The literary salon that made Angel feel extremely embarrassed finally ended with the reluctance of all the guests. As the nobles left, Angel followed Sevillea and left the luxurious villa and returned to the carriage staying outside.
"After a busy afternoon, how are your 'social results'?"
Sevillea looked away from the darkening sky outside the window, then closed the curtains and looked at Angel.
The latter glanced at the maid in the carriage and found that neither the master nor the servant had any intention of avoiding the topic. Considering that Sevillea's question probably did not involve "Demoness Sect", he answered thoughtfully:
"Unfortunately, Miss Audrey Hall did not attend the salon, so I did not have the opportunity to meet her."
"Of course I know this, but you have been chatting with that dwarf for so long, haven't you gained anything?"
Shorty...
Angel thought of Xio Derecha's height. After comparing it with her own, she guessed that the other person was probably just over 1.5 meters tall, which was relatively short even among adult women. But was it too rude to directly call the other person "dwarf" like this?
She looked at the maid sitting next to her and found that the latter had moved her eyes to the window, pretending not to hear her master's words, but the curtains were still closed...
"Xiu Miss should be familiar with Miss Audrey, and could even know her whereabouts, so I tried to get close to her first." After thinking for a moment, Angel decided to answer truthfully, "Do you have any impression of this person? I saw that her dress was very... unsociable."
Sevillea frowned and thought, but quickly gave up, shook his head and said:
"I only saw her once in the salon last month and had no contact with her. Moreover, she never participated in everyone's conversations and just drank fruit wine silently. She was also wearing clothes and pants instead of a skirt before. She was more like a guard of a certain noble than a guest."
If they were guards, they wouldn't even be able to enter the hall, and even the personal servants of the nobles would have to stay outside the door...
"Audrey and Viscount Glaint both know her. I chatted with her for a while and we became friends. Maybe we can get to know Miss Audrey through this in the future."
"That's the best, but I see how she looks at you with a bit of hatred. Are you sure you've become friends with her?"
Sevillea nodded first, and then asked in confusion.
After getting the latest news, Xiu, who was originally going to leave the Viscount's mansion, stayed at the Viscount's house and continued to wait in the corner until nightfall, when Fors and Audrey returned here together.
"Hugh? I thought you had gone back a long time ago, why are you still waiting here?"
Fors Wall, her best friend asked curiously. Miss Audrey behind her seemed to realize that she had something to say. She dismissed the maid and led the two of them to a study room, which was the room where they often communicated about mysticism.
"Glaint I still have to send those writers away, and I can't come over for the time being. Is there anything important that you are waiting for me here for?"
After locking the door, Audrey sat at the desk and looked at Xiu who was about to speak but hesitated.
Taking a deep breath, Xio told Audrey the new information he got in the afternoon.
"East Balam Dock?" Audrey asked in surprise, "There are all workers and vendors there. How did he hide under the eyes of so many people?"
"Miss Irene said that Lanevus has changed his appearance and is completely different from the one on the wanted warrant," Xio added new information, "And his location is consistent with the location that I... my friends found. Their behavior of killing and silencing also shows that the search direction is correct."
She had already informed Audrey about the deaths of Williams and another informant who was inquiring about information at East Balam Dock at noon.
"If there are two intelligence confirmations from different sources, then this information should be credible," Audrey nodded, his blond hair shaking, "Who is Miss Irene you are talking about, another of your informants?"
"No, she was a guest attending Viscount Glaint's salon, but she quickly contacted me through the Viscount, pointed out my identity as Beyonder, and informed me of this information."
"How did she recognize you?" Fors on the side interjected.
"At the Mr. A rally, I was standing with you, and you must have been discovered by her... I have already said that you should wear a hood, preferably with a mask, and you still laughed at other people's masks."
He looked at his friend angrily.
"Did Ms. Irene tell her what she wanted? Does she need money or future cooperation?" Audrey promptly brought the topic back on track.
"She only said it was a meeting gift and didn't ask for anything else."
Xio repeated the other person's words, confusion written on his face.
Meeting gift?
Audrey Hall's heart is full of doubts, but the most important thing at the moment is to confirm the whereabouts of Lanevus and complete the tasks assigned by Mr. Fool. She looked at Xio, who looked doubtful, and Fors, who looked at the latter with concern.
"Please describe Miss Irene's appearance in detail. Maybe I have seen her somewhere."
Audrey actually suspected that the other party was here for her. Although the matter of becoming Beyonder was not made public, as the daughter of the Earl Hall, she still knew the weight of her identity.
"She has long black hair, brown eyes, a round face, and no distinctive facial features... Well, she is very tall, at least 1.75 meters, and she is close to 1.8 meters in high-heeled dancing shoes." A look of envy appeared in Xio's eyes, "The Viscount said She is the niece of Mrs. Sevillea, but she seems not familiar with the etiquette of the nobility... By the way, she claims that she just came here from Tingen and is not familiar with Backlund..."
Over 1.75 meters, Tingen comes to Backlund... Isn't this the characteristic of "Empress" Miss?
Trying his best to suppress the change in his expression with his "Spectator" instinct, Audrey asked as if to confirm, "Are you sure her eyes are brown and not something else, um, like purple?"
"I'm sure." Xio nodded affirmatively.
That's not right... Among the characteristics provided by Mr. "World", purple eyes are very important information... Audrey sighed with regret.
But maybe "Empress" Miss has some way of changing eye color. For example, I heard that some nobles of Intis put thinly ground tinted glass lenses into their eyes to change the color of their eyes...
She decided to find an opportunity to confirm this later.
He took out an envelope from his bag, Audrey handed it to Xio, and said softly:
"Thank you very much for your information. I also know that a friend of yours died during this commission. This is my gratitude to you and compensation for him."
Xio took the envelope in a daze, and subconsciously pinched it with his fingers to check the thickness. His mouth moved, as if he wanted to refuse, but in the end he couldn't say it.
"As long as this information is useful, I just hope that Lanevus can be punished as he deserves."
"Yes, he will definitely do it."
Audrey could see Xio's frustration and regret for his lack of strength, and spoke to comfort him.
"But I don't know the real purpose of Mr. Fool's search for Lanevus. It may go against Xio's request... Alas, Audrey, you are becoming more and more hypocritical. You can tell lies without even blushing. You are almost like those politicians."
Audrey reviewed his behavior in his heart.
After Xiu and Fors left, Audrey was also going to call her personal maid and leave Viscount Glaint's mansion. When she got home, she would pray to Mr. Fool to tell him the latest information.
"Audrey."
Following a few people into the study room, Golden Retriever Susie, who had been lying next to him without anyone paying attention, suddenly uttered the non-standard Loenese.
Its owner, Audrey, was not surprised. She first locked the study door again, and then looked at her pet dog.
"Susie, what's the matter?"
Susie nodded, raised his front legs, and changed from lying down to squatting. He looked serious like a well-behaved child.
"Your friend, that Hugh Miss, she didn't tell you the truth."
The dog tilted his head, seemingly confused.
"The Miss who communicated with her in the afternoon, her height should be correct. Well, she is a head taller than Hugh Miss, but she does not have black hair..."
"Her hair is light blonde, lighter than yours, and her eyes are purple."