Faced with a baffling sense of familiarity, other Sequence 9 Beyonders might try their best to recall it, or they might ignore it and forget it. However, a Seer was different. Klein ended the ritual and removed the wall of spirituality. He found a piece of paper and wrote the divination statement:
"The source of the sense of familiarity."
Following that, he sat by the bed in his bedroom and recited the statement while holding the piece of paper.
After reading it seven times, his eyes darkened. With the help of Cogitation, he entered a deep slumber and "conversed" with his spirituality.
In the blurry and distorted World, Klein saw a carriage and a young lady in a grayish-white dress.
The lady had soft black hair and a round face. She had a gentle and sweet temperament, but her body was trembling abnormally.
The scene flickered, and Klein saw the young and beautiful lady again. She was in the underground market, squatting as she conversed with someone in a rude manner.
The dream quickly faded, and when Klein woke up, he understood why he found the image in the mirror familiar.
He had seen her in real life!
The first time I met her was at Daffodil Street, which is in the vicinity of Iron Cross Street. And that night, Captain and the others were pursuing Instigator Tris at Iron Cross Street … There does seem to be a connection between the two … Klein pondered for dozens of seconds before setting up a ritual and praying to the Goddess to depict the image of the enemy in his mind.
Dunn and the others waited quietly without interrupting. Only then did they come over and examine the portrait.
"You've seen her before?" Dunn asked.
Klein nodded slightly and answered simply, "Yes.
On the night you were pursuing the Instigator, I met her at the public carriage stop at Daffodil Street. It's near Iron Cross Street. "
"Then there's a high chance that she's the enemy from before, an accomplice of the Instigator." Dunn nodded as though in thought.
At this moment, Leonard suddenly exclaimed.
"Don't you find the portrait familiar? She looks a lot like Instigator Tris! "
Klein was startled and immediately looked at the paper, re-examining the young lady's portrait.
Yes, they are indeed very similar. Round face, long and narrow eyes, gentle temperament … The more he looked at them, the more he felt that Leonard's words made sense. However, Instigator Tris's facial features were still ordinary, while the young lady could be considered beautiful.
Klein raised his head and glanced at Leonard, noticing that the latter was signaling him to raise his eyebrows.
What does that mean? He was at a loss and confused.
Dunn Smith pondered and guessed:
Perhaps she's the Instigator's sister and has also joined the Theosophy Order or the Demoness Sect.
Seeing that Klein didn't have any rapport with him, Leonard sighed to himself and said seriously,
"I have a bold idea."
"What do you think?" Dunn asked.
Leonard stated very straightforwardly.
"I suspect that this person is Instigator Tris!"
"What?" Frye blurted out in surprise.
Dunn frowned slightly.
"Are you saying that Instigator Tris is actually a woman, or that the person just now was a man pretending to be a woman? No, from the contact in the dream, I can confirm that she's a woman."
After all, Klein had seen too many imaginative and inconceivable plots. After taking another look at the portrait, he immediately had another guess.
Could it be that Instigator Tris has turned into a woman?
If that was the case, many details could be explained. For example, why did Tris's line suddenly break? Even divination wouldn't find any traces, because the target had already undergone a fundamental change! The only problem is, how did he suddenly turn into a woman? And he seemed rather relaxed … The crossdresser actually looks pretty good. No, to be honest, he's pretty good … Klein thought as his thoughts wandered.
Leonard nodded in relief and said, "Yes, that's what I'm thinking. This can perfectly explain Instigator Tris's sudden disappearance. It also matches the fact that the upper echelons of the Demoness Sect are all women."
"…" Dunn and Frye were momentarily speechless.
Even though they had seen many monsters and miraculous things, this was the first time they had encountered such a change!
"You mean that many of the women in the upper echelons of the Demoness Sect were once men?" Dunn asked in return. Without waiting for an answer, he continued, "It's indeed possible … Perhaps this is the characteristic of their, no, their Sequence potion."
Klein felt a chill down his spine. He felt that the potion of the Demoness Sequence was too much of a scam!
I hope the Seer Sequence doesn't have such a scam potion … No, definitely not. One is the Demoness pathway. It's obvious from the name that something isn't right … But I don't know what the corresponding Sequence 1 of Seer is … He subconsciously prayed to the Goddess.
"Potions can do such things?" Frye asked in disbelief.
Leonard spread his hands and smiled.
"Even Mid and Low-Sequence potions can cause miraculous changes in people. After all, they originated from the Creator."
At this moment, Dunn turned his head to look at Klein and said, "Try to divine the target's current location."
"Alright." Klein came to the pile of messy dresses and picked one up with mixed feelings. He laid it on the carpet.
He propped his cane on it and recalled the target's facial characteristics and corresponding information as he silently recited the divination statement.
"Tris, no, Trissy's whereabouts.
"Trissy's whereabouts."
…
After repeating it seven times, Klein's eyes turned from brown to black. Suddenly, wind swirled around him.
His left hand left the cane, causing the silver-inlaid black cane to sway.
Amidst the sway, the cane failed to topple over and stabilized itself in its original spot.
"There's an interference …" Klein said in a deep voice.
An interference means that I'm in the right direction!
That lady is most likely Instigator Tris, no, Trissy!
Seeing this, Dunn nodded indiscernibly.
"As expected of the Demoness Sect that was active on the continent's stage in the last Epoch …"
Because Tris had become Trissy, he determined that she wasn't a member of the Theosophy Order, but a member of the Demoness Sect.
After surveying the area, Dunn sighed and said, "We can investigate from other sources, such as the origin of these dresses or the owner of this house. We can also get the police department to send people to investigate the steam locomotive station and dock."
These can indeed lead to clues, but that way, Trissy will have plenty of time to leave Tingen … Yes, I'll try again above the gray fog when I return home … Klein was wary of Trissy, a person who would commit mass murder at the slightest disagreement. He wished he could immediately find her and execute her on the spot.
"Leonard, go to the police department and gather people to deal with the aftermath. Klein, you can go home and rest …" At this point, Dunn rubbed his Sun acupoint and paused for a few seconds. He looked at Klein in a half probing and half guiding manner. "If you were in charge, how would you handle the matter just now? Let's say that your team consists of me, Leonard, and Frye. "
Klein frowned and thought for more than ten seconds.
"I'll first use divination to confirm if the ritual will take effect in a short period of time. If the answer is negative, we'll first monitor the area and not approach. Then, we'll send someone to inform the police department and the nearby garrison to mobilize at least five cannons to bombard the house. We'll flatten the altar and the place where Trissy is hiding."
"She'll either hide inside and be blasted to death, or she'll escape under the fire. This will easily expose her. I'll get the Captain and the rest to guard different positions …"
The more he spoke, the more excited he became. He felt that this method was simple and effective. It was brutal and straightforward, very safe and reliable!
Dunn, Leonard, and Frye were all stunned. No one spoke for a long time.
"Uh, Captain, is this method not good?" The excited Klein saw the other party's reaction and felt his heart pound.
After a few seconds of silence, Dunn said, "No, this method is good.
However, there's an additional premise. That is, we have to confirm that the destruction of the altar won't result in more serious consequences … Sigh, we've been Nighthawks for so long that we're used to relying on ourselves, Beyonder powers, and the corresponding firearms. We're also used to not letting ordinary people come into contact with Beyonder events … "
Alright, I've always been a loyal advocate of firepower coverage … Klein added in his heart.
…
In the deep night, Klein and Leonard walked for about 500 meters before they saw the public carriage stop.
After waiting for a while, they returned to Iron Cross Street. One of them went to the nearby police station, while the other headed for Daffodil Street.
When they arrived outside his house, Klein straightened his clothes. After confirming that there was nothing strange, he took out his keys and opened the door.
In the living room, Melissa and Baansen were doing their homework and reading books under the relatively bright light of the gas lamp. It was quiet and cozy.
Baansen is exhausted from running around in the day, but he can still persist in his studies at home. What a persevering person … I can't do it, all I want to do now is lie down … Klein glanced at his brother and raised his hand with a smile as a silent greeting.
Baansen smiled.
"I now understand that a generous salary also comes with a price."
"Everything in this World has a price. There's a price to pay in order to gain something," Klein said as he placed his cane on the rack by the door.
"I think Rosell The Great said this before?" Melissa stopped writing and looked up.
Tingen Technical College was different from universities and public schools. Every year, there were only two weeks of summer break from the end of July to the beginning of August. Once the hottest period was over, classes would resume immediately.
"Is that so? I don't know … "Klein replied with a slightly stiff expression.
As he took off his hat, he walked towards the stairs. He planned to head above the gray fog to divine Trissy's whereabouts as soon as possible.
Suddenly, he heard his stomach growl and felt a strong sense of hunger.
Ah right, I haven't had dinner yet … But the note I left behind said that the security company will provide meals for us, so there's no need to leave any food for me … Seriously, Captain, I forgot about that … Klein's expression changed a few times as he tried to pretend that he was already full.
At that moment, Melissa turned her head and glanced at him. She pointed to the kitchen and said, "I left you a lamb chop, a bowl of vegetable soup, and a few loaves of bread.
There's also a few loaves of bread left. "With that said, she lowered her head and cast her gaze back at her textbook.
After saying that, she lowered her head and looked at the textbook again. She muttered to herself in a low voice,
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