"Inspector, the deceased's name is Jeff Lieutenant of the British Army in Switzerland, and he came to Shanghai by boat with the other officers a week ago, and has not lived with the other officers for the past few days, but has stayed alone in the King's Hotel!"

As soon as he saw the chief enter the room, You Xiaoxia hurriedly reported.

It's easy to be an inspector of China! Early in the morning, someone was pulled out of the bed and came to the King's Hotel, but a British lieutenant died, which is a big case!

Especially at this time, the capital in the north is still occupied by foreign devils, although people are dying in the concession, but, sensitive! Susceptible! From an agent to Inspector Hua, he has been mixed in the concession for ten years, but he didn't learn You Xiaoxia, but he learned to mix up and pass the buck.

"Inspector, you are here now, I can be regarded as the backbone, with the inspector here, the case will be solved!"

When he spoke, You Xiaoxia's spine softened, and he looked flattering.

During the report, Jack Lewis glanced at the room without saying a word, with a beautiful hand-woven Chinese carpet in the center of the foyer, and the body lying five feet from the door.

The deceased was lying on the ground, his knees bent, his arms outstretched, his legs wide open, his posture showed that he had been moved, the blood stains on his chest all suggested that he had died from a bullet in the throat, and there was a pool of blood under the ribs of his left chest, the blood stains were dark, which meant that his heart was damaged, and the blood had dried partially, and the blood stains that had been half dried indicated that he had been dead for at least a few hours, perhaps having been killed last night.

Walking around the room, Jack took a look, and the cabinets and drawers in the guest room were all turned over, and the murderer was obviously looking for something, perhaps a robbery.

Looking at the inspector's appearance of not saying a word, You Xiaoxia was depressed in his heart.

"This turtle grandson, he won't and doesn't want to get involved in this case!"

Taking out a short dagger from his waist, Jack bent down and picked up the clothes from the wound on the deceased's chest, which was a gunshot wound.

"Inspector You!"

Jack's movements and his words made Yu Xiaoxia's heart happy.

"Yes, Inspector!"

"Have you ever asked? Who heard the gunshots last night! ”

"Inspector, I've asked all the waiters and tenants, and no one heard the gunshots!"

It's a gunshot wound, yes! But it's a little weird if you don't hear the gunshot, except that the deceased is a lieutenant in the British army, it is this weirdness that makes You Xiaoxia want to push off the case, there is no gunshot and there is a gunshot wound, just this one thing, it makes people have a headache, in case the case of the case can't be solved, it must be who investigates and who carries the black pot. You Xiaoxia was also reluctant to pay Inspector Hua 38 taels a month, especially some things in private.

At this time, the wound under the ribs attracted Jack's attention, it was a triangular wound, apparently a knife wound, and the knife used by the murderer was very special.

"No one heard the gunshots? How can it be! ”

"Isn't it, no one hears a sound at all!"

"Detective, we found a Sotheby's list!"

The winding path stretches in the garden of the manor, and the sunlight shines through the branches and leaves of the tall oak trees that are at least decades old on the side of the winding path, and the small pieces of sunshine wine road are worn in the garden, looking at the few European-style villas scattered in the garden. Looking at his "home" through the window, Chen Moran almost couldn't believe that this manor with a European flavor covering an area of 126 acres was now surnamed Chen, knowing that in the next generation, he couldn't even afford to buy a house.

Looking at all this, Chen Moran, who was sitting in the carriage, laughed.

He couldn't help but have a picture in his mind, a luxurious Western-style carriage drove into the manor, and as soon as it stopped in front of the main house, the butler in a white wig and tuxedo greeted him, speaking in an authentic London accent, which was ......

Tsk, tsk......

While admiring, Chen Moran turned his head to look at Xiao Xinren.

"Weiyang, the villa here, you pick one yourself!"

……

Xiao Xinren looked at Chen Moran in surprise, feeling a little surprised by his decision.

"Even though there are thirty-six bedrooms here, I guess you should live in a villa alone, right?"

After crossing the asphalt road, we finally came to the three-and-a-half-storey Victorian near-palace villa with red walls and white columns, and the carriage stopped.

"Ah...... This is! ”

In front of the door of the main room, there were several rows of more than sixty male and female servants dressed in servant clothes, and these people stood respectfully. Looking at the approaching carriage, Ressa, who was standing in front of all the servants, had a smile on her face.

"However, this is what I left for you!"

Xiao Xinren hurriedly explained.

"Although it is easy to find servants in Shanghai, most of the people who can be satisfied have already been hired, and it is also clumsy to go to the city to find them, most of these people are former servants of Fuli Manor, and they have stayed here."

"Oh!"

Chen Moran nodded, no wonder this manor has been idle for more than a year, but it is still so neat, it must have been cleaned up all the time.

"Welcome, sir!"

Chen Moran got out of the carriage, and more than sixty male and female servants bowed at the same time, although the voice was not loud, but it surprised Chen Moran, who had never gone through this formation, this pomp and circumstance.

"Sir!"

A voice like a silver bell rang from the door, and following the sound, a girl of about twenty years old, wearing a silk gauze inlaid with black lace, and a purple silk underlining covered with a Western-style glass gauze skirt under her waist, walked with a light gait, standing still in front of Chen Moran.

Chen Moran looked closely, and saw that the girl had a Western-style delicate outline and an oriental-style fair face, a pair of beautiful bright dark blue eyes, and a close and touching smile at the corner of her mouth, which could attract a man's attention like a magnet. Her thick hair, combed into two large buns made of braids, pressed against her rosy cheeks, made her youthful face look particularly charming and handsome.

Looking at this girl who seemed to have jumped off the painting, Chen Moran was only surprised, this girl could be seen at a glance that she was a mixed-race child, and she was also her own servant, when Chen Moran felt a little stunned.

The girl in front of him greeted him politely and without formality.

"Hello sir, my name is Ressa, and I think you should need a housekeeper."

Ressa pulled up her skirt with both hands and bent her knees slightly, making a French maid salute.

"I'd love to, I wonder if you like me?"

Chen Moran couldn't believe his eyes and ears. Since coming to this time and space, I have never seen such a woman, she has both the calm and dignified of a Chinese girl, and the generosity and enthusiasm of a Western female surname.

It's just the first time I've come here, so she recommended herself!

"Why do you think I need a housekeeper!"

The girl's bold self-recommendation made Chen Moran curious, but what she was really curious about was her appearance, if she was right, she should be a mixed-race child, then why did her parents let her be a servant.

"Because, as mentioned in the newspaper, you came to Shanghai alone, I think that since you have left behind a servant, you naturally need a butler, because the original manager, Monsieur Louis, has left Shanghai!"

Ressa replied generously that after the new owner bought the manor yesterday, Mr. Chen's news can be seen everywhere in the Chinese and English newspapers in today's concession, including his origin.

"However, Miss Ressa is the temporary housekeeper appointed by the creditor bank after the seizure of the Rich Manor!"

Xiao Xinren explained softly on the side that the reason why the creditor bank did not fire everyone was to manage the manor, so as to avoid the manor being damaged or damaged and unable to fetch a high price, and the reason why the woman in front of him was appointed as the housekeeper may have something to do with her appearance, for those foreigners, they would rather believe in this mixed-race child in his early twenties than the "Chinese servant" in the garden.

"And, for the past fourteen months, it has been me in charge of the entire Palatial Manor, and I think my husband will approve of my work!"

The generous, neither humble nor arrogant answer made Chen Moran nod with satisfaction, such a big house really needs a housekeeper, and the woman in front of her seems to be not bad. Especially when she heard that after the manor was idle for fourteen months, there was still no mess, and she was able to manage these servants without a master, she could indeed be the housekeeper here, and after a little contemplation, Chen Moran glanced at Ruisha.

"Oh well! Ressa, now you're the steward of Chen's Garden! ”

As he spoke, Chen Moran smiled at the woman in front of him with a surprised eye.

"So what about you going to tell me about my home?"