Chapter 1315: Women, Couples, and the Count

Princess Lei Qianya also noticed that Xia De's eyes were attracted by the fabric somewhere. She curled her lips, but to say she didn't want this thing, of course, was impossible.

But seeing Xia De's eyes quickly look at her again, Princess Lei Qianya gave Xia De a warm hug:

"I thought it would be hard to see you in Tobesk recently. Do you have anything to do at noon? If not, how about staying for lunch?"

Clearly she was also a guest, but she issued such an invitation.

"Of course, no problem."

Xia De agreed, threw the cat onto the sofa, and looked at Miss Galina again. The red-haired witch stood by the table, one hand pressing on the desktop, standing there in a very comfortable posture, watching the two hug.

Princess Lei Qianya knew that Xia De appeared here abruptly, and there must be something important to do. Therefore, she sat on the sofa and talked to Xia De for a few words, then made an excuse to go to the washroom to touch up her makeup and left the room temporarily.

Tifa closed the door from the inside, and the witch holding a teacup commented:

"This grandniece of mine, from some aspects, is really the most qualified lady educated by the Cavendish family."

She asked Xia De:

"Is it an emergency? What is needed for the Time Key task this time?"

"No, no, it's not the Time Key. I want you to help me find someone and let her go to Randall Valley as soon as possible."

"Randall Valley matter? Okay, who?"

"Marilyn Handel."

Xia De said the name, and Miss Galina frowned slightly:

"The woman that Joey Barton exchanged from death?"

"Yes, at that time you gave her the travel expenses to send her away from Tobesk. Although I didn't ask afterwards, I don't believe you didn't send anyone to watch her."

The witch showed a smile:

"Such a dangerous person, of course I can't let her disappear mysteriously. However, I didn't send anyone to watch her, but it's not difficult to know her itinerary. Today is Tuesday, and she should be found within a week. She should be in the Karsenrik United Kingdom now."

With the information transmission method of this era, this speed was already quite fast.

"That's good, let her go to Randall Valley City as soon as possible. Although the people of the Zhengshen Church don't know her, let her be careful to avoid them. There is an Abundant Earth Inn in the city center of Randall Valley. Let her stay there, and I will go find her personally... No need to be too anxious, she can arrive within half a month."

"These are all small matters, but what are you doing? Is a woman carrying a death curse and a soul still useful to you?"

"Of course, I want them to help deal with a soul that may cause trouble. This is a triple insurance; they are the third layer."

"Soul? What soul?"

"The other party is not dead yet. I plan to kill him after a period of time. This is preparing for his death in advance."

Xia De explained simply, and Miss Galina showed a strange expression.

That morning, Xia De didn't leave Galina Manor. After finishing the business with the witch, Princess Lei Qianya came back. Because the weather was still cold, the three of them didn't have long outdoor activities. Miss Galina took Xia De and Princess Lei Qianya to visit the greenhouse garden she had newly built in the backyard after returning to Tobesk from Saladir County.

What Galina Cavendish lacked most was gold pounds, so the flowers that generally wouldn't be seen in this season had already been planted in the garden.

She even casually picked a full, purple-red rose and handed it to Xia De with a smile, while Princess Lei Qianya seriously asked about the construction cost of the greenhouse garden, as well as the time and manpower required.

Of course, she didn't think this was a waste, but wanted to persuade Queen Diana to build one at Yodel Palace as well.

Today, Princess Lei Qianya and Miss Galina unexpectedly showed a harmonious relationship, at least much better than the scene every time they met in Xia De's memory. After lunch, Xia De asked Princess Lei Qianya the reason, but the Princess didn't want to explain to Xia De, but asked if he was going back to the city.

She planned

to return to Yodel Palace in the evening, so she took the initiative to take on the responsibility of taking care of Mia this afternoon and feeding the cat at night. It seemed that she still had things to say to Miss Galina in the afternoon, and it was something Xia De couldn't know.

In short, Xia De returned to the city alone, and then around 1:30 in the afternoon, he walked down the steps and came to the courtyard of the Forgotten Church.

After a month of simple repairs, Miss Lassus had already led the believers to repair this long-abandoned church into something decent. Although they planned to wait until spring to fill the big hole in the roof, it didn't prevent this church from showing vitality from the silence.

And after Xia De left the Forgotten Church, he went directly to his destination, which was Count Granger's manor in the city. Among the three antiques sold by Cassandra Auction House that might be related to the Heart of the Earth, the statue and the vase were likely ordinary items, and the last key should be the key.

Because he didn't want to let the identity of John Watson be related to the Golden Dawn Opera, this time Xia De still visited in his personal identity, and Count Granger also took time out of his busy schedule to have half an hour to talk with Xia De.

To prevent missing the time, Xia De came relatively early, so after the servant brought him into the manor, he let him wait in the lounge on the first floor for a while.

It could be seen that Count Granger, who had just returned from outside the city, really had a lot of things to deal with, because there was more than just Xia De waiting to see him in the lounge. What was already waiting was a quite young newlywed couple, and they were not strangers to Xia De.

"Mr. Enriques, Mrs. Enriques."

He entered the room, took off his hat, and greeted them. The two people standing by the window talking both turned to look at him. That was exactly the protagonists of the country wedding banquet that Xia De and Osenfort attended together.

"May I ask who you are..."

The young Mr. Enriques didn't seem to have changed much in the week of his marriage. He was wearing a stiff formal suit and asked very politely. Xia De shook his head:

"You probably don't know me, but at that time I received an invitation from a friend and went to your wedding with him. Sorry, I didn't send my blessings at that time. Happy marriage, Mr. Enriques, Mrs. Enriques."

This simple blessing didn't bring too much joy to the young gentleman, but he still tried to squeeze out a smile:

"It is I who should apologize for not entertaining you well at the banquet. May I ask how to address you?"

"John Watson, I am a writer traveling all over the Old World, looking for story ideas. Some time ago, I helped Count Granger find the lost antiques of his family, and only then did I know the Count."

"Oh, is it those two medals? I've also heard about this matter."

Mr. Enriques said enthusiastically, and while the two men were talking, the young newlywed woman stood alone by the window looking at them.

Neither of them recognized Xia De, or rather, they hadn't seen Xia De and Stone Osenfort at all at that time. And from the current situation, although the wedding banquet ended smoothly, the marriage that started with an accident seemed to have shown discordant factors. Even though the man Mrs. Enriques met while studying art in Weidale had died, the shadow of this matter still shrouded the newlywed family.

Xia De didn't know if he still loved her, and even less clear if she also loved him. The marriage story of the Enriques couple was early shrouded in haze, and such a marriage usually was very difficult to go very far.

The parents of the couple were both old friends of the Count. This time they came to thank the Count for the wedding gift, so Mr. Enriques didn't say a few words to Xia De before taking his wife and leaving with the old family.

Xia De didn't wait too long before following the servant to the study. At this time, the Count was sitting behind the desk, looking quite troubled. Xia De sat down on the chair outside the desk:

"Count, we haven't met for half a month, you look in poor health. Winter hasn't ended yet, please take care of your health."

"It's nothing, as spring approaches, there are really a lot of troublesome things."

He pinched the bridge of his nose, clasped his hands together, and asked Xia De:

"Then Mr. Watson, what is the purpose of your visit this time..."

"I continued to investigate the matter of your great-uncle Thomas Granger locally and have made a very significant harvest."

"Oh?"

The Count's eyes lit up:

"Please tell me about it."

"I didn't investigate his whereabouts after leaving home, but I investigated that he had spent a period of time carefully investigating the origins of your family."

The Count nodded immediately:

"Yes, you actually investigated this? I only heard a few words from my father. My great-uncle liked folklore and was quite interested in family history."

"According to my understanding, Count, your family was rooted in this city even before the current General Calendar, and is one of the original members of this city."

Hearing Xia De say this, the Count showed a subtle proud expression:

"Randall Valley developed into what it is now, and the Granger family did contribute."

"Historical documents and materials before the General Calendar are quite scarce. That was a wild era. Fortunately, I have a friend working at the university who knows a quite amazing archaeology and history professor in Tobesk. According to textual research, the original origin of your family is very likely a man who migrated from elsewhere with the surname 'Lyman'. Of course, this is just one way of saying it. But some evidence later proved that your great-uncle also investigated this point and hoped to find the tomb of that Mr. Lyman."

The above information was half true and half false, so it was not easy to arouse suspicion. The Count frowned slightly; he really didn't know about this:

"Mr. Watson, have you found that tomb?"