Chapter 137: Heavily Guarded
If the news of the theft in the newspaper is true, the phoenix butterfly will be at the main castle of Pelos tonight. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
The Pelos family is on alert.
But Eric could see that the Monster Thief Butterfly was not treated with the respect it deserved.
The garrison outside the main fort was pitifully small. Except for the nearby arrow towers, which were relatively dense, there were only a few lone groups of gunsmiths surrounding the main fort.
Of course, Detective Eric also brought his men and colleagues with him. It's just that Eric didn't expect them to become the backbone of this operation.
What the hell?
When Eric confronts Joanna, he receives the following answer.
It doesn't take the best of the Pelos family to deal with a thief.
Indeed, more worrying than a priceless painting is the safety of the members of the Pelos family.
Originally, Eric came to the castle to report because he was worried about whether the phoenix butterfly's prediction was a conspiracy against Papit. Who knows if the phoenix butterfly's theft announcement is a malicious sound?
Therefore, Marella and Jusis of the six-pointed star, along with the other garrisons, followed their young master and young lady and stationed in the distant courtyard.
"That way, you can focus on dealing with the thieves. It's also good for you, the new detective, to show off your skills. ”
Listening to the eldest lady's words, Eric laughed dumbly. She's really a person who thinks about people.
Joanna herself remained in the main castle hall as a conductor. According to herself, she just wanted to meet the strange thief. Under normal circumstances, she also needs to go to a safe place to hide. Although she is disabled and has lost the right to inherit the title, killing her, the Duke's agent, will cause some chaos for the Pelos family.
"Tonight, you're my knight!"
Joanna said to Eric.
This made Eric very big. This errand was not easy to do, but now it has added another burden.
The duchess and servants in the main castle were also transferred to other places, leaving only the old butler Saiba. After all, he was extremely familiar with all the corners of the main castle, and he could stay and help arrange things.
Strange to say, the Duke has not been back to the main castle at all these days. I heard the housekeeper say that he was out and had important business to deal with.
Equally puzzling to Eric, apart from Marella and Jusis, the other hexagrams are barely seen here.
In addition to Mr. Qiu, as the personal bodyguard of the Duke, he is naturally inseparable from him, and it is needless to say that Rowan is busy with business. And Colt the spear god and Kiran the magician are like two characters who only exist in words. Otherwise, it would be much easier to have them as helpers.
However, there are benefits to this. The downsizing of personnel is more conducive to Eric's deployment.
After assigning the officers to the corridors of the main fort, Eric had several men stationed in the hall to protect Joanna, who was in a wheelchair. In addition, police officers are also placed at the important windows of the building.
If possible, Eric wanted to have at least two people near each window in the main fort. If there is only one person, it is easy to be subdued by a strange thief who suddenly breaks the window, but he can't do any early warning behavior. But manpower is really tight.
Because Eric couldn't forget the phoenix butterfly that entered the carriage through the window on the speeding magic train. This time he may well take the same approach.
As for the drug, Eric had given the potion he had taken from White to all the guards to drink, which Papitt had exchanged for his precious memories. The phoenix butterfly doesn't want to knock anyone over this time. Unless White Envoy Bad gave fake medicine... Probably not, no matter how bad White's personality is.
Eric almost wanted to call the alchemist "Bad".
Originally, Eric wanted White to use the surveillance guards to help him guard against the phoenix, but the other party refused on the grounds that it was not his job.
"I'm only responsible for the safety of their family. I don't care about the thief. ”
Eric was secretly angry but helpless, and he couldn't let Padett give away some of his memories. So he could only tell White to notify him in time if something unexpected happened.
The short White blew his beard and glared at him, not knowing whether he had agreed or not.
A weirdo is a weirdo.
But at least Eric is confident that the alchemist will do his job to protect the family members. So Eric decided to dedicate himself to fighting the Monster Thieves.
In addition, Eric also arranged for special personnel to patrol back and forth in the main fort and share information and emergencies in a timely manner.
As for Eric himself, he guards the studio where Stairway of Dreams is hidden, as a final defense against thieves. In this room, which was closed on all sides, with no windows and no other clutter, the butterfly could only enter and exit through the door, and it was impossible for him to get the painting without touching Eric.
Originally, Joanna did not agree to Eric staying alone in the studio, until Eric arranged for the commissioner to act as a herald between the two.
At this point, the work in the main fort has been arranged.
As for the defense outside the main fort, naturally there is no need for Eric to worry about. The Arrow Tower sentries and spearmen outside are highly trained Pelos House guards who have survived several attacks. Joanna believes they'll be able to handle it this time around.
The day's set-up time passed quickly.
At night, the magic crystal lights are lit up one after another. It has to be said that the Pyros family's wealth is amazing, symbolizing that the dark night is like day under the light of many magic crystal lamps.
Everyone held their breath and waited silently for the time to come.
After a while, the clock began to strike a little.
Finally, the tenth struck strike.
Suddenly, people's vigilance was raised to the extreme.
A UFO suddenly appeared in the air.
It was first discovered by the sentinels on the turret and passed the message on.
That's a person.
Behind him were colorful wings, flying in the direction of the main fort.
The phoenix butterfly, people are as their name suggests.
And sure enough, he came.