marvelous rosaline

07

"Oedipus is not his name, his name is Orion. After he escaped, the people who worked for the professor called him Oedipus.

"I don't know him. He is more than 20 years older than me, and he has been handling specific affairs in Europe for the professor. I was only eight years old when he fled back to the United States, and I had just begun to read.

"The professor has been looking for him all these years. I heard that he is not dead, but just hid. This man...does have some skills."

At the end, Anansi reluctantly expressed his affirmation to this strange man.

He clasped his hands, and there were shallow cracks in his always flawless face, in which jealousy, anger and annoyance were all exposed.

"Oedipus betrayed the professor. I want to find him and ask him why. But he is obviously in the United States. I have searched for more than [-] years, but there is still no result. Every time he is mentioned, the professor is full of regret. , but did not resent his betrayal."

Anansi almost gritted his teeth.

"Why?"

His question is more like asking himself.

"I have worked so hard to get to this position and become the right-hand man of the professor. But the professor still misses a person who has been betrayed for more than [-] years. Why? What makes me even more angry is that I just can't find him."

Having said that, the well-dressed Anansi leaned forward slightly.

"My dear Rosalind, have you found his clues? As a friend, I will provide you with information. In exchange, do you want to give me something in return?"

He raised a restrained and polite smile, and looked at Rosailin expectantly.

"Tell me the clue of Oedipus, and I'll help you find him, how about it?"

I don't want it.

After walking out of the hotel, Rosalin sat in the car and couldn't help but mutter in her heart: Anansi was just jealous that Oedipus could get extra attention from the professor.

As Thiago said, she is not interested in their favor game.

She doesn't even believe that Anansi will "help" find Oedipus, and it is more likely that Anansi will kill him as soon as he sees him.

"What to do next." Thiago asked: "Do you have any ideas?"

Next...

Rosalin tilted her head and thought for a while: "Go see Mrs. Aurora."

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"Oedipus?"

Unexpectedly, when Mrs. Aurora heard this name, her face changed suddenly.

The always calm, confident, and confident beauty in men's clothing, holding a coffee cup, showed a bit of surprise on her resolute face.She put the coffee in her hand on the table: "Are you the Fascists looking for Oedipus?"

Rosalin grasped the point keenly: "You know him."

Mrs. Aurora was silent for a rare moment.

She turned her eyes, and then said in a nonchalant tone: "I don't know much, Rosalin, how much do you know?"

Knowing that he was once Moriarty's confidant and betrayed him later.

Moreover, Anansi said that "Oedipus" had betrayed more than [-] years ago, and seemed to be protecting the old Mr. Fabio Romano.

Now Bill Brothers Investment Company is looking for him.

Time and matter are a pair, and it is not difficult to draw a conclusion: it is this Oedipus who stole the manuscript from the "betrayer" in Miranda's mouth.

But Rosalin didn't say all of this, Mrs. Aurora was testing herself.She wondered how much news Rosalinne had gotten.

"Professor Moriarty already knows."

So Rosalin chose to speak up.

Mrs. Aurora's expression changed slightly.

In fact, Rosalin didn't know, but since the professor told her that the old Mr. Fabio Romano had a clue to the next step, it seemed that there was no problem in saying so.

"Oedipus..."

When the words came to her lips, Rosalin changed her question: "Who is he? Why is the professor favoring him so much, and why is he protected by Mr. Romano? For more than 20 years, why has James Moriah Dee's men can't find any clues about him?"

A series of "why" fell to the ground, and Mrs. Aurora sighed heavily.

She closed her eyes, then picked up the coffee cup in front of her again.Mrs. Aurora's expression flickered, as if she was deeply moved after entering the memories.

"I probably don't know any more than you, Rosalind."

Mrs. Aurora said calmly: "The last time I saw Oedipus was 20 years ago."

Rosalind: "20 years ago?"

Mrs. Aurora took a sip of her coffee and then spoke.

"Who is he, you ask? Twenty years ago, Oedipus was only 20 or 27 years old, not a few years older than me. He was born with a good-looking talent, didn't talk too much, and was full of bookishness. Such a gentle The young man came to visit my house and said he was my husband's friend, which shocked me."

"Oedipus is your husband's friend?"

"They are college classmates." Mrs. Aurora explained: "It is said that Oedipus had excellent grades during college. He could obviously skip a grade, but he insisted on completing his education at the pace of normal people."

"Then he..."

Rosalin didn't understand.

Did Annecy go to college?He is of African descent, and it is estimated that it is difficult to have a normal undergraduate degree.Not to mention Moran, a veteran naturally does not have the opportunity to participate in higher education.Rosailin's impression of these people under the professor is that they are of three religions and nine streams, each showing their special abilities, one or two are not normal people.

After Mrs. Aurora said this, she seemed to understand why Oedipus betrayed the professor.

"The last time we met, Oedipus knocked on my door in the middle of the night. My husband left with him in a hurry, and then—"

"Mr. Romano hid him afterwards?"

"I then received the news of my husband's death."

Mrs. Aurora who said this was almost calm.

Rosalin blinked and tilted her head until she belatedly realized that she should say something.

Miss Marple had said that she should express regret when the deceased was mentioned, which was polite.

"I'm sorry." So Rosalin said.

It's just that the apology came a bit late, but it made Mrs. Aurora laugh out loud.

"If it were someone else, Rosalind, you have offended me by your behavior." Mrs. Aurora seemed to be in a good mood: "But I take it for granted that you are so rude. It seems that the delicate-looking young girl even became rash. It will also be pleasing."

Rosalind: "Thank you."

Mrs. Aurora: "Why are you looking for Oedipus?"

Rosalind: "He may be related to the manuscript. Since Mr. Romano protected him, can I meet him? If he really holds clues to Da Vinci's manuscript, then I can retrieve the manuscript instead of him. In this way, Professor Moriarty has no reason to continue chasing him, and the Bill Brothers Company's conspiracy will fail. You can safely defeat Fabio Jr. who has lost the fascist support."

Mrs. Aurora hesitated for a moment.

She finally made up her mind and stood up.

"I'll have to ask Monsieur Romano himself," she said. "Wait a minute, Rosalind."

"it is good."

Mrs. Aurora strode out of her office.

After she left, Rosalin sat down on the chair opposite the desk in peace.

"She didn't praise you just now."

"Ok?"

The sudden voice made Rosalin turn her head, and at some point, Sebastian Moran also rushed to the cafe.

Probably knowing that he was in charge of protecting Roseline, Madam Aurora's subordinates did not stop him.The young man took off his hat in a busy manner, obviously just arrived: "Just now she said that you have a delicate appearance, she is not complimenting you, the point is that you are impolite."

Rosalind: "...Oh."

It was so!

Looking back, it was really rude to take so long to say sorry perfunctorily.

For a gang lady who controls half of Brooklyn's neighborhoods, that's enough to sink her.

But Rosalin was not afraid.

In the final analysis, Mrs. Aurora is also expressing that she is not angry.Rosalin didn't think there was anything wrong with this preference.

Thiago: "What are you doing here?"

Moran sneered: "Do you think that if you avoid me, I won't know what you are doing?"

Rosalin did not specifically avoid Moran.

He is a professor's man, so he will know about it sooner or later if he is around her like a ghost.

"rest assured."

Moran said: "The professor's order is that I protect you and unconditionally support your investigation. I will not spoil your business."

Roseline asked frankly: "Do you know Oedipus?"

Moran: "I don't know."

The young killer is very straightforward.

He pulled out his chair, sat on the edge of Mrs. Aurora's office, and said lazily, "I have only worked under the professor for five years. Where would I meet someone from 20 years ago?"

Five years?

This year is 1925, that is to say, Sebastian Moran became the professor's staff in 1920.

In just five years, he can become the new "Molan" and become the professor's right-hand man?

Hearing Ananxi's sour tone before, he had been with the professor since he was a child.

"And why did you choose to help the professor?" Roseline asked.

"Same as Gatsby," Moran replied.

"Same as Gatsby?"

Roseline was a little surprised.

Moran: "It's the same as you. The professor offered me an offer I couldn't refuse, and as a deal, I worked for him."

After speaking, he gave Rosalin a meaningful look.

"Actually," he continued, "most of the people around the professor, except Annecy, are like that. I'm not James Moriarty's lackey. The professor treats us very fairly. He needs our abilities and provides us with What you want. It’s as simple as that. The difference is that the deal between you and the professor is a one-time deal, and what he offered me is extremely important, so I can only repay it with loyalty.”

"Isn't that a running dog?" Thiago retorted.

"So, how good are you?" Moran said unceremoniously, "Aren't you the same lackey of Frank Kutch?"

"you--"

Before Tiago could return fire, Mrs. Aurora returned.

She stepped into the office, and the haze and emotion between her eyebrows and eyes just now were swept away.Madam seemed to be in a good mood, she looked at Rosalin with the corners of her mouth curled up.

"Come with me," said Mrs. Aurora. "Mr. Romano wants to see you with his own eyes."

"see me?"

Rosalin cheered up: "Is it because of Oedipus?"

Mrs. Aurora smiled and shook her head.

"Because your name is Poirot."