Chapter 3: Mountain Villa

Dennis started chatting with Feng Bujue in the back seat while driving. After all, it was a stranger who had only met for less than five minutes, so it was impossible for him to completely let down his guard. Therefore, this kind of communication was also a test.

Due to the limited information he had, Feng Bujue obviously felt powerless during the conversation. Because he knew nothing about the time and place where the script took place. And he couldn't tell the most basic things about himself, such as birthday, home address, and whether he had relatives.

Fortunately, Brother Jue was very smart. Soon after the conversation started, he said: "I may have had a slight concussion when the car accident happened, and my memory seems to have been affected."

With this sentence as a foundation, if he was asked by the other party next time, he could directly answer: "Sorry, I can't remember clearly", and then hold his forehead in pain.

So, during this not-so-long journey, the only information Feng Bujue said was: name, gender and occupation. On the contrary, he got a lot of information out of Dennis and his wife...

First of all, the time of this script is 1985; the location is a small European country called "Yasali", which sounds like fiction.

Secondly, Mr. Dennis Lovecraft, who exudes a tall, rich and handsome temperament, is a businessman who mainly deals in industrial pipes. Although his wife Carol has now taken her husband's surname, it can be heard from their conversation that the woman's family background is quite prominent, much higher than the man's.

This alone made Feng Bujue have a lot of guesses... A handsome and tall man married a wife who is not very beautiful but has a very good background. Generally, when this kind of setting appears in detective novels, the probability of a homicide is very high. For example, the man has a mistress outside, or does not have one for the time being, and is ready to swallow up the woman's property and then find another one... These are all very convincing motives for murder.

In addition, after observing their expressions, Feng Bujue found that the couple seemed a little uneasy about the prospects of this trip. It seems that the so-called "family gathering" is not just an ordinary meeting of relatives and friends. There must be something behind it...

"Look, we're here." Dennis's voice pulled Feng Bujue back to his thoughts.

After the car turned a corner, a villa in the mountains appeared in Feng Bujue's sight.

The road ahead branched into a fork, leading directly to the driveway in front of the villa. Dennis drove in and came to the gate of the villa. He did not get out of the car, but just honked the horn twice.

Soon, a man in a traditional black tuxedo opened the door and walked out. This man looked about sixty years old, and his hair was already gray. However, his hairstyle was still meticulously combed, and his waist was straight.

"Oh! It turned out to be Master Dennis, welcome back!" The man said, and then came to meet him.

"I was a little delayed on the road. Are you okay? Henderson." Dennis replied.

"Don't worry, Master, I'm still very strong." As Henderson spoke, he had come to the car and opened the door for the lady. "Hello, Miss Carol."

"Thank you, Henderson." Carol got out of the car.

Dennis had also gotten out of the car at this time, and just happened to see Henderson looking at Feng Bujue with a puzzled look.

"Oh. Let me introduce you." Dennis said, "This is Mr. Henderson, the butler... This... is Mr. Feng Bujue."

"Hello."

"Nice to meet you."

Feng Bujue greeted him politely.

"Mr. Feng had an accident on the mountain road, and his car and luggage were lost. Fortunately, he was not seriously injured." Dennis explained. "If it is convenient, please ask Oliver (the maid) to prepare a guest room and a set of clean and suitable clothes for him."

"Yes, young master. I'll do it right away." When Henderson agreed, he had already taken out two large boxes of luggage from the trunk of the car. He panted and turned around and went into the house.

"Thank you so much, Mr. Lovecraft." Feng Bujue was still very polite on the surface, but he was thinking in his heart: Two middle-aged people looked at an old man carrying such heavy luggage, but they didn't show any reaction and seemed to be accustomed to it... Maybe this would become a potential motive for murder...

"No way, since you are here, you are a guest." Dennis replied, "This is the proper way to treat guests."

As they talked, a short man in a white shirt and suspenders came out. He was in his early forties, with a beard and a rosy face, looking very energetic, "Master Dennis, butler Henderson asked me to park your car in the garage for you."

"Well, okay." Dennis handed the car keys to the other party and turned to Feng Bujue and said, "Oh, this is the gardener Barton." He paused and continued, "Please follow me into the house, Mr. Feng."

Feng Bujue responded and followed Dennis and his wife into the gate of the villa.

[Current task completed, main task updated] The system prompt sounded at this time, but Feng Bujue did not rush to check the menu.

After entering the house, he naturally observed the surrounding environment first. The entrance hall on the first floor is very spacious, the furniture is arranged in an orderly manner, and the wallpaper and furnishings are basically cold colors, which seems to imply the owner's personality. Above the head is an oak ceiling, which is extremely high; under the feet is also a wooden floor, which is covered with a gold-threaded carpet with messy patterns. The windows are all made of Venetian glass, and the window frames are painted blue-gray. Looking forward, seven or eight meters away is the stairs leading to the second floor.

At this time, a beautiful woman happened to be walking down the stairs slowly.

She looked to be around thirty years old at most, and was wearing a green, low-cut dress. She has a charming appearance, her skin is as white as snow, her plump upper body is ready to show off, but her waist is embarrassingly slender.

"Dennis, Carol." The beautiful woman greeted Dennis and his wife warmly, "Oh! Are you okay?" She came over and gave the two of them a ceremonial hug respectively.

"Oh, Odetta, it's so nice to see you," Carol replied.

The words were like that, and the tone was very similar, but Feng Bujue didn't see any happiness in her eyes.

Dennis said calmly: "How is father's health?"

Odetta's expression suddenly became much gloomier, "Uh... about this... I'll let Dr. Powell talk to you later." She seemed to want to change the topic, so her eyes fell on Feng Bujue and said Asked: "This is..."

Dennis briefly told Odetta about Feng Bujue. It is worth noting that the words he used when introducing Odetta to Feng Bujue were "my father's third wife." (To be continued...)