The alarm sounded briefly.
Several patrolling guards immediately became nervous and ran downstairs in unison. Jiang Chenchuan was a little concerned, but he remembered the warning on the notice and did not follow.
Looking down from the iron railing, you can probably tell that they have gone down to a floor deeper than the sixth floor.
Below the seventh floor.
That forbidden place.
"Very concerned?"
A strange male voice suddenly appeared behind him, and his nerves instantly became tense. Jiang Chenchuan turned around warily and found a well-dressed man standing behind him. He looked to be in his thirties or forties, with his hair slicked back and wearing a golden coat. Silk single-sided glasses, gray suit, clean collar and cuffs, and a watch chain hanging on his chest, extending to his jacket pocket, which accentuated his special temperament.
"Something is different."
Seeing that Jiang Chenchuan didn't speak, the man spoke again, as if talking to him or talking to himself.
Elegant kerosene lamps were lit on the walls on both sides of the corridor. Although there was no wind, the light source danced unsteadily, making the entire museum appear empty and quiet.
Jiang Chenchuan couldn't figure out who he was and why he appeared behind him, so he didn't respond to him.
staff member?
Or, the escort?
It seems like neither.
"An uninvited guest broke into the museum. I don't know why he ran to the seventh floor. It's not a good place down there. I still remember that there used to be a little guy who was rebellious and unwilling to abide by the rules. He took advantage of the night shift There were few people, and it took a long time to check, so he sneaked down, but he hasn't come back yet." The man sighed, seeming to regret this, "I don't know if he can come back."
"I went down, can I come back?" Jiang Chenchuan was a little curious.
"Yes, of course. Most of the people here are good people who are willing to risk their lives to save other people's lives. Just like, well...just like doctors, as long as there is still a little hope, they want to hold on to it. ." The man replied.
Jiang Chenchuan felt that there was some light in his eyes when he said this. Now he couldn't hear the movement downstairs clearly. Looking down again, he couldn't see any trace of the escort team members just now.
From the man's tone, he seemed to be familiar with this place.
Jiang Chenchuan asked in confusion: "Are you a staff member?"
"You can say that."
"Which floor? Why aren't you wearing work clothes?"
Jiang Chenchuan still remembered the words on the notice.
"If you have to count, I'll be here on the third floor." The man ignored Jiang Chenchuan's inquiry and took out his pocket watch to check the time. "I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Leonid. I used to be A university teacher, he mainly teaches research related to World Tree, and he only has a slight knowledge of other fields, but that is all in the past tense."
"Evel." Jiang Chenchuan stretched out his hand.
Leonid waved his hand to indicate that he would not shake hands. He glanced at his pocket watch again and said, "Nice to meet you, Evel. Now that we have met, I will give you a message. If you don't want to get deeper into trouble, Then don’t get involved in anything that goes against common sense, including... items.”
Something in the pocket vibrated slightly.
"Do you know..." Jiang Chenchuan's expression changed. He wanted to blurt out some words, but stopped in time.
There was a noise from the direction of the stairs behind me.
Jiang Chenchuan turned around and saw that the escort appeared at the top of the stairs and walked towards him.
There seemed to be a person being escorted in the middle.
The familiar figure and gray windbreaker looked miserable, with a look of fear on his dirty little face.
"Rena?"
Was she caught?
Jiang Chenchuan was not surprised by this result.
There was no conversation among the escorts, they just walked in silence.
When passing by Jiang Chenchuan, Reina raised her head slightly, and the fear and confusion just now were swept away. She looked at him with lively eyes, her lips opened lightly, and she didn't make a sound, but Jiang Chenchuan understood what she meant.
help me.
This guy is really...
He actually placed his hopes on a stranger whom he had only met once.
But also, it’s kind of interesting.
"What do you think?" Jiang Chenchuan asked casually.
Although he said this, he already had the answer in his heart.
"..."
"Leonid?"
Jiang Chenchuan turned his head, and at his original position, Leonid had disappeared.
As the escort passed by, the corridor returned to silence and coldness.
Click——click——
The mechanical clock sounded again.
…
…
"Speak, ma'am."
The two of them sat looking at each other in some small rooms, and the light shone brightly on Rena's face, making her face look even paler.
Sharp eyes scrutinized the woman in front of her, but Reina did not waver at all. She just stared blankly ahead, unmoved by his words.
"You need to know that even if you don't say anything, the museum can find out your identity and give you a chance to confess, unless you want to stay here forever."
"What do you want to know?"
Rena's tone was calm, and she didn't feel much panic when faced with this situation.
Seeing that Rena was willing to speak, Chris was relieved.
"How did you escape detection and enter the Polgna Museum?"
"I just heard them calling you...Captain, are you a member of the Pure Palace Knights?"
Lena did not answer Chris's question, but raised a new question.
"Name, identity, and purpose of coming to the museum."
Chris continued to ask, and he realized that the woman in front of him was not that easy to deal with. She seemed timid and unfamiliar, but she seemed mature and sophisticated in dealing with such questions.
"Hey, can you tell me, what secrets are hidden in the museum? What are you guarding? Are those collections outside? But are those worthless things worth dispatching the guard team that is supposed to protect the Queen?"
Lena asked seemingly innocently, but she got to the bottom of things.
"You know quite a lot."
His gaze turned to Reina's eyes, as if he wanted to see something from those emerald green eyes.
"But there are only so many, including those seen in the archives, of course."
Hearing this, Chris immediately had a headache, and the most troublesome thing happened.
"What do you see?"
"A person, a fire... Having said that, I suddenly remembered that there seemed to be a fire on King Street a month ago. I heard that the fire burned down No. 124, and the rest was only blackened by smoke. Some, the police also reported on the incident, I remember reading it, what did it say..."
Reina frowned and thought for a while. After a few seconds, her expression suddenly changed as if she thought of something.
"The report said that the fire did not cause any casualties, right?"
Chris followed her words.
"Then the person I saw was...?"
Facing Reina's panicked question, he sighed softly.
stand up,
Prepare to turn around and leave.
As soon as he opened the door, he paused, turned to Reina and said:
"You are totally unable to leave, ma'am."
