On the fourth floor of Timov Castle, in a luxurious living room with a hemispherical stained glass dome, Wei Ran and Sui Sui sat side by side on a retro-style luxury sofa, looking at the front that had just been lit by Leya to decorate it.
In the hearth of the atmosphere, Anfisa translated the English diary left by Timov into Russian in real time and read it aloud in his ears.
??On a round table not far away, Anfiya was taking out several Austrian specialty dishes from the thermal lunch box and placing them on it.
??On the carpet next to this big round table, the three pets headed by the dog Beria sat upright side by side, raising their necks in unison to look at Anfiya, and at the same time drooling uncontrollably.
On the carpet.
??These greedy lunches that make them drool, naturally cannot be cooked in this castle, but Anfiya drove to the town below the mountain to buy them.
??"Let's eat first"
??Wei Ran called Anfisa to stop, and called everyone including Leya to sit down at the table.
??Although the diary that Anfisa just translated records some trivial matters in life, Wei Ran and Suisui can also feel Timov's sincere feelings for Sophie from the diary.
??"Leya, how many workers are doing maintenance in the castle right now?" Wei Ran asked while cutting a fried pork chop that was bigger than his face.
??"There are five plumbers, five landscapers, two electricians and a carpenter, and a team of 16 cleaners."
??Lea paused, picked up an apple strudel with her hands and took a big bite, then continued, "In addition, we hired two local chefs for a short period of time. They work in the office at the foot of the mountain and are responsible for everyone's meals every day.
Prepare lunch and dinner."
??"How long does each maintenance take?" Weiran asked while giving half of the cut pork chops to Suisui.
??"Once in spring and once in autumn, each maintenance can be completed in two weeks at most."
??Leya explained in a familiar manner, "The main maintenance work is to clean all the rooms except the church, and to inspect and repair the roof and windows.
??In addition, because the heating equipment of this castle comes from geothermal, pipeline inspection is also a top priority. Especially in autumn maintenance, if there is a problem with the heating pipeline, it will bring us huge trouble and losses.
??The last thing is gardening work, Mr. Dominic asked... "
??"So even during the maintenance period, you don't live here?" Weiran changed the question before the other party finished speaking.
??"No one wants to live here"
??Leya said slightly embarrassed, "Although I know there are no ghosts in this world, but..."
??"So you all live in the office at the foot of the mountain?" Wei Ran continued to ask.
??"right"
??Leya nodded, "Every day before the sun goes down, we will leave the castle and return to the town at the foot of the mountain. After all, it is more convenient to live in the town. Although there are complete water and electricity here and there is network signal, the castle is too big.
Well, even if we all live here, it will still be a little scary."
??"makes sense…"
??Wei Ran couldn't help but nodded. How beautiful this castle is during the day, but how eerie and scary it would be at night. Or to put it another way, all Chinese people understand, if such a big house is not popular, then it is better to sleep in it.
The cemetery is more peaceful.
??But having said that, after Dominic finished making his will, he asked Lily, who was obviously harboring disloyalty, to bring him here. It was inevitable that he did not want to help him catch ghosts.
??As the saying goes, using people's money to eliminate disasters. Let's not talk about whether he believes that this place is haunted. I'm afraid there is a question mark as to whether the ghost will appear tonight.
??However, just as he thought of this, he heard Leya say, "Actually, in the autumn of the year before last, there was a plumber who didn't believe that this place was haunted, so he lived here."
??"What then?" Suisui asked immediately after listening to Anfisa's translation, and at the same time took a big bite of the crispy fried pork cutlet.
??"At two o'clock in the morning that night, he drove back to the town."
??Lea put down the half-eaten apple in her hand
??Juan, said slightly helplessly, "Everyone firmly believes that this castle is occupied by devils. As long as someone stays here, they will come out to scare people."
??"This is the 21st century..." Suisui couldn't help but mutter.
??"really"
??Leya nodded, "But the plumber I just mentioned, when he was awakened by the cry of goats in the middle of the night, he found a goat's head on the balcony railing outside the room."
?? Seeing everyone looking at her in surprise, Leya spread her hands helplessly, "That's what the plumber said at the time, but when we went to the castle the next morning, we didn't find any goat heads.
??Moreover, he chose a room on the highest floor. It would be very difficult to place a sheep's head on the handrail of the balcony of that room from the outside."
??"The atmosphere is starting to get fuller"
??After listening to the translation, Suisui became more and more excited, "Ask her if we can stay in that room tonight."
??Hearing this, Wei Ran, who also had the same idea, immediately translated the request.
??Leya certainly had no objections to this. After Wei Ran and others had finished lunch, she immediately took them to the room they just talked about.
??"The bedding was changed yesterday. The bedding in all the rooms in this castle was changed yesterday."
??"What a waste..." Anfiya muttered in a low voice, and then translated it to Suisui.
??Leya just smiled and did not explain. She just reached out and lifted the dustproof cloth covering the bed in this bedroom, and then pointed to the balcony handrail outside the floor-to-ceiling window and said, "According to the plumber, the star at that time was
The goat's head is right there."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Looking in the direction of the opponent's finger, Wei Ran simply opened the glass door leading to the balcony and looked up, down, left and right.
??Looking out from here, if you want to see the city wall, you have to go down, but not far away, there are still two buildings that are higher than where they are.
"Leya, what's over there?" Wei Ran asked, pointing to the two towers.
??"Bell Tower and Guard Tower"
??Leya immediately explained, "Those two towers are also the highest positions in the entire castle. Of course, both the bell tower and the sentry tower have lost their original functions, especially the sentry tower. According to Mr. Dominic's request, now those
Many pigeons' nests were built on it."
??"Can I go take a look?" Wei Ran asked.
??"sure"
??Leya said immediately, "But there is no elevator there, and I suggest you just go to the clock tower and have a look. The smell on the watch tower is not very good, and we haven't had time to clean up the feces accumulated on it."
??Hearing this, before Wei Ran could say anything, Suisui backed down first, "You and her can go see it, we won't go."
??"Tired?" Wei Ran asked with a smile, how could he not know what this little thing was thinking.
??"We are going to the hot springs." Suisui said and looked at Anfiya with a smile, "Did you buy it?"
??"Bought"
?? Anfiya nodded, "I have bought bathrobes, towels, and everything else that may be needed. I also bought enough wine and Aludler, as well as fruits and desserts. They are all in Ms. Leya's car now."
Leave it alone."
??"Let's go and test the temperature of the hot spring first. You can come over and soak in the hot spring later!"
?? Suisui, who only wanted to soak in the hot springs, patted Wei Ran's shoulder with a playful smile and issued an invitation that she couldn't refuse. She walked out and said, "Kami, take all those things to the hot springs, let's go to the hot springs.
.”
??"We will send it there right away" the Katenka sisters replied in unison.
??"Pay attention to safety." Wei Ran gestured silently, and at the same time made a hand gesture of holding a gun without leaving any trace.
??Seeing this, the Katenka sisters nodded imperceptibly and followed Suisui, who was shouting, and left the room.
??"Are they going to the hot springs?" Leya asked proactively.
??"Yes." Wei Ran nodded, "Let's go to the bell tower and have a look."
??"Come with me"
??After Liya finished speaking, she also walked out of the room, and at the same time
??Don’t forget to take off the walkie-talkie that has been strapped to your waist, and notify the staff who are still doing maintenance to leave the castle immediately and end today’s work early.
??"Are those staff members working together for a long time?" Wei Ran asked as he followed Leya towards the clock tower.
??"right"
??Leya answered bluntly, "Walter, the leader of the gardening team, is my husband. He and I met in this castle. He and several other gardening staff he leads are all Italians."
.
??The team of plumbers, electricians and carpenters came from a German company that was involved in the castle renovation. The foundation has been working with them for more than ten years.
??The cleaners are also a company we have long-term cooperation with. Basically, the people sent to work here are Bulgarians. "
??"I see you like this job very much," Wei Ran said casually.
??"Actually, I care more about this castle than Mr. Dominic."
??Leya replied calmly, "This work of art was built under the leadership of my father. Even though it was plagiarized, my father's life ended here. I have spent most of my life maintaining this castle.
Even my husband met here. Besides, Mr. Dominic is also a very generous boss, so why should I not like this job?"
??"He is indeed a very generous boss." Wei Ran nodded in agreement. Everyone is a worker. This is undisputed.
??Led by Leya, the two walked through the maze-like castle for about ten minutes before standing outside the locked iron door directly below the bell tower.
?? Pulling out the key and unlocking the door, Leya took Wei Ran into the bell tower, pointed to the spiraling stairs and said, "This bell tower is almost a replica of the Elk Castle bell tower, only a little bigger and taller.
, do you need me to accompany you up?"
??"I'll go up by myself."
??After Wei Ran finished speaking, he stepped up the thick solid wood steps step by step, and finally saw a large clock made of bronze and an electric bell full of mechanical feel.
??Of course, just like the bell tower of Elk Castle, this airy space also accumulates a large amount of pigeon feathers and excrement. But the slight difference is that there is nothing hidden at the top of this bell tower that leads to the basement.
The secret door.
??Looking behind him, Wei Ran closed the stair door leading downstairs. After carefully observing the place, he took out the telescope from the metal book.
??I have to admit that this is the place with the best view of the entire castle. Not only can you clearly see the snow-capped mountains in the distance, but you can also see the town below the mountain and the cliff on the back of the castle, as well as the melting snow on the mountain at the end of the cliff.
A small waterfall formed.
??Of course, if you use a telescope, you can clearly see the three girls who have put on swimsuits and are soaking in the outdoor hot spring pool, as well as the dog and the two big-eared foxes running around in the castle yard.
??"Damn rich life"
?? Wei Ran muttered as he moved the focus of the telescope away from the three beautiful girls in the hot spring with great difficulty, and instead began to look at the structure of the castle itself.
??Although Leia kept saying that this castle was copied from Pierrefonds Castle, but by comparing the information about Pierrefonds Castle that Suisui searched on the Internet before lunch, she found that the walls of this castle looked much better from the outside.
It is taller, but from the inside, it is shorter than before.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! There is no doubt that this means that the terrain inside the castle is higher, and the change brought about by this difference is that after the entrance and exit of the castle are closed,
It's almost impossible to sneak in from the outside.
??Especially in the north of the castle facing the snow-capped mountains, the depth of the cliff outside the city wall alone is probably more than 40 meters. Coupled with the height of the castle's outer wall itself, it has cut off all vertebrates without wings.
Possibility of climbing up.
??etc!
??No wings?
??Wei Ran was stunned, and immediately pointed the telescope in the direction of the cliff.
??Opposite this cliff is the gentle slope of another mountain facing the sun. This mountain is not too high, but on the gentle slope facing the direction of the castle, there is a large meadow growing lushly, as well as scattered various grasses in between.
Plant trees.
??And with
??Even further away from this low mountain is another high mountain that still has snow on its top even in this season.
??More importantly, from the low mountain on the other side of the cliff to the high mountain further away, there are still cable cars that are obviously abandoned. He can even vaguely see the top of the mountain farther away with the help of a telescope.
There is a particularly conspicuous red iron house.
??On the other hand, he also clearly remembered that on the way here, the Katenka sisters mentioned that when they came here with Ms. Karenina on vacation, they went to the ski resorts around the town more than once.
On the mountain, I practiced skiing and paragliding.
??If you fly down from that high mountain in the distance...
??Wei Ran focused his camera on the snow-capped mountains in the far distance. If he used a paraglider to fly here from that mountain, at least he would be sure to land quietly in this castle...
??As the camera moved, a smile gradually appeared on Wei Ran's face. Whether it was on the roof or the city wall, as long as there was no strong wind, it seemed that it would not be difficult. Especially the steaming outdoor hot spring pool and the
The connected open-air platform is large enough for parties, and it is simply the best landing site.
??Now that the problem of "coming" has been solved, what is the way of "going"?
??Following the train of thought just now, Wei Ran looked along the direction of the city wall. Soon, he discovered that as long as he was brave enough, if he used a similar wing suit or simply continued to use a paraglider, he could jump from the city wall.
After going down, fly over the cliff to gain space for descent before landing. It seems that you can indeed leave quietly.
??Wingsuit flying... What's the glide ratio? 3:1? It seems like this... Weiran put away the telescope and muttered to himself. Although he and Ji Ma had not experienced this thing at the Hongqi Forest Farm, they learned it.
A rough theory.
??But does anyone really have such courage?
??After all, this was not forced by Mustache to rescue Mussolini, parachute to the roof of the castle at night, and then jump off the cliff and risk flying to the bottom of the cliff. If anyone has the means and courage of 007, why would he come here to pretend to be a ghost?
? Reading books
??With doubts, Wei Ran focused his telescope on the sentry tower of the same height not far away.
?? Soon, he discovered something that didn't seem to be on that tower. Put away the telescope, Wei Ran turned around and went downstairs, along the winding stairs back downstairs.
??"Let's go to that sentry tower and have a look," Wei Ran said quickly before Leya could speak.
??"no problem"
??Leiya nodded without hesitation, led Wei Ran around to the bottom of the sentry tower, and once again used the key to open the entrance door.
??"I can go up by myself," Wei Ran said, taking out a mask from his pocket and putting it on, and then put on a pair of rubber gloves.
??"Wait a mininute"
??Leya called to Wei Ran who was about to enter the door, then took off the silk scarf tied around his neck, helped Wei Ran wrap his hair and most of his face, and while pretending to be a devil stealing land mines, she did not forget to give instructions,
"Those damn pigeons look like they've been drugged, and there seem to be several more annoying crows living inside.
??Every time someone goes up to clean up the feces, they will get scratched by them. Mr. Victor, you must protect yourself, especially be careful not to get your eyes pecked by them."
"Don't worry," Wei Ran smiled, "Thank you for the scarf."
??"You're welcome"
??Leya, a gentle middle-aged woman, glanced at the top of her head worriedly, then took out a small bottle of perfume from her pocket and handed it to Wei Ran, "Just use it as a bird repellent spray. I don't know if there is one."
It has no effect, but at least you won’t faint from choking on the fermented bird droppings.”
??"OK"
??Wei Ran happily took the perfume, then turned around and started climbing up the spiral solid wood stairs to the top of the tower.
??Different from the clock tower we just visited, this tower is layered. In the first two compartments, there are only some tools such as vacuum cleaners, high-pressure spray guns, and some carpentry tools and paints.
.
??On the third floor, which is closest to the top of the tower, it is empty. There is nothing except dust and towels and brushes hanging on the shelves.
??Even, the door on this floor
??, there is also a plastic-wrapped reminder. Unfortunately, even Weiran does not know what this slogan with five or six red exclamation marks is about.
To be on the safe side, he cautiously took out his mobile phone and scanned it with the translation software. However, what made him dumbfounded was that the content of the slogan only reminded one thing - before opening the next door, this door must be closed.
Door!!!!
??Putting away his cell phone and checking the room carefully, Wei Ran untied the silk scarf Leya lent him and tied it to the stair railing. Then he followed the prompts and closed the stair door. Then he took out the leather book from the metal book.
Flying hat and leather gloves inside the hat.
??Wearing a Soviet flying cap full of inlays, and American B8 goggles and gloves, Wei Ran, who still refused to give up, even took out a Soviet cloak and put it on his body, and put it on with the medical kit.
American medic helmet.
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?? Weiran muttered to himself and without thinking much, reached out and opened the small aluminum alloy door with good sealing.
??Before he could clearly see what was going on around him, there was a burst of noise. Among the flying feathers and a large amount of smoke and dust that almost obscured his vision, there must be at least a hundred or ten pigeons, and a few mixed in between.
A black crow, all flapping their wings and dispersed in a flurry.
??But then, several crows squawked and swooped down at low altitude, like dive bombers, dumping large amounts of bird droppings on Wei Ran's body.
??「?!」
??Wei Ran resisted the urge to take out his pistol and fire a shot, stepped on the bird droppings that were enough to cover his feet, and walked up the stone steps to the sentry tower.
??Waving to drive away a crow that was pecking at the helmet, Wei Ran endured his nausea and moved a bird's nest shelf away, then leaned out and looked outside.
??Sure enough, just like what he just saw on the tower opposite, on the edge of the wall outside the female wall of this sentry tower, there are indeed several spotlights with a diameter only the size of a mineral water bottle cap. This
There is also a lunchbox-sized signal receiver on the base of the spotlight.
??With difficulty, he leaned over and wiped the nameplate on the spotlight with his gloves. It clearly said in German that this was an infrared spotlight with a signal receiver.
??"The infrared spotlight... can still be controlled remotely. Tsk tsk tsk... Suisui is really right. Nowadays, ghosts have to be scientific..."
?? Wei Ran murmured to himself, while driving away the pigeons and crows that kept attacking him, he circled around and carefully observed the outside of the sentry tower.
??As expected, the same spotlights were installed almost in a circle outside the sentry tower, and looking at the wiring, they all followed an inconspicuous plastic pipe, passed through the depression of the parapet, and extended against the wall to
Inside the guard tower.
??Looking left and right with the telescope, Wei Ran first moved the bird's nest shelves back to their original positions, and then took out the newly obtained wire cutters, "clicked" twice, and cut the plastic pipe together with the inside.
A section of about ten centimeters long was cut off from the wire.
?? Pulling out the cut wires, Wei Yan put away the wire cutters and left the top of the sentry tower.
??Until he closed the aluminum alloy door to block the pigeons and crows that had been attacking him, he shook off the bird droppings on his shoes, endured his nausea, pulled out a towel from the shelf next to him, and wiped his helmet and cloak randomly.
There were also bird droppings on the shoes, and then he put the contaminated outfit back into the metal book. He opened the door, took off Leya's silk scarf, and walked quickly down the stairs.
??Meeting Leya who had been waiting for him under the tower, Wei Ran said before the other party could speak, "Leya, from now on, before we leave, all staff are prohibited from entering the castle."
??"Just now when Miss Aurora decided to go to the hot spring, I informed everyone to leave." As Leya said, she also took her silk scarf and perfume from Wei Ran's hand.
"Where is the water and electricity main gate of this castle?" Wei Ran continued to ask, taking off his shoes that were covered with bird droppings and throwing them on the steps of the watchtower.
??"Come with me"
??Leya wisely did not ask any more questions. With her bare feet, Wei Ran walked familiarly to an inconspicuous but locked room, pointing at the various switches inside.
??"The water and electricity switches are all in this control room. I am the only one who has the key to come in."
"Isn't there a monitoring system installed in this castle?" Wei Ran asked while familiarizing himself with the switches of various power systems.
??"Yes, but only for external use. No surveillance is allowed inside the castle."
??Lea paused and continued, "And the monitoring will only run when there is no one here, and it will not work the rest of the time."
??"When the plumber had an accident last time, did the surveillance system capture anything?" Wei Ran asked rather inquisitively.
??"Unfortunately, not really."
??Leya shook her head and repeated again, "No surveillance is allowed inside the castle. This is Mr. Dominic's request."
??"Where is the control room?" Wei Ran asked as he walked out.
??"The office in the small town at the foot of the mountain," Leya replied while locking the door, "There is a special monitoring room there, and I am the only one with the monitoring account."
??"Is there an Internet connection?" Wei Ran continued to ask as he walked towards the main building.
??"have"
??Leya nodded, "It's too far from the town, and the cost of wired transmission is too high, so we share the high-speed network signal with a nearby ski resort."
??"The base station belongs to the ski resort?" After Weiran asked, Leya nodded immediately.
??"Help me buy a suitable pair of hiking boots and a set of jackets and pants."
??Wei Ran said, took out a few euros from his pocket and handed them to the other party, and then reported the sizes he needed to the other party, "In addition to clothes, buy some food and drink, we may stay here.
A few days."
"No problem, I'll buy it now and I'll deliver it soon." After finishing speaking, Leya waited for Wei Ran to nod, and immediately turned around and walked towards the entrance and exit of the castle.
??Watching the other party go away, Wei Ran glanced at the dog Beria who was still rolling around under the olive tree, walked into the main building of the castle with confidence, and ran to the second floor.
Two hot spring pools filled with steaming mist and the laughter of girls.
