Lorenzo managed to crawl out of the flowers, and the mixed scent and the chattering words were a pink hell.

Bending down, under the cover of the crowd, Lorenzo pulled Seleucus to the courtyard at the rear, I have to say that this place is really luxurious, the lights did not fully illuminate the courtyard, the shadows walked around, in the center was a pool of water, covered with bright flower petals.

Lorenzo couldn't think about the happiness of the rich, did he have to go down to swim in such a cold winter?

A poet sang softly over the lush trees, casting a veil of mystery over the magnificent night.

Lorenzo lost his mind for a moment, and the poet's appearance was blurred in the dim shadow.

"I really didn't expect that there would be poets. ”

Lorenzo was stunned for a moment, then smiled calmly.

This is different from the kind of poet who writes poetry, the poet in front of him can be said to be a bard, this is a profession that has been abandoned by the times, in the era of information transmission is not yet developed, the bard is a very interesting profession, they will sing the deeds of the past, but now the times have changed, with the birth of the telegraph and the telephone, people no longer need this ancient dictation, even the press is more developed than it.

"What's wrong?"

Seleuc asked, not expecting Lorenzo to become interested in this profession.

Lorenzo shook his head, indicating that it was nothing.

Everything seemed so elegant and beautiful under the lonely courtyard, Lorenzo and Seleu sat on the chairs by the pool, and no one seemed to recognize Seleuc's first prize until now, Lorenzo was still a little lost.

But suddenly, the calm courtyard gradually became noisy, and Lorenzo looked over, and a middle-aged man was slowly walking in the company of a group of nobles.

Although the distance is a little far, Lorenzo can still feel the noble temperament, and the clothes have a calm simplicity, like a sharp sword without superfluous decorations, which is much more comfortable than other bells and whistles of the nobles.

Words of deference and humility kept coming, and Lorenzo understood the man with the witcher's keen hearing.

The initiator of the ball, Duke Salicado, did not know much about the Duke Lorenzo, the only thing he had heard of was that he was an economic magnate, and his family rose to prominence during the Glorious War, and his family dominated several large corporations, and factories were opened throughout Invig.

This is also the reason why this ball is so luxurious, because this Duke is really rich.

In Lorenzo's mind, he had his own judgment about these big people, like the big man sitting next to him.

The Stuart family actually didn't have any power industry, and their fathers were basically dead in the southern theater, and even Seleuce was rescued by Lorenzo from Gaulinalo, without whom Stuart would have actually been wiped out.

Although it has risen by war, it is different from the Phoenix family, which has maintained the continuation of the bloodline and continues to expand, while the Stuart family has experienced several ups and downs, and in the end there is nothing left but the glory of meritorious service.

So in essence Seleucus is a mascot, a symbol of honor, a bond that binds the families who rose to prominence through the grants of war.

But such a mascot has a huge energy, and those war-granted families still keep their original oaths, although they are not so rich, but in terms of connections, the door of the entire Invig will be open to it.

"Anyway, aren't you going to say hello? It's not like standing in line or something, but at least it's invited?"

Looking at Seleuc, who was in a daze, Lorenzo said.

But Seleuc shook his head.

"There are so many people, let's talk about it when there are fewer people. ”

The nobles surrounded the Duke of Salicado, like wolves waiting for fat sheep, eager to kneel down and shout that I am your illegitimate son or something, after all, not all nobles are so rich, in the glorious war, Queen Victoria made a lot of regulations against nobles in order to restrain power, and everyone didn't care at that time, after all, the enemy was pushed outside the old Dunling Gate, and everyone happily passed the regulations.

But then the turning point of the glorious war came, and Invig even counterattacked the territory of Gaulnalo for a time, and the nobles who were ready to run away saw what else they were running, and happily shared the dividends of the war, but then they realized those damn regulations...... After all, who would have thought that he would really win.

So now a large part of the aristocracy is poor, relying on their father's assets to barely survive, they finally got the invitation to the ball, that is, they are ready to draw in this prize pool, if they are lucky enough to be favored by the nobles, all their problems will be solved.

Most people maintain the superficial glamour, only Lorenzo is his true self, without restraint in his own appearance, and picks those expensive ones.

In fact, he wanted to be more arrogant, but the dress was so small that he was afraid that he would break the buttons of his shirt if he ate more.

"So what are you going to do? You don't spend the night here?"

Lorenzo picked up a handkerchief and wiped his mouth, but Seleuc was still like that, silent, like an ice sculpture.

It stands to reason that such a cold person should easily attract the attention of others, just like the cold frost of low temperatures, you will feel the strange cold at the first time, but Seleuc rarely attracts the attention of others, and sometimes it is as cold as a dead thing.

"Do you want to dance with me?"

Seleu looked up at him, the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

Lorenzo shook his head, and then muttered.

"And then the next day's newspaper headlines were all weird and what the hell was going on?"

Honestly, it's not bad to sit like this all night, at least not to attract attention.

But just as Lorenzo was so happy, the voice sounded, and another man hurriedly walked from behind, he also seemed to be preparing to meet the Duke of Salicado, but when he passed by the two of them, he was keenly aware of Seleuc's presence, and then greeted him with a surprised look.

"I didn't expect you to come today, I thought you would decline the invitation again. ”

The man smiled and said to Seleuc, it seemed that the two were very familiar, and Lorenzo on the side seemed to be ignored by him, but Lorenzo had a kind of happiness to be ignored at the moment, although he didn't do anything bad...... No, he didn't do anything bad in essence, but now he just really wanted to get out of here.

"Hello, Duke of Phoenix. ”

Seleuc greeted him with a smile.

As the only remaining bloodline of the Stuart family, although there is not much property, it is not something that a little girl can manage, so at the beginning, the Duke of Phoenix gave Seleucus a lot of help, and the two became acquainted.

"Why are you sitting here? Everybody is waiting for you. ”

"I ...... Actually, I wasn't familiar with those people, and I was a little nervous. ”

Seleu replied, though there was no hint of nervousness on his indifferent face.

Duke Phoenix smiled at this, and didn't care about this, he liked Seleuc very much, not only because of her share and power, she was about the same age as her daughter, and sometimes she looked at her like a child, of course, it could be that Seleuc did not have the majesty corresponding to the duke's share.

Saying that, Duke Phoenix's gaze looked to the other side, and it was obvious that the man next to him was a friend of Seleuc, and to be honest, he was a little surprised, with the personality of the future duchess, she rarely had any friends.

The Duke of Phoenix looked at him suspiciously, if it was a person of good character, he didn't mind Seleuc's multiple friends, but if it was like those nobles who thought it was profitable, then he wouldn't bother to help her deal with it.

Then a familiar face came into view, and although this guy had a kind smile on his face and was dressed like before, the unconcealed smell of wild dogs still touched the Duke of Phoenix's instinctive warning.

He subconsciously touched his waist, but he felt empty, and then he remembered that it was a ball, and he didn't have a gun with him, and then the man's voice was a little hoarse, and he reached out in a friendly way to hold Lorenzo's hand.

"Long time no see, Mr. Holmes. ”

He said through gritted teeth.

"yes, yes. ”

Lorenzo nodded vigorously, though it hadn't been even a week since the two had last met.

At this moment, it is not as simple as a new grudge and an old grudge, the Duke of Phoenix crushed Lorenzo's hand hard, although he could easily push it back with the grip of the witcher, but Lorenzo still endured it without resistance, he didn't want to irritate this guy anymore.

"You two know each other?"

Seleuc had a pair of magical eyes, and the tone of the conversation between the two could not hide her, and she was immediately aware of the familiarity of the two, as well as some ...... Old grudges?

This time Seleucus looked at Lorenzo with some novelty, the previous Saturday housewife had already given her a certain shock, it seemed that he didn't expect him to know the Duke of Phoenix, it seems that this detective is far more peculiar than he thought.

"Of course, not only do I know about it, but I also have to negotiate with it at work. ”

Lorenzo replied with a smile, though his hand was already red.

"But you're not a nobleman, are you?"

Duke Phoenix has begun to regret bringing Eve to the ball, Eve was locked up after the operation in Endtown, and was trapped in the manor all day to learn etiquette and knowledge, and there were people who followed him wherever he went, and in the end, even the Duke of Phoenix himself felt a little overprotective, so he decided to take her to meet her peers and make friends, but who would have thought that Lorenzo, a bastard, was also here.

"What's wrong with me being her dance partner?"

Lorenzo still couldn't resist the offense) glanced at the Duke of Phoenix proudly.

"You kid is more feminine than I thought. ”

He said slowly, his smile full of murderous intent.

"Where, after all, it's on the road, you have to have some friends, right, anyway, boyfriends and girlfriends are friends, aren't they?"

Lorenzo began to mock to himself.

Duke Phoenix finally let out a long breath and looked at Lorenzo coldly, he still had business to do, it was better to clean up this bastard after finishing business.

"Yo, you're all here. ”

At this moment, the Duke of Salicado on the other side saw the Duke of Phoenix and came over with a greeting, and of course the group of nobles next to him came over.

Duke Phoenix's expression changed in an instant, and the so-called change of face was probably like this, just now he was smiling and hiding a knife, but now he looks like a good brother.

"It's been a long time. ”

Even Lorenzo was amazed by the rapid change, and then he whispered to Seleuc.

"See, these are filthy adults. ”

There was no hidden meaning at all, Duke Phoenix obviously heard it, but he didn't bother to pay attention to him, but then Duke Salicado, who came over, seemed to see something, and said with some surprise.

"I didn't expect Duke Stuart to come, I didn't think you would come according to your style. ”

Looking at Seleuc, who was sitting on the side, he said in amazement, and then invited her, judging by the girl's style, he didn't expect her to come at all.

"You can't refuse again and again, it's a pleasure to meet you, Duke Salicado, of course I'm not a duke yet, please wait for me to inherit and call me that. ”

Seleuc stood up, the frost melting in an instant, and replied with standard etiquette and a smile that seemed to Lorenzo as if a cold, dead thing had suddenly come to life.

When it was over, Seleuc began to become a boring adult.

Looking at Seleuc's elegant gesture and instantaneous change of face, Lorenzo said helplessly in his heart, but before he could sigh anything, Duke Salicado's eyes looked at him, and Lorenzo made an introduction first.

"Lorenzo Holmes, a detective. ”

Duke Salicado nodded and didn't say anything, Lorenzo seemed to be ignored, but thinking about it, this is a duke, and only the duke can stand side by side with him, which onion do you have?

Some of the three big men talked, and Lorenzo sat to the side in a daze, like a dispensable listener.

"Did you find it interesting?"

A familiar voice suddenly sounded in his ears, and on the white chair on the other side, Watson leaned lazily, and then stretched out his feet boredly, testing the temperature of the pool with his feet.

"You'd better be prepared, after all, this short-lived pleasure is coming to an end. ”

She turned her head and looked at Lorenzo with a smile.

"What do you mean?"

Lorenzo's face was vigilant, and the happy atmosphere disappeared in an instant because of Watson's appearance.

The woman was like a ghost, who would suddenly appear at her side at some point, and say something god-like, and for some reason, her words Lorenzo had to pay attention to.

Looking at Lorenzo's satisfying watch, Watson walked over, then hugged his face and stared into the gray-blue eyes.

"Lorenzo, haven't you noticed it yet?"

The terrifying cold captured Lorenzo's heart, and he was not terrified by Watson's words, but by a future that he did not know, that something was going to happen, and he was unaware of it.