Chapter 551: The Greatest Treasure (9)
An Yizhi has read a lot of books, he knows astronomy and geography, and knows some of them in ancient and modern times.
But he's the type of person who has less than half a bottle and is a guy who knows everything and doesn't know anything.
When I told the little girl about Journey to the West, I forgot the words just after the stone monkey was born and occupied the Water Curtain Cave to be the Monkey King.
But it's good that he can make it up......
In the back, there was even a setting of the Fengshen List and the Legend of the Heroes of Shushan, not to mention foreigners, even Tu Hongyu, a native of the Heavenly Dynasty, was stunned when he heard it.
When did Sun Monkey worship Jiang Ziya as a teacher and was crushed under Mount Emei?
Maybe the system can't stand it, or maybe it's time for the plot to start.
The waiter led the three people into the dining room.
They are a man and a woman they have just met, and an old man who is 50~60 years old.
The old man was probably the old earl that Tu Hongyu had met, and he was being helped to sit on a chair at this time, and he was trembling when he walked.
Everyone arrived, and An Yizhi had no choice but to stop the nonsense story.
- I don't know if Wu Chengenquan will be angry and alive......
"My name is Burlick and I work as a lecturer at the university."
The young man introduced himself, and Anasta across from him asked:
"You're a professor?"
"Not yet, but I'm still trying."
After saying that, he blinked, revealing his shiny teeth.
Rather than being a lecturer, An Yizhi thinks he's more like a male publicist....... so he can't teach how to pick up girls, right?
However, Anasta didn't react much. It's true that Burlick is charming, but for her she is not as interested as the miscellaneous stories that Ann has just told.
However, compared to the other two, Buric was quite friendly, to be precise, the old man was not very friendly.
He always spoke in a condescending tone, as if it was an honor for everyone present to know his name, but he was polite when he introduced himself to Anasta, and I don't know why.
Maybe that girl's status is very high? Another nobleman?
This is unknown, as Anasta introduced herself by name and nothing else.
Having said that, the names of European nobles are really terrifying, and the old man introduced himself by saying a lot, which was like chanting scriptures, and in the end, An Yizhi and Tu Hongyu remembered Acheson.
This is not unusual, if you are curious, you can go to Baidu to check Picasso's full name, which is simply refreshing.
To his left, the young woman is called Lydia, but to the surprise of both players, Lydia and Beric are not a couple, and the truth is that Lydia and Count Acheson are legally married......
It's so green!
So the two players looked at Count Acheson's eyes full of forgiveness, and didn't pay any attention to his arrogance......
In other words, this old man is also awesome, and it is enough to see Lydia's age as a granddaughter for him, and he is still a husband and wife. How do you say that? Old husbands and young wives are more hilarious, and life always has to bring some green......
Putting this aside, everyone was a little wary of the identities of the two players, especially when An Yizhi said that he was a detective, he was keenly aware that the expressions of the three people on the other side were somewhat unnatural.
Don't forget what everyone is here for, finding things and finding clues and the like are detectives' housekeeping skills, and with such a strong competitor, the expressions of others can be imagined.
However, Anasta still had that expression, almost no change, if she hadn't seen her smile before, An Yizhi would have thought that she was a facial paralysis like his wife Lin Linglin.
The self-introduction is also done, everyone has a preliminary understanding of each other, and at this time it is time to start explaining the details of the treasure hunt, but the waiter looked at the clock next to him and said:
"Please wait a moment, there is another guest on the way."
There were only 6 people at the scene, and there were indeed 7 portions of tableware, and sure enough, there was a guest who did not come.
"Isn't it some Grim Reaper schoolboy?"
"No way, we're all going to die when he's coming."
The two players were muttering as they heard the sound of a car engine outside the window, and a black car came to a slow stop outside the window as if it were a black fish coming out of the rain.
An Yizhi saw a man open the car door, take out his umbrella, and walk briskly to the front door.
Fortunately, it's not a schoolboy with black-rimmed glasses, and with the degree of systematic evil, even if it does appear, I'm afraid it's not impossible......
The man entered the house, shook the water droplets on his body and said:
"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm sorry to keep you waiting. The weather made the road too difficult to walk and had to slow down. ”
Then handing the coat to the waiter to dry, he went to the table:
"I'm Abel. He was Mr. Edward's lawyer and a notary public of his wills. ”
When a will is left behind, there must always be someone to execute it, and this lawyer named Abel is the executor.
He has a well-groomed mustache, and his figure looks more straight in an evening dress, but there are still some water droplets on his body that ruin his image a little.
"Mr. Able, I think it's time for us to talk about the details of Mr. Edward's will."
Count Acheson said haughtily, but Able didn't pay much attention to it, and he owed the old earl:
"Of course, that's what I'm here for."
Then he looked at the waiter beside him:
"Let's talk while we eat, I think we're hungry too."
The waiter's employer was supposed to be Edward, but he listened to Able and quickly pushed the food cart with another waitress.
The waiter took the decanter and poured fragrant wine into each person's glass, and when it was Anasta's turn, she said:
"No, I don't drink, please give me a hot drink, thank you."
It was indeed early to drink at her age, and the waiter had to change her for a cup of black tea.
When everyone had a glass in hand, Abel raised his glass:
"First of all, let us honor Edward. Mr. Pickles, thank you for his generosity and the memory of this great mechanic. ”
Everyone raised their glasses, and the two players had to pretend.
It is said to be a tribute, but how much sincerity there is, I'm afraid only the people present know it, anyway, they definitely didn't gather for simple remembrance.
Putting down the glass, Able pulled out a stack of papers from his bosom:
"Now I will read out Mr. Edward's will and the detailed rules of the treasure hunt."
The two players cheered up, and it was likely that there would be any clues in the will.
But the whole will actually doesn't have much useful content, and it can basically be summarized in the opening CG at the beginning of the copy, and the details are very simple.
All those present have the right to hunt for treasures, and if they find the treasure that Mr. Edward has hidden before 6 p.m. tomorrow, they will inherit all of his estate, and if no one finds it, then his estate will be divided equally among all under the notarization of the law firm.
That's right, everyone, including the lawyer Abel and the two servants.
When the waiter heard this, the expression on his face was quite interesting. The sudden windfall made him want to laugh a little, but his good professionalism warned him not to be rude in front of the guests, but the distorted expression was a little funny.
However, except for the players, everyone didn't pay much attention to the expressions of the others, as if they were secretly making their own little calculations.
In addition, the guests who came here were not designated by Mr. Edward, except for the lawyer Abel Able, everyone else was selected at random, which is why the two servants did not know the names of the guests, and only judged whether they were guests by the invitations.
As soon as Abel finished speaking, he heard a series of honking from the large standing clock in the dining room, and then clapped his hands:
"The treasure hunt starts in earnest from this moment, but I'm going to eat first."
A prompt was also sent.
[Main quest update: Complete the main quest before 6pm tomorrow, with 30 hours remaining]
30 hours of an ordinary dungeon, it sounds like a lot, but there is a night in it, plus the sleep mode turned on by the system, there is still a lot of water in how many players have active time in these 30 hours.
Everyone had their own agendas, but no one immediately left the table to look for the treasure, and it was likely that they were really hungry.
Lunch was hearty, with everything from appetizers to desserts.
However, the system did not turn on the diet system this time, and both players also ate something symbolically, mainly because they were worried that it was poisonous, although this possibility was very small.
The main reason why they didn't leave the table was that they had turned the entire mansion upside down before, and they had basically seen all the noteworthy places, and they were not in a hurry, and An Yizhi still wanted to observe the actions of these NPCs.
From the current point of view, this copy is still full of harmony, except for the old earl who was cuckolded, there are no obvious contradictions and entanglements between everyone, but this harmony may not last long, An Yizhi has a premonition that someone will definitely die in the later plot.
After all, there is only one inheritance, although when the treasure is not found, all of Edward's inheritance will be divided equally among several people, but how can equal sharing be compared to monopoly?
You know, as long as there is one less person on site, the amount of property shared by each person will be greatly increased......
Is it impossible to live in peace?
Yes, but tiny.
An Yizhi is always used to thinking about the worst when encountering things, especially people, he doesn't trust any strangers, and he doesn't expect strangers' conscience, after all, human nature is evil......
As the saying goes, people die for money, birds die for food, and peace at the table will not last long.
Naturally, when Able read Edward's will, the atmosphere at the table became very solemn, and everyone was just silently eating their lunch, barely hearing any movement except for the slight sound of knives and forks.
Ann pointed and quietly observed the crowd, and he noticed that Anasta also didn't eat much, but he drank a lot of hot tea. Compared to her, Burlick, who claimed to be a university lecturer, ate the most, almost eating every serving. The old Earl and her lady showed considerable training in etiquette, eating gracefully and as quietly as possible.
This shows that they are indeed nobles, at least it is not easy for ordinary people to learn this set of etiquette, at least they are not lying about their identity.
And the one who caught An's attention the most was the lawyer Abel.
There was a scar on his finger, about two or three centimeters long, on the back of his hand, which looked very new, and it was only the last hour or two.
The scars alone weren't the reason he made An Yizhi pay special attention, what really made An Yizhi notice was that there was a faint, cologne smell on his body......