Chapter 250 Earl Hall's House
"Welcome, Miss Irene Watson. Miss Audrey is waiting for you in the reception room."
On Sunday afternoon, Angel arrived at Earl Hall's house in Queens on time. The maid was already waiting at the door and welcomed her warmly.
Led by the maid into this luxurious villa, Angel was stunned by the bright hall, the countless paintings and decorations on the walls, and the antiques in every corner of the corridor.
"The painting facing the door alone, from my limited knowledge, is probably worth more than 2,000 pounds. They hung a 'sun brooch' on the wall..."
Still obsessed with the magical item from yesterday, she followed the maid who kept her eyes fixed on her as she walked through the long corridor to the west reception room. Beside the wide French window, Audrey Hall was sitting in a velvet armchair, happily chatting with a group of aristocratic children. They were elegant in manners and gorgeous in clothes, and it was obvious that they were of high status.
Angel recognized two of them as young nobles whom he had met once before when he went to Emperor Roselle's exhibition together. Viscount Glint was also among them, but he had never seen the remaining three before.
Hugh Dilcha and Fors Wall, two true Beyonders, were not present. Angel guessed that Audrey had only invited children of the nobility, and as "the niece of Baroness Sylvia Langdon," she could barely be counted among them.
With the help of Audrey, who was good at livening up the occasion, and Viscount Glint also knowing Angel, after a brief greeting, these young nobles quickly accepted the new member. She also joined this small mystic salon, sitting at the coffee table, drinking the imported West Hill coffee from Feneport, enjoying exquisite and delicious desserts, and listening to the nobles share their experiences.
Undoubtedly, their main topic was the big event that happened in Backlund this week, the "Black Emperor", who killed Kapin.
"Does the 'Black Emperor' really possess extraordinary abilities? Is he an Extraordinary?"
Christine, a sweet-looking lady asked curiously.
Angel already knew that these noble children all came from families of high status, which allowed them who were interested in the occult to be exposed to some rumors of "extraordinary powers", but they were unwilling to lower their status and join the extraordinary armed forces of the Orthodox Church, or enter the military to seek promotion. However, their families were not ancient enough to have their own inheritance of magic potion formulas, so they were very interested in any news involving mysterious powers.
It was similar to Miss Justice when she first joined the Tarot Club. It was a pity that they were not as lucky as Audrey, the Justice, to obtain the potion formula...
Angel thought silently as he watched Audrey quietly guiding the conversation in the room.
"I can't say much, and please don't spread it around." A tall, thin young noble took a sip of coffee and spoke in a low voice, as if plotting some crime. "Half of Kapin's villa was blown up, and the restaurant where the battle took place is a complete mess. It's drafty and there are mysterious traces of frost, flames, vengeful spirits, and doubles inside. The servants and bodyguards are all dead."
His name was Conse Leersen. Although he was a noble, he joined MI9 after graduating from university. His speech attracted everyone's attention and they were all looking forward to the follow-up content.
Of course, Angel was pretending. As one of the parties involved, she knew exactly what Capin was eating before his death, but she still pretended to be interested.
"Throughout the battle, this Rogue, the 'Black Emperor,' remained in a ghostly state. Most importantly, the Church of Storms discovered the presence of a second Beyonder, but all divinations and spiritual communication efforts failed, yielding nothing!"
"You mean, two Beyonders entered the Capin household and engaged in a fierce battle in the restaurant?"
Audrey covered her mouth, her beautiful eyes filled with surprise.
"That's not right. These two 'thieves' should have fought against the Beyonders of the Capin family... Could it be that there is more than one Beyonder in his family, but he's just a human trafficker?"
Viscount Glint took a sip of the fragrant Queen's black tea, took over Audrey's words, and put forward his own views.
Conse smiled lightly and replied, "Grelint's guess is correct. I can't say more. Those who understand will understand. If you don't understand, I can't help you."
That's pretty much it all...
Angel was surprised that what MI9 knew was almost the truth. Perhaps this time the official Beyonders and the military had a deeper cooperation, was it because of what Capin did behind the scenes, or because the commotion was too big for the "Manufactured Punishers" to handle on their own?
"I saw in the newspaper that Kapin was covered in many tarot cards, and even had an 'Emperor' on his face?"
She joined in the conversation at just the right moment so as not to be too silent and make herself more conspicuous.
Conse of MI9 glanced at Angel, nodded, and replied:
"Yes, this 'Black Emperor' scattered tarot cards all over Kapin. They were ordinary tarot cards you could buy anywhere, a perfect deck. He picked out two to cover his face: one 'Judgement' and one 'Emperor'. Newspapers are always interested in this kind of content and report it extensively, but they don't know that this is the second 'Tarot Judgment' this month."
"Tarot Trial?"
A slightly plump nobleman named Murray asked in surprise.
"Just at the beginning of the month, near the East Balam Dockyard in the dock area, the Nighthawks joined forces with us to destroy a cult base, thwarting a plot that could have endangered public safety. Afterward, a key cult member was murdered in the sewers while fleeing. His death was gruesome."
The more Conseil spoke, the lower his voice became, causing the other nobles present to lean forward and move closer to him.
"Like Capin, he's also covered with tarot cards, all of them 'Queen' cards!"
"Ah!" Christine covered her mouth with her hands and sat up straight in surprise, but her eyes were full of excitement. "'Queen' brand! This is so, so cool!"
This word, which has no actual meaning in any language and has a strange pronunciation, was first used publicly by Russell. In the more than 100 years after his death, it gradually became a synonym for everything that made young people feel fashionable and exciting.
Queen card?
Angel was a little curious. After she killed Lanevus, she flashed into the street in front of the Nighthawks who arrived, and quickly left the dock area without doing any of these things.
Thinking of the safe that was emptied in Kapin's home, she began to wonder if there really was a secret organization following her, faking the scene, making profits, and putting the blame on her?
This made her feel a little depressed. She didn't get the money, but the news that the "thief" had emptied the Kaping family spread. This kind of thing of making wedding dresses for others was extremely unpleasant.
Unfortunately, now she can only sigh “Awesome, awesome”.
“Dongdong——”
There was a knock on the door. The maid guarding the door opened it a crack and came to the table a moment later. She said to Grelint, who was immersed in the Beyonder's trial of the human traffickers, "Your Excellency, Mr. Hall is looking for you, Mr. Hibbert Hall."
Grelinte apologized and left with the maid.
Angel was sitting next to him and heard the conversation. He was moved and left the busy reception room a few minutes later, using the excuse of going to the bathroom.
Two maids were standing at the door, ready to serve the guests at any time. Angel asked one of them to lead the way to the bathroom. When he passed through the corridor, he saw Grellant and three other men standing together, discussing something.
Vaguely surrounded in the center was a handsome man with brilliant blond hair. Based on his hair color and Sylvia's previous introduction, Angel recognized him as Earl Hall's eldest son, Herbert Hall.
"...Sir Xiao also suggested the same thing, but the candidate needs to be..."
He whispered to Grellant, who lowered his head and listened carefully.
Seeing people talking in the corridor, the footsteps of the maid leading the way became heavy, making muffled sounds on the carpet. The kind reminder made the four men who were discussing stop their conversation and raised their heads to look at the newcomers.
"Hello, Miss Irene." Grellant took the initiative to greet her. "Hibbert, this is Miss Irene Watson, niece of Baroness Sylvia Langdon and Audrey's new friend."
"Hello, Miss Watson, I'm Hibbert Hall, and I hope you enjoy my hospitality."
Hibbert said this with a warm but somewhat stereotypical smile.
"Thank you, Mr. Hall. I'm a little flattered by your enthusiasm."
This is the right answer, I remember it was said in that aristocratic etiquette book... Angel recalled the contents of the book and dealt with the sudden conversation.
Fortunately, the men seemed to have something urgent to discuss. After exchanging a few words, they quickly left the corridor and went to another room.
Angel came to the bathroom, left the maid outside, closed the door himself, and looked at the room that was almost bigger than his own living room. He felt a little emotional for a moment.
"Oh, right, we should take this opportunity to do some divination. Perhaps we can get some useful information...Grailant and Hibbert are both members of the 'Atmospheric Pollution Investigation Committee'. What they were discussing just now is probably related to the committee..."
She quickly regained her composure, first opening her newly bought handbag and reaching for the "Scarlet Eye" in the corner. The moment her fingertips touched the contaminated Beyonder characteristic, the positions and movements of all the living things in the entire villa, no, most of the villa, appeared in her mind.
A 50-meter radius couldn't even cover the entire villa. This wasn't a villa, it was a castle! And why were there so many people in the villa? I barely saw any servants along the way, but with my extraordinary ability, I could actually see over 30 servants working everywhere...
Angel was shocked by this fact, but then she noticed two distinctive, bright red figures in her mind.
He is an Extraordinary, a bodyguard protecting Earl Hall's family!
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