Chapter 29 Chapter Twenty Nine

On Friday morning, Simon came in for breakfast with a happy face and greeted Bolai happily.He made some comments on the progress of the investigation of the "Box Corpse Case" and the news in other newspapers.Aside from an occasional twinkle or two in his eyes, he showed no sign of being alert to the change in the relationship between the two of them.He takes for granted what he calls his "spiritual twin." Ailian's performance seems to have returned to the way it was before, except that she seems a little shy.She suggested that in the afternoon they should send the four silver cups they got to the silversmith in Xishi Town and tell him what words to engrave on them.

"It's good to see the name of 'Bert Asuber' again," Eileen said. "Isn't it?" Simon echoed. It seems that Simon is determined to lure this "spiritual twin brother" into the shell.But when he heard Bo said that he had a long talk with the pastor last night, he raised his head, as if he felt some warning.From then on, Bolai felt that Simon's gaze stayed on him from time to time. That afternoon, when Ailian and Bolai were about to leave for Xishi Town, Simon appeared and insisted on meeting them. Squeeze into that little beetle together and go together.His reason was that he had won one of these silver cups by himself, so he had the right to tell the silversmith what words should be inscribed and what kind of calligraphy should be used.

Simon's seeming indifference was so strong that even Bolly wondered whether the pastor might be right--maybe his murder stories were just figments of his own imagination.But he still remembered the farmer named Getz and the horse he bought for his daughter Paige, and Simon's reaction to it, which made him believe his original hypothesis even more. After they had decided at the silversmith what characters to engrave and what fonts to use, Simon and Eileen went to drink tea together, but Beau said he wanted to go shopping.Bolai has already decided what he wants to do at this moment.He couldn't just go to the police station and turn himself in, it wouldn't help matters.Since even the clergyman, who knew the weaknesses of Simon's personality best, did not believe him, the police could not be expected to believe him-not only was Simon not a sinister executioner in their minds, but he was also the respected A.R. Rechter. Say goodbye to Mr. Syrup.

So Bolai decided to find out the evidence himself and provide it to them. He went to the harbor area and found a ship merchant's shop.He poked around in the shop, and finally bought a bundle of two hundred feet of rope.The rope is very thin, but very strong, almost like a steel cable.He asked the clerk to put the bundle of ropes in a box and send them to the angel repair shop where the little beetle car was kept.He accepted the box from the clerk at the garage, and put the box in the trunk of the little beetle. When Simon and Ailian walked back to the little beetle car to go home, he was already sitting leisurely in the car, reading the evening paper and waiting for them.

When the three sat down in the car and were about to start, Simon suddenly said, "Ah, we forgot to leave the old tires with them." Then he got out of the car, opened the trunk, and was about to take out the old tires . "Hey Elaine, what's in the box?" "I didn't put any suitcases in the car!" "Oh, that box is mine." Bo said. "What's in it?" "No comment." "Shipman Jim and Sons." Simon read the words printed on the box. Oh my God! Bo Lai secretly screamed that something was wrong, he forgot that the words on the box would leak out.

Simon slammed the trunk door shut and returned to his seat. "Bolly, what did you buy? A warship? No, it's too big for the box. Or an ordinary boat? Or a yacht?" "Don't guess, what is it? Is it really a secret?" Ailian also asked. If Simon really wanted to know what was in the box, he could always find out.Up to now, blindly keeping it secret only added to his doubts.He'd better publish the answer frankly. "If you must know, I will tell you. Didn't I used to be a sailor? I was good at swinging the rope at that time, but after I left, I didn't know it, so I bought a bundle to practice."

Eileen was delighted to hear that.She said that this time, Bolai would definitely show off to entertain them every night. "I'm afraid it won't work. I have to practice first before I can talk." "Would you still teach me how to shake?" Yes, he wanted to teach her.But if he let the bundle of ropes do what he intended, she would hate him for the rest of her life. Back in Lechte, he removed the rope and purposely opened the box in the hall.Bicui also asked him what he did, and naturally accepted Bo Lai's explanation.Then not many people paid attention to the bundle of ropes.

He thought to himself: his stay in Recht was not long, and he really didn't want to tell another lie. At the same time, he also felt very contradictory.Having been a great liar in Lychte for so long, it would disturb him now to tell this lie! Time is running out, so leave the bundle of rope here for now.If someone asks, just say he bought the wrong rope and take it back later for a replacement. But when night came and he was alone in the room, he knew that he had no way out—this was his mission that had traveled half the world to get here, and he was going to start this mission tonight.

The family members were still tired from the Burnon exhibition, so they all went to bed early.But Bolai still waited carefully until after half past twelve before starting to act. There was no light at all, and of course there was no sound.He went downstairs and picked up the bundle of rope from the corner. He opened the dining-room window on tiptoe, jumped onto the ledge, jumped down lightly, and closed the window. He waited quietly to see if there was any reaction, but there was no sound from all around. He tiptoed across the cobblestone path, then across the grass, and sat down under the first tree in the racecourse, which was already out of sight of the window El, and he didn't need any other light, his eyes still looked get.

So he sat here and weaved a rope ladder, ring by ring.After so long, being able to touch the familiar rope again made him feel a sense of solidity, which was exactly the tool he needed.He couldn't help but thank the ship merchant who sold him the rope. He rolled up the braided rope and put it around his shoulders.In half an hour, the moon will rise to the mid-heaven.Although it was just a crescent moon and couldn't illuminate it very brightly, he still had two good flashlights in his pocket, and in fact he didn't want the moonlight to be too bright tonight. Every five minutes he would stop and look around to see if anyone was following him.But in this silent night, there was not even the slightest movement.

When he walked to the mountain road leading to Tanbi District, he could clearly see the path leading to Xishi Town under the silver moonlight without using a flashlight at all.He walked up the trail, and when he saw the top of the beech, he came straight to the grove above the quarry.He sat down there and looked around again, but he still couldn't hear any other sound except for a sheep bleating on the hillside.He tied the rope to the trunk of the largest tree and lowered the rest of the rope over the edge of the quarry and down into the grass at the valley floor.This side was the steeper side of the quarry.There is also a narrow entrance on the lower side.But it was already covered with dense thorn bushes, and it was impossible to get in.When he and Abel the shepherd were sitting here talking about Bert that day, Abel had told him all about it.Abel said he was familiar with the neighborhood because he had once ventured down into a pit to retrieve a stray sheep.And Abel said that if one wanted to get into the pit, one should climb carefully down the steep side rather than the lower side, for it was almost impossible to get over the thorn bushes.Abel also told him that there wasn't a drop of water in the pit, at least not when he went down to save the sheep twenty years ago—the water had all gone down to the sea. Bolai tried several times the load capacity of the rope, as well as the degree of wear resistance.The surface of the trunk where the rope is tied is quite smooth, and Bolai has added a pad where the rope is against the mountain wall, so that the rope is not afraid of being broken.He slid down slowly, groping for the first loop with his foot.Now his eyes were exactly level with the ground, and he felt that the sky was surprisingly bright.He also clearly saw the shadows of the low grass against the sky, and the shapes of the tall trees. Now he has stepped on the first loop, but his hands are still hanging on to the rope on the turf. At this moment, Simon's voice sounded in Bolai's ear. "If you die like this, I'm afraid it's not justified." Yes, it was Simon's usual slow voice: "I mean, I can just cut your rope without saying anything. , if you still have time to think, I'm afraid you will only think that the rope is broken. But it's not fun if it's so simple, right?" Bolai could see his huge figure below the sky, and he was clearly half crouched on the turf above his head, next to his rope. Damn it, he really underestimated Simon's intelligence.Simon wouldn't do anything he wasn't sure about.He had even avoided following him and had come here early to wait for him. "It's useless to cut the rope, I'll scream like hell, and you won't get a good result." "Do you think I haven't thought about it? But who can hear you shouting here?" Simon whispered with a sneer. Beau wondered if he would have enough time to slide down to the bottom of the pit before Simon cut the rope.The rope loop was for him to climb up after going down to the bottom of the pit, but now he could ignore the rope loop and slide all the way down the pit.But was he close enough to the bottom of the pit without falling to his death before the rope was cut? Or maybe—? Yes, that's all! Pushing hard, he lifted his body up until one of his knees could almost reach the turf.But at this time, Bo Lai knew from the movement of the rope that Simon's hand was also holding on to the rope. "Hey, what are you doing!" Seeing Bolai jumping up, Simon immediately put his foot on Bolai's hand. Enduring the pain, Bolai hurriedly grabbed Simon's leather shoe with his other hand.Simon bent down, knife in hand, and was about to cut the rope. Bolai yelled, which made Simon lose his feet again, but Bolai still clung to his feet.Bolai took the opportunity to break free from the hand that was stepped on by Simon, grabbed it from behind Simon's ankle, and used his body to cover the rope exposed in front of Simon as much as possible.Simon's feet were grabbed by Bo Lai's hands, and he couldn't turn his head to cut the rope behind him. Just like this, his feet were held tightly, but his body was hanging in the mouth of the deep pit. Simon was in extreme panic. "Let go of my feet!" cried Simon, struggling to free himself from Beau's hand. "If you do this again," Bolai gasped, "I'll drag you down together!" "Let go! Let go!" Simon didn't hear Bolai's words at all, he just punched and kicked blindly. Bolai let go of Simon's shoe and grabbed Simon's knife hand, now holding Simon's left ankle with his right hand and Simon's right wrist with his left. Simon yelled, trying to pull himself away, but Bolai had his whole body weight on his wrists.Bolai was somewhat sure because he was stepping on the rope ladder, but Simon couldn't catch anything. Simon tried his best to break free from Bolai's hand holding the knife, and Bolai quickly grabbed Simon's left wrist with his right hand that was originally holding Simon's left foot. At this time, both of Simon's hands were tightly held by him. Caught it, Simon's whole body bowed in front of Bolai like a shrimp. "Put the knife down!" he yelled. It was too late and then fast, and he only felt that the grass in front of him kept moving forward.He was still stepping on the rope ladder, so he just felt that his body was thrown away from the edge of the cliff, but for Simon, who was held by Bo Lai and hung there arched, this was a moment of life and death. When Bolai looked up, he saw Simon's whole body pounced towards him from above, and he fell straight to the bottom of the cliff under the pressure of Simon in a state of panic.He only felt a golden light explode in his forehead, and he didn't know what happened next.