The doctor's menacing expression was gone, replaced by horror. In addition to being afraid, I also felt pride and awe, as well as a sense of security.

He hesitated, but he still stood there, his eyes looking behind us. My mother turned sharply, but before she could stop her accomplice from putting his arm around my neck and putting his scythe on my neck with the other hand.

"Drop your knives, stinking, or ......," he began.

But he couldn't finish it, because the next second later, he went to hell.

His mother's speed was beyond his expectations, not only the speed with which she acted, but also the speed with which she made decisions. Because once this "passerby" succeeds in holding me hostage, everything is over. Mother lunged at him, finding the gap between him and me, and swung her elbow out and hit him in the throat.

He let out a "grunt" and I felt him let go. Immediately afterward, I saw the reflection of the blade: my mother took the opportunity to plunge the short blade into his abdomen, pressed him hard against the wall of the alley, and with a casual snort, pushed the tip of the knife upwards. She gracefully took a step to the side, the "passerby's" shirt stained with blood, internal organs flowing from the wound, and his body sliding to the ground.

Mother bent down to pick up the scythe that had fallen from the corpse, then turned to face the doctor, the scythe in her hand rotating nimbly twice, as if to tell the other person whether to let it taste your blood.

The doctor quickly turned around and hurried out of the alley and into the street, leaving us with only the back of his cloak.

My mother grabbed my arm and said, "Let's go!" Luna! While your shoes are not yet stained with blood. With a quick flick of the blade in her hand, she threw the blood to the ground, and then withdrew the knife back into her sleeve.

The mother's cuffs were stained with blood, and other than that, there was no sign of her fighting.

"Luna, take this scythe, it's a treasure." My mother handed me the scythe, which seemed to me to be nothing special except that it was made entirely of metal.

We quickly got back home, and someone went to report it, and the Black Widows came in a hurry, panting and shouting things like "hold accountable."

The neighbors had gathered at my house, and they looked nervous, hiding in the corner and whispering. My father's face was pale, and I noticed that he hugged us harder than usual, for longer than usual, and that there were tears in his eyes when he let go of us.

Only my mother was calm, calm and confident that belonged to the kind of person who really learned, and thanks to her, we survived. I wondered if she was as secretly excited as I was.

Then the mother recounted the origin of the incident to those present, and although she was detailed and answered every question they had, she did not say the most crucial question: the doctor.

My mother turned her head and said to me, "Luna, give me the scythe." So I gave her the scythe.

Through the introduction of the people present, I slowly realized that the scythe was not an ordinary scythe for harvesting rice, it was a ninja sickle, which happened to indicate that it was a ninja who attacked us, but I don't think he was a powerful ninja.

"It was a ninja who attacked you?" Someone asked her.

"I don't have any proof that the attacker was a ninja." She replied, "So I can't conclude that this is related to the Shadow Warriors. ”

"Ordinary street robbers can't be so organized, you don't think it's a coincidence that the carriage disappeared, the coachman may have been bribed by the attacker to escape, maybe he is dead. I don't think this is an impromptu matter, and that this attack on you has been arranged......" But before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by another wise man.

"Wait, everyone!" A familiar voice came from my right, and it was Mr. Augustus Hander Alsop.

"Augustus, why are you here?" Mother asked.

"Don't worry about why I'm here, from what you said, I think everyone has been ignoring a problem." Augustus said calmly.

"What's the problem?"

"Jacelyn said that there were two people who attacked them, one with a scythe, and we were always concerned about this and ignored the other problem." He paused, then asked, "Who is the other attacker?" ”

The mother stood there calmly and did not return to his words.

Augustus walked up to me, "Mademoiselle, can you give me the sickle in your hand?" ”

"yes, okay." I handed him the scythe.

He took a closer look at the scythe and began his reasoning, "Judging from the marks on the blade of this ninja scythe, it should be a freshly forged weapon, and there is not a single scratch on its surface, so in my opinion, the attacker is not a ninja, and we just fell into his trap." ”

"Are you thinking too much, maybe this scythe was just forged, but it didn't get into use......

"You're wrong!" Augustus retorted, "Do you really think that a seasoned ninja would easily fight with a freshly forged weapon?" ”

The retort of Augustus "......" caused the surroundings to fall into calm again.

"Generally speaking, those who know how to forge swords know that the hardness problem of freshly trained weapons due to quenching must not be used immediately," Augustus fiddled with the ninja scythe in his hand and continued, "And when I learned that the organization of the Shadow Warrior trains ninjas, and then I pay great attention to the training of weapon forging techniques, I think if the attacker was a person from the Shadow Warrior, he would not have made such a low-level mistake." ”

Those present began to discuss, and then slowly agreed with Augustus.

Augustus immediately stretched out his hand to interrupt the discussion, then turned to face his mother, and said with a smug smile, "Jaceline, I don't know if you ignored the other attacker or deliberately didn't say it, but I think on this occasion, you should remember who the other person is." ”

The mother's face darkened, she lowered her head and thought about it for a while, then sighed deeply, and then she spat out the infamous name......

"Jack the Ripper ......"

"Jack the Ripper!" Sure enough, everyone was shocked by this word, although I didn't know what the name meant, but judging from the word "disembowelment" alone, I felt that it was not a good name.

"Shhhh......h

"General, you must understand that this is the work of the Lord Regent."

"Wait, don't jump to conclusions just yet." Augustus interrupted.

"I think Augustus is right, don't jump to such hasty conclusions." The father replied.

"But you did send additional guards."

"Of course, folks, it's always good to be cautious."

"I think you're well aware of the facts, General."

My father raised his voice, "So what? What do you want me to do? ”

"Of course it's action."

"What kind of action? Is it for my wife's honor, or is it for the overthrow of the regent? ”

"Whichever approach you choose, it comes down to letting those scum understand our attitude."

"Have you forgotten the lesson of Scarlet Christmas?" The father's voice was louder, but it quieted the room.

The father continued, "You know, with our current strength to fight against this country that changes slogans a year!" Have you forgotten the teachings of your teacher? ”

"But the general ......"

"Violence will only lead society in the wrong direction, and the truly wise people should not uncover the truth, but lead people to discover the truth!"

"The truth has now been ......"

"Why do you have a ...... brain?" the father scolded the people in the room.

At the same time, another piece of bad news came up, and the sound of an argument came from the bottom of the stairs, followed by the sound of the guards blocking and the shouts of another man.

"Sir, please wait, General......"

"There's no time! Let me in! The man shouted.

"Wait......"

It seemed that the guards had not been able to stop the man, "stomp, step", the sound of rapid running came from the side down the stairs, I got up and followed the sound, it was a man, judging by his dress, a butler, he saw me, hurriedly ran over, grabbed my shoulder, and said to me very anxiously: "Will ...... Checkmate...... This? ”

I quickly pointed to the room, only to see the man let go of me, and ran towards the room with a plop, and then "snapped" and opened the door.

By the way, I forgot to introduce him, his name is Varess Robert, and he is a servant of Count Robert's family, that is, a servant of Mira's family, and the first time I met him was when I was sparring with Mira, but I don't think it's time to introduce him.

Everyone in the room turned to Vares, who fell to the ground and gasped for breath, then said sharply, "Oh no...... General ......"

"What's wrong?" Father felt that something was wrong, and hurriedly stepped forward to help him up, "Stand up and speak slowly." ”

"Luo ...... No! He paused for a moment, then said sadly, "Madame has been assassinated." ”

"What!" The father snapped, and those present were shocked again.

I had chills all over my body, as if someone had suddenly opened the window, and when I heard the news, the first thing I thought of was Mira, and I rushed up, grabbed Vares's clothes, and asked with a weak cry, "What about Mira...... Is she okay......"

Just then, the guards downstairs came up, and my father once again signaled everyone to shut up, and then comforted me and said, "Mira, it's going to be fine......

"But......" Before I could finish speaking, my father motioned for the guards to take me back to my room, crying bitterly.

I cried a lot, not only because of Mrs. Robert's death, but also because of my shame for myself.

On the third day of the incident, my family went to Mrs. Robert's funeral, and after that day, the Mira I saw changed, from a lonely and arrogant girl to a girl who knew how to take responsibility and care for others.

She often told me that sometimes people will gain more than they lose in their lives, so we must know how to cherish them.

Actually, I feel guilty, when my family is in trouble, Mira always reassures me that everything will pass, and when her family leaves, all I can do is cry......

I looked out the window and saw a lot of people in the yard with shotguns on their backs, and everyone around us was nervous. My father hugged me again and again until I got bored and began to break free from his embrace.

"Luna, there's something we have to tell you."

I don't know who this diary reader will be, but whoever you are, at this moment I'm sure you've been waiting for the moment when it dawns on you.

I finally understood why they had asked me to keep that little secret; I finally understood why the people around me called my father "General"; I finally understood the true meaning of words like "Overseer" and "Shadow Warrior".

"Son, we believe that human nature is good, but the wrong approach will only lead people to evil, laziness and corruption, they need to follow good leaders, but those leaders go to the direction of profit and blind people, and what we need to do is to uncover the ......"

"Veiled by the Veil" ...... beautiful Clark Square, where I experienced two years ago, culminating in "the true meaning of fate," and a signpost to guide my future.

"No matter how much it is admonished, the people will not want real freedom and responsibility, the burden is too heavy, for only the firmest of hearts can bear ......"

I looked at the wolf head necklace on my chest, perhaps my destiny had changed by this moment.

"Luna?" Mira said as she looked at me with a vacant look in her eyes.

"How?" I looked at Mira and said.

"Let me guess what makes you so happy?" Mira said teasingly, but I responded mercilessly with a "cut" and then turned my head.

Mira ignored me, she knew I would be fine. But she stopped suddenly.

I turned my head to look at her low face, and then asked again, "What's wrong?" ”

Mira slowly turned her head to look at me, the gloom on her face turning into inexplicable embarrassment, and a slow voice came out of her voice, but I heard it word for word......

"I'm lost, I'm ......"