"Whew, whew...... I'm x you%#......"

With these angry words whispered in his mouth, Duan Qing and Thousand Fingered Crane were lying panting in a corner of an alley in the aristocratic district, hiding in the darkness of the street - according to his original thoughts and habitual ideas, dealing with a situation like the one he had just been caught and questioning often required a calm mind and a calm dialogue, as long as there was no problem with his face, he was confident that he could use words to prevaricate the past. It's a pity that neither the system nor the NPCs seem to be cooperating with Duan Qing'www.biquge.info s actions like this, so after seeing that guy suddenly disappear, he knew that this pretending was probably going to fail.

Fortunately, his ability to escape is still top-notch.

"Hee-hee...... Hahahaha! ”

“…… What to laugh at? ”

"I haven't seen you, big brother...... You're still so embarrassed! ”

"All the blood was handed over in front of you, what else have you not seen......"

"Hahaha......"

In the girl's unabashed laughter, Duan Qing looked out of the alley of this street again, on the pavement of a spacious avenue, among the people coming and going, two guys who looked like guards were swaying from side to side, looking around vigilantly from time to time, looking for something. He retracted his head and surveyed the environment back and forth, and after making sure that there were no accidents, he sighed heavily in the girl's still-uncontrollable laughter.

Due to the existence of a certain possibility, Duan Qing was sure that these two guards would not want to really catch him, but this feeling of being watched and played with was really a little powerless.

"So...... Never fight the system. He muttered.

"What did you say?"

The person who asked back this sentence was not the red-haired girl next to him, but a figure who suddenly appeared next to Duan Qing.

"Wow!"

With a shout, Duan Qing stood up abruptly against the wall, and at the same time subconsciously protected the girl behind him: "You, you, you, why did you suddenly ......?"

"There was an accident just now."

Wearing a tawny coat, the person in front of him took off his gray felt hat, revealing the face that Duan Qing had just seen not long ago: "Let's continue."

"Can you not appear so suddenly! It's going to scare people to death! ”

Duan Qing, who straightened up again, whispered, "It suddenly disappeared just now, almost killing us...... And your clothes, how did you change so quickly? ”

"It's professionalism."

Kima, who passed by him, said without looking back, "Otherwise, it will be easy to be exposed."

Well, I just reminded myself that I was coming......

Shrugging his shoulders helplessly, Duan Qing decided not to dwell on this meaningless question anymore, and then slowly chased after him under the other party's signal, following behind that person. In the mood of being a thief, there was a girl's whisper in his ears.

"His body ......" his lips were very close, and the girl's body seemed to be hanging on Duan Qing's shoulder: "There is a smell."

"Huh?"

"That's it, that's ......," Thousand-Fingered Crane said hesitantly, "Oh, that's it."

“…… What a mess, why didn't I smell it? ”

"Of course you can't smell it, it's ...... Anyway, trust me! My nose is very smart......"

"Well, I believe in you, you can see from the way you eat."

"You...... Hmph, is there anything wrong with liking food? ”

“…… No, after all, everyone is a foodie. ”

The endless chatter didn't last long, Duan Qing and the others stopped at the corner of another box, and in another shadow where the sun couldn't shine, the man who put on the felt hat again pointed to the wall next to them: "This is it."

"...... here" Duan Qing, who had been calculating the direction in his heart, asked in a low voice, "Is it the back of that street just now?"

"The task assigned above." Kima pointed to the sky, "So I've been monitoring this place for the past few days, while waiting for others to come and cooperate."

"But...... I didn't expect you to be the last person to come. ”

"Hey, hey, it's called a coincidence of fate." Duan Qing touched his nose and replied, "Although...... I didn't think it was you. ”

"The club believes in your ability, that's why they sent you here, so I still trust this. But ......" With these words, Kima looked at the girl next to him: "This lady ......"

"Is it also a trustworthy adventurer?"

"What? You ......"

"Hey, don't get excited, let me come."

Stopping the Thousand-Fingered Crane who was just about to speak, Duan Qing waved his hands and replied, "Don't worry, this is the ethics of adventurers, as long as it is a companion...... It's not going to be delayed, and we're definitely not going to do this kind of thing......"

“……”

Even Duan Qing himself didn't believe in the latter sentence, but Kima, who had been silent for a while, seemed to believe his unscrupulous assurance for the time being, nodded slowly, and then motioned for them to walk deeper into the alley: "Then I'll explain it."

"The aristocratic faction has been very abnormal for the past two days."

"Huh?"

"Our Speaker Speaker seems to have not stopped the pace of change in the past few days, appointing risk-takers, opening up authority, and changing personnel...... Everything can be said to be inserted in the hearts of the aristocratic faction. ”

The man under the felt hat whispered, "And they...... Since the initial objections, there has been no further sound. ”

"It's just ...... It looks like it's being slaughtered. ”

"Hey, your shadows will ...... When did you pay so much attention to these things? Ignoring the red-haired girl's secret surprise, Duan Qing frowned and said, "Haven't you always been neutral?"

"Of course, but ...... We are also commissioned. Kima, who was in the front, said: "As long as we give money, we will do things, and as long as the price is enough ......."

"There is no shadow that would not dare to do."

A chill rose from the back of Duan Qing's neck, and then he shook it off: "It's really courageous......

"Thanks for the compliment."

The other party replied lightly: "Mr. Aoyama may have missed the last commission, but this time the commission should still be in line with your mind."

"What we need to investigate is...... What did the nobles who had fallen silent want to do? ”

"Not a bad subject." Duan Qing nodded, and then pointed to the inside of the wall they had been circling around: "What is this Stanford called, is it the object of research?"

"Yes." Kima nodded: "Stanford is also an important figure in the aristocratic faction, Fortes's right-hand man, these days, he has been silent like the rest of his noble companions, but the difference with them is ......"

He stopped, looked back at Duan Qing and said, "He himself hasn't shown up for several days."

"Me? Didn't show up? Duan Qing asked in surprise, "Has he been nesting in his own house like this?"

"That's what we thought." Kima nodded: "But unfortunately, after my observation in the past few days, this mansion ...... It's more likely that there will be no one. ”

With the breeze blowing, the sun seemed to rise a little more, and then sprinkled more light into the alley. Duan Qing looked up at the sky, as if he was calculating the passage of time, and seemed to be sorting out his thoughts: "You doubt ......"

"They, the aristocratic faction, are about to make a big move?"

"It's impossible to draw conclusions just yet."

Resuming his footsteps, Kima continued as he walked, "And that's what we need to find out."

"Are you sure there's what you're looking for?" Duan Qing pointed to the wall and said, "It's not possible that he won't be here......"

"So that's just speculation, and we need to do more."

Turning an alley corner, the three of them came to another street, and the crowd of people reappeared in Duan Qing's eyes, but this was no longer what he was concerned about: "Then now...... What do we need to do, get into that place? ”

"Yes, at least to confirm."

Turning another corner, Kima continued: "It would be nice if there were more discoveries."

As his footsteps stopped, Duan Qing suddenly found that the group suddenly stopped in front of a certain shop. Before he could look at the other party with a puzzled gaze, Kima, who had pulled his felt hat, had already explained: "It's here."

"Where is this?"

"The cloakshop." Kima replied, "Exclusive to nobles."

"Do you want to ......?"

"Originally, I didn't have to be so troublesome, because I sneaked into such a thing, Mr. Aoyama seems to have done it before." Blinking narrowly, Kima showed a hint of a smile: "But now a young lady has been added, so ......"

"Do you want us to pretend?" The Thousand-Fingered Crane, who had never had a chance to interject, jumped: "Pretending to be what? Husband and wife? I'm the best at this! ”

"The question of identity, please don't worry."

In Duan Qing's dark face, Kima smiled and said to the two.

"I want to ...... It should work well for you. ”

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Not long after, a noble figure led a man and a woman into the door of the Stanford house, and then, led by a butler, into the luxurious mansion in the middle of the compound.

"You may be seated, Lord Phyllis."

"No need to be polite."

Picking up the drink served by the waiter, the nobleman who had been walking in the front before savored it carefully for a while, and then replied with a straight face: "I just want to meet His Excellency Stanford."

"It's a pity that the adults are not here now." A butler-like person sitting on the other side of the room said, "If there's anything important, I don't know if I can keep you, I can tell ......."

"Hmph...... No need. ”

The nobleman known as Phyllis said in a deep voice, "I just wanted to introduce the Herry couple, they have not met many friends when they first arrived here...... But since he's not there, forget it. ”

With his words and outstretched fingers, the couple sitting at the bottom of the house, dressed in a gorgeous white plush coat, also slowly stood up, nodded and gestured: "Hello."

"Ah...... Two digits. A glint flashed in his eyes, and the butler hurriedly replied with a smile: "It's Your Excellency Herry, and Lady Herry, right?" It's a pleasure to meet both, but ...... As you can see now, we adults are out of business right now, so it's hard to see you two......"

"That...... It's okay, it's okay. The man on the right waved his hand meaninglessly: "We will also live here for a long time in the future, so ...... There will be a lot of time and opportunities in the future. ”

"Oh, that's great. I don't know the two of you...... Where do you live now, and what kind of business do you have? ”

"We are now staying on Avenues de Yarfan, as for business...... We have inherited our father's business, so now we mainly deal in some furs, furs and other goods, and we also hope that Lord Stanford will be able to look down on us ......."

"Whereever, we need people like you, don't worry, if you return, I will definitely tell him about the arrival of the two of you......"

The brief but harmonious conversation soon ended with mutual praise and compliments, and the nobleman, who had always maintained a solemn attitude, did not seem to have the patience to stay here, and at last left two kind words, and planned to leave with the young merchant whom he had brought him. In the midst of the farewell, the humble and courteous butler sent them out of the mansion, and then watched them walk slowly down the path of the courtyard, and gradually pulled away, and the couple leaned closer to the side of the leading nobleman, as if complaining about something.

"You...... Got a good idea? ”

"Look at it, the first two and the second back, there are two more ...... on the side"

"That's good."

The nouveau riche couple walked out of the door, and then, as if something had happened to the nobleman in front of them, they turned around and left the place without any reason, causing the nobleman to snort heavily, and then slowly left along the road. In the eyes of the guards, the couple holding hands waited for a while at the end of the street, and then, as if they had decided something, turned and walked into another alley.

"Whew, Whew......"

The coat that was gradually taken off was stuffed into a cloth bag by Duan Qing, and he fumbled for a while, while looking at the flushed face of the girl who had been panting: "What's wrong with you?"

"No, it's fine." The girl hurriedly said, "It's just a little excited......"

"You must have done this kind of thing in the fortress." Pulled out a gray cloth cloak and put it on his shoulder, but Duan Qing's footsteps did not stop at all: "For example, the ...... when I went to the Banhe stronghold"

"It was Spartak who did it himself, and it has nothing to do with us...... Wow, that's exciting! I'll tell my brother about it when I go back......"

"I just promised it, and I forgot it so quickly?" Taking the clothes from the girl's hand, Duan Qing stuffed them into the same cloth bag, and then took out a gray cloth similar to before: "Oh, do you want to have a piece too?"

"No, it looks so dirty...... And I'm a mage! ”

"You're a mage who only fireballs, what better way can't you do?" Duan Qing glared and said, "Hurry up, it will be lively as soon as it is discovered."

"Oh, oh......"

Reluctantly wrapped in the cloth, the Thousand-Fingered Crane was dragged back to the road they had detoured before, and then stopped in one of the places: "Hmm, it should be almost here...... Can you flip over it yourself? ”

"Can't ......"

"Well, that's why it's useless to be a mage...... Okay, don't be sad, I won't say it, you're still very powerful? While persuading the girl, Duan Qing checked the outfits of the two: "Color...... It should be about the same, but it's not very strong, but it should be fine if you use it once...... When you go in for a while, try not to make a sound, and press the clothes on your body, remember? ”

"Huh? What do you mean...... Hey, what are you doing, ah-"

Ignoring the girl's doubts, Duan Qing, who had been silently counting in her heart, suddenly picked up her body, and then threw her directly from the side of the wall in the action of her hurriedly covering her mouth. (To be continued.) )