Witch Wind

Chapter 52: An unexpected encounter (Part )
The Hellongen family's plenipotentiary representative to the East Country, Count Hellongen the Younger, does not live in this manor on weekdays.

After all, his ancestors were pirates, and this garden was usually used by Count Hellongen to hide killers and store weapons. He would occasionally choose this place to have a tryst with his lover, but more often he would handle some activities that were not convenient for public knowledge.

Under the grape trellises in this garden, there is at least one skeleton buried under every vine.

These corpses are enough to prove what kind of person this young Count Hellongen is.

However, because of the arrival of Big Black Dog and his companions, Count Hellongen sent his personal secretary to accompany them. Therefore, when Xing Tianli left the garden with Big Black Dog, he had a black calfskin cover in his sleeve, with a full set of seals, and the procedures and processes were completely legal and compliant.

The Black Cliff Principality Secret Police Bureau, Colonel Secret Transfer Officer Li Li!

Perhaps it was because of the close relationship between the Hellongen Family and the Dayu Dynasty, perhaps it was because they needed to get a steady supply of high-quality goods from the weaving factory, or perhaps it was because Xing Tianli’s power could not affect the mainland of the Black Cliff Principality at all.

So our little Count Hellongen was very generous and directly gave Xing Tianli the title of colonel.

From this point of view, the Principality of Black Cliff is much more generous than the Kingdom of Yingjishi and the Aime Federation.

They got in the car, carrying the big black dog, and headed straight to the hotel Xing Tianli had booked on Fontainebleau Street. On the way, the big black dog kept complaining to Xing Tianli about how difficult it was for them today.

Xing Tianli made "hmm-hmm" and "ah-ah" noises in agreement with the big black dog, but it basically went in one ear and out the other.

All this guy complained about was the weakening of government, the hens crowing at dawn, corrupt officials in the country, external bandits, the unnatural changes in the world, and his inability to do anything about it.

The big black dog took out his pipe again and started smoking.

After a long while, he nodded seriously at Xing Tianli and said, "Boy, I think you are a capable person. You are different from those spineless officials in the court. So, in the future, when you become a high-ranking official, be careful of the Queen Mother."

Shaking his head, the big black dog blew out a smoke ring: "Well, for a long time in the future, you will not be qualified to meet that old woman. But she has a 'Princess Yihe' under her, who is her best confidant and is now the chief minister of our weaving department!"

"If you see her, be careful."

The big black dog's expression suddenly turned extremely sinister and vulgar: "Hey, if you can work harder and get that little bitch pregnant, I'll make sure you'll be successful!"

Xing Tianli's face twitched violently.

Are all the officials of your Great Yu Dynasty so shameless? It seems that someone once gave Xing Tianli a similar order, but that time, he was asked to use some means to deal with Zhao Qingqi?

"But it's a bit difficult!" Big Black Dog sighed again: "Princess Yihe, this little bitch, likes girls. Tsk, it's true, if the top beam is not straight, the bottom beam will be crooked. Her father likes to raise male actors, but she likes to raise female actors!"

"Really!" The big black dog sighed to the sky: "When a country is about to fall, there must be evildoers. There is such a group of evildoers in the court of the Dayu Dynasty. I think the Dayu Dynasty will fall!"

Xing Tianli was stunned when he heard this, and almost stepped on the accelerator and crashed the car into the roadside lamppost.

'evildoer'?
Aren’t you guys typical evildoers?

You also said that "the Dayu Dynasty is going to fall". As a high-ranking official in the spy organization maintained by the Dayu Dynasty royal family, you are a typical evildoer. Do you think you should say such things?

After a light cough, Xing Tianli reached out and rubbed the big black dog's head.

A trace of anger suddenly surged on the big black dog's face, and he was obviously very dissatisfied with Xing Tianli's "touching the dog" action. But soon, he was shivering all over and subconsciously stuck out his tongue.

That trace of anger was awkwardly retracted.

He twisted his head hard to get his head out of Xing Tianli's palm, and said with a curse: "What are you doing? What are you doing? I came out with you to investigate a case, to investigate the details of those people in the Holy Mother Church. Don't make a move, be reserved, understand? We are all officials appointed by the court, we must be reserved!"

Xing Tianli coughed and said, "We've known each other for so many days, but I still don't know your name!"

The big black dog's interest suddenly came up. He held his head high and said, "Well, speaking of this, we have something to talk about. Do you know who is the most famous dog in the world?"

Xing Tianli's eyes narrowed.

The most famous thing in the world is a dog?

He asked carefully: "Could it be, Sun Devouring Lord?"

The big black dog's mouth was spitting out saliva: "Isn't it the Sun-Swallowing God, Roaring Sky Dog? He is a well-known big shot, the most majestic ancestor of our clan, he is the one."

"Did you know that he has a master who is famous throughout the three realms?"

Xing Tianli felt a chill all over his body. He looked at the big black dog and asked softly, "So, what's your surname? What's your name?"

The big black dog said proudly, "When our clan was founded, our ancestors verified that we are a little bit related to the Sun-Swallowing God. The Sun-Swallowing God, the master who is famous in the three realms, gave us his family name, so our clan's family name is Yang."

There was a buzzing sound in Xing Tianli's head.

There is a saying that the master bestows the surname on one.

But you, a bunch of dog demons, have forcibly attached yourself to that great god? Aren't you afraid that a thunderbolt will strike one day and wipe out your entire clan?
But, you worship the Sun Devouring God as your ancestor? Hmm!
Shaking his head, Xing Tianli did not make any comment on this, just say "as long as you are happy."

"Our clan also values ​​inheritance. When the clan was founded, our ancestor used the first eight characters of the Thousand Character Classic to define our generation. 'Heaven and earth are dark yellow, the universe is vast and wild', and it has been passed down for so many years. When it comes to me, it is the word 'wild'. My name is Yang Huanglong!"

The big black dog was so excited that he was wagging his tail like crazy. "My name is the Chinese character 'dragon'. My father got lucky and drew the Chinese character in the ancestral temple. Tsk tsk, what do you think? Isn't my name mighty and majestic?"

Xing Tianli was so shocked that his hair stood on end. He nodded hurriedly: "What a good name, what a good name, it is really majestic and powerful, incredible!"

Xing Tianli kept complaining in his heart.

They forcibly attached themselves to their ancestors, obtained their surnames by force, used the first eight characters of "Thousand Character Classic" as the clan's rank, and even drew lots in the ancestral temple to name their newborn babies.

Tsk, it gives me the strong feeling of an uneducated makeshift troupe!

There is such a nest of demons hidden in the court of Dayu Dynasty.

Just tell me, is it a 'national evil'?

The car drove into Fontainebleau Street. The big black dog put away his pipe, crouched down cautiously, and looked out furtively at the edge of the car window. This guy seemed careless, but he was actually well-intentioned. He had just attacked Ilse last night. If he was seen on the street today, he, Yang Huanglong, would be the one in trouble!
Fortunately, the journey was peaceful. Xing Tianli drove the car smoothly into the Marseille Palace Hotel.

This is a palace-style hotel in the traditional aristocratic style of Faro. The front of the main building is nearly half a mile wide and more than thirty feet deep. The nine-story main building is majestic and magnificent.

On the left and right and behind the main building, there is an equally magnificent auxiliary building, but it is almost half the size and only three stories high.

The huge hotel is surrounded by neatly maintained gardens. There is also an artificial lake in front of the main entrance. Dozens of fat white swans are lazily floating on the water, motionless.

The owner of this hotel is a remnant of the legitimate Kingdom of Farus, a marquis who once held the financial and taxation power of a province.

Thirty years ago, the Far West was at war with hundreds of countries, and the Kingdom of Farus collapsed in a few days. The lower-class people rose up and sent the princes and ministers of the capital to the guillotine. Some of the nobles from other places, who were brave or loyal to the royal family, formed a punitive army and marched towards the capital, but were defeated by the uprising militia. Some nobles who saw the opportunity quickly, such as the owner of the Marseille Palace, swept away the public treasury of the entire province, brought huge wealth, and came to the distant East with their families to build this hotel.

For this hotel, accommodation is only a sideline business. Its main business is casinos, women, loan sharks, intelligence trafficking, and various illegal transactions. According to the investigation of the intelligence departments of the Aimee Federation and the Kingdom of England, there is even a gang of Faroese in the International Concession, which has a close connection with the Marseille Palace.

This is a big manure pit that is decorated with gold and jade and looks like a sea of ​​flowers!

Xing Tianli stayed here specifically because he was attracted by the sophisticated society here.

There was no discrimination against Orientals by the hotel staff as imagined. The Orientals who really dared to step into the Marseille Palace were all well-known and influential figures in the International Concession, and could even call the shots.

The car driven by Xing Tianli was hung with the flag and emblem of the British Consulate General, so he received special treatment when checking in. The blonde who registered his check-in information even scratched his palm a few times secretly.

The big black dog squatted beside Xing Tianli, taking in all the little movements of the blonde. He sneered at it and spat fiercely on the mirror-like ground.

So, Xing Tianli, who had just completed the check-in procedures, received the hotel lobby manager's extremely polite special care - because of the big black dog's bad behavior, he paid five gold coins as the fee for cleaning the floor.

Because the owner is a romantic and pet-loving person from Falouse, the Marseille Palace does not refuse guests to bring their pets to stay. However, all the pets' actions in the hotel, including eating, drinking, defecating, etc., require guests to bear high fees - several times more expensive than the guests themselves!

Xing Tianli looked at the big black dog.

The big black dog tucked its long tail between its legs, and with a pair of cunning dog eyes, it stared fiercely at the lobby manager's plump and cute calves. Without asking, you know that one day in the future, when this lobby manager passes by a secluded street, one or three or five black pastoral dogs will happily pounce on him and give his calves the warmest greetings.

Xing Tianli didn't want to stop this.

Even if the big black dog spit on the ground, just a little saliva, the cleaning fee of five gold coins is too much.

This is a shady shop!
Black shop, what else is there to say?

Following the hotel maid who led the way, Xing Tianli and the big black dog, who felt like they had been robbed, walked into the elevator on the side of the lobby with gloomy faces. Just as the hotel maid who led the way was about to close the iron gate of the elevator, a tall woman with gray hair, green eyes, delicate features, but an extremely cold expression, walked in with two small, Pekingese-like puppies.

Xing Tianli's eyes swept across the delicate woman's face, and his body tensed slightly.

The big black dog licked its tongue and approached the two puppies. As soon as they entered the elevator, it struck a very standard posture, squatting on the ground without moving, and sniffed them carefully again and again.

"Heizi, don't scare me!" Xing Tianli grabbed the big black dog by the rind and pulled him to his side: "Look at your size. You scared me, and now you want to pay me back?"

Xing Tianli was in a very good mood while teaching the big black dog a lesson. At the same time, he smiled very brightly and nodded to the tall woman who was dressed very smartly in a men's tuxedo: "Your dog is really good, smart and cute, much better than my dog ​​who only knows how to steal and cause trouble."

The tall woman turned her head slightly and stared at Xing Tianli deeply.

Her small nostrils twitched slightly, and her fierce eyes suddenly became indifferent. She was too lazy to say a word, and her gaze fell on the big black dog who was struggling secretly and wanted to turn around and bite Xing Tianli hard.

'Blackie'?
'Ugh!'
'Blackie'!
He is Yang Huanglong, an official appointed by the imperial court of the Dayu Dynasty, and you actually call yourself "Heizi"?
"This dog has a good pedigree." The tall woman was silent for a while, then spoke slowly. Her voice was extremely cold, like a machine, revealing an unsettling coldness: "But it seems to be very ferocious and may devour its owner. I suggest that he be castrated. Such a dog will be much more docile!"

The two puppies squatting on the ground also turned their heads in unison, staring at an indecent part of the big black dog with their fierce and ruthless gazes.

The big black dog's body suddenly stiffened, and he let out a "woof" and shrank behind Xing Tianli.

For some unknown reason, he felt extremely wary of this tall woman - he could tell that this woman was not just joking, but if he wasn't careful, she would really take action and attack her own precious brother!
Hiding behind Xing Tianli, the big black dog stared at the tall woman with fierce eyes and memorized her delicate little face deeply in his heart - just wait, little girl, if Master Huanglong doesn't manipulate you into a hundred and eighty different looks, you're not a fifth-rank governor of the weaving department!

The tall woman keenly sensed the intense malice in the big black dog's eyes.

She frowned, turned around and faced Xing Tianli: "Your dog is in bad condition. Castration can no longer eliminate his danger. I suggest that you destroy him directly? Or, I can help you!"

Xing Tianli smiled at the tall woman, the two muscles on his back were already tensed as much as possible: "You, must be kidding? Heizi is my good brother, no one can touch him!"

The tall woman tilted her head slightly and whispered to herself, "Humans and dogs, good brothers? That doesn't make sense!"

There was a subtle distraction in her eyes.

The elevator suddenly stopped. It had already reached the floor where Xing Tianli's room was. The hotel maid, who had no idea what was going on, opened the iron door of the elevator and warmly invited Xing Tianli to go out.

"Good day, Miss! Have a nice day." Xing Tianli bowed to the tall woman and said with a smile: "We will meet again! Heizi, go, be careful, don't scare the two children!"

Xing Tianli walked out carrying the melon rind on the top of the big black dog.

The tall woman stood quietly in the elevator. The two puppies looked at her like she did, cold and lonely, staring straight at the big black dog's tail that was wagging desperately.

After entering the room, Xing Tianli stuffed a banknote into the bra of the maid who was blushing and reluctant to leave. He pushed the maid out of the door, approached her, and smiled softly: "Can you do me a favor? I want to know, what does that lady do just now? She seems to have a misunderstanding with my good brother!"

The maid held the banknotes in her bra, her eyes as sharp as water moving across Xing Tianli's handsome face.

She obviously misunderstood Xing Tianli's motives, and said resentfully: "That's Miss Maria, from the Principality of Berlus. Have you heard of the Principality of Berlus? It's a small country with a total population of only a million. Miss Maria, it seems, is an artist who travels around the world?"

"It's strange, she seems to be a painter? But I've never seen anyone buy her paintings!"

"But her spending is very high, very shocking."

The maid whispered, "Moreover, since she moved in, the people she has been dealing with these days are all very important people! A different 'gentleman' comes to see her every day."

Xing Tianli raised his eyebrows.

This maid is such a talent!

In just a few words, several traps were dug for Miss Maria - an ordinary woman born in a small country with low professional achievements, but able to stay in a luxurious hotel like the Marseille Palace, and the expenses are extremely high; the key point is that many different gentlemen come to see her every day!
Look, the face of a dissolute, unruly, self-degrading beautiful woman is portrayed vividly!
Xing Tianli looked at the maid seriously, took out a banknote and stuffed it into her bra: "If you have any useful information, just let me know. I know that the Marseille Palace is always well-informed!"

"Tonight at 7 o'clock, there will be a small-scale cocktail party held by Miss Maria in the annex building of the hotel." The maid sighed, "It is said that she will auction some of her paintings at the cocktail party to raise funds for subsequent travel plans."

"Are there any requirements for attending the cocktail party?" Xing Tianli stuffed another banknote into the maid's bra.

The maid sighed softly and threw an extremely intense and fiery wink at Xing Tianli: "A generous gentleman like you, you will have no problem going anywhere in the Marseille Palace! We will arrange everything for you!"

The maid opened her legs slightly, indicating to Xing Tianli that he could imagine the scope of the word "unobstructed" in a richer way - any "corner" of the hotel, no matter how "secret" or "private" it is, is "unobstructed".

Xing Tianli smiled, took a step back and closed the door.

He and the big black dog looked at each other seriously and said in unison: "The dog that blew itself up!"

The two puppies that Miss Maria brought with her were clearly the same species as the pit bull that blew itself up...and this Miss Maria gave Xing Tianli an even weirder feeling.

I really have to attend this cocktail party.

(End of this chapter)