Western Fantasy: I can write unlimited entries

Chapter 20 Melitoya Arnold

Tabitha was not her original name. She was originally a prostitute who was bought because of her good looks.

Tabitha originally thought she could live a good life, but unexpectedly she fell into a den of thieves again. The person who bought her ordered Tabitha to work with Benden to gain the Baron's trust and achieve a certain goal.

As for the purpose, the man didn't tell her.

Egbert frowned and said, "So this woman is just a cover. If you really want to ask something, you still have to get it from the man."

Thomas nodded, "I asked Tabitha. The man who bought her kept his face covered, so he doesn't know his true appearance."

"So cautious, maybe it's someone we know."

Egbert's eyes moved slightly, "Go and see Mr. Abel. I hope there will be good news."

The two came to another room, and before they entered, they heard Benden's screams and the sound of bones breaking.

"Did you ask?"

Abel shook his head and said: "He still refuses to say who the instigator is, but the rest of the things are clear."

Benden howled, "I've told you everything I know, what else do you want?"

"That man has never shown his face. I really don't know who he is! However, I can be sure that he is a noble. He wears very good clothes and is definitely not a commoner!"

Ignoring Benden's cry, Abel said to Egbert: "Benden is not his real name. He was originally doing some 'black things' in Gunnar Town. A man found him and gave him a large sum of money. And he read a letter to him, asking him to come to the Baronial Palace to perform in a play."

Abel told Egbert the information obtained from Benden in detail.

"Letter? What's in it? Tell it word for word!" Egbert noticed a detail and then looked at Benden.

Benden said quickly: "It is a letter from the illegitimate child of a baron. There is not much content in it. The person who wrote the letter hopes that the lord can take in her child, and said that it is the child of the previous baron."

Egbert thought that Melitoya's mother was just a commoner, uneducated, with little knowledge, not knowing many words, and indeed could not write many words.

"Are you sure that the person who ordered you is a noble?"

Benden begged: "Sure, I'm sure. Can you let me go? I have no ill intentions towards the Lord. I am willing to perform meritorious service in exchange for my own life."

Egbert and Abel looked at each other, and the former nodded and said: "I will report to the lord, and I will leave this place to you."

Benden saw the murderous intent in their eyes and felt chills running down his spine, begging for mercy again and again.

Egbert sneered: "If you dare to poison the Baron Mansion and murder the Lord and Miss Melitoya, you will be punished by death!"

Benden still refused to give up and argued: "It wasn't me who poisoned me, it was that kid, it was him!"

Bang.

Abel punched him hard in the abdomen, and immediately spit out a drop of acidic water from Benden's mouth.

"How dare you poison me? I'm tired of living!"

Only then did Abel realize what heinous act the guy in front of him had done!

Egbert left the dungeon and headed to the lord's room. At the door of the lord's bedroom, he happened to meet Diana who was about to knock on the door and enter.

"Maid Diana, have you checked it out over there?"

"Yes, Butler Egbert. If you can come to the lord so quickly, you must have already obtained the results of the interrogation. You are worthy of it."

Egbert shook his head, "It's all Mr. Abel's fault. I didn't do anything. Let's not talk anymore. Let's go in together."

"Okay, Mr. Egbert, please go first." Diana gave way.

Egbert nodded, knocked on the door, and pushed the door open with Ron's permission, followed closely by Diana.

In the bedroom.

Ron was sitting on the sofa by the window. The room was a little dark, only illuminated by a floor lamp next to him.

After Egbert saluted, he began to narrate.

"Someone accidentally obtained the letter left by Miss Melitoya's mother and used this information to find out the identity of the three Bendens pretending to be illegitimate children. According to the plan, after confirming this identity, they would secretly murder you and let the illegitimate child succeed naturally. Bit."

Ron continued his words by saying, "But then things happened multiple times that were not planned."

"The first thing is that the real illegitimate child appeared, and it was a girl. I guess the gender of the illegitimate child was not stated in the letter, so I found a boy."

His fingers tapped on the armrest of the sofa, crisp and rhythmic.

"The second case is that the person who reported the news, Benden, was retained, so that their subsequent plans could not be carried out. He also heard that I had sent people to investigate, so he took the risk in a hurry and adopted the strategy of poisoning. .”

Egbert praised: "The lord knows things well, just as you said. Benden was so anxious that he poisoned the banquet tonight to murder you and Miss Melitoya."

Ron narrowed his eyes, "Oh? Are you sure he wants to kill Melitoya and me?"

Egbert was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "Yes."

Ron was silent, then looked at Diana who was waiting on the side and said, "Where are you? Is there any result?"

"Yes, Lord."

Diana bowed and said, "After my investigation, the person who poisoned was Jonas. He found an opportunity during the food delivery and got close to the food truck."

Ron fell silent.

For a 5-year-old child to find an opportunity to poison, it shows how uneasy the Baron's house is.

But it just shows that Jonas has some kind of talent, and it is not easy to successfully poison in such a situation.

Benden's order to Jonas was to poison Ron and Melitoya, but he only had his share of the poisoned fried meat.

There was a flash of consideration in Ron's eyes.

"I understand, you go down." He waved his hand, and Egbert and Diana bowed and left the room.

After sitting for a while, Ron got up and went to Melitoa's room.

When he came to the door, he pushed it open gently. Irene sat helplessly on the edge of the bed, but Melitoya was nowhere to be seen in the room.

Ron walked over and found that the quilt on the bed was slightly raised, and it was obvious that Melitoya was hiding inside.

Eileen heard the movement behind her and stood up and said, "Master, little Meili has been crying for almost two hours. She hasn't eaten anything. No matter how she tries to persuade her, it doesn't work."

Ron sat down by the bed and looked aside. In order to reassure Melitoya, Irene even brought the pudding from her collection, but it was still there untouched.

"Melitoya."

Ron spoke slowly, and the quilt trembled visibly. Not long after, a small head came out.

Melitoya's eyes were filled with tears. Her two little hands were tightly grasping the edge of the quilt, and half of her head was hidden under the quilt. This look made me feel pity and heartache.

"Are you afraid of me?" Ron asked in a very calm tone.

Melitoya shrank her neck and said in a broken voice: "No, I'm not afraid."

"That's hating me."

"Don't hate!"

This time, Melitoya answered quickly and her voice was louder than before.

Ron smiled and said doubtfully: "That's strange. Since you are not afraid of me and don't hate me, why are you crying?"

Facing Ron's question, Melitoya's little mind shut down.

Melitoya's crying is obviously related to Ron, but there is no logic to this question, so there is no answer. Melitoya is only 5 years old, and she doesn't even know the most basic common sense, and she can't understand it. reason.

"Sit down quickly and wipe away your tears." Ron said.

"oh oh."

Hearing this, Melitoya obeyed in a daze, and she even forgot to cry. Erin, who was behind her, watched the whole process and was immediately shocked.

Oh my god, I’ve been coaxing myself for two hours, but I can’t even say a few words like the young master?

Suddenly, Erin felt like she had failed as a human being.

Melitoya was sitting upright on the bed, and Ron frowned slightly. There were some red marks on both sides of Melitoya's face, which were the places where he had pinched them with his hands before. He was in a hurry at the time and did not control his strength well, resulting in It hasn't disappeared after all this time.

"Eileen, go get some swelling medicine."

Ron ordered, and after a while, Eileen took some topical ointment and handed it to him. Ron said to Melitoya, 'Don't move', and then applied the medicine to her himself, applying it gently on both sides of her cheeks.

Erin looked at the scene in front of her, her eyes sparkling, and she felt inexplicably moved in her heart.

After finishing, Ron turned to Eileen and said, "I'll have the kitchen prepare food and bring it to you later. Don't eat too much, otherwise you won't be able to digest it if you eat too much."

"Yes, Master."

Ron nodded, then brought the pudding on the side and placed it in front of Melitoya, and said: "I'll eat and go to bed later, do you hear me?"

Melitoya's eyes widened and she didn't say a word, making Irene wink anxiously.

Ron frowned, raised his hand and gently placed it on Melitoya's head, and said helplessly: "Why are you so stupid?"

Only then did Melitoya turn around, her face turned red with embarrassment, she lowered her head and said, "I heard it, brother."

After receiving the reply, Ron stood up, gave Erin a few words, and then left the room.

——

The next day.

Early in the morning, Egbert and Abel gathered in the study to discuss the follow-up issues with Ron last night.

"Now that they have been arrested, the person behind the scenes will probably hide deeper and not be discovered by us." Egbert said worriedly.

Abel said: "My lord, my subordinates still think that Viscount Gordon is the biggest suspect. According to Benden's words, that man did not dare to show his face because he was concerned about his status as a noble. You are also a noble of the Carlo Kingdom. According to the law, According to law, without the permission of the royal family, two nobles cannot start a war without reason."

Egbert frowned when he heard this, but said nothing.

According to Abel's speculation, it does make sense, but Ron always felt that something was wrong. He waved his hand and said: "After this incident, the person behind it should be dormant for a while and will not show up at will to expose himself." . You go and deal with the aftermath of yesterday’s incident, and be sure not to leak the news and let the people know about it, causing unnecessary panic.”

It is a big deal for a lord to be poisoned. It will cause chaos whether it is those who support the lord or those who hate the lord.

He was about to leave for the Royal Capital in the near future, and at this juncture, Ron didn't want big problems to arise in his territory.

"Follow the Lord's orders."

The two responded, and Egbert said again: "Lord, there is one more thing. How to deal with those three people?"

This time the matter was so big that the two of them did not dare to make a decision in private.

Ron was silent for a moment and asked: "Where is the boy?"

"Locked in a dungeon."

"Then keep it closed." Ron said calmly.

The two looked at each other and exited the study. Ron didn't ask Benden and Tabitha just now. This was already an attitude. Abel didn't need to ask anymore, he knew how to deal with them.

Not long after, the study door was pushed open again.

The person who came in was Joyce. She was startled when she saw Ron. Why did she come so early today?

"I'm very sorry, Lord Lord, I didn't know you were here."

Ron didn't care. He stood up from his seat and said, "No need to apologize. You came to the study so early because you wanted to deal with these official documents. Come and sit down."

Joyce used to get up very early every day and come to deal with the paperwork that was placed here early in the morning. By the time Ron got up and came to the study to check, Joyce had already left to clean the mansion.

Joyce did not expect that Ron would take the initiative to give up his seat to her, which made her overwhelmed and froze in place.

Um?

Ron raised his eyes and looked over. Joyce hurriedly walked over and sat down, but Ron did not leave. He sat down at the table with a book in his arms.

Although his eyes fell on the book, his thoughts were not here.

Melitoya is now 5 years old. During this period of time, under the care of Eileen, Melitoya is no longer the malnourished look she was when she first arrived, and her hair color is gradually brighter, closer to Ron's hair color.

This is a sign that your body is getting better.

But what worried Ron was Melitoya's mind. Due to her living environment, she not only didn't know a word, but she couldn't even speak a word well.

He couldn't speak every time he saw him, which made Ron very worried. He felt that he should find an enlightenment teacher for Melitoya as soon as possible.

You can't just grow your body without growing your brain.

Thinking of this, Ron retracted his thoughts. He needed to find a teacher with good teaching quality. When he was about to put down the book and leave, his eyes fell on Joyce, who was crouching at the desk next to him, reviewing paperwork.

Isn't there exactly one?

As if aware of the gaze, Joyce raised her head and met Ron's eyes. Her heart tightened and she said, "Lord?"

Ron looked serious and spoke in a serious tone: "From today on, as a lord, I will appoint you as Melitoya's tutor. Are you willing?"

"I"

“When you become a teacher, you no longer have to do cleaning work.”

"But."

"I have two days off a week and only work five hours a day."

Joyce fell into silence. Faced with Ron's conditions, she was shaken in her heart.

Ron's next words made Joyce unable to refuse.

"As long as you agree, I will give you the right to purchase books on your own."

There are so many books in the world, and the books collected in the Baron's Palace are not worth mentioning at all. Joyce only needs a little time to read them, but if she has the power to purchase books, then she can use the name of the Baron's Palace to Outsource the books you want.

"It's my honor to teach Miss Melitoya." Joyce immediately thanked him for the gift.

Until now, Joyce found that the man in front of him could always break his sanity time and time again.

Making her have to do things she didn't want to do.

Without him, I would have given too much.

Joyce raised his head and asked tentatively: "What about these documents?"

"Of course it's up to you to handle it," Ron said matter-of-factly.

——

It's breakfast time.

Ron arranged for Melitoya to sit on the seat next to him. Seeing that there was no red mark on her face, he nodded slightly.

"You will always live here from now on, and you cannot have no identity. You should also be given a surname. From now on, your name will be Melitoya Arnold. Remember it."

As soon as this statement came out, everyone present was surprised.

"Remember, brother." Melitoya replied blankly, seemingly unaware of the meaning of being given the surname 'Arnold'.

"Why are you still so dumb? It's fine. It should be better after you study with the teacher for a while."

Ron said and waved, and Joyce came over and saluted the two of them.

"This is your future teacher, and she will be responsible for future study tasks. If you understand, let's start eating."

After Ron finished speaking, he started to eat his breakfast, not caring about the confused expressions of the people around him.