Chapter Forty-Seven: The Affair of the Banquet
Since Dilcha was not the surname of the Rune nobles, most of the young people chatting did not realize who it was.
Everyone looked at each other with a slightly confused expression.
Only the eyes of Viscount Glerint in the rear lit up: "Yes! Miss Hugh was over there, too. She might know something about this extraordinary thing in the East End. ”
He spoke much faster than before, and sounded a little excited.
Hearing the name of 'Hugh', the red-haired nobleman next to him clapped his hands: "Oh! It's Miss Forth's friend, right? ”
Others came to their senses.
The well-known writer is still well-known in their small circles, but not because of Forth's "Storm Hills," but because of her close association with Glerinte.
Most people feel that they have the intention of developing in the direction of romance.
They didn't remember Hugh's name, but they were very impressed by Miss Falss's short friend.
And Yager remembered who she was.
Stop? It's a familiar name.
Isn't this a friendly sponsor of his rent?
The figures of two girls kneeling one after another came to his mind.
Grab ...... before When he borrowed money, he never asked their names, after all, he didn't think there would be much intersection.
'Hugh' was also the name of her friend, whom the second girl mentioned when she hit the street.
And she herself may be what the nobles call 'Folth'.
Thinking of the two young girls, Yager suddenly remembered the promise he had made in the alley to make amends to them. At that time, Forth seemed to say that they were also short of money.
Now that Klein has a lot of honorarium left, he does have the conditions to make up for it.
But there's another problem.
The brunette youth is caught in a deep torture of his conscience.
Well...... Is it really necessary for his moral bottom line to be so high?
“.......”
On the other side, the aristocratic youths had finished chatting about Glerint's feelings, and returned to the East End case that everyone was interested in.
"Didn't you rescue a lot of ladies from the house yesterday? It seems that there are dozens? Finally escaping the questioning, Gleilynt quickly turned to Yager and asked, "Haven't any of them found your office?" ”
His questioning freed Yager from his tangle.
"Nope."
"Most of the kidnapped girls are young girls from poor families who can't afford lawyers, otherwise no one would have caught the gang for so long."
"It is said that the leader of that gang has had similar rumors a long time ago." Yager shook his head.
This morning, several newspapers mentioned the incident, and there is a strong sense of accountability for the police.
However, this also has the feeling of confrontation between the old and new nobles, after all, this kind of control department is a big entry in the hands of the old nobles and the royal family, and if there is such a big mistake, it will definitely be taken advantage of to get some wool.
As soon as Yager's voice fell, several people began to sigh along with Glerint.
"A lot of departments just don't want to take the case seriously, and they don't know where the gold pound has gone."
"Several of my friends say that there are more and more families sleeping on the streets."
"yes, there's still a march at the factory." Glerint added, "The neighborhood is getting more and more chaotic, and the detectives don't come out to maintain law and order, so I really don't know what to do when the grain bill comes out." ”
Compared to a certain hypocritical predecessor who got into the eyes of money, these young nobles seemed to be much more sincere, because most of them did have commoner friends.
But at the mention of the Grain Act, the atmosphere suddenly stagnates.
The Grains Act provided for a halt to the import of grain from Intis, or the Southern Continent, until the price of food rose to a certain level, which caused much controversy.
For example, while it kept the peasants from being unable to afford to eat, it was based on the cost of starvation for the workers in the urban areas.
Therefore, although the people in this small circle can be counted as new aristocrats, and even pro-people, there are different opinions about this bill.
Yager, on the other hand, is not very optimistic about the implementation of this bill.
If nothing else, even King George III personally went down to cooperate with the cult, and it is difficult for the account book of the Kingdom of Rune not to have problems, I am afraid that it will not be able to support the decline in factory income brought by the bill.
After all, steam-related ones are the most profitable now.
Tut.
Yager frowned disapprementedly.
Was it his delusion? How could he always feel that the situation in Beckland was getting more and more stormy.
"Let's not talk about this, let's take a look at these cults." After a brief silence, Viscount Gleilynt took the lead in trying to revive the atmosphere.
"Yes, yes, I've heard from my father that they really don't feel like ordinary people, they're all crazy." The red-haired youth standing next to him hurriedly answered.
The conversation was heated again.
After chattering for a while, the conversation returned to Yager: "By the way, Mr. Dressster, your friend has been to the East End, have you heard such rumors there?" ”
"What rumors?" Yager, who was still thinking about the bill, was stunned for a moment.
"It's like lightning slashing in mid-air, and the sea flowing backwards, something like that. I've heard that there are a lot of strange things going on over there. ”
This is talking about the extraordinary, right?
He hesitated for half a second, and chose the most infallible answer: "Well, for example, Miss Hugh is very capable, I once watched her and made the whole bar obedient." ”
Glerint suddenly raised his head and looked at him carefully.
"Haha, it's not like that." The aristocrat who asked smiled and said, "But Miss Hugh has such a personality charm, which is really admirable." ”
Thinking of Hugh's height, everyone who had seen her nodded in agreement.
"What a coincidence, you actually know each other?" Glerint interjected.
"I'm fortunate to have a relationship with Miss Hugh, but I don't know each other." Yager nodded, not hiding.
I just don't know what the meaning of the words means that he himself is fortunate or that Miss Hugh is fortunate to be 'unexpectedly' donated.
The Viscount's eyes gradually glowed eagerly as he looked at him, and began to take the initiative to learn from Miss Salman.
.......
At twelve o'clock in the afternoon, when the atmosphere of the banquet was hot, the nobles were still clinking glasses and chatting seemingly happily, and occasionally accosting a few words with the Viscount of Manchester and the solicitor Aemond who was wandering around the room.
The veteran lawyer is seeking clients for his track record.
At this moment, the door of the banquet hall was suddenly pushed open.
The man who came was dressed as a butler, followed by two or three beautiful maids, and as soon as he entered, he went straight to the Viscount of Manchester.
The conversation in the room was much quieter for a while.
Countless pairs of eyes secretly cast their attention over there.
"Your Excellency, I would like to express my sincere apologies to you on behalf of His Excellency Earl Hall and Mr. Hibbert."
"As Miss Audrey was unwell early in the morning, Mr. Hibbert had to give up today's trip and return home to care and care."
Before the butler's words fell, the huge banquet hall was almost audible.
Even Glerint, who had been talking to Yager for several minutes, stopped moving, opened his mouth slightly in surprise, and unconsciously turned his head to look over there.
The eyes of the entire room were focused on the Viscount of Manchester.
The viscount's face had turned the color of a pig's liver, and the false smile on his face had completely disappeared.
"These are the small gifts that His Excellency Lord Earl Hall wishes to give you, and I hope you will forgive Mr. Hibbert for his compelled choice."
Several maids stepped out from behind the butler and picked up the gift box that had been in their hands.
The Viscount of Manchester's hand behind his back clenched hard, and the green tendons on his arm under the suit burst out!
It almost made people suspect that he wanted to beat up someone.
But after a few seconds of dead silence, he still raised the corners of his mouth very unnaturally, the muscles on his face tensed, and he reluctantly said, "Hehe, that's for sure." ”
"Of course, Miss Audrey's condition is more important, and I wish her a speedy recovery."
Every word seemed to be squeezed out of the Viscount's teeth.