It's a good moment in the dead of night. The noise outside the window gradually disappears, leaving only monotonous tranquility.
Kestrel was lying on the soft bed. He had just taken a bath and felt that he smelled delicious.
The dim room was illuminated by the soft moonlight. He was obviously very sleepy before, but Kestrel couldn't sleep. He turned over and looked at the other bed. Heibald was lying there, but he was at the farthest corner of the room.
It was a dark place, not even the moonlight could shine through, and the kestrel didn't know whether he was sleeping or not.
Now that he has calmed down, Kestrel realizes that this job is actually not that bad. He is just assisting in the work. To be more specific, he is responsible for assessing Eve, and Hebold is responsible for the detailed information of the work, and the real execution from beginning to end
There was only Lorenzo.
In other words, even if there are mountains of swords and seas of fire ahead, the first one to go up is the invincible Lorenzo Holmes, which has nothing to do with him, a mortal.
Kestrel couldn't help but feel a lot more relaxed when he thought of this. Thinking about it again, aside from all these jobs, this was actually a work-related trip. You must know that Kestrel had never been to Nalo, Gaul.
Kestrel is an Invergian who comes from an unknown corner and hangs out in the lower town of Old Dunling. By some chance, he is recruited by Shrike and becomes a member of the purge agency.
As everyone is familiar with it, it has developed to this day.
In essence, Kestrel's life is actually quite monotonous. Although in the eyes of others, serving a secret agency is a cool thing, but when cool things become daily work, then
There's nothing special about it.
Sometimes Kestrel feels that life is bleak. He wakes up early every day and stays up late just to kill monsters and prepare to kill monsters. The mortality rate of this job is ridiculously high. Although the salary is not bad, the money earned is somewhat shocking.
Fearful.
However, Kestrel is also a person who is easily satisfied, or in other words, he easily finds fun for himself and kills boring time. He is extremely optimistic.
It is probably this mentality that has helped Kestrel survive one disaster after another.
Kestrel opened his eyes tiredly.
Can't sleep.
He climbed to the bedside, opened his luggage, took out a few books from it, and then turned on the desk lamp. Fortunately, the light was not very bright. If Heibald woke up, Kestrel would feel a little uncomfortable.
Sorry.
He sat up, picked up a book, opened it along the bookmarks, and continued reading.
"The Falcon Under the Night" is a chivalric novel secretly circulated in old Dunling.
Kestrel had vaguely heard about the circulation of this kind of novel. Because it was not recognized by the public, it was only spread secretly through some channels. It felt like a secret gathering. The first time Kestrel came into contact with it was when he was visiting Shrike.
, Shrike discovered that someone had recently set up a printing factory in Xiacheng District to print these things.
Maybe it had something to do with his code name "Kestrel". He was quite interested in this book, so he took a few copies back to read to pass the time.
The story is also quite interesting. It tells that there are bad guys in the city, and when night falls, the protagonist will come out wearing a mask to punish evil and promote good. No one knows who he is, but his deeds are sought after by everyone.
They all hope to marry him...
It's strange that Kestrel resonates with this kind of story. After all, if you think about it carefully, what the purification agency does is probably what the story tells, but it is a little less romantic and more cruel and realistic.
"What are you looking at?"
The sound sounded, startling the kestrel.
Haybold woke up at some point. He looked at the kestrel and wondered what this guy was looking at when he wasn't sleeping.
"It's just a novel...did it wake you up?"
Kestrel closed the book and asked.
"Not really, I can't sleep either."
As Hebold said, he stood up and walked to the side to get a glass of water.
The pajamas here were all too small for him. He stood by the window and stared at the end of the sea level.
"I'm thinking about why Irene was hunted down by the Iron Law Bureau. They were originally in a group. Could it be that there was some civil strife?"
"Irene Adler."
Kestrel whispered the name, and before going to bed, Lorenzo finally found the files he had thrown away under the sofa, and Kestrel finally understood the ins and outs of everything.
"What kind of person is she?"
"what kind of person?"
Haybold looked at Kestrel with some curiosity, not sure why he suddenly became interested in Eileen.
"Yes, in your terms, Ivar is a weird guy. Even his brothers find it difficult to get close to him. So what kind of magic power does Irene have? Even Ivar can easily conquer it, even saying that
Designed to have him captured."
Kestrel is very curious. It can be said that the biggest suspicion in the entire incident is this woman named Irene Adler, who promoted the development of the entire incident.
One of the reasons why the Viking nations did not protect Ivar was that they did not expect that this woman would get close to Ivar so easily and achieve all this.
"A very special woman. You have never seen her. If you can see her, you will understand...she has an indescribable magic."
Haybold didn't know how to describe this woman. His expression was very complicated, and it seemed that Irene had left him with unforgettable memories.
"He doesn't sound like a good guy."
Kestrel felt a little scared. Speaking of living so old, Kestrel has never been in love. After all, he is affiliated with the purification agency, but he has no channels to contact women of the same age. Speaking of female colleagues at work...
Liu Shui's colleague, the iron kestrel.
Kestrel was a little at a loss.
"Indeed, he is a bad guy, a guy who is difficult to control. It may be because of Irene's uncontrollability that the Iron Law Bureau started to hunt her down."
Haybold speculated that this kind of thing was very common, that there were so many ulterior secrets in Eileen's mind, and that it would be in everyone's interest if she died.
"Just like Lorenzo."
Hearing Heibald's comments, Kestrel couldn't help but think of Lorenzo who was sleeping next door.
"Lorenzo Holmes?"
This time it was Haybold who had questions.
"How much do you know about him? I'm curious why both the Purge Agency and North Dro respect him so much, even though his behavior is so bad..."
This operation was very urgent, and Hebold didn't have much time to choose people. In addition, he needed Yin Erweg's support, and he didn't have the right to choose.
Haybold originally thought that he would follow an elite team, but when he actually set off, Lorenzo was actually the only one, and the remaining Kestrel and Eve were just here for internship and assessment.
"Like you, I can't describe him very well," Kestrel said, feeling a little headache. "He is like a naughty kid sometimes, yes! A naughty kid!"
"bad boy?"
Haybold's expression became even more confused.
"That kind of naughty kid who is very troublesome. What's more terrible is that this naughty kid has the ability to kill everyone easily. Sometimes he will listen to the big principles you tell, but most of the time he is just open-minded.
The most frustrating thing about being unrepentant is that sometimes he makes many obvious mistakes...and he himself knows they are wrong, but he is like a stubborn donkey."
"for example?"
"It fits his character and ideas, but objectively speaking it is wrong."
Just like the Reichenbach Pendant.
Lorenzo could have escaped, but in the end he chose to use it as a battlefield and risked his life to kill all the enemies. He did not think about the consequences, he only cared about the present.
"Comparatively speaking, he is more troublesome than Irene. After all, no matter what I say, Irene can't beat him. He is the ceiling of our combat power." Kestrel said.
"The power of the witcher? I've heard about it, but I haven't seen it yet."
Haybold still knew this part about Lorenzo's origin.
"Have you seen the monster?" Kestrel asked.
"I have seen it. This kind of thing exists all over the world, and our Viking countries are no exception. But unlike you Yin Erweg and the Holy Gospel Papal Kingdom, we do not have a complete confrontation system."
Due to its corrosive nature, studying demons is a technical job. In some less powerful countries, fighting demons is a very difficult task. This is also a major reason why the Evangelical Church was able to control various countries hundreds of years ago. They
It has extremely complete power against demons.
"Then you should understand him as a demon who specializes in killing demons."
Kestrel added.
Haybold was stunned. This description was more detailed than that of a naughty child, but it also made him feel a little uneasy.
"In short, this is destined to be an uneventful journey. You have plenty of opportunities to witness Lorenzo's abilities. Don't be too surprised when the time comes."
Kestrel lowered his head as he spoke and continued reading.
There was something strange in the silence. After a while, Kestrel raised his head stiffly and saw Haybold still standing by the window, but this time his eyes fell on Kestrel.
Being stared at by this gaze, Kestrel felt a little uncomfortable and uncomfortable.
"What...what happened?"
"I can't sleep too. Those guys from the Iron Law Bureau are very troublesome."
Haybold said, and then he stretched out his hand and pointed at the book Kestrel was reading.
"Can you give me a copy?"
…
There are not enough rooms, or the wrong room is booked, so that men and women can live together. This is used in many story plots, giving shy men and women a chance to get closer to each other. Maybe too much force can directly lead to marriage.
Palaces and the like.
Of course, the reasons this time are definitely not those that have been used to death by previous people. In Hebold's words, this operation has already included the troublesome existence of the Iron Law Bureau, so everyone should not disperse.
If you sleep alone, you might die in your sleep, but sleeping with four people together is a bit too crowded. Although Lorenzo and Kestrel both said that they can sleep on the sofa and bathtub, they can't even think about the atmosphere.
So right.
When being assigned a room, Kestrel resolutely chose to sleep in a room with Heibald in order not to be inexplicably assigned to a strange job again, and the honor of sharing a room with a lady was given to Loren.
Zo, when he said these words, he deliberately showed a look of reluctance to Lorenzo.
Bitch.
Lorenzo wanted to scold Kestrel like that.
"What are you doing, Lorenzo?"
Eve leaned on the head of the bed and looked at Lorenzo with confusion.
Lorenzo was seen using the quilt to make a vague human shape on the bed, and then he walked to the bathroom in his pajamas holding a pillow.
"Go to sleep."
Lorenzo answered standing at the door.
If we understand it from Lorenzo's point of view, even if someone rushes in and shoots at the bed, the first thing they will kill is the disguise made by Eve and himself. At that time, Lorenzo will appear from the bathroom and kill everyone.
Kill all enemies.
"You make me look like a man-eating monster."
Eve smiled uncharacteristically, stretched out her hand and patted the bed.
She was suddenly very curious and curious about how Lorenzo would react to teasing her like this.
This smile made Lorenzo tremble for a while, but soon Lorenzo had a countermeasure. He first lowered his head and hid his face in the shadows, and after a while he poked his face out of the shadows.
The great detective made a shy look and used too much force, which made him look extremely disgusting. Then he hugged the pillow with one hand and held the door frame with the other, and said in a low-pitched voice that was unmatched.
"Girl, you can't do it."
Eve was stunned for a moment, and then she covered her eyes. It seemed that she was really disgusted by Lorenzo, and she coughed hard several times, as if she was being choked.
"Tch, who doesn't know how to play something disgusting?"
Lorenzo looked like he had won a great victory. The competition was about who could break through first. Compared with Lorenzo, a shameless bastard, Eve still couldn't let go.
"Sometimes I don't know whether to admire you or despise you, Lorenzo."
That damn expression still echoed in her mind even if she closed her eyes, and Eve suspected that she was going to have a nightmare tonight.
"It is recommended that you admire me."
Lorenzo made timely suggestions.
"Have you always been like this?"
Eve has always believed that there are many factors that affect a person's personality. You can infer his past based on his performance, but this is the first time she has seen a guy like Lorenzo, and it is even more difficult to speculate backwards.
Maybe, his damn character just leads to a severely fragmented world.
"Yeah, life is already terrible, people have to find some fun for themselves."
As Lorenzo spoke, he twisted his waist and touched his thigh. Underneath his pretense of sexiness, there were clear leg hairs.
No way, Eve can't stand it anymore, Lorenzo is so disgusting.
"Tsk, young man."
Lorenzo said disdainfully.
Seeing Eve being unable to resist so quickly, Lorenzo felt extremely bored. He thought he had met his opponent, but in the end he was just a novice.
"Sleep, Eve, we are not traveling, we are working." Lorenzo said.
"Wouldn't it be uncomfortable to sleep in a bathtub?" Eve asked something else.
"You have to ask Arthur. This bastard is really troublesome," Lorenzo cursed. "If he knew this situation, he would find a way to punch me."
"Shouldn't I kill you? I heard them say that often."
As a second-generation official, Eve is quite clear about her position in the purge agency.
"He has realized the reality. It is more practical to punch me than to kill me."
Lorenzo was very pleased with Arthur's pragmatism, but then he thought of something else and looked at Eve.
"By the way, how did you convince Arthur?"
What Eve said about being influenced was just nonsense. If Arthur could be so easily influenced, Lorenzo would have fooled him long ago. Something must have happened, something Lorenzo didn't know about.