Aunt Elizabeth turned to the man again, "I guess you, like many people before you, are here to help us slay demons and get paid for them." Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

The man was still casually looking around the room, not at all wary of Aunt Elizabeth.

However, while the man was not paying attention, the aunt hid the letter opener placed on the coffee table behind her, and intentionally or unintentionally blocked in front of Roger.

The visitor touched the wall of the fireplace in the living room: "I can prove that I am different from theirs. ”

"Oh?"

"First of all, I am not here for money, but for the benefit of you. Second, I know the building inside out, every nook, every corner, every secret!" he said, putting his hand on a certain place, and with a strong press of his fingers, the opposite wall slowly opened inward, revealing all kinds of cute pink trinkets inside.

"That's where I put my ornaments. Aunt Elizabeth said in a flat tone.

"Tyrannical creatures. The man commented.

Roger was surprised that his aunt, who usually looked serious, would like such cute little ornaments.

He threw the finished kernel into the trash and interjected, "It doesn't mean anything, many old houses have secret doors." ”

Aunt Elizabeth nodded approvingly, "I hope you can say the third point." ”

The man closed the door to the chamber and said, "Indeed. But tell me what you know about Barnabas Collins?"

Aunt Elizabeth organized the language, after all, she could not reveal any important information to a stranger: "It is just legends, but he is very confident and strong, and he is admired. He believed that our family was cursed and that after his parents were killed, he went crazy and went around claiming that a witch had turned him into a vampire. ”

The visitor walked up to Aunt Elizabeth: "And how did he die?"

My aunt raised her eyebrows: "I don't know, I can't imagine it." ”

"That's because he's not dead. The visitor walked to the front of the fireplace, stuck the bottom of his cane somewhere on the floor, twisted it twice, and the sound of machinery was heard.

The fireplace retracted in its entirety, and the stone slabs under the fireplace sank in turn, forming a stone staircase.

"I'm Barnabas Collins. The man stood there with his cane in his hand.

Aunt Elizabeth looked at the secret passage and then at the man in surprise: "That means you are ......"

"Vampire, yes, ma'am. It's a pity, but it's true. ”

Hearing his words, my aunt tightened her grip on the letter opener behind her back even harder.

"But more importantly, I'm part of the Corinthian family. I vouch for the honor that neither you nor anyone in this room need fear my cursed nature. The man drew his cane, and the gentleman asked Aunt Elizabeth to go down first.

The aunt looked at the secret passage and then at Barnabas, not wanting to move.

Roger, who had been listening for a long time, took out a flashlight from the drawer and walked over directly: "Seriously, your father's secret passage is very good, but the quality is not very good, I took a lot of effort to open it at the beginning, and the chain was rusty." ”

When my aunt saw that Roger was going down, she hurriedly stopped him, but when she heard his words, she asked, "Have you ever gone down?"

"Yes, I took all the money I bought and robbed in it. ”

But my aunt didn't let go.

Seeing that they had no intention of moving, the man picked up his cane and walked down first.

Aunt Elizabeth was a little relieved to keep up with the man, after all, he had his entire back exposed.

Roger handed the flashlight in the back, and the secret passage was narrow enough to allow two thinner people to walk side by side.

Barnabas, who was at the front, took the flashlight from Roger's hand, looked at it a few times, and began to lead the way: "My father is extremely talented in secret passages and dark rooms. When I was a kid, I searched for them one by one, but this one, this one has always been my favorite. ”

The men had not gone far until they reached the end of the secret passage, and Barnabas pushed open the fence door full of cobwebs: "'Family is the only true wealth,' he always said. Although, apparently, he is not excluded from other riches either. ”

The room was full of precious works of art, the jewelry was just piled up in the corner, the calligraphy and paintings were only poked against the wall, and the most were large and small boxes, one of which was opened and empty.

"Oh my God. Aunt Elizabeth seemed a little out of breath: "We have been lying on these treasures for so many years. ”

Barnabas turned and looked Aunt Elizabeth in the eye, "I want to stay, I want to be part of the family again." ”

Aunt Elizabeth clutched her chest: "There is a condition. ”

"Please. ”

"Promise me that all of this will be our secret. ”

"It's a deal. Barnabas stretched out his pale right hand: "Family. ”

Aunt Elizabeth's right hand, which had been carrying the letter opener, turned her left hand and took the knife, then stretched out her right hand and said with a smile: "Welcome home, Barnabas Collins." ”

Barnabas relaxed, who was accepted, and asked the question that he had been puzzled about just now: "Then I would like to ask Master Roger, how did you turn on the mechanism of the fireplace? ”

Roger waved his hand disdainfully: "That's the old mechanism of which era, speaking of which switch is the lock, your cane is the key, it's not easy to match the key now? ”

"Then why don't you tell me about this wealth and use it to buy guns?" Aunt Elizabeth also reacted a little in shock, and began to bring up the old question.

Fortunately, Roger was at the end, and without saying a word, he turned his head and ran: "Oops, my stomach, it must have been eaten bad just now, I'll go to the toilet first, and you guys talk slowly." ”

He expected his aunt to pick up the problem, so he was ready to run away.

Explain, how to explain? can't explain, let's withdraw, the plot hasn't gone wrong, and Roger doesn't have to spend it here anymore.

Aunt Elizabeth didn't chase after her, but walked out of the secret passage and arranged for Barnabas to rest in her room.

She lingered in front of Roger's door for a while, but finally did not knock.

Roger's mouth has always been very strict for the purpose of buying the gun, and now that the gun has disappeared with them for a few days, Aunt Elizabeth's heart is still worried.

It's not a trivial question in the end, but how to ask Roger is not to say, and Aunt Elizabeth has no good way.

My aunt shook her head and prepared to go downstairs to rest.