Mystery: The Stars Returner

"You just said that there are many people walking around dressed like this late at night?"

Klein ultimately chose to avoid this problem by asking rhetorical questions.

"The Star Child is the best-selling mystery novel at the moment. There are always some people who have finished reading the book and like to embrace the mystery in this way."

"Mr. Hastur, you seem to know a lot about this?"

"Mr. Klein, you haven't answered just now why you know so much about the King in Yellow?"

There was a wry smile on Klein's lips, why did the boomerang fly back again.

"I just heard people talk about it."

Then Klein invented a non-existent person, gave Hasta Science some information about the King in Yellow, and then pretended to casually ask why Hasta appeared here.

"Adventure, the relics of Emperor Roselle have reappeared after his death, which are of great archaeological value. As a lover of Emperor Roselle's culture, how can I miss such an event."

Klein can still accept this reason.

During his adventure on the sea, he had met many crazy admirers of Russell. In order to decipher the mysterious text left by Russell, they were even willing to pay their lives for it.

The crimson moon had quietly disappeared without knowing when, and there were only a few stars hanging in the sky. The wisps of starlight falling down could only illuminate a small space in front of the eyes.

Klein's heart suddenly trembled, and he looked up at the figure in ragged yellow clothes who claimed to be Hastur.

The figure still looked blurry under the hazy starlight, especially the face. It was obviously not wrapped in ragged yellow clothes, but it still made it impossible to see the true face clearly.

This gave him a ridiculous idea.

Is the Mr. Hastur who is communicating with him in front of him really Hastur himself?

Or is it an illusion created by the King in Yellow to confuse himself?

He knew that he suspected that Hastur was related to the King in Yellow, so he deliberately appeared in front of him pretending to be Hastur?

If the Hastur in front of him is the King in Yellow, it would reasonably explain many coincidences.

The more Klein thought about it, the more he felt that this was possible. When encountering mysterious events, nothing could be speculated using common sense.

The alertness in my heart has increased several times again.

"Mr. Hastur, why can't I see your face clearly?"

When Klein asked this question, the destiny charm in the palm of his left hand was about to be activated, and he was ready to fight.

"Can't you see clearly?" Hastur looked back and spoke in a deliberately erratic and depressed voice: "Then let me come closer and let you take a closer look."

"No, no need."

Klein tensed up and decisively refused the proposal.

"It's getting late. I still have matters to deal with. Mr. Hastur, please rest early."

When Klein wanted to leave, the lights on the entire street suddenly flickered, then returned to darkness, and the surrounding area fell into silence.

In this world with only scattered stars falling, the figure in tattered yellow clothes in Klein's field of vision seemed even more vague and mysterious.

"Mr. Klein, are you doubting me?"

The understatement made the surrounding temperature colder by several degrees. The inexplicable chill penetrated along the skin and penetrated into the flesh, and then invaded the heart.

Klein took a few steps back and said, "This is not suspicion. I just don't believe that Mr. Hastur will appear here tonight for no reason."

"Maybe I just came to catch up with you."

"Reminiscing about old times late at night, this way of meeting is too unique."

"Meeting is just meeting, it doesn't matter whether it's day or night."

"Then why hasn't Mr. Hastur rested?"

"Because I came to see you."

While the two were having a brief conversation, Klein was keenly aware that the shadows on the ground caused by the falling stars overhead were constantly flowing into the feet of the ragged yellow man.

Only then did he realize that the feet of Mr. Hastur in front of him, covered by ragged yellow clothes, were tentacles as black as ink.

It is they who are constantly greedily devouring the shadows and darkness around them.

Looking closely, Hastur's originally blurry face was now wearing a pale mask. There seemed to be countless tentacles moving under the mask, completely blending with his flesh and blood.

This scene made Klein's scalp tingle, because the real King in Yellow has such an image.

Phase comes from the heart?

Klein thought of this sentence for some reason. Could it be that he saw through the disguise of the King in Yellow and was able to see his true side?

Can't stay any longer!

Find a suitable opportunity to leave as soon as possible!

"Mr. Hastur, do you remember Leonard from Backlund? He is our mutual friend!"

Klein shouted deeply, and the silent atmosphere around him was instantly broken, and even the flowing wind stopped for a moment.

Klein seized this opportunity and ran back as fast as he could. At the same time, he pulled the trigger of the pistol named Death Knell, and the sound of gunshots resounded throughout the street.

He ran far away in one breath, until the street that had lost its light for no reason suddenly lit up again. He stopped and calmly observed his surroundings.

Pedestrians were walking around, and the shops along the street were still open, and occasionally the sound of bargaining could be heard.

Although it was late at night, there was still a lively atmosphere.

In front of his eyes, the figure in ragged yellow clothes had disappeared, and the chill he brought continued to dissipate from his heart.

Sure enough, the person he was talking to just now was not the real Mr. Hastur, but the King in Yellow from a mysterious incident!

Klein stood there in a daze for a long time. It wasn't until the pedestrians on the side made comments because of the alert look on his hand holding the death knell pistol that he put away the death knell and left.

In the darkness at the end of the street, the figure in ragged yellow clothes disguised by Hastur also quietly disappeared.

This prank was more successful than he imagined.

Especially in the last part, when Klein begins to doubt, he cooperates with Klein in a timely manner to create some mysterious and eerie atmosphere.

This made Hastur already think about how he should veto what happened here tonight the next time he saw Klein.

……

Audrey was awakened by Susie at dawn. She opened the window and faced the sea breeze in the morning. She gradually regained consciousness. She also recalled what happened when she and Mr. Hastur went out alone late at night. The corners of her mouth raised slightly, and she felt much more relaxed and happy.

The sea scenery, which I was almost tired of seeing, seemed much more playful and cuter than usual.

"Audrey, if you go out next time, can you take me with you?"

Susie stretched out her front paws and lay on the end of the bed, with a look of resentment and grievance on her face.

He also wants to go out and have fun instead of staying on the boat all the time.

"No, Susie, you need to cover my tracks when I go out."

"Audrey, this is not what you mean. You lied."

Susie's eyes suddenly became sharp, as if she could see through Audrey's heart, "You deliberately didn't let me follow you so that you and Mr. Hastur could go out alone."

"Susie..."

dong dong dong.

Just when Audrey was trying to find an excuse to fool her, there was a knock on the door. She immediately dismissed Susie's question and stood up to open the door.

The visitors were Xio and Forsi, saying that there was another pirate group nearby who wanted to attack the Hope.

Soon, Audrey led Susie, Forsi and Xio to the deck. Through the telescope, they clearly saw six ships ahead, arranged in a semicircle, waiting for the Hope to enter their pockets. .

Audrey also saw that this pirate group had its own exclusive flag, a pirate flag painted with white bones.

"This is the pirate group belonging to Lieutenant General Disease, one of the seven pirate generals on the sea. Fortunately, Lieutenant General Disease's exclusive flagship Black Death did not appear here." Xiu Shishi, who collected a lot of information about the pirate group Popular science.

Her eyes were shining. A pirate group without Lieutenant General Disease was simply a bounty sent to her door!

They are gold coins that will shine golden light in the sun!

Audrey put down the telescope in her hand, handed it to Forsi, who was also interested, and asked in confusion: "Are they coming specifically for us?"

Xio chuckled and said, "I don't know, but no matter who they come for, it's a considerable bounty."

While they were discussing, Hasta also walked out of the room and came to the deck.

"Mr. Hastur, good morning." Audrey greeted with a smile as always.

Hastur also smiled and said hello, and Xio came over to report the encounter to Hastur.

Vice Admiral Tracy's fleet, are they here to find the missing Elaine?

Is it such a coincidence?

Wait, in this case, wouldn’t it be possible to enjoy the scene of Klein disguised as a woman?

The way Hastur was thinking seemed to Xio, Forsi and others as if he was encountering a problem. Is Mr. Hastur also afraid of Lieutenant General Disease?

"Mr. Hastur, the Vice Admiral of Disease and her flagship Black Death are not here." Xio reminded.

Hasta put away his thoughts and said with a smile: "I just remembered an interesting thing."

Well, there’s something interesting about Cline wearing women’s clothing for the first time.

If you bring Audrey with you when you watch, Miss Justice can also see the other side of Mr. Fool's other interests.