American comics: I am full of martial virtues and I love to be kind to others.

Chapter 63: Coughing in the middle of the night and the crying of the dead
Lynn had just left the villa when Tony, who was drunk, slowly opened his eyes.

"It seems the talks have fallen through!"

Sitting up from the sofa, Tony said to Rhodes, "I've met that guy Stryker. He has the same bad temper and stubbornness as Ross. There's no way he would take the initiative to apologize to Lynn."

Yes, this time the invitation was actually Rhodes asking Tony for help.

There was no way, Lin En did what he said. For more than half a month, Lin En directly sent people to keep an eye on Stryker 24 hours a day.

Even his family's every move was under FBI surveillance.

Not only that, the FBI also began to dig into his past.

If the FBI cannot be stopped, it will probably not be long before Stryker is sent to jail for some reason.

Seeing that the FBI was serious about it, Stryker could no longer withstand the pressure and directly asked his military superiors for help.

After the military failed to communicate with James Duke, they asked Rhodes to act as a lobbyist.

Who made him have a good relationship with Tony Stark, and Tony Stark also had a good relationship with Lynn?
This is also the reason why Tony insisted on dragging Lynn over to drink and pretend to be drunk after visiting Obadiah Stane today.

"I don't think so."

After hearing Tony's evaluation of Stryker, Rhode said, "Believe it or not, after I take Lin En's words back, within two days, Stryker will bow to Lin En?"

"real or fake?"

"of course it's true."

Seeing Tony's disbelief, Rhodes spread his hands and said, "Tony, you're not a military official, so you don't know what it means to be targeted by the FBI."

"If they really wanted to do it, they wouldn't even dare to arrest the Secretary of Defense, let alone Stryker."

At this point, Rhodes stood up and said, "Anyway, Tony, thank you for your help today. Also, your recent mood..."

"I'm very good."

Before Rhodes could finish, Tony Stark said directly: "I am Tony Stark, the greatest genius of this century."

"Okay, genius, you're responsible for cleaning up the scene."

Pointing to a pile of wine bottles on the ground, Rhodes picked up his coat and turned to leave: "I have to go back immediately and tell my superiors the news."

"FUXX!"

Seeing Rhodes turn around and leave, Tony Stark gave him a middle finger.

After these two guys finished their drinks, they didn't even clean the room.

inside the car.

"Lin En, I can actually drive and act as a driver."

Looking at Alice who came over specifically to drive for Lin En, Polaris, who was sitting in the back seat, suddenly spoke.

Hearing Polaris say this, Lynn glanced at her.

Although Polaris is only fourteen years old now, his height has reached 1.6 meters.

"Alice, find some time to get a driver's license for Lorna and Laura, so you don't have to wait for me to finish drinking and come over to drive for me."

Hearing Lin En say this, Alice immediately said in a sweet voice, "Don't, Boss. This is one of the few opportunities for me to show my affection to you."

"I'm still waiting for you to become a supervisor so I can be promoted to assistant supervisor."

"Fuck off!"

Listening to Alice acting coquettishly towards him, Lin En immediately cursed in disgust.

In the eyes of others, Alice is a tall and beautiful woman.

But in Lynn's eyes, this guy was just a man of the wrong gender.

Anyone who sees a man acting coquettishly would probably feel a chill.

"Tsk, Boss, you're discriminating!"

Alice didn't get angry when she heard her boss scolding her.

After all, only one of us would be scolded by the boss.

"By the way, Boss, this time Tony Stark invited you for a drink because of Colonel Rhodes, to give you a chance to make peace with the military?"

In response to Alice's question, Lynn nodded: "Almost, but Tony's ability to pretend to be drunk needs to be improved."

As a top agent, Lynn could naturally tell whether Tony was really drunk or just pretending to be drunk.

"Let's not talk about this anymore. How's Jonathan doing?"

Facing Lin's question, Alice smiled and said, "According to Claire, Jonathan, who has nothing, has fallen completely in love with her."

“So the next plan can be implemented.”

At this point, Alice looked at Lin En with some confusion: "Boss, Jonathan had a girlfriend before, but even when his girlfriend fell in love with Kenny Davis, Jonathan didn't do anything extreme."

"Now, just because of Claire, who he's only been with for over half a month, Jonathan is so crazy that he wants to assassinate Kenny Davis?"

Facing Alice's question, Lin En leaned back in his chair and smiled, "So, although you like women, you don't understand men."

"Alice, a man's possessiveness is very scary, especially when you have nothing and live on the streets."

"The once privileged life was lost overnight, and the women and friends who once surrounded me scattered like birds and beasts."

"After witnessing the fickleness of the world and the wickedness of human hearts, just when you are about to give up, a person who has loved you for over a decade suddenly appears."

"She doesn't despise you for having nothing. She carefully wipes away all the dirt on you, just like a ray of sunshine that illuminates your dark and lonely life."

Turning to look at Alice, Lin En said, "If it were you, what would you do?"

After hearing Lin En's description, Alice suddenly felt a toothache: "I might be like a stray dog, guarding this last bone with my life."

"Boss, you are still the master at manipulating people's hearts!"

“This is the control of human nature!”

Leaning back in his chair, Lynn Hall said, "It's time for him to pay for everything he's done!"

As he was speaking, Lin En's cell phone suddenly rang.

Picking up the phone and taking a look, Lin En said, "Go back to the bureau, there's a case!"

"Yes!"

After hearing Lynn's words, Alice turned around and drove directly towards the FBI in New York.

At the same time, at Claire's home.

Throwing his handbag on the table, Jonathan sat on the sofa and breathed a sigh of relief.

This is the fourth company that has rejected me in the past half month.

When Jonathan thought of his days of debauchery, he wanted to slap himself.

Otherwise, why wouldn’t I be able to find a decent job now?

He turned his head and looked at the photo of Claire on the table.

Jonathan, who was originally a little discouraged, couldn't help but smile.

Taking the photo frame, Jonathan carefully wiped off the non-existent dust on it.

Then he took off his coat and stood up to clean the room.

In the past, he would never do such a thing even if he was beaten to death.

But now, whenever I think of Claire's angelic smile and gentle encouragement.

Jonathan felt that his dark life seemed to be illuminated by the sunshine.

Thank God for Claire in my life.

For her, I am willing to give everything!
Just as Jonathan was cleaning the room, he heard the door open behind him.

"Claire, you're back!"

Jonathan put down the tools in his hand and turned around, but he saw that Claire's eyes were red.

"What's wrong with you? What happened?"

Jonathan quickly came to Claire's side, his eyes full of anxiety.

Especially when he saw the tears sliding down Claire's face, Jonathan was a little at a loss for a moment.

"Nothing!"

Forcefully forcing a smile towards Jonathan, Claire shook her head: "Don't worry, I'm fine. I'll go take a shower."

After saying that, Claire went straight into the bathroom and closed the door.

Jonathan was filled with anxiety when he saw Claire walk into the bathroom.

He cared about Claire so much that he could not help but feel sad at the thought of her crying.

Jonathan felt inexplicably worried and irritable.

At the same time, in a mansion in Manhattan's West Village.

"Tell me about the situation here."

Seeing that the manor was full of police officers, Lynn Hall showed his ID and asked the district chief in charge of the scene.

"Mr. Hall, three days ago we received a call from Ms. Helena Johnny. She claimed that she heard someone coughing in the manor every midnight."

"After our investigation, we found that there was no one else in the manor except the housekeeper, the cook, and the maid."

"In order to prevent anyone from sneaking into the manor, we installed a large number of surveillance cameras, but in the end, no one was captured on camera."

At this point, the precinct chief spread his hands and said, "Mr. Hall, you know the Johnny family is a long-established political family. That's why we at the NYPD took this matter very seriously after Ms. Helena called the police."

"We even sent several police officers to guard the manor, but they also heard the strange coughing sound that night."

Hearing what the district director said, Lynn Hall gave Sean a look.

After receiving Lin En's gaze, Sean immediately took people to check inside the manor.

Then Lin En looked at the precinct chief and asked, "Where are the police officers?"

"right here."

He waved to the police officers not far away, and soon several police officers came running over.

In response to Lin En's question, one of the police officers said, "Mr. Hall, we heard a strange coughing sound at midnight and immediately followed the sound to look for him."

"But in the end, nothing was found, and the surveillance footage showed everything was normal."

At this point, the police officer's expression became a little terrified: "And during the search, we all felt creepy, as if we were possessed by the devil..."

"Shut up!"

Before the police officer could finish speaking, the district chief interrupted his retelling.

After waving him aside, the district director continued to speak to Lin En, "After the incident, Ms. Helena moved out of the manor. She plans to move back in after the matter is thoroughly investigated."

"Mr. Hall, the Johnny family is a long-established political family, and City Hall has been putting pressure on us, so we had no choice but to contact your FBI."

Having said that, the district chief looked around.

Then, in a voice that only the two of them could hear, he said, "Lin, this matter is extremely difficult. Not only is the Johnny family behind the current owner of this manor, but also because several murders have occurred in this manor."

"Even before Lady Helena purchased this manor, previous owners had heard the cries of the dead in the middle of the night."

"So I suggest you find a way to dump this case on someone else in the FBI."

"So as not to cause unnecessary trouble!"

Hearing the words of the district director, Lynn Hall nodded slightly.

This district chief had been Uncle George's subordinate since he was sheriff.

When Uncle George became the commissioner of the New York Police Department, he naturally became the district chief.

It can be said that he is Uncle George's direct descendant and one of our own.

So when it came to Lin En, he naturally told her everything he knew, without hiding anything.

If it were anyone else in the New York FBI, he would never have said what he said next.

"I understand, Uncle Vandal. Don't forget to come over for a drink this weekend. Uncle George has a bottle of fine wine that he's collected since he became a police officer."

"Haha, George is reluctant to take out that bottle of wine. I guess George will only be willing to open it after Gwen gets married."

Patting Lynn's arm gently, Chief Vandal led the NYPD out of the manor.

After the NYPD left, the manor was completely taken over by Lynn and his men.

When we arrived at the monitoring room, every corner inside and outside the manor appeared on the monitoring screen.

"Boss, I brought people to rearrange the surveillance equipment, even the blind spots in the basement were not spared."

Coming to Lynn's side, Sean said, "Also, Alice is questioning the housekeeper and maid in the manor."

"But I don't think there's going to be anything to gain, otherwise the NYPD would have already asked about it!"

Hearing Sean say this, Lynn nodded slightly.

But looking at Sean's expression, he was a little curious: "Why do you always like to laugh alone these days? You can hardly hide the happy expression on your face."

"Is there any happy news?"

Hearing Lin's question, Sean scratched his head: "Boss, is it that obvious?"

"Ask them yourself!"

Turning to look at Laura and Lorna who were sitting next to Lynn, Sean said, "Is it really that obvious?"

"Yes, X2!"

Laura and Lorna answered in unison.

"Look, even Laura and Lorna can easily see that all these years of your career as an agent have been wasted!"

"hey-hey.."

Hearing Lin En's "reprimand", Sean chuckled and said, "Boss, I got a girlfriend."

"Haven't you always set your sights on Alice?"

"That's different."

Pulling a stool over and sitting next to Lin, Sean had a smug smile on his face: "My girlfriend may not be as pretty as Alice, but she is a pianist, and her hands are amazing."

Looking at Sean's intoxicated expression, Lin En shook her head and said, "I don't care about your private affairs. Just send me an invitation when you get married."

"How's Dennis' latest training going? I promised Kelly that I would train her son to be a qualified agent."

"It's not bad. After investigating the Adam Morris incident and the mysterious events in the small town, Dennis has grown a lot."

"Although he's a little short on expertise, if you give me another month, I'll definitely be able to train him into a qualified FBI agent!"

Having said that, Sean looked at Barbara beside Lynn.

"Don't look at me, and don't even think about asking me to go to those training sessions."

Seeing Sean looking at her, Barbara shrugged and said, "I'm the boss's secretary now, and I really enjoy this job."

"So, don't even think about letting me leave the boss's side!"

"Boss, I just checked everyone inside the manor."

Handing the documents she had found to Lin En, Alice said, "The maids and the cook were brought here by Ms. Helena, except for the old housekeeper."

"He lived here from the age of five until he became the steward of the first owner of this manor at the age of twenty. A full sixty-five years have passed."

"Sixty-five years? It seems that no one is more familiar with this manor than him."

Flipping through the documents in his hand, Lin En thought for a moment and said, "According to the data, from the establishment of the manor to the present, it has changed seven owners in the past few decades. However, every person who bought the manor hired him as a steward, which means he must have some extraordinary qualities."

"Could it be that because he has lived here since he was a child and is very familiar with everything here, those people hired him as a butler?"

After hearing Lin's words, Alice said, "And, Boss, according to my research, all the previous owners of this manor have praised him highly, including Ms. Helena."

"So I guess that's why he's always hired as a butler."

Facing Alice's explanation, Lin En closed the information in his hand and said, "It's possible, but this old housekeeper must know a lot about this manor."

"Please call this old butler over for me. I have something to ask him."

"Yes!"

Alice nodded and got up to call the old butler.

After a while.

An old butler walked in. Although his hair was gray, it was combed meticulously. Even though he was in his seventies, he still looked energetic.

Looking at the white-haired old butler, Lin En said, "Mr. Leonard, please sit down. I have something to ask you."

Facing Lin En's invitation, the old butler sat upright in his chair and said, "Please ask."

"Mr. Leonard, the first owner of this manor was the Felton family. Is that the same Felton family that is still active in politics today?"

"That's right, Mr. Agent. The Felton family bought this land and built this manor. I was only five years old at that time, and I have lived here with my father ever since."

"When I became the steward of this estate at the age of twenty, the Felton family encountered some crises, and Mr. Campos Felton was forced to sell the estate."

At this point, the old butler looked at Lin En and said, "After the Felton family entered politics, this manor has never been repurchased."

“So I’ve stayed here.”

Hearing the old housekeeper's words, Lin En nodded: "The information says that the previous owners of this manor heard the sound of the dead crying at midnight. You should know this." "I heard about this from several previous owners, but I haven't heard it myself."

"Later, I led people to investigate, but found nothing."

At this point, the old butler took out a list from his pocket and handed it to Lin En: "Mr. Agent, although I believe in God, I never believe that there are things like the devil in this world."

"This list is of priests invited by successive owners of the manor to perform 'exorcisms', but they were ineffective."

Taking the list from the old butler, Lynn Hall nodded slightly.

After the old housekeeper left, Lin En handed the list to Sean and said, "Send someone to check it out."

"Yes!"

After receiving the list, Sean immediately went to investigate.

The manor covers a large area and is not only planted with various plants, but as the new owner of the manor, Helena also raises many small animals in the manor.

Throw the frisbee out and watch the dog run out happily to catch the frisbee in the air and bring it back to you.

Barbara raised her hand and stroked the dog's head, then continued to throw the frisbee.

He turned around and looked at Laura and Lorna who were feeding the hedgehog.

Then he said to Lin En beside him: "Boss, it seems that Ms. Helena Johnny is quite caring. She actually raised so many small animals in the manor."

"You really think so?"

Hearing Barbara's words, Lin En smiled while sitting on the rattan chair and said, "If Helena really had a loving heart, she wouldn't have left the Shark here alone."

"Not to mention raising it with hedgehogs and rabbits. You have to know that the Salamander, also known as the Antelope, is a type of hunting dog."

Hearing Lynn say this, Barbara looked at the several nests of rabbits jumping on the grass in the manor.

Then he looked at the Shark, who was holding the frisbee in his mouth but whose eyes were always fixed on the rabbits.

Then he said thoughtfully, "Boss, are you saying that Helena keeps these animals in the manor because she wants to create a loving image for outsiders?"

At this point, Barbara frowned and said, "According to the information, the Johnny family is a long-established political family. Although Helena has not participated in politics, she owns several charitable foundations."

"And a loving persona can help her leave a better impression in the public eye."

"Tsk, as expected of someone from a political family, all glamorous on the outside but filthy on the inside!"

Hearing Barbara say this, Alice came out with food and said with a smile, "Not bad, Barbara. It seems that following the boss, you have worked hard. You can actually think of so many things just by a single sentence from the boss!"

"That is!"

Taking the hot dog from Alice, Barbara said with a hint of pride, "Although I haven't received any special agent training, my knowledge of the dark side is no less than yours."

"Besides, if I don't study hard while following the boss, I'm afraid he'll have to get a new secretary soon."

"Alice, you don't really think that all I do is watch mystery adventure variety shows on my tablet."

Seeing Barbara's smug look, Alice picked up the hot dog and handed it to Lynn.

Then he raised his eyebrows at Barbara and said, "Barbara, if you want to stay by the boss's side forever, then you should practice your 'techniques' more, both top and bottom. It would be best if you could make the boss unable to leave you..."

Before Alice could finish, Barbara gave her a middle finger and said, "You look like a woman but think like a man. You're really disgusting."

"There are two little girls here."

"Hmm X2?"

When they heard Barbara mention them, Laura and Polaris both looked up at the same time.

"It's okay, little sisters, come over and have some hot dogs!"

Handing the food to the two, Alice sat down next to Lynn.

While eating hot dogs, Laura and Lorna continued to feed the hedgehog.

I just kept complaining in my heart, thinking they really didn’t understand anything!
At midnight, inside the manor.

Ever since Lynn brought the FBI agents into the manor during the day, the old housekeeper arranged a guest room for each agent.

However, Lin En did not bring anyone to live in the manor. Instead, he arranged for his men to take turns patrolling inside the manor.

In the monitoring room, Laura and Lorna were already asleep, and even Barbara dozed off.

Only Alice came back from leading people on a tour and stayed up all night with Lin En.

"how is the situation?"

"No abnormalities have been found yet. Sean has also led people to visit those priests, but has not obtained any useful clues."

At this point, Alice whispered to Lin En, "Boss, there really aren't any demons or ghosts out there, are there?"

Without directly answering Alice's suspicion, Lin En continued to ask, "What's the situation with the old housekeeper?"

"I sent someone to keep an eye on him. He went back to his room and went to bed at ten o'clock. He didn't seem to be worried at all about the horrible coughing and the crying of the dead."

"Boss, I always feel that this manor is eerie at night."

Seeing a flash of worry in Alice's eyes, Lin En laughed: "Are you worried that it's really haunted?"

"Yes, Boss. After all, all previous owners of the manor have experienced strange things. This is very telling. Ordinary people don't know about it, but we have witnessed evil rituals with our own eyes in that town."

Facing Alice's somewhat worried expression, Lin En smiled and said, "Don't worry, I've almost figured out the strange coughing sound."

"As for the crying of the dead and why he did that, I haven't figured it out yet."

Seeing the boss's confident look, Alice's face was full of doubts.

Who is the "he" the boss is talking about?

Are you referring to the old butler?

Moreover, I followed the boss all day long and didn’t notice anything unusual!

However, seeing Lin En's confident look, Alice still sat beside him and waited quietly for midnight.

As time slowly passed, when midnight arrived, the surveillance footage suddenly distorted.

Although things quickly returned to normal, intermittent crying sounds were instantly heard in the corridor of the manor.

The crying sound was extremely eerie, like the resentful sobbing of a woman who had been dead for many years.

Not only that, there was also an old cough mixed in with the crying, and the combination of the two sounded even more creepy.

Hearing this strange sound, Alice stood up from her chair instantly, with a pistol already loaded and ready to attack at any time.

Laura and Lorna, who were already asleep, were also woken up by the noise, and their little faces were filled with panic.

After taking a look at the monitor, Lynn Hall stood up and walked outside.

Alice, Laura and Polaris also followed quickly.

As soon as I entered the corridor, the strange and eerie sound disappeared instantly.

Several FBI agents also ran over from the other side of the manor. When they saw Lin En, they immediately said, "Boss, we didn't find any signs of intrusion."

Listening to his subordinates' reports, Lynn Hall nodded.

Walking straight forward along the corridor, I soon found a hedgehog in the corner.

Compared to the other hedgehogs in the cage, no one knows why this hedgehog appears here.

Alice and the others just glanced at the hedgehog and then looked around vigilantly again.

Only Lin En squatted down, picked up the hedgehog, wiped the corner of its mouth with his fingertips, and then rubbed it with his fingers.

The corners of the hedgehog's mouth were a little wet, obviously it had just drunk water.

After putting the hedgehog down, Lin En began to check along the traces of the hedgehog's constant movements.

The corridor of the manor is very wide, and it looks empty without any flower pots or green plants around it.

Soon, Lynn found a hair-thin crack on the wall in a very inconspicuous corner.

Coming to the edge of the gap, Lynn squatted down and gently ran his fingers across the gap.

Then with a strong push, a palm-sized secret door appeared in front of everyone.

Seeing this scene, Alice also squatted down and looked at the plastic bottle cap inside the palm-sized secret door.

Then he said to Lin En, "Boss, if you don't look carefully, you really won't notice that there is a small secret door here."

As she spoke, Alice reached out and took out the bottle cap.

The capacity of this bottle cap is not large, and it can only hold a few milliliters of water at most.

However, the inside of the bottle cap was wet, probably because it had contained some liquid and was drunk.

"Boss, I'll have someone run some tests right away."

"No, this should be filled with salt water or sugar water."

As he spoke, Lin En pointed the laser pointer at the hedgehog: "That old cough you just heard was made by this hedgehog."

"When a hedgehog drinks sugar water or salt water, its stomach and intestines are irritated and it makes this sound."

"And that's how the weird coughing sound that scared Ms. Helena Johnny came about!"

After hearing Lin En's explanation, Alice suddenly realized, "I see. No wonder you're so confident, Boss."

"You guessed it this afternoon when you saw those hedgehogs!"

"Ok!"

Nodding and standing up, Lin En looked at Alice and said, "Take your men and search the manor thoroughly. Don't miss any corner. I suspect there must be other secret doors in the manor."

"Yes!"

After knowing that it was not a ghost or supernatural incident, Alice's worries immediately disappeared. Since it was a man-made trick, she was confident that she could find the clues.

They sat down in the living room. Barbara came over curiously and asked, "Boss, how do you know hedgehogs cough after drinking salt and sugar water?"

Faced with Barbara's curious questions, Lynn did not explain.

This is just an ancient trick, just like the eel blood, black dog barking, and bats banging on the door.

Unexpectedly, there are people in the West who know about this scam.

As Alice led her people to search inch by inch, she soon discovered another inconspicuous secret door in the master bedroom of the manor owner.

Wearing gloves, he took out an old-fashioned timer recorder from a palm-sized secret door.

I pressed the button on the recorder, and a strange sound of a woman crying came out of it.

An old-fashioned tape began to play, and the unclear sound quality made the crying sound particularly eerie.

"Tsk, is this little thing the one that scares away one manor owner after another?"

Looking at the old-fashioned tape recorder in Alice's hand, one of the FBI agents said, "But that's true. Anyone who hears this horrifying sound in the middle of the night would probably be scared to death."

"It's only because the boss is so capable, otherwise who would have discovered it?"

For the FBI, as long as the case is not beyond their knowledge, such as supernatural or ghost-related, they don’t care at all.

So when they learned that the case was a human conspiracy, they immediately arrested the old housekeeper of the manor.

In the living room.

"Tell me, why do you use this method to scare away successive owners of the manor?"

Lynn Hall asked as he watched his men push the old butler in pajamas into the chair.

"I don't understand what you mean."

Facing Lin En's question, the old butler looked confused.

It seemed as if all this had nothing to do with him.

"This manor has had seven residents. Aside from the Felton family, every owner who bought the manor was scared away by this 'horrible' thing."

Placing the old tape recorder and plastic bottle caps on the table, Lin En looked at the old housekeeper and said, "I've had someone conduct a detailed investigation of this manor."

"Ever since the Felton family, both maids and cooks have been temporarily recruited by those who purchased the manor."

"You are the only one who has stayed in this manor for decades."

"Previous owners of the manor only heard the 'crying of the dead,' and only after Ms. Helena Johnson moved in did she hear a strange coughing sound."

At this point, Lynn Hall said, "I think you probably came up with the idea of ​​the hedgehog cough because Helena raises so many animals."

"Only you, who know every blade of grass and every tree in the manor, would know where the hidden compartments and other devices are."

Leaning on the sofa and looking at the old housekeeper who still looked "confused", Lin En said, "I'm very curious, what is your purpose in doing this?"

"Occupy this manor? Probably not. You are already over seventy years old, but you don't have any children, not even direct relatives."

"Even if you take over this manor, you can't leave it to anyone else."

Facing Lin En's inference, the old butler still shook his head: "Mr. Agent, I really don't know what you are talking about. I have lived in this manor for decades, and the owner has changed seven times. There is no need at all..."

"It's the Felton family, right?"

Before the old butler could finish, Lin En said directly: "Perhaps the Felton family left behind some secrets that cannot be known after building this manor."

"And the reason you've stayed here is not because the Felton family abandoned you, but because you've been keeping their secrets!"

Hearing Lin En say this, the old butler's expression froze.

Before anyone could speak, Lin En continued, “I checked the Felton family and found that the Felton family sold this manor after its decline, just as you said.”

"Even in the following fifty years, after more than a decade of hard work, the family produced four state legislators, but it still couldn't reach the glory of the Felton family."

"And instead of spending hundreds of millions to buy this manor, it would be better to invest the money in their 'future'."

At this point, Lin En smiled and said, "The Campos Felton you mentioned, the second patriarch of the Felton family, is now 87 years old. The secret you want to hide must be related to him!"

After hearing Lin En tell all his speculations, the old butler was silent for a long time.

He sighed and said, "No wonder you are so young and already hold a high position in the FBI. You are really amazing."

"You are right, but I'm sorry, there are some things I can't tell you."

"I have been suffering from spiritual condemnation for decades, but the Felton family has treated me like a family member since I was a child."

"Mr. Campos even treated me like a younger brother, so I absolutely could not betray him."

"Please judge me as the culprit, and please allow me to go to hell with this secret!"

After saying this, the old butler seemed to have unloaded a heavy burden. Although his mouth was tightly closed, his expression was obviously much more relaxed.

Seeing that the old butler was unwilling to disclose anything, Lynn shrugged and then asked Sean to take him away.

"Boss, are you going to stop interrogating him? If that doesn't work, you can let Laura use her ability to put him into an illusion, and then..."

"No need."

Before Alice could finish, Lin En smiled and said, "Alice, don't you think this manor is too old?"

"Indeed, there are some, Boss. It seems that they have not been renovated since they were built. At most, they have been repainted or something like that."

"That's why."

Standing up from the sofa, Lynn stretched her body and said, "I asked Sean to ask the previous buyers of the manor, as well as Ms. Helena Johnson."

"When they first moved in, they weren't frightened at all. But when they started to dislike the place's age and wanted to do a large-scale renovation, strange things started happening."

"Boss, are you saying that the secret is hidden in the manor's buildings?"

After saying that, Alice waved her hand and immediately asked someone to prepare the detector.

As the detector started up, everything in the manor's buildings seemed normal at first.

But when they scanned the basement, they found something remarkable in the detector.

Arriving at the basement, Lynn's men began smashing the wall according to the detector's display.

As the wall was smashed open, a foul odor filled the entire basement.

After the bricks and stones fell off, all the human bones, hair and other things embedded in the cement were dug out.

"vomit"

Barbara, who was originally standing next to Lynn, covered her mouth and ran out after seeing this scene.

However, Laura and Lorna were watching everything with great interest.

"Aren't you two scared?"

Raising his hands and patting them gently on the head, Lin En smiled and asked, "If you're scared, you can leave first."

"There's nothing to be afraid of. It's just human bones and hair embedded in cement. Although it smells a bit unpleasant, Lola and I have personally killed bad guys who tried to molest us."

“But according to what you said, Lynn, if this is what Campos Felton did.”

"Then these dead bodies must have been buried here for decades. They're quite well preserved."

Subconsciously taking Lynn's hand off her head, the seemingly well-behaved Laura said with a smile.

However, Polaris, who was standing on the other side of Lin En and had a somewhat gloomy and irritable personality, did not make any move.

He didn't seem to mind Lynn's hand on his head.

After testing the waters calmly for a while and realizing that Polaris wasn't as indifferent to him as he seemed, Lin En withdrew his hand.

Lin En didn't have any perverted thoughts. He just wanted to increase the intimacy slowly by doing some actions that a brother would do to his sister from time to time.

Now it seems that the seemingly well-behaved Laura is actually very independent.

Although North Star appears cold and melancholy, he longs for love and care in his heart.

(End of this chapter)