Lord of the Mysteries: Yao Guang

After leading Vika out of the entire street, and when the group of pirates completely disappeared from sight, Valery stopped a taxi.

"Going to the west of the city, please help me find a clean hotel."

The coachman nodded cheerfully: "That's no problem! I've been doing this for many years, so of course I know which one is better. There aren't as many hotels over there as there are in the dock area, but there are still a few."

"The price doesn't matter, the main thing is to be tidier." Esther deliberately emphasized this sentence.

The coachman shook his head at the carriage: "The expensive hotels are all in the dock area, and the ones in the west of the city are not much more expensive. You can get in the car, it takes more than half an hour to walk to the west of the city."

Sitting in the taxi, Vika was finally relieved. He had been worried that the pirates of the "Axe" would catch up.

Esther didn't have to steal ideas to know what Vika was worried about.

Valery leaned his head against the window and looked out at the all-white houses: "They have no intention of catching up. The new captain will not let them follow. He is worried that we will have a bad impact on those people." Influence'."

"Because of your last words?"

Valery hummed, acquiescing to Vika's conjecture, and moved his arms and shoulders.

Because her perception of pain was cut off, Esther herself didn't feel much, but she knew that her body was almost at its limit.

Those who are secretly chasing Valery and Vika may soon reveal their flaws, which is no different from door-to-door delivery.

Vika also saw Valery's bruised arms. He hesitated for several minutes and finally asked:

"Why did you have to fight with him? There was no need for this, and you were even injured."

Valery patted his arm twice, his face expressionless: "It has no effect on me. I can choose not to accept the pain of this body."

"You make it sound like Valery is just... a horse or something."

"To be more precise, it's a vehicle."

Vika shuddered: "Okay, it just looks painful. I thought you didn't like to attract too much attention."

Valery withdrew his gaze from the window and focused on Vika:

"In the fight just now, there were at least three parties. For the members of the 'Axe', this is a deterrent. Even if they see you elsewhere in the future, there is a high probability that they will not besiege you again today. Human, humiliating situations happen.

"And that one is more likely to cause conflicts with his crew members. If someone has a different intention on a ship, it's like hiding a barrel of explosives. They won't have the intention to cause trouble again."

"Three parties?" Vika scratched his chin in confusion.

Valery pointed at himself: "Mr. Yan has been paying attention to me. I don't know what background he has behind him, but he did have some thoughts of soliciting when he was in the store. So in order to dispel his thoughts, I need to act Show him some unruly style so he'll stop probing our thoughts.

"Mr. Yan is a smart man, but he is also a shrewd man. He used the money from selling guns to express his goodwill in negotiations, and mistakenly thought that there was another pirate group or organization behind me... It's a pity that he was wrong. I am alone."

Vika pointed at herself, silently expressing confusion.

Valery glanced at him funny:
“Okay, you’re included, two people.

"Mr. Yan's mind is flexible enough. I only need to show him a part, and he can complete my style in his imagination. He will measure and observe, and he will think that I am uncontrollable, so he will give up trying to send someone Ideas to investigate.”

At this point, Esther paused. She seemed to have grasped the essence of a "scammer". Different from the practical application of a "decryption scholar", "deception" should not just be superficial, but can be integrated into any words and deeds. .

It is not a pure lie, but "misleading", a means to divert attention for the purpose behind it.

Vika nodded twice and looked at Valery again: "Is there a third party? I didn't notice anyone else, and there was no one else in the pub."

"I'm not sure who the third party was, but I have suspicions. It had something to do with the people we saw at the 'Herring Tavern' last night, they weren't very friendly, and I spent a fortune on the bartender."

Vika patted the money bag hanging on his waist and under the linen shirt: "They think we have more money and want to rob us."

"Yeah, probably some local gangsters. Seeing us walking around just two people and getting into fights with our enemies in the street, they might think we're easy to bully."

Valery said with interest, seeing that he had been suppressed and beaten for so long, the information obtained in this situation was enough to mislead them into making wrong decisions.

Unlike Mateo, these people should be just ordinary people, there is not much to worry about.

If the pirates who were watching just now couldn't suppress their impulse to attack and shot Valery at the last moment, then Esther would do anything to parasitize Levget and then directly start another "fratricide".

The police could not control the fights within the pirate group. The murderers were the crew and captain of the "Axe", and they did not violate their agreement with Mr. Yan.

Not to mention that the police in Nas were already weak, so the final incident was left unsolved.

After hearing Valery's words, Vika finally felt completely relieved: "I thought it was really going to be over, but I didn't expect you to deal with him right away. I was so nervous before, and I didn't see what happened."

Valery looked at him helplessly: "You don't think I really can't beat him, do you?"

"Because the scene looks quite dangerous - well, I believe you!" Vika said halfway before quickly changing his tune.

Esther sighed heavily in her mind.

There is nothing to dislike. This may be the first "believer" I want to develop directly. It is rare to see such stupid people. Please bear with me...

——The taxi took the two of them to a hotel in the west of the city.

Esther detached herself from Valery's body, allowing Vika to carry Valery, who seemed to be sleeping, and walked into the hotel in his own appearance.

The driver is quite honest. Although this "Jianhai Hotel" looks very ordinary from the outside, once you enter, you can see the spotless floor and the long table at the front desk. There is a scented candle on the table, which is mixed with oil and light floral fragrance. the taste of.

Behind the bar is a lady with blond hair tied up high. Despite her stronger and wider frame and height than Valery and Vika, her appearance looks very dignified.

But the weathered wrinkles on her face and the roughness polished by the sea breeze prove that she is not that simple.

When the lady lowered her head to talk to the two of them, her voice was not as soft as she looked. She even stuffed half a bottle of Nipos under the table in her hand, and a bit of wine smelled from her mouth:
"Are you staying in a hotel? How many days?"

"Two nights, two single rooms."

Because she was drunk, the lady's face was red, but she pointed very competently at the slate with room prices behind her: "We also have composite suites. The total price is more expensive, but it is cheaper than two single rooms."

Esther shook her head: "Thank you, no need, a single room is fine. Our friend who drank too much will leave when he wakes up."

"Okay, okay, you can do whatever you want. That single room costs four silver dollars a night, two rooms in total..."

Esther took out two golden horns from her pocket and pressed them on the table: "It's almost the same, so there's no need to look for it."

The tall lady covered her mouth and swallowed a wine burp. Then she turned around and took off two keys with adjacent room numbers from the wall behind the counter: "Okay, I will bring two breakfasts in the next two days." , if you don’t get up, I’ll leave it at the door.”

The lady pushed the key in front of Esther, then picked up the two gold coins, checked the quality, and casually introduced:
"We don't have too many messy services. You go in along the corridor next to it, with the restaurant on your left and the bar on your right. The stairs are at the end, on the third floor. Look for the number on the key."

"Thank you."

Esther smiled brightly and nodded before leading Vika through the corridor, because she had stolen Valery's weight, and Vika could carry it quite easily.

There is only a half-person-high stone railing between the restaurant and the bar, and the seating areas on both sides are open.

Looking around, the matching tables and chairs are all clean and neatly arranged on both sides.There were only two tables of customers sitting in the bar area, but the restaurant area was empty.

"Have a rest and we'll go to the Herring Tavern tonight."

Vika took the key that Esther threw to him: "So according to your guess, the third party, those gangsters in the tavern, are planning to cause trouble for us tonight?"

"Yeah, I don't know if they plan to fight in the store or ambush outside the store." Esther gently pinched the bruised parts of Valery's arms and felt that the subcutaneous tissue was seriously damaged, but she did not There is no thought of deliberate treatment.

If Esther wanted to, she could simply give up this body and let the cloak eat all the flesh and blood.

Let's wait until tonight, after we deal with that group of people tonight, a bald man is always more fearful to them than a petite lady.

When I left Nas, I found a place to bury the body.

Esther inserted the key and turned the doorknob. Just as she was about to enter the house, Vika suddenly shouted:
"and also!"

"What?" Esther had to stop.

"His hand seems to be seriously injured. Doesn't he really need to do something? Won't it affect you?"

Esther easily lifted up Valery's body and dragged him into her room: "Do you want me to be a parasite on you?"

Vika, who was standing by the door and looking around, immediately closed his mouth and shook his head so much that afterimages appeared.

Esther chuckled lightly: "It's okay, look, I'm not affected in any way now? The harm he suffered will not fall on me."

Vika scratched the back of his head twice, and walked into his own guest room.

There was a hint of inadvertent loneliness hidden in Esther's eyes.

She locked the door to the room and checked the cleanliness of the bed and desk.

Although the single room is not expensive, it also has a single whale-skin sofa that can be used to sleep on. The bathroom is also independent and is available in each room.

Valery was placed directly on the ground by her.

Then Esther stretched out, grabbed her satchel and sat on the sofa.

She took out the paper and pen, but after a moment of hesitation, she crumpled the flat white paper beside her into a ball and threw it out with her backhand.

The ball of paper drew an arc in the air and rolled under the bed.

You can't write it, you can't leave any traces, and it's best not to let anyone know.

It's better not to ask Klein for advice. At this point, he may be very firm against my plan.

Hey, how can you make him worry...

Esther closed her eyes, her consciousness drowsy and empty, but she never fell asleep.

She doesn't need sleep.