Si Lei had been waiting on the stone steps not far from the door. When Hesta approached, she asked: "Eureka, what were you looking at just now?"
"It's the first time I've entered a place like this. I think this garden is quite beautiful." Hesta replied softly, "I just want to see more of it."
Si Lei laughed and said, "Let's go."
The two of them climbed up the steps and stepped into the house from the high and wide front door. As soon as they entered, Hesta heard a panicked "Who——"
Hesta and Si Lei looked sideways at the same time and saw a girl on the wooden steps on the right side of the entrance staggering down with a book half as tall as a person. The pile of books blocked her face, while the one on the second floor At the top of the stairs, a servant wearing an apron was watching this scene with bated breath and fear on his face.
Almost at the same moment, the tower of books piled above her head was slowly tilting to one side. The girl realized this and moved her whole body to that side. However, in a hurry, the shoe buckle of her left foot caught the one of her right foot. Socks, the whole person suddenly lost his balance——
Hesta had quick eyes and quick hands, and she flew up. She knocked down all the books that fell towards her with one hand, and firmly grabbed the girl's shoulder with the other hand.
"my book--!"
The large volumes of books rolled down like stones, and some of the manuscripts pressed in them were like huge white butterflies. They broke free from the suppression, spread out melodiously, and fell one after another in this huge living room.
All of this was so beautiful that when the last piece of paper fell down, the whole hall was in a mess that could not bear to be seen.
"Are you okay?" Hesta let go of her hand and stood up again.
The girl looked up blankly. She looked to be sixteen or seventeen years old and had the same green eyes as Tulan.
"……I'm okay?"
"Miss Sophie!" The servant who was standing at the stairs on the second floor quickly walked downstairs with her skirt in hand, "Why are you just unwilling to obey..."
Hesta jumped down the stairs and returned to Si Lei's side.
"You react so quickly." Si Lei said with a smile, "The rest of Victoria's team are waiting for us in the living room on the first floor. Let's go there quickly."
Hesta nodded and followed, but still looked back with some concern, watching the girl behind her and her servant collecting the books scattered on the floor.
"Who is that? What are they doing?"
"It's the Duchess's niece, her name is Sophie. She's a very cute little girl. She's going to the Core City to study in preparatory school in the second half of the year." Si Lei replied, "The Duchess is sorting out the book collection these days. They plan to collect most of the books. Donate to the municipal library and welfare home.”
Hesta was a little surprised, "They still have the time to do this now?"
"What are you going to do if you don't do this?" Si Lei smiled, "Instead of sitting here waiting for your loved ones to die, why not find something to do."
"Has the 'Assassin' sent photos to Villefort and Danglars?"
"Not yet," Si Lei sighed, "But what's the difference? The assassin has already told Victoria personally that the next two victims will be these two people."
"Where are they?"
"Also in the living room."
"That -" Sophie's voice came from behind, and Si Lei turned around in response. Sophie in the distance was waving to Hesta, "I don't know what you call me, thank you for saving me just now!"
Hesta ignored it.
…
The two of them quickly arrived in front of the living room. Si Lei opened the door, and several pairs of eyes inside looked over at the same time. Hesta recognized Zoe who had been beaten by him, and her forehead was still covered. Wearing a bandage. On the other end, Ende showed Hesta an almost imperceptible smile - they had met before in the independent prison.
Before Chiba came here, Victoria and Endai were probably the only two people here who knew her true identity.
She looked around and soon saw Danglars and Villefort in the corner of the living room. Both of them looked sick and lacked energy.
Suddenly, Hesta's eyes changed slightly - next to Villefort, Calvin was sitting there.
Their eyes met, and Calvin nodded slightly.
Victoria stepped forward and put her arm around Hesta's shoulders. "Come on, let me introduce you. This is Eureka. She will help us negotiate with the assassin next -"
The white-painted wooden door was closed behind Hesta, and the conversation inside suddenly became inaudible.
…
In the afternoon, it started to rain again.
At night, Hesta walked out of the living room. From today on, she will be placed in an attic on the south side of the second floor. Victoria has prepared some necessities for her. If she needs anything else, You can submit your inventory just like you did when you were at the base, and ahgas' support logistics team will quickly purchase it.
Hesta sat in the living room on the first floor for a while. A valet came forward and said respectfully: "Ms. Eureka, do you want to go to your room to see?"
Hesta sat quietly, looking a little lost in thought, then suddenly stood up and walked towards the entrance on the first floor.
Although the rain outside the window has stopped, the world is still wet.
"Ms. Eureka——" The Villefort's valet was still chasing after her.
This feeling of eyes glued to her body disgusted Hesta, and she strode towards the outdoor manor.
The valet caught up again, "Ms. Eureka, where are you going?"
"Go for a walk."
"But it just rained outside -"
Just as the manservant spoke, Hesta had already stepped onto the marble steps outside the door.
The manservant was stunned for a moment, then immediately turned back to take the umbrella: "Then let me lead the way for you."
After the rain, the manor is filled with the scent of earth. The shrub walls here look very smooth and have obviously been carefully taken care of.
Hesta walked slowly along the perimeter of the mansion until she passed the second corner. She saw a palace in the distance that looked more majestic. Its marble dome looked majestic and sacred in the night after the rain. There was a palace in front of the palace. There is a bronze statue of a nobleman in costume riding a horse and holding a sword high, as if he wants to split the dense night in front of him with his arm.
"Where is that place?" Hesta asked.
"That was the Palace of Rohan in ancient times," the footman replied.
Hesta nodded, "The sunken dance floor is here, right?"
"Yes," the valet nodded, "The mansion in front was built about a hundred years ago, and the real site of Rohan Palace is behind it. Unfortunately, no one has gone in since the old Duke sealed it up."
"Aren't you going to go in and clean too?"
The valet nodded, "Yes, we won't go in either."
Hesta paused for a while, then suddenly changed direction and walked straight towards the Roang Palace.
"You'd better not come too close!" the footman suddenly shouted.
Hesta stopped and asked, "...Why?"
"Because our Duke doesn't like people to be too interested in the Palace of Rohan," the footman explained. "People have often come here in admiration before, hoping that the Duke will be accommodating and let them enter the Palace of Rohan... every time It was all very unpleasant.”
"Really?" Hesta said calmly, "Why don't people enter such a famous palace?"
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