Chapter 45: Rod's Identity
Mo An stared at Rhodes for a long time, and then sat down slowly: "Which piece?"
Rod smiled: "You and I know it. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info”
At this time, Mo An also laughed: "Since that's the case, let's talk about it." Now I have pocket watches, and you have gems. If you want to succeed, you can't do both, so it's better for us to work together. ”
"Sounds good. Rod pushed the teacup aside, "But you like tea, I like wine, I'm afraid it's not so smooth to work together." ”
Before Rod finished speaking, Mo An raised his hand, "snapped" two crisp applause, the door opened, and a servant walked in with a fine wine, put it on the coffee table, saluted and withdrew.
"Specially prepared for you, this is a fine wine reads; Moan moved his gaze from the wine glass to Rod's face, and he saw a satisfied smile on the other side.
"It seems that you are very sincere. Rod sniffed it a little, and then couldn't help but drink it anymore.
Mo An raised his eyebrows: "Since I have shown sincerity, then please show sincerity as well." ”
"The gem is not on me," Rod continued to drink, "and I put it in a secret place." And...... We haven't said how to split the account yet. ”
"That's all for later, and I won't mention the gems yet. Mo Andao.
"Oh?" Rhodes stopped pouring his drink, "and what do you mean?"
Mo An showed a strange smile: "I mean, I should get to know you better before we cooperate, right, Rod, no, it should be Mr. Epock." ”
Lucia, who had been on the terrace, heard this, and turned to Xuanyu with her curiosity that was about to overflow: "Who is Epok?" ”
Xuanyu also sat up, and he looked at Rhodes: "Curious, then go and ask yourself." ”
Lucia knew that Xuanyu was in a state where she could be countered casually, and this time even her hair was shortened, and her whole image was much fresher, but her speech was still so annoying. She wanted to reply to him, but her curiosity was already overflowing, and she quickly came to Mo'an and Rod's side.
"Who's Epoch?" she asked, standing between the two.
But no one answered him. Moan and Rhodes looked at each other, as if they were playing a game in which whoever spoke first would lose. It's just that this atmosphere is far less relaxed than the game, tense, imminent, tense, all kinds of emotions fill the air between the two, Lucia's eyes roll slightly, I'm afraid that a small action can provoke a fight between the two.
Fortunately, after a while, with Rod's loud applause, this atmosphere was finally broken.
"It's worthy of Mo An, you can get any kind of information. Rod applauded and said, "In that case, I won't hide it anymore." That's right, my full name is Rod Epock, the son of James Epock. ”
Mo An remained silent, and Lucia asked eagerly, "Who is James Epock?"
Rod smiled: "They all know, why don't you ask them." ”
"James Eppock, one of the world's greatest explorers. Mo An still didn't speak, and it was Xuanyu who was on the terrace who answered for him, and he walked towards this side as he spoke, "However, I suddenly disappeared mysteriously fifteen years ago. ”
Rod raised his head: "Who is this?"
"A friend, if we cooperate, we need his strength. Moan explained.
Xuanyu didn't see it, and sat next to Mo An: "My name is Xuanyu, and I come from an ancient country in the East. ”
It was the first time for Xuanyu to take the initiative to introduce himself like this, which should have surprised Mo An a little, but he has changed more and more in the past few days, and Mo An is a little used to it. And, at this time, his mind was full of another thing.
"You're right, my father was called 'Whirlwind' Epoch, and there was no place he couldn't go, no trouble he couldn't go......
"And one more should be added, there is no treasure that he cannot take away. Moan added.
Rod was not angry, he nodded in agreement: "That's right, for an explorer, finding treasure is the most exciting thing. ”
So he came to Agrim. Mo Andao.
"I was only nine years old that year, but I will never forget the bright eyes and passion in his eyes when he learned about the treasure. Rod said, as if caught in a memory.
"In addition to passion, I'm afraid there is also ** and greed. Moan continued to add.
However, this time Rod did not agree with Moan's words: "My father loved treasure hunting, but he was only obsessed with the process. I don't have too much attachment to the treasure itself. Otherwise, with his ability back then, although my family is not as good as Mo An, it is not far behind. ”
"It's because you're too obsessed with treasure hunting, but you end up missing?" Mo An said.
Saying this, Rod lowered his head deeply: "My father probably didn't think that treasure was so difficult to hold. ”
"Are you talking about the treasure cursed by the House of Marbl?" Lucia finally interjected, still holding back her curiosity.
Rhodes nodded: "At that time, the curse of Marbur was rumored all over the city, but it didn't frighten true explorers. For a whole decade, there was an endless stream of people from all over the world who wanted to show off their skills. But very few of them actually touched the core of the treasure, and my father was one of them. ”
"How do you know?" asked Lucia, and Moan looked expectant.
Rhodes poured a glass of wine: "At that time, I came to this country with my father, and I didn't expect to spend the next ten years here. ”
"What did your father discover?" Moan asked, leaning over.
Rod smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Do you think my father would talk to a nine-year-old kid about this?" ”
Lucia's eyes widened, "Is that where the treasure is?" she glanced at Xuanyu in a panic, "If it's true, then could your father really disappear due to Mabri's curse?"
In response to Lucia's gaze, Xuanyu said lightly: "The so-called curse is often just a product of chance, and coupled with the fear in people's hearts, the story becomes more and more bizarre. ”
Lucia was obviously dissatisfied with Xuanyu's explanation: "You said that the curse is not true, but those two gold ......" Lucia wanted to mention the gold coin, but before she finished speaking, she saw Xuanyu put her index finger to her lips and motioned for her to silence.
At this time, Mo An didn't focus on the conversation between Xuanyu and Lucia, he stared straight at Rhodes: "You just said that your father won't tell you about the treasure hunt, how can you guess that he already knows the entrance to the underground palace?"
"On the day of his disappearance, he shoved a notebook into my arms," Rhodes said, "I didn't understand it when I was a child, but when I grew up, I realized that it was actually his treasure hunting diary......!"
"Let me guess about the entrance to the underground palace," Mo An said indifferently, "whether there is only one clue recorded." ”
"Pocket watch!" Moan and Rod said in unison.
A smile crept up the corners of Xuanyu's mouth, and Lucia didn't know why. Mo An and Rhodes looked at each other, and many things were silently agreed upon in such a silent atmosphere.
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