The room was freezing, but Andrew Furner's roar was filled with passionate passion. If Agatha had not understood what he had done to Lady Bertha, she might have felt pity for him - now she only thought his acting was exaggerated.
"I know a lot." The detective lady wiped the dried blood on the wood with her fingers, "but I just don't understand why Bertha chose to commit suicide." Her fingertips touched a smooth stain, which was the tears solidified by the candle. . Bertha Verner was a decent member of the Tower, even with Hobson dragging her down. She had the right to choose another path. "Maybe she really didn't betray you, and she still loved you until her death. Ms. Bertha was a kind-hearted believer who was considerate to her patients and spared no effort to help her relatives. Even though Gunther loved her, she didn't abandon you. ...As a woman, her image is pure and glorious, which makes people feel ashamed.”
Wittek coughed. "I have to be honest...that's really weird coming from your mouth, sir."
Agatha pretended not to hear his comment. "Of course you put these potions in, right?" she said to Andrew. "Of course, I also know that someone else can get into Lady Bertha's room."
"That bastard?" Andrew snorted. "I--"
"Sorry, which bastard are you referring to?" Picol interrupted him without shame.
The maintenance man's face turned redder. "Gunther." His eyes seemed to penetrate the patrolman's body. "He can always get into the house. I'm sure he's a thief, a little trick with sliding doors and picking locks! Sooner or later I'll catch him and teach you how to cut off his fingers. She might have done these things." He had already Fang Cun was so confused that he changed his tune directly after being induced.
Agatha was not interested in anyone's fingers. "Now I know better than you what role this Mr. Button played in this unfortunate incident." Andrew's performance proved Gunther's innocence, which was exactly the information she wanted to get. "If you were to rank all of you guys involved, our poor Mr. Gunther would definitely top Blumnot. He was dragged by Hobson to murder the priest, his lover died recently, and he was injured in the church. , and everyone was kept in the dark and played around in circles."
Wittek grinned. "he got hurt?"
"The battle is fierce. I think if even Uriel said so, your new friend may not be able to do anything. You saw the magic later, the explosion - an explosion at close range. Even the tower apprentices can't protect themselves. Safe." Although this does not prove that Gunther has not been to Bertha's room, it is obvious that Andrew does not know about it.
Sheriff Wittek understood. "You can no longer use him as a cover. Are you really not going to confess to us, Mr. Verner?"
The facts are before our eyes, and denying them is just adding to the jokes. Andrew had no more excuses to cover up. "I was the one who hid the potion for Hobson. You're going to hear this! Aren't you? That's enough, I confess." He looked at each of them with hatred. "I have to help that damn bastard tidy up, lest he bite me back in front of the court. The tobacco leaves are indeed his, and he made the potion. I just provided him with the tools and a few promises to get rid of it. Debt entanglement.”
"What did he give you?"
"He gave me nothing."
"You want to share in his profits." Witek said firmly. "I've seen people like you a lot, and it's really disgusting to see your greedy nature."
"I wish you were blinded by this," Andrew sneered.
"No matter what agreement you have, the owner of this cabinet must not know about it." Picol said, "Please follow me to the Sheriff's Department, sir, and you will get the same treatment as Hobson."
"Do I have any other choice?" Andrew turned around. "Your commander must be hoping that I will resist and justifiably use simpler methods to entertain me. You have never seen this woman's despicable methods... but I know better than you. The reputation she gained in the tower, everyone We all know how it came about." He was about to bend down and was restrained by Picol and Witke.
Agatha said, "Stop."
"Are you afraid that I'll tell you?" the maintenance man laughed.
"I don't need to explain to you." Miss Detective replied. "If you really understood my methods, you wouldn't provoke me stupidly." She paused, not feeling threatened. "I will not take you to the Sheriff's Department, and I will not let Hobson see you. At the end of the day, as an unwitting accomplice, you will not bear any charges at all. What deal does the gambler have with Gardner? You are not Don’t you know anything about this too?”
"I wouldn't tell you if I knew."
"Then we have nothing to say for now." Agatha passed him and motioned for the patrolmen to follow. She walked down the stairs and stepped out of the entrance hall. "I'm not taking you to the Sheriff's Department and making the same mistake."
Andrew didn't go downstairs. The Verner door was still open when Whittaker climbed into the carriage.
"I don't understand why," shouted the bald Sheriff.
"If you let him go this time, you may not be able to find anyone next time." Picol also said, "Just like Gardner Reynolds. They must be connected."
"They are indeed related...but not what you think. They may hate each other." Agatha rubbed her fingers, "Andrew is undoubtedly on Hobson's side, can't you see?"
"I can't see anything."
"now it's right."
"Please don't make a fool of me, sir."
The Detective Queen gave him a look of disdain. "I didn't even notice you were here! Witek Shazo."
"What else can your discerning eyes see?"
"Hobson and Gardner. There must be conflicts between them, but they are also involved in complex interests. It seems that their only purpose is to give me problems." The detective fell into deep thought, "There is no doubt that Bowman died. They had cooperated before, and this was how Hobson's tobacco came. During this period, Bowman got involved and wanted to blackmail the gambler and the Furners, and Gardner obviously agreed... This was the turning point in their deal. It must be That's it. The IOU was indeed written by Hobson. Since he could read, he must be able to hold a pen. Bowman came to ask for the debt with the IOU and lost his life..." She suddenly clenched her fists, Bertha's last words in her mind comes to mind.
"So Andrew killed him?"
"It seems so. But he has a solid alibi."
Patrolman Picol had a different opinion: "Andrew Furner is a member of the Tower, and he may have a special way to appear in two places." After all, he is still young, and his way of thinking about the case is full of fantasy.
"We use fire to confirm whether he appears somewhere, not just his appearance." Agatha pointed out, "Otherwise, I can now go out of any corner of Blumnot. Magic can do this, no need to Doubtful."
"Well, Hobson killed Bowman."
"It's not all him. In other words, he must have done the bastard thing of disguising the corpse as a mummy and hanging it in the church, but Bowman did not die at his hands," the detective said.
"Why do you have such an idea?" Witek was very surprised. "Is there a third person involved in their conflict?"
"He's been in it all along. The vampire, Gardner Reynolds. Hobson had to turn to the Sheriff to avoid being killed, and Andrew made up his mind to give the vampire some color. Of course, this This great gift was seen by us first.”
"That girl?" Picol was very surprised.
"Among the dead in recent days, perhaps she is the only one who is innocent." Agatha replied with deep meaning.
"Andrew killed the girl in retaliation for Gardner's IOU to Bowman."
"I think that's it."
"But how did he do it? We clearly blocked the entire street and there was no way the murderer could escape."
"Don't forget, Andrew is a member of the tower maintenance department, he must know some secret passages."
Wittek reacted faster this time. "Ladder?"
"There are also special coordinates."
Smuggling is rampant on the floating island, and there are countless illegal coordinates and patterns used to transport goods. The formal channel is the Gap of the Stars. Apparently, the amount of tariff decided by the Affairs Department made the merchants very dissatisfied.
The current joint blockade of the Public Security Bureau and the church targets the entry and exit of Blumnot. If Andrew relies on a ladder to move within the city, almost no one will find him.
"Now that you put it like that, I don't understand why you should let him go." Wittek announced.
"What I'm looking for is Gardner. He hides in the city like a rat in a yard... We can't destroy our own fence, so we have to use bait to lure him back out." The bait Andrew threw was the child. I The bait was Andrew Furner. She didn't believe Gardner wouldn't take the bait. "You just need to keep an eye on Mr. Verner and see who comes first, the church or the vampires."
Agatha finished speaking and waited for a moment. "Didn't anyone ask that vampire girl?"
"She didn't sign the contract," Picol said. "Although it's cruel, we have no right to trace the cause of her death."
No power. I have the power to file a case, and so does the Affairs Department. The world is full of dead children who have no one to hug or kiss. If kindness and love are ultimately all-encompassing, then we have not done enough.
Agatha didn't answer. She suddenly opened the window. "I want some air." The weather was sunny, but the air was terrible. Maybe it won’t be long before the air quality in the City of Clouds is equal to that of San Carlos, the City of Fog. This is the city I am determined to save. "The deceased is not a street child. Have you found out her origin?"
"You can only find clues at the headquarters." Picol replied.
At this moment, they were riding a carriage through the city and had almost reached the neighborhood of the Sheriff's Department. But even Agatha didn't expect that the clues they wanted would come so quickly. What surprised her even more was that the person who brought the news turned out to be the immediate boss of the Director of the Affairs Department.
