Chapter 133 The First Suspect

The four of them, Xia Yanzhen, were prepared for the death of another person.

No one stipulates that only one person can die in a murder.

It's not like serial murders haven't happened before.

This is not a fantasy work. The detective is the protagonist and only dies on the last case. After death, he may be resurrected.

In reality, detective is a relatively dangerous profession.

Death of a Detective is also acceptable.

What everyone didn't expect the most, and what would be difficult to accept for a while, was that Ivan was a ronin.

Not the Japanese ronin, but the very ronin.

During the autopsy, everyone found many hickeys and various traces on her body, which were relatively fresh.

Then, I discovered that there were no underwear under the tightly wrapped and simple long skirt.

Putting aside the possibility that the murderer had any special hobbies, it could only be that Ivan himself was a ronin.

Of course, this alone is not enough.

Everyone changed rooms and called the pair of servants who followed Ivan to inquire in detail.

Finally, it was confirmed that Ivan really rowed without relying on oars.

Everyone came here the afternoon before yesterday.

I spent a total of two nights at the Green Manor. After spending the first night, I started investigating the case.

The second night was relatively quiet and nothing else happened.

Next, it’s this morning.

In this short period of time, when a murder occurred and the case needed to be investigated, Ivan actually had a negative distance relationship with no emotion, purely physical, with at least eight people, yes, at least eight people - oh, two of them A woman should not have a negative distance.

After fully understanding the situation, everyone was shocked.

Yi Wen is also a relatively well-known detective, and he seems to be serious and old-fashioned to the outside world.

Unexpectedly...you can't judge a person by his appearance!

"Well, Ivan was chosen as a target, is it related to her behavior?" Turner said.

"What do you mean?" Xia Yanzhen asked.

"She has been 'alone' for a long time, so she was chosen as a target and warned us in disguise," Turner said.

The other six detectives basically spend time with other people except for sleeping time.

"Uh... how about we stay together tonight?" After Turner finished speaking, he looked at Angel Doyle.

"Okay." Angel Doyle nodded.

Although he is nicknamed the Executioner, he is still just a person after all.

Apart from anything else, given Turner's size, if something really happens, it would be a good idea to let him cut off the back and move the reinforcements himself.

With the death of Ivan, the entire case suddenly changed fundamentally.

After Warren's death, the case was still leaning towards case reasoning.

It is also the type that everyone is familiar with, such as Nile and Orient Express. A group of people are trapped in a certain place and a certain case occurs.

With thrilling and bizarre plots and intriguing tricks, the plot unfolds through logical reasoning.

Of course, case reasoning is a genre of mystery novels.

I say this here just because the situation is relatively similar.

As a detective, in this kind of case, more emphasis is placed on thinking and logical ability. Often finding out the crime and murder method means that the mystery is solved and the case is basically solved.

But with the death of Ivan, the means of committing the crime are no longer so important. Ivan's death was not a secret room and no special skills were required.

Someone killed her when she was alone.

Most people can do it, except that it's difficult to unscrew the head (you can use tools).

Who is the most important?

It went from a very sleight-of-hand reasoning to a werewolf killing.

There are many dangerous criminals hidden in the Green Manor. What we need to do now is to find them.

The technique can be completely ignored at this time.

The biggest suspect is naturally the bodyguard who was originally considered to be problematic.

After the autopsy was over, everyone dressed Ivan very ethically. Just because she didn't like wearing clothes when she was alive, she couldn't stop wearing them after she died.

Then go find those bodyguards immediately.

After talking to Hubbard last night, Hubbard, the housekeeper, was very straightforward and controlled the bodyguards who participated in the vigil.

Find a room with no windows and only one door for them to stay in for the time being.

Come out after the incident is over - or be taken away by the police directly.

There are many rooms like this in Green Manor.

Ten bodyguards were locked up in the same place, a total of three rooms, at the end of the corridor.

It is divided into rooms of three, three and four people, and is guarded by three people outside.

The guards were all handpicked by Hubbard, so there was absolutely no problem.

The door was locked, and Hubbard had the key, so it was never opened.

Theoretically speaking, these bodyguards have the most complete alibi and have no possibility of committing a crime.

But just to be on the safe side, I still have to come and see him.

When he opened the locked door, no more headless bodies appeared, and several bodyguards were still sleeping soundly inside.

By the way, even this room used as a storage room is equipped with a toilet and bathroom.

This was Warren Ann's request, which he had when he bought the manor for renovation - to be able to use the toilet anytime and anywhere.

No more running to the bathroom.

It is said that when Warren Ann was a child, she peed her pants because her home was too big and she couldn't find a toilet. This caused a psychological shadow that ordinary people would not have.

Then we solved it using a method that is impossible for ordinary people to use.

People have to gnash their teeth, evil capitalists.

After being woken up, several bodyguards replied obediently that they had not gone out at all since last night.

There is no secret passage in the room.

The lock outside was not unlocked, and the guards kept moving during shifts to make sure they had indeed not gone out.

Ivan's death had nothing to do with these bodyguards.

This made several detectives frown. If these bodyguards were really all right, the case would become complicated again.

At least Warren's death got complicated.

An incomprehensible secret room murder case.

At least the top six - the top five detectives won't have any clues for a while.

Fortunately, Ivan can continue to investigate.

The method of investigation has changed from the original brainstorming to a large-scale investigation.

Everyone at the manor was asked where they were and what they were doing between seven and eight in the morning, and whether there were enough witnesses and evidence.

This is not an easy job, with the help of police officers.

It wasn't until five o'clock in the evening that several detectives asked everyone - including the detectives and their assistants each other.

It’s not that we suspect a traitor among us, things haven’t reached this point yet.

The suspicions of the detectives are not so "hungry" and suspicious of everything.

Only when all possibilities have been eliminated will one doubt one's own people.

After a day of interrogation, twenty suspects have been sorted out.

These people have no witnesses or evidence to prove where they were or what they were doing between seven and eight o'clock.

One of them, named Harvey, even went to the library. What was he going to do?

Originally he was going to clean, but then it turned into other things. After finishing, Harvey felt that his whole body had been sublimated.

When he usually cleans the library, he just sweeps it casually.

You know, the library is not small, and it is very tiring to clean it seriously. Anyway, there will be a big cleaning once a month, and many people will clean it.

Why bother to put in the usual effort?

After sublimation, Harvey decided to clean up the library.

He cleaned for eight minutes, but his sage heart left him, so he left.

Before leaving, I didn't even think about taking another look at Ivan. I even felt that I was a bit disadvantaged by Ivan's ordinary appearance.

Next time, you must not be carried away by primitive impulses.

He left the library at seven-sixteen.

By the way, Hubbard requested that the library be cleaned starting at 7:05, and Harvey was on time.

In short, after hearing what Harvey said, Hubbard next to him almost fought with this man.

My dignified capitalist butler was ripped off by a servant?

After leaving the library, Harvey went back to his room to sleep.

He didn't have a second cleaning assignment until the afternoon.

At present, Harvey's suspicion is relatively high, so he needs to be tried for a second time.

At seven o'clock in the evening, in the room.

Facing a group of detectives and two police officers, Harvey was not under much pressure.

Anyway, he didn't do it. If he told the truth, he would lose his job at most.

But with Warren dead and losing his job a certainty, what is he afraid of?

After lying down, Harvey was fearless!

"You - um!" Turner circled around Harvey and was about to ask. Suddenly, his tone changed and he suddenly grabbed Harvey's arm, "What is this?"

"What?" Harvey was stunned for a moment.

"What is that here!" Turner pointed to Harvey's cuff, where there was a very small blood stain.

It's so small that it's impossible to see it without looking carefully.

It was not until now, when the questioning was focused, that Turner came to Harvey and saw the blood on his sleeves.

"I don't know, maybe it's the dirt there." Harvey was a little confused.

Turner sneered: "This is blood stain, do you think I can't recognize it?"

Harvey's eyes gradually widened: "What?"

"Search, search his residence!" Turner said.

Some of the people were left to watch Harvey, while the other half, led by Hubbard, went to Harvey's residence.

The servants of Green Manor basically share a room with two persons.

Besides Harvey, his room was occupied by a servant, an honest man.

After working diligently and encountering an investigation, as soon as I returned to the room, I saw Hubbard coming with detectives, assistants and police officers, and I was shocked.

Fortunately, we didn't come here to find him.

A group of people rummaged through Harvey's room and easily found a blood-stained long coat from the closet.

"It's really him!"

"Look again and find the murder weapon!"

Just as a group of people were rummaging through boxes and cabinets in search of the murder weapon, suddenly, the lights above their heads went out.

Green Manor has already entered the "electric light age".

Including the servants' rooms, there are electric lights.

The lights went out not because they were broken, but because the power was out.

The entire manor fell into darkness for an instant, including the guest villas where the police officers were.

"out of battery."

"Don't panic, don't move!"

The room where Harvey was in suddenly became dark, and the shouts of Angel Doyle and Turner rang out.

"Is there a kerosene lamp?"

"Where's the spare kerosene lamp?"