Ole parked the van next to the cafe across the street. He then got out of the van with Alicia and looked at the art museum not far away.
"Is Hans hiding here?"
"That's what he said in the message he left us," Alicia said.
"Then what are we waiting for? The holy relic is more important. Let's go in and meet him."
After saying that, Ole rushed into the museum. However, after taking two steps, he found that Alesia was still in the same place. So, he stopped and wondered, "What's wrong?"
"I … I'm not sure if we should just go in like this," Alicia said hesitantly.
"What else can we do? Wait for Hans to be caught by those guys? We have already lost Ali, and we can't lose Hans as well. Besides, he has the holy relic with him. " Ole said, "We are now in a race against time. We have to find him before those people do."
"What if those people have found him before us?" Alicia asked rhetorically.
"You saw the mark on the wall. Only our people understand the meaning of the mark. If Hans has been controlled and forced to write that message, he wouldn't deliberately leave that mark."
"Of course I know what you said," Alicia said, "but …"
"But what? You suspect Hans?" Ole's eyes widened. "If it's someone else, I don't mind. But Hans is from the same tribe as you. His father and brother died in the conflict that night to save you. Like you, he has a blood feud with those guys."
"I don't suspect Hans. I just think it's a little strange. Hans was chased halfway. After escaping, why didn't he call us directly? Instead, he chose to send me a message and leave a mark on the wall."
"Maybe … he's worried that our conversation is being monitored?" Ole had also watched the "Mission Impossible" and "James Bond" series, so he suddenly thought of something.
Alesia rolled her eyes. "If those guys were that powerful, we would've died many times over."
This time, Ole didn't argue with Alicia. Instead, he looked into the girl's eyes and said seriously, "If you are really worried, maybe we can contact the Chinese guy. You have fought with him before, and you know how good he is. We can't beat him even if we work together. If he is willing to help …"
"Forget it," Alesia waved her hand. "Didn't he and the girl named Songjia go to see a doctor? Besides, thanks to you, we have revealed everything about him, but we still don't know his background, and we don't know whether he is a friend or a foe. At this critical moment, it's better not to complicate the issue. Besides, don't you always brag about how strong you are? Now it's time to put it to use."
"What do you mean brag? My guardian spirit is a polar bear. In terms of strength, no one …" Ole paused, feeling a little embarrassed. He remembered that he was defeated by the Chinese guy not long ago, and in the end, the Chinese guy didn't use any tricks. He just suppressed him with pure strength, so Ole was a little embarrassed to say the second half of his sentence.
"Unfortunately, I don't see any animals around here …" Alicia murmured.
Her teacher regarded her as the most talented shaman among the Inuit. At a young age, she awakened the talent of communicating with animals. Although she had yet to master the ability of prophecy, in fact, she already had a slight sense of impending danger.
That was why she was a little reluctant to enter the art museum. But Alicia knew the importance of the sacred relic, so in the end, she chose to suppress her uneasiness and followed Ole inside.
After all, what Ole said made sense. The mark left by Hans could only be read by his own people. If Hans could leave this mark, it meant that at least at that time, he was not controlled by someone.
So she could only pray that she and Ole could meet up with Hans before that group of people.
The two of them walked to the unlocked door. Ole reached out his hand and pushed it lightly, easily opening the unlocked door. Ole first looked in and saw that there was no danger, then he called Alicia behind him to follow him. After that, the two of them carefully walked into the exhibition hall filled with all kinds of art. Ole grabbed a baseball bat, which was the weapon he took from the car. He also had a knife for skinning, which he lent to Alicia beside him for self-defense.
Although the museum was already closed at this time, the lights in the museum were still very bright. However, the light did not bring much sense of security to the two of them. On the contrary, the light cast shadows of the sculptures and art pieces in the exhibition hall on the wall, looking indescribably gloomy.
Especially for some of the already mysterious artworks, their shadows became extremely strange after being elongated. Even Ole, who had always been bold, began to feel uneasy. He opened his mouth and tried to call out Hans' name, but only his echo could be heard in the spacious exhibition hall.
"Hans … could it be that he has already left?"
When Ole saw this, he wanted to retreat. At this moment, Alicia pulled his clothes and pointed to a place covered with canvas not far away. "What's that?" she asked.
"I don't know. You know me. I have never been interested in these kinds of art pieces. I have never been to this museum before."
Having said that, Ole still walked in front of the canvas and lifted it. After that, he saw the bloodstain on the floor that had not been cleaned up.
Ole took a deep breath and could not help but take two steps back. Then, he and Alicia heard the sound of the door closing and locking not far away.
"Be careful!" Ole turned his head and saw someone peeking out from the second floor. At the same time, the person was holding a harpoon gun, aiming at Alicia's back. But when the person pulled the trigger, Ole pounced on Alicia. The steel fork with sharp thorns flew past Ole's back and hit a plaster sculpture, shattering it into pieces!
The two who escaped death were shocked and broke out in a cold sweat, especially Alicia. She knew that if Ole did not notice the person who sneaked up on her in time, she would have been pierced by the steel fork.
However, although the two were lucky enough to escape the first round of attacks, their troubles had just begun. After the harpoon gun missed, a lot of people suddenly appeared on the second floor and the direction of the door, surrounding the two.
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