"Necessary measures..." Hesta murmured in a low voice, "How necessary will it be?"
"You should be well aware of what your exposure means to others."
"But if I am really caught, is there any way you can take action against me?"
"Of course."
Hesta looked at Paran suspiciously, but she quickly looked away.
"...Okay," Hesta closed her eyes again, "Then I'll feel relieved."
Paran raised an eyebrow slightly, "What do you mean?"
"I won't joke with my life, just remember this," Hesta whispered, "I know what I am doing."
"Do you really know?" Paran still had a smile on his face, "I might as well tell you directly, with your current combat status, the chance of success will not exceed -"
"Paran." Hesta interrupted her softly, "It's time for you to go."
"Eureka..."
"Remember your responsibilities," Hesta's voice remained calm, "You are here to cooperate with my work."
Paran didn't speak anymore. She looked at Hesta's face for a while, then turned to look at the night sky outside the terrace.
"...Okay, that's it for today's meeting." She stood up, "Villefort has the same chip as you, did you know?"
Hesta didn't even take off her blindfold, "Thank you for the cake."
…
Returning to the corridor on the second floor again, Palan soon found that Villefort himself appeared in the lobby on the first floor - he was talking to Endai, and neither of them looked very relaxed.
"Hi, Duke." Paran greeted from a distance, "Long time no see."
"Good evening."
Villefort's eyes briefly drifted from Palan, and then quickly returned to Endai.
"I don't want to stop you, it's just that it's too late today." Ende spread her hands towards Villefort, "Why can't we wait until tomorrow?"
Paran slowed down the stairs. She listened to the conversation between Ende and Villefort.
"It's not yet nine o'clock. Let's drive there. We can reach L'Enfant Avenue before nine-thirty--"
"But why did you suddenly change your mind?" Endai's voice rose slightly, "You clearly promised to stay here for six days, and all of us followed this plan..."
Paran was a little surprised, "What's wrong, the Duke wants to go back tonight?"
"I--"
"Definitely not tonight." Endai answered decisively, "Although theoretically you do have the right to go anywhere at any time, I also responsibly tell you that night will give assassins more opportunities to take advantage of it. Now There are too many unknowns on the way. Also, please answer me, why do you suddenly want to go home?"
"I..." Villefort lowered his head, "I just..."
"Missing home?" Paran said smoothly.
"...Yes, I want to go back. There is no need to stay here." Villefort had already sat down on the sofa. "I am here for the funeral...but no one will come now."
"Oh," Palan snorted, "poor Duke..."
"Is it okay tomorrow?" Endai spoke again, but her tone was obviously not discussing, "I will arrange the car at nine o'clock tomorrow morning."
There were footsteps upstairs, and Paran raised his head and saw Alvira standing in the aisle with a worried expression, looking at the people downstairs without saying a word.
The entire hall was silent until Paran opened his mouth to say goodbye to everyone. When leaving the villa, Paran couldn't help but look back in the direction of the second floor terrace - Hesta was no longer there.
She pondered for a moment with a half-smile, and left quickly.
…
At two o'clock in the morning, Si Lei was woken up by a phone call. In the darkness, she turned on the bedside lamp and picked up the phone. When she saw that the caller was Victoria, Si Lei immediately woke up.
"Hey, it's me." She frowned, "What's wrong? Call at this time..."
"Where are you now?"
"My own apartment."
"Come to L'Enfant Avenue, 46 L'Enfant Avenue."
"...Is this the Duke's home?" Si Lei frowned, "What happened?"
"Come here first and then talk."
After hanging up the phone, Si Lei sat leaning against the bedside for a while, then quickly got up and changed his clothes.
When Si Lei arrived at the scene, the Duke's mansion was already surrounded by police cars at 2:30 in the morning. The flashing red and blue warning lights were extremely dazzling. She quickly got out of the car and ran towards the inside of the mansion.
The main door of Rohan Palace, which had been closed in the past, was now open. From a distance, the palace was pitch black, with only a few flashlight beams swinging between the doorways.
The housekeeper of the Villefort family stood in the cold wind in front of the door with a pale face, Victoria and Paule were beside him.
"Si Lei!" Victoria quickly spotted Si Lei's figure, "Here."
"……What's going on here?"
"follow me."
Si Lei followed Victoria's footsteps and walked into the building. After passing the central hall, she immediately smelled the rotten smell in the air. She put on a mask, but it didn't help.
Going down the steps, Si Lei quickly arrived at the entrance of the sunken dance floor.
There were huge emergency lights hanging on the angel statues on both sides of the dance floor. They illuminated the enclosed space. Flash lights were constantly lighting up from all corners of the dance floor. The police officers responsible for investigating the scene were taking photos and collecting evidence.
"here it is……"
Si Lei's voice suddenly stopped - she immediately saw the rusty cross in the center of the front.
There, there were four heads tied to the left and right hands of the Son, and there was also a bloody man hanging in the center of the cross - the steel nail that pierced the heart of the Son also pierced the man's chest. .
Under the cold and bright light, Si Lei's pupils trembled. The scene in front of him was like a sacrifice site of some cult, bloody and brutal.
"The heads on the left are Hoffmann and Danglars, the heads on the right are Schmidt and Rich, and the person in the middle is Roger." Victoria put her hands on her hips, "All the things that could not be found before - Hoff Mannrich Schmidt's head, the missing Roger and Danglars... are all here."
"...you," Si Lei looked away, "how did you find out."
"Villefort suddenly wanted to go home in the middle of the night, so I came over in advance to take a look," Victoria said softly. "I noticed something wrong when I passed by the Rohan Palace."
"Sir!" A police officer ran towards Victoria, "We found four more secret rooms connected to each other behind the dance floor..."
"Why are there so many secret rooms..." Victoria frowned, "Did you find any clues this time?"
“Judging from the thickness of the dust at the scene, no one has been to these four secret rooms for a long time.” The police officer replied, “But we found a large amount of Rumi on the walls, floors, and ceilings inside. No reaction."
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