The lunch that Bear George made was shepherd's pie, a traditional British dish with a layer of potatoes on the top and meat and vegetables underneath. Put it in the oven for fifteen minutes and you'll get a filling lunch.
"Jane, poor girl, your legs are not as thick as my arms." Bear George saw her coming to the kitchen, and without saying anything, he picked the biggest pot and put it in the oven, "You have to eat something."
Jian Jing doesn't mind eating more, but she does mind eating more British food.
In the land of dark cuisine, can the food be delicious
The oven was heating up, and a rich aroma wafted out. George put on his gloves, handed the freshly baked shepherd's pie to her, and said proudly, "Try old George's craftsmanship."
Jian Jing... took a bite with a fearless attitude.
It’s actually okay.
The mashed potatoes are added with butter and ground into a fine texture like sand. The beef is stewed until it is tender and seasoned with pepper and tomato sauce. The broccoli, mushrooms and carrots are all soft and crispy and easy to chew.
The only downside is that it's a bit boring.
I have to drink a lemon drink to eat it.
She scooped a spoonful of mashed potatoes and meat and began to chatter idly: "You are a great cook, are you a chef?"
"No, Old George is a car mechanic, but I like to cook. My little Ruby loves it best when her daddy shows off his cooking skills," said Bear George.
Jian Jing: "She has always been a lovely girl."
"Of course, Ruby is smart and cute. Jane, you are of course smart too, but my Ruby is the best." George opened up and told his story without any guidance.
He was an old bachelor, his wife died early, leaving her only a daughter, Ruby. The father and daughter lived a tight but happy life.
But the good times didn't last long. When Ruby was seven years old, she was diagnosed with a special disease that required her to be hospitalized all year round and she wouldn't live long.
George couldn't afford the expensive treatment and was so desperate that he almost wanted to commit suicide.
It was Leo who helped him and paid a sum of money to the hospital. Ruby was able to live a few more years and passed away without any pain at the age of fifteen.
George, who lost his relatives, returned to Bana and was employed by Winter Castle.
When Leo was not here, he lived in the gatehouse and looked after the house for him.
"Listen, don't listen to Luca's nonsense." George said without question, "The people of Bana are prejudiced against Winter Castle, thinking that they are people abandoned by the Emperor - two hundred years ago, I might have believed it, but now everyone knows that it's just a disease! A rare genetic disease!"
Jian Jing was shocked by the clue that suddenly appeared: "Prejudice? Genetic disease?"
"Uh, did I say that? Oops." George realized belatedly and became distressed.
Jian Jing smiled soothingly: "Don't worry, our country does not believe in God. I would be happy to learn more about this castle."
To increase credibility, I complained: "I told Leo that I liked this place, but he insisted that it was an old house that had fallen into disrepair, which completely destroyed my dream."
"Leo is a good boy. Actually, I don't like it here either, but it's better now. Before the heater was installed, the fireplace alone was completely unable to resist the cold air coming from the sea."
"Talk about prejudice, my dear George," she said, smiling.
George glanced at her and softened his attitude immediately - damn, he wondered, this girl was obviously not good-looking, with a flat oriental face, and most of the compliments were... polite, but she seemed to have a magic power, and he couldn't help but want to answer her.
Is it because she looks like Ruby
He shook his head in his heart and said, "This is their greatest misfortune - it is so sad that they cannot have a happy family for a long time."
Jian Jing was even more confused and kept urging her.
"Okay, okay." George wiped the table vigorously and told her the secret of the Sal family.
No, although it is called a secret, it is actually known to everyone in Bana Town.
Women who married into the Thrall family usually died a violent death.
It is said that this misfortune comes from a vicious curse.
Many years ago, the young and handsome Count Saar married a noble princess from Hungary. She was a privy daughter recognized by the king. Although she could not be called a "princess" in official documents and only had a noble title, it did not prevent people from calling her that.
When they first got married, they loved each other very much. But the good times didn't last long. The earl was a playboy by nature, and a few years later he suddenly fell in love with a beautiful widow in the territory, and the two became very passionate.
The noble princess was proud by nature, and in a rage she had the widow arrested, locked up in the woodshed, and burned her alive.
The count was shocked and angry, thinking that the princess was cruel, and the couple became enemies.
Compared to the romantic and gentle count, the princess is a woman who dares to love and hate and acts decisively. After discovering that her husband has been cheating on her with others, she finally decided to end it all.
She poisoned the count, causing him to wail in bed for seven days and seven nights before he died in unbearable agony.
Before his death, the count cursed the princess with the most vicious words and left a will that no one in the Saar family was allowed to marry Hungarian women, otherwise they would lose everything.
However, although his descendants no longer married brides from Hungary, the tragedy did not end there.
For hundreds of years thereafter, all women who married into the Sal family were cursed by the count: fire, poisoning, hanging, accidents... It was difficult to tell which were accidents and which were murders.
But one thing is clear, there are no such coincidences in the world.
The residents of Bana Town believed that the members of the Sal family inherited the old earl's hatred for his wife and would murder his wife unconsciously.
"It's a disease." George said seriously, "I think it's just an incurable mental illness that causes them to sometimes be unable to control their behavior, but Leo is fine. He has never done anything cruel. Sometimes I think he's more like a girl."
Taking this opportunity, Jian Jing asked him: "So what do you think happened to the poisoning yesterday?"
"Well, I think, you know, nux vomica is a common plant." George said in a tone that "thinks he is calm and natural, but is actually very guilty." "It's normal to make a mistake. Maybe someone accidentally mixed it with rosemary, and I... Old George is old and has poor eyesight, so it's normal to make a mistake."
He deliberately pretended to be very guilty: "Fortunately, no one is okay, isn't it? Otherwise, I would definitely be very, very, very sad. I don't want Leo to be sad."
Jian Jing raised her eyebrows.
Obviously, Old George is covering up for someone. Does he think it's Mary, or is it Leo
After enjoying a pretty good lunch, Jian Jing volunteered to deliver food to Melanie.
She wanted to talk to Melanie.
It just so happened that the bride-to-be had a guest and Kimberly was talking to her.
They seemed to be French. When they were alone, they spoke French, thinking that others could not understand them, so they spoke loudly. Jian Jing outside the door could hear it clearly.
"My dear, I feel so sorry for you. A wedding is the day every girl dreams of, but you have to face something like this... But you are lucky, aren't you
"You've been a lucky guy since you were little. When you first came to Uncle Hank's house, his stocks made a fortune. You won the best lottery at the charity gala. When you were in high school, your boyfriend was a big shot in the school. All the girls were jealous of you, not to mention Leo, who was really good.
At this point, she seemed to feel something was wrong, and hurriedly tried to make amends: "Karl is of course very good, but - I can tell the truth, he has no money after all. Honey, love and marriage are two different things. A boyfriend can be a poor boy. What's wrong with Jack? He can be happy just by buying a movie ticket, but marriage is different. There is a huge difference between a rich husband and a poor husband.
"I don't think you'll throw away this marriage because of this accident, right? But don't be stupid. If you're scared, leave it to me. I already know who did it. Don't worry, I won't let her off the hook."
"Oh my god Kimmy, you've got me confused." Melanie's voice was still very weak. "She?"
Kimberly looked at her cousin proudly: "My dear, although you are very good at catching men, I, Kimberly, am more perceptive than you - things couldn't be clearer."
Melanie still shook her head: "I don't understand."
"Silly Mela, it was Mary, of course it was her!" Kimberly said firmly, "Although it was Leo who poured the wine, it was just a trick of hers. It was not the wine that was poisoned, but the wine glass. I was sitting next to you yesterday and clearly saw her touch your wine glass when she served the food."
Melanie was shocked, and she subconsciously denied: "No, it's impossible, Leo trusts her very much."
"Men usually have blind trust in women who like them." Kimberly said bluntly, "As for the skeleton that appeared in my room, that's easier to understand. The door was locked and the key was in my room. It looked like a secret room, but the premise is that she was telling the truth!"
She became excited: "She said there was only one key. Yes, maybe there was only one before, but couldn't she secretly make a spare one?"
However, Melanie did not accept her cousin's reasoning in its entirety, stating matter-of-factly: "Mary had no reason to do this."
"She doesn't want you to get married!" Kimberly suddenly raised her voice.
"Kimmy, calm down." Melanie had to comfort her, "If it really was Mary, it would be too obvious. She was the one who brought the wine, and she saved me."
This rebuttal made sense, and Kimberly frowned.
The topic was interrupted, and Jian Jing knocked on the door at the right time: "George asked me to bring some Meiji."
Kimberly was very alert: "Why you?"
"It's just a piece of cake. Are you doubting me?" Jian Jing asked back.
Kimberly turned around and said seriously, "Meira, you can't let your guard down."
"Jane is a friend of Leo's friend. We didn't know each other in the past. Would she hurt me?" A smile appeared on Melanie's pale face. "Thank you, Jane. I'll eat in a moment."
"Then I won't bother you any more."
Since Kimberly was present, Jian Jing gave up the idea of having a deep conversation and simply left.
The next stop, of course, is the library.
The corpse was indeed gone.
"You are right," Leo and Kang Mucheng said in a relaxed tone as they sat in the armchairs by the window. "The first thing the lovely Miss Jane did when she came in was to look for corpses. It is hard to imagine that young girls nowadays are actually interested in such things."
Kang Mucheng's eyes flashed with a smile: "No, she is special."
Jian Jing listened to them teasing her, but she didn't get angry. She just asked, "So, is there anyone who can kindly tell me when the corpse disappeared?"
"That's not important." In contrast to his restless state yesterday, Leo was very relaxed today, and his mental state had recovered a lot. "Jane, it's all resolved."
She: “Ah?”
"It won't happen again," Leo declared solemnly, "let's continue discussing the wedding. Mela has always wanted a masquerade, which I think is not solemn. But now I have a new idea. What is more important than making the bride and guests happy?"
He smiled happily, "Jane, what do you like, a princess? An elf? Or maybe... a vampire? I hope to grant your wish."
When a person is truly happy, it is difficult for him to say something that will spoil his mood.
Jian Jing still had doubts about the incident, but after hesitating for a moment, she really couldn't bear to break his joy.
After all, there is a wedding coming up here.
After all, he was going to marry the one he loved.
She pretended to believe it: "I want to play a pirate."
"Oh, Anne Bonny? Good idea," Leo said.
Jian Jing smiled, but she had a premonition in her heart: everything would not end like this.
This turns out to be true.
Soon, there was a second murder.