Returning from the abyss

Chapter 1073 Absolute String
After hearing the change in the sound of the piano, the people who were already in a state of tension rushed out of the room almost without thinking.

Dimitri, Cynthia, and Gustav didn't even have any rain gear, and the people behind followed hurriedly. The group of people found the direction of the sound within 2 minutes, and found the place lying in a flowerbed. Heart palace shallow summer.

Her eyes grew slightly, with the same sleepiness and indifference as before.The rain fell, and the still warm blood rushed out from the heart.The violin that just made a melodious sound fell to the side, splashed with mud, and the strings on the violin were all broken.

"Stay away!" Cynthia yelled immediately after discovering the corpse, and Gustav and Dimitri also stopped at almost the same time to stop the people behind.All three people have noticed the scene - the ground of the flower garden is very muddy, but there are no other footprints except for the footsteps of a group of Xingong Qianxia who walked in.

With these three people controlling the place, everyone stopped immediately.Lu Ning stood outside and observed the scene first, and found that this was another murder that was arranged with a mystery.

The place where Xingong Qianxia died was in the middle of the flowerbed, the soil even stained her shoes, anyone who wanted to get close had to step on it and leave marks.Of course, long-range attacks can also be used to attack, but no one heard any gunshots.

"Let's go in from the other side." Gustav said with a straight face, "Dr. Lu Ning, Ms. Watanabe, just the two of you, plus one person who brought a camera to the shooting site. Come and check the surroundings with me." , to see if the murderer is still around."

Under his command, everyone took action immediately.

Lu Ning walked around to Xingong Qianxia's body from the other side, squatted down and began to examine her wounds.

Not bullets.

At first, Lu Ning suspected that the murder was carried out by shooting with silenced guns, but now it seems that this is not the case.The wound was clearly a laceration of a sharp instrument rather than a wound caused by the rotation of the projectile.However, the wound was obviously disturbed, and it was difficult for her to see what the sharp object should be. In short, the size should not be much different from the tip of the arrow.

But attacking from a distance with a bow-like weapon...weapon?

There was no trace of mud dragging on the ground, and the blood was not far from the body, and it was not tied to the arrow with a rope and pulled back.After checking the violin, Watanabe Yuanko did not find any mechanism arranged in the violin.What's more, this time, Xingong Qianxia was attacked head-on, didn't she notice it?No matter where the assailant stands around here, he should be found. Did Xingong's expression show no reaction?

During the inspection, people who were looking around also came back, but found nothing.

"The whole scene was filmed?" Gustav asked.

Bay Leaf, who assisted in the shooting, nodded.

"Then let's move the body back. We can't dispose of the body, and we can't let her soak in the rain." Gustav glanced at Dimitri, "The two of us will move it."

"no problem."

The two moved Xingong Qianxia back to her own room in the main building without damaging the scene as much as possible, and covered it with a layer of sheets.Then, everyone returned to the hall after cleaning themselves briefly.After Lu Ning roughly described the situation at the scene, the wounds in his heart, and his own doubts, Lynwood said: "Instead of thinking about the strange situation at the scene now, it's better to look at it from another angle."

"Alibi." Zhai Jingqiu followed up.

Lynwood nodded: "At the time of the incident, most of us ate here, that is to say, all of us can guarantee each other that we are not the murderer of this crime, the murderer can only be someone who is not at the scene .”

"The range of choices is still a bit wide." Cynthia wiped her hair with a towel, and quickly summarized to everyone, "There were still many people who were not there at that time. Father, Ms. Justina, Mr. Yu, the psychic basically None."

In addition, Pan Shen was of course not present. Mayuri Daita and Takashi Kanzaki were also resting in the guest room.

The ragged wizard suddenly said, "Except for Mr. Renix, you can call over and ask."

"Mr. Kajabo, except for Pan Shen, who signed the contract to work here, the rest are my father's guests, just like you." Lionwood shook his head slightly, "Even if such a big thing happened, we have to The inquiry must also be approved by the father."

"Yes, Kagabo, this is your first time on the island, so I hope you can recognize who the owner of this island is." Gustav also warned.

"Hmph... that's okay, after all, Renix is ​​here to say the same thing. Go find him, I'm just offering a suggestion." The shady wizard sat down again after speaking.

"Then, big brother, you, Dr. Lu Ning, and ask the last servant to invite the next father, the three of you should be able to describe everything together." Cynthia said to Lynwood.

"Okay. Rosemary, you come up with us."

When walking up the corridor on the fourth floor again, Lu Ning felt a little nervous.Even though she had always been Renix's doctor, at this moment she felt that the real ruler of the Howard family was becoming more and more confusing.

Lynwood knocked on the door, and after a response, Rosemary took out the key and opened the door.

Raynix was sitting by the window, looking out at the rain.

"Father."

"master."

"Mr. Raynix."

The three greeted Renix one after another, and stood there waiting for an answer.

"Xingong Qianxia is dead."

Renix said in a positive tone.

"Yes, it was an unfortunate ... crime," Lynwood said.

"Crime? Tell your judgment." Reinix finally tilted his head slightly and looked at the three of them. Seeing Reinix's face, the three of them couldn't help being taken aback.

Reynix's complexion is much better now than before.The medicine that Lu Ning gave him needs to be taken in advance, but the three of them came to visit suddenly, Renix would not take the medicine in advance, and he didn't need it either.

Lynwood collected himself, and described all the investigations today up to Xingong Asaxia's death.Even if it was just the descriptions he heard from Lu Ning and others, he organized and summarized them very clearly. This ability is indeed admirable.

Renix patiently listened to Lynwood's report. While listening, he tapped his chair lightly, and it was obvious that he was thinking about everything that happened on the island.

"Nine people died." After listening, Renix said calmly, "And your current judgment is to start with the most recent murder."

"Yes, after all, everyone was unprepared before, the locations were scattered, and their respective testimonies could not be corroborated. It is difficult to determine who the murderer is. But this time, a large number of suspects can be ruled out." Ryan Wood replied.

"Then, Dr. Lu Ning, tell me, are you sure that Xingong Qianxia was killed when you heard something wrong with the sound of the piano? Instead of using other means to disguise?"

"Miss Xingong Qianxia played the piano sound that we have never heard before. It is a new song, and it cannot be the sound that was recorded in advance. As for the time of death... when we arrived at the scene, the blood had not yet solidified, The body is still warm, and I think it can be judged that it was killed at that time."

"Indeed, you are not a professional forensic doctor." Rennix stood up, "Lynwood, you did a good job of judging this time."

"Hachimejima is your island, Father. I'm just doing my duty."

"Hospitality should be treated the same way, and I will walk with you." Renix stood up and picked up the crutch beside the table, "It's a pity that the piano sound like that of the lady of Heart Palace will probably never be heard again." .”

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At the invitation of Renix, those who did not come were quickly gathered in the hall.But since Renix came, no one dared to intervene on his behalf.

"Everyone, please come out to synchronize the latest developments. Just now, the body of Ms. Xingong Asaka was discovered. And everyone who was dining in the hall can testify to each other that they suspect that the person who may have committed a crime is among you. .”

"Can you explain the exact time?" Justina said unhurriedly, "I just had a headache and stayed in the room without even eating lunch. Indeed, no one can testify for me."

"Unfortunately, the most accurate time can not be determined." Rennix said.

Lynwood was a little surprised, but quickly recovered his expression. Even after listening to Lu Ning's words, it's only normal for Renix to have his own judgment. He is also an arbitrary person to some extent.

"I need you to tell all your itineraries in as much detail as possible, right here, for everyone to hear." When Rennix said this, he didn't just look at the people who were called out, but It was looking around.

"Father, what do you mean..."

"Investigating one case alone will ignore a lot of clues, not to mention that no one can determine whether there is a connection between the murders. If you want to investigate, you must investigate all the cases together. Do you need me to teach you this kind of thing?" Renix sternly Said, "There is a connection between the occurrence of things, how do you judge that there is no connection between their deaths? How do you ignore the possible clues that everyone saw?"

Lynwood bowed his head immediately: "We ignored this problem."

"Forget it, it's the first time you encounter this kind of thing, it's inevitable to be confused. Let's start with you and retell what happened to you last night, and the others will verify it to see if there is any conflict."

Lynwood nodded and began to tell.His itinerary was nothing special. After the family dinner last night, he had a few private conversations with the writer Tsuburaya Temple Sora, focusing on how the recording should be done this time, and whether some private affairs of the Howard family should be bypassed.After the conversation, he and Miria drove back to the meeting hall by themselves, and fell asleep at about eleven o'clock.Nothing special happened during this period, but on the second day, I was worried about what happened last night, so I drove to the main hall with Miria to check the situation, and learned about the murder from the crowd.

Then, Dimitri and others also began to talk about their own experiences.

Everyone's description is basically the same.Except for Mayuri Daita last night, the rest of the people each found a guest who attended the family dinner and chatted for a while, and several guests can also testify.Among the two dead, Huo Yinglong went to Watanabe Fuko, while Felicia went to Orlando.However, Bian Yuanzi and Orlando said that they didn't talk about anything special last night, and it seemed that no one had prepared a backup for Lu Ning like Dimitri.

The whereabouts of others are also very simple.

Wizard Kagabo has been concocting medicine in his room. He doesn't want to say what kind of potion it is, but he just denies that he has left the room. The reason is that when brewing the potion, he has to watch and stir it at any time to prevent it from getting burnt. It is impossible. leave.

The psychic Makalov and Justina also said that they have been in the room and almost never left.Yu Guiting said that he left, but he went to the kitchen to find drinks at night, and chatted with Pan Shen for a while, and the two can testify to each other.He didn't go out to look for Escher during the day, and went to the back garden when the rain was light. Because of the rain, he hid in the gardener Jason's hut, where he drank tea and admired the flowers for two hours, until someone Come back after looking for it.

The whereabouts of the rest of the people last night were basically impossible to prove, and they were working in groups during the day, and there was no time to kill Xingong Asaxia.

"Tsk..." Zhai Jingqiu tapped his forehead.

The most troublesome thing in the case is not that everyone has an alibi, but that everyone has no alibi.The former only needs to expose a lie, but the latter has to eliminate a lot of wrong options.

However, after listening to everyone's words, Renix showed a smile instead.

"Thank you for your description. The crisis on the island has not yet been resolved, and the real culprit will be difficult to track down for a while. I hope you all act as a group instead of alone. Mr. Yu, why don't we speak privately?"

Yu Guiting nodded, and walked upstairs with Renix.

"Brother, I really didn't understand this time, what does father mean?" Dimitri asked.

"You still don't understand? My father has come forward to ask everyone for us, and let everyone give testimony. He already said in the morning that we will be responsible for everything. He only looks at the results."

"This……"

"But we haven't heard the testimony of our father yet." Cynthia said suddenly.

"Father has probably been in the room all the time, so many things happened in the morning, Dr. Lu Ning may not have time to do a health check?" Lynwood asked.

"Yes, basically at the autopsy and inspection site." Lu Ning replied.

"Father's body may not be able to do such a murder. Even if he is really a murderer, he must order others to do it. We should not doubt it at will." Ryan Wood said.

"Tsk."

Cynthia shook her head. Everyone could tell that Renix's condition had improved a lot for some reason, but it was not something her clan could say about pretending to be sick.

(End of this chapter)