Endless Silver Machine

It rained all night.

There was no rain in the new morning, but the air was still very humid.

Today is the day of scheduled shopping in the castle. The store that originally cooperated with August would send someone to confirm the order, but this independent castle on the outskirts of August needed servants to complete this work.

An Jie was naturally the best choice for a job that required contact with the outside world, and the Senate had no objections.

After serving Zi Ming in the bath and having breakfast, Anjie's work was temporarily handed over to Olvega Lane, and she left August alone for the East District of the Imperial Capital.

Anjie's mission was completed after confirming the inventory with the crest of the "Iela" family in her hand with the designated store.

What needs to be purchased in the castle is not only valuable ingredients and supplies, but also controlled items such as weapons for knights, so the designated stores are mainly scattered in the East and Northwest districts.

Anjie has long been regarded as the representative of Ziming Yiela. The transaction with the store went very smoothly and it only took one morning to complete the work.

In other words, if Anjie did not return to the castle in the afternoon, people would be suspicious.

After Anjie completed the work in the northwest district first, she then took the magic train to the east district.

Her job is not only the purchase of the castle, but also the purpose that must be accomplished by taking advantage of this opportunity to leave August.

The Imperial City Intelligence Bureau is located in the northwest district. Anjie has already shown her face in the northwest district, saying hello to the helper.

Then she entered the East District because the traffic flow in the East District was very large, which was suitable for carrying out her other purpose in a covert manner.

While walking between stores in the East District, Anjie noticed that someone seemed to be following closely behind her.

There were no particularly conspicuous costumes among the pedestrians on the street, but Anjie believed that this was not because she was neurotic, but that her living environment and experience had subtly strengthened her intuition of hostility.

She didn't know where the person following her was hiding to observe her, but Anjie didn't act rashly.

After confirming the bill at the last store, Anjie walked out of the store and started walking along the commercial street.

There was still a little time before noon, so there was nothing unusual about Anjie's behavior. After living in a castle for a long time, a girl of her age will inevitably develop a sense of playfulness when she comes to the prosperous East District.

Perhaps for the work of the little maid, being discovered will only be regarded as slacking off, and using it as a disguise for the real purpose is already the lightest crime.

Anjie mingled with the moving crowd, shopping seemingly aimlessly.

The road splits into two directions, right and left. Directly in front of the road is a clothing store, with the latest summer clothing displayed in the glass display window.

Anjie quickened her pace and walked to the display window to admire the clothes on display with interest.

In fact, the focus of her eyes was not on the clothes, but on observing the crowd behind her through the glass of the display window.

The shops she just walked through were basically women's clothing stores and dessert shops. Anjie chose this path deliberately.

Would a man shopping alone stand in front of the window and look at women's clothing like he did? Anjie thinks it probably exists. Waiting for your girlfriend outside the store, or thinking about gifts for your girlfriend...

Anjie occasionally thinks about things that have nothing to do with her.

She continued to stand in front of the store for a short while, then left the window. However, before she took a few steps, she turned around and returned to the store.

In the eyes of passers-by, Anjie may just be a little girl who wants to buy but can't afford that set of clothes. This kind of behavior will not give people the feeling of violation.

Through this method, she found the source of that sight. The man I noticed before moved two stores forward, but was still standing in front of the window.

Too many coincidences can arouse suspicion, and Anjie thinks that man is the one stalking her.

Although the scene reflected in the window was not very clear, it was not clear whether the man had looked at him.

Anjie didn't hesitate. To be precise, she didn't have time to hesitate. The time agreed with the assistant was coming soon.

Regardless of whether the other party is Zi Ming's enemy or not, Anjie cannot reveal her true identity in front of the other party. The only way is to get rid of the stalker completely.

She immediately blended into the crowd, using alleys along the street and the back doors of shops to play hide-and-seek with her stalker.

But the stalker was obviously not Anjie's opponent who could conceal her past. This approach made the stalker give up covering up and clearly targeted her.

If the other party is someone sent by Augustus, they can justifiably use their accusation of neglect of duty.

Anjie is just a little maid. She has not received any anti-stalking training and cannot defeat a man who is two heads taller than herself.

Take the next corner back to the street and at least take advantage of the crowds…

However, the man who came out of the corner stood in front of Anjie.

Anjie's prediction was wrong. From the very beginning, there were two people following her. One person was in front and the other was behind, so she only felt the sight of one person.

"Miss Anjie, why did you choose this less traveled path?"

The other party knew his name and was undoubtedly from Augustus.

The escape route was also blocked by the man who was chasing after her, and Anjie had no means of escaping.

"Are you the people sent by August to monitor Anjie?"

Since there was no point in concealing her identity, Anjie could only use questions to delay time while quickly searching for a way to escape from here.

"I'm sorry, who we are is not very important to you." The man in front of him was not fooled by Anjie's words, "Miss Anjie is the one. This doesn't seem to be the direction back to Augustus."

"Because the work was completed earlier than planned, I want to stay here for a while..."

Anjie decided to use the excuse of "shopping" to the end.

She could no longer think of a way to escape. If she was caught here, she might have a chance to return to Zi Ming.

You can also look for other opportunities in the future, at least to ensure that your freedom will not be restricted by August...

While Anjie was thinking this, chains of dark magic shot out from behind wrapped around Anjie's body.

"Miss Anjie, thank you for everything you have done for Her Royal Highness Princess Ziming Yiela so far."

Anjie, who was suddenly restrained by the man behind her, could only watch the man in front of her approach her.

She finally understood her current situation. These two men would not allow her to return to Augustus safely.

"From now on, for our sake, please continue to serve Her Royal Highness the Princess." The man who walked up to Anjie lifted Anjie's face with his fingers, "But with such a cute face, it would be nice to become our toy before that."

He licked his dry lips greedily, magic circles appeared in his eyes.

Anjie wanted to close her eyes, but the black chains restricted her freedom to control her body.

If she was controlled by this man, she would become a string puppet beside Zi Ming. Anjie would rather die than commit such a betrayal.

But with her body deprived of freedom, she couldn't even bite her tongue and commit suicide.

Your Highness, I'm sorry...

The moment her self-awareness was taken away, Anjie shed tears of despair from the corners of her eyes.

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