Southern Suburbs of Huaishan City
Large stretches of rolling green hills undulate like a thick green carpet.
On one of the slopes, there are sparsely dotted with some yellow and white dots, all of which are single-storey small buildings. Most of these small buildings are cubes, made of pale yellow and white stones.
On the side of the small building, on the door frame, green vines are everywhere, and some vines are still blooming with small white and yellow flowers.
Underneath one of the two-storey buildings, there are two circular arched openings, which form a semi-open place to enjoy the shade.
There are two tables in the door opening, and at the left table, four people are sitting drinking tea and resting.
Two middle-aged men each took a young woman and sat opposite each other.
The older man had a beautiful moustache, was dressed in a neat and exquisite black suit, and held a brown wooden cane in one hand. He looked about forty years old. He picked up the black tea wooden cup on the table and took a sip.
"Mr. Kelly made a special trip to talk to me about the collection of doom antiques. This kind of enthusiasm is really rare."
His eyes fell on the face of the middle-aged man sitting across from him.
The other party has a pale complexion, short light blonde curly hair, a golden mustache on his chin, and a neat white suit. Gives an elegant and relaxed atmosphere. He was also much younger, probably only thirty years old.
The most important thing is that the other party's eyes, like the finest rubies, are crystal clear and extremely clear.
“Mr. Quicksilver’s enthusiasm is what amazes me, not only collecting doom antiques and jewelry everywhere, but even going back to the source, tracing their original source.”
The man sighed.
"Actually, among us collectors, which one is not mainly interested in these things? The life we look forward to the most is that every time we come home, we will see that every piece of antique in our home has a mysterious origin. It's like just like."
"It seems that our own residence and life have become full of mystery, as if it is full of unknown power." Tali Shuiyin added with a smile.
"Not bad! That's how it feels!" The blond man nodded, "Life is always so boring! So what we yearn for is to make ourselves and our lives full of mystery and fun. Perhaps this is our greatest interest in collecting doom antiques."
"That's right!" Tali Shuiyin nodded deeply, and glanced at the other man's wrist inadvertently, "At the beginning, I also accidentally obtained a doomed antique because I was handling a case. I have collected this thing online. So many years have passed in a blink of an eye, and there are hundreds of doomed antiques collected at home, no matter whether they are real or fake. In a blink of an eye, more than ten years have passed, time flies so fast."
"Hundreds of pieces!?" The blond man's eyes lit up, "That's really a big deal! As expected of the famous detective Tali Mercury, it must be definitely not the same as the ones you just brought out, so why are you here this time? Is it also related to doom antiques?"
"That's not all." Tali Shuiyin shook his head, took a pipe handed over by Miss Si Lan, took a light puff, and slowly exhaled the smoke ring. "I came here this time to track down an old opponent among criminals, for the serial murder and robbery case. The case has come to an end, so I have some time to come here to investigate."
"Is that so? Could it be the famous Golden Ring Bandit?" The blond man pinched his beard thoughtfully, and seeing the detective nodding in affirmation, he continued: "The Golden Ring Bandit committed dozens of crimes in a row across the Federation. It is said that apart from you, there is only another famous detective who has come into contact with him. I wonder if you can tell me something about the Golden Ring in detail?"
"I'm sorry about this, it's not that I don't want to say it, but that the Police Headquarters has a related confidentiality agreement." Tali Quicksilver shrugged, "Okay, I'm planning to go to Silver Yarn Castle in the afternoon, I don't know if Mr. Kelly is interested in meeting I'll go together."
"Oh? Silver yarn castle? I have heard of this dilapidated castle for so long in Huaishan City. It seems to be an inheritance inherited by an officer. Now I have no money to take care of it. The things inside are almost sold out." Blonde The man Kelly said in a low voice, "I heard that the castle was originally going to be sold, but it's too dilapidated and the location is too remote. Want to buy it?"
"It's just for a visit, it's not too expensive to buy it." Tari Mercury smiled. He turned his face and whispered a few words to Miss Si Lan, who nodded, stood up and walked towards another two-storey building not far away, and soon disappeared into the dense green bushes .
"The vegetation here is very dense, and there is no sign of bleakness in autumn. If it is not too far away from my hometown, I would like to move here and settle down." Tali Mercury spewed out a smoke ring, feeling deeply.
"It's true, that's how I am. I don't want to leave after I settle down." Kelly replied with a smile. He also said a few words to the woman with platinum ponytail beside her, who immediately got up and walked towards the black car on the driveway outside the small building.
"It takes two hours to drive to Silver Yarn Castle from here. It's already almost five o'clock in the afternoon. If you go at this time, it will be evening when you come back. Or is Mr. Terry planning to spend the night there?" Kelly stood up and asked doubtfully .
"It's not unusual for me to spend the night there occasionally these days. I have already discussed with the owner of the castle, Nasvis, and paid a rent, and the castle will be leased to me for two months. Anyway Everything inside has been emptied, and he is not afraid of any property being taken away." Tari Mercury stood up, "Okay, Mr. Kelly, you don't need to drive your car here. There is no place to refuel around here, it is best to It's better to go there by carriage."
"That's true. So I'll have to interrupt you for a day or two."
"It's nothing, everyone is the same way, and it's rare for me to meet a friend who has the same interests as me. To tell you the truth, in the circle of friends, my hobbies have always been criticized by everyone. Okay, Not much to say, then I will lead the carriage over first, see you in the driveway."
"Well, see you later."
Kelly stood by the table, picked up the black tea and sipped it lightly, watching Tali Mercury slowly walk through the grass, towards a black double carriage coming from the driveway in the distance. Miss Si Lan was wearing a white windbreaker, just jumped off the carriage and waited for him on the side.
The driveway twists and turns and spreads to the distance, like a long gray snake, stretching to the distance. In the distance of the front lane, there are two ox carts moving slowly with golden wheat.
A warm breeze blew over, lifting the hem of Kelly's white suit, and the air was filled with a leisurely and comfortable slow pace of life.
He stroked his chin.
"This beard is really realistic."
"Of course." The platinum-haired ponytail woman who had left earlier returned to his side. "The route to Silver Yarn Castle requires a carriage ride for at least two hours, and then a mountain road, which is relatively remote. I'm afraid we will have to spend the night there."
"Mr. Tarry promised me to stay overnight in the castle." Kelly smiled. "Come on, don't keep our great detective waiting."
The woman looked at the back of Kelly walking away slowly, and a trace of doubt flashed in her eyes. Although he knew it was a fake appearance, no matter how he looked at it, Kelly was much more mature than Garen, and he was much more real. Not at all like a teenager.
It was as if Garen was Kelly's disguise, and Garen who turned into Kelly was the one who truly revealed his true nature.
Shaking her head slightly, she didn't think about it anymore, and quickly followed, and the two of them walked towards the waiting carriage in the distant driveway one after the other.
Before getting into the car, Garen casually tore a small purple flower from the grass beside him, sniffed it lightly, and only saw a lot of tiny black bugs crawling in the center of the stamen, like ants, and the flower had no fragrance at all.
The four of them got into the double carriage, with Tali sitting in the front row, Garen and Grace in the back row.
The whip whipped lightly, and suddenly the two strong yellow horses slowly dragged the carriage forward, and the bells around their necks also began to jingle.
Seeing that Garen picked a purple flower in his hand, Tali Shuiyin said with a smile.
"The flowers here don't have any fragrance, but they attract a lot of bugs strangely, and I don't know why."
Garen stretched out his index finger, letting a black bug crawl up his finger along the petals, itching. The little bug is like a black ladybug that has shrunk many times, and its two semicircular wings open and close from time to time to maintain balance.
"There are always different strange phenomena around the origin of doom antiques, isn't this normal?" He followed with a smile. "If it was the same as the general place, it wouldn't attract us to come here. It's a pity that you didn't bring your other antiques with you, otherwise I might be lucky enough to feast my eyes."
Terry Quicksilver laughed.
"I thought you were a bragging liar at first, but I didn't expect you to see through the few antique imitations of doom I brought. I didn't expect to meet a confidant like you here. I thought that only For one, I like to study doom antiques."
"Me too." Garen removed a petal, popped out of the carriage lightly, and laughed too. "But what is there in Silver Yarn Castle that deserves your attention? I don't know much about it after living here for so long."
Tari Shuiyin handed over the whip to Si Lan, asking her to go on the journey, while taking out a stack of white documents from her purse, and handing them over with her backhand. "Here's some information I collected, take a look."
Garen took it and glanced at the title on the first page: The owner of the castle died unexpectedly. The following is a large report text, talking about the process of discovering death.
Turning to the second page, it also has a similar title.
The third page is also the same, but there is an extra photo, which happens to be the pattern of the Silver Shade Castle.
Three consecutive owners of the castle died unexpectedly, and the murderer was unknown. They all died peacefully on their own beds without any signs, like an old man whose life was exhausted. What's weird is that the three owners are all young and strong middle-aged military officers.
(end of this chapter)