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Based on Hastur's understanding of Leonard, there is only one reason why he suddenly visited the house at night, and it was a mission from the Red Glove Team.
It can be seen that the Red Gloves team has become suspicious of Ince Zangwill's death, and even traced the clues to find him. That's why Leonard was asked to investigate some things in the name of visiting him.
The two chatted a lot about the recent events in Backlund. Leonard also deliberately mentioned the death of Ince Zangwill, but no useful information was captured from Hastur's face.
Hastur did not continue chatting with Leonard on this topic, nor did he ask him about the purpose of coming here tonight. He just talked to him in a normal way and hosted a banquet for him.
This made Leonard hold back the words he wanted to say several times. In the end, when faced with Hastur's warm reception, he was even embarrassed to directly mention the purpose of his trip.
"Time flies so fast. It's almost twelve o'clock. You've been tired from traveling all the way, so you'd better go back to your room and rest early. As for other things, we'll talk about it tomorrow."
Hastur glanced at the clock hanging on the wall to end the meeting tonight.
Leonard also felt that it was too late to talk about serious matters, so he should wait until tomorrow, when he could go back to his room to sort out his thoughts.
After following a young and beautiful maid through the corridor hung with more than a dozen paintings by famous artists, and then climbing the stairs from the corner, he finally arrived at the room where he would rest tonight.
This was the first time he saw a big house with three stairs from the first floor to the second floor.
Lying on a soft, comfortable and fragrant big bed
, Leonard almost fell asleep as soon as he touched the pillow.
He had not really had a good night's sleep after all the hard work of traveling these past few days.
He cheered himself up as much as possible, and then called out to the old man in his heart. He wanted to hear what the old man thought about this matter.
But no matter how he shouted, the old man refused to come out tonight and didn't even say a word to him.
Did the old man deliberately want to see how I would make a fool of myself in front of Hastur?
After thinking about it, Leonard still felt that this reason was more reliable.
He reluctantly thought about some things again, then couldn't resist his sleepiness and fell into a deep sleep.
At night, Leonard, who had fallen asleep, was awakened by the rumbling of his stomach.
He covered his stomach with one hand and rubbed it a few times, lowered his head and sighed: "You really can't eat anything good. You just ate a little more tonight, and you can't bear it anymore. It's really useless."
He had no choice but to get up and go to the bathroom.
The bathroom was the third one on the right side of his room. The maid who had led the way had introduced it to him in detail.
Half an hour later, Leonard came out of the bathroom feeling refreshed. He had just washed his face, and now he was very energetic and not sleepy at all.
Looking at the brightly lit corridor, Leonard couldn't help feeling that the life of the nobles was really luxurious. The cost of lighting this night alone was enough to cover the expenses of a family of three for a week.
Want to take the opportunity to explore this castle?
This thought came to Leonard's mind inexplicably. He looked around at the deserted corridor and tried to walk some distance forward.
I saw light coming out of one of the rooms, and I could faintly hear the sound of pen writing on paper.
Leonard, who had originally planned to go back to his room to sleep, subconsciously walked towards that house.
Before anyone could reach the door, the rustling sound of writing inside stopped.
Soon the door creaked open, and an old man about sixty years old smiled and said: "Is it because the guest is not resting so late because he is not used to sleeping here? Or does he have any other needs, if any?" , feel free to tell me.”
Leonard quickly explained that he got up for a walk in the middle of the night because his stomach was upset.
After talking for a few words, Leonard knew that the old man in front of him was called Mrs. Lisa. She was staying up late to write a book, probably because she wanted to leave a little memory for herself in her few lives.
Leonard also accepted Mrs. Lisa's invitation and entered her room to sit for a while. The quill still dipped in ink on the desk was not 008.
This made him feel much more relaxed. He didn't stay here much longer because he was really embarrassed to disturb an old man's quiet life late at night.
After the interlude, Leonard also returned to the room and continued to sleep.
Leonard woke up in a comfortable big bed at around nine o'clock the next day.
I glanced at the clock hanging on the right side of the bed, it was nine forty-six.
He trembled, got up quickly and put on his clothes. As soon as he opened the door, there was already a young and lovely maid waiting for him with a slight smile on her face.
Chapter 298 The Lord Says: It’s Time for Us to Travel Far Away
The nobility is so corrupt.
The maid will help you with everything you do. If you are really lazy, you can let the maid wash and dress yourself.
Leonard refused this kind offer, went to wash up himself, and then followed the maid to the dining room on the first floor to enjoy a sumptuous breakfast.
There were two maids waiting to serve him. The curiosity and admiration in their eyes made Leonard feel uncomfortable.
After hastily finishing his breakfast, he headed to the back garden where Hastur was.
The back garden here is huge, comparable to a small forest. When he knew that this place and a large area of land nearby were Hastur's territory, Leonard fell into deep silence.
With such good material conditions, do we still need to snatch 008?
Just stay at home and gnaw on your ancestral property. As long as you don't mess around, it will be enough to live a prosperous life.
“Come and taste the unique local mountain tea.”
Inside the pavilion, Hastur invited Leonard to come over for tea.
Leonard sat down and drank a cup of hot tea that Hastur had just poured. He was amazed at the first sip.
This was the first time he had tasted such a strong tea aroma in his mouth. Even though he preferred drinking wine to tasting tea, he still had to admit that this tea was very good, and it should be the kind that is priced but not available in the market.
"This tea can only be found on the cliffs of that mountain. It has been exposed to rain, dew, wind and frost, so it can brew such a taste."
What Hastur said was very poetic, but Leonard only felt luxurious.
Tea grows on cliffs. You don’t need to think about it. Every time you pick tea leaves, you risk your life. The life of a tea farmer is even lower than a piece of tea leaf.
Leonard shook his head, suppressing these sentimental thoughts.
After drinking another cup of tea, he finally revealed the true purpose of his visit to Hastur.
"I hope you don't have any grudges over this. This is just a normal routine inquiry. You just need to answer my questions frankly." Leonard only said this, and did not make it completely clear.
Hastur nodded, indicating that Leonard could start asking questions.
"Do you know Viscount Stern?"
"do not know."
"You once had a conflict with him, the day after you arrived at Puning Port. Do you still remember this incident?"
"Oh, it's him. Remember, he wanted to bully my friends who were traveling with me, and even his attendants were taught a lesson by me."
"Have you met him again after this?"
"No."
Leonard was slightly relieved, but soon he frowned again.
He knew that Hastur would definitely not kill anyone because of such a trivial matter, and the death of Viscount Stein should have nothing to do with him.
But something must have happened between him and Ince Zangwill.
You won't be able to ask anything by following Viscount Sterndam's line, but if you follow Ince Zangwill's line, you can definitely investigate some more valuable information.
Leonard thought for a long time, but still did not ask Hastur if there was any involvement in the death of Ince Zangwill.
Anyway, the arrangement given by the Eye of the Goddess was to pursue the line of Viscount Stein.
He had already asked in detail, and Viscount Sterdam's death had nothing to do with Hastur.
This was enough for him to report back.
Hasta chuckled and asked, "No more questions?"
"Well, no need, that's it." Leonard forced a smile.
Hastur poured him a cup of tea, and then said calmly: "I once met Ince Zangwill in Puning Port."
"?!"
Leonard looked at Hastur in surprise. He had obviously planned to bring up this topic, but Hastur took the initiative to bring it up.
Hasta continued: "On the night when the bolide fell from the sky at Puning Port, he was being chased all the way."
Leonard put away the surprise on his face, turned to solemnly: "Did you really see it?"
"This is not something that needs to be lied. That night, it was precisely because of the strange phenomenon of bolide falling from the sky that I rushed over to take a look."
Leonard asked seriously: "Then what?"
"Then I saw Ince Zangwill running away."
"You didn't catch up?"
"I have no grudge against Ince Zangwill and I'm not very familiar with him. Why should I take an unknown risk?"
Leonard fell silent and frowned slightly. Hastur was indeed not familiar with Ince Zangwill, and it was very possible for him to choose to stay away from this matter.
But he always felt that things were not that simple. If ordinary people would not take risks, could people like Hastur really suppress the curiosity in their hearts?
"Is this mission very urgent?" Hastur asked casually.
Leonard nodded, but did not choose to reveal too much information about this matter. After all, this was an internal secret of the church and could not be easily disclosed to outsiders.
Hastur did not ask any more questions, and looked at the flowers and plants not far away, where a gardener holding a pair of scissors was repairing the overgrown branches.
The skillful skills are just like a chef undressing an ox, which looks very ornamental.
Leonard didn't ask any more questions. After staying here for another half an hour, he got up and left. He wanted to go back and report on the progress of the mission.
When he got on the carriage and left the castle, he heard the old man's voice deep in his heart.
"This friend of yours is pretty good to you."
"Old man, you are finally willing to speak. I called you for a long time last night, why did you pretend to be dead?" Leonard raised his tone dissatisfied.
"You have been working hard for so long, don't you need more rest? Are you not afraid of disturbing my sleep by shouting so hard?"
"..."
Leonard smiled awkwardly, and just changed the subject, "By the way, old man, what did you mean by that sentence just now?"
"Which sentence?"
"Why did you suddenly say that Hastur is nice to me?"