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A feather pen quickly wrote words on the paper, making a rustling sound:

"…Prince Edessak's arrival was beyond Earl Hall's expectation. He saw the thoughts of the third prince who was highly valued by the king. /Bi·Qi-Chinese/Wen`Wang? *Geng?New¨蕞*Quan￠Considering that the king has always been deliberately maintaining a balance between the Conservative Party and the New Party, and now the death of Duke Nigan has broken this balance, if the New Party uses this opportunity to expand blindly, it will inevitably arouse the king's vigilance. At this time, letting a prince join may dispel the king's concerns: in the short term, the New Party only wants benefits, not competing with the king for the right to speak."

"Besides, there's nothing shameful about this gathering."

"…Although Hibbert Hall had the chimney cleaned beforehand, he did not know that because the room had not been used for a long time, two birds had built a nest in the chimney. After the nest was cleaned, the birds returned from foraging and found that the nest and chicks were gone. They immediately went crazy inside… and then got stuck inside, blocking the chimney."

"As a supporter of air pollution control, Earl Hall had long ago chosen to use anthracite. In addition, the smoke produced by people smoking cigarettes and cigars at the time naturally made him not notice that the chimney was blocked."

"This gathering is about the discussion of the political situation in Loen after the death of Duke Nigan, and how to take advantage of the situation to eliminate the conservative forces. Therefore, of course, everyone was ordered to stay away from the second floor and close the doors and windows."

"So, a disaster came quietly."

"It is ironic that a group of supporters and advocates of air pollution control died because of anthracite, which was created for air pollution control." (crossed out)

"It's a pity that a maid disguised as a witch discovered that something was wrong, but at this time..."

Before the quill could finish writing, a hand grabbed it, gently put it aside, and said softly:

"That's it."

...

This night was undoubtedly a difficult one for the Hall family.

That room was filled with some of Loen's top nobles. They were all fine when I came here, but alas, they can't go back.

It's okay for those nobles who didn't die, as we are all in the same boat. Now even the master of the Hall family has been brought down. The top priority of course is to work together to find the person who is secretly causing trouble.

But the four families whose people died were not happy about it. They called in the MI9 and the three major churches and demanded an explanation from the Hall family. They even alarmed King George III of Loen. \` `Crown.Fuel?Yue?黩!

At around 8 o'clock the next morning, not long after taking the special medicine prepared by Emlyn's father, Mr. White, Earl Hall and the others looked better and soon woke up one after another.

Then, these foxes, who usually did not show their emotions, were frightened by the news that came one after another and fell into a complex emotion of fear, suspicion, and confusion.

Their last memory was of a group of people smoking cigars, drinking red wine and discussing state affairs, but they didn't expect that they almost lost the game for no apparent reason?

Of course, this emotion comes and goes quickly.

They quickly exchanged glances, and Earl Hall spoke first: "What do MI9 and the churches say?"

Facing the gazes of these people, Hibbert couldn't help but feel a little nervous. "They said that they have confirmed through various methods... that this incident was not man-made. The chimney was blocked because two birds were stuck in the chimney, blocking the air outlet."

"So, last night was just an accident?"

Everyone is obviously not satisfied with this answer. We have been to the gates of hell, and Windsor, Chris Mountbatten and the others are all hard now. You tell us it's just because of bad luck?

Earl Hall was furious at the time: If it was really just an accident, then he must be blamed for it all - who asked you to hold the party? Who asked you not to clean the chimney? Who asked you not to ensure safety?

In this way, even if everyone does not say anything on the surface, they will definitely have doubts in their hearts. Not to mention that the conservatives will definitely seize the opportunity to attack him - the purpose is not to really hurt him, but to provoke discord among the new party.

If I were a Conservative, the headline in today's morning paper would definitely be something like "Were the deaths of four nobles just accidents? Uneven distribution of spoils within the New Party may be the unfortunate truth behind last night."

How could the families whose members died not think too much? — Why are you all alive, but my family members are dead?

Everyone's eyes flickered, and they obviously thought of this, but no one spoke. Instead, they all looked at Earl Hall, waiting for him to express his opinion.

But what no one noticed was that a cat and a dog were lying in a dark corner, watching silently.

Chapter 292 Bonova

On the other side, Audrey and Edward sent the White father and son out of the villa.

"Thank you very much, Mr. White. ~ Qi. Sheng_Xiao, say *徃! .埂^新, sin + fast,"

"Hey, you're welcome. I never thought that the medicine I developed on a whim would one day play such a big role." Mr. White touched the thick banknotes in his pocket, feeling very happy. This time, he could not only buy the coffee beans he liked, but also give his wife some new clothes.

Emlyn snorted in dissatisfaction, "Hey, I was the one who saved their lives in the first place. I spent a whole night looking for my father."

Edward handed over a suitcase containing the dolls: "Here you go."

Emlyn's eyes lit up. "Wow! This box is more expensive than the doll, right? Why are you so generous all of a sudden?"

"The doll is what I promised you, and the box is the reward Audrey gave you."

Emlyn opened the box and took a look. He was delighted. "Next time something like this happens, remember to call me!"

"…"

The two looked at each other and said: We can't let this happen again!

When they returned to the villa, the nobles and parliamentarians had all left. Earl Hall was whispering something to Hibbert, and Mrs. Hall was sitting next to him with a worried look on her face.

Seeing the two people come in, the father and son stopped talking and turned to look at Edward at the same time.

Edward quickly used Transfiguration to restore his original appearance: "Good morning, Mr. Hall, Mrs. Hall."

Mrs. Hall now had a very good impression of Edward. If he hadn't helped her find a doctor last night, she might be a widow now. She pursed her lips and smiled, "Good morning."

Earl Hall nodded and said, "Thank you for last night."

"You're welcome."

Hibbert extended his hand and gestured: "Sit down and talk."

Edward sat down obediently, and Audrey walked up to Earl Hall, "Dad, how do you feel now?"

"It's all right."

He looked at his daughter and gave her a tired smile, "What do you think of what happened last night?"

Edward thought for a moment and said, "All the information currently indicates that it seems to be just an accident."

Earl Hall nodded: "The church thinks so too. Ha, the two birds happened to fall into the chimney and blocked it."

He stroked his mustache and laughed at himself, "Edward, I was planning to formally get to know you yesterday, but then something happened and I made a fool of myself by letting you see me."

Earl Hall sighed and said, "So, let's skip all that unnecessary nonsense and temptation."

"I don't know what your specific relationship with the church is, but I know you must be someone special, so the only thing I want to tell you is..."

He glanced at Audrey and said, "Protect Audrey and don't let her get hurt." He paused and said, "No matter what your relationship will be in the future, whether it's friends or something more."

Edward nodded seriously: "I understand."

"certainly."

Count Hall coughed, "After what happened last night, I have a new idea. If possible... ahem, provide protection for me, Audrey's mother and her brother... as well. Although the church will send people to protect us, they usually only show up when something really happens. I don't want to become the second Duke Negan."

Oh, this... I didn't expect this big banker to be so humorous.

"Of course!"

"Okay, that's it for now."

Count Hall stood up at this time and said, "Hibbert, ask the butler to prepare a carriage for me. I need to go to those four houses."

"good."

After the father and son left, Mrs. Hall gave a few more instructions and went back to rest. She hadn't slept a wink since last night.

As soon as the two returned to Audrey's room, Susie and Lilith came up to them and relayed what they had overheard not long ago.

In a nutshell, Earl Hall will give up part of his profits to appease the resentment of the four families, for only one purpose: there must be no division within the new party!

The New Party is not like the Conservative Party. They are composed of old nobles who have been entrenched in Loen for generations. They are powerful and have deep roots. Most of them are a group of new nobles who have seized the opportunity in recent years with the support of the king.

Only if they unite together can they barely have a slight advantage over the Conservative Party. Once they split up, they will likely be defeated and eaten up by the Conservative Party one by one, and in the end no one will be able to stand a good chance.

After hearing this, Edward fell into deep thought: the rise of the New Party should be part of the trend of the times of a certain priest. He finally eliminated Duke Negan, the leader of the conservatives, and the rest should have been a smooth journey - intensifying conflicts, triggering a war, and taking advantage of the situation to become a god.

As a result, such an incident suddenly occurred within the New Party. If the Conservative Party seized the opportunity to deal a heavy blow to the New Party, wouldn't it be easy to "reverse history"? Will He allow this to happen?

Not allowed.

How would He respond? Would He find someone to kill the Conservatives again?

Audrey then asked, "Edward, was last night really just an accident? Could it be that a Beyonder has erased all traces of me?"

Edward frowned and said deeply: "What I am worried about now is that it is really just an 'accident'."

"Coincidence" in the world of the Lord of Mysteries often makes people think that it is arranged by someone, but at present, the only ones who have the real ability to "arrange" it are Father Maozi and the feather pen.

There is no reason for Father Maozi to take action against the New Party. This is contrary to his plans and pursuits. The only thing left is the missing quill.

If the accident last night was really a set-up, it means that the quill pen may have fallen into the hands of someone in the Conservative camp? Or it may have nothing to do with the Conservative Party, and the new owner of the quill pen is trying to destroy Father Maozi's plan.

After all, when Ya ascends to godhood, that will be the day when the feather pen completely falls.

So, the new owner of the feather pen is going to openly challenge the Russian priest?

In the original book, although the feather pen was in the hands of Ince Zangwill for a long time, he also successfully used the characteristics of the feather pen to avoid the repeated pursuit of the Maozi priest.

But judging from the results, everything Ince Zangwill and the feather pen did... seemed to be the result of Father Maozi's arrangement.

So what about this time?

Audrey thought of something at this time, "Oh, right, Hibbert checked all the maids in the house last night and found nothing."

Edward was not surprised by this. "My current thought is that last night's accident had nothing to do with the maid. Otherwise, why would she remind others to save people?"

"Yeah." She nodded and said, "But what was her original plan?"

This question is destined to have no answer for the time being.

Edward said gently, "Well, you've been up all night, take a rest. You still have to attend the Tarot Club in the afternoon."

"good."

Audrey bit her lip and hesitated for a moment. "Edward, can you help me ask the mirror about the truth of what happened last night?"

"Can."

Edward said, "But... I'm worried that there will be no results."

If it was really written by a feather pen or even by Father Maozi, Arrodes would definitely not know.

"Then I will... post a request at the Tarot Club and ask everyone to help find the maid."

"sure."

"But then, my identity would be..."

Edward laughed. "Just let it leak out. Everyone in the Tarot Club is trustworthy. However, they may not be able to help you."