Darcy took the time to screen all the servants in the family, and dismissed all those who had a good relationship with Wickham, or those who had friendship with the old housekeeper, Mr. Wickham.

Among these men, however, Darcy found no evidence that they helped Wickham deliver the message.

Although everyone was sent away, Darcy was afraid that the spies were not among them, so he checked again.

On the night that Anna and Miss Bingley made an appointment, there were only three maids in the living room except for a few guests, and these three were the daughters of Darcy's household servants, and the whole family worked in Darcy's house.

Moreover, the three of them were raised since they were young, and they were all taught well, and they would not tell outsiders about anything that happened in the main house.

Especially if they can serve in the living room, they are already equivalent to the status of personal maids, and the requirements will be stricter.

Therefore, it was not from their mouths that Anna was going for a walk with Miss Bingley.

Then, there is only one possibility left.

Darcy asked Anna and Miss Bingley if they told their maids.

Anna hadn't, but Miss Bingley had said that she had the maid wake her up early and get her dresses ready for her walk in the morning.

Following this line, Darcy finds Miss Bingley's maid, knowing that she told Lillian about it.

Lilian is a servant in the kitchen, and she often asks these personal maids what the ladies and wives want to have for breakfast the next day, so Miss Bingley's maid did not doubt it, so she took the opportunity to tell her about it.

After Lilian returned to the kitchen, she explained the needs of the ladies to the chef, Mr. Reynolds, and said that tomorrow's breakfast can be earlier, because the ladies must be hungry after walking back.

At that time, the kitchen included Lilian and Reynolds, and three other people, the maid Bell, the maid Lisa, and the cook Howard.

However, when things got here, they reached a stalemate. All five of them claimed that they had never left the manor that night, let alone sent any news.

And they all found witnesses for themselves. Lilian was Reynold's daughter and lived with her parents in a separate apartment in the servant's house. They could testify for each other.

Out of trust in Mrs. Reynolds, Darcy did not suspect his husband and daughter.

The maid Bell and the maid Lisa live in the same room, they leave the kitchen together and return to the bedroom to rest together.

Chef Howard said the same thing. After the kitchen was cleaned up in the evening, he went back to his room. He shared a room with another chef.

The two talked for a while at night, and then went to rest.

The gatekeeper also confirmed what they said. None of the five people passed by the gatehouse that night. Not only them, but everyone had never gone out, nor passed anything out.

"Darcy, if you really believe in the concierge, you might as well change the direction and see if it is possible to get out through the back door?" Anxi said.

"You mean?" Darcy paused.

"In the layout of Pemberley Manor, there are only two doors at the front and back. The walls are high and slippery. It is difficult for ordinary people to dig out without alarming others. The front and back doors are the ones that can get in and out of the news. Someone is watching the front door, and there is really no movement. , then only the back door remains.”

"However, the back door was closed when Anna discussed it with Miss Bingley. The key was with Mrs. Reynolds. It was impossible for Mrs. Reynolds to do that, and she also made sure that the key was always in her hand that night and never left. step."

"Darcy, have you ever thought that the key was prepared a long time ago, maybe, long before that night, someone had secretly configured the key for the back door?"

"Wickham? He can't do it, he can come and go at Pemberley Park all the time."

Darcy still didn't understand, did someone put so much effort just to help Wickham?He has so much energy?

"Does the Darcy family have no enemies? Or, is there anyone who cares about the property of the Darcy family?" Anxi reminded.

Darcy was startled, and immediately understood.

It must be a lie to say that there is no enemy and no one cares about it.

Darcy's business is running so well, it must have violated the interests of some people.In other words, it is not impossible to make people jealous and want a piece of the action.

When Darcy was just over twenty, his father passed away, and he managed to keep most of Darcy's family property under all kinds of difficulties.This is also thanks to the help of my uncle's family, that is, Colonel Fitzwilliam's father.

In the first two years, Darcy faced all kinds of calculations and conspiracies.

After Darcy gained a firm foothold and further strengthened the power of the Darcy family, these things never happened again.

Moreover, even in those two years, it was all about power, status and money, and no family members were involved, so Darcy ignored it.

Thinking about it now, if someone is still thinking about the Darcy family, it is not impossible for him to make a breakthrough on Anna.

Thinking of this, not only Darcy, but even Colonel Fitzwilliam's face became ugly.

They call themselves gentlemen, and they can't understand those idiots who deal with their families. Unexpectedly, a negligence almost caused accidents to their relatives.

This matter has to be investigated, and it must be thoroughly investigated, and such a dark villain cannot be let go.

There is only one who can be a thief for a thousand days, and how can one guard against a thief the day before yesterday.

The thought of someone secretly planning to deal with the poor and weak Anna made their whole hearts ache.

Having made up his mind, Darcy didn't hesitate any longer, first saw off the guests, and then, escorted by Fitzwilliam, sent Anna to his aunt's house at Rosings Manor as a guest.

When only Darcy and Anxi were left in the whole manor, Darcy gave an order to clean up and down the manor, including the front porch and the back garden.

During the cleaning this time, many things that should not have been found were found, such as the man's shirt in the maid Bell's room, the gambling items found in the groom's room, the fifty pounds in the chef Howard's room, and so on.

Everyone else's affairs are trivial, Darcy dismissed the maid Bell and a few bad gamblers, but Howard was under his watchful eye.

Where did a young man who had been the Darcy's cook for less than five years get so many pounds?

Even Reynolds, the old chef who has worked in Darcy's family all his life, doesn't have so many, let alone Howard is only 27 years old.

If it's not earned by work, it must be of unknown origin.

However, no matter how Darcy interrogates, Howard insists that he earned it from gambling.

Wickham was bad at gambling. When he lived in Pemberley, he couldn't help itching his hands. He found a few servants to gamble secretly, and he was one of them.

He was a good gambler, and won fifty pounds from Wickham several times, and just when he wanted to continue, Wickham was caught.

Because he knew that Mr. Darcy hated gambling, he dared not tell outsiders about his acquaintance with Mr. Wickham. Every time he gambled, he only dared to gamble with only two people, so no one else knew about it.

This set of statements is reasonable and valid, but Darcy and Anxi don't believe a word of it.

Nine times out of ten bets, if Wickham really lost fifty pounds to Howard, how would he bet with Howard.

Howard was only unscrupulous because Wickham was escorted away, and no one could expose his lies.

But so what.

As a nobleman, Mr. Darcy doesn't need much evidence to punish his servants, just find an excuse.

It's just that Darcy is used to being upright, so he wants to interrogate someone and find evidence.

Anxi didn't have that patience. He knew that this person had a problem, and it was fine if he wasn't wronged.

Anxi took out a precious pocket watch and stuffed it into Howard's pocket casually, "This watch is very valuable, at least worth a thousand pounds. Darcy, what is the penalty for a servant who steals a thousand pounds?"

Darcy paused, then said with a cold face, "I will be imprisoned for ten years, and the owner will be compensated twice."

"Okay, Darcy, go ask the gentlemen from the police station to come and get someone. I don't know if there are any friends you know in the prison. If you dare to steal my things, you can't let him have a good time in prison." Anxi was bored. He yawned, and his casual look was extraordinarily flat.

Howard was shocked, "I didn't steal, you wronged me, you can't do this, Mr. Wilson. No, no, Mr. Darcy, Mr. Darcy, you can't do this, you have no proof, yes, you have no proof, you can't Wronged me."

Anxi gave him a strange look, "Who said I have no evidence? Didn't you find fifty pounds in your room? This is something everyone knows. When Darcy goes out, he will tell everyone that we are So the manor was searched because my pocket watch and some change were missing. Mr. Darcy took pains to find you, a thief, in order to help me find the pocket watch and to protect the reputation of the Darcy family. The pocket watch was found on you. As for The fifty pounds, of course, was taken by you when you stole the pocket watch. Fifty pounds is a bit heavy, and you can't carry it on your body, but the pocket watch is different, you hide it next to your body."

Darcy remained silent. During this period, he glanced at Anxi, and then looked at Howard indifferently.

This posture made Howard understand it all at once.

Mr. Darcy, who claims to be upright, will also help Mr. Wilson wrong himself.

With the endorsement of the righteous Mr. Darcy, no one would believe himself, and the fifty pounds were indeed found in his box.

Thinking of this, Howard's face turned pale.

At this time, the housekeeper's announcement came from outside, "Sir, gentlemen from the police station are here."

Howard shuddered all over, tremblingly raised his head and glanced at the two cruel gentlemen, knowing that he had no way out.

"Me, me, to be honest, don't hand me over to the police."

"To be honest," Anxi said with a half-smile, "but I don't want to hear it now."

Howard suddenly became paralyzed, lying on the ground and unable to get up.

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