Proof of the Sun King

Holding this pattern, Ryan frowned: "I don't remember this being the name of a cafe on the street we passed by? I remember that this cafe is called Starbucks, and there are several such cafes in the city."

"Starbucks coffee?" Sulia took a handkerchief and looked at it carefully: "Yes, this is the logo of Starbucks coffee."

"Very well, this will be an important piece of evidence. Now, let me restore the scene." Ryan put away the kerchief and continued to inspect the entire building.

"First of all, there are no signs of violent intrusion, robbery or fighting in the house, and there is an old housekeeper in the house, which fully shows that everything is committed by acquaintances." Lane paced back and forth on the carpet, pointing to the corpse : "Then we can make an assumption that the visitor entered the mansion through a formal visit mode."

Surya checked the butler's wound, and the female knight nodded in agreement: "Yes, one shot from the back killed him."

"So we can be sure that the guest and the housekeeper are acquaintances, or at least know the housekeeper." Ryan then speculated: "So he entered the mansion smoothly, and was entertained by the housekeeper, or at least got the door. The excuse, and then took this opportunity to kill the old housekeeper with one blow, and then left quickly."

"He didn't come to ask for money, and secondly, it's unlikely to be a vendetta, so the murderer's motives are very small. Combined with the information obtained by Olica, the owner of the mansion, Baron Werner, is obviously a member of the Church of the Musicians. One member..." The female knight paced the room gently, and Suria's political sensitivity and intelligence obviously made her realize the answer immediately: "Then there is only one answer!"

"The visitor is obviously to take or destroy something." Ryan nodded slightly, and he took his wife's hand to the master bedroom. There are many mirrors hanging in the master bedroom, two bookshelves, a desk, and a On the bed, Ryan pointed to a spot on the bookshelf: "Obviously, there is something missing here, this thing may be Baron Werner's identity proof as a Slaanesh cultist, or something else, but now it has been taken away Now, the visitor took the things and left like this."

"What the visitor didn't expect was that the old housekeeper was not dead, or at least not dead at all. Before he died, he grabbed the square scarf dropped by the visitor, held it in the palm of his hand, and then died." Lane checked again carefully. After a while, he suddenly sighed: "This shows how arrogant the Musicians Association is."

What the visitors have seen shows that the Musicians Association is not worried about being checked at all. They think that as long as the things are taken away, they will not be found no matter how much they are checked.

It's no wonder that if it wasn't for Olika's understanding of the operation of the Slaanesh sect, and her ability to torture souls, it would be difficult for Ryan and the others to discover the existence of the Musicians Association, and as a baron, Werner Obviously, his status in this association is not low, but he knows almost nothing about the entire Pleasure Association, and the leader of the entire Pleasure Association, Ms. Qingrou, he neither knows the identity of the other party nor has he seen the other party's face. , I don't understand almost anything, the only thing I know is that she will occasionally appear in a black leather jacket, and then randomly order a Slaanesh cultist to die directly.

This approach instead ensures that the Pleasure Association is always hidden, the number of core members is scarce, and it cannot grow at all, and the witchers and battle priests have never been able to get any clues about the Pleasure Association.

"There are no other clues." Surya reluctantly checked again and finally conceded defeat. The female knight looked at the body of the old housekeeper and sighed lightly: "This is an old housekeeper as loyal as Henderson, he It shouldn't be like this."

"Loyalty itself is the best reward for loyalty. He has done everything a housekeeper can do." Ryan said calmly: "As for Baron Werner being a Slaanesh believer, he may or may not know. , It's not important anymore, Suria, let's leave quickly."

"Yeah." Surya glanced at the old housekeeper's body with regret. She nodded, took her husband's hand and walked away quickly. The couple immediately returned to the courtyard, mounted the pure-blood elf war horse, and left Feng- The Luck family's mansion.

In the afternoon sun, the couple rode their horses and strolled along the flagstone avenues in the wealthy area of ​​Nuer, enjoying the cold wind blowing on their faces.

"Let's go to the cafe now." Ryan took out the square towel, he smiled and handed it to Suria: "This is a square towel from Starbucks, and each square has the customer's order number written on it. We can go to the cafe and I think we can convince the owner of the cafe to give us more clues."

"Lane, I want to say that Nur is not the same as I imagined..." Surya focused her attention on other things instead: "I thought that Nur was a very serious, very high-pressure company. of cities, everyone turning like cogs in a dwarven mechanism, orderly."

Surya watched the abundance of entertainment in the wealthy district, with clowns and buskers performing in the streets, vendors selling handmade toys, flowers and various small snacks, as well as poems by bards and even priests During the sermon, there were many well-dressed gentlemen and ladies playing around on the street. The street had a leisurely and lazy, even romantic taste: "But what I see now is this situation."

"The situation you mentioned is in Middenheim, White Wolf City." Ryan nodded with a smile, and he explained to his wife: "The city of Nuer is different from Brunswick and Middenheim. If It is said that Brunswick is a city belt, Middenheim is a giant fortress, then Nur is a big city in the true sense, highly developed industry and prosperous commerce as early as from the savior of His Majesty Ludwig. It has been formed before, and the city of Noor is proud of it, and has truly fulfilled the request of Lord Ludwig, that is 'all people have the right to be paid for their labor', therefore, since the Great Holy War, A whole new class of burghers began to rise, consisting of merchants, artisans, fine artisans, factory workers, freelancers and officials, and constituted a major part of the Nuer population."

"The so-called 'freedom' can be 'purchased' in Nur, my lady." Ryan said meaningfully: "Such transactions are staged every day in the city, and even the most just and fair lady is in the money. It is also difficult to guarantee fairness in the face of magic, and when a deal is reached, a small bag of gold coins, the problem is often solved."

Surya lowered her head and said nothing, the female knight looked into the distance: "I don't like this."

"But this is the tradition of Nuer." Ryan continued: "Because of this, the female citizens of Nuer are always chasing trends, chasing exquisite life, chasing material and spiritual enjoyment, and Emilia is in the What clothes were worn at the court banquet, what drinks were drank, and what were talked about, the next day, the female citizens of Nur would immediately start chasing fashion. They liked to dress in the same style as Emilia, chasing Eat the same food as Emilia, read the same book as Emilia...Suria, do you know how afternoon tea became popular in Nur?"

"Could it be?!" The female knight immediately thought of something, and Suria said with a wry smile: "It's not because of me, right?"

"It's because of you." Ryan squinted, and the couple couldn't help laughing.

Sulia has the habit of drinking afternoon tea. She likes to drink black tea the most. Emilia has followed her for so many years, and naturally she has also developed the habit of drinking afternoon tea and eating pastries around four in the afternoon. After Ya returned to Nur, it became a custom and fashion for female nobles to get together for afternoon tea.

However, Aurora's tea is extremely expensive, what should ordinary citizens do if they can't afford this afternoon tea?

It's okay, it is said that Lady Emmanuel also likes coffee!

So the whole Nur became popular to drink coffee. Compared with expensive tea leaves, the price of coffee was relatively cheaper. The ordinary citizens immediately began to pursue coffee, and everyone became fashionable to drink coffee.

"It turned out to be the case, it could be my reason." The female knight was really speechless after learning the cause and effect, but she quickly focused her attention on other things: "Lane, my husband, can you tell me I, why are stockings popular among Nuer's noblewomen?"

"Uh..." Ryan blushed when asked by Surya's words, and he coughed a few times: "That... In short, Starbucks became popular in this context, and many female citizens or minor nobles I like to order a cup of coffee in Starbucks, sit quietly in a corner, read a book slowly, and sit for an afternoon."

"Oh?" Surya still looked at Ryan with a half-smile, the Duchess's eyes made Ryan feel a lot of pressure, he had to cough a few more times: "Therefore, the whole city has this kind of atmosphere, now you can understand, Why is the Musicians Association lurking in this city?"

"Is this the 'petty bourgeoisie' you told me about?" Su Liya understood this: "A little money, a little leisure? People can't help but pursue life enjoyment and spiritual needs?"

"That's right." Ryan nodded: "To paraphrase Captain Ivan, in Kislev, this kind of person is called Little Bourgeois, and the Internal Affairs Committee has always been very vigilant against being corrupted by chaos."

"This is too little Bourgeois! It is recommended to kill it immediately!"

kislev internal affairs committee

Mikoyan Ivanovich Govorov, captain of the Ugol cavalry archers, should now be called General Ivan, this Ugol man with only three or four hundred cavalry has been awarded Kislev The rank of major general is now under Ryan's command. Due to the lack of war, Ivan was sent by Ryan to Hubald, Duke of Carcassonne, to deal with the greenskins and beastmen.

Major general with three or four hundred people... Ryan has a lot to complain about, but in the end he still didn't say anything.

Not much to say, the couple have approached a three-storey house on the edge of the wealthy area of ​​Nuer. This house has been converted into a tavern-like structure. A big green logo is the shop's signboard. The logo pattern and Ryan The handkerchief in his hand is the same as the pattern of a green siren, and the fishtails that are split open to both sides.

"Welcome!" Seeing the appearance of Ryan, a clerk immediately greeted him. The clerk in the coffee shop was wearing very clean and refreshing servant clothes and leather shoes, and a bearskin coat. Empire is very common, because Kislev is exporting bear skins as the most important trade income, so the bear skins on the market are not expensive, at least for the Nuer people, cheap.

"Two." Ryan and Suria dismounted. Even if the couple did not wear noble dresses, they were still considered to be extremely noble nobles. After all, the Holy Grail Knight badge on Ryan's chest and their silk clothes, pure blood Elf warhorse mounts are not fake.

The decoration of Starbucks coffee shop is mainly dark green, with white sofas, dark brown walls, and harmonious tones. The sales desk is made of red bricks with fireplace wall, old yellow lighting and elegant environment, which is very suitable for

The moment they entered the coffee shop, Ryan and Suria had a momentary sense of sight, as if they had returned to the reception room at home. Immediately, Ryan and Suria understood why Starbucks was so popular among the common people. .

There are many people sitting in the coffee shop, most of them are young women, and their clothes are also very similar, almost all of them are wearing Emilia's favorite dress, which is a standard knee-length lace princess dress. Wearing a trench coat or waistcoat, with light makeup on your face, and holding a book in her hand is also Emilia's favorite book, "Wetland of Covered Bridges".

Seeing Ryan's gaze swept across, almost all the women in the room who were peeking at Ryan involuntarily looked away, tidied up their skirts, adjusted their sitting posture, and looked like they were studying hard in the afternoon sun. Looking at Ryan secretly with anticipation, this Holy Grail Knight Commander, who is as majestic as the sea and looks up to as a mountain, looks like a real nobleman, and even many women have guessed the identity of the couple, which is even more so. Let them feel compelled.

After all, today's big news has spread to most of Nuer. At this time, it is self-evident who the Holy Grail Knight Commander will be in the wealthy area. If you can meet in a cafe, most women can't bear it. He kept his excitement, but restrained himself well, and made an elegant gesture, as if waiting for something.

Ryan took Suria's hand and sat down on the bar, and soon, the manager of the cafe came up immediately: "What would you like to drink? Your Excellency Duke? Your Excellency the Duchess?"

The store manager is also a woman, very beautiful, with blond hair tucked high behind her head, wearing a standard white shirt, black vest and white knee-length skirt, also with black stockings and round-toed shoes, looks like About twenty-five or six years old.

"Do you recognize me?" Ryan handed the menu to Suria, he smiled and said to the store manager, "I thought no one in Nur knew about me."

"Lord Ryan, your story has been spreading in Nur for more than five years, and today we all know that our Countess brought you back to Nur, this time wearing the badge of the Knight Commander of the Holy Grail and riding a pure-blood elf The warhorse came to our store, not the famous Lord Ryan and Mrs. Surya, who else would it be?" The female store manager showed a professional smile, she added: "We are very welcome to visit our store, my name is Doris. "

"Well, two cups of Arabica coffee, with milk, and sugar." Ryan wanted to chat with the female store manager a few more words. Sulia had already selected the coffee, and the female knight took the conversation: "Also, please stay. We want your help, Ms. Doris."

"Please instruct, Mrs. Suria." The female store manager's face changed slightly, she bowed to signal Suria to say what she meant.

The female knight didn't give Ryan another chance to speak. She took out the square towel and told the female store manager that she wanted to get all the information about the owner of the square towel. This kind of square towel is a delivery service, and each square has its own number, you can find the order.

"This..." The female store manager showed an embarrassed expression, she thought for a moment and respectfully took the scarf from Surya's hand, and then bowed again: "Mrs. Surya, this is beyond my authority, I You need to send someone to consult the boss, I hope you understand that the most taboo thing in our business is to disclose the information of the guests."

"I understand." Suria nodded in understanding, and the female store manager, Rumeng Amnesty, bowed and thanked again, and then walked quickly into the backstage.

"Hopefully we can get what we want." Ryan frowned and looked at the backstage door: "I don't know who is the owner of this coffee shop."

"No one can refuse my husband." Suria said deeply: "So does the female store manager, and so does the boss behind the scenes."

"Ha~" Ryan was speechless by his wife's choking, and could only smile awkwardly: "Ma'am, you are always so... accurate."

"Who made me have an amazing husband?" Surya reached out and pulled her long blond curly hair like a waterfall behind her ear: "I'm also under a lot of pressure as a wife."

"Hahaha~" The two smiled at each other.

The couple just sat at the bar waiting for the coffee and the female store manager to answer.

But at this time, some people can't sit still.

A tall, curvaceous woman with long brown hair shawls down, wearing a standard white shirt, black one-step skirt and brown trench coat came to the bar next to the bar~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Her facial features are marked, and her face is quite hot And full of wildness, with slightly thick lips, a slender bridge of the nose, and a pair of sapphire blue eyes with unstoppable excitement, she slowly came to the bar and politely said to Suria: "Hello! May I sit here, please?"

"Of course, please." Surya calmly agreed to her request.

The woman happily agreed immediately, she happily sat down beside Surya, and before she had time to order coffee, she couldn't wait to say: "Hello, Your Excellency Duke Ryan, Duchess Surya, my name is Irina, unmarried. , working as a model in the nearby Mrs. Sellers tailor, nice to meet you!"

"Hello, Miss Irina." Ryan and Surya had to respond out of courtesy.

"Are you also here for coffee?" The woman's questions came one after another, as if she wanted to seize this opportunity to ask them all in one go.

Ryan was about to speak when he felt a pain in his waist, and then closed his mouth decisively.

A moving smile bloomed on Surya's face: "Yes, I heard that Starbucks coffee is very popular in Nur. We happened to be visiting in Nur. When you see Starbucks, come in and have a look."

"That's such a coincidence!" The female model Elena hurriedly covered her mouth with her hand, made a shocked expression, and then hurriedly said, as if reciting the answer: "In a cafe, the aroma of coffee and that This elegant and indifferent feeling is definitely a pleasure, and I would say Mrs. Surya, you have come to the right place."

"Among thousands of people, in the noise and chaos of Nuer, in the endless desert of time, we sit in a coffee shop and sip a cup of mellow coffee. Who can be so poetic?" The female model showed a fascinated expression.

Ryan: "..."

Suria: "..."