Wizard Earl

Chapter 758 Nighttime Visit to Ferguson's Mansion (4)

"But we can't compete with Connor for the position of Earl of Ferguson. Butler Martinez supports him, as do the imperial laws and the family itself. Moreover, his sister-in-law Catherine's family, the Francis Group, has been doing very well in recent years. Connor has Francis Group blood in him, so it will be easy for him to get support from the Francis Group!"

"Our whole family has no chance against Connor. Even if you want to kill him, Connor Ferguson's knightly talent is not bad. When he left the family, he was already close to becoming a full knight by practicing the family's knightly breathing technique. Now, after ten years away from the family, he is at least a full knight, and maybe he has even become a grand knight!"

"The family's knights are all under the control of my second brother, Warrent. I can't command them all by myself. Because of what happened back then, my second brother is now indifferent to family affairs. He only cares about the manor and doesn't care about anything else. In addition, he and my eldest brother have been close since childhood. He will definitely support Connor becoming Earl Ferguson. I really can't think of any chance of winning." Jack Ferguson analyzed to Eugenia, his voice full of helplessness.

"Jack, you idiot, who said I was going to use those knights from your Ferguson family? I've saved up two thousand gold pounds over the years, I'll take it all out, then I can borrow three thousand gold pounds from my mother's family, and you can scrape together another five thousand gold pounds. We'll spend ten thousand gold pounds to hire a few assassins, and kill Connor Ferguson as soon as he returns to Frosinone!"

"When Connor Ferguson dies, Warrent will be infamous within the family, and Alfred will be dead, with no other heirs. All that's left is for you, Jack, to give those elders some benefits, and without a doubt, those old guys will support you to become the new Earl Ferguson!" Eugenia confidently revealed her entire plan to her husband.

Upon hearing Eugenia's plan, Jack Ferguson was still weighing the pros and cons and didn't say anything. However, Connor, who was hiding outside the manor, smiled and shook his head. Although his third aunt was a bit greedy, she wasn't stupid. Ten thousand gold pounds could hire a pretty good assassin.

If I weren't a wizard, but just an ordinary person, I might have actually fallen for her tricks. But now that I've become a first-level wizard and have heard about her wolfish ambitions, her schemes and ambitions are destined to be nothing more than an impossible illusion.

Having learned of Eugenia's scheme, Connor lost all interest in what Eugenia and his uncle Jack Ferguson were about to say. With a wave of his hand, a small stone that looked no different from an ordinary rock flew out of his hand and silently landed in the flower bed of the Jack Ferguson family's house.

Connor's first target in his investigation of the Ferguson family was the Jack Fergusons. Naturally, he was very suspicious of them. However, it now seems that although Jack and Ferguson had done things that betrayed the family, embezzled family property and become parasites on the family, and Eugenia even wanted to kill her so that Jack Ferguson could become the new Earl of Ferguson, given their intelligence and abilities, they should not be related to the mole that Reyes planted in the Ferguson family.

Since that's the case, Connor doesn't care much about his third uncle and aunt anymore. Compared to the undercover agent who's been a thorn in his side and who still doesn't dare to openly return to Ferguson, Jack Ferguson and Eugenia are nothing!

After setting up the listening equipment, Connor left the Jack Ferguson family mansion and quietly made his way to the bungalows where the coachmen, servants, bodyguards, and other service personnel lived. During the years when the Ferguson family was at its peak, these service positions at the Ferguson mansion were never filled by outsiders; they were always filled by farmers and artisans who were dependent on the Ferguson family and whom the family knew well.

Because the commissions offered by the Ferguson family at the time were far higher than the average price in the labor market in Frosinone, these people were eager to take on service positions at the Ferguson Mansion.

However, as the Ferguson family's financial situation gradually deteriorated over the years, the salaries they could offer for these jobs became mediocre in the market, or even non-existent. As a result, there were fewer and fewer familiar candidates for these service positions. Therefore, in order to maintain their quality of life, the Ferguson mansion had no choice but to recruit from outsiders. However, the people recruited were a mixed bag, and it was easy for outsiders to infiltrate. Therefore, this place was also a place that Connor suspected of having an undercover agent.

Arriving at the small bungalow where the service staff lived, Connor, with a thought, unleashed his full mental power. Instantly, the myriad aspects of life within the bungalow became visible. Under the influence of Connor's mental power, a young servant sneaked into the kitchen to steal food under the cover of night, a stable boy and maid were making love in the stable, and the snoring sounds echoed throughout the bungalow… all of these were things that had not escaped Connor's mental detection.

Connor scanned the men and women living in the small houses with his mental energy, but found no trace of an undercover agent hidden in the night. A strange light appeared in his eyes. After a moment's thought, Connor took out five surveillance devices disguised as small stones from his spatial ring and placed them in various hidden corners of the small house area. After doing this, Connor quietly left the small house area and turned to walk in the direction ahead. This time, his target was the villa where old Ferguson lived.

Connor quickly arrived at the central location of the Ferguson Mansion, a lavishly decorated villa where the head of the Ferguson family resided. Although there were two strong, trained bodyguards protecting the villa, they were no match for Connor. With just a thought, Connor caused the two bodyguards to fall into a temporary drowsy state.

Having dealt with the bodyguards, Connor silently followed his deepest memories of the villa and arrived directly at old Ferguson's room. In the old Ferguson's bedroom, the pale-faced old Ferguson lay quietly asleep on the bed, while outside the bedroom, a maid was dozing off while keeping watch for old Ferguson.

(End of this chapter)