Everyone looked at the young boy who claimed to be the owner of the castle with curiosity. After racking their brains, they remembered that the late owner of the castle, Barto Inset, did have three children.

However, it is said that the youngest son has always been in poor health and has been recuperating in the castle for many years and has never appeared in public.

It seems that the rumors are true, the young master of the Inset family is indeed seriously ill.

The boy's skin was pale from not seeing the sun for many years, and even his thin lips were pale. His slender wrists could not lift anything heavy, and his thin and weak legs could not walk too far.

When a heavy suit made of high-quality material is put on someone, it always feels like it will crush the person in the next second.

Compared to the famous Foley and the imperial socialite Miss Mantis who were well-known in various cocktail parties and salons, this young master who lived in an ancient castle and was forgotten seemed particularly pitiful.

Mantis was the first to react. He rushed over and wanted to give the boy a hug, but was ruthlessly rejected by him.

The woman looked a little embarrassed, but still came closer.

"My dear Billy, you have grown so big in all these years. Are you okay? Don't blame me, it was because my father insisted on sending Fulai and me to study in the capital that we missed your growth. Why didn't I see you at the dance tonight? I have been looking forward to seeing you!"

Xiao Qianchuan felt uncomfortable with this unreasonable closeness.

He moved two steps to the left to create some distance between him and the woman, then he looked up at Officer Ling's worried gaze, blinked and gave a reassuring look in return, but he didn't notice that the other party's brows were getting tighter.

His eyes inadvertently swept over the other's throbbing chest muscles, and Xiao Qianchuan's breathing became difficult and he started to cough violently. Everyone was startled and asked about it with concern. Dr. Newt immediately stepped forward nervously, and the servants were busy fetching medicine and water for a while before they finally stopped.

After calming down, Xiao Qianchuan asked with a red face.

"What do you want to do with my butler?"

Mantis patted the boy's back and spoke hesitantly.

"Don't worry about this. If you're not feeling well, go back and have some rest! We'll talk about it tomorrow."

Instead of calming the boy, the woman's words made him furious.

"You tied up Gru like this, and you told me to ignore it? Are you asking me to ignore the dead body on the ground?"

Foley put away the whip, looked up and down the frail boy, and said jokingly, "Well, Billy, you want to stand out, right? Now, your good butler has killed someone, what should you do?"

Xiao Qianchuan just glanced at the corpse on the ground and then looked away, then looked at the bound man and slowly revealed an approving smile.

"You deserve a reward!"

Ling Rizhao raised his eyebrows, and the corners of his lips rose unconsciously.

Foley doubted his ears.

"What did you say?"

Mantis expected this guy to favor his butler, but he didn't expect him to be so willful and reckless.

Everyone was dumbfounded when they heard that there was a reward for the murderer.

Although the Inset family holds a pivotal position in the empire, and both its wealth and power have reached a level that the royal family is wary of, it is precisely because of this that the heads of the Inset family have always strictly observed etiquette and behaved in a low-key manner.

This is also engraved in the family precepts, and every Inset member must follow the doctrine.

A guy as lawless as Billy Inset is truly amazing.

It also made everyone wonder whether, in addition to his physical illness, he also had the Inset family's inherited madness, just like his recently deceased father.

"Billy, you're not feeling well, you should go back and rest!"

Hearing the whispers around him, the gentle smile on Mantis's face gradually faded, and his tone was not as gentle as before.

Fulai also sneered and joked, "If you are sick, don't run around. Go back and take medicine! My dear brother."

The words "dear brother" made Xiao Qianchuan feel nauseous.

He coughed twice more and tilted his head with an innocent look of doubt.

"Didn't you ask me to do it? The Inset family has always been clear about rewards and punishments. Gru killed the thief who assassinated me, so he deserves a reward."

Hearing that someone wanted to harm his brother, Mantis pulled the boy up and down and asked with concern: "Oh my God! Who wants to harm you? Billy, are you okay? Are you okay?"

"The man broke into my room and nearly drowned me in the bathtub."

After saying this, Xiao Qianchuan covered his chest with his hands at the right time and trembled all over from coughing.

The young man's brows were furrowed and his face turned pale. The red mole under his eye became brighter, and his long eyelashes gently swept downwards, like a tear that was about to roll down.

God has pity on this young master.

He was already weak and sickly, yet someone secretly tried to kill him.

Everyone present cast sympathetic glances at him, and the ladies and gentlemen vied to offer their handkerchiefs, but the boy, whose ears were slightly red from coughing, politely refused them.

"Secretly attack you? Who? Snake? You must be kidding!"

Fulai's series of questions made Ling Rizhao, who had been observing him silently, frown slightly.

"Who is Snake?" Xiao Qianchuan looked at the angry Foley with a surprised expression.

"Oh! I see. Snake, you sent me to kill me."

"What are you talking about? I didn't."

Fulai was so angry that he used his cane to poke deep holes in the ground. His movements were too large and caused pain to a certain part of his body, causing his face to twist in pain.

Xiao Qianchuan suddenly sneered, "Ha! Am I talking nonsense? The evidence is right in front of you."

Everyone followed Master Billy's gaze to the evidence that the guard had just found in the butler's pocket.

The golden pocket watch that proved that Gru Ward was guilty of murder.

"This is obviously..."

Lizard was ruthlessly interrupted just as he opened his mouth.

"What right do servants have to speak here?"

Xiao Qianchuan's sudden and harsh rebuke stunned Lizard for a few seconds, and then he explained to everyone.

"This pocket watch was left in my room by my assassin in a hurry. Thanks to Gru, I was saved. I personally handed this pocket watch to him and asked him to find the murderer. Such a loyal and reliable butler was framed as a murderer who coveted this little money. What is your intention?"

Foley was stunned by this question, and he turned his head to look at Lizard beside him.

Lizard's face was filled with astonishment. After a long while, he lowered his head and stammered out something.

"Maybe... I misunderstood."

No one present had expected such a turn in this murder case.

They only believed one side of the story and almost killed a good man by mistake.

The onlookers looked ashamed and lowered their heads one by one.

The guards immediately untied the butler, who knelt down and apologized to Master Billy.

Xiao Qianchuan waved his hand to signal them to stand up, and took the golden pocket watch handed over by the guard. He looked at Lizard subtly, smiled, and threw the pocket watch with strange eye patterns engraved on it to the butler.

"Here, this is your trophy."

The moment Ling Rizhao caught the pocket watch, a reminder tone he had never heard before suddenly rang in his ears.

[Ding dong! ]

[Golden Eye Pocket Watch: A-level item. With it, you will have a pair of sharp eyes. The pointer will tell you who the player is, and the number will remind you how competitive the player is. Each time you use it, you must shout "Hi, hi, hi! I am here, Old Sun." in front of at least two people.]

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