Trapped in a net pocket, Laila bumped up and down in the carriage, and through the slatted car windows, you could see the old walls on both sides of the narrow alley. Suddenly, the car stopped. After a few noises, the car door was opened and several gypsies stood outside the car. The person Laila recognized as the leader was Tony, the brother of the missing child Billy. They inquired about the news and stared at the suspicious car, unexpectedly saving Laila.
It was the first time Laila saw so many gypsies and their king, the king of the west, John Faah, on the big boat moored in the harbor. The man in front of him, who was not tall but had shrewd eyes, asked many questions, but Laila couldn’t answer. She didn’t know where she was going to be taken, and she didn’t know who was the glutton who caught her. Faah is very patient, Tony’s mother Maggie has promised to take in Laila, and there is still a lot of time to understand the situation.
Maybe Laila didn’t know these gypsies, but they knew Laila when she was a baby. Lord Asriel has always respected the way of life of the Gypsies, taking care of and protecting his daughter’s safety is the bounden duty of King Faah. What’s more, Laila’s purpose is the same as that of the Gypsies, which is to find the kidnapped child.
Laila negotiated with Pan, and the best thing for now is to stay in the gypsy fleet. Putting on gypsy clothes makes it easier to hide whereabouts. Sometimes, she will study the truth meter. Sometimes, she helps Maggie cook. Although Maggie’s knowledge level is not high, Laila can feel her sincere friendliness, which Mrs. Coulter does not possess.
Laila’s escape made Mrs. Kurt furious, ignoring the privileges enjoyed by the academy, leading the church police, in the name of searching for heresy, turned the academy upside down, but did not find Laila. But in the dean’s study, she found a thousand pages of “The Interpretation of the Truth”, which is a book that the church has banned. After being caught, the dean could only swallow his anger at Mrs. Kurt’s bad behavior. In order to protect the college from persecution, the dean admitted that he had returned Asriel’s ceremonies to Laila. Finding Laila became a top priority, and Borrell ordered the priest to ask the truth rite. After several days of interpretation, it was confirmed that Laila was with the Gypsy.
Tony tortured Laila’s catcher, only to get the message to send Laila to the north. Laila’s heart moved, thinking of the blueprints of Mrs. Kurt’s desk. At this time, a sirens sounded in the river, and the police were approaching the fleet from the water and the sky. Needless to say, it must be a minion sent by Mrs. Kurt. Maggie and Tony hid Laila in the compartment behind the sink and escaped the search.
After this time, there will be another time. Mrs. Kurt would never give up unless she found herself, Laila knew this. Laila couldn’t understand how she was different, and why Mrs. Kurt was chasing after her. Maggie couldn’t bear to see Laila’s helpless appearance and told the truth.
Asriel is Laila’s father, and Laila’s mother is Mrs. Kurt. Back then, the young Asriel went on an expedition and fell in love with his married woman Marissa Kurt at first sight. Once Laila was born, their underground romance could no longer be concealed. Asriel handed Laila to a gypsy nanny, Maggie. Marissa’s husband Edward Kurt refused to let Laila go. In the fight, Asriel missed Edward and killed him.
For this reason, Marissa was face-stricken and abandoned by the upper class. In order to regain her former status, she turned to the church and slowly became ruthless. While Asriel was deprived of his estate and wealth, his daughter was sent to the monastery. During the Flood, Asriel stole Laila and sent it to Jordan College.
These are all Maggie can remember, Laila’s life experience. Mrs. Coulter’s harshness towards Laila as a mother, and her desire to get her daughter back. She used all means to find Laila, which also shows how important Laila is in her mind. Laila didn’t know whether to be happy or sad.
After experiencing repeated harassment by church police, King Faah felt that there was a vague connection between Gourmet, North, Lady Kurt and the church. He summoned all the Gypsies from all over Britain to London, only relying on his own strength to find the kidnapped children. Tony and Benjamin decided without authorization to steal the drawings from Mrs. Coulter’s study to create favorable conditions for the search job. Laila secretly told them the detailed location of the drawing, and then played with the truth instrument while waiting for their good news.
Occasionally, Laila realized that as long as he let go of his thoughts, the hands would move. Among these gypsies, apart from Maggie, Laila felt that the wise Fadel Kolam was the most trusted. She took out the truth instrument and asked Fadell for advice. Fadell knew what it was, and knew that with three pointers to ask questions, the fourth pointer would answer. But these symbols have many meanings, and without years of study and research, it is simply difficult to interpret them.
However, Laila is not an ordinary child. After understanding the working principle of the truth meter, she naturally has her own understanding of the above symbols in the bottom of her heart. She tried to fiddle with the hands. Benjamin was a spy. The snake represented cunning, the crucible represented intelligence, and the hive represented hard work. Then the fourth needle pointed to the skull hourglass. Laila was startled, Benjamin and Tony’s mission was not going well.
Laila rushed out of the cabin, trying to tell Fadell. I didn’t expect to be touched by a beetle on my face, and I felt terrified. The two beetles were extremely weird, with a red glow on their belly. Laila stepped on one with her foot, Fadell quickly put it into the small tin box, but the other flew away. Fadell recognized it as a spy flying insect at a glance, and it seemed that Mrs. Kurt would know the whereabouts of Laila soon.
When dawn came, only Tony came. In Laila’s unfortunate words, they were discovered by Mrs. Kurt. Tony escaped, but Benjamin was shot and wounded. Benjamin would never betray his family. He did not give Mrs. Kurt a chance to torture, so he resolutely jumped down the elevator shaft. Tony brought back a list with the names of 27 children, including Billy. King Faah was saddened by Benjamin’s sacrifice, but now is not the time to mourn. He ordered the fleet to anchor and head to the northern town of Trollsand.
Borel once again traveled from the “window” to another world. After using magic to easily remove the wheel locks installed by the police, drove to Thomas’ lakeside cottage. Thomas used the photos he provided for face recognition and found a person who matched Grumman, John Perry, a former British 49th Commando Colonel, a former Marine and an explorer, who was presumed dead 13 years ago. 13 years ago, John Perry joined the Alaska Expedition to participate in a government-funded environmental investigation project. Since then, his family has lost contact with him.
John Perry was born here, which means that Grumman did not travel here, but from this world to there. Borel was extremely confused. The humans here did not have elves, but Grumman had a snow eagle elves, which made no sense at all. Thomas also found John Perry’s wife and son. The case shows that his wife, Elaine, has suffered from mental illness for a long time, and his son Will, who is in high school, has always taken care of his mother.
Borrell gave the information that Thomas found to the local Inspector Walters. There is no church police here, so they can only buy Walters to help monitor Elaine and Will.
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