Why it never ends

Chapter 294 Exhausted
When Su Lei finished watching the scene and walked out of Rohan Palace with Victoria, another gust of wind blew from behind them.

The night wind blew away the rancid smell they brought up from the ground, and the two remained silent.

Looking at the bare garden in front of him, Su Lei said in a low voice, "If this matter is entirely up to me, we are already on our way to Tanglar Manor... What are your plans?"

"That's it for now." Victoria said softly.

"So what?"

"If you want to ask questions, you can wait until Villefort comes over tomorrow morning. There are plenty of rooms in the Duke's Mansion for you to use as interrogation rooms...but don't move tonight." Victoria rubbed her neck and relaxed herself Relax your muscles and bones, "You don't need to go back, just rest here, so you don't have to run back and forth."

"How sure are you of catching the assassin?"

"As long as she shows up, she will definitely be caught."

"So sure?"

"Yeah, that's why we can't transport Villefort here rashly now. We have to make sure that every move he makes next is within our expected plan."

Victoria smiled.

"This is the last chance."

……

Early the next morning, Ende led the Villefort family back to Avenue Longfonte. Hesta was wearing a thick coat and sat in the same car with the luggage.

When the car drove into the urban area, Villefort quickly noticed that there were no other vehicles on the entire street, and the car he was riding in completely ignored the traffic lights at the intersection, speeding all the way on the empty street.

Until the car drove near Longfang Avenue, Villefort finally understood the reason - he saw the yellow warning tape at the intersection filled with morning fog. Behind the warning tape, there were countless cars and reporters carrying cameras and microphones. Waiting, while the policemen, armed with batons and square shields, were also on standby.

When Villefort's car drove through such an intersection, he watched in horror as those people suddenly rushed towards him. Although these people did not break through the police's line of defense, the voices of the crowd were like boiling soup——

"People are coming!"

"Duke de Villefort!"

"The Duke!"

Alvira quickly drew up the curtains on both sides of the car window.

"...Why are there so many people guarding here?" Villefort asked blankly.

"It's always been like that with the media."

"But will there be too many people?"

"You don't need to worry about anything now, my dear," Alvira held her husband's hand tightly, "When you get home, go take a bath and sleep again..."

After a while, everyone arrived at their destination.

Hesta didn't move for a moment.Looking at the scene outside the window, she understood that there must be many pairs of mercury needle eyes falling on Villefort's body at this moment, and among them, some of them must have entered the bullet time.

Hesta understands that, to some extent, she is destined to be exposed at this moment—for those experienced mercury needles, it is necessary to distinguish whether she has the first awakened mercury needles in the state of bullet time. smell, very easy.

But this is her most special layer of protection. After all, few people here know that she "has not awakened a second time."

Everyone in the front yard looked at Villefort's car. Not far away, Su Lei, who had been waiting for a long time, strode past. People's eyes turned from Villefort to Su Lei.

"Duke, do you have time now?"

"...What's wrong?" Alvira looked at her nervously, "He didn't rest well last night, we think—"

"I need to talk to the Duke alone." Su Lei smiled at Alvira, "It's very important and urgent, but it shouldn't take long."

"No, listen to me—"

It's now.

Hesta put on her felt hat, carried her luggage with one hand, and got out of the car with the servant beside her.

Along the outermost side of the garden, she walked unhurriedly through this arc-shaped path of less than 100 meters, like a passerby who was ignored in the background of a movie, quietly disappearing at the end of the road.

……

The living room of the Duke's house still kept its original furnishings. Hesta glanced at the living room, and there was no one she knew here at the moment.

The oncoming servant nodded slightly to her, and she returned the same salute. Then, she asked the housekeeper on the first floor to ask for the key to the attic on the south side of the second floor. Before the argument between Su Lei and Alvira was over, Hesta had already returned to his room.

The moment the door closed, she breathed a sigh of relief.

It's back again.

Hesta went to the window to open the window for ventilation, and cast her eyes on the Rohan Palace in the distance. She saw policemen coming and going on the small road leading to the Rohan Palace—obviously, everything that happened there is now gone. surfaced.

Hesta reached out and patted his heart, as if comforting a child.

After taking a few deep breaths, she closed the curtains, turned on the computer, and began to check today's new emails.

……

"No one, no matter what the purpose is, no matter what the situation is, can force an innocent person to confess to something he didn't do!"

Inside the study, Villefort stood up excitedly,

"Even...even if we walked before God together at this moment, I would still give the same answer - I am innocent, whether you believe it or not, I am innocent!"

Owing to the violent ups and downs of emotion, Villefort's last sentence was almost exhausted.

"...Calm down, it's not a day or two since Tan Yi's newspapers like to make sensational headlines. The body was found in your palace, and you are the only one alive right now. It's no wonder these reporters made unreasonable associations. " Su Lei pushed the teacup on the table towards Villefort again, "Drink some water."

"I'm not thirsty!" Villefort said with red eyes, "If you have any questions, please ask."

Su Lei sighed softly, got up and walked to Villefort's side, she patted the Duke's arm lightly
"Let's not talk about anything else," Si Lei said softly, "There was a murder case in Roon Palace, you are the owner of Roon Palace, and your steward claimed that you have locked the gate of Roon Palace all these years, No one ever let anyone in - those things are contradictory, you admit."

Like a dry reed, Villefort bent over and sat down again. He buried his face in his palm, as if he was choking on sobs. He shook his head in vain, with a slightly crying voice, "...I'm tired, I'm really tired."

Su Lei was not in a hurry, she paced slowly behind Villefort,

"I can see that you are a person who cares about your reputation. And I really believe that you did not participate in the dirty things Tanglar and the others did-you and them are essentially two kinds of people."

Villefort raised his head slowly, his eyes were still full of tears, "...do you think so?"

"Of course," Si Lei nodded, "I was very surprised from the very beginning that you were also on the assassin's death list——I don't need to lie to you about this kind of thing."

Villefort's breathing eased slightly, "...Thank you."

"But I'm very curious," Su Lei continued, "Victoria told me that you are eager to meet the assassin, because there are some things that you want to talk to her face to face."

Su Lei looked at him, "What do you want to talk to her about?"

(End of this chapter)