Hawkes didn't expect that Ashley would suddenly break in and witness him stealing the money bag.
In desperation, he threw Ashley down, covered her mouth with one hand, and pinched her neck with the other hand!
Hawks didn't think much of it, it was just his instinctive reaction.
You must know that the dormitory is next to Nok Building.
Although there is a small courtyard separated from them, in the quiet environment, if Ashley screams, it will be troublesome.
People in the small building can definitely hear it.
When the time comes, his theft will be exposed. Not to mention leaving as planned, thank God he won't be sent to jail by an angry Lilian!
Therefore, in desperation, he just wanted to control Ashley and had no intention of harming Ashley.
After all, they were companions who had lived together for two years, so they had a certain affection.
Ashley didn't expect that she just broke up Hawks' theft, and Hawks was about to kill her!
Feeling the strength on her neck, fear and grievance surged into her heart, and Ashley felt it became increasingly difficult to breathe.
Although she is two years older than Hawks.
But she is a girl, and she is still stunted.
He was about the same height as Hawks, so his strength was naturally inferior to that of Hawks who suddenly burst out.
Soon, Ashley's struggle became weaker and weaker until there was no movement.
Seeing that Aisley no longer resisted, Hawks let go of Aisley after heaving a sigh of relief.
It was only when he came back to his senses that he realized what he had done!
"Aisley! Aisley! Wake up! Don't scare me!"
Hawks shook Ashley's body nervously while calling her name in a low voice.
But Ashley, who was silent, made Hawks understand that he had killed Ashley by mistake!
He just wanted to steal some money and leave this monastery where he couldn't protect himself. He didn't think about killing anyone!
what to do!
what to do!
For a moment, Hawks panicked.
He dropped the quilt on the bed and covered Ashley's body without thinking.
At the same time, he looked around the room, his confused mind constantly thinking about how to cover up the fact that he had committed murder.
Got it!
When Hawks saw the oil lamp on the wall, he thought of a way to destroy the body and eliminate traces.
He turned on all the oil lamps in the room and sprinkled the oil all over the floor of the room.
Then he threw the bedding on the bed on the floor and furniture, and then struggled to move Ashley's "body" to the bed.
Then, he found his clothes, packed a suitcase, took his savings and stolen money, and walked out of the dormitory resolutely.
At the door of the dormitory, he prepared half a candle, lit it, and placed it on a piece of linen clothes. The linen clothes had been contaminated with lamp oil, and a line of kerosene was poured from the lamp oil on the ground to the floor of the room.
As long as the candle burns out, it will ignite the clothes, then ignite the lamp oil on the ground, and set the dormitory on fire.
By then, he had left England for the port with the money.
When the monastery finished putting out the fire and couldn't find him, he might have already boarded a ship in the port and arrived in France on the other side of the sea!
Or, the fire was so powerful that it burned everyone in the monastery to death, and no one even cared about the whereabouts of Hawks.
At this moment, Hawks' heart was completely dark.
Hawkes left the monastery in a hurry, found a carriage a few streets away, and headed straight for the British port.
But Hawks didn't know that just as he was leaving after finishing the trick, a figure jumped from the roof of the dormitory.
"What a cruel and ruthless guy. After killing his sisters, he also wants to set fire to the corpses and destroy all traces of the corpses. Are you not afraid of burning everyone with one fire?"
"However, you are so cruel and ruthless. If I don't help you, I won't be sorry for the opportunity you gave me!"
The visitor kicked the candle down and watched as the candle lit the linen clothes and the lamp oil on the ground.
Seeing the flames leaping into the house, he followed in uneasy and stood at the door for a few glances.
The tongues of flame followed the lamp oil on the ground and quickly ignited the flammable items in the room, then the furniture, and then the house.
Thick black smoke filled the room in the blink of an eye, choking the person who came in and quickly exited the room.
"Good guy, this guy is so young. I didn't expect him to be so experienced in setting fires. He even piled up flammable items in advance."
"However, this can easily be investigated and found to be intentional arson! However, it is none of my business. It's not me who is wanted anyway."
"Forget it, leave quickly, otherwise the smoke will be so thick that it will soon attract people to put out the fire."
But just when the visitor was about to leave, he suddenly stopped.
He stretched his head and kept listening with his ears, and seemed to catch strange movements.
"No, there's actually an unexpected surprise!"
The visitor's eyes lit up, he looked at the flames which were not too strong, and rushed into the fire.
Soon, he rushed out of the fire scene holding a ball of burnt white cloth, jumped over the wall in twos and twos, and disappeared outside the wall.
The fire in the dormitory quickly spread throughout the house.
Thick smoke billowed into the sky and could be seen even from a few blocks away.
"No! Is there a fire over there?"
"That's...the monastery!"
Someone familiar with the nearby terrain quickly analyzed the location of the fire.
"No! Go and help put out the fire! There is only one young man and a group of orphans in the monastery! Such a big fire! I'm afraid they will be in danger!"
Although people gave up their faith in the Holy Church under the pressure of the Natural Church, it did not mean that their hearts were cold.
In the face of disaster, people can always lend a helping hand while ensuring their own safety.
There are even some people who would rather sacrifice themselves for others, regardless of their own safety.
People from nearby streets, carrying buckets and wooden basins, swarmed towards the monastery.
In the monastery, when the smoke rose, Avril was discovered by Avril who was facing the window.
So, after Lillian, who was lying by the window, discovered that the dormitory was on fire, she ordered the two younger ones to stay and look after Nok, and she rushed downstairs with Crowell.
When they arrived outside the dormitory, the raging fire and high temperature blocked their way.
Lillian had no choice but to take Crowell and rush to the well in the backyard. The two of them fetched water frantically. They ran to Suse with the water in the basin and poured it in with all their strength.
But with how much strength they had, there wasn't much left after running all the way over the basin of water.
Throwing it into a fire is simply a drop in the bucket.
But because they were broken into and beaten today, they locked the door after sending Dr. Markrem away.
As a result, people who came to help put out the fire were blocked at the door.
Fortunately, someone brought tools and broke the padlock on the door, and then a swarm of swarms rushed in.
Seeing the two children collapsed and crying outside the fire scene, everyone was shocked.
I thought a child was burned to death in the fire.
After all, there is a young priest and six children living in the monastery.
Only two were seen at the scene. Could it be that the priest and the other children had been killed in the flames!
Under the command of a caring person, everyone continued to draw water from the well in the backyard to put out the fire.
But the fire had already started, and the people with only barrels and basins could not put out the fire in the house.
The fire can only be controlled to prevent it from spreading to other areas.
Although the dormitory building is only partially used by the children, as mentioned earlier, it is actually a very large building.
There is also a large space behind it. In addition to the children's resting place, there are more lounges, confinement rooms, laboratories, and storage rooms at the back.
The fire lasted for a full two hours before it was extinguished.
But after the fire, only a lonely small building remained in the backyard of the monastery. Even the kitchen was half burned because the bathhouse was connected to the dormitory building.
This was the result of the Magic Guild sending two water mages to help put out the fire. Otherwise, the entire backyard of the monastery might have been destroyed in the flames.
Fortunately, the front yard and back yard of the monastery were separated by a wall, and the flames in the back yard did not spread to the front yard.
But the high temperature in the backyard forced everyone to leave the backyard.
Of course, Nok and the two little guys who were in the single dormitory were also picked up by everyone and placed in the church's parlor.
Nok was unconscious, and the two little guys were frightened by the fire and looked miserable.
Lilian was in a state of disbelief, and Crowell's eyes were dull.
Seeing the appearance of the children in the monastery, the people left behind looked at each other, not knowing what to do.
"Okay, okay, everyone, please disperse. Leave this to our police station to handle."
Alan Covert, who arrived belatedly, took over the scene with patrolmen and began to drive away the enthusiastic people who stayed behind.
A fire helped him find an excuse to contact Nock Ryan, how could he not use it as an excuse.
You know, there are only two days left before the Queen gives him the time to conclude the case!
Looking at the police chief who almost had gloating written all over his face, everyone around him felt dissatisfied.
Facing the patrol police's expulsion, they all had their displeasure written on their faces.
"We are their neighbors. We should stay and take care of them. Why should we be driven away?"
Aunt Su Lina, who has a thick waist and a fat body, shouted dissatisfied. She is the proprietress of the Moulin Rouge bakery and a kind-hearted aunt who often sells bread at a discount to the children in the convent.
Her son is a little naughty who often plays and fights with the children in the convent.
Therefore, she did not hesitate to speak out.
Markrem stood on the grounds of the monastery for the third time today. He raised his glasses and said without any doubt: "I am a doctor. This place is full of patients now. I must stay, otherwise the children will die." What can you be responsible for?"
Markrem's words made Allen very unhappy, but he did not dare to refute.
After all, even if he is a noble, he does not dare to cause public outrage in public.
"Aren't I worried that you will leave too many people behind and disturb the children's rest?"
Allen said stiffly.
Markrem and Aunt Su Lina looked at each other and tacitly handed over the leadership to Aunt Su Lina.
Aunt Su Lina immediately said: "Don't worry, Mr. Director, we are just staying here to sort things out and help guard the monastery's property. After all, there are many people and eyesight. If some unruly people do something, what will happen to the children?" The loss would be huge.”
"Furthermore, there are two missing children in the monastery. Please send someone to investigate, Mr. Director. Whether they were unfortunately killed in the fire, or someone took advantage of the rush and took them away, you need to help." Yeah. As for taking care of the patients, just leave it to us."
Markrem suddenly interjected: "By the way. I came here once for a medical visit at noon, and all the children in the monastery were injured at that time.
It is said that a group of extremely vicious people came in the morning and attacked the children in the monastery without saying a word. Several children were seriously injured. In the end, it was young Father Ryan who used magic to cure the children.
But Father Ryan also fell into a coma due to overdraft of his divine power. I suspect that the group of people who were unwilling to do so in the morning took the opportunity to set fire to Father Ryan while he was unconscious. I also ask the Director to investigate this matter thoroughly.
Otherwise, don’t blame me for taking the police department’s incompetence to Congress! "
Markrem's threat shocked Allen, and he couldn't help but ask.
"and who are you!"
"Markrem H. Hua!"
"Nani!"
