I am aging gracefully in the world of famous books

On the carriage to Court Brunei Theater, Pei Xiang asked Aldrich:

"Has the news spread about the killing of Red-browed Locke?"

"When my subordinates arrived, the red-browed Locke's deputy had just discovered that their boss had been killed, and the deputy led people to surround the scene. However, I guess the news of Locke's death had spread, but outsiders didn't know Details."

Pei Xiang smiled and said, "That's enough."

Aldridge looked up at Pei Xiang: "Do you have a plan?"

"I just have a preliminary idea," Pei Xiang said in a deep voice. "As far as I know, Mrs. Betty was not at her residence the night Redbrow Locke was killed. She went out with a Greek to have fun."

"Are you concerned about that woman's whereabouts?"

"No, it's just a coincidence."

This answer was a bit perfunctory, but Aldridge didn't ask deeply.

Pei Xiang explained a bit more: "Mrs. Betty was not at home last night, so there are some things that can be swindled."

"If she has already met that Rhodes and understands everything, it won't work if you test her with words."

Pei Xiang shook his head and analyzed:

"During the day, there are many people, and Mrs. Betty is always surrounded by many people. She has almost no time to contact that Rhode. Rhodes will not take the risk of appearing next to the social topic Mrs. Betty when the wind is turbulent. That's too easy to expose."

Aldridge responded lightly, agreeing with this analysis.

Of course, both of them know that nothing is absolute, and accidents can happen at any time.Therefore, every step after that has to be tested and adapted to the circumstances.

When the carriage stopped, Pei Xiang stopped the black-haired colonel who was about to get off the carriage:

"Mr. Deville, can you guarantee that Rhodes is still in London? Didn't he run away overnight after killing someone?"

Aldrich did not immediately give a 100% guarantee, he thought for a moment, and replied cautiously:

"I'm [-]% sure that he's still hiding in that area. If he leaves that area and wanders into London, I can guarantee that Rhodes won't be able to leave the city within the next three days. But three days In the future, the possibility of his successful escape will increase."

Pei Xiang smiled and nodded: "It's good to be sure that he didn't escape here. Then we won't be busy in vain, and we will definitely gain something."

After saying this, she jumped out of the carriage behind Aldrich.

The sound of cheerful music and wanton laughter faintly passed into his ears, and Aldrich suddenly realized a problem.

——What I'm doing at this time is actually urging Paddington to get close to a woman like Mrs. Betty.

--This……

"Mr. Paddington, there is actually no need for us to communicate with Mrs. Betty in person. I can send someone to keep an eye on her and Mrs. Durra. As long as one of them goes to see Rhodes, I can catch them."

Pei Xiang froze for a moment, then glanced at the black-haired man beside him strangely:

"Mr. Deville, I guess you should understand that it is impossible for busy women like Betty and Dora to take care of an old friend every day. If we choose to sit on the sidelines, we may have to wait for many days.

"And you just said that after three days, that Rhode will easily escape again. Therefore, we must not wait passively. We must first identify the person hiding the fugitive, and then force her to see Rhodes as soon as possible. The sooner the better."

Aldrich frowned: "After going in for a while, I will deal with Baron Defoe and the others."

Pei Xiang paused, suddenly realized what this man was struggling with, couldn't help but shook his head with a smile.

"Just because your surname is Deville, you can mess up everything. In this matter, it is only suitable for me to come forward."

Mrs. Betty is a beautiful woman of Eastern European descent. Although she is no longer young, she is still very attractive.

She was full of the charm of a mature woman, but when she smiled, her face was filled with a different kind of innocence and gentleness.The combination of these two very different temperaments in the same person made her a beauty that many men would never forget.

When Pei Xiang walked into Baron Defoe's box at the Court Brunei Theatre, he saw Baron Defoe, who was only enthusiastic about playing cards on weekdays, holding a glass of wine and looking at the charming Mrs. Betty with a courteous look on his face. .

Behind Baron Defoe and Mrs. Betty sits a beautiful girl as pure as a lily after rain.

"My dear Mrs. Betty, they say you deserted me to-night, and it makes me terrified and jealous."

Pei Xiang took a step forward, lowered his head and kissed the back of Mrs. Betty's hand, and then sent the flowers that Aldrich paid for to Mrs. Betty's arms.

Mrs. Betty rolled her eyes and said affectionately: "I will never abandon you, sincere Mr. Paddington. Because I know that you can always follow me."

"Of course, I wish I could set up a net all over the city of London, just to keep track of you."

Baron Defoe coughed dissatisfied.

"Mr. Paddington, it's too much for you to chase me into my box. Do you still want to exchange heart and soul with my beloved Betty in front of me?"

It wasn't until Baron Defoe made a sound that Pei Xiang reluctantly let go of Mrs. Betty's hand as if seeing other people in the box.

"Baron Defoe, good night, please forgive me for coming uninvited. Oh, and this beautiful lady, Betty, won't you introduce me? I haven't seen this lovely lady in your place before." .”

Mrs. Betty shook her fan and giggled, as if she was very happy that Pei Xiang was focusing on the little girl.

She brought a newcomer to the Court Brunei Theater tonight, and her intention was to let some interested gentlemen know that she had a newcomer to introduce to everyone. She never thought about it, but met the obsessed Baron Defoe.

Although she is very satisfied that her charm is still the same as before, she wants the newcomer to get more attention.After all, everyone who does business wants to develop in the long run.

"This is Rebecca, my new goddaughter. She wants to learn something from me, so I'll take her out and see the world."

Pei Xiang greeted Rebecca again, and got a fresh and sweet smile from the other party.

However, the young girl immediately turned her eyes of admiration and longing to Baron Defoe again. Obviously, Paddington's status and worth were not enough to get Rebecca's attention.

"Your Excellency the Baron, how are you doing recently? I haven't seen you at the Bartley Card Club recently."

Baron Defoe smiled and glared at Pei Xiang, with a friendly and easy-going attitude:

"You haven't been there a few times, have you? I heard that you have become a frequent visitor to Mrs. Betty's place now, and you live a very happy life. Young people, it is not easy to climb out of the gentle village."

"Gentle Township is ecstasy, you are willing to die inside, who wants to climb out?" Pei Xiang sat comfortably beside Baron Defoe, sighing lazily.

He poured himself a glass of wine, and there was a kind of unrestrained heartiness between his brows:

"Dear Baron Defoe, don't pretend to be a serious person to persuade me, it will make you exude a pedantic and boring taste. Oh, I just escaped from the serious and serious colonel next door, and I want to be in You can relax here for a while."

Baron Defoe raised his eyebrows and curiously asked who Pei Xiang came with.

"Well, I have the great honor of being a faithful companion to Mr. Aldrich Dwyer."

"Hahaha, that is indeed a decent and stable gentleman, but what about Leicester? If he is there, you can still have a lively and joking playmate."

"Lester has his beauty, Lisa, of course. The night is short, and he probably doesn't like the company of us tough bachelors."

This made Baron Defoe laugh out loud, but made Mrs. Betty snort in dissatisfaction.

Pei Xiang immediately raised his glass to Mrs. Betty:

"I made a slip of the tongue. I shouldn't have mentioned the name Lisa in front of the beautiful Mrs. Betty."

Baron Defoe looked puzzled, but Pei Xiang shook his wine glass with a smile and said nothing. Mrs. Betty also turned her head to watch the performance on the stage outside the box. Neither of them had any intention of explaining the confusion to His Excellency the Baron.

At this time, Rebecca on the side whispered softly:

"When Lisa first came to London, Mrs. Betty took good care of her and treated her well, but she didn't appreciate it, so she turned around and sold it to Mrs. Durra. Later, she fell in love with Mr. Sissel."

"So that's the case," Baron Defoe suddenly said. "Haha, no wonder my Mrs. Betty is upset. It has something to do with Mrs. Durra."

Mrs. Betty glanced at Baron Defoe with a smile, and retorted softly:

"Why is that woman Doula worthy of making me angry? I'm angry that Lisa doesn't know good people, she is an ungrateful and silly girl."

Baron Defoe coaxed: "I think the Rebecca next to you is pretty good, if the old one doesn't go, the new one won't come."

Pei Xiang put down his wine glass, and took the opportunity to say:

"There is more than one Rebecca beside Mrs. Betty. Well, speaking of this, I have to complain to Mrs. Betty about your partiality. I have been to your place quite a few times, why do you still hide it? Such a gorgeous beauty has never been recommended to me."

Mrs. Betty asked in surprise: "What kind of beauties haven't been introduced to you?"

"It's the one next to the red-browed Locke. Unfortunately, I won't have the chance to see him again after that."

Hearing Pei Xiang suddenly raise the red-browed Locke, Mrs. Betty's fan shaking slowed down, and then quickly returned to the normal frequency.

"Mr. Paddington's words... I'm a little confused. Didn't that red-browed Locke be killed? Why is it involved in the beautiful woman?"

Hearing Mrs. Betty's words, Pei Xiang showed a more surprised expression than her:

"Ms. Betty, don't you even know? When the red-browed Locke was killed, the female companion beside him was also killed. That was your man, and he died suddenly. You didn't even know?"

"The woman next to Locke with the red eyebrows? My man?"

Mrs. Betty's heart trembled. She really didn't know that there was someone beside the red-browed Locke when he died. Because it involved the assassination of the gang leader, some news was quickly blocked.She had only heard about the death of the red-browed Locke before, but she didn't know many of the details.

Baron Defoe was confused and yelled for Pei Xiang to explain the matter from the beginning.

Pei Xiang made a helpless expression, as if he didn't expect that his casual complaint would arouse so much curiosity.

"I have recently cooperated with Red-browed Locke, and he met me the night of his accident. It is said, um, after he separated from me, he went to Mrs. Betty, and brought back a beautiful and plump Li Pretending to be beautiful. Later, the two of them had an accident."

Baron Defoe asked with interest: "And then? How do you know this?"

Pei Xiang continued to tell:

"Red-browed Locke and that beautiful lady died together. His deputy asked me if there was any clue to the murderer. After all, that accident happened after I separated from Red-browed Locke. I heard his deputy said that Afterwards, I went to see the body of the beauty.

"Oh, I haven't seen her at Mrs. Betty's before. It can be seen that Mrs. Betty prefers the red-browed Locke and hides all the beautiful ones. Alas, just like Miss Rebecca, I also saw her for the first time, Your Excellency the Baron, Tell me, can I not complain or be sad?"

Baron Defoe smiled and said nothing, refusing to chime in.

At this time, Mrs. Betty's smile has become a bit forced, she covered her unnatural expression with a fan, and said vaguely:

"I brought Rebecca to my face for the first time today. It's normal that you haven't seen her. But... I don't have any impression of the unfortunate woman you mentioned. Mr. Paddington, are you sure, that, Red-browed Locke Went to my place that night? What does that woman look like?"

Pei Xiang's smile faded, obviously taking Mrs. Betty's words as sophistry.

She squinted at Baron Defoe, who blinked flatteringly, implying that she should not care too much about Mrs. Betty.

Seeing this, Pei Xiang shook his head helplessly, and explained in a low voice:

"The deputy of Red-browed Locke said that after they separated from me, their boss hurried to Mrs. Betty's residence. Of course, we don't know whether Mrs. Betty was at home that night. We only know that it didn't take long before Red-browed Locke He returned to his residence with a woman."

After saying this, Pei Xiang paused for a moment, observing Mrs. Betty's subtle expressions without any trace.

After giving Mrs. Betty a short time to think, she roughly described the appearance of the dead woman according to Flora's appearance.

Following Pei Xiang's description, Mrs. Betty's face became more and more tense, and she was about to lose her smirk. Pei Xiang's voice changed, and she turned to Baron Defoe and said softly:

"I just took a look from a distance, and only remembered the general appearance. Actually, I didn't want to go to such a place, but I was very curious. You know, I have worked with Red Eyebrow Locke for a long time Yes, we have been to Mrs. Betty's house together before, but Red-browed Locke never takes anyone home.

"Unexpectedly, the only exception was an accident. Alas, to be honest, if it wasn't for the beautiful lady who was also killed, I would have thought it was some kind of beauty trap. The assistant's eyes were red and red from crying." Swollen, keep asking me if there are any more clues, it's really sad."

Baron Defoe said with emotion: "That deputy is a loyal and upright person. I hope he can find the murderer who killed the red-browed Locke as soon as possible. Speaking of which, that Locke and I played cards together."

Mrs. Betty had calmed down at this time, she smoothed out the general context in her heart, and then reconfirmed the appearance of the woman who died unexpectedly with Pei Xiang.

"Mr. Paddington, I just heard you describe the woman's appearance, and I have some guesses in my heart. However, let me check with you again. Was that woman really taken away from me by the red-browed Locke?"

Pei Xiangxin said, no one is sure about this, I'm just cheating you now.

"Red-browed Locke's deputy said that. He was worried that the boss would leave alone, so he followed secretly. Later, he found out that Locke had gone to your residence, Mrs. Betty, so he returned with confidence. Unexpectedly... oh, red-browed Locke had an accident."

"So, the red-browed Locke planned to act alone, but he didn't expect that he was followed and protected by his deputy who didn't obey orders..."

Betty muttered something in a low voice, and the doubts and vigilance in her heart suddenly disappeared.

She felt that this made sense. After all, Flora's identity was very sensitive. If the red-browed Locke went to see her, he would definitely not bring his subordinates with him.

——That deputy is really nosy!Originally, no one would know that Locke went to my place, and I just stayed out of it.But his covert protection has actually implicated me.

—But since I haven't followed it to the end, I might be able to pick myself out.Anyway, there is no evidence, so it is said that the deputy made a mistake...

——That man Locke really rekindled his old relationship with Flora, what a pity!

Pei Xiang glanced at the calm Mrs. Betty calmly, and leisurely threw another stone that broke the calm lake.

"I accidentally saw the belongings of that unfortunate lady, and found the perfume bottle I gave you to Mrs. Betty inside. By the way, the jewelry on that lady is also very expensive, and it is more grand than what Miss Rebecca is wearing now She is much more gorgeous. At first glance, she is a beauty who is cherished and cherished by his wife.

"Ms. Betty, I remember how much you liked the perfume bottle I designed myself, and you were willing to give it to that unlucky beauty. It shows that you value her. It's a pity, it's a pity, but you deliberately hid such a beauty."

These words immediately disturbed Mrs. Betty's mind, blocking back all the excuses she had prepared.

On the premise of believing that the red-browed Locke's deputy followed and protected the boss, Pei Xiang's words made Mrs. Betty lose the confidence to refute and deny.

——Since it is impossible to completely disentangle the relationship, then avoid the seriousness and find an excuse.

With a decision, Mrs. Betty immediately comforted Pei Xiang and said:

"Mr. Paddington, don't complain about me anymore. I've always been honest with you. I wouldn't deliberately hide anyone."

"But the one that Red-browed Locke picked up from you..."

"Hey, that's not my girl, that's...an old friend of mine who lives with me."

Pei Xiang immediately showed an ambiguous smile:

"Ms. Betty, what you said is not sincere. The women who live with you... especially beautiful women are all charming."

Mrs. Betty is not in the mood to deal with Pei Xiang back and forth, she has more important things to confirm.

So Mrs. Betty started asking Pei Xiang in turn.

"Mr. Paddington, my friend is a poor man. Her husband... well, I won't mention him. I just want to ask. From your description, I feel that the unfortunate woman who was killed is my friend O Feiya, but I still want to make sure for myself. Can you contact Redbrow Locke's deputy for me and let me go and see her. If, if it is true, I want to bring back Orphea's body and help her Have a good burial."

"So, is that lady named Ophelia?" Pei Xiang showed a sympathetic expression.

"You said she has a husband? Did her husband also live in your house? That Ophelia never went back, and her husband didn't rush to find her, and asked you to inquire? God, this is really irresponsible way of doing."

Mrs. Betty paused, and found that to cover up a lie, she had to reveal more things, but she had no choice but to answer Pei Xiang's question:

"The husband and wife have had a cold war recently, so Ophelia went to live with me. As for her husband, well, I don't know where he is now, God, I really don't want to mention that heartless bastard again .My poor Orphea, my friend!"

Hearing Mrs. Betty's explanation, Pei Xiang also sighed.

——Very well, now we have determined who is protecting Rhodes and Flora.

However, Pei Xiang still wanted to test the other party.

"Ms. Betty, although from your point of view, Ophea's husband is a jerk, but, no matter what, the two are husband and wife. Now that his wife is dead, should you find a way to notify that man so that He went to claim his wife's body? Of course, I will also say hello to Locke's deputy, so that they will not embarrass that man."

Mrs. Betty showed embarrassment and hesitated:

"I, I'll try to see if I can contact that man. If it doesn't work, I can go and take my friend's body back and bury her properly."

Baron Defoe looked at Mrs. Betty appreciatively, thinking that this woman who was worried about her friend was very cute, but Mrs. Betty had no extra energy to respond to Baron Defoe's loving gaze.

Fortunately, Rebecca she brought took the opportunity to join her, and took the opportunity to divert Baron Defoe's attention.

Pei Xiang spread his hands indifferently, raised his eyebrows and said:

"Then it's up to you to arrange. The red-browed Locke's men are busy looking for the murderer now, and they probably won't make it difficult for you. However, I guess they will let you explain the specific identities of Ophelia and his husband, and after the suspicion is completely eliminated. , will be released."

Mrs. Betty nodded to express her understanding, and she asked again:

"Mr. Paddington, I want to ask, have many people seen my friend's body? You know, well, after all, she was with the red-browed Locke when she died. It's not very decent. I don't want to Let more people know these details."

Pei Xiang gave the answer without hesitation:

"Currently, not many people know about it, because they want to catch the murderer. But it won't be long before they know what they need to know. So, if you want to protect the reputation of that Ophelia, you should hurry up and talk to Hong Let's negotiate with Locke's subordinates, and let that poor woman go to the ground as soon as possible."

Hearing that not many people had seen the corpse, Mrs. Betty let out a sigh of relief.

She planned to go back as soon as possible, first to ask Rhodes what happened last night, and then to bury Flora as soon as possible, so as not to let the House of the Earl of Deville find out the clues.

——Although a few years have passed, the search and arrest should be relaxed, but it is better to be careful.

--wrong!Just now this Paddington said that he came with Aldrich Deville, so the Deville family is next door?He knows?

—Wait, calm down, both Paddington and Baron Defoe said, that Dwyer is very prim and serious.Then, Paddington should not take the initiative to bring up the topic of women with him, so it is safe for now.

—Flora's body must be disposed of as soon as possible.At that time, even if Paddington leaked his words in front of Deville, there would be no proof, after all, people are similar.

——I can’t let the cases of Flora and Rhodes affect me. I must do a good job of dealing with the aftermath as soon as possible.

——I can no longer let Rhodes hide on my territory, I have to find a way to send him away, and ask him never to come back.

Mrs. Betty's mind was full of thoughts, while Pei Xiang watched the performance on the stage with a smile.

She got the answers she wanted, and at the same time sent disturbing news.

After that, Pei Xiang chatted with Baron Defoe for a while.

The two agreed to go to the card club to play cards next week, and then discussed some current affairs news.Seeing Mrs. Betty getting more and more absent-minded, Pei Xiang got up and said goodbye.

Before leaving, she and Baron Defoe once again set a time to play cards.The emphasis and eagerness made everyone in the box think that he came here this time mainly to get in touch with his poker friend, Baron Defoe. As for the chat with Mrs. Betty, it was just a coincidence .

Next door, Aldridge, who had listened to the entire conversation, watched the performance on the stage with a calm expression, until Pei Xiang sat down beside him, and then said:

"Mrs. Betty will rush to find Rhodes because of your words. I will send someone to follow Mrs. Betty. When I find Rhodes' hiding place, I will arrest him and bring him to justice."

Pei Xiang pondered for a moment, and slowly analyzed another possibility:

"I've heard you talk about Rhodes' past experience and the violent behaviors caused by jealousy. I always feel... Rhodes will not return to his hiding place after killing people. If this is the case, Mrs. Betty will not We must be able to find Rhodes in time."

Aldridge also thought of this possibility: "You mean, Rhodes will lurk near Flora's body? Take the opportunity to steal the lover's body?"

"It's possible," Pei Xiang nodded slightly, but she immediately denied her speculation, "No, no, Rhodes will still wait for Mrs. Betty to help claim the body. If he wants to give Flora a decent and quiet At the funeral, I won't come forward to make trouble."

Aldridge calmly puts forward another guess:

"Perhaps Rhodes didn't pay much attention to Flora's body. From the time he killed someone to being discovered, he could have left with Flora's body. He didn't do that at the time, so why bother to take risks afterwards? Lurk back?"

Pei Xiang sighed: "Who can tell the emotional changes of this kind of person? Maybe he was too shocked at the time? Or too sad? Or extremely angry? In short, he left alone. But after he calmed down, again Who knows if he will regret it when he thinks of his love for Flora?"

At this time, one of Aldrich's subordinates walked into the box and reported in a low voice that Mrs. Betty in the box next door suddenly felt unwell, and after leaving the young girl named Rebecca to Baron Defoe, she hurried in a carriage. left.

"Follow up. In addition, send someone to guard the place where Flora's body is parked."

"Yes."

Pei Xiang also stood up at this time, looking excited.

"Are you going in person?"

"Of course, if I don't catch the murderer of Red-browed Locke with my own hands, those unruly gangsters won't believe me. Not only do I have to show up to arrest him in person, but I also have to fight."

Aldrich closed his eyes and warned himself not to worry about his rival.

—but if he gets hurt...

——And, this time he really helped a lot.

——Just as... I have a habit of doing things from beginning to end.

So, the black-haired man suddenly stood up with a cold handsome face, and left the box first.

"Are you going too?"

"That Rhodes has at least two lives in his hands, and his height is close to 6.3 feet. A small man like you..."

Before the words were finished, the irony was full.

Pei Xiang, who was lagging behind, took a deep breath. She stared at Aldrich's tall and tall back, quietly tiptoed, and then couldn't help grinding her teeth.

——Oh, you are so proud!