The next morning at the New York Airport, William followed Ginny and Amanda out of the exit. The charter flight he booked was a medium-sized private jet. William got on the plane first and checked into the small guest room in the plane. Ginny
Amanda and I followed the flight attendant's instructions and stayed on the sofa in the living room of the chartered flight.
From a distance, I saw Brian, his ex-wife Lenore, and several middle-aged men and women standing at the exit of the airport.
When Ginny and Amanda saw their parents, they happily rushed forward with their luggage. The group hugged and cried for a while.
William waved to Brian, but he did not come forward to meet Brian's relatives and friends. Brian also knew that William did not want to get to know everyone in this situation, so he gave William a thumbs up and nodded.
After William passed the security check on behalf of the captain, he got into the Bentley car booked yesterday and went to Fifth Avenue. He wanted to meet Winston first to see what the killer wanted to say to him.
When he arrived at the Continental Hotel, he paid and got out of the car. William looked up and saw the Continental Hotel in front of him, which looked like an iron. The design of the hotel was so special. The designer had such a great imagination. He designed and built such a unique shape 100 years ago.
A building with a height of 87 meters.
Under the guidance of the hotel waiter, we walked into the hotel lobby. It was obvious that the furnishings in the hotel lobby were quite backward and had not been renovated for more than ten or twenty years.
Looking at the people sitting in the hotel lobby, William knew with his extraordinary sensory intuition that more than 90% of the dozens of people sitting in the lobby exuded a faint smell of blood. These guys were definitely killers.
William was a little surprised. The Continental Hotel was really blatant. So many killers were sitting here so openly. Aren't they afraid of exposing their identities? Or maybe these people didn't care at all whether their identities would be exposed.
But in a blink of an eye, William understood that in modern society, the police need to have evidence or be caught by the police at the scene to arrest people. Without evidence, even if the police know that these people are killers, they cannot arrest people directly.
Moreover, Brian said that the Continental Hotel has a history of hundreds of years and has several branches in Europe and the United States. The forces behind the hotel must be deeply entangled in Europe and the United States, and they must have their own secrets for survival.
Walking to the lobby service desk, a middle-aged black man wearing glasses said with a smile: Good morning, sir, my name is Caron, how can I help you?
William smiled and said: Hello Caron, I'm here to see Winston. Yesterday someone sent me a message, saying that he wanted me to come here to meet him. You can tell him that my name is Devon Hill.
Caron didn't ask any more questions, smiled and nodded, "Please wait a moment, sir, I'll notify Winston right now."
Caron made a call, hung up the phone and said with a smile: Please follow me, Mr. Devonshire, Mr. Winston is waiting for you at the top of the building.
William walked into the elevator under the leadership of Cuaron, and looked curiously at the old-fashioned elevator from before the 1940s. There really was no such old-fashioned elevator in the building that was still used in the movie, and he didn't know whether it was safe or not.
Caron saw William looking at the decoration in the elevator curiously, and said carefully: Mr. Devonshire, although this elevator has a history of 70 years, except for the decoration in the elevator, everything else has been modernized.
There will be no problem in terms of safety.
William pouted, was he showing off the Continental Hotel's long history? It's only 70 years old. What's there to show off? Devon Hill has a legacy from the previous year. What's there to say about 70 years?
When we got to the top floor, William's eyes lit up as soon as he got out of the elevator. Unexpectedly, the top floor was full of plants. Various green plants and flowers surrounded the top floor. There was only a table and chairs for 4 people in the middle.
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A middle-aged man with a South American appearance and an old man with white hair were sitting and talking to each other. There was an open suitcase on the table filled with gold coins. It looked like there were about 200 of them.
Seeing the guests coming, the two of them smiled and stood up, shook hands, and cherished each other. The white-haired old man smiled and nodded to William when he passed by.
The middle-aged man said to Caron, "Thank you, Caron. Go and do your work. I'll leave this place to me."
Caron nodded and said, OK sir.
The middle-aged man pointed to the chair and motioned for William to sit down first. After sitting down, he poured a cup of black tea for William and said: My name is Winston. According to our seniority, you should call me uncle. I almost forgot that we have a relationship.
I haven't seen him in many years.
William, I still remember what you looked like when you were just born. I held you in my arms at that time. You had black hair, blue eyes, a small nose, and a small mouth. You were just a little ugly. I didn’t expect that it would be almost 20 years ago.
Although William was somewhat mentally prepared when he arrived, when he heard Winston say that he was William's uncle, he still choked on the imported black tea he just drank. He covered his mouth and coughed a few times, looking at Wen with a look of disbelief on his face.
ston.
After his cough subsided, William looked at the South American-looking guy in front of him strangely. They didn't look like they were related by blood.
Winston knew what William was wondering about as soon as he looked at William's eyes, and explained: My grandmother and Henry's mother are biological sisters. One of them married to England and the other to Argentina, so we look different, but
At one point we still said the same thing and pointed at our hair and laughed.
William also smiled politely, but to be honest, he didn't think it was funny. Suddenly, a man with a South American face came up and said he was his uncle, and even hugged the newborn, which made William accept it immediately.
No.
Okay, I know you don't believe it, but someone can prove that what I said is true. I'll show you something and then make a phone call and help me get the cipher box from the safe.
Within a few minutes, a middle-aged woman came up with a small cipher box and handed it to Winston. After waving the middle-aged woman to leave, Winston handed the cipher box to William.
This is what Henry gave me. You should be able to understand it after you open it.
William looked at the cipher box in his hand in confusion, how could I open it without the password?
Winston saw William looking at him strangely and shrugged. Don't look at me. I don't know the password either. Henry didn't tell me the password when he gave it to me. He just asked me to give it to you at the right time.
William could tell at a glance that the cryptex in his hand belonged to the Devonshire family. It had a family crest, a mark, and even secret words. After thinking about these secret words, William understood what they meant, but he was not in a hurry.
Open the cryptex.
Instead, he asked Winston: Why are you giving it to me now?
Winston smiled and said: Henry said that if you fail to inherit his last wish when you grow up, then let you be an ordinary person. My uncle may never recognize you, but as far as I know you
Not only did you inherit Henry's last wish, but you also far exceeded his and mine expectations. I never thought you could grow to this point.
You did a great job. I have been secretly observing you after Henry passed away. After you were admitted to the University of London, I thought you would get married and have children peacefully and live a stable life. I didn’t expect you to deceive everyone.
, worthy of being Henry’s successor, I think Henry will be very comforted in heaven.
William suddenly had an idea flash in his mind and hurriedly said: So because of your protection, my mother and I were able to live peacefully without being disturbed for 10 years?