Chapter 9: Unknown "Peeping"

At this point, Oklundis sighed heavily, tapped his pipe and lit a ball of tobacco, and continued to tell the story in the smoke.

"In fact, I was also very shocked at the time. After that, the villagers saw that the manor was empty and moved in. On the day they moved in, a lightning bolt hit the big house and split a big hole. The villagers said that this was the anger of the sun god. No one dared to live in the big house and could only live in the servant area. That night, an "unknown fire" broke out in the house in the servant area. Seven villagers were burned to death in the manor. For a time, everyone became a frightened bird. I witnessed this weird thing with my own eyes and decided to stay away from this place."

"Finally, everyone decided to bury these villagers in the cemetery of the manor. Unexpectedly, when we were praying, we saw a "red shadow" on the window of the big house. We were all very Frightened, they quickly asked people to go to the Sun Church for help. Unexpectedly, the priests who came said that there were no demons here, and there were no strange things. In addition, no one died later, so everyone was relieved. However, there was a brave guy who wanted to steal the furniture of the Lolandic Manor. He was scared and ran back, saying that he saw the "red shadow" on the window again. Everyone couldn't stand it. Finally, they discussed it and decided to cover the windows with black cloth. Since the windows were covered, nothing has happened until now. However, we still hang the task in the Adventurer's Guild, hoping to solve this problem completely. "

Hearing this information, everyone really didn't find any useful information, and looked at each other for a while.

"Mr. Orencdis, is there anything strange besides these things?"

"This... Let me think about it. By the way, I went out that day and saw the doctor enter the Lolandic Manor, but the bodies were burnt in the end, and I couldn't recognize who was who. But I recognized the "Red Lady". His precious sapphire pendant fell next to his body. At that time, her finger bones covered her chest and fell in the middle of the church."

At this time, Camus raised his head, "What is the doctor you mentioned? Is there anyone sick in the manor?"

"It's the "Red Lady". She has a strange disease and has lost her sense of taste. This doctor seems to have been his attending physician and has been treating him. As for other weird things, I really don't know."

After sorting out the information, Camus knocked on the table, "We're leaving first, Mr. Oklundis, thank you for these useful information, may the sun god protect you."

"Of course, I hope you get the information you need, but I believe in the god of "war and wisdom", may the "god of war and wisdom" bless you."

"..."

Camus walked out of the house awkwardly. Oklundis saw him, got up, sent the three away, closed the door and blew out the oil lamp.

"Oh... I thought there was only the Church of the Sun, but I didn't expect there were other churches?"

Susie shook her head, "Of course, this is also a "positive sequence" organization. They also have a branch in Caldecott City, but I don't know how many sequences of "potion formulas" they have."

"Okay, back to the point. It's impossible to go tonight. Let's go to the carriage to sort out some useful information."

"Hehe... Thank you Miss Rabbit for the invitation. It's really wonderful."

Susie glanced at Gao Ruisi, "Not including you. We will sort out the information. Please go back to your carriage and communicate again tomorrow."

"Bang..."

Seeing the closed door, Gao Ruisi covered his face, "Oh my God, I was rejected again, Gao Ruisi, you are so terrible."

Hearing the footsteps going away, Camus and Susie sat in the carriage and sorted out some useful information.

"I'll go first. I think there must be something wrong with the servants not running away. Will there be a "strange existence" involved in this matter? In addition, "the red shadow only appears at the window. Does it mean that it is a special power? "

Susie's ears moved, "And who is that doctor? He doesn't belong to the manor. Is he really dead? I remember that there was no report of doctors disappearing in the newspapers during that period."

Kamui looked up at the orange light and said, "Are you saying that the "doctor" is still alive? Or that he is "pretending" to be someone else."

Susie's ears moved again, "It's possible. We only know these few pieces of information at present. "The truth needs us to see with our eyes, not guess." Go to sleep first, and talk about it tomorrow. Remember not to sleep too hard."

"Hmm"

...

Early the next morning, Kamui was awakened by the sound of raindrops. He opened his eyes in a daze and saw Miss Susie leaning against the carriage. Feeling the movement of her body, Miss Susie opened her eyes.

"Sorry to disturb you, but you are really alert."

"This is a basic method of survival in the wild. Sleeping too hard is not a good thing. It's raining today. It's really bad weather. Let's go to the manor quickly. Teacher Matthew must be very angry. "

Susie said as she opened the car curtain. "Pah" as the dazzling light came in, Camus squinted and pushed open the car door to look.

The horse was soaked through, standing quietly on the muddy roadside, surrounded by some vegetable fields, which were being irrigated by the rain. There was also a curved gray smoke not far away. It should be the villagers getting up to make breakfast. The black fog in the sky was like a ball of black cotton, as if something was brewing.

Susie took a breath of fresh air and pointed at the oil lamp, then jumped off the carriage and ran to the manor. Camus shrugged and followed with the oil lamp. They both agreed not to mention Reese, the "cheater".

"Pah... Pah..."

With the mud splashing under their feet, they ran to the gate of the manor, stomped on the mud and pushed the gate open.

"Squeak...ah"

"Hey, you guys are really late. I'm about to catch a cold from this damn cold wind. I really regret not bringing enough whiskey. This kind of weather with whiskey is simply a perfect enjoyment, "tsk tsk".

Seeing Gao Ruisi squatting in the corner and hearing his sigh, the two of them kept a careful eye and looked at the manor quietly. Last night, some places were not clear because it was too late, but today they can see everything at a glance.

The whole manor looks vibrant. The walls are covered with moss covered with raindrops. The several iron fences around the house are also rusted and fell to the ground, leaving only the bare wall foundation. The door of the big house also fell to the ground, and the raindrops from the eaves hit it and made a "dong dong" sound. Camus knew that it was a solid wooden door that made such a sound. The two white stone pillars at the door looked a little dull, with some newly grown creepers hanging on them. There were two white stone pillars on the left and right sides of the door of the house. There was a wooden bench with some strong plants growing out of the cracks. There was a stone circular road at the door, which surrounded the house. The whole house was covered with some black cloth, which looked very strange.

"Quack...Quack"

The crows saw someone coming and cried on the branches. The rain hit them and splashed everywhere.

Looking at the group of black crows looking at him and others, Camus remembered Susie's words, "Declare death", who did it declare for? Camus felt a little heavy for a while, and silently followed Susie to the door of the big house.

"Tap...Tap"

The three of them walked to the front door on the steps washed clean by rain, and saw the wet "firewood tree" seeds in front of the door.

"Well, the "barrier" set by the villagers has failed. Let's go in and see if there is any useful information. Let's go together. I feel the "peeping" again.

Hearing this, Camus looked at the dark circular corridor and lit the oil lamp in his hand. As the orange light spread, the three of them suddenly felt that the air around them was a little cold, and an "unknown" aura seemed to envelope the room.