The red moon returns

Chapter 85 Countess Hathaway
  Of course Lynch didn't beat the caught little bastard, he just slapped the little guy on the head.

The other children had already dispersed, but Martha did not run away. She just stayed with Lynch with a pouting look on her face, but took the initiative to follow Lynch towards Charles Square.

He was walking with a limp, which made Lin Qi laugh out loud.

It seems that the swollen buttocks are not healed yet.

Seeing the angry look in the little guy's eyes, Lynch simply picked her up and carried her all the way back to Apartment No. 221. The little thing calmed down after kicking her a few times and huddled comfortably in Lynch's arms. in his arms.

Seeing that these two people actually came back together, it shocked Mrs. Maggie who was preparing dinner. She didn't feel relieved until she was sure that her daughter would not be beaten again, and she covered her mouth with a gentle smile.

"Have you changed into new clothes? The workmanship is just like machine-made clothes, but the materials are very good. But why are they so dirty and covered with dirt?"

Um? Lin Qi looked down and didn't realize that he was indeed covered in dirt.

The blood stains in the memories of strange objects are all mysterious manifestations, and will not be contaminated on the body and brought into the world. However, he and Officer Natalie rolled around in the secret room, and the result was disgrace, but neither of them had any problems. Realize.

"Take it off quickly. I'll clean it for you. It's torture for you, a man, to do these chores by yourself."

"No, no." Lin Qi's face turned red and he said awkwardly, "I'm going out soon, and I need to wear formal clothes for formal occasions."

"Then you can't go out dressed in dirt. Are you going to embarrass yourself? Put on your original outfit and go. Although the materials used in that outfit are cheap, at least they are handmade, and the quality is no worse than this one. Hurry up. Go and change it and get it for me, I’ll clean it for you in two days.”

"Mom, please be careful. This guy just beat your daughter to the point where she can't get out of bed, and you have to help him wash clothes. Do you want to reward him? Just let him get dirty. Anyway...ah, I Wrong, wrong, mom, look, he’s going to hit someone again.”

The little bastard immediately went around to the other side of the landlady and hid, and the two beautiful blond and blue-eyed faces came together, making the room a lot brighter in the evening.

The gentle smile made Lin Qi's heart heat up, and he quickly fled back to the second floor. The fire in the kitchen must have been too hot, otherwise his face would be a little hot.

He carefully changed into the Ranger uniform. Anyway, no one asked him for this outfit when we parted just now. Everyone tacitly agreed to use it as a costume prop in the future.

After putting on his cheapest formal attire and sending the clothes downstairs with a blushing face, Lynch closed the door, rearranged the combat items, and finally took out the invitation letter and theater tickets.

Black Cat Theater 204, Countess Hathaway's invitation.

Lynch was actually worried because he had never heard of it in his previous life, whether it was theaters or people.

This is a bit strange. Thorn Flower's previous experience of encountering Jeremy and the spider monster was something he would never forget. He was worried that this invitation might be a trap by another group of cultists.

It had just been two days. He had encountered mysterious events that many people would never encounter in their lifetime. He had even communicated with mysterious aliens face to face. Every day was colorful and thrilling. The characteristics of the mysterious lighthouse had clearly emerged, which made him have to Be extremely careful.

Therefore, he just made a deliberate inquiry at the Scarecrow Club. Although he wanted to meet the other party, he also made up his mind that as long as there was a possibility that something was wrong with the other party, he would never go to the appointment.

Officer Natalie didn't even know the Black Cat Theater, but Mr. V had heard of it.

It was a luxurious theater located on the relatively hidden Emerald Street in the Crown District. It was not open to the public. All the people who came in and out were celebrities and dignitaries. The theater box was their traditional social venue. People who don't have enough status can't even get in. How many people want to spend a lot of money for a chance to get in, but they still can't do so.

As for Countess Hathaway, she is a great nobleman in the Rhine City.

He acted in a very low-key manner and rarely had contact with civilians. Even Mr. V had only vaguely heard of this man. It was said that he was an idle nobleman with no real power, but his status was very high, and even the Duke of Wien had to treat him with caution.

The information wasn't too detailed, but it was enough for Lynch.

Both the theater and the inviter have public and absolutely legitimate backgrounds. The reason for not hearing about the other party is just because of their insufficient identity. Although it is a bit sad, it also means that the risk is significantly reduced, so there is nothing to be afraid of.

It's just a normal invitation. I won't meet a cultist again this time.

The only suspicious thing is the black cat that sent the message, but it was not the cat that invited me, but Countess Hathaway. If such a big shot is really bored, it is normal to have a cat that can only send messages. The cat didn't open its mouth. There is no need to be overly nervous when speaking.

Along the way, Lin Qi didn't know how many strange thoughts he had in his mind, until the carriage suddenly stopped.

Yes, Lynch came by cab, and it was an expensive box carriage. It’s not that I want to show off, but it’s a habit I developed when I was a social animal.

Use the identity of the other party to send an invitation to yourself without showing any malice. If you dress and behave inappropriately, the person who invites you will be embarrassed. Therefore, if you don’t want to offend the person for no reason, it is better to show that you value the other person’s face.

In front of you is a large Baroque-style opera house, which covers a large area and does not look too out of place among a bunch of Victorian-style buildings.

At the entrance is a large square, with more than a dozen elegantly decorated carriages parked here. There were no guests entering at the door. There were only a dozen waiters in purple vests standing in an upright row, all the way from the parking lot to the steps of the theater.

Seeing Lynch, who was dressed in cheap clothes, approaching, the waiters' expressions did not change at all. Their movements were as if they were measured by a ruler, and they bowed and guided Lynch all the way to the front of the theater.

Until here, he was stopped by two waiters in red vests. The two waiters didn't even glance at Lynch's clothes. They just bowed their heads and respectfully accepted Lynch's invitation letter and theater tickets.

"Countess Hathaway?" The stone-like waiter finally showed his expression. He looked around in surprise, then opened the door and made a leading gesture: "Please follow me, Her Majesty the Countess's fixed box. On the second floor, she hasn't arrived yet, maybe she's not very interested in tonight's show, but her..."

"Ok?"

"Nothing, please pay attention to the steps under your feet." The waiter had already led Lynch deep into the theater. This is a two-story special structure. Except for the stage in the front, there are no scattered seats around. They are all independent boxes. Each box has a window facing the stage, "Let's go around here so as not to disturb other audience members."

"Has the show started? Am I late?" Lynch was a little confused. The invitation letter didn't say nine o'clock.

The waiter who led the way was obviously stunned, but he still explained seriously: "If you are here to enjoy the performance, you are indeed late. If you are here for other purposes, you are actually a little early. The second act is not over yet."

"I don't understand." Lin Qi stopped pretending and sighed, "Please explain."

The waiter smiled and whispered: "This is the social etiquette of the big shots. They are used to sending servants to communicate between the first act and the second act to visit each other. It would be rude to violate it, but it is not strict. , you don’t need to care. We’re here, 204, just go in and wait for His Excellency the Count. I wish you a pleasant night.”

Lin Qi hesitated for a moment, then took a deep breath and opened the box door.

The countess did not come, and the box was empty. But on the sofa facing the window, a black cat lay there, looking lazily at the door of the box.

It was the beautiful black cat who delivered the message.

It turned out that this was the reason why the waiter hesitated to speak. The cat came first before the man came.

Just wait.

Lin Qi's mouth trembled, and he simply sat down next to the black cat. The black cat didn't run away, and stared straight at Lin Qi with its jewel-like green eyes.

"Hello, we meet again. I apologize for pointing a gun at you last time." After being bored waiting, Lynch waved to the cat in boredom and said amusingly, "I am Lynch Levy. Husband, what about you?"

[Lynch, please be careful. 】

At the same time, the black cat opened his mouth: "I am Anna Hathaway."

The air suddenly fell silent, and at this moment, Lin Qi felt his scalp numb.

Because the black cat in front of him suddenly changed, and it was covered with a shadow, just like the experience at the Thorn Flower the night before.

The virtual shadow is a mature and beautiful woman, her face is a little blurry, but a pair of cat-like eyes full of aura are staring at him through the black cat's real eyes. There is a playful smile on the corner of her mouth, opening and closing in sync with the cat's mouth, and making human sounds. sound.

However, when Lynch continued to pay more attention, he saw a third image, overlapping with the woman.

It was a strange female figure with a cat head and body, wearing ancient clothes. The sight in the cat's eyes seemed to be filled with endless weirdness and majesty, and condensed on Lin Qi's face through the boundary between virtuality and reality.

At the moment when his eyes met with the cat-headed woman, Lynch felt countless information pouring into his brain at the same time. His mind seemed to explode suddenly, with only one thought.

Damn it, what the hell.

(End of this chapter)