murder poppy

Things about Derek and the blood did not spread further in the blood hunt, and the deaths of Owen and Lawrence were the last memories of most blood hunt members about the blood incident.

Most of the hunters who participated in the arrest in the basement of the library belonged to the night patrol, and there was a small team of Nord's cronies. There were only about seven or eight people, but they were all excellent hunters with rich actual combat experience.

These people don't work in Blood Hunter on weekdays, and they don't communicate with ordinary members. Naturally, what happened in the library will not be widely spread.

Andre sat leisurely on the single sofa in the Blood Hunt reception room, holding high-quality black tea in his hand, squinting his eyes and looking at the hunter making tea opposite him: "If you want me to participate in Matthew's affairs, it is Nord's." Authorization?"

Every collision with the blood hunt will not be too good. The experience of being pointed at the head by many hunters, Andre has lived for a thousand years and has not experienced it a few times, most of which are due to the blood hunt.

Lions' attitude towards the vampires can be explained by his toughness. It's weird that he would rather draw him into the bureau than to let blood on a regular basis, but now it seems to have a good explanation.

Andre frowned, and taunted with some dissatisfaction: "The president can't save his face, so he asked you to betray me? Tell him, this method is too old-fashioned."

"Special black tea produced in the East, one gold coin per ounce," the lid of the teapot was closed firmly, and Lioness pushed the delicate teapot forward, "Nord's favor."

Black tea has a sweet and mellow taste in the beginning and a lingering aftertaste, which is indeed rare.Andre was holding a teacup, and the swaying tea surface was bursting with blog posts, reflecting Lyons sitting upright.

Nord's method is even more old-fashioned than Andre imagined, so old-fashioned that it is a bit novel.Even a child who has only heard about this species in a bedtime story would not think that vampires like black tea.

Andre discovers that the elusive ones are not only the unfathomable strong players, but also some "idiots" whose thoughts are more tortuous than the vines of the old castle and straighter than the intestines of earthworms.

Lyons took out his pocket watch and said, "The president should have finished the meeting, and he will be there in a while."

Not long after he spoke, footsteps came from the corridor, Nord pushed open the door, first nodded with Lyons and then looked at Andre: "How about black tea?"

"Very unique taste." Andre replied.

The oriental tea leaves have a strong tea flavor, the roasting process is complicated, the taste is rich in layers, and it is naturally delicious.But Andre was just surprised by this "precious" favor, so he really didn't want to give Nord any good feedback.

Nord was extremely insensitive to the special meaning of the word "unique", and quickly classified it as a commendatory word, raised the corners of his mouth stiffly and sat down.

There are only five single sofas in the small reception room, with a tea table made of dark oak in the middle. Andre and Lyons stand on each side, while Nord chooses the direction closest to the door, forming a triangle shape with the positions of the two.

In Andre's view, this choice has two purposes. The first means that he is independent, and the second means that he occupies a leadership position.

Andre put down his teacup and said with a smile, "The president asked me to come, what's the matter?"

Nord glanced at Reins with a questioning look, and Reins nodded.

"Lines should have given you a brief introduction about Matthew." Nord said, "Matthew has experienced two battles between humans and blood races. He is now nearly a hundred years old. He is a veteran hunter and also a member of the royal family. Noble. I met him in the third battle, he has been obsessed with the study of spells and curses, and believes that humans can use magic to defeat the vampires."

"Blood hunts were in full swing at that time, and royal hunters were called exorcists. They not only resisted blood races, but were also responsible for dealing with supernatural events. In the eyes of vampire hunters, exorcists were just deceiving magic sticks. But Matthew didn't Same, he really knows magic." Nord poured out the black tea in the pot and said, "The things about him are a bit complicated, and I can't explain clearly at the moment. If you don't mind, I would like to invite you to my house. There are many old people there. photos and letters."

Andre paused for a moment, and looked at Lyons from the corner of his eye. The other party was still frowning, with a little surprise hidden in his eyes.

From this point of view, the reason why Nord chose the position was because he and Lyons didn't know the bottom line about Matthew's matter. Andre was in a good mood and said to Nord: "The kindness is hard to refuse."

Nord's home and Lyons' country house are completely different styles.

If there is still a kind of cosiness and grandeur in Lions' villa, then Nord's home can only be described as simple and practical.

The location of the house is in the residence group of Bloodhunter members, hidden among many identical railings and house doors, except that the name on the nameplate is changed to Nord, it is no different from other houses.

The interior of the room is not gorgeous, with simple wallpaper and solid wood furniture, and occasionally a few warm-colored portraits. There are well-growing lilies and sunflowers on the tea table and dining table.

"Why did you come back so early?" A gentle female voice came from the kitchen. Accompanied by the smell of stewed meat, the woman walked away from the boiling pot, poked her head out, and felt a little displeased when she saw the two strangers following her husband. It's embarrassing, "Why don't some guests tell me!"

"Heidi, my wife." Nord introduced, "This is my colleague."

Heidi greeted Lynes, turned down the fire, took off her apron, walked out of the kitchen and said to Andre, "Hi, feel free, it's rare for him to bring colleagues other than Lynes to his house as guests, you and He must be on good terms."

Andre smiled softly: "Nord is a very good boss."

"We have some old letters to check, you should do it first." Nord coughed and interjected, "Where's Bella?"

"Play with dolls in the house." Heidi said, "Then you are busy, I have my specialty beef stew in red wine tonight, come and enjoy it after work."

Nord's workshop is in the attic, separate from the bedroom and children's room.Andre deliberately stayed last, glanced at Heidi who had already turned back to the kitchen, and then followed Lyons upstairs.

"How old is Nord's daughter?" Andre asked in a very small voice, leaning against Lyons.

"Fifteen." Lyons turned his head and replied, "What's wrong?"

"At this time, are you still at home?"

"..." Lyons said in silence for a moment, "Bella is a bit special."

After that, Lyons stopped talking, and Nord also said at this time: "The documents are stored here, please wait for me in the studio for a while."

Matthew is indeed a complicated person. It took Nord about 10 minutes to find all the relevant documents.

There are roughly three types of documents, certificates and orders with official seals, correspondence, and Nord's own log.

There is not much information expressed in the certificate and the royal decree. It can only be said that Matthew was highly valued at the time, representing the royal family and blood hunters to cooperate with blood clans. Against the vampires.

Most of the letters were brief communications at that time, used to communicate the situation of the battle, and the only sentence that caught Andre's attention was one of them.

"'My time is running out. If one day I lose contact, please lead mankind to continue fighting.'" Andre read, "What does this mean?"

"About the middle of the third battle, Matthew suddenly wrote this sentence in his reply letter and ordered someone to send it to me urgently. It is entrusted with the funeral. But about a few months later," Nord found a piece of letter paper and showed it to Andre and Lyons, "he seems to have something to do."

"'I have made new research, which will bring hope and new life to mankind, but I need time! It is dangerous and magical, do you want to see another monster?'" Lyons frowned, "Matthew What did you research?"

"I don't know." Nord shook his head, "After this time, Matthew returned to normal, but he was more obsessed with the study of formations. Some of his formations are very effective on the battlefield, so the royal family allocated money for him to do it. Experiments, and the exorcist was slowly banned until the tug-of-war with the blood clan was over."

"The several meetings and letters between Matthew and me were the same as usual, except for one thing, he has become very long-lived. Before Matthew was sick, most of the time I saw him was sick, but now he is 110 years old. Many years old," Nord frowned, "but his appearance is exactly the same as that of him in middle age. As a hunter, I can guarantee that he has not turned into a vampire."

"Vampires will guarantee that the appearance will not age, but it is impossible to achieve the effect of reverse growth." Andre thought for a moment, but also couldn't find the answer, and said to the letter, "Interesting."

Nord's diary did not provide too many clues, but only recorded Matthew's abnormalities during this period, and as Nord said, recorded his curiosity and exploration of Matthew's age and appearance.

At the same time, in Nord's memory, Matthew's wife Manda was infected with the plague at the end of the war and was lucky to be a survivor. Like Matthew, she also looked young and lived a long life.

Lyons asked, "Has Manda ever been attacked by a vampire? Could it be a daywalker?"

Nord replied: "Matthew protected Manda very well. In my impression, she has not been attacked. Because she serves the royal family, all personnel and family members must undergo strict screening, so she cannot be a day walker. "

"I have so much information about Matthew here. His past can be sorted out very clearly, but recently we have relatively little contact." Nord pursed his lips and said, "Matthew is one of the few old friends of mine. If He is struggling, and I hope you can help him. I know about the library, but I don't think he will cooperate with Derek."

Lyons patted Nord on the shoulder: "We will."

The aroma of red wine beef spread from the kitchen to the attic. Heidi had already set the table and stood in the middle of the stairs and shouted: "Nord, please come down to eat, and work later."

Nord responded, and invited Andre and Lyons to the dining table.

Heidi is obviously a good cook. There are colorful Caesar salad on the table, deep red red wine beef, soft and fragrant bread and pumpkin soup, which are extremely rich.

Nord asked Andre and Lyons to sit first, and Heidi came out of the small bedroom, holding the hand of a pale girl.

The girl's eyes were big, she looked forward, ignored the three people at the dining table and sat down, reaching out to grab the hot stewed beef.

"Bella!" Nord yelled.

The girl flinched and stretched her hand back.

Heidi hurried over, glared at Nord, put some beef and salad on Bella's plate, and tore the bread into small pieces and put them on the plate.

Only then did Andre understand what Lioness meant by "somewhat special".

Bella's senses are fine, and she can express herself perfectly, but she only communicates with Heidi, and she can't hear any outside voices.Even for Nord, it seems that only when he shouts "Bella" loudly, he will show a frightened expression.

Heidi's craftsmanship is excellent, much better than the steak bread bought in the market. Andre served two red wine stewed beef and praised Heidi with a big smile.

Nord still looked serious, and put down the knife and fork after Heidi sent Bella back to the room: "I'll go and see Bella."

Heidi hesitated to speak, but finally did not stop Nord.

The author says:

There are many characters in this chapter, so let’s make a brief summary

Heidi: Nord's wife (not many scenes, don't remember)

Bella: Nord's daughter (the role is not much, really don't need to remember)

Matthew: Nord's friend, bought the abandoned monastery in the jungle under his name and renovated it into a library (this case will appear more often)

Manda: Matthew's wife (this case will appear more often)