"Huh, huh...I, you%a#a..."
With these words of anger whispered in his mouth, Duan Qing and Qian Zhihe were lying panting in a corner of an alley in the aristocratic district, hiding in the darkness of the street - according to his original thoughts and usual train of thought,
Facing a situation like being questioned just now requires a calm mind and a calm dialogue. As long as there are no problems with face, he is confident that he can use words to deal with it. Unfortunately, neither the system nor the NPC seem to be planning to talk.
He was so cooperative with Duan Qing's actions, so after seeing the guy disappear suddenly, he knew that this pretense was probably going to fail.
Fortunately, his ability to escape is still top-notch.
"Hehe...hahahaha!"
"...What are you laughing at?"
"I've never seen you, big brother... when you were in such a miserable state!"
"The first blood was given in front of you. Is there anything else you haven't seen yet..."
"Hahaha……"
Amid the girl's unrestrained laughter, Duan Qing looked outside the alley again. On the pavement of a spacious avenue, among the people passing by, two guards-like guys were swaying past there.
, looking around with vigilance from time to time, as if he was looking for something. He withdrew his head, and inspected the environment here again. After confirming that there were no accidents, he laughed heavily amidst the girl's still uncontrollable laughter.
Sighed.
Due to the existence of a certain possibility, Duan Qing was sure that the two guards would not really catch him, but the feeling of being watched and played with was indeed a bit powerless.
"So... never fight the system." He murmured.
"You what?"
The person who asked this question was not the red girl next to him, but a figure who suddenly appeared next to Duan Qing.
"Wow!"
With a loud shout, Duan Qing stood up suddenly while holding on to the wall, while subconsciously protecting the girl behind him: "You, you, you, why did you suddenly..."
"There was an accident just now."
Wearing a tan coat, the man in front of him took off his gray felt hat, revealing the face Duan Qing had seen not long ago: "Let's continue."
"Can you not show up so suddenly? It will scare people to death!"
Duan Qing straightened up again and whispered: "You suddenly disappeared just now and almost killed us... And why did you change your clothes so fast?"
"This is professionalism."
Kima passed by him without looking back and said, "Otherwise, it would be easy to be exposed."
Yes, I reminded myself just now...
Duan Qing shrugged helplessly. Duan Qing decided not to dwell on such meaningless issues. Then, at the other party's signal, he slowly chased after that person and followed him. In the mood of being a thief, he
But next to his ears came the whisper of a girl.
"On his body..." The lips were very close to each other, and the girl's body seemed to be hanging on Duan Qing's shoulders: "There is a smell."
"Um?"
"It's that kind, that kind..." Qian Zhihe hesitated and said: "Oh, that's it."
"...What the hell, why didn't I smell it?"
"Of course you can't smell it. This is... Anyway, believe me! My nose is very good..."
"Okay, okay, I believe you. It can be seen from the way you eat."
"You...hum, is it wrong to like eating?"
"...No, after all, everyone is a foodie."
The endless chatter did not last long. Duan Qing and the others stopped at the corner of another box. In another shadow where the sun could not shine, the man who put on the felt hat again pointed at them.
The wall next to it: "This is it."
"Here..." Duan Qing, who had been calculating the direction in his mind, asked in a low voice: "Is it behind the street just now?"
"The mission assigned above." Kima pointed to the sky: "So I have been monitoring this place these past few days, while waiting for others to come and cooperate."
"But... I didn't expect that the last person to come over would be you."
"Hehe, hehe, this is called a coincidence of fate." Duan Qing touched his nose and replied: "Although... I didn't expect it to be you."
"The meeting believes in your ability, so I sent you here, so I still trust you in this matter. But..." With these words, Kima looked at the girl next to him: "This lady...
"
"Are you also a trustworthy adventurer?"
"What? You..."
"Hey, hey, don't get excited, let me do it."
Stopping Thousand-Zhihe who was about to speak, Duan Qing waved his hands and replied: "Don't worry, this is the ethics of adventurers. As long as they are companions... they will not be held back. We will definitely not let you know about such things."
Can’t do it…”
"..."
Even Duan Qing himself did not believe the following words, but Kima, who had been silent for a while, seemed to temporarily believe his unscrupulous guarantee, nodded slowly, and then motioned for them to walk deeper into the alley:
"Then let me explain."
"The noble faction has been very abnormal these past two days."
"ha?"
"Our Lord Speaker, it seems that he has not stopped the pace of change in the past few days, appointing adventurers, opening up permissions, changing personnel...everything can be said to be on the heart of the noble faction."
The man under the felt hat whispered: "And they...since they raised objections at the beginning, there has never been any voice again."
"It's just... like you're at the mercy of others."
"Hey, hey, you Shadow Society... since when did you pay so much attention to these things?" Ignoring the red girl's secret surprise, Duan Qing frowned and said, "Aren't you always neutral?"
"Of course, but... we are also entrusted." Kima, who was walking in front, said: "As long as you give us money, we will do the work, and as long as the price is enough..."
"There are things that no shadow would dare to do."
A chill rose from the back of Duan Qing's neck, and then he shook it off: "You are so courageous..."
"Thank you for the compliment."
The other party replied calmly: "Mr. Qingshan may have missed the last commission, but this commission should still be in line with your wishes."
"What we need to investigate is... what the silent nobles want to do."
"Not a bad subject." Duan Qing nodded, and then pointed to the wall they had been walking around: "What is this called Stanford? Is it the subject of research?"
"Yes." Kima nodded: "Stanford is also an important figure in the aristocratic faction and Fortes' right-hand man. These days, he has remained silent like other aristocratic companions, but what is different from them is that
…”
He stopped, looked back at Duan Qing and said, "He himself has not shown up for several days."
"I? Didn't show up?" Duan Qing asked in surprise: "Is he just staying in his house like this?"
"We originally thought so." Kima nodded: "But unfortunately, after my observations over the past few days, it is more likely that there is no one in this house."
With the breeze blowing, the sun seemed to rise a little higher, and then spread more light on the alley. Duan Qing looked up at the sky, seeming to be counting the passage of time, and seemed to be sorting out his thoughts.
Thoughts: "You doubt..."
"They, the noble faction, are about to make a big move?"
"It's impossible to draw conclusions yet."
Resuming the pace of moving forward, Kima continued walking and said: "And this is what we need to find out."
"Are you sure there is what you want in here?" Duan Qing pointed at the wall and said, "Isn't it possible that he is not here..."
"So that's just speculation and we need further action."
After turning an alley corner, the three of them came to another street. The crowds of people coming and going reappeared in Duan Qing's eyes, but this was no longer what he paid attention to: "Now... what do we need to do, enter that
Place?"
"Yeah, at least make sure."
After turning another corner, Kima continued to introduce: "It would be better if there were more discoveries."
As his footsteps stopped, Duan Qing suddenly realized that the group of people suddenly stopped in front of a certain shop. Before looking at each other with doubtful eyes, Kima, who pulled up his felt hat, had already explained: "Here we are.
"
"Where is this?"
"The coat shop." Kima replied, "It's only for nobles."
"Do you want to..."
"Originally, there was no need to go to such trouble, because Mr. Qingshan seems to have done such a thing before." Kima blinked narrowly, and showed a smile: "But now I have a sister added to the mix, so..."
"Do you want us to pretend?" Qian Zhihe, who had never had a chance to interrupt, jumped up: "Pretending to be what? Husband and wife? I'm the best at this!"
"Please don't worry about the identity issue."
With Duan Qing's face darkening, Kima smiled and said to the two of them.
"I think... it should be very suitable for you."
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Not long after, a noble figure led two people, a man and a woman, through the door of Stanford's house. Then, under the guidance of a butler, they walked into the luxurious mansion in the middle of the compound.
"Please take a seat, Sir Phyllis."
"No need to be polite."
After picking up the drink served by the waiter, the nobleman who had been walking at the front savored it carefully for a while, and then replied with a straight face: "I just want to meet with Mr. Stanford."
"It's a pity that you are out on business and are not here now." A butler-like person sitting on the other side who was responsible for the reception said: "If there is anything important, I wonder if I can stay with you. I can tell you..."
"Huh... no need."
The nobleman known as Phyllis said in a deep voice: "I originally just wanted to introduce Mr. and Mrs. Hery. They have just arrived here and haven't made a few friends yet... But since he is not here, let's forget it."
Following his words and outstretched fingers, the couple who were sitting below and covered with a layer of gorgeous white plush coats slowly stood up and nodded as a gesture: "Hello."
"Ah... you two." A glimmer of light flashed in his eyes, and the housekeeper quickly replied with a smile: "It's Mr. Heli, and Mrs. Heli, right? It's nice to see you two, but... as you are now
As you can see, we adults are out for business now, so it’s hard to see you two..."
"That...it doesn't matter." The man on the right waved his hand meaninglessly: "We will live here forever in the future, so...there will be a lot of time and opportunities in the future."
"Oh, that's great. I wonder where you two live now and what kind of business you do?"
"We are staying temporarily on Alfan Street. As for business... we inherited our father's business, so now we mainly deal in furs, furs and other goods, and we hope that Mr. Stanford will be generous and take a fancy to us...
…”
"Wherever, our Lord is in need of people like you. Please rest assured that if the Lord comes back in the future, I will definitely inform him of your arrival..."
The brief and harmonious conversation quickly ended with mutual praise and compliments. The nobles who had always maintained a serious attitude seemed to have no patience to stay here. In the end, they left a few polite words and planned to take him with them.
He left with the young businessman he had brought. In the farewell, the humble and polite housekeeper sent them out of the mansion, and then watched them walk slowly down the road in the courtyard, gradually getting further away.
In the figure, the couple leaned close to the leading noble, seeming to be complaining about something.
"Are you... optimistic?"
"Look carefully, there are two in the front, two in the back, and two more on the side..."
"That's good."
The couple walked out of the door like a nouveau riche. Then, as if there was some rift with the noble in front of them, they turned around and left the place without paying any attention, causing the noble to snort heavily again.
, and then walked away slowly along the road angrily. Under the sideways gaze of the guards, the couple holding hands waited at the end of the street for a while, and then turned around as if they had decided something else.
Went into another alley.
"Hoo, ho..."
The coat that was gradually taken off was stuffed into a cloth bag by Duan Qing. He fumbled for a while, and at the same time looked at the flushed face of the panting girl: "What's wrong with you?"
"No, it's okay." The girl said hurriedly: "I'm just a little excited..."
"You must have done this kind of thing in the fortress." He pulled out a gray cloth cloak and put it on his shoulders, but Duan Qing's footsteps did not stop at all: "For example, when we went to Banhe Fortress
Second-rate……"
"Spartak did it by himself that time, and it has nothing to do with us... Wow, it's so exciting! I must tell my brother when I get back..."
"What you just promised, did you forget so soon?" Taking the clothes from the girl's hand, Duan Qing stuffed them into the same cloth bag, and then took out a piece of gray cloth similar to before: "Here, do you want it?
Want a piece too?"
"No, it looks so dirty...and I'm a mage!"
"As a mage who only knows how to shoot fireballs, what better way can you think of?" Duan Qing glared and said, "Hurry up and gather around us. It will be very lively once you are discovered."
"oh oh……"
Reluctantly wrapped in the piece of cloth, Qianzhihe was pulled by Duan Qing back to the road they had detoured before, and then stopped at one of the places: "Well, it should be almost here...
…Can you climb over by yourself?”
"cannot……"
"Oh, so you are a useless mage... Don't be sad, I can't do it, you are still very powerful, right?" While persuading the girl, Duan Qing checked the two people's attire: "The color...
...It should be about the same, not very strong, but if you use it once, it should be fine...When you go in later, try not to make any noise, and press all the clothes on your body, remember?"
"Ah? What do you mean... Hey, hey, what are you doing, ah——"
Ignoring the girl's doubts, Duan Qing, who had been counting silently in his mind, suddenly picked up her body, and then when she hurriedly covered her mouth, he threw her directly from the side of the wall. (To be continued.
.)
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