Cooke was a white-haired man in his sixties, and his temporary office was in the first-floor wing of the main residence.Seven lawyers sat at a desk with a computer and a lot of paper materials in front of them.Cook was much more polite than his assistant. After shaking hands with Lin Kai, he asked John kindly about his health.
Cook asked Lin Kai to enter the inner room, and as he walked, he told Lin Kai that the lawyer outside was checking the property of the manor and preparing the documents for the heir to the title.Apply for a seat on the Senate. English families use primogeniture to inherit titles and fiefdoms.This situation lasted until the 1920s.The new law retained primogeniture, but allowed for the testamentary distribution of fief as qualifying property.In the absence of a testamentary distribution, the eldest son inherits.As for private property, such as money, stocks and so on, it is not affected by the system of succession to the title. This
Cook asked Lin Kai to take a seat. "Jack has explained the situation to you.".Time is limited. I have to produce my will by 8:00 tomorrow night. Any help you need, just ask.
Lin Kai asked, "In theory, everything in the manor, including the residence of the children, is also a legacy."
Cook nodded. "Yes."
Lin Kai said, "I need to investigate the case as your assistant. I can enter and leave all kinds of places by myself."
"It's a must," Cook said.Your role is to assess and record the estate's assets, and with this identity, you have access to all premises.But I believe you are polite and know that some places should be entered after asking others for permission.
"What if I'm not polite?" Asked Lin Kai? You know, sometimes you can't be polite.
Cook looked at Lin Kai and said, "As long as you find the will, everything will be fine."
Lin Kai nodded and had a pretty good idea. Cook was calm on the surface, but his heart almost collapsed, and he caught himself as a life-saving straw."Can you tell me something about the four successors?" Asked Lin Kai. If you want to find a will, you must first lock in the suspect of theft.
The Earl of Davis and his family were not directly involved in the operation, and Davis handed over his assets to the trust fund company for supervision.Be invested and managed by them. There are many investment projects and businesses all over the world.As Davis's sons and daughters, they can get a trust fund of twenty thousand pounds a month.
The eldest son ,Bart Davis, 50, is an assistant program director at a Redding TV station.
The second son,Glen Davis, 48 years old, is a retired officer who has served for 12 years.He is now working as a ground engineer at an airport in London.
The third son,Stewart Davis, 45, is a pastor who works for the Reading Town Church. His daily work is mostly related to charity.
The daughter,Julie Davis, 44 years old, is an associate professor at the University of Reading and a research academic professor.It mainly studies and perfects the history of the Renaissance.
Four people have beautiful backgrounds, and there is no possibility of committing a crime from their resumes.Lin Kai directly passed four suspected staff members of the main residence because they did not steal the benefits of the will.
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The housekeeper, in his fifties, led Lin Kai up to the second floor to the count's master bedroom. The master bedroom is large and has its own separate living room.Strictly speaking, it is not beautiful, and the bust hanging on the wall is really not appreciated by Lin Kai.The stair carvings and marble-colored walls are not aesthetically pleasing.Lin Kai also knew his taste and really praised him in front of the housekeeper.
The housekeeper helped to open all the doors and stood at the door of the master bedroom.As a steward, he treated the Earl's descendants with courtesy and respect, but he was not loyal to any of them.His loyalties were to the count and the manor. If the new Earl wishes, he can stay and continue to manage the manor and be loyal to the new Earl.If the new count is not satisfied, he will not have much to remember.
The big bed in the bedroom finally brought some modern flavor, and a painting of the Earl's wife when she was young was hung on the wall next to it.Lin Kai carefully took down the painting and placed it against the wall, looking at the embedded safe hidden behind the portrait.
Lin Kai took a look at the safe and was speechless. This is the simplest six-digit password safe.Lin Kai substitution thinking, he is a person who does not know the password, how to open this safe?Lin Kai looked at the Earl's family information passed to him by Cook's assistant on his mobile phone and randomly entered the birthday of the Earl's wife: 590402.The safe just popped open.
These rich people are really bad, so rich, with such a simple safe, it is simply to encourage others to commit crimes.
The safe is divided into two layers, the upper layer is larger and the lower layer is smaller. There are many lattices on the lower floor, which contain all kinds of jewelry.Lin Kai picked up a gemstone necklace and squinted at the light for a moment. The necklace was worth more than half a million pounds.Lin Kai turned to face the bedroom door and looked into the hall. There was no one in the main room.
After all, the gemstone necklace is calculated according to the article, and it is risky to take it.The diamond in one side of the grid is a unit, and no one will find it if you take one away.Lin Kai picked up a diamond, and then squinted at the light, basically must be no laser number of the diamond.It costs tens of thousands of pounds for such a big one.
Lin Kai put the diamond back and pushed the lower drawer of the safe back. The upper layer is mostly documents, such as entrustment contracts and so on.According to Cook, Cook, the housekeeper and a maid were present when the new will was sealed.They were among the witnesses to the legality of the new will and signed the seal.
Lin Kai dialed Cook: "Lawyer Cook, is the old will still there?"
Cook replied, "Yes."
Lin Kai asked, "Is it also a sealed will?"
Cook replied, "Yes."
"I need to add an identity: successor and emotional assessor," said Lin Kai.
Cook was stunned. "It's the first time I've heard of this profession."
"There's always a first time," said Lin Kai.My job is to talk to would-be heirs individually to assess their acceptance of the distribution of the estate.What if someone can't accept the result of not getting a penny and dies of anger on the spot?In line with the attitude of being responsible to clients, Cook Law Firm specially provides the service of emotional assessment of successors.
Cook took his cell phone and thought for a long time: "As long as it helps to find the will, of course."
"Lawyer Cook, you'd better be prepared for the worst," said Lin Kai.
Cook had a palpitation and asked, "What do you mean?"
Lin Kai explained: "If the thief is the beneficiary in the will, then he will definitely choose to put the will back in the safe.".Now there is no will in the safe, indicating that the thief is in a disadvantageous position in the new will.Assuming no new will is found, the assets are divided equally among the four children. It can be said that the part of the thief's income in the will is below the average.
"If I were a thief, I would destroy the will," said Lin Kai.
Cook: "Oh, Maiga."
"But this is only the worst possibility," said Lin Kai.
Cook sighed, "I see. Please do your best."
Lin Kai: "No problem."
Don't expect too much, because you don't know how much hope the other person will have.Give a bad possibility, a good result, and people will thank you. Give a good possibility, a bad result, and people will resent you.This is the experience that John has gained from 30 years of detective work.
Lin Kai first found the housekeeper who signed the seal and the maid to chat alone for a while, and then visited the four heirs separately.