Chapter 34: The Honored Guests in the Manor
Yingzi had a frightened look on her face, and the man saw her, grinned, and took off his hat.
This person is the same person who broke the tire with a pistol just now, but Yingzi doesn't know about it. She only knew that the person in front of her was named Lang Xiaobai, and he was a young rich man. A few days ago, I came here and was entertained by my uncle Conkinson Sr. for a hunting party, and was one of the distinguished guests who lived on the estate.
"Huh! How could this person be here?...... Maybe he's the one my uncle invited me to arrest?"
At the thought of this, Yingzi's heart jumped wildly, but she still made a calm appearance and jumped off the horse unhurriedly.
"Yingzi, I'm waiting for your arrival!" Lang Xiaobai said.
Yingzi paid attention to the other party's expression with a vigilant gaze, and suddenly, the deliberate breaking of the tire to prevent her from escaping flashed in her mind, and she suddenly realized.
A look of anger immediately appeared on her beautiful face, and she angrily raised her whip and whipped it in the air
"That's you, isn't it? Lang Xiaobai! You're the one who broke the tires of our cars!"
"Yes, it is me."
"For ...... Why would you do such a thing?"
Anger made her incoherent in her speech. However, Lang Xiaobai looked calm and calm: "I'm here to help you and save you from the bad guys." ”
"What...... What? Who...... Who's the bad guy?"
"It's the one who drove the car."
"Huh? You mean Mr. He Song, who is a good and respectable man!"
"That guy is a liar. He pretends to be a good guy on the surface, but in fact he is a villain. Yingzi, you are still a young girl, and you have not yet experienced the hardships and dangers of the world, and you can't distinguish between good people and bad people. That abominable scoundrel almost lured you away. ”
Yingzi's face immediately changed, she couldn't believe what Lang Xiaobai said. However, Lang Xiaobai's attitude was very sincere, and he said:
"You must feel that it's too incredible to believe it's true. However, I am well aware that he has a criminal record. If you want to know, I can show you the evidence. ”
"When he learned that you had escaped from the house, he tried to abduct you. As soon as I realized this, I rode out into the forest and broke the tire. ”
Lang Xiaobai's tone was extremely sincere, without the slightest hypocrisy.
"I know you're unfortunate and often sad and tearful. And I know very well why you are so unlucky. ”
"Huh? How do you ...... these things?"
Yingzi's eyes widened and she looked around.
"I have the ability to see through the bad guys, and not only that, but I want to punish the bad guys and help the poor people who have had bad things, and that's what I'm interested in."
"Before your own aunt died, you had a good life. But, twenty years ago, that aunt of yours mysteriously disappeared, Conkinson later married another lady, and you've been subjected to inhuman abuse ever since, haven't you?"
Yingzi was very puzzled in her heart, and thought: This Lang Xiaobai was entertained by Conkinson to live in the manor, it was only a few days ago, but now he has found out the biggest secret of our family, and he has also investigated my life history clearly, who is he?
"I sympathize with you from the bottom of my heart, and that's why I saved you from the clutches of the bad guys tonight. But seeing that you did not wish to return to the manor, but rode in this direction, I took a shortcut and hurried to this place to wait for you. Please believe that no matter what, I will help you and make you happy. ”
Lang Xiaobai's words were sincere, without the slightest hypocrisy and pretentiousness. In the face of Lang Xiaobai's sincerity and kindness, Yingzi unconsciously had a heartfelt trust in him
"Thank you, Mr. Lang." She sincerely thanked Lang Xiaobai.
A smile appeared on Lang Xiaobai's face and said, "Then, let's spend the night in this old house tonight, and then let's talk carefully about what to do in the future." ”
The two tied their horses under the tree and went to the gate of the old house. On the gate was a large cross made of pine planks nailed with an old election slogan, and although the ink on it had faded, it was faintly discernible in the moonlight that it was a date twenty years ago.
"As you can infer from this slogan, no one has opened this door for twenty years."
Lang Xiaobai vigorously uncovered the wooden board, only to see that there was a big lock under the wooden board, which was rusty. He pulled out a strange large knife from his pocket, which was made of seven tools, including a file and a flat drill. He picked the lock open with a knife and walked through the door. Inside the door was a desolate forecourt, very wide. Walk through the courtyard to the main hall of the old house, which looks very dark in the moonlight.
Behind the main hall is an attic covered with dogwoods, and the attic is so high that it even surpasses the towering trees around it.
The door to the attic hall was also locked, but the lock was rusty and rotten. "It seems that you don't have to use those seven tools to open it."
Lang Xiaobai hit it hard, and with a "boom", the entire ancient house squeaked, and there was a slight earthquake. He slammed it again, and the door opened to the right and left.
It's a big living room. All three windows were closed and curtains hung over them. The curtains were in tatters, and the moonlight shone through the holes so that the light in the room was not too dim.
They looked around the room, where the old and luxurious furniture was covered with a thick layer of dust, and on the table lay an old book spread out, the pages of which had turned yellow. The ink in the inkwell has dried and the color has become black.
The smell of choking musty and dust in the room was breathless, and it made one feel indescribably dull and sad. At this time, Yingzi subconsciously approached Lang Xiaobai, accidentally touched him, and Lang Xiaobai actually "Ah!" screamed.
Eiko was startled by the screams and looked at his face with some fear.
Lang Xiaobai looked around with wide eyes, and suddenly his eyes looked at somewhere on the innermost wall of the room as if he had been nailed down.
Yingzi followed Lang Xiaobai's gaze and looked at the wall in fear, and her face changed color all of a sudden.