Dorothy's Forbidden Tome

With such thoughts in her heart, Nephness put away all the secret notes on the desk, then opened the door with the brazier and walked out of the study room, and then walked down the stairs from the third floor to the entrance hall on the first floor.

After placing the brazier by the fireplace in the hallway, Nephness walked quickly to the door, put on the cotton coat she had been going out, and was about to go out, when a voice came from behind her.

"Miss, are you going out?"

Hearing this voice, Nephness turned around and saw Nunot in butler clothes on the railing on the second floor.

"Well, yes, I have a friend from out of town who is going to Tivian soon, and I'm going to pick him up now."

"A friend who came at this time... I see, so Miss, will you come back for dinner tonight?" Nunot continued to ask after listening to Nephness's words, but Nephness did not replied definitely.

"Well... I don't know about this for the time being. This year's New Year's Eve, my mother took my father back to my hometown manor to recuperate. I am not here, so I may not come back. I may find a place to watch the New Year's party or something. yes."

Pointing her chin with her index finger, Nephness said to Nunot, and Nunot finally nodded.

"Well then, take care on the road, miss."

After bidding farewell to Nunot, Nephness, who had put on her overcoat, walked out of the house. After tightening her clothes in the cold wind, she came to the side of the road and stopped a carriage. He spoke to the coachman.

"Please go to the Haiyan intersection in Beiwan Harbor."

Listening to Nephness's words, the coachman drove forward, all the way to the east of the sea, and Nephness, who was sitting in the carriage, looked out the window and looked at the beautiful scenery with rich New Year decorations. The street and its bustling pedestrians.

"It happens to be here during the Chinese New Year, that member of New World really knows how to pick the time..."

While looking out of the window, Nephness thought in her heart that with the rapid passing of the scene outside the window, the carriage she was riding in quickly arrived at the destination, an intersection in front of a harbor in East Tivian .

Chapter 350 Four Response

Amidst the sound of sirens in the distance, Nephness paid the money and got out of the carriage, and then was stimulated by the colder winter sea wind to tighten the clothes she was wearing. After taking two breaths of white steam, she looked around, I saw countless carriages pulling goods on the road, many of them were full of fish barrels, and there was a faint smell of dampness in the air.

There are seabirds flying and calling in the sky, and the crowd on the ground is still busy even when the crowd is approaching the New Year. Nephness, who just got off the carriage, looks around at the intersection, as if She was looking for something, and after a while she found what she was looking for.

At the intersection near the port, under a certain streetlight, Nephness saw a figure that seemed a little different.

It was a young man. He was wearing an ordinary cotton velvet suit and trousers, a low top hat, and a suitcase. His skin was a distinctive brownish yellow.

At this time, the young man was standing under the streetlight and looking around, his expression was full of curiosity and nervousness of a star, Nephness walked over immediately after seeing this scene, the man didn't notice much The situation walked behind him, and whispered softly.

"Excuse me, you are...Mr. Capac."

Hearing the voice behind him, the young man was startled, then turned around and looked behind him, he was slightly taken aback when he saw Nephness, and murmured with his eyes wide open.

"I, I'm Kapak, you...you are..."

"You can call me 'thief', I was sent by 'Bachelor' to meet you, nice to meet you here, friend from the New World."

Facing Kapac in front of her, Nephness said with a smile.

......

East Tivian, in a teahouse on a certain street in the port area, in a corner compartment with a brazier, Nephness and Kapak sat opposite each other, looking at each other.

"So...Miss Thieves, you were sent by Mr. Bachelor to meet me? You belong to the same organization as Mr. Bachelor and Mr. Detective, the organization that believes in Akka?"

With a curious tone, Kapak asked Nephness, and Nephness put her finger in front of her mouth pretending to be mysterious.

"Hush...you can keep your voice down, Kapak, our organization is a secret association in the main continent, and it cannot be known by ordinary people. You'd better pay attention when talking about this kind of content in the future."

"Ah... so that's the case? I'm sorry, Miss Thieves. I'm from a tribe. I just came here and I don't know much about the situation. Please forgive me for doing something inappropriate." Listen Nephness's words, Kapak said apologetically, and seeing Kapak's appearance, Nephness nodded, and at the same time felt a little dark in her heart, Kapak's attitude made her realize that the seniors of the club a feeling of.

"It doesn't matter, just pay attention to it in the future. In fact, your performance, Kapak, surprised me. The bachelor said that you are an aborigine from the New World. In our general impression, the aborigines should be more It's... um... a bit wilder, a bit more natural... but it's useless to think that you don't match these impressions at all. Not only are your manners not very different from ours, but your Pulitzer It is more standard than many people.”

Nephness said this, and Kapac continued to answer humbly.

"My Pulitzer comes from the blessing of Akka. I am a doctor in my tribe. Since I often go to your colonists' cities to buy medicine, I am often in your cities. activities inside, and even obtained a legal identity through some means, which is why I was able to come to this city by boat so smoothly."

Kapak said this, and listening to Kapak's words, Nephness's heart couldn't help but move slightly.

'Akka's blessing? It turns out that Akka's blessing can not only eliminate poison, but also allow a person to quickly master a language...Damn it, I really want this kind of blessing what......'

Nephness thought enviously, at this time Kapak began to speak with a serious expression.

"Miss Thief, since you were sent by Mr. Bachelor to meet me, then you should also understand the purpose of my trip here. Time waits for no one. Saduo and the others may act at any time. Just take action to stop him, and start after drinking this cup of hot tea to warm your body."

With a trace of eagerness, Kapak said to Nephness like this, and after listening to his words, he opened his mouth unexpectedly.

"Well... I know that you are here to find someone, but you have just arrived in Tivian, so there is no need to be in such a hurry, you can start looking for someone after a day of rest."

Nephness said this to Kapak, in her opinion, it took about ten days to arrive in Preet by boat from the New World, and it is entirely possible to take a rest when arriving at the destination, but Kapak doesn't think so.

"Now is not the time to rest, Miss Thieves, when I heard that today is the new year on your side, I felt something bad, Sado came here to destroy and make your people feel hurt , For him, this time of the New Year is definitely the best time to strike. Letting a beautiful moment be wantonly and cruelly destroyed will definitely cause a lot of pain.

"So, Sado should have been lurking somewhere in this city, and is about to try his hand to launch an attack.

"Sado's action may be today. What we need to do now is to find him immediately and stop him."

Kapak said to Nephness with a serious expression. Hearing Kapak's words, Nephness couldn't help scratching her head.

'Do you want to do it right away?...The time is a bit tight...It seems that this year may not be able to pass the New Year...'

Thinking of Nephness like this, at this time she already had the foresight that she might have a busy New Year.

......

South Tivian, Bishop's Square.

In the evening, on the wide square, a huge wooden stage is being built on it. The stage is made of wood, and its main body has been built at this time. At this time, many workers are busy laying the stage for the stage. With all kinds of decorations, the final preparations are made for the evening party.

Although it's not yet time for the New Year's Gala, quite a few citizens have gathered on the Bishop's Square at this moment. They are looking forward to the soon-to-be-completed stage with anticipation, looking forward to tonight's performance.

And since the upcoming party will be attended by very important people, at this time, the guards serving the royal family have already begun to serve the royal family on the roofs of the buildings around the square. Before the party starts, they are already in the In the cold wind, the entire square area was monitored, alerting to all suspicious signs.

And at the edge of the square, in an inconspicuous corner, there is a big tent set up right now, with the mark of the Cult of Radiance on it, and the words "Emergency Medical Service" written on it.

In this tent, there are several neatly arranged beds. In front of a small altar of the Holy Mother beside the tent, Vanya in a nun's attire is kneeling on the ground, praying intently to the altar, while When the cold wind from outside the tent blew in, she couldn't help but sneezed a lot.

"Ah!"

Taking out a tissue, Sister Vanya wiped her nose, then murmured.

"I didn't expect... This year's New Year's Day was not praying in the church, but was transferred to this kind of place for medical emergency...

"This is the first time this year that no prayers are held in the church..."

Chapter 350 Preparation

Time flies, the winter sun set early, and Tivian ushered in the last night of the year in a peaceful atmosphere.

As the night gradually enveloped the city, the lights in the city also lit up little by little. The dense fire light dispelled the darkness and illuminated every street.

On the side of the street somewhere in Nantivian, in a restaurant that is still open even during this festival, Dorothy in a black cotton dress and a woolen hat is sitting at a table On the other side of the dining table, Greg in a tan trench coat sat there, sharing the rich turkey dinner with Dorothy on the dining table.

"Ugh... that's great... It's been a long time since we sat together for a holiday meal. I remember that the last time we had a holiday together was when we were at Aunt Hannah's house a few years ago. What happened at that time I never imagined that we would be able to celebrate the New Year in Tivian one day." Greg said to Dorothy while gnawing on a chicken leg, while Dorothy on the other side was eating a piece of potato with a fork Cake nodded in response.

"Yeah, Greg, you haven't had a holiday together since you went to work in Igwinter. Although the food at Aunt Hannah's house is far from as good as here, there are many people and everyone is very happy."

"Haha, of course, it's just the two of us here, and there are so many people over there...it must be more lively.

"I recently sent some money to Aunt Hannah's house. If they are willing, they can move to Eagle Winter. If we have time in the future, we can also go back to Eagle Winter County to see them."

While talking, Greg gnawed the chicken leg in his hand, but at this time Dorothy turned the topic and asked him.

"Again, Greg, there are a lot of activities in the city during the festival tonight. I see that many places have hired security services to ensure safety. You don't have to work overtime?"

"Ah... well, indeed, our company received quite a lot of security commissions during the holidays, but since I just finished a big task, I need to rest, so I don't have to work overtime. It's my turn. .”

Greg responded like this, and after listening to his reply, Dorothy couldn't help but silently took a sip of tea and nodded.

'Although the current situation is a bit delicate, Greg has not been called to perform any tasks, neither from the Anyin Bureau nor from the Bajian side. It seems that the last espionage incident made both sides a little cautious ah.'

Dorothy thought this way in her heart, since Misha found out the spy Weihan in the investigation team based on Dorothy's information, she became cautious about whether to continue to use the remaining members of the investigation team. On the other side, after Wei Han was exposed, in order to keep the informant Yadlin, he temporarily stopped his activities and fell into silence, so Greg, who had no tasks on both sides, suddenly became idle for a while. Time to find Dorothy for dinner.

'Well...Although it's good to have a meal with Greg without working overtime tonight, but if he doesn't have a mission, I have no way of knowing what's going on at the Security Bureau. That group was fooled The aborigines who caused the trouble have not taken any action so far, and they don't know that they were arrested by the Security Bureau...'

Dorothy continued to think in her heart that what she was worried about now was what Capac said, some aborigines came to Tivian to engage in so-called revenge. According to Capac, those guys died more than half a month ago They have already set off for Tivian. Generally, it takes about ten days for a passenger ship to cross the ocean between the main continent and the New World, so they should have arrived a long time ago. If there is no movement yet, either they were caught by the Anyin Bureau or I'm still preparing for a big one. But because Greg is on vacation and Dorothy's side lacks information from the Security Bureau, it's hard to confirm.

'Before, as a detective, I had already reminded Misha to let her pay attention to similar incidents. I don't know if she listened to it, but I guess she must have listened. Not only have the number of policemen on the street increased recently, Even Fanya was temporarily assigned to the Security Bureau to strengthen medical resources for emergency response, which proves that the Security Bureau is also borrowing manpower from the church to strengthen security.'

Recalling the situation Vanya explained to herself earlier, Dorothy thought in her heart, and at the same time, she let go of her worry a little bit. Now that the security force of the Security Bureau has been strengthened, this group of aborigines should be overturned. There is no trouble, of course this is only in the case of them, but the reality is that there is a possibility that there may be manipulative black hands behind them.

In the midst of their worries, Dorothy and Greg finished up the dinner on the table. Since the party didn't start until around eight o'clock in the evening, they were not in a hurry to go to the scene immediately, but chatted for a while in the restaurant Go out after a few days.

On the cold street, Dorothy and Greg were walking together, walking quickly towards the square not far away. As they got closer to their destination, there were more and more people around, most of them were It is a family in groups of three or four, including adults, old people and children. Many citizens of Tivian choose to take their families out to watch the party after dinner.

After all, there is no television in this era, and various entertainment activities are relatively scarce, so many people choose to go out to watch the party. After all, such free performances are still very rare, not to mention that the organizer is a princess of the royal family. A rare opportunity that no one wants to pass up.

Amid the increasingly dense crowds, Dorothy and Greg finally arrived at their destination, the Bishop's Square where the party was held. At this time, quite a few people had gathered on the large square, and a person on one side of the square A huge wooden stage was built there, covered with exquisite carpets and various decorations.

In the open space in front of the stage, the crowd was bustling and noisy. Standing in the distance with Dorothy's height, she couldn't see the scene above the stage clearly, only the crowds of people's heads could be seen. Fortunately, Greg noticed this At one point, he pulled Dorothy and squeezed forward all the way, relying on the strength of the auxiliary "cup" Extraordinary to squeeze through the crowd all the way, all the way to a close viewing point in front of the stage, where In front of them is a cordon surrounded by guards to prevent spectators from getting too close to the stage.

In this way, in a fairly good location, Dorothy and Greg began to wait for the party to start here. As time went by, the people on the square became more and more crowded and more and more crowded. Rosie felt that there were noisy voices all around.

Finally, after a long period of time, music began to sound on the square. Behind the stage, an orchestra that had already been prepared began to play music at this time. In the sky above, the originally noisy crowd gradually quieted down amidst the sound of music.

Immediately afterwards, under the bright lights on the stage, a handsome young man in a suit and leather shoes, with neatly combed hair, slowly walked up. When she came to the stage, the band behind the stage stopped Playing, the man faced the crowd in front of him, spread his hands, and said loudly.

"Good evening! Citizens of Tivian! It is a pleasure to be with you at this important time, as another year draws to a close, and since that light came, our world has been lifted from darkness Salvation has gone through 1359 years, tonight we will be full of gratitude to the saints and welcome the arrival of the new year!"

Chapter 350 Preparation

The man with the appearance of the host began to preach loudly on the stage, accompanied by his words, the audience burst into applause from time to time.

There is no manuscript paper, the young host is doing the opening remarks on the stage, the opening remarks lasted for several minutes and finally came to an end, the host began to grandly introduce the host of this evening.

"Everyone, this grand event is a grace, a multi-faceted grace, the saints have saved our world and let it continue to this day, let us witness the change of seasons and the arrival of the new year, this is the grace of God.

"And it is because of the grace of man that we can gather here and share the joy of the festival, the grace of the royal family that each of us loves! Now let us invite the organizer of this grand event, the one who brought us together, the benevolent Princess Isabel! And the honored guest, the honorable Duke of Barrett!"

The host shouted loudly on the stage. While shouting, he raised his hand to the side, looking for the place where his hand was stretched out, and saw not far from the stage, the square On the balcony of a high-rise building on the edge, bright lights were turned on at the right time, illuminating the scene above the balcony.

On the open-air balcony away from the crowd on the ground, there are currently two luxurious chairs, and on the chairs, there are two figures of a man and a woman sitting together.

The man was a middle-aged man in his 50s, he was slightly fat, he was wearing a yellow coat, his hair and mustache were slightly white, and he had a peaceful face. With not too deep wrinkles, facing the people in the square under the balcony with a slight smile.

The other woman is a young man about seventeen or eighteen years old. She is wearing a cotton white dress with all kinds of exquisite floral embroidery, a white flower-embellished cap on her head, and golden curly hair. With shoulder-length short hair, fair skin with almost no blemishes, and a cheerful smile on the exquisite face, he raised his hand and waved to the people in the square below.

The appearance of the two members of the royal family suddenly pushed the anger of the party to the climax, and the crowd erupted into enthusiastic cheers. Everyone waved and cheered to the girl on the balcony. They called out Isabel's name, and Dorothy was among the crowd silently looking at the figure on the balcony in the distance.

"That is... the Duke of Barrett, and Princess Isabel?"

Dorothy murmured like this, and Greg, who was beside her at this time, also answered while looking at the balcony in the distance.

"It seems so! Princess Isabel is said to be the member of the royal family who walks closest to the people of the royal family and the lower class, and conducts the most donations and assistance activities. She is indeed very popular among the people!"

While Greg said this, he glanced at the people around who were chanting Isabel's name. The enthusiasm of these ordinary people for Isabel seemed to prove that what Greg said was true. The girl on the balcony glanced a few times.

'Princess of the...royal family loved by the common people?'

......

On the bishop's square, the emotions of the audience are now boiling because of Isabel's appearance, and it is true that not only the people at the scene are paying attention to the party at this moment, but there are also a circle of people around the square watching the square. every move.

On the roof of the building on the edge of the square, there are many guards stationed on it at this time, while guarding the surroundings, they are also monitoring the movement on the square.

Many of these guards are Extraordinary people directly drawn from the hunters of the Security Bureau. It can be said that the Security Bureau attaches great importance to this party with the participation of members of the royal family, and has sent enough forces to maintain the party. safety. These guards with extraordinary backgrounds are currently guarding the various high points around the square, guarding the favorable terrain, and guarding against the occurrence of abnormal situations.

Under such security measures, it is very difficult for any unexpected danger to occur. Of course, if these security guards have problems themselves, it is another matter.

On the roof of a building in the southeast corner of the square, a guard wearing a helmet and a coat was standing here, staring intently at the bustling scene on the square. After seeing Isabel waving in the distance, His mouth under the hat couldn't help tilting slightly, and let out a sneer.

"Enjoy it, fools, after a while, many of you may never have the chance to enjoy it..."

Looking at the scene below, the guard murmured, and then he turned around and walked slowly to the attic room on the roof where he was. After opening it, the next thing he saw was A dozen or so figures in the dimly lit room.

These figures are almost all men, wearing the uniforms worn by ordinary Tivian citizens, standing or sitting scattered in the room, with worries, fears, or determination in their eyes... ..if you ignore their all-tan skin, they look like ordinary Tivians.

"Warriors, how are you all preparing?"

Looking at the people sitting or standing in front of him, the guard whose identity had been replaced said directly that the words he spoke at this time were not in Pulitzer, but another language called Lingyin. language.

Hearing the "guard"'s words, a tall man with a scar on his face who was originally sitting in the corner stood up directly. He came to the "guard" and spoke in a calm tone.

"Of course we are ready, we can't wait to make those white-skinned people and their families pay the price in blood."

"Really, then may I have a look at your preparations, Sado Warrior."

Putting his hands behind his back, the "guard" asked the man in front of him with a smile, and the man named Saduo looked at the three men sitting next to his right hand, and then spoke.

"Get up, Aku, Pam, Kuzdo... let him see our resolve."

Listening to Sado's words, the three New World aborigines standing next to him stood up slowly. The three of them silently looked at the "guard" in front of them, then untied the coats they were wearing, and then revealed, It is a circle of small sticks connected by wires tied around the waist, which is exactly explosives.

The three people in front of the "guard" tied three rings of explosives on their bodies, three rings of explosives that could be detonated anytime and anywhere, these are exactly what Sado had prepared.

"The pain of gunpowder was brought to us by you white people. We have firmly remembered its power with the blood of countless people. Now...it should be your people who used their own blood to heal it. Remember this power."