[Zhongyingmei] The clown is actually me

To sneak into Jack's room,? The reason is actually very simple-according to Norman's observation, this Mr. Jack never locks the door, which means that they don't need to take the risk of stealing the key.

Jack's schedule is also very regular. After dinner, he usually stays in the library to read, and he doesn't return to his room until the lights are turned off.The library is on the first floor, and Jack's room is on the second floor. The distance between the two locations is not too far, and you need to go through the corridors and stairs.Although Isabella seldom went to see Jack's room, to prevent accidents, one of them went to hold Isabella's mother, and the other one guarded up and down the stairs. If Jack was found coming from the corridor, If you want to go back to the room, immediately find a reason to report to the infiltrator.Although Jack is an adult man, but there are no unusual circumstances, I am afraid that he will not go too fast,? They have plenty of time to leave.

If there is a problem guarding the stairs,? Failure to report in time,? Then there is the last way: jump from the window of the room.

Jack's room is on the second floor. There are no sealed windows. The windows are not located high, and there is a relatively soft soil layer underneath. It should not hurt him when he falls to the ground.

The only obstacle is, after jumping down, you need to go back to the orphanage through the back door, but the back door of the orphanage is locked after dinner.But it’s not a big deal,? Isabella shouldn’t go to inspect the back door on purpose,? Norman has lockpicking skills,? They just need to pick the lock of the back door secretly before everything starts, and wait for the escaped people to return to the orphan courtyard, then lock it from the inside.

The next step is the assignment of tasks. Lei will hold Isabella's mother, Emma is the fastest runner, and will be responsible for tipping off the news. Norman is the most careful, and will not leave too many traces. He will sneak into Jack's room.

after dinner.

Everything went smoothly, and the adults behaved as they expected.Norman walked quietly to the end of the corridor and pushed open Jack's door.

The door was unlocked and slid open easily.The rooms are small, clean and tidy, with crystal chandeliers hanging from the vaults and cream wallpaper.There is a wooden bed in the corner, a table lamp and a few books are displayed on the bedside table, Victorian style wall lamps hang on both sides of the wall, a telephone is hung on one of the walls, and a small white wool is laid in the center of the room There is a carpet, and a wardrobe is placed in the other corner. A round wooden table is supported on the carpet. Candlesticks and kerosene lamps are placed on the table, and letter paper, ink and quills are placed randomly.There is a refrigerator in the corner, which should be used for food.The cherry wood furniture has obviously aged, and the edges and corners have been polished to rounded edges.

Quite luxurious, but very strange, the furnishings are too neat, and there are almost no traces of human life.Norman thought.

The weather has been cold recently, but he didn't see fresh ashes in the fireplace, and the quilt was also very thin, which didn't look like it could keep out the cold.Isn't Jack afraid of the cold?It didn't seem right. When he first came here, Jack was wearing a cashmere coat, which was obviously autumn and winter clothes, and the temperature hadn't completely cooled down at that time.

No, think about it after the details are out, first look for clues about the outside world.Especially the letter in Ray's mouth.

Norman wore gloves and checked the book on the bedside table, but found nothing unusual. It was just an ordinary book, which Jack borrowed from the orphanage's library. Not special.He opened the drawer of the desk again. The drawer was very light, and there were not many things stored in it, only some papers. Norman picked them up and found that they were all sketch papers, only some sketches.Among them were Ray, Norman, Emma, ​​Isabella, and other children from the orphanage.

There is nothing special about it except that it is beautifully drawn, and it is not obvious that Jack is still a painter.

Faith, the most important thing now is faith.

Norman carefully put the drawing paper back and began to check other places. He finally found the letter that Lei said, but what was surprising was that he found it in the trash can.The trash can was also clean and empty, there was no domestic garbage, only some discarded drawings, this letter was rolled up and thrown in the trash can, the expensive and beautiful letter paper was completely wrinkled and lost its shape.He unfolded the crumpled letter paper, and there were only a few short lines on the letter:

Dear Sir:

There are no abnormalities in the farm, and everything is going well.This year's imperial meal has been prepared, and the top grade can be picked and harvested at any time.

Everything is fine, please don't worry.

Pray for you.

wrong.Norman thought.

This should not be what Lei said, the letter sent to Jack by others, but the message that Jack submitted to the outside world, which is just a discarded draft.Sure enough, as they expected, Jack was indeed not a breeder.The night they saw Coney's body, they left Coney's rabbit doll on the scene. The toy was probably noticed by a ghost. They realized that there were children on the farm who knew the secret, and they also felt that Isabella's work There are flaws, so the person Jack was appointed to monitor them and report to the "ghost" regularly.

Ghosts care so much about them, they are indeed the most precious commodities.

But isn't there a telephone in the room?If you are afraid that the sound you make when answering the phone will be heard by your children, you can find a hidden and soundproof room as a communication room. Why use such a backward communication method as writing letters?

Norman pondered for a moment, then turned his gaze to the phone in the corner of the room, and then he discovered the problem.The phone is quite old, more like the original phone used in the 19th century, also, the phone cord has been cut.The edge of the incision is very neat and new, I am afraid someone cut it with a knife in the recent period.

Not right.

The room had been furnished by Norman's older children before Jack came, and he knew very well that it had been furnished very differently then than it is now.There were no wall lights or telephones, and no plush rugs, and the wallpaper had been repainted.The extravagant arrangements he saw were all renovated later, so the decoration time was only the night before Jack's arrival.It is impossible for Isabella to do this kind of thing alone. I am afraid that it will take a lot of people to install these. These people risked disturbing the children to enter the farm and work all night to decorate the house. There is only one thing that can explain: Jack’s identity may be More dignified than they thought.

Who is he?Are they really just here to monitor these "eating children"?

Norman hesitated for a while, and finally put his hand on the door of the refrigerator. The cold air seeping from the freezer licked his palm, like Pandora's box.He swallowed and opened the refrigerator door.

What came into view was a pale human face.

Norman took a deep breath, suppressing the exclamation into his stomach. Before opening the refrigerator door, he thought a lot, but he didn't expect that there was a corpse of a child eating food behind him.The child seemed to be only about ten years old, and she was a girl. Her eyes were closed, and she was curled up naked in a transparent can. Her skin was pale due to blood loss, and her golden yarn-like hair slowly fluttered and swayed in the clear water. There are also colorful flowers and spices.Probably due to the serene expression on his face as if he was asleep, this pale corpse actually had a weird and evil beauty.

There are not only flowers and spices in the solution, but also pearls and gemstones. The girl wears gorgeous gold jewelry, and the top and bottom of the can are sealed with melted gold. The pattern on the gold has a rough beauty.The edge of the can is poured with viscous beeswax, and a cross-shaped seal is attached to the surface.Rather than storing food, it is more like an ancient ritual vessel.

Suddenly, a man's hand pressed on his shoulder, followed by a chuckle with unknown meaning: "Don't mess with other people's sacrifices, brat."

The clock in the orphanage is pointing to 9.

Emma stood at the corner of the stairs, pretending to be playing with her younger siblings, but in fact, she occasionally looked at the corridor and the second floor secretly, it was too quiet.Ray couldn't chat with Isabella for too long, otherwise she would sense something was wrong. They made an appointment, no matter whether they got something or not, they must come out within 10 minutes.It's almost 10 minutes now, Jack hasn't come back, Norman hasn't shown up, both of them seem to have disappeared together.

Something is wrong!

At this moment, the sound of adults' footsteps was suddenly heard. Isabella walked out of the storage room with her new sister in her arms, with that mask-like gentle smile on her face.Ray followed her and gave Emma an "I've tried my best" wink, and he did everything he could to hold Isabella for 10 minutes.Isabella glanced at all the food children in the orphanage. She looked around, narrowed her purple eyes slightly, and said to Emma, ​​"Emma, ​​where's Norman?"

The secret of the farm has been exposed, and she is consciously guarding against the eldest child. If she finds out that Norman has disappeared, she is likely to use the pocket watch transmitter to find it, which will reveal that Norman is in the In Jack's room.Isabella knew of Norman's change, and she was definitely vigilant.So Emma had to buy time for Norman. She put on a typical smile and said happily, "I don't know, maybe it's in the library."

Please, don't look at the pocket watch transmitter...

Norman, hurry up!

Isabella frowned, and took out the pocket watch from her pocket.However, the next moment, under Emma's gaze, she froze for a moment, and he put the pocket watch back to its original place.

Emma followed her gaze and looked back, only to see Jack slowly coming down from the second floor, holding the pure white boy in his arms, as if he was holding a dying pigeon.Norman was lying in his arms, facing inward, leaving only the back of his head for others. Emma couldn't see his expression clearly, but saw his hands and feet hanging down limply, and couldn't help but yelled: " Norman!"

What's going on, she didn't see Jack go by at all!There is only one way from the library to Jack's room, and there is only one staircase from the first floor to the second floor. He may not pass by Emma!

Jack smiled at Isabella: "I just saw that the child couldn't stand upright. It may be because he didn't eat much for dinner. His blood sugar was too low and he became dizzy. I'll take him to the infirmary."

Isabella nodded.

"Norman! Are you okay, Norman?" Emma and Ray rushed forward.

Jack hugged Norman and sighed: "Forget it, you can follow along."

Isabella looked at them, but did not dissuade them after all.As far as she knew, members of the La Torre family would not eat children, and Emma and the others would never conspire under Jack's nose.Jack led three people into the infirmary, closed the door, and put Norman on the hospital bed. Emma and Ray rushed forward, but were stopped by a hand. Jack looked at them, and his golden eyes seemed to be shining coldly. of will-o'-the-wisps.Several people looked at each other for a while, and finally Jack grinned: "Let's be honest, edible children."