Mystery: The Stars Returner

The nobility is so corrupt.

The maid will help you with everything you do. If you are really lazy, you can let the maid wash and dress yourself.

Leonard refused this kind offer, went to wash up himself, and then followed the maid to the dining room on the first floor to enjoy a sumptuous breakfast.

There were two maids waiting to serve him. The curiosity and admiration in their eyes made Leonard feel uncomfortable.

After hastily finishing his breakfast, he headed to the back garden where Hastur was.

The back garden here is huge, comparable to a small forest. When he knew that this place and a large area of ​​land nearby were Hastur's territory, Leonard fell into deep silence.

With such good material conditions, do we still need to snatch 008?

Just stay at home and gnaw on your ancestral property. As long as you don't mess around, it will be enough to live a prosperous life.

“Come and taste the unique local mountain tea.”

Inside the pavilion, Hastur invited Leonard to come over for tea.

Leonard sat down and drank a cup of hot tea that Hastur had just poured. He was amazed at the first sip.

This was the first time he had tasted such a strong tea aroma in his mouth. Even though he preferred drinking wine to tasting tea, he still had to admit that this tea was very good, and it should be the kind that is priced but not available in the market.

"This tea can only be found on the cliffs of that mountain. It has been exposed to rain, dew, wind and frost, so it can brew such a taste."

What Hastur said was very poetic, but Leonard only felt luxurious.

Tea grows on cliffs. You don’t need to think about it. Every time you pick tea leaves, you risk your life. The life of a tea farmer is even lower than a piece of tea leaf.

Leonard shook his head, suppressing these sentimental thoughts.

After drinking another cup of tea, he finally revealed the true purpose of his visit to Hastur.

"I hope you don't have any grudges over this. This is just a normal routine inquiry. You just need to answer my questions frankly." Leonard only said this, and did not make it completely clear.

Hastur nodded, indicating that Leonard could start asking questions.

"Do you know Viscount Stern?"

"do not know."

"You once had a conflict with him, the day after you arrived at Puning Port. Do you still remember this incident?"

"Oh, it's him. Remember, he wanted to bully my friends who were traveling with me, and even his attendants were taught a lesson by me."

"Have you met him again after this?"

"No."

Leonard was slightly relieved, but soon he frowned again.

He knew that Hastur would definitely not kill anyone because of such a trivial matter, and the death of Viscount Stein should have nothing to do with him.

But something must have happened between him and Ince Zangwill.

You won't be able to ask anything by following Viscount Sterndam's line, but if you follow Ince Zangwill's line, you can definitely investigate some more valuable information.

Leonard thought for a long time, but still did not ask Hastur if there was any involvement in the death of Ince Zangwill.

Anyway, the arrangement given by the Eye of the Goddess was to pursue the line of Viscount Stein.

He had already asked in detail, and found that the death of Viscount Stanton had nothing to do with Hastur, which was enough for him to go back and deliver the mission.

Hasta chuckled and asked, "No more questions?"

"Well, no need, that's it." Leonard forced a smile.

Hastur poured him a cup of tea, and then said calmly: "I once met Ince Zangwill in Puning Port."

"?!"

Leonard looked at Hastur in surprise. He had obviously planned to bring up this topic, but Hastur took the initiative to bring it up.

Hasta continued: "On the night when the bolide fell from the sky at Puning Port, he was being chased all the way."

Leonard put away the surprise on his face, turned to solemnly: "Did you really see it?"

"This is not something that needs to be lied. That night, it was precisely because of the strange phenomenon of bolide falling from the sky that I rushed over to take a look."

Leonard asked seriously: "Then what?"

"Then I saw Ince Zangwill running away."

"You didn't catch up?"

"I have no grudge against Ince Zangwill and I'm not very familiar with him. Why should I take an unknown risk?"

Leonard fell silent and frowned slightly. Hastur was indeed not familiar with Ince Zangwill, and it was very possible for him to choose to stay away from this matter.

But he always felt that things were not that simple. If ordinary people would not take risks, could people like Hastur really suppress the curiosity in their hearts?

"Is this mission very urgent?" Hastur asked casually.

Leonard nodded, but did not choose to reveal too much information about this matter. After all, this was an internal secret of the church and could not be easily disclosed to outsiders.

Hastur did not ask any more questions, and looked at the flowers and plants not far away, where a gardener holding a pair of scissors was repairing the overgrown branches.

The skillful skills are just like a chef undressing an ox, which looks very ornamental.

Leonard didn't ask any more questions. After staying here for another half an hour, he got up and left. He wanted to go back and report on the progress of the mission.

When he got on the carriage and left the castle, he heard the old man's voice deep in his heart.

"This friend of yours is pretty good to you."

"Old man, you are finally willing to speak. I called you for a long time last night, why did you pretend to be dead?" Leonard raised his tone dissatisfied.

"You have been working hard for so long, don't you need more rest? Are you not afraid of disturbing my sleep by shouting so hard?"

"..."

Leonard smiled awkwardly, and just changed the subject, "By the way, old man, what did you mean by that sentence just now?"

"Which sentence?"

"Why did you suddenly say that Hastur is nice to me?"

"Does this friend of yours treat you badly?"

"No, I didn't mean that." Leonard quickly denied it, still doubting: "You wouldn't say something like that for no reason."

"Then just think of it as the reason why I didn't get a good rest last night."

"...Old man, do you know something?" Leonard would not believe such obvious and perfunctory remarks.

"When asking this question, should you think about it yourself, what do you want? Is it the truth of the matter or to maintain the friendship between friends?"

Leonard was silent for a while. This was also the reason why he never wanted to face Hastur. He always felt very awkward.

"Wait a minute, are you implying that the matter of Ince Zangwill is related to Hastur?" Leonard grasped the key point from what he just said,

"Oh, I didn't say that."

Leonard was so angry that he gritted his teeth, "Old man, you just like to show off like this. You weren't a coffin seller when you were alive, right?"

The voice deep inside disappeared for a moment, and finally only one sentence came.