What happened to Isaac?

Early the next morning, Isaac was fully dressed and came down to have breakfast with Xavier without waiting for anyone to invite him.

Drinking coffee for breakfast, Xavier habitually pushed the sugar bowl over. Isaac was looking out the window, but when he heard the movement, he turned his head and smiled.The corners of his eyes droop, and there are a few fine lines when he smiles. His gray-green eyes are the color of early spring in his impression, and they look very gentle.Xavier stopped stirring the coffee, and the small porcelain spoon "ding" on the rim of the cup.

"Are you going to fall in love with me?" Isaac said suddenly.

Xavier was originally drinking coffee. Hearing this sentence, the whole person stood still for a moment, and then naturally switched to other channels: "Why did you dress up on purpose today?"

Isaac touched his chin subconsciously: "Task."

"Who will be dealt with?"

"Not in your jurisdiction."

"Oh, good luck."

Isaac shrugged and went out after drinking his coffee. Xavier leaned against the window with his cup in hand, watching Isaac drift away.

His back is straight, the hem of the windbreaker blocks the .32 caliber pistol pinned to his thigh, and he wears the watch that Xavier temporarily lent him on his left wrist. The decadent uncle with a usually unshaven beard becomes a gentleman with steady steps as soon as he steps out the door. Even the frequency of tail wagging is different.

Xavier watched Isaac's figure disappear at the end of the road, went back to his room to take a shower, and changed his clothes, when the doorbell rang suddenly.

Daisy opened the door, Li Qiming stood at the door, saw Xavier walking towards him, subconsciously took half a step back.

"What's wrong?" Xavier asked.

"You make my scalp tingle from laughing," Li Qiming said, "Fall in love, Xavier?"

Xavier touched his face subconsciously, knowing that he was indeed smiling unconsciously without looking in the mirror, oh my god, why?

His complexion darkened, and he deliberately said: "No, you are hallucinating, I think it's better to come again next time." Then he was about to close the door.

A crutch hurriedly stretched in and pressed against the crack of the door. After a moment of silence, laughter sounded from both sides of the door.Xavier opened the door, took the cane from Li Qiming, and welcomed him into the room.

"Gentlemen, tea or coffee?" asked Daisy.

Xavier cast his eyes on Li Qiming, and he said: "Tea, thank you." Then Xavier also asked for tea.

"Jasmine black tea? It smells delicious."

"I just guessed that you would like it. It was produced in your hometown."

"You are really caring," Li Qiming put down his teacup, "By the way, Langdon. Do you still remember that I told you in my last letter that I found some interesting things recently?"

"Still that case?"

"That's right," Li Qiming said, "David—that is, the deceased. Their family has a piece of limited inheritance land, and they can earn about 500 pounds a year from this land. However, after his death, there are only two people left in the family. A sister with no inheritance rights, so the property will eventually fall into the hands of his cousin."

Xavier leaned forward, showing interest: "Then you found out that cousin..."

"It's the priest of this monastery."

Xavier didn't speak for a while, and took a sip of tea after a while: "Where are the dead before?"

"I'm not sure." Li Qiming shook his head. "The records of the on-site investigations of the other cases are very sloppy, and there is no valid information. It may not be possible to go back. But if this person is the murderer of all the incidents, it seems that he has no reasonable motive. It's better to say that he is only suspected of David's matter, and there is no definite evidence yet."

At this time, Daisy came to refill the tea, and the two of them stared at the teacups without speaking.

"You know, Lee," Xavier said after a moment of silence, "sometimes things are like this. There are more accidents in the world than you think, so let's stop here."

Li Qiming didn't refute: "The reagent you asked someone to bring to me last time really works, how did you find out?"

Xavier raised his eyes, and the middle-aged Asian man on the opposite side avoided his gaze and smiled kindly.

Some people really can't be persuaded.Xavier sighed: "A friend of mine told me that this compound will emit blue light when it is oxidized, and the hemoglobin in the blood carries oxygen, which may be used in forensic science. I later brought some reagents for experiments. The heme can still catalyze its reaction, and it is very sensitive."

"If this is the case, the cleaned-up site will no longer be a problem. But such an effective reagent, why have I never heard of it?"

"My friend didn't tell anyone but me, let alone write a paper and publish it."

"why?"

"Because she's a fugitive."

"she?"

"That's right. Besides, even if it's not a fugitive, who would pay attention to it? A woman who didn't even finish middle school... However, the reagent was synthesized in the last century, and it is only a matter of time before it is discovered. It will definitely be used in the future." It is used in forensic science, but it has nothing to do with her."

"Sorry." Li Qiming sighed.

Sorry.

Isaac walked into a high-end restaurant, greeted the guests politely and asked if there was any reservation. He took out the business card he had prepared earlier from his front pocket. table.

Isaac pulled the safety catch under the table, and the slight noise did not attract anyone's attention.

From this position, you can just see the family of three sitting by the glass window. The father conjures a beautifully packaged gift from under the table. The little boy with blond hair disassembles it, takes out the toy tank inside, and plays with it lovingly. stand up.

Isaac glanced at the boy, picked up the menu as if to choose, and put the pistol back into the gun pocket calmly.

The mother patted the boy's head, turned around and supported his head to look at the man, with her palms spread upwards, and the glass reflected a coquettish expression.There is no tail behind her, but there is a succubus scent mixed with perfume blowing over her every gesture, and she can't stop sniffing.

The father was obviously rich, and the watch on his wrist was the same make as Xavier's.They ate well, and Isaac only ordered coffee.

"This restaurant is not easy to find, eh?"

As the waiter brought the coffee, Isaac said.

"The road is indeed more difficult, sir."

The waiter serving the coffee smiled and stood by the table holding the plate.

This is waiting for my tip, damn it.Isaac clicked viciously in his heart, took out the fake business card and a few shillings from Xavier's pocket, folded them together and handed them to her: "Please tell the welcome guest, if there is a short blonde, The lady in the long red dress is looking around for directions, please go and lead her in."

"Okay, sir."

Afterwards, the waitress whispered a few words to the welcome guest. The welcome guest took the business card, nodded to show that he understood, and began to look out responsibly.

At this time, the blond boy jumped off the chair and went to the bathroom. Isaac let out a long sigh of relief, and finished drinking the coffee in the cup with his head up.I thought, what an expensive washing pot water.

After washing his hands, the little boy raised his head inadvertently, and saw a kind-faced red-haired uncle standing behind him in the mirror.He turned around and blinked suspiciously—those eyes were blue, cute little ones.

Isaac knelt down and looked him at the same level: "How old are you, little guy?"

The boy counted on his fingers, and then said seriously: "Mom won't let me talk to strangers."

"Wow, you seem to be a very good boy," Isaac said. "Who is your mother?"

"Here. Blonde hair, the prettiest one."

"The prettiest?"

"I don't know if it's the 'most'," the boy thought for a while, "but my mother is prettier than Aunt Anna without powder on her face."

Isaac didn't ask who the so-called aunt Anna was, and took out a handkerchief to wipe his wet little hands: "Beauty has a price. Does your mother love you, huh?"

"Mom says she loves me every night," said the boy.

Isaac shook his head noncommittally: "If she loved you, she wouldn't make a deal with the devil. Do you know that you are the price she should pay?"

"Mum said there were bad people trying to take me away, but she wouldn't hand me over to anyone."

There are people in this world who try to make deals with demons all the time, for different reasons.For example, in order to acquire knowledge, desire money, power, trustworthy connections, and hope to be more charming... Depending on the needs, the price may be a finger, half a leg, an eyeball, half a lifespan, or even a soul.

Most people will regret it when the time comes to pay the price, but no one has ever given the devil credit.Their endings are usually bad, such as this one-exchanging lust for attraction, but unwilling to give up their son as expected.

"We have already felt her determination, but I'm sorry, then she has to pay the price by herself," Isaac reached out and patted his head lightly, and whispered in his ear, "Anything that happens outside It has nothing to do with you, don't move here until someone comes to you, okay?"

The boy nodded in a daze. He suddenly realized that he had talked so much with strangers, but the middle-aged man in front of him didn't seem to be a bad guy. His smell similar to his mother made him feel at ease.

Isaac walked out of the bathroom and noticed that there was no welcome figure at the door.Yes, he is a very responsible young man.

He drew the pistol from his lap, held it in his hand, and walked calmly past the table by the window, raised his hand as he passed behind the woman, and pulled the trigger on the back of her head.

The weak recoil of the pistol made his jaw itch. Isaac didn't turn his head to look at the situation behind him. Amidst the burst of screams, he quickly walked out through the unobstructed gate. The male welcome's neck flew a kiss towards Isaac.He almost wanted to blow a kiss back coquettishly, but suddenly remembered that this seemed to be a jealous woman, so he just put two fingers together and tapped on his forehead as a greeting.

Isaac took off his windbreaker, rolled it up and stuffed it into the trash can; he climbed up the fire escape to the top floor, with his leather shoes casually kicked aside; The straight back also collapsed.

On the front of the building, police cars surrounded the restaurant, and police officers with guns hunted down the fleeing murderer; on the back of the building, only a ragged man with no shoes in the cold wind slipped quietly into the garbage dump. A red-haired tramp, no one wants to give him a second look.

"Three fingers and a half vodka, less ice."

"Will you be on credit today, Isaac?"

"No, I have money."

The sound of tinkling bells and coins being scattered on the table.

Li Qiming took the ticket from the teller, Xavier stood with him on the edge of the platform, and the next train would arrive in 10 to [-] minutes.

"When are you going back to London?"

"It depends on my mother's condition. Well, I'm old, I'm afraid..."

"It'll be all right," Xavier said. "The surgeon is very experienced."

Li Qiming sighed, and Xavier didn't speak again.The two stood side by side in silence until the train roared into the station before taking off their hats and saying goodbye to each other.

"I don't know if you are aware of a problem. You always seem to worry too much about others, Langdon. This will make life very difficult." Li Qiming said suddenly.Then, leaning on crutches, he hid in the carriage.Xavier froze for a while, put on his hat and left with a wry smile.

On the way home from the station, Xavier happened to meet a certain lady of his acquaintance, and was drawn to be a consultant for a new dress, which killed an hour.Afterwards, she insisted on inviting him to drink tea, and after drinking the tea, seeing the sun go down, she decided to have another meal together.It was already dark when he got home, and the house was pitch black, and Isaac hadn't come back yet.

So he took a shower alone, made a pot of tea and went upstairs, and dealt with business until a quarter past ten in the evening, and signed the confirmation of casting the forgetting technique on the boy who claimed to have past life memories to pass the time, the door was slammed .

Who else could be knocking on the door at this time?Hearing this movement, Isaac was very drunk again.

Xavier sighed, and as soon as he went downstairs and opened the door, Isaac fell in along the door, and Xavier hurriedly supported him.The smell of alcohol on his body was mixed with a slight smell of blood, and he was almost drunk like a succubus. His whole body was limp, as if flowing in Xavier's arms, and kept slipping down.

"Wake up, Isaac," Xavier looked at Isaac's wrist left and right, raised his hand and patted his face, "Where's my watch?"

"In my pocket, over here."

Xavier supported him with one hand, and groped in his pocket with the other, and accidentally touched a soft mass through the fabric.He pulled his hand out as if he had been burned, and apologized repeatedly.

"Are you sure? I can't find it."

Isaac snorted drunkenly, pulled Xavier's collar, and stuffed the watch in his hand through the neckline: "You... hiccup. You know the watch."

Then he shook off Xavier's hand, supported the wall by himself, moved to the edge of the stairs, turned his head slowly and gave Xavier a look, climbed up the stairs with hands and feet, and slammed the door with a "bang!"

Check out this guy and see.Xavier stood downstairs, almost laughing angrily.It was only at this point that I was willing to go home, but I still had the face to lose my temper?

6 pounds and 1 shilling is not worth mentioning to Xavier now, but this does not affect his deep doubts about what was wrong in his head at that time, so that he would spend money to invite an uncle home.

*?Limited right of succession:

A form of land tenure and inheritance in old England limited to male offspring, common at the time.For example, in "Pride and Prejudice" in the 19th century, the heroine Elizabeth's family's land is a limited inheritance, so although there are many daughters in the family, none of them can get this inheritance, but have to inherit it to a distant cousin. Background There is a similar situation in "Downton Abbey" in the early 20th century.

If all the direct male heirs passed away, the limited inheritance of real estate in the family would be inherited to distant relatives who did not know where they came from. Therefore, the heavy casualties of World War I can be said to have directly led to a major change in the British gentleman class.

The reason for limited inheritance involves many aspects. If you don’t go into it, it can be simply understood that in the case of limited inheritance, the landowner must perform military service. If it is a woman, there is no military service to be served, so it must be inherited by a male, but it is not absolute.The forms of British land inheritance at that time were very complex and diverse. Although limited inheritance was the mainstream, there were many exceptions.Taking "Pride and Prejudice" as an example, the land of the male protagonist Darcy's cousin's family has no limited inheritance, so the cousin is only a father away from the happy life of the landlord.

In addition, the limited inheritance is mainly for real estate such as land, and there are basically no special restrictions on general property.For example, a certain wife who made Isaac super jealous in this article inherited a considerable amount of property according to her husband's will, although a large part of it later went into Xavier's pocket... This is a later story.