Chapter 372

"These two are my friends."

Lynn walked into the living room while talking, and suddenly saw Xifa, he was stunned for two seconds, then smiled and said to Cromwell: "Tell me, am I dazzled, otherwise, how could I see a Good friend here."

Cromwell said with a cold expression but the corners of his mouth slightly raised: "You don't have dazzle."

"I knew it." Lin En laughed, unlike a reserved Loenian at all, he hugged Xifa vigorously and whispered, "Thank you, my friend, I am already a 'briber'."

"In addition, I have helped you cash out your stocks, plus the principal, the total is 15,000 pounds."

Xifa's mood at this moment was like drinking honey, it was so sweet to his heart. 15,000 pounds! Lynn helped him nearly double his earnings. Even in Backlund, this asset is already enough to be called a rich man!

"This is really the best news I've heard recently."

Sifer responded with a smile, and let go of his hand, allowing Lynn to take a few steps back.

Next, the lawyer introduced the two friends he had brought to the arbitrator and Xifa.

"This is Talim Dumont, he is an aristocratic equestrian teacher; this is the well-known surgeon Alan Kress."

Lynn added: "They are also my friends, and they are also my important customers."

Xifa looked at the two men.

Talim has short brown curly hair, a smile on the corner of his mouth, and lively eyes. He looks like a talkative person.

Dr. Allen was tall and thin, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, with a cold expression, and he didn't feel like the type who could easily get along with others.

It seems that these two should also invest in Lynn.

Otherwise, lawyers would not call them 'clients'.

Cromwell brought three more cups of coffee before asking, "Why did you come here?"

"I need to find you."

Lynn regarded this place as his home, warmly greeted the equestrian teacher and doctor to sit down, and said, "To be exact, it's Talim's friend who seems to be in some trouble."

"I remember you said that you just finished a commission recently, so I brought them here to see if you can help."

Cromwell said coldly: "I have a new commission, but it can't be completed in a day or two, so...you can talk about it in detail."

"So, Talim, can you tell me?" The lawyer looked at the equestrian teacher.

Grabbing his curly hair, Talim said hesitantly: "I have a friend, the situation is not very right recently."

Usually, 'I have a friend' equals to 'myself', does this equestrian teacher have something to hide, so he has to say it in this way?

Xifa allowed his thoughts to flow freely. As an observer, he didn't say a word, but listened with a smile.

"He is a painter. He is good at figure painting. He used to paint for nobles and ladies."

"But not long ago, he suffered from lack of creative inspiration and fell into a trough. So I suggested to him that he can go to the East District to observe the characters there, and create some themes that are closer to life and reality."

Talim smiled bitterly when he said this: "He accepted my suggestion, and he often walked around the East District during this time. I saw him just two days ago. I almost didn't recognize him. He looks like A bum."

"But his eyes were shining, and he told me that he had found a great model. It was a girl, fifteen or sixteen years old, and he described to me the purity, simplicity, and hard work of this girl."

"He told me that the girl was a starcher and had been in the job from a very young age, but she never gave up her studies. He saw the light in the girl and he was in the East End every day, watching the girl, While using her as a material to create.”

Xifa and Cromwell exchanged glances, and the arbitrator spread his hands and said, "You want to say that this painter fell in love with this laundry woman, and thus got into some kind of trouble."

"No, it would be nice if that was the case."

Talim took out a few rolled up drawing papers: "This is the manuscript he showed me when I saw him the day before yesterday. I was shocked."

The equestrian teacher spread out the drawing paper, and saw a girl painted inside, with beautiful features, but dark around the eyes, and she looked a little malnourished. She was starching the laundry, and there was nothing strange about it.

On the other sheets of paper, the girl was painted in half-length, profile, and full-length.

No matter which one it is, the girl in the painting has no expression on her face, like a walking dead.

But even so, Xifa didn't find it strange, and Cromwell directly expressed his doubts: "Sorry, I don't see anything strange?"

Dr. Allen, who was silent on the side, said coldly at this time: "She is not wearing shoes, and then, look at the thumb on her right foot."

Reminded by him, Xifa looked carefully, and sure enough, the girls in each painting did not wear shoes. Moreover, on the thumb of the girl's right leg, there is still something that looks like a brand.

"That's the identification card of the corpse." Dr. Allen explained succinctly.

Suddenly, Xifa felt that the temperature in the room dropped a few degrees.

It was like listening to a ghost story.

Talim nodded and said: "After I met him, I went to the Kragg Club, where Alan and I were both members. Alan accidentally saw these paintings and pointed out that the girl hanging at the feet may be Corpse Identification Tag."

"I was terrified. The next day I took these manuscripts and went to the police station in the East District. I asked the gentleman there for some information, and it turned out that I was able to find out that the girl in the painting was named Ginny. Last week, she was mercilessly murdered."

"Yes, she was also a victim of the very scary serial murder case some time ago."

"But now, now my friend saw her and even painted her."

Cromwell frowned and said, "Then what do you hope I can do for you?"

"Find my friend, find Palliston and bring him back to keep him away from danger." Talim said with some self-blame, "If it wasn't for me, he wouldn't have gone to such a dangerous place at all, wouldn't have touched Seeing such a weird thing, I thought about asking the police to help, but I was worried that they would send me to a madhouse."

"In addition, my identity does not allow me to do such an outrageous thing, which will affect my image and damage my income."

The arbitrator was a little surprised and said, "Mr. Palliston, didn't he tell you where in the Eastern District he created?"

Talim shook his head and said, "I didn't ask, and he didn't say anything. That's why I blame myself so much."

"Okay, I can help with the investigation. But the East District is not a small place. If you don't have any clues, it may take a while to find your friend." Cromwell glanced at Lynn, spread his hands, and said There is no good way for myself.

The equestrian teacher whispered: "I haven't seen him for two days. I am worried that he will have an accident. Please find him as soon as possible. I will pay you 5 pounds, no, 10 pounds."

The arbitrator patiently explained: "Mr. Talim, it's not about money."

At this moment, they heard a slight cough.

Then saw Xifa leaning forward slightly: "I have a way."