Chapter 2049: Cousin

Xia De, who left the Three Cats Hotel, first said goodbye to Dorothy, who was going to the Steam Bird Newspaper in the afternoon, and then asked Dr. Schneider about the situation of Priest Augustus recently.

"The treatment has progress, but it still needs observation. The priest's problem is not very big. In fact, I think it would be better for him to go out and relax his mood. But the priest doesn't want to go far away anymore. When we have time, we still have to talk to him more."

After saying goodbye to the doctor, Xia De originally wanted to find Iluna to ask what she was investigating at the Three Cats Hotel today. But thinking that it was still her working hours, Xia De didn't go to disturb her.

After returning home, let the lazy cat go to take a nap, and he went to Moon Bay City again.

Since the investigation last night encountered people from the 【Dragon-Feast Cult】, Xia De naturally had to tell Mr. Bernhardt and Miss Belindell. For the former, it was to remind them of safety issues, and for the latter, it could also be considered a valuable investigation clue.

Because Belindell Manor is closer to the city gate entrance of St. George's Stone Bridge, Xia De went to the manor first. The witch probably had already greeted them, so the servants of the manor let Xia De in directly.

The luck was quite good. Miss Belindell happened to be in the manor this afternoon, but it seemed that she was about to go out. Seeing Xia De coming, she didn't even give him a chance to speak, and let the maid fetch clothes for Xia De to change into, and went out with her.

"May I ask what to do?"

Xia De didn't refuse, and the blonde witch with a beautiful rouge-like birthmark between her eyebrows looked quite troubled:

"Go to the church. The Belindell family sponsored the renovation of the old side hall of the local Dawn Church. I need men among the servants around me. This is going to the church, and I can't let the maids use illusion to disguise. In the past, I had to endure the disgust and be forced to let the male servants follow me. Now isn't there you? Remember to stand close to me in a while, just to let me get rid of suspicion."

"What suspicion? Oh, when I didn't ask, the witch's suspicion?"

"Yes, yes, because the Council performed too well in the previous selected events, the Church began to secretly investigate the members of the Council. A young, beautiful, wealthy, free, and single woman like me will naturally be suspected."

Although it sounded like boasting about herself, this description was unexpectedly correct:

"I don't know about others, but I can't let the Church suspect me."

Saying this, she looked at Xia De suspiciously again:

"Speaking of which, I remember that earlier this year, Vanessa had a scandal in Randal Valley. Reporters photographed a man eating intimately with her in a restaurant and entering and leaving the opera house, and even photographed suspected kissing scenes, so the Church didn't suspect her at all when investigating the witches... I thought she let the girls in the troupe dress as men and perform a scene with her, but now that I think about it, the man who dated Vanessa wouldn't be you, right?"

"It was me."

Xia De did not deny it.

So the Great Witch of Fate frowned slightly:

"Did you really... kiss?"

"No, and that doesn't count as a date. It's similar to today's nature, just helping her get rid of suspicion."

Xia De felt self-loathing for his lying, but it only lasted for a second or two.

"Is that so?"

Miss Belindell didn't seem to believe it. After the maid fetched the clothes and Xia De went to the room next door to change, she casually took out a coin and threw it. For some reason, when the coin fell, she felt a palpitation. Just hesitated for that second, the coin actually fell directly to the ground.

Clang~

The coin kept spinning on the floor. Not only the witch but even the maid Miss Matilda beside her looked over. But in the end, the spinning coin actually stopped vertically on the floor.

Miss Belindell didn't give Xia De the clothes of a male servant, but a black formal suit. This meant that Xia De was not playing the role of a servant or attendant, but another kind of ambiguous identity.

But to tell the truth, that black clothing, except for the style of the hat and the two rows of decorative silver buttons on the chest of the coat, was no different from Xia De's daily attire.

"You are my cousin."

After Xia De changed his clothes and walked out, Bella Belindell only felt that the more she looked, the more satisfied she felt with her vision for choosing clothes. She didn't give Xia De a specific task, only let him follow her, and show some casual "ambiguity" when approaching her at a specific time.

Xia De listened carefully and prepared to act. Probably only the witch apprentice Miss Matilda knew the little thoughts of the witch contained in this.

In short, when the carriage carrying the group set off, Xia De and Miss Belindell sat in the same carriage. The two didn't talk much on the way, and the witch kept looking out the window to cover the faint blush on her face.

Six maids, six guards, plus Xia De, this "cousin," this was all the followers of the Countess on this trip.

The Dawn Church's Bishop Fernand in this diocese led two respected priests and many young priests and nuns to greet the visiting Countess at the church door, and there were even local reporters setting up cameras to take pictures on the side. This Bishop Fernand was much younger than Bishop Owen in the Tobesk diocese, and Xia De even suspected that he was not fifty years old.

The two sides exchanged greetings at the church door, and then went to visit the newly renovated side hall together. Xia De didn't know how much the Belindell family donated for this, but at least the church gave the Countess a lot of face, and even arranged for the choir children to sing hymns in the side hall.

The visit and tour of more than two hours seemed to make everyone quite happy, but from the moment he entered the church, Xia De noticed that someone had been staring at them. Looking at it this way, perhaps Miss Belindell's worry was not redundant.

When the visit came to an end near four-thirty in the afternoon, the blonde Countess with a beautiful rouge-like birthmark between her eyebrows took the citizens to listen to Bishop Fernand's sermon in the newly renovated side hall.

Originally thought that this matter had come to an end, but after the sermon, an elderly nun invited the Countess to say a few words. Miss Belindell naturally agreed, because her address to that nun was "Aunt Phyllis."

"The previous generation of the Belindell family became a nun in the local church, and looking at the clothing, it was the kind of nun who never left the church in her life... Interesting, what happened to the Belindell family?"

Xia De already had a wonderful story in his heart, and while the witch was talking to the old nun alone, the maids, "cousin," and guards were waiting outside.

The room in the church was soundproofed well, so the corridor was very quiet. And the group waiting outside was not idle. Father Leonard, who had greeted the Countess with Bishop Fernand just now, soon walked over with a black-haired gentleman.

Neither Miss Matilda nor Xia De was unfamiliar with him. It was the ninth-ring sorcerer York O'Connor, who was also another "player" who participated in the 【Dice Story Collection】. However, because of the "wish" made by the witch after the story ended, he couldn't remember what happened at that time.

His identity at this time was the priest in charge of exorcism at the Dawn Church, hoping to learn some information from the maids and guards. And the head maid, who had prepared for this, also cooperated with the investigation, and even Xia De answered questions such as "Have you heard strange sounds recently."

"Speaking of which, this gentleman, which cousin of Countess Belindell are you?"

O'Connor asked when talking to Xia De. Xia De glanced at the blonde maid, and after the latter shook her head slightly, he opened his mouth to answer:

"A cousin without blood relationship. You can also see that I am a Northerner, and my relative relationship with her is not very close... but other relationships are very close."

During the inquiry, the silver ring on O'Connor's hand had been emitting element traces. This kind of alchemical item that distinguishes lies is also the standard equipment for Iluna's team. But even without the witch's advance instructions, this thing would not work on Xia De.

On the other side, the conversation between Miss Belindell and the old nun was not very smooth. When opening the door, the witch was obviously very angry, and when saying goodbye to the old nun behind her, she was also angry:

"Aunt, you will regret it."

Subsequently, she led the group away, so Father Leonard also took people out to see the Countess off. But at the church door, Miss Belindell remembered that her handbag had fallen at the old nun's place just now, so she let two maids go to get it. After walking out of the church door, another maid and a close female guard walked down the steps in advance to greet the carriage.

Therefore, when Miss Belindell stood in front of the carriage to say goodbye to the priest and his party, besides those servants and guards who did not follow closely, the only people near her were Xia De and the head maid, Miss Matilda.

And very coincidentally, when the head maid opened the carriage door, she "accidentally" found that the "carriage step" that was convenient for ladies in long skirts to board the carriage was missing. She looked at her master with some difficulty, and the Countess frowned:

"Can this kind of thing be lost?"

Subsequently, she reached out to the side very naturally.

This was not the content that had been told in advance, but since the lady reached out, Xia De would not ignore it.

He reached out and held Bella Belindell's right hand, helped her board the carriage, and Miss Belindell stumbled halfway, and when she was helped by Xia De, she leaned into his arms and entered the carriage almost being hugged by him.

And this scene was naturally displayed in front of everyone in the church.

"Very smooth, although I didn't expect that this time alone would dispel the Church's suspicion, but at least it could exclude me from the most priority list of suspects."

The carriage started slowly, and Miss Belindell, who had a blush on her face, said with a smile. She didn't dare to look into Xia De's eyes and turned to look at the scenery outside the window again.

At this time, Xia De didn't think much, but was thinking about whether he needed to help other ladies get rid of suspicion recently besides Miss Miss Jia Lin Na.

As for the third person in the carriage, the blonde maid Miss Matilda, while admiring her master's clever plan of "killing two birds with one stone," looked at the man who didn't know what he was thinking:

"It is indeed very good-looking." ===== CHAPTER 2050 =====