Chapter 1627 Letter
This is a dinner party. The host of the dinner party is Germeni, the city guard. The people attending the banquet are all guests who have come to the city. As the host, there are several high-ranking officials in the city. Accompanying him, but Jennifer and Gangplank, the young city lord who had just returned, were not there.
The reason why this dinner is held is because there are now more than a dozen guests coming to Barren Rock City. As the temporary acting master of Barren Rock City, the city guard should entertain the guests.
The dinner is very simple, just dining, without too many activities. The long table is covered with white sheets. Germeni sits in the middle, the most important guest sits opposite, and the others are lined up in order. . Bing Zhixie and Alice were also invited, but they did not come specifically to celebrate the city lord's birthday, so they sat closer to the side.
During the dinner, the guests and the host chatted and introduced each other. The couple sitting next to Alice was a couple in their fifties, and she chatted with them for a few words.
The couple told her that they came from the north and walked thousands of kilometers to get here.
Alice asked: "Seeing as you are not people who like to travel, why do you come so far to Barren Rock City to celebrate the birthday of the city lord?"
My wife said gratefully: "I The old man and I came here specifically to thank the city lord for curing my old man’s decades-long illness and freeing him from the pain.”
The husband nodded: “I started to have malignant sores on my body when I was in my twenties. Got it It hasn’t been cured for more than thirty years. Thanks to the city lord, I have to deal with the pain I suffered, so I have to thank him anyway.”
Alice was surprised: “Then the cost of your treatment must not be cheap. "Okay." She asked in a low voice: "The city lord's conditions for treating people are so harsh, how can you afford such a price? It doesn't look like you are from a wealthy family." >
The wife laughed: "We heard what others said at first, but we still came with a glimmer of hope. Who knew that Lord Hippok, the city lord, was really kind and willing to treat my old man for only ten gold coins from us? Sick. ”
Love Alice was surprised: "Ten gold coins!"
"Yes, yes."
Alice muttered: "But why did they impose such harsh conditions on my master? What? Could it be that the city lord is a better person, and that Is this an old-fashioned guy who likes to make things difficult for others?”
Her muttering was heard by Heisenberg, the handsome man with long white hair opposite him. Heisenberg cut the steak, listened to a piece, and said to Alice: "Because there is a person who treats others in Huangyan City. The hidden rule is that the stronger the opponent's ability, the higher the price they charge. However, the price of ten gold coins is indeed too little. I heard that the Lord of Hippok is very moody. Maybe the Lord of the City was in a better mood that day. .”
Alice raised her head and asked: "What about you, Mr. Heisenberg, why are you here?"
"Of course I am here to celebrate the city lord's birthday."
"You know that's not what I'm talking about."
Heisenberg glanced He glanced at the city guard and others and said calmly to Alice: "It's not good to talk about them in front of the master. Let's not continue talking about this issue."
The banquet went on very calmly and There was nothing special about it, because it was the banquet before a birthday party, so no one cared that it was deserted. Moreover, Germeni is indeed a very rigid person who cannot communicate happily, so everyone prepared to have dinner and left quickly so that they could entertain themselves and find some programs.
At this moment, a plate of whole roasted chicken piled with fruits appeared inside, and a piece of broken but neat yellow paper that looked old but was actually brand new appeared. The yellow paper was rolled into a paper tube and tied with a red string. The oil from the food in the chicken belly had soaked the paper.
Everyone was very surprised when they saw this thing. They thought it was some surprise deliberately made by Germeni to relieve the dull atmosphere. But seeing the expression on the city guard's face, he knew that this idea was wrong. Germeni was also surprised to find this in the chicken's belly.
He got the roll of paper, opened it and read it again, and his expression suddenly changed. The senior official of Huangyan City who attended the banquet hurriedly asked: "What's wrong with the city guard?"
Germeni pondered without saying anything and handed the scroll to the person who asked him. The person who asked for permission took a look and then read out: "'Everyone from Huangyan City, I will come to your city at 0:15 tonight at midnight to get your city's treasure, the Ten Thousand Eyes Stone. Please use it. Prepare what I want in advance and take it to the Four Saints Fountain to avoid unnecessary casualties. The person who left the message - Nightmare Alonso! "Everyone?" I thought of Gangplank, the young lord of Barren Rock City.
The white-haired man Heisenberg said calmly: "Is it your young city lord who is playing a prank again?" Germeni also had the same worry and asked people to quickly invite the young city lord Plank. Planck took off his disguise and changed his clothes and appeared here in his true appearance. When he saw the letter sent by Alonso, he couldn't hide his excitement and asked: "This is really a letter sent by Alonso." Will he really come tonight?"
Germeni frowned and looked at him: "Planck, you didn't write this. "
Plank said: "I know you are doubting me, but I am not that boring. Playing the same game twice is boring."
Jenny came with me. Fo said: "Planck has always been with me and never left. He had no chance to put the paper roll in the belly of the roasted chicken."
At this time, the chef who was preparing the food for this banquet was also called. Germeni asked: "When you were preparing the dinner today, did anyone touch the food you prepared?"
The chefs all shook their heads. The head chef said: "Because the city lord's birthday banquet will be in a few days, so all the food at the banquet ordered by the city keeper tonight will be treated as food for the city." For the preparations for the birthday banquet, all processes are carried out according to the very strict standards in the past. All the food, from cleaning to preparation and serving, is handled by us personally, and no outsiders have touched it. ”
"That is to say, this roll of letter paper was stuffed into the chicken's belly after the food was served." The man who spoke was wearing a brown three-cornered hat. He wears a collared shawl around his neck, and has a mustache on his lips, which makes him very cute and cute. He also has a neatly groomed mustache on his chin. His name was Jock, and he had carried a broadsword before, but now he went to the banquet and put the weapon aside.
Other guests were surprised and said: "How is this possible? A few of us came here in advance before the banquet started and sat in the room without leaving. We didn't see anyone coming to stuff the note. After this, you It’s even more impossible when the city guard is here.”
A waiter said: “When the roast chicken is served, it is covered with a cover before the guests are served. He was not allowed to leave and kept his eyes on the food on the table.”
The white-haired handsome man Heisenberg said: "This is strange. This is impossible, and that has never been done. Unless...this so-called 'Alonso' is hidden among us guests, or hidden among us." Inside the chef. "
Everyone was shocked and took two nervous steps away. Everyone, look at me and I look at you.
Jock, who was wearing a three-cornered hat, said: "It's not impossible. The young city lord can change his appearance and disguise himself, and so can others."
"But... do we have to test each one of them?" Isn't that rude? "
Some guests said angrily: "We are all respectable people, how can we endure such doubts and insults. I have come here to celebrate the city lord's birthday party not once or twice, do you still doubt me? ”
"That's right. Or this is just someone's prank."
Glank said: "I said I didn't do it!"
"Even if it's not the Young City Lord, it's probably Others are imitating it.”
Everyone discussed for a while, focusing on the city guard.
The city guard Germeni is the only person who can take charge here. The matter is serious and he must handle it carefully. Some of these guests have been friends with Huangyan City for many years, and some are even more powerful. It would be really bad if this was really a prank and caused the banquet to break up. But if it wasn't a prank, then the matter was serious.
Seeing Bing Zhixie thinking deeply, Alice asked in a low voice: "Master, what are you thinking about?"
Bing Zhixie shook his head, he was thinking about the man who called himself 'Alonso' Are you here for the Thousand-Eyed Stone? Could it be related to the Sindmore incident? In the banquet hall, everyone was present. How did 'Alonso' hide the letter in the chicken's belly? These things made him curious.
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(End of this chapter)