Chelsea's cold voice immediately chilled the hearts of these people. The head maid was indeed right, but they were also human beings and wanted to live.
"Please, you can lock us up. As long as you don't kick us out, we can work for the Chamber of Commerce in the future."
"Yes, just tie her up and feed her. Please, kind and beautiful Miss Lacey."
Several people began to beg again, but the head maid remained unmoved and prepared to start driving them away.
"Wait a minute, Chelsea." Lorraine Hill stopped the head maid next to her.
"It's okay for you to stay, but I have some questions that I need you to answer truthfully."
Lorraine Hill recalled Bard's description of Gretel that night, and somehow felt familiar.
Gretel comes from Nied County in the West Wind, which is where Pullman and the others rebelled, and his words and actions can be said to be incompatible with the current society, which makes Lorraine Hill couldn't help but suspect that he is from the rebel army in the West Wind.
"Are you all locals, or are you from other places? Who else is very close to Gretel? Are there any of his fellow countrymen?"
"I hope you can carefully recall and answer my questions truthfully, without lying or concealing anything." Lorraine Hill emphasized again.
The people in front of them were surprised. After slowly recalling and thinking, they began to slowly answer the girl's questions.
"Gretel arrived many months ago..."
"He usually has a lot of friends...and..." Another person also began to recall slowly.
"In addition to Bud, there is also a fellow from West Wind who is close to him."
"Did that fellow come with him?" Lorraine Hill asked curiously.
"Yes, but that person has a quiet personality and is usually very low-key. If I hadn't thought about it carefully, I would have almost forgotten this person."
"What's his name and where is he?"
"His name is Wood, and he lives in the area near the harbor."
"Do you know the exact location?"
"Know."
"Okay, you can have a good rest tonight. Take me to see that Wood tomorrow."
Lorraine Hill ordered like this, and then asked the guards to find a room for them and prepare some food and hot water.
"Miss..." The head maid Chelsea still seemed a little dissatisfied.
"It's okay, sister Chelsea, just ask a few guards to guard there."
"Yes, it doesn't matter if you lock us in the room." These people began to actively request again, fearing that the eldest lady in front of them would be persuaded by the indifferent head maid.
"Okay." Chelsea still couldn't resist Lorraine Hill's decision. After all, she was the head of the family.
Then we started arranging the accommodation and other matters for these people.
After this incident, the night gradually deepened, and Hopeland was immersed in the quiet night. The busy dock in the past was also much quieter in the past two days. I saw large ships docked in the harbor rising and falling slightly with the tide.
The sound of water crashing on the beach was heard by the waves.
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The next day, the Yagtilin family visited Master Helang, who is now the leader of the Bailan Cross Sword. This master, who has been immersed in the sequence for more than six years, entertained Yagtilin and his party in his courtyard.
"Mr. Helang, long time no see."
Jelinek greeted the master cordially as soon as he came in. When he was young, he also learned swordsmanship from Bailan Cross Sword for a period of time. Although he never formally became a disciple, he had known Master Helang for a long time. At that time, Helang was still a master.
Not the leader of Bailan Cross Sword.
"Long time no see, Jelinek, I wonder if your skills have deteriorated."
The old man with a gray beard smiled, the two hugged for a while, and then walked into the open-air venue in the courtyard together.
On the green grass are tables covered with white cloth, with sumptuous and exquisite food on them, including pastries, fruits, barbecue, seafood, etc.
Most of the people at the venue were young people with white orchid cross swords, and there were also guests who were friends with the faction.
He seemed to be a little bad at words, and his expression was rather stern. After meeting Rachel, he politely greeted her and then had nothing to say, which made the junior brothers and sisters beside him extremely anxious.
The girl's thoughts were spinning, and she was a little disappointed, but she breathed a sigh of relief. Although he was not the handsome and handsome boy in her mind, it could be seen that he was not the kind of person with bad habits.
The two chatted for a while, with Rachel asking questions and Pinel answering. After a while, both of them felt a little bored and awkward, and then they separated.
On the other side of Hopeland, Lorraine Hill also found Wood, Gretel's fellow villager, under the leadership of yesterday's people.
One of them knocked on the door, and soon he saw a man wearing a hat carefully opening a crack in the wooden door. When he saw that he was an acquaintance, he opened all the doors.
"Why are you here?"
This man named Wood looks very ordinary. He is very different from the handsome Gretel. If he is thrown into a crowd, he will probably not be recognized after a while.
"I asked them to come to you." A girl's voice came from behind a few people, and a figure in a black robe walked out, then took off his hood, revealing his clear eyes and soft hair.
Si, it is Lorraine Hill.
Wood seemed very surprised, and his calm expression fluctuated slightly. It took a while before he came back to his senses.
Looking at the people around the girl, he understood that trouble was coming. But there was nowhere to hide, right?
He welcomed Lorraine Hill into the door calmly. There was only a bed, a table, and two stools in the small room.
After looking at it for a while, Lorraine Hill seemed to notice something, turned around and introduced himself.
"I am the current owner of the Carites Chamber of Commerce, Lacey."
"Hello, Lady Lacey." Wood, who was in his twenties and thirties, was wearing brown clothes and bowed his head slightly.
"Don't worry, I don't mean any harm, I just want to know something about Gretel."
Wood thought for a moment and answered.
"Grete is from my hometown. The Ned County side has been having a hard time in recent years. It's true that we all came to the south to survive, but I actually don't know him very well."
Lorraine Hill looked at the person in front of her and knew that he was lying, because she found many clues after coming in.
But you can't blame him, after all, his job does require hiding.
After letting everyone else go out and stay away from this small room, Lorraine Hill closed the door. In the dim room, only a few rays of light shone slantly on the floor through the gaps in the windows. In the quiet room, you could occasionally hear the sound of the pier not far away.
Shout.
"I know what you are worried about, but I still have to repeat that I have no ill intentions. On the contrary, I come with good intentions."
Following the girl's voice, she drew a star pattern on the table with her fingers.