lover of earl grest

Running over to help him made him feel dizzy and weak, and finally collapsed on the grass with his whole body collapsed. . .

Chapter 16

"So, how did you know that the bedroom was where the crime happened?" Inspector Maine asked the people around him.

"Actually, I'm just guessing and trying my luck. There are too many rooms in that old castle. I can only find the most conspicuous and largest room, so as not to get lost." The person who answered was both true and false: "Maybe Is it the guidance of the dead soul?"

Detective Maine raised his eyebrows and glanced at the people around him strangely: "I thought you would say it was all based on your rich experience and experience?" His words caused the people around him to smile lightly.

"Then how did you conclude that there was something wrong with that room?" Inspector Maine decided to get to the bottom of it.

"Rug." The answer was short.

"Rug?" The Inspector raised his eyebrows even higher.

"Yes, it's the carpet. As soon as I stepped into that bedroom, I felt something was wrong under my feet," the people around me seemed to be recalling: "The carpets in the rooms in the castle are very expensive and thick, and when I step on it, my feet will sink deeply." Inside, including the same carpet for the guests, there is only a cheap thin blanket in the master bedroom, which is very unreasonable."

The inspector nodded, and the people around him continued: "This was obviously changed temporarily, and it was changed in a hurry."

"How did you see that?"

"I checked. There are actually many spare thick carpets in the castle. They are all at the end where the laundress lives. If you want to change the carpet, you can go there to get it, or ask the maid to deliver it directly. I would use a cheap rug from the nearest one, probably found in the utility room on the same floor."

"Then why didn't they replace that cheap carpet afterward? That way it wouldn't arouse suspicion," the Inspector asked.

"Because no one is willing to step into that bedroom afterward. It is a place of terrible nightmares. Of course, the farther away the better. Besides, even if it is the master bedroom, it has been forgotten by the owner. Who would have thought What about outsiders entering that room without authorization?" The speaker laughed at himself.

"I see, these reasonings are very logical." The inspector was thinking, "and it has been proved that your guess is completely correct afterward."

"There's one more thing I didn't realize until later." The people around him raised their heads and looked into the distance.

"What's up?"

"At first I thought they arranged me in a room on the side of the castle to avoid the front garden of the castle and prevent me from seeing what they were doing, but then I found out that what they wanted to avoid was actually the backyard. To prevent me from seeing the count going in and out of that cabin and knowing where the count really lives. In retrospect, what they are really afraid of is that I will 'see' something that scares them just like the count?"

Detective Maine looked at the person beside him who seemed to be talking in a dream in disbelief: "Is this also your reasoning?"

"No, it's not, but I feel this way. They have suffered from fear and conscience all these years. The Earl's behavior has fueled this feeling. They are almost on the verge of collapse. They may think that the Earl If you can see it, maybe someone else will see it!"

Detective Maine shrugged noncommittally, and followed the eyes of the people around him, looking into the distance together.In the distance, the majestic castle still stands between the blue sky and the green land, and the beautiful flower fields are still fragrant. In the flower fields, some burnt-black ruins and bare blackened branches can be faintly seen.

Inspector Maine sighed, and said: "Some things are really confusing, maybe it's really the arrangement of fate, or, as you said, the guidance of the dead soul? The lightning that night was unbiased The ground hit the big tree, causing a fire, and the count died unfortunately, and the most bizarre thing is that these things are so close to the place where the secret is buried."

They looked at the newly dug earth on the charred ground. Three months ago, after the fire, the final secret was revealed. A body was dug up a few steps away from the count's death.

"Ronald," the detective retracted his gaze and looked at the people around him: "You are very talented in handling cases, maybe the career of detective is more suitable for you?"

The people around him smiled and said, "Someone said this to me not long ago."

The detective also smiled and said, "Oh? It seems that I am not the only one who discovered your talent. Of course, if you are willing to condescend, I promise to give you a good salary."

The people around him still smiled lightly, their eyes lowered, and they didn't know what he thought of.

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Chapter 17

"Perhaps you are better suited to be a detective, my lord."

More than a month ago, Ronald saw Gerald again. The young man in front of him was extremely tired and haggard, and he took off his straight tuxedo. He was no longer the original figure who managed all the affairs of the manor. Even the thin prison clothes couldn't conceal his innate butler temperament, his behavior was still decent, and his attitude was still polite.They sat down at a table facing each other.

"It's a pleasure to see you again, my lord. I always thought that I would never have the chance to thank you! Thank you for saving me from danger. Your noble character is admirable." The young man sitting opposite said calmly .

After experiencing the fire, Ronald had to recuperate for two weeks before gradually recovering his physical strength. He didn't know how the young man in front of him survived the double blow of body and mind during that period.

"Your loyalty to your master is equally admirable," said Ronald.Then he saw a wry smile on the face of the person in front of him.

"My family has served the Earl of Grester's family for generations. This is the glory of the entire family, but it was destroyed by my generation. What's the point of being loyal now? I only hate myself for not being able to keep the Earl's family prosperous. This is a disgrace to the whole family." The young man tried his best to hide the painful expression on his face.

"You can't put all the blame on yourself," Ronald said. "Fate is different from the manor you are in charge of. It is unpredictable and difficult to control."

"Fate, maybe..." The young man raised his head, his eyes seemed unfocused: "The Earl and his wife got engaged when they were still children. Although this is the wish of the adults, after that, the lady often came to the manor , although they are a bit reserved together, they are also harmonious, and everyone thinks that they will be a happy couple in the future. But the appearance of that person completely broke the peace of the manor, is this the arrangement of fate?"

The young man continued to recall: "It was a wrong decision to let Terencia stay in the manor, but who could have predicted it at the time? After all, he worked hard at the beginning, kept his own place, and did not cause any trouble quietly. Then My father was still the housekeeper at that time, and he was very satisfied with it. All the changes began when the old earl met Terencia. On that day, my father arranged for him to arrange flowers in the inner hall. The old earl was resting at that time, but that day the old earl The count didn't rest, and said he was going out for a walk, so he saw Terencia and recognized Carol at a glance——the child of the young and beautiful maid, maybe out of guilt, maybe because of his love for her. Carol's feelings remained the same, and the old earl loved Terencia in every possible way since then, which aroused Master Randall's dissatisfaction. However, Terencia seemed to have a magical power, making people around him fall in love with him involuntarily. When I found out that Master Randall fell in love with him, I wasn't very surprised, I just sympathized with the countess, she was only the master's fiancee at that time. I like her and hope she can become the mistress of the manor."

Ronald sighed, he seemed to understand the state of mind of a loyal housekeeper.Both of them fell silent, and after a long time, Ronald opened his mouth: "Can you tell me what happened that night four years ago? I know you must be very reluctant to talk about it, but you Also understand that this is very important to the entire case and to your sentencing."

The young man in front of him closed his eyes tightly, took a deep breath, finally opened his eyes slowly, lowered his eyes, and calmly narrated the memory that he had not dared to touch for a long time: "That night, the count After going out for a few days, Madam held a banquet in the castle. The castle has rarely been so lively these years. I am happy to restore the bustle and bustle of the past. The banquet ended very late, and I directed the servants under my command to clean up the mess inside and outside the dining room, and they were very busy. When I was able to catch my breath, Madam's face was pale, and her hands and The inconspicuous part of the clothes was stained with blood. She came to me in a panic and said some illogical and contradictory words incoherently. Blood, just when I was about to ask someone to check if the castle was stolen, Madam stopped me, and then she dragged me to the master bedroom avoiding everyone."

"What did you see?" Ronald asked.

"Pushing open the door of the bedroom, I was shocked by the sight in front of me." The housekeeper tried his best to suppress his trembling voice: "I saw, I saw a person lying on the carpet in the bedroom, it was none other than Tren West Asia!"

"I know you don't want to recall that scene, but I still have to ask you to describe the specific situation in the room." Ronald said patiently.

"Now, what else can't be said?" asked the young man's face.