Judging from the situation at the time of the crime, the youngest suspect at present is naturally the old housekeeper. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Because he was changing the fuse at the time, and he didn't return to the house until a few minutes after the lights came on.

Of course, even if this power outage was self-directed and self-staged by what device he used, and he was able to restore the power regularly to make an alibi, but it was raining heavily outside, and An Yizhi saw him pass by the window outside the house with his own eyes, if he turned back and killed someone, it was impossible that there was no water stain around the body.

Even if he changed into clean boots and entered the house, it was impossible not to leave a trace at all, let alone an umbrella in a rainstorm, and wearing a raincoat would not be very useful.

So he was the only one who was not regarded as an important suspect by An Yizhi, and this time the inquiry was more about asking him about other people.

"Mr. Butler, I would like to ask you what you know about the guests present?"

"All of them were meeting for the first time and I didn't know any of the guests except the names"

An Yizhi nodded, the butler's answer was consistent with Munston's testimony, everyone present was basically not familiar with each other, at most they had heard rumors or had several encounters.

"I heard that you and all the servants were hired recently, right?"

"Yes, I was hired about a year ago, and the others were hired a little later than me, all on behalf of the owner"

A year ago......

Hamill says that the last time he was here was two years ago, and that they weren't the servants at that time, which means that something had happened in the year since he arrived, to the year when Steward Stan was hired, that caused Eugene to fire the last group of servants.

"Do you know why the previous servant was fired?"

"No, they weren't fired"

The old butler shook his head and replied:

"They're Dead"

"Dead?"

"That's right, died in a fire, the official investigation found that the previous chef did not turn off the stove when he was cooking supper at night, the flames burned in the middle of the night, everyone fell asleep, and when the fire burned up, they couldn't run away"

"But Mr. Eugene seems to be fine"

"The master was not at home at that time, in fact, he rarely came back, generally only in October ~ November every year may come back for a few days, most of the time he lives in the city"

In this way, it seems that Eugene hired such a small number of maids, after all, it was only used to see the house, and not so many people.

"Where did the fire happen? When is it again? ”

"Time...... It was about two years ago, probably less than two years, and I don't know exactly where it happened, but I guess it's probably a new house, and all the traces have been redecorated when the owner hired me."

"Why do you think it's a new house?"

"Because only the traces of it are recent, the library and the master's bedroom were all moved from the old house after I came, but ......"

"But what?"

"I'm sorry, I just remembered an inexplicable request from my master, who said that he was not allowed to stay in the old house after 12 o'clock in the evening, and locked all the doors and windows before that, saying that the servant who died in the accident before would hang out at night"

Phantom? Damn, this can't be another script with some scary stuff, right?

"Don't you think it's strange? Besides, if there are rumors that it is haunted, why did you accept this job? ”

"It's strange that I don't think I've served several masters, and there are some inexplicable rules and legends about the old mansions like theirs, as for why I accepted this job......"

The old butler straightened his back, and his figure looked like that of a young and strong young man:

"I'm already this age, I just hope to find a place that is not too leisurely, and can retire at the same time"

Not to mention, his job is really not too tiring, usually mainly to wipe the table and chairs and clean up the room or something, at most when the host comes home, he is responsible for entertaining guests, which is also in line with what steward Stan said.

"No offense, what do you think of the victim?"

"The host is not easy to get along with"

The old butler didn't care, his evaluation of Eugene was basically the same as the others, and then the conversation changed:

"However, this level of arrogance is normal among the aristocracy, and it may be difficult to understand from the perspective of ordinary people."

"I see, thank you for your cooperation, I'd like to investigate Mr. Eugene's room later, is that okay? Maybe we can find out why he was killed."

Steward Stan hesitated slightly, but he agreed to open Eugene's room for them to investigate.

After the old housekeeper left, An Yizhi said to Tu Hongyu:

"There was a problem with the old housekeeper"

"Clams?"

An Yizhi put on the pose of 'there is only one truth':

"The least likely person to commit a crime is often the murderer, and I've seen through everything!"

“…… The rules from detective novels, what about the evidence? ”

"Nope"

“……”

"Then you talk about!"

Tu Hongyu had a headache on his forehead, it was really embarrassing to watch people commit secondary two from the side, and when he thought that he had been stupid everywhere like this secondary two disease, he felt that his head was getting more and more painful......

Dividing line

There were eight suspects in total, and in the end there were three servants left unquestioned.

The manservant and maid had almost the same answers as the old butler, who had recruited them, including the rule that they were not allowed to wander around the old mansion after midnight, and what they said about their employer, Eugene.

And the last man, the cook who was accused of being Munston's murderer, said something different.

When asked if she knew the guests present, she said that everyone else had seen them except An Yizhi and Tu Hongyu.

"Please elaborate on when and where you saw them again"

"Okay, Mr. Detective"

Cook Olive frowned and tried to remember the time:

"I used to be a trainee chef in a restaurant in the city before I was hired with Mr. Eugene, and I remember that about two years ago, Mr. Eugene, Mr. Hamill, Mr. Munston and his wife had dinner together, and because I was very good at making soups, Mr. Eugene generously gave me a lot of tips, so I remember it very well."

"What about Charles?"

"I'm sorry, I can't remember the exact time I met Mr. Charles, it seems that it was also that time, I only have some impressions of him"

"Are you sure you're not seeing a picture? Mr. Charles's deeds have been in the newspapers several times."

"No, I'm pretty sure I'm seeing a real person, it seems like I've seen it at the same restaurant where I used to work, but the exact time is ......"

It's no wonder that after two years, the cook remembers that Eugene and the others are still looking at the face of the tip, maybe it was Charles who just went to eat, and he was a celebrity, and Oliver took a few more glances to leave a little impression.

"Oh, by the way, I remember being with him a lot like him, although the beard and demeanor are a little different, but the face contour is the same"

"Someone who looks like it?"

Mrs. Green once mentioned that Charles had a twin brother who had gone missing in North Africa, could it be him? But the official record is missing......

An Yizhi thought of the word deserter.

Perhaps Charles's twin brother couldn't stand the battlefield environment and secretly became deserters, waiting for the war to end before reinventing his ways.

It's easy to fake identities in these days, especially because of the chaos caused by war, so it's not particularly difficult to get someone whose official record of missing death comes back to power.

But......

Charles's deserter brother doesn't seem to have anything to do with Eugene's killing, and the relationship between the two is incompatible, is this also a clue?

In short, record it first, and then talk about it later.

Oliver looked at the pensive Ann with uneasy eyes, the murder weapon that killed Eugene was a boning knife under her management, and when she met a confused police detective who was eager to close the case, she would really be regarded as a murderer.

"Mr. An, please believe me, I am really not a murderer, I don't even dare to slaughter livestock"

"Huh? Since you don't dare to slaughter livestock, how did you get the ingredients you eat for dinner? ”

In this era, air conditioners are all super-large equipment, there is no such thing as a refrigerated car, and vegetables and fruits that have been stored for a long time are good to say, and things such as fresh meat cannot guarantee that they will not spoil during transportation.

So in a country house like this, rich people usually eat freshly killed animals.

"It's the master's own hand, and he loves to do it, and Mr. Monston jokes that if the master goes to the slaughterhouse to kill pigs, he must be the most skilled butcher."

Looking at Eugens Sven Wen dressed up as a successful person, I didn't expect that there was such a hobby.

"You can go back"

"Then I'm ......"

"Don't worry, I won't accuse a person of being a murderer without evidence, and your suspicion is very low from the current point of view"

Whether or not Olive's uneasiness was faked, her chances of committing a crime were about as low as the old butler's, and if she came to the dining room from inside the house, she would inevitably pass by the male and female servants who were washing dishes in the kitchen, and if she entered the house through the exit outside the storage room, it would also leave a conspicuous mark.

In fact, the whole thing seems to have no possibility for anyone to commit a crime, not to mention anything else, the method alone is very puzzling.

How did the killer find the location of Eugene's heart in the dark? And how did Eugene, who had his back to the wall, get stabbed in the back?

The scene environment An Yiyi looked at carefully, and there were no traces of any residual organs, so this point can be ruled out.

"What's next?"

The interviews have all been asked, and there are almost no flaws in the confessions of several people, and there is nothing suspicious worth noting. Tu Hongyu looked at the rows of handwriting on the notebook and was worried.

"There is a way in the world that only you can take, and you must not question where it leads, just blindly move forwardBY: Nietzsche"

"....... Speak the Talk"

"Well, I'd like to visit a few of the places they mentioned"

It is impossible to deduce the whole picture of the whole incident based on confessions alone, and it is better to go to the scene and see what the actual situation is than to wait here and worry.

"Then let's go, this is also the plan you asked the old butler for the key just now?"

"I'm waiting"

"What are you waiting for?"

"Wait for the event to happen"

As soon as the words fell, I heard the old butler's hurried knock outside the door:

"Mr. An, Mr. Tu! Drawbridge! The drawbridge is gone! ”

"You already knew?"

Tu Hongyu said stunned.

"Ah, that's the smell, the smell of conspiracy"

“……”

With the second secondary disease, I am so tired......