"You two, what are you talking about?"
Outside the collection room of the annex, Shirakawa Kiyoshi suddenly opened the door and walked in. He looked at Kazuhiko Kitakami and Motoaki Kurahashi in the room with a smile.
"Bai, Detective Baihe? Why are you all..."
Kitakami Kazuhiko turned around, and when he saw Shirakawa Kiyoshi and the people following him, a trace of panic flashed across his face, but he soon calmed down again.
"Everyone is here just in time. I have found Cangqiao. He is the real murderer who caused this series of murders in the annex. As you can see, I have been persuading him to come over and confess..."
Facing his words, Kurahashi Motoaki just lowered his head, neither admitting nor denying.
"Butler Cangqiao is indeed the murderer." Bai He counted his head, and then said again: "But he is not the only murderer."
"What does this mean?" Second Young Master Tone Kosuke couldn't help but ask, his tone seemed a little nervous.
After looking at him, Bai Heqing slowly explained: "In the two incidents where Mr. Yang and Clyde were killed, the murderer fully demonstrated his familiarity with the eating habits of the people in the annex and the surrounding environment of the annex. .
It was precisely because he was familiar with everyone's eating habits that the murderer was able to accurately poison Mr. Yang among everyone.
The method used by the murderer to move Mr. Clyde's body after killing him would not have been possible if someone was not particularly familiar with the surroundings of the annex.
The only person who possesses the above two points and also has a motive for murder is the steward Kurahashi. "
Speaking of this, Bai Heqing looked at the still silent Kurahashi Motoaki and continued: "In what happened fifteen years ago, Yang Douxin and Clyde were both one of the murderers who directly caused the death of everyone in the north.
Therefore, after coming to this annex and seeing Kitakami Kazuhiko, the two people who were worried that they might be retaliated by Kitakami Kazuhiko may have expressed their intention to kill Kitakami Kazuhiko, and the Kurahashi housekeeper who noticed the murderous intention of the two people, In order to protect the young master he once served from harm, he finally chose to take action first and kill these two people in advance.
Of course, these are all my personal speculations. Since I did not collect them too deliberately, there is no evidence to prove this reasoning. If Butler Cangqiao is unwilling to admit it..."
"no need."
Shaking his head slightly, Kurahashi Motoaki, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke.
"Detective Shirakawa's reasoning is very normal. Mr. Yang and Mr. Clyde were indeed killed by me because I wanted to protect Master Kazuhiko. There is no doubt about it."
"Does this sound like the death of the petty young master had nothing to do with the old housekeeper?" Kevin asked curiously.
"The murder of Takahiro Tone is quite different from the two previous murders." Shirakawa Kiyoshi replied.
“The two most important points are that the murderer did not use any tricks this time, but killed Takahiro Tone in a very direct way, and did not further hide the body afterwards.
Second, Takahiro Tone was killed by the murderer while he was unconscious. Judging from the pajamas he was wearing, he should have been sleeping, or preparing to sleep, when he was killed.
At first, I thought that the murderer had tricked Takahiro Tone into opening the door for some reason last night, and then put a sleeping pill in his red wine glass before he was ready, and then killed him after the drug took effect. …
As for whether this method will cause any peculiar smell to the red wine... After all, it is red wine that has been stored for hundreds of years. I think even if it tastes any peculiar smell, Takahiro Tone will not be too suspicious.
The reason for tricking Takahiro into opening the door was actually very simple. As a murderer, he only needed to express to Takahiro his idea of discussing the inheritance of the inheritance. The young master who had been fascinated by the treasures would I can’t wait to open the door and let him in..."
"So, the murderer is our university teacher?" Kevin looked at Kitakami Kazuhiko and said with a smile: "After all, he is the only surviving inheritance heir..."
Hearing his words, Kitakami Kazuhiko suddenly became anxious and shouted quickly: "No! I..."
"Kitagami Kazuhiko is not the murderer, although I thought he was at first." Shirakawa Qing shook his head gently, "But a piece of information I received from Mei Ling made me change my mind."
"He is not the real Kazuhiko Kitakami." Mei Ling leaned against the door with her arms folded and said with a smile.
"Hmm!" Kitakami Kazuhiko was startled when he heard this. He wanted to say something but couldn't.
"ha?"
Kevin scratched his head, and Kurahashi Motoaki suddenly raised his head when he heard this, his old face full of shock.
"what is happening?"
"The specific reason is hard to explain in one or two sentences, but in short..."
Mei Ling said, she didn't know where she took out a police officer's ID card, and gestured in front of everyone: "In the case at Beishang's house fifteen years ago, I was also involved as a rookie police officer. We The person in front of me is definitely not the real Kazuhiko Kitakami, I have already investigated this clearly."
"I'll go! Fifteen years ago? Sister Mei Ling, what's your age this year?" Kevin asked a little awkwardly, shocked by Mei Ling's age.
"That's so rude, little Kevin." Mei Ling smiled with a fierce look on her face.
"Back to the topic."
Bringing the topic back, Bai Heqing continued:
"Kitagami Kazuhiko's false identity made me overturn all my previous speculations, because even if a false identity can temporarily deceive us on this island, the secret will eventually be exposed when inheriting these inheritances.
More importantly, I am really curious, how did our false master Kazuhiko come to this island? Where did he learn about Eijiro Tone? And why do you know so much about what happened to Beishang’s family fifteen years ago?
Is it because he is a close friend of the real Kitakami Kazuhiko? Or... someone told him these things specifically, and for some purpose, he deliberately pretended to be Kitakami Kazuhiko and came to this island? "
Walking towards someone in the room, Bai Heqing continued:
"After thinking about the circumstances of Takahiro Tone's murder, I suddenly understood that the real reason must be the latter. It was someone in this annex who deliberately let the young master Kazuhiko in front of us pretend to be the real Kazuhiko Kitakami. to this island.
The reason is very simple, because this person does not have the right to inherit the inheritance, so in order to get this inheritance smoothly, he needs a person with the right to inherit the inheritance to perform an excellent drama with him. "
After saying that, Shirakawa Qing stopped and looked up at Tone Kosuke who was standing in front of him.
"Am I right? Master Kosuke?"
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(End of chapter)
