Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 714 Surprise and Joy

Give me a winery?
Angel almost thought she had heard it wrong, but the extraordinary hearing and memory denied it. She once again looked at the property certificate and transfer contract in her hand and read them carefully.

This was indeed a document proving a wine estate outside Backlund, and it was a place Angel had visited once.

Not long after she returned to Backlund as "Christine Theresa", she went to this manor to spend her weekends at the invitation of a coal mine owner. She was deeply impressed by the vast grape-growing area and the attached luxurious villas, especially the large tracts of woodland belonging to the manor, which were extremely precious in the capital of the Kingdom of Loen, where every inch of land was worth a lot of money.

Finally, she saw the current valuation of the estate in the corner of the transfer agreement:
35000 pounds.

Suddenly, Angel heard his breathing become heavier.

"I want to hear your thoughts first."

After a moment, she calmed down a little, reluctantly placed the document on the coffee table, and looked at Baron Sindras who was sitting opposite her.

It's not that Angel was not tempted by the 35000 pounds, but he felt that even as a "thank you" or a "hush money" that was difficult to say out loud, offering a manor worth tens of thousands of pounds was too extravagant.

In fact, with Audrey's reminder, she was mentally prepared to a certain extent that the baron would give her some compensation, but at most it would be three to four thousand pounds, which was equivalent to the annual expenses of many small noble families.

Is there some conspiracy here? For example, is it another attempt by the demigod "audience"? Or is it that Baron Sindras wants to use the high operating and maintenance costs of a manor of this size to drag me down as revenge for making him look bad that day?

Not knowing that Angel was slandering him in his mind, Baron Sindras smiled slightly, picked up the wine on the table, and signaled his servant to go to the balcony in the corner of the reception room where he had quietly walked out last week and almost fell off the building to "commit suicide", avoiding the conversation between the two.

After Ribak also left, the baron spoke:

"Let me first talk about other things that happened to me after that day.

"After listening to your and Miss Hall's advice, I went to the Holy Wind Cathedral that night and visited Archbishop Redar Valentine, who had just arrived. I received the mass and purification ceremony presided over by him, and went home to have a good sleep. When I woke up the next day, the things that happened before seemed to have become a dream. They became blurred in my memory and I didn't want to recall them."

It should be that the archbishop or the high-ranking deacon hiding in the dark used a certain seal of the "Substituted Punisher" to remove the hypnosis and suggestion given to you by the "audience" demigod... Angel's mind automatically replaced the baron's words with "occult" terms, nodded, and asked in cooperation:

"and then?"

In Sindras's well-organized narration, Angel learned about the follow-up turmoil of the previous dispute over the equity of Coim Company.

The shareholder Caron, who hastily sold his shares to Klein and then committed suicide, initially made the police focus on the beneficiary, Dwayne Dantès. However, a subsequent investigation, which was likely participated in by the "Nighthawks", revealed that the real murderer was most likely Baron Sindras, who was willing to pay several times the premium to snatch the shares.

"...They say I was there before Caron died. That's ridiculous. I was at the Kingdom Theatre with two MPs that night. There was no way I could have been at the scene in Hillston."

The Baron took a sip of white wine, his expression somewhat confused and puzzled.

"Fortunately, the Storm Church helped me again. They took over the case from those aggressive police officers and quickly cleared me of suspicion... I said this to let you know that your advice helped me a lot. If the church hadn't intervened, the police's in-depth investigation might have involved some...gray areas in my business."

At the end, Sindras lowered his voice with a mysterious smile on his face.

With the accomplishments of a "former Night Watchman", Angel quickly translated the Baron's cryptic words in his mind and understood the real reason why the other party was grateful to him.

The business of this baron, who went bankrupt three times but finally returned to the upper class, obviously had some shameful aspects. Perhaps he has now cleansed himself up by donating his title and value investing, but like Angel and Klein's fake identities, it cannot withstand a real in-depth investigation.

Thinking of this, Angel seemed to understand the real purpose of the "audience" demigod.

He may not want to kill Syndras, and it is difficult for a person to actually kill himself through "hints". However, as long as he makes a big noise that cannot be covered up, the attention of the police and official Beyonders will be focused on the Baron, and his past will be exposed. The "money bag" of this Conservative may suffer a heavy blow.

Now, thanks to this incident, Syndras was protected by the Church of the Storm and, in a certain sense, became the spokesperson for the church among the business community and the nobility. His political inclination inevitably shifted to the New Party, which in another sense dealt a blow to the Conservative Party and achieved the goal of the "audience".

After losing Duke Negan, the Church of the Storm was also actively seeking support from other emerging nobles, so they were naturally very active in this matter. As for the Baron himself, although he lost his money, he received help from the Church of the Storm, and he would probably have the protection of the "Manufactured Punisher" for a long time, which was a blessing in disguise...

After figuring everything out, Angel was no longer anxious about receiving the expensive "reward". She asked in detail about the winery, even the output of red wine and the cost of hiring workers. She showed that although she had some doubts, she could not resist the temptation. She wanted to agree but was afraid of the trouble afterwards.

In the end, she "reluctantly" signed the transfer contract, making the "Iris Winery" legally the property of "Christine Theresa".

"The relevant procedures will be completed by the end of the month. Most of the servants and winery workers hired by Winster will stay. You don't need to pay their salaries this year. Everything in the villa, including the wine in the wine cellar, will belong to you."

Baron Syndras also signed his name and handed the document to Angel's butler, Li Buck. He would hire a professional lawyer to handle the subsequent matters, so the two traders would not have to worry about it.

Thirty-five thousand pounds... This was the only number left in Angel's mind. He couldn't help but smile. It was not until Baron Sindras left that he slowly returned to his normal expression.

Of course, during the entire conversation, she did not lose the basic qualities of a Beyonder. She clearly noticed that someone not far away was peeping into the reception room, observing her conversation with Baron Sinderas, and focusing on herself.

It shouldn’t be the “audience” demigod, he wouldn’t do it so obviously… The most likely possibility is the “Manufactured Punisher”. It seems that Sindras has been officially included in the protection of the Church of Storms. It’s a good thing for him, but not necessarily for me. Since I am a believer of the goddess, perhaps tonight, I will have to face another “dream review”…

Angel was thinking silently until Ribak approached quietly and asked in a low voice:

"Miss, after taking over the Iris Winery, you may need to hire a new housekeeper, several financial staff, and some servants who truly belong to us, not the previous owner. Autumn will come in two months, and you need to be prepared to invite guests to spend the weekend at the manor. Although there is no shortage of wine there, other supplies must also be prepared... I estimate that this year's expenditure will be at least 1500 pounds, and next year's expenditure will probably double with the renovations and the salaries of the workers and servants."

3000 pounds a year?
Angel stared at his butler with wide eyes. The winery he had just acquired didn't seem so attractive anymore.

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At night, Angel, who was fast asleep in a soft velvet quilt, suddenly woke up. With the reminder of the "Secret Holy Emblem" that he had always carried with him, he clearly sensed that someone had entered his dream.

The next second, she came out of the bed in the bedroom and onto the sofa in the living room. Her silk nightgown changed into daytime attire. Everything was quiet outside the window, as if it was the darkest moment before dawn.

Is it the "Made in Punishment" who uses the Sealed Object to invade the dream world, or is it a "Night Watcher"?
Thinking about it, Angel pretended to be still in an uncontrollable dream, picked up the coffee cup on the table, smelled it and put it back.

It's all cold.

A moment later, a figure flashed into the room from the door, bowed casually, and sat down opposite Angel. He took off his hat and put it aside. The messy black hair and green eyes underneath made Angel almost laugh.

Why is it Leonard again? Apart from him, is there no one else from Backlund's Nighthawks coming out to work... Angel looked at this old colleague with lifeless eyes, waiting for his "questioning".

As usual, after confirming that the target had entered the dream, Leonard stopped being polite and quickly asked a few questions, which were all related to Baron Syndras. Angel knew that they must have asked the Baron for the details of the day, so he did not hide too much. He just described the effect of Audrey's "lucky hairpin" as the Baron being too unlucky, and the two ladies were able to pull the tall Syndras back from the balcony because the other party's desire to survive overcame his guilt.

"A winery worth 35000 pounds..."

After hearing that the Baron would visit Angel again today and give the Iris Winery as a thank-you gift, even in his dream, this "requiem master" smacked his lips and subconsciously tilted his head, recovering after a moment.

Angel responded with a stiff smile.

Five minutes later, Leonard Mitchell, who had completed the questioning process, put away the pen and paper, stood up from the sofa, took his top hat, saluted and said goodbye, his body almost disappearing into the darkness of the dream.

Suddenly, he stopped moving, stared at Angel with his green eyes, and said:

"Miss Theresa, have you ever heard of the name 'Angelica Sage'?"

(End of this chapter)