At five o'clock in the morning, Fox Manor was brightly lit, and almost all the prominent figures in White Deer City had gathered here. Servants and maids who came and went in a hurry were entertaining these guests who had arrived in a hurry, and even those who had been woken up in their sleep and arrived all night
At the same time, none of them could hide the panic expression on their faces, because their master, the owner of this huge manor, and currently the only national member of White Deer City, Sir Fox, and his butler Wolf were all found in the study.
Murdered...
The newly appointed Steward Felidos is no exception. He is standing in the study. The bodies of Sir Fox and Butler Wolf remain the same, except that they are covered with a white linen sheet. The disheveled clothes are obviously from
Viscount Venisk, the naval base construction officer who was brought here on the bed, has repeated his story countless times.
"I, let me say it again, I really didn't send anyone to deliver any urgent documents to Sir Fox! You can't use your brains to think about it. I am a navy and he is a National Congressman. How could there be any urgent documents to discuss with him!
It's totally irrelevant! In addition, among my adjutants, there is no lieutenant named Abraham who was just transferred from the royal capital. There is no one under me with two beautiful mustaches! This is a conspiracy.
, a conspiracy against our naval base!”
Facing the red-faced and furious Viscount Venisque, Chief Felidos was much calmer: "Please calm down a little, Viscount Venisque, no one will doubt you. This must be a conspiracy, otherwise the murderer would not be able to pretend to be a naval officer."
The murder of Sir Fox and his butler clearly meant that he knew about the discord between you and Sir and wanted to put the blame on you. This illustrates a problem. The murderer should be well aware of the situation of the naval base under construction. He is not an outsider, perhaps.
Hiding in the naval base.
I have another question. According to the servant Bid who opened the door and the personal maid Sherna waiting outside the study, the navy officer uniform worn by the murderer fit very well and could not have been put on casually. Because the murderer was very
He has the temperament of an officer and an aristocratic demeanor, which confuses them and leaves them without the slightest suspicion. So the question is, where did he get this officer uniform?"
Chief Felidos held his chin in thought: "Our kingdom's laws have always strictly prohibited civilians from imitating military uniforms. Violators will be sentenced to more than five years of hard labor. Therefore, private tailors generally do not make military uniforms. Even if they receive an order, they will report it to the patrol team.
In order to avoid implicating them in the incident. Although the navy uniforms are roughly the same, there are still differences in details, especially the officer uniforms.
Your adjutant, Lieutenant Lenkeld, was identified by the servant and maid just now. The officer's uniform he was wearing was exactly the same as that of the murderer. Obviously, the murderer was either someone from inside the naval base or someone spying on the base, otherwise he wouldn't be like this
Pay attention to the details of military uniforms. We should take a two-pronged approach. You should go back to the naval base immediately to investigate where the lieutenants were last night and whether their officer uniforms were missing...
I will send people here to investigate the tailors, clothing stores and fabric shops to see if anyone is buying fabrics with colors similar to your military uniforms and making your naval officer uniforms during this period. As long as we find them, we may catch them.
Clues to the murderer. After all, the murder of a National Assembly member is a horrifying incident. It is likely to cause a turmoil in the kingdom. Neither you nor I can escape. We need to give an explanation to the higher ups.
I have just sent someone to send a message to the Royal Capital with a hawk to report this matter to His Majesty and the House of Representatives. It is very likely that the special envoy from the Royal Capital will arrive here in three or four days. I hope that before then, it is best to find the murderer, or
At least we need to find useful clues to identify the suspect. In this way, we can be less involved in this incident. By the way, you can take the servant who opened the door and identify him on the spot whether he is the murderer..."
Viscount Venisk had calmed down. After hearing what Chief Felidos said, he replied sternly: "I understand. I will go back and summon all the lieutenants in the squadron and let the servant who opened the door identify him face to face."
At this time, two people wearing black robes and top hats who were searching around the study stopped their actions, came to the front of Controller Felidos, shook their heads and said, "I'm sorry, Controller Felidos."
Sir, we can't detect any traces of magic here, so traceability spells and reflection spells cannot be used. It is obvious that the murderer simply killed Sir Fox and his butler. There is no sign of using magic here, which means that the murderer is not
Magician, the murder that occurred here does not fall within the jurisdiction of our department, so we will take our leave now."
Watching these two people leave, Viscount Velisk, who did not hear clearly what they were saying, asked unhappily: "Who are they? What do you mean by saying that this murder case is not within the jurisdiction of their department?"
Manager Felidos sighed lightly: "They are the heads of the branch stationed here by the Royal Capital's special department. In fact, I really hope they can find something, so that the murder of Sir Fox can be handed over to them for investigation.
We don’t need to worry about it. Unfortunately, this is just a simple murder case. Of course they are happy to watch from the sidelines..."
Viscount Venisk naturally understood what the special department that Chief Felidos was referring to. When he heard that it was the head of the branch stationed here, he stopped talking. After a moment of silence, he looked at the two rooms in the study.
He turned around and was about to leave, but Chief Felidos stopped him again.
"Wait a minute. Detective Joseph is here. Let's take a look at his on-site autopsy report first. He has been a criminal detective in the capital for more than 20 years and has handled many murder cases. The case of seven corpses in the underground drainage channel of the triumphal bridge in the capital is
He cracked it. He is also from southwest Dodessa County. This time he was going to retire and return to his hometown for retirement. He happened to pass through White Deer City and was left by me to help set up the Criminal Division of the Patrol Bureau and train the rookies. I received the call here
The news was immediately notified to him. He has already led people to examine the body and conduct a preliminary investigation. Let's see what he says. We will ask him to go to the naval base with you later. He is more experienced in dealing with suspects hiding in the dark...
"
Detective Joseph is a bald old man and relatively fat. But his face is naturally gloomy. He seems to speak slowly, but he is very sharp and rarely talks nonsense.
"The murderer is about 24 or 25 years old. He has dark blond hair and a mustache. He is suspected to have been dressed up. He is about 1.8 meters tall and has bronze skin. He seems to be a sailor or crew member. He is very strong, proficient in fighting skills, and is bold and careful.
, after murdering Sir Fox and his housekeeper, he was still able to go out and chat with the maid Sherna, without any signs of eagerness to leave. This shows that he has rich assassination experience, or it can be considered that the murderer is a professional killer or assassin.
.The murder of Sir Fox is very likely to have been hired by others..."
Detective Joseph hesitated for a moment, and then continued with a little confusion: "What is still uncertain is his eyes. The doorman Bid said they were tawny, but the maid Sherna said they were a pair of charming blue eyes.
.Moreover, after listening to what the other said, the two were not sure whether what they saw was true. In the end, they both admitted that they did not really see clearly."
"I have a question." Viscount Venisque said: "Detective Joseph, how do you conclude that the murderer is proficient in fighting skills and has great strength?"
Detective Joseph pointed to the two corpses: "They told me. I can tell by looking at where they died and the cause of death. Obviously, if the butler appears in the same room when the host receives guests, then he must be there."
He stood by the door waiting for the master's call. But he died in front of the desk. This was obviously done deliberately by the murderer so that after killing the butler, he could quickly subdue Sir Fox behind the desk so that he could not summon or disturb other people.
Servants, such as the maid Serna standing outside the study door."
Detective Joseph then walked to the place where Claude was standing: "Reminiscent of the so-called urgent document, the murderer should have stood here, took out the document, and handed it to Sir. This distance was very embarrassing for Sir, because he wanted to
To receive it, you have to stand up, bend forward and reach out to receive it, as if you are saluting the murderer. So I think Sir can only choose to call the butler standing by the door to come up, take the document and put it in front of him
.
This gives the murderer an opportunity to attack Jazz at the same time after subduing the butler. Otherwise, if he attacks Jazz, the butler at the door behind him will sound an alarm. If he attacks the housekeeper first, Jazz will pull the trigger without hesitation.
The bell rope beside the wall behind the ring. Unfortunately, the murderer's plan came true, and the butler and the knight suffered bad luck one after another..."
"As for the murderer being proficient in fighting skills and having great strength, the reason is very simple." Detective Joseph laughed softly: "Because Sir Fox and his butler both died from broken necks. In fact, breaking a person's neck seems simple.
In fact, it is not the case. If you are not strong enough, you cannot break a person's neck in an instant. Any fighter knows this common sense. Breaking a person's neck requires more skills and more strength than breaking a person's arm...
…”
Chief Felidos clapped twice softly: "You are very accurate, Detective Joseph. Next, please go to the naval base with Viscount Venisque. We need to find the suspect or murderer as soon as possible.
, so that we can prepare a perfect answer for them before the special envoy from the royal capital arrives."
Detective Joseph nodded: "I understand."
Lieutenant Nouit woke up from the screams of his little wild cat Miss Miniles. He stretched out his arms to hug his little wild cat and murmured: "Screaming so loudly."
What are we doing, let’s sleep, come on, help me blow..."
But his little wild cat kept pulling the thin sheet to cover his body: "Nu. Nuit, someone broke in..."
"Who, who dares to break into a private house..." Lieutenant Nouit finally came to his senses. Only then did he realize that his room was crowded, including four or five Marines and his colleague Horridge.
The captain, Lieutenant Beater, Second Lieutenant Louis, and a fat old man with a bald head. At this moment, they were all watching themselves on the bed and the little wild cat beside them.
"What's going on?" Lieutenant Nuit panicked all of a sudden. What do you want to do in such a big scene? It seems that he didn't make any mistakes...
"Have you been here last night?" asked the fat, bald old man.
"Who are you? It's none of your business!" Lieutenant Nuit was very annoyed. At this moment, he was still naked, and the sheet was pulled over by the little wild cat next to her to cover herself. Lieutenant Nuit was very concerned about his body.
It was a bit embarrassing to be exposed in front of so many people.
"Lieutenant Nuit, answer his question." Captain Horridge shouted with a cold face.
"Yes, I have been here all this time and have never left." Lieutenant Nuit had no choice but to pull the pillow over to cover his lower body.
At this time, the fat, bald old man had already seen the wrinkled officer's uniform lying on the ground. He went over to pick it up one by one, and found that there were stains on the uniform that were not sure whether they were dish juices or bad wine. They were stained by the dust on the ground.
It was stained and it looked like it had been done for a long time.
The bald, fat old man raised his chin, and Lieutenant Lewis brought in two people, a man and a woman. The man looked like a servant, and the woman looked like a maid, with a very fiery figure. They first looked at Lieutenant Nuit and shook his head.
He shook his head and said, "It's not him."
Then he looked carefully at the officer's uniform held by the bald, fat old man, and shook his head to express that it was not this one. That one was clean and straight, while this one was wrinkled and smelled of alcohol. They could tell the difference.
The bald, fat old man frowned and threw the officer's uniform on Nuit's body. Poor Lieutenant Nuit hurriedly put on his clothes.
"You were drunk last night. When did you go to bed?" the fat old man with a bald head asked.
"Well, I forgot what time I went to bed. It was very late anyway. I came here with her three or four times and I can't remember clearly. Then I seemed to go to bed when I heard the rooster crow, so I woke up so late. Come in.
I don’t even know..." No man will admit that he is not strong in the area of men and women, and Lieutenant Nuit is no exception. He has forgotten about being drunk last night, and he is still bragging as usual.
Perfectly turning the bald, fat old man's thoughts around.