Chapter 2440 "Sheep" and "Wolf" (1)

Margaret was frightened. She was closest to the window that the woman was photographing. It was Margaret who was supposed to stay at the castle today, but she and Matilda were exchanged. In comparison, Leila was still

Even though he was calm, he still looked frightened.

Georgiana gave the two of them some hot cocoa with a softener, then asked Matilda to take care of them, and then went to see what was going on with Figuere.

When she was teaching, she met several children who were particularly afraid of the forest. At first, she thought they were deliberately pretending to be sick and skipping class.

Many people have nightmares. In various fairy tales, the forest is always a scary place, such as Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother, Snow White and the Huntsman, etc. After listening to these stories that adults find full of childlike interest, children still have nightmares when they dream.

He was so controlled that he imagined himself running barefoot in the dark forest, avoiding wolves, hunters, etc., and gradually developed a mental illness called forest phobia.

There are also some people who are very worried that they will get lost in the forest, and they will not go near the Forbidden Forest even without Albus reminding them.

Most people will get rid of this fear when they grow up, and when they see the shadows left by the branches, they no longer think they are the fingers of some kind of monster, but some people can't get rid of it throughout their lives. Especially when it appears on TV news and movies

"Real monster", the fear of the forest is even more deep-rooted.

The woman was placed in a servant's room on the first floor. The servants in the castle stood outside the door and whispered in the room.

Compared to the male cavalry, she believed more in Feigel, who was also a woman, and had been holding the female dragoon from the beginning. But before Georgiana could get closer, Edgeworth blocked her way.

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"Go back, we are here." Edgeworth said, "The police will be here soon."

Georgiana did not insist. After she turned around and left, she went to check the defense of the castle. The drawbridge was hoisted with the crisp sound of chains and gears. There were guards on the city walls, and the bonfires were lit. Although Bonaparte left,

Half of the Guards were taken away, but after adding the Mamluks, relying on the moat, there should be no problem in dealing with thousands of bandits.

According to the latest census, France has the highest proportion of rural population in the total population, at 88%. In contrast, the Netherlands has the highest urbanization rate, at 37%. The United Kingdom ranks behind the Netherlands, with only

22%, 82% of Belgium’s rural population, and only 18% of its urban population, are distributed in villages of all sizes.

Compared with cities, the crime rate in rural areas is much lower, but it does not mean that those villages are "idyllic." When I was patrolling in Normandy, many villages had built high earthen walls to prevent bandits.

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The countryside has always been a paradise for rebels. They can also disguise themselves as those villages and build fortifications. The Boucher Castle that Georgiana visited in the morning is also located near the village. It used to be a residence for exiles, but the suspension bridge in front of the castle has been demolished.

, was replaced with an English-style courtyard, and there was a road leading directly to the castle.

Those gloomy defense facilities usually looked quite disappointing, but now she felt a sense of security. After looking around, she found that there was no problem. She returned to her room again, passing by Padma's bedroom on the way.

Knocked on Padma's bedroom door.

"Come in," Padma said.

Georgiana went in, only to find that Padma was not alone. Bertin was also inside, each holding a teacup and looking at it.

"What are you doing?" Georgiana asked.

"I'm teaching her how to use tea stains for divination." Padma handed the cup in her hand to Georgiana. "It's the same as the one in the morning."

Georgiana took the cup, and there was still a pattern that looked like a wolf on the bottom of the cup.

"Me too." Bertin handed his cup to Georgiana. "It seems the danger is not over yet."

She didn't say it was because she was suspicious, and Sybil's divination wasn't always accurate. When they went out in the morning, they thought they would be in danger. Didn't they come back safely now?

She looked at Bertin again, and Bertin looked at Georgiana, as if he had something to say.

"What do you want to say?" Georgiana asked.

"About the necklace incident." Bertin said softly, "There is one person among them. You may know her name is Jeanne."

"I've heard of her name," Georgiana said coldly.

"The first time she appeared in Versailles, no one noticed her, and she had no chance to come into contact with the queen." Bertin said, "Then one day, she suddenly fainted, and many people gathered around to revive her.

’, and then she told everyone about her life experience. As for the reason why she fainted, it was because she hadn’t eaten for several days.”

"How cunning." Padma said in surprise.

"No, the real cunning one is behind." Bertin said, "She lied that she knew the queen, and told everyone she met. In the end, the entire palace, I'm afraid the queen herself didn't know that she knew her."

"What do you want to say?" Georgiana asked.

"You shouldn't have let that woman in," Bertin said.

"It's also possible that she's really in danger," Padma said.

"I'll hand her over to the police..." Georgiana said.

"It won't be that easy." Bertin said with a prophetic look, "She managed to sneak in. She won't leave until she gets enough benefits."

Georgiana looked at Padma, and this time she did not accuse Bertin of being unsympathetic.

"I have a bad feeling too," Padma said after a while.

"Let's wait until the police arrive." Georgiana said tiredly, "Wait until they arrive and wake me up."

Then she lay directly on Padma's bed.

"You should change your clothes before going to bed..." Bertin said.

Georgiana was too lazy to pay attention to her. She remembered that when she first arrived in this world, she didn't feel tired at all and could go without eating, drinking or sleeping.

She ran fast in the long and narrow corridor, with doors on both sides. She remembered that once she pushed open one of the doors, and then she saw Josephine slapping Austen, and Josephine asked her

Marry Louis even though neither of them likes each other.

Why did she push open that door?

She recalled the reason at that time, and it was like the camera was going backwards. This time she returned to the corridor again, but there was something else in the corridor.

It was a sphinx, and although there were Egyptian sculptures everywhere, this sphinx was alive.

It looks scary, but as long as you answer the questions correctly, it is not dangerous and can be dealt with by any little wizard in the Triwizard Tournament.

But those sphinxes had female faces, but this one had a male face, and it was much larger than a normal sphinx.

Its huge claws landed on the carpet, approaching slowly and silently. Georgiana subconsciously wanted to take out the wand.

"Open the door!"

There were roars and banging sounds from behind a door.

She looked back at the Sphinx, and for a moment she didn't know which one was scarier.

"Do you still remember what Josephine's ex-husband did to her?" Sphinx asked, as if asking a riddle.

"Open the door!"

The man behind the door continued to roar and bang on the door.

"Are you a woman," said the Sphinx, "or a monster?"

She screamed, and everything from the hallway to the sphinx disappeared.

Then she sat up again, Padma and Bertin disappeared, and she was actually still in her bedroom.

"Madam." There was a knock at the door. "Mr. Longfenhorn is here with the police."

"I'll be right away," Georgiana said, then lifted the quilt and left the bed.
Chapter completed!