Jenkins' acting skills at the moment are obviously not up to standard, and the father can easily see that his apprentice is full of curiosity. He didn't answer the question immediately, but directed Jenkins to move his suitcase to the second floor, and then told him the whole story:
"You don't have to be so curious. It's not a very important thing. About ten years ago, I had already settled down in Nolan. Once, I went to other places with a business group to purchase. At that time, the steam railway was not so developed. , to go to a small town in the countryside, you need to travel by horse-drawn carriage. An old businessman with the group caught wind and cold on the road, and died in a short time. Our group sold his goods for him, and paid the sum The money was returned to his relatives in his hometown.
At that time, I found a very interesting oil painting in that gentleman's... yes, Scarlett's house, so I wanted to buy it. But Mrs. Scarlett was unwilling to sell it to me. Instead, she was willing to lend it to me for a ten-year lease, because the rent she offered was very low, and there was a shortage of bottom-of-the-box items in the store at that time, so I rented it. . For so many years, I have been sending the rent to Mrs. Scarlett by mail, and I will also send a thank you letter every year at the end of the year. I didn't expect her aging to be so low in the past so many years. "
The "things at the bottom of the box" proposed by Dad refers to the treasure of the antique shop, which represents the connotation and strength of an antique shop. Most of that kind of goods are only used for exhibitions and will not be sold easily.
"I don't think I've ever seen the painting you're talking about."
Jenkins looked at the wall of the antique shop while talking. In fact, he knew very well what was here, and it was just a subconscious action at this time.
"Oh, I stopped exhibiting it about three years ago. After all, antique paintings are the most difficult to preserve. That thing is now stored in the safe of the Traveler's Bank. I will write to Mrs. Scarlett tomorrow Come here. It just so happens that you are leaving for a trip the day after tomorrow, so come here again tomorrow morning, if I'm not here, you can get this thing done by yourself, and then go about your own business. "
As Dad was talking, he caught a glimpse of three golden hairs behind Chocolate's ears:
"How did your cat grow this color of hair? I remember that if humans accidentally grow a single hair of a different color, it means malnutrition or an unbalanced diet. You'd better pay attention."
"I don't know what's wrong with it. It's probably because of too much nutrition. After all, during the New Year's Eve, it ate a lot of good things with me."
Divine power is of course considered "sufficient nutrition", so Jenkins thinks he is not lying.
Dad didn't really care, he knew that Jenkins couldn't care less about chocolate.
The two chatted for a while about the unbelievable things that happened in the city during the week that Dad left Nolan, and they parted at the intersection of Fifth Queen's Road.
Dad left for church, and Jenkins headed to the club to meet his friends.
When the door of the room was pushed open, only Hathaway was sitting inside, and she was reading a newspaper which was rare. Jenkins rarely saw Hathaway reading the newspaper, not because she didn't care about current affairs, but Jenkins rarely saw her in the morning.
"Miss Michael hasn't arrived yet?"
Because he was going to meet his father, Jenkins actually arrived here later than usual. According to the usual time, Miss Michel should have ordered the servants to make the second pot of tea.
"Britney sent a message just now. Her mother has caught a cold, and she will come here in the afternoon. It is true that Nolan has a strong flu recently. Although people like us rarely get sick, we must Be careful."
There were only these two people in the room, so she spoke more casually. In fact, it is very inappropriate for single men and women to live in the same room, but for Jenkins, Miss Mihail and Hathaway don't seem to care about this.
"Did you hear what happened last night?"
She did mention it.
"Yes, the meteorite crashed into a whole block. I wonder if the church can find some meteorite and star fragments. That's forging..."
Seeing the unfriendly look in the girl's eyes, Jenkins immediately stopped his silly performance.
"I happened to sleep very late last night, and I happened to see the God of Lies and the monster before the blood moon from the window. To be honest, that scene was really shocking, although the abilities of the bestowers will increase with the user's level And it has stronger power, but I think no matter what, mortals can't do it like the god of lies, freezing the waterfall falling from the sky with one punch."
"No, a demigod can do it. But I don't think a mortal demigod can freeze the blood river. It's not an ordinary **** at all."
Hathaway seemed to understand what happened last night very well. In the subsequent conversation, she was even able to describe what the gods who appeared last night did.
She has nothing to do with the blood-sucking species, but if she had to be related, she could only mention that George Liverpool.
Although no one but Jenkins saw the face of the young man before he turned into a monster, the church easily found the fatal apartment on Hammerhead Street from the destroyed block, and deduced by some means what happened What happened there, thus discovering the role of George Liverpool in what happened.
But the investigation report has not been written yet, Jenkins did not know that the church has investigated so deeply, and Hathaway was able to say that Liverpool was involved in what happened last night.
This is really incredible, and when Jenkins flew into the sky last night, he didn't even notice that Hathaway was nearby. He immediately suspected that after the [Wonderful Movement] came, he gave Hathaway new abilities or blessings, and this inference was quickly confirmed.
"In the past, you told me about the new god, but this time I understand it more clearly."
While chuckling, she raised her hand to touch her right ear. There was wearing the diamond earring that Jenkins had let her not keep for the time being. In fact, Jenkins was equivalent to giving this item to her, after all, he couldn't use it himself.
"Some time ago, a friend helped me strengthen the function of this earring, and now I can easily 'notice' the movement farther away... Well, you told me about the history of this item, in fact, it is related to It is related to the gods I believe in, so it can be easily strengthened."
Having said that, he lowered his head and with his slender fingers like white jade, devoutly drew the holy emblem of the god of music on his chest.
PS: The origin of earrings is in chapter 504.