My esoteric uncle Jules

Chapter 37: Fake Heart of the Ocean (Please Read on Tuesday)
At the entrance of Rose Manor, a group of guards carried several heavy wooden boxes and loaded them onto the carriage with great effort.

The captain of the guards, whip in hand, urged:

"Hurry up! Everything related to that day's banquet must be destroyed! If you delay, Lord Karl will have plenty of ways to punish you!"

A guard said with a look of pity:
"These spices are so valuable, and they are just thrown away like this..."

The captain of the guards glared at the guard who spoke and scolded him:
"Just do your job! As for why, don't ask!"

After being scolded like this, everyone had no choice but to continue working with sighs.

At the same time, people were constantly transporting wooden boxes out.

Even from a distance, you can still smell the aroma of spices.

However, no one noticed that just as they were changing shifts, two figures quietly entered the manor.

Jules glanced at Holmes beside him and said with a faint smile:
"I didn't expect that you have already been promoted to a transcendent of the Light Code."

The extraordinary person of the Lamp Code is called "Lantern Bearer", and his first-level ability is to merge himself into the shadows.

In his opinion, Holmes at this moment almost merged with the shadows, and did not look out of place even under the lights.

Holmes curled his lips.
"Before, I was only lacking the material of 'Intracranial Light'. Now that I have it, my promotion will only come naturally."

The light in the skull... Jules thought of the pale white liquid that Holmes had collected from the body of the mystic.

He was still a little uncertain at the time, but after further investigation, he was able to conclude that it was brain matter, which is what mysticism calls "intracranial light."

The two men walked carefully in the manor, and from time to time they passed by a team of guards carrying a bunch of large and small boxes on their shoulders.

Seeing this, Yule frowned and whispered:
"It seems they have realized all this and started to take action."

He thought Holmes had anticipated this scenario, but Holmes only narrowed his eyes slightly, his face solemn.

"Logically, since the investigation hasn't officially begun, they don't know what clues we have, so it's impossible for them to destroy them in such a targeted manner."

"Unless someone privately revealed the clues we have to them." Yule's mouth curled up slightly, thinking of what Lutos reminded him before.

It seems that some people in the Suppression Bureau are very unhappy to see any trouble happen to the nobles...

Holmes glanced at Jules and nodded affirmatively:
"Then, we must gain something from this trip, otherwise the difficulty of subsequent investigations will be greatly increased."

……

The two narrowly avoided various sentries and suspected secret believers, and came to the place where the guards were "loading" and secretly observed everything.

Holmes spread out his hand and showed Jules the handful of spices he had just secretly grabbed.

"That precious spice is called Malabar pepper. It originates from the Malabar Coast in the Great River Basin. The Wellington family owns a piece of land there, which is why this priceless spice appeared here."

"Because of the unique soil of the Wellington family's land, the pepper produced is spicier than other varieties of the same type. This cannot be faked."

Seeing the familiar pepper, Jules felt very close to it - in this era, although global maritime trade was booming, spices were still expensive.

Ordinary spices are fine, but rare spices cannot be enjoyed even if you have money. They must first pass through the hands of dignitaries.

Jules recalled his previous experiences and couldn't help but sneer in his heart.

It’s a pity that I’m not an old Londoner with a Union Jack, so I can’t enjoy such a good thing!
"Judging from the taste, it must be this one." Jules's taste buds had not been damaged too much by the traditional dishes of old London, so he quickly recognized the familiar taste.

He raised his head from the bushes and scanned the surrounding buildings in the moonlight and the dim lights on the road. The owner of the antique shop only asked him to find the fake Heart of the Ocean string, but didn't say where it might be.

"Forget it, if I can't find it, then I can't find it... I can save up slowly, and a thousand pounds seems to be within my reach."

Jules glanced at Holmes beside him, wondering if he could make some money from Holmes in the future.

Of course, it’s not about blackmailing Holmes directly, but about cooperating with him to open a “detective agency” or something like that.

You know, there are very few poor families who can afford to hire a detective, and they are all quite generous!

Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he saw a familiar-looking person walking towards him from a distance.

After seeing the appearance of the person clearly, Yule's pupils shrank slightly.

"Karl? What is he doing here?"

Without his reminder, Holmes had already disappeared quietly.

"Hurry up, we have to finish it tonight, otherwise it will be too late tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."

Carl stood with his hands behind his back, looking like a nouveau riche, and inspected his "achievements" with his head held high.

Although his words were filled with anxiety that could not be concealed, his face was still filled with the arrogance unique to a superior.

The amount of spices that needed to be handled was not large, but it would be a lot of trouble if it was done in a hurry without attracting attention from outsiders.

After counting the boxes of spices in front of him, the captain of the guards stepped forward and said respectfully:

"Master Karl, these are the last few boxes left. There's also half a box of Malabar pepper over there. Madam said she wanted to keep it..."

Snapped!
A heavy slap landed on the guard captain's face, and Karl said coldly:

"Do you listen to her or me? What does she, a woman, know?"

The chief guard lowered his head and said timidly:

"Yes, throw it away now."

"Hmph." Seeing that the captain of the guards had no intention of resisting him, Carl snorted coldly, slowly approached, and began to check personally.

Jules shrank his neck and held his breath, fearing that he would be discovered by the other party.

At this moment, the distance between them was only a few meters, which was a very dangerous distance for both of them.

At this moment, the necklace around Carl's neck caught his eye.

The moonlight reflected on the necklace inlaid with huge blue diamonds, and its luster made Jules lose his mind for a moment.

The Heart of the Ocean? Wasn't the Heart of the Ocean in this history sunk into the sea? How could it still be with Carl?
He stared at the necklace around Carl's neck and suddenly noticed something was wrong.

"It seems there is no wave power contained in it..."

After possessing the [Heart of Waves], he became much more sensitive to the power of waves.

At such a close distance, he observed carefully but still couldn't see anything unusual. There was only one possibility - it was not real at all!
After realizing this, Yule's eyes suddenly widened:
"Is this the fake one?"

(End of this chapter)