"Now tell me your requirements." While Soran asked, he had already begun to lock the roller shutters of this house.
"Tell us about this anchor!" Weiran suddenly changed the subject, raised his finger and pointed at the anchor not far from the door and asked, "Has it always been here?"
"This anchor?"
Seeing Wei Ran nodding, Sauron replied with a smile, "It has not been around for a long time. This anchor was made by my grandfather decades ago. In the summer, he fished it out of Kiel Bay. At that time, he even thought that the whale had been caught in the net. However, when he plucked up the courage to dive into the water, he found that the fishing net had hooked the anchor. It took a lot of effort to fish it out. "
Hearing this, Wei Ran lost most of his interest in the anchor and simply asked, "Tell me about your grandfather. What does he do?"
"Fishermen"
"Fishermen?" Wei Ran was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously turned his head to look at the house not far away, "Where is your great-grandfather?"
"Also a fisherman"
Solan obviously saw Wei Ran's doubts and took the initiative to explain, "But according to my father, when he was very young, my great-grandfather briefly ran a business For a period of time, the surrounding fishermen would come to the tavern he ran to have a drink after returning from fishing. Later, as better-decorated bars appeared in the surrounding towns, there were fewer and fewer people in his tavern. I simply closed the tavern and started working as a fisherman with my grandfather.”
A tavern?
Wei Ran subconsciously looked at the cast iron mailbox on the other side of the door. The mailbox was painted with brown paint and looked like an oak barrel. The size was the same as a real oak barrel, but it was no different. Considering that this house was once a tavern, it would be fitting to have something like this at the door. After looking around the mailbox, in addition to the image of a cantaloupe-sized griffon cast at the top, there are also the words "Lübeck Foundry·1929" surrounding it.
"Isn't this mailbox also fished out of Kiel Bay?" Wei Ran asked, tapping the mailbox gently.
"It's not"
Saulan pulled the back of his head and explained honestly, "I also asked my father this question when I was young. According to him, from the time he can remember, This thing has been placed at the door since the beginning, but since the pub closed, it was put in the basement behind the bar not long ago, and I found it and repainted it and put it here. "
Taking out his cell phone and taking a photo of the mailbox, Wei Ran looked around for the last time at the surrounding environment, and then said with a smile, "Okay, I have no doubts for now. I will investigate as soon as possible and give you a reply before the deadline. In addition, I may come here from time to time during the investigation."
"You are welcome at any time"
Lun said happily, "I will be around here before summer comes. You just need to call me half a day in advance.". But..."
"What's wrong? "Wei Ran saw the embarrassment on the other party's face and took the initiative to ask.
"Before the results of your investigation come out, I may renovate and maintain the basement. I don't know if this will be helpful to you. Bring trouble. ”
“Renovation and maintenance? "Wei Ran was stunned and frowned subconsciously. This could really bring trouble.
"I plan to use this house to do business."
Solan spread his hands , "Especially that basement, I plan to use it as a secret gathering place. Although the things inside are very interesting, at least I have to find a way to move the coffin out. "
"Just move the coffin? "
Soran shook his head, "The floor may also need to be replaced, and there is no heating in the basement. To solve these problems, I'm afraid all the things inside must be moved up." "
This...
Wei Ran suddenly felt worried. He had planned to come back after the new year and use the metal book to investigate to see what secrets were in the basement. Yes, after all, the other party's deadline is very loose. He can not only spend this time in a down-to-earth manner, but also make preparations.
But if the other party is renovating the basement at any time, Wei Ran can. He was not sure that the things moved out of the basement could send him back to the correct time.
Especially all the arrangements in the basement were obviously prepared for espionage activities, and even he could roughly guess it. It can be guessed that the main target of the spies hiding here at that time was most likely the German ships entering and leaving Kiel Port.
But which country sent the spies and where they were at that time. The specific time when the work behind enemy lines was carried out here is unknown.
Although there seemed to be a lot of things left in the basement, it was actually cleaned very clean, so clean that he could not find it at all. Any useful clues.
So the only thing he can determine at the moment is that there was probably a man and a woman hiding in the basement, but for more, I'm afraid he can only use the metal book. Only with help can he know what happened here.
Because of this, he had to choose the side of the intelligence personnel as accurately as possible. In other words, if he wanted to avoid being in the wrong team, The only way is to do it before this strong man named Sauron changes the basement beyond recognition.
I have to pay more, otherwise it will be a big loss...
I thought. Wei Ran, who was going home to celebrate the New Year, secretly made a decision. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Sauron, in this case, I'm afraid I have to work overtime..."
"I understand! Solan said generously before Wei Ran finished speaking, "How about 300,000 euros?" If it's not enough, I'll discuss it with my dad. "
"The rich man who was struck by lightning! "
Wei Ran cursed secretly, waved his hands seriously and said, "I believe you will not let me down regarding the commission.. What I want to say is, if you plan to renovate that basement, then I'm afraid I have to work overtime here to continue looking for clues before you tear the basement apart beyond recognition, so if you don't mind, I plan to do it in this house Search carefully for a few days to see if you can find any overlooked clues. "
"No problem, here is the key. "
While Soran was speaking, he took out a bunch of keys from his pocket and handed them to Wei Ran. Then he raised his finger and pointed to the town not far away, "I will help you find a hotel nearby. You can come here anytime to look for clues. "
"Aren't you worried that I will steal the gold bars inside? "Wei Ran reminded after taking the key.
"Those gold bars are not worth 300,000 euros."
While Soran spoke, he even handed the car key to Wei Ran , "I'll let you use this car too. I'll go to the town to help you find a hotel first. I'll send you the address when the arrangements are made. How about having dinner together in the evening?" ”
“I’m sorry to bother you then”
Wei Ran took the key and weighed it, watching the other person walk slowly towards the town with only one pier across the street, his hands in his pockets.
It wasn’t until Sauron disappeared that he reopened the rolling shutter door that had just been locked, sat down on the wooden chair behind the bar, and began to wonder whether he needed to prepare something in advance to put on the table. In the box, as well as what might happen if he accidentally stood in the wrong team again, and how to remedy it.
After going through all the imagined consequences, he stood up. He leaned against the door frame and looked at the situation outside. After seeing that there was no abnormality, he immediately locked the rolling shutter door and walked towards the small room connected to the basement.
Follow the fire again. Wei Ran walked into the basement in disgrace, fumbled to find the light switch, and then carefully checked the basement again in the dim light until he was sure that there was nothing in the underground space. Monitoring equipment, he immediately set up next to the table full of manuscript papers, took a deep breath and took out the metal notebook.
The metal quill pen was the largest he had ever used in the past. The object is just a tank. Now he has no confidence at all whether he can draw this basement.
While he was waiting, he slowly opened the metal book lying on the table. After reaching the blank page 17, the metal quill began to draw a pattern.
Obviously, this pattern was drawn by Li, and it happened to be the one in front of Wei Ran. This table is just different from what you see with the eyes. On the table drawn with a quill pen, not only are the two radios placed, but also a large amount of used manuscript paper is scattered. There is also a figure with long hair on the back, holding a hand. Holding the earphones close to his face, he was holding a pencil in one hand and seemed to be writing something on the scratch paper.
And in the middle of the picture, next to the fireplace with a bonfire, there was someone squatting. There is one person, but the person in the pattern is onlyYou could see from the shoulders down, as well as a stack of manuscript paper that he was delivering to the campfire. As for whether he was a boy or a girl and what he looked like, it left Wei Ran with countless reveries.
With a "clang" sound, the metal quill fell on the table, and a few lines of text appeared below the pattern it had just drawn:
Character identity: Siren Tavern , the bartender Victor
Returns to the task: assist Romeo in completing the intelligence transmission, cover the existence of Juliet and the basement, ensure that they are not discovered, and take 10 photos.
Skill task: assassinate the chained dog Adam and hide the body to ensure that it is not discovered within a week,
Romeo and Juliet? Are there so many tasks? What skill is it this time?
While Wei Ran was muttering secretly, his field of vision was already occupied by intense white light. Then, retro music and the voice of a woman singing came to his ears, and in this singing and music , mixed with noisy conversations and laughter from time to time.
"Why is it so lively..."
Wei Ran blinked his eyes hard, and when he could barely see the outline of the surrounding environment, he realized that he was standing on a wooden bar. Behind him, he also held a glass and a clean towel in his hands.
Looking around again, Wei Ran couldn't help but twitch his eyebrows. He could recognize that this was the lobby on the first floor of the house, but at this time, under the bright light of the crystal lamp above his head, , but there were at least twenty men wearing World War II German navy uniforms, each holding a female partner on his arm, dancing amidst the lights and music.
Turn around and look at the left side of the counter. On the small stage, which is not too big, there is someone who looks very similar to the first French goddess in the 1980s and 1990s. The woman was holding a metal microphone and singing a song that Wei Ran had never heard of. On both sides of the female singer, there were several scantily clad girls performing a hot dance that exposed their thighs from time to time.
"Here... a glass of liqueur"
While Wei Ran was observing the surrounding environment, a drunken officer sat on a high stool next to the bar.
Looking at the opponent's major rank, Wei Ran calmly put down the towel in his hand, turned around and searched on the wine rack, pulled out a bottle of liqueur and poured a full bottle for the opponent. One cup.
The major picked up the wine glass and looked at it, smiled drunkenly at Wei Ran, then raised his head and drank it all. Unfortunately, he seemed to have exerted a little too much force. Although he put all the glass of wine into his mouth, he fell back from the high stool and lay heavily on the floor.
"Is this a German naval officer?"
Wei Ran looked at the major who fell on the floor with confusion and couldn't get up. He was so drunk. No matter how you look at it, it smells like hair.
While he was in a daze, another man with a shirt on his upper body and an unknown military rank had already grabbed the young man.The principal pulled him up and helped him sit down at a table not far away. The two of them were talking about each other, arm in arm.
Picking up a new cup, Wei Ran wiped it with a towel while observing the crowd around him. Most of these drunken soldiers were wearing navy uniforms, and a few were wearing air force uniforms.
And judging from their few words, it seems that these navy have just returned from a battle. From time to time in their words, they will say "so and so died in the battle, so and so was burned to death, and so and so" There are half-truths and half-false tidbits about a captain's wife cheating on almost all his comrades in the submarine.
However, before the beautiful female singer finished singing a song, and before Wei Ran heard any valuable information. The door of the tavern was pushed open from the outside, and the cold wind mixed with rain made everyone shiver subconsciously. Then a chained dog wearing a raincoat came in and silenced everyone.
"Adam, we are on vacation. Can you please leave quickly without spoiling our fun? We have reserved the venue today." The man who helped the drunken major not long ago had an impatient tone. A trace of helplessness and disdain.
"In that case, I guess you wouldn't mind buying me a drink."
The chain dog glanced around, took off his clothes and hung them on the clothes hanger at the door. , walked slowly to the bar and sat down, knocked on the table and said, "Have a glass of gin, with an extra slice of mint."
Wei Ran looked around and found a bottle of gin He poured the other party a glass, and then said apologetically, "Sorry, I've run out of mint."
"It's okay, no need to be sorry."
This chained dog was unexpected. He was so polite that he picked up the cup and drank it all in one gulp. Then he stood up, walked over to the major who drank too much, and whispered something into his ear.
With a "clang", the major who was still drunk just stood up suddenly. He didn't even care about the chair he knocked down, and pressed the shoulder of the chain dog, "Adam, what are you talking about? Really?"
Adam looked around and said gently, "I'll wait for you in the car outside."
After saying that, he gently pulled his shoulder. holding his hand, he stepped towards the door of the tavern. The major staggered and stood up straight, fastening his buttons while chasing outside.
Almost at the same time that the two people left the tavern one after another, the hall that had just quieted down immediately recalled the whispers of conversation.
At this moment, the wooden door on the side of the bar opened, and a middle-aged man who looked to be in his forties walked out with two bottles of wine. The beautiful singer on the stage also changed. A song was sung again.
Under the cover of the noisy noise, the middle-aged man waved to Wei Ran, "Victor, come here and help move the red wine out."
"Okay. Yes!" Wei Ran quickly put down his hand.Cup, followed the other person into the room behind the bar.
"Victor, it's too late, Frank and the others must be in trouble." The middle-aged man whispered into Wei Ran's ear, "We must find a way to kill Adam tonight! ”
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