The Princess and the Pauper (Arabella) novel Chapter 850

Chapter 850

"What kind of people were they?"

"It was in the dead of night so that I couldn't see clearly, but there seemed to be about seven or eight people in the yard. After that night, Professor Earwood didn't open his door for four or five days.

When I finally saw him, I asked him what was going on, and he said he was visited by relatives. Who has that many relatives visiting in the middle of the night? In the rain, they were all wandering around the yard. It was strange."

Arabella continued her inquiry, "Could it be that Professor Earwood made some enemies?"

"Unlikely. He and his wife are kind people, and they never leave this small town. They get along well with everyone. I think it might have something to do with Carol. Shortly after this incident, they both resigned and went to find Carol."

A hint of sadness filled Arabella's eyes, "I wonder when I will see Carol again."

“Well, it's hard to say. If they had any news, Professor Earwood would have brought her back by now. But there has been no word from them. I wonder how the search abroad is going."

"Thank you, ma'am,’ Arabella expressed her gratitude. "It seems I will have to wait until next time to return the book to Carol."

"You're a good kid, coming all this way to return a book." The woman glanced at Arabella's backpack, no doubt filled with Carol's books.

After exchanging a few polite words with the woman, Arabella slipped around to the back of house number 111. Seeing no one around, she hopped over the wall and entered the yard.

The yard was full of fallen leaves and wilted plants, indicating that no one had lived there for a while.

Arabella pulled out a Luminol spray from her backpack and sprayed it on the ground. After a while, some areas began to glow.

Luminol could detect traces of blood diluted up to 12,000 times.

Even if it was cleaned up thoroughly, as long as there was Luminol, the blood traces could be detected.

The scattered traces of blood were few, indicating that either the injured person wasn't seriously hurt or this wasn't the primary crime scene.

The yard was surrounded by side rooms. All the doors were locked, but upon closer inspection, Arabella noticed that the locks had been tampered with. She took a fingerprint flashlight from her bag and shone it on the lock. There were no fingerprints.