Gu Weijing shrugged: "The real surprise for me was the third clue. I saw this description in a missionary's diary, mixed within the church archives."
As he spoke, he pulled up the corresponding page.
[December 19, 1876, only one week left until Christmas. Father Andrew wanted us to prepare the wine for the sacrament, which wasn't easy. I planned to go ask at the colonial governor's mansion, where I've heard there's grain-fed steaks and frozen beer shipped from overseas, but they're special supplies for senior officials...]
Gu Weijing read—
[...I left the church gates and encountered an impressive Miss. She wore a sun hat and had sculpted features and golden-red hair. Truly an impressive girl. A textile merchant from Plymouth who had just finished confession approached her to invite her for coffee. She didn't agree, as she was "observing the world." An unusual answer...]
