Chapter 219 Todd's Past
Todd took Eugene and Hicks and carefully searched every room on the second floor.
But nothing was found.
With no useful clues, Todd simply focused on the imitation painting.
In the imitation painting, the three people who had disappeared came back.
And sat in the middle seat.
In the imitation painting at this time, the man who appears to be the most restrained is sitting in the middle, while his wife and daughter are standing on both sides with happy expressions on their faces.
The man who was originally sitting in the middle now looked a little dejected. He stood not far away and stared at the man sitting in the middle with a hint of unwillingness. At this moment, the precious jewels on his body seemed to have lost their luster.
The rest of the people were sitting in other seats or standing, all with surprised expressions on their faces, while some of them secretly glanced at the elegant man.
The expressions of everyone in the imitation painting are still so vivid.
Lin Jiu stared at the man sitting in the middle, feeling that he looked familiar.
Looking at the others, I can clearly see each of their appearances, but when I close my eyes, I cannot describe them.
That's strange.
Lin Jiu opened his eyes. It was not difficult to guess what the imitation painting expressed after the change. It was nothing more than the three people who were secretly preparing a plan achieved their goal and became the person with the highest status.
Compared to this, he wanted to know one thing more now.
"Do you think this person looks familiar?" Lin Jiu asked, pointing at the man sitting in the middle.
When this man was sitting on the side before, he almost lowered his head completely, so that no one knew what he looked like. Now they can see him clearly.
"Does it look familiar?" Christie frowned and looked for a while, then shook his head to indicate that he didn't have that feeling.
Charles stroked his chin and looked at it for a long time, and finally he shook his head twice.
"However, this vampire feels very familiar."
As soon as Charles said this, a figure appeared in everyone's mind at the same time.
Ethan Smith.
Ivan suddenly exclaimed: "No way?!"
"It's very likely." Eugene nodded after thinking for a moment.
In the weird world, this kind of thing is not considered "within the realm of impossibility."
Ivan reacted quickly and calmed down soon, but there was still a hint of surprise in his expression.
Lin Jiu thought about it, then turned around and wanted to ask Todd what he thought.
Unexpectedly, Todd's expression at this moment was somewhat terrifying.
He frowned, as if he had seen an enemy. Not only did he look ferocious, but the murderous intent in his eyes was almost overflowing.
This fierce look is hard to associate with the usually gentle and considerate Todd.
Lin Jiu was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at the others.
No one has noticed Todd's abnormality yet.
So Lin Jiu quietly walked up to Todd and poked him lightly.
Todd suddenly broke free from this terrible state.
His chest was heaving violently, but he adjusted his mood in an instant.
"What's wrong? Are you okay?" Lin Jiu asked in a low voice.
Todd was still catching his breath. He frowned and looked at the painting again, then shook his head.
"It's okay, I just remembered some...bad things." Todd's gaze almost uncontrollably fell on the painting and the man sitting in the middle at the end.
......
The moment Todd saw the man sitting in the middle of the imitation painting, his memory suddenly went back to fifteen years ago.
Most of Todd's childhood memories are vague, but the experience of his family being brutally killed by monsters is the only past event that he remembers very clearly.
The splattered blood, the messy room, the body parts at the feet, the cold corpse, and, those empty eyes that I will never forget.
Todd will never forget what happened that day.
But a ten-year-old child's brain cannot withstand excessive stimulation, and he suffered special sequelae as a result.
Unlike ordinary people, Todd's brain became dull after suffering very severe stimulation.
This slowness does not mean slow reaction, but is directed at some special situations.
When encountering stimulating events, Todd's brain does not receive all the information, but automatically blocks some of the stimulation.
This also caused Todd to often enter a state of cognitive confusion:
I knew what was happening in front of me, but I couldn't understand most of the information.
Fortunately, this does not affect Todd's mission.
Rather, it is precisely because of this that Todd reacts faster than other exorcists of the same level when unexpected events occur.
........
The past experiences that suddenly emerged in Todd's mind made him feel dazed, but fortunately, this state quickly passed.
Lin Jiu looked at Todd's unhappy face. Although he was a little curious, he didn't rush to ask.
Other people's attention was no longer focused entirely on the imitation painting.
Charles turned to look at Lin Jiu immediately, but unexpectedly, the person standing next to him had already become Chris.
Charles:?
Where is my angel?
Christie was still concentrating on imitating the painting, but unexpectedly, he was gently pushed by the person next to him.
He also thought that the person next to him was Lin Jiu, but when he turned around, he was stunned to see that it was Charles.
"Why are you here?" Christie opened his mouth and asked subconsciously.
Charles smiled inexplicably and said, "I wanted to ask that, too."
As he said this, he motioned for Christie to move aside.
There are people behind me, so it is more convenient to go out from Chris's side.
Christie did not deliberately go against Charles at this time, and quietly gave up his position.
After Charles left the crowd, he went straight to Lin Jiu.
The observant Charles noticed Todd's unhappy expression. He looked at Lin Jiu and asked silently.
Lin Jiu received the signal and shook his head slightly.
Neither of them said a word, but Charles understood what Lin Jiu wanted to convey.
So he stood silently beside Lin Jiu without asking Todd what was wrong.
About half a minute later, Todd finally shifted his attention completely away from the imitation painting.
He rubbed his eyebrows tiredly, took a deep breath, and then exhaled.
Charles then suggested that they go upstairs to rest, after all, they still had to go shopping.
Todd hesitated, and Lin Jiu echoed Charles' words at this time.
"First, you have to ensure your own condition, okay? You're the team leader."
Lin Jiu's words silenced Todd.
"Okay, be careful if something happens. Come to me if you can't handle it."
Lin Jiu and Charles nodded in agreement.
Having said that, if there was any movement, Todd would definitely get up without saying a word.
But it's good to have a little break.
Todd took the two newcomers who were still not fully refreshed back to the second floor. Lin Jiu didn't look away until he heard the sound of a door closing on the second floor.
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