What Hattori Heiji didn't know was that Ye Gengyi's email really had another mystery.
Top of the mountain, Fort Yorktorch.
Old England's mood was very complicated at the moment. On the one hand, it was because of the concluding remarks of the email, and on the other hand, it was the content in the email that Heiji Hattori had not seen.
The two entanglements, in the final analysis, still fall into one place, one's own property and one's adopted daughter.
"He...is actually your son?"
If everyone is thinking of Dick at this time, please go and face the wall.
In fact, Old England was pointing at the lawyer named Sa Shouyi.
...
"What?! Brother Sarada, what you said is true. The lawyer we met is the son of Ms. England?" Hattori Heiji looked shocked.
"Well, a very clichéd family ethics drama."
Ye Geng thought for a while, "How about calling it "The Heirs"?"
Hey, who cares about this...
Hattori Heiji sweated, "Speaking of Saraichi-san, can you explain it from the beginning?"
"for example?"
"What time did you leave the room last night, and what happened to you next?"
Hattori Heiji also wanted to say, why did you rescue Mr. Ingram when you went out, and also subdued the real murderer by the way, and not only did he get a sap when he went out, but he is still a little dizzy...
Wait a moment!
Have you forgotten something?
Corpse!
"By the way, Brother Gengyi, there is another corpse in the secret passage. Do you know who that is?"
"You have so many questions..." Ye Gengyi said, turning to look out the car window.
"Eh?" Hattori Heiji was startled and said quickly: "Saraichi-san, just answer them one by one."
"Well..." Ye Geng nodded, "The time I left the room was 10:47."
After he finished speaking, he stopped, as if waiting for Hattori Heiji's next question.
"..."
A certain black man was silent for a moment, "So, Brother Gengyi, why did you choose to go out at that time? Could it be that you were waiting for me to fall asleep on purpose?"
"It's just a coincidence," Ye Gengyi said: "I was waiting for the twin brothers who stayed in the restaurant and refused to leave to go back to sleep."
"Wait until they leave..." Hattori Heiji's eyes lit up, "Is the entrance to the secret passage where Mr. England is imprisoned just inside the restaurant?"
"no..."
"ah?"
"Whether it is the two paintings or the hands of the clock, it actually has nothing to do with the secret passage," Ye Gengyi said: "The entrance to the secret passage is in a storage room at the end of the guest room, and my intention of waiting for them to go back is also to Let’s confirm whether they have anything to do with Mr. England’s disappearance.”
"Eh???" Hattori Heiji's eyes widened with questions on his head.
"how?"
Ye Gengyi asked:
"Deliberately arranging the entrance to the secret passage to appear to be a trap at first glance, and then leaving a code to enter it in the castle for someone to decipher? So... Heiji, have you never considered it? Why do people want to do this for detectives? This is the point.”
"Uh..." A certain black man was asked.
He was silent for a long time, still a little confused, "But... there are two faceless portraits hanging in the restaurant... and the clock..."
"The portrait shows Mr. and Mrs. England. As for why there are no faces painted, it's because those with paintings were burned by Mrs. England." Ye Geng said.
"Burn...burn it?" Hattori Heiji was surprised.
"Um..."
Ye Geng said:
"Mr. England's original wife was infertile, and if their adopted daughter wanted to obtain the right to inherit, she had to choose someone from a branch of the England family to marry. However, it was a pity that their adopted daughter fell in love with an Asian at that time. She was pregnant and gave birth to a child..."
"Doesn't Mr. England actually know that his adopted daughter is pregnant?"
"As people get older, they are less sensitive to certain aspects of things, not to mention... you only need to think carefully about their age, and you will know how chaotic the England family was during that time... "
Ye Gengyi said: "The adopted daughter hid the secret from the family and gave birth to a son with a man that the family did not approve of. Because of this, she never got married. So in order to prevent their lineage from being extinguished, Old England went to Zuoshou In the more than ten years after B was born, he spent a lot of money to find a surrogate mother to give birth to Dick."
"Wait a minute," Hattori Heiji said: "I remember the lawyer said that Mr. England's wife accidentally fell off a cliff and died while hiking a few years ago... Could it be..."
"A nearly 80-year-old man is climbing a mountain. Just think about it and you will know that the other person is lying."
Ye Gengyi said.
"Brother Sarada, have you asked Mr. England about this?" Hattori Heiji was curious.
"No," Ye Gengyi shook his head, "Dick's birth has become the inner demon of Mrs. England and her adopted daughter, especially as he grows up and there are still a few years left before he can inherit the England family's property. It’s only to be expected that family conflicts will break out.”
"But..." Hattori Heiji hesitated, "In this way, doesn't Mrs. England's death become even more strange?"
"This matter shouldn't be as complicated as you think. And even if it is, what do you want to do? Risk the anger of Mr. England to expose the scandal of the England family? Heiji..."
Ye Geng paused for a moment, "Do you want to kill someone?"
"I..."
"Never do stupid things with a mentality that is good for others." Ye Gengyi said.
"..."
Hattori Heiji was silent again.
Seeing that the black man didn't make a fuss and asked the driver to drive back, Ye Gengyi felt a little relieved and closed his eyes to catch up on some sleep.
The result, three minutes later.
"Brother Gengyi..."
Ye Gengyi: "..."
(눈_눈)...Is this child’s mentality adjusted so quickly? Can't you just be depressed for a few more hours?
He reluctantly opened his eyes.
"What happened to the hands of that clock?" Hattori Heiji asked: "When I sneaked out last night, I saw the hands falling out of the old butler's pocket."
"You saw it all but didn't guess it?" Ye Gengyi asked.
"Ah?" Hattori Heiji was stunned for a moment, and quickly explained: "The whole hall was very dark at that time, and it became even darker after the old butler left. As soon as I picked up the pointer, someone knocked me unconscious from behind."
"That's right," Ye Geng nodded. "Speaking of which, when Mr. England called you, what did he say about the content of the commission?"
"I remember that someone took away his and his wife's joint property and wanted me to investigate who the thief was..."
"So, you just take it for granted that this is an inheritance issue?" Ye Geng raised his forehead, "Forget it, from another perspective, your understanding is not wrong."
"Brother Geng Yi, what is going on?!"
Hattori Heiji has begun to doubt his professional ability as a detective. Otherwise, he would either make mistakes or make mistakes along the way.
"That clock was a souvenir made by a craftsman when Mr. and Mrs. England got married. Its hands, dial, scales, and even the parts inside are all valuable."
Ye Gengyi explained:
"The original investigation we were entrusted with this time was to find the thief who took away the hands and scales from the castle."
