When Anne regained consciousness,
She heard the sound of a violin.
She shook her head slightly,
She reached out and touched the back of her neck. Before she fainted,
She felt a pain on the back of her neck,
She must have been stared at by some drug. The feeling of dizziness was still there,
After a long time, her eyes slowly focused.
Aulos was wearing a clean white dress,
She was standing not far from her,
She was playing the violin with her back to her.
Anne looked around and found that she was in a completely enclosed space,
It was like a huge oval box, only one side of which was transparent floor-to-ceiling glass. This strange room had no decorations, only a small single bed in the middle.
Anne woke up on this single bed.
Aulos stood in the middle of the room and played a song to the end.
The music stopped.
"Do you like it here?" she asked with her back to her.
"Where is this?"
"Shellingford. Not long after you left, I was brought here and have been living in this place for... 24 years. "
Anne closed her eyes. This was ridiculously wrong. 24 years? She was only 21 years old this year,
How could she have known someone 24 years ago?
Aulos had been standing with her back to her, and it was not until this moment that she turned around.
"You liked Shylock playing the violin for you,
But did you know that I taught him how to play the violin? "she asked.
Anne did not say anything.
Aulos casually played two more notes.
"That's not important," she held the bow and turned sideways, looking at Anne with indifferent eyes,
"But you know,
Who taught me how to play the violin? "
Anne looked into her eyes,
Those eyes were similar to Shylock's.
Aulos and Shylock were similar,
But the differences between them were also very obvious. Shylock was also cold and arrogant, but one could feel the warmth and humanity under his armor.
And Aulos. She, on the other hand, was completely aloof and aloof, like a god who could easily control everything — a god who was completely stripped of compassion and emotions.
"You." Aulos stared at Anne and softly spat out a word.
"I can't play the violin …"
"Is that so?" Aulos interrupted her lightly. "It's just that I don't know how to do it now."
A smile suddenly appeared on her face. She approached her and asked, "Do you like the smile on my face?"
Anne looked at the smile on her face. It was gentle, gentle, and a little shy. It was the smile that made Anne feel incomparably familiar when they first met.
Aulos said, "You were the one who told me that people smile when they are happy and cry when they are sad. But sometimes it was the other way around. Because humans are the most complex animals in the world.
"It's just a pity that you haven't had time to tell me why people are happy and sad. You disappeared. If you had been here, I might have been willing to tell you that people are not complicated at all. They are even simple to the point of being stupid. "
"You're human too." Anne looked up at her.
"No, no, I'm different. If you still remember, you will know that I'm too smart. " Aulos said this without any conceit or arrogance. She was simply stating a fact.
"You're locked up here because you're too smart?" Although she didn't know what Shellingford was, it was obvious that no one would willingly stay in such a place for 24 years.
Aulos tilted her head. "I guess, maybe. No one has ever told me why. I can control and even reshape people's thoughts, but sometimes human emotions still make me confused. " She paused and returned to Anne's question. "Maybe it's because I drowned Shylock's childhood playmate, or accidentally burned our house."
The person opposite her said such a sentence in such a light tone.
Anne tried not to show any emotion, but hearing this, her breath inevitably stopped for a moment.
Aulos looked at her indifferently. For a moment, Anne felt that she was looking at another person through her. Only in this short moment, Anne could feel a trace of warmth from her cold eyes.
"I know you play the piano very well. Would you like to play a song for me? "Aulos suddenly said.
Although it was a question, Aulos gently raised her right hand holding the bow. A few minutes later, the elevator door facing the floor-to-ceiling glass opened, and three men in uniforms walked out. They looked like guards. They were carrying a piano.
Anne looked at Aulos in shock. If she was really locked up here, why did these guards listen to her?
Aulos put the violin in the corner.
"Don't look so surprised, Anne." She glanced at her with tolerance and helplessness, "I told you that I can control and reshape people's thinking. I have completely controlled Shellingford three years ago, but there is nothing attractive outside, so I would rather stay here most of the time. Since Jim Moriarty died, the world has become more boring. "
Moriarty?!
"Oh, speaking of Jim, you should really thank me, dear." Aulos looked at Anne's surprised expression with amusement, "Jim has always been very interested in you, and he was eager to use you to stimulate Shylock. If it weren't for me, I'm afraid you would have been torn into pieces and sent to Shylock. "
Aulos shrugged, "I guess he will probably keep you, and then every Christmas, put a part of you in a beautifully wrapped box and give it to Shylock as a Christmas gift. Jim has always been excited about this idea. To be honest, I am also looking forward to it. "
"Then why don't you let him do that?" Anne asked.
Aulos's pupils seemed to reveal a trace of confusion, which disappeared in a flash.
"Because I have prepared a more fun game for you," she finally said.
The piano was placed in front of Anne.
"Okay, now you can start playing. After all, it will take some time before the other two Holmes come here. "After thinking for a while, Olof added," That is, if they are not killed by the explosion. "
The finger that Annie had just lifted landed heavily on one of the keys, making a loud noise.
"What did you do?!" Anne stared at her.
"Don't be nervous, dear. Their last name is Holmes, so be more confident. Now, play a piece for me. "In the end, it was a strong order.
Anne looked away, her slender white fingers fell on the keys, and began to play a piano piece according to her request.
Aulos smiled.
"Schubert." She closed her eyes and listened carefully. "Every time you want me to calm down, you will play this' Serenade '."
"I hope it works," Anne said softly.
"Of course." Aulos opened her eyes, and her expression became calmer. "It was like this 24 years ago, but hearing it now only reminds me of you leaving without saying goodbye and going back on your word!"
She was agitated, and Anne suddenly stopped. The surroundings instantly fell into a tense silence.
The next second, an ear-piercing alarm suddenly rang, like a sharp blade cutting through the silence, and it lasted for a long time.
Aulos took a deep breath, and the coldness on her face disappeared.
"The person you are waiting for is here, dear. Our game can begin."
.
When Aulos led Anne into an office without any obstructions, Anne finally believed that this place was completely under her control.
Aulos sat comfortably in the patent leather swivel chair behind the desk, while the man in a suit, who seemed to be the highest-ranking officer here, stood behind her respectfully.
She was the queen here.
Aulos looked at the surveillance footage on the computer screen. It showed an empty room, and the layout inside was exactly the same as the room Anne and the others had just left.
Anne also roughly knew that Shellingford should be a prison for special criminals like Aulos.
If Aulos had completely controlled this place, then the arrival of Shylock and the others was tantamount to walking into a trap.
Aulos said that Mcauliffe didn't dare mention her at all.
If even Mcauliffe was afraid of this person, Anne didn't know how they could win this game.
"You still don't understand, do you?" Aulos turned half a circle in the chair and looked at her with her head tilted.
"Understand what?" Anne looked back calmly.
Aulos looked at her seriously for a few seconds, and then said, "I have to admit that I was very confused at first. You know, there are very few things in this world that can confuse me. But you look exactly the same as when I first saw you 24 years ago."
Aulos looked at her with fascination. "It's been 24 years. I've changed from a five-year-old girl to someone like this. But you, Anne, you haven't changed at all."
"I watched you day after day. Of course, it wasn't just the two months when we agreed to run in the morning. Before that, I watched you at Baker Street, the restaurant you worked at, the school you studied at, and everywhere you went … I watched you for three years. Or you could say that it was because of your appearance that I was interested in controlling Shellingford, because I had to go out and see you. "
Anne was more and more shocked as she listened. She stared at her motionlessly.
"Very good. Your expression tells me that you've thought of something now, right?" Aulos looked at her with satisfaction. "But, the question is, why? Why did you do that? Why did you look for me? And why did you leave me? "
Why? Anne was also thinking about this question. If what Aulos said was true, then there was only one possibility …
But, why?
Anne pinched her palm hard. The reason why she gave up going back to the 19th century and chose to go back to 24 years ago …
The answer was almost obvious.
In this world, there was only one person who could make her ignore the consequences and the cost …
… Shylock.
Anne felt a sharp pain in her palm.
What happened?
If it was not something that could not be undone, she would never do that. Shylock would never allow her to do that.
So, what happened?!
Anne clenched her fists so hard that her hands trembled. Some kind of premonition shrouded her heart like a dark shadow.
…
Aulos's gaze fell on the surveillance footage on the computer screen. There were three men who were being brought into the room by the guards. Aulos's lips curved up slightly. Her voice was as light as a whisper.
She said, "Now, we can solve this mystery."
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