War Photographer's Notebook

Under Lili's introduction, he greeted each of the three persons in charge, and Wei Ran also had a general understanding of them.

Among these three people, the one who is responsible for maintaining the two castles and the building at the foot is a French female architect named Leia, and the one who is responsible for providing life services for Dominica and managing other real estate is the red-necked Paul from the United States. According to what the other party said, he seemed to have a very good personal relationship with lawyer Carlos.

As for the person responsible for investing and making money, he is a serious middle-aged man from Germany.Moreover, Wei Ran could tell that this man named Sebastian had an undisguised dislike for Lily.

After some mutual introductions, Lily read out Dominique's will in public again, and after handing over the will signed by the three responsible persons to Wei Ran, she immediately announced that she would resign and leave the Elk Foundation forever.

So far, the visit here has come to an end with the clear and lonely applause of the German man named Sebastian.

"Victor" Just as Wei Ran was about to leave the conference room, Sebastian stopped him.

"What's the matter?" Wei Ran turned to look at the other party and asked.

Glancing at Lily who had gotten up and walked out of the conference room, Sebastian asked after a little hesitation, "Mr. Dominique, how is his health?"

"I'm not very good at judging," Wei Ran replied truthfully, "but at least before I leave, he can still eat and communicate normally, and... he probably has no regrets."

"I see"

Sebastian was obviously relieved, and handed over an ordinary business card with both hands and said, "According to Mr. Dominique's will, I will be responsible for the daily management of the future foundation. On February 2th every year, I will I will report and communicate with you on time, and besides that, you are also welcome to come to the foundation to exercise supervision rights at any time.”

"Happy cooperation." Wei Ran shook hands with the other party, and handed over his business card to the other party by the way.

Saying goodbye to this serious man and the Elk Foundation that he will be in charge of soon, Wei Ran greeted Suisui and Kajianka sisters, and under the guidance of Lily, got into the commercial vehicle that brought them over again.

It's just that at this time, there was another woman in the car who was frightened by Beria and was so stiff that she didn't dare to move—the French female architect Leia who was in charge of maintaining the two castles.

It wasn't until Wei Ran hugged Beria, who was concentrating on gnawing bones, that the afro-haired woman was obviously relieved, pushed her glasses with amazing prescriptions, and explained in German, "Because of the... um, particularity of Timof Castle, Yes! Because of the particularity of Timov Castle, I will accompany you to visit it, no one is more familiar with the situation there than me.”

"Leya, did you build that castle?" Sui Sui asked curiously after listening to Katenka's translation.

"It's my father"

Leya waited for the car to start and said, "The castle began to break ground in 1990, and it took nearly ten years to complete it. I had just graduated from college when it was completed, and it was the first castle I participated in. , and is currently the only castle built and decorated.

After my father's unexpected death, I took over his job and helped Mr. Dominique manage the castle. "

It seems that she already knew what Lily said to Wei Ran and others. The woman named Leiya waited patiently for Anfeiya to help translate before continuing, "Lily must have said something to you, yes, that It was my dad who died in a car accident shortly after seeing the ghost."

Seeing Wei Ran, Sui Sui and others looking at her, Lily who was busy fixing her makeup said nonchalantly, "Whatever you think, I will not go to that castle. After sending you there, I will I have to be busy with my own business.”

"Then let's go."

Wei Ran didn't bother to watch the two middle-aged women bicker, so he simply switched to Chinese they obviously didn't understand and chatted with Sui Sui.

"I think there is a problem here!"

Hoho, who seemed to be possessed by Mori Kogoro, said decisively, "Do you think there might be some treasure hidden in that castle?"

"Why is this
What do you say? Wei Ran asked curiously with his dog Beria in one hand and Sui Sui in the other.

"Ghosts are no different from people, they are all worthless garbage."

Sui Sui said as a matter of course, "Money can make ghosts turn millstones. I just heard what Leiya said. The castle was built not long ago. It is simply unscientific for such a castle with no history to be haunted."

"Haunting and talking about science?" Wei Ran asked dumbfounded.

"certainly!"

Sui Sui clapped her fingers and explained, "According to common sense, which haunted castle must have a history of hundreds of years, right? Then there must be a prince, queen, little princess, etc. in it? And then , Which haunted castle has no rumors of treasures? What ghosts are there without the treasures?"

"When you say it like that... it seems to be true?"

Wei Ran grinned, although there were elements of exaggeration and ridicule in Sui Sui's words, but a castle that has only been built for about 20 years seems to have no reason to be haunted.

No, no, or it should be said that a castle that has only been built for about 20 years is haunted, and there must be a good enough reason to say it.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help observing Lily who was sitting in the front row.

However, through the exquisite little mirror in the other party's hand, besides a face that still has charm but inevitably has crow's feet, the only emotion he can interpret is a slightly complicated relief The color, as well as a trace of excellent regret concealed by makeup.

Then look at the female architect Leia sitting in the same row as Lily. This woman who looks only five or six years younger than Lily, but definitely over 40 years old, shows only undisguised apprehension. and nervous.

Looking at Sui Sui who also saw something, Wei Ran asked in Chinese, "How many days do you really plan to live in that haunted castle?"

"Try it!"

Sui Sui, who was quite eager to try, deliberately joked, "Anyway, Beria is here. Didn't my grandma say that black dog blood exorcises evil spirits! It's a big deal..."

Before she could finish her sentence, Beria, who was still gnawing on the bone just a second ago, was already sitting up vigilantly with her big head in a daze, looking at Sui Sui eagerly with the bone in her mouth.

After making jokes all the way to the airport, everyone boarded Mr. Dominic's private plane and took off to Austria again.

However, after the plane landed at the Mozart Airport in Salzburg, Wei Ran realized that although the castle in the Gastein Valley is indeed under the jurisdiction of the Salzburg State, it is far away from the city of Salzburg. But there is a distance of at least 80 kilometers.

In other words, the castle is almost in the Alps.And since the foundation sold the helicopter that was originally prepared for that castle a few years ago, they want to rush there now, they either rent a car and drive at night in the mountains, or they can only wait for the passenger transport in the next morning train.

In this case, Wei Ran naturally chose to rest for one night. After all, flying around in a private jet sounds comfortable, but in fact, even the dog Beria is so tired that even the big bones don't feel good. As for that The two big-eared foxes who had been huddled in the arms of the Katenka sisters all the time, now also have their ears flying up.

"Since you have decided to go to the castle tomorrow, I won't waste time with you."

Outside the airport, Lily pointed behind her and said bluntly, "I want to hurry back to the United States while that private jet is still available, otherwise when that country girl inherits the house in Houston, I'm afraid all the jewelry I left there It's time for a change of master."

After finishing speaking, the woman turned around and walked into the airport without waiting for Wei Ran's response.

Until the opponent's back was completely blocked by the surrounding passenger flow, Leya, who was still standing beside Wei Ran and the others, was visibly relieved.

"Don't you want to explain?" Wei Ran asked while holding Sui Sui.

"Nothing to explain"

Leya spread her hands, and led a group of people into a van that was waiting for them in advance, "Before the castle was built, Lily always thought it was a gift from Mr. Dominique.

But in fact, more
Mr. Minik just moved a lot of things there, but he didn't have the idea of ​​living in that castle. "

The young man who paused and drove gave an address, and Leia continued, "Lily has been sad and angry for a long time because of this matter. When she was your age, she almost dreamed of getting that castle."

"And then?" Wei Ran asked curiously.

"Later, in order to better maintain the castle and reduce maintenance costs, my father took a lot of effort to persuade Mr. Dominique to agree to open it as a seasonal ski hotel."

Leya said here, "But unfortunately, before the first season of business is over, there are rumors of haunting in that castle.

Later, because a tourist almost died there because of a heart attack after seeing a ghost, and my father also had accidents one after another, the castle was never opened to the public again. "

"Mr. Dominique believes this kind of nonsense?" Wei Ran couldn't help asking.

"Does he believe it matters?"

Leya asked back with a trace of resentment, "Since the haunted rumors appeared, Lily has been urging Mr. Dominique to sell the castle at a low price—until she was banned from approaching the castle and related to the castle. anything. The castle has been completely idle since then.”

"Lily suggested selling that castle at a low price?" Wei Ran raised his eyebrows, "Isn't it for her?"

"I do not know"

Leiya spread her hands, "But it was because of the castle that Mr. Dominic threw her into the foundation. She was only the front desk of the foundation at first. Later, as Mr. Dominic's health became worse and worse, she gradually became the head of the foundation."

"Look"

After listening to Anfeiya's translation, Sui Sui said with a look that she had expected a long time ago, "Let me just say, there is no difference between a ghost and a human, they are all garbage without profit."

Although Leya can't understand Chinese, she obviously guessed what Sui Sui said, but she sighed, "Although I insist that the castle is not haunted, there are indeed some unexplainable things that happened there."

"Unexplainable things?" Wei Ran raised his eyebrows, "What unexplainable things?"

"You'll find out when you get there tomorrow," Leia said at this time, "I don't know how to explain what happened there."