Chapter 3512

Clement Krug, who won the 21st round, clearly let out a long sigh of relief, as if he had put down some kind of heavy psychological burden.

But immediately after, Xia De won the 22nd round with a "Queen." In this way, once he won the next round, the four cards Elder Harald lost would all return to his hands, and this game would end.

Clement Krug, with light brown hair, rubbed his hands and stared at the remaining cards in his deck. Both sides drew cards together. Just as Xia De was about to confirm his points, a voice came from afar:

"Krug! Krug!"

The middle-aged man ran over along the small path in the park. His shouting behavior made the white-haired old man who was walking in the park glare at him, but the middle-aged man didn't care at all:

"Krug, something happened to your house!"

He shouted like this. The crowd watching the card game immediately separated. The young man who also intended to check his hand cards changed his face immediately:

"Uncle Rudolf? What happened?"

He stood up at once, while the middle-aged man who came to report the news said out of breath:

"Why are you still playing cards here? Something happened to your house. Your house suddenly collapsed, and your mother and brother are both pressed underneath. The neighbors are saving people now, and they have also sent people to the pier to find your father, but they haven't found anyone yet. You hurry up and go back with me."

"What!?"

Clement Krug's face turned pale, and he desperately held onto the round table in the pavilion so he wouldn't fall:

"I know, I'll go back now."

He reached out to gather his deck, and before Xia De could speak, he threw Elder Harald's fourth card directly to Xia De:

"Since I took the initiative to interrupt the card game, then it counts as my loss. The card game is over, sorry, Mr. Holmes."

After saying that, he took his cards and hurried away with the neighbor who came to report the news. Although the onlookers felt regretful, since others had big things happening at home, no one opened their mouths to keep Mr. Krug.

Xia De also stood up, looked at the 【Life Ritual·Graduation Ceremony】 of Moon 4 in his hand, and then looked at the back of Clement Krug leaving.

"Not a fake card, right? Is he engaged in fraud and then running away?"

【Genuine.】

Although the experience of this afternoon was a bit inexplicable, regardless of what, he had a wonderful card game and won the cards, which was enough.

"Claire, investigate this Krug later."

When leaving the park, Xia De didn't forget to instruct. The platinum-haired witch nodded slightly. She was holding those four cards of Elder Harald and was still considering whether to return them to him today.

The two didn't stay in the city anymore. After returning to the town, they saw Elder Harald waiting in the Snow Mountain Hall immediately.

He looked at the two with embarrassment, and the meaning in his eyes was of course "whether they won." Xia De then returned the three borrowed cards to the elder and signaled him to go to Claire:

"Elder, those four cards are in Claire's hands."

Finally, Claire returned the cards to her maternal grandfather, not saying a word during the period, and even Xia De on the side felt the pressure.

When Claire went to put on makeup and change clothes, Elder Harald was still carefully checking whether his cards were damaged. Xia De, who didn't need to prepare, asked him with a smile:

"Elder, do you know the lesson this time?"

"I know, the young man is really amazing... just kidding, I know the lesson this time. If these four cards hadn't come back, I guess I wouldn't have been able to sleep well for this whole year."

He carefully put the four cards back into his card deck, and then asked Xia De about the situation:

"Is that young man's luck still so good? How did you win?"

Xia De told Elder Harald the whole process of the 23-round card game and the final ending.

After listening, the elder looked at the courtyard outside the window and thought for a while:

"It is indeed very strange. And the other party is clearly a local, but I have never heard of such a card player locally. Fatumunster Island is a small place, and the card players here actually know each other."

"So I asked Claire's friends to investigate. If the other party really used some means to win the cards..."

The elder hummed:

"Then report him to the church! People who cheat even when playing Rod cards are really morally corrupt!"

Using the time key last week was after entering the 【House of Pseudo-Humans】 on Tuesday afternoon. Therefore, Xia De could actually open this key for the second time on Tuesday afternoon.

But he didn't do so, but thought about using the key tonight or tomorrow morning, otherwise he felt that he might not be able to wholeheartedly participate in the banquet tonight.

Although Claire said it was a "banquet," in Xia De's view, it was just a dinner party held together with the girls around him. The Great Witch of the Sun dressed up well. At 5:30 in the evening, she boarded the Glorious Messenger from the town pier together with Xia De, Stella, Matilda, and Rita who came from the Ice Castle.

"Xia De, it's been a long time!"

Megan and Audrey stood on the deck to welcome the group. Even though the two sisters stayed at Xia De's house last night, they looked like they hadn't seen each other for a long time at this moment:

"I have been missing you during this time."

They hugged Xia De together, and then greeted Claire:

"Claire, the scenery of your hometown looks quite good."

Claire was already very used to the "valuing color over friends" of her colleagues:

"How do I remember that two days ago, in order to deal with the 【House of Pseudo-Humans】, you already came here? Didn't you notice the scenery at that time?"

Now the number of Great Witches on the island has reached three, and the 【Witch Council】 has effectively intervened deeply in the things on Fatumunster Island. The banquet on the boat tonight was nominally to welcome the arrival of the Edwards sisters, but in fact, everyone wanted to hear Xia De's next plan.

The matter of the 【House of Pseudo-Humans】 has come to an end, which means the third act of the story of fate has ended. The haze of the demon derived from this has now shrouded this remote island.

Of course, the witches cannot intervene in the demon's affairs for the time being, but now the story of the fourth act has begun to emerge:

"I don't know how long it will take to prepare for the 'Great Movement of Fate' ritual of the Diviner Association. Since Megan and Audrey have friends who want to participate in this ritual, keep in touch and communicate information at any time.

Matilda and little Miss Aurora, you are responsible for investigating the movements of the 【Cult of Misfortune】 and the 【Cult of Ten Thousand Numbers Returning to One】 recently. Professional diviners like Matilda should be able to deal with accidents caused by cultists. It is really strange that they didn't react at all to the matter of the 【House of Pseudo-Humans】. I want to know what they have been busy with recently."

"Then what should we do? Claire is responsible for things in the town, Xivi pays attention to things in the city, and what about Megan and me? Just contacting friends is too simple."

Audrey asked. She brought quite a few followers from Green Lake. Although she seemed a bit crazy in the past because of soul problems, the power of the Great Witch of Wisdom is definitely not small, at least much larger than Claire's.

"Separate a part of the manpower to go to the town to check the ancient literature of the Fatum people. I know your followers are very good at doing this kind of work. Claire, this matter still needs you to communicate with the elders."

Claire nodded:

"No problem, I will tell my maternal grandfather."

"In addition, Megan and Audrey, you also have strong spatial talents, so you two work hard during this time, take the remaining followers and Claire's manpower, and go around the snow mountain. There must be secrets on that snow mountain that we don't know. But be careful, the demon that caused the final accident of the 【House of Pseudo-Humans】 is probably also on the snow mountain, so you must be careful."

The two sisters accepted the task happily. Xia De then asked Xivi's mermaid friends to pay attention to things in other areas of Star Fall Bay. Since the cultists' actions on the island are so secret, they may also be hiding on other small islands in the bay.

The banquet hall of the Glorious Messenger is quite stylish. This time, because the number of people present is not large, the boat girl specially prepared a round table. This will not make the banquet hall look empty, because the numerous maids coming and going around the people eating are very busy, and among them are even many mermaid girls who came to help.

During the meal, Xia De also mentioned the afternoon's events, and Stella reported the investigation results of the young Mr. Clement Krug.

They didn't investigate much in the afternoon, just knowing that Clement Krug is 26 years old this year and is a citizen living in Time Wheel City. After graduating from the university in the capital of the Principality, Lomari, two years ago, he returned to his hometown and served as a teacher in the grammar school of Time Wheel City, teaching mathematics and basic physics.

This person's life is quite simple. His mother is a housewife, and his father has three fishing boats at the pier of Time Wheel City. After joining the local fleet, he supports the whole family by relying on the income from renting out fishing boats. So, that little Mr. Krug can also claim that he is the "son of a fisherman."

During the time little Mr. Krug played cards with Xia De this afternoon, his house collapsed unexpectedly. The news Stella brought back showed that his mother and brother had died in this accident, and the reason for the house collapse seemed to be the small earthquake on the island on the day of the riot of the 【House of Pseudo-Humans】 that damaged the foundation.

And little Mr. Krug's father went to the pier to handle things this afternoon. When the house collapsed, people went to the pier to find him but couldn't find anyone, until about an hour ago, his body was found washed ashore. The autopsy results are not clear yet, but it is highly likely that he accidentally fell into the sea and drowned.