Chapter 13: The Dinner
In a small two-and-a-half-story building near the Yorktown Police Station, Ville lives on the top half of the floor, half of the balcony outside with his own plants and flowers, and his mother and younger siblings live on the second floor.
Vir lay on the bed, looking through the skylight at the stars above, with the occasional meteor streaking by.
"I really can't rest assured, Legira, Horos, Raja ......"
Chalfi Village is its own patrol area, and the relationship with everyone is usually very good, especially Legira, if you have time or not, you will go to the Night Church to see, how can you rest assured, and patrol as usual in the next few days! Just be careful.
At this time, there was no daytime hustle and bustle in the village of Chalfi at night, under the starlight, only a little yellow candlelight came out of the church, and in the house behind the steam church, Gillaiard sat at his desk, looking at the overturned inkwell in front of him and waiting for something, and after a while, Gillid appeared from the darkness.
"Gilid, how are you?"
"I'm almost done digesting the potion, and I should be able to get promoted. How are you preparing for the ceremony? ”
"You stabilize your spirit first, and then you will be promoted in a few days. I'm also ready, when the time comes, I'll sacrifice some of the people in this village, and after that's done, I'll go straight back to the lurking place, and I'll stay here for too long, I don't feel good, has Master Kiefer sent a message? “
"Blood Sacrifice, this is not good, I am afraid that it will anger the Night and Storm Church at that time, and there is no news from Master Kiefer."
"Do you think what we're doing in Pritz isn't enough?" Gillaiard said coldly as he played with his pen, the corners of his mouth slightly raised.
Hermione was dressing herself with the help of Mrs. Wappel, after all, she couldn't just go to the dinner party in a casual suit, which would be considered rude and disrespectful to the host of the banquet, and it was important to make a first impression.
Fortunately, there was a dress that Audrey had bought for herself before, and she chose a lace wide-necked dress with dark pink as the main tone and egret silk fabric decoration.
Mrs. Wappel helped Hermione coil up her dark black hair, braided a basic palace braid, put on a muslin top hat and ladies long white gloves, and matched her witch charm, so that Mrs. Wappel in front of the mirror couldn't help but be a little addicted, with light blue pupils and delicate facial features, with a little girlish childishness.
Hermione spun around, it should be fine, looking at herself inside, she fell in love with herself a little. sighed again, I don't know how much of this face is my own! There is also a low-top high heel that is not very used to wearing, and I am usually used to wearing lace-up boots.
Put on glasses and cover up your breath, it's a lot better than usual, or the ancestor is right when he says "Buddha relies on gold, people rely on clothes." ”
After Hermione was almost ready, Voss also came outside, different from the usual bohemian image in a trench coat, he was indeed a rare nobleman wearing a long gift and a dress.
Seeing Hermione come out, Voss opened the car door and saluted, "This beautiful lady, I think I must have seen you somewhere, can you tell me your name?" ”
"Okay, I'll talk to you when I get there."
Hermione smiled back and got into the car, waving at Wappel and Eliza Yvonne.
Watching the carriage depart in the streets, Mrs. Wappel took her sister back, "Don't worry too much, I'll find your sister." ”
The carriage soon arrived at the place of the dinner, where the wealthy local merchant Ferris. Emir. Drews's home.
After getting out of the carriage, Voss and Hermione were led by the waiter to the banquet hall, and many people had already arrived here, but Hermione didn't recognize it, but a few young women in bright clothes kept looking at Vos, and they looked a little hesitant to come up.
Hermione pulled Ravos, "Vos, aren't you looking for a partner?" I think there's quite a lot of them on the other side for you. ”
"The lady was nice, elegant and temperamental; and the youthful beauty in front of her; The one leaning against the window is also good, beautiful and plump. ”
Voss came directly to the table and took a glass of fresh milk and drank it, "Hermione, I think there are quite a lot of rich people here, which is very suitable for you, didn't you always say that you were poor before, you can try it." I'm happy with my current life and don't need it for the time being. ”
Hermione also picked up a cup of black tea and drank it, and the white table was set with delicate snacks and meals, and the waiter next to her fried steaks and other foods according to the needs of the guests. Hermione didn't need to eat or drink unless it was necessary, so she wasn't interested in any of that, so she had better find someone first.
"Voss, is your uncle here?"
"It's already here, I just asked Ferris's butler, what is my uncle talking to Stephenson and Ferris, just wait a while."
At this time, a young girl walked out of the hall next to her, and after seeing Voss, she walked over excitedly, and the snacks in her hand were quickly put on the table next to her, "Vos, you have finally arrived, and Dad will come out later." ”
Then he looked at Hermione again. Vos took the girl by the arm and introduced Hermione, "This is my friend Hermione, I came to find my uncle for something, so I brought it." ”
The girl looked at her with some suspicion, and Voss turned to introduce Hermione to the girl, "She's my uncle's daughter, my sister Mary. Annie. Brudnell. ”
"Hello, Mary."
"Hello."
Hermione and Mary saluted each other. Mary wore a light baby blue dress, with slightly curly dark blonde hair tied with a delicate bow, green pupils, and soft facial features, with a girlish childishness.
"It's a beautiful girl! I want to rua. Hermione commented in her mind.
"Alright, it's time for you to go with your friends, I'm here waiting for your dad. I'll talk to you later. ”
Mary looked at the two of them, and went to her friend with some doubts.
After a while, three people came out of the inner room, one of whom had gray hair and bright eyes; One is a little similar to Voss, slightly old-fashioned, with three-dimensional facial features; The last one is noticeably shorter, a little pot-bellied, and the figure is not as well maintained as the first two. The white-haired old man said something and walked to the other hall, and the man who was similar to Voss came over with the pot-bellied man after seeing Vos.
"Uncle, Uncle Ferris."
Earl Brudenel had gray hair in his hair, and his face was slightly wrinkled, and he was about the same height as Voss; The hairline of his fellow Ferris is receding, and his belly is noticeably protruding.
Earl Brudnell, who came to the front, had already noticed Hermione next to him, frowned and responded to Vos, and then looked serious:
"You're already a big man, and you're still working in such a dangerous position, it's time to find a wife."
I looked at Hermione again:
"You haven't introduced me to this lady yet?"
Hermione stepped forward and saluted back, "Earl Brudennell, Mr. Ferris, hello, my name is Hermione. Evanna, just call me Hermione. ”
It's better to omit your last name, Evenna is inherited from her mother's name, and it's not a fake.
Brudnell nodded, a look of embarrassment. Ferris opened his mouth and said, "Miss Hermione, I look good, I am also very young, I should be able to get married in two years, but it is no problem now, take care of it, and the church will not react much." ”
Ferris was clearly misunderstood, Hermione looked like she was only 16~18 years old.
James also opened his mouth, "It's nothing if the identity is ordinary, it's Celia's side, you have to explain it yourself." ”
Just as the two of them were about to continue asking, Voss interrupted them a little awkwardly, "Uncle, Uncle Ferris, Hermione is my colleague in the church, and I came here today to ask you some questions. ”
"Church?" Count Brudenel pondered, as if he had thought of something.
"Looks like I misunderstood." Ferris smiled.
"In that case, there is nothing, so I'll choose for myself. Celia is here too, so you can talk about it yourself. ”
For Earl Brudnell, this nephew gave him too much headache, and he knew how dangerous the world of the extraordinary was, so he planned to let Voss transfer out of the night watch after getting married and go to the headquarters of the Beckland Police Department, it is not difficult to do this with the influence of the Brudnell family, it is difficult to be human, it seems that he has to be ruthless, and his brother will leave such a child.
Voss was also a little surprised when he heard Celia,
"Is Celia back? I remember her as a little heel. Let's not talk about that, uncle, I want to ask if you can tell me about that? ”
"The other party is a guest from Lemburg, named Saleh. Mackenzie. It was the first time I met him, and when he visited certain places, he saw a girl who was studying there, and thought she was very talented in learning, so he took him back. That's good, and it's a good ending instead of sinking in those places and dying. Count Brudenel said lightly.
"Uncle, can you contact this person?"
"The first time was just an inspection, I'll talk about it later, I'll pay attention. Now your business is the most important thing, and how do you care about it, this kind of business happens every day. ”
"When is the next time, Count Brudenel?" Hermione asked
"I don't know much about this, the other party's information hasn't been revealed too much, and the first cooperation is still very cautious. And since you're a friend of Voss, you can help me push him over, and I rarely see him bring anyone to me. James Brudnell paused, "Take the liberty of asking, who are you that girl, you are very persistent." ”
"I was also entrusted by someone to promise others to find this girl, and I can't be untrustworthy."
"It's a little strange to read, but it feels a little reasonable." Ferris also said a few words at the right time.
"The other party is a little mysterious, I'll ask next time. You can also help me urge him to start a family, what do you have to take care of, you young people go and communicate!"
James Brudnell nodded at Hermione, and Hermione smiled back. Then, James Brudenel and Ferris left and went to the area where they were supposed to go, and the bodyguards guarding next to them quickly followed.
Hermione looked at the two of them and smiled at Vos, "Your uncle only has mood swings when he talks about you, and he seems to care about you very much, so you should be mature." ”
Voss straightened his collar, "I've always been very mature, it seems that Enis is fine, I guess I brought it back as a secret lover." You don't have to worry too much, I'll tell you next time I have news, at least it's better than staying in the Red Theater. ”
Hermione also knew that she would determine where the person was, there wasn't much she could do, and it might be a good place to end up in this world! Hermione has dealt with a number of cases and seen a lot of people at the bottom of the ladder.
Count Brudnell walked into the hallway of the room and suddenly asked the bodyguard next to him:
"Can you see her details?"
"I can be sure that she is a high-level extraordinary person, and when I observed her, she also gave me a salute, and the other party did not have any malicious intentions, and the glasses she was wearing were also a magical item, which may have disguised her true appearance."
"It's possible that it's a strong person on the church's side, and it's normal that we don't know." Ferris took out his pipe and said as he filled it.
"Can you see her as she is?" James Brudnell continued
"No, when I wanted to dig deeper, I had a creepy feeling, and my spiritual intuition told me that it wasn't what I was supposed to see."
After hearing this, Brudnell continued to walk forward, muttering to himself and softly, "Is there a new strong man here?" What is it to do? ”