Chapter 288 Clues on old photos

  The weather is just right today.

  Chen Lun and Tracy walked along the Lingyu River in the East District of Peacock City.

  This river is a tributary of the Weiling River outside Kongque City, straddling the Northwest District and the East District, it is considered a beautiful landscape in the city.

   On both sides of the river, there are many bars and dance halls, very lively. There are also some families who live by the river and privately operate boating activities. They only need to pay two silver nobility to get a small boat and play freely in the river for an hour.

  Chen Lun felt the breeze blowing on his face, and glanced at the girl beside him.

  In fact, even if she didn't come to find him, Chen Lun still planned to take the initiative to go to Viscount Harrington's house and try to get in touch with her father. But since Tracy came to the door by himself, he didn't mind getting some clues through this girl.

   "Mr. Jack, let's go rowing!"

   Tracy turned her head to look at Chen Lun, showing a shy smile, pointing to the boats on the river, and said in a low voice.

   "Miss Terrier is wearing a long skirt today, is it convenient?"

   Chen Lun asked with a smile.

   "I'm fine!"

   Tracy shook her head hastily, with expectation in her eyes.

   "Well, that's fine."

  Chen Lun thought about it and agreed to the proposal.

   The two came to a private wooden house by the river and knocked on the outermost window.

   There is a notice board hanging by the window, which states the price details of boating, opening hours and precautions.

  Although it looks unprofessional, it is also interesting.

  The window was opened from the inside, revealing the face of a middle-aged woman. After seeing Chen Lun's outfit, she smiled respectfully, even a little fawning.

   "Good day, sir and miss, are you two going to row a boat?"

   "Let's mark for an hour first, if it is not enough, add more, and the extra silver is considered a tip."

  Chen Lun took out three silver medals and handed them over. The woman quickly took them, thanked her, and gave him a key.

   "Have a good time, both of you."

  According to the direction guided by the woman, Chen Lun took Tracy to the trestle by the lake, then unlocked the corresponding lock with the key, and boarded the small wooden boat.

  Tracey put away the umbrella, then lifted the hem of the skirt with her hands, and looked at the boat with a little hesitation, as if she was worried that she would not be able to jump over and fall into the river.

   Chen Lun smiled slightly upon seeing this.

   "Miss Terrier, I will help you."

   As he spoke, he stretched out his hand in a gentlemanly manner.

  Tracey's cheeks were slightly red, and she put her little hand on the opponent's palm.

  She couldn't help feeling a warmth coming from her hand, which was steady and powerful at the same time.

  As Tracy came to the boat easily with the help of Chen Lun, a strong sense of security surged in her heart.

  Chen Lun let Miss Tracy sit down, then untied the rope hanging on the trestle, pushed hard, and the boat slowly left the shore.

  The two hold an oar each and start paddling.

  Tracey maintains a ladylike image all the time, and she is extremely careful when rowing. At the same time, she quietly observes Mr. Jack beside her.

   Looking at his perfect profile, my heart beat faster.

   "Miss Tracy, why don't you tell me some interesting stories about Peacock City."

  Chen Lun used the oars to control the direction to avoid spinning in place, and then said softly.

   "Like those mysterious things... You know, as a magician, I'm more interested in these things."

   "Something mysterious?"

  Tracey came back to his senses, and then racked his brains to recall.

  She wants to show more in front of Mr. Jack, so that the other party can have more affection for her.

"Because Peacock City is a seaport city, there have been rumors of 'sea monsters' in the dock area in the south... It is said that it is a beautiful creature. They have faces similar to female humans, but their bodies are covered with fish scales.

  They also have moving voices, which can confuse humans. However, they are bloodthirsty and brutal, often coaxing humans into the water and then killing them. "

   Tracy whispered.

  Chen Lun nodded, indicating that he was listening carefully.

  Speaking of sea monsters, he couldn't help but think of the deep sea route.

  The name of Sequence 6 of this pathway is also called "Sea Demon". The Sequence ability is very similar to this extraordinary creature. I don't know what the connection between the two is.

  The necklace on his chest was transformed after the death of a [sea monster] transcendent.

"I also heard that someone married a siren and had a child, but the end was extremely tragic... These are all from the mouth of the sailors in the dock area. My father told me that it is the territory of the 'Blue Sail' gangster, and he never let me go near it. So I don’t know if it’s true or not.”

   Tracy added.

   "Is it a siren? It's really interesting... As a nobleman, Ms. Terrier should usually participate in party activities with other noble ladies, right?"

   Chen Lun asked with a chuckle.

   "Well, I have several good friends. Most of them are from aristocratic families, and the elders in the family often contact my father."

  Miss Tracy smiled sweetly.

  Chen Lun then used this topic to guide Miss Tracy to tell some mysterious experiences in the aristocratic circle.

  Seeing Chen Lun's curious expression, the girl seemed very interested, and told him everything about everything.

   Chen Lun nodded and echoed a few words.

  His words are humorous, and his responses are just right every time, which makes Miss Tracy very happy and thinks it is very interesting to chat with Mr. Jack.

   But Chen Lun was a little disappointed in his heart.

  Because he didn't get any valuable information from Tracy.

  Which noble family got the opportunity, I still don't have a clue.

   "Mr. Jack, the front is the 'Pleasure Ship Museum', shall we go and see it?"

   Tracy said suddenly.

  Chen Lun drew his attention back and looked up.

  I saw several huge white "house boats" parked on the river bank ahead. They are only slightly shorter than ordinary bungalows, but they are more slender.

  With doors and windows, it looks like a house standing on the river.

"what is that?"

   Chen Lun asked curiously.

"It's actually the house of the residents, and the family lives in the boat. But they will collect a lot of antiques and small objects about the local history, and put them on the table and the inner wall of the cabin for guests to visit...We call this kind of boat a boat. 'Museum of Cruise Ships'."

   Tracy said with a smile.

"This is something that is quite characteristic of Peacock City. If foreigners come here, they can often spend dozens of coppers to a silver dollar to learn about the local history and stories... Each ship carries different contents. , will be very fresh."

  Chen Lun became a little interested.

  He smiled at Tracy:

   "Then let's go and have a look."

  The two rowed the small wooden boat to the side of the plank road, tied the rope to the wooden stake, and then turned around and went to the "Cruise Boat Museum".

   After entering, I found that the family was busy in the cabin. The father and captain are explaining the old things on the wall to a couple, while the mother is cooking food, and several girls are obediently carrying the food to the guests.

  Looking at the notice on the wall at the entrance, Chen Lun consciously took out two silver medals as tickets, threw them into a tin can, and made a clanging sound.

   "Welcome to the Outlet Cruise Museum, sir and miss."

  A little girl with sharp eyes saw the arrival of Chen Lun and the two of them, and gave a sweet cry.

   "Thank you, generous sir."

   Another little girl ran over and said with a smile.

  She also held up a dinner plate with oyster cakes that her mother had just fried.

   "Please try it, there is no charge."

"thanks."

  Chen Lun responded with a polite smile, took off his gloves, picked up a piece with his hand and put it in his mouth.

  The oyster cake was fried golden on both sides, crispy and delicious, which surprised him.

   "Let's try it too, Miss Terrier."

   He said to Tracy beside him.

  Tracey hummed, picked up a piece with a smile, began to taste, and then was full of praise.

   "Sir, you look so good-looking."

  The little girl looked up at Chen Lun, and said in a childish voice.

  Miss Tracy on the side couldn't help laughing.

"thank you."

  Chen Lun smiled, took out a piece of silver and put it in the girl's hand.

   "This is a tip for you, please help me tell your mother that the oyster cake is delicious."

  The little girl was very pleasantly surprised. After thanking Chen Lun for her skirt, she couldn't wait to run to the kitchen with the plate, and said loudly that she met a generous and good-looking gentleman. He praised your oyster cakes as delicious.

   There was a faint communication sound from the kitchen.

  Chen Lun and Tracy smiled at each other, then walked towards the interior of the cabin.

  The two watched some antiques on the table along the way, as well as old newspapers and old photos hung on the wall after being framed.

  Suddenly, Chen Lun's attention was attracted by an old photo.

   That's a photo of an old factory building that seems to have been abandoned due to disrepair.

   "This is the Harrington Toy Factory."

   Tracy came to Chen Lun's side and explained in a low voice.

  Chen Lun frowned.

   "Is this the property of Miss Terrier's family?"

"Ok…"

   Tracy smiled.

   "However, it was sold by my grandfather more than ten years ago, and now it has been converted into a slaughterhouse, and the canned pork produced is very popular in Peacock City."

   "It turned out to be like this, very interesting history."

   Chen Lun said with emotion.

   But his gaze was always fixed on the corner of the old photo, a "decoration" on the outer wall of the factory building.

  It was a human-high toy model that looked like a steel doll.

   Chen Lun knew what it was.

   It is one of the opportunities he has been thinking about!

  ‘The opportunity hidden in the hands of the nobles seems to be a steel puppet...the clue has been found! '

   Chen Lun thought to himself.

  He asked Tracy in a casual tone:

   "This toy model looks very interesting, did you see it when you were a child, Miss Terrier?"

   "When I was a child? I don't have much memory."

  Tracey looked at the corner of the old photo pointed by Chen Lun, and shook his head.

  Chen Lun was a little disappointed.

  But Miss Tracy immediately showed thought on her face.

   "However, I always feel like I have seen it somewhere recently..."

  She noticed Chen Lun's concerned gaze, and then smiled.

   "Why don't you think about it after I go back, and let you know if I remember it, and then we'll go and have a look... Such a big toy model is no longer available for purchase."

"it is good."

  Chen Lun chuckled.

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   Wait until the two left the cruise ship museum and rowed the boat back.

   Several bodyguards who had been secretly protecting Miss Tracy communicated in a low voice on the shore.

   "Miss Tracy sneaked out of the manor just to go on a date with that magician named 'Jack'?"

   "What should I do about this matter?"

   "What else can I do, tell Viscount Harrington the truth."

  The bodyguards shook their heads, as if they had already seen the unlucky picture of the young magician.

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  (end of this chapter)