Chapter 218 The thigh that actively asks for a hug
“In the end, they got a wooden box and will leave the Rhine soon. The next step is unknown.”
On the coast under the night, Manager West of the Black Cat Theater was standing beside Lynch and Miss Valente, and the three of them stared at the dark sea.
The lighthouse on the pier flashed brightly in the night. On the distant sea, a steamship blew its whistle, and black smoke and white mist spewed out, blending into the sky.
Amidst the sound of the crashing waves, Lynch had told Manager West everything he had investigated tonight, but he had concealed the truth that it was the flaming red lips.
Miss Valente on the side gave her a questioning look, as if she was worried, is this really okay?
Lynch just responded with a determined expression, indicating that she didn't need to worry.
Don’t worry, he will not only agree to our request, but also say thank you.
“Can’t we continue the investigation?” The two of them were exchanging eyebrows. West had already smoothed over Lynch’s investigation results, and a bit of disappointment appeared on his pale and handsome face. “What’s in the box is what’s in it. The point.”
"Absolutely impossible." Lynch said firmly, as if he really had no interest in it. "Do you know what it means to continue the investigation? It means that we will rush into the deep diver's hideout and fight among dozens or hundreds of aliens. Surrounded by people, we rummaged through their lair and found an inconspicuous small wooden box. Do you think our two soul-shifters with second-level powers can do it? We are not interested in exchanging our lives for information, so the commission is cancelled. I will never take unnecessary risks."
West said with a frown, "I thought the owner of the moonlight just now wouldn't care about this level of danger."
"This is not a question of whether we are afraid or not, but a question of our lack of strength, and it is not our own business. We have no obligation to take risks. If you are interested, you can find it yourself."
West shook his head and sighed: "Following the ancient R'lyeh agreement, I cannot rush into the territory of the Deep Divers, otherwise I would have killed them long ago."
That would be easier. .
Lin Qi forcibly suppressed the upturned corners of his mouth, hesitated for a moment and said helplessly: "Forget it, if you really want me to continue the investigation, it's not impossible, but you can't just wait for the results like before. We must contribute.”
"Really? Thank you very much." Manager West didn't notice anything was wrong and seemed relieved, "What do you need me to do?"
Miss Valente was listening, and suddenly I covered my mouth with a folding fan and nodded frequently. I don’t know why, but my shoulders were shaking as I nodded. I wonder if it was because the sea breeze was too cold.
Perhaps it’s because I’ve never seen a beautiful person stretch out her thigh to beg for a hug.
Lynch smiled and said nonchalantly: "First, I need you to help mobilize their main force, delay as much time as possible, and reduce the pressure for me to sneak in. I think this should not violate the Raleye Agreement you just mentioned. Right."
Manager West frowned and thought for a while, then nodded: "Yes, as long as you don't invade their nest, it won't be a violation of the agreement."
"Second, Their lair is at the bottom of the ocean, but we are humans.”
"Hey, this is a big problem. I'll think about it first, and you say third."
"The last is third. In order to compensate for the psychological shadow of danger we face, the reward must be paid first, and we have to Let’s know the information about the flaming red lips first.”
“This is easy to handle. The flaming red lips were discovered from a tribe in the New World and have been in the hands of Princess Chloe for two years. Due to the tribe’s The indigenous people were silenced, and not many people knew the properties of this gem. Most people, including the Sarthe royal family, just regarded it as a very beautiful gem, so they allowed Princess Chloe to bring the gem to the Rhine. .”
"Two years?" Lynch frowned, feeling that this time point was very familiar. The abnormality in the entire Nolin-Rhine Railway plan seemed to have started two years ago. There could not be any connection between them.
“Yes, at least two years, but she has only made a high-profile publicity in recent months that the gems are on her hands, and has exhibited them at balls several times, as if she was afraid that others would not know. I haven’t seen it. I have never seen that gem before, but it is said that it is indeed very beautiful. Even William, the eldest prince of the Rose family, was tempted and wanted to borrow it to use at his twentieth birthday party. He would use it to accept the canonization of Rudolf II and become Rand. Prince. That's why Chloe brought the thing to Rhine without anyone doubting this move." "So you just said that the whole world regarded the flaming red lip as an ordinary gem with legend, but what about it? What is its essence? ”
"A gem."
"Hey."
"People say that the secret of the strange object hidden in the flaming red lips is because they confused the real and fake gems. The real one The flaming red lip is just an ordinary gem, and the fake one hides the secret of that strange object.”
"What is the fake one?"
The corners of West's mouth curled up with a sarcastic smile: "Copy."
"Huh?" Lynch suddenly felt chills. Upright feeling.
"Replicas of the Gate of Illusion and Reality do not exist forever. They generally exist for one or two hundred years, and the longest time will not exceed a thousand years. The only exception is the fake flaming red lips, which have been preserved since the Second Age, but the reason Unknown. Since that strange object has not appeared again since the end of the Third Age, and the items copied by it have gradually disappeared, it is likely that only this copy is left in the world. "
Wei. Ste explained:
“Because it is a replica, its existence originates from that mirror, so there is a correlation, and you can find the mirror by following the correlation, but I don’t know the specific way. .”
I see.
Lynch and Miss Valente looked at each other and realized that their previous worries were not unreasonable.
So she didn’t want to lend the fake gems to Prince William, so she directed and acted in a theft scene? When Prince William wants to borrow something, is he simply borrowing a treasure, or does he have other motives?
"This is all the inside story I know about the Flaming Red Lips. I heard that Mr. Detective was commissioned to find the replica. It seems to be true. I wish you good luck. This kind of thing often automatically attracts danger. I think It’s often very difficult to find it, and you may have to risk your life.”
Yeah, so am I here to hug you?
Lin Qi smiled meaningfully: "Then I won't hide it. I found the temporary nest of the deep divers, which may be hidden in a sunken ship. They sunk it themselves. Mo Lisle & Sons' cargo ship."
"That's right. They like to scuttle cargo ships, kill all the sailors, and then live in the sunken ships." West thought for a moment, then took out a statue the size of a chess piece and handed it to Lynch, "I will find a way to help you attract them. It’s up to you to sneak into their lair to investigate the target. If you encounter a fatal threat, crush this thing. It should allow you to survive safely.”
It is a carved wooden statue. It was very abstract, but for some reason, Lynch could vaguely see a strange humanoid figure wearing a robe from above, with twisted tentacles growing out of his back and right hand. After just two glances, he felt upset. Lin Qi didn't dare to look at it anymore and quickly stuffed the statue into his pocket.
Good stuff, I accept it, but how on earth do I get in?
"If you are willing to help the King in Yellow ravage the insects in Raleye, the King in Yellow will not treat his collaborators badly."
As he spoke, West stretched out his hand towards Lynch. When Lynch finally saw clearly, what stretched out from under the yellow robe were actually several tentacles, which were slowly rolling towards the bodies of Lynch and Miss Valente.
The two were nervous, but they resisted and allowed the tentacles to wrap around their necks.
"Thank you for your help. In the name of the King in Yellow, I give you a small gift."
"Call of Water."
(End of this chapter)