Chapter 196 The Gate of Illusion and Reality

In the corner of the venue, Lynch was sitting on the sofa holding a wine glass, guarding Miss Valente like a flower protector.

The violin played melodiously in the venue, and the guests held wine glasses and gathered together in twos and threes to chat in low voices.

This is one of the most common ways of socializing among Rand nobles. Whether it is a murderous conspiracy or a lingering love affair, many of them start from similar drinking parties.

However, no one came up to greet Miss Valente and Mr. Leviv at this time. No one who could attend the meeting could not understand the atmosphere. Moreover, the two people obviously had a problem with the organizer, Count Lorende. All the nobles chose Watched from a distance.

This made the two of them feel a lot more relaxed. They didn't need to interact with other unrelated people. They sat alone in the corner and briefly communicated everything that had just happened.

While retelling, Lin Qi's eyes flickered. The experiences of these days flashed through his mind, and he gradually became clearer.

"I guess that for some reason, Princess Chloe wanted to make the flaming red lips disappear in front of the public, so she found the unlucky Dunglars as a scapegoat, stored the gems in his vault, and then disguised herself He became a fraudster and stole the gem, but he happened to be hit by me.”

"The Department of Order therefore recommended me to participate in the investigation. The princess couldn't refuse because she had a ulterior motive in her heart, so she cooperatively accepted the suggestion. But the more the police praised me, the less she wanted me to participate, for fear that I would really investigate. to what.”

"So you are right. This invitation was made with the greatest malice from the beginning. They dug a hole for me to jump in and make me look embarrassed so that they could kick me out on the pretext that I am not good enough. Fortunately, there are Thanks to your special training, I didn’t step into the trap, so I didn’t let their plot succeed.”

"Mr. Lynch, you underestimate the ability of the great nobles." Miss Valente took out the folding fan from somewhere, covered her mouth and chuckled, "If your guess just now is correct, then no matter what you step on, If they didn’t step into the trap, their plot would have succeeded.”

"Um?"

"Oh, it doesn't matter what you do. When their behavior is revealed, it means it has worked." Seeing that Lynch was a little stunned, Miss Valente shook her head and asked, "Are you angry now? Are you still Will you accept this commission and help them find gems? "What is their purpose?"

Lynch opened his mouth and realized he had nothing to say.

How could he not be angry at such obvious malice? If it weren't for his basic demeanor, Lynch would have pulled Miss Valente away. Anyway, the main purpose of tonight has been achieved. With this cocktail party, you can make a successful appearance. If you don’t leave, why don’t you still stay for the festival?

But at this moment, after Miss Valente reminded Lin Qi, she realized that this move really fulfilled the other party's wish.

This girl really understands the tricks of the nobles. As she said, as long as they start taking action, she may win, but they will never lose.

Now recalling the angry and extremely embarrassed expressions of the two nobles just now, Lin Qi couldn't help but feel chills in his heart. These two people pretend to be so similar. They are obviously happy in their hearts, but they still have this gloomy look. No wonder some people say that nobles are all born actors.

But now Lin Qi no longer wanted to leave. He was so angry at being plotted against him that he decided not to let these two people get what they wanted.

If you insist on messing with me, then don’t blame me for disgusting you. Since you are deliberately trying to make the gems disappear, I will help you find the hidden gems so that you can’t tell the story of your suffering and thank me for giving me the money. .

After making up his mind, Lynch was talking to Miss Valente about his thoughts when he saw a waiter approaching quietly.

coming.

Sure enough, under the guidance of the waiter, the two left the ballroom through the side door, walked around to the second floor and entered a room. As soon as they entered, Lynch noticed that there was a soft layer on the wall, which made the room sound-absorbing. Significantly.

Not only Count Lorende and Princess Chloe were inside, but also the three policemen from the Hall of Order. When they saw the two coming in, the five people in the room all smiled.

However, Princess Chloe's eyes showed obvious astonishment and her smile was a little forced, but Count Lorende still looked like he was sincerely welcoming.

"You see what I said is right. The detective and Miss Valente are both decent people and will not be angry over such a trivial matter. Hahaha, you two must not take offense. This matter is of great importance. , we have to be cautious and test the detective’s ability first.”

"We understand the difficulties you two are facing, and of course we won't be offended. Otherwise, why would you come here?"

It was a very novel experience for Lin Qi to sit face to face and laugh while they clearly hated each other. He imitated the smile Miss Valente taught him and said reservedly:

"It's an honor for me to serve Her Highness the Princess. Hahaha, don't worry, everyone. We will cooperate with the gentlemen of the Hall of Order and do our best to find the things and not let Her Highness the Princess down. Her Highness the Princess and Your Excellency the Earl should not doubt it. It’s my level.”

The young princess tightened her lips, looked at Lin Qi with an arrogant look, raised her head and hummed softly.

"Oh, then please Your Excellency and Your Highness explain the situation to us. The two detectives only told half of the story yesterday, but I was tortured by curiosity. What is the important thing about the missing flaming red lips?"

"It's just a gem in itself." Princess Chloe said with a straight face and a stiff tone, "But it can be said to be a key or a map."

As he spoke, he took out a few photos from the box under the coffee table and spread them out on the coffee table.

It was a huge gem that looked a bit like a diamond, but it was dark all over. It was not very clear in the black and white photo, but with a little imagination, you could imagine how dazzling the gem itself was.

"Some people say that this gem is the favorite toy of the Fiery Lady. This is of course just an unfounded association, because the Flaming Red Lips only appeared in the third era. But there is another legend that there is a secret hidden in this gem, through which you can find the hiding place of something and open the door to the hiding place."

With the police around, this woman should not talk nonsense. Lynch squinted his eyes and listened carefully, and his mind couldn't help but focus: "What is it?"

Princess Chloe glanced at him, but still cooperated and said: "The door of falsehood and reality."

Lynch was confused and looked at Miss Valente. The noble lady frowned, as if trying to recall something.

"Nothing, just a strange object, that's what you call it."

Lin Qi also frowned. A strange object needs so much trouble, it's probably not a kind thing. Could it be that this time I have the opportunity to see a disaster-level strange object of the Third Epoch?

"No, it's not a disaster-level one." The corner of the princess' mouth twitched, and she whispered, "It's an advent-level one."

Lin Qi didn't react for a while, until Miss Valente raised five fingers, he realized that this door of illusion and reality was actually a super dangerous item with the highest threat level. Just hearing this description, he subconsciously felt his body cold and his skin trembled.