Embers of Embers

Chapter 389 The Woman
"We have a publicly funded tourism project."
"yeah!"
"But it might be a little far."
"Oh……"
"It's Gaul Nalo!"
"yeah!"
"Lorenzo is with us!"
"Oh……"
“Traveling has become overtime!”
"Yeah!...Eh? Wait!"
Kestrel felt like there were two little people screaming back and forth in his mind.
After nearly half an hour, Shrike finally finished Kestrel's ideological work. He originally wanted to say some moral mission to move this guy who was passive on strike, but Kestrel didn't accept this at all, and in the end he could only half-seduce and half-threaten. Let the kestrel obey its fate.
Kestrel sat in the corner with a stupid look on his face, looking like a lost boy who had just been fished out of the downtown area. There were tears in the corners of his eyes, looking pitiful.
After experiencing the incident at Black Mountain Hospital, Kestrel was awarded for his outstanding performance and had a rare vacation, but his vacation ended just as it began.
He was wearing casual clothes when he arrived. Before receiving the message, he was sitting on the bank of the Thames fishing. Although the water quality of the Thames was worrying, it didn't matter whether there were fish or not, but in Kestrel terms, he didn't care. I'm not a fish, I just want to enjoy this harmonious time.
But now he has put on the same clothes as the others. The clothes are wrinkled. It seems that Shrike has used a lot of force to get him to wear this clothes.
Several prepared documents were placed aside, with photos of Kestrel on them. After seeing this, Kestrel turned his head unbearably, as if he still refused to believe it, but the scenery outside the window was Flying by, the old Dunling has disappeared under the horizon.
There's a fine line between vacation and overtime.
"So, what's my instrument?"
Kestrel asked with blank eyes. He saw Lorenzo and Eve's costumes, and also understood the role of this operation from Shrike's explanation just now.
Disguised as members of the Royal Band of Inverg, they would arrive in Gallonalo along with the real band.
"Musical instruments?"
Shrike's reaction was a little surprised, and then he understood what Kestrel said.
"Your role is not as a musician, but as their attendant, so you don't need an instrument."
"what?"
The kestrel immediately jumped up and howled wildly.
"Why!"
"Do you think you can play this role well?" Shrike asked.
At this time, Eve also nodded. She opened her violin case, and there was really an exquisite violin inside.
"I really can play the violin."
Eve has been carefully trained by Arthur since she was a child, so that he can easily marry this annoying girl. Even if she looks like this, she can do everything a noble should know.
"Don't look at me. I'm very confident in my acting skills."
Lorenzo and Kestrel's eyes met, Lorenzo said directly without any thought of saving Kestrel.
"No, no, no, no, this is too much!" Kestrel began to talk nonsense.
"If you must have an instrument..."
Shrike seemed to remember something. He picked up a triangle from the side and knocked it gently. The crisp sound echoed in the carriage.
"What do you think of this?"
Kestrel's expression was completely demented. In the face of the demon's erosion, his firm will never flinched. As a result, under this damn blow, Kestrel gradually gave up thinking.
"Be clear about your position, friend."
Haybold's voice sounded. From the beginning, the Viking turned his body away and kept looking in the mirror, not knowing what he was doing.
As a Viking, his body was indeed very strong, almost bursting out of his clothes. As he spoke, he turned his head and saw that his previously furry face was much cleaner. He was holding a razor in his hand. Shave off all those obvious beards.
"This operation must be secretive enough. Once Gaul Nalo notices us, the situation will be very bad. You are Yin Erweg and I am a Viking. If we are captured in Gaul Nalo, we He will be directly sentenced as a spy and thrown into prison... This is all a good idea, and he might even be directly executed."
Hebold took down the braid on the back of his head and cut it off with a razor. The appearance of the Viking was too eye-catching in Nalo, Gaul, not to mention that Ivar was being imprisoned there. Bode tries his best to hide himself like everyone else.
"Maybe we won't be executed, just like Ivar, we will be locked up and become bargaining chips in negotiations between major powers."
He finally cleaned himself up, trimmed the lush hair, and the fierce look on his face softened. In an instant, the Viking disappeared and was replaced by an elegant and easy-going Yin Erweg.
He tightened the tie on his chest with calloused hands and smiled.
“My role is that of the conductor of the orchestra.”
Maybe it really was the so-called professionalism. Kestrel was stunned for a moment. He had to admit that Haibold was better than him in this aspect.
It may be due to inner frustration for a while, coupled with the sudden overtime work and the ever-disappearing vacation.Kestrel turned into that stupid look again, sitting in the corner looking in the direction of Old Dun Ling, still holding the triangle handed to him by the shrike, knocking it from time to time, looking like a resentful woman.
So amid the jingling sounds from time to time, Lorenzo's eyes fell on the other side.
Eve took out the violin. It was still some time before arriving at the port of Rendona. She tried to play something to match the sad iron triangle sound of the kestrel, but maybe it was because she hadn't touched the violin for too long, and the melody had just risen. It suddenly broke off.
At this time Lorenzo moved over little by little.
Lorenzo could hardly remember the last time he saw Eve, but according to his vague impression, something bad would happen to them every time they met.
Lorenzo wasn't sure this was a bad job.
"I said, have you finally driven Arthur crazy? He actually agreed to your coming?" Lorenzo asked in a low voice.
Eve slowly turned her head and looked at Lorenzo with a very cold gaze, but this indifference did not last long. Eve also knew that if she argued with Lorenzo, a lunatic, she would be angry with herself.
Just like before, Eve said slowly.
"Can't I be the one who influenced Arthur?"
"Probation? Is it the kind of probation that I understand?"
After all, Lorenzo had been a priest for a period of time and was aware of these so-called influences.
Generally speaking, pastors will bring a book of doctrine and a hammer when they go out to preach. If the people are obedient, the pastor will kindly explain the doctrine to them. If the people are disobedient, the pastor will first use the hammer to make them obedient, and then continue to talk. these teachings.
So this is religion. The Eastern Expedition many years ago can be understood as a large-scale missionary activity, but during the missionary process, it encountered armed resistance.
"What are you thinking?" Eve said, "I just proved myself."
"for example?"
"Like this."
A sharp dagger was placed on Lorenzo's neck. It had been hidden in Eve's sleeve. It was very short and did not hinder her movement, so it perfectly deceived Lorenzo.
Lorenzo kept his stiff smile and moved back little by little.
"I thought it would be hidden under the skirt."
"I don't wear skirts every day."
Looking at Eve's kind smile, Lorenzo was trembling in his heart. Who would have thought that the girl in front of him was full of weapons?I don’t know who taught her.
"So you have joined the purification agency?"
Lorenzo talked about other things. After all, they were brothers who were born and died, and it always seemed a bit awkward not to speak.
"Intern, it's an intern." Eve recalled what happened before.
Surprisingly, Arthur actually agreed to Eve's joining, but she is not a regular employee, but an intern. During the initial internship, Lan Jade systematically guided her to learn about everything about monsters. She also knows a lot, but this time she has an accurate understanding of the current situation.
But theoretical knowledge cannot protect her, she needs practical combat, so Arthur threw her to the Kestrel. The Kestrel was still fishing at that time, and everyone came here soon after.
"In other words, this is my internship test. If I perform well, I can successfully join the job. If I fail, I will do whatever I want."
Thinking of this, Eve looked at Lorenzo, the key person in this operation.
The smile on Eve's face suddenly turned serious, and she moved towards Lorenzo, who immediately felt something bad.
Poor Lorenzo wanted to move back, but the seat was already over. He was about to get up and sit with Kestrel when a hand suddenly stretched out and stopped him.
"Mr. Lorenzo Holmes."
"Yes Yes."
Eve's seriousness turned into a smile again.
"Whether I can join the job this time depends on you! Work hard!"
She patted Lorenzo's shoulder vigorously, and the two of them were like good brothers.
The kestrel not far away is still knocking on the iron triangle with a dull face, just like a monk knocking on a wooden fish, as if the kestrel will ascend to heaven in a second and sit on the soft clouds to fish.
It doesn't matter whether there are rivers or fish in heaven.
"Everyone, if you have relaxed enough, please get serious and listen to me."
Haybold stood up and walked to the center of the carriage.
It seemed that they were going to talk about the details of the next action. Lorenzo and Eve became serious for a while, and Shrike walked to the other side and shook the kestrel vigorously to let this guy wake up and recognize the reality.
"We will first stay at the port of Rendona for two days. During these two days, there is a temporary mission that requires Mr. Holmes, and we will assist you from the outside."
"What mission."
Lorenzo asked, Heibald had not said this before.
"This starts with Ivar being kidnapped. You must know that although Ivar is disabled, he has the blood of Rodbrok and is the heir of the Ice King. He will not be kidnapped so easily. ." Haybold said.
"So something happened?" Eve asked.
Haybold nodded and said with a complicated expression.
“This was an unblessed love affair, and the subsequent results proved it all.
Due to his congenital disability, Ivar has some quirks in his personality. He is the most difficult to communicate with among his brothers. He has an eccentric and violent personality, but even such a person can be conquered by others. "
"Let me guess, a woman."
Speaking of this, Lorenzo couldn't help but think of a person while guessing, a woman who smelled like winter that night.
Lorenzo did not mention this matter to anyone else. As early as when the purification agency and Nordero came to find him, a mysterious woman had already come to his door. Although she did not explain it clearly, Lorenzo was sure that, Her purpose is also Ivar.
"Yes, Ivar has a violent temper, and even his brothers can't stand him. But the strange thing is that that woman has a fascinating charm. In front of her, Ivar put away his minions, and then she and Ivar Val is together.”
"and then?"
"Then that woman designed Ivar to be kidnapped. Her original goal was Ivar, and she was hired by Gaul Nalo."
At this point, Haibold's eyes surged with anger, and he continued.
"We've researched her in detail and she's an expert at roving around men, playing with their emotions and, when the time comes, dragging them into one hell after another.
The day before we set off, my intelligence network found her location. She appeared in the port of Rendona. I need Mr. Holmes to capture her. The intelligence in her mind will help a lot. to us. "
what happened?
Lorenzo listened to Haybold's information, but he was also weaving the existing information together in his mind. Now he was initially certain that the woman who came to him that night was the woman Haybold mentioned.
It stands to reason that after she has done all this, she should find a place to hide to avoid the revenge of the Viking countries, so why did she come to find him and entrust him to save Ivar.
Lorenzo's eyes narrowed slightly, and he began to realize that this operation was full of conspiracy and lies.
He guessed that Arthur and Oscar also knew all this. They also knew the secrets hidden here, so they hired him. Others might fall in front of the conspiracy, but he was different.
And Eve... If it is true as Lorenzo thinks, this operation may be really thrilling. The risk is so high, Arthur still let Eve come, does he really want to train her, or does he trust himself? , feel like you can control everything?
But... isn't this better?
Lorenzo begins to love life, but life is not only about peaceful afternoons and warm beds, but also about exciting adventures and the pleasure of crushing conspiracies.
Lorenzo could kick down the car door and run away, but he wouldn't do that. He was curious about what the outcome of all this would be.
"who is she?"
he asked.
"She has many names, and her identity is very complicated. We haven't found out whether she is true or not, but we can temporarily use the name she used when she was with Ivar."
Haybold said slowly.
"Irene Adler."
(End of this chapter)