Day by day is getting colder, the heating in the big house is sufficient, I don't feel cold, and when I come out of the house, I feel that the cold is forcing people to shiver. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Uncle He took me by the hand and took a dozen of his men from the He Mansion and drove to the Infirmman Church.

The lights behind him gradually faded away, and when the surroundings quieted down, I realized that the night had become as quiet as water under the light of the starry sky.

The choir is singing closer, and this soft chanting usually lasts until midnight when Christmas comes, and Christians celebrate that moment as the moment of Jesus' birth.

Legend has it that on the night of Jesus' birth, shepherds, who were guarding their flocks in the wilderness, suddenly heard a voice from heaven telling them the news of Jesus' birth. According to the Bible, Jesus came to be King on earth, so the angels spread the news to more people through these shepherds. Later, people followed the example of angels and preached the news of Jesus' birth on the night of Christmas Eve.

Fr. Fair said that in Christian societies, on Christmas Eve, every family places a Christmas tree in the hall of their home. Then, in the evening, the whole family gathers in the hall to sing hymns around the Christmas tree, exchange gifts, share the joys and sorrows of life, express their inner blessings and love, and pray for happiness and health in the coming year.

If it weren't for us, the priests and children would probably be doing this right now.

It's a pity that December 24, the tenth year of the Republic of China, is destined to be a tragedy that will never look back for everyone at Infirmman.

The moon shadow sinks in the west, and the lights on both sides of the road are dim. Four or five cars ran parallel on the asphalt road, whizzing towards the parish on the other side.

He Mansion and Infirmman belong to the same British Concession, the front and back are only a few streets apart, along the way, the He family's car lights shine brightly on the pedestrians walking slowly on both sides of the road, and gradually drive into the gate of Infirmman.

There are a lot of people who come to celebrate Mass today, and there are many beautiful cars parked in the courtyard, most of which belong to foreigners in Nanjing.

Uncle He and I both felt that it was not a way to enter rashly, after all, Mu Bo's presence in the church was just a one-sided guess on my part, and whether the news was accurate or not remained to be considered. If you break in like this, you may not only run into some of the parishioners, but also startle the snakes. After thinking about it, we finally decided that Uncle He would take me to the lobby to find John first, and then decide on the next arrangement.

Although the He family is one of the best people in Nanjing, it is also an embarrassing thing for the guests who left a big room on their wedding night to run here alone once the tabloid reporter knows. So Uncle He and I tried our best to avoid everyone's eyes and ears with the light source on our backs, and came to John's place.

“John，John。”

I whispered John's name and kept my body as low as I could.

At this time, he had a silver cross on his chest, and he was listening to the priest's prayer with his hands folded. His mouth seemed to be singing along with the choir on stage, and he didn't hear my whispered call.

The door was opened again, and someone walked in from outside, and there was a momentary pause before the discussion began. I took advantage of John's pause and gently tugged at his little black robe.

"Sister!" John was pleasantly surprised, he obviously didn't expect me to come to Infirmman tonight.

I beckoned to him and motioned for him to speak outside, and John understood, glanced at the priest, and followed us out.

"John, to make a long story short, my sister is here to beg you today!"

"Ask for ...... Please. John couldn't believe it.

"Yes, please help find someone"

"Who?" John asked.

"The old housekeeper of our family, he may have come here and kidnapped my parents!"

"Robber...... Hold? John was shocked again, "Sister, what happened to you?" Isn't today the day you get married to Gongzi He? How did you get here? ”

"Sister will explain these words to you later, you just have to tell me now, what is the matter with the clock on the roof that is ten minutes slower? Isn't this bell never wrong? ”

John scratched the back of his head and said, "It's strange to talk about today, the priest told us to start mass at seven o'clock, but for some reason the alarm clock tonight is ten minutes later than usual. All of us have been on the watch, and the clock has never gone wrong before, and today somehow. The priest sent Fabi to check and found no error. I don't believe my sister, it's almost eight o'clock, will the clock ring on time? ”

Uncle He and I looked at each other at the same time, and it was not even wrong for the priest to send someone to check, so what was the reason why the old clock, which had been gone for decades, was ten minutes late?

"John, can you take us to the rooftop?"

"Of course, you can come with me!"

Uncle He listened to this and ordered his men to follow us to the roof, which was rarely visited.

The hands pointed to eight o'clock, and when I looked up, the clock on the roof still hadn't rang on time. As we walked up the staircase, our steps getting smaller and slower, and as the steps narrowed, the cold wind blew stronger and stronger, until the last step came up to the roof, and I noticed that a shadow was so familiar in the sound of the fierce wind.

"Sister!"

"Stand still!" The moment she saw me and Uncle He coming up, she only shouted this sentence with all her might.

He Shutong had already discovered the mystery, it turned out that Mu Bo was sitting in the shadows that we couldn't see, holding a Belgian-made shell gun in his hand.

"Second Miss, don't come unharmed! As I said, it's better not to see you again. Mu Bo's voice was cold, and his expression was hidden in the night, and he couldn't see his expression clearly.

"Mu Bo......" I only shouted this sentence, but the rest of the words could not be spoken, there was very little space on the roof of the church, except for my sister, there was no father and mother, and he was in a vantage point at this time, ready to shoot us.

Uncle He stood in front of me and watched Mu Bo try to distract him, "Old man, do you remember me?" ”

Mu Bo Yin smiled lightly, "Hehe, aren't you the son of Minister He's family?" I heard that today is the day of your wedding with the second lady, but it's a pity that the old slave can't drink a glass of wine! ”

"How come, Ah Zhao mentioned to me that your eyes are full of respect, and we came today to invite you to a glass of our wedding wine. I heard that you are an old man when your grandmother was there, and Ah Zhao is married, so we have to toast you with a cup. ”

"A toast to me? Didn't Gongzi He bring someone to arrest me? Mu Bo sneered.

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Tonight's second update (to be continued.) )