Mystery: The Returner of the Stars

Chapter 96 Audrey: Poor Mr. Hastur is so pitiful

If he could score 90 points in the combat class, then he couldn't even get a passing score of 60 points in the firearms class.

After studying half an hour of theory class, he tried to shoot a target.

It's a pity that five of the ten shots missed the target, let alone hit a few rings.

Obviously he was serious about aiming, but the final result was not optimistic.

"Relax, be casual, don't pay too much attention to it, the more you pay attention, the easier it is to produce a slight shake the moment you pull the trigger."

Instructor Heyman looked at the empty bullet casings on the ground with distress.

If it was on the battlefield, he would have liked to break one bullet into ten.

"Just be casual, isn't that just resignation."

Hastur cursed, glanced casually, and pulled the trigger.

The bullet shot out like a meteor, and instead of missing the target, it hit the eighth ring.

"..." Hastur fell silent.

"That's how it should be. Your arm posture is very stable. What's missing is that bit of mentality."

Instructor Heyman was very satisfied with the result and signaled Hasta to continue practicing.

This time, he aimed again at random, which was about right, and then pulled the trigger, hitting the target again, with a score of seven rings.

"..."

Instructor Heyman became more and more satisfied, and Hastur became more silent.

Finally, after a lot of experiments, he came to a conclusion that his gun feels good and does not need special aiming.

Well, in fact, he is very suitable for casual marksmanship, as long as he doesn't aim deliberately, his results will not be too bad.

Once he aimed carefully, the probability of missing the target was very high.

In this regard, Instructor Heyman's suggestion is to relax your mind, don't be nervous, be casual, and practice more.

After practicing until noon, Hastur stayed in the club for lunch.

The dishes are rich and taste good, not as good as the chef at home, but at least above the passing line.

The point is that lunch is free.

After having lunch and resting for an hour, Hastur practiced another hour of fighting class and one hour of firearms class, then left the club and took a carriage to the lawyer's office.

Lecturer Furren's work efficiency is very fast, and the law firm has recruited three new assistants, two men and one woman, all of whom look young.

After asking, I found out that these three assistants are all students of Backlund University.

Fortunately, the weekly salary that Lecturer Furren gave them was not low, otherwise Hasta would really have a sense of déjà vu that the instructor asked the students to work overtime for free.

In the following time, Hastur followed Lecturer Furren, learning how to be a lawyer who can handle various matters independently.

For example, when a case is entrusted to a law firm, what needs to be done first, and then what to do... Instead of going directly to the court to hold a trial after receiving a case.

The court hearing is the result, and what is important is the efforts in the process.

Understand the whole story of the case, down to the details of when and what time to eat, to find an effective legal basis that can gain a firm foothold in court, and you may also need to search for some more obscure legal provisions to see if you can find the key points to win by surprise.

It's troublesome, but it's also a lot of exercise.

In just half an afternoon, Hastur gained a lot.

As dinner approached, Hastur personally paid for a big dinner for all members of the law firm.

Without drinking, seven people spent 13 gold pounds, an average of less than 2 pounds per person.

……

After waiting for three days, Audrey finally sent a greeting card.

At around three o'clock in the afternoon, Earl Hall's carriage slowly arrived at the door of Hasta's house.

Judging from the distance between the two, it takes only 10 minutes by carriage, which is not too far.

Audrey got off the carriage, Susie did not follow today, and the personal maid by her side was closely by her side, her expression was serious, and her small eyes were full of vigilance.

Is this because he is afraid that he will kidnap Audrey?

Hastur read her eyes, it was clearly like an old father defending his son-in-law.

That's right, I have indeed been in frequent contact with Audrey recently.

The pure and kind Audrey is the jewel of Backlund, so it's normal to be afraid of being abducted by her.

After all, I am young, still outstanding in appearance, unmarried, and have a good reputation, and I know Greg and Hibbert well.

Thinking about it carefully, in the eyes of outsiders, he and Audrey are really a good match.

Reminiscent of Hibbert's performance before, maybe he didn't want to get in touch with Audrey more.

What are you thinking, there is an audience standing beside me.

Hastur quickly suppressed these messy thoughts, and led Audrey to the study on the second floor.

This time, the personal maid did not guard the door, but stood behind Audrey, looking at Hastur from time to time.

The two had a brief chat first, and then brought the topic to Roselle's diary.

In order to show his sincerity, Hasta took out the top three diaries from a pile of Roselle's diaries in the drawer, one of which was the Roselle's diary he specially copied.

"This is the crystallization of knowledge left by Emperor Roselle. It has survived for a long time. Just by touching it, you can feel the context of that era."

Audrey tried her best to express her love for Roselle with words of praise.

While carefully staring at the three Roselle diaries, he silently memorized the contents above in his mind.

Hastur didn't bother, and let Audrey pluck her wool.

He believed that with Miss Audrey's generosity, he would not keep prostitution for nothing.

After confirming that she had completely memorized the three Roselle diaries, Audrey raised her head and said embarrassedly, "I was fascinated by reading it for a while."

"Many people say that the original manuscript left by Emperor Roselle has magical powers that make people delve into it and cannot extricate themselves."

Hastur gave Audrey a step down.

Audrey smiled and said: "Yeah, I think so too. I obviously don't understand them, but I just want to study the meaning of each symbol."

“That’s why I’m doing this job in the first place.”

"That's great, I also want to try to decipher these mysterious words."

Audrey paused and said, "Are there any other Roselle diaries? Can I buy a few and study them?"

"..."

Hastur didn't answer right away, but just looked at Audrey with a lot of emotion in his heart.

Miss Audrey, you are going to prostitute me for nothing with the three Roselle diaries above.

You are a bad student, you are so rich, why don't you just throw gold pounds at me?

"Is my request too much?" Audrey slightly dodged her eyes, feeling a little guilty.

"No, I'm just happy that I suddenly found a like-minded partner."

Hastur still chose to compromise, he couldn't help but sell Russell's diary to Audrey, right?

"So this is ah."

Audrey breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Mr. Hastur did not realize that he had already taken advantage of him a lot.

"I don't have many manuscripts of Emperor Roselle here, so I can only sell you two for research, and we can study together later when we collect more."

This time, Hastur did not dare to pretend to give it to Audrey.

If Audrey really accepted it, she would lose hundreds of gold pounds.

Audrey smiled and said, "I can buy them at a price of 100 gold pounds."

100 gold pounds a piece, which she thought was a more appropriate price, after all, Mr. Hasta only paid 50 gold pounds a piece from Fors and Ms. Hugh.

A simple change of hands can make double the profit. For Mr. Hasta who is currently in financial difficulties, it is not a small amount of income, right?
Hastur sighed: "I have always had great respect for Emperor Roselle, and what he left behind, even if it's just a piece of paper, is of extraordinary significance to me."

"..."

Audrey was stunned for a while, and after thinking about it, she understood the meaning of Hastur's words.

Russell's diary is very precious to him and has extraordinary significance.

You can buy it if you want, but you need to pay more.

Are Mr. Hastur's financial situation that dire?

very pitiful.

"I can understand this feeling. I am also an admirer of Emperor Roselle, and I have always wanted to collect things left by him, even a piece of paper."

Audrey said, doubling the price of each Roselle diary to 200 gold pounds.

"In this case, these two diaries of Russell will be handed over to Miss Audrey for collection."

Hastur agreed to the deal without raising the price. In order to show his generosity, he gave Audrey the three Roselle diaries he took out earlier.

"……thanks."

Audrey didn't feel happy at all, but a little angry.

If she had known that these three Roselle diaries would be given to her for free, she wouldn't have had to memorize them so hard just now.

It is very hard to memorize this kind of symbol, and once she memorizes it, there are three cards full of content.

Honesty is really a beautiful character.

Audrey expressed sincere emotion in her heart.

At the end of the transaction, Hasta received 400 gold pounds, and Audrey received five Roselle diaries. Both parties seemed very satisfied with the transaction.

The two chatted for a while, and Audrey got up and left.

Staying too long in an unmarried baron's house can easily lead to bad rumors.

Audrey, who has always attracted attention and attention, knows this well.

That's why she waited for three days before coming to Hasta to visit.

Those aristocratic ladies like to discuss these things behind their backs when they are free.

(End of this chapter)