Chapter 208: Waxing of the Human Body
As soon as the captain of the guard said this, finally, Marquis Mel panicked, at this moment, the man could no longer hide the panic in his heart, let alone maintain the composure that the nobles should have, but became helpless together with the wife and daughter beside him who were also flustered, it can be clearly seen that in addition to the old manager named Domus who can barely maintain his composure at present, after learning the news from the mouth of the captain of the escort team, Ram, the marquis's family fell into a brief panic, the senior people led by Ye Wei also changed their faces slightly, and the newcomers all shook their bodies without exception.
Like the veterans who know the inside story, after all, the four of them have also watched the terrible video of the maid inexplicably turning into a wax figure in the No. 1 cabin, so when they learned that this kind of thing actually happened in the mission world, the last vestiges of fantasy in the hearts of several people were shattered, what does it mean? It means the mantis mentioned in the mouth of the senior...... It's real!
It is conceivable that even newcomers can think of problems that senior people are impossible not to be aware of, the only difference is that in addition to being shocked in their hearts, a certain terrifying thought also popped up in their minds:
Unexpectedly, it was only the first day that the killing of the mantis had already begun!
As for the Marquis of Mel, it was indeed not the first time he had received this kind of news, he was stunned for a few seconds, maybe the incident was too urgent, and the Marquis Mel, who received the news, forgot that there were still guests present in the hall, and suddenly came back to his senses, and immediately rushed to the door, and ran towards the door with Ram, the captain of the escort.
Seeing this scene, he still didn't wait for the old housekeeper and the marquis's wife and daughter next to him to react, and quickly glanced at each other, and the five seniors also quickly chased out of the living room under the leadership of Ye Wei.
Da-da-da-da!
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Marquis Mel was a nobleman who had led soldiers to war anyway, although he was not as brave as his father, but he was still stronger than most nobles in terms of force and courage, but unfortunately in the face of incomprehensible strange events, he was scared and panicked, he didn't know how to deal with it, and he didn't know what to do, so he could only carry a rough and restless heart under the guidance of the escort Ram to the north side of the manor in a panic, and arrived near the stable.
Finally, at the door of a toilet on the left side of the stable...... I saw a guard, a guard who froze in place.
The guard looked to be about 30 years old, the same age as the captain of the escort team, Ram, and was currently standing motionless at the door of the toilet, which at first glance looked like he had been immobilized...... And the guards' faces that seemed to be full of astonishment because the incident happened so suddenly!
This person is the Cortos in Ram's mouth, not only a guard of the Marquis's Palace, but also an old man of the manor who has managed the stables for more than ten years for two generations of marquises, for the European nobles in this period, they often look at their subordinates more seriously, according to the law, both servants and guards are the private property of the nobles, at this moment, seeing another familiar face become like this, witnessing the motionless Cortos in front of him, the corners of the Marquis Mel's mouth twitched again, Like the Marquis, Captain Ram, who did not seem to have encountered this for the first time, still maintained a panicked expression, and in silence, Marquis Mel neither called out to Martos who was frozen in front of him, nor reached out to touch the other party, but fell into a state of some kind of trance, and did not react for a long time.
Coincidentally, the senior people who followed were also on the scene at the moment, ignoring Captain Ram or the Marquis in a daze, in fact, as soon as they arrived, they immediately looked at the solidified guard opposite, and then ...... It's okay not to look at it, but all the veterans can't help but gasp at a glance!
Because, although the manor guard in front of him seemed to be frozen in place by immobilization on the surface, in fact, due to the daytime, the motionless guard under the sunlight exuded a slight light texture regardless of the military uniform he was wearing outside, his body and even his hair, this visual sense was completely different from when looking at a real living person, only ...... And only anthropomorphic wax figures will look like this!
In other words, if Ram hadn't lied and there was indeed a guard named Kortos in the manor, then what was originally a living person would have been inexplicably transformed into a wax figure in an instant, exactly the same as the scene of the maid being transformed into a wax figure in the original video preview!!
This man has become a wax figure!
Thinking of this, whether it is Ye Wei, He Fei, or Cheng Ying, Zhao Ping, Peng Hu, at this moment, staring at the wax figure in front of them, the pupils of the five people are constantly constricting, don't look at a few people have watched a similar scene in advance through the video, but there is still a big difference between being separated by a screen and being immersive in the mission world, of course, several people know that the guard named Cortos in front of them has been attacked by a stinger and know that this person is dead, but unfortunately it is not enough to know this, for now, none of them can figure out the specific principle, For example, how the wax appeared, and when the waxing began, and at the same time, there is no valuable clue, and there is only a wax figure in front of you, who can find clues from a wax figure made of wax all over the body?
In the silence, as if she wanted to verify something, her brows tightened, Cheng Ying pushed away Peng Hu in front of her, and stretched out her right hand towards the wax figure of the guards......
However, before Cheng Ying touched the wax figure, except for Zhao Ping who didn't say a word, He Fei and Ye Wei on the side said two words to each other almost at the same time:
"Wait!"
Cheng Ying's intentions are clear to the two, but out of cautious safety considerations, how could the two let Cheng Ying risk touching? At least before confirming whether the wax figure is risky, they have always been cautious and will never allow others to touch such things easily.
Seeing that the two of them stopped, Cheng Ying withdrew his hand and gave up touching, but who would have thought that just when He Fei and the others spoke to stop Cheng Ying, another broad hand stretched out almost at the same time as Cheng Ying next to him touched the wax figure like this! Not only that, in addition to constantly touching, the owner of the only palm also looked surprised and said, "Huh? This thing is really made of wax, and this person has just become a wax figure? ”
it!
Seeing Peng Hu put his hand on the wax figure and stroked it over and over again, Ye Wei and Cheng Ying both froze, He Fei was even more angry and shocked and almost scolded, how big is this bald man's heart, just like this?
Fortunately, Peng Hu, who was stroking the wax figure, was safe and sound from beginning to end, seeing this, everyone, including He Fei, was slightly relieved, and after confirming that the wax figure itself was not in danger, he breathed a sigh of relief, He Fei did not focus on the wax figure, but inadvertently glanced at Zhao Ping on the right side with the corner of his eye, and swept to the glasses man who was closest to Peng Hu at the beginning.
In the afterglow, Zhao Ping, who had not said a word since entering the manor, was currently staring at the wax figure with a solemn expression, staring at Peng Hu who was touching the wax figure, until he confirmed that the bald man was fine, and he seemed to have been thinking about something in his mind before he subconsciously narrowed his eyes.
(You can obviously stop Peng Hu from reaching out in time...... But you ...... )
The above thoughts were fleeting, after all, Peng Hu was safe and sound, He Fei didn't think much about it, and instead touched the wax figure in front of him like Peng Hu.
Through the touch and texture of the fingers, it can be proved that this is indeed waxy, but it is ......
After it was completely confirmed that the guard in front of him was no longer a living person but had completely become an anthropomorphic wax figure, not to mention what Ye Wei, Cheng Ying, or Zhao Ping thought, He Fei had a certain guess in his mind again, a guess that was easily overlooked, that is......
Since the living man has become a wax figure, where is the body of this guard? Disappeared into thin air? Moved to another location? Or is it just a layer of wax covering the surface of the corpse? Or ...... Are the wax figures themselves transformed from corpses?
Yes, the above is the biggest suspicion that arises after He Fei observes and strokes the wax figure, the corpse! Where is the body? In the video preview, I only saw the maid transformed into a wax figure but did not see the corpse, although on the surface the wax figure should be transformed from a corpse, but He Fei himself still has a certain skepticism about this point of view, which is so, so it is natural to confirm as much as possible whether the wax figure is really transformed from a corpse has become a problem he is most concerned about at present, college students have a faint feeling that there must be some kind of connection between the living and the wax figure, as long as this association can be found and explained, Then it is very likely that this association will be used as a clue and then find a solution.
This is a typical event-solving mission, which is very different from the previous single survival mission, not to solve the supernatural event within the specified time limit of the mission, even if the executor can survive the attack of the moth until the end of the mission, it is meaningless, and the outcome will still be judged by the rules as a mission failure, once the task fails, waiting for the executor is only obliterated.
In the end, he quickly finished his overall thoughts, and without waiting for others to react, with some kind of speculation, He Fei said while looking at the Marquis Mel next to him: "Your Excellency, Marquis, can I ask you a question?" ”
"Forehead ......"
Marquis Mel, who had been in a state of distraction during the period, was pulled back to reality by He Fei, and seeing that the questioner was a princess guard, Marquis Mel, who was currently in a state of confusion, ignored his identity and status, and subconsciously said, "What do you want to ask?" ”
"First of all, I hope that Your Excellency the Marquis will not hide it, and that you will surely know the answer to what I ask, and that is...... It's not the first time you've known about the people of the manor who have inexplicably turned into wax figures, right? ”
He Fei asked straight to the point, not to mention that the executors already knew about it, the reason why he deliberately asked the marquis to confirm it was nothing more than to shatter the last illusion in the marquis's heart, and to put it more bluntly, it was to warn the other party that the situation was already serious to this extent, if you don't want to continue to deteriorate, it's best not to hide anything, it's best to tell the truth, only if the marquis gets rid of all the things that only he knows and the executor doesn't know, then the executor can grasp as many clues and intelligence as possible, This is beneficial not only for the executor who is bound to stay on the estate because of the rules, but also for him, the owner of the estate, his family, and everyone else.
Staring at Marquis Mel, He Fei's tone deliberately accentuated a few points as he spoke.
Sure enough, there is indeed no stupid person who can become a marquis, as soon as He Fei said this, at the same time, under the gaze of Ye Wei, Cheng Ying, Peng Hu and Zhao Ping, Marquis Mel first glanced at Ram, the captain of the guard beside him, hesitated for a moment, and then glanced around, seeing that there was no one nearby, he instructed Ram: "You move Cortos to the warehouse first and hide it, if others ask, they will say that he has something at home and asked you for leave to go home, and remember not to make a noise about this matter." ”
It is very obvious that in order not to cause panic in the manor, Marquis Mel still chooses to block the news, and the handling method is more appropriate, but this is not the point, after the order is finished, then, after a long breath, Marquis Mel slowly turned back to the executors in front of him and said:
"Your Royal Highness, I can see that you and your guards are very concerned about this matter, and in fact it is indeed related to you, well, please follow me."