As the night deepened, in the long corridor, there was a wind outlet, and as soon as she got closer, she could feel the howling wind, and Lavinia knocked the snow on the soles of her boots on the steps, and was about to go upstairs, when her brow suddenly furrowed.

She smelled a faint smell of blood.

The source should be at the door of your house.

This level of perception is not difficult for the perceptive wolf clan, and even if she thinks about it, she can know what every household in this building has eaten at noon.

On her arm, golden thorn vines slowly appeared, a sign of her legal talent activating.

Then she walked in the direction of her room.

The golden eyes, in the dark, were like two bright lights, and they could see clearly the young man waiting against the wall in the dark.

"Potter?"

Lavinia's tone was a little surprised.

Potter was her teacher's favorite junior, and when she was in the academy, she used to follow her junior who asked about the subject.

But since graduating, Lavinia has cut off contact with them, partly because of differences with her teachers, which have led them to drift apart, and partly because she has offended too many people and does not want to implicate others.

"Nia-senpai!"

The boy's face was pale, and there were wounds on his body that had been simply bandaged, but had oozed blood.

Lavinia came to him and crouched down, her tone a little anxious: "Potter, what's wrong with you?" ”

The young man's mind is obviously not so strong, and when he saw this close senior sister, tears burst into tears: "Senior sister, the teacher committed suicide by drinking a bomb, and the teacher's mother took the teacher's child and hid in the countryside. ”

Lavinia chuckled in her heart: "What's the matter, tell me in detail!" ”

"My wife was going to take me there, but the teacher left you a letter before she died, and I thought that someone should come to deliver the letter, so I came to you."

"Come in with me."

Lavinia picked up Potter and unscrewed the door with one hand, her mind already in a mess.

put Potter on the sofa and wanted to bandage him first, but the boy wiped away his tears and said very stubbornly: "Please, senior sister, read the teacher's suicide note first." ”

Lavinia was stunned, took the blood-stained envelope, and opened it:

Nia.

I probably don't have the right to call you that anymore, for the sake of me that I'm dead...

To be honest, over the years, I thought that I had been accustomed to seeing unjust, false and wrongful cases, wasn't it just a matter of a stroke of the pen, and by helping each other with those "friends", I successfully sat in the position of the Grand Prosecutor of Milan.

Did you regret it, you asked me?

Of course I regret it!

I couldn't sleep all nights when I remembered the creed I had taught you in the lecture hall, especially Rahman, who really did what I did, and who was assassinated by the Sassari family, and every night I remembered his simple and determined smile.

This time, the mayor of Milan approached me and asked me to find a suitable reason for sending an upright, good man to the execution ground - they even asked me to make up a plausible accusation with my own hands.

I've had enough!

Nia, I've really had enough!

...

Nia, you are my best student, you have always been, you are upright, but not pedantic, kind and never afraid to fight evil with thunder, this case, I can only hand it over to you.

Please, wash away the grievances borne by this innocent, upright, and kind child.

I'm an incompetent person, so that's all I can do.

As I am, I will atone for the sins I have committed.

Lavinia was silent for a moment and said, "I have to think about this matter for a while, and I can't give you an answer immediately." ”

"Your words... Today I'll spend the night in the living room, I'll bandage your wounds, and tomorrow I'll have a friend take you out of Piedmont. ”

"If I offend the people of the family, where can I go?"

Potter smiled: "Senior sister, I am already satisfied to be able to deliver the teacher's suicide note to you by hand." ”

Lavinia said in an accentuated tone: "Go to the New World, go to Texas, where there is a shortage of manpower, and will never compromise with the orthodox wolf clan. Your injury is nothing at all, just take care of it for two days, senior sister promises, you won't have any problems here. ”

She got up and threw the blood-stained letter into the fireplace.

"Teacher, did you expect that I wouldn't sit idly by?"

She muttered softly.

...

As soon as he returned to the mansion, Lothar saw Valentina, sitting in the living room with a cup of hot cocoa with a rich aroma of white smoke in both hands, waiting for him.

During this period, not only did the powder used for brewing chocolate become more delicate, but the lumpy chocolate candies known to later generations also gradually became popular, and the people of Saluzzo were accustomed to brewing them with milk and sugar.

"Miss, you're back."

She glanced at Lothar and sneered, "I didn't watch it for a day, and you made another big news." ”

"Miss, this has nothing to do with me."

Lothar hurriedly waved his hand: "I just heard the news and warned in advance, that giant was neither provoked by me nor solved by me." ”

Valentina snorted, "You seem to have completely taken my warnings on deaf ears, boy! ”

"Miss, I don't quite understand what you're talking about."

"Don't play stupid, I warned you not to provoke that Bologna girl, but you turned around and invited people to watch the circus show, and after dealing with the demonized giant, you went to live a sweet world for two!"

Lothar argued with a righteous face: "Miss, I am all for the sake of the family, if it weren't for Miss Lavinia's information, I don't know how many people would have died in Turin today." ”

Valentina sneered: "Okay, even if you are all for the sake of the family, after the matter is resolved, why don't you come back here and report the situation to me immediately?" ”

Lothar was silent for a moment, then smiled wryly, "Well, it's my fault, miss. ”

"Tell me what you think, if you really like this girl named Lavinia, it's not like I can't help you... Wait, you guys seem to have only known each other for two days. ”

Valentina came back to her senses and glanced at Lothar with sharp eyes: "So, since you can't really like it, why can't you listen to my orders?" ”

"Miss, you misunderstood, we are just like-minded, I don't like the status quo of the wolf clan, if it weren't for the fact that I didn't know Miss Cellinina very well, plus I was worried about implicating the family, I might have gone to Texas to join her by now."

"You are quite bold, you dare to say this kind of thing in front of me."

Valentina glanced at Lothar seriously, as if for the first time she knew this man who was always unknown in the family, but had honed a strong martial arts in private.

"Over the years, you have been cautious and unwilling to show your strength, could it be that you are just thinking about one day to create Yakexi's rebellion?"

Lothar was silent.

Valentina also took him as a default, and instructed: "This kind of thing, don't say it easily in the future, otherwise it will cause you trouble sooner or later, that girl from the Bologna family is likely to be credible, and it's okay for you to make friends with her." ”

Lothar was also a little surprised by Valentina's change of attitude, but she didn't ask anything.

Although he added Lavinia as a strategic goal on this trip, he didn't let go of his original goal, and he still tried his best to get Valentina's approval, and he didn't plan to let himself go.

"In short, today's matter, although it is not the demonic giant you solved, it has to be counted as your credit, what reward do you want?"

"It's all subordinate's duty."

Valentina gave him an angry look: "Don't come with me, just say what you want." ”

Lothar smiled a little awkwardly, "Can you give me an advance on next month's salary?" ”

"Where's your money?"

Valentina was a little puzzled: "I remember that you are not a big spender, so you have no money?" ”

"Living in the city, even if you don't spend a lot of money, always costs a lot of money, for example, when I go out today, I wear a fancy coat, and I can't walk, because it will splash mud, and I can only take a carriage..."

Valentina was a little impatient: "Okay, I got it. I'll give you a note and ask Stoutt for it tomorrow. Also, I heard that you had a conflict with Ramdo? ”

"It's a little, he probably thinks I'm a little white face with no ability."

"Heh, he mean, I'm just an idiot who looks at my face?"

Valentina's eyes were slightly cold: "Don't worry, tomorrow I will warn him not to look for your business." ”

She said, took a sip of hot cocoa, and showed an interested expression: "Okay, we're done talking." Let's talk about what it's like to face the Holy Lance head-on. ”

Why are you all so interested in Jeanne?

Lothar thought for a moment and replied: "It's not a special experience, the Holy Radiance is too dazzling to see what happened, and the biggest feeling should be fear." ”

A lie always has to be fulfilled by a hundred lies, and if you say more and make more mistakes, Lothar can only say it concisely.

Valentina breathed a sigh of relief: "This guy first helped Basilicata defeat the expeditionary force in Texas, and then ran to Turin. According to reliable sources, Knight Yao has been away from the Holy Knights for some time, and the Holy Church is crazy to track down her whereabouts, or it won't be long before they appear in Turin - Lothar, you say, is it possible for us to cooperate with her? ”

"Cooperation?"

Lothar replied, thinking thoughtfully.

He originally had two conjectures, after the servants were summoned away by him, it stands to reason that the servants of a certain timeline left, and in another timeline, he could still meet Jeanne, Cellinina...

The second is that no matter how many timelines there are, the servants are unique, and as long as they are summoned by him, they will not appear again.

Now it seems that it should be the second case.

"Why, haven't you seen this woman with your own eyes? She didn't easily solve the problem between you and the girl from the Bologna family, which proves that even if you are a knight, you can cooperate. ”

"I'm just wondering what to work with?"

Valentina snorted, "You don't have to play dumb with me. ”

Lothar was silent for a moment, then shook her head and said, "Miss, if you want to count on Knight Yao to deal with the wolf lord, I'm afraid it's impossible." ”

"What do you know the inside story?"

"I know some, but I can't say."

"It's pretty honest."

As soon as she finished speaking, she patted Lothar on the shoulder: "Although it is difficult to see the remnants of the Holy Light on your body, it can't escape my eyes, and between you, it must be as simple as seeing each other from afar." ”

"In short, no matter how deep and close your connection with the Shine Knight is, I still have to remind you not to forget your identity."

Lothar nodded and said, "Miss, I'm from Saluzzo, and this can never be faked." ”

"Uh-huh."

Valentina snorted and turned to leave.

"Prepare me a bucket of water, I need to take a shower."

"Okay."

Lothar replied.

When Valentina was far away, she reached out and beckoned Elama: "I'll give you a difficult task - go and prepare a bucket of hot water for Miss." ”