Chapter 2641

"Looking for relatives? Sorry, have you... encountered something?"

Seeing the witch cast a gaze of surprise and doubt, Miss Danister answered on Xia De's behalf:

"Xia De's experiences before becoming a Ringed Shushi were very complex, or rather, before he became a Ringed Shushi, he was that kind of foolish..."

"Fool."

Xia De used a fairly appropriate term; he had no hard feelings about it:

"After becoming a Ringed Shushi, it was as if I had woken up from a long dream, but I had forgotten everything from the past. At that time, all I faced was an unknown future. According to the Academy's investigation, my family members should have all passed away, but no one knows where they were buried."

Or rather, Xia De even suspected that these people did not exist at all.

Miss Winslet pursed her lips, then stepped forward and gave him a hug. A strange smile appeared on Miss Danister's face because Xia De was also a bit embarrassed:

"Can you perform the bone-seeking art on me?"

"Sorry."

But the witch still shook her head:

"The limitations of the bone-seeking art are very large. You know that every advancement of a Ringed Shushi represents the sublimation of the flesh and body. Your level is too high; this body of yours is stronger than ordinary high-level Ringed Shushi, and the connection between you and your blood relatives is already very distant."

As she spoke, she subconsciously placed her hand on Xia De's chest, and then her face turned red. She then whispered again:

"However, you can treat us as your relatives... I mean Miss Jia Lin Na, Danister, myself, and Charlotte. We are all your relatives."

The witch apprentice tried hard not to show an expression that would make her teacher angry, while the red-haired female sorceress's smile grew even wider.

The flesh and blood of a high-level Ringed Shushi are very different from those of ordinary people, which is also one of the reasons why it is difficult for high-level Ringed Shushi to get ordinary girls pregnant or conceive children with ordinary men. Although York Bronte was a dead apostle and his life essence had changed, he was still a Third Ring and still in human form, so the witch believed his hair would still be useful.

Collecting the freshest hair works best. Although it was raining heavily outside, Xia De still went out again with Miss Winslet. But because it was still raining outside, the witch, not wanting to get her feathers wet, did not turn into an owl but instead got into a carriage with Xia De downstairs at the hotel.

As for York Bronte's current location, the girls responsible for monitoring him and the effect of the acorn both indicated that he was by Prince William Anjou's side, attending a salon in the side hall of the Golden Music Hall.

The salon was held by Countess Collins, nominally to let everyone exchange music, but according to Miss Bell, it seemed that William Anjou wanted to meet several people there whom it was inconvenient to meet directly.

Miss Winslet did not have an invitation this time, but that did not prevent them from sneaking in. The purpose this time was just for a few hairs. If it weren't for the concern about the dead apostle's identity and fear of accidents, it would actually have been fine to let the high-level follower girl come.

The process of obtaining the hair was quite smooth because York Bronte had come with Linda Bennett, the third daughter of the Bennett family.

When the two invisible cats appeared on the windowsill, Bronte was sitting on the sofa with that beautiful Miss Bennett, chatting and laughing about interesting things during this year's Moon Dance Festival. The two were holding hands, and both seemed to be in high spirits.

So Xia De the cat asked:

"Speaking of which, after the first Theodore Bronte became a dead apostle, did he still have children?"

"Yes, actually, if you calculate the age, you should know that Baron Bronte and Ben Bronte were both children born after he became a dead apostle. I was also very surprised by this, but this also proves that the dead apostle's bloodline is still effective."

The witch cat replied.

"Then was the Ben Bronte I saw at the midsummer banquet in 1821 also married?"

"Yes, and he also had children, but those were normal ordinary people, at least that's what the current investigation shows.

I know what you want to ask; yes, this guy still marries wives even after becoming a dead apostle. This Miss Linda Bennett looks like the prey this time. Do you know? Theodore Bronte's wife and Ben Bronte's wife both died suddenly of illness not long after their husbands died. I guess this shouldn't be a coincidence."

The young man and woman were chatting happily, and York Bronte tried to put his hand on the girl's leg covered by her dress, which only made the beautiful girl raise her eyebrows with a smile and then block his hand.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the gray cat flicked its tail gently, and a transparent air blade flew out silently, precisely cutting off a strand of York Bronte's hair before disappearing.

The latter seemed to sense something and turned his head to look at the window, but unfortunately, a "dead apostle" is not a monster proficient in breaking illusions. Under the multiple illusions of the witch and Xia De, he, who was only a Third Ring, did not see anything.

The two cats were also in no hurry to retrieve the hair that had drifted to the ground, but waited very patiently. Not long after, William Anjou walked down from the stairs on the side of the small hall, causing the people present to stand up and applaud together.

This Prince, who had been suppressed by his older brother and younger sister in political struggles, enjoyed people's respect, and at a time when the battle for the throne succession had not yet been decided, local nobles would not treat these royal descendants differently.

William Anjou pressed his hands down to make people stop applauding. Just as he was about to say something, the silver cat on the windowsill noticed that the door of the small hall had been pushed open a crack, and then a man walked in from the door sideways.

His attire was that of a waiter at the Golden Music Hall, and he looked to be about twenty years old. He had his right hand in his pocket, and after entering the door, he looked up at the Prince walking down the stairs, his eyes very sharp.

This scene made Xia De feel quite familiar.

Bang~

As expected, a gunshot rang out in the music hall, and the bullet fired from the muzzle hit Prince William Anjou's left arm in the next second. He exclaimed and fell backward, then was pressed down and protected by his guards.

The loyal guards of the Anjou royal family and a few Gray Glove agents immediately rushed toward the man who fired the shot, and the latter had no intention of escaping or resisting at all, letting people press him down.

"Why is William Anjou shot everywhere he goes?"

Xia De on the windowsill asked, while the witch on the side watched this scene with great interest. She herself had no political leanings; on the contrary, because Margaret became a witch apprentice, she supported the Princess even more, so she had no negative emotions because of the Prince's attack:

"It's really interesting. A Prince who received a secret order from the King was attacked in Vesta Woodland. Interesting things are going to happen in this city!"

William Anjou coming to Vesta City was originally a semi-public matter, and being attacked on Friday afternoon quickly caused all kinds of rumors to fly throughout this city, which was still in the midst of festival celebrations.

But unlike Xia De's guess, the truth about the Prince's attack did not involve too many conspiracies, and it was not the work of Xia De's colleagues. When Xia De went home for dinner that night, he brought the story to Luvia, Miss Jia Lin Na, Princess Lei Qianya, and Ajielina.

"When the negotiations were held in Green Lake City this spring, didn't the two countries have a small-scale conflict at the border? At that time, both sides had sacrifices, and one of the deceased personnel of the Karsenrik army was from Vesta City.

His younger brother resented the Anjou family because of this, believing that the royal family caused this tragedy. The assassination this afternoon was a revenge launched for this reason. Speaking of which, that person's marksmanship was really accurate; across more than half of the performance hall, he hit William Anjou's left arm with one shot. The only doubt now is how that avenger knew William Anjou was in Vesta City and would attend this afternoon's salon."

Dinner was completed by Tifa and the maids. At this time, the family of five sat around the dining table, while Little Mia lay on Xia De's left side eating quietly.

The Duchess smiled, and her leg under the table wanted to gently rub against Xia De, but she immediately felt that the leg of Princess Lei Qianya, who was sitting on her left, was already there:

"I know this, and it has to do with us. But this was also an unintentional act. In order to deal with the upcoming conflict, MI6 conducted a series of espionage activities in the Southern Kingdom. This included not only spying for information but also inciting opposition. I met with Director Anluosi this morning, and he talked about a series of activities conducted by the Sixth Bureau around the Royal Capital.

Providing William Anjou's information to dangerous elements was just one of them; in fact, Director Anluosi probably didn't expect it to really have an effect."

"Xia De, then is William Anjou's injury serious?"

Princess Lei Qianya also asked curiously, and Xia De shook his head:

"No life-threatening danger, but it is said that the bone was injured. Miss Winslet and I originally thought that after getting the hair in the afternoon, we would go to investigate the Bronte family's old cemetery, but in order to figure out William Anjou's matter, we followed him until evening. I thought it was the 【Tree Hole Society】; it turned out to be just an ordinary person's matter."

"Injured but not in a vital spot..."

"Great-aunt, what exactly did William Anjou go to Vesta City to do?"

Ajielina asked cautiously, and Miss Jia Lin Na did not hide it:

"This question is indeed the key. In fact, MI6 is also curious about this. The information initially found was that the Gray Gloves discovered that the wife of Colonel Dupont, the highest officer at Twilight Forest Outpost, was our spy, so the King sent his son to investigate for the safety of the Royal Capital."

"Hmm? There's such a thing?"

Xia De was very surprised by this, but the Duchess shook her head while tasting the veal steak:

"Don't be surprised yet; later we discovered that this was just a curtain covering the truth.

On the surface, William Anjou went to investigate whether Colonel Dupont had already contacted us, but in fact, he went to investigate the secret meeting of the Delin-Aor restorationists in Vesta City. Remember that besides the conflict between our two countries, there was a third-party force stirring up trouble? The appearance of the Delin-Aor restorationists this time can also be considered one of the clues."