When morning came, Lu Ning did not hear the sound of rain, but was awakened by a scream.
After she opened her eyes, she thought carefully about what happened last night, then got out of bed, put on her coat, and took out a set of autopsy tools from her suitcase, which would come in handy today.
After sorting these things, Lu Ning walked out of the door. She walked upstairs and soon saw the place where the sound came from. Rosemary was standing outside the door, having regained her composure. There was a faint smell of blood coming from inside the door.
"What's wrong?"
"Mr. Schlitt..."
Rosemary shook her head slightly and made way for Lu Ning. She was present at yesterday's family dinner, so she naturally knew that this kind of matter should be taken over by doctors now.
Lu Ning walked into the room and immediately saw Schlit's body lying on the bed.
He was still covered with a quilt, lying on his back on the bed. There was a bloody hole between his eyebrows, as if he had been shot by a bullet. But even the bullet was definitely not fired by a high-power firearm, otherwise his head would have exploded. .
Because of this, Schlitt's expression when he died has remained very clear. His eyes were far away and his face was ferocious, as if he had seen something terrifying. But in contrast, Schlitt's body did not move at all. Lu Ning put on gloves and quickly checked. There were no traces of restraint on his body. If Schlitt's death was restored, it would probably be - in the middle of the night. He suddenly woke up from his deep sleep and saw a terrifying thing in front of him. Then he was shot through the head and died.
It's a bit scary when I think about it. I don't know which tourist did it.
"The head penetration is instantaneous and fatal. The time of death... was between eleven and three o'clock last night. I can't be sure. The room was relatively humid." Lu Ning said.
As she checked, more people began to gather at the door of the room, but they were all stopped by Rosemary. Under Rennix's order, only Lu Ning and Watanabe Fuchiko had the power to conduct on-site inspections, and no one else was allowed to approach until the inspection was completed.
"It's really hard to judge."
Although there are many things in Schlitt's room, it is not cluttered. The completed paintings are neatly arranged on the wall. On the shelf is a half-finished portrait of a character. It can be clearly seen that it is Asaka Shinmiya. Portrait of playing violin on balcony. The paints on the ground were neatly placed in paint boxes, and the paints in the prepared palettes were not completely dry yet. I don’t know whether it was because the room was relatively humid or because Schlitt painted very late last night.
"Where's Watanabe? She hasn't come here yet?" Lu Ning asked casually after the inspection was almost complete.
"Um...Ms. Watanabe went to check the scene on the other side." Bayleaf, who had just arrived at the door, replied.
"The other side?" Lu Ning frowned.
"Yes, when we arrived at the maid's room this morning, we didn't find anyone there, but we were in a hurry for work, so we came over to deliver breakfast to the guests who needed food delivered. Just now, Lavender found the person on duty last night in the laundry room Ou Baizhi and Iris died there together, and he met me when he came out. We first looked for Dr. Lu Ning, but when we didn't find him, we asked Ms. Watanabe to check the situation there."
"Three people, are there any other situations? Please report them together. Also, have you notified Butler Escher and Mr. Rennix?"
"We didn't find Butler Escher, so Jasmine reported it directly to the master." Bayleaf said.
"No one else died in the main hall?"
"Escher should be dead."
A serious voice appeared outside the door, and everyone moved out of the way in unison, only to find Gustave standing outside the door, with his hands in his pockets, looking down at everyone with a serious look: "He will always be there at seven o'clock. Zhong appeared outside Rennix's door on time. Even if he was not in good health, he would arrange for someone to report for him in advance. This has been the case for decades. But if he didn't do this today, then he should be dead, but we The body hasn’t been found yet.”
"Gu, Mr. Gustav, even if there is an accident, when nothing really happens, we shouldn't take things so absolutely, right?" Bayleaf said a little panicked.
"Calm down, it's not a big deal. You already knew this would happen. The most important thing now is to protect the scene, conduct inspections, and see if the children in Rennix over there are dead."
Just at this time, a high-pitched voice came from downstairs: "What's going on? Why is it so chaotic?"
"Ah, it looks like at least Dimitri is safe," Gustav said.
After dawn, people living in various annex buildings also began to come to the main building. After the first day, it was obvious that everyone wanted to know whether the situation had changed.
Watanabe Fuchiko on the other side has also completed the inspection. Her work is simpler. After all, the scene is as clean as if a professional killer has been there. There are no other traces except fatal wounds.
"Slit the throat with two knives."
Watanabe Fuchiko gave a general explanation to the people who gathered in the hall again.
"It's very straightforward. If there is only one body, then I basically can't get any information. After all, anyone here can do it through a surprise attack. But with two people dead, it's hard to imagine that after the first person was killed, In the case of killing by cutting the throat, the second person will have no resistance, at least there will be no traces of counterattack at the scene. This is one of the doubts. The second doubt is that there is very little blood left on the scene. My professional knowledge is not It contains too much autopsy-type knowledge, but the amount of blood loss is indeed too small compared to the death method of cutting the throat."
In order to prevent damage to the scene, every place where the body was found was cordoned off. Fortunately, there was more than one laundry room, otherwise we would have had to go to the annex.
Then, Lu Ning asked Dimitri: "Mr. Dimitri doesn't seem to have encountered anything?"
"Except for not sleeping well." Dimitri waved his hand, "Maybe the murderer also noticed that I was more difficult to deal with and didn't attack me."
"Who did it?"
Lanewood asked coldly as he walked into the hall.
"The murderer hasn't been found so quickly. Are you two safe? It's great." Lu Ning said in a calm tone.
"Milia and I had a good sleep last night." Renwood nodded slightly, "Who died?"
Before Lu Ning could answer, footsteps suddenly came from the stairs. Everyone immediately looked up.
Rennix was putting his hands on the railing on the second floor, looking down.
"Eight people."
For some reason, there was a vague sense of expectation in Rennix's tone.
"Father, you mean..."
"It's not me, Makailov!"
As Rennix raised his voice, a cowering figure walked out of the corridor.
"I...I have been observing the spirits floating on this island according to Master Rennix's instructions. I, I am a psychic, you probably don't know? I can detect some changes in life and death. , that floating spirit has been lingering around everyone here, there is only death, only death..."
"Don't talk nonsense, Makailov." Renix reached out and patted his shoulder, "You are too unsure of yourself, you should focus more on your own abilities. Eight new souls, eight deaths of people , my poor old friend, two honest and hard-working young men and women, an artist with a rich imagination, and...four of my family members."
"Four?" Dimitri shouted immediately, "Father! Who? Which one is it..."
At this time, the foyer was opened again. Cynthia walked into the house and put the umbrella in her hand on the umbrella stand next to her, with a heavy expression on her face. Dolores followed her, wearing a raincoat and looking uneasy.
"It is raining again."
Cynthia said something unrelated to the current atmosphere, then raised her head and glanced at everyone present with her sharp eyes: "Rosemary just came to visit me to check my safety. At the same time, she also told me that Yin Teng Jun Fu and Into Arisa have died in their own bedroom at Arashime Mansion. Doctor Lu Ning, please go to the scene for an autopsy later."
"I know." Lu Ning sighed.
"Mr. Yin Tengjun is dead?" Lenwood frowned.
As the eldest son of the Howard family, he does have some dissatisfaction with Mr. Yin Tengjun, enough to even call it contempt. However, this does not mean that Lanewood is not aware of Mr. Yin Tengjun's abilities. Without a large number of high-level personnel background like him, nor the wide range of friends like Dimitri, and lacking Felicia's shrewdness and decisiveness, Yin Tengjunfu was able to use catering as the main business. Various businesses attract a large number of wealthy people, which in itself shows that he is not lacking in ability. It is impossible for such a person to be unprepared for what might happen last night, let alone that woman Arisa.
Arisa Saotome's life experience is very rich, and even Ryan Wood believes that many of them are made up for the purpose of covering up. She rose up step by step from almost the bottom of society, and finally successfully married Mr. Yin Tengjun. She managed more than half of the business of Mr. Yin Tengjun's company without showing any signs of shyness. Her intelligence was also recognized by Lanewood.
Did these two people die together?
Are they really defenseless against possible supernatural powers?
Lanewood frowned and sat down again. He didn't feel sad, but he felt a little unknown about the current environment, which made it increasingly difficult for him to control the situation.
"Rosemary did not describe to me the death of Mr. Yin Tengjun, and I don't know how the two of them died. Father, as you said, a killing has now begun on this island. I don't know who is present. Is there a murderer among the people, or is there someone other than us on this island?" Cynthia asked after helping Delores hang up her raincoat.
"This question can be answered by Master Yu." Rennix smiled.
Yu Guiting, who was sitting in the corner of the hall pretending to be invisible, was called on his name and could only stand up helplessly: "This island has a separate building according to the Eight Diagrams, just to prevent strangers from coming to the island and causing chaos. . I think this was verified when Mr. Schlitt arrived on the island a few days ago, wasn't it? Mr. Rennix?"
"Indeed, if someone outside the scope of my invitation comes to the island, they will definitely be noticed by me, Escher, Gustav, and Justina. As for how to detect it, you don't need to know. During this period of time, only Mr. Schlitt landed on the island accidentally, and the rest were all invited by me," Rennix said.
Then, Gustav and Justina also confirmed this.
"So, there is no one else on the island. Or let's just say it by name - after the storm started, the only people on the island were Mr. Rennix, his seven children and their respective One companion, nine housekeepers, gardeners, cooks and servants on the island, six writers, bodyguards, doctors, nutritionists, accountants and lawyers employed by Mr. Rennix, seven invited guests, and The painter Mr. Schlitt accidentally drifted to the island, a total of thirty-eight people."
The sound of rain outside the window suddenly became louder. The lights of approaching vehicles flashed not far away, and within a few minutes, the remaining people hurriedly entered the living room.
Mayuri Daida's face was pale, and she was almost helped in by Kanzaki Takaya. Rosemary and Lavender, who went out to see the situation, didn't look very good, and the two people following them looked heartbroken and angry.
In fact, the moment Mayuri Todai appeared, the last two dead had already been identified.
Huo Yinglong lives in the Qimu Pavilion in the deep forest and Felicia lives in the Lingmu Pavilion on the cliff.
After the hall door was closed again, the room fell into silence. The silence didn't last long before it was broken by Lanewood.
"This was not a crime committed by one person."
"Oh?" Rennix responded, paving the way for his son.
"Lingmu Pavilion is located on the easternmost side of the island, while Arashimu Pavilion is on the westernmost side." Lenwood made his voice more stable to make others feel credible, "Last night was a very bad weather, if There is only one murderer, so there is no need to abandon so many people in the middle and run from the east to the west to kill Yin Tengjun and Felicia."
"You overlooked a possibility." Gustave said coldly.
"What?"
"If Subobia is the murderer, he can go to the west and kill Yin Teng and his wife, and then go back and kill Felicia, or vice versa."
"What did you say!" Subobia was feeling sad. After hearing this, she walked towards Gustav with red eyes, looking like she was going to fight him desperately.
"I just raised the possibility, and did not say that you are really the murderer." Gustave was unmoved. "I can also raise other possibilities. For example, the murderer does have the physical strength to run around and kill people - the same , this is not to deny your conjecture of multiple murderers, I just remind you not to ignore other possibilities."
"Anyway, there are two things that need to be done now." Lu Ning stood up, "I want to go to the scene for an autopsy, and your mission is to find Escher Butler on the island. You want to see the person alive, and you want to see the body if he is dead. .”
"Father?" Lanewood looked at the person making the decision above.
"It's up to you to decide how to act. I no longer have enough energy to take care of so many things. I just hope... that you can achieve a result."
After Rennix finished speaking, he turned around and walked upstairs, returning to his room.
