Guidebook for the Dark Duke

    The twists and turns of the Lawrence family made the whole town boil. Mr. Lawrence was sentenced to hang, but it was Mrs. Lawrence who died first. On the morning of Mr. Lawrence's execution, Mrs. Lawrence Suicide by taking medication at home alone.

    Dranlier went crazy all of a sudden. Newspaper headlines were full of reports about the tragedy of the Lawrence family for more than ten days. Sheriff Chandler was chased by tabloid reporters, and finally got very annoying. , I can only go to Evan's church to hide in peace.

    Evan was wearing a white priest's uniform, standing solemnly in front of the statue and saluting, while Sheriff Chandler leaned lazily on the chair and said in a low tone: "Pastor, this It's really a tragedy."

    Evan looked at the crucifixion statue with a dignified look of compassion.

    "Sheriff, this is the Lord's arrangement, don't blame yourself." Evan's tone was unusually soft.

     Sheriff Chandler buried his face in his hands, looking very tired.

    "I don't blame myself, I just can't figure it out." Sheriff Chandler's voice was a little muffled: "I can't understand why Mr. Lawrence is such a good person to do such a terrible thing things."

    Evan sighed, he turned his back to Sheriff Chandler and squinted slightly, but in the end he didn't say a word.

    Sheriff Chandler didn't expect to get an answer from Evan either, the only thing he wanted was someone to listen to him.

    In the end, Sheriff Chandler left. The Derain Church was not his sanctuary. He had to face this disaster by himself.

    After Sheriff Chandler left, Evan finally stepped down from the altar, lit the holy water in the Holy Grail, and made a cross in front of him. He originally did not believe in ghosts and gods, but he was eager to hope at the moment , God can really bless him.

    The world has changed too much.

    Mrs. Sanders came out from the inside and saw Evan standing there, she couldn't help but stunned, his handsome profile was in the sunlight reflected in the colorful glass of the church , looked a little psychedelic, and the golden curly hair flashed a strange light, such a handsome young man, Mrs. Sanders has not seen for a long time.

    "Mrs.?" Evan turned his head and looked at Mrs. Sanders with some surprise.

    "Oh." She suddenly came back to her senses: "Mr. Reverend, Duke Wilson just sent a letter." Mrs. Sanders handed the envelope in her hand.

    Evan nodded and took the letter.

    Since the last time he asked the Duke to come to the church, Duke Wilson has never missed a service, and the relationship between them has quickly become closer, usually Duke Wilson will take the initiative to invite Evan Going to Cornwall Manor, Evan will also invite Duke Wilson to his parsonage as a guest.

    In such a relationship, in the eyes of the townspeople of Delan Lille, the two have undoubtedly become the closest friends, and therefore, Evan's status in Delan Lille is also much higher.

    Evan swept the Duke's letter, elegant and beautiful cursive, rigorous and gentle wording, but the ultimate purpose was to invite Evan to participate in the autumn hunting of Cornwall Manor.

    Evan's finger holding the letter paused slightly, Mrs. Sanders couldn't help but be a little puzzled when she saw it: "Pastor, what's the matter?"

    Evan looked at Mrs. Sanders with some hesitation: "The Duke invited me to participate in the autumn hunting."

    "What?" Mrs. Sanders was almost overjoyed: "The Duke actually invited you to the autumn hunt! Oh! What a great honor! Pastor Bruce, you are really the best of the Duke. dear friend!"

    Evan looked at Mrs. Sanders inexplicably: "Does this have any special meaning?" He thought that religious believers would not encourage such behavior.

    "Oh, look at my memory." Mrs. Sanders smiled and sighed: "I forgot that you didn't know."

    Mrs. Sanders happily took the letter from Evan and said with a smile: "The Duke's autumn hunt is held once a year, but all the celebrities in Derainier are invited, sometimes There will also be nobles from London. This is the annual prosperous occasion of Delan Lier. Reverend Ross has served in Delan Lier for nearly 20 years, and he has only been invited once. It is a great honor for you this time. ."

    Evan raised his eyebrows when he heard it, and it seemed that his efforts were not in vain.

    "Really, then it seems that I must pass." Evan's tone was very calm, without a trace of waves.

    Mrs. Sanders finally realized that Evan's mood was not right at this time, and looked at Evan with some doubts: "Pastor, what's the matter? Don't you want to go there?"

    Evan lowered his head and couldn't see his expression clearly: "Of course I am willing to go, but I have no hunting experience before, I'm afraid I will make a fool of myself."

    Mrs. Sanders was relieved to hear this: "You can rest assured that this will not happen, you are a priest, they will not force you to hunt, most of the time Just follow the team and pray for God's blessing, that's what Pastor Ross is like."

    Evan nodded: "That's good."

    Mrs. Sanders happily went out to prepare hunting things for Evan, but Evan sat in the front row of the church seat with a complicated expression.

    It is good that Duke Wilson invites him to go hunting in autumn, but this matter is very difficult to deal with. This event will last for about a week. If Evan's memory is not wrong, in this hunting Something big happened.

    Someone wants to assassinate the Duke.

    This is not an impulsive act, but a long-planned conspiracy, Duke Wilson is the king's cousin, the relationship between the king and him is very close, and Duke Wilson's influence on the king is also It is very huge. Now the king is seriously ill, but he has not yet established an heir. According to the law of succession to the throne, it should be inherited by Prince George. The relationship between Duke Wilson and Prince George is also very close, not to mention the army in the hands of the Duke. It plays a huge role in the entire kingdom, so those who hide in the dark and covet the throne naturally cannot sit still.

    They planned this assassination, it was almost a perfect plan, the duke loves hunting, and only when he is hunting can he be alone, this is an opportunity for these people .

      The heroine became more and more desperate.

    This result makes Evan clearly understand that if he wants to completely grasp the duke, he must pay the price for this assassination.

      If the despicable villain who is scheming to catch the Duke's attention, if he really died for this matter, it would not be worth the loss.

    This letter is a big problem for Evan.

      , the heroine saved the duke, even now the duke doesn't want to have a good impression of the heroine like in the book, this result is a ticking time bomb, and he can't take risks.

    Evan thought about it again and again, and finally decided to fight this time. It was incredible that he came to this place, and what if he took another risk.

    Evan's eyes glowed a bit dangerously, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, this time let him take a good look at how the gloomy but affectionate duke in the book would react .

    When Mrs. Sanders came out, she saw Evan still standing, and couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

     "Mr. Pastor, why are you still here, the townspeople will be here in an hour, and you are going to mass."

    Evan suddenly came back to his senses, he slowly stood up from his seat, this time he must plan well.

    As always, the whole town came to this Mass, and the people of Derainlier seemed to be very religious. Since Evan became a pastor, almost everyone of them Didn't miss a service.

    Evan stood on the altar and saw Duke Wilson also coming, he was still wearing a black coat and suit, with a hat, his face was cold, and the whole person looked very solemn, Arya He and Dr. Hester also came together, and what made Evan even more unacceptable was that Arya actually sat beside Duke Wilson.

    Looking at the crimson on Arya's face, Evan's heart became more and more determined.

    After the Mass, Evan sent all the townspeople out one by one. In the end, only the Duke stayed. Evan watched the reluctant Arya and followed Dr. Hester After walking away, he turned around and looked at Duke Wilson with a slightly stiff face.

    "Sir, thank you for being here today." Evan was so polite that he couldn't pick out any shortcomings.

    There was something strange in Duke Wilson's eyes: "Has your feelings for Miss Arya still not changed?"

    Evan was first shocked and then happy, but he pretended to be melancholy: "How can a person's feelings be controlled, Miss Arya is sincere and kind, I am just a Pastor, I'm afraid she's not worthy of her."

    Duke Wilson's eyes showed a bit of anger: "Why are you not worthy of her! It's her..."

    Under Evan's burning eyes, Duke Wilson couldn't continue. He licked his dry lips and looked at Evan's blue eyes as clear as lake water, just looking for a place Get in.

    Evan just smiled, didn't seem to care about Duke Wilson's gaffe, just whispered: "I'm very honored that you think highly of me, but it's a pity that I'm just an ordinary Mortals, not even the Lord, can change one's feelings for another."

    Duke Wilson pursed his lips tightly and looked at Evan, who was a little lost. For some reason, his heart seemed to be condensed. He didn't like Arya very much, very very does not like it.

    "Have you received the invitation I sent you?" Duke Wilson suddenly changed the subject.

    Evan smiled and nodded: "Thank you for your invitation."

    "Then will you come?" Duke Wilson followed.

    Evan was a little surprised, he thought he had answered this question before.

    "Don't worry, I will definitely go." Evan made up his mind silently, this time he has the consciousness to risk his life.

    Duke Wilson's face softened a little.