Sir Chen, your wife is missing!

Just as the dishes were half served, an unfamiliar number appeared on the phone screen. Feng Qingyu ate the steak and then slowly swiped to the answering interface.

The phone number was from Toronto, Victoria. The home number was clearly memorized in his mind, as was the housekeeper's mobile phone. So there were only a few possibilities: a threatening call, a harassing call, or a call to sell something.

"Which one?"

"It's me, Oscar. I've prepared what you want. By the way, I also investigated the case that just happened. Just consider it as a gift."

"Where to meet?"

"The tavern at 121 Red Maple Street."

"I'll go after dinner time is over. We can't waste a meal that costs thousands of dollars. See you later."

After hanging up the phone, she continued to focus on the food on the table. The white candle on the metal candlestick flickered, and the invisible things seemed to be stirring in the unlit areas.

The closer you are to the truth, the closer you are to those things.

Feng Qingyu had a premonition that he was about to touch the last door hidden in the haze of the mansion. The worst result might be that he would be killed by the wizard's descendants with strange spells. If he did not stop the wizard's revenge, the situation would continue to deteriorate until the other party killed those "perpetrators" and all their descendants.

Now it seems that her revenge is coming to an end, and most of the people she should kill have been killed. If you think boldly, her ultimate goal may be to destroy the entire town.

Although saving the town and its residents was too hypocritical, Feng Qingyu did not think he was that great, but his hope that the situation would not deteriorate further was genuine.

The words of the trembling old Dean Carters were still echoing in my ears.

- If you can stop that child from continuing to commit crimes, please stop her.

A current rushed through Feng Qingyu's brain, and his left eyelid twitched faster and faster, as if he had thought of something. The ignored details jumped into his mind, and the scene of the town library flashed before his eyes, as well as the Liberi girl he met when he first entered the town.

The small church where the strange ceremony was held late at night, the white-haired, haggard old woman at the door... She was a witness to the tragedy that happened many years ago, and the girl from Liberia was related to her by blood.

"Oh no, that girl..."

The Liberi girl who was left alone in the library, taking over the duties of the administrator, was obviously a lone individual and could easily be targeted by dangerous things.

If she had died in an "accident", probably no one would have found it strange.

A dilapidated library with extremely inadequate fire-fighting measures, a large number of books and wooden bookcases and shelves, most of which are made of wood, which are naturally flammable and can be reduced to ashes by just a spark.

By then, the onlookers will only feel sorry for the poor girl who died in the fire and say a few bland words. As time goes by, this incident will gradually fade from their minds. The damaged buildings may be rebuilt, or they may remain in ruins.

The cause of the fire will be buried and no one will know.

If the administrator Rosalyn Simmons is really the murderer of a series of revenge incidents, she will definitely not let Peg go, and the girl must have died in an "accident".

"You seem to be hiding a lot of things from me and Ms. Sulter. Being honest with your companions is a good quality for a Rhodes Island operator, but you haven't told us anything."

"I am no longer an operator of Rhodes Island. I submitted my resignation to Kal'tsit on the day I left."

"No, Teacher Kal'tsit did not agree to your request to resign. She has always been thinking about you. Even on the day you left, she watched from the bridge until she could no longer see you."

"Why do you say that as if you were watching from the side?"

"I was right there."

"..."

Yaye’s words left Feng Qingyu speechless.

Thinking of an old woman with a lonely face, standing on the deck of Rhode Island under the moonlight, the picture is lonely enough. Even though she never said it, and never showed it on her face, people could not guess what she was thinking for a while.

Since these words were spoken by a direct disciple, there is no reason to doubt their authenticity.

"I am really sorry."

"These words should be said to the teacher in person, not me."

"Do you want me to call or video chat?"

"Rhodes Island will be heading to Londinium soon, and you should be able to meet soon. To be honest, I can hear the teacher making unexplainable noises in the office from time to time. You know whose fault it is."

The Filin man put down his knife and fork and wiped the black pepper juice from the corners of his mouth with a napkin.

She ordered seven or eight dishes and ate all of them without leaving any leftovers, a typical Ursus appetite. The vodka she ordered just now also went down her stomach like water with a "ton ton ton" sound.

Her face was no longer red, she didn't burp, and she looked calm. The bottle of wine had no effect on Yaye's condition at all.

"I have something else to do, so I'll leave first. Just hurry up and do your thing. I have a surprise for you later."

"What surprise?"

Just like Feng Qingyu couldn't figure out Kal'tsit, she couldn't figure out her apprentice either.

"Aren't you going to save someone? Don't just stand there, you'll know when you're done. Don't ask, because if you ask, it's a surprise."

Throwing down some riddle-like words, Yaye quickly slipped out of the restaurant, fearing that she would catch up and ask about the "surprise" just now. At the moment, she did not have the time to think about what the so-called surprise was, because she did not know Yaye and they had only lived in the same dormitory for a short time.

There are more important things at hand. She must rush to the library immediately to prevent any accidents.

"I hope nothing happens to that girl."

……

The next few days were almost a race against death. Feng Qingyu only regretted that she hadn't figured it out earlier. When she saw Elafia in the theater and heard her talk about finding Peg to take over the shift at the library, she should have reacted earlier. She ran several red lights and almost hit a fire hydrant. It was thrilling along the way.

An uneasy mood fermented in the darkness, and the car was running wildly on the dim wilderness road.

As we got closer to Mannheim, the sky gradually brightened. In the distance, tiny sparks of fire burst out and flew into the sky. After a short period of burning, they turned into ashes and merged into the night. The orange light danced on the Western-style building, making a crackling sound.

There was indeed a fire there.

"Damn it!"

The fire came out of nowhere, Feng Qingyu had no time to think about it, and ran to the library at full speed. There were some barrels of water in the trunk of the car, so he could soak his whole body with water and then carry a barrel into the library to ensure the girl's safety.

Due to the fierce fire, there were no advanced water-collecting facilities here, and simply drawing water and then pouring it seemed particularly futile. The townspeople seemed to have given up.

"Anyway, there's no one inside. That Elafia girl got off work early in the morning, so don't bother."

"Why did I hear Anna's granddaughter Peg was in there?"

"I don't know..."

The surroundings were filled with a cold noise, and only the scorching wind generated by the raging fire had some warmth.

54.Surprise

"Hey, why are you still standing there? Why don't you go put out the fire?"

Feng Qingyu was not surprised by the indifference of the townspeople, but he felt uncomfortable. It was not a moral kidnapping, but the attitude of those people really made people doubt whether they were flesh and blood people.

"There's such a big fire inside, what if we get burned to death? Who knows if there's anyone inside? You're just shouting without knowing the situation. What do you, an outsider, know? We can just wait for the fire department to handle this kind of thing, why are you worrying about it *Victoria swear*?"

A middle-aged Carter man shot back with contempt.

The others shared the same opinion as him. It was not worth risking their lives to save someone they didn't know was inside. The relationship between them was not close either.

Even if they are neighbors living next to each other, they are still just neighbors after all, and they are not worth risking their lives for.

She ignored the crowd and poured the water from the trunk of the car on herself, allowing her body to fully come into contact with the water. She then picked up a bucket, drew her sword, split open the closed door, and rushed into the fire.

The dazzling flames made his eyes sore, and the gray smoke from the burning books and bookshelves rushed straight into his mouth and nose, almost suffocating Feng Qingyu on the spot. Holding a sword in one hand and water in the other meant that it was difficult to free up a hand to cover his face.

The collapsed bookshelves blocked the way to the upper floors. The elevator could no longer be used, so the only option was to clear away the debris piled on the stairs.

The temperature of Qing Xiao in her hand rose sharply, and the hilt gradually became hot in her palm, almost burning off a layer of skin on her hand. In order to rescue the girl who failed to escape from the library, she could only endure the high temperature, split the bookshelf with the sword in a few strokes, and rushed to the second floor.

The flames had already licked the stairs, turning the second floor into a sea of ​​fire.

The second floor is the novel area, which is most suitable for adolescent girls. Peg has also stated that she likes that place the most. When she has nothing to do, she will stay there all day until her grandmother comes to urge her to go home.

There were still some food packages on the table on the first floor, proving that people were still in the library.

Even though she was splashed with water, the heat from the fire still made her feel hot and dizzy. There was no other way to put out a fire except to be fast. When she reached the second floor, the door to the corridor was already closed. Perhaps Peg had closed it herself to prevent the fire from the first floor from coming in.

This was not very effective, as from the outside the entire library looked like it was on fire, and the second floor was by no means immune.

Just like before, Feng Qingyu used his sword to chop open the wooden door and entered. Thick smoke lingered in the ceiling for a long time. The girl who needed to be rescued was huddled in a corner between the bookshelves that had not been burned yet. She was unconscious due to inhaling the smoke.

"If there was a sheet..."

She glanced at the curtain that had not yet been completely burned, put out the burning part, tore off the whole piece, wet it with the water she brought in, wrapped the girl in it, picked her up, and returned along the way she came.

The fire on the first floor was already quite serious, and the only exit was blocked by a collapsed bookshelf. Feng Qingyu had to put the people down and cut through the fire as quickly as possible.

At this moment, she suddenly thought that it would be nice to grow a few tentacles to help clear the way, but unfortunately she didn't have that ability.

The combination of Originium skills and swordsmanship smashed the collapsed bookshelf and books. The hot wind dried the wet clothes, and the sweat soaked the clothes. Every inch of skin became scorching hot, as if it was being dried.

When Qingxiao's sword cut through the last obstacle, Feng Qingyu did not notice that a burning bookshelf behind him was falling towards him.

By the time I heard the sound of wood cracking, it was already too late. The heavy object hit my back, burning a large area of ​​my thin clothes. The skin underneath was also burned by the flames, causing unbearable pain.

"hiss--"

The scream was swallowed into his stomach. Feng Qingyu tried his best to stay awake and used his body to prop up the bookshelf to prevent it from falling.

After all, her Originium skills and excellent physical fitness brought her advantages that ordinary people did not have, and her abilities that she rarely used finally came in handy. The last time she stole Surtur's ability, as long as she let the lava giant help split the bookshelf on his body, she could leave this hellhole smoothly.

Those guys outside watching the fun would definitely not come in to help. I was hit by the bookshelf when I was only one step away from the door. It can be said that I was unlucky.

Feng Qingyu meditated with all his strength and activated his abilities.

The headless black lava giant used his broad palms to push away the bookshelf that was pressing on Feng Qingyu. At this time, her spine was almost bent and she was about to fall down.

With the giant's company, Feng Qingyu was able to escape successfully and walked out of the library carrying the unconscious girl.

More and more people gathered around, and they dared only to talk about it from where they were. The fire department was still on the way, and the fire could not be controlled for the time being. Under the surprised and fearful gazes of the crowd, she took the girl to a safe place and put her down, took out a towel and water from the car, wet the towel and applied it to the girl's face to cool her down.

Peg coughed a few times in the fresh air and then woke up.

"I... I'm not dead?"

She breathed in the night air greedily, like an Ursus beast that hadn't eaten for months, and she looked fine. The girl's grandmother pushed through the crowd and almost threw herself on her granddaughter, tears streaming down her face.

"You, child... I'm glad you're okay. Otherwise, how can an old woman like me survive... Your grandfather passed away early, and your parents are not around... What if you are gone?"

"Grandma, I... cough cough... I'm fine... It's all thanks to this young lady... She just saved me..."

Although Peg fainted, she was not completely unconscious. She kept feeling someone calling her name and carrying her out of the fire.

The familiar light smell of tobacco left a deep impression on Feng Qingyu the night she first met him, because the women in the town did not touch tobacco.

The old woman Liberi looked at Feng Qingyu with her cloudy eyes again, from top to bottom, as if she wanted to scan her inside and out.

“You…actually…”

"Isn't it our duty to save people? I guessed that the child must still be in the library, so I rushed back from the city. Fortunately, I made it in time."

"You're really not the god of death?"

"Where can you find a Grim Reaper as good-looking and kind as me? No one in this town is willing to help. Don't you think you should change your negative impression of me a little bit?"

Feng Qingyu realized later that a layer of skin on his back had been burned off. A few drops of sweat flowed down the back of his neck and just touched that large area. It hurt so much that he almost jumped up. He knew what a terrible situation it was without even looking.

There is a medical operator living at home. I can ask her to deal with the problem and the treatment will be more effective than going to the hospital.

All the trouble made her feel physically and mentally exhausted.

The sirens of the fire trucks resounded throughout the town of Mannheim. Tonight was another sleepless night. The "surprise" that Yaye mentioned had always bothered Feng Qingyu.

55. I want to hug you

With a burning pain all over his body, Feng Qingyu dragged his exhausted body back home. It was almost midnight. The house was very quiet. The servants were all asleep, and the housekeeper also fell asleep early due to overwork.

Without disturbing anyone and making almost no sound, Feng Qingyu stepped onto the spiral staircase leading to the second floor. The room was in the center of the east side of the second floor, and the familiar double-opening heavy wooden door was as tightly closed as ever.

The door lock is of an old style and needs to be opened with a heavy brass key.

There was no moonlight tonight, and the curtains were drawn, so I couldn't see anything for a moment when I first entered from the light. Even after I slowly adapted to the dim environment, I still couldn't see the full picture of the object.

Everything is so hazy and unclear, with an indescribable ambiguity.

Smelling the reassuring scent of home, sleepiness instantly permeated his body. Feng Qingyu felt very tired recently. There were too many messy things coming one after another, even much busier than the short time when he first arrived in Rhodes Island.

"call……"

Ignoring the pain in her back, she prepared to lie down on the bed to stretch her sore waist and give her tense nerves a rest.

Suddenly, a pair of hands covered Feng Qingyu's eyes from behind.

My vision went from being able to see the room clearly to darkness again. The hands covering my eyes were very soft, without much force, and it was easy to remove them.

This should be what Yaye called a "surprise".