"Your Highness."
Xia De looked at the princess in front of him very seriously, and the latter looked at him with a slightly red face.
"I want to tell you..."
He rushed forward and entered the room carrying Ajelina.
But he did not rush forward. While hugging the sixteen-year-old girl, he exerted force on his feet, and they both turned back at the same time. Shad crossed his hands behind the princess.
Bang!
whoosh!
The gun in his right hand accurately hit the head of the man who was huddled in the right corner. Although Xia De had never practiced shooting, he was too close to Xia De.
The four Rhodes cards in his left hand flew out. Under Shad's deliberate control, the four cards did not cut the opponent's throat directly, but hit the opponent's wrist and the finger on the trigger respectively.
Another gunshot rang out. Although the trigger was still pulled by the enemy behind the door, the pain caused the gun to lose its accuracy and did not hit anyone.
"There's one last one!"
The thumb of his right hand pressed down the hammer of the Ruger revolver. Shad's left hand was originally holding Ajelina, but now as his body turned, his left hand went around Ajelina from behind and grabbed her right hand, allowing her to come to his side after a rotation.
This makes it easier to aim and also allows you to block the last enemy's gun.
After turning around, he raised his gun and faced forward. He did not fire back at the third enemy who he failed to deal with in the first place. Instead, he pointed the gun at the young maid's head and hid behind her.
Although the man in the black hat was much bigger than the maid, with Shade's marksmanship, he had no confidence that he could hit the enemy with one shot.
Xia De looked at the other person, pointed his right hand to the side, and pulled the trigger—
Bang!
Smoke came out of the muzzle of the gun, and the man behind the door, who was holding his wrist, was shot in the chest. He was knocked back against the wall by the force of the bullet. He raised his gun and wanted to shoot again, but his hand did not hold his gun, and the plate bravely thrown by the maid who was close to him knocked the gun out.
Xia De pressed down the battering ram for the third time, looked at the man in front of him, and pointed his right hand to the side and below.
It's off, a little further down. Yes, it's here.
Bang!
The man behind the door leaned against the wall, covering his chest. His head tilted and he slowly fell down.
Xia De was still staring at the man in the black hat hiding behind the maid:
"Your Highness, please take your servants and leave here first."
He pressed down the battering ram, still looking forward but firing again to the right. The corpse trembled. Xia De was trying to prevent the other party from pretending to be dead.
If everyone else leaves, then even if Shade uses the power of the Ringwitch, the only witness is a maid, and the situation is easier to handle.
"No, no one can leave, or I'll shoot her!"
The man's eyes were wide open and he was breathing heavily. His eyes were full of bloodshot and his face was in a state of collapse. When Shade rushed in with Ajelina just now, he didn't close the door. The sound of the gunshot had already spread:
"Don't be nervous, friend, maybe we can talk. Look, I have no weapons."
Xia De stared at him, and to show his sincerity, he loosened his right hand and let the revolver fall to the ground. For him, killing people with a gun was the most inefficient method.
"Also, throw away the cards you have on you! I just saw it! Your cards can kill people!"
"No, I didn't kill anyone with cards."
Xia De did not deny this directly. He reached into his pocket, took out a stack of cards and handed it to the princess beside him.
"besides!"
The man hiding behind the maid said loudly.
He probably just wanted to try it out, but unexpectedly, Shade reached into his other pocket and handed his spare cards to the princess as well.
In fact, he could only add a collection of magical treasures to a deck of cards, and the other party really thought too much.
"besides!"
The man saw that Xia De was indeed prepared, and said again.
Shad hesitated, unbuttoned his coat, and threw the Gun of Kindness on his waist to the floor.
“This time it’s really gone.”
He tried to be sincere and said before the other party could refute:
"Let the princess leave here, and you can take both of us hostage."
"No, no one can leave."
The man's hand holding the gun was shaking a little, and Shad was worried that he would accidentally pull the trigger of the Glass pocket single-shot pistol.
"Hmm? MI6's operational guns? Those guys who were selling arms finally got into trouble?"
Although Xia De was surprised, he did not show it. But the blonde maid he held hostage was really nervous. She bit her lips, closed her eyes, and tilted her head away from the muzzle of the gun.
There were footsteps outside the door, and the opera stopped after the second gunshot. Shade knew he couldn't lose:
"Ajelina, take your servant and leave."
Xia De spoke again, and then felt the sixteen-year-old princess standing behind him:
"Mr. Hamilton, I'm a little scared."
She hid completely behind Xia De, tugging at Xia De's clothes and speaking loudly. Moreover, Xia De actually heard a click like the safety of a gun being opened under her voice.
His eyes continued to meet the gunman's:
"Don't be afraid, I will protect you..."
Bang!
A gunshot rang out from behind, accurately hitting the black-hatted man between the eyebrows.
The maid screamed and ran away from the corpse. The man's eyes widened. Before he could even leave a last word, the corpse fell heavily to the ground.
"this... ... "
Shad turned around and looked back. Ajelina Cavendish was hiding behind him with a bright smile on her face and a golden pocket ladies' pistol with smoke coming out of the muzzle in her hand.
The trigger of the pistol seems to be made of jewels, and the gun body may be gold-plated. This highly decorative women's pistol can only store three bullets, including the one that is pre-loaded into the barrel. It is a weapon used by women in the upper class for self-defense.
Ajelina smiled shyly at Shad, then lifted her skirt in an unladylike manner, revealing her black leather shoes and white stockings underneath.
The right garter was gone, and she put the gun back into the small leather gun bag hanging on the white lace leg ring on the left:
"Knight, it's a good thing you asked for my garter. When I put my hand under my skirt to take it out, I was able to take the gun out of the gun bag and hide it in my sleeve."
She put down her skirt and looked up at Shade. The maids were walking and running around her, calling out to others. People outside the door rushed in, looking at the messy and tragic scene in the room in surprise.
On the red carpet in the center of the room, the sixteen-year-old Ajelina Cavendish was looking up and smiling at Shade. That smile was almost exactly the same as that of Carina Cavendish and Leithia Cavendish:
"Knight, tell me quickly, how did you throw the cards as a weapon? Oh, that scene just now was really cool."
"I... ... "
Xia De took his cards from her in surprise:
"It's not a steam bomb, it's a pistol. ... The Cavendish girls are amazing."
(Mi Mia is running...)
Half an hour later, the opera house was surrounded by police from Redwich Field and MI6 agents. Several high-power gas lamps were evenly distributed around the opera house, making the entire Tobesk Opera House look like it had suddenly turned from night to day.
Outside the opera house, royal attendants surrounded the carriage, in which sat the two princesses and Shad.
Leicia, who was wearing a fiery red dress, covered her forehead. She had basically known what happened tonight from Shade's description. They stayed here to wait until MI6 had finished asking about the details before they could leave.
"So what happened? Is it the Gray Gloves again?"
Xia De still didn't understand.
"No, no, not the gray gloves."
Leicia looked like she had a headache:
"It's still about my brother, Sax Cavendish."
"Hasn't he been arrested?"
“But his followers are still there.”
Ajelina said that after Leicia appeared, she had been behaving very well, as if she was afraid of Leicia.
"Yes, some people's interests are tied to Saxe Cavendish. Now that I'm back in Tobesk, my father's sentencing of my brother is about to begin, and some people want to fight to the death."
Leicia sighed:
"Although there were no special marks on the three men just now, and the firearms they used were standard MI6 weapons, there are not many people who would be forced to use such means. We will investigate thoroughly."
Shad noticed that Leicia kept calling her brother by his name.
It's not that Ajelina went out without her guards, but her guards were not with her in the box on the third floor. Instead, they were on guard at other locations on the third floor and downstairs. The bloodstains that Shade had just seen were the blood of the guards who were killed.
But even if he didn't show up, Ajelina wouldn't be in danger. In addition to the princess herself carrying a small pistol, there were also a large number of Tobysk senior officers sitting in the audience downstairs in the opera house tonight. It was said that this was a collective entertainment activity organized by the Tobysk Veterans Club.
In fact, while the confrontation was taking place on the third floor, the bodies of the slain princess guards had already been discovered, so this less-than-rigorous kidnapping operation was doomed to fail.
Because the royal family is involved and MI6's guns are also present, MI6 will take the lead in investigating this matter together with the police at Redwich Field. As the main person, Shad will also be questioned, but it is difficult for him to explain why he is here tonight.
But fortunately, before Director Anros showed up, Ajelina took the initiative to suggest that she invited Shade to watch the show tonight. Leicia glanced at her, as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she said nothing. Instead, she bent over and walked from her sister to Shade across from her:
"Really? This is the first time we meet in Tobesk tonight. I picked out the dress specially. I was planning to give you a surprise."
Lecia's outfit tonight was indeed beautiful, and Xia De had already praised her when they met just now.
"I guess we don't have any time alone tonight."
She said this in front of her sister, and her beautiful eyes met with Shad's. The look was very similar to Dorothy's, but not exactly the same.
"Shad, Ajelina and I will go back to the Yodel Palace in a moment. I think the next time we meet will have to wait until next Wednesday for my mother's birthday party. You must come."
As she said that, Leicia hugged Shade and didn't let him go for a long time.
Shade smelled the perfume on Lecia. It seemed that she had really made a lot of preparations for the first meeting with Shade after her return.
"Really? I actually encountered something like this."
Resia said dissatisfiedly, and then looked at her sister, who looked very well-behaved:
"Sister Lecia, I'm sorry, I shouldn't mention this now, but I heard that Mr. Hamilton and Aunt Carina..."
"Oh, that woman."
Leisia's attitude towards Miss Carina remained the same as usual. She shook her head:
"Ajelina, you are such a fool. Why did you go to the south of the city to watch the opera so late at night?"
She showed her attitude as an elder sister, and the little princess immediately dared not speak, but Xia De felt that she must be saying in her heart that her sister came here so late to meet a man.
"Shad, Ajelina and I have a very good relationship. You can trust her."
Leicia said to Shade again, but did not explain the meaning:
"If you need help and can't find me, you won't be able to find me anymore... The same goes for Ajelina."
"Yes, Mr. Hamilton, I will do my best to help you."
The sixteen year old princess looked up and smiled at Shade.
The voices coming from outside were from Mr. Anros, who was asking the guards brought by Leicia and the police who had arrived earlier about the situation. Then Shade thought of something and took out the garter from his pocket:
"Your Highness Ajelina, I am sorry for offending you just now. I return this to you."
Although it was not good to take out the garter in front of Leicia, it would be even worse if he took it home. Moreover, Shade did not want Ajelina to think that he was a garter collector. (To be continued)