Duke Negan walked over with a smile on his face in his once fitted general's uniform, wine glass in his hand.

What was a little puzzling was that even at the ball held in his own home, the blonde secretary and bodyguard followed closely behind Duke Negan, keeping their eyes unsquinting and keeping plenty of vigilance.

This is too cautious, is it, are you so afraid of death...... Louise sneered in her heart, and then spoke enthusiastically:

"Thank you very much, Mr. Duke, for inviting me to tonight's ball, I'm honored to have it."

Duke Negan waved his hand to show that he didn't have to care, and then his eyes looked back and forth on Louise and Audrey, and he couldn't help but exclaim:

"Seeing two equally beautiful young ladies from the North and South Continents respectively, I seem to see the root of the growing strength and expansion of the Kingdom of Rune in recent years, precisely so that ladies like you can easily enjoy the happy life they have now, this is the voice of all Rune people from His Majesty to the King."

Louise didn't expect Duke Negan to say such a thing, she turned her head to look at Miss "Justice" beside her, who also showed a puzzled look in her eyes, but she still responded with skillful politeness:

"Thank you for all that you have done for this country, Dear Mr. Duke."

Immediately afterwards, the two of them moved neatly and neatly on their chests, and said:

"Praise the Goddess."

Duke Negan accepted the compliments of the two of them calmly, and said with a smile:

"I hope you guys have fun, and in a while, I'll invite the two ladies to a good show."

"After all," said the Duke meaningfully, "the ball is particularly prone to inexplicable accidents, and this must be deeply felt by the two young ladies." ”

With that, Duke Negan turned and walked away, leaving no time for Louise and the others to react.

After a brief staring at each other, Audrey frowned and said:

"Something isn't quite right today, Mr. Duke."

In contrast, Louise looked more serious, the smile on her face had long since disappeared, and all that remained was a solemn and serious look, and she quickly analyzed:

"There's an unexpected prom."

"To me, it refers to the ball where Ambassador Intis was assassinated, and for you, the banquet at which Chillingers attempted to assassinate Duke Negan...... There were accidents at both banquets, and what is the reason why Monsieur Duke has made a point of mentioning this to the two of us today? ”

"Is he foreshadowing that tonight's ball is about to happen?"

Louise quickly came to this conclusion, and remembering the deep gaze of Duke Negan just now, she was even a little worried about whether Mr. Duke had seen through her plan...... But after thinking about it, I felt that this was impossible, because the power to kill Mr. Duke was too strong.

So, she spoke directly to the question, staring carefully into Audrey's eyes, trying to get a response.

Unfortunately, Miss "Justice" also looked ignorant, and seemed to be shocked by Louise's speculation, and she shook her head, and said:

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"I don't know."

Then she continued: "But I may ask my father, Earl Hall, what he may know. ”

Louise smiled and nodded, watching Audrey make her way through the crowd and towards the heart of the ball.

Then she drank the champagne in her hand, and quickly turned around, ready to go to the maid to tell her a few words.

Perhaps Louise was overthought that she didn't notice the footsteps behind her, and when she turned around, she almost bumped into an old gentleman.

"Ahh She let out a faint exclamation, and quickly held the arm of the old gentleman in front of her, avoiding more embarrassing things, and quickly apologized and said:

"I'm sorry, I was careless, you weren't hurt, were you?"

The old gentleman's hair was all white, and grew unorderedly, evidently unkeen, and his countenance, and his face was ruddy, and he was in good spirits, and he took Louise by the wrist, stood firm, and replied:

"It's okay, it's okay, it's my old guy who didn't pay attention to the road."

"That's good, I'll frighten you." Louise said politely and wanted to leave, but her wrist was still held by the old gentleman in front of her, and she couldn't break free.

"I don't think I've ever seen you?" The old gentleman, who had a familiar personality, took Louise by the wrist, looked at her, and said:

"But you're a bit like my granddaughter."

Louise replied disappreciatively, "You have won the prize, your granddaughter must be much better than me." ”

The old gentleman showed a disgusted expression, waved his hand and said:

"That girl, her temperament is too wild, and she hasn't inherited my good qualities at all."

Then you still say that she is like me, do you praise me or hurt me...... Louise pursed her lips secretly, and soon the figure of the maid lady appeared in her wandering sight, winked at her, and after settling down, she looked at the old gentleman in front of her, and said:

"You're a professor at a university, right?"

"Oh, how do you know?" The old gentleman seemed surprised, and inadvertently let go of Louise's wrist, and asked curiously, "You know me?" But I've never seen you, have I? ”

"I guessed." Louise said with a smile, and at the same time added in her heart: "Probably only a professor-level researcher would come to such a grand ball with such a raunchy appearance." ”

"Then you're smart!" The old gentleman complimented, and then introduced himself, saying, "I am the director of a research institute in Beckland, Russell Mines. ”

Louise also said her name, bowed slightly, and said:

"Nice to meet you, Dean Russell."

"Just call me by name." Mr. Russell waved his hand and said, "The title of Dean is too official, and you are not my student." ”

"You are such an approachable gentleman." Louise choked slightly, then politely complimented.

Although Russell is very old, but his mentality is very young, he showed a happy smile and said:

"I found another trait that you and my granddaughter are very similar, and both have very sweet mouths."

Louise smiled, not thinking of how to respond, when she suddenly noticed that Miss Justice was walking quickly towards her.

"Dean Russell, I didn't expect you to come to tonight's dance party." Audrey said with some surprise.

Old Mr. Russell stretched out his hand to smooth the thick white hair on the top of his head, but the hair quickly stood up again, and he said with a light smile:

"Relax once in a while, stay with you young people, and I'll become younger!"

"You're still so humorous." Audrey replied with a smile, then took Louise to say goodbye and walked to an empty place.

"Who is this Dean Russell?" Louise asked thoughtfully.

"He is a very high-level mechanical expert, who has participated in many construction projects within the kingdom, and believes in the 'god of steam and machines'...... Anyway, it's amazing! Audrey quickly summed it up, and then said:

"I know what Duke Negan wants to do?"

However, before Miss "Justice" could tell the rest of her story, a crisp tapping sound sounded in her ears, attracting the eyes of everyone present to look towards the center of the ball hall.

Duke Negan was standing on the high platform, his face was serious, and his eyes were coldly scanning the many guests in the audience.