Whispering Verse

The other party didn't even give Shad a chance to refuse, so he handed him the revolver:

"Sir, if you are not satisfied with the compensation, I will leave you an address where Lades is temporarily renting. You can go to his apartment tomorrow and exchange this gun for more compensation."

Xia De couldn't refuse, so he could only accept the gun. Looking down at the gun in his hand, his fingers actually touched the protruding and imperceptible lines on the surface of the gun body, and interpreted it as words, meaning "the gun of kindness".

It took a long time before he nodded, not understanding what happened to his luck tonight.

Then I got the address of Captain Lades, and sighed with a group of people about the topic of courage and loyalty, and then continued to look for Miss Louisa. Of course, you can't wear formal clothes, but it's not particularly rude to wear a white shirt:

"But what is the function of this gun? Must it miss?"

He wrapped the revolver in his coat with one sleeve missing, thinking as he walked. But after all, it’s something for nothing. Xia De likes such free items, and plans to ask the St. Byrence Library next Saturday.

When Xia De was playing Rhodes cards under the grape trellis in the garden just now, the host of this summer open-air banquet, the youngest son of Earl Crone, had already appeared in the courtyard.

It was dark now, but the atmosphere of the banquet was still good. People gather in groups of three or five, and young men and women will go to the garden together amidst the ridicule of their peers. Even if you don't like the atmosphere here, you can enjoy the night with a glass of wine alone.

Lakeview Manor is really too big, Xia De turned around but did not see Miss Louisa. But when he was looking at the manor house at the table and worried about Dr. Schneider and Priest Augustus, he suddenly caught a glimpse and saw a girl with blond hair passing by near the stables on the side of the courtyard.

The stables of the manor house were in a corner of the courtyard, which was not a banquet venue, so no candles were lit and the gas lamps were not turned on. It was dark nearby, and ordinary guests would not go there if they didn't want to do some private things that would not be disturbed by others.

Miss Louisa was not the only girl with blond hair, but Xia De thought that the back he saw just now resembled the writer, so he avoided the nearby eyes and followed.

The manor itself is connected to the earl's horse farm, and most of the stables inside the manor are prepared for the manor's own passenger carriage. After leaving the banquet area illuminated by candlelight and gas lamps, darkness fell around Shad, making him inexplicably creepy.

But that feeling quickly passed, as he choked on the choking smell of the stables:

"It turned out that the stables were built next to the wall and deliberately kept away from the courtyard for this reason."

He felt his eyes watering. The young stranger, who had never touched a stable, naturally did not expect this to happen. Listening to the woman's laughter in his head, he held on to the innermost wall of the courtyard, his tears were blurred and he didn't know whether he should get closer. The courtyard without lights is already dim, coupled with the unstoppable tears, now even if someone stands ten steps away from him, there is a high probability that Xia De will not be able to see:

"It's really bad, this body seems to have night blindness."

He couldn't help thinking that when he looked at the open-air banquet venue in the distance, he could only see a blur of yellow light. Looking at the stables not far away, although he didn't believe that a lady like Miss Louisa would approach such a place, she still took a few steps forward cautiously.

Although this body has night blindness, its hearing is quite good. He stood holding his breath against the outer wall of the stables, and then he did hear voices inside, a man and a woman talking, but obviously not Miss Louisa.

Now that they are here, Xia De wants to hear what they are talking about. Of course, it wasn't that he was eavesdropping on the voices of men and women dating. After all, even if it was a date, he wouldn't come to such a place. The cruise ship next to Lake He is the better open-air bed for couples.

"Jenny, are you sure that someone from the 'Parliament' is actually in Tobesk?"

It was a man's voice, probably about the same age as Dr. Schneider. His voice was muffled, as if his throat had been injured, and his accent was not Tobesk's native accent.

"Parliament? Political intrigue?"

Xia De thought in his heart.

Whether it is the Kingdom of De La Rion in the north or the United Kingdom of Carson Rik in the south, driven by the steam industrial revolution, they have completely walked out of feudalism and even slavery. The political system here is similar to that of Western countries in the world of Shard. Although the royal family still holds absolute power, the nobles have also formed a parliament.

"Yes, there is definitely a big witch from the 'Witch Council' in Tobesk City, and even the Orthodox Church is not aware of this. This is the information I almost paid for with my life, absolutely..."

Xia De didn't continue to listen, but left carefully covering his mouth.

The word "witch" that Miss Jenny used just now has a special usage in Delarion. This word only refers to female spellcasters of the Fifth Epoch.

The fifth era is the era of witches. Only women can become spellcasters, and the witch emperors have their own regimes. As the fifth era ended in an inexplicable way, the thirteen most powerful witch emperors all died, so the sixth era was officially opened~www.readwn.com~ Xia De didn’t hear Dr. Schneider and others mention " Witch Council" is an organization, but after thinking about it, I understand that organizations that dare to name themselves in this way either don't understand anything, or are really related to those spellcasters of the Fifth Epoch.

That's why Xia De slipped away immediately. He would not participate in such a thing that he knew there would be big trouble at the first sight. The young detective longed for a peaceful life. Besides, there is also the orange cat Mia at home who needs his care for the time being, so he can't just die casually.

"However, such a large open-air banquet is really dangerous, and any kind of people may appear."

Xia De, who returned to the long dining table in the Lake View Manor again, thought in his heart, but he didn't go to get food, but carefully sniffed the cuffs of his shirt, always feeling that the clothes were also stained with the smell of horse dung.

I walked around the manor again, but still didn't find Miss Louisa, but met with Viscount Lavender and his party, but Xia De didn't join their discussion about the game under the grape trellis.

Due to Priest Augustus' instructions, Xia De didn't dare to enter the Lake View Manor easily, so he thought about going back to the garden again to try his luck.

It was getting late at night, but only a few guests left. The garden area behind the manor house, which is much larger than Saint Teresa Square, seems to be more secluded than when Shade left.

His footsteps also slowed down a bit. After entering the garden, he didn't dare to pick flowers or grass, for fear of disturbing others.

Unknowingly, he returned to the grape arbor again, but at this moment, the stone table where everyone was playing cards was already occupied by a young poet who was crying with a wine glass. Shard had seen him at the long table in the courtyard just before sundown, when the poet was trying to strike up a conversation with a young girl who was alone.