Mystery: Starting from Meeting Amon

Chapter 178 Scandal
The waiter shook his head and explained truthfully: "This is Baron Reagan's residence. I don't know Mr. Lyle Slonte."

"Sure enough, after Miss Stephanie's father got into trouble, irreversible changes occurred in the past two years." Lewis complained in his heart, he nodded, and asked again:

"I used to have some friendship with Mr. Lyle Slonte, and this house was once Mr. Lyle's former residence. I want to know the current situation of Mr. Lyle's family. I wonder if I can communicate with Baron Reagan?"

The waiter suddenly looked behind Lewis. A carriage inlaid with gold thread slowly drove over from the end of the street. He said to Lewis:

"Baron Reagan has just returned from a play."

Following the waiter's line of sight, Lewis focused his hearing and senses on the carriage. He heard the owner of the carriage humming a poem:

"My doubts, the ancient dark night
Staying on the slender branches
To overcome the flaws in pursuing the rose ideal
Let us ponder...

The shepherd sees in your cold and blue eyes like a fountain of tears

From your chastity flew the confused illusion..."

When the carriage stopped outside the house, the poetry in the carriage stopped abruptly. Baron Regan seemed to be in a good mood. He straightened his clothes and added:

"Congressman Boris's wife, it tastes really good!"

The carriage stopped and the waiter brought the wooden steps to the side of the carriage. The baron, wearing a white woolen wig on his head and half his chest exposed, stepped gracefully on the steps.

“Baron Reagan.” Lewis stepped forward, saluted, and asked directly: “I want to know how the original owner of this house is doing?”

Baron Reagan slowly got off the carriage. He looked at Lewis and said coldly, "I am not interested in the Loen people who have no romantic cells."

Seeing Baron Reagan passing by him, Lewis said quietly: "Congressman Boris's wife, ah, the taste..."

The next second, Baron Reagan turned around mechanically and said with a smile: "What a gentlemanly friend of Loen! Oh, what a beautiful lady, just like an angel!"

Lewis inadvertently raised the corner of his mouth. This Baron Reagan has a high emotional intelligence. No wonder he can become a baron:
"I heard that this is the former residence of Mr. Lyle Slonte, a wine merchant. I used to do business in Loen and I'm an old friend of Mr. Lyle. I want to ask what happened here."

Baron Reagan squeezed out the wrinkles on his face. Under the thick wool wig, his bald scalp could be vaguely seen. He said truthfully:
“This house is indeed the former residence of Mr. Lyle. Two years ago, Mr. Lyle went to Loon and I heard that he died when pirates robbed his ship.

Unfortunately, the wine produced by the once famous Slonte Estate has since become a thing of the past.

Mr. Lyle's wife lived here at the time, and I felt sorry for her, so I bought the house."

You don't look like a kind person. You dare to try Boris's wife... Lewis complained about Baron Reagan in his heart and continued to ask:

"I want to meet Mr. Lyle's wife and do something for the deceased Mr. Lyle. Do you have any clues?"

Baron Reagan frowned and thought, then said:
“Since Mr. Lyle’s death, most of his assets have been acquired by well-meaning people, but the Slonte Winery is the only one that remains.

There is a beautiful vineyard there, just outside the western part of Trier, very far away from the city.

If you want to see Mrs. Strong, maybe that's where you can go."

Lewis took off his hat, saluted, and said:
"Thank you for your cooperation."

He didn't say much. After he was far away from the house, he found a carriage rental company.

It would be a disgrace to a wealthy businessman who is worth more than 100,000 pounds to always walk or take a public carriage. No matter how much money you have, you should have the dignity corresponding to that level. This is the value that this world should have.

In the end, Lewis chose a carriage with a gold and silver thread on the frame, which cost around 50 pounds a month to rent.

Miss Stephanie seemed very pessimistic. When she left Baron Negan's house, she became much quieter and even spoke much less.

Lewis knew what Stephanie was upset about. Stephanie used to be born into a wealthy family, but in the past two years, not only did she lose her freedom, but she also became a commodity.

The hometown that he once missed has also undergone tremendous changes. The old house has become the residence of Baron Reagan, and even his family members don’t know where it is.

"Pause."

When they were about to leave the King's District, Lewis stopped the driver temporarily and bought a Trier Morning Post.

Opening the newspaper, you can see a series of romantic scandals, such as: the sexual scandal of Congressman Boris was exposed, the couple had a 20-year age difference, and it was suspected that the couple was a mother and daughter.

"wipe!"

Lewis cursed subconsciously. The Trier Morning Post and the Backlund Morning Post were two completely different extremes. One had scandals occupying the main pages, while the other had politics occupying the main pages.

Wait, the fact that Congressman Boris is having an affair with his mother and daughter is also a political matter. It should be something his political enemies did to destroy his reputation. He doesn't believe that a congressman's private life is so chaotic.

Wait... Congressman Boris's wife is having an affair with Baron Reagan.

Lewis was confused. It was just a front-page headline, but it made him eager to read on.

Trier Morning News...so damn interesting!

Unconsciously, Lewis fell into deep learning until the coachman reminded him that they had arrived at Slont Manor, and he was freed from his "business".

This is a rather luxurious manor. The building area alone is over one thousand square meters. The building has three floors and is nearly 15 meters high.

There are tall Intis sycamore trees planted around it, as well as several gardens. The largest vineyards and wineries are quite far away from the buildings.

"If you want to take down a manor like this in its entirety, it would cost more than 50,000 pounds. Miss Stephanie's family seems to be very rich, even though they are already down and out."

While lamenting his own poverty, Lewis took Stephanie to the tall three-story building.

Manors like this usually have staff guarding the gates. If it were a few decades ago, when slavery was practiced, there would definitely be many slaves from the Northern Continent living in the manor.

These slaves would be responsible for picking and planting grapes.

Even now that slavery has been abolished, there are still many female workers living here who are responsible for picking grapes.

Outside the iron gate, Lewis saw a waiter in a tuxedo. He looked arrogant, with his eyes half-squinted, as if looking down at the visitor.

“Miss Stephanie, do you know him?” Seeing Stephanie’s slight body movements, Lewis’ expression remained unchanged and he asked in a voice that only the two of them could hear.

(End of this chapter)