Guidebook for the Dark Duke

Chapter 104 - Colonel Mel

Evan looked at Colonel Mel and didn’t speak for a long time. He had never seen so many emotions appearing on one person’s face at the same time. Perhaps a nerve in his heart was suddenly touched and there were no more angry complaints from before.

“Colonel Mel.” Evan’s expression softened a lot in an instant, “Your situation is beyond my expectations.”

Evan’s expression softened and Sheriff Chandler heaved a sigh of relief. It turned out that Evan would be so scary, he had never seen him get so angry.

“I know you must be very disappointed with my behavior.” Colonel Mel smiled bitterly, “Did the Duke ask you to come?”

Evan frowned, “The Duke is very worried about your situation, but I’m here today at the invitation of Sheriff Chandler. Can you tell me what happened this time? What’s going on between you and that nun?”

Colonel Mel heard Evan ask this, lowered his head, and said in a low voice, “The person I told you about last time is me, I think you should already know this.”

Evan nodded, “When I heard about this, I couldn’t even believe my ears. Colonel Mel, are you really crazy? You are a man with a wife, and your behavior really made me…” Evan frowned and stopped. There are some words that cannot or should not be said.

Colonel Mel lowered his head and didn’t dare to look directly into Evan’s eyes. He just squeezed his cuffs tightly with both hands, pursed his lips and said nothing.

Sheriff Chandler stood by and waved impatiently.

“Reverend, you are a noble gentleman. I think it is impossible for you to understand his behavior.” Speaking of which, Sheriff Chandler glanced at Colonel Mel. For the one thing, he looks down on this person that could betray his wife in such a way.

Evan pursed his lips as he felt guilty when he heard this sentence, but his face still had a look of compassion and he said softly, “Sheriff, let Colonel Mel speak for himself, he is a decent gentleman, I think that at this point today, he should have nothing to hide.”

As soon as Evan finished speaking, Colonel Mel raised his head, his eye sockets were slightly red and his lips trembling slightly as he looked at Evan and Sheriff Chandler.

“I really have nothing to hide. What else can I not let go of now?” He seemed to be talking to himself.

“Elisa and I have known each other for a long time.” Colonel Mel said in a low voice, “She helped my poor mother out of pain, and I am very grateful to her.” Colonel Mel said in an almost sleepwalking-like manner and there was a slight smile on his face, as if he was recalling some precious memories.

“The relationship between us didn’t change at that time. She was a very reserved girl.” Colonel Mel said softly, “But I had a strange feeling for her because of this incident. But I knew her identity and her beliefs are also known, so I did not do anything deviant. But after that I have been helping her or donating some things to the monastery, or giving her some things in the name of gratitude. I knew that she had a very bad time in the monastery.”

Speaking of this, Colonel Mel seemed to think of some painful memories, and put his hands on his head.

But Evan frowned at this time. If he remembers correctly, Colonel Mel’s wife, Katrina, married Colonel Mel after the death of Colonel Mel’s mother. That is to say, after Colonel Mel married his wife, he actually had feelings for another woman in his heart.

“Reverend Bruce!” Just when Evan was deep in thought, Colonel Mel suddenly raised his head and shouted, “The relationship between me and Elisa is all my fault and it has nothing to do with her. I love her. I know my feelings make you all feel bad, but please believe me, I really love her, I love her with my whole life, I would rather die than kill her, please be sure to believe me, this is really…really not what I did…”

His eyes were slightly red but his eyes were very sincere.

Evan was taken aback and turned his head to look at Sheriff Chandler. Because of Duke Wilson, of course he was willing to believe that Colonel Mel was innocent but this matter was beyond his will. Sheriff Chandler was the one who could decide about this matter and Evan knew very well that for a traditional gentleman like Sheriff Chandler, the behavior of Colonel Mel was undoubtedly what he hated the most, because he not only defiled the marriage of the Holy Spirit, he further defiled the purity of religion.

“You don’t have to tell us this.” Colonel Mel’s words not only did not make Sheriff Chandler sympathize with him, but made him loathe him even more, “Regardless of your feelings for Sister Elisa, all I want to know is, do you have any evidence to prove your innocence? Because as far as the current situation is concerned, it is very unfavorable for your situation.” Sheriff Chandler said with a cold expression.

Colonel Mel’s originally excited behavior calmed down after Sheriff Chandler’s words. He looked at Sheriff Chandler blankly, as if he couldn’t believe his indifference.

“I…I, I really didn’t do it. I was rushing to the monastery when Elisa died. How could I kill her?” Colonel Mel trembled slightly as he said these words. At that moment, the whole person couldn’t stop trembling.

Sheriff Chandler looked at him with a very cold expression, as if he was indifferent to his reaction, “This is not your alibi. You have to know the distance from your home to the monastery, even if you walk, it is entirely possible to kill Sister Elisa within the time limit. And!” When he said this, Sheriff Chandler’s voice suddenly raised a bit, “And it was in Sister Elisa’s pocket that we found one of your gloves. According to you, you hadn’t seen Sister Elisa for a month before this, but you got these gloves from Lady Katrina three days before. So I want to ask you, what is going on here? And the dagger that killed Elisa is also a trophy you brought back from the battlefield. You said you gave it to Elisa, but according to your manservant, that dagger was lying in your drawer three days ago, so what’s going on?”

Sheriff Chandler pressed forward step by step, staring at Colonel Mel with burning eyes not wanting to let go of any expression on his face.

Colonel Mel, who had just calmed down, trembled at this moment. He looked sadly at the dagger that Sheriff Chandler put on the table to scare him. The handle of his knife was inlaid with the most beautiful gem, but the blade is stained with the blood of the person he loves the most in this world.

“For this, I…I really don’t know what to say…” Colonel Mel said with a depressed expression, “What I said is true, but I am also very surprised that there is such an ending, but I can tell you very clearly, I will never kill Sister Elisa, someone is trying to frame me!”

When he said the word framed, Evan suddenly found that Colonel Mel’s eyes, which were originally distraught, ignited like clusters of flames.

“Yes! Someone is going to frame me! Sheriff! This is a conspiracy!” Colonel Mel suddenly stood up from his chair, “You know I have many enemies, this…this is definitely aimed at me. It’s a conspiracy.”

Colonel Mel’s eyes finally brightened, and he shouted a little excitedly, “Sheriff, please believe me!”

Regarding Colonel Mel’s radical behavior, Sheriff Chandler just waved his hand contemptuously, “Colonel Mel, I don’t want to hear such ridiculous words out of your mouth. You want to say that this is a conspiracy against you, but in this matter, we did not find a third party. There is no evidence for your statement, do you really want me to believe your statement? Now, in this case, you are the only suspect.”

Colonel Mel was almost desperate as he sat back on the chair.

But Evan said at this time, “Colonel Mel.” He glanced at Colonel Mel. As a veteran who has been on the battlefield, his behavior today really surprised Evan. Could it be that love is true? Can a person be changed into this way? Evan was very puzzled.

“How many people know about Sister Elisa and you?” If you want to prove that someone was framed, then that person must be very clear about the relationship between them otherwise they would not choose Sister Elisa.

Evan immediately asked the question to the point and Colonel Mel’s already slightly desperate eyes finally came alive at this time.

“You believe me.” He looked at Evan almost gratefully, but the next moment he fell into deep thought.

“Please forgive me.” He said in a low voice, “I was just chasing after Elisa one-sidedly in the beginning. She wholeheartedly served God and was unwilling to accept my feelings, but in the end…finally…” Colonel Mel’s tone suddenly dropped, “In the end, she couldn’t resist love and we came together. You don’t know how happy I was when she responded to me, but you should also understand that I love her so much. I will never let her get into some kind of predicament, so no one knows about this matter, except our two hearts and God.”

Sheriff Chandler was very interested at the beginning, but when he heard Mel’s answer, he snorted lightly and waved his hands contemptuously, “Colonel Mel, I advise you to hurry up and plead guilty. Every time you try to prove your innocence, it will only make you more suspicious.”

Hearing this sentence, Evan smiled bitterly in his heart. What Sheriff Chandler said was quite right, Colonel Mel’s case is like an unsolvable puzzle. No matter what direction you look at this from, Colonel Mel himself is the only one left in the end.

“Colonel, it’s not easy for a person to hide something, let alone this kind of thing. In the past few days, please think carefully about whether you have exposed yourself to anyone. Only in this way can we save you. Otherwise, I’m afraid I can’t do anything.” Evan sighed, it seems that this matter is really difficult and the chance of the murderer being Colonel Mel is very high now, this time I’m afraid that Duke Wilson will be angry.

Colonel Mel nodded, a little discouraged, looking sluggish.

Sheriff Chandler saw that he couldn’t ask any more questions so he ordered Colonel Mel to be detained, but he was muttering in his heart, this man is already like this, but he is still so secretive. And he didn’t answer any useful questions, just shouting for injustice but Sheriff Chandler is very confident this time, Colonel Mel is definitely a murderer!

T/N: Did anyone notice that this colonel didn’t actually answer a single question? 🤔🤔 Like none. All he kept shouting about was that he loves Elisa. I don’t trust this man.