In Queens, in Earl Hall's luxurious villa.
Audrey sat on a white napkin and watched the dining maid cut bacon for her, placed well-cooked eggs, spread jam on soft bread, and added sauce to the grilled mushrooms.
In a real aristocratic family, maids are divided into many categories. In addition to personal maids, there are maids in different bedrooms, study maids, living room maids, guest room maids, clothing maids, shoe maids, jewelry maids, dining maids, laundry maids, and kitchen maids. They must be strictly matched, with one servant for each task.
Although this is a great waste of manpower, for the nobles, decency is everything, and they will not lower their requirements in similar aspects unless they are heavily in debt.
Audrey took a sip of the brown-red tea, letting the faint aroma of malt and rose linger in her mouth.
At this moment, she heard her father, Earl Hall, a member of the House of Lords and a big banker, muttering to the newspaper in his hand:
"The Aurora Club is really crazy."
Aurora Club? Audrey blinked and asked curiously:
"Did they do anything?"
"Oh, baby, you don't want to know, they actually assassinated Intis's ambassador Beckran, which will not do them any good." Earl Hall shook his head while flipping through the newspaper.
Audrey's eldest brother, the Earl's eldest son, Hibbert Hall swallowed the roasted mushrooms in his mouth and expressed his opinion:
"Perhaps they want to destroy the relationship between the Kingdom and Intis and spread the war from the colonies to the northern continent."
This young nobleman has a handsome face and brilliant golden hair. No matter from which angle you look at him, he has the beauty of a classical sculpture.
"No, if that were the case, they would not have left so much obvious evidence. Besides, the kingdom has too many new policies that will be implemented recently, and a stable environment is needed for a period of time. We will not rashly start a war. What happened last night was reported in the newspaper this morning, with detailed information and the specific murderer, which is enough to show the thoughts of His Majesty the King and his ministers." Earl Hall pointed at his children.
Audrey listened to her father and brother discussing this issue in a daze, and it took her a while to react:
Baker was assassinated?
Mr. A succeeded?
Is he really a member of the Aurora Society?
He deliberately exposed that it was Aurora who did it, just to prove that it was done by him and not to cheat the balance?
This is so fast and efficient. I just paid the first payment yesterday afternoon and heard the result this morning. It’s a good result!
Audrey was astonished, but also overwhelmed with joy. And after her joy, she felt an instinctive fear.
It was definitely a joyful thing that the mission entrusted by Mr. Fool's follower was completed so easily and simply, but the strength and mobility displayed by Mr. A and the Aurora Society behind him made Audrey subconsciously feel afraid.
Well, luckily I had communicated with Gretellyn yesterday and reached a loan agreement. As a viscount, he should have raised the money without attracting attention... I will give the balance to Mr. A in the next two days through Xio and Fors. I absolutely cannot show up myself... I can't attend Mr. A's parties in the next one or two months. Fortunately, I still have other circles... Audrey took a bite of the soft bread with jam with reserve.
When breakfast was almost over, a small cake with cream, cherries and strawberries was brought to her plate, and she suddenly felt a little pleased with herself after calming down.
Mr. Hanged Man still wants to participate in this mission, but he may have just completed the initial commission now... The matter is over... Who told him to be at sea? Audrey was in a good mood and tasted the dessert with a smile on her face.
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In the Hillston area, Xio and Fors looked at the newspaper in front of them and did not make any additional moves for a long time.
"... Was this done by Mr. A?" Xio looked at his friend in shock and confusion.
Fors turned the stone-inlaid bracelet on her wrist and shook her head in confusion:
"Maybe."
"I know the Aurora Society, but I don't know if Mr. A is a member of the Aurora Society."
"It should be. After all, we just gave him 2,000 pounds yesterday. There shouldn't be anyone else who wants to assassinate Ambassador Bakerland..." Xio said uncertainly.
Fors was silent for a few seconds, then suddenly lamented:
"No matter if it was Mr. A who did it or not, we have to give him the remaining 8,000 pounds. Currently, no one can prove that it wasn't him who did it. If we still want to stay in this circle, we can't deny our debts!"
"Anyway, we don't have to pay... and we get a reward of 500 pounds!" As he spoke, Xiu became happy.
"The problem is, I always feel that it would be dangerous to go to Mr. A again..." Fors murmured, "When the final payment is made, I will go by myself. This will be good for both of us."
"But..." Xio felt a little worried instinctively.
“If you follow me, it will affect my escape.” Fors shook the bracelet on her wrist and said with disgust.
"Okay." Xio scratched his rough blond hair and answered helplessly.
Just when the two were worried about this matter, Mr. A's new message was passed to them through a secret communication channel. He told them not to look for him, but to deposit the remaining balance into several anonymous accounts in different banks.
Huh...Xiu and Fors breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.
In a basement that was so spacious that it looked like a temple, Mr. A, wearing a black robe with a hood, knelt in the darkness and whispered something devoutly.
In front of him was a statue nearly 3 meters tall. It was a person hanging upside down with his legs tied up with chains.
This hanged man has the unique vertical single eye of a giant, and his arms are stretched horizontally in the shape of a cross.
At this time, a man in a black robe came in and humbly said:
"Mr. A, I have passed on the message."
"Very good." Mr. A said without tilting his head.
The man in the black robe asked doubtfully:
"Why don't you let us investigate who commissioned this mission?"
Mr. A buried his head and said indifferently:
"unnecessary."
"You have to remember that this is a critical period."
"We want to cause chaos on the mainland. We want to attract as much attention as possible so as to welcome the Lord's return!"
“Hahaha, cough cough cough…”
Mr. A suddenly laughed, and then started coughing violently, until he fell to the ground.
“Ahem!”
He coughed up a bunch of bloody fragments, and after these fragments fell to the ground, they continued to wriggle, as if they were alive.
The man in the black robe immediately lowered his head and pretended that he saw nothing.
After a long time, Mr. A finally calmed down.
He crawled forward with his mouth pressed to the ground, licking back all the bloody fragments he had just coughed up.
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126 New Year Road, Hillston.
Klein, feeling relaxed, did not follow Dragú Gale this time. Instead, he chose his mistress Erica Taylor as his target. After all, it takes two people to complete the murder.
The beautiful blonde girl, wearing delicate makeup, arrived at the Krag Club early in the morning in a rented carriage. Klein followed her in, carrying a suitcase containing a portable camera and various disguises.
"Are there any rest rooms?" He, wearing the club's white frost badge on his chest, asked the pretty maid who was in charge of reception today.
The maid in a black and white dress smiled politely:
"Yes, just follow the waiter upstairs."
Klein nodded slightly, and, under the guidance of the red-vest waiter, he walked up the stairs step by step to the second floor, just in time to see Erica Taylor entering a lounge facing the street.
"Do you want to see the people walking on the street or the tennis court in the back?" the waiter in a red vest asked attentively.
"It's on the street." Klein answered casually.
With the arrangement of the red-vest waiter, his room was two rooms away from Erica Taylor's, and they could also see the street outside the club's gate.
How should I take photos later? Find an opportunity to sneak in and hide in the room, or climb through the window and climb the pipe outside? Neither of these two methods can hide the exaggerated flash, but the latter can disguise myself as an outsider who takes photos, so that people will not suspect me and expel me... However, this will be easily discovered by Drag and Erica... Use a spell to make them sleep? No, this will make the photos lack enough persuasiveness, and it must be a picture of the process...
There is only one chance to take one photo, and it must be good enough... This is not my area of expertise, I am not a master of art... If it were old Neil, he would definitely try to construct a new ritual magic, a ritual magic specifically used to cover up the camera flash. Of course, the goddess may not respond to him...
As Klein was considering his next move, he saw the bodyguard appear on a silver mirror in the room.
She was still wearing the same black Gothic court dress and a small soft hat of the same color. Her hair was light blonde, her face was pale, and her features were delicate.
"Do you have any way to cover up the camera flash?" Klein asked casually.
Before he finished speaking, he saw ripples on the surface of the silver mirror and a slightly transparent hand suddenly stretched out.
The bodyguard lady emerged from the silver mirror like a ghost, walked in front of Klein, nodded slightly and said:
"Can."
She leaned forward, moved closer, and just like that, merged into the camera lens little by little!
Klein stared at the horrifying scene with his mouth slightly open. It took him a long time to come back to his senses. He picked up his portable camera and took a try in his lounge.
The effect was better than he expected. The flash was confined to the vicinity of the lens and the imaging effect was also quite good.
Maybe it should be called a "supernatural camera" now... Klein muttered to himself, took the camera, walked to the window, and waited patiently.
Not long after, he saw Doragu Gale arriving in a carriage.
Erica Taylor on the other side also saw her lover and hurriedly left the lounge to go to the first floor to greet him.
Klein seized the opportunity and used the tarot cards to open the other party's room, then carefully hid in the cupboard where extra sheets and quilts were stored.
The darkness around him reminded him of last night and the strange and terrifying "Master of Secret Dolls" Rosago.
There were so many dangers last night, but today I got caught cheating. Life is so wonderful... While Klein was complaining about himself, he heard the sound of the door opening.