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Remo opened the door to the mansion and invited the visiting gentleman to the living room.

By the time Luo Hanya woke up, Sir Henry was already chatting with the elder.

"Oh! Sir, you're up so early. Luo Hanya yawned and walked to the living room, and was surprised to find an elder sitting opposite Sir Henry, and a smile immediately broke into his face, "Sir, can you introduce this elder to me?" ”

"Of course, I'd love to introduce you to Mr. Franklin of Cleveland Manor, a close friend of the Bach family and one of my uncle's best friends."

"Mr. Franklin, a long-time famous, contemptible Jackdaw Lo, is an ordinary detective." Luo Hanya stepped forward with a smile and stretched out his right hand.

"Hehe, I'm afraid you haven't heard my name." Franklin smiled, "It's just that I've heard your name old man a long time ago, the famous detective of Scotland Yard, like thunder, like thunder." ”

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The three of them had a pleasant conversation in the drawing-room, from which Luo Hanya learned a lot about Mr. Franklin.

He was an old man, with a ruddy complexion, silver hair, a big nose that kept shaking when he spoke, and he had a slightly irritable temperament while being humorous. He usually lived in Cleveland Manor—about five miles south of Bach Manor—which was his ancestral property.

He has no hobbies, but he has a peculiar fetish for the law, and has spent a lot of money on lawsuits, and even in his usual conversations, he has to show off the lawsuits he has experienced. He was only arguing with others for the pleasure of litigation, and it was all the same on which side of the issue he was on, so it was no wonder that he felt that it was a very expensive game.

Sometimes he has cut off a road and openly defied the orders of the diocese to open it, and sometimes he has even demolished the gates of others with his own hands, claiming that this was a passage a long, long time ago, and refuting the infringement lawsuit brought against him by the original owner. He was well versed in the old law of fiefdom and the law of public rights, and he sometimes used his knowledge to defend the interests of the inhabitants of the villages near the moor, but sometimes to oppose them.

Therefore, according to what he did, he was sometimes triumphantly lifted up through the streets of the village, and sometimes he was burned as a straw man. It is said that he still has seven pending lawsuits, which may swallow up his remaining fortune. At that point, he will be like a wasp with its stinger removed. If you leave legal issues aside, he seems to be an amiable person.

He didn't have any lawsuits now, but he was inexplicably interested in astronomy, and he spent a lot of money on a great telescope from London, and he spent the day and night on his roof and looked out into the moor, hoping to find something interesting. When he was talking, he said that he did this to capture the fugitive and protect the surrounding villagers. But who knows what he did? Maybe it's a voyeur of a beautiful woman taking a bath.

Of course, Luo Hanya felt that he had spent all his energy on this matter, so it might be too peaceful here for a while.

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"I'm sure you'll forgive me for being presumptuous." "In this swamp, people are like a family, and they don't have to wait for a formal introduction. I think Sir Henry, when you're new to the city, might as well walk around with your neighbours. ”

"Then you came today and want me to go to your place?" Sir Henry asked, smiling.

"That's right, whether it's your uncle or your ......uncle," Franklin paused suddenly, looked at Sir awkwardly, and said, "I'm sorry, Sir Henry, but I didn't mean to bring up this sad story. ”

"It's all right, uncle, it's all over." Sir was quite calm, "This Mr. Han is here to solve this case. ”

"......" Franklin opened his mouth, but said helplessly, "Sir, although I don't want to say it, but the death of your uncle and uncle may really have something to do with those ghosts......"

"Maybe." Jazz sighed, apparently shaking his confidence from the strange noise of last night.

Luo Hanya looked at the slightly decadent Jazz and shook his head helplessly, God knows how much pressure he was under.

"Instead of bearing the shadows here, let's go to my manor and change my mood." Franklin no longer mentioned things that would only bring trouble and gloom, and warmly suggested going to his manor to sit down, "Mr. Han will come with you, and this case is not in a hurry." ”

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They walked through a narrow, grassy path that sloped off from the avenue and zigzagged through the moor. To the right is a steep rocky hill that had been turned into a granite quarry years ago, and on our side is a dark cliff face with sheep's tooth plants and thorns growing in the gaps, and a gray smoke floating on the distant hillside.

"A little walk down this moor trail will lead you to Cleveland Manor," he said, smiling, "and maybe you'll be able to spare a day, and I'll be happy to introduce my daughter to you." ”

Luo Hanya shrugged his shoulders undeniably, he didn't want to come out, but considering Sir Henry's safety, he still followed.

"This moor is such a wonderful place." Sir said with emotion, looking around. The undulating hills are like rolling green waves; The jagged granite peaks look like strange splashes of water stirred up by the waves.

"You'll never get bored of this moor, the wonderful seclusion of the moor you can't imagine, so vast, so desolate, so mysterious." Franklin looked proudly at the moor, and proclaimed the majesty of the place.

"So, you must know a lot about moorlands, huh?" Luo Hanya's eyes lit up.

"Of course, I've lived here for more than 30 years, and when I first came here as a child, the locals called me a newcomer. But after a few decades, most of the people who thought of me as a new boy have died of old age, and perhaps there is no one here who knows the swamp better than I do. Franklin said wistfully. (To be continued.) )