The woman's hands are folded on her legs in a regular manner, her white skin, her facial features are exquisite, and the lilac dress still can't hide her beautiful figure, and her body only exposes a small half of her ankles, but it makes people reverie.

A woman who seems to have come out of the painting, sitting next to Zil Bartlet, whose posture and face are not even mesical, inevitably evokes some words that are not so harmonious.

"Audrey hasn't been doing anything particularly strange these days, walking and going to class every morning, going to town at noon to meet her friends, and going to class in the afternoon...... It was like this for some time ago, and she was learning flower arrangement with me two days before she disappeared, and it didn't look like there was a problem. ”

Mirena Bartlet, the wife of Zil Bartlet, whose mental condition seems to be in trouble due to the disappearance of her daughter, and there is a noticeable delay in speech and demeanor, although the meaning is complete, but there are many pauses in the middle.

Donald's gaze wandered over Madame Bartlet's body several times, which was not what he wanted, but he had some difficulty controlling himself, and the appreciation of beauty was a universal human pursuit.

"Miss Audrey's friends in town, have you two asked?"

Sherlock on the side looked calm, as if he was completely unaffected, and continued his inquiry.

"I asked, the night Audrey disappeared, I took a few people to visit them separately, and no one knew why...... Oh, and two girls who have a good relationship with Audrey said that he often gets in a daze when he gets together for half a month...... It seems that I have something on my mind, and I was in a hurry to find my daughter at that time, and I didn't ask in detail, do you want me to let them come over again?"

Memories are a great way to fill in the gaps, and while Audrey's personal troubles may seem unrelated to her abduction, there's always nothing wrong with paying attention to details, let alone just asking someone for a few words.

"Is there anyone on the farm who knows the route of Miss Audrey's morning walk, that is, the path he took when he disappeared, and if I can, I would like to take me on a tour before Miss Audrey's friends come, especially the missing section, which I must take a look at. ”

The inquiry was over for the time being, and I got up to tidy up my clothes and find someone to lead the way.

"Old Job, you grew up watching Audrey, you should be familiar with the way she walks in the morning, right?"

"Of course, I know the route of Miss Audrey's walk very well, and you gentlemen, come with me. ”

Old Jober was also very concerned about Audrey's disappearance, as Mr. Bartlet said, as an old man on the farm who watched Audrey grow up, he cared for this girl no less than others.

"One to be exact, I'll go investigate, and Mr. Grant will visit the farm to investigate the disappearance of cattle and sheep, and you can come here. ”

After taking a few steps outside, he called Donald to his side and continued:

"You go and take a look at the case of the disappearance of cattle and sheep, they are all missing, maybe there will be some connection...... Help me ask the other people on the farm, there are not only a few people on such a large farm, and they will act separately. ”

Since the ratcatcher incident, Sherlock has recognized Donald's ability, and the assistant he hired for 1 gold pound a week is not just a person who can only translate special words, he has his own opinions on things, and he also knows how to measure, so he deliberately gave Donald the task of asking others, and the division of labor and cooperation can improve efficiency.

"No problem. ”

Yesterday's heavy rain washed away the traces of the ground, and the tracing powder in my hand probably didn't come in handy, so it didn't matter if we went together.

Sherlock was led by Old Job, while Donald was specifically designated for Goren.

"Mr. Grant, with this, there are some roads on the farm that are not easy to walk. ”

Outside the door, Goren handed over a pair of leather boots for Donald to change into in the chair next to him, only the basic path in the farm was paved with stones, and it was scattered, and there were no boots to go out for a walk and then return, and the current low-top shoes were probably not worn.

Go to the place where the cattle and sheep disappeared first, this is Donald's request after changing into leather boots, although the farmer does not care about the disappearance of the cattle and sheep now, and wants to find his daughter wholeheartedly, but Donald always feels that the incident is a bit too coincidental.

If you don't go missing soon, you won't go missing late, but at this juncture, the cattle and sheep are gone, and the daughter is gone.

"Is Mr. Bartlet's merely an agriculturalist? The dwelling is not like a simple farmer. ”

Any purposeful conversation needs a tone, and Donald chose to start with the house on the farm that was a little out of place in the country atmosphere, and as for why he chose Gorlen, as he had said before, this man was very welcoming, even to strangers, and was willing to let go of it rather than hide it.

This is important.

In fact, there was another point, and that was that he, as one of the three men sent by Mr. Bartlet, was undoubtedly a man of trust, and since that was the case, it was very likely that he was an old employee and knew more things than most of the people on the farm.

"Haha, of course, our boss was not a farmer before, but a well-known figure in Pston, a contractor of a large factory, a veritable capitalist, and a capitalist who was very good to his employees. ”

Talking about his boss, Goren has pride on his face.

"Then why did you come to the countryside, could it be that there was a problem with the operation of the factory?"

"How is that possible! Mr. Grant, you don't see how hot the factory was in the first place, but it was actually for Mrs. Bartlet. ”

At the mention of Mirena Bartlet, Goren's expression had an indescribable meaning, some ambiguous, some regretful, mixed together.

"Is there a conflict in this? I think they have a good relationship. ”

"Of course, you don't know that the boss gave up the factory in order to pursue the husband's talent...... Alas, it's a pity to say it, it was possible for the boss to become the big boss of Preston City, but as a man, it's normal to think about it, don't you think Madame is beautiful?"

"That's why I ask, is there any necessary connection between being a big capitalist and pursuing Mrs. Bartlet?"

According to common sense, isn't it easier to become a famous big capitalist and win a beautiful woman? How can this seem to be an obstacle?

"How do I know, anyway, the boss was in pursuit of success soon after he sold the factory, the city business was not done, with the rest of the funds to the country, our group of old employees, resignation, job-hopping, only me, old Hubber and Aldrich followed the boss. ”

Goren walked forward as he spoke, but Donald became more and more confused the more he listened.