Since he had gone exploring the ruins, Klein had not witnessed Talim's death firsthand this time. He had only seen the obituary in the newspaper.
An unexpected obituary.
This was because the deceased in this world had to be cremated as quickly as possible, so everything had been rushed.
Thus, when Klein arrived at Talim's funeral, his expression was quite heavy.
He remembered that Talim had come to him not long ago for advice on a relationship matter.
Yet he had never expected him to suddenly die of illness.
Talim had always seemed perfectly healthy. Klein had no idea what had happened.
"He was perfectly fine just a few days ago. I didn't notice anything wrong with his health. How could he suddenly... Sigh..."
Dr. Allen was also Talim's friend, and he spoke to Klein after the funeral.
Though Dr. Allen had a son who was a Serpent of Fate, there was still nothing he could do about the births, aging, illnesses, and deaths of his friends.
"I even suspect... Sigh..."
Dr. Allen opened his mouth, but ultimately said nothing.
Klein's heart stirred at those words.
He remembered that Talim had befriended some important figure. Could he have been drawn into something and ended up being "made to die of illness"?
Klein had not been particularly close to Talim, but they were still friends who knew each other. If the matter was not too serious, perhaps he could investigate it.
However, Klein soon realized that it was no longer a question of whether he wanted to investigate.
He had only just returned home, while Xu Yue was off somewhere unknown, when someone came to call.
It was a middle-aged to elderly gentleman dressed with impeccable precision. His shirt was snow-white and crisp, while a thick gray-blue waistcoat perfectly concealed his