Reassuring?
Ed didn't know why Charlotte felt this way. No matter how he looked at it, this painting only gave him a chilling feeling.
Victor Quinto's work... and that story, could it be true?
He really wanted to leave for the Crow's Nest now to verify the authenticity of the story, but leaving Charlotte and Buck here for too long was obviously not a good idea.
"Sorry to keep you all waiting. Let's go to the rest area."
Mr. Taswide closed the door behind him, pulled the blue-black cloak slightly tighter on his upper body, and led everyone to the rest area.
The rest area is a ten-meter-square room filled with square tables and chairs for people to rest. The bar next to it also provides self-service refreshments for people to take. Ed also saw the familiar adventure biscuits packaged in tinplate cans on the bar.
He wisely did not touch the dessert plate. Neither Charlotte nor Buck could eat in public, so it seemed inappropriate to eat alone.
"Why is the tea can empty?" someone asked in front of the bar.
"It's true. The exhibition hall didn't notify me..." Mr. Taswide walked over, took a look, and immediately suggested, "But it doesn't matter, I'll go bring the barrel of white wine over. Is anyone willing to help?" "
"Let me help you, sir." Ed stood up at this time and followed Tasvid.
It's not because he is very helpful, but simply because he wants to get close to Mr. Taswide, and it will be more convenient to further investigate the painting in the future.
"Okay, please wait for me for a moment, I'll go say hello to Mary."
After saying that, Tasved entered the room. After a while, Mrs. Mary's decisive voice came from the exhibition room:
"No! Didn't I say that?"
"Can't we discuss it..." Tasved's voice was vague, almost pleading.
"You are always acting like a child and spending money randomly. If my father hadn't taken a liking to you, you would still be mopping the floor on the deck!"
"Don't be so unkind, Mary..."
Before Mr. Taswide could speak again, Lady Mary interrupted him rudely:
"I've had enough of your endless squandering. If you keep pestering me, I will move back to my hometown."
Until Mr. Tasved walked out of the room in disgrace, Mrs. Mary could still be heard complaining in the room.
"Oh... I'm sorry for making you laugh." He took out his handkerchief and wiped his temples, embarrassment written all over his face.
"It's okay. The longer we get along, the easier it is to quarrel. This is human nature." Ed smiled and shrugged, "The department store is not far from here, why don't we walk over and buy some teabags?"
"Well, that's all we have to do..." Mr. Taswide said helplessly.
…
"So your father-in-law, Jonard Boone, served in the Royal Navy?"
The department store was only more than 200 steps away, and the two quickly bought some temporary tea. On the way back, Ed and Tasweed chatted about trivial matters at home.
"Yes, he reached the rank of commodore before retiring, and he also participated in the Battle of the Solitary Strait."
The Battle of Guxia was the most critical naval battle in the War of the Three Emperors. The battle was extremely brutal, and the flagships of both sides perished together. Fortunately, the Royal Navy completely crushed the Northern Fleet and ensured the safety of Lyrea itself.
"I heard that the flagship of the northern camp is a giant dragon skeleton wrapped in ice. Is this true?"
The flagship of Emperor Carol's navy was named "Black Domain". People in the north still praise its reputation, "the keel reaches the sky and the ice covers thousands of miles." The flagship of the Royal Navy of Lyria is named "Golden Rose", borrowing the name of His Majesty Richard's biological mother, Queen Anne. It is built of fine white oak and is as pure white as snow in the sun.
"Who knows? Maybe it's just a legend made up by sailors. People say they become more superstitious after being at sea for a long time."
Tasvid was noncommittal, but there was some disapproval in his words.
However, when the two returned to the art museum, they found everyone standing outside the door, looking panicked——
"What happened?"
As if he had anticipated something, Mr. Taswide dropped the tea bag in his hand and hurried into the crowd.
"Mrs. Mary..." someone in the crowd replied vaguely, "she encountered something unexpected."
"What?!"
Tasvid ran all the way into the art gallery regardless of everyone's obstruction. Ed adjusted the gun bag in his coat, moved it to a position that was convenient for access, and then followed in.
This time he brought the volcano pistol presented by Miss Olivia, and Charlotte, who was good at dealing with spirits. If it wasn't an extremely powerful spirit, he might not be able to fight.
The hall was getting dark, and Charlotte was maintaining order outside the room. Thin threads of light were entangled in the hall, forming a cordon.
"Wait a minute, Mr. Taswide."
While Ed stopped him, he took out the spirit probe issued by the agent. The special properties of white crystal will make it attracted to the spirit body. Based on the intensity of this reaction, the direction and strength level of the spirit body can be roughly inferred.
The dial did not respond and the reading stopped at 0.
strangeness……
Mr. Stone Kuntu, a down-and-out painter, once used the dark book passed down from his family to summon a fourth-level spirit body, so his first reaction was that there were also spiritual bodies hidden in the works of Victor Quintu, the ancestor of the family. Therefore, Resulting in the murder of Lady Mary.
Did I guess wrong?
He carefully pushed open the door and threw the red-eyed spider in. In the room, Lady Mary had a dagger stuck in her throat and had stopped breathing.
Even under the true sight of the "Eye of Mentilosa", the curtain still showed no abnormality.
"Where is Buck?" he turned to Charlotte and asked softly.
"He..." Charlotte shook her hair slightly, looking a little embarrassed.
"Sir -" a voice came from behind, and a tall young man was seen holding Buck's clothes from behind, "I guess your identity is not ordinary, but I have reason to suspect that this friend of yours has committed murder. Lady Mary".
"I didn't." Even though he was being held captive, Buck still looked calm and had nothing to do with himself.
"Why?" Ed did not rush to refute, but asked the reason.
"When I was taking a break, I saw this guy moving sneakily, so I followed him. I saw him sneaking into the room. I was worried that he would cause damage, so I followed him."
"...When I entered the room, I found Lady Mary dead on the chair, and this guy was staring at the painting intently."
