Chapter Eighty-Seven: The False Slave
After that, Xu Shuo ate a lot of cat snacks, and the cat frowned, but he dared to be angry.
After all, it was bought with Xu Shuo's money.
"It may be a little late to ask this question now, but what's the matter with you? Two days ago, he said that he was a guest of the eldest lady, but now he suddenly became a housekeeper. The cat asked suspiciously, "Seriously, you don't even know what the housekeeper is going to do, do you?" β
"Well, what is the butler going to do?" If you don't understand, just ask, Xu Shuo, a studious young man.
"Did you come to be a housekeeper without knowing anything? I said what the hell are you ...... Ah, wait, don't talk about it yet! The cat pinched her chin and made a contemplative expression, "You must be greedy for the housekeeper's high salary, and then rely on your kindness to the eldest lady, and ask the eldest lady to let you be the housekeeper here, and the eldest lady is kind-hearted, so she agreed to let you, a guy who doesn't know anything, be the housekeeper, yes, it must be like this, so the head of Mogg will be unhappy to arrange for you to live with me, right?" β
Xu Shuo rolled his eyes, "Yes, you guessed all the cause and effect." β
"Huh? Isn't that right? The cat tilted her head, "Then why did Mr. Mogg let you share the same room with me?" β
ββ¦β¦ Your reasoning is a bit strange, right? Why does sharing a room with you mean that Mogg is unhappy with me? Xu Shuo said.
Although Mogg did look unhappy, he was right.
"It's strange to you, although I probably don't say it appropriately, but I'm a subhuman." The cat pointed to his nose and said, "If ordinary people are asked to live with subhumans, even if they don't get angry, they should turn around and leave, this is a naked humiliation." You're fine, as if you don't realize it at all...... No, is it because it's a pervert? β
"I'm not a pervert, I just like cat ears, thank you."
"There's nothing innocent about this, pervert."
Xu Shuo shrugged.
"Say whatever you want. However, I see, no wonder the old man just now looked surprised, thinking that I would mind? It's more comfortable for me to be with a guy like you than to live with a housekeeper I don't know. Xu Shuo said.
"It's weird, you're a man." The cat shook her ears, "Speaking of which, why did you become the housekeeper here?" β
"Well...... this"
Xu Shuo thought for a moment, focused his attention on his gaze, and then stared at the cat, and a set of green numbers slowly appeared above the cat's head.
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(Well, it shouldn't be her.) οΌ
Xu Shuo took off his shoes, sat cross-legged on the bed, and said, "Actually, I suspect that there are people in the manor who want to be unfavorable to Lilian. β
"What do you mean?" Cat asked.
"You know that your lord was killed by a gang of masked men, right? When Lilian and I went to the maze these two days, the gang reappeared. Xu Shuo said.
"Huh? Is the eldest lady okay? β
"It's okay, we avoided it, they didn't find us. I don't think there are many people who know that Liliam and I went to the labyrinth, and there's a good chance that someone in the manor sent a message to those guys. Xu Shuo said.
"So, isn't that you?" The cat tilted her head.
"Me?"
"Yes, it is rumored among the maids that the master was killed because there was a bounty hunter in the convoy who was a thief to make an internal response to the prisoners, and the person they were talking about was not you?"
"It's me, it's not me, I'm a thief, but I'm not a guilt...... Is this all the rumors in the manor now? Xu Shuo sighed, no wonder the housekeepers and maids didn't look at him quite right.
"Well, but you're a nice guy, aren't you?" Cat Mao said.
"What do you think?"
"Because you don't look like you hate the look of subhumans, I hope you're a good person."
Xu Shuo smiled, "Don't worry, I'm not in the same group as those guys." The reason why I want to be the steward here is to find out the ghosts in the manor. β
Maomao nodded, thought for a while, and then said, "Then do you have a clue now?" About who is the inner ghost. β
Xu Shuo's mind flashed the face of Lilian's uncle Herschel, but he didn't say it directly, but asked rhetorically: "You have worked here for so long and know more people than me, who do you think is most likely?" β
"Hmm...... Actually, it hasn't been long, it's only been about a year, and the maids and housekeepers here don't want to talk to me, so I don't know if you ask me, but, ah, don't tell me. Maomao lowered her voice, "Actually, I think the eldest lady's fiancΓ© is a bit ......"
"That?"
"It's weird to look at people, it makes people feel very uncomfortable, and it's not a serious person." The cat had a chill on her face when she said this.
Xu Shuo remembered that Angela had said that in this country, the fiancΓ© can also inherit the inheritance by marrying the deceased, combined with the words of the cat, it seems necessary to pay attention to the young master from the baron's family.
"Well, I'll use my own eyes to confirm tomorrow, but now there's only one question left." Xu Shuo said.
"What?"
"Can you pack up your snacks and clothes? I want to rest. β
"Uh, okay."
The original messy bed, under the joint efforts of Xu Shuo and Maomao, can finally lie down, but there are only pillows and no quilts on the bed, and the cat said that the new quilts are placed in a special room, that room is usually locked, only the head maid has the key, and the head maid Lorn should be in the main house.
"So, are you going to the main house to find the head maid?" Cat asked.
Xu Shuo leaned down on the bed and said, "The main house is too far away, I'm too lazy to go, I'll talk about it tomorrow, anyway, it's not very cold tonight, and it doesn't matter if there is no quilt." β
"Are you sure? It's getting colder and colder at night, but this is the basement. Cat Mao said.
"It's okay." Xu Shuo said.
"Well, don't blame me for not reminding you when it's cold, ha-" the cat said and yawned, "I've slept too, it's been a busy day." β
The cat sat on her bed, then grabbed the sides of the collar on her neck with both hands, and pulled hard, only to hear a click, and the collar was split in half.
Seeing this scene, Xu Shuo was stunned for a moment.
"That, can you remove it yourself?"
Xu Shuo was a little surprised, in the comics he had read about the other world, the collar around the neck of a slave was usually only taken off by the master or slave trader.
"Huh? You say this? The cat waved the collar in her hand, "It's fake, if you want to avoid being captured by human traffickers, the best way is to disguise yourself as a slave who already has an owner, smart, right?" Don't tell me about it, there aren't many people on the manor who know I'm a free man. β
"That's right...... But is it okay to just tell me? β
"It's okay with your words, good night." The cat neatly burrowed into the bed, "No night raids." β
"Who would do that...... Good night. β
Before Xu Shuo fell asleep, he remembered in a daze that Lilian seemed to have said that she was going to come to him tonight, but until he fell asleep, Lilian did not appear.