Returning from the abyss

When it was close to dinner time, Lu Ning went to check Renix again.

In one afternoon, she had finished reading "The Lament of Gray Peak" and read half of "Ten Days in Rosemont Town". The end of "The Lament of the Gray Peak" is an ending that is close to the destruction of the group. Only the last protagonist left an open description. .

As for "Ten Days in Rosemont", it is a very interesting travelogue. This town has an obvious characteristic, that is, the old people are hospitable and hospitable, while the young people are indifferent or even disgusted by outsiders. The curiosity of some readers has already been aroused, and how Tsuburaya Tera Sora finds ways to establish a good relationship with local young people in the article to find the reason is also very interesting to read.

It's just that she doesn't have that much time, and tonight is the family dinner.

The process was similar to the previous round. After the examination, Renix took Lu Ning directly to find several other professionals, and then came to the family banquet restaurant.

The seating order of the fourteen people did not change at all. Under the auspices of Reinix this time, the atmosphere was a little more serious, but Reinix still pointed out the possible problems that each child would face one by one.

But towards the end of the family dinner, something different happened.

"Has everyone finished their meal?" Rennix asked.

Everyone nodded.

"Okay, next, the seven of you, plus Miria and Saotome Arisa, come and meet me in the order of succession. Escher arranges this. After the meeting, you can leave on your own."

Lu Ning felt a chill, because this time it was most likely not the behavior of tourists.Among the twelve tourists who participated in this scene, the craziest group of Mayuri Yoda and Takaya Kanzaki would not do this kind of thing at this time. There are no tourists who are so bloodthirsty that they don't even care about collecting scene information.

"Mr. Pan Shen died too? All the servants were killed?"

This is not right. The sound insulation effect of the main building is at the level of ordinary buildings. Although the floor is covered with carpets, there will be no sound of walking, but other sounds should be audible if you listen carefully.For example—the sound of the early servants wiping and cleaning.

Then, Lu Ning continued her reading, but today she just finished reading "Ten Days in Rosemont" and went to sleep. After all, something might happen tonight, and she needs to recharge her batteries.

"It seems that my father really wants us to inherit his family business." Lionwood said solemnly, "Brothers and sisters, I know that everyone has some thoughts about each other in private, but I still feel that using bloody and violent The head of the family who decides the way can't take the Howard family well."

"Child's play." Cynthia snorted coldly, "Of course it is better to hire professional detectives to solve cases. What we are going to inherit is the Howard Foundation, and what we are looking at is business ability. judge?"

Lu Ning pinched the watch and remembered the conversation time of these people in her heart.It took Dimitri 5 minutes to come out, Felicia 40 minutes 15 seconds, Juno Ito 15 minutes [-] seconds, Huo Yinglong [-] and a half minutes, Cynthia [-] minutes [-] seconds, and Mayuri Daida [-] minutes [-] seconds .

When she was controlling Renix, she also let Reninix perform this passage, but this did not happen.Could there be any triggering conditions for Renix to do this?Or could it be said that the influence of his acting on his character would be so great?
About 3 minutes later, Lynwood walked out the door.Of course this one won't show anything on his face, what a smiley expression he enters, it's still exactly the same when he comes out.Then, Escher called Dimitri and walked in.

Orlando nodded and rushed into the servant's bedroom, while Lu Ning and Watanabe Motoko walked into the maid's side.

His words were not too different from what Lu Ning heard from Orlando, and finally he handed something similar to a receiving device to Lu Ning.

"No problem." Felicia nodded, "Guests, please cooperate too, Uncle Gustav, you..."

Unlike the previous round when Orlando played the role, Lu Ning did not play herself too "capable" this time.

After the last Saotome Arisa came out, Escher announced that everyone could leave, and Renix needed to rest.Only then did everyone stand up, say goodbye politely, and then... a few professionals were dragged into a one-on-one chat.

ten people?
It was even crazier than in the first round. On the first night after the family dinner, the number of people on the island was reduced by a quarter.

In other words...the actions of the characters in the scene.

Looks like it won't be turned on until bedtime.

They lay there quietly, as if they were still enjoying a sweet dream.But one of each person's limbs was pierced by a sharp metal cone and nailed to the bed board. Jasmine was the left hand, Rosemary was the right hand, Iris was the left foot, and Peppermint was the right foot.

"So... unless there is an autopsy, it is impossible to know the cause of death?" Watanabe Fuko asked.

The other deceased was the butler Escher. He was sitting on a chair in his room with a quiet expression as if he had fallen asleep, but a sharp awl pierced his chest and heart, nailing him to the chair. .

"No need." Lu Ning opened a small cabinet on the wall, which contained the keys for each door, and the lower right corner of the cabinet was the common key used by the servants. She took one and opened the two doors directly. Gate: "Look at the servants, let's look at this side."

Miria and Saotome Arisa, who went in later, took longer, seven and a half minutes and eight minutes and 40 seconds respectively.

The servants should have been up long ago.

"Dr. Lu Ning has seen all the scenes, and I can tell you what I found here," Zhai Jingqiu said, "and it may be necessary for everyone to explain your whereabouts last night and see if there is any alibi. This is the basis. I hope everyone will cooperate with the removal of suspects."

"frenzied……"

A strange feeling suddenly lingered in Lu Ning's heart. Because of this environmental problem, she was quite sensitive to all kinds of changes around her, but now she didn't hear any other sounds except the sound of rain.

After the servants were gone, the main hall suddenly became quieter. Even if five people ran up and down, it seemed much more empty.Immediately afterwards, everyone found Pan Shen's body in his own bedroom. His face was blue and purple, showing obvious symptoms of poisoning.

"What? Mr. Escher is dead?"

"I don't know, the servants are not here."

Lynwood followed Escher into the small door.

Lynwood shrugged and had to give up.

After speaking, Renix stood up, supported a cane, opened a small door on the side of the restaurant, and walked in.

"Let's deal with this murder case. Whoever can solve him will be more qualified, how?"

In the last scene, the tourists almost all regarded the special killing method on the scene as a sign of tourists, because only tourists have this motive.But now it seems... It seems that this rule is about to be overturned.

"I think something may have happened." Han Xizhe said seriously, "Howard's servants must have undergone strict training. Even if one or two of them get up late occasionally, the rest will definitely not be late, let alone Ai Scheer is here. Now... tsk."

"The maid lives on the left, so you won't have to knock on the door." Jiuzhu Pingzhen looked into the house with some breathlessness. The servants also live in a separate room. There is a small hall outside, where there are many clothes for changing clothes. basket.

After yesterday's incident, everyone's mentality has already changed, but for these few, they can be said to be in the same camp now, after all, they are all outsiders.

When Renix's children arrived at the main hall, many people couldn't believe it when they heard the news.

When the downstairs was shocked, Gustave and Justina came down from upstairs.

"Then... call a few more people."

While drinking herbal tea, Lu Ning thought about what was going on with this increase.

Escher bowed slightly to the crowd: "Since the master has given such an order, then all young masters and ladies, rest for a while. Master Lynwood, if you are ready..."

Lu Ning took a step outside and heard the noise next to her. Fuko Watanabe, who lives in another room, also poked her head out, glanced at Lu Ning, and asked, "Why is it so quiet?"

"Raynix didn't intend to handle this matter himself. His original words were, [This matter is left to my children to handle." Gustav said.

"Only these few clues are not enough... Then tell me where you were at that time last night." Zhai Jingqiu sighed.

When the door opened, there was silence in the corridor.

This thing didn't work before, but Lu Ning still studied it after returning.This receiver cannot be easily cracked, at least with her current ability, and it is not continuously monitored, and the information needs to be updated after a signal is sent from Dimitri.

"Okay. If you have any needs, please tell the servants here. Master Lynwood, please follow me."

"Of course, Uncle Escher, I am always ready." Lionwood smiled and stood up.

"Tsk, can you help me?" Orlando looked at the door of the servant's room and planned to knock on it.

Almost without accident, the servants died on their beds.

"If the murderer is not cruel in heart, then what is the symbolic meaning to him?" Orlando pulled up the sheet and covered the corpse. "Things like destroying the body..."

But this time, the seven children and the people they brought to the island were not killed.

Lu Ning didn't sleep well that night, but nothing woke her up.

Lu Ning stepped forward to inspect the body, and found no obvious trauma except for the part that was penetrated.

Han Xizhe and Jiuzhu Pingzhen went there together, and the three of them bumped into each other more than a dozen times, and finally knocked open the door with a loud noise.

"Now the servants are all dead...we have to inform everyone about this." Lu Ning said, "And since the servant has an accident, what about the others?"

"Doctor Lu, I...may be killed tonight." Dimitri said to Lu Ning after being polite.

The five people hurriedly took the keys and knocked on the doors of each room to confirm.

The situation on the male servant's side was the same as that on the maid's side. Everyone died as if they were asleep. The difference was that the male servants' eyes, ears, mouth, and nose were sewn up with threads.

Lu Ning told everyone about the results of the inspection. Anyway, everyone saw the situation at the scene.As for the specific cause of death of the others except Pan Shen, she also said that she couldn't figure it out just by looking.

Lu Ning quietly rolled over and got out of bed, holding a small knife she had prepared long ago. She was not afraid of death, it was just a chance to lose a round.

When he came to the servant's room, Orlando tried to open the door, but the door was locked.

"This is a proper process." Gustav sat on the sofa next to him, "Let's get started."

"The case is going to be solved, but I don't agree to decide the heir based on it." Huo Yinglong said with a cold face, "The decision of the heir is clearly written in the family rules, there is no need to add extra details."

"Yes. And I'm not a professional forensic doctor, even if I dissect it, I probably don't have that great ability to judge it." Lu Ning shook her head.

Of course, no one left on their own, even those who entered first would sit in their original positions and wait for those behind.

The two immediately went to knock on the door to find Orlando and Han Xizhe. Jiuzhu Hirayama also heard a voice during this period, and he was a little flustered when he heard this strange situation.The five of them walked together to the maid's room on the first floor.

Around 07:30, she woke up in a daze, still hearing the sound of rain hitting the window.

"Say what you have to say, Lionwood." Dimitri crossed his arms and said very guardedly.

so quiet.

"The cause of death may be poison or drug stimulation." Lu Ning looked at the several places that were pierced, "From the amount of bleeding, it is impossible to tell whether it was pierced in during life or after death, but this kind of injury will definitely not be immediate. Let them die, and they will not be allowed to lie down peacefully."

"I'm a private detective." Zhai Jingqiu said, "Of course I seldom take on murder cases. I usually do investigations, but compared to everyone present, I think I have more experience."

However, at that point in time, most people's answer was the same, sleeping or going to sleep.Except for the two couples who slept together, the rest slept separately, and there was no way to prove that they were not present.

The case suddenly returned to the original point.

"Why don't we think about it from another angle?" Dimitri suddenly said, "No matter how the murder was done, didn't the murderer still do things like nailing stakes and suturing facial features? Let's make an estimate. How long did it take so many things? Has anyone heard any strange movements?"

"The suture is not a very professional suture. It just sewed the parts together roughly with thread. As long as there are tools, it can be done in a short time." Orlando said, "As for nailing the pile, it is even simpler, a hammer can do it.”

"Okay, so, where are the tools and hammer you mentioned now?" Dimitri spread his hands.