Ember Gun

  Chapter 121 Short Happiness

  Lorenzo finally crawled out of the clusters of flowers after a lot of effort. The mixed fragrance and the whispering words were simply a pink hell.

Bending down, under the cover of the crowd, Lorenzo took Seleuc to the rear courtyard. I have to say that this place is also extremely luxurious. The light failed to fully illuminate the courtyard, and the shadows moved around in the shadows. In the center is a pool with bright petals floating above it.

  Lorenzo is a little confused about the happiness of the rich. Should he go swimming in such a cold winter?

  There is a shallow music sound, a poet sings softly, relying on the lush trees, covering this magnificent night with a veil of mystery.

  Lorenzo was lost for a moment, and the poet's appearance in the dim shadow was blurred.

   "I didn't expect that there are still poets."

  Lorenzo was taken aback for a while, then smiled calmly.

This is different from the kind of poet who writes poetry. The poet in front of me can be said to be a bard. This is a profession that has been abandoned by the times. In an era when the transmission of information is not yet developed, the bard is very interesting. Occupation, they sang that ancient deeds, but now the times have changed. With the birth of the telegraph and the telephone, people no longer need this ancient dictation, and even the newspapers are more advanced than it.

"what happened?"

   Seleuc asked, he didn't expect Lorenzo to be interested in this kind of profession.

  Lorenzo shook his head, saying that it was nothing.

Everything under the quiet courtyard seemed so elegant and beautiful. Lorenzo and Seleu sat on the seats by the pool water. It seems that no one recognizes Seleu as the first prize. Lorenzo actually still has the first prize. A bit lost.

  But suddenly the calm courtyard gradually became noisy. Lorenzo looked over, and the next middle-aged man was slowly walking in with a group of nobles.

  Although the distance is a little far away, Lorenzo can still feel the noble temperament, and his clothes are calm and simple, just like a sword with no extra decorations. It is much more comfortable than other bells and whistles.

  Respectful and humble words continued to come, and Lorenzo roughly understood the identity of this man with the keen sense of hearing of the demon hunter.

The Duke of Salicardo, the initiator of this ball, didn’t know much about the Duke Lord Lorenzo. The only thing I heard was that he was an economic tycoon, and his family relied on war money during the Glorious War. With the rise, the family dominated several large companies, and factories opened throughout Inervig.

  This is also the reason why this dance party is so luxurious, because the Lord Duke is really rich.

  In Lorenzo's mind, he has his own judgments about these big people, such as this big person sitting next to him.

The Stuart family actually didn’t have any power industry. The parents were almost dead when they rushed around in the southern theater. Even Seleuc was rescued by Lorenzo from Gallunalo. Without her, Stuart actually It's already annihilated.

  Although they all relied on war to rise, it is different from the Phoenix family. The Phoenix family has always maintained the continuity of bloodline and continuously expanded, while the Stuart family has experienced ups and downs, and in the end there is nothing left but the glory of meritorious service.

  So in essence, Seleuc is a mascot, a symbol of honor, and a bond that connects the families that have been granted by war.

  But such a mascot has tremendous energy. The families awarded by the war still abide by the original vows. Although they are not so rich, the door of the entire Inervig will be opened to them in terms of contacts.

  "Well, don’t you go to say hello? Although it's not standing in line or something, at least it was invited by someone?"

  Looking at Seleu who was in a daze, Lorenzo said.

  Ke Seleu shook his head.

   "There are so many people, wait until there are fewer people."

The nobles surround the Duke of Salicardo, like wolves watching the fat sheep, wishing to kneel and shout that I am your **** or something. After all, not all nobles are so rich. During the Glorious War, Queen Victoria The restraint of power laid down a lot of regulations against the nobles. At that time, everyone didn't care. After all, the enemy was pushed outside the old Dunling Gate, and everyone happily passed the regulations.

But then the turning point of the Glorious War came. Inervig even once counterattacked the territory of Gallunaro, and the nobles who were ready to run away looked at this, what else would they run? He shared it cheerfully. After the dividends of the war, they only realized the **** of the regulations...After all, who could have thought that they would have won it in the first place.

So now a large part of the nobles are poor, relying on the assets of their parents to survive. They finally got the invitation to the prom, and they are ready to draw in this prize pool. If they are lucky enough to be favored by the nobles, all their problems will be solved. .

  Most people maintain the glamour on the surface. Only Lorenzo is who he is. He doesn’t focus on his own food and picks out the expensive food.

  In fact, he still wants to be more arrogant, but the dress is too small. He is afraid that he will break the buttons if he eats one more bite.

   "Then what do you do? You won't stay in a daze here all night?"

  Lorenzo took the handkerchief and wiped his mouth. Seleuc on the side was still the same, silent, like an ice sculpture.

It stands to reason that such a cold person should easily attract the attention of others, just like low-temperature frost, you will feel the strange cold for the first time, but Seleu rarely attracts the attention of others, sometimes it is cold. Like a dead thing.

  "Do you want to dance with me?"

  Seleu raised his head to look at him, the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

  Lorenzo shook his head, then muttered.

   "Then what the **** is the strange news in the headlines of the next day?"

  To be honest, it’s not bad to sit all night, at least it won’t be noticeable.

But just when Lorenzo was so grateful, the voice sounded, and another man walked hurriedly from behind. He also seemed to be ready to meet the Duke of Salicardo, but he was keenly aware when passing by the two of them. Seleu's existence, followed by a surprised look, greeted him.

   "I didn't expect you to come today. I thought you would refuse the invitation again."

The man smiled and said to Seleu. It seemed that the two of them were very familiar. Lorenzo seemed to have been ignored by him, but Lorenzo felt a kind of fortunateness that he had been ignored at this moment, although he didn't do anything bad... No, he didn't do anything bad in essence, but now he just wants to leave here.

  "Hello, Duke of Phoenix."

   Seleuc greeted him with a smile.

As the only remaining blood of the Stuart family, although there is not much industry, it is not manageable by a little girl. So at the beginning, the Duke of Phoenix gave Seleuc a lot of help, and the two became acquainted with each other. .

   "Why are you sitting here? Everyone is waiting for you."

   "I... actually don't know those people, so I'm a little nervous."

   Seleuc replied, although there was no tension on that cold face.

The Duke of Phoenix smiled at this and didn’t care about it. He liked Seleuc’s child very much, not only because of her identity and power, she was about the same age as her daughter, and sometimes looked at her like a child. , Of course, it may also be that Seleuc has no majesty corresponding to his duke status.

   Speaking of the Duke of Phoenix, his gaze turned to the other side. It was obvious that the man next to him was Seleuc’s friend. To be honest, he was a little surprised. With the character of the future Duchess, she has very few friends.

  The Duke of Phoenix looked over suspiciously. If he is a person of good character, he doesn't mind Seleuc's multiple friends, but if he is like those nobles who think it is profitable, then he doesn't bother to help her deal with it.

Then a familiar face came into view. Although this guy showed a kind smile on his face and dressed like before, the smell of wild dogs still touched the Duke of Phoenix’s instinctive warning. .

He subconsciously touched his waist, but he felt empty. Only then did he remember that this was a dance party. He did not bring the gun to his side. Then the man's voice was a little hoarse, and he reached out his hand in a friendly way with Lorenzo. Held together.

   "Long time no see, Mr. Holmes."

   He gritted his teeth and said.

"Yeah yeah."

  Lorenzo nodded vigorously, although it was less than a week since the last meeting between the two of them.

At this moment, it is no longer as simple as new grudges and old grudges. The Duke of Phoenix crushed Lorenzo's hand forcefully. Although he could easily push it back with the grip of the Demon Hunter, Lorenzo still accepted it without resistance. He didn't want to irritate this guy anymore.

   "You two know each other?"

  Seleu has a pair of magical eyes. The tone of the conversation between the two cannot hide from her. She immediately realized the familiarity between the two and some... old grudges?

   This time Seleu looked at Lorenzo a little strangely. The housewife on the previous Saturday had already given her a certain shock. It seemed that he did not expect that he even knew the Duke of Phoenix. It seemed that this detective was even more peculiar than he thought.

   "Of course, not only knowing, but also negotiating at work."

   Lorenzo answered with a smile, although his hand was already red.

   "But if you say you are not a nobleman, why are you here?"

The Duke of Phoenix has already regretted bringing Eve to the dance party. After the operation in Ende Town, Eve was locked up and trapped in the manor all day to learn etiquette and knowledge. There were people who followed him wherever he went. In the end, even Phoenix The Duke himself felt a little overprotected, so he decided to take her to meet her peers and make friends, but who would have thought that the **** Lorenzo was here.

   "What's wrong with me being her dancing partner?"

  Lorenzo still couldn't help but glanced at the Duke of Phoenix triumphantly.

   "Your kid is more feminine than I thought."

  He spoke slowly, his smile full of killing intent.

   "Where, where, after all, I am mixing on the road, I have to have some friends, right? Anyway, boyfriend and girlfriend are friends, right?"

  Lorenzo began to sneer at himself.

  The Duke of Phoenix finally took a long breath and looked at Lorenzo coldly. He still has business to do. It is better to clean up the **** after the business is done.

   "Yeah, you are all here."

  At this moment, the Duke of Salicado on the other side saw the Duke of Phoenix and came over with a greeting. Of course, there were also a bunch of nobles beside him.

  The look of the Duke of Phoenix completely changed in an instant. The so-called face change is probably like this. Just now he hid a knife in his smile, and now he looks at him like a good brother.

   "It's been a long time since I saw you."

  The rapid change even Lorenzo looked at him, and then he whispered to Seleu.

   "Have you seen, these are dirty adults."

  This product has no hidden meaning at all. The Duke of Phoenix obviously heard it, but he didn't bother to pay attention to him, but the Duke of Salicardo who came next seemed to have seen something, and said with some surprise.

   "Unexpectedly, Duke Stuart would also come. According to your style, I thought you would not come."

  Looking at Seleu sitting on the side, he said in surprise, and then invited her, but judging from the girl's style, he didn't expect her to come.

   "You can't refuse it again and again. I'm glad to meet you, Duke Salicardo. Of course I am not a Duke now. Please call me that after I inherit."

   Seleuc stood up, the frost melted instantly, and replied with standard etiquette and a smile, in Lorenzo's eyes, it seemed like a cold dead thing suddenly came back to life.

When    was over, Seleu began to become a boring adult.

  Looking at Seleu's graceful behavior and instant face change, Lorenzo said helplessly in his heart, but before he could feel any emotion, Duke Salicardo looked at him, and Lorenzo first introduced him.

   "Lorenzo Holmes, a detective."

  The Duke of Salicardo nodded and didn’t say much. Lorenzo seemed to have been ignored, but think about it, this is a Duke, and the only one who can stand by him is the Duke. What kind of green onion does he have?

  Some of the three big figures started talking, and Lorenzo sat blankly on the side, like a dispensable listener.

   "Does it feel interesting?"

  A familiar voice suddenly rang in his ears. On the other white chair, Watson leaned lazily, and then stretched out his feet boredly, testing the temperature of the pool water with his feet.

   "You'd better be prepared, after all, this short happiness is about to end."

  She turned her head and looked at Lorenzo with a smile.

"What's the meaning?"

  Lorenzo's vigilant face, the cheerful atmosphere disappeared instantly because of Watson's appearance.

  This woman is like a ghost, she suddenly appeared next to her at some point, and then said some ridiculous words, and because of her identity, Lorenzo had to pay attention to her words.

  Looking at Lorenzo's satisfying expression, Watson walked over, then hugged his face and stared at the gray-blue eyes.

   "Lorenzo, haven't you noticed it yet?"

  The terrifying deep cold captured Lorenzo's heart. He was not afraid of Watson's words, but was afraid of the future that he didn't know. Something was going to happen without himself noticing it.

  (End of this chapter)