40. Blurring day by day
The coachman, who seemed to have a good story, never spoke again, but rode the carriage intently over the treacherous mountain paths. www.biquge.info Is it a grudge against the past, or a love and hatred, or is it something he is more reluctant to mention?
I'd love to ask, but ......
"Phew~"
The speed of the big black horse, which was still running wildly with its hooves spread before, suddenly slowed down, and by the time Beidou realized what was happening, she had no chance to discuss life with this middle-aged uncle again.
No, even in a short time, Uncle Thirteen had already galloped from the mountain road to the junction leading to the next town. On the quiet tree-shaded road, two old men resting in the shade of the trees were sitting opposite each other playing chess, and when they saw the carriage, they just turned their heads, and continued to calmly start to "conquer the city".
"Miss, it's here. For some reason, the coachman's voice was a little dull.
"Hmm. ”
"A quarter of an hour...... Is it more than ten seconds......? Sure enough, it was still a little worse than the record at that time. ”
The coachman, whose face suddenly changed his face, took out the pocket watch hanging on his chest, and although he only glanced at it, Beidou still saw a brown-haired girl on the photo embedded in the pocket watch.
"If you don't bring someone with you...... No, if it's just one person, I'm afraid I won't be able to walk in half an hour......"
"That...... I think...... Can you pay for it?"
"Ah...... She must still be waiting for me to go back now......"
"Uncle!
"No need, it was Miss, you made me see all this. ”
No, it's just your own cranky thinking that suddenly dawned on you or something.
"When I broke my own record, I went back to my hometown and proposed to her. The coachman who turned the car around waved his hand, not asking for the money, "I can faintly see the dust raised on the road, and I guess they are coming." Take care on the road, miss. Drive!"
The sound of horses' hooves, and the coachman who bent over to drive quickly disappeared at the bend of the mountain road, although he wanted to reminisce about the romance of the middle-aged uncle, but almost at the same time as he left, the carriage in which the tailor was sitting still made Beidou have to sort out his thoughts.
The cruise ship will set sail at sunset, which is also the last time, and now the time has come to the afternoon, and the sun is gradually losing its brilliance, and there is not much time left.
"Excuse me, can you stop the car?"
When the carriage approached, Beidou also stopped in the middle of the road with open arms. The tailor who poked his head out of the car window retracted his head as if he had seen a ghost when he saw Beidou, and after a while, he poked his head out again.
"That...... Do you still know me? the same maid who saw you off before!"
Beidou took off his hat as he spoke, and the tailor's face distorted as his long hair fell out.
"You...... You...... It's not ......"
"There were some things that had to be confirmed, so I came from the mountain road and waited. ”
After a pause, Beidou looked into the tailor's eyes, although now he had compromised on the side of money, but there was one thing, I'm afraid he wouldn't compromise anyway. As long as you start from here, you will definitely be able to "squeeze" the most important clues from him.
"You, Mr. Seamstress...... Don't you want to find out who is the murderer who ruined your dream?"
......
In the afternoon, when the sun is about to set.
The sailors who had purchased were carrying large bags and small bags and slowly walked towards the cruise ship, and the guests who knew that the cruise ship was going to really "set sail" did not stay too much at this last stop, and returned to the cruise ship one after another.
"Miss Charlie, I think it's time for us to get back on the cruise. ”
Ethel, who was carrying a bag in both hands, did not look impatient because he had "walked the street with a woman for hours", but the sun was about to set and he had to remind him of the urgency of time.
"The cruise ship is scheduled to sail at sunset, so it doesn't seem appropriate to keep all the guests waiting. ”
"Hmm...... Also. ”
Eden glanced at the end of the street, "Then let's go back to that shop one last time, I'll buy a headband and go back." ”
"Well, just do as you say. But ......"
Perhaps I couldn't help it, Ethel, who was following Eden, whispered, "Miss Charlie, where is your servant, Miss Mariana, if you hadn't informed her earlier......"
"Maybe they got separated when there were a lot of people. Eden waved his hand, without even the slightest pause in his words, "But it doesn't matter, she won't go far, and now she's either waiting for me on a cruise ship, or wandering around some store." She has a good sense of time and will not delay the cruise ship's departure. ”
"I see, that's good. ”
Ethel nodded, unexpectedly hesitant as he looked like he was about to ask something, but in the end he silently followed Eden back to the shop he had visited earlier.
Naturally, such a trivial matter as buying a headband is just a pretense. At this moment, Beidou, who had already learned a lot of clues from the tailor, had hurried back to the store, and changed into the "conspicuous" black and white maid outfit again, and pretended to be surprised at the moment when Eden and Ethel pushed the door open.
"Miss, where the hell have you been?"
Although I don't know if I can pretend to be a "like", Beidou's eyes still widened, "You disappeared in a blink of an eye, and I was afraid of being separated from you, so I had to wait here for ......"
"I just went to other stores a few times. After a pause, Eden looked at the suitcase that Beidou was carrying, "What did you buy?"
"A new dress, I bought it because I thought it was good. Beidou said and returned to Eden's back, and the old butler Ethel beside him breathed a sigh of relief, but all this was also seen by Beidou.
Ethel is Jean's housekeeper, and the only "outsiders" who know about yesterday's events so far are himself and Iden, although helping to carry the bag is the result of a sudden calculation of Ethel, but he is really too "patient", as a housekeeper who leaves things and does not deal with them and hangs out with the guests for so long, it is really a little unreasonable.
Maybe...... Is it to let the fear of the matter being publicized everywhere, and let Ethel send to spy on him and Iden? But in any case, he should not have noticed his sneaky "travel" this time.
"Well, then, since Mary is here, let's go back after buying the headbands. ”
"Yes, miss. ”
"No problem, Miss Charlie. ”
However, even now is not the time to relax, because ......
The tailor was really ...... about last night's assault and all he could know about the killer It's a little weird.