Secret: I can play two paths

Chapter 35 Receipt
After discussing the matter about Old Neil, Star sent Klein to the door. Klein, who had eaten his fill and had a good meal, had no objection.

Before leaving, Star thought about his transformation from a wild extraordinary person to an official informant, and a pharmacist who was also a wild extraordinary person emerged in his mind.

If I remember correctly, he would soon move to Backlund because he was too famous and worried that the Nighthawks, the Punishers, and the Mechanical Heart would notice him.

Wild Beyonders are really difficult.

Star sighed, but there was a sly smile on his face.

Then, he said to Klein who was about to leave:

"Xiao Ke, now that I have become your informant, why don't you give me some reward?"

"What do you want? I don't have many soles left."

Klein looked at the Star family's not-so-luxurious but exquisite decoration and asked with a puzzled look on his face.

Star doesn't look like he's short of money, not to mention he still has several thousand pounds in his account...

What an enviable number...

Klein seemed to smell a curse called "poverty" on himself, so he quickly stopped thinking about running around and listened to Star talk about the "reward" he wanted.

Star's reply made Klein's mouth drop open. Klein quickly retorted, "No, Star, this is not allowed."

Star saw Klein's resistance and continued to defend himself:

"Just for a moment. Do you think I'm the kind of person who would be casual?"

As he spoke, he used his "lawyer" tact, took out a five-pound note and said:
"It's not like I won't pay. Besides, I have a serious use for it. I'll return it to you in the evening."

He also told Klein his reasons.

Klein was somewhat "convinced" by Sta's "reasons", but he still muttered:
"It's not a question of money, as long as you don't use it recklessly."

As he spoke, he took the five-pound note and gave Staso what he wanted.

The five pounds was enough for him to pay the annual fee of the Divination Club and become a member, so that he could play the role of "Fortune Teller" in advance...

Having succeeded, Star naturally responded to Klein's instructions and smiled.
"Don't worry, you won't lose it."

"I will give it to you in a sacrificial ceremony tonight."

"You can check it on Gray Mist when the time comes."

When Star mentioned the logistics artifact Gray Mist, he thought of the receipts he wanted to reimburse and added:
"I will send you the receipts for the expenses incurred during my investigation as an informant. Please check this as well."

If I remember correctly, the forgetful captain Dunn encountered three cases in a row in June, and was so busy that he only remembered today to apply for funds for July, August and September from the church and the county police department.

I'll go to Henry's Detective Agency to get a receipt while I'm out this afternoon, so I hope I can catch up then...

Klein was thinking about the sacrificial ceremony when Star proposed to "rent" the gray fog space to him, and he complained about something.

Why is it that the first offering in a sacrifice to the gods is this kind of receipt for reimbursement?

Fortunately, the Hanged Man and his friends didn’t know about it, otherwise the status of The Fool would have been ruined.

Fortunately, I don't have to pay...

Klein was speechless for some reason and could only respond with an "OK" before saying goodbye and leaving.

After watching Klein leave, Star glanced at the manuscript paper he had been typing for half a day.

Well, no more fighting, let’s go out and have fun.

Xiao Ke was driven to play the role of the fortune teller, so I went out to look for some inspiration and figure out the specific rules for playing the roles of the "mumbling patient" and the "madman".

"The shop that the chubby pharmacist runs is called 'Rosen's Folk Herbal Medicine Shop', right? It seems to be at 18 Flood Street in the East District?"

Star thought.

But before you go there, get that nine pound bill in receipt.

……

Besikstrasse, Tingen.

Star got out of the car and walked outside Henry's private detective agency.

He glanced left and right, took out a coin from his hand and flicked it up.

The sound of "Dang" echoed, and the brass coin rolled down and landed steadily in his palm. "Judgment: Is '0-08' spying on me who is covered with the 'Uncomprehended' buff?"

[Dark Dice]

【Luck: 6/60 (Success)】

[Mystery: 72/50 (failure)]

Feeling his spiritual energy being depleted, Star did not feel upset when he received the feedback that the "mysterious" judgment had failed.

Because he can also restart the dice through the ability of [All in One].

"But are these judgments just of normal difficulty?"

"Does this reveal that the pen ignored me as an insignificant person?"

"Or is it the effect of the 'incomprehensible' buff between reality and illusion?"

This was good news, but in order to obtain more accurate information, Star cautiously rolled the dice again.

[Dark Dice]

【Luck: 19/60 (Success)】

[Mystery: 32/50 (Success)]

when!
Star flicked the coin upward again, not watching it tumble, but holding out his hand flat.

Snap! The halfpenny fell and landed firmly in his palm.

This time, the king's head was facing upwards.

Good, no problem... Star let the brassy coin swirl happily around her fingertips.

Then he quickly entered the corridor.

After knocking on the door, Star once again saw Detective Henry, a middle-aged tough guy.

"Good afternoon, sir. We have a result on one of your commissions." Detective Henry with deep blue eyes said in a smoky and drunken voice.

Star responded:

"Which one? The one about Heiners from the Fortune Telling Club, or the one about Lanevus, the fraudster."

No matter which one it is, as long as there is a result, it’s good.

Although "0-08" is not looking at me now, after Xiao Ke's visit today, I'd better eliminate these hidden dangers before it reacts.

Especially Lanevus, not only is he a scumbag who cheats on people’s feelings, but he also cheated them out of more money than I have now.

That's more than 10,000 pounds.

We must not let him succeed...

"It's the latter one." Henry raised the pipe in his hand.

Then he said nothing, just smiled at Star.

Star understood what the other party meant, took out four 1-pound notes and handed them over:

“This is the second payment.”

He paused and added:

"Write me a receipt."

This is important evidence for "reimbursement"...

"No problem." Henry coughed twice, checked the anti-counterfeiting mark on the banknote, and asked the employee to bring paper and a pen.

Then he asked Star to sit down in the sofa area and quickly wrote the receipt and stamped it.

After doing all this, Henry took a puff of cigarette and said:
"According to your description, I went to investigate the steel company he was planning, and also sent people to check out the so-called mountains."

"He is indeed a very bold and cunning man. Those so-called photos with Sir Deville and the mayor hanging in his office are just pretense."

"You are right in your suspicion. He is a fraudster. The so-called high-quality large iron ore only exists on the drawings..."

(End of this chapter)