landbeastnovel Chapter 320 Dunn Smith's Suspicion
Chapter 320 Dunn Smith's Suspicion
Chapter 320 Dunn Smith's Suspicion
After the memorial service for Duke Negan was completed, everyone moved to a side hall of the Duke Negan's residence.
Although it's called a side hall, it's actually not much smaller than the main hall, and it's big enough to host a ball with hundreds of people dancing at the same time.
In a normal banquet setting, this would be the time for dancing, but since this is a memorial service, only a buffet will be served.
Meanwhile, various political bigwigs also took this opportunity to start behind-the-scenes collusion!
Generally speaking, the bigwigs should find a secluded lounge to talk about topics that are not usually discussed.
But the newly appointed Duke Negan sought out Earl Hall alone to leave, and everyone knew that he was trying to win over Earl Hall, so they didn't take it seriously and instead formed small groups to test each other.
Soon Charles Negan and Earl Hall appeared before everyone, beckoning the other bigwigs to the lounge.
Everyone could see that Earl Hall looked very unwell; his usual smile was gone, and he seemed to be suppressing his anger!
Don't let Evan's current position as deputy director of MI9 fool you; despite his seemingly glamorous life to outsiders, he's not up to the task of handling matters involving the highest levels of worldly interests.
So after parting ways with Robert, Evan went straight to Miss Audrey, who seemed to be the center of attention wherever she went.
Audrey followed the trend and wore a pure black dress today. The black fabric seemed to absorb all the light around her, making her lose all her former pure and lively girlishness and instead adding a calm and mysterious temperament.
Her golden hair, shining like sunlight, was even more dazzling against the black background. Each strand seemed to tell a story of her youth and vitality, yet it was appropriately restrained in this solemn and dignified occasion.
What is most eye-catching is the white pearl necklace around her neck.
Each pearl is round and full, radiating a soft and charming luster.
The white pearls contrasted sharply yet harmoniously with the black dress, like twinkling stars in the night sky, adding elegance and nobility to the young woman.
Judging from the admiring looks of the people around her, if there really wasn't a goddess of the night in this world, everyone would regard her as the daughter of the night!
Having seen Audrey so often in girlish cake dresses, seeing her without makeup today was a rare treat for Evan, giving her a unique charm.
"Good evening, Lord Hippo, Miss Audrey!"
The occasion wasn't quite right, so Evan simply clinked glasses with them without praising Audrey's beauty as he usually did!
"Good evening, Baron Evan. I heard you've been busy building your army lately and haven't attended any Backlund social balls in ages. Have you been a little too engrossed in your work?"
Hibbert's tone was clearly tinged with jealousy and annoyance as he took the initiative to expedite the formation of a new army in Backlund, which had already caused quite a stir.
Before this, his father, Earl Hall, had asked him for his opinion on the construction of the new army, not expecting him to actually join the army, but at least wanting him to have a military resume.
However, after seeing the growing conflict and tension between Duke Negan and Robert, Hilbert withdrew from the situation.
Because in his view, Duke Negan’s strong reaction would cause great trouble to the establishment of the new army, and it was even uncertain whether the matter would be abandoned halfway, so he still rejected his father’s proposal!
But who could have imagined that just a few days later, things would take an unexpected turn, and the Duke of Negan would be assassinated.
The future political landscape of Backlund remains highly uncertain, but the establishment of the new army is irreversible and a done deal.
Because after the assassination of the Duke of Negan, King George III personally intervened to support the new army!
After learning the news yesterday, Hilbert was filled with regret!
In addition, he himself is not very petty, so when he saw Evan, who was involved in the whole process and had a promising future, he couldn't help but say a few strange things!
Evan, who knew Hilbert's personality well, raised an eyebrow and prepared to go back, but held back for Audrey's sake, though he looked at him expressionlessly.
In fact, Hilbert regretted his words as soon as they left his mouth, but he couldn't bring himself to apologize, resulting in a suffocating silence.
Those who had been surrounding them pretended not to see anything, chatting amongst themselves. But their wandering eyes revealed that they were just looking for trouble, even hoping that Evan and Hibbert would break off their relationship and start fighting!
Audrey gave her brother a reproachful look, then quickly smoothed things over, saying to Evan:
"I've heard that a princess from the Fursac Empire has come to Backlund. Is that true?"
Audrey was reminding Hilbert not to forget the potential threat of Alice Einhorn.
Hibbert caught his sister's warning and his expression froze, while Evan didn't bother arguing with someone about to suffer a major blow.
After all, Audrey's face was involved, so he went along with it and said:
"That's right, it's basically confirmed that a princess from the Fursac Empire has indeed appeared in Backlund, but there's no more concrete information!"
"I think the Fussac Empire is going downhill, actually letting a woman charge into battle on the front lines. Victory is sure to belong to the kingdom!"
Hibbert, wanting to ease the tension from his recent conflict with Evan, chimed in.
But he didn't realize that his words offended both Evan and Audrey.
Audrey was furious that her brother looked down on women, while Evan felt belittled.
Just then, a waiter approached and said a few words to Hilbert. Hilbert put down his wine glass, said he would be right back, and left the side room.
Audrey breathed a sigh of relief and gave Evan an apologetic look. Evan just smiled and shook his head, feeling sorry for Audrey, but what could she do when she had such a petty older brother?
"The Psychological Alchemy group is at this banquet, and I'd like to get to know them better. Do you have any suggestions?"
Finding an opportunity, Audrey quietly asked Evan,
Although she had already made the decision, Audrey still couldn't help feeling nervous when she actually had the chance to meet him!
Evan noticed Audrey's nervousness, thought for a moment, and then comforted her:
"You don't need to be so nervous. The person the Psychological Alchemy sends to contact you won't be of a very high rank; at most, they'll be a 'psychologist'."
You're someone who's very compatible with the "audience" approach. Not everyone who understands the role-playing method can fully digest the potion in just three months, so just remember that the other person isn't as good as you, there's absolutely nothing to worry about!
Audrey breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Evan's words of comfort. Although she knew that she could digest potions very quickly, she didn't know many extraordinary beings and there weren't many good reference points around her, so the sensation wasn't very noticeable.
But in her heart, Evan was the kind of unreasonable genius, so his praise still carried a lot of weight in Audrey's heart!
After chatting for a while, Evan and Audrey parted ways, as they both had their own things to do!
Evan took a small plate, asked the waiter to cut him a piece of dessert, and then found a relatively secluded corner to sit down. While eating, he said to a bodyguard standing beside him:
"It seems the current situation is indeed very tense. For just a few small memorial services, the three major churches have sent their entire squads of extraordinary individuals. Isn't that a bit excessive?"
The bodyguard, with his rare grey eyes, wasn't surprised at all that Evan recognized him. Instead, he sat opposite Evan and smiled, saying:
"This is the new Duke's request, which the Storm Church cannot refuse. The Night Watchers and the Mechanical Heart Squad have no choice but to follow suit!"
However, the situation is indeed very tense right now. After all, a very important person has died, and even Archbishop Snake of the Church of Storms has been transferred because of it. We still need to take this seriously!
The person speaking to Evan was none other than Dunn Smith, the captain of the Tingen Market Nightwalker squad!
Judging from the red glove showing on his left hand, he has now officially become the captain of the Red Gloves Squad. It can be seen that the Church of the Night values him highly, otherwise how could they have officially appointed him after only one month?
This is not only because he was the leader of the Night Watch squad before and knew how to act, but also because he performed exceptionally well in the Tingen incident!
"Archbishop Snake has been transferred? That's fast!"
Evan didn't go to MI9 headquarters all day, so his information wasn't quite up-to-date.
"I just heard the news myself. It's not surprising at all; someone has to be held responsible for something this big!"
Evan nodded in agreement. In fact, whether it was the church or MI9, aside from their extraordinary abilities and beliefs, they were no different from ordinary bureaucratic institutions!
"I remember that member named Leonard also applied to join the Red Gloves. You guys should be together, right?"
Evan currently has an Amon, which is very secretive, so he is very curious whether the old man on Leonard's body can find out!
"Leonard is on my team too, but he didn't come today. He took the day off to visit relatives in Backlund!"
Dunn wasn't surprised that Evan knew Leonard, after all, it was he who sent Leonard to lead Evan to Klein's house to hang himself a month ago!
Was it because they had a premonition, a sense that something bad might happen, that they asked Leonard to avoid today's memorial service?
Evan didn't believe in the coincidences of the Extraordinary World, which made him certain that it was just a clone of Amon that could not be hidden from the old man in Leonard's body.
Of course, this doesn't mean the old man could have realized that Evan had captured an Amon; it's more likely that it was just a whim.
Seeing that Evan had no further questions, Dunn Smith spoke up:
"I wonder if Your Excellency is still following the matter of Ince Zangwell and 0-08?"
Dunn Smith has always viewed Evan as a key figure who could help him achieve his revenge, not only because Evan is Klein's friend and has made it clear that he wants to avenge Klein.
Furthermore, since Evan is a chosen one of the goddess of night, he is more likely to come into contact with information about Ince Zangwill!
However, after arriving in Backlund, Dunn Smith learned through some channels that Evan had been incredibly busy lately, either involved in the restructuring of MI9 components or the formation of a new army, and hadn't even attended Mass in a long time.
So when he met Evan today, he couldn't help but show up and ask him a question!
"He's in Backlund right now, but we're not ready yet. If we act rashly, we risk losing everything."
We might lose this hard-won opportunity for revenge, so don't rush!
Evan was also hoping to recruit Dunn Smith's Red Gloves into his army in the future, so he couldn't break his promise to Dunn Smith. Therefore, he revealed a bit of confidence, saying that he would keep the matter of avenging Klein in mind and that there was no need to worry!
Upon hearing that Ince Zangwell was in Backlund, Dunn Smith clenched his fist tightly, but quickly relaxed it, and solemnly said:
"Please don't hesitate to ask if you need my help!"
Evan put down his spoon, thought for a moment, and decided to reveal a little information:
"0-08 has the ability to 'know everything that is said,' so you should avoid reciting them in your mind too often."
Of course, 0-08 is a sealed artifact after all, and it has certain side effects. That is, it will try to kill its own owner from time to time and will conceal information that may seriously harm its owner!
So Ince Zangwell might not know about you and Leonard yet, so there's no need to worry too much for now, but you should still be careful in the future!
When Dunn Smith heard the first part of what I said, he almost felt a chill in his heart. But when he heard the second part of what I said, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
"I understand. I will inform Leonard about this and will be more careful in the future!"
As he spoke, Dunn Smith sighed and said, seemingly casually:
"The matter of Klein has been weighing on my mind, to the point that I'm somewhat mentally unstable."
Just a few days ago, when I was chasing a criminal, I encountered a cowardly individual who gave me the illusion that I saw Klein, and I almost shouted it out!
Evan didn't know that the one chasing Jason Beria was Dunn Smith, but that didn't stop Evan from instantly guessing the truth. He realized that Dunn Smith had indeed seen the "Black Emperor" and sensed something was wrong, which led to a suspicion, or rather, an unrealistic expectation!
"That's quite serious. Don't take it lightly. Hallucinations are often a precursor to potion going out of control. Do you want me to introduce you to a 'psychologist'? I mean, the 'psychologist' in Audience Path Sequence 7. I guarantee they're reliable!"
Without Klein's approval, Evan couldn't reveal that he was still alive to anyone else, so he changed the subject.
"No need, I'm probably just a bit tired lately, I'll take care of myself!"
Dunn Smith couldn't detect anything amiss on Evan's face, and could only sigh and say...