The cold-faced earl doesn't want to trigger the plot

Volume 140: Chapter [-] Four, the eve of the decisive battle

On the eve of Sister Grace's capture plan, in Ribel's mansion.

In Lysa's room, Ewenna, who had no excuses and no way to hide, finally met her two older sisters.

Standing at the door, looking at Lysa on the hospital bed and the one in the wheelchair next to the bed, Ewenna pursed her lips, grabbed her skirt vigorously, and did not speak for a long time.

Looking at Ewenna who looked like a child who did something wrong, Bridget, the eldest sister, took the initiative to move over, hugged Ewenna and buried her face in her arms.

"Hey... hey hey hey... still, it still exudes a good, good smell, Ewenna... Let, let my sister see, after such a long time apart, whether the body has, has grown Big... hehe..."

Under Bridget's groping everywhere, Ewenna's face began to turn red.And Bridget also stopped just right, and then showed a shocked expression,

"Usually, Ewenna, you would push me away! Why this time! Could it be that you have become an 'adult' during this period of time!"

From Bridget's exaggerated tone and expression, Ewenna felt extremely nostalgic.

This "big sister" is always like this.Although it looks unscrupulous, but he can see everything and care about everyone in his own way.

"I'm very sorry, Sister Bridget..."

"Huh? What are you apologizing for? Is it true that I surpassed my sister and became an 'adult'?"

Bridget continued to tease, then turned her gaze to Lysa on the hospital bed,

"Lysa, what are you doing there? Is your leg broken too?"

Listening to Bridget's words, Lysa, who was half lying down, straightened up immediately, and then ran to Ewenna and Bridget's side.

Seeing that she was wearing long-sleeved indoor clothing, but her right arm was empty, Ywenna's pupils constricted violently, her lips kept moving, her trembling body took a step back, and even her breathing became short of breath.

On the one hand, he recalled the nightmare encounter when he was in the underground waterway.On the one hand, he was overwhelmed by strong guilt.

After discovering that Ewenna's face suddenly turned abnormally pale, and kept saying "I'm sorry" as if she was dreaming, Lysa quickly waved her hand and comforted her.

"No, it doesn't matter! Really, am I not very energetic now? You see, it's just a broken arm, it won't affect anything! Well... At most, it's only a one-armed one when you pretend to be in the future People, it's just a little restricted!"

After Lysa, Bridget also began to persuade,

"That's right, we can use the seaside city as our base in the future! There are many pirates and pirate captains there, so Lysa only needs to find a prosthetic with a hook, and it will definitely fit in well!"

"Eh?"

Lysa froze for a moment, then looked at the eldest sister with a "real or fake" look.

And Bridget winked again and again, signaling to her somewhat dumbfounded sister.

However, on the other side, Ewenna still didn't feel the painstaking efforts of the two of them, or it was because she felt that she was even more sad, and she hugged her cheeks with her hands and cried bitterly with unacceptable self-blame.

"I'm really, really sorry. I'm so stupid, I can't do anything right, I'm not thinking about it...I'm trying to... think about things that are just me, don't want Involve you in..."

Looking at Ewenna, who couldn't even speak clearly, Bridget said in a loving tone that sounded reproachful,

"You really only look shrewd... Your business is the business of the three of us. When you have these encounters, we have already been involved."

Bridget said, looking at Lysa, hoping that the second sister could also persuade her.

But when she saw Lysa, she felt bad.

Because, Lysa has already flattened her mouth.

As if crying can be as contagious as yawning, after holding back a few times, Lysa still couldn't hold back and started crying.

"What, why are you crying... You are so cunning. Obviously, in order not to worry you, I deliberately pretended to be so vigorous. Give me back my efforts... My arm is gone, find me If I don’t come back, what should I do... I am also in pain, even though my arms are gone, it still hurts... Who wants to be a pirate captain!"

As she talked, Lysa, who was getting more and more wronged, and her sentences became more and more chaotic, quickly turned into a state of crying.

And the two younger sisters who were at a loss and seemed to be crying non-stop, Bridget gradually couldn't bear it anymore.

"Really... so stupid of you two. One has hair so white, one has lost his arm... just didn't catch it for a while, how the hell did you get yourself into Like this..."

Accompanied by Brigitte who was distressed to the extreme, she also cried, and there was no serious conversation in the room for a while, only the cries of various forms continued to resound.

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Outside.

Across the thin door, Riber and Chris, who stood on both sides of the door, silently listened to the cries of the three sisters hugging each other in the room.

At this time, Chris was leaning against the wall, and under the dim light, his face had rare edges and corners.

So, at this time, if he smokes a pipe or something, maybe he will rarely look like a serious leading man?

...

Well, sure enough, it still can't.

Thinking so, Riber sighed in his heart, picked up the teacup and took a sip.

"Mr. Riber, why...why are you standing here holding a teacup?"

Seeing Riber leaning against the wall, holding a small tea tray in one hand and a teacup in the other, Chris couldn't help but ask.

"It was because of a 'coincidence' that I appeared here and 'accidentally' overheard their conversation."

Riber said expressionlessly.

Although, he came to eavesdrop because he was worried about Ewenna who was always exuding negative emotions.But the superficial cover-up work still needs to be done, otherwise they would suddenly open the door and find themselves standing there, how embarrassing it would be.

"So, 'You're eavesdropping on other sisters and stuff, you're such a nasty character, Chris—'."

Listening to Riber's excellent words, Chris gave a soft "poof" and smiled very cutely.

Only those who have been in contact with the earl for a long time will know that Riber sometimes becomes very humorous.

And it is the sharp contrast between the usual indifference and this humor that makes it difficult for people who are suddenly teased to hold back their laughter.

Chris called Riber's humor "cold humor".

"Mr. Riber always drinks tea like this. Will the blood in his body slowly turn into tea?"

"Who knows? I'll draw blood for a test when I have time."

Chris and Riber chatted one after another.

For a long time, they didn't hear any sign of the crying in the house slowing down.

"If no one stops them, will they just cry like this forever?"

"Not good."

Riber responded casually, and then breathed a sigh of relief.

He always felt that after going through this crying together, all the problems and barriers between the three sisters of the strange thief would be resolved.

This is really a wonderful thing.

Because, Riber felt that if all three of them were replaced by men.Then there must be a vigorous pot-sharing meeting in the house now.Everyone needs to decompose everything frame by frame first, and then argue over which link is whose fault, and who did what wrong in which aspect, in order to continue the topic.

As for whether the relationship between the "war criminals" will return to the original after the end of the pot-sharing meeting and torture, it is probably the state of the cat box.

So, girls are so nice...

Ribel was a little emotional, and then looked at Chris beside him, wondering for no reason, whether it was because of this reason that Chris started to wear women's clothes.

And Chris, who was wandering outside, didn't notice that Riber was watching him, but squatted down against the wall.

"So, is this the Phantom Thief and the Phantom Thieves? As a detective, I used to regard catching the Phantom Thieves as one of my goals in life. But now... It's not that I met Miss Ewenna and the others, let me I can't continue my work. I just feel that arresting a few girls who are a little bit good at disguising is not interesting."

Except for the funny parts, Riber rarely felt the same way as Chris.

Although, the "slightly better" of the three sisters is a bit too much.Especially the "slightly" of Bridget and Lysa, slightly to the point that they will never be able to grasp it with ordinary means.

However, Riber agrees that their essence is girls.

But when you think about it, it's nothing special.Just like no matter how great a person is, he is also human in essence.

The ignorance of things is often the reason to demonize all kinds of things.

"You look depressed."

"Uh... can Mr. Riber see it too?"

Chris said, showing that 100% business smile to Riber,

"Actually, it's nothing. I just remembered some unpleasant things."

Chris said, heaved a sigh of relief, and slowly began to confide,

"Actually, I really hate Miss Evanna."

...Eh?

Riber couldn't help smiling bitterly in his heart.

Being able to say it so bluntly and clearly shows that Chris's dislike for Ewenna probably means that there is really no room for maneuver.

He really couldn't figure out why the pair of hero and heroine hated each other so much.Rather, he was more curious about what happened in the original plot to make the two people who were so different finally come together.

"However, this may not have much to do with Miss Ewenna herself. Of course, I will never forgive her for what she caused by pretending to be a 'dismemberer'. But, the reason why I hate her more now is, Maybe because of her 'luck'."

"Lucky?"

Riber frowned slightly.

No matter how you think about it, Ewenna, who may become the Witch of Sorrow, will not have anything to do with the word lucky.

"Ah... I'm talking violently again. I'm sorry if it made Mr. Riber feel unhappy. But, I really think so."

Chris stared straight ahead with some emptiness,

"Others may see Miss Ewenna's two fathers, both of whom died miserably. But what I see is one after another 'happy' family. When she was with her biological father, Miss Ewenna was Happy. It was the same when she was with her adoptive father. Even now, she has two family members who are not connected by blood. But she is like this, but she always puts on a picture of 'I am the most beautiful person in the world. Unfortunate man' expression really makes me feel unhappy from the bottom of my heart."

Listening to Chris' words, Riber couldn't help falling into silence.

For a while, he really couldn't find what Chris said, what was wrong with him.

Perhaps, he should say, it is precisely because she was so happy in the past that Ewenna will be even more unfortunate after the tragedy happened?

"I'm actually not Eisenspear."

"?"

Chris's sudden confession stunned Riber for a moment.

If I remember correctly, Eisenspear should be Chris' surname.

"It seems that Mr. Riber doesn't understand. Although the Eisenspear family is not as good as the Campret family, they are also old nobles with considerable status. Therefore, if I am really the heir of that family, I will not do it." Detectives do such inexplicable work."

Riber listened, but his heart was full of disapproval.

also heir...

Didn't he see a genuine earl doing inexplicable things every day?

"As long as I can remember, my father has been claiming that he is a descendant of the Eisenspear family, and the blood of the 'Detective Eisen' is flowing in his body. But the actual situation, I think it is suspicious It has more ingredients."

Chris sighed lightly and continued,

"I don't know whether my father wants to be a detective or to be recognized by the Eisenspear family. Therefore, he has been doing his best to solve various cases and make his own reputation, trying to let everyone know that he is the legendary Descendants of famous detectives."

Chris smiled wryly and shook his head,

"As a detective, I think my father still has some abilities. However, Mr. Riber should be able to understand, right? No matter how good a detective is, it is impossible to solve all the cases."

Riber nodded silently.

"So, my father's approach gradually began to distort. He would not hesitate to falsify evidence, force loopholes in reasoning, and even wrong innocent people, just to be able to '100%' solve the case and become a unique famous detective."

Hearing this, a bad premonition vaguely emerged in Riber's heart.

"It's just that this approach can't be questioned. However, it was only at the stage of questioning at that time, and there was still some distance from the real debunking. Then... I couldn't read the atmosphere at that time, and I was a little smarter. "

really...

Riber sighed.

Even Chris, who always seems to be smiling, did not escape some DEBUFFs as the protagonist.

"I accidentally exposed my father's wrong investigation. At that time, I even thought that my father would praise me. Unfortunately, it didn't take long for my reputation to fall to the bottom, and my father who was spurned by the public completely Crazy."

"He began to attach all the hopes of becoming a famous detective to me. He was also very strict with me, no, it should be said to be harsh. Even so, I tried to meet his expectations and make up for my mistakes. But , until one day, my father suddenly disappeared without any sign. I didn't know that everything I did was in vain..."

As Chris' words fell, the crying in the room just started to subside.

But as if he had said something on his mind, Chris became a little more relaxed, stood up and patted his cheek vigorously, and put on his smile again.