79. I can't bear to spoil such a beautiful thing (ask for subscription)
Chapter 80 79.I can't bear to spoil such a beautiful (ask for subscription)
Black Knight?
Lloyd played with the piece in his hand, which felt warm and delicately made, like some kind of nephrite jade.
is still exuding a faint trace of spirituality, the intensity is similar to the monocle that Desda gave him, it can only be regarded as a craft, not enough to reach the category of psychic objects.
Why do you have a copy of this in a bank safe?
Weird, is it implying something?
Lloyd was suspicious for a moment, put down the Black Knight's pawn, and opened the letter again.
There is only one very simple piece of information above:
"Hello, whoever you are, if you see this letter, it means that I am dead, if you can, please help me to give this check to my wife Anna, and then apologize for me......
As for that piece, if you think it will work for you, leave it alone, and if not, feel free to dispose of it. β
At the end, a line of address is left, along with a signature:
Stillott
Lloyd had heard this name from the mouth of the Thinking Monster before, and it must have been the real name of the executioner.
He picked up the check again, and it was already filled with the amount of 300,000 general coins.
"Hmm...... Although the address he left is also in Nancheng District, it is a bit far away, so let's send it to him tomorrow. β
Lloyd had no greed for the money, and decided to give it back without any hesitation.
"This letter should have been left before he went on a mission, right? Wouldn't it be a little too brief? β
Lloyd said, and read the letter carefully, word by word, and picked it up and looked at the light, and even used inspiration to check it, trying to find some hidden contents.
Nothing came of it......
It is to use the most ordinary paper and the most ordinary ink to write these simple last words.
"Because he's the kind of free and easy character? Or is he confident enough not to think anything will happen to him? β
"Doesn't seem right? If he had been confident enough, he wouldn't have left this last letter......"
"And when he was completely controlled by the mind monster, he still remembered his wife's smile, and even that picture was the clearest of the decipherable pictures, indicating that he really loved his wife......"
"Then the letter shouldn't be so brief, at least there will be something that wants to keep his wife."
Lloyd tried to analyze it, and picked up the piece again.
In Stillott's memory, he also saw this kind of chess piece, but it was much larger.
And in his last words in the letter, the description of this chess piece is also very strange, what does it mean 'if you think it will work for you'?
Lloyd went on to recall what Stillott had said to himself with the last of his reasonβ
"If you hear me and get out alive in the end, remember to go to No. 8 Champagne Avenue in Xicheng District and find locker 611, which may save your life."
Contextually, Lloyd probably guessed some of the other party's thoughts.
First of all, Stillott should have known that he was going to deal with the Mind Monster, and maybe even knew in advance.
When they acted a year ago, they probably followed the same pattern of action as they do today.
The process of this whole operation, skillful and fluent, with the details in place, the timetable accurate to the second, and the training of the executors responsible for providing the vision in advance, is obviously not a temporary idea of the presiding judge, but a set of proven and successful effective methods.
But such a thorough and detailed plan failed in the end......
Lloyd didn't know what the other three colleagues had encountered in the other cells, and he didn't ask, and if he did, he probably wouldn't get an answer.
He could only guess that the person they met might also be the previous executioner who failed in his operation......
But how were the previous four executioners exterminated? Could it be that the Thinking Monster could attack four people at the same time?
Lloyd naturally had no way of knowing, and he didn't even know how to guess, whether it was the presiding judge or the others involved, they were very shy about this kind of action, and it was difficult to get a peek at the whole picture from his own perspective.
He didn't even know the condition of the executor with whom he was partnering......
I was attacked by the Mind Monster, will the partner who shares my vision with be affected?
"It's obviously full of suspicions, but you can't ask, you can't inquire, you can't explore, it's too uncomfortable to meet this kind of unreasonable monster, right?"
Lloyd complained, and continued to ponder what happened to Stillott.
After the tragic annihilation of his action team, he struggled to support and maintain the last shred of reason, until a year later, a second team came in to clean up the aftermath.
Stillott must have remembered what kind of preparation would have been made for such an operation, and he also knew the characteristics and dangers of the mind monster, so he emphasized the premise: 'If you hear me'.
And the 'life-saving straw' he left for Lloyd should be the Black Knight.
It's probably because of this thing that he was able to hold on for so long.
So he left the strange statement of 'if it is useful to you' in the last letter-
If it was his colleague who received his inheritance, and then he was not too stupid, he would have realized the special and important importance of this chess piece, and this chess piece would definitely be useful;
If the letter is seen by other unrelated people, this kind of single chess piece will not even have the value of collectible.
But the next problem is that Lloyd carefully examined the chess piece, and risked using inspiration and vision, and probed inside and out, but still couldn't find anything special about this chess piece?
It's really just an ordinary artifact.
"What's wrong? If something really happens to me, how can I stay alive with this thing? β
Lloyd's train of thought was thus stuck.
"Forget it, it may be that I think it's complicated, considering the social status quo that transcendents are a little crazy per capita, it's all his imagination, he actually relied on his own willpower and strength to persist for so long."
"But anyway, I should still be thankful, and my knowledge of the Mind Monster probably came from his bequest."
"Even at the end of his life and reason, he is still thinking about helping me fight for a glimmer of life, whether it is useful or not, this is a very 'knightly' righteous act."
Lloyd summed up at the end, put away the letters, checks, and chess pieces, and prepared to return them to Stillott's wife tomorrow.
As for those doubts that I can't understand, I simply put them away.
Don't think too much, don't ask too much, wait until tomorrow to send things over, and this matter will be turned over.
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Early the next morning, Lloyd did not rush to the 18th arrondissement, but took Stillott's relics with him and went to the address he left in his last letter.
Soon, he came to the door of a flower shop.
Through the window, Lloyd saw Lady Anna, who had a 'one-sided relationship' in the fragments of memory, hugging a pair of swaddling clothes, with a gentle smile on her face, and humming nursery rhymes softly.
"Baby baby is growing up, dad will come home soon......"
Lloyd's heart tightened suddenly, and his legs were suddenly filled with lead, and he couldn't take a step.
He was tempted to turn around and leave, preferring to deal with a hundred more mind monsters and giant intellectuals than to walk into this flower shop......
Before he could make up his mind, Mrs. Anna in the flower shop found him first, hurriedly hugged the swaddling clothes, hurried over, and took the initiative to greet him:
"Welcome, do you want ......?"
As she spoke, she noticed Lloyd's gray uniform, her body stiffened slightly, and her expression flickered and changed.
But she was only stunned for a second, then laughed again, and greeted warmly:
"I know this uniform, you must be a colleague of Stillott, right? Come in, I'll prepare your coffee. β
Mrs. Anna put Lloyd into the florist, put the swaddling baby in her arms into the crib beside her, and hurried to the kitchen.
Taking advantage of her absence, Lloyd took a brief look at the flower shop while pondering the next wording.
Warm, elegant, refined, and emotional, it shows that Mrs. Anna is the kind of person who is very serious and enthusiastic about life.
Judging from her look and temperament, and her attitude towards life, she should not know about her husband's affairs, and the Inquisition should have taken strict secrecy and lied that Stillott was out on a mission or something.
The more such people are, the more difficult it is to accept this earth-shattering news......
So should I tell the truth? Or do you leave something behind and go?
Even if it was false, he couldn't bear to spoil such a good ......
While Lloyd was hesitating, Lady Anna had returned, with a hot, fragrant cup of coffee in her hand.
After putting down the coffee, she picked up the swaddling clothes again, and then chatted with Lloyd:
"Are you here for my husband? I haven't seen you before, is that his new colleague? β
"Uh...... This ......"
Lloyd's face was embarrassed, and his heart was so uncomfortable that he couldn't do it.
Madame Anna sensed something instantly, restrained the smile on her face, and asked eagerly:
"You look so embarrassed, is something wrong with my husband?"
"It's not...... He's just ......"
Lloyd was still struggling, still couldn't bear to tell the truth, and wanted to just fool the past.
But Madame Anna was very keen, and her eyes were already glistening with tears, and she choked up and said:
He ...... Obviously, I only promised yesterday that I would take a day off when the child is full moon......"
"What?"
These words made Lloyd stunned for a moment.
Mrs. Anna was still wiping her tears and shaking the swaddling clothes in her arms, as if comforting her baby.
But Lloyd didn't hear the baby's crying......
He quickly glanced at the swaddling clothes.
Inside was a doll with a dull expression, and an eyeball was missing, revealing a black hole in the socket.
There is that kind of stiff and wooden smile on his face, which makes people can't help but feel creepy......
Let's talk about 9,000 words first, let's look at it, and then interview for more.
Thanks to the deduction 1 to send donkey meat to the fire to send the little milk cat 233 points to buy small dried fish
(End of chapter)