Chapter 81 InvestigationTitle of the Book:Secret: The Story Hidden Under DestinyAuthor: Little Fish Listening to the RainChapter word count: 2104 wordsUpdate time: 2023-07-25 22:53:11
Through the bronze mirror in his hand, Greylint observed Miss Julie's itinerary for the day, watching her enter the store he had inquired about before, and then walk out and enter a clothing store next door.
As an excellent noble, Greylint naturally couldn't understand the joy of girls shopping...
He stared at Miss Julie with some boredom, watching her enter and leave each house...
Finally, when it was almost noon, Miss Julie, reminded by the maid who was with her, gave up the idea of going to the next store and walked towards the entrance of the street.
Seeing this scene, Greylint perked up and paid attention to every detail in the picture.
At this time, Miss Julie's behavior was normal and there was nothing unusual about her expression. The servant beside her did not notice anything unusual.
After a while, they came to the entrance of the street and stepped out of it.
Grellint put away the bronze mirror, came out of the bathroom, sat at the table, and waited for the coffee he had ordered.
After analyzing the current situation, it was confirmed that Miss Julie had left the street by herself. According to the records of the spirit world, they were planning to go home at this time. Although Mr. Keller was not a wealthy man, Miss Julie also had her own carriage, and the driver was waiting outside the street.
Thinking about the newspaper he read today, Glerint clearly remembered that the coachman did not seem to pick up Miss Julie, and the servants found the waiting coachman near the entrance of the street.
However, Greylint has nothing to worry about at the moment. At least from now on, there is no mysticism involved. There are records of the spirit world. He only needs to continue investigating the records of the spirit world.
Go to the street entrance later and see where Miss Julie went after leaving the street and find anything unusual.
After drinking coffee, Grellant came to the entrance of the street and found an inconspicuous corner nearby. Grellant continued to check the spiritual world records of that day.
Miss Julie came out of the street at around eleven o'clock, and Grallint set the time for the reading to begin at eleven o'clock.
Through the bronze mirror, he saw various people coming in and out, and as time got closer to the time for Miss Julie to leave, he focused his attention on the entrance to the street.
After a while, Grellant still didn't see Miss Julie, but a man appeared at the entrance and caught Grellant's attention.
If he remembered correctly, in the previous scene on the street, the man was behind Miss Julie. After careful recollection, Glerint was sure that the man was behind Miss Julie before, which meant that Miss Julie should have come out at this time.
"Disappeared!" Grellint finally understood why no one had found Miss Julie after a day. This situation was too strange.
Grellint lifted the ritual magic, returned to the street, rearranged the ritual magic, and watched carefully the time when Miss Julie was out.
They stepped out into the street, two ladies ahead of them and a gentleman behind them.
Returning to the corner outside the entrance of the street, Greylint observed the entrance again. He saw the two ladies before Miss Julie appear in the picture, and then a gentleman appeared in the picture.
Grellint stared carefully at the gentleman coming out of the entrance, making sure that his expression did not change at all after he came out, and he did not notice that two people had disappeared in front of him.
Faced with such a scene, Grellint had no clues to investigate, but he had a hunch that he seemed to have encountered this kind of thing before.
Grellint had no idea what to make of his intuition, and after some fruitless thinking, he glanced at the time and gave up investigating further.
The Glallants' home in Queens.
Considering that he was going to a party in the East District, Grellint did not use his daily party attire, but instead chose a simple black suit with a white shirt and tie.
Then he got in the carriage and went to Earl Hall's mansion, waiting for Audrey at the door.
It didn't take long for Grallant to see Miss Audrey. Like Grallant, she was wearing a long dress that was even simpler than her everyday clothes, with only a necklace to decorate it.
One has to admit that as Backlund's most dazzling jewel, even with simple attire, she still far surpasses the other ladies that Greylint has met.
"Grelint, I'm really looking forward to this party."
"Of course, I am looking forward to it too."
The carriage was heading towards the East District when Greylint's spirit sensed something was wrong.
"Grelint, my father is worried about Anna and I going to the East District alone, so he asked Mr. Hermann to come with us."
Grellint instantly understood that the source of his spirituality was Mr. Hermann, the extraordinary person sent by Earl Hall.
An hour later, Glint and his team arrived at Leicester Street in the East District. Their company was located at 212 Flower Lane, Leicester Street.
When Grellant got off the carriage, he saw Wright at the door. Compared with the last time they met, Grellant could clearly feel that this former reporter had lost a lot of weight.
This is not Queens, and there are no other nobles besides him and Audrey. Naturally, Grallint did not exchange pleasantries with Wright and spoke directly,
"Mr. Wright, I don't want to see you become thin."
Hearing what Greylint said, it was obviously beyond Wright's expectations.
"Mr. Wright, Greylint and I both hope that you can take good care of yourself, otherwise we will feel guilty."
"Grelint, you should have come and seen it a long time ago."
Mr. Eimiller came out of the house and added.
"Mr. Glint, Miss Audrey, and Emilia, I feel great now."
"Perhaps, I should buy a mirror for the company and put it in Mr. Wright's office."
"Mr. Glint, it's useless. After all, he can even forget the meal time."
"Emile, I think everyone can't wait any longer."
As Wright spoke, he led Greylint and the others into the company.
In the hall on the first floor, which was previously used for classes, tables were put together to form dining tables. At the tables, Grellint saw many familiar faces.
There was Grellant's first employer, Miss Wendy, and the young man in her company, there were the children Grellant had seen before in Bent's Company, Rupert's Company and other companies, and there was the lady who had investigated Oliver before, who also joined the company... Most importantly, Grellant saw their smiling faces, smiles that came from the bottom of their hearts.
"Glarint, don't just stand there."
Seeing Greylint stop, Wright patted him.
"Mr. Wright, I didn't expect you guys to do so well."
"Mr. Wright, Greylint and I are very grateful for your efforts."
"Grillant, Audrey, this is my dream."
Wright replied, the corners of his mouth slightly raised.Chapter 82 AccidentTitle of the Book:Secret: The Story Hidden Under DestinyAuthor: Little Fish Listening to the RainChapter word count: 2150 wordsUpdate time: 2023-07-26 23:14:24
As the banquet came to an end, Greylint said goodbye to Wright and the others reluctantly.
After the carriage left the East District, Audrey looked at Grallant next to her and said,
"Grelint, this is the best party I've ever been to, the most relaxing party."
"Audrey, this is also the happiest party I've ever had since I came to this world."
Grellint paused, looked out the window at the street, and added,
"It's great to meet such a group of people."
…
At night, Glint slipped out of Queens and headed to the West End, intending to continue investigating the cause of Miss Julie's disappearance.
That incident was extremely strange. I believe that many of my fellow Extraordinary people had also noticed this situation, but from the current reports, no one had found the reason.
Since Queens and the West Side are adjacent, it didn't take Glellant long to reach the street where Miss Julie disappeared, Price Street.
He rechecked the spirit world records of that day, carefully searching for possible details, and carefully checked the footage of Miss Julie entering and leaving Price Street.
Two hours later, Grellint had to give up this plan.
Glancing at the sky, he saw the blood-red moon already hanging high in the sky, which reminded Grellint of the first time he went out alone at night after coming to this world.
Thinking of some memories, Greylint gave up the idea of taking the subway back to Cherwood District and walked along the street step by step as before.
Looking at the street scene through the dim street lights.
Today's party with Wright and the others made Greylint feel like he had integrated into this world. When the party was over, he came out of Queens, and now, in the West End, he was alone...
"After all, I'm not from this world!" Greylint sighed secretly.
At this moment, he couldn't help but think of Russell, the first fellow villager he knew, and wondered if he would write such an exclamation in his diary.
And there was the fellow countryman in Backlund. I wondered what he had been through and whether he had anyone in this world who was worthy of his trust.
At this moment, he particularly missed his companions in his previous life and their ordinary daily lives.
His thoughts were completely out of touch with reality. When he came back to his senses and drew his attention back to reality, Grellint found that he had unknowingly come to a street without street lights.
It is dilapidated, uninhabited, and the architectural style is hundreds of years old.
The familiar scene came into view again, and Grellint instantly woke up and realized where he was.
He had been to this place once before, Bells Street. Actually, this was not Bells Street. He didn't know why he entered this place, a strange place that was connected to reality but definitely did not exist in reality.
No, there is no such place under the feet of the three major churches. This should be some kind of secret ritual magic.
Regarding what happened to him, Grellant didn't even ask Professor Steve. At that time, he was affected by the potion and chose the most rational way to deal with it. Facing the unknown, he didn't go into it and chose to forget it.
While he was reminiscing about the past, he unexpectedly walked back in again without noticing, and the previous memories resurfaced in his mind.
Grellint pretended to be calm on the surface and continued walking along the street according to his previous memory.
When he walked through two streets and reached the end of this street, Grellint turned to the left street, but he did not see the dim street lights and the blood-red moon. In front of him, there were still streets without street lights and a moonless sky.
Sensing something unusual, Greylint turned around and walked in the same direction he came from. He passed two streets, but they were still dilapidated streets.
…
Greylint took a few deep breaths, forced himself to calm down, and carefully analyzed the current situation. For some special reason, he entered a strange place. According to the layout and architectural style here, it is possible that it is Backlund hundreds of years ago, or even earlier.
Of course, he couldn't have come here hundreds of years ago. Shelland hundreds of years ago would not be so dilapidated, as if no one had lived there for a long time.
It can be verified that a few hundred years ago, Roselle had not yet come to this world and brought the steam revolution. Greylint walked towards the nearest subway entrance according to the map in his memory.
According to his speculation, he must have entered some kind of ritual by mistake. As long as he could find the sense of disharmony in this world, he might be able to cause an error in the operation of the ritual magic. As long as he seized this opportunity, he could use the magical item in his hand to escape.
As for now, when the specific ritual is uncertain, Grellint will not easily try to enter the spirit world, as there are too many uncontrollable unknowns.
Soon, he arrived at the location of the subway station in his memory, but in front of him was a flat ground.
Not believing his eyes, Grellant walked forward, but the touch under his feet was unusually real. As he walked towards the subway entrance, Grellant's attention was highly concentrated, trying to catch any signs of fluctuations in the surrounding environment, but he did not notice any changes.
The plan failed!
What kind of ability is this? Greylint looked around. The surrounding architectural style is different from the current mainstream style. It is probably the architectural style of several hundred years ago.
Well, Grellint has another stupid method, which is to keep walking.
The place he entered twice was the same location. It was possible that this was a ritual magic at a fixed location. As long as it was a ritual magic, there would be boundaries. As long as he kept walking in one direction, he would always touch the boundaries of this ritual magic.
After deciding on the next plan, Greylint immediately set off and continued in the direction he had been walking.
He should be in the West District now. As he walked, Greylint compared the streets he saw with the map of Backlund in his memory.
At this moment, the bounty he was investigating today suddenly came to his mind, and he had a bold guess about the bounty on Miss Julie.
After comparing the map, Greylint walked towards the real Price Street.
Half an hour later, Greylint arrived here. At present, this was just an ordinary residential area, not a commercial street in reality.
At the entrance of the street, he saw two curled up figures as he had guessed.
Although they were already unconscious, their faces still showed an anxious look. Calculating the time, they hadn't eaten for nearly three days, so they must have reached their limit.
It seemed that he needed to find a way out as soon as possible, preferably taking the two ladies with him.
Although he was also trapped in it, at least he was in normal condition. As a Sequence 7 Beyonder, his physical strength was far superior to that of an ordinary person. Under such circumstances, as a young man with a modern education, he would naturally not abandon the two ladies.
This created a new problem, which was how they should get out. With two ladies already extremely weak, the previous plan would definitely not work, at least for now he needed to find a new solution.Chapter 83 SpeculationTitle of the Book:Secret: The Story Hidden Under DestinyAuthor: Little Fish Listening to the RainChapter word count: 2171 wordsUpdate time: 2023-07-27 23:21:47
Looking at the two women who were falling into coma in front of him, Greylint was thinking about new ways to solve the current situation.
When he actually saw the two missing ladies and it matched his previous bold idea, Grellint couldn't help but doubt his previous speculation. Does ritual magic of this scope really exist?
To put it another way, can the church allow ritual magic of this scope to exist for a long time?
The first time he encountered this situation was in August. Now it is October, and it has been almost two months. Is this kind of ritual magic that exists for a long time and on a large scale really?
When he really encountered such a situation, Grellint realized how little he knew about this world. This was far from being explained by a few books on mysticism.
Fortunately, for now he only had to figure out why he and the two ladies were here, whether it was a large-scale ritual magic or a real city.
Comparing the scenes of his two entries, especially the first time, Grellint was sure that he entered here because of himself, not something specific.
So why did he enter? There are only two special things about him. One is that he is an extraordinary person, an extraordinary person of the reader sequence; the other is that he is a visitor from another world, a traverser who occupied someone else's body.
So, which situation do the two ladies opposite belong to?
"Let's try asking them!" Grellint thought for a while and felt that it was a complete waste of time to continue guessing.
He activated his spiritual vision and looked at the two ladies, intending to first ascertain their physical condition.
The head is purple, the limbs are red, and the colors of the organs are normal, but they are a little lighter than normal...
Wait, what is this? Grellint's eyes were attracted by Miss Julie's wrist. On her wrist, there was a dazzling golden light, like the sun.
After releasing himself from the state of clairvoyance, Greylint looked at Miss Julie's wrist again, which was a beautifully crafted bracelet with a topaz as the main gemstone.
Topaz, in mysticism, symbolizes the sun. Is it something that belongs to the Church of the Eternal Sun? Plus, Miss Julie entered here at about noon, so 11 to 12 o'clock is the symbol of the sun.
An idea emerged in my mind that Miss Julie might have entered here because of this bracelet, and the time of entry could correspond to the extraordinary ability of the bracelet.
So how should we go out? Wait until daytime, at a specific time and place?
How should we determine it?
Recalling the first time he entered here and the scene after that when he walked out, there were two streets. Even though he was immersed in appreciating the surrounding street scenes at that time, it definitely took no more than half an hour.
It seems that the time of entry and exit may be very short, and he has walked through two streets at that time, which means that the entry and exit are not in the same place?
There are still too few references, and Greylint has no way to judge the current situation.
It is better to wake up the two ladies and ask them about what happened in the past two days to see if we can find any clues. From the observations made with the spiritual vision just now, there is nothing wrong with the health of the two ladies, they just haven't eaten for three days.
Grallint gently held Miss Julie's left hand, patted her shoulder with his right hand, moved slowly, and called her name softly.
After a long time, Miss Julie woke up from her coma and saw a man squatting next to her.
"you..."
As soon as she shouted a word, the man covered her mouth.
Seeing someone on the opposite side making a gesture to keep quiet and pointing at the lady next to her, Miss Julie nodded.
"Ms. Julie, I need to wake this lady up now. She cannot be startled again while she is unconscious."
"Okay, sir, how can I help you?"
Facing Miss Julie who had calmed down, Glerint felt that the current situation was more suitable for him to ask some questions. If his guess was correct, then the reason why the two of them came here was most likely because of Miss Julie's bracelet.
Now that Miss Julie is alone, this speculation is more appropriate to ask.
"Ms. Julie, before I wake Ms. Enyo, can I ask you a question?"
"Of course, kind sir."
"Ms. Julie, can you tell me when you got the bracelet on your left hand?"
Faced with Greylint's unexpected question, Miss Julie obviously didn't know how to start.
"Miss Julie, my name is James Holmes, and I'm a detective. I saw the reward commission from your father, Mr. Keller, in the newspaper today, so I was able to recognize you."
After hearing Glint introduce himself and mention the reason why he knew her, Miss Julie was obviously more relaxed.
"Detective Holmes, I don't know why you ask me this question, but I'm still willing to answer it for you."
"I saw this bracelet in a store before. I liked it very much at that time, so I bought it directly, about three days ago."
At this point, Miss Julie was stunned, and then she spoke in an uncertain tone,
"Detective Holmes, are you saying that we are here because of this bracelet?"
"Ms. Julie, this is just my speculation."
"Well, Detective Holmes, can I get out through it?"
After saying this, Miss Julie's eyes suddenly dimmed and she took off the bracelet on her left hand.
"Detective Holmes, since you are here and seem calm, you must know how to leave."
Grallant knew that Miss Julie just wanted to grasp a glimmer of hope in despair, just like a drowning person instinctively grasping everything around him. But Grallant still responded to her desire, after all, if she fell into despair again in this situation, she would really not be able to survive.
"Don't worry, Miss Julie. I will wake up Ms. Enyo next."
Miss Julie nodded and watched as Grallint gently held Ms. Enyo's left hand...
After a while, Ms. Ainiu woke up from her coma and saw the strange man in front of her. She couldn't help but shout out loudly,
"Who are you?"
"Eniu, this is Detective Sherlock Holmes. He saw my father's reward and came to rescue us."
After hearing Miss Julie's explanation to Enyo, Grellint was secretly worried. After all, he had no idea at the moment. He was basically sure of the reason why Miss Julie and the others entered, which was the bracelet on Miss Julie's left wrist, but he had no idea how to get out.
But just like when he faced Miss Julie alone before, he didn't dare to tell her the truth. This would be a heavy blow to the two ladies who had not eaten for three days and had just woken up from a coma.
After listening to Miss Julie's explanation, Ms. Enyo calmed down and asked the question she wanted to know most.
"Detective Holmes, how are we going to get out?"
Hearing this question, Miss Julie also looked at Grallint.Chapter 84 AbnormalTitle of the Book:Secret: The Story Hidden Under DestinyAuthor: Little Fish Listening to the RainChapter word count: 2233 wordsUpdate time: 2023-07-28 23:30:33
Facing the burning gazes of the two ladies, Grellint felt unprecedented pressure.
"Ladies, it takes a specific amount of time to leave, please be patient."
Looking at the two of them, he sighed and added,
"Of course, I will wait for that specific time with both ladies."
"Detective Holmes, we will be patient."
Seeing that the two had regained some of their spirits, Greylint secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but then his headache began to return.
He really didn't know how to get out, but he couldn't show any abnormality, otherwise it would be a big blow to the two weak ladies.
In order to relieve his own pressure, avoid the current awkward situation, and divert the attention of the two ladies, Grellant took the initiative to speak.
"There's still some time before we go out, so we can just have a quick chat."
"Mr. Holmes, can I ask you a question?"
"Of course, Miss Julie, I believe no gentleman can refuse a question from a beautiful lady."
"Mr. Holmes, this is not your first time here."
Graylin nodded, agreeing with Miss Julie.
"Then I want to know where this place is."
Hearing Miss Julie's question, Glint realized that she was still filled with anxiety.
"Ms. Julie, I'm sorry, I don't know the answer to this question either. I just accidentally broke into this place during a previous commission. After investigating, I found out how to enter and leave. I haven't done any in-depth research on this place."
"Aren't you a detective, Mr. Holmes?"
"Ms. Julie, it is because of my role as a detective that I understand better what can be investigated and what should not be investigated."
As he said this, Greylint felt that his body seemed to become more flexible.
Is this acting? What is this? The detective's code.
This reminded Greylint of what Audrey had said in private before: the audience will always be just the audience.
It turned out that at that time, she already had her own acting rules.
Grellant's worries about his good friend were reduced a lot. After experiencing the changes in his uncle North Grellant, Grellant was particularly careful with his first friend in this world, fearing that one day when they met again, he would see a "strange" friend.
As the thoughts flashed through his mind, Miss Julie's voice came into Glint's ears.
"Detective Holmes, you mean it's very dangerous here? Will there be any danger after we go out?" Miss Julie said as she threw the bracelet in her hand.
It seemed that he had said the wrong thing. He should have told her that this was an ordinary place. While catching the bracelet thrown by Miss Julie, Greylint reflected on it in his heart.
"Don't worry, Miss Julie. Based on my observations from a few times here, this is just an ordinary place. It's just that the entrance and exit are a little special."
As Grallant spoke, he handed the bracelet to Miss Julie.
"As a detective, I have seen too many accidents caused by curiosity, so I am very wary of the unknown."
Of course, these accidents were seen in movies and novels in the previous life, so this is not a deception. Grallint added silently in his heart, and seeing that Miss Julie was still worried, he continued,
"At least this isn't my first time here. The last time I came here was a few months ago, and I haven't noticed anything wrong with my body until now."
Miss Julie nodded slightly, but did not take the bracelet.
"Detective Holmes, just like you said, I don't want to get involved in such mysterious things."
Miss Julie's eyes revealed determination. Graylin nodded and took back the hand holding the bracelet.
"Ms. Julie, let's talk about something else."
"Certainly, Mr. Holmes."
"Actually, I'm still very interested in the life of a detective."
Grallant saw that Miss Julie had not gotten over her previous worries, but he still answered seriously,
"Of course, as a detective, my purpose is to complete my employer's commission..."
Grellint began to weave together his detective career based on the movies and novels he had seen in his previous life.
Only then did he remember that as a detective, he had actually prepared some food that could be stored for a long time, some dried fruits and biscuits.
Grellant reached into his coat pocket and found the food he had stored there before. Just as he was about to take out the biscuits, he looked at the faces of the two ladies in front of him and realized that if he had not drunk water for a long time, eating biscuits might increase the damage to his body.
The two ladies opposite were also paying close attention to Grellant's every move. Seeing Grellant pause when he reached into his pocket, they couldn't help but speak nervously.
"Detective Holmes, did you forget to bring anything?"
"Don't worry Ms. Ainiu, I was just thinking about showing you some of my detective tools."
"Detective Holmes, how long do we have to wait?"
Didn't you just ask? Grellint answered silently in his heart. Of course, he could understand Ms. Enyo's feelings. If he was trapped in a place for three days and someone suddenly appeared and said he could take him away, he would probably ask once every minute.
"Ms. Ainiu, I understand your feelings. I'm sorry that I can't give you an exact time because it's not a fixed time. You need to judge based on the surroundings. At least there are no obvious changes around now."
Grellint took out his pocket watch and looked at the time. It was 6:21, already Sunday morning.
This is the fourth day that Miss Julie and her friends have been trapped.
Looking at the two ladies staring at him, Grellint no longer tried to change the subject. After all, they must be thinking about how to leave here. In this case, he should just focus on finding a way out.
"Ms. Julie, Ms. Enyo, I need to concentrate on finding changes in the surroundings. I can't tell the time clearly. After all, I only know a little about this place."
"Detective Holmes, we believe you."
Facing two pairs of eager eyes, Greylint only dared to respond in his heart what he wanted to say.
He nodded, turned on his clairvoyance, and quietly studied the bracelet on his hand. He felt that this would be the key to his departure.
Time passed little by little, and half an hour later, when Grellint thought this idea was wrong, he finally saw the changes in the bracelet.
In the state of clairvoyance, the light emitted by the bracelet no longer scattered, but had a direction, as if a beam of light was shooting out from the topaz of the bracelet.
Although Grellint didn't know what was special about this direction, at least it was a little different from other directions.
Since there have been some changes, he naturally wants to seize this special situation.
"Ladies, follow me."
As he spoke, Greylint stood up and walked towards the light.
At this time, he noticed that the two ladies were trying very hard to stand up.
How could he forget that the two ladies had been trapped for four days? Grellant cursed himself in his heart, then walked up to the two ladies.
"Ms. Julie, Ms. Enyo, please forgive my negligence."
After taking the two ladies with him, Greylint slowed down and headed in the direction of the light.Chapter 85 ReunionTitle of the Book:Secret: The Story Hidden Under DestinyAuthor: Little Fish Listening to the RainChapter word count: 2172 wordsUpdate time: 2023-07-29 23:13:46
Under his spiritual vision, the Greylint bracelet emitted light in one direction, and as they walked in that direction, he could feel that the light emitted by the bracelet was slowly increasing.
Because he was carrying the two ladies, Greylint's speed was much slower than before. After all, the two ladies were extremely weak and could only move forward slowly.
They moved forward little by little in the direction indicated by the bracelet. After about half an hour, Greylint noticed that the light of the bracelet began to dim. They were clearly moving in the direction indicated by the light, but as time went by, he clearly noticed that the light of the bracelet was dimming.
Grellant noticed this change and thought it was the same as he had guessed before, that there was a specific time to enter and exit this place. After seeing the change in the bracelet and combining it with his last experience, Grellant confirmed this guess.
Well, when this happens, it naturally means that a certain period of time is about to pass, and it seems that we need to speed up.
"Excuse me, ladies, but we need to speed up."
Without waiting for the two ladies' response, Greylint grabbed the two ladies directly. With the physical strengthening and strong coordination brought by the detective potion, he easily maintained his balance and accelerated towards the direction of the light.
A few minutes later, as Greylint walked through the street, he clearly felt a change in the feeling around him, an indescribable feeling. At the same time, under his spiritual vision, new colors appeared around him, representing the colors of people...
"It's coming out. It's really coming out."
Hearing the excited voices of the two ladies, Greylint released his spiritual vision and looked around.
West End, Hualu Street, not far from Price Street.
It seemed to be consistent with his speculation. Seeing that he could successfully come out, Grellant was relieved. Then he sent the two ladies back home and fulfilled Mr. Keller's reward.
Before Grellant could speak, Miss Julie's voice changed Grellant's mind.
"Mr. Holmes, thank you very much for rescuing the two of us from the secret room underground. We are safe now. Can you put us down?"
In the secret room underground, when Grellint heard this word that shouldn't appear, he became alert, but he didn't correct anything.
"Of course, Miss Julie, Ms. Enyo, this was just a helpless move under the circumstances. I hope you two beautiful ladies can forgive my rude behavior."
Grellint asked tentatively as he put the two ladies down.
"Of course, Detective Holmes. After all, we are too weak to leave the underground secret room. We can only leave successfully with the help of Mr. Detective."
There was some distortion in their memories. No, it was as if they had forgotten about the incident and then supplemented this part of their memories based on their own circumstances.
But why do I still remember?
Grellant judged the situation on the other side, and in order to further test, Grellant decided to spend some more time with Miss Julie and the others.
"Ladies, you haven't eaten any food for a few days. This place is not far from Steen Street. If you don't mind, let's find a place to replenish some food first."
"Of course, Mr. Detective, that's what I hope for."
After receiving a positive response, Greyrant took the two ladies to a breakfast shop on the street. It was now past 7 o'clock and there were not many people in the West District. They found a table with no one around.
Considering that both ladies had not eaten for a long time, Grallant only ordered three cups of Earl Grey tea and three servings of bread and butter.
"Ladies, you haven't eaten for a long time. Don't eat too much at one time. Eat small amounts and multiple times, and gradually return to normal. Also, try to eat light food in the next few days."
With the help of his past life memories, Greylint naturally had a scientific understanding of this situation. Of course, the reason why he knew about it in his past life was that he was obsessed with various doomsday novels and movies for a period of time, and thus collected a lot of information, including a lot of knowledge about diet.
"Thank you for your reminder, Detective Holmes. We will pay attention to it when we return."
After the meal, Glint took out Miss Julie's necklace and handed it to her.
"Ms. Julie, this is the bracelet you lost earlier. I found it nearby. I can use it to find your location."
"Mr. Holmes, this is not a good excuse for giving a girl a present. I have no recollection of ever having such a bracelet."
After carefully observing the other party's expression when she spoke, Greylint confirmed that she was not joking, which meant that she no longer remembered the incident.
In this case, he did not plan to try again. This situation was undoubtedly the best outcome for the two ordinary people who had not been exposed to the extraordinary world.
Steen 112.
After coming out of the coffee shop, Glerint found a carriage on the street and took Miss Julie and Ms. Enyo back to Mr. Keller's house.
When Mr. Keller and Mrs. Marissa saw their daughter who had been missing for several days, they hugged her excitedly.
Looking at the scene in front of him, for some reason, Greylint really wanted to leave.
After a while, Mr. Keller, Mrs. Marissa and Miss Julie thanked Grallant again.
Looking at the scene in front of him, Greylint felt even more uncomfortable, so he left his address and said goodbye in a hurry.
Sitting on the subway back to Cherwood District, looking at the darkness outside the window, Greylint couldn't help but sigh softly.
He was not dissatisfied with Mr. Keller and his friends' reunion with Miss Julie, but their reunion reminded him of his parents in his previous life.
Seeing the expressions of Mr. and Mrs. Keller when they saw their daughter who had been missing for a few days, seeing them hugging their daughter tightly with excitement, and seeing the endless worry in their eyes...
Grellint missed his parents more and more, and wondered how they would react to his disappearance...
Grellint had been unwilling to think about these questions before. He always faced everything with a very naive attitude. For example, his time travel was actually an exchange of souls. In fact, in modern society, there was an aristocrat from another world named Jiang Yang.
But these are just his guesses after all. What if he died?
What will happen to his parents? Will they be able to forget him?
In his previous life, Grellint was also addicted to novels and fantasized about traveling through time and space to start an extraordinary life in another world. But now that all this has really come true, he misses his previous life even more.
I really can't accomplish anything great, no matter which world I am in or what my identity is.
If it were Russell, would he consider these things? If he also missed his past life, how would he relieve this longing? And Charlotte, this fellow villager, would he remember his past life in this world...
The subway drove out of the dark underground passage, and the sunlight shone on Grellint's cheeks. He looked at the sunlight that he had not seen in Backlund for a long time.
No matter what, he can only keep moving forward and become stronger. One day, he will find the reason why he came to this world. He believes that by that time, he will have a way to go back.Chapter 86 VisitorsTitle of the Book:Secret: The Story Hidden Under DestinyAuthor: Little Fish Listening to the RainChapter word count: 2185 wordsUpdate time: 2023-07-30 23:33:02
Cherwood, the Glint family home.
After returning from the West District, Grellint did not continue to look for commissions. Compared to playing the role of digesting potions, he was more concerned about this strange place. According to his speculation, this could be considered another Backlund.
The only known information at the moment was that there was more than one entrance and exit, and that specific times were required to enter and exit. Inside was an uninhabited city, and judging from the architecture, it was built in the style of Backlund hundreds of years ago.
What concerned Greylint the most was that after Miss Julie and Ms. Enyo came out, they had forgotten this memory, and filled in this blank by making up a seemingly reasonable reason.
This may be the reason why this city, which was created for unknown reasons, has always existed, and no one remembers this place at all.
But why does he still remember?
No, Greylint suddenly remembered that after he entered and came out for the first time, he quickly forgot about the matter. Perhaps, it should be said that he selectively ignored it. If he had not entered for the second time, he probably would not have remembered that he had ever entered such a place.
But why did I still remember all this after I came out for the second time? Was it because of the bracelet? Was it the key to this world?
He had too little knowledge of mysticism, and faced with this situation, he couldn't even make a rough guess.
At the same time, he had a feeling that this was something he could not tell Professor Steve about, a spiritual feeling.
In this case, coupled with the sequelae of staying up all night, he had to give up thinking. There are too many unknowns in this world. In an extraordinary world, curiosity really kills the cat.
He put the bracelet in his hand into his coat pocket. If he got lost there again someday, he would have a way out.
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In the afternoon, Grellint woke up from his dream. The sequelae of staying up late had been relieved. The improvement of his spirit and body brought by the detective potion allowed him to quickly relieve the sequelae of staying up late. If this happened in his previous life...
After washing up, Greylint planned to go out to find something to eat, but before he set off, the doorbell rang, which startled him.
I walked to the door, looked outside through the peephole, and an unexpected person appeared at the door.
"Good afternoon, Detective Charlotte."
The other side showed a very strange expression,
"How about we change the names? You know the meaning of these two names."
"How about Tom and Jerry?"
"Forget it, Mr. James. I am making the bold move to visit you this time because I have something to ask you."
Graylin nodded and invited Charlotte to the living room. After serving two cups of hot tea, he motioned for Charlotte to speak.
"Actually, I recently received a commission from the Great Detective of Isengard."
Graylint nodded. Since he was going to play the role of a detective, he had naturally collected some information about the existing detectives in Backlund. After all, they could be considered his competitors. Among them was Detective Isengard, a well-known detective who had cooperated with the police on many occasions.
"This is a commission regarding a serial murder case, which has been reported in detail in many Backlund newspapers."
"Are you referring to the 11 consecutive murders?"
"It seems that you also know something about it. I got some information from other channels and determined that this is a demon's ascension ceremony."
Charlotte noticed that the other party was not surprised to hear his words, and he had some judgment about this fellow villager in his mind. Now it seems that the other party also has a lot of secrets.
"I once came across a crime scene, but I just looked through the window of the carriage and didn't see any clues."
"As a fellow villager, my advice to you is to give up investigating this matter. You and I both know that the murderer is a Sequence 6 Demon and is extremely dangerous."
"But I believe you are also investigating this matter?"
Greylint was silent. As a detective, he could analyze the danger of this matter rationally, but his education in his previous life made him not give up on this matter, and he believed that the other party was the same.
"I don't have any clues about this matter at the moment. I can only conclude that the murderer is likely to commit another crime soon."
Hearing this, Charlotte nodded.
"This morning, I saw in the newspaper that you rescued Miss Julie. Maybe soon, Detective Isengard will invite you to join the party he organizes. You can prepare in advance."
"Thank you very much, Mr. Charlotte."
Grellint suddenly remembered something, and said to Charlotte who was about to leave,
"By the way, there will be a Roselle memorial exhibition at the Kingdom Museum on King's Avenue in the West District on Tuesday. Are you interested in going to see it together? I remember there are Roselle notes."
Hearing this, a smile appeared on Charlotte's face.
"Of course, I'd love to."
Obviously, both parties knew the contents of Russell's diary. In this crazy and strange world, what could be more joyful than watching your fellow countryman's social demise?
After agreeing on a time with Charlotte, Grellint gave up his plan to go out. Fortunately, with his experience from his previous life, he was able to make some simple food.
While eating the lunch he made, Greylint read the reports from the past few days. In today's report, he saw the news that Miss Julie had been successfully rescued.
A sense of accomplishment surged in his heart, this was a bounty that other detectives had failed to complete, but he had completed it, and this was not the first time.
After the sense of accomplishment faded, he also realized that something was wrong. The fact that he completed these two commissions that other detectives failed to complete was not because he was much better than other detectives. To be honest, it was because he was very lucky. He happened to enter the right place twice and completed the tasks by accident.
Do I really have the talent to become a detective, such as a luck-based detective?
Or am I really the goddess's favorite, blessed by the gods?
After completing these two events, Greylint gained a lot. What he obtained from the scene can be considered a fruitful harvest.
For the first time, he obtained a pharmacist's notes and a number of rare medicinal materials, which allowed him to completely hide his sequence and disguise himself as a pharmacist, reducing the risk of joining the army later;
The second time, he got a magical bracelet that allowed him to enter and exit a hidden city. Although it is not clear what the origin of this city is and whether it really exists, it is certain that this city is not recorded in the spirit world, which means this is a good way to hide your whereabouts.
Of course, Greylint did not intend to use this method at present. He had no idea what kind of dangers were involved. Although he had said to comfort Miss Julie and the others that there was no danger and there would be no harm, he was not as confident as he said about this unknown place.
After reading the newspapers in recent days, Greylint did not find any suitable reward in the newspapers.
In that case, he decided to do a brief investigation of the city first.
Judging from the architectural style, it is the style of Backlund hundreds of years ago. With this clue, he plans to collect some history of Backlund to see if he can find any clues about this city.
It seems that I have a collection of books on this subject in the study room at home.Chapter 87 A Corner of HistoryTitle of the Book:Secret: The Story Hidden Under DestinyAuthor: Little Fish Listening to the RainChapter word count: 2161 wordsUpdate time: 2023-07-31 23:16:53
The Glint family study in Queens.
On the desk in front of him, there were many books, all of which he had just selected. There were rigorous historical works such as the officially edited "History of Backlund Architecture: Urban Landscape of the Kingdom of Loen", and there were also unofficial history books such as "Social Life in Backlund: The Other Side of the Capital of the Kingdom of Loen" that were more curious.
Grellint found all the books about Backlund's history in the study. There were seven books in total, five of which were relatively authoritative books, and two were curious books such as unofficial history.
This is in line with the image of a royal noble. After all, when expressing one's own historical background, it is impossible to use unofficial history that one is not sure whether it is true or not. This will be ridiculed by other nobles.
After selecting the books about Backlund's history from the study, Grellint's next task was extremely simple. After all, he was a Reader Sequence Beyonder, and a Sequence 7 Beyonder at that. His reading ability had been enhanced twice.
At 9 o'clock in the evening, Grellant finished reading the seven history books, and it took him less than seven hours to read them all. In the five authoritative books, Grellant did not find any clues. But in "The Story of Backlund, the Hidden Truth", Grellant found some traces.
But the author of this book seems to have never verified what he wrote. As long as someone passed on the story, he would write it into the book. There are many contradictions in his stories.
Just like the story that Grellint noticed, according to the book, there was a great plague during this period that swept through Backlund. During this period, someone claimed that there was a new city, a new city without rats, and many people moved into the new city to live. But later he recorded that during the great plague, the people of Backlund had nowhere to go, and the government also issued many decrees to prohibit the movement of people, causing countless people to die in their houses.
In Backlund's history, there was indeed a great plague. In the two years between 749 and 750, a great plague swept across the four northern countries. Until now, this plague has been the longest-lasting and most deadly disaster in history.
According to the "History of Backlund", the plague was spread by rats. According to the description of life at that time in the book, the narrow streets, lack of sanitary facilities and waste disposal, and the streets were full of sewage and garbage, which was very suitable for rats to survive and reproduce. At the same time, the other three countries were in a similar situation. Under such circumstances, a plague spread by rats broke out and soon swept across the four northern countries.
This incident was also described in "Backlund's Architectural History: The Urban Landscape of the Kingdom of Loen", which also gave the measures taken by Backlund at the time, how the spread of the plague was suppressed through isolation and differentiation, and at the same time formed an architectural pattern centered on the royal family and the three major churches, and this pattern has been preserved to this day.
Especially the architectural layout. Grellint had once memorized the current map of Backlund, and could easily determine that the current architectural layout was consistent with the records in the book and was real.
In the book "Backlund's Story, the Hidden Truth", according to the author's records, a new city appeared during this period, and most people entered this new city and were not harmed by the plague.
This city is exactly the same as Backlund at that time, the only difference is that there are no rats, not even a single rat.
But Grallint only found the record of this in this book. There was no record of this in other books, including another book of unofficial history.
However, in another book of unofficial history, this period of time also recorded a point that concerned Greylint. According to the record in "Backlund's Social Life: The Other Side of the Capital of the Kingdom of Loen", in the early stage of the outbreak of the Great Plague, a large number of people died in Backlund. During the plague, Backlund's lifestyle changed greatly. With the rapid decrease in population, the dirtiness of the streets was brought under control, which greatly helped the subsequent measures of the royal family and the church...
As the plague passed, Backlund also restored its former population in a very short time.
According to the records in "History of Backlund", the death toll during the Great Plague was estimated to be over 50,000, but the population at the time was over 100,000. Backlund was not as big as it is now, and with the disposal of corpses and the remaining population, it was impossible to control the dirtiness of the streets.
In the "History of Backlund", there is no mention of the chaos in the streets being under control. It only emphasizes the various measures taken by the royal family and the church during this great plague, such as the royal family's decree on sanitation and the church sending all clergy, including bishops, to help the sick...
However, according to the changes made at that time in the book on architectural history, it is indeed possible that, as recorded in the book on social life, there were not so many people in Backlund at that time, which is why the architectural layout of Backlund city was greatly changed in just two years.
And I don't know if it was influenced by the time travelers, but the great plague that swept across the northern continent was named the Black Death, and was recorded in different books as the coming of the end of the world.
But now, Grellint has really encountered a city with an architectural style that is hundreds of years old. Combining the records in these books, Grellint increasingly feels that the record in that book about entering a new city is real history.
Is this a new city created by the extraordinary people of the church to stop the plague? Then why does this city still exist after the plague is over?
Or was this a real place, connected to Beland in some way that Grallint didn't currently understand.
If his speculation was correct, and this place was used as a refuge during the great plague, does that mean there was no danger here? But why did the church and the royal family abandon this place after the plague ended?
After glancing at the time on his pocket watch, Greylint gave up on his plan to continue reading. There were too few books on Backlund's history in his study, so he planned to go to the Royal Library to look for them tomorrow.
Thinking of this, Greylint stood up and walked towards the door of the study. The moment he opened the door of the study, he suddenly realized that he seemed to have forgotten one thing. According to his previous speculation, this city was originally built by the royal family and the church for the great plague.
And would his sudden investigation into Backlund's history attract the attention of the royal family or the church? After all, this city did not appear in any authoritative books, and people who accidentally entered would forget this part of their memories after coming out. This was obviously an extraordinary ability, indicating that the authorities had hidden this place and did not want people to know.
It seemed that a reasonable excuse was needed, and in this regard, he had a perfect helper...Chapter 88 Memorial ExhibitionTitle of the Book:Secret: The Story Hidden Under DestinyAuthor: Little Fish Listening to the RainChapter word count: 2133 wordsUpdate time: 2023-08-01 23:25:13
Tuesday, Kingdom Avenue, West Side.
Grellant and Charlotte came here together. This was something they had agreed on last week. Both of them were looking forward to it. At least this morning, when Grellant was still washing up, his doorbell rang.
By the way, he even rejected Audrey's invitation in order to be able to see the Roselle exhibition with his "fellow countryman".
For this reason, the plan to ask Audrey for help can only wait until after today to find time to ask her for help, and to come up with a reasonable excuse to look up Backlund's history.
Today is Tuesday, but when the two arrived at the Kingdom Museum, there was already a long line at the door. For this reason, Mr. Charlotte also deliberately glanced at Glilinte, and the meaning was very obvious.
"This is totally inconsistent with the detective's character." Greylint complained silently in his heart, and then calmly accepted Charlotte's gaze. After all, as a detective, he must remain calm no matter what happens.
It was almost ten o'clock when the two followed the crowd and slowly moved into the museum. Following the crowd in front, they followed a female tour guide and listened to her explanation of Russell's life.
When the tour guide mentioned that Russell was beginning to show his talent, Greylint and Charlotte looked at each other. It seemed that the other also understood that it was around this period that their fellow countryman came into this world.
Grellint had collected information about his later life before, in even more detail than the narrator. After all, she was just giving a lecture to arouse the audience's interest, while Grellint wanted to know everything about this fellow villager and try to find clues about his time travel.
He looked around with some boredom. At this moment, he noticed that Detective Charlotte beside him was checking the pockets inside his suit from time to time. He wondered what precious magical items this fellow villager had brought that required such frequent checking.
Grellint felt a little curious, but he did not continue to inquire. After all, if the other party cared so much about something, he would definitely not be willing to share it with him. The two of them were just fellow villagers who had met a few times.
After listening to the explanation for such a long time, Grellint couldn't help but feel a little envious of his fellow countryman. No matter what the real ending was, his fellow countryman had already left his own mark in this world and was remembered by countless people, an era called Roselle.
"Everyone, we have arrived at Emperor Roselle's office. This is where he handles government affairs."
Finally, after a long explanation, Greylint and his friends finally arrived at the first exhibition hall. Because the crowd today was unusually large and exceeded the normal range of the museum, diversion measures were taken, and they visited from the second floor down, which also caused the guide to introduce Russell's life slower than normal.
"Look, this is Emperor Roselle's favorite desk. He likes to work here, gaze into the distance, and think about the future of the empire."
Grellint looked at the exhibition hall in front of him. There was a huge desk with many decisions that Roselle had handled placed on it.
It must be admitted that the emperor's handling of the situation was the most perfect at that time. Grellint thought that if he were in this position, he would definitely not do as well as Roselle, although he was also influenced by modern culture. For this reason, he looked at Charlotte next to him and saw that he was also full of admiration, but also a little confused.
Confused? This made Grellant feel a little strange? What was he confused about? Aren't these decisions good? Although Grellant's history in his previous life was not very good, he had a general idea of the historical trend. According to the history of his previous life, such a decision was basically the most perfect.
Wait, these decisions won't be...Grelint thought of this, and then looked at Charlotte again, wanting to confirm with him. At this time, he happened to meet Charlotte's confirming eyes...
It seems that the two of them thought the same thing. Russell, this fellow countryman, really didn't leave any way for the latecomers to survive in every aspect...
The next exhibition hall was Roselle's bedroom. Seeing that his fellow villager's bedroom had become an exhibition hall, Grellint felt a trace of sympathy in his mind, and then disappeared completely under Roselle's fancy bedroom.
No, Emperor, are you playing this trick? Although I don't understand, I am shocked!
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After visiting one exhibition hall after another, Grellant was already numb, and so was his fellow villager Charlotte. But in this world, he saw many things that existed in his previous life, which made Grellant feel that the trip was worthwhile.
"This is one of the notebooks left by Emperor Roselle. It uses a mysterious method that he created..."
Finally, Grellint arrived at the exhibition hall he wanted to visit the most, and saw the Roselle Notes. After listening to the narrator's emotional introduction of the reason why Roselle created this mysterious text, he said that it was a sad and beautiful love story. The lovers could not meet each other, but could only communicate with each other through mysterious symbols...
Grellant was filled with anticipation. Finally, it was their turn to walk to the display case and see the unfolded notebook. Grellant read the words inside.
"March 6th, damn, the food here is making me constipated!"
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All of Grellint's expectations were shattered at this moment...
"Tsk tsk."
Charlotte, who had been silent since entering the exhibition hall, lowered her voice and expressed her opinion...
This is obviously Russell's early notes. It seems to be just as he guessed before. If he can't understand it, then he should hide all the notes after Russell became a Extraordinary according to the time. It is estimated that this notebook does not contain any useful information.
Although he had guessed this situation before, Greylint was still quite disappointed when it actually happened.
As the crowd came to the next exhibition hall...
"...When you are old..."
The commentator's words caught Greylint's attention. The more he listened, the more familiar they sounded... He tried hard to control his expression and turned to look at Charlotte Guo next to him. Sure enough, the other party was also trying hard to control her expression.
In this exhibition hall, there are also basic education textbooks, chess and building blocks modified by Roselle...
Grellint had to admit that his fellow countryman really didn't let go of anything...
There was another situation in this exhibition hall that was different from other exhibition halls and attracted some of Grellint's attention. There was a woman standing in front of the exhibition hall for a long time. She was wearing a yellow cake skirt and a black soft hat. Her extremely inconsistent dress caught people's attention.
The lady stood here, without moving, having been here before their group arrived, and without making any movement when they left.
Is this nostalgia? Did her parents refer to Russell's toys when she was a child and prepare these things for her?
"Are these all the books that Emperor Roselle has read?"
Charlotte's words interrupted Glint's speculation about the lady.
"I'm sorry, I mean, are these all the original books?"Chapter 89 StudyTitle of the Book:Secret: The Story Hidden Under DestinyAuthor: Little Fish Listening to the RainChapter word count: 2162 wordsUpdate time: 2023-08-06 00:56:38
I didn't expect Mr. Charlotte to speak up on his own initiative. It seems that there is some secret hidden here that I don't know.
Faced with this situation, Greylint gave up thinking about the lady and began to observe his surroundings quietly.
This is the restored Roselle study, surrounded by two-story bookshelves...
Is this the standard for a successful "boss"? Grellint complained silently in his heart.
Nothing special seems to be happening. I wonder what Charlotte noticed?
Could it be that there is a book in here that contains some secrets recorded by Roselle? Is this the intelligence or mission that Mr. Fool gave to Charlotte?
Grellint looked through all the books here again. They were all normal books, suitable for a great emperor's collection. Even with Roselle's status as a generalist, he didn't need a study at all.
Grellint remembered reading in Roselle's diary that after becoming a polymath, he could remember everything he had seen, as long as he had seen it once, and he even remembered the knowledge from his previous life.
Could it be that among these manuscripts, there are manuscripts recording the inventions of the modern world? Emperor Roselle hid some secrets in them.
It seems that I should go back and look at these manuscripts to see if I can find some clues, but what kind of excuse should I make?
"Are there any bookshelves with things like this inside? For example, a note from a noble lady to Roselle."
Mr. Charlotte continued,
His target is not the book, but the content between the book? What could it be? A note, a bookmark, or some small item?
But wasn't this exhibition organized by the Steam Church? If there was something that could interest even the gods, would the Steam Church bring it out? Shouldn't such things be hidden?
No, this might be intentional. He deliberately took out something valuable, let these guys snatch it, and then arrested them.
It seemed that the things he took out were of great value, and even gods like Mr. Fool were interested in them. Unfortunately, Grellint had no idea at all. After all, he was not capable of stealing something under the noses of the Beyonders of the Church of Steam, and he didn't see anything special at all.
"Excuse me, I want to know where the bathroom is? Upstairs?"
Hearing Charlotte's voice, Grellant had an indescribable feeling. Mr. Fool is really unrefined. Whenever Grellant meets this guy, he seems to ask him to go to the bathroom. Is this really okay? This guy might be the God of the Bathroom.
The narrator did not wait for Charlotte, and then led Greylint and his group to the next exhibition hall...
After coming out of the Kingdom Museum, after waiting for a while, Grellant did not see Mr. Charlotte come out.
Originally, he had thought of finding a place to complain about his fellow countryman with Mr. Charlotte after watching the Roselle exhibition, but now it seems that this plan has failed. He wondered what kind of intelligence or mission Mr. Fool had given him.
However, this has nothing to do with Greylint. After all, he can't steal things under the nose of the church.
The Glallants' home in Queens.
Although he had guessed that the notebook at the exhibition was probably about daily life, he would not give up until he had finished reading it all. He planned to use his noble status to try to see if he could copy a copy himself, or have the church make a copy for him.
However, after returning home, Grellant received an unexpected news. Audrey sent someone to tell him that the time of her previous visit to Roselle's exhibition was changed to 6 pm. Her father, Earl Hall, opened it for a period of time. If Grellant was done with his work, they could go and visit it together.
This is a good start. When there are not many visitors, it is easier to ask if I can make a copy of the notebook.
At 6 o'clock, Grellint returned to the Kingdom Museum with a group of people of almost the same age. Unlike the visit in the morning, the last group of visitors had left and they were the only visitors here.
Entering the exhibition hall, Audrey showed unprecedented curiosity and even touched Russell's toilet...
When did Audrey care so much about Roselle's belongings? Grellint couldn't help but feel a little strange. After all, she didn't care much about other things except Roselle's notes. Roselle's notes were commissioned by other members after she joined the Tarot Club...
Wait, Grellint seemed to realize the reason for Audrey's abnormal behavior. It seemed that Charlotte seemed to have issued another commission to Miss Audrey. As long as he paid attention to Audrey's actions after arriving in the study, he could roughly guess what Charlotte was concerned about.
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After a while, they came to the exhibition hall with Roselle's notes. Audrey spoke again. At this time, Grallint also took the opportunity to speak and put forward his request.
"Can I make a copy of the contents of Roselle's notes? I have been collecting Roselle's notes recently, trying to decipher these mysterious symbols?"
"Grelint, what new research progress have you made?"
Grellant's words caught the attention of those who were traveling with him. As they were all fans of mysticism, they were naturally curious about Grellant's collection of Roselle's notes. After all, they had studied Roselle's notes together before, but gave up after a while without any ideas.
"I met Professor Steve when I was studying history before, and learned some research on Roselle's Notes from him. Roselle's Notes should be more accurately called Roselle's Diary..."
Grellant didn't hide anything. He simply explained the research results he obtained from the professor and promised to give them a copy of the symbol correspondence table. Of course, in return, Grellant also got a promise that they would make a copy of the Roselle notes collected by the family and give it to him.
"I'm such an idiot." After getting everyone's promise, Grellint realized what he had missed before? You know, there are many children of dukes and earls here. The Roselle diaries collected by these families may involve Roselle's writings after he became a Beyonder, or even after he became a powerful Beyonder, such as a demigod or an angel.
He hadn't even thought of this before, he was such a fool.
Of course, his original goal was achieved. The director of the museum promised to give a copy of the diary to Grellant and thanked Grellant for informing him of the news. He will personally visit Professor Steve to ask why they did not do their research on Russell's diary with him.
It seemed like they were in trouble, and it looked like they knew each other.
Grellant judged in his heart that he was not afraid that Professor Steve would reveal anything. He was a professor of history and had tried to collect the diaries that Grellant had before exposing the secret organization.
However, the person in charge of the museum seemed to be familiar with the teacher, which was normal after thinking about it. Backlund's circle of historical researchers was not large. After thinking it through, Grellant felt a sense of happiness that he had tricked the teacher.Chapter 90 The 12th VictimTitle of the Book:Secret: The Story Hidden Under DestinyAuthor: Little Fish Listening to the RainChapter word count: 2403 wordsUpdate time: 2023-08-07 23:58:54
Soon, they arrived at the exhibition hall of Roselle's study, where Audrey indeed showed appropriate curiosity.
"Can I take a look? I want to see what the manuscript of the great inventor Russell looks like and what wonderful ideas it contains."
Faced with Backlund's request for the most beautiful gem, the narrator naturally would not refuse, and soon got the narrator's consent.
Grellant was also a little curious about the invention of the Emperor's plan, so he and Audrey moved closer together. When Audrey saw Grellant coming forward, she glanced at him, a very natural glance, as if she turned back naturally after sensing someone following her.
But as Audrey's friend, as a Beyonder, and as a Beyonder of the detective sequence, the distance she looked at herself was obviously different from before. As a spectator, she must have noticed Greylint's approach a long time ago.
This was not the first time he approached. In the previous exhibition hall, in the exhibition hall of Roselle's diary, and in the exhibition hall of furniture, Grellant approached. But this time was different from the other times. It was faster than normal. It should be said that Grellant should get closer, just like before, when he got closer, Audrey pretended to feel it.
Grellint didn't show anything, but silently recalled the previous times in his heart to see if there were any other differences besides turning back in advance. After all, what if Audrey just wanted to act like she had a premonition of him approaching after several consecutive times, so she turned back in advance.
wrong!
This time, she seemed to look at herself a little longer than the previous times.
There were two different situations. It was really inconvenient to speak in this place. Grallint focused his attention on Audrey.
As if she realized that Greylint's attention was focused on her, Audrey lifted her hair, quietly took off her earrings, and then deliberately moved her hand towards Greylint.
She asked me to help create an opportunity to distract the people around her. What did she want to do? To destroy something? Or to mark something?
In any case, Audrey had helped him a lot before and was also his creditor. Since this request came from a good friend, it was natural for Grellint to help.
As the glass-covered desk was opened, he and Audrey walked forward. Audrey arrived first, then casually picked up the bookmark and turned a page. Then Grallint came to the manuscript and picked up Russell's manuscript.
"I can't believe that Emperor Roselle actually has such a magical idea. Can it really be realized?"
Naturally, Grellint's words attracted the attention of other people in the group. Everyone came over to see Viscount Grellint's idea that surprised him.
"He actually wanted to send the machine up into the sky and said he could guarantee it wouldn't fall."
"I don't know if this is some kind of extraordinary ability that can do this."
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Audrey brushed her hair again, joined the discussion, and casually placed the bookmark in her hand on the table.
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Finally, after everyone agreed that Roselle's idea would not succeed, the security guard put the bookmark back in and closed the glass cover.
Then, following the guide, we arrived at the next exhibition hall, Roselle's restaurant…
After finishing the second visit, Grellint returned home and asked Audrey through a messenger whether she had received a commission from someone. She didn't even check where the place was and dared to do such a thing under the nose of the Steam Church. If they were really discovered, they would know that the Steam Church was not something they, as a noble, could rival. It was one of the three official churches in Loen.
Soon, he received a reply from Audrey, expressing her apologies and promising to discuss with Greylint before accepting any commissions next time. She then briefly explained her mission this time, emphasizing that it was just a simple matter and there was no danger.
Seeing his friend's apology and promise, although Grellant didn't believe it, he couldn't say anything more. After all, he had promised Audrey, but he still hid a lot of things from her. If he really continued to talk, the other party might find out something.
At this time, Grellint thought of the guy who gave Audrey the potion. As he said before, don't let him know who it is, otherwise he will definitely take revenge.
But why did his fellow villager pay attention to that bookmark? What secrets were hidden in it? His curiosity was aroused. Although Grellint visited for a day, he did not plan to sleep.
Let's go out for a walk.
He walked outside while thinking about the bookmark in the Kingdom Museum. At this time, Grellant suddenly remembered that when he asked the Goddess of Night about the location of the next serial murder, it seemed to be King's Avenue in the West District. In this case, Grellant decided to go to the King's Museum tonight.
West District, King's Avenue, after 10 o'clock, Grellint was wandering around King's Avenue. Although he had walked out, he was still thinking about why Charlotte paid attention to Roselle's bookmark. As a time traveler, knowing an item left by a previous time traveler, a special item, was enough to keep him awake for a while.
"Murder!"
"Help!"
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There was a shout from a distance, it seemed to be Charlotte's voice. Without thinking, Greylint rushed towards the voice.
Disappeared!
Grellint arrived at the location of the sound and didn't see anyone. There were patrolmen and some guys dressed as bodyguards rushing around.
He did not stop and rushed towards the direction of the smell of blood. The moment he arrived here, Greylint noticed the smell of blood in the air and had a bad feeling in his heart. At this time, he regretted not getting some extraordinary items that could accelerate things.
Without caring about being exposed in front of outsiders, Greylint directly used the magical item in his left hand and moved in a straight line towards the direction of the smell of blood.
It only took him two minutes to reach the source of the smell of blood. What came into his sight was a lady lying in the living room. Seeing this scene, Grellint felt relieved.
After all, his fellow villager had joined the organization of the gods, so he should have many ways to save his life. Grellint added in his mind the reason why his fellow villager was able to escape. Then, Grellint began to carefully observe the body in front of him.
After experiencing the assassination of Viscount Lechner, he no longer felt uncomfortable with such bloody scenes. Greylint was even a little scared of his own adaptability.
The expression of the corpse was full of pain. This was not an assassination or a sneak attack from behind. This woman was killed right in front of her.
What a madman!
There was a huge wound on his abdomen, and you could see that the internal organs had disappeared. It was a very sharp wound, but it didn't look like a knife wound. A knife wound should be very neat. This wound gave him the feeling of a wild beast scratching its prey with its claws when pouncing on it.
Yes! That was the feeling. According to his understanding, Beyonders of Sequence 6 Demons could transform and become truly like the demons recorded in books. In this case, he could understand this kind of wound, which was cut by the demon's claws.
This madman, in demon form, slashed open the victim's abdomen in front of her!
This crazy sequence! At this moment, Grellint understood the madness of the extraordinary world, a madness that abandoned humanity!
Taking a deep breath, Greylent looked around, trying to find any traces of the murderer nearby. This time his actions seemed to be seen by his fellow villagers. He should have chased Charlotte first, which meant that he had no time to clean up the scene.
There was bright red blood on the carpet next to the body, which was slowly spreading on the carpet.
There were a lot of broken pieces of internal organs on the carpet, which were signs of unfinished food. Seeing this, Grellint finally couldn't stand it anymore and started to vomit.