Back in the lounge of Ferguson Mansion, Chief Butler Martinez slumped onto the sofa in exhaustion. The middle-aged man who had handed him the document bag in the conference hall just now appeared beside him and handed him a cup of freshly brewed black tea.
Chief Butler Martinez, who was both physically and mentally exhausted, took a sip of the black tea. The fatigue in his body seemed to have lessened. He forced himself to stay alert and asked the middle-aged man, "Zeke, is there still no news about Connor?"
The tough middle-aged man, who was called "Zeke" by Chief Butler Martinez, shook his head without hesitation and said in a deep voice, "My men have carefully searched Young Master Connor's residence in Loen, Ferguson Mansion, No. 16 Rand Street, but we found nothing there. I've also asked the Metropolitan Police Department, but there's no clue either. So far, I've hired several local gold-medal private detectives in Loen to look for Young Master Connor. As soon as there's news about Young Master Connor, they'll immediately send a pigeon to deliver the news!"
After listening to Zeke's explanation, Chief Butler Martinez nodded silently. Disappointment was written all over his old face.
Seeing Chief Butler Martinez's disappointment, Zeke couldn't help but show a touch of concern in his eyes. He hesitated for a while, then said to Chief Butler Martinez, "Old Butler, I have something to say, but I'm not sure if I should say it …"
"Go ahead!" Chief Butler Martinez squeezed a smile on his face and took another sip of the black tea in his hand.
After getting permission, Zeke said to the old man in front of him very sincerely, "Old Butler, I personally went to Loen to check Ferguson Mansion where Young Master Connor lives. Although it looked very peaceful and there was nothing unusual, I could still vaguely find traces of a search in some corners of the mansion. However, the search method was very professional. Ordinary people wouldn't be able to tell that it was searched at all. It's obvious that Young Master Connor has offended someone, and that's why his mansion was searched like that."
"According to the news report from Loen, the last time Young Master Connor showed up was a year and a half ago. This means that it's very likely that he has been missing for a year and a half. One year and a half is enough time for a lot of things to happen. Perhaps Young Master Connor is now …" Zeke paused and looked up at Chief Butler Martinez. Seeing that the old butler was calm and not angry, Zeke plucked up his courage and continued, "Young Master Connor is already dead!"
"Zeke, I understand what you're saying, but I firmly believe that Connor is still alive. He might have gotten into some trouble like you said, but I don't think he's dead yet. It's just that it's not convenient for him to come out and meet you!" Chief Butler Martinez calmly listened to Zeke's thoughts and said with a smile.
Seeing Butler Martinez's firm attitude, Dzeke obviously wanted to say something, but Butler Martinez waved his hand and said to Dzeke, "Dzeke, you've done a lot of things for me these days. You should take a rest. I have a feeling that Jack Ferguson won't give up so easily."
Chief Butler Martinez's tone was a little complicated. If he wasn't worried about Jack Ferguson's safety after Alfredo Ferguson's death, the Ferguson family would be in chaos, and he had watched Jack Ferguson grow up from a child to a young man, Jack Ferguson wouldn't have just been transferred to be the headmaster of Ferguson Middle School.
As long as Chief Butler Martinez made up his mind and didn't give Jack Ferguson a chance, he could directly release the documents in the file to the public at the family elders' meeting. According to the family rules, Chief Butler Martinez could pass a proposal to imprison Jack Ferguson at the family elders' meeting. In this way, not only Jack Ferguson himself, but also his wife and children would never have a chance to rise again in the Ferguson family!
After receiving Chief Butler Martinez's order, Zeke didn't say anything in the end. He bowed to Chief Butler Martinez and walked out of the lounge.
After watching his most loyal subordinate leave the lounge, Butler Martinez downed the black tea in his cup in one gulp. He then let down his guard and let out a long sigh in the empty lounge. In the meeting hall just now, this old butler who had served the Ferguson family for decades had told a lie to all the elders of the family!
In order to find Connor, Chief Butler Martinez had sent at least 100 people to Loen. However, these people didn't find and contact Connor Ferguson as Chief Butler Martinez said at the meeting. On the contrary, not only did they not find Connor Ferguson, but they also didn't find any clues about Connor at all.
Therefore, after the death of Old Ferguson, the family elders began to lose their patience regarding the issue of the successor. In the beginning, they unanimously agreed that Connor should return to inherit the position of the head of the family, but now, there were different voices in the family. Chief Butler Martinez saw all of this and was anxious in his heart. However, there was nothing he could do. After all, no matter how capable he was, it would be useless if Connor didn't return to the family.
Therefore, when Chief Butler Martinez saw Jack Ferguson's message about holding the family elders' meeting and realized what Jack Ferguson wanted to do at the meeting, he felt a lot of pressure. After careful consideration, in order to prevent Jack Ferguson's conspiracy from succeeding, he had to make a decision. In order to prevent Jack Ferguson's conspiracy from succeeding, he had to bet his reputation of serving the Ferguson family for decades on this big lie at the family elders' meeting. He deceived the family elders by telling them that his subordinates had found Connor, but Connor had something important to do now and couldn't return to the family. He would naturally return to the family after a period of time.
Now, the white lie had succeeded. Chief Butler Martinez won the family elders' meeting and crushed Jack Ferguson's conspiracy to steal the family's inheritance from his nephew. He kicked Jack Ferguson out of the family's power center and appeased the bunch of vermin in the family elders' meeting with the fat job left by Jack Ferguson. Everything was a happy ending. However, Chief Butler Martinez didn't feel any joy at this time. He even faintly felt that the current situation in the Ferguson family seemed to be gradually developing in a direction that was out of control.
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