Chapter 417 Reasons Joseph and Rayan stopped, turned slowly, and cast their eyes towards Lumian. Lumian looked at them quietly without explaining. Joseph maintained that polite smile that was a bit arrogant and condescending, and asked: "Mr. Charles, I don't think I understand what you mean." Lumian then spoke slowly: "I have only allowed you to come up and visit me, but I have not yet agreed to let you leave. "This is my Breeze Ballroom, not your home. You can't just come and go as you please." He didn't deliberately use his "provocative" ability, but his attitude, tone and meaning of expression were full of naked contempt, as if he was not afraid of your anger at all. Layan, who had always had an expressionless face, narrowed his eyes, turned around, and continued walking towards the stairs, as if the words Lumian had just said did not exist. Joseph, with brown hair and brown eyes, glanced at Lumian, then looked at Rayan, his eyes flickered for a moment, but he did not stop him. Lumian calmly pulled out his revolver and pulled the trigger towards the stairs without any hesitation.

With a bang, Rayan stopped again. He turned slowly, looking at Lumian with a gaze that seemed to have real pressure. There was an obvious movement in one of Crystal's pockets, and his expression suddenly became ugly and alert, as he smelled a dangerous atmosphere that was about to explode. Lumian seemed unaware, holding the revolver, and sincerely apologized: "I'm sorry, I'm illegally carrying a gun." As he spoke, he looked back at Rayan and Joseph with a faint smile on his face, without any fear. Joseph could no longer maintain his forced polite smile, and looked at Lumian with eagle-like eyes, as if assessing the gang leader's will, confidence and strength. Lumian really wanted to say "What are you looking at? If you want to fight, then fight. If not, then surrender" to completely infuriate the two Trier Cave Association liaison officers, but considering that "Rat" Christo was still present, he gave up the idea. That would reveal his true intention of deliberately provoking rather than testing, which would be difficult to explain to Gardner Martin, the current or former "conspirator". He looked at Joseph and Rayan without any fluctuation in his eyes, holding the revolver in his right hand and gently sliding the wheel. After more than ten seconds, just as sweat broke out on the forehead of Mouse Christo, Joseph smiled again and asked politely: "Can we leave now, Mr. Ciel?" Oh, did you see my real intention of looking for trouble and wanting to show off my strength? Where is your pride and self-esteem? Lumian laughed secretly and said in a tone that could make people angry: "Not yet." Rayan took a step forward but was stopped by Joseph. The young man with many freckles, brown hair and brown eyes raised his chin slightly, looked at Lumian and said: "What do we need to do to get your permission?" Lumian smiled a little disappointedly: "To answer my previous question, why did you invite me and Crystal to join the Speleological Society? I don't remember ever having a hobby of exploring caves or studying caves."

Joseph was silent for several seconds and said: "The cave adventurers of our association have encountered Christo several times underground and noticed that he has a very good understanding of underground Trier and seems to know a lot of hidden routes. This meets the invitation conditions of our cave association." "Rat" Christo had no doubt about this explanation. Although he went underground mainly for smuggling, no smuggling route was completely concealed. He would always pass through tunnels and mines that were well known to cave adventurers and quarry police. In the process, he would inevitably encounter a small number of "passers-by" or be spied on by "passers-by" from a distance. Lumian stroked the muzzle of his revolver without interrupting Joseph's narration. Joseph paused for a few seconds and then said: “As for you, there are two reasons: "One is the specimen of the 'Earth Blood' ore." That piece of "Earth Blood" ore specimen... Lumian had never expected this to be the reason. He didn't think about the reason immediately. He just followed his rich experience in pranks and Anthony Reid's guidance over this period of time and blurted out: "A specimen of 'Earth Blood' ore... ah, now I remember, I got it from a lunatic named Flamand. It's just a piece of stone, isn't it? It's worthless. I don't even know where I lost it." At this point, Lumian's heart moved, and he added as if recalling something: "It seems to have been stolen. I casually threw it into an apartment I rented. Hehe, people like us definitely don't have only one place to rest and sleep. There are many traps buried in my apartment. Who would have known that a thief could sneak in and open the cabinet smoothly? Moreover, he only took away the 'Earth Blood' ore and left everything else untouched. I was very surprised at the time, wondering if I remembered it wrongly, the stone had been lost a long time ago, and the thief had never entered at all..." Seeing that what Charles Dubois said was very truthful, with enough details, and his tone and expression proved that he did not value the mineral specimen at all and did not take it seriously, and now he just said it as if he had lost some debris, Joseph and Rayan looked at each other, and their attitudes changed subtly. It was only at this moment, after completing a series of performances, that Lumian's thoughts turned to the reason why the Trier Cave Association came to him based on a piece of "Earth Blood" ore: "The 'Blood of the Earth' rock formation has existed under Trier for hundreds or thousands of years. The small amount of specific minerals contained in it must not have emerged recently and been noticed by scholars studying minerals such as Flemish... "The official forces and some secret organizations in Trier should all know that the small amount of specific minerals in the 'Earth Blood' rock layer have a certain relationship with the fallen 'Blood Emperor' Alistair Tudor, but they have not been found to have any actual value. They will only cause a certain degree of mental pollution to those who come into contact with them... "That night, I activated the mark on my right hand, allowing many high-ranking people in Trier to sense it. Someone inside might have recognized the aura of the Blood Emperor Alistair Tudor based on different methods, so they began to check for related items... "The whereabouts of the small amount of specific minerals in the 'Blood of the Earth' rock formation is a clue to the investigation, and Flemish's relics have been registered with the Market District Police Headquarters... "The Cave Association has some kind of relationship with the authorities, so they accepted the mission and found me who took the Flemish relics... "Why don't you just ask the police? The Purifier, the Mechanical Heart, and the Eighth Bureau members all have corresponding police identities... "Well, the official is not a whole. Not only is it divided into the government and the two major churches on the surface, but in practice, each force has different factions within it: "The philosophies of the Eternal Sun Church's Preaching Brotherhood and the Little Brotherhood conflict, the monastery system and church system of the God of Steam and Machinery Church conflict, and the Eighth Bureau is even closer to a patchwork. Some members come from secret organizations recognized by the government, some belong to former noble groups such as Soran who still have a certain degree of strength, and some are cultivated by the Eighth Bureau itself over the years... "That is, members of the Eighth Bureau cannot join any political party, otherwise it will be even more chaotic... "In this case, a certain group within a certain faction thought of the special 'Earth Blood' ore, but didn't want others to know about it, so they gave up the official channel of the police station and pursued it through the informal cave association? "Perhaps someone in the Cave Association came up with this clue. They are one of the most professional experts in understanding underground conditions and mineral specimens... "Is this why they didn't just ask me to cooperate with the investigation, but instead tried to invite me to join the Cave Society?" Lumian quickly made a preliminary judgment and waited for Joseph to give the second reason. Joseph then said: “We thought you were interested in underground minerals and were a fellow enthusiast. "Was it really stolen, or did you put it somewhere else and forgot about it?" "It must have been stolen." Lumian said truthfully, "I found some traces. Because of this incident, I was worried that the gold I saved might be stolen, so I rented a safe deposit box at the bank." Joseph nodded gently and said:

"The second reason is that Kendall, the manager of the catacombs, told us that among those who brought Flemish ashes there for burial, you seem to be a little special. You can detect some abnormalities that others cannot." This is the clue that led us to the underground tombs through the “Earth Blood” ore… Lumian suddenly realized: "I don't understand what you mean by special." Joseph did not explain or ask any further questions. He looked at Lumian and said: "Mr. Charles, we can leave now." Lumian looked at them for a few seconds and nodded slowly: "can." Things changed, and he gave up the idea of ​​provoking the two liaison officers and severely offending the Trier Cave Association. Although he has now angered Joseph and Rayan, the other party has also got the answer they wanted, at least part of the answer. After that, there may be small revenge, but a big cleanup should not happen. After watching Joseph and Rayan disappear at the stairs, Lumian sat quietly for a few seconds, put away his revolver, stood up, and said to "Mouse" Christo: "This matter is more complicated than I expected. I must report it to the boss." He thought of a dangerous possibility: If it was the Soren family who tracked down the whereabouts of the special "Earth Blood" ore through the Cave Association, then after they knew that a gang leader like Charles Dubois once owned a sample of the ore, and if they discovered that the son of a wealthy businessman who behaved abnormally in Puyfer Soren's King's Cake game was this member of the Savoy Party, it would be hard not to make certain associations. Therefore, we must immediately report the situation to Gardner Martin and explain it "frankly" in order to eliminate potential risks and obtain useful suggestions. With the support of such a secret organization as the Iron Cross, and the main task assigned by Gardner Martin, Lumian would definitely not "act on his own initiative". "Mouse" Christo hesitated for a few seconds and forced a smile: "Ok." (End of this chapter)