After hearing the change in the sound of the piano, people who were already in a nervous state rushed out of the house almost without thinking.
Dimitri, Cynthia, and Gustav didn't even carry any rain gear, and the people behind them hurriedly followed. It took only two minutes for the group of people to find the direction from which the sound came, and also found the place where they fell in a flower bed. Among them, the heart palace Qian Xia.
Her eyes grew slightly, looking as sleepy and indifferent as before. The rain fell, and the still warm blood rushed out from the heart. The violin that had just made a melodious sound fell to the side, splashed with mud, and all the strings on the violin had broken.
"Don't come close!" Cynthia yelled immediately after discovering the body. Gustav and Dimitri also stopped at almost the same time to stop the people behind. All three people had noticed the scene - the ground of the flower garden was very muddy, but there were no other footprints except those of Shingo Asaka herself.
With these three people calming down the situation, everyone immediately stopped. Lu Ning stood outside and observed the situation first, and found that this was another murder with a mystery arranged.
The place where Asaka Shinomiya died was located in the middle of the flower garden. The soil even stained her shoes. Anyone who wanted to get close had to step on it and leave traces. Of course, long-range attacks can also be used, but no one heard any gunshots.
"Let's go in from the other side." Gustav said with a straight face, "Doctor Lu Ning, Ms. Watanabe, it's just the two of you and one person who will bring a camera to the shooting scene. Come and check the surroundings with me. , to see if the murderer is still around."
Under his command, everyone immediately took action.
Lu Ning walked around from the other side to Xingong Qianxia's body, squatted down and began to check her wounds.
Not bullets.
At first, Lu Ning suspected that the murder was carried out by shooting with a silenced firearm, but now it seems that this is not the case. The wound was clearly a laceration caused by a sharp instrument, rather than a wound caused by a rotating projectile. However, the wound showed obvious signs of being stirred, so it was difficult for her to tell what the sharp weapon should be. In short, the size should not be much different from the tip of an arrow.
But using bow-like weapons to attack from a distance...what about weapons?
There were no traces of muddy dragging on the ground, nor was the blood stain far away from the body. It was not tied to a rope and the arrow was shot and then pulled back. After checking the violin, Watanabe Fuchiko found no mechanism in the violin. What's more, this time it was a non-penetrating injury. Shinmiya Asaka was attacked from the front. Didn't she notice? No matter where the attacker stands around here, he should be discovered. Isn't there even the slightest reaction on Xin Gong's expression?
During the inspection, the people who were looking around also came back, but found nothing.
"Did the scene be filmed?" Gustav asked.
Bayleaf, who assisted in the filming, nodded.
"Then let's move the body back. We can't handle the body, and we can't let her soak in the rain." Gustav glanced at Dimitri, "The two of us will move it."
"no problem."
The two of them moved Asaka Shinmiya back to her own room in the main building without damaging the scene as much as possible, and covered her with a sheet. Then, everyone returned to the hall after briefly cleaning themselves. After Lu Ning briefly described the situation at the scene, the wounds in the heart palace, and her own questions, Lenwood said: "Instead of thinking about the strange situation at the scene now, it is better to look at it from another angle."…
"Alibi." Zhai Jingqiu continued.
Lanewood nodded: "At the time of the incident, most of us were dining here. In other words, all of us can guarantee each other that none of us is the murderer of this crime. The murderer can only be absent at the scene." people."
"The choice is still a bit wide." Cynthia wiped her hair with a towel and quickly summarized to everyone, "There were still many people who were not around at that time, including my father, Ms. Justina, Mr. Yu, and the psychic Basically not here.”
In addition, Pan Shen was of course not present, and Mayuri Daida and Takashi Kanzaki were also resting in the guest room.
The ragged wizard suddenly spoke: "
Anyone except Mr. Rennix can be called over and asked. "
"Mr. Kajabo, except for Pan Shen who signed the contract to work here, the rest are my father's guests, just like you." Lenwood shook his head slightly, "Even if such a big thing happened, we If you want to ask, you must have your father’s approval.”
"Yes, Kajabo, this is your first time on the island, so I hope you can recognize who the owner of this island is." Gustav also warned.
"Humph... that's okay, after all, Rennix is right here. Go find him, I'm just giving you a suggestion." After saying this, the sinister wizard sat down again.
"Then, brother, you and Dr. Lu Ning, please call a servant to ask for the following father. The three of you together should be able to describe all the situations clearly." Cynthia said to Lanewood.
"Okay. Rosemary, come up with us."
When she walked into the corridor on the fourth floor again, Lu Ning actually felt a little nervous. Even though she had always been Rennix's doctor, she now felt that the real ruler of the Howard family was becoming more and more confusing.
Lanewood knocked on the door, and after a response, Rosemary took out the key and opened the door.
Rennix was sitting by the window, looking at the rain outside.
"Father."
"master."
"Mr. Rennix."
The three people greeted Rennix one after another and stood there waiting for an answer.
"Asana Shinmiya is dead."
Rennix said in an affirmative tone.
"Yes, it was an unfortunate ... crime," Lanewood said.
"Crime? State your judgment." Rennix finally turned his head slightly and looked at the three of them. Seeing Rennix's face, the three of them couldn't help but be startled.
Rennix looks much better now than before. The medicine Lu Ning gave him needs to be taken in advance, but the three people visited completely unexpectedly. Rennix would not take the medicine in advance, and he didn't need it.
Lanewood calmed down and described all the investigations today until the death of Shingo Asaka. Even if it was just the descriptions he heard from Lu Ning and others, he could organize and summarize them very clearly. This ability is indeed admirable.
Rennix patiently listened to Lanewood's report. While listening, he lightly knocked on his chair, showing that he was thinking about everything that happened on the island.
"Nine people died." After listening, Rennix said calmly, "And your current judgment is to start with the most recent murder."…
"Yes, after all, everyone was unprepared before, their locations were scattered, and their testimonies could not be corroborated. It was difficult to determine who the murderer was. But this time, a large number of people can be ruled out as suspects." Lenwood replied.
"So, Doctor Lu Ning, tell me, are you sure that Xingong Qianxia was killed when you heard something went wrong with the sound of the piano? Rather than pretending to be disguised through other means?"
"The sound played by Miss Shinmiya Asaka today has never been heard by us before. It is a new song. It cannot be the sound that was recorded in advance and then played. As for the time of death... when we arrived at the scene, the blood had not yet solidified. The body is still warm, so I think it can be concluded that he was killed at that time."
"Indeed, you are not a professional forensic scientist." Rennix stood up, "Come on Enwood, you made a good judgment this time."
"Hamoku Island is your island, father. I'm just doing my duty."
"Hospitality should be treated as hospitality. I will go with you." Rennix stood up and picked up the crutches beside the table. "It's a pity that the sound of the piano like that of Lady Heart Palace will probably never be heard again." .”
At Rennix's invitation, those who did not come were quickly gathered in the hall. But now that Rennix is here, no one dares to step in and ask questions on his behalf.
"Everyone, please come out to synchronize the recent developments. Just now, the body of Ms. Asaka Shinnomiya was discovered. And everyone dining in the hall can testify to each other that they suspect that the person who may have committed the crime is among you. .”
"Can you tell me the specific time?" Justina said calmly, "I just had a headache. I was in the room the whole time and didn't even eat lunch. Indeed, no one can testify for me."
"Unfortunately, the most accurate time cannot be determined." Rennix said.
Lannwood was a little surprised, but he quickly regained his expression. Even after listening to Lu Ning's words, it was normal for Rennix to have his own judgment. He was also a dictatorial person to a certain extent.
"I need you to tell all your itineraries as detailed as possible, right here, for everyone to hear." When Rennix said this, he didn't just look at those who were called out, but He looked around.
"Father, what do you mean..."
"Investigating a case alone will ignore a lot of clues, not to mention that no one can determine whether there is a connection between the murders. If you want to investigate, you must investigate all the cases together. Do you need me to teach you about this kind of thing?" Renick said. Si said sternly, "The occurrences of the things are all related. How can you determine that there is no connection between their deaths? How can you ignore the possible clues in what everyone saw?"
Lanewood immediately lowered his head: "We ignored this problem."
"That's all, it's the first time you encounter something like this, so it's bound to be confusing. Now let's start with you and retell everything you did last night, and everyone else will confirm it to see if there are any conflicts."
Lanewood nodded and began to tell. There was nothing special about his itinerary. After the family dinner last night, he had a few private conversations with writer Sora Tsuburaya, focusing on how the record should be conducted this time and whether some private matters of the Howard family should be bypassed. After the conversation, he and Milia drove back to the meeting hall and went to bed at about eleven o'clock. Nothing special happened during this period, but the next day, he was worried about what happened last night, so he and Milia drove to the main hall to see the situation and learned about the murder from people's mouths. ….
Then, Dimitri and others also began to talk about their experiences.
Everyone's description is basically the same. Last night, except for Mayuri Daida, everyone else found a guest at the family dinner to chat for a while, and several guests can also testify. Among the two deceased, Huo Yinglong looked for Watanabe Fuchiko, while Felicia looked for Orlando. However, Watanabe Fuchiko and Orlando said that they didn't talk about anything special last night. It seemed that no one had prepared back-ups for Lu Ning like Dimitri.
The whereabouts of others are also very simple.
The wizard Kajabo has been refining medicine in his room. He didn't want to say what the specific medicine was. He just denied that he had left the room. The reason was that when making the medicine, he had to keep an eye on the pot and stir it at all times to prevent the pot from falling. It was impossible. leave.
Psychics Makelov and Justina also said that they had been in the room and almost never left. Yu Guiting said that he left, but he went to the kitchen to find wine in the evening and chatted with Pan Shen for a while. The two could testify to each other. He didn't go out to look for Escher during the day. He took advantage of the rain to go to the back garden for a walk. Because it was raining, he hid in the gardener Yin Asong's hut. He drank tea and admired the flowers there for two hours until someone came. Come back after looking for it.
The whereabouts of the remaining people last night were basically impossible to prove, and during the day they were working together as a group, and there was no time to kill Xingong Qianxia.
"Tsk..." Zhai Jingqiu tapped his forehead.
The most troublesome thing about this case is not that everyone has an alibi, but that no one has an alibi. The former only needs to expose a lie, while the latter needs to eliminate a lot of wrong options.
But after listening to everyone's words, Rennix smiled instead.
"Thank you for your description. The crisis on the island has not yet been resolved, and the real culprit will not be traced for a while. I hope you will act as a team as much as possible, not alone. Mr. Yu, why don't we have a few words in private?"
Yu Guiting nodded and walked upstairs with Rennix.
"Brother, I really didn't understand this time. What does father mean?" Dimitri asked.
"You still don't understand? Father has already stepped forward to ask everyone for us and let everyone speak.
Testimony, he already said this morning that we are responsible for everything, he only looks at the results. "
"this……"
"But we haven't heard the father's testimony yet." Cynthia said suddenly.
"Father is probably in the room all the time. So many things happened in the morning. Maybe Dr. Lu Ning doesn't have time to do a health check?" Lenwood asked.
"Yes, basically at the autopsy and inspection site." Lu Ning answered.
"I'm afraid my father's body is not capable of such a murder. Even if he is really the murderer, he must have ordered others to do it. We should not doubt it at will." Lenwood said.
"Tsk."
Cynthia shook her head. Everyone could see that Rennix's condition had improved a lot for some reason, but pretending to be sick was not something that her tribe could say. .
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