"Ah~ I've heard of Silent Valley. I don't think that was the one my friend specified." Jane said what she knew after some thought.
Belle, at this moment, noticed her brother's gaze, and her delicate body trembled slightly. But out of professional duty, she still answered Jane's question first. "In that case, the film your friend wants should be Potter Mountain." Belle even described some of the scenes from the movie, which couldn't help but make Wise, on the side, look troubled.
Jane, seeing this, let out a soft chuckle. She found Wise's reaction unexpectedly cute. She had thought he was the dominant older brother, but it turned out he was being handled by his own younger sister, and he seemed to have a strong aversion to horror films. Although she was a little interested in Wise, Jane hadn't forgotten the main purpose of her trip.
"Mhm, based on your description, I'm sure it's Potter Mountain. Thank you so much, you two little shopkeepers. You've helped me a great deal. I won't forget you!" As she spoke, she took out some Dennies to pay and took the videotape Belle had brought out.
"Wait, miss..."
"No need for change! Use the extra to buy the little sister some of her favorite sweets! My treat Goodbye! Cute little brother" After saying this, Jane turned and left.
Wise, having been inexplicably flirted with, felt a bit dazed. Belle, on the side, exclaimed, "Wow~ that Rat-person young lady is so cool! I like her. What about you, brother? You even tried to call her back just now."
"No, I was trying to say, she forgot to leave her name in the ledger..." Wise was speechless. Although, to be honest, he also liked cool and beautiful young ladies like her, it was just that this particular young lady's inner self and outward appearance were a bit too different.
"Eh? If Master has taken a liking to that woman just now, it's best to be careful. My sister and I can both feel that her aura is not ordinary." Odette and her sister came out of the room at this time. The reason she could sense these things was due to her instincts as an Ethereal overlord.
Ah? You're not asking about that, but about the form of address? Uh, the reason they call Wise 'Master' goes back to the story of the sisters accidentally finding the wrong information online...
Wise quite enjoyed this form of address, especially in certain special situations. Of course, it wasn't necessary in front of outsiders, to avoid attracting strange looks.
"Ahem, alright, let's not talk about this. We should get going too." Wise said this and then took the sisters and Aethel, and they drove away from the video store together.
Jane, who hadn't gone far, paused for a moment to think when she noticed the car driving out from behind the video store. Could it be that the little shopkeeper brother really listened to me and is going to buy his sister sweets, at this hour?
...
A short while later, near the Balai Building Hollow. After parking some distance away, the three of them walked into the Hollow. And just as they stepped inside...
"Hoo Mmm Ah~"
"Odette, don't make those strange noises." Aurelia, the older sister, reminded her. It wasn't because of Wise; after all, he had heard this sound quite a few times. It was because if she let Odette continue, she might not be able to resist joining in.
"Sorry. It just feels a little comfortable after returning to our original Hollow after so long." Odette scratched her head a little embarrassedly and stopped making the strange noises.
At this moment, the Balai Building Hollow, as if it had instantly regained its strength due to the sisters' return, expanded back to its previous size in an instant. This change inevitably attracted the attention of some people, such as the Mountain Lion Gang members currently inside the Balai Building.
But their panic was unknown to the three of them. After all, the purpose of Wise and the sisters' trip was just to find a lost item.
"Huh? Master, it seems some strange people have entered the building." Odette seemed to have sensed something and pointed to a direction in the building. That place was precisely the Mountain Lion Gang's base. Her already keen hearing was pushed to its limit in the Hollow, so she easily sensed the commotion in the distance.
"Mhm, and there are quite a few of them," Aurelia added at this time.
But Wise didn't pay it much mind, just assuming it was a group of ordinary tomb raiders. For this kind of situation, as long as there was no conflict or anything that would harm others, Wise wouldn't interfere.
"It's fine, don't mind them. Let's find your things first."
"Oh, okay." Odette nodded obediently. Since Wise had said so, she wouldn't pay any more attention. Actually, she had heard more than her sister, such as the words 'Public Security officer' and 'Let us go!' that appeared in the argument. There were also some things she didn't quite understand, but the general meaning seemed to be someone trying to persuade someone else to find their conscience and help them escape.
The three of them snuck into the building. Because of the sisters' presence, no Ethereals dared to approach them along the way. They then began to search for the location of the charm based on the sisters' vague memories. At this time, the building had already changed greatly due to aether erosion, so it was still a bit difficult to find the dressing room from memory. To speed things up, Pei Pei and Mu Mu were also called out. After all, they were originally Ethereals, so finding things here was definitely more convenient than for humans.
But unfortunately, after searching for a long time, they still couldn't find it. The sisters even suspected that after they became Ethereals, they had taken the charm with them based on their lingering attachment, but they didn't know where they had taken it.
In the end, seeing that the night was almost over, the three could only return empty-handed. When they got home, Belle had already fallen asleep from exhaustion. Wise, seeing this, didn't disturb her. After helping her take off her outer clothes, he put her to bed and then went to the room next door with the sisters.
Meanwhile, in a hotel room somewhere in the city, Jane, who had already washed up and was lying in bed, was looking at a list on her phone. It was the list of things she needed to buy for this trip. The supplies had already been handed over to her contact, and she had also gotten the master key from the Public Security Bureau. As for that film...
Jane couldn't help but think of the cute young man who had helped her find the film. He was her type. Unfortunately, the two of them were not on the same path. He was a legitimate shopkeeper, while she was an undercover agent in the Public Security Bureau, infiltrating other dangerous organizations to obtain intelligence. Besides, she didn't have time for romance right now.
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