Guidebook for the Dark Duke

The death of John is a big event in Delanele. It is no exaggeration to say that it caused a sensation in the whole town. After all, it is only a closed town, and even the opening of the train is within half a year, not to mention The news of the murder was so sensational that John's subscription to the Daily News and the DeLandrill Daily reported that the headlines for the next three days were all about John's murder.

The time of John's death has been determined. It was the time when the fireworks conference was held. John had work to do, so he didn't go to the fireworks conference. However, because of this grand event that day, all the servants in Lawrence's family were allowed to go home and rest. The Lawrence couple left a half-deaf old man to watch the door because they were worried that their son would be alone at home. Of course, this poor old man didn't hear anything wrong at all, and Little John died like this.

When the news came out for the first time, Evan read it carefully and thought about it secretly, but the later reports were a bit lost and resigned, and illogical speculations filled the entire newspaper, but It was all just for grandstanding, so Evan was a little annoyed, and his mood began to become very messy.

After the day John died, he actually went to Jimmy's house at the address given by the maid, but he didn't see Jimmy. According to Jimmy's mother, after Jimmy came back that morning, he suddenly said that he was going to London to find a job. So he took the earliest train that morning and left Delan Lille, and Evan was one step behind.

Now this matter of the Lawrence family is like looking at the flowers in the fog, and Evan can't figure it out at all. What happened to Jimmy, who left Delan Lille in such a hurry, did the Lawrence couple find out, Their son's little hobby, it was like a mess, and Evan couldn't find an exit.

On the fourth day after John was murdered, the newspapers finally reported the shocking news that Sheriff Chandler of the small town of Delanele had caught the real murderer of John Lawrence, who happened to be in Woodwich Lodge. A gypsy wandered around, and the reason for the murder was to steal money. When the gypsy was arrested, he found a pocket watch that did not belong to him.

Sheriff Chandler finally fulfilled his prophecy. In the newspaper, he looked unusually high-spirited, but Evan couldn't help but sighed, because the so-called pocket watch that didn't belong to the gypsy was exactly what he saw in the last fireworks display. The piece that was lost in the convention was not worth much, so he didn't call the police, but now, this pocket watch appeared in the newspaper, in the hands of the haughty Sergeant Chandler.

Evan put away the newspaper in his hand, and called Tom loudly: "Get the carriage ready immediately, I'm going to see Sheriff Chandler."

Tom was a little surprised, but he still kept his duty, and immediately went out to call for a carriage.

After he ordered the carriage and Evan packed it up, he quickly jumped into the carriage and immediately ordered the carriage to run towards the town police station. He had to hurry before Sergeant Chandler made some stupid decisions Stop him, this small town really doesn't need external forces to interfere.

When Evan arrived at the police station, there was already a carriage parked at the gate of the police station. This carriage was also very familiar to Evan. It was Duke Wilson's carriage. Evan raised his eyebrows in surprise. Originally, he wanted the carriage driver The thought of waiting in place immediately turned a corner and told him to leave.

Evan strode into the police station. As soon as he entered the door, he saw Duke Wilson standing up from his seat, saying something with a serious expression, while Sergeant Chandler was standing beside him sweating profusely, with a serious expression on his face. Some grievances.

Both of them looked a little surprised when they saw Evan coming in, and Chief Chandler was the most surprised: "Pastor Bruce, why are you here?"

Evan looked at the scene in front of him hesitantly, and nodded at the Duke first, and then said: "I saw the news in the newspaper, so I rushed here."

Sheriff Chandler couldn't help but frowned: "You won't tell me that the gypsy is not the murderer, are you?"

After hearing this, Evan looked at Sheriff Chandler in surprise, then at Duke Wilson who was standing aside with an unpredictable expression, and couldn't help but smile: "You are right, I really want to tell you about this unfortunate news, does Duke Wilson agree with me?"

As soon as he said this, Sheriff Chandler and Duke Wilson were stunned, but Duke Wilson reacted first, and immediately said: "This is just my guess, do you have any concrete evidence?"

Sergeant Chandler only came to his senses at this time, and he couldn't help showing a bit of anger on his face: "Mr. Pastor, don't you agree with my point of view?"

Evan smiled bitterly: "I also hope that this terrible thing will pass soon, but I have to overturn your conclusion, because the pocket watch that gypsy stole is mine."

"What? Is it yours?" Sheriff Chandler looked at Evan in shock: "Are you sure it's yours? There's no sign on it!"

Evan smiled slightly: "It can't be said that there is no sign, it's just that you didn't go to him. If you open the back cover of the pocket watch, you will find that my initials are engraved on the inside of the back cover , because the engraved place is relatively hidden, so if you don’t look for it, you will definitely not find it.”

Sergeant Chandler opened the back cover of the pocket watch with half-belief, and he carefully searched along the watch cover. When he saw the underside of the watch cover, a flowery EB appeared on his pocket watch. In front of him, Sergeant Chandler sat down in a moment of discouragement, and waved to the police officers behind him, signaling them to let the gypsy go.

But Duke Wilson looked at Evan with great interest, and asked suddenly: "Since the method of identifying this pocket watch is hidden in the cover, how did Pastor Bruce determine that this is your pocket watch from the outside?"

Evan smiled wryly and said, "I'm not sure it must be my pocket watch, but my pocket watch happened to be lost that night. I was afraid that I would wrong a good person because of this matter, so I rushed here. Once I'm sure it wasn't the poor gypsy's fault, then I'm relieved."

Evan said this in his mouth, but he thought to himself, in fact, there is a small pattern on the right side of this pocket watch, which was carved by himself after he bought it, but at this time, facing an excellent occasion to express himself, Evan Naturally, Wen would not say such words, and of course he had to show his benevolent side in front of the Duke, because according to the description in that book, the Duke liked such tone.

Sure enough, after Evan finished speaking, the Duke couldn't help but feel a little appreciation in his eyes. He patted Evan on the shoulder with a gentle expression, and whispered: "You are really an upright person."

Evan accepted such praise without guilt.

"You are overrated, this is just what I should do." Evan still had a humble smile on his face.

Sheriff Chandler returned the pocket watch to Evan, and said to Duke Wilson in a dejected manner: "Please forgive me for offending you before, but no matter what, this gypsy still committed the crime of theft. He was detained for fifteen days."

Duke Wilson couldn't help frowning, and Evan immediately took the opportunity to say: "Sheriff Chandler, forget it, this poor gypsy also did this because of poverty, there are countless poor people in this world, maybe today can save a lost soul, and the Lord will forgive him."

Sheriff Chandler was very dissatisfied with Evan's defection, but since the person involved didn't care about it, and Duke Wilson made it clear that he wanted to intervene in this matter, Sheriff Chandler could only grit his teeth and say, "Since Pastor Bruce doesn't care, Then let the gypsy go!"

Duke Wilson nodded coldly after hearing this, and did not say a word to Sheriff Chandler. Sheriff Chandler blushed in embarrassment. Seeing this, Evan hurriedly smiled and turned the conversation away: "Duke Your Excellency, Lord Edward has not been affected by this incident, has he? I heard that Mr. Lawrence Jr. and the Lord are very close."

After Evan said these words, Sheriff Chandler gave him a grateful look, but Duke Wilson's expression became solemn: "He is indeed in a bad state these days." After speaking, he looked up again. Evan glanced, and there was a flash of expectation in his eyes: "I see that you and Edward got along very well last time, can you please enlighten him?"

Evan couldn't help laughing in his heart. He basically didn't say a few words to Edward last time, and the Duke was in a hurry to go to the doctor.

"It's my honor." Evan nodded slightly.

A smile flashed across Duke Wilson's eyes.

Duke Wilson and Evan boarded Duke Wilson's carriage together, and Sheriff Chandler had to release the captured Gypsy. According to the Duke, Sheriff Chandler almost reported the matter to Scotland Fortunately, he was suppressed by the Duke, and Duke Wilson did not want people from other places to appear in his territory.

Duke Wilson didn't leave the police station quickly. He waited until Sergeant Chandler released the gypsy. Evan felt a little strange, but he didn't take it seriously. It was just when the gypsy came out of the police station At the same time, Evan suddenly noticed that the Duke slightly raised the curtain of the carriage, and a cold smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Evan suddenly felt a chill rise from the bottom of his heart.

Duke Wilson turned his head to look at Evan, and Evan quickly turned his face to the side, pretending to be admiring the interior of the carriage. Duke Wilson was slightly relieved when he looked at Evan's profile, and a smile appeared in the corner of his eyes .

"Pastor Bruce, I'm going to trouble you again." Duke Wilson said with a hint of gentleness in his tone.

Evan raised the corner of his mouth reluctantly. He felt a little uneasy. Duke Wilson's current appearance made him feel that something was wrong.

"You are too polite, Your Excellency the Duke." Evan tried his best to control his tone.

The carriage walked along the streets of Delanele towards the Cornwall Manor, and the sound of kicking horseshoes made Evan's mind confused. Now the development of the matter has obviously exceeded his expectations, and he does not know what will happen next What surprises await him.

They arrived at the Cornwall Manor soon, and the butler Chris came out to greet them in person. When he saw Evan, his eyes were obviously surprised, but he was an old-fashioned British butler, so he didn't say anything. Words, it is very appropriate to welcome Evan and the Duke into the castle.

Duke Wilson's castle was still as gorgeous and tidy as it was when Evan came a few days ago. The servants whispered and advanced and retreated at a pace, which formed a sharp contrast with the small house where Evan lived.

Duke Wilson invited Evan to sit down in the study, and immediately a servant brought tea, and Evan took a sip, it was authentic Darjeeling.

"How is Lord Edward?" Evan asked, calming down his chaotic mood.

Duke Wilson pondered for a moment, and finally replied: "Mr. Pastor, you may find it absurd to say this, but my relationship with Edward is not close, and it may not be as good as the relationship between John and him. I also say something now. No, it’s just that he’s been in a low mood for the past few days, and he doesn’t eat much.”

Evan frowned slightly, and nodded slightly: "In this case, please allow me to go and see him now."

Duke Wilson heaved a sigh of relief and led him towards Edward's room.

Evan walked behind Duke Wilson, looking at his back with a burning expression. From the outside, Duke Wilson was a very traditional aristocrat, with meticulous clothes and a cold and proud expression. In Evan's life, such a nobleman saw He didn't know how much he had passed, but at this time he understood very well that this person was not as simple as he appeared on the surface. Whether it was the description in the book or the slightest glimpse he had seen today, Duke Wilson was not a good person. .

As long as he thought of this, Evan's whole body became restless.