"A report?"
In his office, Dunn Smith was sipping black coffee from a porcelain cup, with an unfolded newspaper spread across his desk.
At those words, he leaned back in his chair, clasped his hands over his abdomen, and quietly fixed his deep gray eyes on Klein.
Before Klein could speak, Dunn set down his coffee cup and asked succinctly:
"The details."
Klein recounted everything that had happened, including the invitation Hanass had mentioned at the end.
After all, the name [Tingen City Workers' Mutual Aid Association] sounded nice, but who knew what it actually did?
Even if it really had nothing to do with Hanass's situation, most unions in this era were hardly anything good. Investigating it would be a convenient extra step.
"...So I think it's necessary to investigate Hanass Vincent."
During his account, however, he quietly omitted the bizarre coincidence of drawing three "Fool" cards in succession from the same deck of Tarot Cards.
It was simply too outlandish to explain.
Dunn nodded slightly, picked up the coffee cup beside him again, and took a sip.
"An investigation is fine. But Klein, you need to understand that the Nighthawks don't arrest every unaffiliated Beyonder."
Seeing that Klein was listening rather than interrupting, Dunn calmly explained:
"As long as they aren't performing evil rituals, spreading faith in evil gods, or endangering the public and the city's order, we generally only monitor them rather than arrest them outright."
At this point, something seemed to occur to him, and he sighed softly.
"Of course, that's only how we Nighthawks operate. If it were the churches in certain regions... well, their methods tend to be much more aggressive."
Klein's expression turned a little odd at his captain's rather vague phrasing. Could those "churches in certain regions" mean the Mandated Punishers?
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