Guidebook for the Dark Duke

Chapter 105 - Different Minds

After interrogating Colonel Mel, Sheriff Chandler sent Evan out of the police station. Before Evan was about to leave, Sheriff Chandler suddenly stopped Evan and grabbed his sleeve.

“Reverend Bruce.” At this moment, his expression was very serious.

“Do you know why I want you to investigate this case?” He looked straight at Evan with a confused expression.

Evan was taken aback for a moment, with a smile on the corners of his lips, “I am very grateful for the importance you place on me.”

Hearing what he said, Sheriff Chandler twitched the corners of his lips uncomfortably, but finally just sighed and said, “I am very grateful for your help.”

He let go of Evan’s sleeve and didn’t say much.

Evan glanced at Sheriff Chandler with some doubts, but finally turned and left.

Sheriff Chandler watched Evan walk away, his expression was a little complicated. Although he had most of the evidence in this case, after experiencing the previous two cases, he found that he could no longer use the mentality he had before. He dealt with other cases, but maybe his ability was just a little bit bad and the result of the matter was completely different. Now, he began to feel a little scared, so even though the matter was so clear this time, he still hoped that Evan could come and use the eyes of an outsider to discover the problems that he couldn’t find. This is the thought deep in his heart, but when he looked at Evan’s face, he found that he couldn’t say it at all.

Sheriff Chandler lowered his head and gave a wry smile, perhaps it might be because of his ridiculous self-esteem. He turned and walked into the police station. He will investigate this case carefully.

When Evan walked to the corner of the street, he hailed a rental carriage and directly reported the name of the Cornwall Manor. For this matter, he still needs the power of the Duke.

When Evan arrived at Cornwall Manor, Butler Chris was calling for several junior servants to move the fodder. When he saw Evan coming, he rushed to greet him.

“Reverend.” He saw Evan and nodded slightly.

Evan nodded and said, “Where is the Duke?”

Butler Chris pursed his lips unnaturally, “The Duke is dealing with business upstairs and he doesn’t want to be disturbed.” Butler Chris looked at Evan meaningfully.

Evan was taken aback for a moment. Suddenly feeling a little uncomfortable in his heart, he turned his head and glanced upstairs, his eyes darkened.

“I see, I will wait downstairs.” Evan suddenly discovered at this moment that the relationship between him and Duke Wilson was not as close as he imagined. He almost forgot that this person was the Duke and he had his own power, his own status and his own unknown side.

Evan was sitting in the living room, with the cup of black tea brought to him by Butler Chris on the table, but the temperature was gradually lost and the original gurgling smoke had already faded away, but Evan didn’t even have the intention of taking a sip. He just looked at the Bible in his hand, his eyes thoughtful. If someone looked at him, they would find that he hadn’t turned a page for a long time.

It wasn’t until the cup of black tea on the table completely cooled down that there was finally a noise from upstairs. Evan looked up subconsciously and saw Duke Wilson walking from the corridor to the stairs with a serious look on his face that he had never seen before. Behind him was an ordinary-looking young man, his face was slightly pale and he looked very nervous.

Evan’s heart suddenly beat violently at this time, and his eyes followed the figure of Duke Wilson. He had never seen such a Duke. He may have been cold before, but he was not like this. He was so indifferent at the time, with almost no emotion on his face but there was a bloodthirsty look in his eyes.

Such a Duke Wilson might make people feel the Duke is dangerous, but it makes Evan feel excited!

He licked his lower lip, and the bloodthirsty factor that was hidden in his heart started to move.

“Evan!” Duke Wilson finally saw Evan sitting on the sofa and a soft look appeared on his face. The outline of his face became gentler, and the sharp appearance just now seemed to have just been an illusion.

Evan was in a daze for a moment, then smiled and stood up from the sofa.

“Why are you here?” Duke Wilson said with a look of joy in his eyes, “I thought you went back to the church.”

Evan just smiled gently, “Originally, I went back, but Sheriff Chandler invited me to witness the interrogation of Colonel Mel and I was delayed for a while.”

“Interrogation?” Duke Wilson’s eyes flickered, “Did he say anything?” He pinched his cuffs, but his face looked very calm.

Evan didn’t notice the difference in Duke Wilson and thought he was just worried about Colonel Mel, he smiled and said, “Don’t worry, he’s fine. He just kept saying he was wronged but Sheriff Chandler isn’t buying his innocence as he thinks Colonel Mel is not a proper gentleman.”

Duke Wilson breathed a sigh of relief calmly and said softly, “That’s good.” While speaking, he winked at Kevin behind him, and Kevin immediately retreated very sensibly.

Evan glanced at the direction where Kevin disappeared, his eyes dimmed slightly, what was he doing behind his back? The uneasiness in Evan’s heart became bigger and bigger, but his expression was still gentle, “Who is that gentleman?”

Evan’s question made Duke Wilson’s smiling face freeze, and he looked at Evan carefully. Looking at Evan’s face, he found that there was nothing wrong with him, and then said softly, “That’s one of my staff, who came to report to me today about the Manor’s affairs in the past few days.”

Staff? Evan was very skeptical in his heart. He was very sure that even in the chaotic London, Duke Wilson had a very tight control over Cornwall Manor. Letters were sent every day. Now that he is back, does he still need an aide to tell him? Does he need to report something he already knows? Even if it is necessary, the timing shouldn’t be today. They should have reported on the first day they came back.

“So that’s it.” Evan smiled slightly, “Where’s that Mr. Ederson from before? Why didn’t he come?” As far as Evan knows, that Ederson was a person that Duke Wilson trusted very much, but now he’s suddenly been replaced. Evan naturally had doubts in his heart.

Duke Wilson didn’t expect that Evan could still remember Ederson. He paused the words on his lips, but in the end he just said foolishly, “Ederson is ill… What’s the matter with you this time?” In front of Evan, he suddenly turned into a tongue-twisted child, almost unable to speak and the topic was changed very abruptly, not at all like his usual self.

Evan also saw that he didn’t really want to talk about this matter and he didn’t want to force him any more. Some things should be done in moderation, so he followed his words and said, “So that’s why I came to you today because I want to talk about it. I want you to accompany me to visit Mrs Mel. I think this matter should be a great blow to her. ”

Evan said to the point, but Duke Wilson heard what he meant. Since there is no breakthrough from Colonel Mel, the only way to break through is from Mrs Mel.

“What you said is very true, I almost ignored it.” Duke Wilson smiled and said in a low voice. He looked at Evan’s gentle face. Although he knew that Evan was here to help him get rid of the suspicion on Colonel Mel, his attention to the strange woman still made him feel a little sour and he couldn’t help feeling a little angry. Although the two of them have had a close relationship for a long time, they haven’t been intimate since that night.

Thinking of this, Duke Wilson felt a little bit depressed. Duke Wilson walked up to Evan, suddenly grabbed his hands that were hanging by his side and whispered, “Are you worried about Mrs Mel?”

Evan was a little surprised by Duke Wilson’s behavior and smiled, “She is a lady, this matter is a shocking thing for you and me and it is even more terrifying for her. And Colonel Mel is still your good friend, and I don’t want you to be in trouble.”

Hearing Evan’s worries about him, the anger in Duke Wilson’s heart was relieved, and he smiled at Evan, “Thank you, Evan.”

Evan looked at Duke Wilson for a long time, he leaned down and kissed the side of his face. He put his lips next to his ear, and whispered: “Charles, I don’t want to hear you thank me. We don’t need a thank you between us.”

Duke Wilson’s face was flushed by Evan’s sudden action but his hands were tightly wrapped around Evan’s waist. Evan’s slightly hot breath was gushing in his ears, and he flinched a little, but his hands hugged Evan’s waist more and more tightly.

“I see.” He said this with some difficulty, and now there was a fire in his body and he almost exhausted all his willpower to let this fire be dormant temporarily.

Hearing his slightly trembling voice, Evan chuckled a few times, pushed his shoulders away, looked at his face and said, “Let’s go see Mrs Mel. Colonel Mel is now in a mess, maybe we can get some useful information from this lady.”

Duke Wilson nodded, still looking a little stiff.

Butler Chris quickly prepared the carriage and Evan and Duke Wilson drove towards Colonel Mel’s castle in the carriage.

In fact, Evan had already thought about the matter of taking the Duke. The position of the Duke in Delanlier is self-evident. With the Duke, things will be easier.

Sure enough, the badge of Duke Wilson’s carriage was like a nameplate for customs clearance at Colonel Mel’s house. No one dared to stop his carriage, so Duke Wilson drove straight all the way to Colonel Mel’s castle.

Evan was a little surprised when he saw the castle again. Needless to say, the last time he came, it was magnificent and it was more of the kind of vitality that radiated from the inside out, but now it is different from then with earth-shaking changes. The castle now looks like a crumbling seedling in a storm, and the smell of doomsday is everywhere.

Evan was only slightly taken aback, and was led in by the butler. When he entered, Evan felt this feeling even more deeply. The panic of the servants around him seemed to spread into the air, and his whole body and his breathing was a little stagnant.

Evan and Duke Wilson were arranged to wait in the living room. Duke Wilson has not loosened his brows since he came in. In his opinion, this Mrs Mel is not a qualified hostess of the manor, and Colonel Mel has only been in prison for a day. However, the whole household seems to have collapsed. It’s absurd for her to manage it like this.

Just when Evan and Duke Wilson were thinking about different things, there was a sudden noise on the stairs and they looked upstairs, only to see a thin and somewhat excessively dressed woman walking down.