Volume 2: The Storm Falls 77 Behind the Light
"I know you're working for others, but you need to know your situation. Of course you know the phrase "life earns life or not", I know that you didn't know the situation and were on the wrong side, but it doesn't matter, I advise you to stop now, we can not blame the past, and I can provide you with the best protection and the money you deserve. “
I don't think he'll think I'm Bill by now. He imagined me like a ...... Gang members or ...... Others. I hesitated, acting a little nervous.
"This matter of your investigation will drag you into the abyss." His eyes became active. "In our line of work, backing is more important than your hard work, a good backer is not only reliable, but also safer to get rich. We are all licking blood on the tip of a knife, and if you are sensible, I believe we will become friends in the future. “
"Can you guarantee my safety?" I say.
"Absolutely."
"I want enough money to settle in."
"You can mention it."
"5,000 gold."
"It depends on whether your information is worth so much money."
"If you can arrange for me to investigate your people and the things involved, 5,000 gold coins is already a friendship price." I said as I untied Elaine's rope. "You mean what you say!"
"Integrity in business is the most important thing." He nodded. "Since we're friends now, untie my rope, you're tying it too tightly."
"I'll contact you again for the first time!" With that, I put my dagger in its sheath and hurried away.
"Hmph, integrity is important......" I stood on the corner and stared at the house again, muttering to myself what he had just said, and ran towards Forty-five Phillip Street.
I spit out their cheese after taking a bite, and although I was hungry, I still couldn't eat it, not only because it tasted bad, but also because it was ...... Very salty, very salty. Did I take a piece of their worst cheese or did they make it like that?
When you come to Phillip Street, there are rows of houses on both sides, and No. 46 is a shoe repair shop, and this organization really takes on any job. Looking at the doors and windows of No. 45 on the other side, everything looked so ordinary.
Madias Shore ...... Looking at the closed window, I suddenly remembered who this was.
I hurried into a narrow alley in front of me. Isn't Madias Shore the leader of the Assassins in Stormwind? He will be a pivotal guy in the future, this guy can't be described simply, he not only has hands and eyes but also quite good skills.
He's the leader of Stormwind's spy organization...... I muttered as I looked out.
Wrong!
The guy said he was one of the leaders of the gang and the big leader was his grandmother. That is, he is not the head assassin of Stormwind City yet. Haven't they been co-opted by the king yet?
The Duke of Leskova is the patron behind it......
And the Duke looked at me with a very unkind look!
Could it be that the assassination of me before was also done by the Duke for Shore? Or is it her grandmother?
The white-haired man who came to me and threatened me must have been Edwin's subordinate. Edwin asked me to leave Stormwind......
Wrong!
I remember...... Did Palmer ever tell me that Edwin knew Duke Leskova! I don't have a hard memory...... It should be, that damn guy is always yin and yang!
If Edwin knew the Duke, then it wouldn't be surprising that Edwin knew about my assassination, he must have known that something was going to happen to me, and then found someone to let me go!
But then I was ...... After Tim stabbed him twice...... He must have found a way to send me away! That's how it should be. Tim! Tim! He stabbed me twice...... And what about the dark shadow......
The Shadow is here to kill me? Or protect me? Tim...... They can't be Shore's people! What's in my head...... My mind was a little chaotic all at once. I stared straight at the window of the house opposite, and all at once I fell into a memory.
That dark shadow came to kill me! Tim should have been sent by Edwin to protect me! That's right. I gritted my teeth at the thought of this. I'm alive now, it's Edwin who saved me! I'm really touched when I think of this, it seems that I really caused Edwin trouble!
I'm going to find Edwin! Find my brother! Thinking of this, I moved my body back again.
In this way, my investigation is much clearer.
So why don't you do this guy now? He's a big problem for me. And the Duke may still have a lot of black material from my past, if they think ...... Even if it feels like I'm Mason, maybe my troubles won't be lessened.
Troublesome...... The Duke and I don't deal with it, what if his daughter Deria has any more trouble...... I don't think it's good for her to move, and no matter how she moves, it won't end well for me.
Rather than that, is it feasible to kill this man named Shore now? My hand reached for the dagger at my waist.
I vaguely remember that when Edwin was wanted in the future, this guy named Shore was also involved in the pursuit. At that time, he should have been a big boss...... Rather than wait until it doesn't work against Edwin later, it's better to kill him now!
Kill him...... And what about his amazing grandmother? Suddenly I remembered this amazing old woman who could become the leader of the gang.
Shore is now just a small boss, and the man says his grandmother is the big boss. Maybe it would be safer for me to investigate her grandmother before I make a plan......
Yes, it's better not to startle the snake now, it's hard to say if he's not at home now, I don't know what he looks like, and besides, how many pounds and taels does this future assassin leader have...... Is it like the hapless Earley, or is it better than him?
Now I have two goals, one is to find Edwin, and the other is to go to the Duke's house to investigate. If the Duke had a clue, perhaps it would be much easier to investigate the old woman. I had basically straightened out my thoughts, and I instantly felt extremely smooth in my chest.
I'm hungry and tired now...... I guess it's almost dawn.
When I woke up, it was already three poles in the morning, and I was mainly hungry. I changed my clothes again, and it was not suitable for going to people's houses to look for things during the day, but it was suitable for going to the library to look up materials. Yesterday the guy said I was active in the city, and they seemed to be interested in going to Lothar.
Lothar was a vassal at the king's side, a popular man among the people of the kingdom, but he was also covered with mist. I have a vague feeling that his affairs are more complicated than mine, and that it would be a loss of mind to keep them in order, after all, the throne and reputation are equally important.
I'm being stalked...... Does it have anything to do with being with Lothar, including my investigation of the throne?
Today's weather is quite good, I wore two clothes, and I used them to get out in case of a situation. I don't feel hot when I wake up in the morning, but it's still hot when it's close to noon. The guy from the Royal Library named Danya looked at me strangely and sweated as he looked at me.
This time he seemed to be a little kinder than before when he saw me, I don't know if it was a delusion. And I didn't just come to see him today to check the information, could it be that he was the one who left me to leave the note quickly?
"I heard that the war is over."
"It's not over yet."
"But rumors at the palace are that the war is over."
"It's just a political need." I looked at him, and the smile on his face was still there.
"Are you leaving?"
"Who did you listen to?"
"You are reinforcements. The war is over, and it's time for you to leave. ”
"What you said made me feel ...... Our sacrifice does not seem to be much to you. ”
"That's not what I meant. I mean, how is your Light research going? ”
I lifted my eyelids and looked at him with some curiosity. "I don't understand your history."
"What does this have to do with your Light research?"
"According to my research, I think that the Holy Light research in the Stormwind Kingdom should be much more advanced than that of the Northern Kingdoms, but the reality is that I have already witnessed the power of the Holy Light, but here the sprouts of the Holy Light seem to be withering.
His smiling eyes looked at me. "The sprout of the Holy Light......," he paused and said, "have you found the reason?" ”
"Your history is confusing." I stared into his eyes and said slowly.
He smiled. "You seem to be interested in Lord Lothar."
"He's a very interesting guy. There was always something in his slightly melancholy eyes that I couldn't guess...... So what is it that makes the last blood of the Arathso royal family full of melancholy? Did you know, Danya Bachelor? ”
"No, I don't know." He still had a smile on his face. But I feel that this smile as a disguise is not only useless at the moment, but also very fake.
"I want to finish the research of the Holy Light as soon as possible before leaving the Stormwind Kingdom, do you have any good advice?"
Standing on the corner of the street, I squinted and felt the light shining on my face, and this middle-aged man named Danya seemed to say something, as if he didn't say anything. He said that shadows only exist where there is light. Where there is light...... You can guess it with your toes.
I looked at the shadows on the ground, and there was no darkness without light, and it seemed to be dark in its original state.
There is never a shortage of people in the Cathedral of Light, rich and poor, healthy and sick. It's good to have a faith, at least sometimes, especially when you're vulnerable, and it's a comfort or a source of reliance.
Holy Light ...... If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I probably wouldn't have believed in it, but do I really believe it? I don't think so, in my mind I think it's more of a simulacrum of a tool, a skill, or a skill.
In retrospect, I should have had that joy, not because I had gained something, but because of that ...... Joy, happiness and contentment from the heart. That state in my mind should be similar to the state of receiving the Holy Light that Archbishop Fao said.
However, I have never felt it again until now, and looking at the people inside, I am reminiscing about the happiness, contentment, and happiness I get here, which is really pitiful. The joy that came from the heart was just lip service, and I just knew there was such a thing.
There is light, but I don't feel it.