Chapter 517 Apartment
Royal Master''s College is located in Queen Street and is a study and research institution governed and run by the royal family. I heard that those who can study here are all elite talents in the future of the country. It is precisely because of this that this series of murders made Scotland Yard anxious. You should know that the students here are not only noble in status, but also elite talents. Several of them died in a row and were still murdered by others. Maybe it is easy to be regarded as hostile behavior in other countries.
So the case must be solved as soon as possible, otherwise the boss of Scotland Yard will face more than just a matter of face...
As of now, the victims are of different ages and disciplines, and they have no personal relationships with each other, that is, they don’t know each other.
But...if you want to say it, it is not completely gone.
Indeed, in a school, no matter how good the students are in communication, they cannot know every student.
However, there is a kind of person that must be known.
That''s the teacher.
As teachers, it is very convenient to know students’ files and information. If you go deeper, it is easy to know where they go and where they live.
In fact, Scotland Yard also considers this situation, but...their investigation can only end here.
The reason is also very simple. This is the Royal Master''s College. The students trained are all top talents in the future. If you think about it carefully, the teachers who teach students, whether in their identity, status or influence, are not comparable to those of ordinary schools. Those who teach here are basically big-name players in various scientific research fields, and they are not hindered by publishing papers in the top journals. If such big-name players are caught and interrogated without any evidence, it would be really troublesome.
The police are not good, and Duanmu Huai naturally does not have the qualifications, but he has a way!
It doesn’t work out clearly, we can get down in private!
Duanmu Huai knows that students like to gossip in private the most and will also communicate which teacher they like and which one they hate. As long as he uses the skills of the Crow Guard and hides in the shadow of the school to eavesdrop on the conversations between those students, he can gain a lot of information.
Of course, only Duanmu Huai can do this trick. The students are sensitive and careful. Don’t look at their own chatting without any restraint. If there is a stranger next to them, they will immediately become cautious. Only Duanmuhuai can hide himself so that others can’t find it, so that they can eavesdrop on the side.
If it were someone else, he wouldn''t have the ability.
Well, but if you think about it carefully, this trick can be used in other places.
While listening to the students next to him, Duanmu Huai looked at the courtyard in front of him. Most of the students at Royal Master’s College are young and beautiful girls, and they are either born aristocrats or middle-class. Unlike the open atmosphere in the New World, perhaps because of tradition, or because of identity, most of the students here still wear very old dresses. At first glance, it feels like they are back in the 19th century, but they are quite fresh and beautiful.
I don’t know if there are any bathrooms here, so I followed the girls in and stroll around... Cough cough, forget it.
In this way, Duanmu Huai spent a day at Royal Master''s College, and got a lot of information from the students'' chats. However, which of these information is useful is unknown.
And at night, he was not idle, but asked Lorena to lure the snake out of the hole. After all, since the other party’s target was a young and beautiful girl, Lorena must be within the other party’s hunting range, right?
Lorena was also in high spirits, but she ran around the city for a while and didn''t meet the legendary monster...
In this way, Duanmuhuai went to the Royal Master''s College in the morning to search for information, and followed Lorena around the city at night to see if she could lift the murderer out. However, it took so long to disassemble the egg, but it was not effective at all... It was really speechless.
Compared to the lack of progress in the investigation, finding a house is simpler. For Duanmuhuai, the requirements for the house he wants to live in are very clear, spacious, comfortable and bright. The luxury suites at the Liz Hotel are good, but that is only for ordinary people, but it is a bit troublesome for Duanmuhuai.
Fortunately, as long as you give enough money, the problem that can be solved with money is not a problem. On the morning of the eighth day, Duanmuhuai was having breakfast, the excited hotel manager knocked on his door.
"Ah, dear sir, you can definitely think of what good news I have brought you. God bless me, I finally found an apartment that meets your requirements."
"oh?"
Looking at the hotel manager in front of him who was in a straight suit and had a mustache, Duanmuhuai put down the tableware in his hand.
"Are you sure? My requirements are not low."
Yes, Duanmuhuai’s requirements are not high, but it depends on who it is compared with. Houses that can accommodate his body are not easy to find. Not only that, due to his height, Duanmuhuai cannot go out by car, so he requires that the location of the house must be in a bustling street area, which is more convenient for him to walk back and forth. As we all know, the closer you get to the city center, the more you get, every inch of land is worth it. The room is so compressed like a matchbox...
"Of course, the apartment I found this time is tailor-made for you!"
"oh?"
Hearing this, Duanmu Huai became interested. He looked at the manager curiously and asked.
“Tell me and see.”
"Okay, that''s it..."
Listening to the hotel manager''s story, Duanmuhuai finally understood why he was so confident. According to the hotel manager, he met an artist who was holding an exhibition while helping Duanmuhuai find a place to stay. Coincidentally, the theme of the exhibition held by the artist was "Giant House". He specially bought an apartment and placed huge furniture and decorations in it. According to the artist, he wanted to let visitors feel the insignificance of human beings in this way, and let humans re-observe their daily world from the perspective of mice or cats, thus creating a new experience.
In order to perfectly restore daily life, the artist spent a lot of effort to renovate the entire apartment. Not only that, he even renovated vehicles such as vehicles, so that when visitors entered it, they felt like the giant kingdom. It is precisely because of this that this art exhibition was very popular in Wudu and is quite famous.
The exhibition is about to end, and Duanmuhuai happened to be here at this time and asked the hotel manager to help him find a house. After learning about this, the hotel manager found the artist for negotiation. After learning about this, the latter was quite happy. After all, after the exhibition, he also had a headache about how to deal with these exhibits. After all, no one wants furniture that is much larger than ordinary people. If Duanmuhuai is really a tall giant, then that''s just right...
Anyway, the artist is not short of money, so he also told the hotel manager that he wanted to meet Duanmuhuai. If the other party is really like the hotel manager said, then he can give the entire apartment to Duanmuhuai at his discretion.
Anyway, he is not short of money.
Duanmu Huai is also quite interested in this. After all, after coming to this world, he really can''t find any suitable place for him. This artist may be quite crazy, but if his apartment really meets his requirements, it is also a good choice.
So after breakfast, Duanmuhuai took the address obtained from the hotel manager and arrived at No. 135 Baihuai Street.
This place is not far from the Ritz Hotel, next to it is Hyde Park. Through the park, you can go to other areas. There are not only restaurants nearby, but also large shopping centers, and even a subway station not far away - well, this is normal, after all, the purpose of this apartment is to visit rather than to live in.
No one is bored and opens an art store in the apartment area, right?
When he arrived at the door of the apartment, even Duanmu Huai was shocked.
As the hotel manager said, the entire apartment is quite huge in appearance. The gate alone looks like a city gate. It would definitely be difficult for ordinary people to open the door, but it is just right for Duanmuhuai. Not only that, looking around, the windows and decoration on the first floor are much larger than ordinary apartments. It is indeed big enough for ordinary people, but for Duanmuhuai, it is really just right.
Thinking of this, Duanmu Huai had already made up his mind that as long as the price was not outrageous, he would buy it himself!
Duanmuhuai reached out and knocked on the door. Soon the door opened. Then a tall and thin man with a mustache and beret opened the door. When he saw Duanmuhuai, he was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes were suddenly glowing.
"Ah, you are the guest Mr. Lorentz mentioned. It''s just right, please come in and come in!"
Perhaps because of the artist, this British gentleman could not see the restraint of the British gentleman, but was more romantic and enthusiastic as a Frenchman. He greeted Duanmuhuai with a smile, and then curiously surrounded him. "When Mr. Lorentz talked to me, I didn''t believe it. I really didn''t expect that there were people like you in the world... I really don''t know what the world you see is different from us."
"Just just treat it as if you are looking at the child''s room."
Duanmu Huai complained silently, and the latter nodded excitedly. Then he took Duanmu Huai directly and began to introduce his art apartment to him in detail.
In fact, the hotel manager’s introduction to Duanmuhuai is not correct. This apartment is strictly called “Vision”. The artist’s original intention is to help the audience get out of daily life and observe the world from another perspective.
So he specially renovated the apartment. As the hotel manager said, everything was particularly big, whether it was furniture, doors or even corridors, and it was more than twice as big as the ordinary one. As for the room on the second floor, it is the same size as an ordinary person, so that the audience can have a contrast with reality after observing the giant world, while the third floor is transformed from an attic. Because the first and second floors occupy too much space, the space on the third floor is relatively small, but this does not stump the artist. He directly transformed the third floor into a room that children use, and all furniture decorations are smaller.
According to this artist, this is the big, medium and small vision so that the audience can taste and experience their daily life from all angles.
Of course, Duanmuhuai also thought this was indeed quite fun, no wonder the artist''s exhibition was popular. However, this exhibition cannot be held forever. The artist is planning to do his next concept, so he originally planned to sell the apartment.
As for the furniture inside, if no one takes over, they can only be dealt with.
On the contrary, Duanmuhuai''s arrival made the artist very excited. At least... the things he carefully created would not have to be disposed of.
Not only the artist is very happy, Duanmu Huai is also very excited. After all, this apartment was created by the artist himself. Not to mention the style is very exquisite, the artist''s skills are also good. What''s even more wonderful is that in order to be perfect, this artist has really made everything very huge, from the doors, clothes hangers to sofas and even fireplaces, lounge chairs, and even flower pots and tableware on the windowsills, all of which are suitable for their size.
For Duanmuhuai, this is simply a bag to move in with her bag, and there is nothing missing.
As for the room of ordinary people on the second floor, it was just enough for Lorena to live in. On the third floor... Then let the two pets Lingnu and Rabbit go to harm them.
The two sides quickly concluded the discussion. The artist originally planned to give the apartment directly to Duanmuhuai. According to him, he could only see people like Duanmuhuai in dreams before, but now he didn''t expect that they really exist in reality. It turns out that there is someone outside of the world...
Um? Why does this sound a little wrong?
In the end, Duanmuhuai did not give it to others for free. He was not short of money, nor was he short of money. He also had short hands and was soft-mouthed. After a long discussion, the artist finally decided to sell it at half price. Duanmu Huai also agreed, and then both parties signed a contract and then paid the money and got the key...
“By the way, this gentleman.”
Before everything was done, the artist seemed to think of something and hurriedly withdrew his hand.
"Before the complete delivery, I must remind you that this apartment... seems to be a little problem."
"What''s the problem??"
Duanmu Huai was stunned when he heard the artist''s words.
“That’s it…”
The artist was too excited to see Duanmu Huai before. Now that he calmed down, he also remembered some things and hurriedly started to talk to Duanmu Huai.
It turned out that when the artist bought this apartment for an exhibition, he also accepted it at a very cheap price. He was also very surprised at that time. This place was so good, why no one wanted this apartment for so long, and the price was so cheap. Later, a friend of the artist asked about it and told him what was going on.
It turned out that this apartment was formerly a businessman in Wudu who ran a ship business. At that time, his business was very big and his family was harmonious, with a wife and a daughter.
But... there are unexpected situations... This is wrong.
In short, one day, something happened to the family. Neighbors nearby didn''t see their people for several days, and later there was a disgusting and smelly smell in their house. In the end, the neighbor couldn''t help calling the police. When the police came, they found that the businessman and his wife and daughter were dead, and they were in a miserable state.
At that time, this was a big case in Wudu, and the conclusions obtained after the police investigation were even more jaw-dropping.
According to the police investigation, it was not someone else who killed the family, but the couple''s daughter. She killed the sleeping couple with a kitchen knife, and then cut her throat and committed suicide.
As soon as the investigation result was released, everyone was shocked. You should know that the daughter of the family was only twelve or thirteen years old. She looked very lively and cute on weekdays. Why did she kill someone if she said that she would kill someone? Could it be that the police made a mistake?
That''s it, but this was the result of the investigation at that time. In the end, the police closed the case by suicide. This incident only caused a sensation and was gradually forgotten.
Then the apartment was sold to another wealthy businessman.
Only half a month later, something happened again.
This time, everyone was awakened by screams in the middle of the night. When they turned on the light and looked out, they found that the door of the apartment was knocked open, and a fat man covered in blood stumbled out from inside. Behind him was the fat man''s daughter. She was only ten years old and had a ferocious face, holding a kitchen knife in her hand. She caught up with her father and pierced her and stabbed her father to death on the street.
When the police arrived, the girl also picked up a knife in front of nearby neighbors and policemen and cut her throat and died.
Now everyone was frightened, almost everyone chose to move, and many people doubted whether the apartment was cursed and fled.
It was after this that no one lived in this apartment again.
I have to say that this story is quite scary, but the artist is not afraid of this, and he does not live here, but... the artist has to admit that this apartment is indeed evil.
According to him, there were several times when he came early the next morning and found that the furniture he had prepared had been moved or simply removed. He was so angry that he thought it was a nearby hooligan who had made trouble, so he specially invited a few people to watch, but the next day these people were scared away and said that it was a haunted in the apartment.
Although the exhibition became more and more lively and similar strange things did not happen again, the artist still heard some customers say a lot of strange things.
For example, they sometimes say that they will see a girl in white pajamas lying on the bed on the third floor, and some say that the furniture in the room will move by themselves or something. Although the artist never sees anything special every time he goes there, so many people still make him a little worried.
At this moment, Duanmuhuai was going to buy a house to live here. He immediately remembered this and hurriedly told Duanmuhuai.
After listening to the artist''s words, Duanmu Huai''s eyes shone even more.
Buy a satisfying apartment, but it’s still haunted?
There is another good thing?
Needless to say, I bought it!
(This chapter ends)