Holding the cat in one hand, in order to prevent others from seeing his expression at this time, Shade lowered his head to straighten the folds of his clothes as he walked. When he raised his head again, his peripheral vision swept across the corridor connecting the banquet hall, and he suddenly froze.
live:
"Huh? Did I see it wrong?"
【That's right, it's him.】
"Oh, my Mia."
Shade groaned softly in his heart and walked quickly to the corridor on the first floor.
"Dr. Schneider!"
After a few dozen seconds, he passed through the crowd and came to the corridor. He shouted softly, and at the other end of the empty corridor, the middle-aged man who was about to turn the corner stopped. He turned to look at Shad, and it turned out to be Bill.
Dr. Schneider.
The middle-aged psychiatrist with blue eyes was well-dressed to attend this banquet. His silk hat and formal suit looked quite good.
"Oh, good evening, Shade."
He stopped to say hello to Shade, not surprised that Shade also attended the banquet:
"I just heard about you. The darts game and the horse riding competition were really good. It seems that your social life is really colorful."
"Don't talk about it yet, doctor, why are you here?"
Shade asked in surprise, quickly joined him and asked in a lowered voice. He still remembered that summer night, and it was only after he accidentally saw Dr. Schneider in Lakeview Manor that he experienced the beginning of all the stories.
There is almost no one in the corridor on the first floor of the banquet. There are only some art exhibitions here. The sounds coming from the courtyard outside are louder than those inside, so there is no need to worry about the conversation being heard.
"this"
Dr. Schneider hesitated for a moment and then said:
"I'm telling you, don't tell anyone else."
"Don't worry, I can even swear by my cat."
"This is unnecessary, it's not that serious."
The doctor shook his head and stood under the gas lamp in the corner. After the accident on the midsummer night, all the gas lamps in Lakeview Manor were replaced. The church was worried that the unsuccessful God descended on the manor and left hidden dangers, so the gas lamps were uniformly marked with
The sun pattern of the Holy Symbol of the Sun.
"I came with Mr. Alan Madison."
After speaking, he added:
"You remember this gentleman, right? A correspondence cyclist from the Serkses Higher School of Medicine, who is the group leader like me. The last time you saw him with me in the Psalm Square, you were the one selling sex."
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"Oh, doctor, you don't need to remind me."
Shade immediately stopped him from continuing. Dr. Schneider's "Great Memory Recovery Technique" method was very effective:
"It's the spice merchant in the turban."
He nodded to show that he remembered.
The doctor continued to speak, looking around:
"Two correspondence course magicians from Serkses Higher Medical School came from other places. They are not from this area. According to the arrangement of the college, the two correspondence students from other places have to connect with Alan. During their stay in Tobesk, they will use their team
The two parties agreed to confirm their identities at the banquet tonight, but as you know, Alan is not a noble and has never participated in similar gatherings. Because he was worried that he would make a fool of himself if he came alone, he invited me to come with him.
."
"So that's it."
Shade nodded lightly. Priest August did not contact the local team when he went to Fort Midhill because the old priest had a special status and had special missions for the church at the time. Her Royal Highness the Princess was obviously diligent and studious, and she and August
Priests are different.
"However, I can't tell you who those two correspondence magicians from other places are."
After the doctor finished speaking, he smiled and added as if he couldn't help it:
"Their identities are very special. I was shocked when I heard about them."
He looked like he wanted to share a secret with Shade, but couldn't.
Shade nodded again and said nonchalantly:
"Her Highness Margaret of Anjou, and the poet Sir Regis Prichard."
"Um?"
Dr. Schneider was surprised:
"What are you doing"
"I also have my own intelligence channels."
Shade pointed upward and let the doctor guess.
The doctor did not ask about the source of the information, but instead issued an invitation:
"Since you already know, why don't you come with me. I think the princess wouldn't mind getting to know other ring magicians in the area. Moreover, you are also a noble, so you might have something in common with the princess and the knight."
"No, no, doctor, I won't go with you."
Shade shook his head. He did not want to reveal his identity as a ring warlock in front of those two people for the time being:
"I have something urgent to do and I need to read a manuscript book."
"Is it an ancient book? The banquet is indeed a good place for trading. You can go about your business, but our group has a good relationship with Alan's group. If you still want to meet the two gentlemen and ladies from other places,
You can let Alan introduce me later."
Dr. Schneider said, wanting to say goodbye, but suddenly said:
"Speaking of which, is something going to happen in this manor again? I just saw a few ring warlocks from the Zhengshen Church, but I'm not sure if they are just here to attend the banquet or for something else."
"Probably to protect the princess."
Shade said, just as he was about to explain what happened in Huntington, he thought of the news that the witches said that a "big guy" was going to appear in Schluch Lake, so he warned:
"Doctor, please don't go near Lake Schluch tonight."
"What am I doing there?"
Dr. Schneider asked doubtfully, but immediately understood, with a little panic on his face:
"Oh, you mean it won't be that summer thing again, right?"
"No, no, it's not that serious. It's just a relic that hasn't been contained yet. A high-level warlock will handle this matter. Just don't get close."
The doctor breathed a sigh of relief:
"This manor has left a deep impression on me. I don't want to be forced to use the language of sublimation again. So, I will go there first, Alan is still waiting for me. Remember to contact me at any time if you have anything. I feel that today
Something incredible happened at the party.”
The doctor groaned and turned to walk to the corridor on the other side.
Shade stood there and looked at the doctor's back. Past experience told him that when Dr. Schneider appeared at the banquet at night for strange reasons and bumped into him, something big would happen every time:
"What's going to happen?"
Thinking about tonight's wedding banquet, Shade went from the first floor to the third floor. Just like before, the guards guarding the corridor where the lounge was located had no intention of stopping Shade.
Just before Shade knocked on the door of Lesia's lounge, the door opposite was opened. The little princess Agelina and several other noble girls who looked to be only fifteen or sixteen years old were talking and laughing together.
He walked out of the room opposite.
They were painting oil paintings in the room just now, and Shade saw the easels standing by the window, with a somewhat abstract dark blue starry sky on the canvas.
"Detective Hamilton."
Agelina was still chatting and laughing with her companions. When she raised her head and saw Shade, she greeted him with a smile and even said hello to little Mia:
"Would you like to go for a walk in the garden with us? There seems to be a goose chase game at the hedge maze. That would be fun."
The "goose driving game" refers to using wooden sticks or other means to drive the geese enclosed in the fence into a target location within a certain time limit. This may sound like a country boy's game, but it is also very popular at wedding banquets.
.
Agelina was talking when she suddenly froze because she realized which door Shade was standing in front of:
"Detective, you"
There was an expression of panic on her face, and she asked at a loss:
"What are you going to do?"
"Her Royal Highness Lesiya said that she has a handwritten copy of "Summer Night Collection" and invited me to read it together."
Shade said naturally, Agelina nodded first, and then seemed to have thought of something:
"Don't go, she is lying"
Squeak~
"Oh, Agelina, I thought you were still painting oil paintings, what are you talking about?"
The door was opened, and Lecia, who kept pushing the door, asked curiously.
"Sister, me"
The sixteen-year-old princess subconsciously took a step back, stammering and not knowing what to say. Lesia looked at her strangely, then reached out and grabbed Shade's wrist, pulling him into the room with some dissatisfaction.
complained:
"Really, why did it take so long? I just asked you to come quickly. Oh, knight, I am not so patient every time. You'd better respect the lady's invitation. Do you need me to have someone tie you in?
?"
After saying that, she closed the door with a bang, leaving Agelina standing there holding the hem of her skirt.
The youngest daughter of the Asberg family, who had already walked away, turned to call her, but Agelina shook her head and asked them to leave first.
When she was the only one left in the corridor, the little princess carefully walked to the door of Lesia's room, then bit her lip and put her ear to it.
She heard female laughter, cluttered footsteps, the clinking of wine glasses, the sound of curtains pulling, cats meowing and the sound of the closet door. Then all the sounds stopped suddenly because the silencing spell was thrown onto the carpet.
Although she couldn't hear anything at the moment, as soon as she thought about what might be happening inside, a feeling of being scratched by a cat's claws came to her heart. Agelina Cavendish motionlessly put her ears to the
On the door, even though she was standing in the brightly lit corridor and the indoor temperature was suitable at this time, her loss and uneasiness still made her feel like she was standing on a snowy street. Imagining what was happening in the hot room at this moment, accompanied by the feeling of grievance
Appeared, there was actually an inexplicable emotion pouring out
"Oh~"
Suddenly she sighed softly, and then realized that her mood was very abnormal. Agelina immediately left the door, touched her hot face, and then trotted after her friends with her skirt lifted.
Turning her head and looking at the door again, Agelina Katharina Cavendish said softly in her heart: