Mystery: The Witch and the Calamity

Duke Negan was wearing the general's uniform that used to fit, holding a wine glass in his hand, and walked towards this side with a smile on his face.

What is a little puzzling is that even at the ball held in his own home, the blonde secretary and guards followed closely behind Duke Negan, keeping their eyes on the ground and maintaining sufficient vigilance.

This is too cautious, are you so afraid of death... Louise slandered in her heart, and then said enthusiastically:

"Mr. Duke, thank you very much for inviting me to the ball tonight. I am honored."

Duke Negan waved his hand to express that he didn't need to care about it, and then looked back and forth between Louise and Audrey, and couldn't help but praise:

"Seeing two equally beautiful ladies from the northern and southern continents, I seem to see the root of the Loen Kingdom's continuous expansion in recent years. It is precisely to allow ladies like you to easily enjoy the current happy life. This is the voice of all Loen people from His Majesty the King down."

Louise didn't expect Duke Negan to say such a thing. She turned her head and glanced at Miss "Justice" beside her. The latter also showed a puzzled look in her eyes, but she was still very skilled and polite. Responded:

"Thank you for everything you have done for this country, my lord duke."

Immediately afterwards, the two moved in unison and tapped four times on their chests, saying:

"Praise the goddess."

Duke Negan accepted the compliments from the two frankly, and said with a smile:

"I hope you have a good time. After a while, I will invite the two ladies to watch a good show."

"After all," Mr. Duke said meaningfully, "The prom is particularly prone to inexplicable accidents. This point must be deeply touched by the two ladies."

After finishing speaking, Duke Negan turned around and left without giving Louise any time to react.

After staring briefly, Audrey frowned and said:

"Mr. Duke's state today is not quite right."

In contrast, Louise looked more serious, the smile on her face had long since disappeared, leaving only a serious and serious expression, she quickly analyzed:

"An unexpected dance."

"For me, it refers to the ball where Ambassador Intis was assassinated. For you, it should represent the banquet where Qilingus attempted to assassinate Duke Negan... Both banquets had accidents, What is the reason why Mr. Duke mentioned this to the two of us today?"

"Is he foretelling that there will be accidents at tonight's dance?"

Louise quickly came to the above conclusion. Recalling Duke Negan's deep gaze just now, she was even a little worried whether Mr. Duke had seen through her plan... But after thinking about it, she felt that this was impossible. Because the power to kill Mr. Duke is too powerful.

So, she spoke out her question directly, staring seriously at Audrey's eyes, trying to get a response.

It's a pity that Miss "Justice" also looked ignorant, as if she was shocked by Louise's speculation, she shook her head and said:

"I'm not so sure either."

Then, she continued: "But I can ask my father, Earl Hall, he may know something."

Louise nodded with a smile, and watched Audrey walk through the crowd to the center of the ball.

Afterwards, she drank the champagne in her hand, turned around quickly, and was about to find the maid and give her some advice.

Perhaps because Louise was too preoccupied, she didn't notice the footsteps behind her. After turning around, she almost bumped into an elderly gentleman.

"Ah oh!" She let out a faint exclamation, and quickly supported the old man's arm in front of her, avoiding more embarrassing things from happening, and quickly apologized and said:

"I'm sorry, I was careless, are you not hurt?"

The old man's hair was all white, growing irregularly and wantonly, obviously not taken care of seriously, his face was kind, rosy, and in good spirits. He held Louise's wrist, stood his body steady, and answered explain:

"It's okay, it's just me, the old guy, who didn't pay attention to the road."

"That's good, I've surprised you." Louise said politely, and then she wanted to leave, but her wrist was still supported by the old gentleman in front of her, and she couldn't break free smoothly.

"I don't seem to have seen you before?" The old gentleman had a rather familiar personality, grabbed Louise's wrist, looked at it and said:

"But you're kind of like my granddaughter."

Louise responded nonchalantly, "You're too much, your granddaughter must be much better than me."

The old gentleman showed a disgusted expression, waved his hand and said:

"That girl has a wild temper, and she didn't inherit my good qualities at all."

Then you still say that she looks like me, are you complimenting me or hurting me... Louise curled her lips secretly, and the figure of the maid lady appeared in her constantly wandering sight, and she blinked at her, reassuring After coming, he looked at the old gentleman in front of him and said:

"Are you a professor at a university?"

"Oh, how do you know?" The old man seemed surprised, he let go of Louise's wrist inadvertently, and asked curiously, "You know me? But I've never seen you before?"

"I guessed it." Louise said with a smile, and added in her heart: "Probably only professor-level researchers would come to such a grand ball in such a slovenly manner."

"Then you are very smart!" The old gentleman praised, and then introduced himself, "I am the director of a research institute in Backlund, Russell Means."

Louise also said her name, bowed slightly and said:

"Nice to meet you, Dean Russell."

"You can just call me by my name." Mr. Russell waved his hand and said, "The dean is too official, and you are not my student."

"You are such an approachable gentleman." Louise choked a little, and then complimented politely.

Although Russell is very old, his mentality is very young. He showed a happy smile and said:

"I found another feature that you and my granddaughter are very similar, the mouth is very sweet."

Louise smiled, but didn't think of how to respond, and suddenly noticed that Miss Justice was walking towards her quickly.

"Principal Russell, I didn't expect you to come to tonight's dance." Audrey said in surprise.

Old Mr. Russell reached out and smoothed the thick white hair on the top of his head, but the hair soon became branched again. He said with a smile:

"Occasionally, you have to relax. Staying with you young people will make me younger too!"

"You're still so humorous." Audrey replied with a smile, then pulled Louise to say goodbye, and walked to an empty place with no one there.

"Who is this Dean Russell?" Louise asked thoughtfully.

"He is a very advanced mechanical expert, has participated in many construction projects within the kingdom, and believes in the 'God of Steam and Machinery'... Anyway, he is very powerful!" Audrey summed it up quickly, and then said seriously:

"I know what Duke Negan wants to do?"

However, before Miss "Justice" could utter her follow-up narration, there was a clear knocking sound next to her ear, which attracted everyone's eyes to look towards the center of the ball hall.

Duke Negan was standing on the high platform with a serious face, and he scanned the numerous guests below the stage with stern eyes.