Chapter 707: Chapter 436: Removing the Eyeliner_3
Jennifer’s face reddened as she spoke, handing Colin two invitation cards, one entirely golden and quite luxurious, while the other was much simpler, adorned with a hand-drawn, charming barley pattern.
Rita, a maid standing by, glimpsed this scene and felt somewhat sentimental.
Perhaps only in front of Colin did Jennifer behave like a girl about to turn fourteen.
On any normal day, no one would see her as a girl not yet fourteen, even though her features were tender and beautiful.
"I see, I’ll be there," Colin accepted the invitations.
Next, Colin and Jennifer continued to chat for a while.
Ten minutes later, Jennifer stood up to leave, and Colin walked her to the door.
"I’ll be there on time on the 17th."
"Good, thank you, Lord Colin, until next time!"
Watching Jennifer’s figure gradually disappearing at the street corner, Colin did not return inside but stood quietly.
Another ten minutes passed, and Shelley arrived at the door, puzzled to see him waiting there:
"Why are you standing at the door today?"
"Just wait a moment, Shelley," Colin shook his head.
After another ten minutes, Jennifer reappeared before Colin, saying with confusion:
"Lord Colin, after parting with Rita, I followed her closely, but didn’t notice anything unusual, and now she has returned to the Palace."
No irregularities... Colin frowned, "Keep an eye on her, I suspect that maid might be problematic."
"Understood," Jennifer nodded in agreement.
Colin also nodded slightly, ready to return to his study and continue discussing agricultural reforms with Shelley.
His time was precious; an ordinary, peculiar maid was not worth his investigative efforts.
However, before turning around, he added:
"Did that maid behave in any unusual way on her way back to the Palace?"
"She showed no signs... After parting with me, Rita went straight back to the Palace without any detours or pauses," Jennifer replied after a thoughtful pause.
Although she was young, maid Rita had been with the Roon Family for a considerable time, practically one of the most experienced, otherwise, she wouldn’t be assigned to look after the current Queen.
Therefore, during their conversation, when Colin informed her through telepathy about Rita’s anomaly, Jennifer was quite shocked, nearly betraying her surprise, but luckily she managed to control it, preventing Rita from noticing.
Despite her shock, Jennifer never doubted the accuracy of Colin’s judgment.
"Not a single anomaly?" Colin pressed further.
Frowning deeply, Jennifer thought it over, then suddenly looked up and said:
"It seems that she accidentally bumped into a girl while passing a corner mid-way."
As she spoke, she realized something was amiss, her expression turning grim:
"I’ll go find that girl right now!"
Colin shook his head, "It’s probably too late now."
He paused, then added, "Just wait a moment for me."
Jennifer looked puzzled.
The next moment, Colin suddenly soared into the air.
Then, he activated World Perception for the second time today, looking down.
Instantly, numerous halos emerged from the Golden Barley beneath his feet, glowing like a cluster of bright stars.
However, these halos stemmed from people and were rather vague—not precise—in order to obtain such a broad observation range, Colin sacrificed the perception of other matters, as well as the precision of some perceptions.
Now revered by the populace for having saved the entire Tilaimei Plain, most of these halos were white, with only a few in shades of gray and black.
Colin firmly memorized those few places, and after landing, he informed Jennifer.
In the following days, Johnson and Nickler, as well as other forces observing Colin maliciously, were suddenly astounded to find—
All their informants had been precisely eliminated!