Operation Red Book

At the gate of Seville Manor, Jacob and Marquis Sebastian had been waiting for a long time.

Jacob was dressed in plain black, his tired yet sharp black eyes cleverly hidden behind black-framed glasses.

A silver cross necklace hung under the white Roman collar, shining brightly in the sparse sunlight.

He held a thick Bible in his hand, the yellowed edges of the book had become curled.

The cold wind blew from behind, and Jacob's short black hair swayed in the wind, but the seemingly thin coat and cape did not move at all.

Marquis Sebastian is negotiating with the person in charge of the manor, and the situation does not look very good.

The lady said that she had invited a priest from a nearby church, so there was no need to trouble the priest from Hagia Sophia to exorcise the demon.

The Marquis said that the priest had come from afar, so he must invite him in to rest first.

Both of them raised their lips politely, but their eyes were confronting each other head-on without giving in.

Jacob didn't say a word the whole time. He didn't care whether he could go in or not. The most important thing now was to find Holmes and ask him about the next course of action.

Another gust of cold wind blew, Jacob shrank his neck, held the Bible in both hands and placed it against his chest.

The Marquis and the valet had a fierce quarrel, in which there was no lack of veiled disparagement of Jacob.

Of course Jacob understood what was meant. He rolled his eyes in disdain, but unexpectedly discovered a flash of silver light at the corner of the wall.

"coming."

He said softly, took out a golden pocket watch with his right hand, and activated the power of time.

In the blink of an eye, the cold wind stopped in mid-air, the grass stopped undulating, the servant was baring his teeth, and the marquis was spreading his hands...

The next second, Jacob stood in front of Joshua.

"You came."

Holmes was acutely aware of the noise, and he turned his head and spoke.

"Such ugly hair, I wouldn't even want to cut off my head and give it to a man-eating monkey."

"Tsk..."

"What do you want me to do?"

"You try to get in there and go to Wendy Bruce's hospital room. They say she was possessed by the devil when she fell down the stairs."

"Do you want me to lure out that damn devil and kill him? I don't think so. The devil has committed a serious sin. Only by kneeling before the Father and actively praying for repentance can he be killed..."

"I just want you to go and see the little girl." Holmes interrupted Jacob's chattering impatiently.

"First collect clues and information, don't alert the enemy, there might be a Black Mass organization here..."

"what?"

"Black Mass..." Holmes paused. He saw the other party's expression suddenly change. "Something like that..."

Jacob shook his black body without speaking.

He unconsciously clenched the pages of the Bible, and each fingertip turned white with blood from being squeezed.

"I understand."

After a while, he uttered a few words lightly and was about to turn around with his pocket watch hanging in the air.

Next to him was Ivy, who had an inexplicable smile on her face, which looked even more eerie when she was still.

Jacob looked at Ivy carefully from head to toe, then he gritted his teeth, made a "tsk" sound, and uttered a few sarcastic words:

"Your smile is so ugly that no one would want it even if I packed it up and gave it to the toads in the frog pond."

As soon as he finished speaking, time suddenly resumed its movement.

Jacob's figure disappeared at the edge of the wall, and of course, also disappeared at the gate of the manor.

"Just now, a dark shadow seemed to flash across my eyes, as if someone blew out the light of the world, but it soon lit up again..."

Ivy looked around in confusion, but the corners of her mouth were still raised.

"Maybe it's because I didn't get enough rest last night, and something's wrong with my eyes. You know, eyes are the most cunning organs."

Holmes pointed to his eyes and winked shrewdly.

Then he looked at the confused servant and the marquis standing at the door, and pulled the two children aside.

He looked nervous and tried to keep his voice as low as possible: "I'll flip over first, and when I find the rope, I'll bring you two over."

The two children nodded obediently and watched Holmes climb up the wall, climb over the fence, and then jump down.

Like a clever wild cat, Joshua admired it sincerely in his heart.

He looked at the wall that was as high as the sky, and his heart began to feel a little uneasy.

Ivy will definitely be able to do it, but I have thin arms and legs, and I am out of breath after running up two flights of stairs...

This kind of me will make Mr. Holmes and classmate Ivy embarrassed...

As he was thinking this distressedly, Ivy beside him seemed to have seen through his thoughts.

She covered her mouth and giggled. Before Joshua could react, Ivy grabbed his hand and ran to the other side of the wall.

"Come on, I'll take you somewhere."

"Hand! Hand... Ivy-san..."

Ivy's black hair fluttered in the air, occasionally brushing against Joshua's flushed cheeks.

The cold wind blew again, blurring most of the blush on her cheeks.

Ivy pulled Joshua around the fence and after a while they finally stopped in front of a bush of wild roses.

"right here!"

Ivy bent down and walked forward, leaning slightly forward. After a while, her whole body was "eaten" by the rose bush.

“Is it this smooth?”

Joshua was a little confused. It seemed that there was a secret passage here, just like the abandoned door in front of the Chinese wharf.

However, Ivy, like him, was clearly here for the first time.

So, how did she know that there was a secret passage hidden behind this bush of wild roses?

As he was thinking, he just stayed where he was.

After a while, a rustling sound came from the rose bushes.

"Come here quickly!"

Ivy's head suddenly appeared in the rose bush. She was laughing and was as beautiful as the white roses among the green leaves.

But what she did was not pretty. She grabbed Joshua's hand and swallowed the 180cm tall guy into the cave behind the bushes like a monster.

"Ah ah ah ah ah--"

Joshua was pulled down from the cave in a daze, and he couldn't help but scream due to the instinct of weightlessness.

"Ah ah ah ah ah--"

"Shh-"

His head hit the ground first, but fortunately he was not seriously injured. Ivy squatted beside him nimbly and stopped him from shouting with her hands immediately.

There was a constant buzzing in his head, and it took Joshua a long time to focus his attention back on the room he had fallen into.

The room was dark and narrow, with a few pieces of snake skin in the corner.

"Where is this?"

"It's the storage room under the stairs. No one has ever discovered this place. It's really strange, isn't it!"

Ivy looked around vigilantly, then put her ear to the door and listened for a long time.

Joshua stood quietly by, staring blankly at Ivy's actions.

Finally, after a while, Ivy found her moment.

She threw the door open and knocked the little servant unconscious with the broom next to the door before she could scream.

Before I could breathe a sigh of relief, I heard the sound of footsteps at the top of the stairs.

Ivy's breathing suddenly became heavier. She gathered all her strength, dragged the little servant into the stairwell, and then locked the wooden door.

In the darkness, Joshua was also gasping for breath.

"You...what are you doing? Ivy? Ivy-san!"

"Change your clothes! How can you investigate a case in the castle without a set of convenient clothes?"

"I understand, but, but, Ivy, you... I... I... we..."

"Oh, don't worry, I will definitely catch you a set... Hey! Here I come!"

"No! Ivy-san..."

The door opened, and after a muffled sound, it closed again.

Then, the entire staircase was silent, without any more awkward noises.

"Squeak-"

The door opened again, and Ivy was wearing a tight maid outfit with a white cloth tied around her face.

Joshua came out behind her. He was wearing a loose tuxedo and his cheeks were red, like a child who had stolen adult clothes.

"Okay, where are we going next?"

"Student Ivy, please decide..."

"Okay, let's go see little Wendy!"