Chapter 128: Hilston Theatre
"Who framed an innocent ship's first mate in prison?" Diaphragm
"After 14 years in prison, who helped him escape from death row?"
"What conspiracy secrets are hidden behind the whole incident?"
"At 8 p.m. on August 1st, the adaptation of Russell the Great's famous book, The Return of the Count, will premiere at the Hilston Grand Theatre, and let's follow the revenge journey of the protagonist Monsieur Dantès and reveal all the secrets."
Looking at the warm-up text on the ticket, as well as the related insider revelations and professional reviews, Valera was a little moved.
It's a really good drama.
According to the original book, it was staged dozens of times in Beckland, and the stadium was sold out.
She certainly didn't buy this ticket. Diaphragm
A considerable part of the tickets for the premiere of such a large-scale drama must have been reserved for dignitaries, even if they did not necessarily show up to watch it;
And the remaining seats, given Valeera's current status and financial resources, it would not be wise to compete with those wealthy businessmen.
After all, this is a drama for her, and for the wealthy businessmen, it can be regarded as a social event.
The tickets were given by Audrey.
At the ball at Count Wolf's house, Audrey took the opportunity to make a side-by-side inquiry to Valeera when returning the notes.
After Valera coped with it, she received the ticket.
This is a two-seat box ticket with a not too good location, and of course, no matter how bad it is, it will definitely be more upscale than the pool seat. Diaphragm
Valilla thought she had guessed what Audrey meant.
The tickets for the two-seat box are just for the two Valera siblings, and this "audience" girl will probably find an opportunity to test "Kiri" during the theater performance...... Well, I'm going to have to give Harold a little bit of targeted training.
Valilla put away her tickets and began to think about her role.
Her "popularity" in the "Banquet Building" in the West District has risen to a certain level, and she can't go back in a short period of time.
Therefore, she can only choose one more from several other options to play for the next period of time.
Among them, the "Hilston Grand Theatre" in the Hillston area and the "Golden Rose" in the Beckland Bridge area are her two most preferred choices.
"Golden Rose" is the best legal brothel in the Gabeckland Bridge area of Jowood District, and the owner is a lady named Lopez. Diaphragm
Valera was well aware that the lady was secretly in touch with the wealthy merchant Capin, who was the biggest human trafficker in the underground market of Beckland and a minion who was secretly collecting people for King George III.
The Hilston Grand Theatre is also involved in this kind of business, which Valeera heard the victim talk about during the play, and knew relatively little about it.
At ten o'clock in the evening, Valera quietly went out.
She chose the Hilston Theatre as her second location.
Located near the King's Road and not far from the West End and Queens, the Hilston Grand Theatre is the largest and most luxurious theatre in the Kingdom of Rune and one of the three largest opera houses in the world, the other two in the Republic of Antis and Lemberg.
The entire opera house is mainly composed of two main halls, some small theaters, performance halls and other ancillary facilities.
Among them, the large main hall is the concert hall, which can accommodate up to more than 2,500 people, and is usually used for symphony, chamber music, opera, dance, chorus, pop, jazz and other performances; Diaphragm
The smaller of the main halls is the Opera Hall, which has more than 1,500 seats and is mainly used for opera, drama, ballet and dance performances;
In addition, there are many auxiliary facilities such as dressing rooms, piano rooms, rehearsal rooms, lounges and photography studios in the background, which is like a huge labyrinth.
Due to the complex internal structure, the backstage floor is distinguished by various colors, such as yellow for the backstage area of the opera hall and blue for the backstage area of the concert hall, so that the actors and crew can know where they are by looking at the colors under their feet.
These are what Valeera learned from public sources.
And where it comes to the special services, she analyzes and guesses based on the information she heard from several victims.
It didn't take long for Valera to cross the wide King's Road and sneak into the opera house.
She wasn't on the right path, and she didn't get close to the various performance halls in the front, because those places would definitely be more heavily guarded than backstage, and the security personnel would probably be mixed with the extraordinary members of the "Mechanical Heart" team. Diaphragm
Using intuition, divination, and mind-reading, Valeera wandered the maze backstage for almost an hour before finding that particular area.
This almost enclosed three-storey area has only two entrances and exits, one on the first and third floors.
In fact, it is also a performance hall, and the overall structure is somewhat similar to that of a general villa, with a performance stage in the middle of the first floor and an area for viewing and resting upstairs.
The difference, of course, is that the shows shown here have a certain bias.
Valilla didn't pay attention to the actors who were performing and the customers who were watching, and through the "gray vision", she directly began to look for a person to play.
Soon, she picked a certain guest room on the third floor and sneaked in.
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Saturday, July 28th.
Morning, Tingen.
Before going to work at Blackthorn Security, Crane went to Greenhull's asylum, which was also on the North Side.
He went to Detective Henry yesterday to confirm the progress of the commission, and although he did not get the results of the investigation of the "Red Chimney House", another side investigation has already been obtained.
Detective Henry sent someone to keep an eye on the "Dragon Bar" for several days, found the "audience" that Crane was looking for, and confirmed his identity-
Doctor of Greenhel Asylum, Dast Guderian.
Inspired by cop movies and spy films, Crane used his identity as a member of Tingen's Nighttime Squad to pry open the new "audience's" defenses and develop him into an informant. Diaphragm
Although Crane was eager to make up for his broken "audience" formula, he also knew that "haste is not enough", and in this conversation, he did not exchange potions, formulas, rumors, etc. with the other party for the time being.
During this conversation, Daxter inadvertently reveals a small amount of occult knowledge, giving Crane more insight into the secret organization of the Psychic Alchemy Society.
It turns out that the extraordinary way mastered by the "Psychological Alchemy Society" is the "audience" sequence.
In addition to this, he also learned the identity of Daxter's extraordinary guide -
Hood Eugen, the "psychiatrist" who pretended to be crazy in this psychiatric hospital.
At this time, Crane did not know that Hood Eugen, like him, was the owner of the "Red Chimney House", the one-eyed "janitor", and an important supporting role in Ince Zangwill's weaving of the "script".
Although there are some differences in the details, the ...... "script" is still being staged. Diaphragm