Chapter 515: The Apartment

Located on Queen Street, Royal Masters College is a learning and research institution run by the Royal Family. I heard that the people who can study here are the future elites of the country, and it is precisely because of this that this serial killing incident will make Scotland Yard anxious, you must know that the students here are not only noble, but also elites, and they have died several times in a row, or they are murdered by others, and if they don't do well, it is easy to be regarded as a hostile act of other countries.

Therefore, the case must be solved as soon as possible, otherwise the boss of Scotland Yard will face more than just a face problem.........

At present, the victims are all of different ages, different disciplines, and have no personal relationships with each other, that is, they do not know each other.

But......... If anything, it's not entirely none.

Indeed, in a school, even the most sociable students cannot know every classmate.

However, there is one kind of person that must be recognized.

That's the teacher.

As a teacher, it couldn't be easier to know the files and information of your students, and if you dig deeper, it's easy to know where they go and where they live.

In fact, Scotland Yard also takes this aspect into account, but ......... Their investigation can only go so far.

The reason is also very simple, this is the Royal Master's College, and the students trained are the top talents of the future country, so if you think about it carefully, the teachers who teach students, whether they are identity, status or influence, are not comparable to the teachers of ordinary schools. The people who teach here are basically bigwigs in various scientific research fields, and they don't have to stumble when they publish papers in top journals.

The police can't do it, and Duanmu Huai naturally doesn't have this qualification, but he has a way!

Obviously, it doesn't work, we can go private!

Duanmu Huai knows that the students like to gossip in private the most, and they will also communicate which teacher they like and which teacher they hate, as long as he uses the skills of the crow guard, he can hide in the shadows of the school and eavesdrop on the conversations of those students, and he can gain a lot of information.

Of course, this trick can only be done by Duanmu Huai, the students are sensitive and careful, don't look at their own chats, if there is a stranger next to them, they will immediately become cautious. In other words, Duanmu Huai can hide himself so that others can't find out, so that he can eavesdrop on the side.

If you were someone else, you wouldn't have the ability.

Well, but if you think about it, this trick can be used elsewhere.

While listening to the students next to him, Duanmu Huai looked at the courtyard in front of him. Most of the students at the Royal Academy are young and beautiful girls, and they are either born into the nobility or the middle class. Unlike the open atmosphere of the New World, perhaps because of tradition or status, most of the students here still wear the rather old-fashioned dresses, which at first glance feel like they have returned to the nineteenth century, but they are quite fresh and beautiful.

I don't know if there are any bathrooms or anything like that, so I followed the girls inside......... Ahem, forget it.

In this way, Duanmu Huai spent a day at the Royal Academy of Masters, but he got a lot of information from the students' chats, but it is not yet known which of these information is useful.

And at night, he was not idle, but asked Lorena to lure the snake out of the hole, after all, since the other party's target is a young and beautiful girl, then Lorena must be within the other party's hunting range, isn't it?

And Lorena was also in high spirits, so she ran around the city without encountering the legendary monster.........

In this way, for the next week, Duanmu Huai went to the Royal Academy in the morning to search for information, and followed Lorena around the city at night to see if he could hang the murderer out, but it took so long, but it didn't have any effect at all......... It's really speechless.

Compared with the lack of progress in the investigation, it is easier to find a house, and for Duanmuhuai, the requirements for the house he wants to live in are very clear, spacious, comfortable and bright. The luxurious suites at the Ritz Hotel are good, but that's just for ordinary people, but it's a bit of a hassle for Duanmu Huai.

But fortunately, as long as enough money is given, the problems that can be solved with money are not a problem, and on the morning of the eighth day, Duanmu Huai was eating breakfast when the excited hotel manager knocked on his door.

"Ah, dear sir, you can definitely imagine what good news I have brought you, God willing, I have finally found an apartment that meets your requirements."

"Oh?"

Looking at the hotel manager in front of him who was in a straight suit and had a mustache, Duanmu Huai put down the tableware in his hand.

"Are you sure? I'm not asking for less. ”

That's right, Duanmu Huai's requirements are not high, but it also depends on who he is compared to, the house that can accommodate his body is not easy to find, not only that, but due to his height, Duanmu Huai can't go out by car, so he requires that the location of the house must be in the downtown street area, so it is more convenient for him to walk back and forth. As we all know, the closer you get to the city center, the more expensive the space, and the rooms are eager to give you the same compressed as a matchbox.........

"Of course, the apartment I found this time is tailor-made for you!"

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Duanmu Huai became interested, he looked at the manager curiously, and asked.

"Tell me about it."

"Okay, that's ..............."

Listening to the hotel manager's story, Duanmu finally understood why he was so confident, according to the hotel manager, he met an artist who was holding an exhibition while helping Duanmu Huai find a place to live. Coincidentally, the theme of the artist's exhibition was "The House of the Giants", and he bought an apartment with huge furniture and decorations in it, according to the artist, in order to make visitors feel the insignificance of human beings, so that human beings can re-observe their daily world from the perspective of mice or cats, so as to generate a new experience.

In order to perfectly recreate everyday life, the artist has put a lot of effort into renovating the entire apartment, and not only that, but even the vehicles and other vehicles have been remodeled so that when visitors enter it, they feel like they are in the land of giants. Because of this, this art exhibition is also a smash hit in the fog capital and quite famous.

Now that the exhibition is about to end, it just so happens that Duanmu Huai came here at this time, and asked the hotel manager to help him find a house, and the hotel manager also found the artist to negotiate after learning about it, and the latter was also quite happy after learning about it, after all, after the exhibition ended, he also had a headache about what to do with these exhibits. After all, there are many larger furniture than ordinary people, and no one wants ordinary people, if Duanmu Huai is really a tall giant, then it is just right.........

Anyway, the artist was not short of money, so he also told the hotel manager that he wanted to meet Duanmuhuai, and if the other party was really like what the hotel manager said, then he could give the entire apartment to Duanmuhuai at his discretion.

He's not bad for money anyway.

Duanmu Huai is also quite interested in this, after all, after coming to this world, he really can't find any suitable accommodation for himself, this artist may be quite nervous, but if his apartment really meets his requirements, then it is also a good choice.

So after breakfast, Duanmu Huai took the address he got from the hotel manager and came to 135 Birch Street.

It's not too far from the Ritz, next to Hyde Park, through which you can go to other areas, there are restaurants nearby, there are large shopping malls, and even a subway station is not far away——— well, this is normal, after all, this apartment is for visiting and not for living.

No one is bored to open an art shop in an apartment area, right?

When he came to the door of the apartment, even Duanmu Huai couldn't help but be taken aback.

As the hotel manager said, the whole apartment is quite huge from the appearance, just the gate looks like a city gate, it is definitely not easy to open the door for ordinary people, but it is just right for Duanmu Huai. Not only that, but as far as the eye can see, the windows and decoration on the first floor are much larger than ordinary apartments, which is indeed big enough for ordinary people, but for Duanmu Huai, it is really just right.

Thinking of this, Duanmu Huai has secretly made up his mind, as long as the price is not outrageous, he will buy this place himself!

Duanmu Huai stretched out his hand and knocked on the door, and soon the door opened, and then a tall and thin man with a mustache and a beret, who looked like an abnormal artist, opened the door, and when he saw Duanmu Huai, he was also stunned for a moment, and then his eyes suddenly lit up.

"Ah, you're the guest that Monsieur Lorenz spoke of, just right, please come in!"

Perhaps because of the artist, this man could not see the restraint of an English gentleman, but more like the romantic enthusiasm of a Frenchman, he greeted Duanmu Huai with a smile on his face, and then circled around him curiously.

"When Mr. Lorenz told me, I didn't believe it, I really didn't expect that there really would be such a person as you, sir, in the world......... I really don't know how the world you see is different from us. ”

"You just think you're watching the child's room."

Duanmu Huai complained silently, and the latter also nodded excitedly, and then he directly took Duanmu Huai and began to carefully introduce his art apartment to him.

In fact, the hotel manager's introduction to Duanmu Huai is not correct, the apartment is strictly called "Vision", and the artist's original intention is to allow the audience to get away from daily life and observe the world from another angle.

So he deliberately remodeled this apartment, the first floor is like what the hotel manager said, everything is extraordinarily big, whether it is the furniture or the door or even the corridor, the walk is more than twice as big as the normal one. The rooms on the second floor are the same size as ordinary people, so that the audience can have a contrast with reality after observing the giant world, while the third floor is transformed from an attic. Because the first and second floors occupy too much space, the space on the third floor is relatively small, but this did not stump the artist, he directly transformed the third floor into a room for children, and all the furniture decoration is one size smaller.

According to the artist, this is the horizon of large, medium and small, so that the viewer can taste and experience their daily life from all angles.

Of course, Duanmu Huai also found this really interesting, so it's no wonder that the artist's exhibition is so popular. It's just that this exhibition can't go on forever, and now the artist is already planning to carry out his next idea, so he originally planned to sell this apartment.

As for the furniture inside, if no one takes over, it can only be disposed of.

On the contrary, it was the arrival of Duanmu Huai that made the artist very excited, at least ......... You don't have to dispose of what you have carefully made.

Not only is the artist very happy, but Duanmu Huai is also very excited, after all, this apartment was built by the artist himself, not to mention that the style is very exquisite, and the artist's skills are also good. What's more, in order to be perfect, the artist has really made everything very huge, from the door, to the hangers, to the sofa and even the fireplace, the chaise longue, and even the flower pots and cutlery on the windowsill, all made to fit his size.

For Duanmu Huai, this is simply a direct bag to move in, and there is nothing missing.

As for the room of the ordinary people on the second floor, it just happened to be for Lorena to live, but on the third floor......... Then let the two pets, Bell Girl and Bunny, go to the scourge.

The two sides quickly finished discussing, originally the artist planned to give the apartment directly to Duanmu Huai, according to him, Duanmu Huai This kind of person he could only see in dreams before, but now he didn't expect that it really existed in reality, and sure enough, there are people outside the world...............

Well? Why does that sound a little wrong?

In the end, Duanmu Huai did not let the family give it away in vain, he was not bad for money, and he was not bad for money, and he was short of hands and soft mouths, the two sides discussed for a while, and finally the artist decided to sell it at half price. And Duanmu Huai also agreed, and then the two parties signed the contract, and then paid for the key...............

"By the way, this gentleman."

Before everything was done, the artist seemed to think of something and hurriedly withdrew his hand.

"Before I fully deliver, I must remind you that this apartment ......... Seems to be a bit of a problem. ”

"What's the problem??"

Hearing the artist's words, Duanmu Huai was stunned.

"That's ........."

The artist was too excited to see Duanmu Huai before, but now that he calmed down, he also remembered something and hurriedly told Duanmu Huai.

It turned out that when the artist bought this apartment for an exhibition, he also accepted it at a very cheap price. At that time, he also wondered why this apartment had been vacant for so long and no one wanted it, and the price was so cheap. Later, a friend of the artist inquired and told him what was going on.

It turned out that this apartment used to belong to a merchant who ran a ship business in Wudu, and his business was very large at that time, and his family was harmonious, and he had a wife and daughter.

But......... The sky is unpredictable......... That's not true.

All in all, one day, something happened to the family, and the neighbors in the neighborhood didn't see anyone for several days, and later there was a disgusting and stinking smell from their house. In the end, the neighbor couldn't help but call the police, and when the police came and pried the door open, they found that the businessman, along with his wife and daughter, were dead, and they were in a miserable state.

At that time, this was also a big case in Wudu, and after the police investigation, the conclusion was even more jaw-dropping.

According to the conclusion of the police investigation, it was none other than the couple's daughter, who killed the sleeping couple with a kitchen knife and then committed suicide by slitting her throat.

At that time, as soon as the results of this investigation came out, everyone was stunned, you must know that the daughter of the family is only twelve or thirteen years old, and she looks like a very lively and lovely girl on weekdays, how can you say that killing is killing? Could it be that the police made a mistake?

That being said, but this was the result of the investigation at the time, and in the end the police closed the case by suicide, and the incident was only a sensation, and then gradually forgotten.

The apartment was then sold to another wealthy businessman.

Only half a month later, something happened again.

This time everyone was woken up by screams in the middle of the night, and when they turned on the lights and looked out, they found that the door of the apartment was knocked open, and a fat man covered in blood stumbled out of it, and behind him was the fat man's daughter, who was only ten years old with a hideous face, holding a kitchen knife in her hand, and catching up with her father and facing him was a puncture injury, and she stabbed her father to death on the street.

When the police arrived, the girl also picked up a knife and slit her throat in front of nearby neighbors and police.

At this time, everyone was frightened, almost everyone chose to move, and many people wondered if the apartment was cursed and fled.

It was after this that the apartment was never occupied again.

I have to say that this story is quite scary, but the artist is not afraid of this, and he does not live here, but ......... The artist had to admit that this apartment was indeed evil.

According to him, several times when he came early the next morning, he found that the furniture that had been prepared had been moved, or simply demolished, and he was angry that he thought it was a nearby hooligan and invited a few people to keep vigil, but the next day these people were scared away, saying that the apartment was haunted.

Although the exhibition became more and more lively, and similar strange things did not happen again, the artist still heard a lot of strange things from some guests.

For example, they sometimes say that they will see a girl in white pajamas lying on the third floor lying on the bed, and some people say that the furniture in the room will move on its own or something, although every time the artist goes, he doesn't see anything special, but so many people say that he is still a little worried.

At this time, Duanmuhuai wanted to buy a house to live here, and he suddenly remembered this matter and hurriedly told Duanmuhuai about it.

After listening to the artist's words, Duanmu Huai was even more shining in front of his eyes.

Buying a satisfying apartment and still haunted it?

And this kind of good thing?

Needless to say, I bought it!