"Well……"

"Where is...where?"

Baima Tan, who had just woken up, opened his eyelids slightly and asked feebly.

Masumi Sera wiped away tears as she answered: "It's St. Thomas' Hospital in London."

"oh……"

Baima Tan's eyes relaxed slightly, then he looked at the tearful Seriang and asked again: "Then why are you crying?"

"Because you almost died!"

Seriang yelled at Hakuba Tan, letting out all the pressure accumulated in his heart.

For more than a day, she prayed in her heart all the time that Tan Baima would survive.

Because Detective White Horse was shot to save himself, if he died, it would be as if he had killed him with his own hands.

This feeling is so heavy that just carrying it for a day makes me feel out of breath.

"But am I okay?"

A pale smile appeared on Bai Ma Tan's pale face, "It seems I'm lucky, ahem..."

Since Baima Tan had surgery on his chest, he still can't speak very smoothly.

Seeing this, Sera Masumi quickly comforted him, "You just woke up, don't talk so much yet!"

Baima Tan smiled slightly and did not answer. Instead, he turned his eyes and saw Qin Zhibo standing not far away.

When he saw Qin Zhibo for the first time, his eyes were a little surprised.

This is England, how did he get the news?

At this time, Qin Zhibo also guessed what he was thinking through the eyes of the white horse detective, took a step forward, and took the initiative to introduce.

"I was in London before anything happened to you..."

"I heard that you are investigating the matter at Dusk Annex?"

As one of the witnesses of the Twilight Villa incident, Qin Zhibo has the right to ask questions on this matter.

Just as Bai Ma Tan was about to answer, Qin Zhibo said: "It's not convenient for you to open your mouth now, just nod and shake your head..."

Hearing this, Baima Tan nodded slightly.

"Have you found any clues?"

"Is it about the owner of Dusk Villa?"

Detective Bai Ma nodded again, and then said: "The clues are in my coat..."

When Sera heard this, although he didn't know what the two were talking about, he still went to the locker in the corner of the room and took out the Hakuba Detective jacket that was placed inside.

On the back of the coat, there was a circle of blood stains that had turned into black.

Qin Zhibo turned through the inner pocket of his coat with his hand and found two pieces of paper.

When I took it out and looked at it, I found that they were an old photo and a piece of letter paper.

The old photo is of a handsome mixed-race man and an Oriental woman. Judging from the ages of the two in the photo, they should have a mother-son relationship.

On the back of the photo, it says: Son Spencer Renye and mother Sera, pictured on July 4, 1870.

Spencer Lianye?

Shiliang?

Mother and son?

For a time, a huge amount of information exploded in Qin Zhibo's mind.

Spencer Renye should be Karasuma Renye’s original name.

Spencer...is that the surname of that British noble?

And Karasuma Renya’s mother’s surname is actually Sera?

Is it the "Sera" of Masumi Sera and Mari Akai?

Qin Zhibo knew that before Akai Mari married Akai Mutake, her family name was Sera.

Sera Masumi inherited Akai Mari’s original surname.

At the same time, Masumi Sera and Mari Akai, who were standing nearby, also saw a line of small words on the photo.

When she saw the surname "Shiliang", Mary's pupils dilated slightly and her eyes were a little weird.

Masumi Sera's attention did not immediately focus on the "Sera" at the back, but saw the surname "Spencer".

As a half-Londoner who has been in the UK for three years, she is very aware of the importance of this surname in the UK.

"This Spencer...is he that famous noble?" Sera Masaki murmured.

Detective Bai Ma nodded slightly, "It should be, I saw Spencer's family crest in the manor..."

After hearing what Detective Baima said, Qin Zhibo's eyes changed slightly as he stared at the old photo.

He had long known that Renye Karasuma was from a certain British aristocratic family, but he didn't know which one specifically.

In comparison, this "Shiliang" is even stranger...

Qin Zhibo handed the old photo to Mary, then took the letter in his hand and looked at it carefully.

Compared with the old photo, most of this letter paper is blurred by stains caused by moisture, and only a few fragments of information can be provided.

Dear Mr. Xia Gai:

…Setting down in Japan…

…Moving the temple to Japan…

…

Qin Zhibo thought for a moment and figured out the meaning of the letter.

The temple should refer to the Dusk Annex.

Mr. Xagai is the Xagai Zerg who has cooperated with Karasuma Renye.

Qin Zhibo had previously seen in the diary in the basement of the Twilight Villa that the Xagai Zerg that had just arrived on the earth were always disturbed by humans and did not have a habitat of their own.

It was Karasuma Renye who found the Xagai Zerg tribe and promised them a habitat that would not be disturbed by humans, on the condition that Karasuma Renye's father be killed.

After his father's death, Karasuma Renye inherited a fiefdom and gave it to the Xagai Zerg tribe.

Later, Karasuma Renye built a dusk villa for the Xagai Zerg tribe to hide from others.

This letter should be a letter written by Renya Karasuma to the Xagai Zerg, asking the Xiagai Zerg to move the Dusk Annex (temple) to Japan.

Although there is no specific time of relocation written on the letter, it is estimated that this time should be during the Meiji Restoration.

During that period, Japan was learning a lot of advanced Western ideas. As a British aristocrat, Renya Karasuma was easily accepted.

The name Karasuma Renya most likely came into existence during that period...

In the ward, Qin Zhibo held the letter and Mary held the photo, both thoughtful.

At this moment, the phone suddenly rang in the ward.

Everyone looked down at their cell phones at the same time, and after looking around, they realized that the ringing phone was the cell phone in Bai Ma Tan's coat.

Qin Zhibo took out Baima Tan's mobile phone from his pocket and held it in front of Baima Tan's eyes.

The latter glanced at the number of the caller and said: "It's the number from the research institute. Please answer it for me..."

Qin Zhibo pressed answer and speakerphone, and placed the phone where everyone could hear it.

The caller was indeed a researcher from the White Horse Research Institute. He had been ordered by the White Horse Detective to investigate the British aristocrats who had traveled across the ocean to Japan during the Restoration period.

After explaining his identity and situation to the person on the other side of the phone, the researcher over there introduced him in a straight-forward manner.

"At that time, in order to learn from the advanced experience of the West, Emperor Meiji made friends with a large number of Westerners, many of whom were nobles and capitalists..."

Qin Zhibo skipped the lengthy opening remarks and asked directly: "Is there anyone here from the Spencer family in England?"

"Hmm..." the researcher groaned, "Yes."

"What's your name?" Qin Zhibo asked quickly.

"It's called...no name."

"no name?"

"Yes."

The researcher responded, "According to the "Meiji Clan Record", this person from the British Spencer family quickly took root in Japan after coming to Japan and established a new family."

"This new family is named exactly after the Japanese surname, called 'Black Feather', which means the black feathers that protect the crow's body."

"However, the clan leader's surname is not 'Black Feather', but 'Karasuma', which refers to the noble crow..."

Upon hearing this, Qin Zhibo and Baima Tan's pupils trembled, and the shock in their eyes was not concealed at all.
To be continued...