The two rushed back to the island overnight, Qinxin Garden, the moonlight was bright, the wind was urgent, the oars cut through the lake, and the isolated island that could be seen was annihilated. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Returning at dusk, Geng Daquan had no intention of disturbing other people's dreams, and did not make a noise, only said goodbye to Fusheng, and he walked alone on the road up the mountain, which was an artificially opened up bluestone roadbed.

During the day, the island is deserted, but at night it is not lonely, the frogs are undulating, the cicadas are singing endlessly, it is really a cool day and a good autumn!

Geng Daquan seems to have returned to mountaineering and never returning at night, listening to the wind and rain without sleep. What a good time it was! If you only have friends and find a mountain, and you don't bring any supplies, you think that the whole world is just like this.

Now, is he still?

In the bamboo forest, a strange cry struck, it was a black cat, a green light flickered, the black cat and Geng Daquan glanced at each other, and then disappeared behind the darkness.

This short-lived sudden event pulled Geng Daquan out of his unintentional thoughts, rearranged his mind and walked, there was a bright light that caught his attention, on the shore of the lake, the courtyard where Mrs. Hurd lived, at this moment the fire was rising sporadically, he knew that Mrs. Hurd was the daughter of a boat owner in Ningbo, and the people of Zhejiang had the habit of putting lamps, but I didn't know who she was praying for?

He had heard from Bao La that Mrs. Hurd had a daughter who had died, and what was the situation with her family? If there is still hope for everything, if it is gone, then she must be too pitiful!

In the night, Geng Daquan was invaded by nightmares, and Miss Hutton stood on the deck laughing repeatedly, just like the photo scene she had seen before, but the appearance of the person was not clear.

I also dreamed that Mrs. Hurd was squatting on the edge of the lake and sending away paper lamps with only candles, and the paper lamps floated farther and farther away on the surface of the lake, like stars in the sky.

These are actually nothing, what really makes Geng Daquan strange is that once in a dream, a white shadow was always around, and in the dream, Geng Daquan asked him who he was, and he replied: "You are here too!" ”

At night, Geng Daquan did the day's things again, and no one could tell him what all this portended.

Dawn breaks, and life slows down on this isolated island away from the hustle and bustle of the city, where everyone is unhurriedly preparing for today's work.

The first thing the servant Meizi did when he got up was to threshk the grass, and the horses in the stables were snorting, and they were already hungry after a night of food, and the fat grass was indispensable food. After feeding the horses, the plum and others went to the cellar, which was cold and dry, which had the effect of preservation, and the vegetables, fruits, and meat could stay in it for several days.

All she had to do was take the vegetables to the stream and wash them and send them to the kitchen, and at the same time bring a small bag of cocoa beans, which had a grinding machine, and just pour the cocoa beans into it, add hot water, and a cup of fragrant coffee.

In fact, the Robert family rarely drinks coffee, except for Young Master Evan, who still maintains the habit of drinking coffee, and Master Hurd rarely drinks it.

But in the past few days, a guest has come to the island, a guest who has not been out all day, except for a visit to Lord Hurd who has just arrived.

"Sir, your coffee and breakfast have been delivered." Meizi stood at the door and shouted first, holding the door with one hand and slowly pushing it open, holding the plate steadily with the other, her eyes saw her feet clearly before she moved, she didn't want to spill coffee on the carpet, cleaning it up was not a trivial matter, so she was extremely careful when doing all this.

"Yes."

"Sir, I'll put the plates on the table, and remember to finish them." Meizi was used to the guest's lack of words, but she still had to remind him, because he was so focused on his current appearance, and the whole person was completely integrated into the large number of papers.

"Oh, by the way, how many days have I been here?"

This was the first time a guest had asked her a question, so she didn't think about it and said, "Ten days." ”

"It's been ten days?" When Geng Daquan heard this, he felt a little incredible, but he didn't expect to come for so long unconsciously. It had only been ten days since Hurd returned to England, and he thought that he was really calm.

To this day, Geng Daquan has gone through all the information about Miss Hutton, and the events of the day of her disappearance have reappeared in his mind, which is clearer and more detailed than the first time, and some of the previous questions have also been traced.

First of all, Miss Hutton's heart is different from ordinary people, it should be said that it is not in accordance with her age, a fourteen-year-old girl has fully possessed the wisdom of an adult.

This handwriting is evidenced by the books she reads regularly, as well as the few comments she makes. She understands the meaning very well, and sometimes she can come to a sentence that breaks down.

Second, she is sensitive, cannot handle complex interpersonal relationships well, does not like people, and has conflicts with Mrs. Hurd, which are all good evidence, and may have a major relationship with her lack of social experience. After she came to China, this shortcoming had a greater impact on her, and it took a long time to adapt to being in a foreign country.

With that out of the way, let's take a look at what happened on the day she disappeared. When I got up in the morning, the servant brought it to breakfast, and then went to the back mountain playground to watch the lion dance, everything was normal, there was nothing abnormal, and it was probably deliberate. (Let's assume otherwise.) ）

After watching the lion dance, she suddenly felt unwell, and (as she said to the servant) changed for the first time, and drove her back to the house to rest.

So what made her suddenly unwell? Miss Hutton has been weak since she was a child, but this is her body before she came to China, and there is no one to take care of her. (I won't comment on it here.) ）

When it was time for lunch, Miss Hurd was seen in public for the last time. Heard feasted the guests, and Miss Hutton did not need to show up as a child, and this was the second time that Miss Hutton had come to see her father when she was unwell.

Miss Hutton looked uneasy as the servant had seen, but at this time Heard had to speak on behalf of the Qing court and the reception officials had no time to meet her.

What is the connection between Miss Hutton's sudden physical discomfort and her uneasy desire to see Heard alone?

All this happened on the same day, and it was evident that there must have been something on the same day that made Miss Hutton uneasy, and what she wanted to tell her father, but for various reasons she could not tell her.

What did she want to tell Hurd? I don't know now, but I didn't tell about it in the end, she has reached the point where she can't wait for Hurd's banquet to finish, and there is no doubt that there is a huge secret in this.

In the third turn, there was an accident on the ship from the pier to the island. The collision between the two ships when they were about to dock, the hull leaked, and a large number of items on board were trapped in the water, and due to the tribute given to Prince Gong on one of the ships, the accident attracted the attention of a large number of people, including officials led by Hurd.

The tributes were not safely brought ashore until the feast was over, during which time all the ships were parked at the pier. Subsequently, all ships were requisitioned to transport guests.

In other words, the only time Miss Hutton left the island was before the cargo ship collided. At this time, Miss Hutton had just come out of his father's place, and in such a short time, Miss Hutton had escaped the interrogation of the guards and finally left the island. (Voluntary or forced)

"Miss Hutton's Disappearance"

We re-destined our gaze to the first shift; Miss Hutton suddenly became unwell.

What was happening when she was unwell? Watching the lion dance in the playground in the back mountain, Miss Hutton has a penchant for photography, and there are many photos in her bedroom, and the photos taken that day have also been washed out.

Geng Daquan compared the photos of Miss Hutton when she disappeared recently, and there was one thing in common, they all had missionaries! At the same time, Geng Daquan also decoded the words of Tiande Church in the "Shanghai Times" left by Miss Hutton.

Some of these photos were taken outside, which shows that it was not an unintentional move. It is very likely that this secret was discovered first in the "Shanghai Times", and Tiande Church came into her sight, so she had the photo action of tracking and investigating later.

Tiande Church Final Results; According to the villagers' reports, British missionaries kidnapped more than a dozen women and children in the name of missionary work and hid them in the 'Tiande Church', the villagers besieged the church, and the government suppressed it, until dozens of villagers died, and the missionary Trump was beaten to death.

This event takes place after Miss Hutton's disappearance, and what role would she play in it? And how well does she know about the incident?

Following the second conversion, Miss Hutton came to see her father when she was unwell.

She wanted to tell her father, Hurd, about what she had discovered, (what was going on with the Tiande Church depended on how well she knew about the Tiande tragedy.) ）

That's why she came to see her father when she was unwell, and the incident must have developed to the point where it had to be contained.

However, Miss Hutton didn't wait for his father, Hurd, to finish the feast, and she was afraid that the matter would involve his father? (It is possible that although the English missionary Gordon was the archbishop, the church was built with the help of Hurd.) ）

In the third turn, Miss Hutton leaves her father, Hutton, and the cargo ship collides and the dock is idle.

Someone must have lied to Miss Hutton's confession between the time she left her father and the time the collision occurred, and there could have been no evidence of her presence during this period, whether it was someone who helped Miss Hutton leave or someone kidnapped Miss Hutton.

Hurd was able to hold his temper, but Geng Daquan had no interest in him, no matter what reservations he had about it, and he himself had already reached the time to show his cards.

"Mr. Baola, please tell Mr. Hurd, and say that I need to ask him something." Geng Daquan first found Bao La.

"Mr. Big Circle has made a discovery?" Geng Daquan's expression could not hide Bao La, Hurd's right-hand man.

"It's not too late to wait until you see Mr. Hurd." There are problems related to Hurd's reputation, so Geng Daquan has to have some scruples.

This time, when Geng Daquan saw Hurd, it took him a long time to come out of the room, and it was only with the support of the servants and Bao La that he sat down, as if the last of his life had been exhausted in the past ten days.

On his face, you can hardly see the figure of a customs and excise department who has ruled China for 40 years, and there is a white-haired old man who hurts his son.

"I have loved countless things in my life, power and money are within reach, but I have also been extremely poor in my whole life."

"I have no regrets about all this."

"If there is one thing I regret, it is Jane. My daughter, she wanted to see me one last time, and I didn't go to see her. ”

Geng Daquan wanted to comfort Hurd's mourning, and at the same time was about to tell Hurd about his discovery but he was stopped, Hurd stared at Geng Daquan, "Before you tell the result, I want you to see something." ”

Bao La stepped forward and pushed the wheelchair, motioned for Geng Daquan to follow, and went directly into Hurd's bedroom, where there was a small door, and when it was opened, it was pitch black inside, that is, there was no window.

Bao La turned around and fetched an oil lamp, and it was lit up again, and the room was empty, with a row of black cloth hanging on the wall.

Uncovered from the black cloth was a picture frame with a vivid paper-cut of herbaceous plants, which had been seen in Miss Hutton's room.

"Except for the first pair of which I gave to me on my birthday when Jane was still there, and the next ten pairs, I will receive a package every year on my birthday, for ten years!"