"Good morning, Mr. Holmes. ”

In the blurred vision, Lorenzo heard someone calling to him, the voice was somewhat familiar, and he tried to find the direction of the sound, running as hard as he could in the bizarre psychedelia.

Lorenzo slowly opened his eyes, as the light fell, a slight tingling pain came from his mind, and he subconsciously grabbed the pocket watch hanging next to the bed, looking at the time, Lorenzo had slept for a long time.

It's very strange, Lorenzo is a very self-disciplined person, he fights and kills people every day, he can't be self-disciplined, even if he returns late at night, he will get up on time, but it seems that the fatigue of thinking last night tormented him, Lorenzo was in a trance, and he barely got up from the bed.

"Good morning. ”

He replied casually, but soon his confused mind became clear, and his eyes were glazed.

Having lived in Old Dunling for so long, no one had ever told Lorenzo to get up, and even if Madame van Loude had something to do with her, she would slam the door instead of coming in and shouting at herself.

Subconsciously reached for the crack in the bed, where a short dagger was hidden, but soon Lorenzo's eyes cleared and he could see the comer.

"Yahweh, why are you here? ”

Looking at the old butler in front of him, Lorenzo felt a little surprised, Yawei was annoyed to death by himself, unless there was something necessary, otherwise he would never appear in front of him.

Yawei kept a straight face, and his tone was not good.

"Of course there's something, you've kept me waiting for a long time. ”

Lorenzo glanced at the time again, and it seemed that Yawei couldn't wait, so he had to come in and wake Lorenzo up.

"Hurry up and get dressed, we're running out of time. ”

Yawei came prepared, and as he spoke, he threw Lorenzo a nice outfit, which was not a bargain from the point of view of the fabric.

"What's going on?"

Lorenzo was a little confused, he had just woken up, and a busy day was about to begin, probably ...... This is the life of toil.

"After our introduction, someone is interested in you and wants to hire you to investigate a case. Yawei explained directly, taking advantage of the situation to lift Lorenzo's quilt to make him sober up faster.

"We agreed to meet at noon, but you slept too long, so let's settle the rest on the road. ”

Seeing that Lorenzo was dressed a little, and that the coat could be sorted out in the carriage, he said this, and directly dragged Lorenzo up and dragged him forward.

Perhaps a little dazed, when Lorenzo came back to his senses, he was already sitting face to face with Yawei in the carriage, which was running fast away from 121A Cork Street.

"Put it on. ”

Yawei said as he handed out Lorenzo's coat and took out a comb for Lorenzo to tidy up his sleeping hairstyle.

"Where are you taking me?"

"You'll know when you arrive, and you're not a detective? ”

Seeing Yawei's appearance, Lorenzo fell silent, put on his coat, tidied up his makeup, took the razor that Yawei had prepared in advance, and shaved the stubble so that he didn't look so sloppy.

"Another big guy? a noble guy wants me to handle the case for him?"

Lorenzo said as he cleaned himself up, looking a little sleepy, after all, he had slept in the warm nest a few minutes ago.

"You know I don't care about my image, so it's for that client, right, and I'm not a famous detective like me, and I have nothing to do with this kind of high society except for your introductions. ”

Lorenzo likes to solve his job with violence, and it is better to directly grab the suspect and torture him than to reason, he belongs to the filthy gutter.

"That is, this time there is also your share?"

Lorenzo looked at Yawei suspiciously, Yawei didn't look like a person who could find a job for himself, and he should also know what he was dealing with, if someone really consulted them about detective services, he must not be the first choice, otherwise with Lorenzo's inferiority, the incident would always go in the worst direction.

"Pretty much, this is an opportunity for the Stuart family, and it's more suitable for us than fighting with other families. ”

Yawei didn't say it explicitly, but from these simple words, you can also feel the seriousness.

Things are going one after another, and they don't give people time to rest at all, and Lorenzo is not in a hurry to get to the bottom of it, anyway, he will know sooner or later.

"But, you know what? ”

Yawei talked about something else, and raised the topic.

"Emerald's Mission?"

This incident made Lorenzo completely sober, he stared at Yawei, the momentum was fierce, this sudden change caught Yawei a little unprepared, he only knew that Lorenzo was from Fei Leng Emerald, he might be concerned about the news of his hometown, but he didn't expect his reaction to be so big.

Is this detective so annoyed by his hometown? No wonder he has been in Old Dunling for so long, and he has never thought of going back.

"What's going on?"

"As I said, the Emerald mission arrived in Old Dunling last night, and they were the first to arrive, and the Viking missions arrived here this morning, followed by Leber and the others......"

"They arrived at midnight, when you should be sleeping, and now they're in the embassy, and there's nothing else going on. ”

"Is that so, is there anything else special?" asked Lorenzo.

"There's no way I'm going to know anything special, am I? If you want to know, I'd suggest you go to that mysterious department. "Yawei didn't want to mention the name of the Purifier, he didn't want to get involved with those monsters.

Lorenzo was silent, as if he was destined to do so, when he was worried last night, the Emerald mission also slowly arrived, as for the search for the purification mechanism, Lorenzo instinctively resisted these, he was worried about whether he would become a bargaining chip in the transaction between the purification agency and the evangelical church.

He knows very well what kind of person Arthur is, if you exclude Eve's factor, Arthur is an invulnerable demon, coldly deciding the course of events, he represents not an individual, but a whole group, when he and Lorenzo's interests are no longer aligned, or Lorenzo's interests can no longer satisfy them, Lorenzo can be easily abandoned.

Lorenzo didn't know what the rebuilt Demon Hunter Order would be, but he knew that once his worst idea came true, the whole of Old Dunling would become his enemy.

"What's next, also related to the Mission?" asked Lorenzo, thinking of something.

"Yes. Yawei replied.

"I'm starting to get interested in it. Lorenzo sorted himself out, he wanted to excuse himself for this reason, and now this mysterious mission is his focus, but after knowing that everything that follows is also related to it, Lorenzo is not so anxious to refuse.

The carriage stopped, and it was Lorenzo's familiar place, Stuart's mansion.

"Where is the meeting?" Lorenzo said, anticipating who he would meet next.

At the long table, Seleucus sat in her master's place, and she looked like she had been waiting for a long time.

"Good morning!" Lorenzo said, taking his seat, and after life was back on track, he rarely bothered Seleuc, which was the first time they had met since God's birthday.

"It's noon. Seleuc's tone was flat, just as usual.

Lorenzo is used to her attitude, so I don't know if the next guests can get used to it, after all, Seleuc's indifferent appearance, no matter who sees her for the first time, they will feel that they owe her millions and have not repaid it.

"So what's going on?" asked Lorenzo as he sat down.

Yawei and the attendants all left the place, and only Lorenzo and Seleuc, and the guest who was still on the way, Yawei didn't reveal much on the way, he was just a butler, and he didn't like to talk too much.

"What else can there be, benefits. Seleuc said expressionlessly.

"Are you worried about this?"

Lorenzo glanced at the huge mansion, which was one of the many properties of the Stuart family, and a duchess like Seleuc did not look like someone who would worry about such things.

"I'm not like you, I represent the entire Stuart community, and the whole needs benefits, not just one person is enough. ”

Seleuce said that after officially becoming a duchess, she was no longer a mascot, but had to officially intervene in the management and learn different knowledge.

"The Medici family financed many artists, and the works of art they created were very valuable, and there was no long-term and stable trade between the Holy Evangelical Papal States and Invig, and a large part of the circulation of these works of art became a gray industry. ”

Seleu's tone suddenly became lighter, and he stretched out his fingers, rubbing his thumb and index finger a few times.

"It's all money!

"You want to get involved?" asked Lorenzo.

Seleu nodded and continued, "The influence of the Stuart family is limited to Invig, and the influence of other countries in the outside world is far less powerful than that of this guest, so we are ready to cooperate with him and the mission in the near future to conduct trade transactions, it just so happens that he also needs a detective to handle the case, so in order for the transaction to go smoothly, I have to trouble you." ”

"Do I have any money?" said Lorenzo, pretending to be relaxed.

"Yes, and a lot, and that guest is truly rich. There was a rare look of awe in Seleuc's eyes, which made Lorenzo curious.

"Who is he, or who are they? We're going to meet soon, anyway, so I'm a little prepared. Lorenzo said.

"North Droe. Seleuc said.

"Nordero?" Lorenzo remembered the word, but couldn't remember it.

"The full name is the Northern Dro Colonial Trading Company, they were licensed by Queen Victoria, from Invig to the north, all the way to the Dro Islands, in between, with the colonies of various countries to trade commercial companies, although it is said to be these, but after so many years of development, their trade scope has also radiated to the Friedrich and other places.

Because of the breadth of their business, and because of their conflict of interest with the Vikings, they were allowed to have their own private frigates, which would make our trade much safer. ”

Seleucus introduced this somewhat unfamiliar, but somewhat familiar organization.

"They don't have much industry in Invig, it's mostly foreign-oriented, so it's normal for you to be a little unfamiliar. ”

"Are you going to work with them?"

"One of the shareholders. Seleuc said.

Lorenzo was silent, and after Seleuc's explanation, Lorenzo gradually remembered something related to it, this Nordro almost monopolized foreign trade, but thanks to it, while stabilizing foreign colonial rule, it also ensured the safety of trade routes.

A sudden sound interrupted the conversation between the two, and a carriage came to a halt outside, and as the footsteps approached, the mysterious guest came from afar.

The door was pushed open with a force, and then a man Lorenzo could never have imagined appeared.

"Long time no see! Lorenzo!"

Oscar Wilde pushed open the door and greeted Lorenzo.

"Alas, I didn't expect to be lucky enough to cooperate with you, and I blame my clumsiness, I didn't recognize you before. ”

Oscar looked like an old acquaintance, and sat down directly after saying hello, without any sense of restraint from outsiders.

Lorenzo was a little confused, if nothing else, Oscar was the guest of the North Dero, but ...... But isn't he a writer?

"Wait...... Are you from North Dero?"

"One of the professions, to be exact. ”

Oscar replied with a smile, "You know, Lorenzo, it's easy to starve to death when writing books, and I always need some part-time jobs to chase my dreams, right?" ”

As he spoke, the silver necklace dangling around his neck, he looked at Seleuc, the girl in front of him was the main thing.

"Of course, thank you for your trust in us and your willingness to join forces with us, with your Stuart assistance, our shipping lanes will be unimpeded. ”

Oscar said as he courted Seleuc.

Lorenzo was obviously still a little unacceptable, but the two didn't intend to give him more time to discuss directly, about the route, about the cargo, about many, many things, there was no need for Lorenzo.

"Oscar, what are you hiring me for?"

Lorenzo couldn't help it, he directly interrupted the conversation between the two, otherwise depending on how carefully the discussion between the two people was, it was estimated that it would not be over after dark.

"Well, wait a minute. ”

The two were acquaintances, but Oscar was not angry, and after signaling to Seleuc for permission, he first turned the conversation to hiring.

"This cooperation is not something that can be resolved by signing, and after I have discussed it with the Duke of Stuart, we will need to contact the mission and ask about their intentions, which is to say, it is all uncertain. ”

Oscar continued, his demeanor and tone full of unhappiness with the evangelical church.

"You should know the character of those clergy, right, they are greedy and hungry for wealth, but they are always in the name of faith.

North Dero has been in contact with him a few times before, but the results of the discussions have not been very pleasant, and we want to take advantage of this mission to take advantage of this, and in order to make it smoother, of course, we must do what they like, right? ”

Lorenzo looked at this familiar friend, like the word Nordero, familiar followed by mysterious strangeness.

"What do you want to do?" asked Lorenzo.

Speaking of this, Oscar sat up straight and said solemnly.

"Do you know the exiles who defected from the Evangelical Church?"

Lorenzo was stunned, wondering why it had happened to them.

"According to what I have received, one of the purposes of this mission is to unite with Invig, or we in North Drow, to hunt down these exiles. ”

"You guys?"

"Don't underestimate us, Lorenzo, we have the vast majority of the routes, and we have absolute superiority at sea. ”

Oscar changed his words with a strange smile, it seemed that he had already thought of letting Lorenzo do all this, and now it was just a formality.

"Of course, if that's the case, there's no need to bother you, the main reason I hired you this time is because we caught a bunch of smugglers a few days ago. ”

Oscar stared into Lorenzo's eyes, intentionally or not.

"We got some useful information from them, they were in charge of a smuggling of people, and there was a very important person on the list, he was one of the exiles, Cardinal Shermans of the Evangelical Church, and now he seems to be in this old Dunling. ”

"You want me to find him, and it's better to send it to the mission?" asked Lorenzo.

Oscar gave a thumbs up in satisfaction.