(I wish you good health in the New Year, and a good year in the Year of the Goat ^^ Anyway, you people are good and bad, even if you don't give red envelopes, you won't give me a monthly pass T^T)

Sir Hollebas was undoubtedly the most powerful man in Port Louis, and he was a prominent figure in the council of the city-states of Estac, and it would have been difficult for ordinary people to visit him, but Charlan met him the day after Hollebas' return to Port Louis, for the simple reason that he had bribed the porter's servant at the Governor's House with a large sum of money.

Money can't solve all problems, but the problems that money can solve are not called problems.

Perhaps Sir Hollebas knew too well the porter servants in the house, or perhaps the intention of Charan's visit aroused his interest, because Charan had an important secret about Sir Hollebas that needed to be told, and Sir Hollebas, who had been in a high position for many years and experienced heavy winds and rains, had already developed the mentality of not being alarmed, and he decided to give the visitor five minutes, if the other party's secret could really attract his attention, he would give the other party a little more time.

Sir Hollebas is over forty years old this year, and this age is at the peak of a man's career, and his weather-beaten face still retains the handsomeness of his youth, and his healthy and majestic figure is full of vigorous energy, and the brown beard on his chin further reflects the majesty of his countenance.

Xia Lan bowed his head respectfully on the surface, and out of the corner of his eye, he watched the other party walk in front of him, and after sitting on the luxurious chair of the main seat, he nodded, and said in a deep voice: "No courtesy." Sit down. ”

Charan while observing Holebas. Holebas was also watching him. In his eyes, the young man's handsome appearance made his first impression good, but after a long time, there was an unspeakable dangerous smell under the young man's respectful appearance that suddenly made him feel a little uncomfortable, and he was not worried that the young man would threaten his life, because there were several strong people who were loyal to him around the living room.

"You're Derrank. Xia Lan? I heard that you have something important to report to me? After observing the young man, Holebas went straight to the point.

"Yes. It's just that this matter is about your secret, sir, so ......" Xia Lan pretended to casually glance at the servant serving in the living room.

"Go down first." Holebus waved nonchalantly to the servants in the parlour to stand down, and only after they had all left did he nod to Xia Lan and said, "It's okay now." ”

"Lord Sir, if you are worried about the people who are hidden in the shadows, I don't mind." Xia Lan smiled.

"You ......" Holebas's expression changed slightly, and his gaze was like a sharp sword staring at Xia Lan for a moment.

"Don't worry, Lord Sir, I have no ill will towards you." Xia Lan still smiled and said calmly.

Holebas took a deep breath and said, "Just say it." They are people I trust so much that they will never betray me and reveal anything about our conversation today. ”

"Okay." Xia Lan nodded. "I wonder if you remember Lady Andreine of Britto eighteen years ago, sir?" ”

"Andreine?!" At this moment, Holebas suddenly stood up from his seat, as if he was greatly shocked, and at the same time, several powerful auras instantly appeared in the living room, and the aura was full of hostility and vigilance around Xia Lan.

"Calm down! This Mr. Charan is not an enemy for the time being. ”

Sir Holebas, who was affected by the breath and had a clear mind, suddenly said in a deep voice.

The words fell, and the breath disappeared.

"What exactly is your purpose?" Holebas sat back in his chair with a stern face.

"Perhaps Sir Sir you have misunderstood, I have no purpose, I just want to use this incident to tell you that if you still have a nostalgia for Lady Andleine, and if you do not want your daughters to lose their mother, I think you should not mind helping them." Xia Lan said flatly.

"What did you say?" Sir Holebas's voice froze.

"Am I still not clear? Madame Adeline is seriously ill, and she will not escape death without the help of the Master Apothecary, and you are the only person in the entire Port of Louis who can ask the Master Apothecary to help. "Charland.

"What evidence do you have?" Holebas said indifferently.

"Is this evidence?" As she spoke, Charan took out an old silver-chained pocket watch from her bosom and dangled it in front of Holebas's eyes.

"This pocket watch ......," Holebas stared intently at the pocket watch in Xia Lan's hand, stunned.

He would not mistake this pocket watch, because he was the owner of this pocket watch himself.

He was suddenly silent, for a long, long time, and for a moment the entire conference hall fell into an eerie silence.

"I'm sorry, I don't know this pocket watch, and I don't know what you call Lady Andreine, so let's go."

Well? When Xia Lan heard this, he immediately thought that he had heard it wrong, he looked at Sir Holebas, his eyes were full of doubts and surprise, he didn't expect Hollebas to say this line, this is not in line with the original history at all!

"Sir Holebas, are you sure you're not mistaken?" Xia Lan said in a deep voice.

"Do you need me to repeat it a second time? Come! Drop-off! Sir Holebas snorted coldly from his seat.

"Please, sir."

I don't know when, there was an ordinary-looking middle-aged man next to Xia Lan who spoke.

Xia Lan looked at Sir Holebas not far away and smiled meaningfully, then turned to leave with the middle-aged man.

……

On the way back to the hotel, Xia Lan noticed that someone was following him, and he was not surprised by this, but seemed a little nonchalant, until he returned to the hotel, and the aura of tracking disappeared.

When he went out early in the morning, he told him that he would visit Mr. Hartley again, and by the way borrowed the pocket watch from Ms. Adelin's hand, so as soon as he stepped into the hotel, Hermia, who had been waiting in the lobby for a long time, greeted him with a nervous expression.

"Mr. Xia Lan, did you see that man today?"

"It's a shame that he's still not at home today." Xia Lan lied nonchalantly, and by the way, took out the pocket watch and returned it to Hermia.

"Is that the case again?" Hermia took the pocket watch, as if such a thing had not happened once or twice, so her mood was relatively peaceful.

Xia Lan nodded, and then walked directly to the stairs of the room.

"Mr. Xia Lan, don't you have to go out today?" Hermia was a little surprised to see Xia Lan go back to the room at this time, because Xia Lan usually had something to go out, and most of the time she didn't return until night.

"There will be guests coming today, so it's not convenient to go out." Xia Lan didn't reply.

"Guest?"

Hermia furrowed her little eyebrows, thinking to herself, did Mr. Charlan have friends in Port Louis too? With such doubts, she prepared to go back to her mother's room to inform Xia Lan of the results of today's visit.

What's going on?

Charan, who was sitting on the sofa in the room, had a gloomy face, thinking about Sir Hollebas's obvious duplicity answer today, how could he not know Lady Adelin, how could he not know the pocket watch? Why did he lie in the end? Why does history shift? He would never be mistaken, it was because of this pocket watch that Hermia recognized Sir Holebas, why did Sir Holebas deny this qiē?

Well? Could it be......

Suddenly, he thought of a very crucial matter.

The present time is not at all the time of the original history, that is, the time is not right, the history is not right?

Is it because of this time period?

Sir Hollebas's Lady isn't dead yet?!

In an instant, he cleared out the bewildered thoughts in his brain, recalled the process of Sir Hollebas's development, and finally solved this qiē problem.

Born in a wealthy middle-class family in Port Louis, perhaps influenced by the strong commercial atmosphere of Port Louis, Holebas dreamed of becoming a well-known merchant in Port Louis since he was a child, and Holebas did have a good business talent, coupled with the help of his family, he soon earned a considerable amount of savings, but he knew very well that if he continued to live in Port Louis, he would not be able to continue to grow his business, so he began to embark on a long road of trade.

He may not have imagined that during the years of his long trade journey, he unexpectedly met his beloved Lady Adeline in Brito, and he had fantasized about marrying Lady Adeline as his wife, but when he informed his family of this, he was greatly opposed by his parents, who thought that the promising wife of Hollebas should never be a lowly country girl, but a lady in the upper class of Port Louis who could help him in the future!

Perhaps fearing that Sir Holebas had rebelled and left home, his parents put him under house arrest in Port Louis, and even sent people to keep an eye on him and not allow him to take half a step in Port Louis, until later, Hollebas's parents arranged a marriage for him, and his fiancée was the daughter of a councillor in the city-state of Estac!

Heartbroken, Holebas finally recognized the reality, married the daughter of the parliamentarian, and even stepped step by step to the position of the powerful Port Louis with the help of the parliamentarian's father-in-law.

His future can be said to be inseparable from the help of his wife's family, if his wife's family knows that there is a lover outside, they will definitely not let go of their mother and daughter, so Holaibas will deny it at that time.

Historically, it was not until after the death of Sir Holebas's wife, whose family had to rely on Sir Holebas's snort to survive, that he did not hesitate to recognize Hermia, because he only had this one daughter, because he had no children with his wife.

And the person who followed Charan back to the inn must have been specially sent by Holebas to confirm Charan's words, and Sir Hollebas's people will definitely come again!

So, he can't leave the hotel now!

He was waiting, waiting for the next man Sir Hollebas would send. (To be continued......)