Attack on Titan's Silent Watch

, After raising your vigilance, you really can't fall asleep easily. "Dai'er said to herself in a voice that only she could hear after the visitor left.

After raising her head to confirm the door several times, Dai'er got out of bed secretly and went to the wheelchair to check.Suddenly, a strange reflection scared Dai'er into a cold sweat.On the cushion of the wheelchair, there was actually a needle inserted.The needles are buried in the soft cushion. When no one presses the cushion, the cushion will bulge to hide the needle. However, once a person sits down, he will be stabbed while crushing the cushion.

I don't know if the other party wants to use this needle to prick her to death or to poison her by applying medicine to the needle. Anyway, she has also been in the underground street, and Dai'er is confident that it will not be so easy to deal with her with such indecent methods.

Dill wrapped a handkerchief around the needle and pulled it out slightly, exposing it more clearly.Although I already have a suspect in my heart, just to be on the safe side, I should test the 'loyalty' of the other maids to her.

The next morning, Dale finished her breakfast as if nothing had happened, and asked Emma to bring her wheelchair as usual, she was going for a 'walk'.

"Yes, Miss Morrison." Emma pushed the wheelchair to the side of Dai'er's bed, and the shining needle became more and more dazzling.

Emma helped Dai'er up, and Dai'er deliberately slowed down her pace. She wanted to see if Emma would turn a blind eye to the needle. If so, she would be in danger.

Plotting (3)

"Miss, please wait a moment." Emma suddenly helped Dai'er back to the bed, then walked to the wheelchair, bent down to check carefully.

"What's wrong?" Dai'er pretended not to know.

Emma carried the wheelchair back, smiled unnaturally: "It's nothing, the cushion of the wheelchair seems to be off the thread, I'll fix it for you." She ordered another maid to accompany Dai'er, and she pushed the wheelchair hurriedly Turn around and leave.

Seeing Emma's nervous expression that she tried her best to hide, Dai'er secretly heaved a sigh of relief.As long as she is still useful, her personal safety can still be guaranteed.

"Ma'am." Half an hour later, Anna was brought before Niobe. At this time, only another maid was present in the drawing room.

Sitting on the sofa, Niobe asked lightly, "Do you know what I want from you?"

"I don't know." Anna clasped her hands and lowered her head.

The maid walked up to Anna and spread out her hands, holding the needle stuck in the wheelchair.Anna only glanced and showed a trace of panic.

Niobe glared at Anna angrily, stood up and walked in front of her unhurriedly, "Don't think you can do whatever you want with the support of my son." She held Anna's chin with a feather fan, "How much do you really have? You are very pretty, but even if you have astonishing beauty, you are still just a lowly servant. Delise is not welcome anymore, she is also a noble of pure blood. Don't try to become a countess, you are not qualified. If I find out again, you can disappear."

Anna's eyes were full of fear, and she nervously avoided Niobe's fierce gaze, "Yes, ma'am."

Without her wheelchair, Dai'er could only stay in her room.She dismissed the maid, sat alone at the table, arranged the chess pieces sent by Howard as a floor plan from her room to the study, and deduced the plan to sneak into the study.

boom!

The room door was pushed open roughly.

Dai'er was taken aback, and moved the pieces on the chessboard out of order, "May I ask what's the matter?"

Icarus walked over angrily, stretched out his hand and pinched Dai'er's neck, his fingers were almost embedded in her skin, and his arms were lifted up, making it difficult for Dai'er to even breathe.

"Master, please stop!" The maid who was in charge of accompanying Dai'er staggered to the side to dissuade, but did not dare to pull Icarus away from Dai'er.

"Go away!" Icarus turned his head and roared angrily.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the maid ran out immediately, probably to tip off the news.

Dai'er glanced behind Icarus. Anna's eyes were red, and she was leaning against the door frame and weeping silently.It seemed that she was the one who put the needle in the wheelchair.

"Why did you frame Anna?" Icarus asked angrily.

"Why did I frame a maid?" Dai'er was strangled, her voice a little hoarse, "I wish you two could get together quickly, and don't come out to harm others. At least we have the same idea on the matter of breaking the engagement, right? .”

Only then did Icarus let go of his hand, "But if it wasn't you, who else would do this?"

"Maybe it was done by someone who wanted us to fulfill our engagement." Dai'er said in a mocking tone, "But then again, you are the Earl of Sterling. Why can't you even decide your own marriage?"

"Hmph! Don't try to provoke the relationship between me and my mother!" Icarus tried to be brave, but Dai'er's words undoubtedly hit the biggest problem he and Anna had to face together.

Dai'er's attitude was calm and resolute, not like lying. Icarus returned to the door angrily, put his arms around Anna's shoulders, and said softly, "Let's go."

Anna nodded quietly, snuggling up to Icarus obediently.Although he didn't say a word from the beginning to the end, just the little expression of crying pear blossoms with rain is enough to make people feel affectionate.Obviously so arrogant in front of her, but like a docile sheep in front of Icarus, Dai'er can't help feeling that everyone in this house is a 'talent'.

After Icarus left, a few maids rushed in to check on Dai'er's injuries, with anxious and distressed expressions on their faces, scrubbing with towels, applying plaster, and preparing a roll of bandages.

"Is it serious?" Dai'er raised her head, stretched her neck, and asked the maid to give herself a hand-held vanity mirror.

Looking through the mirror, Daier found a few short, curved bloodstains on her neck, which should have been scratched by Icarus' nails.Dai'er breathed a sigh of relief, admiring herself for resisting the urge to jump up and beat him.

confirm (1)

Durand rushed back to the Alford area in a hurry, found a place to change his clothes, took off his wig and false beard, put them in a bag, and then threw them all into the transportation of residents' household garbage in the morning when no one was paying attention. in the car.

"Squad leader, you're back!" Durand's subordinates almost cried while holding Durand's thigh, "Too many people have come to you to review documents these days, and I can hardly keep it a secret!"

"Thank you for your hard work." Durand patted the other party's shoulder, "I'll deal with those documents now."

The subordinate immediately changed his face, "Squad leader, take care."

"?" Durand didn't know, so when he wanted to ask, the man turned his head and disappeared.When he opened the door of his office, Durand's eyes turned dark. He had only been away for a few days, and the desk was full.He was already exhausted from running around all night, and now he has to deal with so many documents, Durand sighed, why is he so miserable...

"Squad leader!" Another gendarme knocked on the door. "Someone is looking for you."

'Fortunately came back. ' thought Durand, sitting in the carriage.Niobe sent someone to look for him in the Alford area early in the morning. It is likely to be related to the assassination of the president of the Field Chamber of Commerce. Could it be that he has already suspected himself?The carriage walked unhurriedly, and Durand felt that he really had a sense of sight of 'going to die calmly' this time.

Passing through the forest path dappled with light and shadow, the mansion of the Sterling family suddenly appeared in front of them.Durand got out of the car nervously, and walked into the living room under the leadership of the servant.The surroundings were so quiet that only the sound of cold footsteps and his own breathing could be heard. After seeing Niobe, Durand saluted his heart, "Mrs. Sterling, is there anything I need to explain?" He held his breath and prepared to Accept the fate of 'giving your heart'.

Niobe fanned his feather fan and signaled Durand to sit down on the sofa next to him, "I'm sorry, I sent someone to invite you over early in the morning. But the situation is urgent, and I hope that Captain Durand can help me run a survey corps."

"Survey Corps?" Durand's heart was slightly relieved.

"I received news a few days ago that the Survey Corps seems to have some evidence against the Sterling family. But as we all know, the leader of the Survey Corps, Elvin Smith, always likes to bluff so that his opponents can show their feet, so I I hope you can go and find out what they have to say."

"I'm a gendarme to snoop on them, probably I can't even get in the door." Durand said with a forced smile.

"I've inquired that you and Erwin Smith are in the same period of the training regiment. You can use this identity to ask him out for a chat."

"I see. I'll try."

Durand got up and was about to leave, but Niobe suddenly said, "Joseph, the president of the Field Chamber of Commerce, was killed two days ago, do you know about it?"

"I don't know." Durand's shirt was almost drenched in cold sweat, but he was someone who had seen the world anyway, so he could still pretend to be calm in the face of danger.Turning around and looking directly at Niobe, "As a military policeman, I haven't received any news yet. Mrs. Sterling already knows about this kind of thing, shouldn't she?"

Niobe snorted softly, closed the round fan, "It's nothing, you can go down."

Walking out of the house to the garden, Durand saw Dai'er sitting in a wheelchair pretending to enjoy the flowers from a distance.Whether it was out of politeness or the acquaintance of the two, Durand couldn't help but stepped forward to say hello.

Dai'er also recognized Durand immediately, but she still pretended not to know him and said first, "This should be the chief of the Gendarmerie Corps. I don't know what is the purpose of coming here."

Durand also immediately reacted, "You must be the Earl of Morrison who has just inherited the title. There are still very few countesses, and I never thought I would be lucky enough to meet them.