58. The purpose of the police officer

Cracking the case can get a lot of honor and benefits, so when the case progresses slightly, Officer Scat can't wait to come and get a piece of the pie. Does he make Mr. Brown a suspect and desperate to make a difference? Or does Officer Scat stand behind Mr. Brown's enemies and hear the rumors that want to bring Mr. Brown down? Two possibilities crossed Emma's mind. Either way, Emma did not want to tell Officer SΓΉ about the feud between Mr. Brown and Mr. Kentra Sr., she did not know the inside story, and the incident involved the Duke, and it was said that it would do more harm than good. She thought about it cautiously: "The people who tried to kidnap me are well-trained, my servants speculate that their identities may be soldiers, and the gentlemen around me who are related to the army except for the original fiancΓ© are only uncle Mr. Brown, I thought they had a disagreement with my uncle, so I came to retaliate, but I didn't expect them to be my uncle's subordinates." I also wrote to my brother asking him if he had been attacked, if he could see him. ”

Officer Scat raised an eyebrow. "So Mr. Brown has no enmity with the Earl of Kentra or you?"

Emma said with a simple face: "I have hardly seen my uncle, but after all, my uncle is a relative who is related to us by blood, how can he kill us? ”

Officer Scat sighed. "You look at people with kindness, but many people are not what you think. If you and the Earl of Kentra are gone, Mr. Brown, as the only remaining man in the Kentra family, can inherit the title of Earl of Kentera. ”

If Mr. Brown had wanted to do that, he wouldn't have chosen Clark in the first place. Emma felt that Mr. Brown might have been connected to the attackers, but did not think that he would be the one who commanded them. Mr. Brown is different from the nominal George, who has great achievements in war and has a lot of power. If he really wanted to get rid of George and Emma, there was no need to instigate the assassination of his former subordinates, not to mention that these former subordinates were still wanted war criminals, and using them would do far more harm than good. Emma felt that it was unlikely, but on the surface she was very cooperative. As soon as Officer Scat finished speaking, she covered her mouth in shock. "Oh my God, it's horrible. ”

Satisfied with the effect of his words, Officer Scott continued, "Could you please recall that Mr. Brown has behaved inappropriately?"

Emma frowned, thought for a while, and shook her head: "In my memory, my uncle has never visited my home, but only met a few times, and my uncle hardly talked to me. I always thought my uncle was a man of haughty words, and I never saw him behave inappropriately. Maybe my father and brother had seen my uncle outside, but they never told me. "It's normal for gentlemen to refuse to tell ladies about such things, out of protection of ladies. But Emma felt that it was easier to gain the trust of the other party by revealing some information that seemed useful. "When preparing for my father's funeral, my brother didn't seem to prepare his uncle's invitation, and my uncle didn't show up. I remember someone once saying in front of my brother that my uncle was a traitor to the Kentra family, and my brother did not defend my uncle. Of course, George didn't agree with this point of view, in fact, George just laughed and fooled the matter and didn't say anything.

Officer Scat hurriedly recorded this.

After saying a few more similar things, Emma thought in silence for a long time, saying that she could no longer remember. "I never thought that my uncle might be the one behind these criminals, and I didn't pay attention to this aspect of things. I'm writing to my brother tonight to ask about my uncle. ”

Officer Scat said with a sincere expression, "I'm looking forward to hearing from you. In addition to this, I have a request that I hope you will be able to keep this confidential until the case progresses. ”

Emma, of course, agreed. "I swear. ”

Emma had been talking for too long, and it was close to dinner time. Officer Scat comforted Emma a few more words, indicating the police's determination to solve the case as soon as possible, and then got up to say goodbye to Mr. Thomas.

Looking at Officer Scatter's back, Emma's face flashed with a hint of worry. With limited information, she couldn't tell what Officer Scart's ultimate goal was, perhaps to solve the case as soon as possible, or to bring down Mr. Brown. Tong GuΓ² today talks more towards the latter. However, this needs to be investigated further. Her concern was that she could not judge the role of old Mr. Kentera in the events of the men's rebellion. If he knew that the brigadier general at that time had a problem, and tried to transfer these people to the brigadier general's men to borrow a knife to kill people, then he could at most be regarded as knowing and not reporting it, and it would be easy to solve it. There was some danger if he pushed the way, but in exchange for all the items that had been developed, George and she should be able to get out of the way. If the old Earl of Kentra deliberately leaked information to the enemy and designed to frame these people, I am afraid that no matter how great the merit is, it will not be able to cover up the scandal of treason, and the position of the earl will inevitably be difficult to protect. At the time of the incident, George was already an adult, and although he had not entered politics, he was still the heir of the Kentra family, and he may not be able to get rid of the suspicion of being a co-conspirator.

It's hard for Emma to imagine that the old Earl of Kentra would do such a crazy thing, but if you think about it carefully, why did the old Earl of Kentra let his son become a gentleman, and before Clark lured the original owner to elope, the old Earl of Kenta also revealed that he wanted to make a marriage for the original owner as soon as possible. Of course, maybe these events aren't connected, but when you put them together, the whole logic is damn fluid.

Emma bit her lip anxiously. Not knowing what the old Earl of Kentera had done, the fewer people who paid attention to the case, the better. If Officer Scat really had someone behind him, then the news would have spread too quickly, and the other party's power should not be underestimated. Even if the insignee's intention was to bring down Mr. Brown, if the secret of the old Earl of Kenta was discovered during the investigation, would the other party turn a blind eye? Of course not. What should she do to avoid the worst? Either way, let's write a letter to George first.

When Mr. Thomas and Officer Scat came down from the upper floor, they happened to meet Emma, who was hurrying back to her room.

In the eyes of the two people, Emma's facial expressions and actions have different meanings. Officer Scat thinks Emma believes him and rushes back to his room to write a letter, but pretends not to know. "Miss Kentra, I will take my leave today. ”

Mr. Thomas is willing to believe in the people that Mr. Darcy believes. However, he knows Emma's position to the outside world - a young lady who is simply ignorant of the world and is easily deceived. So he needs to show a moderate amount of protection. "Miss Kentera, your face looks unsightly. Are you feeling unwell?"

At this time, it is only problematic that the appearance is too calm, and Emma does not hide her anxiety. "Thank you very much today, Mr. Scatter. Goodbye. Emma then turned to Mr. Thomas. "I don't feel sick, I just want to go back to my room and write a letter, please don't worry. ”

Officer Scat was reassured. After all, there may be a scandal involving an internal family feud, and Emma does not seem to know Mr. Thomas well, and he feels that Emma will not tell Mr. Thomas the truth about today's conversation.

Although Officer Scat had no idea who Emma was, he was not mistaken. Emma doesn't tell Mr. Thomas everything. Despite the urgent need to investigate Officer Scart, Emma did not want to involve Mr. Thomas in the matter, and it was better to have the servants of the Kentera family who had found her a few days earlier investigate, although Emma doubted how effective they could be in such an unfamiliar place. Want to dress up as a man again?

With these thoughts spinning in her mind, Emma almost collided with Mr. Darcy who pushed the door open.

Mr. Darcy reacted quickly and reached out to help Emma balance herself.

Emma's expression was a little dumbfounded, staring at Mr. Darcy's magnified face for a moment without reacting. Perhaps because of the stagnation of her mind, Emma suddenly felt an inexplicable emotion surging through her heart. All she had been thinking about until now was how to solve the matter on her own, and although it might be dangerous and difficult, she didn't have time to hesitate. The image described is that she protects herself with a hard barrier, isolating all her anxiety from the outside, and telling herself that she can do it. Now the hard wall suddenly cracked. It was a familiar feeling, but Emma couldn't remember it for a moment.

Mr. Darcy was stunned. He had never seen Emma shaken like this. Emma's self-esteem may not want others to see her like this. He hesitated slightly, but still didn't choose to avoid it for now. "Miss Kentra?"

Those eyes had always been so calm and determined, and if you looked closely, you could see the deep concern in them. Emma suddenly felt relieved again. Mr. Darcy did not say comforting words, but she knew that he would be there for her and help her in any way he could.

After her condition improved, Emma's thinking became clearer. These people choose to take revenge in secret, one possibility is that the old Earl of Kenta just borrowed a knife to kill people, legally speaking, and the other possibility is that the old Earl of Kenta is indeed guilty, these people have seen the clues but do not have enough evidence, otherwise they can directly sue the old Earl of Kentera. The only thing to worry about is that the truth is the second case, there is really someone behind Officer Scatter, and his power is enough to find the evidence of the old Earl of Kenter's guilt based on the clues. Emma reviewed herself and decided to go back to her room to sort out her thoughts and discuss it with Mr. Darcy after dinner. "I'm fine, it's just a little confusing in my mind. Officer Scat brings in new news, and things get even more complicated. ”

Emma was about to say something, when the maid walked up the stairs with a pen and paper. "I need to write a letter to my brother as much as possible, and I'm out of company. ”

Mr. Darcy did not get out of the way in the first place. Lips moved.

Emma looked at Mr. Darcy in confusion.

Mr. Darcy's palms were slightly sweaty. It was not a good time to talk in detail, but he wished to at least comfort Emma gently, and a series of tender sentences recommended by Mr. Thomas flashed through his mind. I will always be there for you. Allow me to be your knight and even flash a couple of sonnets. But looking at the emerald eyes, Mr. Darcy finally said only one sentence: "Iwilldomybest."