Chapter 34 (1/2)
”Young master, this way!”
A huge dark figure peeped out of the woods beside the mountain road and beckoned to the figure who had just run across the stone bridge.
The figure coming out of the castle in the middle of the night is naturally Qin Lun.
He deliberately left the impression of running in the morning for the castle people these days, which is just for now. Although today he is more than an hour earlier than usual, even if he is found by the servants in the castle, they think he can't sleep at night at most, get up early and run, avoiding suspicion.
”Have you found a place?” Qin Lun looked back at the castle and led Frank into the woods.
”Yes, sir. In fact, I came back yesterday. After a day in the woods, no one found me! ” Frank said softly.
”Take me there. Our time is tight. I'll go back right after dawn!” Qin Lun and frank ran into the woods on the side of the mountain road, and the two gradually disappeared in the dark.
Qin Lun and his wife had just left. A small whirlwind slowly swirled in the place where they had just stopped. A fuzzy white figure appeared in place. It seemed that the figure looked up, like a ghost, and slowly drifted towards the direction where they left Albert castle is located in a steep, sword like independent cliff, which is connected with the cliff on the other side only by a stone bridge. The back of the castle is a natural moat, facing the Mayan forest across the river.
The cliff connecting the front of the castle and the stone bridge is actually a large hillside. The hillside is about 200 meters high and has a gentle slope. From the bottom of the mountain to the top, there is a winding mud stone road, which is the passage between the castle and several towns under the mountain.
The top of the mountain is gentle and covered with sparse trees. Qin Lun and his wife are now marching in the dark in the woods.
”Young master, this is it!” About ten minutes later, the hunchback servant, who was leading the way, stood in front of a stone tablet.
”Dig it!” Qin Lun looked up at the sky and took the lead in picking up a shovel on the ground.
”Young master, let me come!” Frank reached out in a hurry.
”No, we're too busy!” Qin Lun shook his hand and continued to work.
Soon, the stone tablet fell to the ground, and the mud behind it was dug into a big hole, revealing a coffin below.
”Open it!” Qin Lun looked at the coffin, his eyes shining slightly.
”Yes, young master!” Frank promised, spitting on his hand, picking up the tool and jumping into the grave. He nailed the awl directly into the seam of the coffin cover.
”Aggressive!” Percussion in the silent night, accompanied by the insect's chirp, spread far away, through the dim moonlight through the treetop, the stone tablet that fell on the ground revealed the stone carving on it.
”Steven Abbott.”.
”Fennerian 1694-1732”.
This is Stephen Abbott's grave! In fact, this forest is Albert's family cemetery, and the people buried around are all the ancestors of the Albert family.
Stephen Abbott's death is not a secret. Almost everyone in the town of Odia knows that the Albert family claims that he died of the disease, but does not disclose whether he died of the disease.
A few days ago, when Qinlun arrived at Albert castle, he asked Frank to go to the castle's servants to find out the cause of Stephen's death and the tomb. Of course, all the questions were prepared by Qin Lun. These are simple and obscure questions. For example, through the relationship between Elizabeth and Laura, they casually ask about the whereabouts of their father and brother, Stephen, to find out whether they are buried in the family cemetery.
Qin Lun knew that the Albert family must have unified the external standards, so these problems should not arouse the suspicion of servants, and naturally can confirm the location of the cemetery.
In fact, even if there is no such thing as little Miller, Qin Lun will let Frank leave the castle at the right time and find Stephen's grave for him. For the hunchback servants who have been digging corpses for their masters and providing medical research materials for a long time, as long as they know the general direction of the cemetery, it's easy.
”Creak!” The coffin made a harsh sound, Frank's strength was great, and he was used to this kind of thing, and soon opened the crucified coffin cover.
”Bang!” The coffin lid was thrown aside by the hunchback servant.
”How could this happen?” Frank looked at the opened coffin and was surprised.
”Ha ha!” In the dark grave, Qin Lun's gloomy laughter sounded.
So it is! Qin Lun's eyes brightened and pinched his knuckles. In the dim moonlight, Stephen Abbott's coffin was empty. There was no body at all.
”Young master, is this Stephen still alive?” Frank turned to look at Qin Lun in surprise.