"Welcome everyone, I am the butler here, Riku Shige Koga."
The old housekeeper came to everyone and introduced himself.
"ah……"
Otaki Goro responded: "I am Otaki from the Osaka Prefectural Police."
"Excuse me."
Koga Riku nodded: "I just didn't expect so many people to come."
Actually, I didn't expect it... Otaki Goro cursed in his heart and cleared his throat:
"Ahem...Um...I remember you mentioned alibi just now?"
He tried to ease the awkward situation by changing the subject.
Koga Rikushige did not delve into Otaki Goro's behavior of dragging his family with him, and explained:
"The master happened to be sleeping in the bedroom when the maid Qingshui was killed, and the person who provided the alibi was the chef in the villa."
"Eh?"
Otaki Goro was startled: "Could that chef be..."
"right."
Riku Koga said slowly, "That's the chef who listened to Miss Shimizu's complaint."
Complicity, perjury? The masters of the joint villa committed murder together... These thoughts flashed through Ye Gengyi's mind.
Hattori Heiji and Conan also thought of this possibility.
However, this is just a subjective guess after all...
They had just arrived at the villa and had not even entered the main entrance. Naturally, they would not imitate a certain tool man to make such an accusation that lacked a lot of clues.
Conan curiously asked Rikuzo Koga about Tokura Sakuya's recent abnormal behavior.
The old butler also told the other party's sudden dislike of silverware and garlic.
"I'm afraid that in Miss Qingshui's eyes, I have turned into a vampire..."
"Vampire?!"
After getting off the car, they went to the side to watch the flower garden. It wasn't until the old housekeeper showed up that Mao Lilan, Yuan Shan and Ye came over to look at the garden with astonishment on their faces.
Hattori Heiji hurriedly stepped forward to smooth things over:
"It's not a vampire... it's a bumper... We were talking about the bumper of this car. I just found a scratch on it, so I don't know if the car rental company will keep the deposit when I return it!"
The English word for vampire is Vampire, and its pronunciation is similar to bumper.
The reason why a certain black chicken can think of such a thing so quickly is not only because of his quick thinking, but also because he has obviously learned experience from various pronunciations of 'Kudo'.
Here, Mao Lilan, Toyama and Ye Chigua were in a serious state of mind. They were thinking about how they would greet Otaki Goro's date when they saw him later, and they believed this without any doubt.
Although Koga Rikushige didn't know why this dark-looking young man wanted to hide the vampire thing from the two girls, the quality he had accumulated over the years still prevented him from asking this question. He turned sideways and said The please gesture led a group of people into the villa.
Spacious foyer, gorgeous chandelier.
There is no eerie and scary decorative atmosphere as imagined. Putting aside the vampire filter, the first impression given by the environment is that of a rich man trying to stay away from the hustle and bustle of the city and coming to live in seclusion in the mountains.
Ye Gengyi was accustomed to observing the interior of the villa.
Well... just from this perspective, there is no offset in the position of wall to wall, wall to window and wall to door.
However, there is a slight height difference between the floor and the stone steps outside the gate.
It should be the basement, a space reserved for ventilation... Of course, a villa without this would be abnormal.
besides……
The window sills, glass, and chandeliers are all clean. You can only see accumulated dust in some corners that are not easy to clean.
Judging by the elimination method, it is definitely not the old housekeeper who cleans the house, and naturally it cannot be the old man who sleeps during the day and is active at night.
So, knowing that this is a vampire villa...and the maid who died before was still able to recruit servants?
Is this the distortion of human nature or the power of money...
No... it could also be that they are simply not afraid of death. After all, there are many such people in Ke Xue's world.
Until more information is collected, we will not consider this aspect for the time being.
Um?
Who is looking at us...
At this time, a look from the stairs made Ye Gengyi restrain his thoughts. He looked back and saw only a figure wearing white trousers flashing past.
He ignored it and continued to follow the old butler to the restaurant.
A huge oak dining table is carved with intricate patterns.
Several exquisite candlesticks and vases decorated with flowers were placed between the tables. Ye Geng glanced at the knives and forks placed next to the dinner plate. Judging from the material, they had indeed been replaced with brighter steel products. .
Ag is silver, with an atomic number of 47. In nature, it can exist in the form of a simple substance or an alloy.
So why are vampires afraid of silver?
Hmm... The idea is a little off track... Even if there is a research plan, it should be confirmed that the vampire exists and the opponent can be caught before starting to practice it. Now, fantasy is just a waste of time...
Ye Gengyi suppressed his scientific research nature and focused his attention back on the commission.
Riku Shige Koga said:
"The master won't get up until after the sun goes down, and the discussion on inheritance will also be held after dinner... Everyone can help themselves first, and I'll go to the kitchen and let them prepare 7 more sets of cutlery."
The so-called preparation of 7 more sets of tableware actually means going to the kitchen and saying to the chef preparing dinner:
Surprise? There are 7 more people eating today. By the way, after dinner, the master will discuss the very serious topic of inheritance, which is even directly related to the future owner of this villa, that is, who will pay you wages, so be sure not to There is a delay in time!
"I'm so sorry." Otaki Goro scratched his head in embarrassment.
What I knew was that the criminal police came to investigate, but those who didn't know thought they were here to eat and drink.
Mouri, Kogoro and the others also looked embarrassed.
"It doesn't matter."
Koga Rikuzhong shook his head slightly, and after saying, "Several inheritance heirs will come over here later," he turned and left the restaurant.
Ye Gengyi took out a can of instant coffee from his pocket and went to the window to take a look at the darkening sky.
Then he looked at the range of the courtyard that could be observed from this angle.
3?...
When he drove in earlier, he had noticed the security personnel patrolling the inner walls of the villa.
It was also through the sensors left in the car and observations during this period that the number of people was finally determined.
Strong guardrails, powered sensors, patrolling security personnel, and cleaning servants can add a kitchen for 7 people in a short time.
No wonder the old housekeeper was only briefly surprised when he saw us, without showing any embarrassment.
This place is different from the villas I have been to before.
(End of chapter)
