My father likes wax figures. I don’t know when this hobby first started. Anyway, my father has always been fond of wax figures since Marquis Meyer was just a teenager. If the war that lasted for more than ten years made him focus on

My father who was fighting in the war still neglected this art. So after the war, my father, who had been canonized as a marquis and had nothing to do, rediscovered his goal and once again devoted all his energy to the art that he had been away from for a long time.

among personal hobbies.

In the words of the old Marquis himself:

People will gradually grow old and die with the passage of time, but wax figures that look the same as real people will not. The wax figures are lifelike, they will not age, let alone die. Beauty and time will always stay on the wax figures. This is a

An art that only a few people can appreciate.

Yes, in the following days, as he grew older and his wife passed away, the old Marquis who lost his lover became more and more addicted to it. Over the years, the old Marquis not only collected many wax figures at home, but also hired wax figures from the town while he was alive.

Many wax figures came to the manor to make wax figures for him according to his requirements. The first and earliest wax figure made was

For the wax figure of his late wife, Mrs. Lina, he ordered the wax figure artist to perfectly restore the most beautiful and youthful appearance of Mrs. Lina on the wax figure, and then placed the wax figure of his wife in an empty room on the third floor of the manor.

When night comes, the old Marquis will look sad, and will walk into that room alone, and then silently accompany his wife's wax figure.

It can be seen that my father really loved his deceased mother, and he would stay in that room for a long time every time.

A few years later, the old Marquis died of illness. As his only son, the Marquis Meyer inherited his father's title. Although the Marquis Meyer had no interest in the art of wax figures, he did dismiss the wax sculptors after the death of the old Marquis.

Out of respect for his father, Marquis Meyer did not clear out his father's collection, but took away the items that the old Marquis had made or collected during his lifetime.

The wax figures, which were almost life-like, were placed in a room on the third floor of the manor, and that room was also where the wax figure of his mother was located. Later, Marquis Meyer gradually left these wax figures behind until...

…It wasn’t until a year later, which was also the first anniversary of his father’s death, that Count Mel suddenly remembered the wax figures on the third floor after paying homage to his father.

That incident happened about 10 days ago. Under the escort of guards, Marquis Meyer returned from the cemetery out of memory for his father. He returned to the manor. He left his wife and daughter Lisa, and then came to the third floor alone.

He walked into the room, staring at the wax figures that were almost the same as real people all over the room. After recalling all the past, he sighed. Marquis Mel planned to leave, but...

Just as he walked to the door and was about to push it open, an extremely weak sound that could still be barely heard in this silent room... just appeared right next to his ears.

Although the voice was so weak that you couldn't hear it if you didn't listen carefully, Marquis Meyer still heard it. Not only did he hear it, he even noticed a familiar feeling in the voice that he hadn't heard for a long time. That voice... that voice seemed to

It's my father's voice!

Unfortunately, the content of the voice was too weak to be heard clearly. He could barely hear a few words in the words, including:

"Quickly...escape..."

There is no doubt that Marquis Meyer was frightened on the spot when he heard his father's voice! At that time, he did not dare to dwell on the content of the voice. He was so frightened that his legs became weak and he just ran away from the room.

After escaping from the room, he was afraid of scaring his family, so he did not tell his wife and daughter about the incident. He only told the incident to his old housekeeper Domes, whom he had always trusted.

Of course, Marquis Meyer also suspected that the sound he heard in the wax figure room on the third floor that day might be a personal illusion, or it might be an auditory hallucination caused by him missing his father too much. For the sake of caution and the advice of the old housekeeper,

The Marquis of Meyer sent his servant to the town church to invite a man of high status.

A high cardinal. It is obvious that Europe in this era is in the late Middle Ages, and both civilians and nobles believe in religion. Sure enough, although the cardinal has a high status in the church, it seems that the marquis sent someone to invite him.

Naturally, he did not dare to neglect and immediately followed the servant to the manor in a carriage.

Next, something incomprehensible happened... When the driving servant led the cardinal to enter the gate of the manor, somehow, the originally calm clergyman seemed to have discovered something extremely dangerous ahead of him.

The terrifying thing not only did not enter the manor in a carriage, but jumped out of the carriage before it entered the gate of the manor. The Bible and the cross fell to the ground, and even more fell to the ground afterwards.

He didn't even have time to pick up his things, so he turned around and ran away, looking panicked.

This scene was so abrupt that the two guards guarding the door and the servant driving the car were stunned.

It’s no wonder that the servants and guards were stunned. After all, no one in this era has ever seen a high-status clergy behave in such an embarrassing manner. This also made several people wonder whether the cardinal was mentally ill.

, Otherwise, how could he do such an action that is obviously inconsistent with his identity?

After listening to the servant's report, Marquis Meyer couldn't help but be extremely suspicious. He was about to send people to the town again to ask the cardinal for questioning. Unexpectedly, he received a summons from His Majesty the King. As the saying goes, the monarch's order cannot be violated.

He did not dare to neglect the king's task of leading troops to suppress the rebellion somewhere in the border area. He had no choice but to temporarily lock the room on the third floor, and before leaving, he specifically told his family not to enter.

It was only today that he finally returned to the manor after quickly suppressing the rebellion. To his great surprise...

As soon as I came back, the first thing I saw was my daughter Lisa, who was panicking and uneasy. She also heard a sound in the wax figure room on the third floor!

It would be fine if it were just like this, but...

He had obviously locked the door with his own hands before leaving, and the only key was still with him. However, why could Lisa still enter the room? And who opened the brass lock?

………

After staring at the oil painting for a long time, Marquis Mel gradually came back to his senses from his thoughts. As for the old butler Domes, he still stood beside him without speaking. After a while, maybe he thought of something or made a decision.

The Marquis first stood up from his chair, and then ordered the old housekeeper in a solemn tone:
Chapter completed!