Chapter 4242

"The club is a place for everyone to communicate with each other; if you pay, you will naturally get a return. Lady Redstone, you don't look like you are short of crowns, and you have a companion by your side that makes everyone envious, so what do you need?

Antiques from the Delor era? Magical supernatural gadgets? Some secret information that may not be accurate? Or, you can specify the next activity held by the club."

Madame Butterfly asked with a smile; Vigo felt Xia De pinch her hand, and she naturally understood Xia De's meaning:

"Can you take out whatever I ask for?"

"I don't think we are omnipotent, but at least the club can realize most requirements."

Vigo made a thoughtful look, and then said:

"Do you have anything you are interested in?"

This sentence was said to Xia De, so Xia De spoke:

"The most interesting thing in the country recently is that rumored big case in Willondale. Then, can the Lady Charm Club also provide information about the truth of that big case?"

Madame Butterfly covered the lower half of her face not covered by the mask with a feather fan:

"The question of 'Mr. Wrist' is very interesting, but I can give a positive answer. It's just Lady Redstone, the detail of the answer depends on how many invitations you can take out."

Vigo pretended to rudely let go of Xia De's hand and leaned forward slightly:

"Haha, you can really take out the truth of this matter?"

She pretended to think again:

"Four invitations; I can only take out this many at most; after tonight's activity is over, I will have someone send the invitations to the place where you place the information about the next club activity."

Madame Butterfly clattered~ and closed the feather fan:

"What a big deal; Lady Redstone, I really didn't misjudge you."

She moved closer to Vigo, which made Vigo, who didn't like to be too close to strangers, a bit uncomfortable.

Madame Butterfly lowered her voice slightly and said:

"What was stolen was the Willondale Mint; under the personal urging of our King, the Grey Gloves in Willondale have actually investigated who committed the theft."

She deliberately paused to create drama:

"The theft was not committed by MI6, nor was it done by Delor restorationists or other domestic reactionaries. The real culprit of the theft is an internal member of the mint; there is no big conspiracy in this; the management inside the mint seems strict, but in fact, there are loopholes in the custody of the warehouse keys.

We must believe that there are various omissions within any organization; big shots are not as perfect as imagined, and those prestigious organizations are not really as tight and stable as steam machines. Mr. Thief just happened to have an idea, and then really found an opportunity to take away the two banknote printing master plates that should have been locked in the deepest part of the vault."

Vigo didn't believe it:

"Just an internal person, can take away such important things by himself?"

"Lady Redstone, sometimes reality is more dramatic than stories; plots that stories dare not write can actually happen in reality. I am definitely not talking about false information; this is information investigated by the Grey Gloves in Willondale and reported to His Majesty the King, which is very accurate."

The beautiful middle-aged woman said with a smile:

"The thief happened to be sent by the mint to our side to participate in the Old Continent Industrial Expo, so the banknote printing master plates were brought to Arcadia. Now the thief has left the mint's delegation and is hiding in some corner of this city; I heard that the group of old Delor people are very interested in those two banknote printing master plates, but the club doesn't know more specific situations."

Now that Margaret is not in Willondale, it is also very difficult for her to find out such first-hand information. And since "Lion Ryan" already knew that the two banknote printing master plates were in Arcadia, but did not notify Margaret to look for them, but arranged for the Grey Glove system to continue looking for them separately, there is also a very worth-tasting meaning in this.

Madame Butterfly's information is very valuable; the other party directly saying "banknote printing master plate" can also prove the accuracy of her information.

"So it was an internal thief; that's not surprising, but the thing lost was actually a banknote printing master plate; this is a big deal."

Vigo pretended to be surprised and said; she wanted to know more, but didn't continue to ask here. The value of the "Lady Charm Club" is much greater than she thought when she first came two weeks ago; there are some things she doesn't need to ask herself, and she can fully let Angelina send people to inquire from other aspects later.

Madame Butterfly didn't seem to have anything to do, and didn't leave immediately afterwards, but sat beside Vigo and chatted with her about the club's activities tonight, and even chatted with Vigo about the starry sky and personality.

After Madame Butterfly left before the first activity tonight began, Vigo complained to Xia De in a low voice:

"Although she behaved as if she was very familiar with me, I still don't like this kind of person. If it weren't for the necessity, I wouldn't want to come here for the fourth time... What are you looking at? Oh, how can those women over there wear this kind of clothes?"

Vigo was referring to the female dancers who had just entered the greenhouse from the side door; their dance performance was the first activity tonight, and the clothes on these people saved more fabric than some clothes Xia De transformed with "Key of Door: Cinderella."

Xia De was of course not looking at those dancers; he was looking at Madame Butterfly standing by the water lily pond. Although he couldn't feel anything at close range, but... the Outsider has always believed in his intuition; this is the third time meeting Madame Butterfly, and Xia De has doubts about her.

Vigo claimed that she didn't like this place, but in fact, she still liked being able to curl up in a corner with Xia De to kiss, hug, and whisper. Of course, Vigo didn't forget the second thing about coming here tonight, which is to obtain the contact information of the important intelligence node of the "Grey Gloves."

After the ladies' dance performance was the art exhibition, and after the art exhibition was the reading club. Afterwards, different people went to participate in different activities, and most people were guided to leave this greenhouse, while Xia De and Vigo stayed until the end, which means not participating in additional activities, and wanting to walk around in the manor's garden for the rest of the time.

There were quite a few people who made the same choice as them; everyone deliberately left the greenhouse in batches from the entrance and walked to different locations in the garden to have a secret meeting with their lovers.

Vigo first walked around the garden in the early summer night with Xia De; Xia De even picked a rose and put it on Vigo's ear; Miss Astley giggled and was quite happy.

Afterwards, the two followed the information given by Angelina and arrived at the southeast corner in this maze-like garden, and then successfully saw the middle-aged woman sitting on a chair reading a book under a hound statue of unknown significance.

There happened to be a gas lamp next to the statue, which could provide light for her. Xia De and Vigo had no impression of this fashionably dressed woman; the other party was not a guest participating in the club's activities, and she was likely here from the beginning.

The hedge surrounded the statue area in a square shape, with only one gap for people to walk into. Vigo didn't follow, but stood at the gap and waited, while Xia De walked to the side of the middle-aged woman reading a book and sat down, and then he found that the other party was actually reading the third volume of "Hamilton Detective Stories," and it was the Delarian version.

Xia De took out the letter paper prepared and folded into a triangle from his pocket and handed it to the other party; the woman then buckled the book on the chair on her other side, opened the letter paper and looked at it, and then asked:

"What do you want to know?"

"Two things. First, the local agents are no longer trusted, but our mission has not been completed. The old contact person has died, and I need a new reliable intelligence line; second, the people brought by Princess Margaret are trying to contact us, but the orders we received are just to investigate the theft case, and we need someone to explain to the Princess on our behalf that she does not have the authority to contact us."

The woman nodded and told Xia De an address and time:

"Go there to get the contact method for the new intelligence line, but there is indeed a big problem locally, and I cannot guarantee that the new intelligence line is reliable."

Xia De didn't look at the other party but looked ahead:

"I will distinguish it myself; look clearly at the front and also look clearly at the back; this is what the instructor said most often when we were trained."

The woman then continued to say:

"Princess Margaret's side, I will explain for you; news came from headquarters that His Majesty is still personally directing this operation. However, if the Princess really finds a way to find you, don't deliberately hide what you know... You came from Willondale and know more about the three royal heirs than I do. We are loyal to Karsenrik, and also loyal to the throne and the crown; don't easily get yourself involved in the internal affairs of the royal family."

Xia De chatted with her for a few more sentences before leaving; the other party revealed to Xia De that the local agents were not only investigating the theft case, but also investigating the Astley family; they still believed that the Astley family might be hidden behind the theft case. Even if it wasn't hidden, they had to prevent the Astley family from also wanting to seek the two stolen banknote printing master plates.

Vigo was of course very angry about this, but sometimes proving one's innocence is more troublesome than the crime itself, especially when others have already developed suspicions.

On the way back from the club activity, Vigo was angry the whole time; after she and Xia De returned to the Fragrant Mansion, Vigo immediately found Angelina:

"The action goal has changed from contact to infiltration! Angelina, I give you the highest authority to mobilize manpower; complete the comprehensive infiltration of the local Grey Glove organization as soon as possible. Hmph~ no matter what means you use, I don't want to hear anyone suspecting the Astley family again! We are loyal; since they suspect this point, then let them all become us."

Angelina blinked and looked at Xia De again; she didn't think she couldn't do it, just didn't know if she should do it this way.

"Since this is the case, then let Arcadia burn."

Xia De then said; Vigo was stunned for a moment and then blinked:

"Although I am very angry, it hasn't reached that level; this is my hometown after all."

Angelina understood that Xia De meant support:

"Okay, teacher, I understand. The recent actions have been very smooth; there are actually many problems within the local Grey Glove organization; a small number of people have already been bought by us with crowns, plus the help provided by Margaret, with the support of the royal heir, the infiltration work is not difficult."

Vigo nodded, feeling that it was indeed necessary to find a capable apprentice for herself:

"But it is best to act as secretly as possible; burning the city won't do."

Vigo added worriedly; she didn't care about the consequences of infiltrating the Grey Gloves; anyway, her family had always been suspected, so it was better to do some bold things.

And she knew that Speaker Isabella supported Margaret in fighting for the throne; although Xia De didn't express anything, he obviously would also give Margaret the greatest support.

So in Vigo's view, what she did was just betting on the choice of the royal heir in advance; this was not to betray Karsenrik, nor was it her ambition; all these actions were still incomparably loyal.