In the days that followed, Carmen was locked in a battle with the Old Bailey, which was destined to be a protracted battle.
It was Carmen who took the lead. On the first day, he chose the easiest way, sneaking into the night with the wind and stealing things silently.
Unfortunately, the Old Bailey is not free. As soon as Carmen climbed out of the chimney, her head was hit by a revolver. How did she get in and how did she climb out.
The next day, Carmen changed his strategy. He hoped to wait until the Old Bailey left before finding an opportunity to lurk in.
As a result, the sand is sand and the bones are bones. Old Bailey is staying at home and he is not going anywhere.
On the third day, Carmen hired an actor to pretend to be a swimmer and performed a drowning show in front of her home at the Old Bailey.
Surprisingly, Old Bailey had no intention of rescuing anyone. Instead, he watched quietly with a cup of black tea.
The fourth day, the fifth day, the sixth day
For a week, the two spent their time fighting each other.
You come and go, Carmen is full of ingenuity, Old Bailey sees every move, whether it is overt and covert warfare, secret warfare, or attacking in the east or west, diverting the tiger away from the mountain, Sun Tzu's art of war has been played by Carmen, and Old Bailey is not fooled.
This stalemate lasted for half a month.
On this day, Carmen, disguised as an antique dealer, knocked on the door of the Old Bailey again.
As soon as the door opened, Old Bailey smiled. Carmen's appearance was very recognizable. Even if he didn't say a word, the mole at the corner of his mouth would betray him deeply.
"Where are you going?" Looking at Carmen who turned to leave, Old Bailey stopped him.
Carmen stopped, took off her fake beard and hair clip, and said, "I know a friend who sells health care products. I plan to go back and learn a few tricks from him. He knows how to deceive the elderly best."
Old Bailey: ""
"Stop, there's no need to go."
Old Bailey walked out of the room on crutches and handed Carmen a box: "Thank you very much for making me happy during this time. I haven't been so energetic for a long time since I retired."
"This is?"
Carmen took the box and opened it under the encouraging gaze of the Old Bailey. When she saw it, there was a badge lying quietly in the box.
"At first, I thought you were a little gangster who wanted to take advantage of me, but then I thought you were not. You really want to get this badge back. I can give you this badge, but I want to ask, this badge
What is the meaning? I can feel that it is very unusual for you."
The Old Bailey was leaning on a cane and stood with Carmen like friends.
Carmen stroked the wolf's head on the badge and said softly: "My family has a long history. This family crest is the certificate of past family heads. And it is not just a badge for me, but a guide."
The wolf head on the badge is what he looks like after his transformation.
Carmen didn't think this was a coincidence. He felt that his family must be extraordinary. This badge, which was regarded as a treasure, might have functions that he could not imagine.
Hearing Carmen's words, a bright light flashed in Old Bailey's mind, and he blurted out without thinking: "If you think this badge has special meaning, why don't you go to the library and have a look. There are hundreds of libraries in our city.
Years of history, maybe you can get the answer there."
"Library? Yes, why didn't I think of that!"
Carmen suddenly realized that as an orphan who had only studied for two years and could barely read a newspaper, the library was too far away from him.
It was so far away that he had been looking for clues about his family, but he had never thought of the word library.
"Mr. Bailey, thank you very much for your help. Excuse me. I have to go to the library now." Carmen's heart was full of joy. For the first time, she felt that she was so close to the truth.
Old Bailey nodded with a smile, and before Carmen left, he added: "You know, I am particularly interested in things with history. If you find out anything interesting, don't forget me. I'm here
I’m waiting for your news.”
"certainly!"
Carmen was in a happy mood and agreed without thinking.
library
For a poor student, a place like the library is too sacred, so sacred that even Carmen would feel ashamed when she walked in.
Looking at the scholars wearing glasses and shirts who were looking up information, and the students who were immersed in studying, Carmen always walked with her head down.
"So many books!"
Carmen walked in the library. The library in Sisabel City is very large, divided into several areas, and has books spanning hundreds of years.
To find a book describing this badge among so many books is no less difficult than finding a needle in a haystack.
"Hello sir, have you seen this style of pattern in the library's collection of books?"
Carmen found the librarian and took the badge out of her arms for him to identify.
The librarian is an old man, he looks to be in his sixties or seventies, with silver hair but a very good spirit.
He took Carmen's badge and looked at it for a while, hesitated for a moment, and said: "This badge is a family emblem. It's not popular anymore. I remember that there is a collection of ancient family emblems in the library, which is dedicated to introducing these things.
."
"Where is that book?" Carmen asked impatiently.
The old man shook his head slightly and replied: "It was loaned out half a month ago and it hasn't been returned yet."
"It can't be such a coincidence, right?"
Carmen was stunned for a moment and then asked: "Can you let me see the book borrowing record? This book is very important to me. I need it now."
"sorry, I"
Before the old man finished speaking, Carmen took out a fifty-cent coin and whispered: "Help me, please."
"sorry, I"
Seeing that the old man still didn't agree, Carmen took out a coin again and begged: "Please."
"sorry, I"
After the third rejection, Carmen did not take out the money, but took out her dagger and whispered: "I imagine that people like you must have a happy family. I think we should discuss it again. What do you think?"
Woolen cloth?"
Hearing Carmen's words, the corner of the old man's mouth twitched slightly and muttered: "It's time to clean the drawer in the lower left corner of the borrowing desk. Well, I'll go make a cup of tea first and clean it when I get back."
After saying this, the old man put away the two coins and left without looking back.
Carmen has a smile on his face. Violence is always easier to convince a person than eloquence. He has great experience in how to persuade others.
"This is it!"
Jumping into the borrowing desk, Carmen quickly found a ledger with many borrowing records densely recorded on it.
Carmen flipped forward, turned to the record half a month ago, and read word for word: "On August 10, 334 in the New Calendar, a resident on the fourth floor of Building 88, Zhongxin Street, borrowed the book Encyclopedia of Ancient Insignias
, borrow a book of Wizard Legends and pay a deposit of 90 cents!”
"No. 88?" Carmen's expression was confused. No matter how bad his memory was, he wouldn't even know where his girlfriend lived.
Building 88, Center Street, is where Bill's Bar is located. The only difference is that Bill's Bar is on the first floor, while the person who borrowed the book is on the fourth floor.
"It seems that the fourth floor is not available for rent. The landlord has always lived in it. Could it be?"
In Carmen's mind, Wang Xu's appearance appeared, and she realized that the world was really small.
To be honest, Carmen has a lot of ideas about Bertie's landlord.
Before the accident, he had been thinking of ways to get some money from this rich man.
As a result, before any action could be taken, Buck and Tom died, and he himself went to prison and gained the ability to transform.
Over and over again, if he hadn't encountered something like this today, he would have almost forgotten this person. It has to be said that people's minds tend to get confused when they are busy.
"What a coincidence!"
Carmen closed the loan record, and again the idea of getting some money from that person came to her mind.
He was a rich man, worth at least several thousand dollars, and unlike rich men who liked to attend parties and show off in the market, this man looked weak and had no friends in West Sabel, so his wealth did not match his position.
of wealthy people.
Now, I am so tight on money, and this person has offended him, so taking a small amount of money from him is not too much.
Thinking about this, Carmen became more and more excited the more she thought about it. She couldn't help but clenched her fists and secretly sighed that this was a good idea.u