Chapter 202 Past Events in Severn Valley
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With Eric leading the way, Milo easily found the address of their Winton brothers.
Including the house key that Charles stuffed in a flower pot by the door.
It seems that this law enforcement officer has a really big heart. He just put the key in the flowerpot as a free gift, and he is not afraid that the house will be emptied one day.
However, after entering Charles' house, Milo immediately dismissed the doubts in his mind.
This guy's house is such that even if a thief comes in, he will have to go back with tears in his eyes.
It is already infinitely close to the level of a family with four walls.
It was such a big room with a bed, a table and a chair.
There is a clock hanging on the wall on the left and a mirror on the right.
Then it was gone.
Yes, it’s gone.
The main focus is a cool and simple style.
I estimate that when Charles is at home, the most valuable thing in the house is himself.
When he was not at home, the most valuable thing in the house was the metal security door.
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But joking aside, the rent for a single room in an apartment in this area is still very high. It is already an upper-middle-class residence, not an old back-to-back building like Milo's house. Comparable.
Although the house was very empty, it was extremely clean.
It gives people the feeling that this room seems to be in the same idle state before it is rented out.
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"After my father died, Charles and I no longer lived together. He sold the old house at home. I thought he was getting married, but it seems that he has been living alone in the past few years."
Eric's shadow emerged on the empty wall, and he gestured to Milo:
"Honestly, we have been estranged a lot since then, and I know very little about him."
Milo nodded, and he threw the muddy Charles onto the bed.
The shadow of Henry on the side consciously went to the bathroom and brought a large basin of water to the bedside, and then dragged the trash can over.
The others wandered around the room nonchalantly.
Will was still standing by the window sill as usual, smoking his cigarette endlessly.
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"But I didn't expect that he would be like this now. When he was admitted to the law enforcement team, he always hoped that I could stay by his side and help him, but... ”
Eric paused before continuing:
"He is not a competent law enforcement officer."
Milo thought thoughtfully.
He and Charles had only met a few times, but in order to persuade him to investigate the Great Library incident, Charles showed enough sincerity and told a general story about himself and his brother Eric.
According to what Charles said, Eric's world is black and white, and there is no room for any sand in his eyes...
It is not difficult to see that the two brothers have very different views on each other. Very clear.
Milo declined to comment.
He walked to the desk, flipped through the paper documents on the table, turned to Eric and said:
"Let's see if we can wake him up."< br>
But as soon as he finished speaking, he heard a crisp click sound.
It is the sound of the gun being loaded.
Turning his head, he found that Charles, who was just a puddle of mud a second ago, had sat up straight, holding a revolver of the same style as Milo in his hand, with the muzzle pointed at Milo. It seems that Charles still has some vigilance as a law enforcement officer.
At this time, he stared at Milo with cold eyes. Although his face was still a little drunk, his eyes were unusually clear.
Milo narrowed his eyes.
Although he was pointed at a gun, he did not feel any sense of crisis, so he did not put his hand on the weapon at his waist.
The Scarlet Witch made it clear that his heart would tell him of the crisis.
But Milo's heartbeat was very steady at this time, indicating that Charles had no intention of pulling the trigger.
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Milo spread his hands and looked at Charles:
"The keys are hidden in the flowerpot and the pistol is hidden in the bed. Your method of hiding things is a bit too traditional. .”
"What do you want from me?"
When Charles saw clearly that the person in the room was Milo, he slowly put the pistol on the pillow.
"That must be something."
Milo was not going to waste time, he took out Henry's sketch from his pocket:
"There is something I need to ask you for advice. , do you still have an impression of this thing? ”
Charles stared at the paper in Milo's hand and frowned slowly.
He pondered for more than ten seconds before saying, "Wait a minute."
Then he grabbed the trash can at the foot of the bed and started vomiting with a loud bang.
The sound was simply indescribable.
Anyway, Milo immediately walked to the window sill and pushed the window open.
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After Charles emptied the contents of his stomach, he slowly stood up, took the sketch from Milo's hand, and gave Milo a strange look:
"How do you know I have seen this thing?"
"Are you sure this is the same thing you have seen?" Milo did not answer Charles' question.
The other party stared at the model of the "small altar" drawn on the sketch for a long time, nodded and said:
"Although it's not the same one, the weaving technique and the basic structure are the same. I'm very sure of this. We didn't know its specific use at the time, so we called it a birdcage."
" I'd like to hear the details." Milo waited for Charles' next words.
But the other party suddenly said: "It seems that you don't take the Fenici manuscript seriously, but are busy with other things."
Milo grinned: " You know, in the whole city of Nanwei, I may be the only one who believes that the seven of them are still alive like you."
Charles was silent for a while, sighed and said:
"In the autumn of 1828, I received an investigation mission to cooperate with the law enforcement team from an outer city. The initial case of the mission occurred in the Severn Valley."
"The upper reaches of the canal in Nanwei City is quite far away from us. "Milo knows this place in the Severn Valley.
“At that time, my position was only the team leader, and the task I received was to investigate the transport ship along the canal. The law enforcement officer over the Severn Valley was tracking something, or someone, I guess. There were fugitives who escaped to Nanwei City on boats along the upper reaches of the Severn River, but this is just a guess, because we didn't find the boat they were looking for in the end."
Charles poked at the sketch with his finger. He went up to the small altar and said to Milo:
"The clue provided by the Severn Valley at that time was this kind of thing. They asked me to search all passing ships. Once I find a similar birdcage on the ship, I will Burn the ship immediately ”
"Didn't you explain the reason?" Milo frowned: "Did you mention what happened in the Severn Valley at that time?"
"Of course it was mentioned."
Charles calmly said Said one word:
"Living corpse."
"What do you mean?"
A sneaky smile appeared on Charles's face:
"At that time, the consultant sent by the Severn Valley revealed something to me in a very vague way. He said... there was trouble over there in the valley, and some people died. , turned into something else and returned to the world.”
(End of this chapter)