When Mavi was observing Freya, Freya also saw him.
There was no other way, someone had already discovered it, and it was unreasonable to pretend that he was not at home, so Ma Wei had no choice but to step forward and open the store door.
"Miss Freya, what can I do for you?"
"Um...."
Freya walked into the store, took off her black lace gloves, her dark green eyes scanned the surrounding shelves, and was very interested in the gadgets on them. While looking at them, she said: "Mr. Nicholas, I was passing by here. It happened to be Nothing to do, just come over and take a look.... Are you having lunch?"
"Yes."
"You can finish your meal and don't worry about me." Freya said generously.
Mavi is not afraid of Freya stealing things from the store. Dukes and nobles like Freya cannot debase themselves for worthless gadgets, unless they have some special hobbies... Such a probability Not big.
Ma Wei just felt that when a customer came to the store, it would be too rude for him as the owner to leave the customer alone and go back to the kitchen to eat. It would be fine if the guest was an acquaintance, but Freya and he had only met once, so their relationship was definitely Not really close.
"dad!"
Just when Mavi was hesitating, Yunia, with a white napkin tied around her neck, suddenly ran out of the kitchen, hugged Mavi's thigh, and stared at Freya warily with her big dark blue eyes. Dip in some red tomato sauce.
"Hello, Emma."
Seeing Yunia, Freya bent down, smiled and said hello.
"snort!"
Yunia turned her head and didn't want to pay attention to Freya.
"Mrs. Freya, what are you here for?" Mavey couldn't help but ask: "I don't think a person of such distinguished status as you would pass by East London for no reason..."
"Actually, I'm here to invite you, Mr. Nicholas, to visit the celebration."
Freya picked up the morning newspaper on the counter and said, "It's the New Year's celebration held in Hyde Park in the afternoon. It only happens once a year. It's a rare opportunity."
"why me?"
"Because..." Freya smiled: "There is no reason. When I got up this morning, I suddenly thought of you, so I came. Is this a good enough reason?"
Before Mavie could speak, Yunia was already glaring at Freya and kept tugging on Mavie's sleeves, trying to pull him away.
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Mavey didn't know whether there was a signal from Second Prince Shukri behind Freya's arrival. He had no information about the duchess. The description of Freya in the noble list provided to him by Dino Just a few words, not detailed.
There is one thing that Mavey knows. The cause of death of Freya's husband is still unknown. Many people speculate that Freya killed her husband, but there is no evidence and they dare not investigate further.
According to the files recorded at the Scotland Yard Police Headquarters, the cause of death of Freya's husband was that he fell off a horse and broke his neck, which was an accident.
Ma Wei didn't believe either the rumors or the official results. He only believed in his own judgment.
If you want to break into the camp of the second prince Shukri, using Freya is a good choice. She has lived in London for so many years and must have met many nobles. With her as a guide, the next actions will be more convenient.
"I just happen to be planning to take Emma to the celebration in the afternoon. Since Mrs. Freya specially invited her, let's go together."
Hearing Ma Wei say this, Yunia stamped her foot angrily and ran into the kitchen without looking back.
"Mrs. Freya, please help yourself."
After arranging Freya, Mavey walked into the kitchen and saw Yunia sitting at the dining table, holding a fork in her little hand and angrily stuffing noodles into her mouth.
After closing the kitchen door, Ma Wei sat across from her and ate her lunch. After finishing the meal, she picked up a napkin and slowly wiped her mouth, and said, "Can't you even believe me?"
"It's either that I can't believe it, or..." Yunia muttered in a low voice: "I'm afraid, daddy, you will be obsessed with that bad woman and you will be stuck in the land of gentleness and unable to get out..."
"In terms of appearance alone, who do you think is more beautiful, Freya or Katerina?"
"Of course it is Your Majesty Katerina!" Yunia said without thinking: "The bad woman is just charming and charming, but her temperament is not as good as that of Sister Katerina! Her appearance is also worse!"
"Isn't that enough?" Ma Wei shook his head and smiled: "I don't have any thoughts about Her Majesty Katerina, so how can I be tempted by Mrs. Freya?"
"What if, dad, you like the charming and charming..."
"What did you say?"
"I didn't say anything!" Yunia grinned and her mood seemed to suddenly improve. She jumped off the chair and ran to Ma Wei: "Let's go to the celebration! I want to go out and play!"
At 1 o'clock in the afternoon, Mavie and Yunia took Freya's carriage and arrived at Hyde Park in Westminster.
On the first day of the new year, all shops are indeed closed, but the area around Hyde Park is full of vendors selling snacks and drinks. Many circuses have set up stages here to perform performances. People in gorgeous clothes and plain clothes mix together, and colorful balloons float in the sky. , white pigeons were pecking on the lawn, the atmosphere of the celebration was extremely strong, and it was a lively scene.
The liveliest and most popular performance at the celebration was the Magical Creatures Expo organized by an unknown company. In a huge tent, bottles and jars were placed, and the jars were soaked with specimens of many strange creatures, including ones with long noses. Reindeer, colorful translucent jellyfish as big as a carriage, in a glass jar as tall as a person, Ma Wei even saw the corpse specimen of a werewolf.
That's right, they are real werewolves - the Japanese wolf tribe!
This is a large-scale exposition where humans hunt extraordinary creatures!
All the extraordinary creatures soaked in the glass jars are dead. This place is like a museum. Under each glass jar, there is a copper nameplate recording the information of the corresponding specimen. The admission ticket is 5 shillings, which is very expensive, but Excellent value for money.
For only 5 shillings, you can see so many extraordinary creatures that you may never see in the city. This is an extremely novel experience. Both nobles and people with some spare money paid the admission fee generously.
The tent was overcrowded, with hundreds or even thousands of people gathered. There was also a huge circular stage with a curtain in the middle. Behind the curtain, a thunderous roar could be heard from time to time. It was unknown what kind of monster was imprisoned inside.
Who could hunt so many extraordinary creatures?
Even captured alive?
There is only one answer - the church!
On the surface, the expo was organized by an unknown company, but secretly, the owner of the unknown company must be a member of the church. What surprised Ma Wei was that these specimens were clearly marked with prices!
As long as you are willing to spend money, you can buy your favorite specimen and take it home!
The church certainly cannot sell this kind of gray business in its own name, but as long as it is packaged, it can be concealed from others.
Those who know will not talk nonsense, and those who do not know are not a threat. After all, this is the Kingdom of Windsor and London!
No disturbance can escape the eyes of the Church of the Three Goddesses of Destiny.
The price of the specimens easily ranges from hundreds to thousands of gold pounds, and the corpse of the Japanese werewolf was sold for as high as 5,000 gold pounds.
While Ma Wei and others were visiting, several staff members came over, picked up the price tag of the Japanese werewolf corpse specimen, and turned it upside down on the table.
Already sold.
Someone spent 5,000 gold pounds to buy a werewolf specimen. The buyer was unknown and the confidentiality was kept very good. After today's celebration, the werewolf specimen would be loaded onto a truck and shipped to the buyer's home.
Ma Wei estimated that the total value of the potion materials, teeth, fur, etc. that a werewolf corpse could provide would not exceed 2,000 gold pounds at most. But as long as it was made into a specimen and sold to a wealthy man, the price would double!
Those engaged in this business must be related to demon hunters. Only they have the power to hunt extraordinary creatures on a large scale. But is this kind of public selling of specimens really approved by the church?
"Mr. Nicholas, who do you think is the boss behind this mysterious company?" Freya suddenly asked.
"I...don't know, but it must have something to do with the church."
"Yes, the church..." Freya stroked her white neck, her eyes subtle: "Only they can do it."
them?
Ma Wei looked at Freya: "Aren't you a church member?"
"I have a name in the church, but I am not a believer. I can only be regarded as a lover of doctrine." Freya said, "Just like you, Mr. Nicholas."
"dad!"
Yunia suddenly tugged on Mavey's clothes and looked at the young men who had just walked into the tent, wearing gray linen pullovers and octagonal newsboy hats.
At the same time, the wooden box of demon spirits in Ma Wei's arms began to vibrate slightly.
