"Are you kidding?" exclaimed Alvin in disbelief. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"I hope it's a joke too. Ian waved his hand helplessly and said with a wry smile: "But as far as I know so far, all the information points to this possibility. ”

"It's dangerous to be nosy. Alvin grinned.

"Whatever it is, it doesn't necessarily become safe. Ian reminded, "Don't forget, Lilith alone can make a lot of noise. ”

"That's right. Alvin frowned, as if thinking of the great damage caused by the natural disaster, and nodded helplessly: "I will let the people under my command pay attention to these two guys, and notify you as soon as I find out." But you'd better not expect too much, after all, I'm only the son of a chamber chief, and Uptown isn't an easy place to get into. ”

"In fact, I'm surprised that you're willing to help after knowing the inside story. Ian said with a smile. Seriously, he did come to Alvin with the intention of giving it a try, after all, this matter did not benefit him or his father's chamber of commerce, but on the contrary, it would take a great risk.

"Do you think I'll choose to protect myself and ignore known potential threats?" Alvin raised an eyebrow, as if dissatisfied with his friend's disdain for him.

Ian couldn't help but be surprised by this attitude of the bad friend, and said, "Haven't you always hated being a nosy fool?"

"In fact, since something happened, I suddenly felt that it was good to be a fool. Alvin's face suddenly appeared with a very smirk smile.

"Aren't you afraid of being ridiculed and said it's thankless?" Ian teased.

"Hahaha. Alvin burst out laughing, and he stood up, looking out into the direction of the city from the veranda like Ian, as if mocking something.

"When the signs of a disaster appear, there are always a few 'fools' who stand up and try to prevent it from happening. In order to let those who laugh at these 'fools' survive smoothly and peacefully, and laugh at those 'fools' who stood up at the beginning with a more pleasant mood. ”

At this point, Alvin suddenly turned his head and smiled at his best friend and asked, "Am I right, Ian?"

Ian was slightly stunned, and also laughed: "I suddenly believe now that you are indeed helping your father deal with most of the affairs of the Platinum Chamber of Commerce." ”

"It meant to be. Alvin rolled his eyes in annoyance.

"Okay. After completing his set goal, Ian stretched and prepared to leave: "I'll go and see if the 'little princess' has woken up, and after coming out for so long, it's time to send her home." ”

"Abducted by a guy like you with a 'special hobby', I guess her family should have been in a hurry. Alvin spoke.

"Hell, I didn't bring her out of the house, and when did I have a so-called 'special hobby'. Ian glared at him viciously, and then threatened, "But you're not afraid that I'll tell Tina about your 'special hobbies' before." ”

"If you do that, we can see who is going to be worse. Alvin Pi replied with a smile. Apparently having made up his mind, if Ian dared to spread rumors in front of Tina at will, he would run to Phil to make trouble.

The two then exchanged a few more words, and after a few more laughs, Ian turned and walked down the stairs of the veranda, ready to pick up Aurora and leave. And just as he and Alvin walked back into the house, they suddenly stopped walking as if they remembered something, turned around and asked.

"That's right, Alvin. Do you know which nobleman's family coat of arms in the Northern Regions is a maple leaf?"

"Maple Leaf?" Alvin exclaimed in surprise, "What are you asking for?"

Aurora said that her father's family coat of arms was a maple leaf. Ian replied.

"What did you say?" Alvin screamed.

"You know?" Sensing that his friend's reaction was a little erratic, Ian immediately realized that the other party seemed to know the family that the coat of arms represented. Ian couldn't help but be a little pleased, originally he just asked casually, but he didn't expect Alvin to really know some clues.

"Of course I do. Alvin affirmed, "This is the coat of arms of the Count of Bell's house." ”

"This Count Bell is a well-known nobleman in the upper echelons of the Northern Regions, although he does not have a fief in his hands, but in the Northern Regions, he runs many industries in this generation, and most of the chambers of commerce in the Northern Regions have connections with this Earl, so that he has a great say in the Northern Regions. But I clearly remember that he was the most repulsive faction of the nobility against the sinners, how could such a man have an affair with the sinner's woman and give birth to a child?"

"Could it be someone else in their family? Ian then asked, "For example, the count's brother or son?"

"No way. Alvin flatly denied: "The Bell family has only the Earl himself and his only son, Harun Bell. And that young master Harlan is only in his early 20s now. Aurora looks like she's 12 or 3 years old, and there's no way the earl's son could have been a sinner's woman before he was 10 years old, and then let her get pregnant, right?"

"But don't you say that Count Bell himself is an extreme rejection of criminals?" asked Ian.

"That's why I'm so surprised. Alvin argued: "Anyone who knows or hears of this Earl knows that he is the nobleman with the worst attitude towards criminals in the Northern Regions, and there is no one. For the sinners, he can almost be said to have a habit of cleanliness, and he is not even willing to touch them. ”

Speaking of this, Alvin spread his hands extremely exaggeratedly, shook his head and said, "I can't imagine that he would actually meet a sinner's woman, let alone leave a child." This is simply one of the top 10 incredible events in the Northern Regions. ”

"Wait. Seeing such an exaggerated and surprised expression, Ian knew that he would never be able to deceive himself about such a thing. However, he also did not believe that an innocent little girl like Aurora could lie.

If the truth is true, as Alvin claims, that Count Bell was an aristocrat who was extremely repulsive to criminals, then there are only two plausible explanations.

One is naturally that Aurora herself is mistaken, in fact, her father is not from the Bell family at all, but just a servant of the family or some other related person.

And the other......

"Alvin, what if he was deliberately pretending to repel the guilty?" Ian, thinking of some possibility, said faintly.

"What do you want to say?"

"Have you forgotten?" Ian looked directly at his friend, who he knew he had guessed.

"As I said earlier, I suspect that there are people from the Black Balance Society in the upper echelons of the Northern Regions. ”