Whispering Verse

Chapter 2886 The Colonel's Wife's Secret

Although Emilia left alone, Shade still felt like there were many people missing at the dinner table on Saturday morning.

Now that the portal built by Miss Sylvia and Dorothy has been completely stable, everyone except Carina, who is bedridden, gathered on the boat to have breakfast together.

During breakfast, Shade also asked about Ajelina's situation. Of course, this refers to whether Ajelina will continue to stay in Vista Forest or return to Tobesk after her "passive invisibility" problem has been solved.

Dorothy did not call Leicia over, as they had already discussed this matter:

"Shade, what do you think?"

Ajelina's emerald green eyes immediately looked at Shade, and everyone felt that she was almost trying to project "I want to stay" into Shade's mind with her mind, but unfortunately she didn't know "telepathy" yet.

"Then let Ajelina stay for a while. I've read the newspapers in Vista City these days. Didn't it say that Princess Ajelina Cavendish is seriously ill and will not live long? Even if she doesn't show up for the next few weeks, everyone will understand."

Shad said, and the little princess wanted to smile immediately, but when she thought of her sister still around, she immediately lowered her head and pretended that she didn't care about it.

Miss Sylvia shook her head:

"Carsenrick hopes that people will read more gossip about the North Country. Ajelina's illness just happened to happen. If the princess of the North Country is not sick, it will probably be necessary to catch a few important embezzlers from Carsenrick to distract attention."

The investigation of the Jindel family officially began today. There must be a lot of top-secret information inside "MI6", but a lot of this information can only be understood by the king, and even if Shad and Director Anlos have a good relationship, they can't ask. Therefore, Shade did not return to Tobesk to find his boss, but took the information that Miss Bell and the others had investigated and planned to visit the descendants of the Jindel family, that is, the wife of Colonel Dupont, who was suspected to be a spy from the North.

Colonel Dupont was the highest officer of the "Dusk Forest Post". He was two years younger than Shade's friend, Major Rades, the "Captain of Eight Guns", but his military rank was two levels higher. He lived in the military camp in the forest all year round, and the military camp was not allowed to bring family members, so the colonel's wife lived in the city, and the couple only met when the colonel was on vacation every month.

The colonel and his wife had a son and a daughter, who are now adults and continue to study in the city of Willendel. Because of the special location of the Vista Forest, Colonel Dupont can directly contact the highest military department of the kingdom. In this respect, he is actually the most powerful person in this small town, but his home looks ordinary in the east of the city.

The high wall blocked people's view of the courtyard at the end of the street. Looking inside from the fence gate, the swing was swaying slightly under the bare tree because of the cold autumn wind.

The house in the courtyard was not big, and every window on the outside of the three-story building had curtains drawn. As a visitor, Shade could see flower pots placed at the door of the house, but there were only withered flowers in those flower pots.

"If such a scene is depicted in a novel, it probably reflects the emptiness and loneliness of the hostess of the house, and also reflects that although this family looks intact on the surface, in fact, the relationship between the husband and wife is as boring and fragile as dead leaves."

The person who said this was not the famous female writer Dorothy, but the artist lady.

Today, Shade wore a high-necked black sweater and his usual black coat. Before he went out, Dorothy commented that he "looked very cold."

Flora wore a women's dark blue small suit and skirt. Today, the identities of the two were provided by Miss Sylvia. But he was not a businessman, but a gray-gloved agent. What Shade held in his hand was not the certificate of the gray-headed eagle, but the identity of another agent forged by Miss Sylvia.

"Miss Bell's investigation results show that Colonel Dupont and his wife are not particularly close, so are you working backwards from the conclusion?"

Shade said with a smile, and then rang the bell inside the fence:

"The marriage between the two is a political arrangement, and there is not much emotional foundation. After marriage, Colonel Dupont lived in the army all year round. Although they have children, they still look like they live their own lives."

Standing on Shade's left, the witch with gray-black hair, who was dressed particularly young today, also smiled:

"Ladies without their lovers can easily wither like flowers in late autumn. I can already imagine what the colonel's wife looks like."

Shade thought of Hela Osenfurt, the woman who wore a black veil when they first met, which fits most people's impression of "a withered woman with a dead heart."

But this time he and Flora guessed wrong. When he explained that he was an old acquaintance of the Kindel family and was led by the maid into the house which was unusually dim because the lights were not on, he met Anne Dupont, who lived in this deserted and almost grayish-white house. She was a noble lady with a ruddy complexion, fashionable clothes, and a very good mental state.

The information shows that she is already 40 years old this year, which is only slightly younger than Dr. Schneider, but at first glance she looks like she is about 30 years old. She has a fashionable high bun, brown wavy hair and green eyes, and silver earrings on her ears, which makes her look like a model in the popular clothing magazines that girls often read.

After inviting Shade and Flora to sit down, the colonel's wife asked curiously:

"It has been many years since my parents' family friends came to visit. May I ask who you are?"

Even after Shade was disguised, he still had a typical northern face, so the lady smiled and said:

"Although I heard that my parents have some northern friends, I have never seen them."

Shade was not sure if this was a test. If she was really a spy, such words would sound like she was trying to distance herself from the relationship. He looked at the pretty young maid who was placing tea cups on the coffee table, so the colonel's wife coughed:

"Jessica, go to the kitchen to help prepare lunch."

"Yes, ma'am."

The latter consciously left here holding the tea tray.

The reception room is located on the backlit side of the house, and it is cloudy today, so the lighting inside is quite poor. There is no light in the room, and the white walls and dark furniture make the room look like a black and white sketch at a certain moment.

Flora is quite interested in this scene composition, and it is not easy to achieve this condition under natural light.

She thought that Shade would be polite first, or tell the identity story that Miss Sylvia had prepared for them in advance, but unexpectedly Shade asked directly:

"Has your parents' generation's contact with MI6 really been cut off by the time you come?"

The woman sitting on the soft red-backed sofa with a teacup in her hand did not expect Shade to actually ask this directly. She showed a little confusion and helplessness:

"Young man, I don't know what you are talking about. If you are here to investigate me, can I know which side you belong to first? Gray gloves? Local police? Or the military prosecution department of the Royal Army?"

Shade, who saw her biggest secret, took out two certificates from his pocket and shook them. One was the certificate of Gray Gloves and the other was the certificate of MI6, but this was not to prove any identity:

"I can belong to any party, and may even belong to a third party. Since I brought people to the door, I already have my own answer. Madame Dupont, are you willing to answer the question?"

The lady's head drooped slightly, allowing more shadows to cover her face, but after a moment, the face was raised again. Although there was still some uneasiness on his face, he was more relieved:

"There is no point in you coming to me. Although my father's generation did have contact with MI6, that was more than 20 years ago. After my father passed away, the North contacted me again, but I did not give any response.

As for the South's intelligence network, it has nothing to do with me. William Anjou sent a young and handsome foreigner to contact me some time ago, trying to get information from me, but I didn't contact him for too long. I really don't know anything. I just want to live a good life now. Can you stop bothering me all the time?"

Flora was surprised that the other party said everything, but Shade knew that it was just to cover up a deeper secret. He was not interested in whether the other party was a spy. The real question was:

"Mrs. Dupont, it is painful to keep a secret, right? Although the Jindel family has disappeared locally, I believe that the bloodline will not be cut off. The fact that you are from the Jindel family will not change no matter what. It is engraved in your body."

The face of the lady opposite the coffee table immediately became quite ugly;

"I don't know what you are talking about. If you suspect me, you should show me the evidence. If you can't show it, you should come to my house to threaten me. This is not gentlemanly behavior. Although my husband is only a colonel, he is also very powerful in the local area."

Flora felt that compared with what Shade said about "spy", the lady's reaction to the statement that "the bloodline will not be cut off" was greater.

Xia De then continued to ask:

"I don't want to affect your life, and what you did has nothing to do with me. I just want to know the history and secrets of the Jindel family. If you are willing to tell us, we will leave immediately after listening."

In order to show his sincerity, he even gave an example:

"You should have heard about the demise of the local police chief Kant's family? I can tell you that this matter is also related to my investigation. As long as I want to investigate, whether it is treason, bribery or anything else, I can find out."