“Is it just the decoration that’s nice?”
"Yes, when you enter your house, it's like walking into the Panthéon somewhere," Qianye said lightly, "There is still some fireworks in the garden."
"That's mainly because I want to spend time with flowers and plants," Ava smiled. "I'm not going to put a huge cat litter box in my backyard."
Chiba frowned, "...it's 'Karesansui'."
"Oh..." Ava laughed out of her throat, and she tapped her eyebrows lightly, "I'm really old, I can't remember many things clearly, please forgive me."
Si Lei stood nearby, not knowing how to react. Although the two men seemed unkind to each other, they clearly knew each other very well.
"Alga." Ava called.
"here I am."
Ava pointed at Chiba, "Take this lady downstairs to see Youleka first... Is Aya and Youleka together now?"
"Yes." Alja nodded.
"Okay." Ava looked at Si Lei, "Come on, Ms. Si, let's sit over there."
Chiye watched Ava and Si Lei walking towards the glass room not far away. She originally thought that 'Si Lei' was the lady's surname, but she didn't expect it to be the case.
"Ms. Chiba, this way." Aljia called from behind Chiba.
Chiba withdrew his gaze and followed Aljia towards the underground part of the villa.
Only halfway up the stairs leading to the basement, Chiba smelled a strong fragrance, and Alja obviously smelled it too, and they both covered their noses at the same time.
"Aya!" Alja couldn't open her eyes due to the strong aroma, "Oh my god, what does this smell like!"
"...Eureka knocked over a bottle of perfume...cough...cough cough...the fresh air system is already processing it. You don't have to come down until later——"
"No need." Qianye covered her nose and continued walking down. The basement here was very bright. She jumped several steps and landed on the ground deftly.
Ava loved red wine, so no matter where she lived, there was bound to be a cellar for storing wine.
The room where Hesta was imprisoned was one of the many drinking rooms. It was transformed into a prison cell with three walls and one glass side. This room is about 20 square meters and has a square shape. Standing outside the glass, you can see the details of the room at a glance.
Aya brought a chair for Qianye and placed it right in front of the cell.
"Sorry," Hesta's expression was also a little painful. She covered her nose with her left hand. "My left hand is still not very flexible. I accidentally..."
"Where did you get the perfume?" Qianye asked.
"Rico gave it to me, and I always carry it with me," Hesta answered with difficulty, covering her nose, "I was a little bored today, so I just wanted to take it out and have a look - but the nozzle broke."
As he spoke, Hesta threw a glass bottle into the iron drawer near the door, and Aya quickly took away the culprit.
"It fell over on my sheets," Hesta looked at Aya, and she pointed to the sheets that had been balled up in the corner behind her, "How can I give you the sheets? It suffocated me to death. .”
"let me see……"
"Where's the key?" Chiba asked.
"The key is only with Ava. It's not good to disturb her now." Aya replied. She suddenly thought of something and pointed to the small window behind Hesta. "You can pass the sheets up along the window. I'll ask Alja to Go up and get it for you!”
After some busy work, the entire basement finally temporarily regained its tranquility. Aya was sitting at a small table not far from Hesta Chiba. She had a recorder on her table and was writing down the conversation between the two.
Chiba has gradually become accustomed to the smell here. She breathed a sigh of relief, and Hesta also sat down directly in front of her.
In total, Chiba has not met Hesta for more than two years. Perhaps because the two often send each other safe emails and postcards, she does not feel that she has been separated from the child for too long. However, when Hesta sat quietly in front of Qianye, Qianye suddenly felt that something had changed.
"What did Ava do to you..." Chiba frowned. She did not sit down, but walked directly to the glass wall. "Did she torture you?"
"No." Hesta shook her head gently, "...Maybe it's because I haven't slept well recently."
"Have you been locked in here every day for more than a month?"
"No, after one o'clock every afternoon, if someone follows me, I can go to the first floor for activities, but I can't go out." Hesta looked directly into Qianye's eyes, "Ava sometimes asks me to write something, and sometimes she asks me to I talk, and when she asks for it, I will cooperate.”
"What did you talk about?"
Hesta opened her mouth several times, then fell silent.
After a while, she sighed softly, "She thinks I lied on some key issues."
…
In the glass room, Si Lei looked at Ava with friendly and focused eyes.
"So, what initially gave you the idea that Eureka was lying about her origins?"
"I'm sorry I can't reveal too much to you. After all, this is an internal matter of Mercurial Needle," Ava said calmly, "No matter what, as long as she has not been truly convicted yet, I have an obligation to keep her personal information confidential."
"Understood, just say what you think you can reveal."
"First of all, she had enough time to commit the crime." Ava said softly, "The only thing that caused Fernand's death was chelates or mercury needles. Although the possibility of chelates committing the crime cannot be completely ruled out for the time being. But for all the reasons we all already know, mercury needles are more likely to commit crimes.
"Secondly, Youleka lost her coordinates due to arm maintenance that night. Although the 002 office gave the reason why it was absolutely impossible for her to enter bullet time that night, all the reasons that cannot be announced to the public are not truly convincing."
Si Lei thought thoughtfully and responded in agreement.
"In the early years, when Fernan was not yet prosperous, he often ran errands for some small nobles in livable areas and did some transactions on their behalf, ranging from looking for some special handicrafts to selling organs... he did everything. I dare Said, the blood on his hands may be as much as that of a butcher - and Youleka is an orphan, do you understand what I mean?"
"Do you think there might be some grudge between Youleka and Fernand?"
"I didn't say that," Ava said with a smile. She took a sip of tea in a leisurely manner, "but when I was young, something similar did happen in the livable land. Some mercury needles destroyed their abilities. Abuse in settling personal grievances is nothing new.
"Of course, all the above are just my inferences based on some common sense and understanding of the people in the livable land. As for the real key evidence, I have already submitted it to Office 003."
Si Lei's pen that had been writing down stopped. She looked at Ava and moved her body slightly forward. "Is it convenient for you to reveal more?"
