Steel steam and flame

The door opened silently in Lyle's senses. Standing aside, he didn't even hear any footsteps. This situation is already a common phenomenon in Lyle's understanding. He himself has also gone through the basic skills of assassins and agents in the Hill family and knows that as outstanding members of the Hill family, each of them can perform in daily life. to do this.

Hai came out with a smile on his face and entered the corridor while nodding to Lyle. At the same time, the sound of footsteps gradually returned.

"This supervisor has a high proportion of power in the disciplinary department. There is no trace that he knew that we had hired several missing members of the family. It is just my personal guess. Maybe those members were taken away by the family after they returned to Manoma. People who were scattered around discovered that something happened to MacDonald, so they came here specially to conduct a preliminary investigation." On the way to the living room, Lyle continued his words and tried his best to tell everything he knew. speak out.

Hai didn't reply and nodded to show that he had been listening. Without enough information, hackers usually don't allow themselves to draw conclusions because no one knows whether the outcome will be good or bad.

The not-so-long corridor came to an end after a few breaths. The two turned left from the end, and a corner of the living room appeared in sight. A young man was standing in the center of the living room at the moment. He looked close to forty years old, and his skin was slightly dull compared to the fair skin. Slightly fat face, golden eyes and hair. I don’t know whether being full of gentlemanly temperament is the unified characteristic of the members of the Hill family, or whether it is because as one of the twenty-three great duke families, the Hill family has always adhered to the basics of being a nobleman - always being polite, making people feel that every one of them None of them look like bad people.

"Master Hai, I'm glad to see you now." Seeing Hai entering the living room from the corridor, he and Hai took off their hats together, bent over each other and performed standard etiquette, "Elsie, Master Hai, can you Call me that."

"Mr. Elsie, welcome to your arrival. Please forgive me for not being there to greet you." Hai walked over and invited Elsie to sit down with him. Lyle took out the wine and glasses from the cabinet, poured two glasses and placed them on the table in front of them, and left quietly alone.

Elsie waved her hand and seemed to be numb to this set of rhetoric, especially when the other person was from the same family: "Master Hai, let's get straight into the purpose of my visit this time." After receiving Hai's nod, Elsie Erxi continued and paused, "The opinions of several adults in the family are due to the nature of the Hill family. They would not ask for any details about what happened to MacDonald not long ago. And I won’t express my opinion on it.”

She has been paying attention to Hai's expression, but as one of the heirs of the current family, Elsie knows what methods Hai used to eliminate all competitors in the same period, and she did not observe anything from his face. It was expected before.

"But," as a turning word, Elsie still gave some emphasis, "You know, Master Hai, members of the Hill family suddenly disappear every year, seemingly without reason and without detectable traces. Some of them It's because of hard reasons, some are due to one's own personality and interests, and some are necessary for the long-term development of the family. We all know these three general points."

"As ghost-like existences wandering in the empire, hiring them to do things is the choice of many people. But as the Hill family itself, when hiring them, you need to abide by certain rules. I think this is something you, Master Hai, don't understand. . So this time, in addition to coming to greet you on behalf of several adults, I also need to explain these rules to you in person. Because in some people or things, the reasons for the disappearance of hired personnel need to be distinguished. "

He understood that one of the main purposes of Elsie's visit this time was to remind him. The family does not want to actively participate in various current events in the empire.

There didn't seem to be many rules, but even if Elsie tried to explain them as concisely and clearly as possible, it still took dozens of minutes. It's like a ritual, or an official permission from the family.

"This is the complete content. I hope you will remember it, Master Hai." Elsie said, "In addition, before coming here this time, your mother asked me to take her to convey some news to you." At this moment, a gentler expression appeared. Smiling, Elsie's last words were more like expressing her identity and position.

"Master Hai, please pay more attention to the changes within the family, because after going to the prosperous areas on the coast of the empire, she said that you will rarely return to Manoma on your own initiative. Also," while speaking, Elsie took a He took out a palm-sized metal piece, which was a memory card. "There is some information in it, which may be of great interest to you. Some members are classified so that they can be classified next time without touching the family rules." use."

"Thank you, Mr. Elsie." Hai who picked up the memory card was very polite.

Elsie waved her hand: "It's all Master Hai's mother's intention. And the family is very interested in cultivating you. I think many people know this."

"Finally, Master Hai, before leaving, your mother asked me to convey her exact words to you."

"It has been almost four years since Li died. We are all very sad about his death. But as your mother, I hope to keep this sadness in my heart. Four years is not a short time. In the future, You need to focus more on yourself, instead of spending too much energy on a woman who has been removed from the family and whose life and death are not important. In addition, as one of the whirlpools of the current situation in the empire, I don't want you to get involved. You will definitely not follow my advice, but you have to remember one thing - don't be controlled by yourself. By the way, now that I'm back in Manoma, if you have time, you come back to see me, I will still be very happy of."

After speaking, Elsie stood up and patted her sleeves: "Master Wei, this is just my personal opinion. The withdrawal of a knight attendant is enough. If more similar situations occur again, once the Imperial Council makes up its mind to investigate, Even though I believe in the basic skills of the assassins within the family, as the Imperial Council, they have the ability to ask for assistance from all major forces. By then, I believe that some forces that have not had much contact with the Hill family will be happy to help the council."

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It would take another three hours for the train to be replenished. When it was empty again, Cassia and Isa went around the station together, and then began to move freely for a short period of time.