novelraw Chapter 215 The World of Western Classics 27
Chapter 215 The World of Western Classics 27
The investigation bureau's eagerness to finalize the case is very suspicious. Coupled with the current domestic and country H military frictions, Darcy and Colonel Fitzwilliam acted a little more carefully.
No matter who came to ask, they all pretended to be ignorant, and when faced with other people's words of slandering Earl Thompson for treason, they always responded with words like "I don't know, it's impossible, there should be some misunderstanding," and so on. answer.
Such an attitude invisibly gave the two of them a lot of goodwill, thinking that they were truly upright gentlemen, and even if they were suppressed, they would not do anything that would add insult to injury.
Of course, some people think that they have bad eyesight, or deliberately pretend to be stupid.
The two didn't mind other people's opinions. After suspecting that this was a conspiracy against the empire, the two started a secret investigation.
First of all, Colonel Fitzwilliam pretended to be angry, and went to the prison to ask Earl Thompson, "How did I offend you? Why do you target me? Don't you worry about offending the Fitzwilliam family?"
He looked like a reckless young man who had just entered the officialdom and couldn't see the unspoken rules clearly.
Earl Thompson didn't lift his eyes when he saw him, completely ignoring him.
This gesture completely irritated Colonel Fitzwilliam. As a young man who had just gained power and was complacent, he couldn't stand such blatant ignorance. He rushed in immediately and grabbed Mr. Earl by the collar.
The other hand had already been raised, and it struck the count hard in the face.
The earl was over 50 years old and had been in prison for a few more days. He was weak and was beaten to the ground by the colonel immediately.
The guards rushed over to stop Mr. Colonel. Although the Earl had conclusive evidence of the crime, he couldn't really let him have an accident before he was sentenced.
Mr. Colonel was stopped, and he seemed to come back to his senses, straightened his clothes, and said mockingly, "Why are you so arrogant, do you think you are that lofty earl, a noble Mr. Member? You are now a prisoner, waiting for trial Afterwards, you will face hanging. Hehe, I will wait to see your end."
When Earl Thompson heard this, he finally reacted. He gave Colonel Fitzwilliam a cold look, "How could the empire have a despicable young man like you sitting in a high position? I regret that I didn't kill you at the beginning."
"You—" the colonel was impatient, and wanted to rush up to beat him again, but was stopped by the quick-sighted guards.
The guard smiled flatteringly, "Mr. Colonel, don't be angry, don't be angry, a villain like him doesn't deserve to get your hands dirty, if you want, I will fight for you, I will fight for you."
Colonel Fitzwilliam pulled his hand, as if defeated, he snorted coldly, "Forget it, I'll wait to see what happens to you."
Colonel Fitzwilliam, who left the prison, did not change his expression, still looking unhappy.He didn't relax until he entered Darcy's study.
In the study, Darcy, Anxi and Bingley were already waiting there.
Darcy asked, "How is it, Fitzwilliam, what did you gain from meeting Earl Thompson this time?"
Colonel Fitzwilliam pulled off his tie, his expression was a bit puzzled, "Mr. Earl mentioned two names in my ear, one is Anne, we have guessed this a long time ago, she is obviously not an ordinary person who can plan such a murder. woman. But the count also mentioned Lisa."
Anxi raised her eyebrows, this Lisa also has problems?
Ordinarily, Lisa was already dead, and she was killed by those women together, so there shouldn't be any problem.But since Mr. Earl said the woman's name himself, it showed that the Earl doubted her.
Of course, the count, the mistress, knew his mistress better than outsiders like them.
"Then check this Lisa carefully. By the way, other women should also check to see where they come from." The woman Anne is now controlled by the investigation bureau, and it is not easy for them to intervene. Since the earl provided Lisa this direction, let’s start here.
Darcy and Fitzwilliam also agreed, and gave orders separately.
Seeing that the business was over, Mr. Bingley asked curiously, "Why did Earl Thompson trust Fitzwilliam? You must know that we are still enemies."
"I don't believe it. He just made sure that Darcy and I would not betray the country. And he is in jail now, and may even implicate the children of the Thompson family in the army. Since he was arrested, no one has gone to the prison. After seeing him, although I was there to ridicule him, I am a member of the Fitzwilliam family and have a good relationship with Darcy, he is confident that even if I hate him, I will not mess around in national affairs." Mr. Colonel explained road.
Sometimes, things like reputation are so useful, because Earl Fitzwilliam's image of a staid gentleman is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and because of the good reputation of the Darcy family, Earl Thompson is willing to believe in the colonel when he has no other choice. former enemy.
After all, their hostile relationship is just a small fight, and it hasn't really reached the point of life and death.
"Then why didn't he say more, at least he made it clear. He only gave us two names for us to check. What if Fitzwilliam didn't care about it? It's a matter of national importance." Bentley muttered.
"In that case, he can't say much. The guards have been watching by the side. He was able to say those two names because of the timing when I hit him." The colonel had already discovered that the two guards seemed to be watching Earl Thompson, but he also meant to stare at himself.
In order not to startle the snake, he only stayed for a while and then left.
Several people talked for a while, and after discussing their respective itineraries, they separated.
After investigating the matter of those women, there will be news soon.
It's not that Darcy and Fitzwilliam's men are amazingly efficient, but that the five women are all from the same place, a women's academy called Michelle.
This academy is a place dedicated to cultivating ladies, but unlike ordinary aristocratic women's academies, most of the female students here have a dishonorable background.
For example, Lisa, she is the illegitimate daughter of a noble woman who eloped with someone. It is not known who Lisa's father is, but when she was 3 years old, her mother took her back to the family.
Soon her mother remarried, and Lisa was sent to the academy, where she stayed until she was 16.
At the age of 3, she doesn't remember many things. Under the school's deliberate concealment, she doesn't know who her mother is. She only knows that when she was sent here, she had already paid enough tuition and living expenses.
The other women have similar backgrounds, Emma and Lilith are the illegitimate daughters of nobles, and the fourth girl and Annie are descendants of convicted nobles.
Of course, there are also some orphans who were born normally in Mitchell College, but they were sent here by relatives because their parents died.
Therefore, the scale of this college is not small, and there are hundreds of girls who have been trained and grown up.
The college was founded more than [-] years ago by a widowed wife, Mrs. Michelle. Later, the dean was elected by the school's female teachers.
The current Headmistress is the third after Mrs Michelle and has served for 13 years.
Her previous two principals didn't last long. After Mrs. Michel passed away, the two served for three years each, and both died of accidents.
After that, this woman named Daisy became the principal.
It is said that Ms. Daisy has never been married. She applied to be a teacher at Michelle Women's College 20 years ago, and then became the principal step by step because of her excellent work.
In the past twenty years, there were traces of her whereabouts, but before that, there were no clues.
I don't know where she came from, where she lived before, all her past is from her own mouth.
This kind of Ms. Daisy has the same effect as Anxi, but Anxi has done a better job. Anyway, she got a background for herself in the UK.
Maybe he didn't expect that the headmaster of a women's academy would attract other people's investigation, and everything he did was relatively sloppy, which led to a leak in the current investigation.
Obviously, there is something wrong with Ms. Daisy, so I don't know if this problem has anything to do with Country H.
In addition, Mitchell College has been in the hands of this woman for 20 years. How many students and teachers in the college are innocent?
These are all questions worth investigating.
However, this matter spanned more than 20 years, and hundreds of people were involved in it, so it cannot be found out in a short while.
The female students who graduated from the college must not all be mistresses for others, there are also those who are married normally, or become tutors for noble ladies.
There are many things involved in this, so we can't investigate rashly.
If the news is accidentally leaked, not only will the people behind the scenes be aware of it, but it will also affect the reputation of those wives, tutors, and noble ladies.
After all, Darcy and Colonel Fitzwilliam are ordinary nobles. Even if they are more capable than other noble youths, it is difficult to be perfect.
Besides, it is possible for their subordinates to check the information, but it is obviously impossible to do it professionally.
So after thinking about it again and again, the two decided to leave the professional work to professional people.
After careful screening, they found Colonel Williams.
This Colonel Williams is not an ordinary person. He is the heir of Duke Williams and a government official with real power.
Although they are both colonels, the gap between Fitzwilliam and him is still relatively large. Fitzwilliam is a colonel of honor. He has been in the military academy for several years. seat.
But Colonel Williams is different, he was promoted through real military exploits.Williams went to the battlefield at the age of 15 and retired due to injury at the age of 25. As soon as he retired, he immediately entered the government and became a proper real power.
Although outsiders don't know what specific work he does, they can guess some things from his occasional interrogation and investigation, as well as the fact that a lot of work is kept secret, but everyone is tacit.
Darcy and Colonel Fitzwilliam have no friendship with him, but as heroes of the empire and the former god of war, both of them admire him very much and believe in his loyalty to the empire.
After Colonel Williams learned of this, he took over everything and asked Anxi and the others to sign the confidentiality agreement.
The four of them looked at each other, knowing that they had found the right temple gate, they picked up quill pens to sign without saying anything more.