After returning to the castle, William accompanied his mother and Tina for a walk in the castle's garden and chatted. Tina, this little girl, hugged William's arm and didn't want to let go. William couldn't do anything about it. Whenever he wanted to take his arm out of Tina's embrace, the little girl pretended to cry. She tugged at William's sleeve and followed him pitifully. William couldn't do anything about it and just let her be.
Lena, on the other hand, kept shaking her head. Finally, she couldn't stand the two of them anymore and drove William away.
William also couldn't stand Tina's enthusiasm. He hadn't eaten meat for several months. Now that Tina was pestering him, he couldn't stand it anymore. His mother driving him away was exactly what he wanted, so he ran away without the guts.
Back in the study, William turned on his computer and searched for Jacques Saunière of the Louvre on the Internet. After finding the phone number of the Louvre, William dialed it. After a few calls, he finally found Jacques Saunière.
"Hello, I'm Jacques Saunière. May I ask who this is?" An old man's voice came from the phone.
William said directly over the phone, "We are the guardians of the God of Light and the defenders of the truth. Holiness and faith are with us. The Knights Templar will live forever."
Jacques Saunière was silent for a while on the phone. Then he said, "Who are you? Why do you know this?"
William said, "Mr. Jacques Saunière, my name is William Devonshire. My grandfather, Henry Winst Devonshire, left a message for me to find you."
"What? Devonshire? You're from the Devonshire family?" Jacques Saunière's voice sounded anxious and excited.
"Yes, Mr. Saunière. My grandfather, Henry Winst Devonshire, left a message for me ten years ago. I just found him yesterday. My name is William Devonshire. Maybe you can find some information about me in the newspaper or on the Internet." William said.
"Okay, wait for me for half an hour. I'll call you back." Jacques Saunière didn't believe William immediately, but when he heard William say that he could find information about him in the newspapers and on the Internet, he wanted to confirm it first.
William hung up the phone and sat at his desk, silently thinking about what secret the Devonshire family had guarded for thousands of years. Generation after generation, they were willing to be executioners to protect this secret.
Half an hour later, William's phone rang. When he picked up the phone, he heard Jacques Saunière say, "I don't know if you're William Devonshire or not, but I can meet you in France today. I don't have much time left.
If you're from the Devonshire family, we welcome you back. We've lost our power for too long. William, come and see me. We've been waiting for the return of the Devonshire family for too long.
It's been ten years, and we've finally waited for your family to return. William, I have something to show you and a lot of things to tell you. This is what Henry wanted. I'll wait for you at Café Monica outside the Louvre at two o 'clock this afternoon. "Then he hung up the phone.
William looked at his phone in confusion. What did these words mean? Don't tell me that they don't have any other armed forces other than my own family? If that was the case, this organization was too careless.
It was a little weird whether he should go or not. What did Jacques Saunière mean when he said he didn't have much time left? Was he dying?
Damn it. He just wanted some peace and quiet after coming back, and he didn't expect things to come looking for him. Damn it. William thought for a moment and decided to go. His curiosity was now piqued. It didn't take much time to drive from Oxford to Paris. A few hours' drive was enough.
William checked the equipment in his storage space, then turned and went downstairs to the shooting range's armory to get ten grenades, stun grenades, smoke grenades, and some other equipment. After he was ready, William found his mother who was drinking tea with Tina. He told her that he had to go to France and wouldn't be back at noon.
William's words caused his mother, Lena, and little girl, Tina, to criticize him for more than ten minutes. They said he had to go out again as soon as he came back. He didn't even know how to stay at home with them.
They only let him go after William promised to go shopping with them three times. William wiped the sweat off his forehead as he walked out of the castle. Sigh, women are really scary when they're long-winded. Tina, that little girl, has her mother's support, so she's being presumptuous. I'll teach her a lesson when I come back.
William drove a Land Rover out of the castle and went directly to Oxford Railway Station. He took the Eurostar to France. Oxford was about 500 kilometers away from Paris, so he couldn't rush by car.
He finally arrived at Café Monica outside the Louvre at 1: 30 in the afternoon. William had seen Jacques Saunière's photo on the Internet. Seeing that he hadn't arrived yet, William ordered lunch at a table and ate while waiting.
What William didn't know was that Jacques Saunière had actually arrived at 1: 00 in the afternoon. He had been sitting in the outdoor seat across from Café Monica. When William got out of the taxi, he saw William. However, he didn't get up and go directly to William. Instead, he sat there and observed the surroundings to see if anyone had followed William or if William had come alone.
When William finished his lunch, it was almost 2: 00 in the afternoon. After confirming that it was safe, Jacques Saunière got up and walked to Café Monica.
William's seat was just enough to see the entrance of the café. As soon as Jacques Saunière came in, William saw him. William got up and waved to Jacques Saunière. After the two shook hands, Jacques Saunière asked the waiter for a cup of coffee. After the waiter brought the coffee and left, Jacques Saunière said, "I didn't expect to see Henry's descendant again. I thought I would never see anyone from the Devonshire family again in my life."
William didn't speak. He still didn't understand why Henry wanted him to find Jacques Saunière.
Jacques Saunière saw that William didn't speak, but he wasn't unhappy at all. Instead, he smiled at William and said, "What did Henry teach you?"
William said perfunctorily, "Everything he knows."
Jacques Saunière looked into William's eyes for half a minute. Seeing that William's eyes were clear and bright, he knew that William wasn't lying and nodded happily. "Very good, very good.
I'm very happy that you listened to Henry's instructions and returned to our family. To be honest, without the power of the Devonshire family, we've had a hard time in the past ten years. If we encountered any problems, no one would be able to solve them. Now that you're back, it's great. William, I read about you in the newspaper. You're great. Thank you very much for coming to see me. Let me formally introduce myself. I'm Jacques Saunière, the Grand Master of the Hermit Order. "
William was shocked. He had heard of the Hermit Order before. Its full name was the Hermit Order of Zion. The Hermit Order of Zion that had Leonardo da Vinci, Newton, and Hugo. How was this possible? Wasn't this an organization from legends? Did this have something to do with the Devonshire family?
Jacques Saunière saw William's doubts. "You should know that the ancestors of the Devonshire family were Knights Templar, right?"
William nodded.
Jacques Saunière continued, "After the Knights Templar were massacred, because you were English, England wasn't affected much by the massacre. So after that, your family became the last guardians of the Hermit Order of Zion. The Hermit Order's greatest secret is safeguarded by your family. Ten years ago, before Henry passed away, he gave me the safekeeping of the secret information and this ring. Now, it's time to return it to you, William."
Jacques Saunière took out a gold ring engraved with an iris pattern. William took it and put it on the little finger of his left hand. It was not bad, just right.
Jacques Saunière looked at the time and said, "I still have to arrange some things in a while. After work at 8 o 'clock, I'll take you to England. We'll go to the archive that your family has guarded for generations. On the way, we'll invite some people to attend your initiation ceremony. After the ceremony, you'll be an elder of the Hermit Order of Zion and a guardian knight of the Knights Templar. Congratulations, Knight William."
There were still knights in this era? Damn knights, they were free fighters. If there were no benefits, then you could play by yourselves. I don't have the time and energy to accompany you.
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