Chapter 427: Restaurant Outside the Banquet

Having come to this world for two months, Xia De had already gotten used to a cat suddenly popping out beside his pillow every time he woke up. Either jumping onto his chest, meowing for food, or rubbing his face and the back of his hand with its furry face.

Therefore, when Xia De woke up under an unfamiliar ceiling and didn't hear the familiar sound of Little Mia, he felt inexplicably lost.

"I haven't seen Little Mia for more than 24 hours."

Thinking of this, Xia De felt even more lost.

The time was 8:00 PM on Wednesday night. Xia De, who had slept for twelve hours, felt that his state was quite good. There seemed to be a banquet in the distance; he heard the sound of an organ.

And after crawling out of bed sluggishly, he first discovered that he was wearing a pair of pajamas he had never seen before, and then found that there was no one in the bedroom, but his original clothes and the items he carried were placed on the bedside table. Glancing at them, only the witch's golden ring was missing.

"Hmm? Who changed my clothes?"

This was a room Xia De had never been to. The size of the room was about the same as the area of the living room and dining room of Xia De's Room 1 on the second floor. A double-door solid wood wardrobe was placed in the corner, and against the wall facing this four-poster bed with curtains, there was also a desk, and the desk's bookshelf was full of books.

A landscape painting of the Cold Water Harbor pier hung at the head of the bed, and the floor where the bed was located was actually one step higher than the carpeted room floor, and this bed seemed to be a double bed.

Under the wall near the door, there was a piano, and the mermaid-shaped gas lamp above the piano, like the gas lamp at the head of the bed and the gas lamp above the desk, were all in a closed state.

"The gas lamps in the Aurora Manor are all mermaid-shaped. This is actually a hint; I should have thought of it earlier that the witch could summon mermaids."

But the room was not dark, because the curtains were not tightly closed at this time. Through that window, the three-colored moonlight shone into the room, shining on the quilt on Xia De's body, on his hands, and on his face.

Bathing in this moonlight and breathing the air in the room deeply, Xia De was in a very good mood. After all, he had saved Lei Qianya, obtained a drop of divinity without paying any price, and all his goals in Cold Water Harbor had been completed.

"Is the silver moon brighter in today's moon phase?"

Thinking in his heart, he prepared to find slippers to get out of bed. But he saw a pull rope above the bedside table, so he pulled it gently.

He certainly couldn't hear the sound, but the servants' rooms would definitely have corresponding bells ringing, and the running people would tell Miss Aurora that Xia De had woken up, and the witch, who didn't know what she was doing, would probably see Xia De soon.

The interior of the wall not only had gas lamp pipes and steam pipes, but these bell lines that could summon servants in any room had appeared in large numbers in the manors and mansions of nobles since before the Steam Era began.

From this aspect, the Steam Era did not change all of people's habits.

From the mermaid-shaped gas lamp on the wall, Xia De guessed that this was not the Sophia Mansion, but the witch's manor. When he changed his clothes and saw the witch waiting for him in the brightly lit mansion restaurant, it confirmed this idea.

"You woke up too late. Lei Qianya Cavendish left Cold Water Harbor by steam train an hour ago."

That beautiful brown curly long hair hung behind her head without any binding. The witch had changed into a dress Xia De had never seen before and looked to be in quite a good mood, but Xia De didn't think she had caught Darkness.

"Already left? I thought Lei Qianya was also attending the banquet at your manor. Just now, when that maid led me over, I saw that it was really lively outside."

Xia De asked in surprise, sitting on the left hand side of the head of the long dining table.

"The banquet outside, the bad things are over, people want to be lively again, and it just so happens that I am in a good mood, so I held another banquet. It's always very deserted here, and it's not bad to be lively occasionally."

The witch rested her head on her hand, looking at Xia De:

"That princess originally planned to leave on Friday evening, otherwise she wouldn't have come to attend my banquet on Tuesday night. But His Majesty the King urged her urgently; something very serious happened in Tobesk. Otherwise, she would at least have set off after you woke up."

The witch said, and for some reason, Xia De actually felt that her attitude toward him had improved quite a bit.

"Did Lei Qianya leave me a letter?"

Xia De asked again.

"No, she doesn't trust me and is worried that I will read the letter. Hamilton, I thought you would be very lost; the princess left without waiting for you."

Xivi Aurora said with a smile:

"However, aren't you curious about what happened in Tobesk? I bet that among all the people attending the lively banquet outside, there won't be more than five who know this news now."

She looked at Xia De's face carefully. Although the two had a long talk more than ten hours ago, the witch didn't pay too much attention to Xia De's appearance at that time. Meeting again in the brightly lit restaurant, looking at the young detective carefully, even the witch had to admit that Xia De Su Lun Hamilton was the kind of young man who could easily attract girls.

"Tobesk... The mastermind who hired someone to murder Wang Hou Diana has been found."

Xia De guessed randomly, but this was a declarative sentence.

"How did you guess it?"

The witch asked with great interest. Choosing to meet in the restaurant was because the servants were here, and dinner was prepared for Xia De. Miss Aurora knew that Xia De didn't like banquets that had nothing to do with him.

Now the dining car had been pushed over. Xia De glanced at it and felt that he was not hungry:

"Related to members of the royal family, and Lei Qianya must be involved, and it should be related to the big events of the past few weeks, because there were no clues before. Thinking about it this way, it can only be that the murderer who murdered Wang Hou Diana has been found, and it should also be a member of the royal family. Larrus III will not tell the public about this, but I think he would very much hope that all his children are present to give the murderer a proper verdict."

He took the napkin handed by the maid, thanked her softly, and looked at Miss Aurora:

"Did I guess right?"

"Partially correct. It was your superior, Mr. Dark Anluosi, who found the murderer. He claimed to go to the south on a business trip, but actually, he had been organizing actions in Tobesk. Then..."

The witch shook her head with a smile:

"When I received the news, I felt like I was reading a court novel. Lei Qianya Cavendish's brother, the seventh in line to the throne, Prince Sax, led people to rush into the Yodel Palace with guns, and then was pressed to the ground like a fat pig in front of the King and Wang Hou... tsk tsk tsk, I don't know how Galina views this matter."

Xia De noticed that the servants were also preparing plates and napkins for her; the witch was going to dine with Xia De.

"Are you not going to attend the banquet outside?"

He asked curiously, and from here, he could hear the melodious dance music and the buzzing sound of people talking.

"What's interesting about the banquet? If it were all beautiful girls, I might be a little interested."

She elegantly dipped her hands in the copper basin brought by the maid, wiped her hands with a handkerchief, and signaled Xia De that he didn't need to imitate her and could do whatever he wanted.

"However, the Prince broke into the Yodel Palace with a gun?"

Xia De was surprised, but he smiled on his face. The outsider also felt that this was like a novel:

"Are there still such fools now?"

"We must admit that not everyone is as intelligent as we are."

Miss Aurora's smile remained unchanged:

"So that princess of yours was in such a hurry to rush back, otherwise I bet she would definitely..."

"She and I are just friends."

Xia De emphasized, not wanting to ruin Lei Qianya's reputation.

"You don't have to tell me this; you have to explain it to your Miss Galina."

She pointed to the badge that had been re-hung on Xia De's neck. Xia De smiled awkwardly:

"Galina and I..."

"You have to explain this to Princess Lei Qianya, not to me."

Now the witch laughed even more happily.

When witches are not hostile to Xia De, they always show this characteristic of liking to joke.

The meal was placed on the table one by one, which was no worse than the banquet outside.

The gold and silver utensils shone under the candles, and the localized delicacies also looked very appetizing. The appetizer before the formal meal was baked snails. Although it sounded terrifying, it looked very appetizing.

This was to boil high-quality snails specifically raised, take out the meat, stir-fry garlic, spices, and onions with butter, then stuff them back into the snail shells, seal them with butter, and put them in a special baking tray to be baked in an oven before they could appear on the dining table.

Xia De didn't really know how to eat such "high-end" things. Miss Aurora smiled and demonstrated the usage of those professional tableware for him.

"Then, was Darkness found?"

He finally asked this question.

"No. When I entered the wine cellar, the passage you ran out of had already collapsed. I chased that guy who coexisted with the demon all the way into the sea, and even met the God-Caller in the fish-man's temple. Unfortunately, he was unwilling to help me, probably trying to find a way to treat himself."

The answer given by the witch was completely as expected. She shook her head with regret, reached back, and the servant immediately handed over a new napkin. Miss Aurora, in front of Xia De, touched the chest of the young maid behind her while taking the napkin.

This was a great stimulation for Xia De, who was in a one-month "desire out of control period".

"Did you re-examine that collapsed passage? I thought you knew that place."

When Xia De spoke, his eyes looked at the maid with a slightly red face; he was testing.

"I didn't know it originally. However, when you were in a coma, I re-entered the wine cellar to check. After opening the passage, I first found a dark room that was empty, and then found the gap you widened by hacking with a weapon all the way. Probably, that passage was a secret passage used by the fish-men to transport and store goods a long time ago."

The witch said, and Xia De nodded, knowing that 【Desire】 had left. And thinking of 【Desire】's face, he felt that his uncontrollable desire became even stronger. ===== CHAPTER 428 =====