On the podium, the last person to speak had already gone down, and a new old lady had been sitting next to Steven's mother, presumably a closer relative.

"Hello everyone, I'm Steven's sister Nellie, thank you for coming to see my brother for the last time, and now, let me talk about my brother in my eyes......"

It turned out to be Steven's sister, no wonder Annie Yi felt that the person on stage looked a little similar to Steven.

“…… My brother has been taking care of me and my children since my husband Taylor passed away, and he is the backbone of our entire extended family......"

The name "Taylor" appears in Steven's sister's story, and for the last few hours it has been one of Iannie's nightmares, the name of a person who has been called out on the radio on the way to the car. Although the local name "Taylor" in Nou Province is as common as "Jeff", Iannie still has a tight heart.

“…… My best friend, Tiffany, also died in that accident, and even though it was more than 30 years ago, it still sticks with me. This time, my brother Steven also left us......"

Anne felt a "grunt" because another accent name "Tiffany" appeared in the radio voice. In this case, it would be wrong to say that it was an accident.

"What's wrong with you?" Probably Catherine's mood had calmed down, and she turned her head to look at Iannie, and then realized that something was wrong.

Anne whispered to Catherine what had happened on the way, and at the same time told her about the mysterious family constitution that she had learned from her own father over the weekend.

Both Catherine and Anne had heard Steven tell stories about their brother-in-law, the so-called "Promised Land" (see Chapter 10), a name that sounds romantic, but in fact is dangerous. Although the people who went on the expedition eventually returned, they died suddenly on the same day after returning home, which is also an unsolved case in the history of No.

At the time, Steven didn't name his brother-in-law when he told the story, but now it seems that that brother-in-law is the "Taylor" that Iannie heard on the car radio. Combined with all kinds of information, Yi Annie can basically confirm that the conversations she heard on the way here are likely to have happened in the "promised land" of the expedition back then.

It's a pity that Yi Annie was so frightened by this voice at that time that she didn't expect to record the voice, and at this time she finally knew the origin of the voice, but it was too late.

If she had left some records at that time, would Anne have been able to learn some information about the "Promised Land"? Or, did these conversations come to her for some other purpose?

After listening to Yi Annie's "adventures" along the way and the problems found in the face of Sister Steven's speech on the scene, Catherine couldn't help but cover her face: "I really didn't expect you to decline to this point, I really can't help you, you'd better go to Inferno to see." ”

Iannie stuck out her tongue, and if Catherine couldn't help her, it was better to find Inferno as soon as possible in the most dangerous place of the week.

So she bent down and stood up, intending to slip out again as she had slipped into the church.

Catherine grabbed Anne and whispered, "I'll help you ask Grace and Steven's sister about the 'Promised Land' in a moment." ”

Anne Yi turned around and squeezed out a smile at Catherine: "Thank you, please do your best......"

When she got out of the church, Anne glanced at the parking lot.

It's good that Inferno's car is still there, proving that even if Inferno wasn't in the church, it should be nearby.

Speaking of which, a place with a sacred belief like a church should theoretically be the nemesis of vampires, but judging from Catherine's statement that Inferno appeared in the church just now, Inferno seems to be not afraid of this.

And at Noah's mother's funeral a few weeks ago, Anne Yi remembered that Inferno had been present in the church.

Legend has it that the older the vampire, the stronger the power, so how many years has this vampire Inferno, who is not afraid of the sun, not afraid of the church, and does not seem to suck human blood, live?

Anne thought about the question as she walked to the shoreline on the other side of the church.

Passing around the church, Anne smelled a faint smell of smoke, presumably someone was smoking there.

Anne continued her way and soon saw Inferno, sitting on a sun-drenched rock, smoking a cigarette.

The sun, the rocks, the waves, the handsome-looking man who smokes with a sense of decadence, all of this adds up to a very East Coast art style.

On the North American continent, in Anne's view, there has always been a clear difference between the east and west coasts. The west coast is the Pacific coast, where the environment is relatively mild, with year-round sunshine and average winter temperatures above freezing. The West Coast is mostly made up of immigrants, and there is a relatively large atmosphere of equality, freedom and cultural integration. In this case, the cultural and artistic atmosphere tends to be more commercial and popular.

On the other hand, the east coast of the North American continent is close to the Atlantic Ocean, and the relative temperature is much cooler than that of the west coast. As the original foothold of the British discovering the New World, they were still more culturally conservative and more respectful of artistry. Therefore, this repressive style, which is biased towards the British and European styles, is on the contrary the common form of art here.

Therefore, this scene in front of her is really infinitely attractive to Yi Annie, who graduated from the local art university.

Seeing Yi Annie looking at him stunned on the side, Inferno greeted him first: "So you're still here." ”

Anne didn't know how to answer, so she could only say, "I didn't even know you smoked." ”

I have to say that the anti-smoking movement in North America is vigorous, and the most important measure is that the tobacco packaging is terrible, and on the other hand, the price of tobacco is very high, and the result of this is that there are basically no smokers in public. In fact, it was the first time that Anne had seen Inferno smoke. Although judging by Inferno's income, he is not short of this money.

"Occasionally." Inferno said lightly, and put out the cigarette on the rock below him. In this way, his gentlemanly demeanor is still at work - that is, not allowing women to smoke second-hand smoke.

"But, you're a vampire......" Ian Anne asked a straightforward question, not an aggressive question, but a kind of helplessness after accepting reality.

Inferno shrugged slightly: "Even if it's a vampire, that doesn't mean I don't feel it." ”

Anne tilted her head, "You mean, you smoke because of Steven?" ”

Other than that, Anne couldn't think of any other reason for Inferno to smoke. Vampires, in their infinite lives, why do they need to smoke to decompress? In Iannie's view, Inferno was probably grieving because of Steven's death.

In fact, Anne had a complaint, and when she parked on the side of the road and begged Inferno to pick her up, Inferno said that he couldn't leave because of something. But from the point of view now, he didn't look like he was in a hurry.