Unparalleled Double Harmony

Chapter 519 Personal Expedition
"Tell me, my lord."

It was midnight, and in a reception room deep in the castle, Sun Yixie said this to Coman.

Obviously, at this moment, Sun Yixie no longer needed to pretend to be respectful or polite. Based on the various situations that had happened not long ago, he had basically determined that what Philibert said was true, but Koman's grandson just refused to admit it in front of others.

"What do you want me to say?" Coman was so angry that he had to suppress it. "Didn't I make it clear before? I don't know that Philibert at all. Everything he said about me and my wife is nonsense!"

Coman emphasized his previous statement in a stern voice, and then glanced at Shuangxie and Lao Feng who were in the same room with him: "I think you should talk about where the so-called 'Belmondo' came from? And what about the 'letter' you mentioned? You obviously know him better than me, right?"

Upon hearing this, Lao Feng and Sun Huang exchanged glances, and then Lao Feng spoke up again: "Now that things have come to this, I think... it's okay for you to know something. I just hope that after I tell you, you can keep it a secret for us."

There was nothing wrong with his response. After all, their previous statement was: in order to "prevent Coman and his family from falling into unnecessary danger", it was not convenient to disclose too much information about the Ranger Organization.

But now, Coman's wife has been kidnapped, his son's life or death is uncertain, and his servants and subordinates were almost killed in a wave of "house robbers"... Why are you hiding this from him?
So, Lao Feng briefly explained to the other party the causes and consequences of their mission.

After listening to this, Coman thought for a while before asking again: "It seems that you don't know much..." He paused, "But based on the information I have obtained so far, I do have some speculations..."

"Oh? I'd like to hear the details." Huang Donglai motioned for the other party to continue.

Coman then said, "Suppose this Philibert is indeed a descendant of the Belmondo family, that is... a demon hunter like you.

"Is it possible that...shortly after he sent that letter to your organization, he encountered some kind of incident in that abandoned castle in Transylvania, and then he became what he is now...whatever that thing is called, anyway, it turned him from your ally to your enemy, and you all know nothing about it.

“So, his letter changed from a letter asking for help to something like a ‘bait’.

“Considering that he was once a demon hunter himself, he must have known all of you very well, so it would not be difficult for him to lead your previous teams into traps.

"That's why those teams not only never came back, but they didn't even send back any news. Only teams that were caught in a swoop by someone would disappear so completely."

In addition to power struggles, Coman also has considerable talent and achievements in military affairs, so his analysis is quite reasonable.

After hearing this, Old Feng looked solemn and thoughtful.

Huang Donglai didn't say anything, but Sun Yixie immediately slapped his thigh and said, "You're right! I thought so too! Great minds think alike."

"So..." But Coman ignored Sun Yixie. His tone turned cold again, and he continued, "...How are you going to take responsibility for this matter now?"

"Ah? What responsibility are we responsible for?" Huang Donglai asked with a puzzled look.

"This Philibert was the problem you came here to solve. Not only has the problem not been solved, but my wife has been kidnapped and my son has been seriously injured in front of you. Don't you have to take responsibility?" Coman asked harshly.

"Hey~ Then I have another question for you..." Huang Donglai said unhappily, "You said that everything he accused you of was nonsense, then why did he come all the way from Transylvania to deal with you? And he went to so much trouble and made it so ceremonial... Is this really all a misunderstanding? Do you believe this yourself?"

"Whether you believe it or not, what I said is the truth." Coman's tone was not false at all. "My marriage to my current wife, Venusa, was initiated by her family. I never did anything to force her. Venusa never expressed any resistance or dissatisfaction with this marriage, let alone mentioned that she had a so-called lover."

"Heh..." Sun Yixie sneered when he heard this, "Then will you tell your wife how many lovers you have had?"

"What do you want to say?" Coman said in a deep voice.

"Let me make a guess..." Sun Yixie continued in a somewhat joking tone, "For example, your wife did have a lover before marriage, but she was just playing around with him. Later, for the sake of the family's interests and her own future, she decisively chose to kick that pretty boy and throw herself into your arms. But at the same time, she didn't want her perfect image in that pretty boy's heart to be damaged, so she made up a story and acted out a play with him, saying that she was forced to marry... and then after the play, she happily married you. Do you think this possibility is greater than a 'misunderstanding'?"

"Asshole!" Coman slammed the table. "Do you know what crime you should be charged with for slandering a noble lady without any basis like this?"

"Then can you guarantee...that the hypothesis that Brother Sun mentioned has no possibility at all?" Huang Donglai then reminded Coman.

Coman calmed down a little after being poked by his words. He thought for a few seconds, but he immediately replied: "Although Venusa is sometimes quite arrogant, she is definitely not someone who would do something like what you said. She has been married to me for nearly ten years. I know her and I believe in her character."

"Then there's nothing to say. After all, everyone is just speculating and only she knows the truth." Sun Yixie shrugged and spread his hands, seemingly having given up on trying to persuade Coman.

"It's meaningless to dwell on these things..." At this time, it was Lao Feng who stepped out to stabilize the situation. He first said this to Sun Yixie, and then looked at Coman, "It's the same to discuss 'who should be held responsible for this matter'... These are not the top priorities right now."

After these two sentences, Lao Feng brought the topic back on track: "Mr. Basta, in my opinion, our priority now is to find out the physical condition of your son as soon as possible and see how to wake him up. Then... we should find a way to catch up with him, rescue the lady, and eliminate this scourge of Philibert."

After hearing what he said, Coman was silent for a few seconds, then continued: "You are right, our goals are the same, there is really no need to argue over things that can't lead to any results..."

Of course, Coman said this only after he had made up his mind; after calming down, he realized that he would ultimately have to rely on these people and their "circus" to save his family. Turning against them now... would not do him any good.

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Just then, there were two knocks on the door.

"Sir, the person you asked us to invite has arrived." A report came from outside the door.

The book implies here that those who were "invited" were none other than a small group of ranger members headed by Tyrael.

After the previous attack, Sun Yixie immediately thought of calling for some reinforcements from the circus, because they didn't know if Philibert had any accomplices nearby. What if that guy settled the hostages and brought a few vicious guys to attack back? They had to be prepared.

Furthermore, among their rangers, there are also people who are responsible for treatment, and they are needed to check on Roy's condition at this moment.

So, after Brother Sun mentioned it, Lao Feng immediately wrote a quick note and attached a token, and then Coman sent one of his cavalrymen to rush to the circus to call for help.

"Okay, we'll be right there." Coman shouted to the outside of the door, then turned to look at the three people in the room, "Then... next we have to see if the people in your organization have the ability you mentioned."

Soon, everyone met up with Tyrael and the others outside the castle gate. Although the latter had been mentally prepared after reading the note, he was still shocked by the deaths of the cavalrymen when he saw the corpses on the ground.

Lao Feng told everyone the general situation, and then everyone came to the room where Roy was resting.

The therapists of the Ranger Organization naturally knew more about these Western curses than Huang Donglai. After examining Roy for a long time, they finally concluded that... he was hit by a "hypnotic curse". Before the curse was lifted, the recipient would continue to be in a state of half-sleep and half-wakefulness, with nightmares.

To put it more bluntly, it is "infinite sleep paralysis."

Of course, he still had the instinct to chew and swallow in this state of blurred consciousness. Others could feed him water and food to sustain his life, but it was hard to say how long it would take for his spirit to collapse...

Anyway, most people can't even last 24 hours under this curse.

Fortunately, the organization's therapists are not just there to do the work. Although they cannot lift the curse, they can suppress the nightmare part caused by it, that is, turning nightmares into ordinary dreams and turning "infinite sleep paralysis" into ordinary semi-coma.

This... let's just say that the death penalty has been changed to life imprisonment, but to completely solve the problem, we still have to get rid of the source of the curse.

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To make a long story short, the night passed in a busy manner.

No one slept, as it took them several hours just to deal with so many bodies.

When the morning sun shone, everyone who was almost exhausted finally breathed a sigh of relief, because it was daybreak, which meant that Philibert would most likely not come back.

After spending a night, Coman finally made a very important decision - he also wanted to disguise himself, hide his identity, and go to Transylvania with the circus organized by the Rangers.

Some people may say that as a noble lord, he would not risk his life even if his wife was abducted and his son was cursed, right?
But don't forget...it's just as dangerous for him to stay at home.

Who knows if Philibert will come to "steal" again? By then, the Ranger Organization will be gone, who can save him?

Therefore, the best strategy was to find a secret place outside the castle to hide Roy, assign someone to watch over him day and night, and then let him go with the circus to rescue his wife.

Although Lao Feng and the others also felt that it was a bit troublesome to bring Coman along, it was indeed difficult to refuse him, because even if you said you didn't want to take him, he could still follow you on his own. Besides, he already knew some of your secrets, so leaving him outside would be a hidden danger.

Just like that, this summer, the prestigious lord Comane Gabriel Basta disappeared from his fiefdom on the pretext of "temporarily leaving the castle to recuperate in a villa somewhere."

Coman sent all his surviving men to Roy, asking them to transfer and protect his son. He himself came to the "High Hard Circus" and used the alias "Code" to become a nominal "financial staff".

Of course, later on, because their business was so prosperous, Code was forced to change from a fake accountant who was eating idle meals to a real accountant who was busy as hell...that was something he didn't expect.

For the time being, the rangers did not delay for long. When Comán's false announcement that "Miguel's death was due to a sudden illness" was posted in the town, the circus had already set off in a low-key manner, leaving the town of Oneşti and continuing to move westward.

They really hoped that if they could go faster, they might be able to catch up with Philibert halfway, so that they would not have to fight him in the dangerous Transylvania, but could get rid of this guy in advance.

Unfortunately, they completely misjudged each other's "travel methods".

In fact, last night, Philibert had returned to his castle in Transylvania through a "special mirror".

Of course, Lady Venusa was also taken there abducted.

But then something happened that puzzled Philibert as well - Mrs. Venusa actually said, like Comyn, that she didn't know him.

Philibert's five senses can not only see the slightest changes in the pupils of the person in front of him, but also keenly perceive the other person's heartbeat rate, so he knows that the lady's reaction is 99% not fake.

But why this happened, Philibert couldn't understand.

In desperation, he could only put his wife under house arrest in the castle. Then, he put away his disappointment at not being able to recognize his lover, and went to find his two confidants, the male and female butlers in the castle, to ask them if they knew what was going on.

Some people may be surprised to see this. How could the two "bosses (stewards)" know something that even he, the "Demon King (city lord)", didn't know?

You don't know that... How long has Philibert, the lord of the castle, been here? But these two butlers have been here since the castle was burned down decades ago.

The butler, named Hugo, was born with a vulture-like face. He looked like he was in his sixties decades ago, and he still looks like he is in his sixties now.

Hugo always wore his black butler's coat and kept his hair neatly combed; his back was always straight, but his neck was always bent forward like a vulture, making him look a little hunchbacked.

Hugo always had a critical expression on his face, with his eyes half-open and looking at people out of the corner of his eyes, as if he could find some fault with you just by breathing.

And once he opened his mouth, he was really finding fault with every word he said, speaking in an old London accent, and being extremely sarcastic.

As for the housekeeper...

This one is even more of a heavyweight. Her name is Nancy. Not only does her face look like the "Grandma Enya" beside DIO - almost like a zombie, her figure is even more amazing... Using the word "human tank" to describe her size is not enough, calling her a "moving castle" may be more appropriate; if someone with poor eyesight sees her walking towards her from a distance, they may suspect that it is Hulk wearing a maid outfit.

There are just these two people. You can tell at a glance that they are not ordinary people.

And Philibert told them about Venusa's matter and asked them about it... and he actually found out some clues.