Chapter 39 Lord of the Void
Garden Pavilion.
Wayne lay on a bench, closed his eyes and meditated, blending into nature to capture more elements of light.
Veronica called last night, and Wayne heard the uncontrollable joy in her words, thinking that the matter was done, and his father-in-law had settled the big shot.
The result was not that Veronica asked Wayne to wait. Mr. Landau was busy working on this matter, but unfortunately no breakthrough was made.
Just ask, it's quick, it'll be ready right away.
Wayne had no choice but to ask Veronica to send a message to Mr. Landau, thanking him for his great help. In the future, whenever Wayne is useful, he will never refuse.
Wayne didn't ask why Veronica was happy, so she probably graduated successfully.
Damn genius, while you can still have fun now, take the time to laugh a little longer. When Wayne gets involved, you won't be able to laugh anymore.
Wayne had plenty to eat and drink in the town of Enlord, and he lived in a mansion and a large house. He ate and drank with top-quality ingredients. He had a luxury car when he went out, and a housekeeper and maid when he came home. He had no obsession with returning to Lundan as soon as possible.
He only wants to do three things now, meditation, meditation, and meditation!
Even if there is no way for that big shot to stop him, he still has Teacher Yu Jie’s grounding magic on him. Since he can’t return to Lundan anyway, he might as well devote 10,000% of his energy to practice.
In addition, Wayne was quite ashamed of his long-term prostitution of the Landau family. He took care of food and housing and helped deal with the big bosses in the road. Mr. Landau was so good to him. If this didn't develop into a son-in-law relationship, he would have done it. I don’t know how to return the favor.
"Master Wayne, there are two detectives coming to visit at the door. They call themselves Wesley and Hood." Butler Fula came to the garden and bowed outside the pavilion.
The housekeeper calls Wayne "Young Master" because Heaphy and the hostess value Wayne very much. The relationship between the two is that of teacher and student.
If it were just an ordinary teacher-student relationship, Fula would not change the title, but Heifei had specifically told him to be as respectful to Wayne as he was to members of the Landau family.
There are not many members in the Landau family. Ignoring some distant relatives who are not necessary, there are only three important people: the master, the mistress, and the eldest lady. There is nothing wrong with calling Wayne "young master".
Wayne once tried to get the butler to change his title, but it didn't work that well, so he just let him go.
The young master is the young master, not Mr. Wayne.
"What are they two doing here?"
Wayne stopped meditating and pondered for a moment, thinking that there was another hidden story in yesterday's case.
"Master Wayne, do you need to drive them away?"
"No, let them in."
Wayne shook his head slightly. He dared to bet with Abin's nose that the murderer was a middle-aged man with a smell that hit his head. There was no mistake about this.
Wayne guessed that there was a discrepancy between the secret room murder method and his reasoning. The middle-aged man did not hide behind the door, but stood behind the curtain. The two detectives came to tell the truth, and by the way, they exchanged case-solving experience with his outstanding detective colleague and made progress together.
"Master Wayne, the two gentlemen have arrived." Butler Fula bowed back and ordered the maid to bring a pot of black tea.
Wesley and Hood looked at the worthless manor, and then listened to the butler's name to Wayne, and fell into silence for a short time. People's joys and sorrows are not the same. They only felt that Wayne's face suddenly became ugly.
Damn this rich young master!
Hood knew who the villa belonged to, the largest local capitalist, the Landau family, which was very prestigious in London; Wesley also knew that he saw the Landau family's emblem at the door, but he didn't expect Wei Well, I belong to this family.
Three hundred years ago, the Kingdom of Windsor had not yet carried out constitutional monarchy reform. The royal family had a directly affiliated tulip army, all of which were noble knights, which was synonymous with elegance and power.
As time passed, the former Tulip Corps disbanded and evolved into fourteen families, scattered throughout the Kingdom of Windsor, and were collectively called the Tulip Family.
The family emblems of these fourteen families all use tulips as the main body, or are decorated with shields, swords, scepters, or slightly modified flower shapes, and overall they maintain a unified style.
According to rumors, regardless of the prosperity or decline of the fourteen families, even if there is only one family member, they will be unconditionally loyal to the royal family and always uphold their mission as a knight.
The Landau family is one of the tulip families and one of the few tulip families that is active in front of the public. Their achievements are average. They opened a small bank in Lundam and joined forces with several other banks to form the Lundam Clearing House and monopolize He took over the bill exchange business and thus controlled all the small and medium-sized banks in London.
In addition to banks, the Landau family also invested in some real estate, military industry, people's livelihood and other businesses, and conducted some small trade with foreign businessmen.
The head of the family, Auston Landau, has been re-elected as the mayor of the Financial City of London. He owns many newspapers and radio stations under his private name. He has strong industrial assets and is especially fond of social assistance. He has a prominent position in the entire Kingdom of Windsor.
So, what does Master Wayne mean, Mr. Landau has an illegitimate child? x2
The two detectives came up with a ridiculous idea at the same time, suspecting that they had discovered the big secret of the Landau family. Wesley believed it directly. He had met Auston Landau himself at a cocktail party. Hugging left and right, coming in and out of various socialites.
This is not the point. The point is that Auston Landau and Wayne have the same hair color and pupils, which is enough to prove that the two are related by blood.
Detectives are good at analysis and reasoning, and each of them has a great imagination. Wesley and Hood looked at each other and backed down.
Master Wayne is rich, very rich. He can inherit unimaginable wealth by lying down and doing nothing. Inviting such a person to participate in a highly dangerous detective investigation has a slim chance of success.
Rich people cherish their lives.
"Don't be restrained, you two. This is not my home. Just like you, I am also a guest here."
Wayne asked: "Is it yesterday's secret room poisoning case? There is something wrong with my reasoning?"
The illegitimate child cannot directly identify himself. Wesley nodded and replied: "It is indeed yesterday's murder, but Mr. Wayne's reasoning is correct. You are a very powerful detective, and your ability to capture details is impressive." Hood and I are ashamed. We came to visit today for another reason. "Please tell me."
"Mr. Wayne, have you ever heard of the Geocentric Cult?"
The Geocentric Cult has never heard of it, but the Geocentric Cult does know about it. There was a little friction between Copernicus and the Pope about this.
Wayne pondered for a moment, shook his head, and said bluntly: "The first time I heard about the Geocentric Religion, was it the conservative sect in Windsor?"
"It is a sect that has only begun to spread recently. They not only advocate that the earth is the center of the universe, but also believe that there is a giant continent inside the earth and that human civilization originated from the inner world of the earth..."
"There are passages between the surface and the center of the earth. The north and south poles are the largest entrances to the inner world of the earth. There are a large number of extinct prehistoric creatures inside..."
Wesley told some content about the Geocentric Cult, and finally said: "According to my investigation, the Geocentric Cult first developed from the town of Enlord and attracted a large number of believers. Now it has begun to take shape and has even affected London. Dan.”
Hood nodded and continued: "Professor Vincent, who died in the hotel yesterday, was invited by the Geocentric Cult. He was a well-known geology professor. The Geocentric Cult found a path in Enlord Town. The passage to the inner world, I want Professor Vincent to investigate and publish an academic article to attract more believers to join the religion.”
"The professor is dead and was poisoned by his own students. According to the prisoner's confession, this was a murder case of love."
Love murder?
How do you say that a professor is having sex with a student, the professor is sleeping with the student’s girlfriend, or the student is sleeping with the teacher’s wife?
Can you elaborate, my friend wants to eat melon.
Wayne was confused when he heard this, and asked doubtfully: "You two, you have said so much, but you haven't said why you came to me. Can you give me some pleasant words?"
"Our investigation into the Earth Center Cult has reached an impasse and we would like to ask Mr. Wayne for help. Your abilities are far superior to ours," Wesley said dryly.
This was the original plan, but after learning that Wayne was the illegitimate son of the Landau family, this unrealistic thought was eliminated.
As expected, Wayne shook his head, rejected their request, and said politely: "I am very honored to be recognized by two colleagues, but I have more important things to deal with at hand, so I am sorry that I can't help."
Wesley and Hood were not disappointed either. Anticipating this result, Business exchanged a few words and stood up to say goodbye to Wayne.
"By the way, if Mr. Wayne encounters followers of the Earth Center Cult, please don't listen to their rhetoric..."
Wesley looked around and whispered: "The person who entrusted me to investigate the Geocentric Cult is not an ordinary person. It comes from an official intelligence agency in Lundan. I am not in a position to disclose the details. As long as you know that the Geocentric Cult is not Just a formal sect.”
Wayne nodded. He didn't believe in any goddess from a serious sect, let alone a cult whose setting was full of contradictions. Before bidding farewell to the two of them, he asked casually: "Mr. Wesley, do you know who the Earth Center Cult believes in?" A god, a god from the center of the earth?”
"On the contrary, the gods believed in by the Geocentric Religion do not come from underground, but are above..."
Wesley shrugged: "The god the Geocentric Cult believes in comes from the universe and is called the Lord of the Void."
"Lord of the Void..."
Wayne muttered the name, but the dark man couldn't explain. He always felt that the God's Choice Continent was strange and filled with an indescribable smell.
Knowledge that makes people crazy, after entering the door of truth, they gradually lose their reason until they lose their lives. The more they think about it, the more evil they become.
If this universe is really as indescribable as he imagined, the Lord of the Void, the cosmic god believed in by the Geocentric Sect, might actually be a cosmic-level super boss.
Sacrifice to the refreshing God who will give you knowledge!
If you want to attract the attention of a super boss and obtain powerful power from his hands, you can imagine the difficulty and specifications of the sacrifice.
Wayne probably understood the reason why the Earth Center Cult was eager to develop followers. It was short of sacrifices.
Before Hood and Wesley left, he asked the butler Fura to give each of them a business card, and he was willing to contribute a small amount of help if anything strange happened to the two of them.
He might not be able to stop it, but his teacher Heaphy can.
"The Earth Center Cult..."
"Lord of the Void..."
Wayne returned to the garden pavilion and wished the two detectives, no, the two investigators, all the best, and best of all, a safe return and promotion to the ranks of legendary investigators.
It would be great if we could bring back forbidden items like the Necronomicon.
Wayne knew he didn't have the guts to read it. He was living a good life and had no intention of becoming an imbecile at a young age. However, if a banned book really existed, it would give him a more intuitive understanding of the current world.
Wayne lay in the garden, swallowed a refreshing pill, held his breath and began to meditate.
The earth element was continuously strengthening his bones, muscles, and internal organs, and he could feel himself getting stronger. Power is intoxicating, and the process of gaining power is even more exciting. He can't stop, he just wants to continue like this.
On March 24, Wayne captured 5,000 elemental points of light, but he still hadn't gotten to the bottom of the essence of his life.
"I'm afraid it won't work in three months. The effect of my meditation is too bad. The teacher is so good at comforting people. She sees through things but doesn't tell them. She's so nice!"
(End of chapter)