After seeing off the three fleets that set sail, Loran Hill boarded a carriage with the Qi Yehua logo, and the group began their return journey.
As the weather gradually turned cooler, some fallen leaves began to appear on Hopeland Street. Although the seaside was not very cold, the night wind made everyone feel quite chilly.
After the hot season has passed, everyone's appetite has become much better than usual, and there are more street food stalls selling cheap and affordable flatbreads, grilled fish sprinkled with spices, and some carefully selected grilled clams.
The clam meat inside the white-striped shell is roasted slightly brown by the orange-red charcoal fire, sprinkled with some salt grains and some bay leaves to remove the fishy smell, and the aroma of meat begins to spread in the air.
"Sister, I want to eat that."
A pair of siblings were standing by the street. The sister with long chestnut hair was wearing a black skirt, and the brother was wearing a white hunting suit. They were the siblings of the Helis family, Melu and Bell, followed by four guards.
"Bell, you should go back and eat. I'll ask the chef to make it for you then."
Meilu looked at the street stall, which was directly exposed to the sea breeze. Occasionally, some dust was blown up by the wind, and she felt that it was not very clean and hygienic.
"No, my dad will force me to learn those annoying numbers when I go back. I don't want that. I want to eat here. Sister, you promised me that you would have fun with me all day today."
The little boy Bell started to throw a tantrum, and Melu was a little at a loss for a moment. She was not that kind of cruel sister. Bell had been placed with high hopes by his father since he was a child. He was usually strictly disciplined at home, and she was the only one who could occasionally take him out to play.
"Okay, sister will buy it for you." Melu touched Bell's head with some doting, then took his hand and walked forward to help him choose.
The carriage that Loran Hill was riding in happened to pass by this street. When he saw the brother and sister, he stopped the carriage and prepared to say hello.
The cedar car door opened, and the girl walked out in a white knee-length skirt. The afterglow of the setting sun poured down from the edge of the sea, dyeing the white skirt a light golden color.
"It's been a few days, Mei..."
Before Loran Hill could finish his words, a freight carriage at the back of the road suddenly lifted its shroud, revealing a cold crossbow. The bowstring vibrated, and before the sharp sound could be transmitted, the sharp crossbow arrow shot directly at the girl's body.
Loran Hill acted decisively, stomping her light blue strappy sandals heavily on the stone bricks. Using this as a fulcrum, she quickly turned her body sideways, her long skirt fluttering. A flash of blood and hair flew into the air. In an instant, a blood mark appeared on her shoulder, and several strands of long hair by her ears were missing.
But before anyone else could react, a guard beside Melu suddenly drew out a long sword and rushed over. The long sword made of cold iron had a layer of strange blue light on it.
The sword was poisoned. Loran Hill reacted quickly and activated the demon core. She was not afraid of any poison, but it also meant the end of the mission and all previous efforts were in vain.
Although he didn't understand why the guards of the Helis family also took action, after a brief thought, Loran Hill decided not to activate the extraordinary core for the time being, and easily avoided the sword with his extraordinary perception and reaction ability.
The sharp sword light chopped on the fir car door, penetrated three inches into the wood and got stuck. At this time, the guards of the Carites Chamber of Commerce also reacted and rushed over shouting.
A Carites guard wearing steel armor directly knocked the assassin away, and Chelsea pulled Loran Hill back into the sturdy carriage. Another four riders rushed directly to the crossbow behind the carriage. Before the crossbow could fire the second shot, these riders stabbed the assassin who was operating it and then pulled him off the carriage.
At this time, more than a dozen guards from the Carites Chamber of Commerce had surrounded the Helis siblings, with their spears pointed at them, ready for battle. If Loran Hill had not called a halt in the middle of the fight, they would have rushed forward with swords and guns drawn.
These guards of the Carlites Chamber of Commerce are all young, recently and carefully selected individuals from within the Chamber of Commerce. They possess excellent qualifications. Their parents and family members all work for the Chamber of Commerce, and they have been exposed to the affairs of the Carlites Chamber of Commerce since childhood, helping out with its operations. It can be said that the Chamber of Commerce has greatly improved their families and lives, giving them a strong sense of belonging, and it's no exaggeration to call it a second home.
But now, someone actually assassinated Miss Lacey, the only heir of the Carites Chamber of Commerce, in front of them, causing the Chamber of Commerce to collapse. This is equivalent to destroying the source of their current happy life.
Looking at these guards with glaring eyes and long spears wielding murderous intent, Bell was so frightened that he dropped the clam meat in his hand. Melu protected her brother behind her and faced the aiming of these long spears and crossbows with a worried look on her face.
The remaining guards of the Helis family had already been captured and pinned to the ground.
After everything settled down, Loran Hill slowly walked out of the carriage and looked at the scene in front of him, feeling a little helpless.
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The maid in the carriage carefully wrapped Loranhill's arm with gauze, and the girl invited the brother and sister into the carriage to talk.
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There was the sound of a ceramic tray hitting a teacup, and the maid poured warm black tea into the cup. Bell held the teacup and only then slowly calmed down, while Melu said with an apologetic look on her face.
"I'm very sorry, Miss Lacey. It's our fault that the Helis family failed to keep a close watch on us and allowed an assassin to sneak into our guards."
"Please don't misunderstand me. This incident was not caused by our Helis. I will come to your house again tomorrow to apologize and compensate for the losses."
"Miss Meilu, you're probably joking. The guards around you are all carefully selected from the members of the Chamber of Commerce. It's not an exaggeration to say that they are from your side branches. How could they be completely unaware of this?"
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