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【External Articles】Chapter Two Seven One: The Coachman

It was after two o'clock in the afternoon when Merlin and Sheldon came out of Merlin's Holy Land. They had not eaten lunch, so they called a carriage and went to the famous "Mayflower Restaurant" in the Vatican for dinner.

"In Lily Street in the Vatican, there is a girl of about 16 years old who is missing. This person has lost contact since she went out late at night on the 4th of this month. The Secretary for Security suspects that she is involved in a certain case and is investigating...

..."

There was no woman on the carriage, the driver was a man, but a woman's voice filled the entire carriage. The source of the sound was a black box placed behind the driver's seat. Sheldon and Merlin knew about this when they visited a furniture store.

It's a radio, but I've never bought one. This thing has a very simple radio technology inside. As long as it has stable magic power, Sheldon can make one himself.

The sound of the radio was slightly lowered, and the ordinary-looking coachman turned his head. The symbol on his face was a pair of dead fish eyes. He said: "Where does this passenger want to go? One mile and four coppers."

.”

"The Mayflower," Sheldon said simply, "don't have to open too fast."

"Okay." The coachman adjusted the play button of the radio, then switched the channel, and the sound continued to play.

The two people in the back seat said nothing. Sheldon held the book that Merlin had chosen, and Merlin looked quietly out of the carriage window. There was a radio show that focused on comedy on the cut-out table, but

The content inside is not funny at all.

"Just now, the results of the first round of the cross talk competition for our Tijin group came out." This voice clearly sounded like the words of a tall and thin man.

And the other person's voice sounded like a short, fat man saying: "It actually passed!"

"Of course, even a layman can win in the first battle."

"What do you think the goal is, but it failed in the second round last year. The two of us have been doing this for more than ten years, is there anything more humiliating than this? No, just thinking about it makes me angry."

"Okay, okay, okay..."

"Seriously, why is that? Those judges just don't know how to do it."

"Stop talking."

"It feels like there are some interests behind it. Besides, why should we be judged by people who are not as interesting as us?"

"Ah! I received a letter. Let me see, it's a student from [Gravel Land]. 'Good afternoon, I went to watch the first game last night. To put it simply, your jokes are not funny at all. Just grasp the funny points.

One minute has passed, and there is no good preparation. I just listed the bridge sections, and the whispers in the audience are as shallow as ripples. Even I, the audience, feel a little restless. Please spend more time to think of something that can be used to win the award.

Just kidding.'"

"Who is this guy? I -"

"——Well, let's listen to a song, shall we? Please listen to the song released by Mysterious Kiss, a newly formed girl idol group: The Secret of Love!"

The slightly panicked male voice was instantly suppressed, and the rather trendy female voice was highlighted by the fresh music, adding a touch of vitality to the entire carriage. But Sheldon usually listens to some more classic music, mostly

Some orchestral instruments were played, and Merlin gradually got used to it under the influence of his ears. But they didn't usually listen to many songs. When they heard this kind of music, they actually just thought it was "trendy", or to put it another way, it didn't sound good.

It is said to be "trendy and a bit noisy".

【Let's do it!】

【Don’t you believe in superpowers?】

[I don’t believe it either, but this is something only the two of us can understand!]

【A secret that belongs only to the two of us!】

[Unscientific god-level expansion!]

【No need for a reason, no need for a reason!】

"Can you turn down the music a little?" Sheldon said, "What's your name?"

"Ford Mondel." The driver slowly turned down the music, "I've listened to this station before."

"It's okay, our family doesn't really listen to these things, haha." Sheldon shook his head and found two people from the security department waving to them outside, "Mr. Ford, look ahead."

"Oh?" Ford's dead eyes slowly widened. He tightened the reins and stopped the car.

The two men in front of me looked exactly alike. They were thin and small. One wore glasses and the other did not wear glasses. They both had thick, triangular heads. They looked like two poorly nourished police dogs.

When the other party saw Ford's face, his serious face suddenly relaxed. One of the men said casually: "What, it's Ford..."

Ford said expressionlessly: "What does this mean? I have guests in the car, please keep the story short."

The policeman from the Department of Security took out a photo from the inner pocket of his chest. It showed a tall, thick man. He looked like a tough guy at first glance. He had thick black hair between his cheeks, a square face, and swollen hair at the corners of his eyes.

There was a scar that was very easy to spot. Merlin and Sheldon stepped forward and looked at the photo with the driver.

"Have you seen this guy?"

"It's incredible, Weber, don't you have a very good relationship with him?" Ford said lightly.

"Huh?" The policeman wearing glasses looked at Ford suspiciously, and then looked at Weber strangely.

Weber leaned his face forward and said softly: "This is a routine matter, please cooperate with it."

"What's going on, brother?" Tucker James asked his brother, Webb James, who is also a police officer.

"Ah, brother, this guy is not right in his head."

"Okay, brothers, if you have a quarrel, go home and quarrel." Ford frowned slightly, "I still have guests."

The two brothers immediately stepped back, and the brother without glasses made a letting go gesture and said: "Okay, you can go quickly."

"Tch." Ford refrained from rolling his eyes, waved the reins again, and the carriage began to move forward slowly.

The two watched the carriage drive forward, and Tucker continued to ask Webb: "Brother, the wanted criminal in the sewer has a good relationship with you. What's going on?"

"Brother, you can't believe what the carriage driver says."

"That's right, after all, he is a carriage driver..."

"Yes, that hateful carriage driver can lie without changing his face."

Tucker was so angry that he blew his beard and stared: "What an outrageous guy!"

Merlin, who was in the car, asked with interest: "Uncle, what do you mean by 'you have a very good relationship with him' just now? This guy should be a wanted criminal!"

Sheldon also wanted to ask this question, but was too embarrassed to ask. Seeing that Merlin asked, he listened patiently.

"Literally speaking, most of these policemen from the Security Department are not good people." Ford calmly turned on the volume switch of the radio in the car. He was no longer playing music at this time. "A coachman has seen everything and everyone."

.That person is very annoying. When checking for traffic violations, it’s like finding fault with an egg.”

"So, that's why you chose to become a carriage driver? Also, you have a driver's license, right?" Sheldon asked curiously.

"No, because at least you can make money as a driver. Besides, my eyesight is not very good. I hope I can concentrate on driving."

"Why don't you drive because your eyes are so good... You haven't said whether you have a driver's license..." Sheldon curled his lips.

"I have night blindness, so when I took the driver's license test, I just relied on my feelings," Ford said.

"Haha, okay, as long as it can keep us safe -"

The three people in front of me were stunned, especially the two people sitting in the back seat of the car, their eyes were so wide that they almost jumped out of their sockets.

The man in the photo was leaning against them in an alley, squinting his eyes and resting. If you compare the photos, you can definitely identify him!

Seeing that the driver was still driving the car forward, Sheldon quickly said: "Stop the car! Didn't you see the wanted criminal right next to him?"

The driver did not listen to Sheldon's words and continued to drive: "This is not something that ordinary people can interfere with, especially the sewer..."

At this time, the radio was playing the previous case of missing girls:

"On the 6th of that month, her mother reported to the police that her daughter was missing..."

The carriage was getting faster and faster, and the crowd around them was getting bigger and bigger. Merlin and Sheldon arrived in front of the Mayflower Restaurant in a blink of an eye.

Ford said softly, as if everything should be taken for granted: "This guest, you have arrived at the Mayflower Restaurant. I wish you a pleasant meal. You will be charged twelve coppers here."

Sheldon quickly handed the money to Ford, and the two got out of the car. The carriage drove away immediately without stopping.

Sheldon said: "After we finished eating, we immediately reported the incident to the police."

"Okay." Merlin looked around for a moment and discovered that Olivia's Magic Materials Store was diagonally across from the Mayflower Restaurant.
Chapter completed!
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