Quenched long order

Chapter 45 Burial (reward plus more!)

In the messy cell, the shadow in the corner of the wall was like a black veil, covering Regis. In a trance, Regis seemed to be integrated with the shadow.

"Reggis." Garland said.

Regis didn't respond, neither raised his head nor turned his back to the two of them.

"Reggis!" Garland turned up the volume, but the result remained the same. He sighed and said, "We plan to erect a tombstone for Kerry. Do you want to go with us?"

Hearing the name of "Kerry", Regis slowly raised his head, his eyes protruded a little, and his sharp eyes fixed on Saul.

Sauer did not avoid, but looked at Regis. In just the past week, the status of the two of them was very different at this moment. Relying on the identity of the inspector's guard, even if Sauer killed Regis in the cell now, it would not attract anyone's attention.

The miner, who is still a miner with gambling debts, is basically no different from death. Unless he makes up his mind to reform himself, death is only a matter of a few days, and at most it will not exceed a month.

In the end, it was Regis who looked away first, "I'll go." His voice was deeper than before, as if to conceal the sadness in it, and then, his figure slowly walked out of the shadows, and the dividing line between darkness and light moved on his body.

Saul looked at Regis, and the purple scar on the latter's forehead was particularly eye-catching. He remembered that it was Regis kowtowing when he knelt down and begged him to let Kerry go.

Thinking of Kerry, Saul couldn't help but look away. Then, he opened the cell door, took two steps back, and moved out of the way.

Garland walked in, grabbed Regis by the hand, and dragged the latter out.

Regis didn't resist, and was dragged out of the cell door like a puppet.

The two walked towards the exit of the prison, and Sauer followed behind them.

All the way back home, on the flat ground, the ground has been cleaned briefly, but traces of the tragedy of this morning can still be found.

Suddenly, there was movement in Kerry's room.

"Kerry!" Regis yelled, and quickly rushed into Kerry's cabin.

A few seconds later, a strange voice came from the room: "No, no, I just came to check. I didn't take anything. Someone else took it. After they cleaned it—ah!"

The voice of explanation stopped abruptly, followed by the sound of wrestling.

Sauer didn't move, and still stood where he was. Although he didn't know the specific situation, he could guess more than half of it based on the words of explanation and life experience.

Since all three were taken away, Kerry died, and the residences of the four were left unattended for the time being. In addition, the environment on Stewart Island was already very chaotic, so many miners ran over to steal it. At this time, the miner in Kerry's house was one of them. However, it seemed that because it was too late, there was nothing to fish.

Soon, a short and thin miner ran out of Kerry's house. After seeing the light armor on Saul, he apologized and ran to the other side.

Sauer observed it and confirmed that the miner did not carry any important items.

Garland walked into Kerry's room, and Saul followed after seeing this. As soon as he entered the room, he saw Regis sitting on the bed, holding his head in his hands, and the box beside the bed had been pried open, and the savings inside had disappeared, leaving only some worthless items.

These are the rules on Stewart Island.

Sauer saw a piece of slightly yellowed paper lying quietly beside the box, with obvious shoe prints on it. He recognized the paper. It was the paper used in the previous package. The package was delivered by a miner dragged by a mystic. Inside the package was a piece of black mud that could record words.

He walked forward, bent down to pick up the paper, and then turned it over. On the back of the paper, there was a very crude painting. There were four villains painted on the painting. One of them was stronger, the other two were thinner, and the last one was thinner. However, on the hand of the last villain, there was a concentric circle with a five-pointed star-shaped magic circle inside.

There is no doubt that these four people are the four people who live here, the four miners who are seeking life together on this isolated island.

Beside the four villains, animals such as cows and dogs are also painted, and further away, a larger house is painted. Judging from the ideas expressed by the brush strokes, it seems to be a manor.

The content of the painting is a scene of four people living together in a manor, which is warm and beautiful.

Saul felt his nose sore, he put Kerry's painting on the table, and walked out quickly.

Garland was curious, and leaned forward. The moment he saw the painting, his expression was first puzzled, then shocked, and he couldn't help picking up the painting with his right hand, but then, sadness came to his heart, so he quickly put down the painting and left the cabin just like Sauer.

Regis looked at the two, a little curious, he stood up, walked towards the table, his eyes were blank, until his eyes fell on the painting, his whole body seemed to be struck by lightning, almost unable to stand still.

……

Since Kerry's body had been burned and the remains of the burning were thrown into the sea, the only things that could represent Kerry were his clothes and some worthless items, such as the painting just now, which were placed in the package and buried in the soil.

The three of them took turns digging the hole until it was deep enough. Garland picked up the package and said softly:
"Kerry, I hope your soul can rest in peace, leave Stewart Island, go where you want to go, do what you want to do, remember, never come back."

After speaking, Garland put the package back into the deep pit.

After that, the three of them covered the soil tightly.

During the whole process, Saul and Regis hardly spoke a word, and all the words came from Garland alone.

After everything was settled, the three of them stood in silence in front of Kerry's tomb. It is more appropriate to call it a memorial site than a tomb. The tombstone is just a few piled stones and a wooden board with inscriptions.

Saul looked at Kerry's grave and recalled the first night after he met Kerry. Kerry talked about his dream, and this morning, he smashed Kerry's dream with his own hands. Every blow was full of force, and every blow was a last resort.

Rest in peace Kerry.

If there is a chance, your path, I will walk it for you.

I hope you will bless me and Garland so that we can leave Stewart Island safely.

he said in his heart.

A few minutes later, Regis turned and left without saying hello, whether it was Sauer or Garland, he walked alone in the direction of the trading market with firm steps.

"Reggis?" Garland called out, but Regis ignored him.

Saul turned his head and watched Regis's back gradually sinking into the darkness, thoughtfully.

The question of where Kerry's gold came from is still unanswered.

(End of this chapter)