"Your face seems bad, Mr. Francis."

Looking at Francis in front of him, Fang Zheng sighed, then he made a gesture, and soon Asakura Ryoko came over to serve him a cup of coffee. In fact, as Fang Zheng said, Francis looked very embarrassed at the moment. He looked pale, sweaty, and even a little disheveled. He looked like a lover who was discovered by the boss during an affair and then jumped into the window to escape.

"Drink some coffee first, maybe it will make you feel better."

"Thank you, thank you..."

Francis took a deep breath, then picked up the coffee and took a few sips, finally relaxing. Then he looked at Nimfu and Ryoko Asakura beside Fang Zheng with some anxiety.

"That, I have some private matters..."

"It's okay, Mr. Francis, they are my assistants and know all about this."

"Yes, that's right..."

Hearing Fang Zheng's answer, Francis nodded, then he put down the box in his hand, took out a document from his arms, and handed it to Fang Zheng. At the same time, Francis told Fang Zheng about his experiences these days.

After passing the nightmare in Insmouth, Francis was also greatly stimulated. In order to divert his attention, he gave up his next trip and immediately began his own root search journey. He found his family in Arkham, and then began to trace his ancestors. Then Francis discovered an inexplicable intelligence that shocked him.

His mother's family, the ancestors, once married a woman named Marsh in Arkham. The surname Marsh was the surname of the actual dominant clan of Insmouth that Francis heard the drunken old man in Insmouth. Not only that, the old man had told Francis before that the patriarch of the Marsh family had married one of the terrible monsters that climbed up from the sea, and then gave birth to three children, two of whom remained here because they were in the shape of a monster. The last daughter was sent to Europe to study because she was in the form of a human. Then the patriarch played some tricks and asked a man living in Arkham to marry her.

When Francis heard this, he felt creepy, which made him think of some unbearable past events. Although they were just some vague memories, for some reason, Francis was very scared at this moment.

Among those monsters, a woman who looked like a human married a man living in Arkham. In his family, his mother's ancestors, the generation of great-grandmother, did marry a woman named Marsh.

But at that time, Francis just felt that he was too nervous. The memory he left for himself in Insmouth was too deep, so he thought about it in this regard.

But after that, when he saw his uncle showing him the jewelry that belonged to his great-grandmother, Francis almost collapsed.

That strange style, horror and distortion that is almost impossible to see directly, is also extremely exquisite, but also extremely fearful... It was the same thing as the jewelry he saw in the previous town and the jewelry he saw in Insmouth! It is rumored that these exquisite creations come from the depths of the sea and are the gift of the great gods, but at this moment, in Frances's view, they are simply the devil's help.

"I, I don't even know what to do...I fainted at that time, and then I woke up, I, I don't know who to look for, so... Mr. Van Helsing, please help me, what should I do? I, will I, will I be the same as those in Insmouth... No, I don't know, but I won't..."

"Okay, calm down, Mr. Francis."

Fang Zheng reached out and patted his hand gently.

"You are worried about whether you will become a diving person... Well, I can't give you a correct statement, but if you think about it carefully, from your great-grandmother to now, there is actually no one in your family who has become that way, do you know that great-grandmother?"

"No, I don't know her...I heard she died very early."

"Then let's not talk about her for now, then, what about your mother? What about your grandparents?"

"my mother………"

Speaking of this, Francis gradually calmed down.

"My mother is also normal, ah, by the way, my mother never takes us back to my grandparents' house, but when my grandfather comes, she always treats him warmly, and my grandfather is also very nice to me... Grandmother... I have never seen him..."

"So you don't have to worry so much, are you still bringing the brooch I gave you?"

"Of course, sir."

As he said, Francis took out the brooch.

"This seems to be a very expensive thing..."

"Yes, I'll give it to you."

"Why?"

"It has the power to drive away evil. If you keep it by your side, you can feel more at ease."

"This, I'm really sorry..."

Although he was embarrassed, Francis took the brooch back into his pocket, and his expression seemed to relax a lot.

"But, sir, I still want to continue investigating, what are those monsters? I'm very scared. I always feel that if I let go of this, something even more terrible will happen..."

"It's okay, I'll go find someone to investigate."

"Hey? Mr. Van Helsing, aren't you going to investigate it yourself?"

“I’m not good at investigating these messy things.”

Fang Zheng spread his hands and shrugged his shoulders. He had never been interested in being Conan.

"I will entrust my professionals to take responsibility, don't worry, if there is any result, I will notify you."

"That's good...that, this is my phone number. Please, if you find anything, please contact me."

"no problem."

“As for the cost…”

"Let's talk about it then. We are also acquaintances and will not cheat you."

You don’t have much money, so you might as well cheat the Fed.

After entrusting the matter to Founder, Francis seemed to relax a lot and quickly said goodbye and left. As for the box he brought, it was his great-grandmother's jewelry. Because he felt so disgusting that he didn't want to stay by his side, he simply gave it to Founder for safekeeping and then left.

"This is really interesting."

After Francis left, Fang Zheng opened the box, took out the tidy inside and looked at it carefully. The small box contained four pieces of jewelry, namely bracelets, earrings, brooches and rings. As Francis said, each piece was beautifully carved work of art, and as Francis said, each piece was full of some twisted malice.

The twisted ring looks like the tentacles of octopus tangled together, and the gem looks like a vivid eye... Well, this thing does make people have nightmares.

"How do you feel?"

Out of curiosity, Fang Zheng asked Nimfu and Asakura Ryoko, but...

“Very strange jewelry.”

“Looks beautiful.”

The two stared at the gesture in front of them carefully, but did not give a particularly low evaluation.

"Don't you think something is wrong or disgusting?"

“……………………”

The two looked at each other, then shook their heads.

"I'm sorry, but it seems to me just ordinary jewelry, owner."

"Information entanglement is very stable, I don't feel anything abnormal, master."

The two responded in their own different ways.

Well…Is it related to their race?

After all, whether it is a universal angel or a humanoid interface, it is ultimately a mechanical... For them, this may be the same as the computer obtaining image information through the camera, and it will not have any special feeling.

"So master, how do we investigate next?"

"I don't plan to let you investigate."

However, Fang Zheng waved his hand.

"Why?"

"There is no Internet in this world. Nymph, it's hard for you to play the role of collecting information."

"I, I can go through the phone line..."

Speaking of this, Nimfu also hung her head helplessly. Indeed, in this relatively backward world, even satellites have not appeared yet... She took her head to collect information!

"So please leave it to me."

"No, I have a professional candidate, so you'd better stay and take care of Nimfu."

Fang Zheng rejected Ryoko Asakura's request, and he knew what her so-called "search" would become.

"I'll go out now, please prepare supper."

"No problem, master, what are you going to eat?"

"Whatever you want, you can do it."

Ryoko Asakura is very good at cooking. There are not many people around Fang Zheng who can make good dishes, and there are not enough five of them. Moreover, except Xia Shi, there is no way for others to cook for themselves three meals a day.

Actually, Satoriko's skills are also good, but... well, it's just good.

"I understand, then just eat hot pot, I will prepare fresh ingredients."

Facing Asakura Ryoko's report, Fang Zheng waved his hand, then picked up the jewelry box and walked out of the door.

Arkham City is not big or small, but Fang Zheng has been idle all over the years, so he is clear about the situation in this city. Now, the reason why he goes out is as mentioned before, Fang Zheng intends to leave this matter to professionals.

What is a professional?

Of course it's a detective!

Unlike the copycat firm like Kogoro Mori, the detective firm in front of him is the kind that is often found in old-fashioned movies. The old-fashioned folding curtains cover the glass, and you can see the brilliance of the room. On the table, a man in Western clothes was sitting there napping.

Well……It feels different from Sherlock Holmes, but forget it.

Thinking of this, Fang Zheng reached out and knocked on the door with a thump. Then he saw the detective who was dozing inside suddenly startled, then woke up quickly, patted his face hard, and then looked at the door.

"Please come in."

"Stop it."

Fang Zheng pushed open the door and walked into the room.
To be continued...