NovelEnglishAs soon as Helen heard this, she suddenly becvery excited, and she blurted out, "Helplook further into it. I want to win the bid for this mansion." 4 The old butler nodded and said, "This mansion occupies a small area and cannot be demolished in the future. So, it is considered a low-quality asset that cannot be circulated. Therefore, it should be relatively easy for us to win the bid for this mansion when the tcomes." 4 "Okay." Helen replied determinedly, "We have to win the bid for this mansion no matter how much it is going to cost!" After she was done speaking, she hurriedly asked," Uncle Walters, did you helpto speak to anyone from the judiciary? Can I go in and take a look at the mansion now?" "Yes, yes." The old butler hurriedly said, "When I was on the phone with them just now, they toldthat they will be coming over here for the asset registration and evaluation over the next two days because they will have to collect smaterials in preparation for the judicial auction. So, we can simply break the seal and lock to go inside first." 4 Helen replied anxiously, "Think of a way to break the lock, then!" The old butler nodded before he looked at the driver cum bodyguard beside him and said, "Lester, see if you can break the lock." 3 The bodyguard hurried forward before pulling the seal off first. After that, he took a look at the lock before he smiled and said, "Mr. Walters, the lock is already so rusty. I can break it open with just one kick." Helen hurriedly said, "Don't kick it! I am afraid that you will also break the gate down if you try to break the lock. See if you can pry the lock open first..." The bodyguard took a closer look at the lock before he said, "Miss Helen, the cylinder inside the lock has already corroded. I am afraid that even if we have the key, we might not even be able to open the lock. I can only break the lock, then." 2 Helen nodded and said, "Okay, then. You can break the lock but try not to damage the iron gate. I want to keep the iron gate as it is if I can buy this mansion in the future." "Okay." The bodyguard hurriedly agreed to her request before he took out a dagger from his waist. After that, he placed the sharp end of the dagger into the key slot a s he tried to pry it open. 2 The gate was opened, and the lock broke because of the rust. However, fortunately, the iron gate was not damaged.
Helen could not restrain the excitement in her heart a s she pushed the iron gate open and walked in.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtIn the courtyard that was overgrown with weeds, there was a swing with an iron frand iron chain. However, since the swing was really old, it was completely rusted at this time. However, the old and dilapidated courtyard in the eyes of others had an incomparable warmth in Helen's eyes. 3 At this time, an electric bike suddenly appeared at the entrance. 1 When Charlie was still sdistance away from the gate, he was a little surprised to see a Rolls-Royce parked at the entrance of the mansion.
He would often chere to visit this old mansion. The old mansion had always been sealed, and no one cared about it at all. So, why were there visitors here today? As he was feeling extremely surprised, Charlie went to the gate and looked inside.
He saw three people with their backs facing him. There was a woman, an old man, and a man who was in the prof his life.
Charlie felt even more puzzled, and he thought to himself, "Has the old mansion already been sold? It cannot be. I heard that it has always been sealed up by the court, and the judicial auction process has not started yet. So, how could it already be sold off?" "Just what are these people doing here? Why did they ignore the court's seal and break into the old mansion directly?!" 3 Charlie was a little angry.
After all, this was the old mansion where he used to live with his parents. 3 If it was the homeowner who had chere, Charlie would naturally not say anything.
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However, Charlie could tell that these people were not the homeowner at re not e first glance. In his opinion, this kind of behavior was indeed too excessive!
So, Charlie planned to ask them clearly. He would ask them to leave if they had nothing to do with this old mansion.
Just as he was thinking about it, Helen suddenly turned aron@and glanced at the gate. 1 As soon as she turned around, she locked eyes with Charlie.
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