"Master, Mr. Matt Warner is here to visit!" On this day, the butler Rob reported to Tang Ning.
"Matt-Warner? I don't think I know this guy," Tangning muttered with a frown.
"It seems that he just bought Mr. Maxey's estate, so he came to visit the neighbors." Rob explained.
"Oh, that's it. I didn't expect Maxi's estate to be sold very quickly. Okay, then I'll go see him!" Tangning stood up and said.
When they arrived at the living room, they saw a tall, middle-aged man in a suit and leather jacket. He greeted Tangning enthusiastically: "You are Mr. Tangning. I am Matt Warner. I really like to see you and your wife write.
It’s a great honor to be your neighbor!”
"Mr. Warner, you are so polite!" Tangning replied modestly.
"Mr. Tangning, I'm holding a small cocktail party at home tonight, and I'd like to invite you and a few neighbors over. I hope you can give me a chance!" Warner invited.
Tang Ning felt that this invitation was normal. If she were in a new place, she would look for opportunities to get acquainted with the neighbors, so she nodded and agreed.
In the evening, Tangning took Heidi to Warner's house and found that several of Levin's neighbors were there. It seemed that everyone gave him respect.
At this time, Levin came over and whispered to him: "Tony, our new neighbor may not be simple!"
"Oh? Why isn't it simple?" Tangning asked curiously.
Levine explained: "I remember that I heard a friend in Atlanta talk about Mr. Warner before, but it was a long time ago, so I can't remember clearly, but the impression seems to be that he was not an ordinary person!"
"Then you didn't ask your friend again?" Tangning asked.
"Didn't I just send him the letter this afternoon?" Levin said, spreading his hands.
Then he changed the topic and asked: "By the way Tony, are there any new works recently?"
"Didn't I just give you "The Chef Murder Case"? How could there be a new work so soon?" Tang Ning replied angrily.
Levin replied disapprovingly: "'The Chef Murder' has been published for almost a month, okay? And I heard that you helped a friend of Catherine find clues to the murder from a painting a few days ago.
Well, this is such a good subject, why don’t you write about it?”
Tangning raised her eyebrows and replied: "First of all, this case is still under investigation. Logically speaking, it cannot be written to interfere with the police's handling of the case; secondly, even if it is written, it must first seek permission from Miss Daisy; thirdly, I am very lazy.
, I haven’t been willing to write recently!”
Originally, Levine wanted to argue one by one, but he was speechless after hearing the third sentence: "Tony, you, you asked me to tell you what you would like, other writers can't expect this kind of material from you, you are so good, you actually
I'm too lazy to write."
Then he asked: "Can I find someone to write it?"
"As long as the first two are met, you don't even need to ask for my opinion. After all, this is not my business!" Tang Ning shrugged and replied.
"Isn't this involving you? If I don't say hello to you, what if you hold a grudge against me because of this?" Levin explained.
"Hey, do you think I am such a narrow-minded person?" Tang Ning asked a little displeased.
Levin nodded and said, "It's not like you haven't lost your temper with me before because of this kind of thing!"
"Can the situation that time be the same as this time?" Tangning retorted.
Just as the two were bickering, Matt came over and asked with a smile: "Mr. Downing, Mr. Levin, what are we discussing so intensely?"
"Oh, it's about the manuscript appointment!" Levin replied casually.
"Oh, that's a big deal! We readers are all waiting for Mr. Tangning's new work!" Matt praised.
Levin followed along and said: "Tony, look, you can ignore my opinions, but you have to listen to the readers' opinions!"
Since she was not familiar with Matt, Tangning had no choice but to say perfunctorily: "Wait for me and I'll adjust myself!"
After returning home after the cocktail party, Heidi said to Tangning, "Tony, have you noticed that Mr. Warner is a little weird?"
"Oh? You think he's weird too?" Tangning was a little surprised.
"Why do you think so too?"
Tang Ning shook her head and replied: "I didn't realize it was Levin who told me." Then, Tang Ning repeated what Levin said to herself.
Then he asked: "What did you find strange about him?"
"Isn't it obvious? There is no hostess in his house, and the one who entertains us is a housekeeper." Heidi replied.
After hearing Heidi's answer, Tangning suddenly realized. No wonder he always felt that something was wrong at the reception just now. It turned out that there was no hostess, which was indeed not normal. After all, Mr. Warner must be at least thirty or forty years old.
of people.
"Well, maybe his wife is still in Atlanta and hasn't come over?" Tangning guessed.
"In that case, we should wait until his wife arrives before having a cocktail party!" Heidi retorted.
Tangning thought for a moment, then nodded and agreed, "Well, you're right. Under normal circumstances, the host and his wife should be present before getting to know the neighbors."
"That's the truth, and we all feel that the relationship between Mr. Warner and the housekeeper is abnormal! Maybe it's just like Cleary before!" Heidi added.
"Don't talk nonsense like this!" Tang Ning quickly reminded.
Heidi replied nonchalantly: "I know, I'm just telling you at home!"
Maybe it was because she drank too much at the reception, so after a while, Tang Ning felt the alcohol was rising, so she went to bed. But as soon as she lay down, Tang Ning suddenly recalled something and immediately sat up.
, Heidi walked in at this time and asked him with a smile: "Why are you not sleepy again?"
Tangning shook her head and replied, "I suddenly remembered something. I have to ask Mr. Warner!" She stood up and got dressed.
Heidi quickly stopped and teased: "Are you crazy? How can you have this time to visit someone? You are not familiar with him!"
Tangning calmed down and thought about it, and it was not an urgent matter, so she nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll go tomorrow!"
"By the way, what are you going to ask him about?" Heidi asked curiously.
"About a painting, there's something very wrong with his painting!" Tangning replied vaguely. In fact, it wasn't that he didn't want to explain it clearly to Heidi, but that he really couldn't explain it clearly!
PS: Why is the updated version of Zhihu so awkward to use, and it feels so stuck that I don’t even want to use it?