Guidebook for the Dark Duke

Evan's hunch was very correct. When he returned to the Delan Lille Church, on the first Sunday, Verde did not come to worship. Verde was a church member. Man, who didn't come to worship, he put the discord between the two of them on the table.

It took Delan Lille for a few days, but his presence was still very strong. Even the person with the most closed message would not ignore his presence.

After the service, a very flamboyantly dressed lady walked up to Evan, she looked 30 years old, but was wearing a bright yellow dress that only a little girl would wear. He also wears a pink bow on his face, and the smile on his face is contrived and eccentric.

"Mr. Pastor." She said in a sullen voice, "Do you remember me?"

Evan looked at the woman in front of him, thought for a moment, smiled and nodded: "Miss Blair."

This lady impressed him on his first day in office, and Sheriff Chandler had told him the other day that it was this lady who was Rael's alibi witnesses.

"Oh, I didn't expect you to remember me." Miss Blair giggled, she seemed to want her voice to be more delicate, but the effect was actually quite terrifying.

Evan resisted the urge to touch his arm with goose bumps, forced a smile and nodded, and immediately asked: "Is there anything you need?" This lady does more entanglement.

"Oh, I almost forgot." Miss Blair seemed to be trying to wink at Evan, but Evan didn't even look at her.

"I want to ask you something." Because of Evan's indifference, Miss Blair was obviously a little frustrated: "When will the trial of Mrs. Johnson's case begin?"

Evan's heart tensed when he heard her ask this.

"Why do you remember to ask this?" Evan tentatively smiled.

Miss Blair looked a little upset when she talked about this, and the original smile on her face could not be maintained at this time, she just waved her hand and said: "It's nothing, just ask casually."

Although she said so, the expression on her face was obviously different.

Evan couldn't help but have some doubts in his heart, and paused for a moment before saying: "I don't know much about this, it is said that the county court is very busy these days, I'm afraid it will be next spring. Bar."

"It took so long!" Miss Blair said in surprise.

Evan looked at her and raised her eyebrows, Miss Blair hurriedly lowered her head, and added with some stumbling: "But...poor Mrs. Johnson, I really feel...feeling for her Heartache."

Evan's heart was full of emotions, but he just smiled: "You are really a kind lady, if you want to know anything about Mrs. Johnson, you can go to Chandler. Sheriff, I think he told the truth as well."

Miss Blair smiled reluctantly, then mumbled a thank you, turned and left.

, there was no intersection before, the only thing that matters is that Miss Blair is Rael's alibi...

Evan's eyes sank, it seems that this case is not so simple.

The next morning, Evan went to Sheriff Chandler. When he just arrived at the Sheriff's house, Sheriff Chandler was trying to feed his daughter mashed potatoes, Evan's arrival rescued the sheriff from this predicament in time. With a grateful face, he hugged his daughter to Mrs. Chandler, and dragged Evan out of the house.

The two of them chose a quieter tavern and sat down. Sheriff Chandler ordered a large beer. He didn't seem to have much mental barrier to drinking in the morning, but Evan did. Unlike him, his body was already weak, so he only needed a glass of water.

Sheriff Chandler took a sip of beer before smacking his lips contentedly: "What's the matter with you today?"

Evan held his glass of white water in his hand and stroked the edge of the glass before saying: "Mr. Sheriff, did Mrs. Johnson explain why she came home from the Women's Association. ?"

Hearing that Evan was originally asking this, Sheriff Chandler couldn't help but pouted: "What do you think he can say? It's not those evasive words about worrying about Mr. Johnson's asthma. , so I wanted to go back and have a look, but I didn't expect to see Mr Johnson when I went back, and then she went back."

Evan frowned when he heard this: "Mr. Johnson does have asthma, I heard Dr. Hester say this."

Since Johnson's death, all the rumors about him have long spread in Delan Lille.

Sheriff Chandler snorted coldly with some disdain: "They are husband and wife, of course Mrs. Johnson knows this kind of thing better than anyone else, but I have never seen Mrs. Johnson care so much. It's a little too ridiculous to say that now, Mr. Johnson."

I also inquired about Mrs. Johnson, and I always felt that the lady's attitude was a little unusual."

Sheriff Chandler was very calm, but said: "Miss Blair has always been such a neurotic person, don't worry too much."

Evan watched Sheriff Chandler drinking a beer as if nothing had happened, his eyebrows furrowed deeper, this matter is obviously not so simple.

In the end, because Sheriff Chandler didn't care, Evan left suspiciously, but soon, he had no chance to worry about it again, because of his own problems also began to appear.

I don't know since when, a message began to spread from the whole town. Pastor Bruce is not as pure as he appears. He once made a big mistake in London, so he was sent to Pastor in a country like Derain.

Everyone in Delan Lier knew that their venerable pastor had an unusual past, and they were even more curious about what this venerable pastor did to receive such a punishment.

Of course, Evan also heard this rumor, but when he knew it, people around him looked at him differently.

Evan's heart is actually very worried, so the rumors seem to have no real meaning on the surface, but his blow is very obvious. In this era, for a pastor , his reputation is the most important, if his reputation is ruined, his career will almost come to an end.

Evan knew very well in his heart that he had to suppress this rumor. If he wanted to suppress the rumor, the first thing he had to do was to find the source of the rumor, but Evan did not Worrying, because he knows very well that only Ferd can do such a thing.

The original owner ruined Ferd's reputation at that time, and with the character of Ferd's flaws, he would never let Evan go.

Mrs. Sanders also heard about this rumor. Like Evan, her first thought was Ferd, maybe it was her intuition as a woman. De this person always holds the most cautious attitude.

"Pastor Bruce." Mrs. Sanders looked worriedly at Evan kneeling in front of the **** statue, and whispered: "Now that the nonsense remarks in the town have spread, do you want to To clarify?"

Mrs. Sanders' idea is also the most mainstream approach now, but Evan doesn't think so, since Ferd can make this move, he must have a backhand, if he is now As far as the reporter clarified, he might fall into his trap.

"My dear lady, please don't worry." Evan's tone was very calm: "The rumors stop at the wise, I haven't done anything shameful, so don't care about such rumors. "

Mrs. Sanders became more anxious when she heard him say this: "Mr. Pastor, even if you haven't done such a thing, you can't let things develop like this, most of the townspeople They are all very ignorant, and it is easy for them to believe such unfounded words, ignorant people are a breeding ground for rumors, you can’t let things develop like this, if you let the church know, I’m afraid there will be trouble.”

Mrs. Sanders' concerns are very reasonable, and Evan is very clear in his heart, but he has his own plans, so he can only decline Mrs. Sanders' kindness.

"Ma'am, I am very grateful for your concern, but sometimes some things get darker and darker, the more I say, the more wrong I am, so let God judge this matter. ."

Evan made a cross on his chest and ended his prayer. He stood up from the ground, turned to look at Mrs. Sanders, and said with a smile: "You Don't worry, I will be fine, the townspeople are not as ignorant as we think, as long as I am firm in my heart, everyone will see the truth."

Mrs. Sanders is noncommittal about Evan's optimism. She has seen the power of gossip. She gave little John up for adoption because she was afraid that gossip would ruin the lives of their mother and son. Now Evan's wayward treatment of this matter made Mrs. Sanders anxious.

"Okay, if this is your decision." Mrs. Sanders nodded, but she thought to herself that Pastor Bruce was still too simple and believed in the power of human nature , it is better to believe that the people who spread rumors will have the effect of the plague. This matter still has to go to Duke Wilson. Among the people Mrs. Sanders knows, only Duke Wilson is both powerful and concerned about Reverend Bruce. .

Since Mrs. Sanders made up her mind, she left Delan Lier Church very simply and walked towards Cornwall Manor. In fact, she was still a little uneasy, because she She didn't have much interaction with the Duke before, and she was afraid that the Duke would not see her.

But to Mrs. Sanders's surprise, when she reported her intention to come, she only waited for a few minutes at the door, and was caught by the chief butler of Cornwall Manor, Chris Butler Greeted in person, Mrs. Sanders suddenly felt a little better about Duke Wilson.