Chapter 369: A Wordless Ending
Unlike the first open visit, Xia Lan, who came to the Governor's Mansion again, sneaked in quietly, although the guards in the Governor's Mansion were extremely guarded, but under his superb concealment ability, it seemed to be as easy as a leisurely stroll, unless the Governor's Mansion had an unknown security barrier or a mage with extremely strong perception, it would be difficult for ordinary high-ranking powerhouses to detect his traces.
However, when he hijacked a servant in the mansion to inquire about the whereabouts of Holeabas, he learned that the other party was not in the mansion, and after asking the specific whereabouts to no avail, Xia Lan knocked the servant unconscious and hid in the corner of a courtyard, putting himself in the shoes of empathy, if he was Holebas, he would definitely not let Hemia's mother and daughter be brought to the Governor's Mansion, in this case, Holebas must have gone to the agreed place of abduction, the question is, where did Holebas go?
Maybe it's time to take a chance.
Xia Lan thought secretly, the hidden aura on his body was gradually released, and in a moment, he found that a certain strong guard in the mansion quickly followed the trail, and the fish took the bait, and Xia Lan immediately pretended to flee.
Out of the Governor's Mansion and into a dark alley, Xia Lan stopped, his face was covered by a wide black cloak, and after a while, a middle-aged man with a rich appearance slowly walked out of his sight.
"I thought there was a burglar in the house, but I didn't expect to meet a master." The rich middle-aged man stroked the mustache on the side of his mouth, and his chubby face looked at the mysterious person shrouded in black in front of him with interest and chuckled. "Tell me, what is the purpose of your coming to the Governor's Palace? Could it be that he was instructed by some forces to assassinate Sir Holebas? β
"I have no vendetta against Sir Hollebas." Xia Lan lowered her voice, trying to make her voice look as low as possible.
"Oh? If you have no grudge against Sir Holebas, you can pay a visit in a dignified manner, and a strong man like you, Holebass has always been very welcome. So why do you sneak into the house. Or is it? What are your secret secrets? The rich man said with a smile.
"Do you know where Sir Hollebas has gone?" Xia Lan said suddenly.
"Of course I do. As the steward of the Governor's Office, there is nothing I don't know. The rich middle-aged man said with his head held high.
"Looks like I made the right choice."
As the words fell, Xia Lan's body bowed, and a snow-bright sword blade glowing with blue light shone in the dark alley in the blink of an eye.
The rich middle-aged man seemed to have expected it, and after his fat body was as agile as a civet cat to dodge the sword blade stabbed by the mysterious man, two silver rays of light slipped out of his cuffs, and the lightning and flint crossed towards the opponent's attacking figure.
"White Wolf Night"
Xia Lan snorted coldly, and the sword blade directly slashed at the two sharp blades in the hands of the rich middle-aged man at an incredible trajectory angle. In an instant, two silver rays flew and swirled in the air, and Xia Lan's sword blade was already firmly on the neck of the rich middle-aged man.
"Where did Holebas go?"
The victory and defeat were decided in a moment, and Xia Lan simply said directly.
"You won, but I won't tell you where Sir Holebas went." The rich middle-aged man covered his bloody hands, and his half-squinted eyes stared at Xia Landao.
"Even if it's death?" Xia Lan's sword blade moved, and immediately drew a blood line on the opponent's neck.
"I'm afraid of death, but I'm even more afraid of the consequences of betrayal." The rich middle-aged man said coldly.
"As I said, I have no vendetta against Sir Holebas." Xia Lan frowned.
"I hear that countless times a year." The rich middle-aged man scoffed.
Xia Lan was silent for a long time, it was indeed tricky to meet this kind of die-hard guy who would not hesitate to sacrifice his life to protect the secret of his master. He reached out and slowly pulled down the cloak that covered his face.
"Now you should know my purpose!"
"It's you?!" The rich middle-aged man was slightly stunned. He had a good memory, and he would not forget the young man who had visited Sir Holebas the other day, and it was a secret he had confided that led to Sir Hollebas' trip tonight, and he shook his head and said with a slight mockery: "Maybe I should have thought it was you." β
"Where is Sir Holebas?" Xia Lan asked again.
"No. 52, Abandoned Warehouse, Baifan District." The rich middle-aged man said calmly, "Before I do that, I need to tell you that Sir Holebas has no ill will towards their mother and daughter. β
Xia Lan withdrew her sword and quickly disappeared into the alley without looking back.
The rich middle-aged man wiped the blood flowing from his neck, and suddenly the whole person hissed in pain, and he couldn't help but curse in a low voice: "Damn! I was almost killed, that guy, how is his strength so strong, it seems that he is almost able to step into the FerNu law with half a foot, fortunately, Lao Tzu pretended to be enough to deceive his identity as if he were dead, it was really dangerous just now, well, I must find Lord Sir to make amends when I go back...... The comfort of the two beautiful girls is indispensable, the healing fee of 1,000 gold coins, and the spiritual loss fee of 1,000 gold coins......"
The rich middle-aged man walked out of the alley while chattering, and finally didn't forget to look back at the direction Xia Lan left and muttered: "Lord Sir, I hope you don't do anything stupid, I don't want to lose my leisurely and beautiful life now." β
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Hermia woke up from a dizzy state, and the sudden abnormality of her body made her instinctively struggle, and suddenly an inexplicable palpitation welled up in her heart, because her hands and feet seemed to be tied to a chair, and even her eyes were covered with a thick cloth, and in the last memory left in her mind, she vaguely remembered that she had told Caserlan about her hunger, and when Kathran was looking for an attendant to arrange food, she went to her mother's room, but she did not remember anything.
Who is it? Who kidnapped her? What about mothers? Where is she?
At this time, a slight moan suddenly came from her ears, and Hermia immediately heard that it was her mother's voice, and immediately she hurriedly shouted, "Mother! Mother! Are you okay? β
"Is it Hermia? I'm fine...... It's just that we ......," said Lady Andreine, weakly and softly, as if she had not yet woken up from her stupor.
"We look like we've been kidnapped." Knowing that her mother was okay, Hermia's mood immediately relaxed. But the current situation made her nervous again.
"Kidnapping ......," Ms. Adelin murmured. Then there was a creaking and shaking of chairs. After a moment, her voice slowly sounded. "It seems to be true, but it's just that we are coming to Port Louis for the first time, we are not familiar with the place, and we have no grudges with others, why would someone come to kidnap us?"
"I don't know......" Hermia said, trying to suppress the trepidation in her heart.
"Andreine, long time no see."
Suddenly, a deep voice echoed in my ears.
"You...... You...... You're Hartley?! β
When Hermia heard the voice, she was about to ask the other party loudly. The mother on the side had already spoken, and from the mother's incredible tone, from the name that the mother said, it turned out to be ......
"Andreine, it's me." There were no surprises, and the owner of the voice recognized the name.
Hartley ...... Why? Why? Andreine's feelings suddenly began to spiral out of control, with unspeakable sadness in her voice.
"I'm sorry for inviting your mother and daughter in such an impolite way, but I don't have the slightest ill will towards you." Holebas looked at Hermia's mother and daughter tied to the chair in front of her with a complicated expression.
"Why do you treat us the way you do? Why do you tie our eyes, don't you want me to see you? Adeline sobbed.
"I'm sorry, Andreine. Please forgive me for having to suffer. Sir Holebas said bitterly.
"You...... Are you the unsympathetic man who abandoned his mother and left? Listening to the sad conversation between her mother and the other party, Hermia could no longer hold back her feelings and shouted.
"Andreine. Is this our child back then? Ser Holebas ignored Hermia's personal attacks, and instead looked at Hermia with a kind face.
"Yes, she is our child." Lady Adeline said sadly.
"Nope! I would never admit that this guy would be my father! Hermia said excitedly. In my eyes, he is just a scumbag who is ungrateful and abandons his wife and daughter! β
"Scum? Hehe, if I am a husband and father, I do deserve this title. Holebas smiled wryly.
"All these years have passed, Hartley, can you tell me the truth about you when you were gone?" Andreine calmed the sadness in her heart.
"When I said goodbye to you and went home, I tried to plead with my parents to agree to our marriage, but my parents strongly opposed it, and even did not hesitate to put me under house arrest, and later, my parents arranged a marriage for me, and I ......" Speaking of this, Holebas can no longer speak, because he is indeed ashamed of Andreine and Hermia, if he is more resolute and brave back then, maybe he and Andreine will have another ending, but there is no what if in this world.
"Why have you been incognito all these years, refusing to even look at our mother and daughter." Adeline began to weep again.
"My fiancΓ©e's family, which my parents promised me, was very powerful in the city-state of Estac, and it would be very dangerous for you to let them know of your existence, so I ......," Sir Hollebas explained slowly.
"Is it true that if we hadn't come to Port Louis to look for you, you would have forgotten our deposit forever?" Hermia sneered suddenly.
"......" For a moment, Holebas was silent.
"Looks like I'm right! Hum! Mother! Now you should finally know what this man really is, right?! Forget about him! He is not your husband, and he is not my father! Hermia snorted.
"Hartley, is this true?" Adeline still doesn't seem to be giving up.
"Yes, Andreine, forget about me."
Sir Hollebass said this with a pained look on his face, and then turned and walked away.
"Hartley! Don't you want to tell me your real name in the end? Listening to the footsteps of Holebas leaving, Lady Adeline fell to the ground with her chair in excitement, tears wetting her vicissitudes of life, and her grief wordlessly affected the atmosphere around her.
"I'll call someone to rescue you when the time comes."
Hollebas did not reply, but left the sentence and was never heard again.
Leaving the warehouse, Holebas was about to board the carriage and leave, when he suddenly stopped, because out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of a familiar figure leaning under the street lamp.
"Is this really good, Sir Holebas?" Xia Lan looked at the other party and said indifferently.
"Young man, if you are willing to keep this secret, you will gain my friendship." Sir Holebas looked at Charan with a blank expression.
"What are they going to do?" Xia Lan's eyes turned to the warehouse and gestured.
"I'll arrange for Master Apothecary to treat Andrein's illness, and after that, please send them back to Brito." Sir Hollebas said.
"They're going to resent you for the rest of their lives." Xia Lan said calmly.
"At least they can live."
Holebas smiled bitterly and sighed slightly, then boarded the carriage.
Looking at Sir Holebas's van as it drifted away, Charan leaned against the streetlamp for a long time, and Hermia's loud cries for help could be heard faintly in the warehouse opposite, but he was indifferent.
And that succeeded?
Xia Lan looked up at the starry sky and muttered, it was just a small move, and everyone's fate was all off the trajectory at this moment. (To be continued......)