After the bell rang, a 50-year-old butler in a tuxedo quickly walked out of the room. The butler seemed a little surprised when he saw Lawrence and the three of them, but he quickly recognized Saphire, who had made an appointment in advance.
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"Nice to meet you, Miss Coburg." The housekeeper bowed slightly to Saphire, then straightened up. "Who are these two friends of yours -"
"Oh, they are my friends." Saphire said, leaning slightly closer to the old housekeeper, and then lowered his voice. "And they are extraordinary people. I think they can provide a lot if I need to find something."
s help."
"Then, please come in." The butler said, opening the door, and then led them on the cobblestone path through the neatly trimmed shrubs and flowers in the garden.
After they entered the living room with marble floors, the housekeeper motioned to Lawrence and the others to sit on the sofa first. Then he went upstairs to call the owner of the room. At the same time, a door next to the living room opened, and a man in a suit walked out.
A middle-aged maid in a standard maid outfit with long sleeves and long skirt made Lawrence and the others a cup of coffee each.
Lawrence and the others had just picked up the coffee and took two or three sips. With laughter, an old man who looked like a fat walrus came down from upstairs. "Ha, little Saphiel, let me take a good look at you. Last time
When I met you five or six years ago, I didn’t expect you to grow so big in a blink of an eye.”
"Nice to meet you, Grandpa Dalton." Seeing the old man enter the living room, Lawrence and the others immediately stood up and saluted. Then Saphire stepped forward to chat with him.
As the two people talked, Lawrence finally knew what they needed to do if they wanted this property: the whole thing finally involved the big businessman William Marshall.
William Marshall had several children with his wife in his life, and also had several illegitimate children with his lovers. But among so many children, the most difficult thing for him to forget was his and his wife’s eldest daughter. This girl was their first child.
A child who has always been regarded as the apple of his eye by him and his wife.
Especially at that time, William Marshall was often busy with his business activities and rarely had time to spend with his daughter. So as a father, he had been trying his best to make up for it in other places. Especially when their eldest daughter was 17 years old, he spent a lot of money
He and his connections sent his daughter to study in Ludais, the cultural center of the Old World.
Ludais was the capital of the Franz Empire and the cultural center of the western part of the Old Continent. The school William Marshall found for his daughter was the famous Trianon Girls' School. In the Old Continent, no matter what one's origin, as long as one graduated from this
Graduates from a girls' school can undoubtedly join the upper class society.
And William Marshall's eldest daughter did not disappoint her father's expectations. Four years later, she successfully completed her studies and also accumulated a lot of connections. If she returns to the White Eagle Federation, she is very likely to become the leader of Eagle Fort or even
A shining star in the upper class of the entire Federation.
But unfortunately, just when the eldest daughter of the Marshall family returned from school, the luxury passenger sailing ship she was traveling on, called Titan's Glory, deviated from its course due to a storm. As a result, it broke into the territory of a huge legendary sea beast.
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Although the master mage accompanying the ship tried his best to resist, due to the huge gap between the two sides, only 1/5 of the people on the ship successfully escaped. Unfortunately, the eldest daughter of the Marshall family was not among the 1/5.
among people.
After that tragedy, William Marshall built a cenotaph for his daughter in the suburban manor she loved most during her lifetime. To this day, he will visit his daughter on some important days.
However, after a rain three days ago, when he and his wife went to visit their daughter, they saw a heartbreaking scene: their daughter's tomb was torn open, and the jewelry and various utensils that their daughter liked during her lifetime were placed inside.
They were also thrown messily into the muddy water on the lawn next to the cenotaph.
After counting, they found that the intruder did not take away the gold and silver jewelry in the room, but only took away a gold and enamel pendant with a portrait of Miss Marshall.
"So I hope to help my brother find the lost pendant." After telling the reason, Dalton Marshall sighed. "Inlaid behind that pendant is a lock of hair of my poor niece, who is also my brother and sister-in-law.
My last thoughts about their daughter."
"I don't deny that if I find this pendant, I can get a lot of benefits from my brother. But on the other hand, I also hope to find that thing from the bottom of my heart. After all, I also watched my little niece grow up.
Yes, it’s already bad that I couldn’t take her home. I really don’t want her to leave the last trace in this world——”
Having said this, Dalton Marshall sniffed his nose. Then he took out a handkerchief from his pocket and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, "Sorry, sometimes it's easy for people to recall the past when they get older."
"We can all understand, Grandpa Dalton." Saphire stepped forward to comfort him. After Mr. Dalton calmed down, he invited his butler to say a few words.
The butler nodded and left the living room after listening to Mr. Dalton's instructions. Then he turned to Lawrence and said: "I asked my butler to prepare a carriage for you to take you to the manor in the suburbs. I hope you can find some clues."
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"It seems that this matter should be related to extraordinary people." After sitting in the carriage, Lawrence was the first to say, "If it is a normal thief, it is impossible to just take away a simple pendant, but should take those
The jewelry should be swept away."
"You are right." Fatina nodded. As a person who is short of money, she understands the thoughts of those who are short of money. "If it is for wealth, then it is immoral to do such an immoral thing as digging a grave.
A person will definitely not take away only one thing. Even if there are too many things for him to take away, at least he will take away those valuable things. For example, whether it is a ring, a necklace or a bracelet, he can just put it in his pocket and take it away.
It’s impossible to turn a blind eye to them.”
"As far as I know, that manor has always been patrolled by a team of gunners composed of retired soldiers. The tomb was formed by hollowing out a large stone, putting things in it, and then sealing the gap with a thick bronze plate with an inscription.
When sealing, the gaps were completely filled with molten copper and iron." Saifeir, who knew more about the situation, explained.
"Whether it is breaking the stone or prying open the blocked place, it will take enough time, and the movement will not be too small. If the entire gunman team was not bribed, then the only thing that can be explained is this
There are traces of extraordinary beings in the matter.”
Half an hour later, they arrived at Miss Marshall's grave. The shape of the tomb looked like a bronze statue of a girl standing on a boulder. The girl was quietly wearing more complicated clothes that were popular in that era than now.
Standing on the rocks, it seems as if you are looking into the distance.
There is now a hole in the boulder. The hole is empty. The things must have been taken away by the Marshall family. A thick copper plate with characters on it is leaning against the boulder.
"Sure enough, this incident is related to extraordinary beings." After carefully examining the big stone and the copper plate placed aside, Lawrence easily came to the conclusion. After all, it is impossible for ordinary people to escape without alerting the guards.
Next, the edge of the copper plate and the stone were burned into a molten state at the same time, so that the edge of the copper plate was even mixed with glassy solid.