Chapter 42 Old Friends
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"We found Lia… …" When Irimei Cati said this, he almost choked uncontrollably, "Someone found her body… …anonymously notified us."
"My condolences… …But no matter what, it's a good thing to find her, at least Miss Lia can rest in peace." Lin Ruo comforted him, and then said: "Mr. Irimei Cati, since that's the case, you want to cancel the commission, of course, there is no problem, but one thing, the deposit will not be refunded, I hope you can understand."
"Yes." Irimei Cati nodded. He suddenly looked at Lin Ruo, showing a smile that was uglier than crying, and said: "Detective, after finding Lia yesterday, I actually had a dream… …"
"Huh?" Lin Ruo looked at him in confusion.
"I dreamed of Lia, she asked me to say thank you to you… …"
Lin Ruo paused, but the expression of doubt on his face deepened a bit, and he said with a bit of amusement: "Thank me? But I didn't do anything?"
"Perhaps… …" Irimei Cati did not refute, he just said: "If that's the case, I'll take my leave first, Detective… …"
Irimei Cati staggered away. Lin Ruo watched him go away, closed the door, and was also a little puzzled.
"Dream? Impossible, the soul has already been appeased… …"
"Could it really just be a dream?"
Thinking of this possibility, Lin Ruo couldn't help but laugh a little.
He shook his head, returned to the study, and began to study the language of the occult. After about an hour, Lin Ruo closed the book, dressed up in front of the mirror, and prepared to go out.
He was going to attend Viscount Glaint's salon to meet the other party as an old friend—yes, an old friend!
Rudy Flair and Viscount Glaint knew each other, and even before Rudy Flair's family had an accident, the two could be called childhood friends.
Although after Rudy Flair's father was imprisoned and Rudy Flair's family declined, the relationship between the two on the surface faded, but in reality, there was still a certain amount of contact in private.
And after Rudy Flair faked his death in the fire at the age of eighteen, Viscount Glaint was one of the few people who knew he was not dead.
Even one of the few friends who helped the original owner investigate the truth in the past year, as mentioned before, was Viscount Glaint.
And Lin Ruo's choice to visit Viscount Glaint at this time is also very simple. He wants to use Viscount Glaint as a medium to contact Audrey Hall.
This will not be too difficult, because Viscount Glaint himself has a good relationship with Audrey Hall. In the original book, he even introduced Fors to Justice Audrey, indirectly saving the salted fish Fors's life.
At the same time, with the friendship between Viscount Glaint and the original owner, Lin Ruo is confident that this viscount will agree to be a middleman.
Of course, Lin Ruo will not directly contact Audrey Hall with the reason that "the Believers of the Blade may want to be detrimental to you", after all, he does not intend to tell Audrey Hall about the matter of the Seers and the Eight Paths Believers. At most, he will remind her that someone may be plotting against her.
In fact, Lin Ruo plans to contact Audrey Hall in the guise of a former nobleman who "desires to investigate the truth, desires power, desires revenge, and desires to restore the glory of the family", that is, "Rudy Flair".
This is not abrupt. After all, given Rudy Flair's previous state, if he really wanted to understand the truth and wanted revenge, it would be normal to approach Audrey Hall, who is the daughter of a great noble.
Lin Ruo himself actually has two purposes in one move, contacting Audrey Hall while investigating the meaning of the original owner's enemies and the truth of that year.
The only trouble is probably that the current Audrey Hall has been promoted to a Spectator, and it is difficult to deceive her with acting skills.
But it doesn't matter. Although Lin Ruo can't guarantee that his acting skills can deceive a Spectator, he can simulate the abilities of the Fool in advance and perfectly control his expressions and body language.
The rest is probably how to contact the other party and persuade the other party.
But these are all things for later. What Lin Ruo has to do now is to meet Viscount Glaint.
And have a good talk with him.
… …
In the afternoon, Viscount Glaint's luxurious villa in Backlund.
Lin Ruo, who was disguised, was welcomed into the villa by the maid and mixed among a group of writers, musicians, and painters.
Lin Ruo naturally did not participate in the salon held by Viscount Glaint as the detective Ross Earl, but came here as a painter—this is another false identity of Rudy Flair, dedicated to meeting Viscount Glaint, and it was also what the two had discussed.
After all, compared to the attention that would be drawn by meeting Viscount Glaint alone, participating in such a salon, although equally risky, is less likely to attract attention as long as you are well disguised and mixed in with a group of people.
Lin Ruo was in this situation, eating and drinking among a group of people. He, who knew how to fool people very well, skillfully dealt with the people who struck up conversations next to him, and followed the crowd to curry favor with the other nobles participating in the salon, perfectly performing what is called "blending in".
Even when the salon was halfway through, Lin Ruo received a hint from Viscount Glaint. When he made an excuse to go to the restroom, he had already become a nodding acquaintance with a group of people around him, the kind he had "met" before.
Avoiding everyone's sight, Lin Ruo skillfully came to the door of a room on the first floor according to the original owner's memory. After knocking on the door and receiving a response from inside, he directly entered the room and locked the door behind him.
"Long time no see, Glaint." Lin Ruo, who had locked the door, turned to look at the person in the room, and greeted him with a smile.
"Long time no see, Rudy!" Viscount Glaint, who was originally sitting at his desk, was also smiling brightly at this moment. He stood up and walked in front of Lin Ruo, seemingly wanting to give Lin Ruo a hug, but felt that this did not conform to the implicit culture of Loon, and finally hesitated, and said: "Are you okay? How have you been lately?"
"Not bad, at least much better than ordinary people." Seeing this, Lin Ruo took the initiative to give Viscount Glaint a hug, which was in line with Rudy Flair's personality.
Then, Lin Ruo took a step back and said: "I heard that you haven't found the [Apothecary] potion formula yet?"
"Don't mention it, I haven't even found a real Beyonder." It would have been fine if he hadn't mentioned it, but as soon as he mentioned it, Viscount Glaint immediately pulled a long face and complained: "All I found were liars."
After complaining, Viscount Glaint thought of something and looked at Lin Ruo, and asked: "As for you, didn't you write a letter before saying that you were looking for the Hunter's potion formula? Did you find it?"
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