harry potter book of crimes

The outside of London is still very "busy" - this is John's first impression of this once prosperous capital when he visited the place again after the UK was completely devastated.

Of course, this so-called "lively" definitely no longer means what it used to mean.

But when John followed the footsteps of the "girl" with almost fatal determination, and finally stepped into the scope of the current city of icicles in a real sense, everything he saw seemed to be what he imagined.

Quite a difference!

First of all, what the suspicious "girl" in front of her called herself "White Night" mentioned before seemed to be confirmed at the first moment - this huge city of London has really been completely occupied by ice.

It was obviously dug by someone afterwards, and the thick ice formed a number of intertwined solid ice tunnels in the city. The closer John got to London, the colder he felt. In this long tunnel, he even felt colder.

They all saw the thick cold air floating lightly on the ground. Not long after walking, there were already signs of losing consciousness in the heels.

But Bai Ye, the girl walking in front, was as tireless as ever along the way. She obviously didn't care at all about the heavy chill here, and continued to walk forward with the wind at her feet as she did at the beginning.

After a while, John, who really couldn't stand it anymore, had to stop for a moment and stomped his feet alternately to try to make himself feel better. But at the same time, he didn't waste this time.

While stomping his feet to try to regain consciousness in the soles of his feet, with a little doubt and curiosity, he stretched out his hand and wiped it hard on the tunnel wall that was white due to frost.

"Chi——"

A biting coldness penetrated the palm of his hand, as if even the metacarpal bones were trembling. After wiping it, John hurriedly retracted his hand as if he was electrocuted.

However, this pull suddenly allowed him to successfully see the scene outside the tunnel in the city.

"Sir, why don't you leave?"

In fact, it only took a few seconds before Bai Ye, who was leading the way, came back and called John. And it was this soft call that made him wake up again from the sudden freeze. But that was it.

It took only a few seconds, but it seemed like John had spent a long, long time.

"Oh, oh...it's okay, I'm just...a little cold."

After coming back to his senses, John smiled reluctantly, tried his best to pretend that nothing had happened, and gently waved his hand to the girl.

Bai Ye, who was truly "inexperienced in the world", seemed to have not noticed the strangeness in his mood. When he saw him saying this, he said with some clarity:

"Ah! I'm sorry, I forgot that you humans are different from us in many ways... Well... If you don't mind being small, sir, please take my coat and put it on first! It should be about how much

It’s better—when you get to the side hall, you should be able to find some warm cloaks for you humans to wear there.”

As Bai Ye spoke, she quickly took off the hooded gray robe that she had been wearing since meeting John. This seemed to be the first time that John saw this "mysterious girl" who saved his life.

"The true appearance of.

But this time, John finally discovered that the truth was occasionally not far from his guess - no matter "what" this girl was, at least from the appearance, the other party was as clear as a bell.

With the same voice, she is a petite little girl with a pleasant appearance. Except for her slightly gray and white skin, which is somewhat incongruous, she is exactly what a human girl of fourteen or fifteen should look like.

.

If the living corpse Blackton that John had just seen was a typical appearance of an "inhuman monster", then there was really nothing unusual about Bai Ye's body in front of him.

However, through many previous conversations, John had already clearly realized that Bai Ye, the girl who looked like an ordinary human girl in front of him, was also a complete living corpse!

"What am I still thinking about now? You can't be easily deceived by appearances and let down your guard!"

John quickly shook his head secretly, feeling a little ashamed of the relaxation he had just at the moment he saw the other party's true appearance - he was also an old man in the workshop, and had been responsible for executing many considerable tasks over the years.

A dangerous foreign assignment. I didn't expect that in such a dangerous place, I would still be distracted by this appearance.

You know, in many cases, even a moment of relaxation can cost you your life! There has never been a shortage of lessons like this, right?

It’s a long story. In fact, John was just stunned for a moment. He quickly reacted and immediately calmed down. Then he reached out and gently took the kindness that the other party offered him - also

It's the gray robe room.

"Thanks."

"Um."

In general, Xiao Baiye still didn't talk too much, and at most she was just a little better than when she had never been in contact with humans. After spending this period of time with Hermione and the others, she was quite acquainted with life.

Finally, I no longer dared to even talk to strangers, and this was even the first time I was assigned such a small task of picking up someone.

Watching John put his robe on his shoulders, although it was indeed a little too small, it was still better than nothing. Bai Ye nodded slightly, then turned around and took the lead to move forward.

"Let's go quickly! The eldest sister is still waiting... The eldest sister has always been more attentive than me. She knows that you are going there, so she must have prepared steaming black tea for you - the master said that many humans like to drink that."

John, who followed quickly, listened to the girl's words, but couldn't help but feel something... something strange that he couldn't explain.

"Black tea"? Is it really the kind of "black tea" that people usually drink? Apart from the pretty good impression left by the girl Bai Ye on him, facing this frozen city full of living corpses, if

When he saw that the so-called "black tea" was actually a large cup of boiled blood with a fishy smell, John was not surprised at all.

"'Full of living corpses'? Huh? Wait!"

Suddenly, John was stunned again, as if he suddenly realized something.

"How come you haven't seen any other living corpses since you entered the city?"

Yes, although London is indeed sealed by ice now, along the way, he has also seen several forked roads and many open spaces for houses that have been dug out. But except for the girl Bai Ye and himself, there is no one left.

I have never encountered a living creature again.

Once the two of them stopped talking, apart from the sound of kicking footsteps, there was only coldness and dead silence.

"Those living corpses...why do they only live outside?" John thought involuntarily.