Chapter 2840: The Secret of the Colonel's Wife

Although Ai Mi Li Ya left alone, Xia De still felt that there were many people missing here at the breakfast table on Saturday morning.

Now the portal established by Miss Xi Er Lu Weiya and Duo Luo Qian had completely stabilized, so except for Jia Lin Na who was lying in bed sick, everyone gathered on the ship to eat breakfast together.

During breakfast, Xia De also asked about A Jielina's situation. Of course, this refers to whether A Jielina should stay in Weisi Ta Forest or return to To Be Si Ke after her "passive invisibility" problem was solved.

Duo Luo Qian did not call Lei Qianya over. They had already discussed this matter:

"Xia De, what do you think?"

A Jielina's emerald eyes immediately looked at Xia De. Everyone felt that she simply looked like she wanted to project "I want to stay" into Xia De's brain, but unfortunately she didn't know "telepathy" yet.

"Then let A Jielina stay for the time being. Didn't I read the Weisi Ta City newspaper these days, saying that Princess A Jielina Cavendish is seriously ill and dying? Even if she doesn't show up for the next few weeks, everyone will understand."

Xia De said so. The little princess immediately wanted to beam with joy, but thinking that her sister was still by her side, she immediately lowered her head and pretended that she didn't care about this matter.

Miss Xi Er Lu Weiya on the side shook her head:

"Carcenrick hopes that people will look at more gossip news from the North. A Jielina's illness just happened to hit it. If the princess of the North doesn't get sick, it would probably be necessary to catch a few heavy-weight corrupt officials from within Carcenrick to divert attention."

The investigation into the Kindel family officially started today. There must be many top-secret pieces of information within "Military Intelligence Section 6," but many of these pieces of information can only be understood by the King. Even if Xia De and Director An Luo Si had a good relationship, he couldn't ask them out. Therefore, Xia De did not return to To Be Si Ke to find his superior, but took the news investigated by Miss Bell and the others, intending to visit the descendants of the Kindel family first, that is, the Colonel's wife, Mrs. Dupont, who was suspected to be a spy for the North.

That Colonel Dupont was the highest commander of the "Twilight Forest Outpost." His age was two years younger than Xia De's good friend "Captain Eight Guns" Major La De Si, but his military rank was two levels higher. He lived in the army camp in the forest all year round, and the army camp could not bring family members, so the Colonel's wife lived in the city, and the husband and wife only met when the Colonel took a vacation every month.

The Colonel and his wife had a son and a daughter, both of whom were already adults and continued their studies in Willandale City. Because of the special location of Weisi Ta Forest, Colonel Dupont could directly contact the highest military department of the Kingdom. From this aspect, he was actually the person with the most power in this small city, but his home was plain and unremarkable in the east of the city.

The high walls blocked the view of people looking toward the courtyard located at the end of the street. Looking inward from the fence door, the swing swayed slightly under the bare great tree due to the cold autumn wind.

The house in the courtyard was not big, and every window on the outside of the three-story building was drawn with curtains. As a visitor, Xia De could see flower pots placed at the door of the house, but there were only withered flowers left in those flower pots.

"If one were to depict such scenery in a novel, what it would reflect would probably be the emptiness and loneliness of the house's mistress, and at the same time, it could also reflect that although this family looks complete on the surface, the husband and wife's relationship is actually as uninteresting and fragile as withered leaves."

The person who said this was not the well-known female writer Duo Luo Qian, but the artist lady.

Xia De wore a black turtleneck sweater today, with his usual black coat on the outside. Before he went out, Duo Luo Qian commented that he "looked very cold."

And Fu Luo La was in a female dark blue small suit and skirt. The identities of both of them today were provided by Miss Xi Er Lu Weiya. But they were not merchants, but agents of the Gray Gloves. The identification Xia De held in his hand was not the Gray Headed Eagle's identification, but other agents' identification forged by Miss Xi Er Lu Weiya.

"Miss Bell's investigation results show that the relationship between Colonel Dupont and his wife is indeed not particularly good, so are you inferring the process from the conclusion?"

Xia De said with a smile, and then rang the bell inside the fence door:

"The marriage between the two is a political arrangement, and there is no emotional foundation itself. After marriage, Colonel Dupont lived in the army all year round. Although they have children, they still look like they are living their own lives."

Standing on Xia De's left hand, the gray-black-haired witch who was dressed exceptionally young today also smiled:

"Ladies without lovers to accompany them are easily withered like

What Xia De thought of was Hela Osenfort, that woman who wore a black veil the first time they met, which fit most people's impression of a "withered woman with a heart like dead ashes."

However, this time both he and Flora had guessed wrong. When he explained that he was an old acquaintance of the Kinder family and was led by the maid into a house that appeared abnormally dim because the lights were off, the Anne Dupont he met, who lived in this cold, nearly gray-white home, was actually a noblewoman with a rosy complexion, fashionable attire, and a very good mental state.

Records showed she was forty years old this year, an age only slightly younger than Doctor Schneider, but at first glance, she looked to be around thirty. She wore a very fashionable, towering hairstyle, had brown wavy hair and emerald green eyes, and even wore silver studs in her ears, which made her look like a model from the seasonal fashion magazines that young ladies often read.

After inviting Xia De and Flora to sit down, the Colonel's wife asked curiously:

"It has been many years since any friends of my parents' family have come to visit. May I ask who you are?"

Even after his disguise, Xia De still had the typical face of a Northerner, so the noblewoman smiled again and said:

"Although I heard that my parents had some Northern friends, I have never met any."

Xia De was unsure if this was a probe; if she really was a spy, these words sounded like she was trying to distance herself. He looked at the pretty young maid who was placing teacups on the coffee table, so the Colonel's wife coughed:

"Jessica, go to the kitchen and help prepare lunch."

"Yes, Madam."

The latter then consciously left the room while holding the tea tray.

The reception room was located on the side of the house away from the light, and since today was an overcast day, the indoor lighting was quite poor. The room was not lit, and the white walls and dark furniture made the room look like a black-and-white sketch at a certain moment.

Flora was quite interested in this scene's composition; achieving such conditions under natural light was not simple.

She had assumed Xia De would exchange pleasantries first, or state the identity story Miss Sylvia had prepared for them in advance, but she did not expect Xia De to ask very directly:

"Has the contact between your parents' generation and Intelligence Agency Six really been completely severed by the time it reached you?"

The woman, sitting on the soft red-backed sofa with a teacup in her hand, also did not expect Xia De to ask so directly, and she showed a trace of bewilderment and loss:

"Young man, I don't know what you are talking about. If you are here to investigate me, may I first know which side you belong to? The Grey Gloves? The local police? Or the Military Inspection Department of the Royal Army?"

Xia De, who had seen through her biggest secret, took two documents out of his pocket and shook them—one was a Grey Gloves document, and the other was an Intelligence Agency Six document—but this was not to prove any identity:

"I can belong to any side, or perhaps even a third party. Since I brought someone to your door, I already have my own answer. Mrs. Dupont, are you willing to answer my questions?"

The noblewoman's head drooped slightly, letting more shadows cover her face, but after only a moment, that face was raised again. Although there was still some unease on her face, there was more relief:

"It's useless for you to come to me. Although my father's generation did indeed have contact with Intelligence Agency Six, that was all over twenty years ago. After my father passed away, the Northern Kingdom contacted me again, but I did not give any response.

As for the Southern Kingdom's intelligence network, it has nothing to do with me either. William Anjou sent a young, handsome outsider to contact me some time ago, wanting to fish for information from me, but I didn't spend much time with him either. I really don't know anything. I just want to live a good life now; can you please stop bothering me?"

Flora was surprised that the other party had just said everything like that, but Xia De knew this was just to cover up a deeper secret. He was actually not interested in whether the other party was a spy; the real question was:

"Mrs. Dupont, keeping secrets is actually painful, isn't it? Although the Kinder family has disappeared locally, I believe the bloodline will not be severed. The fact that you come from the Kinder family will never change, no matter what; it is carved into your body."

The noblewoman's complexion across the coffee table immediately became quite ugly;

"I don't know what you are talking about. If you suspect me, produce evidence. If you cannot produce it but still come to intimidate me, that is not the behavior of a gentleman. Although my husband is only a colonel, he is quite influential locally."

Flora felt that compared to the "spy" label Xia De mentioned, this noblewoman had a greater reaction to the statement that "the bloodline will not be severed."

Xia De then continued to ask:

"I don't want to affect your life, and what you have done has nothing to do with me. I only want to know the history and secrets of the Kinder family. If you are willing to tell me, we will leave immediately after listening."

To show his sincerity, he even gave an example:

"You should have heard about the destruction of the family of the local police chief, Kande, right? I can tell you that this matter is also related to my investigation. As long as I want to investigate, whether it is treason, bribery, or anything else, I can find it all out."