Chapter 56: Pursuit
Bill Abel was a successful businessman.
Ever since the Federation had thrown its full support behind the development of steam power, he had seized the opportunity and used tactics such as signing contracts in advance to acquire a large quantity of high-quality coal at low prices. He had made a fortune in Gold Dragons and continued to expand his business ever since.
By now, he was a fairly well-known businessman in Nia City, and was planning to bid on a small coal mine.
But that damned visit to the gallery had nearly destroyed everything he had.
Whenever he thought of those bizarre events, he nearly trembled from head to toe.
In the face of such an uncanny presence, an ordinary person had no power to fight back!
"Luckily, we still have the Church! Thank the Goddess!"
After seeing the Goddess Church seal off the gallery with his own eyes, and then being taken to a church for several days of observation and "purification" rituals, Bill finally began to feel much more at ease.
He had finally forgotten that damned, deadly portrait completely.
He had also received an address where he could contact the two exorcist brothers.
As soon as he got home, he asked his butler to fetch a bottle of fine wine from the cellar to calm his nerves. Then, as he stared at the slip of paper in his hand—the address of a certain doll shop—he murmured, "Perhaps... I should hire a few bodyguards. Real bodyguards, with mysterious powers..."
After surviving the gallery the first time, he had become so suspicious that he bought a doll rumored to be able to ward off bad luck, but it had done little good.
He hadn't been killed on the spot like Mr. Gilbert, but, like Mrs. Xiling,