Guidebook for the Dark Duke Chapter 26: Quiet Town

The twists and turns of the Lawrence family made the whole town boil. Mr. Lawrence was sentenced to hang, but Mrs. Lawrence was the first to die. On the morning of Mr. Lawrence's execution, Mrs. Lawrence committed suicide by taking medicine at home alone .

Dranlier went crazy all of a sudden. Newspaper headlines were full of reports about the tragedy of the Lawrence family for more than ten days. Sheriff Chandler was chased and blocked by tabloid reporters. Evan's church to hide the quiet.

Evan was wearing a white priest's uniform, standing solemnly in front of the statue and saluting, while Sheriff Chandler leaned lazily on the chair and said in a low tone: "Pastor, this is really a tragedy ."

Evan looked at the crucifixion statue with a dignified look of compassion.

"Sheriff, this is all arranged by the Lord, don't blame yourself." Evan's tone was unusually soft.

Sheriff Chandler buried his face in his hands, looking exhausted.

"I don't blame myself, I just can't figure it out." Sheriff Chandler's voice was muffled: "I can't figure out why Mr. Lawrence would do such a terrible thing." /

Evan sighed. He turned his back to Sheriff Chandler and narrowed his eyes slightly, but in the end he didn't say a word.

Sheriff Chandler didn't expect answers from Evan either, the only thing he wanted was someone to listen to him.

In the end, Sheriff Chandler left. The Delan Lier Church was not his sanctuary. He had to face this disaster by himself.

After Sheriff Chandler left, Evan finally stepped down from the altar, placed holy water in the Holy Grail, and made a cross in front of him. He originally did not believe in ghosts and gods, but he desperately hoped that God could really bless him.

The world has changed so much.

Mrs. Sanders walked out of the inside and saw Evan standing there, she couldn't help but stunned, his handsome profile looked a little psychedelic in the sunlight reflected in the colorful glass of the church , The golden curly hair shone strangely, such a handsome young man, Mrs. Sanders has not seen for a long time.

"Madam?" Evan turned his head and looked at Mrs. Sanders with some surprise.

"Oh." She suddenly came back to her senses: "Mr. Reverend, Duke Wilson just sent a letter." Mrs. Sanders handed over the envelope in her hand.

Evan nodded and took the letter.

Since the last time he asked the Duke to come to the church, Duke Wilson has never missed a service, and their relationship has quickly become closer. Usually, Duke Wilson will take the initiative to invite Evan to Cornwall Manor. , Evan will also invite Duke Wilson to his parsonage as a guest.

With such a relationship, in the eyes of the townspeople of Deran Lille, the two have undoubtedly become the closest friends, and as a result, Evan's status in Derain Lille is also much higher.

Evan swept the Duke's letter, elegant and beautiful swashes, rigorous and gentle wording, but the ultimate goal was to invite Evan to participate in the autumn hunting of Cornwall Manor.

Evan's finger holding the letter paused slightly, and Mrs. Sanders couldn't help but wonder: "Pastor, what's wrong?"

Evan looked at Mrs. Sanders hesitantly: "The Duke invited me to the autumn hunt."

"What?" Mrs. Sanders was almost overjoyed: "The Duke actually invited you to the fall hunt! Oh! What an honor! Pastor Bruce, you are truly the Duke's closest friend! "

Evan looked at Mrs. Sanders inexplicably: "Does this have any special meaning?" He thought that religious believers would not encourage such behavior.

"Oh, look at my memory." Mrs. Sanders sighed with a smile: "I forgot that you didn't know."

Mrs. Sanders happily took the letter from Evan and said with a smile: "The Duke's Autumn Hunt is held once a year, but it invites celebrities from Derain and sometimes from London. Dear nobles, this is the annual prosperous event of Derain Riel. Pastor Ross has served Delan Riel for nearly 20 years, and he has only been invited once. You are really honored this time.”

Evan raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and it seemed that his efforts were not in vain.

"Really, then it seems that I must pass." Evan's tone was very calm, without a trace of waves.

Mrs. Sanders finally realized that Evan's mood was wrong at this time, and looked at Evan with some doubts: "Pastor, what's the matter? Are you unwilling to go?"

Evan lowered his head and couldn't see his expression clearly: "Of course I am willing to go, but I have no hunting experience before, I am afraid I will make a fool of myself."

Mrs. Sanders was relieved to hear this: "Don't worry, this will not happen, you are a priest, they will not force you to hunt, most of them just follow the team and pray to God That's all, Pastor Ross is like that."

Evan nodded: "That's good."

Mrs. Sanders happily went out to prepare hunting things for Evan, but Evan sat in the front row of the church seat with a complicated expression.

It's good that Duke Wilson invited him to go hunting in autumn, but this matter is very difficult to deal with. This event will last for about a week. If Evan's memory is not wrong, there is a big event in this hunt. .

Someone wants to assassinate the Duke.

This is not an impulsive act, but a long-planned conspiracy. Duke Wilson is the king's cousin, and the relationship between the king and him is very close, and Duke Wilson has a great influence on the king. Now the king He is seriously ill, but he has not yet established an heir. According to the law of succession to the throne, it should be inherited by Prince George. The relationship between Duke Wilson and Prince George is also very close, not to mention the army in the hands of the Duke, which plays an important role in the whole kingdom. It has a huge effect, so those who hide in the dark and covet the throne naturally can't sit still.

They planned this assassination. It was almost a perfect plan. The Duke loves hunting, and only when he is hunting can he be alone. This is an opportunity for these people.

It is a pity, however, that this opportunity was broken by the heroine, the first halo character in this article. She blocked a shot for the Duke, but naturally, she survived, so the Duke became more and more dead to the heroine.

This result makes Evan clearly understand that if he wants to completely grasp the duke, he must pay the price for this assassination.

Evan lowered his head, he shook hands, and was struggling in his heart. The heroine has a halo around her and can survive even if she blocks the gun, but he doesn't have such skills, he is just trying his best to catch The despicable villain in the Duke's sight, if he really died for this matter, wouldn't the gain outweigh the loss.

This letter is a big problem for Evan.

He thought about it over and over again. This book is written with the heroine and the duke as the protagonists. If he doesn't make trouble this time, things will inevitably develop as described in the book. The heroine saved Duke, even if the Duke doesn't want to have a favorable impression of the heroine as in the book, this result is a smack, and he can't take risks.

Evan thought about it again and again, and finally decided to fight this time. It was incredible that he came to this place, and what if he took another risk.

Evan's eyes flashed a little dangerously, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly. This time, let him take a good look at how the gloomy but affectionate duke in the book would react.

When Mrs. Sanders came out, she was a little anxious to see Evan still standing.

"Mr. Pastor, why are you still here, the townspeople are coming in an hour and you're going to have mass."

Evan suddenly came back to his senses, he slowly stood up from his seat, he must plan this time well.

As always, the whole town came to this Mass. The churchmen in Derainlier seemed to be very religious. Since Evan became a pastor, almost every one of them has not missed a service.

Evan stood on the altar and saw Duke Wilson also coming, he was still wearing a black coat and suit, with a hat, his face was cold, and the whole person looked very solemn, Arya and Dr. Hester They also came together, and what made Evan even more unacceptable was that Arya actually sat beside Duke Wilson.

Looking at the blush on Arya's face, Evan's heart became more and more determined. This time, he must not let it go. He must take risks.

After the mass, Evan sent all the townspeople out one by one. In the end, only the Duke stayed. Evan watched the reluctant Arya walk away with Dr. Hester. Looking back, he looked at Duke Wilson with a slightly stiff face.

"My lord, thank you for being here today." Evan was so polite that he couldn't fault it.

There was something strange in Duke Wilson's eyes: "Have your feelings for Miss Alia still not changed?"

Evan was first shocked and then happy, but he pretended to be melancholy: "How can a person's feelings be controlled, Miss Arya is sincere and kind, I'm just a priest, I'm afraid Not worthy of her."

A bit of anger flashed in Duke Wilson's eyes: "You're not worthy of her! It's her..."

Under Evan's burning gaze, Duke Wilson couldn't continue. He licked his dry lips and looked at Evan's blue eyes as clear as lake water, just wanting to find a place to get in.

Evan just smiled slightly, as if he didn't care about Duke Wilson's gaffe, and just whispered: "I am very honored that you think highly of me, but it is a pity that I am just an ordinary mortal, even if it is the Lord Nor can one change one's feelings for another."

Duke Wilson pursed his lips tightly and looked at Evan, who was a little lost. For some reason, his heart seemed to be condensed. He didn't like Arya very much, very, very much.

"Have you received the invitation I sent you?" Duke Wilson suddenly changed the subject.

Evan nodded with a smile: "Thank you for your invitation."

"Then will you come?" Duke Wilson chased after him.

Evan was a little surprised, thinking that he had already answered this question in his previous words.

"Don't worry, I will definitely go there." Evan made up his mind silently, this time he has the consciousness to risk his life.

Duke Wilson's face softened a bit.