dhibooks Chapter 17 The Prisoner
Chapter 17 The Prisoner
Shaking his head, Tom tried to calm down the nausea that came from running wildly for half an hour in the middle of the night, drifting at sea for three hours, and finally welcoming dawn in a helicopter.
Leaning back on the seat, the loud sound of the propeller seriously disturbed Tom's sleep. Fortunately, his stomach was empty, otherwise he really doubted that he would be ashamed to spit it out in front of Louis's subordinates.He forcefully opened his eyes and sorted out the chaotic thoughts in his head.
Since Tom, who was in a daze, was awakened by the electronic sound that suddenly jumped out of the system yesterday, there was a strange sound from outside the iron door, indicating that after the sound of scanning completion, the door was gently pushed open.Then, Mr. Tom watched a certain warning comrade who was wandering around in front of everyone all day, scratched his head honestly, and handed over the key to the metal shoe.
It all happened so quickly that he didn't even have time to grieve, and the island was gone from Tom's sight.
Naturally, Tom remembered the tasks issued by the system.
Main task: Help the Sterling family survive a crisis that affects the plot.
Side tasks:
1. Protect Ivan until the host dies in this world.
2. Complete the tasks assigned by Louis
3. In charge of part of the military-fire-production-business of the Sterling family.
4. Voluntarily renounce the inheritance rights of the Sterling family.
Daily tasks; play the role of a flirtatious playboy and visit places such as bars regularly.
Now Tom has completed the side quests and daily quests, and the system says the plot is about to start, so the main quests are about to start.
The clouds outside spread to the distance, and the golden radiance firmly separated the gap between the clouds and the sky. The wind passed by, and the light coffee-colored hair seemed to be a little longer. At this moment, because of the effect of the wind, it hit the face messily.
He clenched the note in his hand tightly, thinking about how long the idiot Locke would be unconscious, and probably not in time for breakfast, he suddenly felt a little wronged.He crumpled the note in his hand and unfolded it again, let go of his hand, and the ball of paper flew away with the drifting air like a migratory bird.
I can only vaguely see that the black square characters are written squarely:
prisoner
sterling family
Tom sat in the relatively low-key Bentley of the Sterling family, and walked smoothly through the surrounding forest, the gate, the front yard consisting of gardens, fountains, well-cultivated wide lawns, large greenhouses and a library, a castle-like The tall buildings stand safely in the soft sunlight, the ancient Baroque style and modern security equipment complement each other, and the calm tones make this century-old castle full of solemnity.
Tom has already changed into a decent formal suit in the car, and the hollowed-out handmade leather shoes walk through the hall filled with portraits of the family rulers of the past generations. Several knight armors stand in the corner with swords, and next to them are Chinese porcelain that exudes a warm luster. .
Just like leading little Ivan when he was young, Tom, with an inexplicable touch, set foot in this territory full of history in every corner again afterwards.
No one was received, and no domestic servants appeared. Tom stepped on the gorgeous marble escalator on the side with the memory of many years ago.He still vaguely remembered the flat tone of the butler at that time:
The front ladder is only eligible to be used by members recognized by the head of the family.
Swallowing dry emotions, no matter what Tom does, his Ivan is enough to become the glory of the Sterling family.
The soft handmade woolen blanket covered every inch of the floor on the third floor. The softness made the tired Tom feel more and more sleepy. He finally stopped in front of the last door on the left and opened the door. The room was empty, but the curtains It has been pulled apart, and the drawn arc releases the perfect light.
Sitting down on the sofa calmly, he picked up the newspaper that was ironed and folded into a square on the table with his left hand, and waited patiently.After a few glances, the drowsiness came back again, but it was polite to ask him not to fall asleep at this time. Tom rubbed the corners of his eyes and used enough perseverance to straighten his back that couldn't help but sink into the soft sofa.
Just in time, the young housekeeper knocked on the door three times, and Tom followed him through the labyrinth-like corridors to the fourth floor.
Turn left and turn right, and when he finally stood in the study of the current owner, the young man with light coffee-colored hair was putting down his coffee and straightened up. He was wearing a custom-made suit, his hair was neatly combed, and he walked with calm and precise steps from memory. Since then it has never changed.
Louis Sterling has a pair of gold-rimmed eyes, and the gray-blue eyes are just the right politeness and temperature: "Tom, on behalf of the Sterling family, welcome your return."
Tom gently squeezed his outstretched hand; "Thank you for your help, Louis."
Withdrawing his hand, he sat down on the sofa on the left side of the room under Louis' gesture; "Also, in the past two years, I have discovered some problems that we had ignored before."
"Tell me what you think." Louis showed his rare interest with decency.
"This is just a very ordinary transaction. Everything was normal at first, but after the middleman disappeared, I found an informant who gave me some information and two keywords. I had no clue, so I had to follow the hint of one of the words , and entered Kullos Boone Prison, of course I would like to thank you for your help. But then I didn’t find anything unusual, until a few days ago, the informant of the prison provided me with a key word again, which made me have I have some clues. But I need time to think about the rest.” Tom finished speaking slowly, and added another sentence; “Louis recalled me, and there should be new clues. Maybe we can discuss it together, provided that If you need it."
Louis took off the glasses on the bridge of his nose, "You should be aware, Tom, that a certain country-government has paid too much attention to the Sterling family in recent years."
As soon as the point was reached, Louis signaled the housekeeper to hand Tom a stack of paper materials, "You may be able to find clues from it."
Tom nodded. Since Louis provided the information support very understandingly and left enough time, Tom picked up the information, signaled, and left Louis' study.
In my childhood bedroom at Stirling's home, I couldn't bear to sleep for several hours, and it was already late at night when I woke up.
Tom rubbed his empty stomach, got up to get a glass of boiling water, opened the materials and started reading.But the unbearable hunger disturbed his thoughts, so he had no choice but to get up, carefully avoiding being stunned, and prepared to go to the first floor to find some business.
When passing by the second floor, he found that the library on the second floor was still lit.
Tom blinked his bewildered eyes, remembering that the library on the second floor had huge French windows and many African violets*2, the most of which were white double-petaled species Corinne and blue flowers with white edges. Blue Peak, when Tom was still at Stirling's house, Ivan's favorite library was this.
He hesitated for a few seconds, but decided to take a look.
Walking lightly to the front of the library, he found that the door was not closed tightly. Tom slowly opened the door, and the warm yellow light poured out. in a daze.
Originally, it was impulsive, ignoring the fact that no matter who is qualified to stay in the library so late, it is not easy to be peeped.Although he regretted his recklessness, Tom had no choice but to pretend to knock on the door indifferently. After getting Ivan's calm voice to agree, he pushed the door open completely and walked in.
Note 1. Because country E is a famous corrupt country
2. The ten most popular houseplants in the UK, according to FPA's annual consumer survey report in 2000, ranked first in the survey results of African violets
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Note 1. Because country E is a famous corrupt country
2. The ten most popular houseplants in the UK, according to FPA's annual consumer survey report in 2000, ranked first in the survey results of African violets
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