Chapter 6: Old Man Morey
The boy opposite was dressed in a small medieval dress, with an extraordinary bearing, and had the gentlemanly atmosphere admired by Europeans.
The three of them stood by the shelves of the used bookstore, looking through the old books, Grace smiled and returned, "Let's take a look." ”
The boy closed the book in his hand and stepped out from behind the desk.
"It's you, Mr. Goering. ”
He was a little surprised, and even more surprised.
Goering apparently did not expect that this extraordinary young man would be able to remember himself. Scratched the back of his head and grinned. "Hello, Morpheus. I didn't expect you to remember me. ”
The young man smiled brightly with a hint of longing in his eyes.
"Of course I remember you, Mr. Goering. Didn't you go to Wader Street yesterday to shoot on the scene? You know, my dream is to be a journalist. ”
After speaking, he smiled helplessly and pointed to the entire bookstore. "But as you can see, this bookstore needs to be taken care of. ”
Goering obviously didn't expect the boy to have such a vision of his career, after all, he was younger, if he knew that this job was not as easy as it seemed, he would not have such an idea, it is better to be the owner of this bookstore.
Seeing that Goering did not reply, the young man asked politely, "Mr. Goering, are these two your friends?"
Goering nodded,
"This is Grace. "It's wine. ”
Morpheus was obviously full of curiosity about the ginger sake from the East, and looked at each other carefully,
"Hello, Mr. Wine, take the liberty of asking, are you from some country in the East?"
It turned out that the kid had been staring at him for this reason, and thought he had seen something. Think too much, think too much.
"Well, that's right. Mr. Morpheus. I'm from Huaxia, you should have heard of it. ”
Morpheus had the same expression. It seems that he has read all the news in the past few days.
"Nice to meet you. Morpheus stretched out his hand, and Jiang Sake shook his hand.
Then Morpheus and Grace talked again, and the two had a good conversation. It seems that for young men, beautiful and young girls are very attractive.
After a short period of contact, it can be clearly seen that although Morpheus gives people a mature and stable and gentlemanly demeanor on the surface, he is still just a teenager deep down, with deep dreams, enthusiasm, and ignorance of love, but he is looking forward to it.
"Are you looking for some books? Maybe I can help you. “
Morpheus asked directly, and said that he was familiar with this place, and basically knew every book there.
The three of them looked at each other for a moment and smiled awkwardly, which confused Morpheus.
"We're not here to find books. Grace was very direct, with a unique smile that was unique to her.
Morpheus was stunned, waved his hand, rolled his eyes, and smiled at Goering, "Okay, okay, what are you here for?
Goering, who stayed aside, propped himself on the bookshelf with one hand, his eyes were stunned, and when he came back to his senses, his body trembled,
"Of course not, we have more important things. ”
Grace nodded, putting away her smile, her eyes revealing a serious energy.
"Morpheus, please forgive us. We didn't come to look for books, but we got the news from Old Man Vince and came to inquire about something. ”
Morpheus frowned, obviously not expecting that the three people in front of him would be involved with the Vince family, and secretly guessed the identities of the three in his heart.
"Morpheus, you know, I'm a journalist. We really had a hard time finding out one thing. ”
Goering's tone was sincere, and his eyes were shining.
"Okay, okay. I don't know too much about these things, I don't want to know, my grandfather knows this, you might be able to ask him, put it in his grandfather and he doesn't say it, that's his business. ”
Morpheus let out a breath and led the three of them past the bookshelves in front of them, through the table, and there was a room with books inside,
"Most of the books in this book are unique and unique. Generally, it is not sold outside. Only those who really need it, we provide it to them. Morpheus explained.
Passing through this room, the design of the house inside is relatively simple, like a duplex western-style building at a glance, with a large chandelier hanging in the front hall, and a brown leather sofa underneath, the style is relatively old.
The dead man walked through the antechamber and up the stairs, the wooden staircase making a slight and crisp sound.
After walking a short walk down the stairway, on the open-air balcony in front, an old man in heavy clothes sat on a yellowed chair made of bamboo, with his back to the four people, basking in the sun, his eyes closed, and motionless.
Morpheus pushed open the glass door, and the four walked over.
The old man still didn't make any movements, sitting firmly on the chair mountain, very peaceful,
"Grandpa, a guest has arrived. “
Morpheus reminded respectfully.
The old man's body trembled, and it was estimated that he had fallen asleep before. He wore a very warm black hat, a few strands of white hair on each side, his face was full of wrinkles and furrows carved by time, and his eyes looked cloudy.
"Know Morpheus. You may be seated. ”
The old man gave people a very kind and gentle tone.
The three of them sat across from the old man, so that they could ask some questions about evil spirits.
The old man waved his hand and said, "Morpheus, the store still needs to be taken care of, so you should go and watch it first." Don't let people run away with the book. “
"Got it, grandpa. Morpheus respectfully withdrew.
At this time, the old man's eyes had become a little strange, the wrinkles on his eyelids were squeezed together, he tried his best to open his eyes, looking at Jiang Qingjiu, as if he was looking at a treasure, he was a little excited, and his voice trembled a little,
"Young man, are you from the East, from the East?"
The old man in front of him had some unusual practices, I don't know if this old man who looked a little unfathomable saw something, but now that he had come to this point, he had to nod. "You're right, I'm from the East, China. “
"Huaxia. The old man seemed to think back, "It was a great country. “
"I see a familiar aura in you. I thought it was the man's heir who had returned. The old man couldn't help but say this with the memories of the past, his eyes were full of sorrow.
Could he be talking about the Great Wizard? He has a silver sign on him, and if the old man is really related to the Great Wizard, then everything will be much easier. However, in the face of the mysterious old man, Jiang Qingshu just smiled, without affirmation or denial. “
The old man retracted his gaze and looked at Jiang Qingjiu, his face was wooden. Then he smiled and was relieved: "Maybe I'm just wrong." ”
Grace smiled generously and politely introduced,
"Hello, old sir, my name is Grace. Nice to see you. “
Then she helped to introduce, "This is Goering, a reporter from the London Daily News, who came to your shop yesterday to shoot the scene. This is wine, from Oriental China. “
The old man nodded, adjusting a position to better absorb the sun, and he stretched out his wrinkled old finger and pointed at the three of them.
"Forgive me, I don't have a good memory, and I can only point to you. Grace, Goering, wine. ”
"You can call me Morey Morpheus. Since my grandson has brought you to see me, it must be more than just a simple matter of the old book, so if there is anything you want to ask, just ask. “
The old man was very generous and calm.
"It was the address given by Old Man Vince, and we came across something about evil spirits. Traced all the way, the clue was broken when it reached the old man Vince, you must know that the old man Vince didn't want to say anything, but he couldn't bear to lose our direction, so he told the address of the bookstore. “
The old man Morey Morpheus had a knowing expression on his chest, and sighed indignantly: "I knew it was this old friend, but I didn't expect that after so many years, he still remembered me and the bookstore on Waldlett Road. It's been all these years, and I haven't seen the old guy come over to take a look, really. “
When people are old, they like to complain, and they are used to saying one thing and chattering endlessly. This is true of the elderly in both the East and the West.
Old man Morey Morpheus was clearly aware of his gaffe, reached out and touched his face, and smiled happily. "You said just now, what are you here to ask?"
"Evil spirits! about evil spirits!" At this time, Jiang Sake returned directly. Didn't continue to beat around the bush.
The old man was stunned at first, in winter, under the bright sun. The body that was warm and sunburned, and his expression was always happy, and just when Jiang Qingjiu said the evil spirit, the old man's reaction changed.
It was as if he had mentioned something he was afraid of, which made him seem stunned, and then nervous. To be able to make an old man with a bad memory remember deeply, it is not what he is interested in, that is what he is afraid of.
"Old Mr. Morey, you don't have to rush to answer us first. You can try to think about it first, and if it makes you too painful, you don't have to think about these things anymore, but when we never come, we will retreat on our own. ”
Seeing the expression on the face of the old man Morey Morpheus, Grace made a decision for the three of them, the old man Morey was already a handful of years, if people were unwilling to mention it, and recalled the secret in their hearts, they would not bother the old man.
Jiang Sake and Goering both nodded, agreeing with Grace's approach.
Old Man Morey shifted his body and asked curiously, "How did you find that old fellow Vince?"
Apparently, the old man was curious to know how they had heard about the Vince family.
"Through a book in the British Library called "Demons in the Bible", in this book, some of the deeds of evil spirits are written, but they are not detailed. The author of this book is the ancestor of Old Man Vince. “
Old Man Morey nodded, smiled, and said, "I already knew. Donating part of the collection to the British Library would have caused some unforeseen things, but I didn't expect it to happen so quickly. “
The old man, without explaining why he had 'donated' the books to the British Library, staggered to his feet and said, "If you want to know about evil spirits, then come with me." ”
With that, Old Man Morey walked out of the balcony with a hurry.