"Ah, it turns out to be His Highness Thales and Miss Hilley..."

In the famous old theater "Hai Chao Theater" in Iris District, a theatergoer in luxurious clothes came to the box on the second floor in surprise, but was stopped by both Waiya and Caguire security officers. He could only turn up the volume as much as possible to attract the box.

Attention of the two distinguished guests here.

"I was too far away just now, so I'm sorry I didn't see it, but from a distance, ah, they really are a perfect couple!"

If he didn't notice, it was strange that the conversation was interrupted. Thales responded politely on the surface, but secretly sighed listlessly in front of and behind the theater, on the three floors inside and outside. Couldn't he see the security personnel?

Soon, the bold guest was politely invited out of the box by Mallos. He returned to the ordinary seats on the first floor. While watching the play, he recounted just now "The prince and I were chatting and laughing happily" in the eyes of everyone with admiration and envy.

extraordinary experience.

In contrast, Hilley was not disturbed. He watched a play with great interest, applauding or laughing in response from time to time, which gave the theater owner enough face.

On the third day of the Jade Celebration, one of the traditional activities of Kongming Palace is the “Lord’s Parade”:

It is said that after the wedding of 'Southerner' Hayman and Miss Regina, the King of Eight Fingers and the Duke of Cork stayed in the palace to entertain guests from all over the world, but the bride and groom went out on a tour to inspect the people's sentiments, rewarding good and punishing evil wherever they went.

, to help the poor and those in danger.

So every day on this day, Duke Iris will reenact the glorious allusions of the two ancient noble lords as usual, patrol the entire Emerald City, and have fun with the people. He will be busy all day long. This is also an opportunity for Thales to go out with Shilay.

Reasons to watch drama.

"Of course, whether they are noble lords or officials and common people, people will fight for a position in the parade close to the Duke of South Bank." Healey said disdainfully.

"Wow, you know so much." Thales was impressed.

Hilley paid full attention to the performance on the stage and raised a piece of paper:

"Here, here's the cheat sheet Ashford gave me."

"Cheat sheet?" Thales was stunned.

"In order to be worthy of the wisdom and knowledge of the noble daughter of Kevin Dill."

oh.

"Then only Zhan is going on the cruise, isn't it inappropriate?" Thales frowned, "Should we also follow?"

"Why?"

"You know, Prince Hyman and Miss Regina, Bright Star and Kevin Dill..."

"you and me?"

Thales' expression changed: "Oh, I'm sorry, I, I swear I'm not, I really wasn't hinting at anything..."

Hilley glanced at him:

"Yes, originally there wasn't."

Thales had no choice but to shut up.

Soon, the heroine on the stage disappeared behind the scenes, the section ended, and the drama transitioned.

"So Zhan really said that? That wool merchant is in charge of secret accounts?"

Hilley applauded and returned to the topic before being interrupted by the guest.

"Yes," Thales nodded, "so Zhan 'dealt' with him in advance to prevent his abnormal account entries from being uncovered by the kingdom's secret department and damaging the foundation of his rule."

Hilley frowned.

"That's not right. He admitted it too readily."

"It's not quite right," Thales breathed out, "but we will know the truth."

Miss Kevin Deere thought for a while, and her expression changed slightly:

"Wait, so instead of giving up, you sent more people to track down that Diop?"

Thales, who was seen through, forced a smile:

"In a more low-key, hidden way."

Thinking of Mallos' report, Thales hoped that Zombie and Rolf could find something.

"In what way? Are you sure Zhan won't know?"

Thales frowned and looked at Shilay.

Hilley raised his eyebrows and raised his gloved hands:

"Okay, I won't ask."

Thales breathed a sigh of relief:

"Thank you for your understanding."

"But if you continue to pursue the investigation, aren't you afraid that you will be self-defeating like last time and be caught by Zhan at the crime scene and driven out of the Emerald City by him?"

Thales was silent for a moment.

"I know, but thanks to you, Zhan and I haven't completely fallen out, at least we still maintain some tacit understanding."

Xi Lai's eyes moved: "Tacit understanding?"

"Next time something similar happens, he will inform me in advance to prevent my men from being caught 'invading and killing people'."

"And you believe him?"

Thales sighed:

"At least it's a gesture."

Hilley was thoughtful.

The curtain on the stage reopened, and the next section began. The leading actor, wearing funny clothes that didn't fit, swayed onto the stage. The supporting actors forced a smile on their face and tried their best to praise, which made the audience roar with laughter ("You

What did you say? These are your mistress’s clothes?”).

Hilley spoke again:

"When I was a child, I once broke a vase left by Queen Bella and wanted to blame a cousin who looked down on me. But when my mother got angry, Zhan stood up and admitted that he did it, while secretly

Use tricks to let everyone know that I broke the vase."

I saw the girl from Kevin Deere’s family sneered:

"After this incident, I was blamed, and Zhan was praised by his parents, known as a 'responsible brother' in the family, and grateful by a cousin."

Thales was attracted and looked back at Hilley.

"What do you want to say?"

Hilley shook his head:

"Zhan En has known how to put on airs since he was a child and use a good-looking posture to gain maximum benefits."

She admired the performance on the stage and slowly focused her eyes:

"Even if it's his sister, I've known since I was a child that you can't trust Zhan, at least not completely."

"The sun is setting above," Thales frowned amid laughter, "It's so tiring to live in your house."

"Do people from the Bright Star family also say that?"

Thales' expression paused:

"Let's get back to the topic."

The prince sighed:

"I know very well that Jenn's guarantee is just a good-looking gesture: just like Diop's murder case, by the time he 'informed' me, he must have already packed the stall, and he will not give me any clues or loopholes.

Stay. But I can at least be sure of one thing: Zhan has already made contact with the Kingdom's secret department. Now he has no time to deal with me specifically. On some levels, he even left me to deal with him in the Emerald City.

There are benefits.”

"benefit?"

Thales nodded.

"From Moss to Diop, the kingdom's secret department tried every means to bring them into my sight, hoping that the impulsive Prince Thales would dig out the secrets and expose the inside story," Thales said in a deep voice, "Zhan based on my

Action, hurry up and silence them before I do, and bury them deeply, and dissolve the conspiracy into silence."

Shirley pursed his lips.

"It sounds like you are a pawn in their game that everyone can pick up and play with?"

Thales looked at her unhappily.

"Oh, I'm sorry, I should have been more tactful," Hilley turned his head expressionlessly, "After all, the truth hurts the most."

It's really euphemistic.

"No, I am at most a chessboard and a battlefield," Thales was silent for a while, then sighed and said, "Those people in the Emerald City who were involved or even died because of it are the ones who really go with the flow.

A chess piece whose fate cannot be controlled by itself."

Xi Lai didn't speak, just stared at him silently.
To be continued...