Mystery: The Stars Returner

So things go back to the original question, who took 008 from Ince Zangwill and arranged his death?

Regarding this question, Leonard once asked the old man, and the answer he got was, be careful about the audience, so he believed that the new owner of 008 should be a high-sequence expert who passed through the audience.

But he certainly couldn't directly tell the Eye of the Goddess in front of him such an answer now, lest other connected questions arise.

When Leonard saw that Ms. Illya had not spoken for the time being, he silently moved his gaze to the car window. Because the sky had just dawned, there were still a few stars in the starry sky where the crimson moon had dispersed.

The steam train kept heading towards South Wales, and Leonard naturally thought of Hastur, who came here to be a lord. If he had free time, he could also visit Hastur's castle.

A few days later, the steam train came to the platform in South Wales, and the group chose to change to a carriage.

According to Debi Augustus, who bought the ticket for Ince Zangwill, he suddenly encountered Ince Zangwill on the way to the steam train, and all his attendants were killed. Light, only when he heard Ince Zangwill whispering about Backlund, and wittily offered to buy Ince Zangwill a ticket to Backlund, did he finally survive.

Based on Debi Augustus's description, they found the place where he first came into contact with Inz Zangwill.

More than half a month has passed since that encounter, and the traces left here have long been washed away by the rain.

Anyway, Leonard couldn't find any clues about Ince Zangwill from here.

But Ms. Illya, known as the Eye of the Goddess, was able to find relevant clues and lead everyone deep into the jungle.

Leonard was filled with admiration in his heart. He really deserves to have the eyes of a goddess. No wonder people often say that there is only a wrong name, not a wrong nickname.

The eyes of the goddess are the eyes of the goddess, observing the world on behalf of the gods.

……

In the Puning Port Hotel, Alfred Hall received two letters from Backlund, one from Earl Hall and one from Audrey.

He first read Earl Hall's letter, which expressed joy for him to return to the Kingdom of Loen and affirmed his desire to make great achievements, but wanted him to return to Backlund to stay for a while.

There was silence for a while, and then he opened Audrey's letter again.

The letter did not have such a depressing style, but only had the flavor of gossip. At the end of the letter, it was mentioned that a young Earl named Hastur Campbell would assist the Archduke of Southwell in managing coastal defense issues in the future.

Alfred Hall thought for a moment and wrote a reply to his sister first. As for Earl Hall's reply, he had not yet thought about it.

……

In the study room of the castle, Hastur finally waited for the pressure from Backlund to South Wales, and also waited for a letter from Audrey.

Early this morning, the Archduke of Southwell invited him to discuss issues related to coastal defense.

This was a signal that the Archduke of Southwell would give up part of his coastal defense rights.

Hastur's appetite at this stage is not too big. Of the eight main ports in South Wales, if he can get three of them first, it would be a good start.

"Miss Audrey's second brother intends to stay in South Wales and make great achievements... It depends on his own performance."

Hastur had no idea of ​​reaching out to Alfred.

After he finished writing the letter back to Audrey, he took Azshara with him, followed by four attendants, and took a carriage to the villa of the Grand Duke of Southwell.

This is a very troublesome journey. After all, his castle is relatively remote. After settling the matter with Archduke Southwell, he will stay in the port temporarily. Puning Port is a pretty good choice.

Facing Hastur's arrival, the Grand Duke of Southwell treated him with the same warm hospitality as last time, and even deliberately mentioned the pair of sisters sent out in his words.

Hasta smiled and said: "They are very adaptable to the job of cleaning the house in the castle."

"..."

The face of the Grand Duke of Southwell became much gloomier. The delicate flowers he spent so much effort to cultivate were meant to be kept at the bedside, rather than to do some vulgar chores like cleaning the room.

"They are also good at pruning flowers and branches. After another year or two of training, they should be qualified for the position of gardeners."

The Archduke of South Wales took a deep breath, stopped discussing this topic with Hastur, and took the initiative to mention South Wales' coastal defense issues.

When the Grand Duke of Southwell tentatively asked Hastur what he thought of the coastal defense issue, Hastur suddenly stood up from his seat and then delivered an impassioned speech.

From the rectification of the navy to the offensive tendencies of the Southern Continent, we then talked about the international situation.

This made the Grand Duke of Southwell and many of the accompanying nobles feel stunned for a moment.

"Cough cough."

The Archduke of Southwell cleared his throat and interrupted Hastur's tirade.

His head couldn't remember so much content. He almost fell asleep after listening to it just now. After scanning around, he found that the other nobles were basically the same. Some of them had already closed their eyes slightly and started to doze off.

Archduke Southwell waved his hand and asked Hastur to sit down first, and then said: "What you said is very good. The issue of coastal defense must also be taken seriously. Let's go to Hughes Port to try it first and see the actual results. .”

Port Hughes is one of the eight major ports, but it is located in the northeast of South Wales. It is the northernmost port, and it is also the port with the least developed economy and the least oil and water.

Hastur immediately rejected the arrangement of the Archduke of Southwell, saying that he wanted to unify the coastal defense of the entire Southwell County, and eight important ports were indispensable.

Such a huge appetite made the fat on Grand Duke Southwell's face tremble. This was no longer about giving away a little profit, but cutting his flesh with a knife.

Of course, it was impossible for him to agree to such conditions, and he deliberately said: "You have just come here not long ago, and you are not familiar with the situation here yet. It is better to wait and slowly take over other ports in the future."

The accompanying nobles also echoed what the Archduke of Southwell said.

Hastur glanced around them and spoke calmly: "Port of Hughes is the northernmost port. There are 1500 permanent garrison troops, including 800 in the navy. It has 4 medium-sized warships and 12 small warships."

"Harker Port is a port located below Port Hughes. It has a slightly developed economy. There are 1200 permanent garrison troops, including 600 members of the Navy. It has three medium-sized warships and 10 small warships."

……

"Puning Port, the southernmost large port, is the most important hub connecting South Wales and the southern continent. It has 3200 permanent garrison troops and 1800 naval personnel. It has 1 large warship, 8 medium warships, and 25 small warships. …”

Hastur slowly spoke out the information sent by Caius, which was equivalent to slapping the Archduke of Southwell in public.

The Archduke of Southwell stared at Hastur in astonishment. According to the intelligence sent back, Count Hastur Campbell spent most of his time in the castle. How could he know so much about these ports?

Even so, it was impossible for him to hand over all the coastal defense lines to Hastur.

After a heated and tense debate... and bargaining, Hastur finally slowly relaxed.

First, it dropped from eight ports to six ports, then to four ports, which were equally divided in half. Finally, it took a step back to only three ports.

This is a result that both parties are satisfied with. It seems that Hastur has given the Grand Duke of Southwell a lot of face. He retreated again and again, and even the nobles who acted as lobbyists were embarrassed to say anything.

Sure enough, the windowing theory is applicable in any world.

The Grand Duke of Southwell, who was in a relatively comfortable mood, entertained Hastur for another day in the city. In response, Hastur sighed in distress and reluctantly agreed to his kindness, which made the Grand Duke of Southwell feel even better.

……

Puning Port, the Red Gloves team who followed the traces all the way from Backlund left the depths of the jungle and came to Puning Port where Ince Zangwill first appeared in South Wales County.

According to the memories of several elderly people who got up early to look at the sea, it was early one morning when the sun had just risen.

They found a figure swimming from the sea to the beach. It was wet and in a state of disarray. It looked like it had been drifting on the sea for several days.

That unfortunate guy was Ince Zangwill.

Through the accounts of other witnesses in Puning Port, they gradually recovered the whereabouts of Reason Zangwill here.

Then he followed the clues and found the home of Viscount Sterndam who was killed by Ince Zangwill.

Through investigation of the surrounding people, we learned that there was a natural phenomenon that night, and bolides continued to hit the ground, causing damage to many houses.

Because what happened that night was so abnormal, many people still clearly remember what happened that night.

Ince Zangwill has encountered a series of pursuits since he left Backlund!

This is the conclusion reached by members of the Red Glove Team, including Ms. Illya, who has the title of Eye of the Goddess.

Ince Zangwill was also involved in the last steam train explosion in East Tucker County.

The Black Emperor suddenly appeared offshore and happened to encounter Ince Zangwill's ship.

All of this was just right. Perhaps Ince Zangwill had lost 008 before this, which was why his situation was so difficult.

Illya lamented: "Those who betray their faith will eventually be cast aside by fate."

Leonard sat aside, his mind wandering.

He inquired and found out that Puning Port was not far from Hasta's territory and it would take almost half a day to get there by carriage.

"Leonard, what do you think about this matter?"

Faced with the question suddenly thrown by Ms. Illya, Leonard was embarrassed and said seriously: "I think that the current 008 may be in the hands of a high-sequence expert from the audience, and he arranged it all." S. Zangwill’s various coincidences and fortuitous fates.”