I don't know each other when we meet on a narrow road
The secretary of the entourage pushed open the heavily carved wooden door of a certain reception room - antique, imitating the style in the ancient palace of Longguo, restored one-to-one. Because of this, Onas always liked to use this reception room to receive distinguished and private guests.
The tall secretary and bodyguard was also stunned for a moment, obviously not expecting someone in the reception room.
Xu Ningran was close to the window, and the beauty under the mahogany latticework was nesting inside, and the comfortable and soft cushions surrounded her, allowing the slender and graceful body to sink comfortably inside. Beautifully embroidered slippers fell on the carpet next to them, a few books stacked at hand, and one on his lap, all about to fall off.
She breathed evenly, her long eyelashes hanging quietly, the sunlight shining through the specially treated glass on her bodyβand she fell asleep.
Who knows when she sneaks in, doesn't she usually stay in the library at the end of the hallway? Admittedly, today this parlor is indeed the sunniest place in the entire mansion.
Onas stood at the door, the secretary's face was also embarrassed, he couldn't figure out what his master meant, and he didn't dare to rush in and wake up the mermaid-like woman. The weight of this oriental beauty in the master's place is not ordinary. But the master's time, no one dares to delay casually!
Thankfully, Onas didn't let his men stalemate for long. A smile appeared on his old flat face, and he shook his head: "Forget it, let's change the room and invite Mr. Augustus downstairs to ......."
At this moment, Xu Ningran was woken up by their voices, she opened her eyes, her eyes were still a little confused and out of focus, she looked at them sleepily and said in the language of the Tarsi Kingdom: "You want to use here?" Sorry, I'm going out. As he spoke, he was a little flustered, but he still stood up gracefully, his feet tucked into his delicate shoes, and he picked up his book and was about to leave.
Onas was about to stop her, but seeing that she was moving quickly and was fully awake, he didn't insist, and said with a smile: "It's rare to see you sleeping so well, and I woke you up." β
In fact, Xu Ningran didn't seem to be very sober, and Onas watched her walk out with a book as light and silent as a cat.
There was a book, the one that had been on her lap before, and as she sat up, it slipped under the beauty, and she didn't realize it, the one with the crusty cover lay alone on the carpet.
Onas didn't remind her, anyway, when she was going to use it, he would naturally remember. When Xu Ningran's figure completely disappeared from the other end of the corridor, she gave a slight command with her eyes.
The two secretaries who accompanied him immediately entered the house, one took out a delicate instrument from his bosom and probed it in the room, while the other rummaged through it and checked it very quickly.
Even the forgotten book was picked up for them, quickly flipped through it, and gently placed it on the large desk in the room.
Then, Onas nodded, "Let Augustus come up." β
At this moment, there was a slight sound of shoes tapping on the ground.
Xu Ningran turned back from the corridor again, still slightly worried, and said confusedly, "Did I lose a book?" I'm looking at ......"
With such a delicate demeanor of a beautiful woman, no man can be completely unmoved at all.
Her mind was still not very clear, but she was thinking about what she hadn't finished reading. Easily, he walked past Onas and his two tall secretaries/bodyguards, the two "professionals" had a hint of tension, but the master did not say anything, and it was not their turn to stop them.
Xu Ningran walked into the house, looked east and west, saw the book on the table, walked straight over, and hugged him in his arms: "I'm sorry, then I'm going again~" turned around and walked out.
At this time, Onas's expression suddenly changed slightly.
On the other side of the staircase, his guest, Mr. Augustus, was walking up and appeared in the hallway, and the arms dealer of Stuartian descent naturally had some business with him that was not easy for people to know. But what really worries him is not this.
Accompanying Augustus upstairs was none other than his henchman, the shadow attendant who had helped him with his "troubles", carrying a box and walking together, the contents of which were very important, otherwise they would not have labored this person.
At the Stuart border, in the troubles of the foreign minister's son, he once had a very dangerous encounter with Xu Ningran, although Xu Ningran was in a drug psychedelia, and he may not have seen this person at all.
Onas was a little nervous, and it could be seen that his "shadow assistant" figure was also tense for a moment, looking at Xu Ningran walking towards him. They were all worried about whether Ning Ran would recognize him!
The two tall "secretaries" and the Mr. Augustus from Stuart were also infected by this strange atmosphere, and both were inexplicably a little out of breath.
Xu Ningran may have also felt the strange fluctuations in the air, and she turned her head a little confused, and looked at the old Onas and his "bodyguard secretaries" behind her with that very cute look.
Just like that, she stumbled under her feet somehow, and her body fell forward.
Augustus, who passed by him, was also a Stuart gentleman after all, and he couldn't see death without help, so he stretched out his hand and naturally helped this beauty.
Xu Ningran's eyes naturally swept over Onas's "shadow entourage" face, without even a hint of pause or confusion, and then stayed on Augustus's face, and smiled a little embarrassedly: "Thank you!" β
Old Onas secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then beckoned to his guests: "Please sit here." By the way, he instructed his "entourage": "Go and get us some gin." β
The man turned around expressionlessly, and passed by Xu Ningran again, because Xu Ningran staggered and bumped into it, he apologized to her briefly, and then walked in the direction of the cellar where the wine was kept. He never returned, and the wine was brought to the parlor by another young boy.
Even though Xu Ningran didn't recognize him in the slightest, Onas didn't want him to dangle in front of her anymore.
This man was responsible for Onas's most secret business, including smuggling, bribery, espionage, and murder - if Onas had committed those crimes, it must have been through him.
If Onas has anything to do with some people in the Long ** Fang, then it must have passed through this person's hands! Xu Ningran believes that the things in the "Apocalypse" are inseparable from the old Onas, so there must be a lot of conspiracy of collusion in private, all of which are the "assistants" who have no sense of existence in this shadow, and they are completing it in place of Onas!