Chapter 4589: Day of the Brightest (56)

Deathstroke didn't leave the art gallery. He just circled back to the front door and turned to look at the building where the sniper was. The other party had clearly fled, and it was definitely too late to chase now. Now he could only hope that Shiler would catch the guy who mixed into the banquet and wanted to assassinate Mrs. Hall.

Not long after, Shiler stood at the intersection and waved at him. Deathstroke walked over, and the two stood under the wall not far from the art gallery. Deathstroke smelled the faint smell of blood on Shiler.

"Did you finish him off?"

"Hmm," Shiler nodded and said, "That guy was sent by Haywin, but not for assassination, but for kidnapping."

"Kidnapping?"

"That guy couldn't mix in Cairo anymore, but he still had some influence in other places. It's just that without a stable source of cultural relics, those employers of his wouldn't let him go."

"Oh, I understand. He wanted to kidnap Mrs. Hall, and then force Dr. Hall to hand over the ancient Egyptian cultural relics in his hands, to use them to hand over to his employers."

"That's right, he won't give up easily. During his time as the museum curator, he accumulated quite a few connections. This time it didn't work, he will think of other ways."

"Alright, then who is that sniper? They aren't in the same group, right?"

Shiler shook his head and said nothing. Then soon his phone rang, clearly it was the Hall couple calling. Shiler took out a small spray bottle from his arms, sprayed it at himself, and the smell of blood quickly dissipated.

"Wait outside for a while." Shiler said.

"Don't forget I still have a mission," Deathstroke reminded him, "The Justice League is still waiting for an ancient Egyptian cultural relic expert."

"Rest assured," Shiler said, "There will always be an expert."

Shiler walked in. The Hall couple didn't dare to sit in a place with floor-to-ceiling windows anymore, and the reception area moved from the front hall to the back hall. They sat on the sofa, their faces a bit ugly.

Seeing Shiler walk over, Dr. Hall hurriedly stood up, held Shiler's hand tightly and said: "Thank you so much, Mr. Rodriguez, without you, we might have already lost our lives now."

"It's nothing," Shiler shook his head and said, "Cultural relic theft cases are so rampant, I naturally have to arrange for people to watch you here. I didn't expect someone to really dare to make a move."

Dr. Hall sighed long and said: "Maybe it's Haywin's revenge..."

He just said this, when Mrs. Hall next to him gave him a fierce look. Dr. Hall still looked a bit hesitant, so Mrs. Hall opened her mouth herself: "I'm afraid it's not Haywin, not just him."

"Oh?" Shiler made an interested look.

"There are two killers, right?" Mrs. Hall said, "The one who attacked me might have been sent by Haywin; he looked like an Arab. But the sniper might not be."

"Do you have any other enemies?" Shiler asked.

Mrs. Hall hesitated for a while before saying: "We do have a very powerful enemy who has been chasing us. This is why we had to leave Egypt and have never been able to go back."

Dr. Hall pulled her, seemingly not wanting her to say it. But Mrs. Hall continued: "We don't want to have a conflict with him, because he is really... very difficult to deal with."

"How difficult to deal with?" Shiler asked, "If you tend to find me to provide security work for you, you'd better describe your enemy as detailed as possible. Only then can I arrange the correct security personnel for you."

"Can we trust you?" Mrs. Hall asked, "Don't misunderstand, I don't mean anything else. It's just that we must remain cautious."

"I am just a middleman; whether to trust me or not is your own business. However, as long as you commission me, I will definitely do my duty."

The couple looked at each other. Dr. Hall cleared his throat and said: "It's like this. Many years ago, I obtained three treasures—in fact, three. They are a treasure sword, gloves, and an amulet. Each of these three treasures is worth a fortune. We originally planned to keep these things in our private museum forever, but were learned by an evil subordinate. He was blinded by greed, stole the treasure sword, and also planned to kill us. We could only take the remaining two treasures and cross the ocean to come here."

Shiler nodded and said: "Then it seems he wants the remaining two treasures? Is the value of those two things really worth him spending so much effort?"

Mrs. Hall shook her head lightly and said: "If we talk about value alone, maybe they aren't that valuable. But you can understand this as a kind of curse. He must obtain all three items."

"Sorry, I don't understand..."

"You should have heard some legends about ancient Egypt, right?" Dr. Hall asked, "Or watched similar movies?"

"Do you mean things like The Mummy?"

"Uh, almost, that's a bit exaggerated. But if I say the pharaoh's curse really exists, would you think I'm crazy?"

Shiler looked at him and shook his head and said: "There are many things in this world that science cannot explain. For example, how Superman flies. Perhaps those well-known legends of ancient Egypt are not groundless."

"It's best if you can think this way. These three treasures are exactly related to this. In short, in order to get the remaining two, he will do anything to kill us. And due to some mystical reasons, we also cannot give him the remaining two. So, we hope you can invite someone to protect us."

"That big guy..." Mrs. Hall said, "He looks very powerful. Can we hire him?"

"Of course you can, Madam. However, his asking price is relatively high, and he doesn't take long-term security missions. It's just that he happened to be working nearby, and I privately asked him, and he was willing to come over and take a look."

Dr. Hall was a bit hesitant again, he looked left and right, lowered his voice and said: "He is a superhuman, right? I can feel it..."

Shiler nodded and said: "Yes. He is a genetically modified soldier, so he is very strong. If he can come, it's a good candidate, unfortunately..."

Dr. Hall sighed lightly. And at this time Shiler said again: "This is really trouble hitting together. At that time, I should have let people kill Haywin directly..."

"No, don't say that, you have done well enough." Dr. Hall said, "At that time, he was still the curator of the Egyptian Museum and had some influence locally. If he died, you might not have been able to escape easily. Better not to take such a risk."

He paused and then continued: "But he is indeed a big trouble. I feel that he is targeting me not just for revenge, but more likely he has taken a fancy to the cultural relics in my hands."

Shiler nodded in approval: "Indeed, I can tell that he is a person blinded by greed. Then what do you plan to do? Why don't you leave here for a while and avoid the limelight?"

"That would be handing over these precious cultural relics on a silver platter." Dr. Hall pursed his lips and said, "You should be able to understand my feelings for them; I cannot abandon them. Protecting cultural relics is my responsibility. So I think our plan is time to be put on the agenda. Where is the mural now? I think we can use it to attract Haywin's attention. As long as the momentum is big enough, he won't stare at the little things in my hands."

Shiler sighed and made a difficult expression. He said: "In fact, the mural is now in the hands of the Justice League."

"Justice League?!" Hall was a bit surprised, "How could it be in the hands of the Justice League?"

"Just as you said, that place in Egypt might be affected by some mystical factors, so that the mural became a bit strange after going there, and it was also involved in some things that the Justice League is investigating. When I transported the mural to the East Coast, they came to the door, only saying they wanted to take it for investigation and research. I thought it wasn't a real cultural relic anyway, so I gave it to them."

Dr. Hall frowned deeply: "That mural was made by us with our own hands, it couldn't possibly be an ancient Egyptian cultural relic, how could it be involved with mysticism?"

"This is also my fault," Shiler said, "After the mural was taken away by Haywin, it was stored in his private vault for a period of time. I don't know what happened then. But new content was added to the upper left corner of the mural. That might be exactly what the Justice League wants to investigate."

"New content? What does it look like?"

Shiler took a piece of paper from the side and drew it simply. Hall took it and looked at it, and also showed a confused expression, he said: "This should be hinting at the moon, but it is not the technique ancient Egyptians used to express the moon. We usually... I mean they usually depict the image of Khonshu. Have you heard of Khonshu?"

Shiler shook his head, Hall explained it simply, and then said: "If it were traces left by ancient Egyptians, it would be like this..."

Hall drew a few strokes casually. A tall and thin figure with slender limbs appeared on the screen, his head was turned to the side, there were two feathers on his head, and a long beak; it was a bird-headed human-bodied god image, and he was holding a long staff in his hand.

"You are truly worthy of being an ancient Egyptian history and culture research expert." Shiler praised, "Although I don't understand this aspect, what you drew is almost exactly the same as on the ancient Egyptian mural."

Mrs. Hall looked at Dr. Hall, and Dr. Hall hurriedly said: "I'm just familiar with it because I've seen too much. If the mural is in the hands of the Justice League, it might be a bit troublesome..."

"No, I think, this is actually our good opportunity." Shiler said, "What if Haywin is made to find trouble with the Justice League? What about your enemy?"

The two looked at each other again. Dr. Hall hesitated and said: "I don't doubt at all that the Justice League can deal with them. But to divert the disaster like this, isn't it a bit..."

"First of all, the Justice League will not sit idly by and watch experts like you be murdered. As long as you ask them for help, they should help. Secondly, you also have value. They want to study the ancient Egyptian mural, so naturally they have to protect you well. Otherwise, who can help them figure out the clues on the mural?"

"But that mural is clearly... oh, I understand." Dr. Hall suddenly realized, "As long as I say that the mural is an ancient Egyptian thing, my wife and I can stay and conduct a series of research. Not only can we use the mural to attract Haywin's attention, but we can also use the Justice League to protect us and deal with our enemies."

"Exactly so," Shiler said, "And this is not considered lying. Although the mural was made by us, the things added later are indeed worth studying. This can be considered mutual benefit."

Dr. Hall nodded and said: "This is a way. However, how can we make the Justice League think of us?"

"I'll find a way for this," Shiler said, "There are not many ancient Egyptian history and culture research experts in the United States, and you are the best among them. Wonder Woman in the Justice League also seems to be a professional. As long as there is a slight hint, she will definitely invite you over."

"Thank you so much." Dr. Hall said, "Mr. Rodriguez, if it weren't for you, we really wouldn't know what to do."

"You're welcome." Shiler nodded at him, took out his phone from his arms, glanced at the message, and left. After coming out, he said to Deathstroke: "Done. Tomorrow morning you go find him and complete your mission." ===== CHAPTER 4590 =====