Over the course of the night, Karl's fever subsided. At dawn, he still had the strength to sit up and drink some porridge, and then went back to sleep.
This made everyone breathe a sigh of relief.
Audrey arranged for Dr. Nolan to take a rest, then turned to Sean and said, "Sean, you also want to take a rest, right? It's thanks to you this time, otherwise I wouldn't know what to do."
She looked haggard and tired. After her husband died, the only reason she was able to support herself was to see Carl grow up and inherit the family business. Now she learned that Percy, a person she once trusted very much, had betrayed her.
My heart is cut like a knife.
When Dr. Nolan was taken down by the housekeeper, she threw herself into Sean's arms and burst into tears.
This chest is very broad.
Sean patted her weak shoulder awkwardly.
Audrey had cried enough and realized something was wrong. She straightened up in a panic and said reluctantly:
"Sorry, Sean, I lost my temper."
"No, madam, I understand your mood at the moment. But I still don't believe that Percy can do such a despicable and insidious thing. There must be some misunderstanding in this." Sean said.
"For the title, for those titles, aren't there many despicable and dirty things that have happened in the past and present? I just never thought that Percy would do such a thing. Oh my God, this actually happened to me."
Women are emotional creatures, and they always go from one extreme to another easily, either they like you very much, or they hate you very much in the blink of an eye.
Obviously, Audrey cannot forgive this betrayal.
"No matter what, Karl and I must live strong. Not only must we live, we must live well. We must completely disappoint those conspirators. This is the best contempt for them!" Audrey said
.
"It will definitely happen, I believe it." Sean said.
The more I get along with this woman, the more I feel how strong this woman is inside.
"Sean, you go and take a rest. The housekeeper has prepared a room for you. You are Karl's godfather, and there is a room exclusively for you in this castle." Audrey said.
"Okay, then you should also pay attention to your health and ask a servant to take over for you later." Sean nodded.
"No, I can only feel at ease if I stay here." Audrey said.
Seeing that she was determined, Sean stopped persuading him and turned around to walk out of the room. Suddenly he heard Audrey say from behind:
"Thank you, Sean!"
What happened in Rowan Castle spread quickly, and it was not affected by the will of Sean or Audrey.
It can be expected that people in the upper class of Poitou are discussing what happened in Fort Rowan in private, and this will become a matter of great interest to them.
It doesn't matter if you have pockmarks on your face, as long as they appear on other people's faces.
Percy Robinson is one of the protagonists of the topic. Public opinion not only portrays him as a careerist who conspires to usurp his nephew's title, but also portrays him as a despicable villain who covets the beauty of his widowed sister-in-law.
In fact, these things are not uncommon among nobles. Every once in a while, the protagonist changes, but this time the protagonist is Percy Robinson.
Fame and fortune are an opiate, and they can be addictive.
No one knew about the whereabouts of Percy Robinson. There was also the doctor named Brown. Sean asked the local patrol police to investigate closely, interrogated Percy's servants, and visited various people that Percy had recently contacted, but no useful results were obtained.
clue.
Percy is missing. He may have realized that he was not keeping things secret and fled in fear of crime. His portrait and wanted posters will be plastered all over the city and countryside of Genoa within a week.
Percy's first impression on Sean was not a good one.
Sean once thought that he was a sharp and mean guy who was good at catering to him, but after getting along with him, Sean felt that Percy was a particularly sincere character. He was not afraid to express his most direct views on some things and some people, and these views were often
It hit the nail on the head and made Sean feel like a confidant.
This makes Sean very confused. Human nature may be so complicated. The murderer may be an artist.
The only good thing is that Carl Robinson, the sole heir of the Robinson family, can finally walk under the careful treatment of Dr. Nolan. However, he is still very weak. If he takes good care of himself in the future, there is a high probability that he will recover like his peers.
physical condition.
Seeing that Karl had recovered a lot and Audrey finally showed a smile occasionally, Sean left Rowan Castle with peace of mind.
At the crossroads in front of the castle, Jan rode over from the other direction and reported:
"Sir, our people saw Daley appearing at Percy Robinson's house."
"Lead the way!" Sean ordered.
Audrey stood in front of the window of the castle, watching Sean, surrounded by his men, ride towards the north and disappear beyond the hills to the north.
On the sea level in the distance, a red sun rose, casting long shadows on the knights.
Percy owns a small manor, which he inherited from his father, not far from Rowan Castle. The strange thing is that when Audrey separated her property, he refused to accept the new property gift, which was a huge sum of money.
real wealth.
When Sean arrived, Daley was personally searching the small manor. Before that, the manor had been cordoned off by the local patrol.
Sean frowned as he looked at the small cash box on the table in the living room, as well as a few bonds and sales contracts.
"It seems that Percy left in a hurry?" Sean asked directly.
Daley didn’t feel surprised at all about Sean’s arrival:
"It's a pity that something like this happened to the Robinson family. I heard that when the Earl was alive, he was quite strict in running the family."
"Chief Daly, as a neighbor of the Robinson family, and at the same time, as the godfather of the future heir of the family, I hope that the secret police will find Percy as soon as possible, because I can foresee that various rumors that are far from the truth will spread, which will have
It will damage the reputation of the Robinson family." Sean said.
"Viscount, of course the secret police will pursue them. However, we are different from the patrols. They pursue suspects based on poisoning and murder, while we are pursuing gangsters." Daly said, "You know, the secret police
What is our responsibility? We are dealing with shady guys like gangsters and bloodthirsty people."
"Percy is a rebel?" Sean thought he heard wrongly.
Daley asked someone to bring something, which was a mask of the Chinese zodiac snake. He even put the mask on his face and tried it on.
"What the True God Party is engaged in is the despicable thing of conspiracy and rebellion. They are just a group of rats hiding in the dark places. They know that we have been hunting them. So even if they get together to conspire, they will wear zodiac masks, even among the members
They also keep their respective identities under the sun secret from each other.
Dailey explained, "Among them, the senior members of the rebel gang with the zodiac snake are responsible for assassinations and intelligence. This is still a secret, and I hope the Viscount will not spread it. And the mask I have is in Percy's bedroom.
What was found was overlooked in previous searches by the local patrol."
"I understand." Sean said, "Director, you are probably too arbitrary to judge that Percy is a rebel based on this mask, right?"
Daly looked at Sean strangely: "Viscount, I thought anger would make you lose your judgment. It really can't, but is it important to me? Can you explain why Percy ran away?"
Daly continued: "The night before President Mounier was killed, a stranger with such a mask was also seen near the University of Poitou."
"I think I've seen the stranger's portrait before. It was also posted in Vichy. It looks completely different from Percy's." Sean questioned.
"Indeed," Daly said, "Viscount, whenever there is a possibility, I will pay special attention to it. It is better to make a thousand mistakes than to let one go. This is the principle of the secret police. The most important thing now is to find Percy.
"
"And Dr. Brown, we found that he drank a lot of alcohol before hanging himself. In fact, according to our investigation, Dr. Brown never drank. It was obvious that someone got him drunk and then hung him. Do you remember that time
Did the True God Party snatch away the comrades from the gallows in front of thousands of people? Afterwards, my spies had fought with suspected important members. I am sure that the man suffered a gunshot wound. Just now I learned that Percy was also
I injured my hand at that time. Is this also a coincidence?"
Sean knew about Percy's hand injury and had even joked about it. He thought it was just a grudge between wealthy families. If the True God Party was really involved, things would be complicated.
"I still can't figure it out. We assume that Percy is a member of the True God Party and a senior member responsible for the assassination. Then he bribed Doctor Brown in advance so that he could poison the heir of the Robinson family for a long time, and finally killed him and escaped by himself.
"Yes." Sean shook his head, "He put down the mask and asked you to find the mask. This is completely unnecessary. Director Daley, have you noticed that Percy left with two strangers five nights ago?
Yes, is it impossible to be held hostage?"
Daly said: "You mean, Percy is not the murderer, the rebels kidnapped him and made him unable to identify himself, so they deliberately made him bear this crime?"
"Isn't this possible?" Sean asked.
Daly suddenly smiled: "It seems that the Viscount really regards Percy as his friend."
"Frankly, I'm afraid of losing a friend like this. Because of this, the price of betrayal will be even higher." Sean admitted, "If the truth disappoints me, I will only respond with an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. Buckshot sometimes
Much more reliable than a thousand words!"
Sean's tone was cold, and even Daley could sense the raging anger in Sean's heart.
"Being your friend is really not an easy thing, because it may be life-threatening!"
"I hate betrayal!" Sean was looking at Percy's small study. He turned back to Daley and said, "On the contrary, I respect my opponent very much. When someone provokes or even wants to kill me, I will try to defend my opponent.
Put yourself in his shoes and understand his preferences and even worries. Only in this way can you grasp his weaknesses. Respecting your enemy is your own protection!"
Daly was very surprised. He seemed to have heard something like this from a big shot, saying that this young Viscount should be a secret policeman.
Percy's study is not big, but it is tidy and looks very comfortable.
Sean looked back at Daley, who shrugged: "Please feel free to do so. If you find anything special, don't forget to tell me."
Most of the books on the bookshelf are books on philosophy, politics and economics. Judging from the wear and tear of the books, this reflects the owner Percy's preferences.
"Percy Robinson often says some inappropriate things in public, such as class, revolution, etc. Such words should not come from the mouth of a member of the Robinson family," Daly said.
Sean didn't quite agree with this. In public, Percy behaved exactly the opposite, which was also admitted by Percy himself. It seemed that something Percy said in a very private situation was reported.
Sean suddenly squatted down and found an empty small glass bottle in the corner.
"Mr. Director, have you ever seen a bottle like this?"
Daley didn't understand: "Did I miss something?"
"I once wiped out a gang in the north. This gang had been harming one side for more than ten years. After the war, I found that their leader and main leaders were taking a kind of drug, which was a white powder in a small glass bottle. This kind of drug was
The thing called 'fairy powder' is a terrible drug. Users will become addicted. Once the source is cut off, they will die miserably. It is a hundred times more terrible than opium." Sean explained.
"Oh, I've heard about the horror of 'fairy powder', but to be honest, this is the first time I've seen it in the south." Daley said. He took the small bottle and looked at the little powder remaining inside in the sunshine.
, said helplessly, "Such a glass bottle is very common. There are such bottles in doctors and pharmacies. It is difficult to trace its manufacturer."
"If Percy also smokes something like this, his fate will be very tragic." Sean said, "In addition, I suspect that bloodthirsty people are involved. Because one of the ways bloodthirsty people control ordinary people is this white thing.
powder."
"It seems that the situation is more complicated than I imagined." Daley's expression changed slightly and he nodded.