Mystery: The Ultimate Tarot

Chapter 17 Collaboration with Miss Susie

Two days later, in the evening.

Factory district, Cartel Avenue.

Raphael disembarked from his carriage in front of an abandoned factory.

He carried a long, narrow bag and glanced at both sides of the long street. It was a very remote place, and there wasn't a soul in sight.

Raphael wasn't sure if he was talking to himself or to the air around him: "Let's begin."

As he spoke, he nimbly jumped over the courtyard wall and quickly entered the factory building.

This is where Raphael and Bevan meet. Raphael has been here several times. He found a broken window and jumped into the factory.

After glancing at the dilapidated factory, Raphael hurried up to the second floor, stopped in front of a room, and pushed open a somewhat rotten wooden door.

Bevan isn't in the room!

This made Raphael's eyes narrow, wondering if the other party had already sensed something and that was why they hadn't come?

Just then, from the end of the corridor, Bevan's icy voice suddenly rang out: "What are you carrying on your back?"

That was Bevin, a member of the "Indulgence Faction" who was in his thirties, pale-faced, with dark circles under his eyes, as if he hadn't had a good rest in a long time.

Raphael breathed a sigh of relief. Bevan was only concerned about the weapon he was carrying, not suspicious of him.

Raphael then took off his long backpack, patted it, and smiled somewhat crazily, saying, "This is a new submachine gun I recently acquired. It can fire in bursts, and it's not as bulky as a machine gun, making it very suitable for use in the Southern Continent."

Bevan, standing at the end of the corridor, didn't approach; he simply watched quietly.

As Raphael spoke, he took out the metal gun: "It's a bit heavy for ordinary people, and they need to use the shoulder strap to hold the gun, but for extraordinary people, this weight is easy to handle."

"This is the magazine, install it here."

Raphael laughed and said, "It can fire forty bullets in a row. I tried it yesterday. Although it's not as powerful as a rifle, it's much more powerful than a revolver."

"No one in Backlund would dare use something like this, but in the Southern Continent, spraying bullets at the enemy... hehehe..."

Seeing that the magazines hadn't been installed yet, Bevin relaxed his guard and quickly walked over, chuckling, "I can even see the blood spurting out of the enemy's body."

Then he asked, "Did you really get a lead on Maric?"

After Bevan made contact with Raphael, he gave Raphael a long-term task: to find Marich.

In fact, Bevan's mission was to find Marich and Sharon, but considering that ordinary people have no way of contacting Sharon, Bevan only asked Raphael to find Marich when he issued the mission.

"Of course," Raphael said. "I was mainly reporting on Marich's affairs. Didn't I mention in the letter that I would send you a gift?"

As he spoke, he handed the backpack to Bevin.

This completely dispelled Bevin's doubts, and he smiled with a hint of cruelty in his eyes: "I really like this weapon, and I think it can actually be used in Backlund as well."

As he spoke, Bevin picked up the submachine gun with one hand, examined it, and then took out the magazine, awkwardly trying to put it into the slot.

Unlike the "Criminal" pathway, Beyonders who are proficient in various killing weapons, whether seen or not, are not beyonders who are Beyonders who are "Prisoners".

"This is how you place it," Raphael reminded him. "Let me demonstrate for you."

Now that the two are so close, even if Raphael has a gun, Bevan is confident he can twist Raphael's head off before Raphael fires.

So Bevin confidently handed the gun back to Raphael, who skillfully locked the magazine in its slot: "Then just pull it from here to release the safety, and you're 'ready'!"

When Raphael said the word "yes," his voice suddenly rose.

Bevin's spiritual senses immediately detected a strong sign of danger, but in the next instant, his eyes suddenly went blank, and he stood frozen in place.

Raphael certainly didn't come on his own. Audrey had said in a previous letter that "Miss Susie" would help Raphael "hypnotize" Bevan, but as a test for Raphael, he had to kill Bevan himself.

Miss Susie arrived at the Mafia headquarters around noon and met up with Raphael.

Although this lady remained "invisible," Raphael discussed his plans with her and was well aware that this "Miss Susie" had been following him all along.

In the instant Bevan was "hypnotized" and his eyes went blank, Raphael raised his gun high, aimed at Bevan's left eye, and pulled the trigger.

Da Da Da~

The sudden gunfire startled the birds that had made their home in the factory, causing them to flap their wings and scatter in all directions, screeching.

Raphael fired all forty bullets without expression, smashing Bevin's head open, before calmly changing the magazine.

Although werewolves have excellent self-healing abilities, their brains and hearts remain their weaknesses.

However, Raphael was still somewhat surprised by the "werewolf's" tenacious vitality. Although Bevin's head was smashed and he fell backward, he did not die immediately. His fingernails suddenly grew longer, and he even tried to transform.

Raphael immediately stepped forward and fired another forty bullets.

Da Da Da~

This time, Bevin was beyond dead. His teeth and above were gone, and more than a dozen bullets were embedded in the ground. Blood, brain matter, broken flesh and bones were everywhere.

A few drops of blood were splattered on Raphael's face, and his somewhat crazed expression made him look rather ferocious.

He calmly replaced the magazine again and examined Bevin, who was convulsing.

Susie felt a little uncomfortable with such a bloody scene. She took a deep breath and said, "Actually, Bevin was already dead when he fell to the ground. His transformation was just a stress response and would end soon. There was no need to fire any more shots."

Raphael smiled and said, "The first burst of bullets was to thank him for his threats and manipulation of me before, and the second burst of bullets is to express my gratitude for the special features he provided me."

Susie was taken aback: Even though I'm a dog, I can tell that the two "thank you"s in your sentence just now had completely different meanings! But why do you have to express your "gratitude" in the same way?

Then it thought with a touch of helplessness: Why should I remind this madman? Why should I consider the thoughts of a madman?

After Raphael saw Bevin's extraordinary traits begin to coalesce, he leisurely put away his gun and checked the scene for any clues pointing to himself. After doing all this, the extraordinary traits of the "werewolf" were also released.

Raphael suppressed his special abilities and calmly left the scene with Susie.

Inside the carriage, Raphael wiped the blood from his face and said to Susie, "Please tell Miss Audrey that I estimate the 'Indulgence Faction' will be able to find me in two or three days, so you need to be prepared in advance."

Susie replied, "Don't worry, Miss Sharon will come to meet you tomorrow."