Chapter 200: The Breakthrough
"Or to put it another way, have any of them left the monastery in the last six years, especially orphans who have been adopted like you. Rob asked.
Avril shook her head, "You also said that the people who will stay in this place are children who have lost their relatives and no one wants, and most of them don't know where to go even if they leave here." ”
"Can you think about it again? This is probably going to be a lot of lives. Luo Luo said seriously.
For more than sixty years, twenty-five names, that is, on average, one girl will disappear every two to three years, and according to the clues obtained from Dolan, the figure of the second-order priest still appeared in the Sith Monastery after Eluria's death, which shows that the Caterina project did not end there, and Avril has lived here for more than six years, and should be able to "catch up" at least one or two.
The latter's mouth as he chewed the apple paused, then spit out a name, "Princess Margaret." ”
"What?"
"I don't know how you define the word leaving, in the second year of my visit to the Sith Monastery, a girl named Margaret fell off the scaffolding, and Mama Rosamund found a nearby priest overnight, but unfortunately she could not be rescued, Margaret was very popular in the monastery before, had no friends, and had a freckled face, but she always fantasized that a prince would ride a white horse to marry her, so everyone laughed at her, and privately called her the princess. ”
"What about you?"
"Hey, don't look at me like that, I didn't bully her, but I was just a newcomer at the time, and I didn't have much friendship with her, so I couldn't help her. Avril shrugged.
There were no men in the convent, so some of the heavy work had to be done by the girls on weekdays, and the night before Margaret's accident it rained heavily, and the roof of the church leaked, and the next day Margaret and four other girls went to repair the roof, but when they climbed onto the scaffolding, they had an accident and fell from it, so it didn't seem too much of a problem.
Rob asked, "When did she die, did you talk to her after the accident, did you have a funeral? Did you attend?"
"Margaret didn't have any friends, but everyone felt a little guilty when they remembered what had happened before, especially the four girls who repaired the roof with her, but unfortunately she was not in a good situation at that time, and Mama Rosamund did not let anyone else into the house, probably for fear of scaring us, and the funeral was also presided over by the dean, and we sang hymns for her together, and many people cried at that time. ”
"Why, do you doubt that the kid isn't dead?" Lolo turned to look at someone.
"It must be admitted that [death] is the best excuse for a person to disappear quietly. Rob asked Avril, "You said that Mama Rosamund came to the priest overnight on the night of Margaret's accident, do you remember what the priest looked like?"
"Well, about thirty-two or thirteen years old, he looks quite ordinary, but I don't know why his gaze always gives me a feeling of discomfort. Avril described the appearance of the visitor from memory.
Luo Luo and Rob glanced at each other, could it be that person? Judging from the age, it can be right, there is a certain gap in appearance, but in the letter that Dolan restored, the other party has already noticed that he is being watched and is planning to change his identity, so it can be said that there is a change in appearance.
The information was almost gathered, so Rob asked Avril one last question, "Which of the children in the convent are from the north?"
There is also a more obvious clue in the letter is the so-called twenty-eighth candidate, October 976 in the magic calendar is almost seven years ago, Rob does not know how the temple determines the candidate, and he doesn't know how long it will take to find the candidate, but it will take a process to think that after all, plus the time to fake the accident and take the person away, if she is also sent to the Sith Abbey after that, then there is a high probability that it will be after Avril.
Margaret's death is suspicious, but she clearly does not meet the criteria of the twenty-eighth candidate, she was abandoned by her parents at a young age, and she has lived here for more than a decade until the accident, so she looks more like the candidate of the previous term.
After getting the list given by Avril, Rob and Lolo went their separate ways, the former went to contact the girls on the list to investigate their backgrounds, and the latter sneaked into the dean's office to dig through the files and start with Margaret's matter.
After a magical moment, Mama Rosamund and Mama Sanders reopened the door to the reception room and saw the three of them chatting happily inside.
Lolo and Rob got up and spoke, "We've made a decision, I'm Avril's last relative in this world, and it's my responsibility to take care of her in place of her mother, so I want to take her back to live with us." ”
Mama Rosamund nodded and looked at Avril on the side, "What do you think, child?"
"Although I am reluctant to live with everyone, living with my relatives is something I have always dreamed of. ”
"I see what you mean, there's nothing wrong with the Abbey, Avril is just a trainee nun and can leave at any time. Mama Rosamund paused, and then said to Avril, "But I should warn you that once you leave, you will not be able to return to the abbey, no matter what happens." ”
"I understand. Avril said dryly.
"Okay, Mama Sanders, I'm going to bother you to get a copy of the adoption papers, and we'll both sign them. Rosamund was slightly puzzled when she saw the wide open window not far away, she remembered that the window had been closed when she had left, and the weather was not very hot now, and there was no need to open the window, but she did not think too much about it.
After walking out of the monastery gate, Rob shook his head and said, "I checked the girls from the north, but I didn't find much out of them. ”
"I've found something here. Lolo's eyes flashed with excitement," The girl named Margaret her file disappeared completely, and Mama Rosamund also took over the position of dean seven years ago, the previous dean was in good health but suddenly announced his resignation, which is exactly the same as the content of the letter, in addition, I also found a letter in her drawer that had just been opened, dated two days ago, without signature, about Mama Rosamond to meet in the eastern suburbs outside the city tonight, and the most important thing is that the handwriting on this letter is exactly the same as the one in Dolan's hand before! We've probably caught a big fish this time, and if we can find the pastor back then, we'll know about Caterina's plan and what happened to my mother!"
(End of chapter)