Betsy leaves the office and goes out to count the people.

"President, in addition to Alice and me, there are twenty other sisters who have signed up. ”

Luna asked, "Twenty?"

"Our customers pay high prices, and we have to provide high-quality services out of professional ethics. Betsy replied, "So according to the grading standards of the maid association, apprentices and junior maids are not considered, at least intermediate maid masters can sign up." ”

Alice said, "If you are not an intermediate maid teacher, you really don't have the confidence to show nobility and coldness." ”

"yes. Betsy was a little indignant, "Obviously, the people who come to our association are sisters who have been persecuted and insulted, but many people just don't dare to hate the nobles. ”

"Hey, the psychological quality of these children is still not too hard. "The favorite thing for those workers to do when they parade through the streets is to smash up the houses of the nobles who are officials and parliamentarians, and no matter what title you have in England, you will inevitably be thrown bricks and eggs." ”

Alice asked suspiciously, "Is it true that any nobleman will be shocked?"

"The most prominent nobleman in England now is the Duke of Wellington, do you think why he is called the Iron Duke?"

"I know that. "The Duke of Wellington is a conservative, and I heard that during the mass demonstrations, his mansion was smashed so badly that he had to replace the windows with iron shutters, and since then he has been nicknamed the Iron Duke." ”

"That's because they are outnumbered, and they gather to protest and demonstrate to the aristocracy, of course it's different. Alice said, "But our maid is on a grand occasion." The total number of noble guests entertained is often greater than ours. ”

Betsy nodded. "Well, if we go to the parade one day. Just throw a few rotten eggs, and the picture must be beautiful. ”

"Don't. Luna shook her hand, "What are we all about? The workers' marches never suggested that women should have the right to stand and elect, so they have nothing to do with us. ”

"yes, Becky, don't be impulsive. Alice advised, "The workers all work in the factory, and it is rare to meet the nobles in ordinary times. And the daily life of our maids is to deal directly with the nobles. Just have the opportunity to show a little nobility and coldness, if you smash someone's house, it will be too badly offended. ”

"I'm just talking. Betsy rubbed her nose, "By the way, President, when I went out just now, I saw a letter addressed to you on the door. ”

When Luna opened it, she saw a puddle of blood-red on the letterhead.

"Ahh

Luna was also stunned: I gave up this kind of underworld style of subterfuge. How can someone still send a threatening letter to a maid?

Alice nervously asked, "President, what does the letter say?"

"Nothing. Luna quickly finished, "I've been asked to disband the Maid Guild. Otherwise, I will encounter some unexpected consequences. ”

"Who sent it?"

"Spring-legged Jack. Luna shook her head, "I don't know what kind of guy it is." ”

Betsy was taken aback, "Spring-legged Jack, that's a demon!"

Alice asked, confused. "Becky, what does that mean. Why did even the demons come out?"

"It was a monstrous monster that appeared in 1837 and shocked the whole of London. Don't you even know?"

"I don't know. Alice honestly admitted. As a young girl from the countryside, she naturally would not have known about an old incident in London nearly ten years ago.

"In 1837, a mysterious villain appeared on the streets of London, attacking young women in the middle of the night, and the police had no way of catching him. "According to eyewitnesses, this villain has incredible strength and speed, can leap onto rooftops with a single jump, tears through steel with sharp claws, and spews blue-white flames from his mouth......"

"What, you can breathe flames?" Alice's fright, "is it really a terrible devil?"

"Ah. Luna said disapprerovingly, "Breathing flames or something, any street magician can perform." ”

Betsy said unconvinced, "So, is it magic that Spring-Legged Jack can jump onto the house?"

"That might take a bit of real skill. ”

"That's right. Alice said, "So many police officers can't catch him, so you can see that this guy is really very good." But what I can't figure out is, why did he threaten to dissolve our association?"

"There's something wrong with that. Luna said, "I ask you, who would most like our association to be disbanded?"

"Do you need to think about it?" said Betsy immediately, "of course it's those noble lords." ”

"Why?"

"Those so-called high-ranking people, using job evaluations and the judicial system, could have manipulated us at will. Betsy snorted and said, "But the president of the association, you have organized an association for us, defended our rights, stood up for us, trained us, and developed a steady stream of job opportunities, which is a good thing for us maids and the whole society, and the only people who are unhappy are naturally those who think that they have completely controlled us." ”

"That's right. Alice nodded, "There will definitely be many nobles who have deep malice towards the president. ”

"If these nobles want to destroy our association, it's easy to guess what means they will use. ”

Alice asked, "What do you mean by that?"

"Our maid guild is a duly registered industry body, and they have no legal way to undermine. "So, they only use threatening letters, and if we don't give in, we will definitely use the means of not seeing the light in the future." ”

"The means by which you can't see the light?" Alice sweated a little, "what is that?"

"For example, kidnapping, assassination, arson, ......"

"Do those nobles who pride themselves on being noble and upright do these things?"

"This kind of thing is too common, what is noble and upright, it is just self-promotion. Luna scoffed. "In the United States, white people who claim to be highly civilized people. In order to prevent blacks from obtaining equal rights with them, the Ku Klux Klan party was specially organized to persecute them.

Betsy nodded immediately. "Yes, yes, the aristocracy does not see equal rights for our maids, just as the white man does not see the black man with equal rights. So they will definitely use the corresponding extreme measures against us. ”

"Extremists exist in any group, and they often act with some kind of exaggerated image, and if their reputation is too bad, they can cut it out at any time." ”

Alice began to understand at this point. "You mean, that Spring-Legged Jack is the extreme aristocrat who doesn't want to see us?"

"Do you think Springlegs is just a simple psychopath?" Luna sighed, "Threatening the maids to dissolve the Maids Guild is actually a political demand, and it has risen to the point where one group maintains a sense of superiority over another, not to satisfy the perverts of a single individual, which is enough to explain the truth behind it." ”

Betsy came to her senses and said, "So. To carry out those kidnappings, assassinations, and the like, you must have a well-known, powerful, demon-like guy to have a deterrent effect. Spring-legged Jack was the best candidate. ”

"And what are we going to do?" said Alice, alarmed. "Spring-legged Jack has sent a threatening letter, should we call the police?"

"There was nothing the police could do with him back then, so what's the use of calling the police now? Anyway, he's coming for me. You don't have to be involved. ”

Luna waved her hand, "That's it." Alice and Becky, you take those twenty sisters with you. Pack up now and go to the Marquis's estate. ”

Betsy asked, "What about the other sisters in the guild?"

"It's winter, and people don't have to come to the association every day, so I give everyone a living allowance so that they can come back after the winter. ”

Alice guessed, "Are we going to pretend to disband, to hide from the limelight for a few months?"

"Where is it disbanded? As long as you're all gone, there won't be any more people involved when that spring-legged jack comes to the door. ”

"Wait, President!" said Betsy in surprise, "Listen to you, do you want to stay alone?"

"yes. Luna nodded, "If we do disband, Spring-Legged Jack won't come to the door." Besides, if there are really no people here, the unemployed sisters who are known to come to our association for help will not be able to get their living expenses. ”

"You're not thinking about the right thing!" exclaimed Alice.

Luna said strangely, "What's wrong?"

"How can you deal with that devil alone?" said Alice, excitedly, "and he'll kill you!"

"Who said he could kill me?" Luna snorted, "Sister has also practiced since childhood, and is proficient in all kinds of self-defense techniques. ”

The two maids frowned together, "Could it be that your self-defense skills can deal with demons?"

"How can there really be demons or anything like that in this world?" Luna shook her head, "Didn't we just discuss, that Spring-Legged Jack is nothing more than an aristocrat with extreme thoughts." ”

"But there's no doubt about his power. Betsy objected, "Some nobles' ancestors may have been extremely brave knights, and they once had the feat of slaying dragons and hunting demons, as long as they inherited powerful martial arts, they might be stronger than the devil's combat power." ”

"How did you talk about that?" Luna was shocked, "Do you really believe that medieval knights slain dragons and demons?"

"I've heard these legends since I was a child, and the power and martial arts of those knights are beyond our imagination. ”

"Then why did the Crusades never succeed once? Why did they lose the Iberian Peninsula and the Balkan Peninsula in the face of the Islamic countries? Why did they lose everything in front of the Huns and Mongols?"

Betsy blinked, "Because in the other party's camp, there are equally powerful samurai." ”

"Okay. ”

Luna decided to quickly solve this troublesome question, "So, why is such a powerful knight class slowly dying out?"

"Well, it looks like it was shattered by a firearm. ”

"That's right. Luna pulled a firearm from the drawer of her desk, "I've got a firearm here, you can go with confidence." (To be continued......)