On top of the large, thick red-shirted desk was an oil lamp with a dark green lampshade, thick books were stacked in the corner, and countless newspapers were scattered in the center, stacked on top of each other, and the scene was a mess that looked as if a hurricane had just passed.Hodden and Robben each occupy a corner of the desk, quietly flipping through the materials, the fragrance of ink lingering in the silence, and the rough texture of the paper touched by their fingertips, as if they could find the context of history along those grains, and explore the traces of life in the time.Unfortunately, the gains are limited.Mainly because it is relatively difficult to disseminate information in the current era, it may take half a month or even a month for the news of Tuno and Oro to reach Iwabuchi; Moreover, the news that can go viral must have certain characteristics, otherwise those trivial things will be lost with the wind.The information dissemination and public opinion supervision of the Norsines continent are still in their infancy, and such a situation is also expected by Hordon for a long time, and it is not surprising.But talk is better than nothing.In addition to the mass disappearance of Yamuz in his high school dormitory five years ago, there was also a strange incident in Iwabuchi three years ago, when twelve homeless people disappeared in just three months.According to the report, the twelve homeless people are only a known population - that is, they have names and surnames, and even homeless people have friends, so their disappearance is the alarm, and it is only when someone calls the police or the body is found that it is confirmed.But it is rumored that there are more homeless people who are missing, just because they are not recorded in the first place, no one even knows their names, and no one pays attention to their lives or deaths, so there is no way to complete the statistics, there are many cases that cannot be confirmed, and the total number of missing people is still a mystery.During those three months, the whole Yanyuan was full of rumors, grass and trees, especially in the lower city, not to mention the homeless, even the ordinary citizens went home early and locked their doors.It is precisely because of this that the number of homeless people in Iwabuchi has greatly decreased, and the law and order and city appearance have improved, so that there are rumors that this is a rumor fabricated by the official Iwabuchi City Hall to scare those homeless people in an intimidating way, but in fact, there are no homeless people missing or dying at all.There are still too few reference cases, only two large-scale disappearances, and from a probability point of view, the probability of both cases being separate cases is very high, and until further evidence and clues are found, Horden has no way to forcibly connect with what he has experienced."
Do you want to go on?"
Robben asked, looking up.Hoden also raised his gaze and teased, "I thought you would pick on the thorn and say: Look, there is nothing to gain, I told you a long time ago." ”Robben's head was full of black lines, and unconsciously, he also began to trust Hoden's instincts, who was always able to detect inconsequential details and capture the essence and patterns hidden in them.Even though Robben still habitually contradicts Holden, deep down he has changed.Looking at Robben's gloomy expression, the coldness of the iceberg slowly leaked out, which made Hoden laugh, and he always felt that Robben, who was so emotionally fluctuating, was much more real and interesting.But before Holden could react, there was a rustling sound next to him, interrupting the conversation between Holden and Robben."
Ray Peters, sit down!
Fast!
Sit down!
”"Hey, hey!
Brutus, look at me, quick, look at me!
Come on, come on!
”"Ray Peters!
Don't be stupid!
We're in the library!
”"It's you who's trying to mess around right now, it's you!"
The laughter was abrupt, echoing in the quiet library, and when I turned my head, I could see at a glance that the irascible youth and the fallen youth were fighting.The library is very large, with an atrium in the center, leading straight to the skylight, and even the blue sky can be seen on a clear day; The entire floor is spread out around the atrium, with a dedicated area for reading and studying on the east and west sides, surrounded by countless huge bookshelves.At this time, Hodden and Robben were sitting on the west side, and they could faintly see the light slanting west through the thick clouds and spilling into the library; The irascible youth and the fallen youth are on the east side.The expressions of both of them were extraordinarily bright and relaxed, without the slightest restraint and seriousness in the face of Hoden.The grumpy youth snatched the fallen youth's silver fountain pen, and the fallen youth was trying to snatch it back, and the two of them were giggling and laughing.The sound that could have been suppressed was a little out of control as it stood up, echoing in the quiet space.Robben rolled his eyes at Hoden, and although he didn't say much, the meaning of his eyes couldn't be clearer: it was a bunch of idiots.Robben didn't know what the relationship between Hoden and them was, but he knew that the two young men seemed to know Hoden, and that was enough.But Hodden didn't panic at all, but calmly spread his hands and made a confident and charismatic appearance, as if to say: I'm also troubled, too charming, and everyone wants to be friends with me.Robben was directly stunned.At this moment, the fallen young man noticed the sight of Horden and Robben, and the fight quieted down, but it was only a moment.The sound of footsteps echoing through the library from far and near, and the crisp sound of the heels of shoes colliding with the wooden floor could be clearly perceived.Appearing in front of Hordon and Robben is a grumpy youth.Robben glanced at the other party, but refused to comment, and looked down intently through the newspaper.Hodden took the initiative to raise his head and looked towards the irascible youth, which made the irascible young man a little restrained, his eyes dodged in a panic, and then looked at the window lattice above his head, and said to himself, "We're going to have some tea." ”“…… So?
”The corners of Hodden's mouth furled."
So......"
The grumpy young man glared at Hoden viciously, very dissatisfied with Hoden's reaction, and said through gritted teeth, "Have you forgotten?"
We've got to do everything together, and I think in that case, I'm ......," and then made an inviting gesture with his eyes.Hoden gestured to Robben, "We still have work to accomplish here."
But, thank you. ”The grumpy young man didn't care about the appearance at all, and said reflexively without thinking, "Whatever you want." ”Then the grumpy young man turned away in a huff.The sound of struggling footsteps could clearly feel his emotions surging away like a storm, and then he could be heard complaining disapprovingly to the fallen youth, "He doesn't want to join us." ”His voice trembled slightly.Holden wasn't quite sure if he had captured the right emotion, and vaguely felt that the irascible young man seemed to be a little aggrieved.Immediately after that, the footsteps started again—the library was a bit noisy today.()