Chapter 32: Come with us
Despite discovering the abnormality in the store, Twilight still chose to open the store as usual, and now she still doesn't know what the other party is spying on her for, so staying normal is the best way to deal with it.
Twilight stood at the counter, smiling as usual, but paying close attention to every detail, observing every customer who came to the store.
"One...... Two...... Three ......" Twilight counted every familiar face in the store today, and sure enough, just like yesterday, it was these people again, a total of twelve, and their arrival almost filled half of the store's seats.
"Strange...... These people had only appeared in the afternoon for the first two days...... How could it be so early today......"
Since it is surveillance, it is said that those watchers should appear very regularly, and the abnormal situation that is appearing now seems to warn the twilight of what they will inevitably do today.
But Twilight didn't want to run away now, she had to figure out who these people were and what they were for, or there would be no way to remind Merlin who they had to be careful with.
Finally, at about seven thirty o'clock, an old man with gray hair walked into the store, followed by a slightly young man with a serious expression.
The old man was about seventy years of age, not a native in countenance, thin, but his body looked very strong, his suit was well-dressed, and the rubies on his staff sparkled.
The man behind the old man was more than 1.9 meters tall, with broad shoulders and a square face, and he was also in a straight suit, and his expressionless face was no different from those "robotic" customers in the store.
"Miss Twilight, are you okay lately?" the old man was the first to speak, his tone slow and methodical, quite gentlemanly.
"Sorry sir, I don't seem to know you. Shi Duluo put on a decent smile and responded to the old man in front of her, she had an intuition that the people in the store must have something to do with this old man in recent days.
"I should apologize for forgetting to introduce myself. With that, the old man took off his gloves and held out a hand to Twilight, "Bert Nelson." β
"Hello, Mr. Bert. Twilight politely reached out and shook Bert's hand, "I just don't know what Mr. Bert came to me for today." β
"It's a long story, why don't we sit down and talk slowly?" Bert also had a smile on his face, making the wrinkles on his face look even more obvious.
Twilight could hear it, and although Bert's sentence was raised in a question, the tone was clearly threatening.
"Then, it's better to be respectful than to obey your fate~"
The two found a table in the store and sat down, and the man in the suit sat down at the table next to him after helping Bert and Twilight pull out their chairs.
Miss Shi doesn't know if she has heard the news two years ago. "Bert crossed his fingers and put them on the table, his eyes kept looking into Shi Dusk's eyes, "'Bert Dahler, the eldest son of the Bert family, was killed in country K while traveling, and the police are doing their best to track down the murderer. Miss Shi may not know that this Bert Dahler is her own son. β
"I'm sorry to hear that. Shi Duluo bowed his head slightly, expressing sympathy, but the smile on his face still did not fade, "It's just that I, Shi Duluo, has no knowledge, a superficial layman, and I usually pay attention to some short trivial matters in my parents, and I am really not interested in the news, I have never heard of what you said." β
Bert waved his hand at the man in the suit, who immediately stepped forward, carefully took a newspaper out of his bag, and handed it to him with both hands.
"It's not too late to see. With that, Bert placed the newspaper on the table and pushed it in front of Twilight.
The newspaper was not issued in country K, it was full of foreign words, and the time of issuance was indeed two years ago, and Shi Duluo did not pick up the newspaper, but just glanced at it and got a general idea of the event.
"Mr. Bert, if you are coming to country K to find the murderer, you can contact the police in country K instead of wasting time in my small coffee shop. Twilight realized that this matter was definitely not simple, but now she must not be suppressed by the person opposite in terms of momentum.
"That's not necessary, the police can't help me, besides, I've found someone related to this murderer, as long as I follow the investigation, I will definitely find this murderer." Bert chuckled softly, his fingers tapping rhythmically on the table.
"Then congratulations in advance on your successful revenge. Twilight kept the same expression from beginning to endβa polite smile.
"Isn't Miss Shi curious about who this related person I am talking about?"
"Since you're going to sit here and talk to me about it, I guess this man must have something to do with me, so it's better to know than not to know, lest I feel sad for him. Twilight craned her legs, put her hands on her knees, straightened up, and said with a smile.
"I admire your character, and if I were forty years younger, I would definitely ask you to be my girlfriend. Even if it was just a joke, Bert's tone still seemed serious, but then the conversation changed, "Do you know ...... 'liaison' industry?"
"Probably the same as 'operator'?" Shi Duluo naturally couldn't answer directly, and raised his eyebrows and said in a raised tone.
"Theoretically, maybe it's about the same. Bert snorted and began to explain, "It's just that the operator connects the customer and the company, and the contact person connects the employer and the killer. β
"Oh? I've never heard of anything like this for the first time. β
"Then I can only tell Miss Shi very unfortunately, Ling Zun is such a contact, and I came to country K for two years just to find him. β
Bert's eyes have not left the twilight face, this girl from the beginning to the present, no matter what she hears, she looks like she is not worried about anything, but now this news, he is sure, it will definitely surprise this girl.
"Then you are here to see my father today? Unfortunately, he has traveled, and it may take two days to return, so why don't you come back next time?" β
Unexpectedly, Twilight's expression still did not change, as if she was talking about something that had nothing to do with her, but this made Bert take a strong interest in the girl.
"Miss Shi, don't get me wrong, although this matter is related to Ling Zun, I did make a special trip to find you this time, but before that, I want to tell you a story. β
"The story is free. Shi Duluo hugged his chest with one hand and supported his chin with the other, and his smile remained unchanged, "I still like to talk straight." β
"Hahaha, Miss Shi, you are really interesting, then I'll say it directly. Bert laughed out loud, he never thought that Twilight would say this, "After two years of investigation, I learned that the person who killed my son happened to be working under your father, but he did a good job of secrecy, and I still can't find out where that person is, I can only find a breakthrough from him." β
"What does this have to do with me?"
"I'm afraid I'll have to ask Miss Shi to come with us. β
"Oh~ Having said so much, you want to kidnap you. Even so, Twilight was undaunted, with her hands on the table and her chin propped up with one hand.
"Don't say it so ugly, Miss Shi. Bert patted Twilight's hand and continued, "We've come here to 'invite' you. β
"Please, don't laugh, you're trying to use me to threaten my father, right? In that case, I'd rather die here now, lest I cause him trouble. Twilight's eyes sparkled and her tone was firm.
Miss Shi still thought it carefully. Bert stood up, paced behind Twilight, and said, "To be honest, we don't want to hurt you, and I know that your father is just a middleman, and I have already made him pay for the person who gave the order to assassinate my son." β
Bert put his hands on Twilight's shoulders and secretly pressed her into the chair before continuing.
"Now, only the last man left, I just want to find him through your father, and I promise you that as long as your father is willing to trade that killer, we will send you and your father home intact. β
"Hahahaha, Mr. Bert, with all due respect. Shi Duluo covered her mouth and laughed, "I haven't seen you before today, you are empty-mouthed, why should I believe you." β
"In that case, I can only let Miss Shi be forced to believe it. As he spoke, Bert clapped his hands, and the twelve customers around him immediately turned their heads and looked in his direction, and a few of them were close, even unbuttoning their shirts, revealing the silver-glittering pistols inside.
"You'd better let them put away this dangerous thing, I don't think you dare to shoot in the street even if you are powerful, right? β
The corners of Bert's mouth twitched slightly, he couldn't imagine that Twilight couldn't make her feel even a little scared, and in a sense, she was right.
"Even if you don't dare to use a gun, Miss Shi probably won't be able to beat these subordinates of mine, right?" Bert quickly recovered, "I still say that, I don't want to hurt Miss Shi, but if you insist on not going with us, we can only take a little special means." β
Bert leaned down, gently pressed it into Shi Duluo's ear, and whispered a few words, "I still advise you, since the result is the same, why don't you just go with us obediently, everyone will save trouble, do ......you have to make a big move?" I'm afraid I can't withstand two punches from my men, right?"
Twilight replaced her smile, leaned on the back of her chair with her hands on her chest, lowered her eyes and thought carefully for a while.
"That'...... All right. Twilight looked up, winked and laughed again, "But if you want me to go to the back and change my clothes, I don't want to dress like this and walk with you." β
"Of course, I'm waiting for you right here. Bert replied with a smile and turned back in his chair.
Shi Duluo stood up elegantly and walked into the small door behind the counter, every step was very steady, and that sense of calm could not be pretended.
Bert waved his hand, and the man in the suit, who had been sitting next to him without saying a word, immediately leaned over.
"Ah Zhuo, have you sent someone to guard the back door?"
"There are two people, and if she wants to escape, we can catch her. β
"She's going to run away, but don't do it yet, follow her, she didn't feel any surprise when I just said that her father was the contact, I think she might know something, maybe she will lead us directly to the killer." β
After saying that, Bert waved his hand and said to the other twelve people sitting in the cafΓ©: "
"You guys go too, play with her, she doesn't look easy, but if you all get rid of her, you don't have to follow me. β
"Understood. The twelve men replied neatly, and then went out one by one.
"Let's go, Zhuo, let's go see the excitement too. β
Listening to Bert's words, Azhuo immediately stepped forward and helped him to walk out the door.