Crown of Silence

Chapter 326 Are you willing?

At noon the next day.

The salute roared, and amid the trumpets and grand melodies, the band played solemn and festive melodies.

Amid the cheers of the people, a handsome man riding a white horse slowly walked into the gate.

His attire followed the ancient method, with a laurel crown made of smelted silver, wearing golden armor and cloak, riding a majestic white horse, looking heroic, like a noble prince.

On the green land of the manor, the girls who were invited to the wedding had already stared straight and screamed. And in the crowd of girls, Donna, wearing a wedding dress, faced the passionate eyes of her fiancé and lowered her head shyly.

Under the guidance of the master of ceremonies, the best men led the white horse knight's horse, cheered in unison, shouted Donna's name, and offered blessings to the newlyweds.

In the crowd, Brady stared at his daughter's shy and happy expression, smiling from ear to ear.

As a descendant of a fallen noble, he worked hard in the customs department of the First Agency for his entire life, experienced many conspiracies and interest exchanges, and finally became a superior person, setting up such a huge family business in the central city of Avalon.

Without a son, he often felt a sense of loss of successors, but at this moment, looking at his daughter's happy expression, he felt extremely satisfied.

As long as she can be happy, all the hard work is worth it.

"Congratulations, Lord Brady."

The guests invited to the wedding came forward, and he received them one by one. When they talked about happy things, he smiled while touching his big belly.

Life is so bumpy, there are not many days worth celebrating, and we should always be content.

"Mr. Brady, who came in person."

The middle-aged man holding a white headscarf came up and hugged him with a warm smile. Like all other wealthy merchants in India, he was covered in gold and silver ornaments, and there was an amazing huge gem hanging on his turban... Of course, there was also the lingering smell of curry.

Brady frowned slightly, and then smiled warmly: "Thank you for coming. Today is a day worth celebrating, please enjoy it."

The Indian merchant smiled, waved, and signaled the servant to bring the prepared gifts.

On the red velvet in the box was a golden holy emblem inlaid with gems and broken diamonds. Brady was stunned, and then surprised:

"Is this a holy emblem blessed by the Pope? How can I be so embarrassed, it's too expensive..."

"Compared to our friendship, it's just a trivial thing." The Indian smiled meaningfully: "I hope our friendship can continue."

"Of course." Brady nodded, and the eyes of each other understood each other.

No one would refuse a generous friend, and maintaining this friendship only requires a little help...

After receiving his assurance, the Tianzhu businessman left quietly and satisfied.

Soon, all the guests arrived, and the priest who witnessed the wedding made the final preparations.

In the midst of the hustle and bustle, everyone was nervously preparing. And Brady finally relaxed, sat down in the audience, and looked at the couple not far away with satisfaction.

They were well matched, handsome and young, and had good character. It was a match made in heaven!

The more Brady looked at them, the more satisfied he felt. It was great to have such a young man to inherit his career and connections.

"He's a good guy."

Someone put his hat on the table, pulled out a chair and sat next to him, and sighed: "He's a lawyer who graduated from a national university and works under a financial agency. He's young and promising.

And he's valued by his superiors. He'll soon be sent to the East Tianzhu Trading Company, right? He really has a bright future!"

When he heard someone mention his son-in-law, Brady suddenly became proud, but when he turned around, he saw a young man he didn't know.

The young man had a warm smile on his face, which made people feel happy. But this was clearly a wedding, but he was wearing a dark suit, as if he was going to bury someone.

Along with the smile, the pair of narrow eyes narrowed, hiding the indifference and coldness in them.

"Who are you?"

Brady frowned and looked at the guards not far away, but the burly guards in the crowd shuttled back and forth, but ignored the existence of the young man.

"Mr. Brady, don't be nervous."

The young man shrugged: "Me? I'm just a guest who came to attend the wedding."

"Are you a musician?"

Brady seemed to understand something, and his expression became gloomy.

There are many useless and down-and-out musicians in Avalon who rely on their status to eat and drink at other people's ceremonies and ask for gifts. If it were an ordinary person, there would be nothing he could do, but if this guy wanted to blackmail him, he came to the wrong place!

He coldly took out a checkbook from his pocket, wrote a not-so-small number, and threw it over: "Today is my daughter's big day, sir. There are also many members of the Musicians' Association among the guests present today... I hope you don't fail to show your respect and ruin your future."

"Ah, sorry, you seem to have misunderstood something. I'm not a bad guest who comes to blackmail you."

The young man smiled awkwardly and took out a small box from his pocket: "This is my first visit. I didn't expect that today is the big day for the young lady to get married. I had to prepare a gift temporarily. I hope you like it."

"Congratulations?" Brady snorted coldly, and took the small box casually: For a person like this who comes to eat and drink, what kind of congratulations can he give out?

"Don't you want to take a look?" The young man's eyes were eager.

Brady sneered. If he wanted to humiliate himself, he might as well take a look.

But when the box was opened, he fell into a daze.

On top of the box is a red gem the size of a pigeon egg, pure in color and flawless. Even the best jewelry store in Avalon would be hard-pressed to find another piece of this quality.

But, why does this thing look so familiar?

He picked up the gem in surprise, but felt that it was wet, as if it had been stained with water. But the fingertips rubbed open a layer of scarlet color... that was blood!

He finally realized: This gem is not the one that the Tianzhu businessman kept on his head and regarded it as life!

For a moment, his whole body was filled with chills and he screamed.

"You, what did you do to him..."

He stood up suddenly and wanted to retreat, but found that he could not move. The screams seemed to be swallowed by something and disappeared without a trace. No one noticed here.

"sit down."

The young man raised his eyes and looked at him. His narrow eyes were opened, and their pupils were dark, as if they were leading into some dark wind tunnel, which made people feel chilly.

He made a voice, but it was no longer gentle, but some kind of irresistible command.

Brady couldn't help but softened and sat down on the chair.

Only now did he notice a note at the bottom of the box, which contained a line of sharp, yet indescribably elegant handwriting:

Your loyal friend - Sherlock...

"You, you are..." In an instant, his pupils narrowed, almost suffocating.

Seeing this, he seemed to have fallen into an ice cave: that legend, the shadow that shrouded behind Avalon, the controller of the dark rules...actually existed!

"Don't say that name, sir."

The young man casually raised an index finger to his lips: "That name is not suitable for this festive occasion. Just treat me as a guest at the wedding."

Brady shivered and wanted to scream for help, but instinct told him that it was best to sit here quietly.

He looked around with the corner of his eyes, only to find that the surroundings were still lively and noisy. No one noticed this, this place has been separated and turned into an island of despair.

In the crowd, several men wearing musician uniforms frowned. They were musicians invited to attend the wedding. After sensing the ether fluctuations, they looked up.

But when he saw the young man sitting at the table and the iconic top hat on the table in front of him, he was stunned. Soon, they looked away as if nothing had happened.

Some people even stood up and left quietly.

After witnessing this scene, Brady was completely desperate. His whole body was covered in cold sweat, his face was pale, and he slumped on the chair, almost sliding down.

In the crowd, Donna, who was immersed in happiness, looked back at her father. After noticing that his expression was wrong, she walked over and said, "Father, are you okay? Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"

Brady's lips pursed, and he opened his mouth to speak, but was too afraid to speak. His daughter's concern only made him more afraid. She shouldn't come over.

Donna, come on! Let's go quickly...

He screamed inwardly.

"Calm down, sir. Marriage is a sacred ceremony that only happens once in a lifetime. On such an occasion, don't be rude, and don't let your daughter be disappointed for you..."

A hoarse voice sounded in his heart, and the young man who was drinking tea looked over with indifferent eyes: "She doesn't know that you are secretly colluding with the banned drug smugglers in Tianzhu, right?"

Brady was struck by thunder.

He reluctantly calmed down and sent his daughter away with a gentle voice, but the fear in his heart was even worse.

"What on earth...what do you want to do?"

He plucked up the courage and asked in a low voice, waiting for the final words.

If the evil spirit of revenge was just a legend before, then since last month, it has become a nightmare hanging over everyone.

In one month, it was said that it was only one month, after the shaman disappeared, at least hundreds of gang leaders who tried to misguided their plans were thrown into the sewer by this man himself.

It was extremely cruel and cruel. It is said that some people's whole families disappeared completely, while some people, as a warning, died horribly. The scene was simply a nightmare on earth.

Brady always thought that he was just a black neck from the downtown area and did not dare to do anything to him as an official. However, he did not expect that he would actually appear in front of him.

"I, I am an important member of the Anglo Customs!" His voice trembled: "If you do anything to me, the kingdom will definitely not let you go!"

"Has my reputation become so bad?"

The young man was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly and whispered to himself: "What on earth did that guy Watson do with my name..."

Brady did not wait for an answer, but the priest who witnessed the wedding came over and asked him softly: "Mr. Brady, can the wedding begin?"

Brady turned back stiffly and looked at him blankly, but didn't know what to say.

"Just a moment, Father, I think this gentleman and I have something to talk about."

The young man glanced at the priest, who froze and stopped moving, as if frozen in place. Then, the young man looked back at him:

"Are you a believer?"

Brady nodded stiffly.

"Did you know? There is such a passage in the Book of Belief."

The young man stood up slowly. The priest took the heavy holy scripture in his hand, opened it to the middle, and read the scriptures to the dull man.

His expression was solemn and majestic, and his hoarse voice was like iron rubbing:

"You should fear justice and uphold righteousness. This is good. You should love your neighbor as yourself and do not do injustice. You must know that the wicked are suffering because of their evil deeds. What they cherish is poison and what they give birth to is falsehood. He His fire will not last long, nor will his light shine.”

After he finished reading, he closed the holy book and looked down at him:

"——What I mean, do you understand?"

In those eyes, the smile faded away, replaced by iron-like sharpness, with the color of blood in the sharpness, which made people dare not look directly.

The chanting was obviously over, but the hoarse voice echoed in his heart, like thunder, shaking his last poor reason over and over again, causing him to completely collapse and almost cry:

"You...what do you want..."

"I want you to be a good dad, Brady."

The young man stroked his hair with compassion, like a saint stroking his lamb: "Dad is not dead, he is alive, with a successful career and a happy family. Be an upright person and make your family proud of you. Although you do He made a lot of mistakes, but he was still able to live to his seventies or eighties, have a family full of children and grandchildren, and die happily.

Are you willing to be such a father? "

"I...I do!"

At that moment, Brady felt like he had been granted amnesty, and nodded wildly, his voice choked with sobs: "I do!"

"very good."

The young man nodded with satisfaction: "Wise and upright choice, sir, just like God said, you are blessed because of your fear of justice."

He put on his top hat and gave him one last look.

At that moment, it seemed that all the isolation barriers disappeared, and the noise and blessings from the outside world finally came. Listening to those voices, Brady was sweating profusely and almost passed out.

In just half a minute, it felt like I had returned from hell to the human world, and I almost cried with happiness.

Because the sudden death is about to say goodbye and leave.

-

In the solemn melody of the wedding march, under the gaze of all the guests, the young man holding the holy book stood in the middle of the couple instead of the priest.

"I can see that your love for each other will last forever." Facing everyone's stunned eyes, the young man held the confused Donna with his left hand, but held the man's palm with his right hand and asked Donna seriously:

"Donna, do you take this man to be your husband, to marry him, to love him, to care for him, to respect him, to accept him, and to be faithful to him until the end of your life, in sickness and in health, or for any other reason?" "

"me……"

Donna looked towards the audience, and when she saw her father nodding, she felt relieved, stared at her sweetheart opposite, and said with a gentle expression, "I do."

"What about you? Bridegroom." The man who replaced the priest turned around, looked at the groom, and asked. In that solemn and solemn question, the groom responded with his head held high:

"I do, sir! I love Donna deeply and am willing to protect her for the rest of my life!"

"Very well, your words are all sincere."

The young man showed a satisfied look and put Donna's hand into the groom's palm: "I have witnessed that you have vowed to love each other. I feel extremely happy and declare you to be husband and wife to everyone sitting here.

Now the rings are exchanged and the groom can kiss the bride. "

With everyone watching, the shy bride and groom exchanged rings, and kissed each other deeply amidst applause and cheers. Today is their good day and a moment worth remembering for a lifetime.

And the young man who presided over the wedding had quietly disappeared.