Chapter 47
“Yesterday was fine, but one night, I was stunned? So what made you like this…I’m afraid I can’t get more information, Mr. Bob, I’m glad to be able to Talk to you, goodbye, hope your condition will improve over time.”
Put the 2 shillings back in his pocket, Donald may stay a little longer if time permits, I tried to find a way to try the other party again, but it’s almost 5 o’clock, and Miss Audrey’s friend in town should be here.
Inquiries about this friend whose mental state is unknown can only go so far.
Leave the door and meet Golem and the maid just downstairs.
“Mr. Grant, don’t you ask?”
“Yeah, Mr. Bob seems to be a little sick, I don’t want to irritate him, is this?”
The bamboo basket in the hand of the maid is exactly the same as the one in the previous room.
“Fran Shazzo, she is Mrs. Bartley’s exclusive maid, she has been with Mrs. for several years, she came to deliver chicken soup to Bob, that guy is probably just to see Miss Fran. Just pretending to be sick, what a bastard!”
The maid wore a ponytail, with a few strands of golden hair hanging on her forehead. She couldn’t say how beautiful her eyebrows were, but she was very attractive, and her skeleton was a little tall, especially The buttocks are quite plump.
It’s no wonder that Golem is being so courteous, for someone like them, such a figure is perfect.
Golem gestured to Donald with an embarrassed look, of course he wanted to stay with Fran for a while.
“Relax, although the farm is large, most of it is pasture and farmland, and the style of the main house is different from other houses.”
The beauty of adults, grateful to Golem Going down the stairs in his eyes, he accidentally saw the dirt dog just now. At this time, it was lying under the tree and turned his head to look at Donald.
Not barking.
“Isn’t it very good…”
Looking back at its owner’s house, Golem and the maid were not in the corridor.
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Audrey usually has a lot of friends in the town, and her naturally kind personality is indeed easy to gain the friendship of others, but Sherlock is looking for more than just Friends, he asked Bartley to bring from town all of Audrey’s real friends who could talk privately before she disappeared.
Outside the house, Donald met Sherlock who was returning with Old Hooper, who let Old Hooper leave first, and the two went to the wall to replace the original shoes.
It’s dark outside, and people can still be seen holding torches to light up the lampposts in the farm one by one.
“Have you found anything?”
Taking advantage of the time to change shoes, the two exchanged the information they had found, and Sherlock spoke first.
“The disappearance of cattle and sheep should be caused by wild beast, and it is not an ordinary wild beast. The first disappearance was nearly two weeks ago, a lamb that was just born, and the latest disappearance was two days ago. Before, a three-month-old calf, Mr. Bob, who witnessed the monster, had a mental problem. Hearing Golem said that he was fine yesterday, which is very strange, apart from this…Zier Bartley He seemed to be a capitalist before, because he came to the country to pursue his wife.”
This is an exchange of information, so Donald did not give some speculations of his own, which are self-conscious judgments and cannot be put into it. , otherwise it will mislead Sherlock.
“Miss Audrey should have been kidnapped by an acquaintance.”
Sherlock only said one sentence.
“en?”
Is the progress so fast?
“The place where the paper was found was indeed on the path of Miss Audrey’s walk, but I found this on a lawn in the vicinity, I checked with Mr. Hooper, this is Audrey Miss Li’s stuff, she likes to wear Insect hairpins like this.”
A colorful butterfly-style hair accessory, made of metal, shows the craftsmanship.
“Where did I find it…why didn’t the people from the Ryffindor farm find it before?”
A dozen people searched back and forth but couldn’t find anything, Sherlock removed it The time on the way, it may not be more than 20 minutes there, and I found the headgear left by Audrey. Is this a wonderful coincidence?
No, all accidents have certain factors in them.
Aren’t the farm employees or Zier Bartley himself more careful than Sherlock?
Why can’t they see it!
“haha, you’re a smart guy, I know you can see it, there will never be such a coincidence… coincidence, I go that way, I walk on the lawn, I I found something that more than a dozen people could not find in a carpet-like search. There is only one reason. Someone, someone who knew I would go there, put down this headgear in advance. He wanted me to see this little butterfly, so why? He wants me to see this little butterfly?”
Sherlock changed his shoes, stomped on the ground from side to side, ignoring Donald, and walked straight into the house.
“Because he wants you to know the meaning of putting down the butterfly itself?”
The person who put down the headgear may be trying to tell them the fact through the jewelry that someone knows Their actions, and they knew Audrey’s action line very well.
On the premise that the other party knows the exact route, it will naturally make people think that the kidnapper of Audrey must be someone who is familiar with her.
In other words, there is a high probability of being a farmer.
Then why don’t people who put down their headgear choose to speak their minds directly, but in this hidden way.
What is he worried about?
“Sneakers are better. If I can design shoes, I will definitely make a lot of money.”
I thought about it in a circle, and finally returned to myself. When the shoes came up, Donald said that he had a boss, and he was an assistant who was in charge of asking for news, watching the wind, and doing what he had to do with his brains.
Don’t bother about Sherlock’s failure to wait for him. Donald is busy putting leather shoes on his feet. He doesn’t like these hard-soled shoes very much. Choose between the eyes of others and your own comfort…
There is no doubt that it is the latter.
The sky was getting dark soon, and the dark clouds seemed to have a downward trend.
There were a lot of people sitting in the living room, except for the Bartley couple who came in the afternoon, as well as the steward and the maid, they were five young girls. When he entered the door, he happened to see Sherlock taking one of them to sit. When they reached the wall of the living room, two large windows were open next to them, and the wind was blowing in from outside, covering the sound of their conversation.
The girls stared at Sherlock, not because of his detective status, but because he was really attractive.
A story between a beautiful girl and the handsome mysterious detective Uncle.
Note that handsome is first.
When Donald walked into the living room, the four girls looked back and stayed on him.
To be honest, the current Donald is absolutely handsome, although he doesn’t have the habit of grooming himself for gentlemen, but he can’t stand young and has a good foundation. It has a quiet, peaceful temperament, and its lethality is also not small.
It’s just that he soon discovered that the eyes of these girls were always going back and forth between him and Sherlock.
Beautiful youth and detective uncle, what they have in mind is estimated to be able to write a “literary masterpiece”.
Thinking about it, work will continue, and there are two extra chairs on the other side of the living room, which should be prepared for his inquiry.
“Does Mr. Grant live in Preston? Live with Detective Swift? Are you friends?”
Just after sitting down to introduce himself, Donald didn’t ask. , Miss Kyle in front of her couldn’t help it. They didn’t know about Audrey’s disappearance. The Bartleys invited them to a party in the name of a dinner party, thinking that Sherlock and Donald were both here to play. people.
“I ask, you answer, it’s my working time now. If Miss Kyle wants to know some private affairs, she has to come to me later.”
Flickered frivolously Eyes, the girl nodded quickly.
“How is your relationship with Miss Audrey?”
We still have to start with the most basic questions…
Division of labor between the two , five girls, did not spend too much time, the questioning ended after an hour, the five girls were invited to the restaurant to have dinner with the Bartleys, Donald and Sherlock, led by Miss Fran Go downstairs to Audrey’s room, their meal time may be delayed.
The three-storey house has a large internal area, and the first floor is only used as a venue for gatherings, so it is guaranteed to be spacious enough.
The layout of the second floor is roughly in Japanese shape, the middle part is the stairs to the third floor, as for the rooms on the second floor, most of them are private activity rooms, among which is included family dining, study, reception Close to the guest’s small living room, this is where the Bartley family spends their days.
The third floor is where the Bartley family really rests. It is the most private. Even the servants are only allowed to go up in private.
The corridor is paved with red carpets, and various portraits are hung next to it. There are not many rooms on the third floor. There are only five in total, one is for the Bartley couple, one belongs to Audrey, and the other three are dedicated to Relatives and close friends are prepared, such as Donald two people can not live, they are arranged on the second floor.
“This is Miss Audrey’s room. Since the day she disappeared, no one except the master and his wife will be allowed to enter here. Master Bartley thinks it is necessary to protect the scene.”
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In the end is a former capitalist, Bartley is a person who has seen the world and has his own judgment.
“A wise act, this will help us a lot.”
Sherlock put on the white gloves and handed Donald a pair, in part to show his sympathy. Miss Audrey’s respect, so as not to cause embarrassment when touching some private objects. On the other hand, if the white gloves are rubbed against some strange things, it can create a contrast and facilitate the distinction.
Open the door, turn on the light.
“Elegant decoration, classical-style furniture, it seems that Miss Audrey is a very artistic girl, so I have to ask you to leave the room temporarily, strange men and women appear here together It’s not good.”
God knows what the classical style has to do with men and women not being able to enter the room together, the maid Fran Shazzo didn’t know, and Sherlock didn’t know either.
He was just looking for a reason to keep people away.