The fourth part of the undead Chapter 128 The frightened horse
Luckily, it wasn’t me who ordered the mushrooms, otherwise it would have been a waste of this dish. …… Originally, I already didn’t have any psychological shadow on mushrooms, but the flavor of the letter just now managed to make me “sick” again…. …Klein’s expression quickly returned to normal, retracted his left hand, picked up the cup next to him, and gulped down the ice water in two gulps.
”One more.” He sidled his head as if nothing had happened and instructed the waiter standing in the doorway of the preparation room.
At the same time, he pressed the clothing against his abdomen and slowly rose, apologizing for the greeting, and walked towards the separate washroom of the compartment.
This was opposite the exclusive preparation room, on each side of the door.
Hiding within the cupboard, Forsyth listened to the footsteps approaching and the door of the lavatory room closing, and could not help but come up again to Hugh’s ear, and said, in a suppressed voice and with a hint of laughter in his voice:
”For the second time!
”They had been in this box only a little more than half an hour, and already Dawn Dantes had made her second visit to the lavatory!
”The first time was obviously a piss, and this time, if it’s still, that means the gentleman’s kidneys, bladder or prostate aren’t doing too well.
”It’s out, it’s out, it’s really just a pee, tsk, he usually seems to drink a lot of water and go to the washroom often, hey, it’s not easy for rich people, and it’s especially not easy for good-looking rich people!”
Hugh gave his best friend a blank look:
”This has nothing to do with you.
”Be serious and focus, we’re on a mission!
”Also, that councilor called Macht, the bodyguard seems to be quite powerful, maybe an Extraordinary One, we have to be careful enough.”
Voorhees had to suppress the desire to communicate, shrinking back and saying:
”They are all guarding the door, there is no defense against someone going through the wall, not professional at all …… Well, go back and talk about it.”
By now, Klein had walked back to the table and sat down where he belonged.
He took a sip of ice water, sipped his white wine, and smiled at Councilor Macht:
”Almost two months since I came to Bakerland, always busy familiarizing myself with the surroundings here, never been able to start a new business, waking up every day watching the gold pounds flow out without a bit of coming back, huh, it’s time to do something about it.”
He punctuated his willingness to dabble in the arms trade with a joke.
Councilor Macht rubbed his cup and said with a warm smile:
”I can understand that, I had a phase like that at first.
”How much more money can you probably come up with? I can help you introduce some friends to work with.”
Klein responded in a calm tone:
”The most I can spare at the moment is twenty thousand pounds.”
”You’re richer than I thought.” Councilor Macht gave an oily sigh of relief.
Under normal circumstances, a rich man who could pull out twenty thousand pounds of liquidity in one breath was definitely worth a hundred thousand pounds.
Not waiting for Dawn Dantes to be modest, he casually said:
”Didn’t you buy a 3% stake in Cowim Company before? With it, you can pledge at least 10,000 pounds, which can help you ease the tension in your funds.”
Klein instantly laughed and sighed as he said:
”I’ve donated this part of the shares to the church to set up a bursary fund for the poor.”
”Donated to the church?” Macht hadn’t met the priest and bishop of St. Samuel’s Church today and was outside and hadn’t received an invitation yet, so he didn’t know about it.
Lady Liana and Hazel, who were enjoying their food, also raised their heads and subconsciously turned their gazes to Dawn Dantes.
At their level, there were few of their familiar friends who could spare ten thousand pounds in cash, but there were only so few who could afford to donate such a large sum directly, and of those few who were willing to donate so much, perhaps there was not even one!
No, there was one now, Dawn Dantes!
”Right.” Klein nodded with his usual expression, “Without the blessing of the Goddess, I would have died long ago in the chaotic Southern Continent, and when I was young, if I had the chance to go to school and read, maybe life would have been completely different, I want to give some hope to those children who are thirsty for a change in their destiny.”
”Your character is as admirable as your generosity.” Lady Liana put down her knife and fork in heartfelt praise, and Hazel nodded imperceptibly, looking at Dawn Dantes with a much softer gaze.
Seeing her parents chatting idly with each other about charity, she apologized and left the table, making her way to the washroom, her right hand pressed against her stomach in a seemingly casual manner.
Coming to the front door, she was about to turn to her right when she suddenly craned her head to look into that cabinet in the preparation room.
Her brow furrowed slightly, showing a hint of confusion, before she withdrew her gaze and unscrewed the wooden door to the lavatory.
Washing her hands and coming out, Hazel seemed to have forgotten about the anomaly she had just witnessed, touching the necklace on her chest and returning to the table.
When the dishes and desserts were served and the dinner was over, the four of them left the box, brought their respective servants, and met up with the two bodyguards outside, preparing to return home.
Just then, Hazel suddenly stopped in her tracks and said:
”I seem to have dropped my earrings inside, sorry, wait for me.”
Without waiting for Mrs. Liana to order her maid to look for it, she turned around, took a few steps around the corner, and returned to the box just now.
Hazel lowered the palm covering her left ear and went straight into the exclusive preparation room, walking to that cabinet and placing her hand on it.
She wanted to open the door of the cabinet with great speed, but after thinking about it, she cautiously held the necklace with her other hand and turned her body sideways to guard against a sudden attack originating from inside.
Taking a breath, Hazel took advantage of the waiter’s opportunity to clean up the table inside, and gave it a sharp tug, leaving the interior of the cupboard exposed.
There was nothing here but spare cutlery and tablecloths.
Hazel once again wore a perplexed expression, as if she couldn’t believe the image she was seeing.
”I clearly sensed that there are very valuable items in here ……” she whispered to herself, snatching the door of the cupboard closed and stepping out of the exclusive preparation room before the maid caught up with her.
……
Outside of Intis Serenzo’s dining room, Forsyth and Hugh turned back at the same time and looked inside.
”Did that girl even spot us just now?” Voorhees whispered incredulously.
If she hadn’t been able to “open the door” and slip out the back of the cupboard in time, she and Hugh would have been discovered and would have had to admit to protecting Dawn Dantes in the shadows.
Hugh, too, looked puzzled:
”When she went to the lavatory, I don’t remember you talking or moving about.”
”Perhaps …… she is also an extraordinary person, with some sort of psychic intuition ……” Forsyth guessed, less surely, “Mr. Dawn Dantes’ life is really difficult ah, on the one hand, from time to time encountered between the nobles rich and powerful tipping, on the other hand, not only the family hides the housekeeper who researches black magic, but also the existence of the extraordinary person with mysterious ability in the vicinity, by the way, what’s her name?”
”Hazel.” Hugh was searching for Dawn Dantes’ carriage, preparing to hide underneath, when his gaze suddenly froze, “Folth, look, that person, his behavior is a bit abnormal.”
Folth followed her line of sight and saw a middle-aged man in black formal attire, who was pacing back and forth at the edge of the street, looking anxious and impatient.
”What’s unusual?” Forsyth asked directly, not having that time to look closely.
Hugh answered simply:
”He’s dressed like a decent gentleman, but his shoes are dirty, and they don’t seem to have been polished for some time, you know, and there’s a lot of dust in Birkeland.
”Also, he touches the underarm position now and then, and I’ll bet there might be a pistol hidden there ……
”Apart from that, his expression and his posture spoke of something unusual.
”Well …… they’re coming out soon, I’ll go over to the wagon first, you keep an eye on this man, and be careful to protect Mr. Dontaeus.”
”Good.” Feeling so troubled and quite intrigued at the same time, Forsyth retreated to a sheltered area and kept a close eye on the doorway of the Intis Serenzo restaurant.
Twenty or thirty seconds later, Dawn Dantes and the Machts stepped out, said goodbye to each other, and prepared to head for their respective carriages.
Just at that moment a two-wheeled wagon came rushing down the street, so fast that it would have tipped over at any moment.
The horses pulling the carriage had wild eyes and seemed frightened, and in a panic they crashed right into the doorway of the Restaurant Indis Serenzo.
One of Macht’s two bodyguards met the horse and attempted to subdue the startled horse, while the other protected the congressman, his wife, and the young lady by stepping back to the side.
At that moment, the prowling middle-aged man approached in stride from behind, pulled out a revolver, and with a twisted expression aimed it at Councilman Macht’s head.
Klein’s right hand lifted imperceptibly and retracted, doing nothing.
He made a light leap to avoid the front of the startled horse, and at the same time, Forsyth, who was hiding on the other side, gently gripped the palm of his hand and pulled it to the side.
That assailant’s feet suddenly went limp, as if he had tripped on something, and he fell straight to the ground, not having time to shoot.
With a rush in his heart, he propped his hand up and leapt up, about to fire wildly without aiming.
However, he snapped his fingers, but he didn’t touch anything.
His revolver, which he had dropped a moment before, landed beside Hazel’s feet!
Immediately after that, he and Surprise Horse were subdued by the bodyguards at the same time.
”Why did you attack me?” Councilor Macht restrained the emotions rolling inside him, stepped forward, and asked in a deep voice.
That middle-aged man burst out laughing, his expression maniacal as he shouted:
”It’s all you! It’s all you guys!
”Talking about air pollution, talking about using anthracite coal! My factory went bankrupt, my children got sick and died, my wife committed suicide!”