When I came to Viscount Draenei's Mansion again, the vibrant Viscount's Mansion that had been before was no longer visible.

The Viscountess mysteriously disappeared, and the housekeeper David was arrested as a suspect. Viscount Draeney, the owner of the Viscount's mansion, was still hunting and having fun in the countryside, and had no idea to come back to take charge of the overall situation. At this time, Viscount Draeney's mansion was headless. Because the police came to investigate in the morning, everyone was in danger.

When Lu Yuan came to the mansion, he was facing such a scene.

However, because Lu Yuan often went to and from the Viscount's mansion in the past two days, there was no problem in entering the door. Moreover, because Su Mei exposed the fact that David Butler's Second Team was both intimidated, he was still a little grateful to them.

After all, Butler David told everyone about embezzling Viscount's property in front of everyone.

However, Lu Yuan is not very concerned about these things now, nor is he very concerned about them.

He and Su Mei went straight to Mary's servant's room and found Mary who was cleaning.

Mary was very surprised to see Lu Yuan Sumei’s arrival, but Lu Yuan didn’t have time to greet her and said directly: “We have now learned more about your sapphire.”

"But now all you need to ask is." Lu Yuan looked at Mary: "Can you tell me how you got that sapphire?"

"This." Mary bit her lips tightly and said embarrassedly: "I promised others that I can't say anything."

"If the Viscountess' disappearance is it related to that sapphire?" Su Mei asked from the side.

"What?" Mary exclaimed.

Mary was actually very grateful to the Viscountess for taking in, so she always wanted to dedicate this sapphire to the Viscountess to regain the trust of the Viscountess.

And now when Su Mei said that this sapphire might be the culprit of the Viscountess' disappearance, how could Mary not be frightened?

"Yes." Lu Yuan said from the side.

As he said this, Lu Yuan briefly told Mary about his discovery today.

After getting Mary's sapphire, Barrister David took the initiative to find a craftsman to carve it, and gave it to the Viscountess and received a reward. The Viscountess took advantage of the opportunity to inlaid the sapphire on the ring and carried it with him.

As a result, the Viscountess suffered from a very strange condition, so she ran away from her home overnight.

Out of the idea of ​​protecting Mary, Lu Yuan did not say the saddest possibility, that is, the fact that the Viscountess collapsed into countless gems directly on the bed.

Mary listened carefully, with tears flashing in her eyes.

When Lu Yuan finished speaking, Mary nodded thoughtfully: "Okay, when I got the gem, I promised him not to tell anyone about the origin of the gem."

"But now, I will tell you." Mary said firmly: "Even if you say you break your promise."

"Yeah." Lu Yuan nodded: "How did you get this gem?"

"This gem was given to me by Jack," said Mary.

"Who is Jack?" Su Mei asked.

She had never heard of a similar name.

"Jack is my friend and my childhood playmate," said Mary.

"How old is he now?" Su Mei asked again.

"And what profession he is now and how is his family background?" Lu Yuan added.

"Jack is twelve years old and is now a worker at Henry Match Factory." Mary said, "His family is similar to mine, both belong to poor families."

Speaking of the match factory, Lu Yuan and Su Mei immediately recalled the pile of match boxes that had not been pasted in Mary's house.

And, I originally thought I could almost get in touch with the truth, but after hearing Mary tell it, the truth could become confusing.

Yes, Mary can't get to such a precious sapphire, so can Jack?

Can a twelve-year-old child labourer in a match factory come into contact with such a precious gem?

"What time is it now?" Lu Yuan asked Su Mei again.

Su Mei looked at the pocket watch: "It's four o'clock in the afternoon now."

Lu Yuan sighed: "Where is Jack living? Can you take us to find him?"

Lu Yuan looked at Mary.

Mary was a little surprised: "Now?"

"Yes, now." Lu Yuan confirmed.

Mary thought for a while and finally stamped her feet: "Okay."

...

...

Mary's home is on Lambes Street.

This is the civilian area of ​​Beckland, located near the downstream of the Mist River, surrounded by factories, and you can see tall chimneys from afar.

In the carriage, Lu Yuan went to Mary to learn more about Jack.

Jack is the "leader" of the children on Lambes Street. He is brave and generous, so he is so popular among the children that everyone is willing to play with him.

However, as they grow older and their carefree childhood slowly passes, they begin to face more and more family pressure. Not only do they no longer play together, but they are also forced to work early due to financial reasons.

Of course, child labour is illegal in modern times, but after the First Industrial Revolution, Beckland was very common and even accustomed to it.

Although I can say that this has always been like this, right?

But at least for now, no one thinks this is wrong.

So Mary went into the Viscount's mansion to be a servant, while Jack had to enter the Match Factory nearby as a child laborer. The others also had their own "jobs", so it took almost a month to meet.

This time, because Cynthia was far away, Mary went home to stay with her mother for one night. At the same time, Jack found Mary early the next morning and handed it over to Mary the sapphire, which she sold for money to improve her life.

Mary also asked about the origin of the gem, but Jack did not tell her. Instead, he asked Mary to swear not to tell anyone about the origin of the gem.

Mary finally agreed to Jack.

That's all Mary knows.

"It sounds suspicious." Lu Yuan said, then he looked at Mary: "Is Jack a friend you have known since childhood? And is there anything strange about him?"

"Yes, Jack is a partner who has been playing together since I can remember about two or three years old." Mary said, "And what strange things can he have?"

"Aren't you curious about where he got such a precious gem?" Su Mei asked.

"Of course I'm curious," said Mary. "But there is no way. He is our leader. We believe whatever he says. This has been like this since childhood."

"So I subconsciously listened to him."
Chapter completed!