When Elizabeth was talking to Tsurumi Yezi, she said that she was sleepy and wanted to take a nap, but she never woke up after falling asleep.
Tsurumi Yezi discovered it an hour later. He was confused for a long time before he remembered to ask someone to send a message to Chi Feichi and Koizumi Hongzi, and then went to the funeral home to help with the funeral arrangements.
Because Elizabeth helped many people during her lifetime and was a legend who lived for more than a hundred years, almost half of the people in Jiangshenyuan changed into black clothes and went to the herbal medicine shop to help. It didn't take long to prepare all the things needed for the funeral. .
After dark, there were still many people who came to burn incense and pay their respects, and the queues stretched far away.
Koizumi Hongzi stood under the elder tree in the depths of the yard, listening to Chi Feichi letting bone jade play a melody next to her. She looked at the people lining up and suspected that she had become indifferent.
She didn't know if she had to send away several generations of the Montgomery family, but she was not as sad as she thought.
At least Elizabeth had a good death, her wishes were almost fulfilled, and there was no pain before her death. She felt that it was easier to accept than Phoebe's death. .
It doesn't seem very strange.
Look at the child of nature who has sent away so many generations of the Montgomery family. After letting Gu Yu sing a melody, he went behind the tree to answer the phone. He was much calmer than her...
"Crossing the water?"
Chi Feichi stood behind the tree, holding the bone jade in one hand and listening to the phone in the other.
Elizabeth’s funeral cannot be said to belong to the Japanese tradition or the European tradition. Since the relatives and friends who came here were of Japanese and European descent, monks and priests were found, each occupying one side, and the sounds of chanting sutras, wooden fish and prayers intermingled. in one place.
However, groups of monks are obviously superior in terms of sound.
Koshimizu Nanatsuki was a little surprised when he heard the chanting and the sound of wooden fish on the phone, "Huh? Has someone died?"
"An old friend passed away," Chi Feichi said, and asked directly, "What's the matter with calling me so late?"
"It's like this, Conan accidentally sprained his foot while walking today. Xiaolan and I were shopping. After hearing about it, we rushed to Xinde Hospital to see him. I stayed at the detective office for dinner in the evening, Mr. Maoli said I plan to take Conan to Kinosaki Hot Spring because there is a saying about white cranes healing wounds in Kinosaki Hot Spring," Koshimizu Nanatsuki explained and lowered his voice, "Mr. Mori seems to have a hot spring coupon given by someone else. I just made a decision and will go there tomorrow. In the past, there seemed to be a lot of coupons. Conan and Xiaolan were calling Dr. Ali and the other children, so I was responsible for calling you to ask if you wanted to go together tomorrow..."
Chi Fei understood belatedly. His teacher probably thought that the coupons would be wasted if they were not used and expired. He happened to take a group of people out to soak in a hot spring. "Sorry, I'm not in Tokyo, and I may not be able to go back in the next two days."
"You have a friend who passed away, and there's nothing you can do about it," Koshimizu Nanatsuki said with emotion, "Although it's a bit of a pity, you should still be busy with things over there. If you encounter something interesting or see a beautiful scenery, we will If I share it with you again, then I won’t disturb you and we’ll talk another day.”
"Let's talk some other time."
Chi Feichi hung up the phone.
It's a pity that we can't go on a hot spring trip.
However, Elizabeth passed away today. As one of the "Three Saints" of Egamihara and one of the heirs of the property in the will, Motomachi Seizo will be busy at least until tomorrow night. I am afraid that he will not have time to take care of the photos promised to him. He wants to get the photos before Even if we go, we can’t go to Kinosaki Onsen in Hyogo Prefecture.
Thinking about it again, this group of people will definitely not be in peace when they go there. They want to make a date with Yueshui to soak in the hot springs. There is no need to get into trouble when the opportunity arises.
…
In the early morning, people who burned incense and paid their respects left one after another.
Chi Feichi and Koizumi Hongzi stayed under the elder tree. After the others were almost gone, they arrived in front of the house and handed the money in the incense bag to Sakuragi Gong, who was in charge of collecting incense.
"Thank you," Tsurumi said with a bow, "If you two are not in a hurry to leave, you can stay for a while and I will prepare some vegetarian dishes, snacks and herbal tea for you."
Koizumi Hongzi nodded, turned around and asked Chi Feichi, "Are you going to keep vigil here tonight?"
"I'm going to go back to the yacht after a while," Chi Feichi looked down at Wuming, who was lying in his arms and yawning profusely. "I wonder if there are any rules here that prohibit cats from entering the mourning hall."
Isao Sakuragi thought that the two of them were outside the house before, and watched Tsurumi Yezi go to the kitchen, and then looked at the lazy Wuming curiously, "Can't cats enter the mourning hall?"
"There is a legend in China that cats are psychic. When they come to the deceased's side, they may cause the corpse to appear. There are also some similar legends in other countries. One story I heard said that after an old lady died, the cat came from beside the body. Passing by, the old lady suddenly sat up and came back to life. After the resurrection, the old lady's behavior gradually became weird. People didn't notice it at first, but the little granddaughter who lived with her, one night..."
When Chi Feichi saw that the night was still long, he told the story of the 'cat-faced old lady' in a calm tone.
"In the darkness, the girl followed the clicking sound of chewing to the kitchen. She saw a dark figure that looked like an old lady, and asked the old lady doubtfully, grandma, what are you eating..."
"The old lady put the dead mouse in her hand into her mouth, chewed it, wiped the blood from her mouth, and replied that she was eating beans..."
"The girl asked again why there was a smell of blood, and the old lady said..."
A gust of night wind blew into the house, and a group of people watching the vigil listened to the story with their ears raised, feeling a chill on their backs.
This is a crazy story. An old lady who is half human and half cat is possessed by a cat and fakes her body. She behaves strangely and cunningly. She likes to eat live animals. She also makes up lies to deceive the girl. In the end, the girl is also eaten by the irrational old lady. Neighbors, friends, and people all over the city are suffering.
When Tsurumi Yezi came back with herbal tea, he found that the mourning hall was quiet, and the people keeping watch were all kneeling in the room, with pale faces and lowered heads. They put down the trays in doubt and closed the windows, "Is it tonight?" a little cold?"
A group of people looked up in unison with pale faces, and nodded in unison.
Isao Sakuragi softened his stiff expression and said with a smile, "I don't believe those..."
"Meow~" Wuming stretched out and arched his waist, as if he was planning to jump from Chi Feichi's arms into the mourning hall.
Yingmu Gong quickly stepped forward and saw Wuming lying back in Chi Feichi's arms. He felt a little embarrassed and added, "But since there is such a legend, it's better to avoid it."
Tsurumi Yezi came back after sharing herbal tea with the others. He noticed that the others still reacted strangely. When he got to the door, he asked in a confused voice, "What's wrong with everyone? Do you think I didn't entertain you well, so you got angry?"
"It's nothing," Chi Feichi hugged Wu Ming tightly and took the cup from Tsurumi Yezi. "We need to stay up late to watch, so I told everyone a scary story to cheer up."
It's just that these people have poor tolerance. His story is obviously not that scary, just a little bloody.
"Yes, that's it." Tsurumi Yezi sweated thinking of the pale faces of the group of people, "Please excuse me for your trouble, the herbal tea I prepared for everyone can also refresh you, so, I think you can think of a place to go. , you two should try it too."
"Um……"
Chi Feichi took a sip of the herbal tea and tasted some refreshing light bitterness. He found that Feichi was curious and wanted to drink it secretly. You Leng said, "It's cold in nature. It's best not for snakes to drink it."
When Fei Chi heard this, he retracted his head again, "I'm just curious about what this smells like..."
"Huh?" Tsurumi Yezi looked curiously at Fei Chi who retreated, and then asked, "Mr. Chi, do you also know about herbal medicine?"
Chi Feichi put the cup back on the tray and did not directly answer Tsurumi Yezi's question, "You can replace the lemon with soaked safflower to relieve the coldness. Verbena is not suitable for pregnant women. This kind of tea will not give It’s okay for pregnant women to drink it with safflower, but improper use of safflower can lead to poisoning, and in severe cases, there is a risk of respiratory failure, so it’s okay not to use it.”
Koizumi Hongzi also put the cup back, turned around and left with Chi Feichi, smiling, "In this regard, he is considered your ancestor."
"Old ancestor..." Tsurumi Zizi watched the two people leave and smiled helplessly, "Obviously he should be about the same age as me, he is really a strange person."
Isao Sakuragi turned around and asked in confusion, "They seem to have a good relationship with Elizabeth. Didn't Miss Tsurumi know them before?"
"I have never met them before, but they and Elizabeth seem to have known each other for a long time. Elizabeth told me this morning that I must respect the two adults," Tsurumi Yezi explained to Sakuragi Isao, "That's why I feel strange, They are about the same age as me, and they may look a little younger than me. I have followed Elizabeth since I was a child. According to their familiarity with Elizabeth, I should not have seen them before. And I think...Elizabeth brought her with her yesterday When they went to see the scenic spot in Jiangshenyuan, they said something a little strange."
Isao Sakuragi also walked around for a long time yesterday, frowned and nodded in recognition, "Yeah..."
Yesterday, Elizabeth was very happy. When she arrived at the library, she said to the two of them, "It's surprising. Odis' house has been expropriated as a library, but the original building has been preserved." When she arrived at the school, she said, " This is the school that Parker and his neighbor used to live in, as if these two people should know those people.
He had been in Jiangshenyuan for half a year and still didn't recognize the Odis and Parker that Elizabeth mentioned.
But it’s no wonder…
The red-haired girl quickly asked Elizabeth: 'Otis? Are his descendants still in Jiangshenyuan? '
Elizabeth's answer was: 'After 1960, his children moved back to Europe. '
In 1960... He was in Europe at that time. He was probably about the same age as Tsurumi Yoko. Of course he didn't know about the man named Otis.
Later, the red-haired girl also talked about Parker: 'How are Parker's descendants? He always seemed to be in good health. '
Elizabeth also talked about Parker: "Parker passed away in 1963, and his son also passed away a few years ago. After his grandson went to Tokyo to go to school, he stayed there to work and didn't come back for a long time." '
Otis and Parker are not alone.
Some people even almost forgot about Elizabeth. When the two of them talked about their names, Elizabeth suddenly had a look on her face. She smiled as if reminiscing with her peers and talked about how her children and grandchildren were doing.
Putting aside the issue of whether he should know these two people, this kind of topic that often spans half a century and talks about grandparents and grandchildren is very scary to think about.
Two young people who were not born for half a century, and Elizabeth who lived for more than a hundred years, talked about the old people who had left or died for half a century, but they seemed to know those people very well.
Yesterday, he followed Elizabeth and these two people for a while. He listened to the three of them chatting from time to time. He always felt that these two young faces had lived in Jiang Shenyuan for many years and left about half a century ago, so he knew half of Jiang Shenyuan. It looked like a century ago without knowing the changes in recent decades, so Elizabeth was so happy to take the two of them on a tour, as happy as a child showing off that he knew a lot and understood the development of the city.
And Elizabeth's attitude towards the two of them was also very strange, just like a child meeting an elder. Thinking about Elizabeth's age and looking at the young faces of these two people, he felt creepy. He left early yesterday and saw the two tonight. He stayed under the elder tree and didn't go up to say hello. When he heard Chi Feichi telling a story just now, he was worried that it had actually happened, so he was so nervous that the cat jumped into the mourning hall.
The identity of Mr. Chi has obviously been determined. He is from the Field family in England. He shouldn't be someone of the same age as Elizabeth...
He could feel that there was a secret between Elizabeth and these two young-faced people that was beyond the world's expectations, and it might still be related to the secret of the Montgomery family.
