Mary's Nineteenth Century

In winter, the mountains and forests become a sea of ​​snow, and the road ahead is completely white.

The guide waits at the edge of the Black Forest.

Although it is very unsupportive to enter the unknown area of ​​​​the mountain forest in the deep winter, this time it is not playing but catching people, which is a completely different nature.

Before entering the forest, he reminded a few things to pay attention to. "When you enter the mountain at this time, you must be alert to a disease—snow blindness. Have the three of you prepared your goggles?"

There are colored lenses now, but they are mostly used by professionals, such as explorers who have been walking for a long time.Compared with the configuration of ordinary glasses, there are obviously fewer optical shops to configure sunglasses, and the time-consuming is much longer.

As a professional driver of the Leisure Palace, he received uniform equipment, including goggles, when he took up his post.

Mary was about to nod. She ordered a pair before she came to Germany, but the frequency of use was very low.

Open the backpack, open the glasses case, something very unfortunate happened.One of the lenses actually shattered.

This is a bit embarrassing.

The last time Mary opened the glasses case was half a month ago when she left Berlin, she glanced at it while preparing her luggage.Maybe it was bumped during the journey and the lens was broken.

This is inevitable, after all, the road is bumpy and the road conditions are sometimes very bad.The glasses case in the suitcase is made of hard leather, and the ability to resist shocks and blows is not strong enough.

"Perhaps you need it."

Mycroft handed out a glasses case, "There's no need to refuse, I've brought an extra pair just in case."

"Thank you, how could I refuse your kindness."

Mary doesn't hesitate in business.However, when I opened the glasses case, I couldn't help feeling somewhat puzzled by Mycroft's words.

Sunglasses do not have prescriptions, so they can be borrowed from each other with lower wearing requirements.

but!Please pay attention to this turning point. Everyone's face shape is always different, and the purpose of customizing the frame is to make it more comfortable to wear.

Looking down at the glasses, is she overthinking?

I always feel that the size of the glasses is too suitable for me.Is this really an extra pair of spare mirrors that Mycroft casually brought, rather than a custom-made one specially prepared for whom?

Could it be that this was a Christmas gift prepared for her early in the morning, but he hesitated to give it or not?

Mary raised her head guessing, but before she could ask, Mycroft had already gone to do other things as if nothing had happened, leaving her a very calm silhouette.

After the guide arranges the equipment for entering the forest,

I didn't notice the undercurrent in the small details at all, and provoked another topic.

"I want to say one more thing. The area circled in red on this sketch is also our target location. It has some weird rumors."

As soon as this is said, some personal issues can only be discussed later.

The guide talked about the rumors, "Last year, someone ran into a group of baby spirits in the area indicated by the red circle. Baby spirits less than twelve inches would attack travelers in the tent at midnight, and the facial features of the baby spirits could be seen twisted and ferocious. And let out a piercing scream."

"Oh, God!"

The coachman exclaimed, even though the guide tried his best to speak bluntly, he still felt a little hairy. "How could such a weird thing happen? Could it be that a baby was killed in the Black Forest?"

In the depths of the Black Forest, there are not many adult men, so how could there be babies?And it's still a group of baby spirits.

"Who knows, things about the undead are always unclear."

The guide did not fully believe the rumors, but there must be reasons for the groundless rumors, and he needed to be more cautious when stepping into the red circle area.

Tell the rumors and arrange the route.Although the manager K was informed of the destination of the trip in advance, but something really happened, and he couldn't pin all his hopes on external rescue.

The plan is to drive first and then hike, and arrive at the target point in the red circle within seven days. The most important thing is to prepare enough food and clothing to prevent sudden changes in the weather.

After checking the compass and other necessary items for the last time, the four of them set off.

The journey was smooth, except for the cold wind and the occasional falling snow that hindered the speed of walking. I did not encounter wild beasts or robbers who robbed me halfway.

Right.

In ordinary life, there is no possibility of accidents wherever you go.

The guide didn't think the calm seas were a harbinger of a storm.He has entered the Black Forest several times, and the terrain here is not too steep.

Because of the dense forest, the biggest difficulty in walking is actually getting lost.Now with Bell's hand-drawn map, it is almost equivalent to solving a big problem.

On the fifth day in the forest, I finally encountered a little problem.

The road ahead was blocked by heavy snow and collapsed forests, so we had to make a detour.It won't take too long, just add an extra day and a half to the journey.

The guide specifically reminded, "Only in that way, we will be closer to the location of the rumored infant spirit. It must be stated that I have never set foot in the area that the detour passes through.

Judging from the overall terrain trend, hiking is not difficult, but we can

Can sleep overnight.Mr. Minton, Mr. Holmes, do you have any doubts? "

"No."

"No."

Mary and Mycroft shook their heads in unison.

In fact, if it wasn't for the need to consider the material issues of the journey when entering the mountains in snowy weather, both of them thought it would be appropriate to first investigate the area with weird rumors.

Because weird rumors mean that something happened, even if there are ghosts and undead, it is better than no clues at all.

Only the driver's face turned bitter.

Infant spirits, all kinds of horror novels are well written, some have a huge head floating and barely see the body, and some have an umbilical cord hanging around the neck several times.

Imagine, in the middle of the night, the baby spirits stared at the big eyes that died of injustice, and suddenly stuck to the tent...

Oh no!

The more the coachman thought about it, the colder he became, but three to one, he did not have the right to choose a longer route.

If I had known it yesterday, I would have chosen to wait in place.The next day's journey will require walking, why didn't he choose to stay in the carriage?

The coachman could only hold the reins tightly and walk while leading the horse, as if he could get more strength from this temporary four-legged beast.

A group of people did not chat and conserve their energy.

At about four o'clock in the afternoon, the sky in the Black Forest in winter has rapidly darkened.It is estimated that it will be completely dark in about half an hour.

"Is there a cave ahead?"

The coachman was uneasy all the way because he had made up all kinds of pictures of Yingling's appearance, and he cried out in surprise when he saw the cave. "Maybe, we don't need to sleep in the open!"

Mary didn't speak out against it.The coachman must have imagined the series of plots of being besieged by infant spirits in the tent, but the question is, will it be safe to live in a cave that is stronger than the tent?Don't forget that the undead are rumored to be able to pass through walls.

"Be careful! Don't touch animals that may be hibernating."

Instead, the guide raised his vigilance.Even if no bears are found, be wary of wild animals hibernating in caves.If the other party is alarmed, maybe they will just deliver extra meals to their door.

Be wary of getting close to the cave, and found that the entrance of the cave is not big, about a fan shape with a diameter of four meters.

Listening carefully, there was no sound of life fluctuations in the cave, and there were no feces or footprints left by animals.

Hearing the echo, it is estimated that it is a small hole less than ten meters deep.

Just as the driver was about to breathe a sigh of relief, he shook his hand holding the kerosene lamp inward, and there was a reflection of light on the ground.

Immediately after a look, there is a group of people in the reflective area.

some plant roots.Among the withered vines, there is a bone of bones!

"hiss--"

The coachman gasped, and couldn't help taking a few steps back, "There are dead people!"

Not only the coachman, but the other three also saw the bones lying in the roots of plants.

Mycroft stepped forward, seeing better this time.

At first glance, it looks like a man-eating plant in an evil cave devoured a large living person.

The ossified corpse was lying curled up on its side, and the whole body of the deceased was entwined by the plant roots growing from the ground.

Reflecting the light is a crystal heart pendant on the neck of the deceased.

To be precise, it is a heart-shaped locket pendant that can be opened, in gold and crystal-inlaid style.

Open the cover of the pendant, and there is a simple line engraved inside, "Angelo Porter LOVE Edwin Moody"

"Edwin Moody?"

Mycroft looked at the pendant and remembered a man from 13 years ago.

Mary asked while searching through the remains of the corpse's clothes, "Although it is very common to have the same name and the same surname, and the face of the corpse cannot be recognized now, does this name remind you of anyone?"

Mycroft didn't know much, "It's a strange elder who has never met, and I heard my mother talk about Moody."

Thirteen years ago, there was a businessman named Edwin Moody in Yorkshire who was engaged in plant trading business.

Moody was born as a medical student, but after graduation he chose to trade plants across oceans.It is said that he started this business because he likes plants, and he likes to go overseas to investigate the growth of plants in person.

"I remember him because my mother mentioned that Moody suddenly sold the company."

Mycroft remembered his mother's bewilderment when she told the story, wondering why the flower shop she used to frequent was no longer open.

At the time, Moody would have been in his late twenties and had never been married.

He closed the plant trading company because of poor management?Still tired and don't want to do it anymore?Or the idea of ​​choosing a new industry with plans to start a new family?

With no answers to those questions, Moody disappeared.

Whether it is a regular customer or a business partner, no one has heard of Moody's news.

Right now, a body is found in the cave.

Due to the lack of corresponding detection methods, it is impossible to judge the specific age of the deceased, and the possible identity of the deceased can only be judged from the remaining clothes in the cave.

Here comes a strange place.

The clothes of the deceased were all ordinary hunters in the Black Forest, but his accessories, such as belts,

The watches are expensive brands from London.

"It's kind of weird."

Mary found a piece of blood-stained sheepskin from the inner pocket of the deceased's coat.Most of the words written on it have been blurred, but one or two lines can still be recognized intermittently.

"Well! Please don't be surprised, these are surprisingly familiar sentences. "Elizabeth's Red Shoes", "Red Turned to Ashes", and "A New World" are the ones written by Bell in the dungeon when he died. nursery rhyme. "

As soon as these words came out, the coachman shuddered.

"My God! Is it the rumor of the baby spirit first, and then the horror nursery rhyme? What strange things happened here?"