Chapter 15: The Seated Girl
It was afternoon when Yu Xing entered the game, and after a delay at the police station, it took him and his two teammates half an hour to walk to the ancient villa in the northernmost part of the town.
That's it, it consumed 15 points of his stamina, and now his stamina is only 70 points.
At this time, the sky happened to be dark, the air pressure was down, and York said that there should be a heavy rain later.
Standing at the gate of the Brown family's villa, Yu Xing took a good look at the old buildings that he had never seen in reality.
This villa is very pure English style, and the dark red brick walls make it elegant at the same time, but also add a touch of beauty and sophistication, and people can't help but wonder what bloody past is hidden in the history that no one knows.
The villa is not high, three floors, and the top floor is very small, which can be said to be equivalent to an attic, and it is not easy to live.
A separate small garden was built in front of the villa, and when Yu Xing looked through the iron railing gate, he found that the small garden was lush with flowers, roses and lilies, but they were all wild and untended.
This villa is very conspicuous and not difficult to find, but when they ask the townspeople for directions along the way, they always have to be pulled by the townspeople to get through the weirdness of the Brown family.
Martha looked at her surroundings and whispered, "The Brown family is quite rich, and they bought such a big house as soon as they came." β
York smiled: "It's okay." β
Yu Xing had communication with them along the way, and both of them had good personalities...... At least it's good in normal times, and at this time, he said to the two of them before he went in: "Say in advance, if there is really any devil in it, I can rely on you, I am a weak detective with no power to restrain ghosts, and it is easy to die." β
"Enmmm......" Martha glanced at him, her face suspicious.
Everyone present is a fox, what kind of white rabbit are you pretending, your performance in the face of Lucia has already been exposed!
And York, who looks very normal, but her woman's sixth sense keeps telling her that "this son is definitely not a good type"!
Martha touched her double ponytail hanging down to her elbows, feeling that she should be lined up with two perverted men.
She immediately said: "Then I have to say it, I'm timid, every time I exorcise the demon, I hide behind and throw the charm, and I hope the two brothers will take care of me after I go in." β
Yu Xing pressed the brim of his hat and chuckled in response.
York touched her head, like a brother with a sister: "Of course, you are so cute, I-we will definitely take good care of you~"
Yu Xing frowned without a trace.
This rippling tail sound sounds so familiar.
Oh, by the way, he usually teases people in this tone before he wants to do something.
York, who didn't know where to throw his blood-stained black robe, stood by the door and reached out and tapped the wooden sign that hung on the door.
"There's information here."
The sign was hung a little high, Martha couldn't see it, and the two people who said they were going to take care of her just now didn't mean to help her read the words on the sign at all, she could only roll her eyes in her heart and curse that men were all big pigs' trotters, and then stood on tiptoe and looked up with her head up.
It was written in English, and she translated it in Chinese after reading it silently:
"Welcome to every guest from afar, we will receive you with the most beautiful affairs, guide the beautiful soul to rest here with songs, we pray, God will give you endless sweet dreams."
Yu Xing naturally saw it, he wrote down a few key words in his mind, and then reached out and rang the doorbell of Brown's house.
This doorbell is not that old and should be installed in the rear.
As soon as the bell rang, a figure pushed open the wooden door of the villa and walked out of it.
It was a middle-aged woman of about forty-five years old in a pale yellow chiffon dress, and when she came out, she looked around, and her eyes quickly locked on the three strangers standing outside.
She looked surprised for a moment, then came to a vivid look of politeness, and opened the railing door with great enthusiasm.
"Hello, this is the Brown family." The woman's gaze swept over the three of them, and her words were full of questions, "...... are you?" β
Whether it is from the description of the townspeople, or the information and archival records given by Lucia, the woman in front of her is in line with the identity of Mrs. Brown, the mistress of the Brown family, so Yu Xing took off her hat and saluted: "Hello, Mrs. Brown, my name is Roy." β
"Madame, my name is York."
"I'm Martha."
After his teammates made introductions, Yu Xing sighed: "We are tourists from other places, and we were just about to leave after playing here for a long time, but we found that it was about to rain." β
He innocently pointed to the dark sky and the dark clouds that were gradually gathering: "And it's a little late, we have heard that your house is hospitable, so we would like to ask, can I and my companion stay at your house for a while?" β
"You are very welcome to come, my family likes to be lively, please come in."
Mrs. Brown agreed, without thinking, and led the three of them through the middle of the garden and straight into the villa.
A gust of wind swept through the hall, mixed with the smell of dirt and other things.
β¦β¦
According to the information provided by Lucia, there are five people in the Brown family, namely Mr. Brown, Mrs. Brown, and their three children, the eldest daughter Angel, the second son Alex, and the youngest daughter Susan.
The eldest Angel is twenty-one years old and unmarried, Alex is eighteen years old, and the youngest daughter, Susan, has just turned fifteen.
Their family didn't hire a servant, because even if the house was bigger, they were just an ordinary family and didn't have any social status to be proud of, so there were only five NPCs or bosses in the villa.
Why does Mrs. Brown come out to greet guests every time? Where did Mr. Brown go?
Yu Xing followed Mrs. Brown, looked at the hem of Mrs. Brown's skirt, and quietly remembered the question.
You'll find the answer in this house anyway.
Mrs. Brown opened the opposite door of the villa, and the hinges hanging from the inside of the door shook with her movements, mingling with the unlubricated creaking of the door.
A warm feeling of the stove came to my face, mixed with the crisp sound of a music box tinkling dong, and two children were sitting in the living room reading a book on the sofa.
It is also inappropriate to say that it is a child, a boy and a girl, eighteen and fifteen years old, the former is an adult, and the latter is ...... Probably a little older than Martha's age.
The hall is exquisitely furnished, and when Yu Xing steps here, he feels like he has stepped back in time to the Middle Ages, with a red velvet square carpet on one side and a clean floor, unlike the garden outside, which is often cleaned inside.
Several oil paintings are hung on the wall with frames, and they all seem to depict people, but the content is much the same, all of them are meditating girls.
These paintings made Yu Xing feel uncomfortable.
Now was not the best time to observe the paintings, Yu Xing glanced at the side of the living room, surprised that there was actually a fireplace on one side of the living room, and it was burning at an inopportune timeβafter a small day of activities in the town, he judged that it should be autumn, and it would not be cold.
Alex and Susan seemed accustomed to seeing the guests, and Susan looked up at the three of them, paused when she saw Martha, and then lowered her head to turn the page.
Alex didn't even say hello, but whispered, "Susan, your music box is too noisy." β
"Okay Airy." Susan pursed her lips and turned off the little princess music box that was spinning on the coffee table.
Yu Xing glanced at it casually, and then looked at the stove.
The fire in the stove was exuberant, and the crackling and popping sound of the wood brought a scorching heat to him while making the place both psychedelic and real.
Mrs. Brown looked down at him and smiled, "I'm sorry, but my husband is sick and needs to be in a warm environment all the time. If you feel hot, you can take off your coat. β
"Yes, ma'am."
Yu Xing hung his suit jacket and top hat on the coat rack by the door, and walked naturally to the sofa, where he heard York, who also hung up his coat, ask Mrs. Brown, "Forgive me for taking the liberty of what has happened to Mr. Brown's body?" β
It may seem impolite to ask such a question when meeting for the first time, but it is like the curiosity of an ordinary guest, and it makes people feel that there is no need to be angry.
Mrs. Brown probably thought that her husband would also come down for dinner and had nothing to hide, so she smiled reluctantly: "My husband was seriously ill some time ago, and the doctor said that he might not be cured, so we respected his wishes and took him home from the hospital. His body couldn't handle the cold, and I had no choice but to light the fire all year round. β
Speaking of which, it seems that the Browns have a little room for explanation if they don't go out.
"I'm sorry to hear that, but your love for your husband is truly touching." York's own hair was long enough to tie a ball at the back of his head, a few strands of broken hair on the sides of his cheeks were slightly curled, and his bangs were half covering his eyelids.
His tall figure is very superior, and when he communicates with Mrs. Brown in a foreign tone, he invisibly reveals a bit of nobility.
Yu Xing Yu Guang stayed on York for a while, he didn't feel it before, but now when he heard York speak, he felt a sense of familiarity inexplicably, as if he had heard it somewhere recently.
However, if he had really seen York and rushed at the other party's temperament, he would not have been impressed. So, the sound may be familiar.
"Sit down for a while, and I'll arrange a room for you. By the way, what is the relationship between several people? Mrs. Brown had already taken a step forward, her gaze wandering between Yu, York, and Martha.
Yu Xing seemed to see in her eyes the various permutations and combinations of the relationship between the three of them.
Oh, UK, anything is possible.
Martha, carrying a large bag on her back, came in and carefully identified everyone, and found no one in particular who looked like ghosts, and then breathed a sigh of relief, and focused on Mrs. Brown's question.
Needless to say, handsome guy! I want both!
Even if it's a perverted handsome guy, I want it!
"I ......"
The excited light in Martha's eyes was caught by York, who realized that she might be about to say something wild, and York pressed one hand on the top of Martha's head, and covered her mouth with the other hand and coughed lightly, strangling Martha's unspoken words in the cradle: "Ahem, Roy and I are good friends, and Martha is my sister." β
After saying that, she let go of her hand, and Martha only felt that the top of her head was cold, and it was very cold.
What the hell, will it still be cold in the fireplace room? It was York who gave me a warning!
Martha was smart, and she rubbed the top of her cool head.
Cut, sister is sister.
Mrs. Brown went to clean up the room.
While the other two were arguing, Yu Xing had already walked to the sofa and sat down, and exchanged a few words with Susan.
"Hey, I'm Roy, I'm going to be at your house tonight. What is your name? How old is it? Yu Xing had a wicked face and communicated with Susan in the gentlest tone.
Susan is not a simple child anymore, fifteen years old is puberty, and now children know a lot, if you talk to her in a coaxing tone, she may scold you in your heart for being mentally retarded.
So Yu Xing treats Susan the same way she treats adults.
"My name is Susan, and I'm fifteen." Susan's amber eyes stared at Yu Xing, and then she suddenly covered her face shyly, "Don't bother, not at all." β
Yu Xing: "......" children have reached the age of spring.
He didn't expect Susan to be shy about him, so he could only back off a little bit to give Susan a chance to buffer.
As soon as this gaze shifted, it shifted to the music box on the coffee table.
There is a clockwork with a bow on the back of the music box, and a princess-like maiden sits on a round base.
The girl was dressed very dreamily, with layers of pink cake dresses, complicated crowns and braided hair, and the only thing that caught Yu Xing's attention was that she was sitting.
Sitting again.
It is the same as the oil painting on the wall of the hall, and the posture is similar.
In fact, there is nothing wrong with sitting, and there is nothing wrong with just looking at the music box, he is just too perceptive, so keen that he can detect where the sense of disobedience comes from just by looking at it - the girls in the painting, who are supposed to be real people as models, are quiet and rigid like dolls.
Thinking of this, Yu Xing couldn't help but look up and make eye contact with the girl in one of the oil paintings on the wall.
Ah, look at each other.
Yu Xing smiled at the girl.
He remembered that when he looked at it just now, the quiet girl with blonde hair and black dress was still looking at the cat in her arms.