Chapter 104: Orphans of the Fog Capital (56)
This letter was stuffed in through the crack in the door when Zhou Daoan and Kelly were out. By the time Zhou Daoan entered the house, he had already found that it was already lying on the mat behind the door.
The envelope was made of elaborate paper, even faintly embossed, and the seal was made of vermilion oil wax, and a badge with an intricate pattern was stamped on it.
On the cover, the writing "Miss Kelly Jane Margaret" is extremely elegant.
Seeing this handwriting, Zhou Daoan knew that Kelly's original full name was this, and Kelly was just her prefix name. I think it was the disgraceful work she had done that made her embarrassed to use her last name.
Seeing this letter, Kelly's face was obviously surprised, she hurriedly asked for the letter, then closed the door and hid in her room...... Obviously, the author of this letter is important to her.
After a while, she came out of the room again, but she was already obviously in her mind, eating and talking absent-mindedly, and looked up from time to time to look at the wall clock on the wall.
Anyway, Kelly didn't take the initiative to say, and Zhou Daoan didn't ask, just watched her spend the afternoon restlessly, until night fell in the evening and the hour hand pointed to 7 o'clock, Kelly stood up suddenly, entered the room, and locked the door.
Two hours later......
"I'm going to go out, Stephen, and you can take care of the house!"
Kelly, who had deliberately dressed up, changed into a very conservative dark green dress, and wore a wide-brimmed hat with a veil on her head, walked out of the room. Although most of her face was covered by a veil, she could still see that she had applied fat powder and smeared lipstick, compared with the image of a pregnant woman who was not particular about this time, she suddenly looked a lot more refined, adding a lot of color to the whole person.
At the same time, Kelly swept away that lazy state, dressed bright but solemn, although the style of the dress is old-fashioned, making her look a lot older, but she can't see the slightest bit of wind and dust. In addition, he has been recuperated very well during this time, and his already fair skin also reveals a pink red light, and in this narrow living room, he even has a little bit of a lady's style.
Zhou Daoan suddenly found that it turned out that women dressed up carefully and matched their clothes could really greatly improve their temperament...... Well, her belly really bulged undisguisedly, and she no longer looked slender.
"No, I'll go with you." Zhou Daoan shook his head and removed his hexagonal hat and coat from the coat rack. Entering October, the weather in Wudu has turned cooler.
"No, I said, you stay at home, the person I'm going to meet, can't have strange faces to ...... with me" Kelly still refused.
"You're going to see the child's father, right?" Zhou Daoan did not insist on the topic of accompaniment, but asked another question.
"Uh...... All right! You guessed it right. So, you don't have to follow, he has already arranged the carriage, and he should be waiting for me downstairs now. Kelly shrugged her shoulders and didn't continue to deny it. During this time, she has learned a lot of Zhou Daoan's "IQ crushing", and today's performance is so obvious, how could Zhou Daoan not guess it?
However, Zhou Daoan saw much more than that. He also saw that the man was not only rich, but certainly noble, as he had expected—the handwriting on the letters, the elaborate wax seals, and the intricate insignia were all hallmarks of nobility, and would have made Kelly dress so solemnly for appointments...... The identity of this person is already being revealed.
But it is obviously impossible to get Zhou Daoan to give up the protection of the characters who have a decisive factor in his mission.
"Have you forgotten what happened to us today? The person in charge of the police alert committee has emphasized the danger of the murderer. ”
"But didn't you say that he only did it to the Semites? And...... I've long since stopped doing that. Kelly's face changed slightly, but it was clear that she wouldn't be so easy. She just refuted it with Zhou Daoan's comforting words.
"It was true that this was the case before, but you must know that the murderer has not been caught, in addition to showing that he is very cunning, it also shows that the security outside is very poor now."
There is no way, Zhou Daoan can only "hack" Frank's gang......
"Also, do you know why the last time Lady Catherine was killed, the police department let people go, even though they were well prepared? It was because at the same time that another beautiful lady of Swedish origin was almost killed, and the police saved the one but missed it. The lucky lady wasn't a Semite, nor was she in that business (in fact, Elizabeth did). ”
Zhou Daoan hid Mrs. William's link, but he told the truth.
This really made Kelly's face more and more ugly. She bit her lip and hesitated for a moment before she said:
"But I had to go to him—he wrote the letter, and I recognized his handwriting and the pattern of his seal...... Also, he'll send someone to pick me up, so there shouldn't be any safety issues......"
"But he's not going to pick you up personally, is he? If these two sections of the road are not so close, who knows what can happen on the road? Do you know the people who picked you up? Or will he send an army to escort it? Zhou Daoan immediately pushed back.
Kelly obviously couldn't deal with Zhou Daoan's questioning, not to mention, she was really scared, she was entangled for a while, and then looked at Zhou Daoan before finally nodding -
"Well, though, you'll have to stay in the carriage, and you won't be able to follow me in when you get to the place - he won't meet strangers - it might be a bit long......"
"Your safety is the most important thing, as you wish." Zhou Daoan smiled and opened the door.
Downstairs in the apartment where Kelly lives, in the shadow of the building, a modest carriage is parked. In appearance, there is no characteristic, and the size is moderate, except that the two horses pulling the cart are pure brown, not only the same color, but also without a single stray hair, even the mane and tail are trimmed to the same length.
In addition to the coachman, a middle-aged man with a mustache, a moderate build, and a tuxedo was waiting next to the carriage. Seeing Kelly coming, he immediately greeted him, raised his hat and saluted, and his mouth emitted the most standard foggy cavity-
"Miss Margaret?"
Kelly nodded.
Then, the man looked at Zhou Daoan on the side again, did not show any impolite look, and just looked at Kelly with inquiring eyes.
"This is my personal doctor." Kelly quickly explained, "I've told him all the rules, so don't worry." ”
The middle-aged man once again showed excellent cultivation, he nodded, and then opened the carriage door in a standard "please" posture, signaling the two of them to get on the carriage together.
The interior of the carriage is luxurious, if nothing else, except for the burgundy velvet-wrapped cushions, which make it feel as comfortable as sitting on the clouds.
The middle-aged man finally got into the car, closed the carriage door, and knocked on the partition to signal the coachman to open the way. Then, with only a slight shake, the carriage moved quickly.
The three of them sat in the carriage, but they were not cramped at all. It's just that none of the three of them spoke—the middle-aged man apparently adhered to the principles of a gentleman, maintained a polite sitting posture, and did not speak, avoiding any embarrassing situations; Kelly had something else on her mind, looking at the window in a daze; Zhou Daoan was calm, just quietly looking at everything around him.
After 10 p.m., the night grew darker and the number of pedestrians on the streets quickly decreased. And this carriage also drove at a constant speed in a low-key manner, without attracting the attention of any passers-by.
This distance was not close, the carriage had walked for more than two hours, and had already crossed from the eastern side to the western district, and the buildings in the darkness came and went, and finally became scarce again, indicating that the carriage had turned to a relatively remote place.
Eventually, in front of a free-standing walled garden gate, the carriage gradually stopped. Through the iron gates, the buildings in the garden are brightly lit, illuminating the small garden in vivid colors.
After the middle-aged gentleman waited for the carriage to stop, he took the lead in opening the door, then jumped out of the carriage, and then reached out to help Kelly reach out and take her out of the carriage calmly.
Zhou Daoan "abided" by the agreement, sat in the carriage, and did not have the slightest intention of getting off.
The gentleman man was very satisfied with Zhou Daoan's "acquaintance", he bowed his head slightly, and no longer closed the carriage door as if he was reciprocating, but just told the coachman to wait here, and then took Kelly, knocked on the door of this small manor, and walked in.
Zhou Daoan was still sitting quietly in the carriage, even the coachman jumped out of the parking space and took out some dry food to eat, and he didn't have any intention of accosting the other party. Because he knows that in such a situation, the other party has been trained very strictly, and he will not reveal any effective information to himself at all.
However, if others don't say it, it doesn't mean that Zhou Daoan can't see any clues.
Although it was determined that the other party should be a nobleman, the nobility was also divided into hierarchies, princes and uncles, and the title symbolized status. In an ancient empire like the sun never sets, there is no shortage of lords to inherit, so there are not many of them, but over the generations, many nobles are also transforming. Many people have empty status, but no wealth; Some people have also accumulated some wealth, but they have lost the social communication of the upper class society and have left the circle......
And the manor in front of you, although the scale is small, low-key and inconspicuous, but, don't forget, this is in the West End! Before leaving the city, this land can be regarded as an inch of land. To own such a small estate is enough to say that it is wealthy.
Secondly, the manor is very well built, and the view of the garden can be seen from a distance to know that it has been carefully maintained. But the manor lacked a bit of popularity, and there were not many servants coming in and out, and although the lights were bright, there were many birds. This shows that the manor has been sparsely populated for a long time, so that these birds have already regarded this place as a paradise, and the lights are lit today, but they disturb their sleep......
This shows that the owner of the manor has not always lived here, or that this is just a place for him to stay.