"Someone is going to assassinate me at tonight's ball."

It was a very short sentence, but it made everyone in the audience a little frightened, and they all turned their heads to look at the people around them, only to find that they were all familiar faces, and when they were secretly puzzled, they heard Duke Negan say again:

"However, the assassin has been arrested, and I will find out who is behind him, and then make him pay with his life."

The powerful announcement drew cheers and applause from the crowd.

In the midst of jubilation, Monsieur Duke raised his glass, drained the champagne in celebration of victory, and said in a loud voice:

"Have a nice evening everyone."

Soon, the atmosphere of the ball returned to its previous warm and joyous appearance, but whether there was any absent-mindedness or not, no one could say.

Duke Negan, who was full of ambition, strolled into the crowd, and drank two more glasses because he was happy, slightly drunk, he didn't know what he saw, and suddenly turned his head and asked:

"Did you find anything out of the ordinary?"

The blonde secretary behind him had been waiting for a long time, and he thought for two seconds, and replied firmly, "No." ”

"Miss Louise, like most people, was affected by the abilities of the 'seals' brought by the 'Night Watcher' and did not show any anomalies."

"So, she's just an ordinary person!" Duke Negan gently shook the red wine in his glass, and said with a smile on the corner of his mouth.

"Yes, that's in line with our investigation." The blonde secretary replied meticulously: "Because of her long-term life in the Southern Continent, Miss Louise knows more about the extraordinary world, and it is precisely because of this that she and Miss Audrey quickly establish a close relationship. ”

"And, as far as I know, the two of them, together with Viscount Glelint, formed a small party that they thought were secretive, and worked together to become extraordinary......"

"What an ambitious child." Duke Negan's gaze rested on Louise and Audrey, and suddenly sighed, and said with a simple command without turning his head:

"I'll leave the rest to you."

The blonde secretary lowered his head, the glimmer of light in his eyes flashed, and the corners of his mouth showed a seemingly non-existent smile, but unfortunately no one could see it, only a familiar sentence that was in line with the rules came into his ears:

"Yes, Mr. Duke."

Just when everything seemed to be developing towards the path he expected, suddenly, an "uninvited guest" hurried over.

Duke Negan glanced at the visitor and whispered:

"Panic, what is it like!"

The person who came was a butler-like figure in the Duke's palace, and he first stood up, and then reported softly with a heavy face:

"Mr. Duke, just now, someone broke into the treasure house in the backyard, killed all the guards, and stole a thing."

Hearing this, Duke Negan's drunkenness was suddenly swept away, and the wine glass in his hand crumbled with great force, and he asked in a deep voice:

"What did the thieves steal?"

The butler glanced around quickly, and then leaned into the Duke's ear and said something.

With a "bang", the wine glass shattered, and the red wine fell down between his fingers, looking a little dazzling, and Duke Negan did not bother to cast his gaze, turned and left the ball hall directly.

The guests around were inevitably a little surprised, but they thought that Mr. Duke had just been assassinated, and perhaps he would become angry when he found out something, so he didn't pay much attention to it, and continued to enjoy the happy time...... After all, happiness is the eternal theme.

"What's the matter, Mr. Duke?"

Audrey looked at the back of Duke Negan as he walked away quickly, as if she could see the anger hidden in him, and then turned her gaze to Louise beside her, and asked curiously:

"Haven't the assassins been caught?"

Unfortunately, the members of the "Esoteric Order" were not assassins at all...... Louise sneered in her heart.

Judging by Duke Negan's performance just now, it seems that the other members of the "Esoteric Order" have accomplished their real goal and stole what they wanted...... Louise watched as the figure of Mr. Duke completely disappeared from sight without squinting, and was surprised to find that the blonde secretary suddenly turned around and glanced at herself, expressionless, as if she had just done it unintentionally.

After a moment of silence, she replied casually:

"Maybe the assassin was behind it...... If you think about it, the person who dares to assassinate Duke Negan must also be a person of the same level...... If two tigers fight, there will be an injury! ”

Louise tilted her head sideways and said meaningfully:

"This Beckland, I'm afraid it's going to be a mess!"

When Audrey heard this, she felt a sense of empathy, perhaps because her identity changed too quickly, and before she became extraordinary, the first half of her life was not shocked.

But when she was lucky enough to join the "Tarot Club" and become an "audience", her life seemed to have become a water surface that was constantly smashed by stones, undulating and extremely exciting.

Miss "Justice" couldn't tell whether this change was good or bad, she pondered silently for a while, and then opened her mouth to raise her biggest doubts:

"Why did the members of the 'Esoteric Order' assassinate Duke Negan, and what good did it do them?"

Louise took a sip of red wine and said noncommittally, "Who knows?" ”

"Maybe they want to get what they want, or maybe they are instructed to do it, like Ziringes...... As long as the pay is good enough, anything can happen. ”

Audrey nodded thoughtfully.

…………

As the top nobleman in Beckland, one of the largest landowners in Rune, the villa where Duke Negan lived was naturally extremely luxurious and very large.

The Duke took the lead, followed by the blonde secretary and the butler who had just reported.

The three of them strode briskly towards the secret treasure house in the backyard, and soon, several corpses appeared in sight.

The butler stepped forward and pointed to the well-preserved corpses scattered everywhere in turn, and said:

"The body was shot in the middle of the eyebrow, but no bullets were found...... There were no wounds on this corpse, but the man was dead......"

The blonde secretary immediately prompted, "'Air Bullet', 'Spirit Thread'...... It's the same as the guy who used the 'paper man stand-in' at the ball.,It's the ability of the 'soothsayer' path.。 ”

"'Fortune teller' path......" Duke Negan frowned and thought for two seconds, unable to hide the surprise in his heart, and said, "Esoteric Order? ”

At this time, the middle-aged captain of the "Night Watchman" team asked for a meeting and reported:

"Mr. Duke, the Extraordinary One who was captured was the 'Faceling' of the Fortune Teller Pathway, a member of the secret organization 'Esoteric Society', whose original purpose in appearing at the ball was to create chaos, attract attention, and create opportunities for his associates' actions."