Chapter 196 Case File 3: The Mystery of Rose Villa Begins (12)
Jiangyou handed the task of cleaning the kitchen to the little maid Leila, and told her in detail what not to touch. He also confirmed that the stove was turned off, and then happily followed Andre out.
It was half past nine in the morning, and the guests had just been fed with a hearty breakfast. Jiangyou felt that she could still play for two hours before preparing lunch.
She followed Andre around the mansion, and finally went out through a small door and found herself in the garden behind the mansion.
Andre had already roughly explored the terrain of the villa. He introduced it to Jiang You, "This mansion has large gardens in front and back, connected to the front and back mountains respectively. We entered from the front mountain earlier. This back garden is even larger and directly connects to the valley behind the mountain."
Many roses have been planted in the back garden, and shrubs and flowers are arranged in layers along the undulating terrain. Winding paths pass through them, leading to the distance like a maze.
Andrei led Jiangyou along the path for a while, gradually walked out of the mansion, and then walked along the stone path to a viewing platform.
By this time the sun had risen, dispersing the morning mist. Jiang You ran a few steps to the marble railing at the edge of the platform, leaned forward with the handrail, and couldn't help but exclaimed: "Wow!"
This mansion was obviously built on the top of a hill. Once you walked out of the mansion, you would start to go downhill. This marble viewing platform was built on the top of the hill and supported by marble columns. Standing here, you could overlook the entire valley full of fiery red roses.
The sunlight gilded the roses with a brilliant golden edge. When the mountain breeze blew, the roses looked like a blazing fire or waves dyed red by the setting sun, layer upon layer, swaying and swaying, a breathtaking beauty.
"This is truly beautiful!" Jiang You took a deep breath. Through the spiritual wood, she smelled the rich fragrance of flowers. "With so many roses, how much rose wine can be made?"
Andre: “……?”
The black-haired, green-eyed knight of the kingdom obviously couldn't understand how such a romantic and beautiful scene could be related to rose wine, but Jiang You had already started to list the names of the dishes: "Rose jam, rose wine, rose dew, rose black tea... and rose daifuku!"
Andre looked at her shining eyes and couldn't help laughing.
Rose Villa wasn't steep; it was more like a small hill than a mountain. They wandered through the sea of flowers on the gentle slopes, rested in the shade under the marble pavilion, and teased the fluttering blue-purple twin butterflies for a while until the sun grew scorching, then they began to return.
Although Jiangyou was talking about various rose dishes and also checked that these roses did not contain any toxins and were edible, he did not pick them - Jiangyou felt that he should at least confirm the ownership of these roses with the housekeeper and obtain consent before he could do anything.
Little Skeleton is always surprisingly particular about these little details, but Andre really likes her down-to-earth nature. Little Skeleton seems to have her own scale in her heart, weighing what she considers fair.
Money is not her only criterion. Although she seems like a money-grubber on the surface, she actually has many other considerations in her heart: fairness, justice, connections, the future... Her little skull contains thousands of thoughts. She firmly sticks to her bottom line, but will also make some concessions when it is not related to her bottom line and for the right reasons.
Over the years, Andrei had met countless businessmen while handling cases, and had dealt with all manner of disputes and murders. Some, relying on their own abilities, became extremely harsh towards their friends and family, seemingly seeking to squeeze every last drop of blood and flesh from their companions, reaping the benefits for themselves while leaving others to shoulder the risks. Ultimately, they were deserted by their friends and family, their bodies left in the wilderness.
Some people are submissive and are taken advantage of by those around them. They seem to be keeping a little bit of affection, but in fact they are not taken seriously at all. They spend all their property and dignity, and finally can no longer keep the group of scum around them, and lose both their money and their lives.
But Jiangyou was different. She loved money, but also knew how to manage it. She would guard her own profits, but also wanted to benefit everyone. She didn't think about snatching her companions' share, but instead thought about making the pie bigger, so that she could eat her fill while also ensuring that her trusting companions, such as Holly, the witches, the dwarf craftsmen, and... him, could eat comfortably.
Little Bone has no eyes, but she can see people very accurately... Seeing through people's hearts may be a natural ability of the lich. She knows what kind of people she should choose as friends, and can accurately grasp the bottom line of doing business and negotiation.
She always takes only her fair share, never letting anyone take advantage of her, nor taking advantage of others too much. Even if she's at a disadvantage in a negotiation, she always finds a way to gain benefits from long-term cooperation. If she finds a worthy partner, she's willing to offer her help, but she never does it blindly.
She always manages to find a perfect balance between herself and others, neither putting herself at a disadvantage nor hurting the feelings of her companions. Perhaps because of this, everyone who has worked with her loves this lich very much and speaks highly of her.
Extremely rational and impartial, everyone in front of her seems to be life itself. Gender, class, and race seem to be irrelevant - at most, she will get a surprised "Oh wow!", but her attitude towards people will not change at all.
The more he explored, the more interested Andrei became in Takumi Yuu. He had originally been staring at the skeleton for the sake of solving the case, but now Andrei found himself increasingly unable to take his eyes off it.
This skeleton had the most beautiful soul he had ever seen. Even though what he saw was a skeleton, his mind seemed to be able to follow the white bones, fill in the flesh and blood, and depict her true appearance.
Jiang You didn't know that Andre was reconstructing her appearance in her mind through her own bone structure - even if she knew, she might be curious at first whether there was any connection between the skeleton generated by magic and her original appearance - she was squatting next to a rose bush, grinning at the twin butterflies, slowly extending her bone claws and stopping in mid-air.
Perhaps because the skeleton did not have the scent of a living person, the butterfly thought her bony claws were just thick branches of a bush, so it foolishly stopped to rest on them.
"Wow! So cute!" Jiangyou closed her bone claws and turned her palms into a cage, and sure enough, she caught a butterfly. She laughed for a while, and after teasing the butterfly for a while, she opened her bone claws and let the butterfly return to freedom again.
She played happily for a long time before she stood up contentedly and patted the rose pollen on her bony claws: "Let's go explore the mansion~"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
