After saying that, Katis bowed to the boy again, then she turned and left the room.
"Uh, what should I do next?"
He was the only one left in the room now. The young man didn't know what to do for the moment. This was his first time in a private room of a prostitute, so he wanted to take a look around the place.
"Well, there are pastries here."
There is a small table next to the bed. There are some exquisite pastries on the tray on the table, but the portions are very small. Next to the food tray are two bottles of mead and a large glass of juice.
Since he didn't know when Katis and Lanji would come back, the boy decided to eat something first.
"Oh, I can touch it as long as I'm on the bed. I really put it so close on purpose."
There was nothing to do anyway, so the boy took a few small pastries and tasted them. The main ingredients of these pastries should be common ingredients such as butter and finely ground wheat, but because they were baked just right, they were better than his own in the Badafinger Legion.
The pastries I have eaten in Huotou Camp taste much better, but the portions are a little smaller, and you will not be full after eating only a few pieces.
But it would be rude to eat all the pastries on the tray until Lanji and the others come over to see them. Anyway, I'm not very hungry now, so just tasting them is enough.
Then the young man poured the wine into the goblet next to the tray, then pretended to hold the goblet, and slowly tasted the sweet honey wine in small sips. However, he did not wait until the bottom of the glass was empty before he heard footsteps outside the door.
.
So the young man simply began to study the structure of the private room. The internal space of this private room is actually very small, but because of the big bed, sitting on the bed will make the space feel very spacious.
There is an ordinary candle chandelier hanging on the ceiling above, but it is not lit. Now the indoor light source is four painted lampposts located in the four corners of the room. The subjects of the paintings are all about women playing, and the pictures are quite beautiful.
.In addition to providing lighting, incense is also burned on the lamppost, which is the source of the calming fragrance in the house.
The surrounding walls are very thick, and the boy tested it by tapping it with his fingers. There was almost no echo, which shows that the sound insulation effect of this private room is excellent.
"The structure of the bedside table is a bit strange. Uh, is this a dressing table?"
After observing the structure of the room, the boy began to pay attention to other objects on the bedside, and thus discovered some details that he had not noticed before.
The cabinet next to the bedside is actually a dressing table. In addition to a round mirror installed on it, there are also toiletries such as combs and powder powder. There are also some long hair wrapped around the wooden teeth of the comb. It can be seen that this
The dressing table should be used frequently.
It seems that this private room is actually used as the prostitutes' bedroom, or this... is actually the prostitutes' bedroom.
"Huh? These drawers aren't locked?"
Although the drawer on the dresser had a lock, the boy just pulled the handle lightly and opened it.
It may be that it is not locked because of frequent use, or it may be that it is simply not locked because there are no valuables inside. In short, the real reason is not important.
The feeling of dragging was a bit heavy, and the boy felt that there should be a lot of objects in the drawer, but because he hadn't completely opened the drawer yet, he didn't know what was in the drawer yet.
But he was really curious about what was in the drawer of the private room.
It’s just that it’s someone else’s stuff inside, so it seems a little wrong for me to do this.
But... I neither stole nor robbed, so let’s see what happens.
After convincing himself in this way, the boy, whose curiosity had taken over, opened the drawer.
These are...what?
There are some strange-shaped objects inside, which are somewhat similar to weapons such as sticks, but they don't look much like them.
The boy felt strange and picked one up to play with.
Wait...could this be these?
Click!
The lock tongue made a crisp sound, and a woman in a blue dress hurried in. She said to the boy on the bedside with an apologetic smile:
"I'm very sorry for keeping you waiting. Things on my end are a bit... eh?"
The scene in front of her made Lanji and Katiss, who were following closely behind, stunned.
"Ah? This...I didn't take this on purpose."
The boy quickly put the things in his hands back to their original places and pushed the drawer back at once, as if nothing had happened just now.
However, looking at the expressions of the two people at the door, it seemed that everything was too late.
But this was also because the sound insulation effect of the room was so good that the boy didn't hear the footsteps of the two people before they opened the door, so he didn't react.
"Ha, it's okay, it's not a big deal."
After being stunned for two seconds, Lan Ji came back to her senses and began to smooth things over.
Katis on the other side smiled and said: "These are just small toys for fun. If you like it, you can pick one and take it back."
"Uh, no need, I appreciate the kindness."
Who wants this kind of thing!
The young man is ashamed.
"Hey, let's talk about business? I need to know the ins and outs of that matter."
The young man coughed and started to change the subject, or rather he had to change the subject.
"Okay, then please follow me."
Lanji held up the hem of her skirt to make a gesture of invitation, and Katis also bent slightly to respond.
"Not here?"
The boy who was treated with such courtesy by two beautiful women was not only a little scared and secretly happy, but also a little surprised when he saw Lan Ji and their elegant postures. If Lan Ji was an exception, it would be fine, but it seemed that all the prostitutes in the brothel were
They all seem to have good etiquette.
How come prostitutes from humble births know so much about etiquette?
Lan Ji didn't know the doubts in the young man's heart, so she said with a smile: "I will take you to a place, and we can talk slowly on the way."
"good."
The young man had no reason to refuse, nor did he feel the need to refuse. Moreover, it was awkward to stay here, so he put on his shoes and followed the two of them out of the room.
It seems that in order to avoid everyone's attention, Lanji and the others did not approach the main road nearby but took the young man to the side stairs. They met almost no customers along the way, and all they saw were prostitutes from the brothel.
Or a small worker.
After walking to a secluded place, at Lanji's signal, Katis turned to the young man and said, "If you have any questions, you can ask them."
In this case, the young man asked all the questions he had prepared: "I want to ask, where are we going from here?"
At this time, Lanji and Katis happened to stop in a utility room. Katis went to look for something in the utility room, while Lanji, who stayed with the boy, replied: "We are going to the basement, but below
The lamp is broken, we need an oil lamp."
"Is Lana in there?"
I won’t take myself underground for no reason
"Um."
"What exactly happened to her? Can you tell me as much as you know?"
Lan Ji sighed and then said: "Of course, we will try our best to assist you, and this is also what we want to know. The cause of her death... was identified by the doctor as suicide. But the way of death was too strange, I
And everyone else actually didn’t believe the results.”
"Why?"
Recalling this incident, even Lan Ji, who has always been good at managing emotions, still had unconcealable pain in her eyes. She said: "Lana hanged herself and died in her own private room in the museum."
"This... I remember that your private room does not have a beam structure for adults to hang themselves on, right?"
Most of the floors in the brothel are made of adobe bricks and cement-like construction adhesive. The boy was sure that the beams and ceiling in the structure of the private room he was in were buried together. Using that private room as a reference, the other private rooms
There should be no structure like overhead wooden beams that can be hung with ropes.
"Yes, according to what they said, she strangled herself to death on the bed, leaning against the support of the big bed. I have seen her body and there are bruises on her body. I think they are new ones, maybe left by the guests.
It’s down, but...I didn’t check it in detail.”
Although the wooden bracket used to hang the curtains on the big bed is very high, according to Lana's height in memory, Lana would have to use her own strength to hang her neck on the bed.
"Why are you...ah, who is the doctor who did the autopsy? Can I go see him?"
The young man was about to question why Lan Ji didn't examine the body carefully. Fortunately, he immediately remembered that Lan Ji was just an ordinary woman, not the killers or veterans he had seen who accompanied death every day. When he saw a familiar person, he suddenly turned cold and cold.
It was not easy for her to calm down and ask someone to take care of the aftermath, and it was too much for her to inspect the body in person.
And judging from Lan Ji's performance, she also felt regretful about this matter, so before touching the other party's injury, he immediately stopped and turned the topic to the doctor.
If Lan Ji and others cannot provide accurate information on the circumstances of Lana's death, then the best source of information is the doctor who has actually examined the body in detail. If you can ask this doctor, I believe you will gain a lot.
"I'm afraid not."
Lan Ji shook her head and poured cold water on the boy.
"He is the medical officer in charge of the Xicheng Barracks. The army is under the jurisdiction of Wu Gang. Even if you meet him, you probably won't know anything more."
"Miss, I found four lights."
Canadis, who was wrapped in a dirty apron from nowhere, held two lanterns in her hands and two more in her arms as she wandered to the door.
"Well, thank you for your hard work."
Both Lanji and the boy stepped forward to help Katis get the lantern to lighten her burden.
After grabbing the metal handle of a lantern with his good left hand, the boy raised his head and asked Lan Ji: "Do you need so many lamps?"
Just as Lanji was about to answer, Katis, who had just returned to the utility room, held a wooden bucket and said, "Miss, there is another bucket of oil here."
"Ah, I'll do this."
The young man noticed that Katis's shoulders were shaking and realized that the bucket might be a bit heavy, so he handed the lantern to Lanji and helped Katis get the oil bucket.
Katis asked with concern: "Are you okay? This oil drum is quite heavy."
The young man smiled and said: "Don't underestimate me! I am also a warrior."
The oil in this bucket should be lamp oil. Although the lamp oil itself is not heavy, in order to avoid oil leakage and evaporation as much as possible, the gaps in the oil barrel are sealed with iron bars, so it weighs thirty or forty pounds.
Heavy.
This weight is not a problem for the young man. The fighting spirit in his body can already strengthen his physical body at any time. Although he has just recovered from his injury, it is not difficult even if he is asked to lift an iron lump with one hand.
Katis narrowed her eyes and smiled: "Oh? It's really amazing~"
"Ahem, we still have business to do, Katiss, please calm down."
Lan Ji coughed lightly to remind someone to pay attention to the occasion.
"Yes, miss."
Katniss straightened her posture immediately, and there was no longer any hint of teasing on her face.
The young man also couldn't understand the relationship between the two people. At first he thought they were good friends, but now it seems that they are closer to a master and servant with a good relationship?
Forget it, this is not what you should think about.
The young man looked at the lanterns and lamp oil and asked, "What is going on down there?"
Lanji replied: "The light in the basement is broken, we have to repair it, these things should be used."
"Does this kind of thing actually require you two to go in person?"
The young man was very curious. After all, Lanji and Katdis should be prominent figures in such a big brothel, so there was no way they could be bothered to deal with such trivial matters.