Embers of Embers

Chapter 119
"So what do we do next?"
In the carriage, Joey, Shrike, and Lorenzo looked at each other, and then couldn't help but cover their heads because of the impasse in the case.
No one could answer Joey's words. Lorenzo was silent. From the conversation just now, it can be learned that the target of the demon's revenge can be any noble who has hired the survivors. In this case, the target will be too huge to count. Lorenzo did He could not visit every noble, and time would not allow him to do so.
Lorenzo didn't care about the life or death of those nobles, he only cared about the source of the inferior secret blood, but now everything seemed to be in a fog, and he couldn't find a clue at all.
"Can we find the clients of Mr. and Mrs. Ed?"
"Basically not. They are not leaders like Hughes and deserve to be taken seriously."
Shrike shook his head. Although he controlled the lower city, he couldn't monitor everyone's life.
"But if we magnify the whole situation, I have interesting news here. Before Hughes died, he was attacked by a group of people."
Lorenzo raised his head slightly and motioned for Shrike to continue speaking.
"Not all the survivors are so submissive. Some people have united and tried to resist this injustice. And a large part of them did not come to Old Dunling voluntarily, but were lured here. Smugglers like Hughes They were promised high salaries, but after they got here they were endlessly exploited.”
Shrike continued.
"You should know the shrewdness of those merchants. Although a large part of the survivors are free people, they are no different from slaves. They signed unfair contracts under deception and intimidation. They can only work continuously until the contract is completed. "
"Those people want revenge?"
"Just trying to threaten Hughes into letting them go back."
Shrike shook his head in regret.
"But how could they possibly defeat Hughes... These interests are one upon the other. Even if Hughes wants to let them go, the nobles behind him are reluctant enough to agree. This is already a deformed ecology, just like this deformed building. city ​​of."
Lorenzo was silent, thoughts racing in his mind.
"I have also released the news about these people's deaths. If someone is really guilty, he will come to us."
At this time, Joey said from the other side.
Lorenzo shook his head, and said with some sarcasm.
"No, you have also seen Baron Abel's attitude. In their opinion, the deaths of those people have nothing to do with them. They don't even feel the so-called guilt..."
"This is the effect of hatred and class. Lorenzo, I understand your disgust for those people now, but in fact their behavior is understandable."
Shrike said at this moment, he looked at Lorenzo, he was not ashamed of this behavior, but he could understand it.
"The hatred between us and the Gaul Naluo people has lasted for too long. The glorious war that lasted for a hundred years has engraved hatred into the blood of every Yin Erweg people. Some people know that it is the hatred of their fathers, but Some people still can’t let go…”
"The hatred of the fathers continues to these survivors, right?" Lorenzo said.
Shrike nodded, then pointed at himself.
"That's what's interesting sometimes, we're human beings, but some of our fellow humans have no independent thinking and a hatred of prejudice that actually has nothing to do with them."
Lorenzo was silent. He understood what Shrike meant. Sometimes the world is so interesting. Obviously everyone is a creature made of skeletons and flesh, but they seem to have no soul. If everyone moves forward, they will move forward. Everyone hate, they hate together.
After a long sigh, Lorenzo then said.
"At least we have found some clues. Maybe the demon is not seeking revenge for a specific person, but for the remnants as a whole. Then the scope has been narrowed. The demon is most likely a remnant, and no one will notice. His characteristics..."
Lorenzo remembered what happened when he was inquiring about Wall's body in the hospital. The man who sealed the morgue with flames at that time had similar characteristics to the demon, a profession that no one noticed, and a "ladder" "Same people.
"His profession must be very popular, at least no matter where he appears, it won't make people feel out of place."
"Continue to search according to these?"
"That's all we can do now. Time will tell us everything. Even if we can't find the answer to the mystery in the end, it doesn't matter. That person can't hold on anymore. As long as your peeper system doesn't make mistakes, he will be completely demonized sooner or later, and then be we discover."
Lorenzo said calmly, and then looked at Joey.
"Send me back. It looks like nothing will happen today."
……
There is not much change in one day in Old Dunling. The sky is always gray, making it difficult to see clearly. The afterglow of the setting sun slightly burns the gray color, spreading from the end of the horizon to the top of the head.
Pushing open the door, Lorenzo couldn't help feeling tired, perhaps because today's conversation was full of conflict and weight.
This world is like this, full of contradictions everywhere, and it seems that the so-called reconciliation will never be reached. Even the gods of the evangelical church know all this, so they put the promised kingdom of heaven aside after death.
"Oh, he's back."
A sudden sound interrupted Lorenzo's thoughts. When he raised his head, Mrs. Vallude was sitting on the sofa in the living room with a happy face. The fire in the fireplace was burning brightly, and the firelight reflected her cheeks like an old witch. .
"what happened?"
Lorenzo asked curiously, and it sounded like Mrs. Van Rude was waiting for him to come back.
"You have a temporary assignment."
The voice came from the other side, and Lorenzo turned around abruptly, without realizing that there was a person sitting by the door.
"Seleu?"
Lorenzo exclaimed.
The girl nodded. She was wrapped in a thick coat and nestled on the sofa. The pure white skirt peeked out from under the thick coat. The edges were decorated with delicate lace and patterns. She seemed to be unaccustomed to high heels, so she took them off. Shoes, the same white high heels are placed on the other side of the sofa.
"...so what's the matter?"
Lorenzo took a deep breath, his voice a little helpless and tired. It felt like you had worked all day, and then you had a bigger trouble waiting for you when you got home.
"You still have one hour to clean yourself up. I hope you won't embarrass the Stuart family."
An old but thick voice came from behind Lorenzo, it was Yawei.
The old butler had a look of resentment on his face. Lorenzo always felt like he had seen this expression before... Oh, yes!It's Duke Phoenix. This guy has the same expression and the same unkindness as Duke Phoenix.
"Wait, what's going on?"
It's rare that Yawei took out a gun and pointed it at his head without meeting him, but judging from his expression, he seemed to be in a bigger trouble.
Lorenzo's mind started to spin rapidly. He seemed to have missed something. He looked at Seliu again and saw that this cold girl was a little different from usual. The cold face actually had a little more blood. ...Wait, this isn't blood color, she's actually wearing makeup.
The long, messy pale golden hair was tied up, and exquisite jewelry was inserted on it, including pearls and silver chains, like a precious metal platter.
The unlucky detective seemed to have guessed something, and before he could say it, Yawei gave the answer.
"I hope this suit will fit you, but of course I hope you can live with it if it doesn't."
Said that Yawei threw a set of clothes over, with a respectful look on his mouth, but judging from his demeanor and movements, he didn't have any good intentions.
It's an evening dress. Judging from the soft feel and exquisite hand-made decoration, this thing can cover several months of rent.
"no……"
Lorenzo had never seen such a battle before. He was speechless for a moment, but soon more attendants came over from behind the door and touched Lorenzo's body. It seemed that they were very professional, even if they touched Winchester's expression remained unchanged under the windbreaker.
More people pressed Lorenzo on the chair, combed the hair that was weighed down by the deerstalker hat, and sprayed skin care products on the vicissitudes of the old face, hoping to make this damned man happy in a short period of time. The guy could be a little younger.
Seliu didn't say anything, just wore a cold smile. Although Lorenzo knew that this was her normal smile, now it looked like a cold sneer.
"Mr. Holmes, if there are no other candidates, I really don't want to trouble you like this."
Looking at Lorenzo surrounded by groups, Yawei spoke unhurriedly at this moment.
Other options?Thinking of Seleu's damn smile, Lorenzo guessed that he was the only one on a certain candidate list.
"So what are you going to do?"
The strange perfume sprayed on Lorenzo, and his nose was filled with the intoxicating aroma. To be honest, Lorenzo didn't like it very much. The smell would interfere with his judgment.
"I need a dance partner for a party."
Seliu spoke slowly at this moment, holding his face with one hand and watching everything with interest.
It's rare to see Lorenzo like this. During the desperate time with Lorenzo, she has seen Lorenzo in various forms, but now this embarrassment is not there.
"So don't you think you should consult me?"
The attendant tightened the belt of Lorenzo's trousers. Unexpectedly, the detective gained a few pounds during this period of time.
"What do you think, Mr. Holmes?"
Yawei said.
Lorenzo turned his head, and then rolled his eyes at him. The huge-caliber revolver was on his head at this moment, and these people didn't even think about asking him.
"what……"
After pondering for a while, Lorenzo agreed with a bit of shame.
Yawei then clapped his hands and said loudly.
"Come on, you still have an hour to dress this wild dog up so that it can be led out."
So the attendants stepped up their work and applied the expensive cosmetics to Lorenzo's old face, which was suffering from the cold wind of old Dunling.
To be honest, Lorenzo is actually still very young. Because of the secret blood, the physiques of all demon hunters have been strengthened. This enhancement also brings life span. In theory, demon hunters can live to be more than 200 years old, but because Fighting with demons is the reason why demon hunters rarely end well.
Countless brushes swept over his face, and in the mirror nearby, the wild dog's dirty hair was shaved off, revealing its majestic appearance.
Looking at his young self in the mirror, Lorenzo suddenly remembered that he was now in his prime youth.
Lorenzo was born as an orphan. He did not know his specific age, but after being adopted by the church, the church planned a unified life for them. The time of adoption was their birthday, and their age was determined based on the doctor's estimate.
Lorenzo and other orphans were trained as witchers from the beginning, and witchers are weapons, and weapons should not have their own thoughts, so Lorenzo did not have a name at first, just a line of numbers. At the age of 17, after the implantation of the secret blood, he had what could be called a name, or a code name.
Reversing the time in this way, Lorenzo discovered that it had been eight years since he was implanted with the secret blood, which meant that he was actually 25 now.
For a moment, Lorenzo looked at himself in the mirror and felt a little sad and a little regretful.
From the time he became a demon hunter, Lorenzo no longer had a normal life. Thinking about it this way, he actually felt a little sad, but Lorenzo quickly threw these thoughts behind his head. , Don't think about those bad things, after all, there is no need for people to have trouble with themselves.
"So why are you looking for me?"
Lorenzo asked, because these attendants surrounded him tightly, and now he seemed to be talking to himself.
"Because there is no suitable candidate, this is a regular gathering between nobles. Of course, the other meaning is the alliance between big families, which is related to my coming of age ceremony."
Seleu's voice came from the gap between the attendants.
"Don't you still have one month left?"
"Yes, but then I will go to the Platinum Palace to inherit the title, and these people now want to establish a good relationship with me in advance."
Lorenzo seemed to have thought of something.
"Is this the same kind of banquet you skipped that day?"
Seliu said nothing, but Lorenzo could think of the way she nodded with a cold face.
"Miss Seliu represents the entire Stuart group, and we don't want to support any party in the disputes between the nobles. We just want to remain neutral...at least temporarily neutral. No matter which group of nobles we are close to, we will make people angry." The other side is wary, even hostile, so the best thing to do is keep your distance from everyone."
Yawei's voice sounded slowly, and it seemed that these nobles were also playing games secretly.
"But there will always be people with evil intentions trying to get close. Instead of doing this..."
"How about just finding a scapegoat to attract firepower?"
Lorenzo yelled, finally understanding what was going on.
No matter who Seleu chooses to be her dance partner, it is a statement. Stuart's statement means that even if she sits and eats fruit, someone will come up to her. Instead of doing this, it is better to bring someone who is not a noble to disrupt the situation. The nobles don't have any statements, and at most they are close to the people.
What a good idea, Lorenzo can already think of those people wishing to tear his eyes apart.
(End of this chapter)