Compared to Bond's worries, Leonard seemed more excited, because the higher the spy's status, the greater his achievements would be.
It's just that although he and Macdonald are both in Scotland Yard, they are in two different systems. Naturally, they don't want to let go of such a big case.
However, Arthur didn't understand these things, so he and Jabi got on their horses and ran to the manor he mentioned before.
Looking at the huge lake, Arthur couldn't help but sigh: "What a beautiful scenery."
Jabi smiled and pointed upstream, "There is a reservoir ahead. Some people say they have seen water monsters when the water rose!"
"Water monster?"
Arthur couldn't help but frowned. Regardless of whether the legend was true or false, this didn't seem to be a good sign.
"In this case, I think you should change places!"
"Those are just legends. It would be a pity to give them up like this."
Jabby seemed to really like the property.
The two of them rode horses like this, looking at the surrounding scenery, as they arrived in front of the mansion. Baron Locke's mansion was not small, but the row of buildings in front of them was more than twice as big.
The smooth walls and fresh paint reveal that this mansion was not built for a long time.
Arthur asked in confusion: "Why does the owner want to sell such a good manor?"
"You think it's nice here too!"
Arthur was speechless for a while. He originally wanted to ask if there was something wrong here, otherwise the original owner would sell it again.
"Have you ever inquired about the previous situation of this manor?"
Arthur almost wanted to say whether this place was haunted.
Sure enough, Jabi, who had never been very courageous, was so frightened that he could not help but tremble. It seemed that Rose Manor had left a huge psychological shadow on him.
Arthur patted his shoulder reassuringly, and Jabi felt much better.
"According to the middleman, this is the property left by the Childe family."
"Huh? This name looks familiar?"
Jabi shrugged his shoulders, "Of course you are familiar with it. I think there is no one in the whole of Britain, especially the nobility, who doesn't know about them. They are the real controllers of Britain's economic lifeline, the Childe family."
Only then did Arthur think of the man who had taken control of the City of London in one fell swoop during the Battle of Waterloo.
If the Fraser family is considered extremely wealthy, then the Child family can be said to be extremely wealthy.
“Why would such a wealthy family sell this property?”
This made Arthur even more confused.
"Who knows!"
While chatting, the two came to the house. The gatekeeper was an elderly man dressed as a housekeeper.
"Hello, Your Excellency, have you made up your mind?"
"I'm bringing my friends to see the house. Isn't it convenient?"
"Of course, we are always waiting for you, please come in."
The old man enthusiastically let the two of them into the mansion.
The hall is full of luxurious decorations, and the furniture is all of the latest popular styles. No wonder Jabi likes it so much.
The whole house was wiped spotless, and it can be seen that the old man cares for the house.
"Can you tell me which Child family member the previous owner of this manor was?"
Arthur asked the old man.
"This is the property of the old owner James Child, but after his death, it has been vacant. So this generation of owners wanted to sell it, but the price was a bit expensive, so it has been until now."
The old housekeeper didn't hide anything from them.
Jabi waved his hand freely, "Money is not an issue."
This forced him to pretend, and Arthur felt speechless for a while.
"Have you always worked here? I see that the layout here seems to be new?"
Arthur asked again.
"I have been here since the construction of this manor began. The young master thought that the previous layout was a bit old, so he changed it to the current one, but I have to say that things are actually better when they are old!"
The old butler seemed to miss the former manor even more, but Jabi shook his head and said: "The owner of the Child family is discerning, and I like the current decoration very much."
The old housekeeper smiled and said nothing more.
Arthur walked around the house and didn't feel anything was wrong, unless he could sleep here for a night, but that would be rude.
"How about it?"
Seeing Jabi's excited look, Arthur shrugged, "You can just like it."
When Arthur said this, Jabi seemed to have taken a reassurance. He turned to the old housekeeper and said, "You have worked here all your life. Are you still willing to stay here?"
Since the purge of Rose Manor, he is now short of manpower.
Unexpectedly, the old housekeeper shook his head and said, "I am getting older and will go back to the country to spend my remaining years in peace."
Jabi shook hands with the old man regretfully, and then left the manor with Arthur.
Now that he had decided, Jabi didn't want to wait any longer and immediately sent a telegram to the lawyer asking him to complete the purchase.
Because of last night's case, Baron Locke was no longer interested in holding a dance. There were originally invitations from others, but Arthur finally decided to stay here.
Late at night, with his soul wandering, Arthur came to the room where Michelle died.
Michelle's rotten soul was constantly flowing black water down his neck. It was obvious that he must have done a lot of bad things during his lifetime.
Fortunately, he didn't kill anyone, so Arthur didn't need to get rid of him.
"Would you like a drink, young man?"
He didn't seem to know he was dead yet.
"Michelle, you are dead. Now you have become an undead."
If Arthur wants to know who killed him, he must awaken his memory of the time.
"Kill me? I'm the Commissioner of Scotland Yard."
It seems that this identity has become an obstacle for him to understand his own death.
At this time, another soul walked out of the corner, it was Orlando. His soul was not bad. After all, he was still a young man and there was almost no sin in him.
But there was a black, snake-like vine that was tightly wrapped around his soul. The evil aura that Arthur smelled came from this vine.
"I didn't expect you are such an arrogant man. Sooner or later you will fall into the hands of our Charteris family."
Orlando, who had become a soul, seemed to speak more frankly.
"Orlando, do you remember that you are dead?"
Orlando's reaction was the same as Michelle's, not believing that he had now become an undead.
Arthur pointed at Michelle, "You had the artery in your neck cut."
Then he pointed at Orlando, "And you died because you drank poison."
Michelle still didn't believe it, but Orlando looked dazed for a while, "I think I drank a glass of wine."
After finishing speaking, the whole spirit body suddenly began to twitch, actually repeating the poisoning process last night.
