squeak....
Click!
The heavy iron door made a grinding sound as it was clasped tightly behind him.
"Guys, please follow me."
The old housekeeper walked at the front with a straight face and said nothing. Even the maid in the villa was as silent as him.
The villa built with stones looks like an ancient castle. The lighting in the corridor is extremely poor. You can vaguely see the portraits hanging on the walls on both sides that have been wiped spotless. Judging from the inscriptions marked underneath...
The portrait seems to be the successive heads of the Rickman family.
The age of this villa has been unknown, but anyone can tell that it is definitely an antique-level building. At the same time, it also shows that the Rickman family has lived here a long time ago.
Click...
The old butler led Ma Wei and others to a huge door. He knocked twice first, then pushed it halfway and stepped in: "Master, Father Ma Wei and the others are here...yes."
After receiving the response, the old butler took a few steps back and made a gesture of invitation to Ma Wei. Every move he made showed a sense of classical etiquette.
After entering the door, Ma Wei discovered that this was a large living room. The sunshine from the window dispelled the gloomy and cold atmosphere. The lighting was bright. There was a pure red wool carpet under the feet. Above the fireplace surrounded by iron bars, hanging He was wearing a leather shield and two crossed iron swords.
In the corner of the room, Mawei even saw a complete set of medieval knight's silver armor.
"welcome..."
In the middle of the room, sitting on a brand-new sofa, was a man with curly brown hair, wearing an open-collared blazer. He had no beard, and his black pupils were looking up and down at Ma Wei and others through the red wine glass in his hand.
When Ma Wei looked at him, the curly-haired man immediately put down his wine glass, stood up, placed his left hand parallel to his abdomen, nodded and said: "I am Sean Rickman, the owner of this villa, and several distinguished guests are here. Really it's my honour."
"Marve Enders, this is Brother Levin Berger."
After a brief introduction, Sean invited Ma Wei and others to sit down, and shook the bell placed on the corner of the table three times. Immediately, a maid came out from the hidden door and served hot tea and freshly baked cream fruit cake.
Seeing the cake, Yunia's eyes suddenly lit up, and she kept looking at Ma Wei, asking questions with her eyes.
"Eat."
Ma Wei smiled: "Today's cake, no problem."
"Great!"
Yunia cheered, picked up the cake in front of her, waved her fork, and ate one bite after another.
"Mr. Sean, have we met before?"
Staring at Sean Rickman sitting opposite, tasting red wine, Mavey suddenly remembered something.
If he just listens to the name, then he must not have any specific impression. It can be seen that after seeing the person...
He discovered that he had a chance encounter with the other party.
Just three days ago, at a dinner hosted by Baron Bill.
Sean Rickman was also one of the invited guests.
The other party was not active at the banquet. He stayed alone in the corner and was out of tune with the surroundings. Mawei was able to notice him because he was standing behind Father Satuk.
Goodbye now...
Some key points that were difficult to understand at first suddenly became clear.
"I have indeed met." Sean nodded: "But unfortunately, we have not communicated."
"Then I think our regrets can be solved."
Ma Wei shrugged: "Aren't we communicating?"
"Well... that's it." Sean smiled noncommittally: "Father Mavey, it's the mice that brought us together here, but I think it's time for those cute little animals to leave here, because according to my butler Tang Ni complained that they were almost emptying the villa.”
"As for remuneration, you don't have to worry."
A cowhide bag was placed on the table in front of Ma Wei. From the opening, you could see that it was filled with heavy silver shillings, at least hundreds of them.
Levin couldn't help but be a little disappointed. He thought it was a gold pound, but he didn't expect it to be a silver shilling...
but...
Five gold pounds is a lot. Who needs five gold pounds to get rid of rats?
The nobles are indeed rich, but that does not mean that they will pay far more than the value of the thing itself...
"Removal of rats is no problem, but everyone needs to be out of the way while we do the work."
"Why?"
"Because we will use toxic chemicals, which can cause harm to the human body. We ourselves have adequate protective measures, but others may not."
Sean Rickman picked up the bell on the table and shook it twice. He seemed to understand and said, "Okay, I'll do what you said...Donnie!"
Click.
The white-haired old butler appeared from the door without a trace: "Master, what are your orders?"
"Let Mary and Natalie go out into the streets, including you, and have this afternoon off."
"I have nowhere else to go, sir."
"Isn't there anything you want to do? Go have a drink, have a nice meal at that new Sardinian restaurant down the street, or even go to the theater. I'll pay for everything."
"Serving the Rickman family is what I want to do most."
"....Then you can stay."
"Thank you, sir."
"Sorry, Donnie."
"You did nothing wrong and have no need to apologize."
Listening to the unclear conversation between the two, Levin was confused. After the old housekeeper Donnie dismissed the maids in the house, the entire villa was completely empty, and there was no one else except the living room.
"Xiao Hei, you and Nia stay here, we will be back soon."
"Meow~"
Mawei didn't ask Yunia to go out with him. The work was very boring, and she couldn't help much if she came, so she might as well stay and eat fruit cake.
There is no need to worry about safety issues. If Sean is strong enough to steal the goddess, what is the use of Ma Wei staying?
To know...
Among all the people present, the one with the highest hidden combat power was none other than Yunia.
Although she didn't make a move, Ma Wei knew that her daughter must be ridiculously strong.
After leaving the living room, the rat-catching work did not start immediately. Just in case, Ma Wei and Levin planned to walk around the villa first to make sure that no one was there before letting them return to their original state on Friday.
The roads in the villa are intricate and complicated, almost like a maze. Fortunately, Ma Wei is not a road addict. Adhering to the principle of proceeding step by step from left to right, he will not get lost.
"I'm talking about Boss, haven't you always forbidden Nia to eat food from strangers before?"
While walking, Levin felt that the surroundings were a little quiet, so he simply started chatting with Ma Wei: "Why are you uncharacteristically agreeing to let Nia eat the cake prepared by Mr. Sean today?"
"Because...Gentleman Sean, like Baron Bill, is a subordinate of the fourth prince Arthur."
Ma Wei said calmly: "If I guess correctly, Sean Rickman is a businessman on the surface, but in fact he is a knight, a knight canonized by the fourth prince Arthur."
"What?!"
