C860 The story of the Book of Iron
C860 The story of the Book of Iron
The old man was still breathing. He looked at Linda with eyes filled with fear and unwillingness. He seemed to want to raise his hand, but all he could do was move his fingers.
Linda panicked: Professor Oman, don't be afraid, you'll be fine, I'll call for an ambulance immediately! She pulled out her cell phone and made an emergency call.
Just as she reported the address, a "ge" came out of Professor Oman's throat. It was the sound of his last breath. After that, his pupils began to expand, losing the divine light of life.
"Professor Oman? Professor Oman! " Linda grabbed Professor Oman's hand, she whooped his name and shook his arm, wanting to wake him up.
Professor Oman did not reply at all.
Xia Lei's gaze quickly swept across the entire study room. The study room was a mess. The books on the shelves were thrown to the floor, the drawers and wooden cabinets were opened in a destructive manner, and the things inside were also thrown into disarray.
It looked like it was a burglary, but Xia Lei smelled something unusual. The first was the gunman's combat skills. He was no ordinary gunman. Second, the motive. Who would rob a library?
"Professor Oman? Professor Oman... " Linda was in extreme grief.
Xia Lei wanted to console her, but he suddenly saw a drawing on the pine wood floor that was drawn with blood. Just as it was pressed under Professor Oman's hand, Linda grabbed it and the pattern appeared.
It wasn't finished, and it looked blurry. From a normal point of view, it was just a lump of blood.
Xia Lei's left eye twitched, awakening his microcosm. He quickly found traces of his finger dipping into the blood and drawing on the pine wood floor. Based on the traces and the rough shape of the blood pattern, he suddenly came up with an answer. It was the rudiment of an unfinished swallowtail cross.
The Swallow Tail Cross, also known as the Maltese Cross, was made up of four "Vs". That was the symbol of the Knights Hospitaller.
It was this incomplete Knights Hospitaller emblem that had shocked Xia Lei greatly. He muttered in his heart: "Could it be that this old man is using a method to imply that his death is related to the Knights Hospitaller? Or is he hinting at Linda? "
Xia Lei wanted to tell Linda about his discovery, but the words were swallowed back. He was "Ma Lei" now, not Xia Lei, he was just a merchant who opened a clothing factory. If he told Linda about his discovery again, would Linda still treat him as a merchant?
"He's the teacher I respect the most ?" Linda began to cry.
Xia Lei gently patted her shoulder, "Don't be too sad, the police will definitely punish the culprit."
"He's a very friendly person. There's actually someone who kills such a good person ?" Linda leaned on Xia Lei's thigh, looking very sad.
There was the sound of sirens outside, and a minute later two policemen came in.
Xia Lei helped Linda up.
One of the two policemen looked at the scene and the other gave Linda a statement. Afterwards, another policeman also asked Xia Lei a few questions. Xia Lei merely described what happened briefly, and didn't say anything else.
Half an hour later, Professor Oman's corpse was sent away. The police had also used seals to set up a restricted area. Linda left her contact number with the police and then returned back to her home with Xia Lei.
Linda sat on the viewing balcony and looked down the hill towards the small town, not saying a word.
Xia Lei brewed a cup of coffee for her and then handed it over to her, "I know you feel very uncomfortable, but I think it's better to be a bit more open-minded. There will be a day when people leave this world in different ways. "
"Thank you for saving me." Linda looked at Xia Lei, his eyes filled with gratitude.
"I just did what I should have done. No need to thank me." Xia Lei said.
"But ?" Linda was a little confused, "When I was standing at the door, I didn't notice a gunner inside the house, how did you find out?"
Xia Lei said: "At that time, I was beside you and there was a window not far behind me. It was opened, and the dark walls made it look like a mirror. I saw the gunman through the glass. He was aiming his gun at the door. I don't care about all that, I just threw you to the ground. "
"Thank you." "You must be the Angel that Father Heavenly sent to save me. If not for you, I would have definitely left this world with Professor Oman already."
Xia Lei was silent for a moment before speaking, "Linda, can you tell me what exactly happened? You and the Professor Oman made an agreement to give you something, but he died. I didn't see you get anything either. "
Linda only looked at Xia Lei, and did not speak.
Xia Lei shrugged his shoulders, "Please forgive my curiosity, I was just unlucky enough to get involved in this matter, I just want to know the reason. If it's inconvenient, just take it as if I didn't ask. "
Linda then said: "My main purpose for coming back to the Sicily this time is to get the Iron Leaf Book from the Professor Oman, I never thought that such a thing would happen."
"Iron Leaf Book? "What is it?" Xia Lei was inexplicably moved.
Linda said: "It is actually not made of iron, it is made of bronze."
"Bronze book?" Xia Lei's heart was greatly shocked, he thought about the bronze valuable book s book in his hands!
"Yes, it is actually a bronze book. There were some undecipherable words carved on it. It was very mysterious. Previously in the Vatican Museum, it was a mysterious collection item that was never displayed to the public. Some people once suspected that it was the legendary Leaves of God, but it was obviously not. Professor Oman and the Pope were good friends, he was entrusted by the Pope to study the Iron Leaf Book. "Well, that was a month ago."
One month ago, Zhu Xuanyue had woken up and the black-robed man had appeared. And on the other side of the ocean, there was actually a bronze book. Was this a coincidence, or was there someone or force secretly manipulating everything?
Xia Lei's brain suddenly opened, but even with his super brain, he couldn't find any clues that could link these things together.
"My academic exchange in the Grand China is actually not over yet. I received a call from the Professor Oman, he said that he had made some new discoveries, and he told me to come back and bring Iron Leaf book to Malta. I said could you wait a few days, but he told me he'd booked me a ticket, well, the plane we were on. "
Xia Lei's heart skipped a beat, "Is it his plane ticket, or is it someone else's?"
"I don't know about that. I didn't ask. He looked worried, and I couldn't refuse, so I came back. "Coincidentally, we met and became neighbours." Linda said.
Was it really just a coincidence?
On the plane, no matter which seat, there would be a neighbor, and they would all have a good impression of each other. It wasn't strange for them to be friends when talking to each other. Such things happened every second of the time in this world. It was not strange at all. Not knowing why, the feeling of someone secretly controlling him to meet and get acquainted with Linda grew more and more distinct in Xia Lei's heart. But before Linda mentioned the "Iron Leaf Book", he did not have this kind of feeling.
"Why did he let you take Iron Leaf books to Malta? Why not go by himself? " After a brief moment of silence, Xia Lei probed.
"He didn't say, but I'm sure he did it for a reason."
"Did he tell you where to take the Iron Book to Malta? Or to see someone? " Xia Lei urgently wanted to know the answer.
"Mm ?" Linda's gaze moved to Xia Lei's face, "Mr. Marley, why are you so interested in Iron Book?"
Only now did Xia Lei realize that he was too impatient and it aroused Linda's suspicions. He followed, "Nothing, I was just too curious. I am particularly curious about the mysteries of events, and I like to go to places where the mysteries are particularly strong, Hansong Cave in Vietnam, the Angel Falls in Venezuela, and, well, I conquered that waterfall with my bare hands. "
"Wow!" Without waiting for Xia Lei to continue blowing, Linda's eyes released a strange light, "You conquered the Angel Waterfall? That is the biggest waterfall in the world, it is almost 90 degrees vertical, even many professional extreme athletes cannot conquer it, you actually conquered it? "Unbelievable!"
Xia Lei shrugged his shoulders lightly, "I like things that are exciting and mysterious. I don't want to become a merchant, but you know, I have to earn money too, otherwise I wouldn't be able to go to those places to conquer."
"You are a very strange person." Linda stared straight at Xia Lei, "You must have a lot of stories on you."
"Every single one of us has a story. The only difference is that it's normal and not normal." Xia Lei agilely changed the topic, "The Professor Oman has been killed, the Iron Book is also missing, do you still want to go to Malta Island?"
If she didn't go, he was going to leave tonight. He would not waste his time on an Italian woman.
"I am going to take a look, to the place Professor Oman told me to go." Linda said.
Xia Lei did not ask where it was. He had made the mistake he was anxious to make. He couldn't make the same mistake again.
Linda suddenly stood up from her chair and moved to Xia Lei's side.
Xia Lei looked at her, guessing her motives.
Linda suddenly raised her hand and pressed it on his chest.
Xia Lei was startled, "Miss Linda, what are you doing?"
"Such strong muscles." Linda said: "You said that you have conquered the Angel Falls, I want to see if your body has that condition, can you show it to me?"
She was a very clever woman.
Xia Lei hesitated for a moment, then unbuttoned his shirt, taking off the suit along with him. His upper body was very strong, but it did not have any exaggerated muscle lines. His muscles were very soft, very well-proportioned, and gave off an almost perfect sense of beauty and strength.
Linda's hand slipped down from Xia Lei's chest and landed on his stomach, which was used for eight pieces of the abdominal muscles. The white, tender, and hard muscles looked as if they were carved from jade.
"I've never seen a body like yours, your skin, your muscles ? I can't find words to praise them. " Linda's eyes flashed with excitement as her hand slid down the gap between Xia Lei's waist muscles.
Xia Lei took a step back, "Mn, it's getting late, I want to return to my room. Good night, Miss Linda. "
Disappointment flashed across Linda's eyes. "Mr. Marley, are you still coming with me to Malta Island tomorrow?"
"Of course, I'd love to." Xia Lei said.
This was what he had been waiting for.