" and "turbid sect". The ceremonial masters of the pure sect swear not to use materials from the same clan, not to kill people, and not to use curses - of course, there is no solid ritual to prove them.
After all, if such a ritual can be mass-produced, then cracking the ritual itself can be said to be their graduation exam. Therefore, this has no meaning.
"Purepa."
"Well, I knew it was the Zhuo sect...huh?"
He was shocked.
The Children of the Moon do not use materials of the same species, do not use rituals to kill people, and do not use curses?!
Is this really possible? Can this really be done?
The vampire with pale long hair squinted his eyes and stared at him coldly: "I'm curious...how did you get to know that guy?
"I heard that he was in Iris, and when he got involved with you, I didn't even know that he actually knew the famous Kaitou Yassen."
"...We have actually only met once. And it was as opponents."
Yassen opened his mouth, admitted his identity calmly, and said in detail without reservation: "Mr. Hermes once came to Iris to listen to an opera. At that time, he encountered a case.
"I sent a warning letter to an old wealthy businessman with a heart disease, claiming that I would take away his 'heart' because he took away the 'hearts' of other people. That bastard is engaged in the real estate business and is in tandem with the Hawkeye organization.
, used deception, intimidation and other black means to buy many houses and then bulldoze them all, intending to build his own real estate. Many of the buildings that were more than two hundred years old were destroyed by him because of this... It was the hard work of many old people.
Another person died of a heart attack after being defrauded of his house.
"But I didn't think about killing him - I would only take away other people's wealth. The value of a luxury like life is not something someone like me is qualified to judge.
"However, while he was listening to the opera, he suffered a heart attack. Because he was used to being alone, he sent everyone away. And he died quietly in the private room alone... When he was discovered
He was almost cold, and even the church pastor didn’t have time to treat him.”
Speaking of this, Yasen complained: "He obviously has a serious heart disease, but he likes to be alone... In fact, I think even if this hadn't happened, this person would probably be dead.
"——And because the police found my notice letter on him, I was regarded as a prisoner.
"Just when I was thinking about whether to solve the secret myself, Mr. Hermes pointed out the real murderer very simply. After that, I went to see him... After we fully exchanged our opinions,
After that, although we still couldn't agree on some things, we became friends. I have never seen such smart and rational people...
"I summoned him here this time to ask for a favor from him. Because I encountered a very troublesome case... and when he was almost done with it, he was taken away by a group of people.
"I know those people - they are my father-in-law, the personal soldiers of the Duke of Vendôme. Since then, I have never seen him again..."
Just as Yasen was narrating, the Moon Son suddenly waved his hand.
Yassen closed his mouth without knowing why. Alice on the side suddenly let out a sigh and looked around in shock and confusion.
——The eagle feather decoration hanging on her chest just shook.
That means someone with an "Eagle Feather" dagger is nearby.
After her last accident, the Eagle Eye Organization specially gave her this set of equipment for her safety. It can sense the number of people holding eagle feathers around and immediately send them a "I'm here" rescue signal.
Is... is there going to be a fight?
Alice was a little nervous.
But she doesn't quite hope that Hawkeye's people will show up and fight with Mr. Yassen...
Obviously they are all partners of the poor, and they all have a business as thieves. But when Yassen is hostile to Alice, his hostility to Hawkeye outweighs his hostility to his "eldest lady"... This makes Alice
Si doesn't quite understand.
The next moment, Alice suddenly opened her eyes wide.
I saw an assassin girl blending into the shadows, suddenly emerging from the shadow behind the white-haired vampire.
"The person following you has been dealt with."
Her voice was quite gentle, but Alice felt that her worldview had become confused:
There is no doubt that it is the unique skill of the Hawkeye organization - shadow sneaking! Except for the genius Chloe, only outstanding members called "Master Assassins" can master this secret.
Why... Moonchild and Hawkeye's Master Assassin got together?
Even Yassen was stunned.
At this moment, the door of the bar was pushed open again.
A little girl who looked to be only eleven or two years old swayed open the door. What a beautiful little girl she was - she had long black hair, her appearance was as delicate as a doll, and she had some kind of strange...
A sense of deactivation.
But everyone in the bar turned a blind eye to this, and no one told her that "minors are not allowed to enter here." Apparently she had already come in once, or... her guardian was here.
"I checked, and there are indeed children of the moon lurking nearby." The girl walked up to the white-haired vampire and sat on his lap intimately. "I ate them all, meow."
As she spoke, she meowed coquettishly, seemingly hinting at something.
The white-haired vampire showed no expression on her face and knocked her on the head gently.
"…your daughter?"
Yassen asked subconsciously.
——Hearing this, the vampire actually thought for a moment!
"Yes."
He replied, but after thinking for a moment, he quickly and rigorously added: "That's right."
"that is!"
The little girl was obviously dissatisfied and shouted: "Obviously!"
She smiled and stretched out her hand to Yassen, like a little adult: "Hello, Mr. Yassen...my name is Aleister."
"...that sounds like a boy's name, Miss Aleister."
Yasen couldn't help but made some gaffes, but he still pinched the girl's finger as a polite handshake: "Hello."
This name, if pronounced in the iris language, will become a common male name - or surname.
Alexander.
Yasen always felt like he had heard this last name somewhere recently.
"In a sense, it is."
Miss Aleister smiled with a pair of sweet dimples and agreed inexplicably: "That's true in every sense."
Yassen looked at the strange configuration of the three people in this group:
A Moonchild wearing a white robe from the ancient kingdom of Rest in the "Land of Thirst"; a female eagle-eyed assassin master who trusts him enough to let go of her own shadow; and a Moonchild girl with a clear "noble sense", and even
She is still the daughter of the white-haired Moon Son...
What a weird group of three! They obviously look like mortal enemies...
——How on earth did they come together?!
Are they all Sherlock's friends?
In Yasen's heart, a curiosity gradually emerged that made him feel dangerous.