Chapter 8, Breakfast

Liang Xi rubbed his hands together and said, "John, we are so familiar with each other, how can I accept your gift? Just convert it to cash."

Lawyer Cook was summoned from London to Reading to witness a sealed will. He was then dispatched by the Earl to Oxford to catch a flight to France. Cook is an elderly man, and based on my understanding of the Earl's children, the Earl should not have treated Cook in such a manner. I suspect that the Earl may be running out of time. By examining this line of reasoning and synthesizing various pieces of information, I ultimately reached a conclusion

Liang Xi got out of the car, hands on hips, looking at the taillights of the van, and said angrily: "Damn Mi." Without the 60 kilograms of the woman, maintaining a constant speed of 80 kilometers per hour, it was entirely possible to cover the last four kilometers. Wouldn't they need to refuel upon arriving in London? No, they wouldn't refuel; after all, the towing bill would be charged to John, and he could take the subway home for 24 hours.

I glanced at the interior light: "John?"

"Use your phone for lighting." Liang Xi felt the power and did not dare to move recklessly, saying: "So you can see clearly"

Liang Xi cannot be certain whether the woman is from MI5 or MI6

Liang Xi drove to the streetlight in the suburbs, using bottled water and a cloth from the trunk to clean the bloodstains left by the woman in the back seat. Finally, he arrived at John's house at nearly four o'clock in the morning. Liang Xi felt a bit smug inside, having calculated the limit of the gasoline, stopping the car in the garage just as the fuel was about to run out. He imagined John starting the vehicle and staring blankly at the fuel gauge, thinking he would wake up laughing from this dream tonight. Calculating this would come at a cost. He imagined John starting the vehicle and staring blankly at the fuel gauge, thinking he would wake up laughing from this dream tonight. Calculating this would come at a cost.

Liang Xi placed the car keys in front of John, sat down, picked up a pastry to enjoy his breakfast, and casually recounted the details of the case he handled yesterday in a clear and thorough manner

The woman, in anger, said: "Are you trying to play tricks on me?"

Liang Xi replied: "Of course it is the steward, he knows all the secrets of the family and is responsible for the entire operation of the family"

The woman still had questions to ask when a black seven-seater van pulled up alongside. She threw John's driver's license onto the passenger seat, held a gun in her left hand, pressed her right forearm against her wound, and opened the car door with her right hand. While performing these actions, the woman remained vigilant, keeping an eye on Liang Xi, and pushed the car door open with her body as she got out.

Liang Xi has determined that this woman is not a bad person, but she could potentially be a good person who has gone bad. The tone and attitude of the woman's questioning, her action of holding the gun, her calm demeanor, her alert awareness, and the fact that she chose to shout at Liang Xi rather than point the gun at him all indicate this. This also saved her own life; otherwise, if Liang Xi had seized the opportunity to slam on the brakes, she would have been thrown through the front windshield and then run over.

John Doe: "Assuming the will has been destroyed, your conversation with the butler was about asking the right person but posing the wrong question. You should not have put your chips on the table; instead, you should have first articulated Cook's contributions to the Earl's family over the years, inquiring indirectly and expressing that you are aware the butler understands the implications of the will, thereby handing the initiative to the butler. Although the outcome was favorable, there were some minor issues in your handling of the process; however, I am quite satisfied with your overall performance. Therefore, I have decided to present you with two gifts"

Liang Xi raised his hand and said: "No, absolutely not. The oil gauge is here." Luke!

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John Dao: "The two maids, who entered the Earl's estate in their twenties, are the Earl's most trusted individuals. However, it is important to understand that the roles of a butler and a maid cannot be compared. For instance, you can extract information about the Dai couple from the maids, but you cannot obtain such clues from the butler. Furthermore, you have interacted with the Earl's four children, which should lead you to conclude that the butler must be aware of the will. The only concern you should have is whether the will still exists." You have also interacted with the Earl's four children, which should lead you to conclude that the butler must be aware of the will. The only concern you should have is whether the will still exists.

Woman: "No need." She had long sensed that Liang Xi was not ordinary. If he could tell that she was not an ordinary person, then Liang Xi was too calm. If he believed he was an ordinary person, then his attitude of answering every question was unwarranted. The woman released Liang Xi's wrist, lifted the car's central control drawer, and reached in to pull out a driver's license.

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Liang Xi: "I mean: it is my grandfather"

John Dao: "Since you speculate that the Earl may use either subtle or forceful means to expel Cook from the Davis family, is it possible that the Earl would allow the butler, whom he does not trust, to remain within the family?"

John remained noncommittal, wiping the tea that had stained his large mustache with a tissue, and asked: "For the Earl's family, who is more important, Cook or the Butler?"

Liang Xi disagreed: "One cannot say that. The most troubling issues in this case for me are several: Has the will been destroyed? If the will has not been destroyed, is it in the hands of the steward? In the hands of the child? Or in the hands of the maid who has worked at the estate for decades? Once I ask the wrong person or the wrong question, I will lose all my leverage"

The woman turned around and asked, "How?"

Although the garage partition is simple, it is the first private space that Liang Xi has ever owned. Here, he can freely post celebrity posters, play pop music, and even do his homework while hanging upside down. On a whim, he can even jump in place and do the crab dance.

Now Liang Xi can only wait for the tow truck in the night, to return to London with it. However, good deeds are rewarded; just as Liang Xi was about to call for assistance, a passing driver helped him by siphoning gasoline from his own tank into the Beetle. Liang Xi hypocritically offered him £10, which the driver graciously accepted before shaking hands with Liang Xi and bidding farewell, without any formality at all

Liang Xi: "Could you give me some gasoline?"

The rear door of the van was opened, and a woman was about to get in when Liang rolled down the window and called out: "Hey"

Liang Xidao: "It is I."

After Liang Xi finished speaking, the car jolted a few times and then slowly glided forward for more than ten meters before coming to a stop by the roadside

John asked after listening, "What is the basis for your suspicion?"

The woman leaned forward, the interior lights of the car dim, making it difficult to see the dashboard. Liang Xi reached out to grab his phone to provide some light, but the woman's hand grasped Liang Xi's wrist, staring at him and asking, "What do you want to do?"

Liang Xi nodded slowly: "Therefore, the steward is one of the most trusted individuals of the earl"

After Liang Xi entered university, the bed, desk, chairs, and the few pieces of furniture were covered with dust covers. Liang Xi pulled back the dust cover on the bed, only halfway, as he only slept on half of the bed. He did not wash up; he simply took off his trousers and socks and tossed them at the foot of the bed before lying down to sleep

The garage has a partition, which was Liang Xi's residence during his time at school. Mary was very dissatisfied with John's decision to let Liang Xi live in the garage; she believed that Liang Xi could live with them, to which Liang Xi agreed, while John remained noncommittal. After living together for half a month, Liang Xi quietly moved to the garage because Mary was too enthusiastic. She would frequently knock on the door, bring snacks, serve tea, and chat with Liang Xi. Moreover, she attempted to correct some of Liang Xi's bad habits, such as lying on the bed as soon as he returned, throwing things around, and keeping the table messy. She would frequently knock on the door, bring snacks, serve tea, and chat with Liang Xi. Moreover, she attempted to correct some of Liang Xi's bad habits, such as lying on the bed as soon as he returned, throwing things around, and keeping the table messy.

The woman turned her head to get into the car, closed the door, and the vehicle drove away swiftly

At 7:00 AM, the biological clock promptly awakened Liang Xi. Liang Xi exited the garage and had breakfast on the front yard grass, greeting Mary and John, who raised their hands in acknowledgment. After washing his hands in the first-floor bathroom, Liang Xi also took the opportunity to use the toilet. Upon returning to the front yard, Mary had already poured him some tea

John nodded: "This case poses no difficulty for you."