The whole world is in shock over the Tower Bridge terror. Thirty-seven people were killed and 62 injured in the Tower Bridge attack around 7 p.m. last night. Many of the injured are seriously injured, and the death toll is likely to rise further.
[People are also increasingly curious about the hero shown in the Tower Bridge attacks. Hero, who appeared on Tower Bridge, quickly overpowered the terrorists and rescued the hostages. Let's take a look at yesterday's Tower Bridge Hero video.]
Jong-seok and Lee Soo-mi were watching the news on their cell phones on a train bound for Oxford.
The news continued to cover the Tower Bridge terror attacks yesterday.
And Jong-seok was shocked watching the news.
37 dead, 62 seriously injured...….’
I knew there were many people who were dead and injured, but I didn't know there were so many people.
'If you knew there were so many serious injuries, you'd have to subdue the terrorists and go back to the scene.….’
I knew there were patients, but since there were many ambulances, I thought the authorities could solve it.
That's why I didn't go back to that position. If you have a hostage who recognizes you, your identity can be revealed.
However, the news showed that some people could have saved their lives if they had been confident. No, it must have been.
Lee Soo-mi turned off her cell phone when Jong-seok was watching the news with serious eyes.
"Let's see."
Jong-seok nodded at Lee Soo-mi. And Lee Soo-mi took the hand as she looked out the window silently.
"You can't save everyone. You just have to do the best you can."
"I know, but......a little bit."
"Anyway, we're cool, baby."
Looking at Lee Soo-mi, smiling and leaning her face against her chest, Jong-seok stroked her face and took out her cell phone.
"To watch the news again?"
"No, I'm going to Oxford and look for a place to sleep."
"Let's just go and get it."
"Then what if you sleep in a strange place?"
"Then you're just sleeping.
Jong-seok, nodding his head at Lee Soo-mi's insistence on an unplanned trip, held her hand and closed his eyes.
It takes about an hour to get to Oxford, so I'm trying to close my eyes a little.
Jong-seok and Lee Soo-mi, who arrived at Oxford, began their university tour. Oxford University was often recognized not only in England but also in the world.
Oxford consisted of a total of 39 colleges. And all those colleges had a long history, so it was fun to look back.
"Ta-da!"
And Lee Soo-mi saw Jongseok in front of a building with her hands spread out.
"This is the Duchess of Humphrey Baxter Library."
"Is this the library? That's great."
Lee Soo-mi said when she was looking at the peacock library that looked like a museum, not a library.
"There are about a hundred libraries in this town."
"Why are there so many libraries?”
"Each school has a library, and other organizations have a library. That's why there are so many. And the most famous is the Bodleian Library.”
"Then let's go to the Bodleian Library. Why here?"
"You like old books."
"Right."
"There's a lot of old books and old maps here."
Jong-seok smiled at Lee Soo-mi and looked at her.
"You came here for me?”
"How is it? Do you like it?”
"Let's get in."
Jong-seok entered the library smiling. There was no admission fee when entering the library, but they did simple identification and checked their belongings.
And Jong-seok, who entered the building, was amazed by the long line of bookshelves.
"Foreign libraries are different, too."
"Yes, books are very different from our country. It's full of your favorite Western books."
Jong-seok nodded at Lee Soo-mi. Most of the books on the bookshelf were embossed.
That alone seemed to show a good feeling. Jong-seok's favorite book is a Western book.
When Jong-seok looked at the books, Lee Soo-mi moved to the magazine corner on one side.
It is a library full of ancient books, but on one side there were things like magazines.
"You go and see the book. I'll just watch a magazine here."
"Will you?"
"I don't like those books."
Then Lee Soo-mi took out some magazines, took them to the table, smiled Jong-seok, and walked toward the bookshelf.
As I approached the bookshelf, the smells of strong old books began to smell.
'It smells good.'
It's been a long time since I've smelled such an ancient book. When I was young, I smelled this smell through old books in an old bookstore.
But as I got older and busy, I had no chance to go to the old bookstore. And I didn't have time to read books.
So when I wanted to read a book, I bought a book from a nearby bookstore and read it. Or read the contents of the Experience Book.
That's why it's been a long time since I smelled old books.
'Ha! That's great.’
Walking around the bookshelf with a smile, Jong-seok looked at some books. It was certainly an old book, so it had its unique texture.
Looking at the books that seemed to be history books, Jong-seok was walking and looked at the library map on one side.
'There's an old-fashioned archive underground.’
There was a separate archive of ancient books in the basement of the library. Jong-seok moved to the basement.
The books here seem to be decades old, but I wonder how old they are.
Jongseok, who came down to the basement, could smell the strong scent of ancient books.
'Ah...... it smells good.’
It was something someone would think strangely about it was heard. The aroma of ancient books is similar to that of fungi.
You smell that and say it's good.
Anyway, an old man approached Jong-seok as he approached the bookstore with a pleasant face.
"Is this your first visit?”
Jong-seok nodded at the old man's question.
"Yes."
"Do you like books?”
"Yes."
The old man smiled at Jong-seok's answer and pulled out a white glove from his pocket.
"You have to be careful when you read old books."
"Thank you."
Jong-seok, who received gloves from the old man, began to walk around the bookshelf. The old man, who saw such a stone, approached with a smile.
"You seem to like old books a lot."
"Is it too obvious?”
"What you like isn't hidden even if you try to hide it."
When the old man smiled and spoke, Jong-seok suddenly looked around.
It makes me wonder how many are in here.
Argh!
I could feel some signs of people underground in the flagpole. But the number was only about three.
"I don't think people are coming."
"The books here are so old that people don't come very often."
The old man said while looking at the bookshelves.
"It's a shame to have these good books piled up like this."
"Yes."
Jong-seok also looked at the books of the bookshelves as if he was disappointed.
"A book is not about marching, it's about people looking at it.….”
"That's true."
The old man nodded as if he were right.
I saw the books that Jong-seok had stuck in the bookshelf. I wanted to spend a month here reading books.
But it was only a pity that I couldn't.
Then Jong-seok looked at the old man and said, "I must have felt sorry for Jong-seok."
"I'm Lee Jong-seok from Korea."
"Korea, you're from the Eastern Bureau of Arts.”
"Do you even know that?"
"Here are some books from Korea, and some travel notes written by British missionaries who have been to Korea. I've never been there, but it says this. The people of Korea, a small country in the East, are naive but just and respectful.”
"It must have written only good words."
"There are some bad words, but there are a lot of good ones in general.”
The old man, who was talking, smiled out his hand.
"Jameson Baxter."
"It's nice to meet you...….”
While talking, Jong-seok suddenly saw Jameson.
"You have the same last name as the library here?"
It is strange to meet a man named Baxter at the Duke Library of Humphrey Baxter.
"It's a place that follows the name of our ancestors."
"Well... ..do you happen to be a peacock?"
Jameson shook his head with a smile at Jong-seok's words.
"There are countless descendants of our ancestors. But if they're all peacocks, who are not aristocrats in England? I'm just an ordinary person with a peacock ancestor."
"But you're the Duke's descendant."
Looking at Jameson with astonished eyes, Jong-seok was murmuring inwardly.
'It's a peacock. Peacock...... he's such a great man. He's such a great man......the highest rank among the nobles is the duke.’
Jong-seok, who was thinking that the person in front of him was great, sighed and shook his head.
'This isn't going to work.
No matter how great Jameson was with mind control, if he didn't think he was, the experience book wouldn't give him much experience.
Moreover, if Jameson had said he was a duke, he might think it was great somehow, but since Jameson said he was a normal person, he is just a good-looking library grandpa.
Jong-seok shook his head to see Jameson with a smile.
"Well, I'm from Jeonju, too from Jeonju."
"Jeonju Lee?"
"In the Joseon Dynasty, the king was Lee from Jeonju."
"Oh! You were royalty."
Jong-seok shook his head with a smile at Jameson's words.
"If Jeonju Lee is all royalty, there is no one in Korea who is not royalty."
"That's true, too.”
Jameson, who was talking, looked at Jong-seok and said, "I must have been in trouble."
"I've taken too long from the person who came to see the book."
He laughed at Jameson's attempt to turn around while talking. It turns out Jameson was the man in charge here.
And as I feel now, there are only a few people in here. So it's good to have someone to talk to after a long time.
Jong-seok smiled at him and said,
"If you don't mind, please tell me about the book."
"The story of a book?"
"I'd love to stay here for a month and read books, but I'm on my honeymoon."
"Ah! Are you married? Congratulations."
said Jong-seok, who nodded to Jameson.
"So it's hard to stay here. So I would like to see some books recommended by the elderly.”
Jameson nodded at Jong-seok's remark.
"Then do it."
As Jameson walked toward the bookshelf with a pleasant face, Jong-seok followed suit.
Then Jong-seok suddenly tilted his head.
'Am I the type to be loved by the elderly?'
Older people like Moon Bang-woo and Kim Sook-soo generally saved Jong-seok.
And it was similar for the elderly in other countries. In China and in the U.S.
Jameson waved when Jong-seok thought of it.
"Come here."
At Jameson's words, Jong-seok hurried after him. And Jameson took Jongseok to the bookshelf and introduced him to books.
Jameson showed the books of his favorite writers and precious Western books.
And while reading the book, Jongseok heard what he said. Among them were travel documents written by British missionaries.
The travel documents also contained information about the independence movement in Korea. Like the diary that helped independence fighters and hid them.
I think this is an important historical material in Korean history.’
There was a feeling of important historical material that food can see the Japanese occupation.
With that in mind, when Jong-seok looked at the books, Jameson opened his mouth.
"Do you know why the name of this library is the Duchess of Humphrey Baxter?"
"Isn't it because the Duke of Baxter built it?"
Jameson shook his head with a smile at Jong-seok's question.
"The library here was built in 1400. That's when the Duke of Baxter donated tens of thousands of books he had, and it was renamed the Duchess of Humphrey Baxter Library."
"I see."
"How, would you like to take a look at the books then?"
Jameson's words surprised Jong-seok.
"Can I read a book in 1400?"
"The books were called ancient books in those days, so there are many earlier books in terms of time."
"I miss you.”
Jameson nodded at Jong-seok's words and took him down one floor.
"There's more underground."
"They're old books, so we're keeping moisture and temperature from changing as much as possible.
Jameson, who went down talking, took out his card key and touched the door, and there was a sound of air coming out of the door and the door opened.
'It looks like air lock's been installed.
It seemed to be up-to-date in order to keep the air out.
"I don't know if I'm allowed in here."
"The manager should have this authority. Please go in."
Inside, the stalactites could see another door in front of them.
Jameson, who closed the door, pressed the button and heard the air escaping.
And when the green light next to the door turned on, Jameson put a card key on the door and went in.
He saw books on the bookshelf with dim lights in Jong-seok's eyes, which followed Jameson inside.
Jameson took Jong-seok to the bookshelves and took him to a glass case on one side.
"These are the relics of the Duke of Humphrey Baxter."
"Provisions?"
"The Duke of Humphrey Baxter was very attached to the library. So when he died, he made a will to donate his belongings to the library."
"I see."
At Jameson's words, Jong-seok nodded and looked at the glass case.
Inside the case was a thick book spread out, with a sword, and some rings.
"It must be a diary."
The book contained the date, weather, and everyday contents. Where did you hunt and what did you do?
"Yes, and these are the rings the Duke used in his lifetime."
At Jameson's words, Jong-seok looked at the ring with curious eyes. The rings were as luxurious as they were used by a high-ranking aristocrat named Duke.
Jong-seok's eyes stopped as he was looking at the rings.
'This is......'
One of the rings had a square side without jewelry...….
'Magic?
The pattern on the square side of the ring was the shape of a magic pearl engraved on the Experience Book.
"Experience book?"