Operation Red Book

Chapter 463 Sunshine in Leiyi Town

After an unknown amount of time, the warm sunshine enveloped the entire town of Lei.

Vines grew rapidly around the red brick and white walls. The pumpkin lanterns with their inner cores extinguished were broken into pieces and piled in the corner. At some point, large patches of blue flowers grew out.

The newborns were sent back to their homes by the soldiers after their physical conditions were checked.

They looked unusually optimistic. Compared to the darkness and dampness in downtown London, they were more like flowers all over the hills, growing freely and happily in the Garden of Eden.

Angels are kind. For those who are missing a part of their soul, perhaps being free and happy is also a kind of precious happiness.

The sunlight shines into the room through the glass windows, making the quilt in the bedroom warm.

As soon as the newborns returned home, they fell asleep on their beds with faint smiles on their faces, like a group of soft clouds growing in heaven.

Beside the sparkling Lake Eden, cleaning work is still in full swing.

Seville Manor was requisitioned by the army led by Marquis Sebastian. He first rushed into the dungeon to rescue the imprisoned Goodwin couple, and then ordered his men to seal up all the property of Seville Manor.

He had planned this early in the morning, on the afternoon when he arrived at Seville Manor for the blind date.

"I will send you enough government soldiers. This is the Queen's order," said Mycroft Holmes.

"Baron Bruce and his family have troubled the Queen for a long time." Sebastian stood in front of Mycroft Holmes' desk and smiled politely.

"It's just Halloween once a year. Her Majesty the Queen is old, and I want to take advantage of this happy day to double the joy. I want to give her this gift."

"Trading the Queen's favor at the cost of the destruction of a small town?"

“This is not destruction, but rebirth.”

After saying this, Mycroft extinguished the burning cigarette with one hand.

Sebastian had never guessed what he was thinking, but it didn't matter. Mycroft represented the British government. If he fell, the entire "British Empire" would also fall, and it was still a long time before that happened.

Therefore, Marquis Sebastian made all the necessary preparations and sent troops to surround the entire town of Lei.

But he didn't expect that there would be so many twists and turns in this matter.

First, Benjamin Goodwin died mysteriously, and he had to return to London with the heartbroken Christine to find the only person he trusted, Sherlock Holmes, the younger brother of Mycroft Holmes.

Secondly, there was the intervention of supernatural energy. The strict security in Bruce Castle and Halloween night in Eden Lake caught him off guard. He had to wait for the right time to return to the edge of the town and change his pre-ambush strategy.

Finally, it was a contest between other powers. In addition to the government army, it was not only the British government that wanted to eradicate the Bruce family. The royal family and the old aristocracy also quietly arrived to compete with him for this piece of fat. The main representative was the Goodwin family.

Like him, Christine was asked by his brother to secretly investigate the secrets of the Bruce family, which put him in trouble.

I have to say that this battle was really tiring. It not only consumed our energy, but also allowed the main culprit to escape and involved several bloody cases.

But no matter what, the task assigned to him by McFadden was successfully completed.

The three members of the Seville Manor were either killed or escaped, and the remaining aristocratic properties were also taken over by the government.

The town of Lei no longer had those lackeys serving the devil, and this result was exactly what the queen wanted.

After cleaning up the Seville Manor, all that remained was Lake Eden in the center of the town.

The soldiers who cleared the area around Lake Eden were mainly the Royal Foreign Service led by Felix, with Scotland Yard also rushing over.

Holmes simply bandaged his head and pulled Inspector Lestrade to sit aside.

He refused to get on the ambulance sent by the government, saying that he wanted to wait for Ivy and Joshua by the lake.

While he was waiting, he occasionally watched Jacob torture the Goodwin siblings with the Bible to amuse himself.

After Inspector Lestrade gave his adjutant some necessary instructions, he sat with Holmes on the big rock by the lake.

"Do you hate your brother so much? So much that you don't even want to get in his car?" Inspector Lestrade asked.

"I'm not the only one who hates him. Everyone hates those cold-blooded politicians." Holmes replied perfunctorily.

"But he is your brother, your real brother."

"I am your father, your real father."

"Hey……"

The two were silent for a while. As if Holmes suddenly thought of something, he changed the subject:

"Have Baron Bruce and that little bad guy been caught?"

"We intercepted them at the dock... but it wasn't a success. It could even be said to be a shitty failure..."

"Please tell me both the big one and the small one are dead. I told you you could kill them."

"Baron Bruce was shot in the lung and died, but no one could bear to kill the little girl with a broken arm and a broken leg."

"Let her get away?"

"Sorry, I made it to Australia alive."

"It doesn't matter. She will pay the price for her cleverness. As for you, I can only say... don't blame yourself for your kindness."

"But are you sure you're not mistaken? That little girl?"

"I'm really not mistaken. I'm your biological father."

"Hey……"

It seemed that everyone looked like they had nothing to do, especially Count Vincent Waite, who walked around Lake Eden three and a half times.

He was wearing a red uniform, with a magazine tied to his left waist and a pistol on his right waist, and he was walking slowly along the wet lake.

He was looking for something, something very small, even smaller than the smallest earring.

This thing was right beside Lake Eden; he knew it clearly and could sense it strongly.

He turned his head, looked at the dazzling sun behind him, and turned back.

Slowly, he raised his right hand and aimed the emerald diamond on his thumb towards the sunlight behind him.

The light shines on the smooth and transparent diamond, immediately emitting countless sharp rays of light.

The light spread out in all directions, casting several small circles of light on the water, grass, and mud, like small mirrors spread out on the surface.

Seeing this, Count White's lips opened and closed, and he quickly chanted an unknown spell towards the water in front of him.

As the spell continued to be chanted, a salty and moist breeze blew in from all directions, magically gathering the scattered rays of light into a single line.

The beam of light slowly moved and then came to a standstill on the water surface on the right.

Count White's gaze stopped as the beam of light stopped. He changed his spell, controlling the pillars of breeze to push away the water surface and dive into the bottom of the lake.

After a while, a tiny pearl broke through the water, slowly rose under the illumination of the light column, and was carried into the palm of Count Waite by the breeze.

At this point, Count Waite put down his left hand, and the beam of light dissipated without leaving a trace.

"Miss Ivy! Miss Ivy!"

Christine's voice suddenly rang out from the other side of the lake, like a huge rock, hitting Count Waite's heart.

He clenched his palms and looked quickly to the other side.

I saw a familiar plain figure staggering out of the dark woods, and the moment it met the sunlight, it silently paused its dragging steps.

Ivy's fair face was covered with gray-yellow sand, and the hem of her plain nightgown was torn into pieces.

After two days and two nights without rest, her nerves had already reached their limit and would fall apart at the slightest mistake.

But she couldn't fall down yet, because on her small shoulders, she was carrying a tall and thin boy who had fainted.

That was Joshua, the buddy she had rescued from the cruel vampire lord.

The tough and tenacious girl, like a flag fluttering in the wind, brings her burning passion and infinite vitality, boiling the deep green pool of water.

She saw himself, Count Waite was sure, and as if possessed, he waved his hand to her.

But it was just a moment, and she turned her head away without any response, not even a look or a smile.

Christine grabbed her skirt and ran across most of the lake, shouting her name as she ran towards her.

Behind Christine, there were many people following.

Felix, Holmes, the priest, Lestrade, soldiers in different uniforms...

The fastest running ones were two stretchers and a white coat.

They were smiling and talking loudly, running quickly towards the beautiful hero in the dazzling sunlight and the calm lake.

In the blink of an eye, the crowd quickly surrounded Ivy. Count White stood where he was, and could only see her long black hair and her tired eyes.

The unconscious Joshua was carried onto a stretcher. After being relieved of the weight, Ivy finally couldn't support her body and fell into Christine's arms.

Looking at the crowded crowd in the distance, Count Waite slowly put down his hands.

He looked dazed, breathing heavily, and his emerald eyes were like a pool of stagnant water.

A strong sense of unworthiness and the uneasiness of having his lies exposed filled his heart, as usual.