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Liang Xi said, "Mr. Dai seems to be referring to your second brother?"

Dai San shook his head: "I didn't mean anything. I just said that I can guarantee that I'm not a greedy person, but I can't persuade others to be a materialistic person."

Liang Si stood up and shook hands with Dai San: "Thank you." You didn't ask why I mentioned Dai Er, which means you know about it.

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The three sons have good temperament, especially the eldest and the third are very polite.Dai Nu is not so, she is a bit domineering and speaks rudely.

Liang Xixian asked the key point: "Who do you think cares most about the content of the will among your brothers?"

Dai Nu replied without thinking: "My second brother, he is also the most ambitious person among us. After he was discharged from the army, he went into business and lost a lot of money. He even filed for personal bankruptcy. My father paid him back for the family's honor. Money. It is said that a few months ago, investing in a hedge fund suffered serious losses, borrowing a lot of money from outside, and now the whole family relies on trust funds to survive.”

Dai Nv: "And my second sister-in-law is a very vain woman. In order to match her status as a wealthy daughter-in-law, the expenses are huge, and my second brother is miserable. Their husband and wife are the ones who are most looking forward to a will."

It could be heard that Nv Dai hated the second sister-in-law, and she was kind in her comments on the second brother.He never said any bad things about the eldest brother and the third brother from beginning to end, and he was very good when he mentioned them.

It seems that there are some contradictions in the family, Dai Da and Dai San are unwilling to discuss family conflicts with Liang Xi.Dai Nu's self-cultivation is not bad. It can be seen from the fact that she can't help but speak ill of the second sister-in-law, Dai Nu has endured her for a long time.

Liang Xi asked several old maids who had worked at the earl's house for at least 15 years.They told Liang Xi that among the four children, Lady Dai was the Earl's favorite.Lady Dai is also the best in daily life, and always thinks of the Earl and his wife first when there are good things.In the ten years after the death of the earl's wife, she stayed at the manor at least one day a week to accompany the earl.

Liang Xi looked at the old will, and Dai Nv did not get more assets.The old will stated that the limited inheritance fiefs would be handed over to Dai Da, and the four children would share other assets equally.

The new will must be different from the old one, otherwise there is no need to make it again.There was only one month between the old and the new wills, and during this month, only Lady Dai had seen the Earl.Dai's company likely changed the distribution of assets in the Earl's will.Judging from Dai Nu's attitude, Dai Er is likely to be the victim of the new will.

But from the meeting with Dai Er, Liang Xi believed that Dai Er did not steal the will.

Chapter 6 The Housekeeper

At night, the housekeeper asked Liang Xi to come to the restaurant for dinner.In addition to the people from the law firm, there were other nobles and even representatives of the royal family who ate together.Nobles and royals will come to the manor tomorrow morning to attend the funeral, and today they are the second generation of nobles and the second generation of emperors.They went to the manor first to express their condolences to their relatives.

Liang Xi didn't like this kind of courtesy the most. It only took 5 minutes to eat a steak, and it took 10 to 5 minutes for the courtesy during the period.Even if no one pays attention to me, I still have to listen to the courtesy for [-] minutes.Dining with these distinguished children, you will leave if you feel embarrassed.Liang Xi was embarrassed, but he didn't want to be embarrassed.So Liang Xi sat alone on a chair in the back garden, enjoying a piece of food and a glass of lemonade brought by the maid alone in the night breeze.

This is not the first time Liang Xi has helped John with a case.Over the past few years, John has become more and more lazy, and has given Liang Xi all the work that can be given to Liang Xi.Every day John sits at home and reads the newspaper.Even in addition to meeting old friends, John and Mary only walk around the house.Forget it, John gave Liang Xi a job that didn't make money, and didn't discuss remuneration.

Of course, Liang Xi knew that John was reminding himself to know more people and people in the upper class, but Liang Xi was not interested in meeting people in the upper class.He felt that it was impossible to be friends because of the different classes.What?Can the upper class support you and give you a chance?If Lao Tzu wants to sell his face, he might as well turn his career into Robin Hood, a rogue thief, stealing things to help the poor.Who is the poorest?Of course he is the poorest.It doesn't matter if you have money or not. The key is that as a Robin Hood, you must abide by the principles. Who makes you know only a poor ghost like yourself?

A melodious violin sound came from the side, and Liang Xi couldn't help walking towards the music.The soft moonlight and the beautiful melody are perfectly integrated, making people stop and don't want to leave.The player closed his eyes lightly, unaware that someone was approaching, and was completely immersed in his own world, mesmerized.

No, the player is not a beautiful girl in a white evening dress, let alone a princess.It was a gardener, a male gardener, a fat uncle in his forties in overalls.The melody is soft and the picture is inconsistent.Besides Liang Xi, the only audience was the gardener's wife.

At the end of the song, Liang Xi applauded. Liang Xi didn't know how good it was, because he was half-voiced.But he would reason, whoever dared to play the violin in the aristocratic territory must have a few brushes, applaud first.

The gardener was very embarrassed, shook hands with Yuan Wang modestly, and apologized for disturbing Yuan Wang.The gardener's wife brought tea, and they chatted about it.After chatting for half an hour, Liang Xi basically solved the case. He knew who stole the will and guessed the accomplice.But he had no evidence in his hand, and he could not determine the identity of the accomplices, let alone whether the new will had been destroyed.

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Earl's Manor has two guest rooms and several separate guest rooms and villas, which are specially used for receiving guests.Such as the royal family or the powerful children, the housekeeper arranges them to live in the elegant villa.The children of nobles are sent to Building A, and the rooms, facilities and services here are no worse than star hotels.In order to cope with the funeral, the housekeeper specially hired the chefs and professional service staff of the hotel temporarily.

The staff of the law firm live in Building B. The conditions are relatively simple, but they also exceed the standard rooms of ordinary hotels. There are also professional hotel room service personnel who provide services for them.

All this is called face, and no money can afford such a face.Therefore, the gap between the nobility and the nobility will gradually be reflected.Losing their wealth, nobles with empty titles will take the line of civilianization, appearing to be close to the people, and at the same time use the pretext of being close to the people to cover up their lack of wealth.On the contrary, the nobles who have mastered the wealth strive to maintain everything that a noble should have, so as to build an insurmountable identity gap between themselves and the rich merchants.

Building C is far from Building AB. It is the accommodation for the staff of the manor, and the conditions are not bad.Such as housekeepers and maids serving the main residence, who have their own dwellings in the main residence, ready to respond to the earl's greetings.The maid lives on the first floor, and the housekeeper lives in the side room on the second floor.Why do you say it's stylish?This is a real noble manor, and it must have a style, although Liang Xi didn't know what the style was.

Guests started to come to the door today, and there were many things to do, so the housekeeper was very busy.Liang Xi waited quietly drinking tea on the first floor. When the housekeeper returned to the main residence at [-] o'clock in the morning, Liang Xi greeted him: "Is it convenient to talk about it?"

The butler remained standing and replied, "Of course."

The housekeeper asked Liang Xi to sit down, and Liang Xi said, "In the middle of the night, disturbing others' rest. Why don't we go to your room and chat? If it is convenient."

The butler kept smiling and said, "I have been working in the manor for 30 years, and this is the first time I heard that someone wanted to come to my room to chat with me, and it was at one o'clock in the morning."

Liang Xi was ashamed and said, "Being in the market, I don't know how to be polite."

The housekeeper hurriedly said, "No, no, that's not what I meant."

Liang Xi said: "Even if I don't know how to be polite, I insist on going to your room to have a chat now. Is that okay?"

The housekeeper looked at Liang Xi for a few seconds, then nodded: "Of course, please."

……

The housekeeper hung his coat on the coat rack, and Liang Xi had already entered the room.Really impolite.Not only that, Liang Xi also rudely looked at the entire living room, and even tilted his head and glanced at the bedroom.

The housekeeper didn't care, closed the door, and asked, "Isn't Mr. Liang a lawyer from Cook Law Firm?"

Liang Xi nodded: "No!"

The housekeeper asked, "Detective?"

Liang Xi thought for a while, and replied, "It's not a detective. The detective work is paid. I'm just a person who was blamed for running errands."

The housekeeper seldom came into contact with such common sayings, and it took a while to understand the meaning, and he couldn't help laughing: "Please take a seat."

Liang Xi sat down, and the housekeeper also sat down: "May I ask Mr. Liang what is the matter with me?"

Liang Xi asked, "Do you need a process?"

The housekeeper said, "I need to get up early tomorrow."

Liang Xi nodded: "Then I will directly point the question: Please hand over your will."

The butler asked back, "A will?"

Liang Xi said: "You said you would get up early tomorrow, and now I have to start explaining again."

The housekeeper looked at Liang Xi and said, "The first time I saw you, I knew you were a detective. But I don't understand what a will means."

Liang Xi said, "No way?"

Butler: "I really don't understand what a will is."

Liang Xi said, "No, I mean, I'm like a detective?"

The housekeeper replied: "From the point of view of you paying attention to people and objects, and judging from my many years of experience in watching people: either a detective or a thief."

Liang Xi thought for a while: "What did we talk about just now?" These eyes are too poisonous.

The housekeeper smiled and said, "The will."

"Yes, will." Liang Xi said: "I analyzed everyone's situation, and I don't think the four children of the Earl have stolen the will."

The butler asked, "Then what?"

Liang Xi clapped with his right finger in his left hand: "You don't even care about the theft of your will." I caught you and found the right person.

The housekeeper didn't take it seriously, and said calmly: "Since you have found me, I am all ears."

Chapter 7 case closed

Liang Xi explained to the housekeeper: "The earl has three wills in total. The first is a will entrusted to a lawyer to testify and keep. The second is a sealed will. The third is a sealed will drawn up a few days before the earl's death. After reading the first two wills, I found that the property distribution in them was exactly the same, which made me puzzled for a while, why did the earl want to draw up a new will that is exactly the same?"

Liang Xidao: "The answer is naturally because of Dai Nu's influence. Judging from the conversation with several children, they all know that Dai Er has some problems. Dai Nu is the most favored by the earl couple. She and her two brothers do not In the same way, dare to throw away the etiquette of the nobility and say what I am dissatisfied with. I talked with the maid and learned that Dai Er and Cook had dinner together. The maid must not know, and as a housekeeper, you will not take care of the housework. Only Dai is the maid. Only when the earl does not believe in himself will he go to find evidence. The conversation between the father and daughter did not avoid the maid, which led to the maid knowing that Dai Er and Cook had dinner."

Liang Xi said: "After learning that Cook had a private relationship with Dai Er, the Earl drew up a second sealed will. To the Earl's disappointment, Dai Er still communicated with Cook, and may even be inquiring about the will. You know with today's technology, paper bag seals are not impeccable, and Cook can completely open the information bag, or not remove it from the signature, or use technology to remove the signature, or forge the signature."

Liang Xidao: "Dai Er knows how much he can get from the first will. After learning that there is a new will, his heart is lifted. He has more frequent contact with Cook. I have never understood why Cook abandoned himself. What about the professional ethics and the private contact with the prospective heirs? I learned from others that Dai Er's wife and Cook's daughter are good friends and best friends. I believe you all know that, but you won't be with outsiders like me Talk about other people's gossip."

Liang Xi said: "I found out that before the third will was drawn up, you had a long chat with the doctor who came to see you. After that, your mood was very low, and you even got angry with the gardener and other staff. This is because you are working in Earl's Manor. Nothing in thirty years. I guess the doctor had pronounced the earl's death sentence by then. So there was a third will."

Liang Xi: "I have two guesses. The first guess: The purpose of the last will is to teach Cook a lesson. After all, Cook is the lawyer of the earl's father. At the same time, the earl hopes that his children and grandchildren will not hire Cook again. Two guesses: The Earl is going to punish Cook for betraying the Davis family's decades-long trust in him."

Liang Xi waited for a while, seeing that the housekeeper did not respond, and continued: "Yes, it is none other than Earl Davis himself who stole the will. The only thing I am not sure about now is the character of the Earl. If my first guess is Yes, the will should be in your housekeeper's hands. You will take it out at the right time when the will is announced tomorrow night. Don't embarrass Cook or leave stains on the family, and gently remind Cook that he should take the initiative to tell David It's a fitting move for the Sis family to offer their resignation."

The butler savored for a while and asked, "What if it's the second possibility?"

Liang Xi said: "Then you sleep, I will go back to my detective agency and treat it like nothing happened."

The housekeeper was curious: "Oh? That's it?"

Liang Xitan handed: "I'm just a detective, not a policeman. I don't have a search warrant and I don't have any evidence. If I talk nonsense, you will be sued for bankruptcy. Although I don't have much assets myself. As for Cook, I can only say sorry. already."

The steward said: "Cook is your employer, and you should tell him your views."

Liang Xi shook his head: "What kind of employer is he who doesn't give money?" He raised his eyebrows, you know the cost of traveling and horses.

The housekeeper really didn't understand what Liang Xi's eyebrows meant. He thought that the detectives Cook could hire would never care about hundreds of thousands of pounds.The housekeeper pondered for a while, then stood up and entered his bedroom, took out the will from the drawer, and placed it in front of Liang Xi: "You are right."

Liang Xi said: "You can hand it over to Cook tomorrow night as planned."

The steward said: "No, this is your reward, the reward you deserve. Although it is not in the plan, I think I should give you the will."

Liang Xi hinted for the second time: "Reward? Haha, I always thought the reward was in pounds. Hate!"

The butler was thinking about something else, and said: "Mr. Cook is not only the Earl's father's lawyer, but also the Earl's father's friend. The second sealed will is already the earl's hint to Mr. Cook. As the Davis family's lawyer He should have basic professional ethics. As for Dai Er's behavior, the Earl didn't blame him, because he has been in the army for 12 years and has paid a lot for the family. He didn't want his son to embarrass him in front of him, so he asked me to talk to him after the funeral Dai Er had a conversation. There is only one thing, let me persuade Dai Er to hand over his assets to a trust fund for investment management after paying off his debts."

Liang Xi pondered: "This case has changed my views on nobles. Although nobles despise commoners in their bones, they are all well-educated."

The housekeeper smiled and replied: "Nobles can be arrogant, nobles can be conceited, and even some nobles will do some absurd things. But nobles are also the most respectable group of people, they will not and cannot sully the image of their own class. For this reason, they treat their children. Your education is very strict, because children represent the future of the nobility and the dignity of the family. As you said, they may look down on you, but they will not lack the basic courtesy to you.”

Liang Xi picked up the will and stood up, stretched out his hand: "It's a pleasure to chat with you."

The housekeeper shook hands with Liang Xi: "I'm also very happy to meet a very interesting detective."

Liang Xi walked to the door and greeted him sideways, "Goodbye."

The housekeeper sent it to the door, stood by the door and said, "Good night, sir."

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At two o'clock in the morning, Liang Xi knocked on Cook's room, and Cook greeted him in his pajamas. Liang Xi handed over his will and said, "I have to go when things are done."

After Cook got the will, he checked the seal and confirmed that it was a real will.I originally wanted to ask how I got it, but when I heard that Liang Xi was leaving, I asked, "Now?"

Liang Xi replied, "I might have to tip the waiter tomorrow morning." Should you be able to hear such an obvious hint?

Cook thought Liang Xi was joking. What is John's identity, and he still cares about the tip?Cook, concerned about the will, asked, "Where did you find it."

Sure enough, ruthless people will not give 20 yuan.Liang Xi replied: "After you read the will, I think you know what you should do. Good night, goodbye." When Cook found that the three wills were exactly the same, he should be able to guess the earl's intention.As for where and how to find the will, why should I tell you?Waste of saliva.

Chapter 8 Passengers

Liang Xi went downstairs and walked out of the main residence, and spoke to the security guard at the door.The security kindly reminded that it was very late, Liang Xi could stay here for one night and leave tomorrow morning.Liang Xi declined the kind reminder. After watching Liang Xi's car leave, the security guard immediately contacted the housekeeper.He had reason to suspect that the reason why Liang Xi left in the early morning was a bad one.

The housekeeper was a little surprised to hear that Liang Xi left, but he told the security guard not to make a fuss, and asked the security guard to record Liang Xi's name on the VIP list.What does this mean?The next time Liang arrives at Davis Manor, he can enter the manor without making an appointment with anyone as long as he shows his identity.And will be personally received by the butler.At the same time, his residence was upgraded from Building B to Building A.

The purpose of the housekeeper is only one: if Liang Xi still has the opportunity to come to the Earl's Manor, don't neglect Liang Xi because of Liang Xi's dress, age, status, and class.

Liang Xi didn't think about it so much. After leaving the count's gate, he began to calculate the amount of fuel and could he drive back to London?Are you going to add five pounds of gas on the road?

No kidding, Liang Xi has been living a poor life since he became John's assistant.There is no problem with tuition, rent, water and electricity grids, and even John covers the cost of studying abroad for three long vacations every year.In addition, Liang Xi's monthly food expenses, daily expenses and pocket money are only [-] pounds.With Liang Xi's skill, it couldn't be easier to steal something.But over the years, Liang Xi has never stolen other people's valuable property.

Therefore, Liang Xi, who has just graduated from university, is still thinking about the main question: should I add five pounds of oil?

It was dark at night, and a car was rarely seen on the road.Liang Xi reflected in his mind about the process of being calculated by John today, and he found that Mary's expression was still flawed.As for John's acting too real, I can't see any flaws.But why did John let himself make this trip?After all, it was the will of the earl, and John knew that he did not like to associate with nobles.

Liang Xi thought that John's behavior in recent months was quite abnormal.Almost never went to the detective agency to say that the frequency of contacts with an old friend suddenly increased significantly.Based on one-sided information, John seems to be handling a case, and it is unclear what case he is handling.But Liang Xi knew that the detective profession was like a second life for John, and he must have trouble staying at home for a long time.

Missing this, a black-haired woman suddenly appeared not far in front of the car.Under the light of the car, her face was covered in blood, her hair was disheveled, her left arm was torn, and her right hand was raised to face the car and block it.

Damn it, Fake!Liang Xi immediately stepped on the brakes, and a rule appeared in his mind: Don't mess with the steering wheel while driving at high speed.But people are in front of the car, and the incident happens suddenly, how can it be possible to completely control the instinct?Liang Xi hit him in the direction and turned back immediately. The car slid around the woman for a few meters before stopping.That is to say, the Beetle has a low center of gravity, and it will be shown to you in minutes when you change to an SUV.

Liang Xi drove out of the car and got out of the car. In the dark, a woman wearing a black tights suddenly appeared and put her hand on the back door of the car, startling Liang Xi.The woman's left arm was bleeding, and she grabbed the doorknob: "Open the door."

Liang Xi reached out and opened the car door at the driver's door. The woman pulled the door to get in the car, sat in the back seat and closed the door. She lowered her head and gasped for a while. After Liang Xi got into the car, she said, "Drive."

Liang Xi fastened his seat belt and asked, "Miss, do you need to call the police?"

Woman: "Drive."

Liang Xi: "Do you need to go to the hospital?"

The woman raised her voice and said, "Just drive."

Liang Xi wondered: "Where are you going?" I decided to add five pounds of oil.

After the woman took a deep breath, she eased her emotions: "Excuse me, can you drive?"

Liang Xi could only drive, picked up the co-pilot's mobile phone and handed it to the back: "Miss, do you need a phone?"

The woman covered the bleeding opening on her left arm with a cloth, closed her eyes and rested on the lying position: "No need."

Liang Xi said, "Do you need a first aid kit?"

Woman: "No need."

Liang Xi drove for a while, then asked, "Are you sure you don't want to call the police?"

MD!The woman grabbed the driver's seat, paused for a long time, and tried to be gentle: "No, I don't need anything, just drive, and I'll tell you if you want to get off. I want to take a break, okay?"

Liang Xi: "Okay."