"I can't help it. It's difficult for anyone who encounters something like that. I understand."
Zhou Jinru also laughed a few times, his voice became serious, and asked: "Carrod, have you felt uncomfortable in any way recently?"
"No, I'm fine. Those things are in the past and I won't take them to heart."
"That's great, Carrod, do you want to work in a landlocked country?"
Landlocked country?
The bearded man shook his head repeatedly: "My whole family is in Iberia and I have never left. If I have to go to a landlocked country, I don't know how to live. It's good to stay here. Thank you for your concern."
"Okay then, but please don't approach Haas Point again in the future."
"I never want to go to that place again."
After sending Carrod away, Zhou Jinru sat at the door of his house and fell into deep contemplation, because he found that Carrod's eyes were already turning into dead fish eyes.
With such an obvious feature, those in the Tribunal had no reason to ignore it, but why did they do so?
Play the long game and catch big fish?
He looked at the luggage delivered by Carloder and fell into deep thought.
…
Another week has passed.
Zhou Jinru tried to touch the lighthouse on the seaside for the first time. The weather was not good today. The wind picked up, and the waves rolled up and hit the rocks, smashing him to pieces.
The door of the lighthouse is locked, but looking at the scratches on the edge of the keyhole, it is obvious that someone lives here.
He thought for a moment, but turned around and left without knocking.
In Saltwind City, the lighthouse is a strange building that few people talk about or even know about.
"Ask that lighthouse. It has been there a long time ago. There is indeed a lighthouse keeper. He usually lives in seclusion. Even children who often wander on the beach rarely see him."
From that day on, Zhou Jinru went to the door almost every day. After a month, the frequency decreased because he found a job.
The large library in Yanfeng City was short of an administrator, so he applied for the job and successfully took up the position.
There are many books in the library, most of which introduce the customs and customs of Iberia. There are also story books transferred from other countries. It is said to be a big library, but in fact it has not many collections.
While working, Zhou Jinru flipped through various books and lamented the inconveniences of this era. The paper in the books was too fragile and easily affected by various factors, resulting in some inevitable losses.
…
In the blink of an eye, he spent half a year in Salt Wind City. With the advent of winter, the hot weather in the south also tempered his temper.
In the rented house, the man looked at himself in the mirror. The ugly skin on his face had grown a lot, and his former appearance was vaguely visible. He thought he would be able to completely recover in another year and a half.
During this period of time, both Clara and Lefa sent letters. Among them, Clara had successfully graduated and later became an intern and stayed at the university to work. While Lefa was relatively busy, she took another Two tasks, running around here and there. At the end of the letter, she took the trouble to ask again when she would come to Rutland.
Zhou Jinru read the letter carefully, and the angel, like a little girl, implicitly expressed that his little sisters were already married, that he was already twenty-four years old, and that in a few years he would be an old girl.
He was composing words while replying to the letter. When he finished writing the letter, the envelope at hand had already been blown away by the wind blowing from the window.
"My envelope..."
He does not belong here and has no way to settle in this era.
…
Time passed slowly, and in the past three months, the seaside was rarely frozen.
A sudden cold wave swept through Yanfeng City, the temperature dropped rapidly, and everyone was caught off guard.
In the midst of the wind and rain, the lighthouse that had been silent for a long time was lit up. Its soft light guided the direction of travelers regardless of bad weather.
Zhou Jinru came to the lighthouse on the coast again. This time the door was open, as if to welcome guests.
He stood at the door for a few minutes, then turned and left again. Before he had gone far, a woman's cold voice came from behind.
"You, this person, come and go, come and go, what do you want to do?"
"Hello, I'm just curious about what a lighthouse keeper is like."
Zhou Jinru looked at the woman standing at the door of the lighthouse. She had long dark hair and was wearing a blue dress. She had pretty features and was very attractive.
The woman asked, "What did you see?"
"I saw what I wanted to see, and that was enough."
Zhou Jinru raised his legs to leave, but the woman stopped him again: "What's your name?"
"Mr. Four, I work in the big library in Yanfeng City."
After that day, they never met again until April of the following year when a letter arrived on Zhou Jinru's desk.
"Invitation card?"
In the evening, the gentle sea breeze blew gently, the door of the lighthouse was open, and the woman sat under the steps, holding her head with her hands, as if waiting for something.
"Hello."
Zhou Jinru's voice brought back the woman's consciousness. She raised her head and glanced at him. It was still the same mask as before. He seemed to have always been like this.
"I'm sorry that I only have time to invite you here today, because I learned something. You were also involved in the tragedy that happened at Haas Point a year and a half ago, right?"
Zhou Jinru raised his legs and sat down next to the woman, keeping a safe distance of two meters between them.
"Are you here to challenge me?"
"No, I just want to tell you that that town no longer exists. It was wiped off the map."
Zhou Jinru took a deep breath. He had already guessed in his mind. Unexpectedly, when he learned the news, he couldn't help but sigh.
"Thank you for telling me this."
The Inquisition of Iberia never intended to let go of the contaminated townspeople, and the purpose of keeping them was to catch bigger fish.
He asked softly: "What is the end of that matter?"
"The cold wave that happened last year swept through most of the coastline of Iberia. A big man died in the attack, and those monsters also paid a heavy price. This is the result."
"Well, besides accepting the reality, what else can I express?"
The woman was silent for two seconds: "Maybe someone will come to you soon. Their purpose is to absorb you. If you don't agree, then someone will monitor you because you are an unstable factor."
Under the mask, Zhou Jinru still had a faint smile on his face: "So you think so too."
Women don't speak, this is the default statement.
The reason why she said this was to allow Zhou Jinru to leave on his own.
"I have nothing to worry about, bye."
Zhou Jinru stood up and left.
He will not leave, nor will he agree to the request of the Tribunal. The purpose of staying in Saltwind City is just to find a quiet place to live in seclusion, wait for his strength to be restored, and then leave in this era.
