Guidebook for the Dark Duke

Chapter 101 - Case Investigation

“Arrest?” Duke Wilson raised his voice, “What kind of evidence does he have? Why does he suddenly want to arrest Colonel Mel?” Duke Wilson frowned as he looked at Butler Chris.

Butler Chris grinned in embarrassment and said in a low voice, “This…I don’t know, but Sheriff Chandler looks very determined, and…”

Duke Wilson frowned and waved, “Let him in.”

Chandler was actually trying to arrest someone at his house. Duke Wilson really doesn’t know if he (Chandler) is too sure of the evidence he has or if he looks down on himself.

After a while, Sheriff Chandler walked in following Butler Chris. He looked very cautious, but when he looked at Colonel Mel, his eyes were very sharp.

“My lord duke.” He nodded slightly, “I’m sorry to bother you.”

Duke Wilson looked at him with a cold expression, “I heard that you came here to arrest Mel. What did he do wrong?”

“I think you should have heard from Colonel Mel about the murder case in the town, right?” Sheriff Chandler was not intimidated by Duke Wilson’s serious expression and said very rationally, “I have always been very suspicious of Colonel Mel. Just now, I found out that the relationship between Colonel Mel and Sister Elisa is not as simple as he stated, so I want to invite Colonel Mel to the police station to discuss this issue.”

What Sheriff Chandler said was well-founded, and Duke Wilson didn’t know how to refute for a moment. He looked at the sheriff with a bit of hatred, his emotions complicated.

“In that case, then follow Sheriff Chandler for a while.” Looking back at Colonel Mel, who looked terrified, Duke Wilson said very coldly, “If you are innocent, I very much hope that you can clear the suspicions against you as soon as possible.” When he said this, his expression was very meaningful.

Colonel Mel nodded a little stiffly, feeling terrified in his heart.

Sheriff Chandler did not expect Duke Wilson to be so easy-going, and his expression flashed with surprise.

“Thank you very much for your understanding.” Sergeant Chandler nodded to the Duke and said gently.

Duke Wilson waved his hand impatiently and didn’t say much.

Sheriff Chandler took Colonel Mel away, but Duke Wilson’s expression sank. Colonel Mel, as his confidant, unexpectedly became a murder suspect on the first day he came back. No matter what the final truth is, for the current Duke Wilson, this will make lose face, let alone in the small town of Delanlier. If Duke Wilson guessed correctly, this will come out tonight and everyone in the whole town will know. Thinking of this, Duke Wilson’s face became even more ugly.

Duke Wilson’s prediction was not wrong at all. Later that day, Evan heard about it. At that time, he was saying his last prayers in front of the altar. Mrs Sanders happened to come in from outside the church, her face had a touch of forbearable excitement.

“What’s wrong with you?” Evan asked with some doubt.

Mrs Sanders’ lips trembled slightly, and she said hesitantly, “Colonel Mel has been arrested.”

Others would not understand this sentence, but Evan understood what she meant, he frowned and said, “So fast?”

Seeing that Evan understood her, Mrs Sanders was a little surprised, “Did you already know about this?”

Evan nodded, “Butler Chris talked about it at the station.” He couldn’t wait for Mrs Sanders to continue speaking, and immediately asked eagerly, “What happened? Why was Colonel Mel suddenly arrested?

Mrs Sanders couldn’t help sighing, “You have heard of such a terrible thing. This is really a shameful thing for the church, even if it is a matter of the Catholic Church…” Mrs Sanders sighed again and then continued, “I heard from Simon, who works at the police station, that a little nun went to the police station today and reported Sister Elisa and Colonel Mel to Sheriff Chandler, about their unusual relationship. Colonel Mel was arrested by Sheriff Chandler.”

Evan frowned. He didn’t expect that the friend in Colonel Mel’s story was really Colonel Mel himself.

“What does Duke Wilson have to say about this?” The relationship between Colonel Mel and Duke Wilson is well known. It is impossible for Duke Wilson not to react when something like this happened to Colonel Mel.

“Oh, this incident is really dramatic.” Mrs Saunders finally had a different expression on her cold face, and she said with look of sympathy, “Colonel Mel was arrested at the Cornwall Manor, in front of Duke Wilson, without regard for the face of the Duke. This is really too bold, I can’t even imagine the expression of Duke Wilson now. For a gentleman as noble as him, it is really…” Mrs Sanders said with great sympathy.

Evan frowned. Sheriff Chandler was so merciless in doing things, even in front of him…

“I see.” Evan said calmly, “Please help me prepare the carriage, I’m going to Cornwall Manor.”

Mrs Sanders was taken aback for a moment, and then nodded understandingly, “Oh, you are a friend of Duke Wilson, and I think the Duke needs one very much at this time.”

Mrs Sanders hurriedly went out to prepare the carriage, while Evan returned to his living room and changed the priest’s robe, but his expression was still ugly. He knew the character of Duke Wilson very well. He was a man with very strong self-esteem. With this kind of thing happening, he would be more anxious than Colonel Mel himself, and the most taboo thing in this kind of situation is to be anxious. He was afraid that Duke Wilson would make things even more difficult to deal with.

When Evan came out, the carriage was ready and Mrs Sanders was waiting for him at the door. Evan didn’t say much, but got into the carriage silently, and the carriage drove towards Cornwall Manor.

When Evan arrived at Cornwall Manor, it was already dark and the gate of the manor was closed tightly, the manor looked a little gloomy. Evan got off the carriage, walked to the gate and patted the gate vigorously. In the past, when he came, it was daytime, and this gate was not closed.

After a long time, a voice finally came from inside, “Who is it?” It sounded very immature, with a slight trembling.

Evan said in a deep voice, “I am Reverend Bruce. Please tell the Duke that I have something to discuss with him.”

Hearing Evan’s voice, the person inside was visibly relieved, “So it’s you. Please wait a moment, I will report to the Duke right away.”

Because Evan often goes in and out of the manor, everyone in the manor is very familiar with him and they all know that the relationship between him and the Duke is very close, so Evan did not wait for too long. After a while, the gate opened.

“Reverend.” Unexpectedly, the person who came was Butler Chris and Evan was surprised.

“It’s great that you could come.” Butler Chris had a sincere smile on his face, “The Duke is in the study at this time and no one is allowed to disturb him, and he hasn’t had dinner yet. Maybe you are the only one who can persuade him.”

A look of surprise flashed in Evan’s eyes when he heard this, but his brows furrowed deeply. The Duke was so angry that it seemed that he was really dissatisfied with this matter.

“I see, thank you.” Evan pursed his lips with a very serious expression.

Butler Chris led Evan through most of the manor and into the castle. Only half of the lights in the hall were lit, so it looked a little dim. Evan went upstairs under the dim light until he got to the door of the Duke’s study and stopped.

Butler Chris glanced at Evan with a look of embarrassment, and said in a low voice, “Please persuade the Duke, he doesn’t listen to us at all now.”

Evan nodded, and Butler Chris left very sensibly.

After the figure of Butler Chris disappeared at the corner of the stairs, Evan said, “Charles, it’s me.”

After just hearing such a sentence, there was a sudden noise in the originally silent room, and then the closed door in front of Evan opened suddenly.

“Are you here?” Duke Wilson looked a little tired, but his eyes were shining when looking at Evan.

“I heard about Colonel Mel, so I came here.” Evan said with a smile.

Hearing Evan talk about this, Duke Wilson’s excited eyes immediately dimmed and he waved his hand impatiently, “I really didn’t expect that Mel would do such a stupid thing, really…” As he thinks of how it will become the talk of the whole town of Delanlier, Duke Wilson’s hands tremble with anger.

Evan didn’t want to see him like this very much so he walked in with a smile, closed the door and then stretched out his hands and hugged him into his arms.

Such a simple action made Duke Wilson’s body completely stiff in an instant. He seemed to be frightened and looked at Evan in a daze. He said in a low voice, “It’s great that you’re here.”

Evan patted him on the back with a smile and said in a low voice, “Don’t think too much. Although Colonel Mel is inseparable from you, people in the town will not and will not dare to slander your reputation. This matter will pass, don’t worry.”

Duke Wilson sighed when he heard this sentence. Evan was still too innocent, he didn’t know the power of rumors, let alone the role Colonel Mel played beside him. Needless to say, although he also cared about Delanlier’s rumor mill, he didn’t care too much. The most important thing was the things that Colonel Mel had done for him. Since his father’s time, Colonel Mel and the Christ family have been very close. After all, his ability to accumulate so much wealth in a short period of time did not come out of thin air.

A hint of sternness flashed across Duke Wilson’s face as he leaned on Evan’s shoulder. The reason Colonel Mel was able to make a fortune so quickly was because he did a lot of private dirty things for his father, whether it was spying or intelligence , and dealing with traitors. Colonel Mel seems to have a unique talent for this kind of thing. He has grown from a small soldier to his present position because Duke Wilson’s father had a good eye for people.

Although the matter this time is small, if it was really done by Colonel Mel, then in order to save his life, these things may be dangerous. Duke Wilson clenched his fists. This time the matter was really a problem for him. Now that he knows about it, he has to try his best to save Colonel Mel’s life. Otherwise, if he spills these matters, his face would be even uglier than it is now, and those in London…

Duke Wilson’s expression was gloomy, but when he looked up at Evan, his eyes regained a gentle look and he said, “I know with you here, this matter will definitely be investigated clearly.” He hated using Evan like this, but at this moment he had to do it because he couldn’t let Evan know that he had another side, an ugly side.

Duke Wilson’s expression was firm and calm.