"Cough, cough."
Shard, who had just reached the entrance of the barnyard with Mr. Albert, happened to hear these last few words. The coroner showed no expression, while Shard coughed lightly:
"Though it was wrong of us to leave you alone here, you don't have to 'retaliate' against me like this?"
Mr. Benhart immediately turned around, seeing both of them returned safely, he smiled and asked:
"All sorted out?"
"Yes, it's solved. That thing won't appear in Moon Bay for the next few hundred years. Whether it's the Marquis, the Captain, or Mrs. Jude, they're all safe."
"You see."
So Mr. Benhart then turned to Mrs. Jude and said:
"You should say whether we helped you or not."
Shard noticed the corners of the Noble Lady's mouth trembling.
However, Mrs. Jude was not so angry about Shard's harsh measures earlier. Proof of this was that while she kept complaining to Mr. Benhart, she stopped saying anything when Shard appeared.
