Chapter 198 Late-Night Visitor

Lin Qi didn’t feel good about attending a rich man’s cocktail party for the first time.

Indeed, he successfully appeared in the upper-class social circle of the Rhine, and his performance was well received. Even professionals like Miss Valente thought that his performance was impeccable and laid a solid foundation for the future.

But Lin Qi always felt full of hostility. Everyone around him had ulterior motives. It was too depressing. It would be better to beat up little Martha at home or eat sweet honey biscuits with others in the square in front of the train station.

Until leaving the Count Lorende’s mansion and seeing the carriage with the Valente family crest, for some reason, Lin Qi suddenly felt relaxed.

It’s really strange. Not only did I feel relaxed, but even the moonlight felt a lot gentler. It must be my neighbor’s trick.

[Huh? ]

Nothing, the scenery is nice.

The old butler, with white hair and beard, well-dressed, and more like a Rand gentleman than Lin Qi, stood next to the carriage. He looked at least sixty or seventy years old, but he was still energetic and greeted the owner meticulously.

"This is Mr. Louis, the butler of the Valente family. He has retired in recent years. He was worried that I would go to the Rhine alone, so he came with me. The house here is relatively small, so only six people came together."

Can you go alone? In addition, why does your butler look at me so fiercely? I didn't offend him.

Lin Qi looked innocent, and he felt that the old butler seemed to be able to knock him on the head with a cane at any time with an elegant movement.

"Hee, Mr. Louis watched me grow up. Anyone who bullies me will have his legs broken by Mr. Louis. Mr. Lynch, you must be careful." Miss Valente smiled and covered her mouth before introducing, "After we came back from the ancient city, I was recovering from my injuries. It was Mr. Louis who personally went to Norin and reported the situation to my father. It was also he who brought back my father's recognition of you."

"No, why should I be careful, and it turns out that it was not an excuse just now." Lynch was a little surprised, "Is this really the attitude of Count Valente?"

"Of course, such words cannot be said casually, and you have to be responsible. Moreover, don't underestimate the Valente family's demeanor." Miss Valente raised her head and snorted softly, "Please get in the car, I will take you home, but I am very curious, what made you leave the cocktail party in such a hurry, this is already early."

Lynch did not hesitate, and told Miss Valente all his speculations without concealment as soon as he got in the car.

Perhaps everyone in this city may have evil intentions and is worthy of suspicion, but there are two people that Lynch absolutely trusts.

Officer Natalie Angell and Miss Diana de Valente.

It's not that I believe they are absolutely kind and just without any malice, but I am just willing to run around all night to fight against the mystery to save Lynch, a stranger. One of them is of noble birth but is willing to sacrifice herself, and is willing to give up herself and take the initiative to act as a vessel for the evil god in a critical moment. If these two ladies also have bad intentions and are malicious towards Lynch, then he will admit it, and even be willing to help them to pit himself.

Therefore, Lynch said it very frankly, which made Miss Valente's eyes bend into crescents.

Really, why do you smile so beautifully? You have no sense of public morality at all.

However, after listening to Lynch's analysis, Miss Valente couldn't laugh anymore.

No one wants to hide a descending-level wonder that may be found at any time, just like no one wants to sleep next to a nuclear bomb that may be detonated at any time. If this thing gets out of control, not to mention Rhine City, even the surrounding cities will be completely destroyed, and there will be no survivors at all.

Of course, the appearance of an advent-level wonder does not mean that it will definitely go out of control. It is also possible that it will be safe and sound, but it is too ridiculous to leave safety to probability. Especially for a lucky person like Lynch who can encounter an advent-level mysterious event when going to a bank, it is better to believe in the lottery than to believe in probability.

Anyway, it is certain to die.

Miss Valente agreed with Lynch's view that it would be best to get the gem in her own hands first, and she could not make a hasty decision if she really couldn't get it. Therefore, the top priority now is to collect information from the side and find out what happened.

But that is tomorrow's matter. The most important question now is... Miss, can you explain where your carriage is taking me?

"Oh, I went the wrong way. This is the way back to my villa."

You'd better go the wrong way...

With laughter, the carriage hurriedly turned to Villa Street and sent Lynch back to Apartment 221 before turning around and leaving.

It seems a bit regrettable. Lynch watched the carriage disappear into the night, the corners of his mouth curled up unconsciously, and he stood for a long time under the moonlight before returning to the apartment with a smile.

The apartment was still lit, which surprised Lynch a little.

Although it was only the smallest gas lamp in the restaurant, the dim light still exuded endless warmth. Under the light, the golden long hair was particularly conspicuous. It was Mrs. Maggie who was lying on the dining table. She raised her head, rubbed her sleepy eyes, and stared at Lynch who came in.

"You are back, Mr. Lynch." The soft voice was a little confused, and people couldn't help but smile when they heard it. "There is thick soup left in the pot. Let me heat it up for you. There should be no food at the party. You should be hungry at night."

Huh, even if it is to save this mouthful of hot soup, you can't let people use the descending-level wonders to cause trouble in Rhine City. It doesn't matter if I don't know. Now that I know, I must deal with this matter well.

Secretly making up his mind, Lynch persuaded Mrs. Maggie, who was half asleep, to go back to the bedroom, then turned off the light and went back to the bedroom on the second floor under the moonlight. He was indeed a little tired these two days. Lynch simply washed himself and threw himself on the bed, basking in the crimson moonlight comfortably, feeling a wave of fatigue all over his body.

Closing his eyes comfortably, Lynch began his nightly harassment:

‘Neighbor, neighbor. ’

[I’m here. ]

“Do you know the gate of illusion and reality?”

[I’ve sensed it, but I’ve never touched it and don’t understand it. Although it is dangerous to you, it is not a memory of the mythological era. ]

‘Even you know it, it’s not an ordinary thing. Huh? Wait, you said that things with high danger levels are generally memories of the mythological era? ’

[Some, there are many exceptions. ]

‘Is it very dangerous? Compared with the evil god? ’

[All high-risk memories contain fragments of power. The only difference between them and evil gods is that they do not have the Supreme Will, but they have special effects. ]

‘I understand. They are also very scary. They are slightly inferior to evil gods in terms of level, but they are more difficult to deal with than evil gods. ’

[You can understand it this way. ]

‘Hehe, I haven’t heard you say this for a long time. I…’

“Meow~~~”

Seeing that he had entered a state of half-sleep and half-wakefulness, a clear cat cry suddenly came from outside the window, as if it was right at the window.

Lin Qi was startled and sat up suddenly.

As soon as he opened his eyes, he met a pair of dark green vertical pupils.

A black cat was squatting on the windowsill, lazily licking its pink and tender paws.

Countess Hathaway, or her cat.