North American Gunslinger Detective

Chapter 540 The Villa
Jimmy drove to the gate outside the villa. He got out of the car and pressed the doorbell at the gate. A few seconds later, a female voice came out from the loudspeaker, "Who are you?"

Jimmy: "I'm Jimmy Young, I'm here to find Mr. Alexander Harrington, and I made an appointment to meet him today."

Female voice: "Please wait a moment."

After a while, the door opened, and a voice came from the loudspeaker: "Please come in, Mr. Yang."

Jimmy: "Thank you."

He got in the car and drove to the open space in front of the main building of the villa. A black-haired, middle-aged white woman opened the door, stood at the door and looked at Jimmy with a smile. When Jimmy came over, she said, "Please follow me, Harrington." Sir is waiting for you."

Jimmy smiled and nodded, and followed the woman into the villa. A man was sitting on the sofa in the living room. Seeing Jimmy coming in, he stood up, took two steps forward, and said with a smile: "Welcome, Jimmy, Kevin told me You, you are a good boy."

Jimmy walked over with a smile and shook hands with Harrington, "Good afternoon, Uncle Harrington. Kevin greets you. What's wrong with your leg?" Harrington took two steps forward just now, a little limping Yes, it looks like there is something wrong with the right leg.

Harrington glanced down at his right foot, "I fell off the ladder yesterday, it's nothing."

Jimmy: "Oh, sorry."

Harrington smiled. "Sit down, Serena, two cups of coffee."

Serena, the woman next to her, nodded and said, "Okay, sir."

Although Harrington didn't say anything, and Serena didn't say her identity, but based on the conversation, it can be judged that this is their family's servant.Rich people, it's just different.

Harrington: "How is Nia? When I called Kevin he said Nia was in a car accident?"

Jimmy: "She's okay, she's hurt a little bit, it's not a big problem, she just needs to rest at home for a while."

Harrington: "The last time I saw her was two years ago. Sorry, I happened to be abroad when you got engaged, so I couldn't make it back."

Jimmy smiled and said, "No, no, it's okay, you and Kevin have been friends for decades, so don't worry about such formalities."

Serena came over with two cups of coffee and placed them on the coffee table in front of them.

Harrington picked up the coffee, "Did Kevin tell you what to check?"

Jimmy nodded, picked up the coffee and took a sip, "Great coffee. Can you explain in detail? The news Kevin got is not very comprehensive."

Harrington looked around: "I took over this house 20 years ago from a fishing tycoon, and we have lived here since then without anything unusual happening.

But since about two weeks ago, we often heard some sounds, sometimes it was a cracking sound, and occasionally there was a sound of falling objects, but we didn't find anything unusual in the villa, the room Nothing fell on the floor. "

Jimmy: "Kevin said that you had someone to investigate before. How was the result?"

Harrington: "I went to a private eye in Buffalo who didn't find anything in the house and looked outside and found no large wildlife.

He suspects that the house may be older, because a small amount of underground shock waves caused some parts of the house to make sounds.I had an architect check it out, the house is somewhat aged, but there is nothing wrong with the main structure and it doesn't need to be rebuilt. "

Jimmy: "So you've never figured out where the sound was coming from, have you?"

Harrington: "Yes, and this kind of sound doesn't happen every day. It's completely irregular. At present, it can only be confirmed that it is between 23:4 and [-]:[-] midnight."

Jimmy: "Who's been living here all this time?"

Harrington: "There were just three of me, my bodyguard, John, and my maid, Serena. My wife, Emily, and my son, William, returned to Buffalo last week. My son was 8 years old. The noise at night made him I couldn't sleep, so I had to move to another place to stay."

Jimmy: "How do you feel? Physically and mentally."

Harrington: "I'm fine. Even if I'm woken up at night, I can catch up on sleep during the day. I haven't found anything unusual for the time being. Wait a minute. Serena, come here."

Serena came out of the next room and came to the two of them, "Sir, what's the matter?"

Harrington: "Serena, have you had any unusual feelings during this period? Physical and mental."

Serena: "Except for a little less sleep time, I don't feel anything else."

Harrington: "Okay, it's all right."

After Serena left, Harrington looked at his watch and continued: "John helped to buy food, and it may take about half an hour to return."

Jimmy: "It's okay, just wait for him to come back and ask. Are you sure where the sound is coming from?"

Harrington: "No, in fact, I have talked with them, and everyone can hear it, but the voice is different from high to low. Another point is that everyone can't tell the direction of the voice, and the voice is It sounded like it was ringing around people, and the whole person had no sense of direction, and couldn’t tell where the sound came from.”

Jimmy: "OK, nothing to ask for now, can I see the other rooms?"

Harrington: "Of course, there are no secrets here, please feel free. I won't accompany you to read, my legs are not very convenient now."

Jimmy stood up, and his mind eyes didn't close after he came outside the villa, but he didn't find any problems yet. He originally thought that what happened here was a supernatural event, so he should be able to observe something with his mind eyes.

This time his mission was not the FBI's case, but his father-in-law's friend, so he naturally had to be more careful and rule out all possibilities.

What the private detective said before is indeed possible. Low-intensity earthquake waves may indeed cause some buildings to resonate, but this kind of situation is rare, and this kind of situation only happened in the last two weeks. Big, but it's certainly one of the possibilities.

The second possibility is that animals, such as a novel he once read, rats in the wall, a group of rats chewing on the materials in the building, or the sound of squeaking, can also produce similar effects, especially in all directions. In this case, it must be the formation of surround sound.

It's just that this place is next to Buffalo, the second largest city in New York State. It is unlikely that such a large number of rats would be concentrated in one villa. If there were really so many rats, Harrington and the others must have discovered it long ago.

The third possibility is that someone is using a directional sonic weapon outside, which is even less likely. Even if Harrington is rich, he is only a rich man. No one would use such a weapon against a lawyer and real estate agent. of.

The fourth possibility is a special situation. The terrain environment is abnormal or there are construction sites around, which form special electromagnetic radiation, and rely on the structure of the villa to form an echo.

The fifth is the supernatural event, which is also what Jimmy thought of at the beginning. If it is really a supernatural event, then whether it is a ghost affecting the people here, or a monster with special abilities, this kind of situation is not impossible.

The living room is raised by more than half a floor, and there is a double-layer crystal chandelier above the head. Although it is daytime, the chandelier is still on.The living room is not big, and the wooden floor looks old. Although it is well maintained, it can still be seen mottled by the years in some places.

The furniture in the living room looks like solid wood, and some of them look very old, so they should be old objects.He looked at the surrounding walls, there was a larger landscape painting, and a few smaller oil paintings on the wall between the windows, but there were no portraits here, mostly landscape and architecture.

On the second floor, there is a semi-surrounding corridor connecting various rooms. There is a wooden fence around the living room, which is separated by several pillars that go straight to the top. There is a fireplace on the right wall. Judging from the color, this fireplace may still be alive in winter. in use.

Jimmy took out the disposable gloves from his pocket and put them on, went to the fireplace and took a look inside, then leaned on the edge and squatted down to look at the chimney. The blackened inside of the chimney showed that the fireplace would indeed be used, and There was nothing in it either.

When he came to the wall, he reached out and touched the hanging lamp on the wall. He would lightly touch the furniture fixed on the wall or the ground to see if it could be moved and if there was any abnormality.

The inspection on the living room was quick. Jimmy went to the nearby dining room, kitchen, storage room, bathroom and other rooms to look around. He didn't see any abnormalities in his sight or heart, and he didn't hear any abnormal sounds. .

After checking the first floor, Jimmy looked at Harrington:

Jimmy: "Can I go upstairs and have a look?"

Harrington: "Sure, go ahead."

Jimmy walked up the stairs next to him slowly.He walked very slowly, looking around while walking, and at the same time holding the handrail of the stairs and trying to shake it.Standing in the corridor on the second floor and looking down at the living room, the entire range of the living room is clear at a glance, and there is nothing unusual when viewed from above.

This villa is not too big. There are three rooms on the second floor, one on the left and one at the end of the corridor. One of them is a study room, two of them are bedrooms, and the master bedroom has an independent bathroom.

The study room is quite large, with two single sofas and a coffee table in the corner, and a large bookcase on the other side, with a desk and a chair in front of the bookcase.

Jimmy looked at the bookshelf and left the study after making sure it was stable.The bedroom is similar to the solid wood style, but the wall is pasted with light brown wallpaper, which is different from other rooms.

On one side of the third floor is a small guest room. The room is relatively clean and tidy, and it seems that no one is staying.Another room appears to be a converted music room, with a black grand piano in the corner.On the other side of the corridor are two servant rooms, so there is nothing special about it.

Jimmy stood by the window of the music room and looked out. In front of him was a peaceful and pleasant field and woods. In the distance, he could see the shadow of the city. It seemed that the distance was not particularly far, but the scenery was really good.Looking at the scenery and playing the piano in such a music room, it is estimated that the mood will be very good.

Jimmy came to the living room, and Harrington looked at Jimmy with a smile: "Did you find anything?"

Jimmy shook his head: "Everything looks normal. I looked at the surrounding walls and found no abnormalities, and no cracks or anything like that."

Harrington nodded: "Okay, this matter won't be settled in a short while, so stay here at night, there are guest rooms on the third floor."

Jimmy: "Is it convenient?"

Harrington: "Of course, my family is not here, just so you came over to chat with me."

Jimmy: "Okay, I just want to see if there will be any noise at night."

Jimmy went out to get the bag from the car, and went to the guest room on the third floor to check in.The bodyguard John came back soon, and Harrington asked the same question. John didn't know the source of the voice, and he also had no sense of direction.

Naturally, I ate dinner with Harrington. The servant Serena's cooking skills are very good, and the steak is no worse than that made by ordinary restaurants outside.

After chatting with Harrington for a while, Jimmy went to bed early, because he might wake up in the middle of the night, so it would be nice to sleep more.The point is that he is not familiar with Harrington, and it is not easy to find topics to chat with, especially after he talked about his occupation, Harrington often asked him about his previous cases, so it is better to sleep peacefully and worry less. .

At midnight, Jimmy's cell phone rang. He woke up straight away and put on his underwear, put on the holster, took out a box of .44 Magnum bullets and put them on the bedside table, and sat on the chair waiting for the sound to appear.Until after 2 o'clock, there was a small creaking sound. As Harrington said, there was no way to determine where the sound came from.

Jimmy stood up and observed the entire villa with his mind's eye. There was nothing abnormal before, but now a very light color appeared in his mind's eye, which reminded him of the situation he encountered by the river in Dallas. See very faint colors, but switch to normal view and nothing.

According to Jimmy's previous experience, this faint mist should have a source. The source of the mist before was the head in the box under the tree. Now the source of the mist is not clear, and it needs to be investigated carefully.

He pulled out the 1875, took a handful of bullets from the bedside table, and walked out of the guest room.Bodyguard John also opened the door and looked at Jimmy with a gun.He knew Jimmy's occupation, so he didn't overreact, "Mr. Yang, did you hear that?"

Jimmy nodded: "I heard it. You go and take care of Mr. Harrington."

John nodded and went outside Harrington's room on the second floor.

Harrington also woke up. He was standing at the door of the bedroom in his pajamas. When he saw Jimmy going downstairs, he stopped him: "Jimmy, did you hear the sound?"

Jimmy nodded: "I heard it, and I'm looking for the source now. Uncle Harrington, you stay in the bedroom, don't move casually for now."

Harrington nodded: "I understand, I'll go back to the bedroom. John, come in too."

(End of this chapter)