morning.

Ron received the report from Egbert and met the uninvited guests in the living room of the mansion.

"I've met the Lord."

When Ron appeared in the living room, irregular greetings sounded intermittently.

Ron walked straight past the crowd without squinting and came to the main seat. After sitting down, he looked at them. There were four uninvited guests, who were divided into two parties during Egbert's report.

He first looked to the left. They were two adults, a male and female group, and a little boy, about five years old.

Looking to the right, there is a little girl who is also five years old, but she is alone, with her head lowered and looking dull.

"Everyone, take a seat."

Ron spoke, and everyone present finally dared to take a breath of air. The solemn atmosphere just now made them forget to breathe.

"Diana, serve them tea."

"yes."

As the head maid, Diana does not need to do anything herself, she only needs to make arrangements, and it happened to be Joyce on duty today. After receiving the order, Joyce served hot tea to the four of them.

She didn't expect that this day would come so quickly, and the secret of the former baron would be exposed to everyone.

Yes, what was hidden in that wooden box was the fact that the previous baron had an illegitimate child.

But what Joyce couldn't figure out was why there were two?

"Thank you, Lord." The man's movements were cautious, and he took it with both hands and was about to take a sip.

At this time, Ron's voice sounded, "I wonder who you are to this child? And this lady?"

The man quickly put down the tea he had picked up and replied: "Back to the lord, my commoner's name is Benden. He lives in a small village under the town of Baris. He is the uncle of this child."

"My name is Tabitha and I'm the mother of this child."

Ron looked at the woman who was speaking. She was in her early twenties, with delicate features and an outstanding figure. Judging from her appearance, it was indeed possible for the former baron to take a liking to her.

He glanced at the woman and nodded slightly, his eyes falling on the little boy between them.

Surprisingly, the little boy did not panic and acted more calmly than the two adults next to him.

Ron looked at the little boy with his eyes. The boy didn't avoid him. Instead, he looked at each other without any fear. Of course, this was also the reason why Ron didn't use his power.

"May I have your name?"

Facing Ron's question, Benden wanted to answer for the little boy, "His name is."

As soon as the words came out of his mouth, he was frightened back by Ron's eyes, "Am I asking you?"

The man was trembling and did not dare to speak anymore. He only winked at the little boy secretly.

"Brother, my name is Jonas." Jonas replied, his words were clear enough for everyone present to hear.

Egbert was startled when he heard him call Ron 'brother', and the eyes of Diana and the other maids when they looked at the little boy changed.

Ron was not angry and smiled tolerantly, "You may not be my brother yet, I'd better wait until later."

"My father is a former baron, and you are my brother." The expression on Jonas's face was very sure, and it didn't look fake at all.

Ron didn't reply, but looked at the little girl who had been silent.

Benden and Tabitha also noticed his gaze, and their expressions immediately became unpleasant.

Ron spoke slowly, "Egbert, take these three people to the guest room to rest. Don't neglect them."

"Yes, Lord Lord."

Egbert responded. He couldn't figure out Ron's thoughts at the moment, and he didn't dare to disobey the lord's order. Maybe this child named Jonas was really the illegitimate son of the previous baron and the lord's brother?

Not many people could stay in the living room. After all, it was about the privacy of Baron Arnold's family. Even if this matter cannot be hidden, it cannot be discussed openly in front of everyone.

After Egbert took the three people away, only Ron, Diana, Joyce and the little girl were left.

As for Eileen, she didn't know about this, and Ron didn't let her come. She should be trying the 'pudding' in the back kitchen now.

"What's your name? Why are you here alone?" Ron's tone was neither serious nor serious, speaking at a level that the little girl could hear.

Even so, the little girl was frightened and replied in a panic: "My name is Melitoya, and I came alone."

Melitoya still kept her head lowered even when she was speaking. Her small figure was sitting on the sofa, her face almost touching the table, so Ron could only see the small whirlpool on her light red head.

Ron was speechless, he didn't bully her, why were he so scared?

"I'm asking about your family members? Egbert told me that you came to see your brother. Do you have any proof? Take it out and see." Ron said lightly.

Melitoya trembled even more this time.

She hesitated and said: "My mother passed away due to illness not long ago. She told me that there was a brother who was a lord here, and she also gave me a letter to prove his identity."

"Where's the letter?"

"The letter is lost."

Ron: "..."

"You are really stupid, you can lose such an important thing." Ron was speechless.

This sentence was very common, but in Diana's ears, she heard something else. Her eyes moved back and forth between Ron and the little girl, revealing a hint of surprise.

"Yeah, sorry"

"I'm sorry for what you said to me, forget it, Diana." Ron knew there was no point in talking anymore, so he called out.

Diana stepped forward and asked, "What are your orders, Lord?"

"Wait until she calms down, give her something to eat, and arrange a room for her to live in. Remember, don't choose hard food, which is difficult to digest." Ron gave several orders in succession, and after finding no mistakes, he left with Joyce. into the living room.

As soon as he left the living room, he found Eileen guarding the door with a small plate.

"Master, I've been looking for you for a long time. Mr. Egbert said you were here, so I came to wait for you." Irene said excitedly.

"Why is it so urgent? You have to wait here for me." Ron's eyes fell on the plate in her hand, and he had some guesses in his heart.

"By the way, I have completed the task you gave me last time. Come and taste it to see if it tastes like this."

As she spoke, Erin opened the lid and revealed the pudding inside. Ron took a closer look and found that it was indeed decent and very soft.

He picked up the spoon and took out a small piece and tasted it. It tasted pretty good.

"Well, it's okay. You've passed."

As soon as these words came out, Irene almost jumped with excitement, which meant that the punishment would end in a few days and she could eat and drink again.

"This pudding is for the little girl inside. Well, I'll give you half a day off, and you can come see me again in the afternoon." After Ron said that, he left, but Eileen was a little confused.

When she opened the door and walked into the living room, she found Diana comforting a little girl. Seeing Irene come in, Diana changed her face and returned to her previous seriousness, as if it was just an illusion.

Erin was greatly surprised. Could this be Diana's 'true face'? !

Surprised, she sat down next to the little girl with a plate of pudding, and the pudding was gently placed in front of Melitoya.

Diana noticed that there were traces of movement on the corner of the pudding. Eileen obviously did not have the courage to do so. It seemed that the lord had done it.

Do you want to share a meal with your sister?

Diana felt a little envious in her heart.

——

study.

As usual, Ron gave half of the documents sent to Joyce. He often lamented his wit. With such a good 'tool' in hand, he could relax a lot and save time to write entries and practice. .

He is not afraid of big problems. Before the new policy is issued, the territory will not be in chaos.

Faced with such a lord, Joyce had no choice. From the first one or two books to now halfway through, she had given up resisting and even enjoyed it sometimes.

Applying the knowledge she learned from books to handling government affairs gave Joyce a sense of accomplishment.

While handling paperwork, Joyce recalled what had just happened in the living room. According to Ron's behavioral analysis, he already knew that Melitoya was his sister and that the one named Jonas was an impostor.

However, the secret left by the former baron did not specify the gender of the illegitimate child, but only stated the existence of such an illegitimate child. How did the Lord tell the difference?

Joyce found that the more he got along with the lord, the more mysterious he became. She began to be absent-minded and hesitated to put down her pen.

"Have you encountered a problem?" Ron's voice came, waking her up.

Joyce was ashamed, stood up and said, "Sorry, Lord, I was distracted."

Ron looked at her, and Joyce couldn't help but ask: "How did you know that Miss Melitoya is your sister?"

"Don't say she is my sister, I haven't acknowledged her identity yet." Ron said calmly.

Joyce pursed her lips, she would not believe Ron's words. In the past, Ron cared about Melitoya a hundred times more than the other one.

Here, Ron was a little helpless about Joyce's question. Did he still have to give a class on biogenetics?

Melitoya's short light red hair can already tell that she is obviously the daughter of a father.

Ron thought for a while and said: "You can try to put yourself in someone else's shoes. A child who doesn't know who his father is and who has only his mother next to him will inevitably receive strange looks from others. In such an environment, it will be how?"

Joyce suddenly thought of Melitoya, who was as cautious, inferior and timid as she was.

"Looking back, what is that called?"

"Jonas."

"Yeah, that's the name!" Ron looked like he was remembering it, which made Joyce want to laugh. He also said that he refused to admit that she was his sister. The other person didn't even remember her name, fearing that she was only thinking about Mei. Miss Litoya.

"Look at Jonas's calmness that doesn't match his age. He doesn't look like a child at all."

Joyce nodded silently as he listened, and a doubt arose in his mind, "Since the lord knows everything, why do you still keep those three people in the house?"

Ron smiled, "Who knows? Maybe because it's too boring?"

——

Egbert was ordered to settle the three Jonas in the house and gave them the best treatment, including the best food and clothing, which made the three of them very excited.

"The lord said that you will live in the house from now on. If you need anything, just ask me. I am the housekeeper here and can help you solve most things." Egbert said with a smile.

"Sorry for your trouble, Mr. Butler." Benden wanted to say something else, but Tabitha spoke first.

"You are all distinguished guests, this is what I should do. There are still things to be busy with in the house, so I will go down first." Egbert said and left.

After the housekeeper left, Tabitha turned around excitedly, looked at the luxurious room, and smiled: "I can live here forever and never need to go back to that dirty place."

Benden gave her a dissatisfied look, but didn't say anything else. Jonas on the side glanced at them with cold eyes, and then stayed there alone.

On the other side, on the training ground.

The knights did not train, but gathered around Sig, only to hear him say angrily: "If the illegitimate son of the previous lord comes back, I, Sig, will be the first to refuse!"

"Yes, me too." Everyone else agreed.

At this time, a voice sounded from behind everyone.

"What are you all doing together? No need to train? Where is Mr. Egbert? I have something important to ask him."

Sig turned around and said in surprise: "Captain Abel, you are finally back. Let me tell you, something big happened in the house!"

Abel frowned immediately after hearing what he said. He did not yell like Sig, but continued to ask: "Tell me where Mr. Egbert is?"

"It should be in the lobby."

After receiving the answer, Abel left in a hurry. Leaving the confused Sig, he asked the others in confusion: "Did I not make it clear just now? Something big is going to happen in the Baron Mansion!"

Ibuprofen couldn't stand it anymore and cursed: "You idiot, so what if the illegitimate son of the previous baron comes to live here? Can it still shake the lord's position? Will you betray the lord?"

"That is absolutely impossible. My loyalty to the lord is unshakable!" Sig said immediately.

"Isn't that okay?"

Sig suddenly felt that what Ibuprofen said made sense, "Then let's continue training?"

"What are you training for? It's time to chop down trees!"

"Let's go!"

——

On the other side, Abel soon found Egbert in the hall, and he pulled Egbert aside.

"Mr. Egbert, I have some information about what you told me. And I think today's illegitimate child is too much of a coincidence?" Abel said meaningfully.

Egbert was suddenly startled and said, "Mr. Abel, are you saying that this may be related to that incident?"

"I'm not absolutely sure." Abel said honestly.

Egbert narrowed his eyes, "If this is the case, we cannot continue the investigation and must report it to the lord immediately."

The two discussed it and walked towards the study.

After a while, Egbert's voice sounded outside the study. Ron sat upright and didn't understand. Joyce stepped forward to open the door. Egbert glanced at her unexpectedly, and then walked into the study with Abel. middle.

"Lord Lord."

"If you have anything to say, just tell me. Mr. Abel also came to see me. It must be a big deal." Ron smiled.

Egbert did not immediately explain his purpose, but glanced at Joyce aside. Ron realized that she could not know what he was going to say next, and nodded towards her.

Joyce saluted and exited the study.

"Tell me, it's mysterious."

Egbert and Abel looked at each other, and then said: "Lord, you asked Mr. Abel to investigate the black crow before. We thought of a way to lure him into taking the bait. We took advantage of Ms. Elva's death."

Ron was very calm when he heard the news of Elva's death. He looked at the two of them deeply and continued to listen.

"But the other party is unmoved. Mr. Abel has never relaxed. Only recently did he get some clues. However, this morning..."

At this point, Egbert paused. Ron saw that he was worried and said, "It's okay, keep talking."

"Mr. Abel has collected various signs that indicate that the Black Crow Organization is not as simple as ordinary bandits. There are people behind them controlling it. In addition, today there is someone claiming to be the illegitimate son of the former Baron, I am suspicious."

Before Egbert finished speaking, Ron said: "No, the illegitimate child thing is true."

"ah?!"

Egbert and Abel stared at each other in confusion.

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