Neverland

My dear Catherine:

I missed you today as I promised you.

Today is the third day since you left. I am ashamed to say that my memory has not been very good these days, so that I almost forgot to miss you today—until the ten o’clock break in the evening.

Having said that, I must sincerely thank you, Catherine, if you hadn't reminded me in time, I'm afraid I would break my promise.

There was a heavy rain last night, and the rose field behind the manor suffered some bad damage. I heard from the gardener that part of the flowers were lost because the rain curtain was not opened in time.

No, Catherine, don't weep because of this, I don't want to see your beautiful face covered with a trace of haze.I have punished that gardener for you, and his flesh and blood will be turned into nourishment to re-pamper that field of roses.

I assure you that on the day of our tenth wedding anniversary, these roses will appear in every corner of the castle, embellishing the castle with vitality.

After all, this is what you have always wanted, isn't it.

I love you so much, Catherine.So much so that whenever I think about it, I feel heartbroken.

I'm sorry, dear Catherine, once again I lost my composure in front of you, and I let you see my bad side again.

But I want you to listen to my wishes, even if this voice is so weak, I want to beg you to listen to it-we have been husband and wife for ten years under the witness of the Lord, but in fact, I know your It was earlier than that, probably twelve or three years ago.

I apologize again, Catherine, but my memory has indeed been so poor that I cannot at the moment remember whether it was spring or autumn when we met.

But it doesn't matter, my love for you will not be compromised by foreign objects.It even just shows that I love you so much from the beginning to the end, so that my eyes are full of you, my brain is occupied by you, and nothing else is enough to make me remember.

The third day is the rebirth of the Holy Son, Catherine, but I know that you have probably gone to heaven and will not return to the filthy world.

Of course I am sure of this, no one is more sure than me.

You are so gentle and beautiful. You have served the Lord and your husband devoutly throughout your life. You endured suffering and obeyed your fate, but you also faced life positively. You never complained about any trivial matter, and never got angry at any innocent person.

So that's why I love you so much, Catherine.

I have to admit to you, from the first time I saw you, I was deeply impressed by you, I hope your eyes will always only fall on me, and don't share any of it with others.

I must admit, Catherine, that I want all your eyes, and that's exactly what I am.

But believe it or not, I love you as I love God—oh, how sinful I am to say that.

But it is certainly my heart, Catherine, and you know I can never refuse you.

What's more, this is the first time you have asked me in more than ten years, and of course I will grant your wish.Even if your wish breaks my heart, I am willing to bear the blame of this fate for you.

Even if I need to be punished for blood on my hands, I feel very honored.

This may be life. It is my honor to bear your wish, and the suffering that comes with it is also the test of God for me.Maybe when I pass this test, we'll be able to meet again.

May you rest in peace and may you live in peace forever in heaven.

I love you.

—Charles L. Robert

Xu Muzhou closed the diary with a snap - this is the last handwritten diary of Count Robert, and the date seems to be yesterday.

Freshly released, the amount of information is overwhelming, Xu Muzhou thought.

"Is this earl a love brain?" Xu Muzhou looked up at Yan Cen and said, "It's just two pages, how many times will he confess his love to his wife?"

"Count Robert is knighted by his military merits." Yan Cen twisted the cane on his knees and spun it in circles: "Or the Robert family is the same. In the early years, this Earl led an army and won Lots of medals and honors—"

This mahogany cane has probably been with Earl Robert for a long time. Although it is well maintained, the wood wax and handle are very clean, but the cane can still be seen to be worn.

The handle part of this cane is a vulture, with a drooping neck, and two bright black gemstones are inlaid in its eyes. It looks like its eyes are burning, like an ominous omen staring at a dying person.

One side of the vulture's wing drooped a little, and the root of the wing exposed the wood wrapped inside, which was a small dark brown mark.From the outside, it can already clearly see the traces of damage. The texture of silver is very soft, and it will easily deform if it is hit hard.

"Including this cane." Yan Cen said: "And—"

Yan Cen paused, then opened the small drawer beside him, took out a pistol from it and slapped it on the table.

Just by hearing the dull sound, one knew that the pistol was not light.This pistol is very delicate, the handle is made of textured hardwood, the barrel is probably made of some kind of metal, wide at the front and narrow at the back, and the barrel is also engraved with vine-like patterns.

On the whole, it is well maintained and should be a very precious thing.

The attraction of guns to boys is absolute, Xu Muzhou's eyes lit up, and he secretly stretched out his hands to touch them.

It's a pity that Yan Cen stopped halfway when he stretched his hand halfway.

"There is gunpowder inside." Yan Cen said: "The firearms in the Middle Ages are different from what you know. The safety measures are touching. Don't play around."

"Okay." Xu Muzhou shrugged, jokingly said, "Lord Robert."

The little fox has always been so mischievous, the Earl certainly can't just swallow it like this.

Yan Cen raised his eyebrows, pinched Xu Muzhou's face with his hand, and corrected him, "It's the Earl."

"It's still climbing along the pole." Xu Muzhou smiled and said, "It's down to business."

"These two things are gifts from the royal family to Earl Robert." Yan Cen said: "The gun represents power, and the cane represents status... He earned his wealth through military exploits."

"Iron man tenderness?" Xu Muzhou said.

He stroked the cover of the diary, this diary is very thick, Xu Muzhou only turned over the last page just now, and hasn't had time to look forward.

"Actually, if we just look at the news in his diary, the death of this Countess named Catherine doesn't seem to be as simple as being murdered." Xu Muzhou said: "Robert mentioned fulfilling her wish. I think this Catherine wanted to die, so Robert helped her."

"I think so too." Yan Cen leaned on the back of the chair and said: "Robert mentioned fate and God more than once in his diary. The couple are probably Catholics. Christians must not commit suicide, otherwise they will fall into hell." ...If Catherine really doesn't want to live anymore, then it's understandable to want a fake hand Robert."

"So you're really a lover?" Xu Muzhou said in disbelief, "Then it's not like finding a murderer for Catherine this time... Or Catherine regretted it after she died, and didn't want to die anymore?"

"I have some doubts." Yan Cen said: "I don't know if Earl Robert is a lover, but he is definitely a very narcissistic person."

"Huh?" Xu Muzhou said, "You know that too?"

"Look in this study." Yan Cen motioned Xu Muzhou to look back: "Hanging on the wall is the earl's sheepskin map from his battles, and on the desk are all related documents of the manor and obscure books. Female The master likes roses, but most of the elements in this castle are thorns, whether it is candlesticks or wall decorations, most of them are like this."

When Yan Cen said this, Xu Muzhou also reacted.

"The painting hanging in the castle hall is a single portrait of the earl, and there is no painting of Catherine." Xu Muzhou pondered for a while, and asked hesitantly: "So this buddy's 'I love you more than Eros' is too watery. It's big."

"Maybe he thinks he is a god." Yan Cen said casually.

Another candle was extinguished in the tree-shaped candlestick in the corner, and the fire in the room seemed a little dim.Yan Cen was inconvenient to move, so Xu Muzhou simply got up from the ground and took the small musket that Yan Cen used to light the fire just now.

"Do you have any spare candles?" Xu Muzhou asked.

"It's in the small iron box under the candlestick." Yan Cen said.

Xu Muzhou counted the number of extinguished candles on the iron tree, bent down and picked out a few candles from the iron box.

"Let me tell you, doesn't it feel intrusive to light white candles at home?" Xu Muzhou fixed the candles in the candlestick, lit them up one by one, and said, "It looks very unlucky."

"Or should I replace these candles with red ones tomorrow?" Yan Cen asked very modestly.

"...Forget it." Xu Muzhou imagined following his words, and immediately felt that red candles were more permeating than white ones.

"As for your castle, there is no light at all." Xu Muzhou rubbed his arms and said, "Everywhere is either dark red or dark green. You really brought a bunch of red candles, making it like a yin marriage."

Yan Cen smiled without saying a word.

After Xu Muzhou finished lighting the candles, he walked back to Yan Cen and put the flint gun on the desk.

"Fortunately, I can probably be sure that Robert killed Catherine for a reason." Xu Muzhou said, "As long as Catherine is reasonable, she won't come back to seek revenge on Robert... That is to say, you are safe anyway." of."

"Not necessarily." Yan Cen said.

"What?" Xu Muzhou said.

Yan Cen leaned forward slightly, reached out and opened Xu Muzhou's diary on his lap until the penultimate page.

"Look at his diary." Yan Cen pointed his finger on the page: "Didn't you find anything wrong?"

Xu Muzhou's eyes fell on the paper along his forehead, and he broke out in a cold sweat all of a sudden.

Because he suddenly noticed that Robert wrote in his diary that his memory has been getting worse and worse recently, so much so that he even forgot the season when they first met, let alone miss such trivial things as Catherine.

——Then how did the dead Catherine "remind" Robert that he forgot to miss himself today.