After saying goodbye to the three fleets that set sail, Loren Hill got on a carriage with the sign of the lacquer night flower, and then the group began to return.
As the weather gradually turned cooler, some fallen leaves began to appear on Hopelander Street. Although the seaside could not be called very cold, the night wind blowing also made everyone feel a lot of coolness.
After the hot season, everyone's appetite is much better than usual, and there are more food stalls on the street, cheap and affordable scones, grilled fish sprinkled with spices, and some carefully selected Grilled mussels.
The mussels in the white textured shells were slightly browned by the orange-red charcoal fire, sprinkled with some salt, and then a little bay leaf to remove the fishy smell, and the meaty aroma began to spread in the air.
"Sister, I want to eat that."
A pair of siblings stood by the street. The elder sister with long chestnut hair was wearing a black skirt, and the younger brother was wearing a white hunting suit. It was the Helis family's siblings, Meru and Bell, followed by four guards.
"Bell, let's go back and eat. I'll ask the chef to make it for you."
Mei Lu looked at the street stall, which was directly exposed to the sea breeze. Occasionally, some dust was swept up by the wind, and she felt that it was not very clean and hygienic.
"No, after I go back, my father has to hold me to learn those annoying numbers again. I don't want it. I will eat here. Sister, you promised me that you will have a good day with me today."
The little boy Bell began to lose his temper, and Mei Lu was at a loss for a while. She was not the kind of cruel sister. Bell had high expectations from her father since she was a child. .
"Okay, my sister will buy it for you." Mei Lu fondly patted Bell's head, then took his hand and walked forward to help him choose.
The carriage that Roland Hill was riding also happened to pass through this street, and when he saw the sister and brother, he stopped the car and prepared to say hello.
The fir car door opened, and the girl walked down in a white knee-length dress. The afterglow of the sunset swayed down from the edge of the sea, dyeing the white skirt a touch of gold.
"It's been a few days, May..."
Before Roland Hill could finish speaking, a freight carriage at the back of the road suddenly lifted its wraps, revealing a cold crossbow, the bowstring vibrated, and the sharp sound was not transmitted, and the icy crossbow arrow was directed towards him. The girl's body shot straight.
Lorraine Hill made a decisive decision. The light blue strappy sandals stomped heavily on the stone bricks. Taking this as a fulcrum, she quickly turned her body sideways, her long skirt fluttered, and a ray of blood and hair flew up in the air. There was a bloodstain, and the long hair around the ear also lost several strands.
But before the others could react, a guard beside Mei Lu suddenly pulled out a long sword and rushed over. The long sword made of cold iron had a strange blue light on it.
The sword was poisonous, and Roland Hill reacted quickly. After activating the demon core, she was not afraid of any poison, but it also meant the end of the mission, and all the previous efforts were in vain.
Although he didn't understand why the guards of the Helis family also acted, after a short thought, Roland Hill decided not to activate the extraordinary core for the time being, relying on his extraordinary perception and reaction ability to easily avoid the sword's edge.
The ruthless sword light slashed at the cedar car door, and it got stuck three points into the wood. At this time, the guards of the Karites Chamber of Commerce also reacted and rushed over with a shout.
A Carrites guard in steel armor directly knocked the assassin away, Chelsea also pulled Lorraine Hill back into the sturdy carriage, and the four riders rushed directly to the rear crossbow, the crossbow bow. Before they could fire the second shot, the riders stabbed the assassin they were operating and dragged them off the carriage.
At this time, more than a dozen guards from the Karites Chamber of Commerce had already surrounded the sisters and brothers of the Helis family, their spears were aimed at them, and they were ready to fight. blood.
The guards of the Carrites Chamber of Commerce are all young people carefully selected from the chamber of commerce recently. They have excellent qualifications. Their parents and family members are all working in the chamber of commerce. . It can be said that the business has greatly improved their family and life, and has a strong sense of belonging. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a second home.
But now someone actually assassinated Miss Lacey, the only heir of the Karites Chamber of Commerce, in front of them, causing the Chamber of Commerce to collapse, which is equivalent to destroying their current source of happiness.
Seeing these angry-eyed guards, each with a cold spear full of murderous intent, Bell shook off the shells and mussels in his hands in fright on the spot, while Mei Lu kept her younger brother behind and faced them with worry. Aiming of spears and crossbows.
And the remaining guards of the Helis family have already been taken down and pressed to the ground.
After everything settled down, Roland Hill slowly walked out of the carriage, looking at the scene in front of him, feeling a little helpless.
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The maid in the carriage carefully wrapped Roland Hill's arm with gauze, and the young girl invited the sister and brother into the carriage to talk.
Ding-
The sound of the ceramic tray colliding with the teacup, the maid poured the warm black tea, Bell held the teacup, and then slowly calmed down, while Mei Lu said apologetically.
"I'm very sorry, Miss Lacey, it's our Helis family's lax care that allowed the assassins to mix in with the guards."
"Please don't misunderstand, this incident was not caused by us Helis, and I will come to the door again tomorrow to apologize and compensate for the loss."
"Miss Mei Lu is probably joking. The guards around you are all carefully selected from the family members of the Chamber of Commerce. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are side members of your family. How could they be ignorant?"
Chelsea pushed the glasses on the bridge of his nose, his eyes were sharp, and he seemed not satisfied with the explanation of the eldest Helis family.
Thinker
"I know it's a far-fetched explanation, but it's true."
Mei Lu's voice was somewhat self-deprecating, with a hint of bitterness in it.
The family tradition of the Helis family attaches great importance to family relationships, which also leads to many internal positions being held by relatives. These relatives are not all shrewd and capable, but most of them are vegetarian, lazy and corrupt, making the chamber of commerce bloated.
She is also very disgusted with these relatives who are lazy and do not work, but after all, they are related by blood, and she is only the daughter of the family, not the eldest son. She will be married in the future, and she can't discipline her too much, but who would want to make such a big thing happen today.
At this time, Loren Hill's wound under the bandage had healed, but she was not very angry, but she was a little surprised that Mei Lu, the daughter of Helis's parent, had so much inconvenience and restraint at home.
In fact, this is also special to Karites. Other chambers of commerce families are all open branches and loose leaves, and there are many relatives. Influenced by the tradition of Xifeng Gu's family's emphasis on family affection, the large chamber of commerce families in Verga will generally treat their own family members. After all, they are trustworthy. Blood ties are stronger. But it also spreads power, breeds corruption, and often has to balance the feelings and interests of other members.
The Karites family is completely different. The interior is very refreshing. Everything depends on the strength and performance. As for relatives, sorry, Angus has only one daughter. Now everything is up to Miss Lacey, she has only one voice from top to bottom, and you don't need to think about other messy household chores, she just doesn't know her happiness in the midst of happiness.