Operation Red Book

The castle is as winding as the outside, with numerous complicated staircases and walls inside and outside.

Joshua had already been dazzled by the portraits hanging on the wall.

After walking through the long corridor and turning a corner with landscape paintings hanging on the wall, Joshua could no longer bear it.

"I say... Mr. Ivy... wouldn't it be better if we go find Mr. Holmes first?"

"not good."

The girl walking in front refused without looking back. She held Joshua's hand and walked almost around the castle.

"But we don't know where the baroness's ward is. If we keep going on like this, we might not be able to find it until dark..."

"Shh!"

Ivy suddenly let go of his hand, pulled his sleeve, and stood aside respectfully.

Joshua immediately shut up and skillfully placed the broom on his chest.

They waited quietly, even breathing more slowly.

Sure enough, some quiet footsteps were heard at the end of the corridor, and then two or three servants appeared in a hurry.

"What are you still doing here? You are still so stupid after such a big incident!"

A maid saw Ivy and Joshua and started to scold them.

"Go do what you need to do! Don't stand in the way!"

"Yes……"

The result was the same. Ivy and Joshua bowed together, lowered their heads and turned to leave.

"Wait a minute, the maid."

Unexpectedly, the leading male servant suddenly spoke, scaring the two of them.

Ivy and Joshua immediately stopped where they were. Joshua didn't dare to move. Only Ivy turned around silently.

"Yes, Director Chris... ahem!"

"Huh? You know my name and identity?"

Supervisor Chris narrowed his eyes and looked at Ivy with an unfriendly look.

"Of course, I chose to work as a maid here because I admired Director Chris's reputation."

"Really? But you don't look like anyone from here."

"I am... mixed race, my mother is Jamaican and my father is from Hong Kong, China..."

"Then why did you come to England?" the maid asked.

"When I was five years old, I was abandoned by my parents on the streets of India. I was then picked up by an old man and brought back to London. He became my adoptive father."

"It's a pity that my father passed away two years ago due to illness. When I just came of age, I came to work at the manor through the introduction of a neighbor."

"Oh……"

Manager Chris frowned, but he didn't seem to intend to let Ivy go.

"Who is the neighbor who introduced you?"

"It was through Ms. Jessica, who used to work here, that I learned about the reputation of Manager Chris..."

"Jessica?"

"Yes, she quit her job last year and works in the kitchen."

"I see, what a remarkable lady... You should learn from her."

Supervisor Chris looked Ivy up and down, said something perfunctory, and hurried over with the other servants.

"call--"

Ivy let out a long breath only when the servant disappeared at the end of the corridor.

"That was close, let's go!"

Ivy took Joshua's hand again and quickened her pace.

This time, she really intended to go to Wendy's ward and no longer lingered on every brick and tile in the castle.

Ivy ran forward anxiously, climbed another step, and walked through the long corridor. The person lying inside the open walnut door was Wendy...

She knew it very well and did so.

Her breath exploded in her chest, and like an asthma patient, she was eager to move forward a little bit, a little bit more...

The last step... the long corridor covered with red carpet... the walnut door...

Go away! Go away! Those who are blocking your view!

Lord Bruce... the doctor in white... the priest in black... and... that woman...

Ivy almost cried. She had let go of Joshua's hand a long time ago. What did it have to do with her whether that boy caught up or not?

She just wanted to run forward without hesitation, Wendy... Wendy...

Oh... my dear child, you are all sweaty... it must be hot... Wendy... Oh! Wendy...

My...lovely...child...

Suddenly, a hard rod pressed against her waist, followed by a scorching temperature and a crackling sound of electricity.

"I advise you not to move."

A steady voice sounded behind her, causing Ivy to shudder.

"This is a lightsaber. If you move even a little, I will pierce your body with it and give you an unprecedented electric shock."

Joshua's face was solemn, and his eyes were flashing with anger.

"It hurts a lot, like being burned by fire."

Joshua threatened softly.

He held Ivy hostage, and the two of them slowly turned back to the corner of the corridor.

But Ivy seemed a little unwilling, clinging tightly to the corner wall with her right hand.

"I don't care who you are or what your purpose is, just get out of her."

"What if I don't?" Ivy's mouth corners raised again.

"I just said that the one in my hand is electric..."

"Then she will feel pain too!" Ivy smiled.

"This is that girl's body. I'm just borrowing it."

"You stabbed her with your sword, and it was she who was hurt, not me"

"You don't want to see her hurt and in pain, do you?"

"you……"

Joshua's lips were trembling with anger, and his thumb had already touched the button at the bottom, but Ivy's words forced him to stop.

"I just want to see Wendy, just for a moment, okay?"

Ivy begged, her lips bent down for a rare moment, her eyes filled with tears.

Now it was Joshua's turn to be at a loss.

If you open it, Ivy will get hurt.

If it is not opened, I don’t know when Ivy will be able to come back.

This unknown soul must be Amy, the niece that Mrs. Hudson always talks about.

Ever since Ivy came down from the attic, she has been behaving strangely.

First, his unique oriental accent was gone, and then his explosive temper that would easily lead to him getting angry was gone.

Then there was the smile that was always on his face, and finally the madness of knowing the castle like the back of his hand.

These small details were not worth mentioning at all to Joshua, who had been with her day and night for more than half a year and secretly admired her for three years.

I didn't expose her at first, just to avoid alerting her and find out what Amy was trying to do.

But now he knows.

Amy has a deep connection with this castle.

"Please, that lady agreed to my prayer, so I can possess her body..."

"Please, save me..."

"help me……"

"Hmm? This prayer?"

Joshua's head was buzzing, as if he had heard it somewhere before.

It seems that something connects them together.

"Please...save me..."

"I object!"