"Oh, Detective Mary seems to be in trouble..."
A gentle and elegant voice sounded, and a man walked over from the other end of the corridor.
The man was wearing a black suit and a red tie, with short flowing blond hair and a very handsome face.
This man's name is Ole, he is the king's secretary to King Heningu, and he is also the steward of the king's castle.
It was during the dinner party this morning that Mary and Karasuma Ying met this person for the first time.
"You're here at the right time, Butler Ole."
Looking at him, Mary smiled and bowed slightly to him.
"Due to the need to investigate the murder of Chief Bali, I need to enter the king's bedroom for a little investigation. I wonder if you can provide me with this convenience?"
"No." However, Ole rejected her briefly, shook his head slightly, and said: "Detective Mary, this is His Majesty the King's bedroom. Not just anyone can enter. Please go back..."
After saying that, Ou Lei walked straight to the door, took out the key in his pocket and opened the door, but the guard soldiers on the side had no intention of stopping him.
Seeing this, Mary behind her spoke again: "Butler Ole, can you allow me to go in with you?"
"What?" Ou Lei was stunned for a moment, and his hand stopped opening the door.
"For the safety of His Majesty the King, it is indeed inappropriate for me to go in alone, but if you are with Butler Ole, I think there will be no such worries, right?
If Butler Ole is really worried, you and this guard can monitor me the whole time while I investigate the king's bedroom. What do you think? "
"No, this, that..." After hearing her words, Ou Lei's face suddenly became nervous.
"Don't worry, I won't stay in the king's bedroom for too long. Five minutes is enough." Mary spoke again, looking directly at Ole.
For a well-trained veteran agent, five minutes is enough time for her to conduct a detailed search of a room.
"Uh, um, I..."
However, under Mary's direct gaze, the expression on Ou Lei's face gradually changed from nervousness to panic.
"I, I suddenly remembered that I still have some things to do, um... I'm sorry, Detective Mary, I'll take my leave now..."
After saying these words, Ou Lei quickly turned around and left as if fleeing, and soon disappeared at the end of the corridor.
Seeing his obviously problematic reaction, Mary's eyes gradually became sharper under her sunglasses.
But immediately, she retracted her gaze and looked at the guard soldiers beside her who were performing their duties loyally.
It's not a big problem. Although this room can't be entered, she can get what she wants from other aspects.
"Sir, can I ask you a few questions?"
"I can answer within the scope of my duties!" the soldier replied with a righteous look.
"Is the king's bedroom guarded 24 hours a day?" Mary asked.
"Yes!"
"Who was responsible for guarding the place from last night to this morning?"
"It's been me from twelve o'clock last night until now!" The soldier's tone was quite proud, but the dark circles on his face seemed a bit thick.
"So since last night, do you still remember who has entered this dormitory?"
"Uh... Chief Barry came in at midnight last night!"
Hearing this expected answer, Mary nodded slightly.
"Is there no one else besides Chief Barry?"
"Yes! Until Butler Ole went in to deliver breakfast to His Majesty the King this morning, no one had ever entered or left the King's bedroom!"
"Then when did Chief Barry go back?" Mary continued to ask.
"Uh..." After another pause, the soldier replied: "No, Chief Barry never came out after he went in..."
【Have you never come out since you went in? 】
In other words, the king's bedroom in front of you is indeed very likely to be the first scene of Barry's murder...
"Is there any other way in and out of the king's bedroom?" Thinking of this possibility, Mary asked again.
"Absolutely impossible! This door is the only entrance and exit to the king's bedroom!"
"Did Butler Ole encounter anything strange when he came in this morning?" Mary asked again, thinking of Ole's abnormal reaction before.
"Uh, no..." After recalling it, the soldier shook his head.
"Did he come in alone with a dinner plate?" Mary asked in a guiding light.
"Ah, no, Butler Ole always uses a trolley when delivering meals to His Majesty the King." the soldier corrected.
[In other words, you can hide things in the stroller, right? 】
In her mind, Mary quickly organized a series of thoughts.
"..."
On the other side, after the kingdom police arrived, Karasuma Ying left the corner of the courtyard where Barry's body was.
She returned to the castle and did not go to the king's bedroom to meet Mary. Instead, she turned around and went to Barley's office on the other side of the castle.
As the top officer of the kingdom's police, Barry has a room in the king's castle that can be used for office work.
Due to Barry's murder, there were guard soldiers guarding the door of this office at this time.
However, under Hans's signal, Karasumaying entered the room smoothly.
Wearing a coat on her body, Karasumaying quickly scanned the interior layout of the office.
The desk and bookshelf are neatly arranged, without any unnecessary decorations. The whole room looks very simple, which is in line with the average person's impression of a "serious old police officer".
But in this meticulous neatness, there are a few slightly awkward places.
First of all, there was a large four-door refrigerator in the corner of the room, which made Karasuma Ying a little strange.
There isn't even a water dispenser in this room, so why would there be a refrigerator? Does this old police officer still have a hobby of drinking ice-cold wine?
Curious, she stepped forward and opened the large refrigerator.
The refrigerator was very empty, with no food or the cold wine she expected. Behind one of the doors, there was only a bottle of mineral water and several ice trays used to condense water into ice.
Several bottles of mineral water were missing. Karasuma Ying seemed to have thought of something and reached out to touch the ice trays.
The chill hit her fingertips instantly. She retracted her hand and looked at it. It was covered with ice shards.
Squinting slightly, she turned around and looked at the floor in the center of the room, where there was a light green wool carpet.
No matter which angle she looked at, Karasumaying felt that this carpet was a bit strange.
The first is the area of the carpet. Compared with this office, the carpet in front of me looks a bit small.
It covered the floor, like a muscular man wearing a baby's red bellyband. It looked inappropriate.
Secondly, there is the large dark red, almost black color in the middle of the carpet.
She stepped forward and knelt down, reaching out and touching the dark red mass.
【It's wet. 】
She seems to know how Barry died...
He committed suicide.
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(End of chapter)
