I am aging gracefully in the world of famous books

Because of the sudden loss of eighteen fruit jelly candies, Pei Xiang decided to leave the matter of interrogating Quincy and Xenos to Ace, who has a lot of thieves, and she needs to contact some good-hearted people to comfort her hurt emotions.

Mr. Guy Stuart, one of the beautiful people, is Pei Xiang's first choice.Because this gentleman is not only good at painting and loves literature, but also has a competitive relationship with Quincy in the family business, so he is definitely a very good potential partner.

So, in the next few days, Pei Xiang and Ace split up and each had a very fulfilling life.

In the afternoon of this day, Pei Xiang was calculating some data on paper, when Ace pushed the door open and came in.

"Hey, you came back so soon, I thought you would take the train at night."

Ace saw Pei Xiang's beautiful and peaceful appearance sitting in the sun, and couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly.

He casually put an old flat and long wooden box on the table, took off his gloves, and said in a cold tone on purpose:

"If I don't hurry up and deal with these matters, Mr. Stuart, who has a delicate heart, will be even more depressed. Only by convicting Quincy as soon as possible will he have a better chance of getting the long-awaited from Colonel Lester. order."

Pei Xiang put down the pen and paper in his hand, rolled his eyes slightly, and said with a smile:

"Mr. Stuart has a gentle and delicate temperament, but he does not lack tenacity and determination. He will not feel depressed just because he lost an order. But, Ace, when did you start to be so considerate of Mr. Stuart? He was in a bad mood and hurried on his way. Didn't he even eat lunch?"

Ace raised his eyebrows, thinking who would care about Stuart, he just thought it was better to solve Quincy's matter as quickly as possible.In this way, Stuart, who got the order, has something to do, and he and Pei Xiang can leave New York as soon as possible. There is no need for frequent contacts and exchanges like now.

"What's this?" Pei Xiang looked at the long wooden box that Ace brought back, and rang the bell to call the hotel waiter, ready to order food for Ace.

"Some of the evidence is buried under the tombstone of the youngest victim of that shipwreck."

Pei Xiang let out a light "Hey", put on his gloves and opened the wooden box quickly.

"Why did you think of going to the cemetery to search for evidence? I remember that when you went out in the morning, you said that you were going to the place where Captain Thornfield lived before his death."

Ace pinched the bridge of his nose, sat down opposite Pei Xiang and took a sip of water, before narrating his experience in a low voice:

"The Xenos guy really didn't have any particularly favorable evidence to prove Quincy's guilt, he just wanted to use Quincy's guilty conscience to blackmail him.

"But Quincy has always been cunning. Naturally, he will not be easily grasped by the other party just because Xenos yelled a few words casually. Heh, the reason why he endured it is because he knows that there are indeed some things in this world that can prove The evidence of his crime. The evidence was collected by Captain Thornfield and disappeared with his death.

"And Xenos also took advantage of this to make Quincy suspicious and afraid to act rashly. After I asked the truth from Xenos, I decided to go to Captain Thornfield's former residence to see if I could find some clue."

"It's not very hopeful. Quincy should have turned that house upside down." Pei Xiang said.

"I was also mentally prepared for this," Ace sneered at this point, "but Quincy did even better. After he couldn't find any evidence, he simply set fire to Captain Thornfield's house."

Pei Xiang sat up straight all of a sudden: "Burn the house? Is anyone injured?"

"I inquired about it. When the fire started, it happened to be the day when Captain Thornfield's wife was buried. Well, the lady was not in good health, and because her husband disappeared suddenly and there was no news, she passed away early.

"The Thornfields had two children, who were young at the time. When the fire broke out, the funeral attendants were busy fighting the fire and lost the little girl.

"Later, the boy of that family decided to look for his sister, and left the ruined Thornfield House. Afterwards, the neighbors in the neighborhood never saw the family again."

"A family of four just broke up like this? The family is ruined!" Pei Xiang felt depressed when he heard this, and anger appeared in his eyes.

Ace sighed, he held Pei Xiang's hand slightly, and accompanied him silently.

The room was quiet for a while, except for the soft sound of paper flipping when Pei Xiang flipped through the materials quickly.

At this time, there was a knock on the door, and the waiter appeared in front of the guest room.

Pei Xiang was distracted, thinking that Ace had rushed back and hadn't had lunch yet, so he immediately put down the investigation materials in his hand and started ordering food with Ace.

After Ace finished eating, the two discussed the previously interrupted topic again.

Pei Xiang reopened the wooden box and slowly browsed through the various records and files inside.After she browsed through all the evidence materials, she asked distractedly:

"Since there is nothing burned there, why did you think of going to the grave of the victim to find evidence? But, it is also thanks to you. Ace, I think, the only way to convict Quincy is with the evidence collected by Mr. Thornfield himself. , so that his dead soul can rest in peace."

Ace's mood swings are very small from beginning to end, and all he cares about is his companions.Therefore, when Pei Xiang hated Quincy and sympathized with the Thornfields, he also hated Quincy and regretted what happened to the Thornfields.

"I forced Quincy to recall Captain Thornfield's performance in the last period of his life over and over again, asking him to describe every expression and every word of Captain Thornfield, and not let him miss any point.

"Under Quincy's 'effort' recollection, I found that Thornfield said several times that the youngest victim was a cute little blond girl who was younger than his own daughter, but she was in command of the driver. An accident happened on his boat, and he felt so guilty that he couldn't rest day and night.

"Quincy didn't take these words to heart, but I had a new idea. I thought, since the captain was full of guilt for the little life that died young, maybe he would do something more, so I went to the cemetery. Then , and I discovered this."

Pei Xiang was stunned, with a sad expression on his face:

"As the captain, Thornfield survived the shipwreck. He tried to find out the truth of the accident under great pressure, and he had the courage to go to the tombstone of the victims to mourn and pay homage.

"But that scum of Quincy avoided that cemetery. No matter what, he still had a guilty conscience. Therefore, even though he had been looking for evidence of being hidden all these years, he never expected that Thornfield would hide things Go under the tombstones of the victims."

Ace let out an "um", and raised his hand to press the crease between Pei Xiang's eyebrows.He didn't want Pei Xiang to be depressed all the time, so he proposed to take a walk outside the hotel.

"Quincy and others will be punished. Although it's a bit late, it's better than nothing."

"You're right, let's go out for a walk, bask in the sun, and change our mood."

"Ace, you said that the two children of the Thornfield family..."

"It's hard to say. Someone came across the boy on the street later, but there was no news of the little girl."

"I hope their brother and sister have been reunited."

While talking, Pei Xiang put on a wide-brimmed hat, picked up a parasol and left the room with Ace.The sun was shining outside, the sky was blue, and it was a fine day.

The next day, it rained.

Pei Xiang told the police officers who searched Xenos's whereabouts, and at the same time submitted all the evidence she collected.In private, she notified Stuart in advance, reminding him to use his contacts to pay attention to the progress of related incidents, and never let a criminal like Quincy escape legal punishment.

There are some reasons for Pei Xiang's worry.

Back then, in order to investigate the specific causes of the shipwreck, the government set up an investigation committee.Some time later, that commission of inquiry released their findings to the public—the shipwreck had nothing to do with the shipbuilder.

Today, almost all investigators on the committee hold high positions of authority.If Quincy is to be convicted, it is tantamount to overturning their investigation results back then, and even their political opponents will use this to stir up waves and make them fall into the mud.

Therefore, when Quincy and Xenos were arrested, the high-level police quickly got a hint from someone with a heart, asking them to erase some criminal evidence.But without waiting for the high-level officials to respond, other forces that had obtained insider information in advance also put pressure on them, urging the police to handle it impartially.

Thus, a game quickly unfolded.

The final result is that all the evidence against Quincy will not be destroyed, but the investigation and trial process must be conducted in a low-key manner, and the attention of public opinion should not be aroused as much as possible, and the victim's family should not be notified in advance.

All in all, keep it private.

Naturally, Pei Xiang was not satisfied with this result, but she didn't plan to do anything more.Because the purpose of her coming to New York this time is to find out the mastermind behind the theft of the drawings, and let the other party get the punishment they deserve.Now that Quincy has been arrested, she should be charged with a lot of crimes, so her goal has been achieved.

Moreover, she also signed a series of contracts with the Stuart family's shipyard, undertaking a lot of business for the small factory that she co-founded with Brooke.If there is no increase in production lines, until the end of next year, the old and new factories will continue to operate and produce, and the profits will not be small.

"Let's go back the day after tomorrow. Old Mr. Lawrence's reply has arrived, and he said in the letter that if I want to stay in New York for a few days longer, I must go to Mrs. Kingsley's house as a guest, and then I will go to the women's house." Under the protection and recommendation of elders, try to participate in as many social activities as possible.”

When saying this, Pei Xiang and Ace were visiting an art exhibition.

This is the second time for Pei Xiang to come here. She has been here with Stuart before, but it is the first time for Ace to walk in here.

This young man didn't have much interest in literature and art before, but these days he has been dragging Pei Xiang around places like art exhibitions, theaters, exhibition halls, concert halls and bookstores, as if trying to cultivate his own literature and art cell.

——It’s still the quick version.

"To Mrs. Kingsley's?"

Ace glanced over a few works that were said to be well-reviewed. He was tangled and picky, and he asked absent-mindedly:

"I thought old Mr. Lawrence would suggest that you visit the Blunts. They are more easy-going and cheerful. At Meg's wedding, you also had a good talk with Mrs. Blunt, and she strongly invited you to visit them. A guest at home."

Pei Xiang sighed and said helplessly:

"It is said that there are two unmarried young masters in the Kingsley family, both of whom are handsome and promising young men. I think the old man always wants to marry me off, alas."

Hearing this, Ace's gaze quickly returned to Pei Xiang, and after a pause, he said in a calm tone:

"We really should go back as soon as possible, why not set off tomorrow afternoon."

Pei Xiang raised his eyebrows slightly, and asked in puzzlement:

"I thought you wanted to stay longer in New York."

"No, I never thought of that."

"But you've been particularly interested in these art events lately. I remember there's a nice concert tomorrow night with an orchestra from the UK. Don't you want to stay and enjoy it?"

Ace lowered his eyes and wanted to tell Pei Xiang directly that he was not interested in cultural activities, but hoped to personally experience changes in what she had seen, heard, and passed by... all.In this way, there will be more common topics and common memories between them.

But... Ace hesitated, and gave another reason:

"Let's go back as soon as possible. There must be a lot of work to be done at home. Besides, Meg's baby is about to be born. Mr. Brooke definitely wants to spend more time with his wife and children. We can't always leave Mr. Brooke alone man manages the factory."

Seeing that Ace was indeed more anxious to go back than she was, Pei Xiang nodded, and at the same time felt a strange sense of relief in his heart.Because her Cui Cui finally grew up and learned to consider others more.

After the two set a return time, they continued to visit the art exhibition, and then had a big meal outside.

The day was going smoothly, but when they returned to their residence, they were told some unpleasant news by Stuart who was waiting at the door with an anxious expression on his face.

"Miss Meredith, Mr. Hummel, it's great to see you all come back safely," a relieved Stuart couldn't wait to explain why he was waiting here, "Xenos and Quincy They escaped from the guard room and are currently missing. The police are searching everywhere for the two of them."

"Escaped?" Pei Xiang slightly opened his eyes wide, full of doubts, "This is the second time Xenos has escaped, right? How did he be imprisoned?"

Stuart pursed his lips, and after noticing that no one was approaching the three of them, he explained in a low voice:

"Several gentlemen who have participated in the investigation of the shipwreck need to meet and talk with Quincy and Xenos alone, and try not to attract unnecessary attention. After they negotiated, they temporarily changed the two villains to a more remote detention center. .”

Ace snorted and mocked in a slow tone:

"I guess there must be fewer police officers and simpler facilities in the remote detention center. Perhaps, in order to allow the conversation to proceed smoothly, they also appropriately reduced or removed the shackles on the two men."

Stuart acquiesced in embarrassment.

Pei Xiang rubbed her forehead, she secretly decided that the escaped criminal must be caught again.But at the same time, some incompetent old men should also learn some lessons. Since they are not willing to let the public notice their mistakes, they should reflect deeply—under the supervision of public opinion.

At the same time, Xenos and Quincy, who were hunted by the whole city, had already hid in the attic of Serena's house.

"Is this girl your woman?" Xenos squinted at the dismal Quincy while bandaging the wound, and there was a bit of crazy and greedy covetousness in his eyes, "She looks good, the one with tender hands, chest and waist, Tsk tsk is really attractive, it looks like a canary raised by you rich people. But—is she reliable? Some whores only recognize money but not people."

Quincy glared at Xenos coldly, and corrected severely:

"Serena and I don't have that kind of relationship. She is the child of an old friend of mine. I have babysited her a few times. She knows how to be grateful and always tries to repay me."

"An old friend's child? Ha, it's a bit unbelievable that you would take care of an old friend's child with such kindness," Xenos muttered with a sneer, "Oh, of course, taking care of a friend's child as a courtesan, It's quite in line with your character, Quincy."

Quincy didn't bother to pay attention to Xenos' ridicule, but said a little tiredly:

"If there is another choice, I definitely don't want to bring you to disturb Serena. When I met Serena, she already had this identity. I would like her to go to a new place to start again, but she I said that I am used to life like this, and I don’t want to leave New York for the time being, so it has become like this.”

Before Xenos could say anything more, Serena had already walked up with the food.

"This place is safe for the time being, Uncle Carter, you and your...friends should stay here temporarily. After a few days when the rumors calm down, I'll find a way to send you away."

"Are you sure those dog noses won't search you?"

Xenos stared closely at Serena's face, not letting go of her every subtle expression.

Serena tried her best to overcome her fear, looked directly at Xenos and quickly explained:

"My lover is a lieutenant commander of the Navy. Also, there are several lovers of high-ranking dignitaries living in several houses around here. The searchers know this and will not really go into the house to check. They are at most Ask at the door, or look around in the living room on the first floor."

"What's your lover's name?"

"His surname is Albert," Serena replied. "Don't worry, Albert won't come up to the attic. Besides, I guess he doesn't have much time to come to me recently."

Xenos rolled his cold eyes and said nothing more.He grabbed the food on the plate and chewed it.

After Serena breathed a sigh of relief, she looked at Quincy worriedly:

"Uncle Carter, why, how did you get into such a big trouble? In the past few days, I couldn't contact you, and I thought you were out on business. But I didn't expect, I didn't expect that you would be with this, this gentleman in one place."

Quincy shook his head with a wry smile, and explained in front of Xenos:

"Selena, you know, for the old Quincy family shipyard, I am willing to do anything, I just hope that it will grow again. Therefore, I used some unfair business competition methods before."

Serena nodded quickly, and excused Quincy:

"I know, but I don't think that's a big deal. Uncle Carter, the world isn't fair. Some people can grow up without worries, while others have to go through a lot of torture. Some bad people can enjoy their old age, but some good people don't have bones left." .

"Uncle Carter, I don't care what happens to others, because they never helped me when I was suffering. Now I only care about the safety of you and my brother. As long as you are well, I will be satisfied."

Carter's eyes were obviously moved, and he continued to say:

"I did something wrong. Unfortunately, Xenos caught me, so I had to agree to smuggle this gentleman away. Cover him, just like what you are doing now, Serena. The difference is that I am reluctant, but Serena, you are a very kind and grateful child.

"Well, maybe I should be punished for doing something wrong. I think I have been very careful, but I still don't know where to show my flaws and let people find my whereabouts. So, Mr. Xenos and I were arrested by the police .This is the trouble I'm in now, Serena. Are you still willing to help me?"

"Of course, Uncle Carter, can I just watch you go to jail or be implicated and lose your life? That's impossible! Uncle Carter, I will definitely help you and you get out of here smoothly."

"Thank you, Serena."

Quincy couldn't help raising his hand, as if he wanted to caress Serena's hair to show his closeness and love, but when he noticed the dirt on his hands, he stopped the soothing action,

Noticing Quincy's careful behavior, Serena smiled sweetly.

Quincy has always respected Serena's wishes, willing to give her unique generosity, and never looked at her with heartbroken eyes. Therefore, such Quincy has won Serena's respect.

After the siblings reunited that year, Serena learned that Mr. Quincy took care of her brother for many years, not only providing him with a good education, but also helping him find her who was lost when he was young, spending a lot of time and money during this period.She was naturally grateful, and regarded Quincy as a benefactor of the Thornfield family.

At that time, Serena thought:

"The surname Thornfield will be inherited by my brother with great prospects, and I can use my current status to repay Uncle Carter as much as I can. It just so happens that I am used to this way of life."