Chapter 196: Guillotine Valley
Guillotine Valley is located in the middle of nowhere, and you have to pass through large areas of primeval forest along the way. The carriage was moving along the forest path, and from time to time a wolf howl could be heard in the woods.
To ensure safety on the road, coachmen carry shotguns to prevent these hungry beasts from attacking humans.
But Hu Ye doesn't care about this, for him now, even a group of vampires can barely cope with it, and a mere group of wild wolves is nothing.
However, even wolves generally do not take the initiative to attack humans, and Hu Ye successfully arrived at his destination.
Guillotine Valley is a small town with only a few dozen households, and the townspeople basically live on agriculture and hunting. However, because of the recent events, the residents are very scared. Although it was not yet dark, there were no pedestrians on the streets.
When many residents saw Hu Ye as a stranger at home, they immediately closed their windows, and they all seemed very vigilant.
Although there is also a church in the town, in order to hide people's eyes, Hu Ye did not immediately go to the pastor, but went directly to the outside of the largest house in the town and knocked on the door of the house.
Hu Ye came to find the owner of this house, a man named Portes Fantaso.
Hu Ye, who has watched the film, knows that although the murders in the Valley of the Guillotine are all done by the Headless Horseman, the reason is all for the property of Mr. Fantaso. Since you have come to Guillotine Valley, the first thing to visit is naturally this old gentleman.
The door soon opened, and as in the movie, the Fantaso family was hosting a party, which seemed very lively.
Hu Ye walked through the crowd and saw Fantaso's daughter, Katrina, playing a game with a group of people blindfolded.
Katrina just grabbed Hu Ye, who walked in, and asked crisply, "Is it Theodore?" ”
Hu Ye shook his head and said, "No, I'm a stranger......"
"That's good!" Katrina chuckled and stood on tiptoe to kiss Hu Ye lightly on the face.
This scene happened to be seen by Theodore, this guy has always liked Katrina, so he was naturally angry.
Katrina untied the blindfolded strip of cloth, and Hu Ye could see the girl's appearance clearly. She has a cute baby face, and although she is petite, she has two parts that are particularly large. In addition to the beautiful eyes, another part cannot be described, and it can definitely be called a child's face.
Katrina didn't expect that the person she kissed just now was actually an Oriental, so she couldn't help but open her already big eyes wider, and asked Hu Ye unexpectedly: "Who are you?" ”
"My name is Hu Ye." Hu Ye smiled and said, "I'm looking for Mr. Portes-Vantaso. ”
"He's my father." Katrina introduced herself to Hu Ye: "My name is Katrina. ”
"It's an honor to meet you, beautiful young lady." Hu Ye followed the situation he had seen in the movie, and gracefully kissed Katrina.
In a rural area like the Guillotine Valley, few young men are so polite. Hu Ye's actions immediately won Katrina's favor, and she said to him with a smile: "I'll take you to my father." ”
"Thank you." Of course, it is good to have someone to lead the way, and Hu Ye immediately expressed his gratitude to this beautiful girl.
Seeing that the two were talking happily, Theodore next to him was even more unhappy, and took a step forward coldly and said, "Who are you?" Strangers are not welcome in Guillotine Valley! ”
Hu Yecai was not interested in dealing with this jealous young man, so he just smiled and made a "please" gesture to Katrina.
Katrina was not ambiguous, smiled at Hu Yeyan, and led him to the back of the hall.
At this time, Theodore couldn't bear it, took two steps forward, and punched Hu Ye's jaw.
Hu Ye didn't plan to deal with Theodore, and it didn't mean that the other party could do it casually. Before Theodore's fist touched him, Hu Ye had already shot out like lightning, punching the guy between the chest and abdomen.
Only then did the others have time to exclaim, but it was already over.
Although Hu Ye didn't use any strength at all, it was not something that an ordinary person like Theodore could bear. He immediately took two steps backwards and fell to his knees clutching his stomach, looking very painful.
At this time, an old man in full costume walked out and said loudly to everyone: "My wife and I have this dance party to let everyone relax, and I hope everyone will not make the atmosphere tense." ”
Speaking of this, the old man said to Hu Ye: "Young man, you are the same. No matter what you're doing in Guillotine Valley, you're welcome to this ball. ”
Knowing that this old man was the person he was looking for, Hu Ye smiled at him and said, "Hello, my name is Hu Ye." is a representative of Mr. Finch. I came from Europe to talk to Mr. Portes-Fantasso about our cooperation.
This so-called Mr. Finch is actually also a member of the Knights of the Holy Order. However, he is ostensibly a European importer who is negotiating with Fantasso to import some goods from the Americas.
As soon as he heard that Hu Ye was Finch's representative, Fan Taso immediately became much more enthusiastic and said to him with a smile: "Mr. Hu, welcome to the Valley of Guillotine. ”
A middle-aged woman behind Fan Taso who still had charm also smiled: "Please stay in the cold house for the time being, we will definitely make you feel at home." ”
Hu Ye smiled and said, "This is ......"
"She's Mary, my wife." Fan Taso smiled: "Mr. Hu, please stay at my house temporarily, let's let you settle down first." ”
Hu Ye knew in his heart that this Mary was the culprit who happened all this.
When Mary was a little girl, she witnessed the Headless Horseman, who was still alive at the time, having his head cut off by his own sword. Mary then quietly digs up the Headless Horseman's head in order to control the Headless Horseman and make him go on a killing spree for himself.
And the reason why Mary did this was because she wanted to monopolize her husband's inheritance. To do so, she plans to kill all the heirs and those in the know, including her disgraceful stepdaughter, Katrina.
In fact, Hu Ye wants to prevent the homicide from happening, as long as he finds an opportunity to kill Mary. However, the purpose of his trip is not so simple, but to subdue the Headless Horseman and make him another of his subordinates. So it's not enough to kill Mary, it's also necessary to figure out where she hid the Headless Horseman's head.
Fan Taso was very polite to Hu Ye and arranged the best room in the house for him to stay. What follows is a boring party, and Vantaso gets to know Hu Ye's boss, Mr. Finch.
Hu Ye did not disappoint Fantasso, and showed him the cash he brought on the spot, which was as much as 1,000 dollars. This was a lot of money at the time, which made Fan Taso smile and be more polite to Hu Ye.
finally stayed up until the end of the party, and Hu Ye could finally go back to his room to rest. However, at this moment, there was a knock on his door.