Downton Abbey for your happiness

Anna frowns and enters the study with thought. John's study is different from Downton Abbey's study. The tall bookshelves form a semicircle. The circular gap is a floor-to-ceiling window, and the windowsill is a seat The chair is covered with a thick blanket and some colorful cushions, which brighten people's eyes and make them feel happy.Mr. Spencer was sitting by the window sill waiting for her. Anna was a little clueless. John pointed to a round pouf covered with embroidered satin and motioned her to sit down. The butler brought two cups of tea in due time.Anna took a sip of tea carelessly, put down the tea cup for a while, and picked it up again for a while, as if she didn't know where to start. John thought she had something to ask, so he asked, "What's the matter, Anna? Is it you or Mr. Bates? What happened?" Something? Tell me maybe I can help."

"No, no, Mr. Spencer, you have done enough to help us, and because of this, I think over and over again that I should not keep it from you."

"what?"

Anna pursed her lips and made up her mind to say, "Although what I say is suspected of speaking ill of people behind their backs, I still want to say that Thomas, although you... trust him very much, but he used to steal when he was in Downton Abbey. Liquor was caught by Mr Bates."

"If that's what you're talking about, I know." John nodded calmly, "but I believe he has corrected it."

"No, that's not what I'm talking about." Anna paused and continued, "It was the day you came to Downton Abbey, when Mr. Bates and I went to town to buy things for the wedding, we saw Thomas. He looked around when he came out of the Bird Hotel, as if he was afraid that he would be found there. And after him, I saw the Duke of Cloboro coming out of the hotel, looking very happy. If it weren't for Mr. Bates, I would I almost thought I was dazzled. I thought about it for days and thought I should let you know about it."

"Duke Cloboro?" John didn't realize who this person was for a moment, and he didn't think of that scumbag until Anna said that the Duke had come to the manor to ask Miss Mary to marry him.John couldn't figure out what was going on. He didn't doubt that Thomas and the Duke had rekindled their old relationship. According to Thomas' personality, it was impossible to suffer such a disadvantage.What else could it be?

"Mr. Spencer, Thomas came to Downton Abbey today. He and O'Brien discussed something, but I'm always worried about something bad, so I'm here to tell you. I hope you don't think I'm too busy. "

"No, of course not, you are kind, Anna, thank you, in fact, I am also very puzzled..." Just as John was speaking, Mr. Smith came in with a bad expression and interrupted him.

"Master, I'm sorry to interrupt your conversation with Miss Anna, but someone from the police station said that Thomas was arrested in Downton Abbey for theft and needs you to go."

"What!" John stood up abruptly, knocked over the teacup, and the porcelain cup was spinning on the coffee table. He didn't bother to lift the cup, and immediately made a judgment in his mind, and ordered, "Go ask Fellows to prepare Carriage...I have to think about it, what is wrong? Why is it wrong?" John closed his eyes and paced back and forth in the study, Anna seemed to want to speak, but was stopped by the housekeeper's eyes.Suddenly John opened his eyes, as if thinking of something, rushed to his bedroom, opened the cabinet and took a quick look, and sure enough, there was an amber pipe missing. Although he doesn't smoke, this pipe was solved by a friend in an auction house in London. A lawsuit was given to him by a friend, so he was very impressed.With a guess in his mind, he went to Downton Abbey in a carriage with Anna.

When he came to the manor, he saw a big scene. The Earl's family, the servants, and the maids were all present. Two little policemen were questioning the servants while recording them in a small notebook.He also saw an acquaintance—Sir Scott, his friend at the London auction house, talking to the earl, and saw John coming to embrace him warmly.

"Long time no see, my friend, you must not believe such a coincidence!" After some pleasantries, Sir Scott said excitedly, "Just the day before yesterday, Duke Cloboro came to my auction house to ask for Auctioning an amber pipe, haha, guess what? That amber pipe is the one I gave you, and the inside of the mouth of the pipe has your name engraved in capital letters Y·S, which is undeniable evidence! Even if he is a duke, he must be bound by the law, so I handed the pipe to the police station. Unexpectedly, a large sum of pound cash and an emerald brooch were found in the duke's residence later. Praise Inspector Quentin, if the police How much protection should we get if we can have his efficiency! I’m sorry I’m digressing, Inspector Quentin has found out that the Duke has already gone bankrupt and is worthless due to gambling debts, so the source of these things is very problematic. Although the duke said that your personal servant gave him the things for him to sell, but I don't believe his nonsense!..."

Sir Scott is very kind and enthusiastic. At the beginning, John met him through his aunt, so birds of a feather flock together. Sir Scott inevitably has the problem of being unable to stop once he starts talking. He was so excited that even the Earl I couldn't get in the conversation, so I could only listen helplessly with my teacup next to me.John has never been so grateful to Sir Scott for his long-winded words. He has learned a lot of useful information from his words, and he quickly sorted out the context of the whole matter in his mind.The things must have been taken by Thomas, except for Thomas and Smith, no one can freely enter or leave his bedroom. Smith obviously has no reason to go online with the Duke. Given the Duke's financial situation, Thomas may be threatened by the other party and forced to steal his things to the Duke. As a hush money.But he stole the amber pipe to death. Fortunately, the Duke was still a little sensible and did not confess to the theft. According to Sir Scott, the other party should have insisted that Thomas had entrusted him to sell the things he had taken, and wanted to make him the main culprit of the theft. Pushing it to Thomas is really a good idea!If it was normal, John would definitely regret coming to this world, but this time he really had to smash his teeth and swallow it in his stomach.

Inspector Quentin heard that Mr. Spencer was coming, so he came out of the study, followed by a little policeman who held Thomas. The handcuffs couldn't cover it up, so I could only lower my head and cover myself up.

Since the Duke, the Earl, and a well-known American were involved, Inspector Quentin did not open the case for the time being, but only asked about the situation as a general investigation. Of course, he would not be so polite to an ordinary servant who was very suspicious. .

"Hello, Mr. Spencer." Inspector Quentin greeted John very politely, because although he was only an inspector of the Metropolitan Police Department, he was very well informed. He had known that Mr. Spencer's uncle was Your Excellency, the American ambassador to the UK, and the other party is also acquainted with the chief of the police department, so today he did not put on airs, and he did not even ask the other party to go to the police station for interrogation.

Reaching out to not hit the smiling person, let alone asking for something, John shook hands with Detective Quentin very politely and said, "Hello, Detective Quentin, I want to see my things, but I'm looking at them." before things, but before looking at things I want to know what you did to my valet?"

John said it politely, but everyone could hear the dissatisfaction in his words. The earl and his party were very surprised. Shouldn't they be very angry at being stolen by a servant?

Inspector Quentin was also very puzzled, but he quickly explained: "As Sir Scott testified, it is impossible for you to sell that amber pipe. We have reason to suspect that Mr. Thomas Barrow stole your valuable Jewelry, so according to the rules, you can only lock your personal attendant first, if there is any misunderstanding, I hope you can tell us the truth."

Seeing that Inspector Quentin was so good at observing words and expressions, and being so honest, John made a note of the other party in his heart, and he could mention this Inspector in front of the Chief of Metropolitan Police next time.So, after seeing the evidence presented by the little police officer, he followed the words of the other party and said: "Of course, Inspector Quentin, there are some misunderstandings, but I don't blame you, on the contrary, I want to be like the Metropolitan Police The Minister commends you for your conscientiousness."

John paused, and he glanced at everyone, and found that everyone had different expressions.Especially O'Brien and Thomas seemed to be in disbelief.He continued to say calmly: "In fact, I did ask Thomas to help me sell some things that I don't use all the year round. You must know that I am an American who loves freedom, so I usually don't like grooming or smoking. , and I heard that Thomas knew a duke, I thought it would be perfect for a duke to help me contact the buyer, but obviously, my careless valet Thomas took the wrong pipe, which caused Sir Scott's misunderstanding, There is no way I can sell a gift from a friend."

What John said was true and comprehensive, the naive Sir Scott believed it on the spot, and apologized repeatedly, saying that he had caused him a lot of trouble.Others had their own ideas. The detective obviously didn't believe Mr. Spencer's testimony, but the owner admitted that he had no reason to do anything more. What's more, with the good words from the director of the department, he was eager to let go of the case. Woolen cloth.