Sit in the quiet reception room, in the dim light.

The silence did not eliminate the embarrassment between the two, but made the atmosphere gradually become ambiguous.

In addition, Nock realized that the air in the room was filled with the scent of Mrs. Holmes, and he couldn't help but sniffle.

This behavior is in a quiet room, and it is difficult for Anna not to notice.

Anna's face was as red as fire, and her shy eyes peeked at Nock from time to time.

And Nock, who had been secretly looking at Anna, had a full view of the other party's shy demeanor.

For a moment, Nock's heart was unexpectedly uplifted.

Nock hurriedly muttered in his heart: "Merciful Lord, please forgive your humble servant, I have been tempted by beauty. ”

Nock, who had secretly repented, hurriedly opened his mouth to break the ambiguity in the room.

Nock said, "Mrs. Holmes, I accept your apology. Is there anything else you can do? ”

When Anna heard this, her eyes suddenly brought a little resentment.

She asked a little aggrieved, "Father, are you so eager to drive me away?" I still have something to say! ”

Well, Nock immediately served.

It's by the way that you come to apologize, but you haven't mentioned it yet!

Just as Nock was in a state of reproach, Anna Holmes revealed her intentions.

"Father Lane, I have come here mainly to hear from my nephew Sherlock that you have found a clue about my husband's disappearance, during which Sherlock has offended you due to a misunderstanding, so you refuse to help him continue his investigation. Is this true? ”

Nock touched his nose with his left index finger and replied, "That's the thing." What, Madame wants me to help you continue to investigate your husband's whereabouts? ”

Without waiting for Anna to reply, the Nok ghost sent a few more words: "With all due respect, Mr. Holmes has been missing for so many days, but I am afraid that he has been killed...... Finish. ”

Nock didn't know why he said such "cruel" words, and he would never be so reckless on weekdays.

Listening to Nock's words, Lady Anna did not appear to be as excited as Nock had imagined.

Instead, he shook his head calmly and said no, "No, Father." I'm not trying to keep you investigating. Instead, I want you to help me stop Sherlock from going into the matter privately. ”

Anna's reaction confused Nock.

"Wait, what do you mean, ma'am?" Nock didn't understand what Anna meant.

Anna explained with a sad face, "Father, you don't know. My husband, Ford, was a very successful businessman, especially after my husband's younger brother became a nobleman. ”

She hesitated for a moment, and seemed a little embarrassed: "You don't know, this business is bigger, and it is inevitable that there will be some unsightly means." My husband, of course, is no exception. On the contrary, his methods are more egregious than those of other merchants.

Therefore, many people are offended.

I advised him, but he had become a slave to money and would not listen to my advice. ”

And, every time he gets into big trouble, he needs his younger brother Sieg to come forward for him.

Although Sieg is a nobleman, he is just a small baron, and he is nothing in the aristocratic circle of England City.

Soon, Sieg's stand out for Ford was criticized by aristocratic circles.

For this reason, Seeger was disgusted by what Ford had done, and once warned him that if he continued like this, Seeger would not care about Ford's business anymore. ”

"Ford naturally knows that his business can grow because of the influence of Sig's aristocratic status."

"In order not to lose Sieg as a backer, Ford hit Sherlock with the idea."

"Father, you don't know, Sherlock's mother died when he was five years old, and it is not uncommon for Sig to work for Her Majesty, leaving early and returning late every day, or even not coming home for several days."

"So, Ford asked Sherlock to move to our family's manor on the pretext of taking care of Sherlock, and over time, for the sake of his son, even if Sieg didn't want to, he had to move in with us."

Under Ford's deliberate curry-tuning, Sherlock, who had been with Seeger for a long time, respected Ford's uncle very much. Even, in his heart, Ford is the father in his heart. ”

"Therefore, the disappearance of Ford was a big blow to Charlotte. I fear that this kid will put himself in danger in order to investigate Ford. ”

"I'm not afraid of your jokes, Father. Although I have been married to Ford for many years, due to the big age gap between us, the relationship is not very good. Coupled with the fact that we don't have children, I've always raised Sherlock as my own son. ”

Hearing this, Nock glanced at Mrs. Holmes a few times and thought: This is a little big, this is too big!

Anna was unaware of Nock's mental activity and continued.

"I don't have a husband anymore, and I can't even lose my nephew, who I think is a son."

"So please, can you help me protect Sherlock. Anyway, in his eyes, he has completely offended you, and if you come forward to stop him from investigating, he will only think that you are making things difficult for him, and he won't think much about it. ”

"Even Seeger doesn't want to intervene in this matter, and I guess Ford must have offended someone who can't be offended. He was to blame for Ford's disappearance, and I had expected that one day.

But I don't want Sherlock to get caught up in it. Please, Father! ”

Nock didn't expect that the beautiful woman in front of her didn't come for her husband's safety, but for the clever little ghost.

Seriously, ever since he saw through Sherlock's disguise, Nock hated this imp from the bottom of his heart.

Even if he was worried that Ford's intentions were real.

But his ill will towards the abbey is not fake.

Nock is a priest, not a god.

Besides, the words of the gods who love the world are nothing but lies to fool the foolish common people and reap the faith.

Wise people know that gods are selfish.

God can't be selfless, let alone Nock.

Nock simply refused, "I'm sorry, ma'am. I sympathize with your plight, though. But there was more than a misunderstanding between me and the young Mr. Holmes. So, I don't want to deal with Sherlock Holmes anymore. ”

Hearing Nock reject herself so simply, Anna suddenly became anxious.

"Nope! Father, I beg you, help me! ”

She threw herself forward despite her unruly crying, and fell to her knees with a "bang", half of her body pressed against the low table, and tried to grab Nock's hand.

Frightened, Nock instinctively shrank back and shook off Anna's grip.

But because of excessive force, Anna was deflected, and she fell on the low table with a "snap".

Anna's snow-white beauty hit the table even harder, and the huge impact deformed it, and the pain caused Anna's face to deform, and she had forgotten her purpose and cried out in pain.

"Ahh It hurts! ”

Anna's screams make Nock realize that he has overreacted, causing the other party to be injured.

Ignoring the difference between men and women, Nock quickly stood up and went over to help Anna's arms and lift her up from the low table.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Are you alright, ma'am? Did it hurt anywhere? ”

Anna, who was helped up by Nock, didn't bother to answer Nock, but broke away from Nok's hand and reached for the calm sea with both hands.

It hurts so much! She had to rub it to relieve the pain!

It was the first time she knew that this kind of place could not withstand a frontal impact, even if the height just now was not high.

If you fall on other parts, it won't hurt as much as it does now.

With the movement of her hands, the calm sea was flooded with waves, and the waves came one after another.

Anna got carried away, and Nock was dumbfounded.

Due to the angle and distance, seeing the choppy images up close made Nock's nostrils hot, and a stream of heat rushed out of Nock's nostrils uncontrollably.

"Smack!"

A drop of bright red liquid dripped from Nock's nostrils, crashing into the rough sea, splashing brightly on the sea.

"Hmm!" Nock's eyes widened, and his mind went blank.

"Huh?" Anna's movements came to an abrupt halt, and the sea returned to calm. Only the bright waves on the snow-white sea are left.

Anna looked at the bright red with a blank expression, and she didn't know what was going on in her head.

"Drop~click!"

Another drop of red liquid slammed into the sea, shattering to pieces.

Anna looked up sharply, and met Nock's panicked gaze and his face with two blood-colored red lines.

"Poof!"

Anna couldn't help but laugh out loud when she realized what was going on.

"Haha, hahaha!"

Anna suddenly stopped feeling pain, she hugged her stomach and laughed and fell on the low table, and the pain transferred to her stomach.

She laughed so hard that her stomach hurt!

Laughter in his ears, and Nock was awakened.

Embarrassment and embarrassment came to my heart together, and I hurriedly reached out to cover my nose in a panic, but I couldn't stop the rushing torrent.

But even so, he still didn't forget to apologize.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to offend you, madame. I don't know what's going on, all of a sudden it was bleeding, probably when I was out of the city before, I had internal injuries, and now I'm just having a seizure! ”

"That's right! It must be like this! Definitely! ”

Nock's pale and absurd explanation made Anna, who was already laughing, burst out laughing again.

"Hahaha, internal injuries? Ouch, I can't do it, you want to laugh at me! Hahaha, internal injuries! ”

"Ouch! No more! Ha ha...... Ha, I ...... I laughed so much that my stomach cramped! Hahaha, internal injuries! You can figure it out! ”

Anna hugged her belly on the table and laughed wildly, and was instantly cute by Nock's explanation.

I didn't expect this young priest to be so cute.

Hundreds of times cuter than her nephew with full eyes and full of eyes!

Thinking of the reason for the other party's nosebleed, and recalling the nosebleed that dripped on her sea just now, Anna's face couldn't help but flush.

I didn't expect that in England City, there was such a simple and handsome young man.

You must know that in the aristocratic circle, people of this age have long been full of flowers and show mercy everywhere.

Even her twelve-year-old nephew, Sherlock, had learned the taste of meat after a banquet when he was offered the forbidden fruit by the daughter of a merchant attending the banquet.

Therefore, Nock's simple performance, innocent and cute appearance, made her feel a little strange in her heart, and she couldn't help but have a plan in her mind.

A completely different plan than when I came.

[The ambiguous atmosphere is not easy to control, revise and change for a few hours, for fear of violating the wording. But the plot needs it, if you don't write it, the plot behind it will be very abrupt. Because this Anna is the most important character in the first volume, there is no one. 】