fog city detective

Chapter 580
The meeting with the earl's butler was arranged at the tea room of the hotel at ten o'clock in the evening. There were only three of them in the huge venue. After all, those who hadn't gone to bed at this point had already gone to the night show.

The blood moon butler was originally the earl's butler, and the current earl's butler was originally the assistant butler of the second son.There are three families living in the castle, namely the earl, the eldest son and the second son.The reason for the eldest son to live in the castle is to take care of the fief, which is simply to collect taxes.For example, Prince Charles' fief is Wales, and Wales' taxes belong to Charles.Of course, we can't just collect taxes, we also need to use tax money to improve infrastructure.The eldest son must not be able to handle it alone. There is a fief management office at the foot of the castle hill, and the eldest son is the person in charge of the office.At the same time, the earl also needs to pay land tax according to the size of his fief, and because of this, many nobles have survived in name only, and their fief may be a place where birds don't shit, they can't form an industry at all, and they can't afford the land tax.

The reason why the second son lives in the castle is that his wife is a well-known best-selling novelist and likes the environment of the castle very much. She said it can give her infinite inspiration.The second son himself opened a company in Brighton, taking advantage of Brighton's seaport to do import and export of agricultural products, and the company is doing well.

Liang Xi interrupted: "I'm sorry, the reason for bothering you so late is definitely not to listen to your introduction to the castle. We want to know if there is any conflict between the three families living together?"

The earl's butler nodded: "Of course, but most of the conflicts are handled by our butlers. The three families are relatively harmonious."

"Compare?" Romeo said, "The earl is dead, we need to know the real information."

The earl's butler sighed deeply: "There are irreconcilable conflicts between them. The biggest conflict between the earl and the eldest son is the difference in three views. Because of this, they can easily annoy each other. In most cases, the annoyed party will fall into Silent, silent. The only quarrel between the earl and the second son who was directly arguing about Brexit and not giving in to each other. The conflict between the earl and the second son is that the second son is a dink family. The earl persuaded them to have children in the early years, and later persuaded the second son to divorce. At about forty years old, watching the eldest son's children grow up, especially after the eldest son's grandson was born, the second son somewhat agreed with the earl's views, which also led to a quarrel between their husband and wife. The result of the quarrel was that the earl and the second son's wife became opposites , the second wife said last month that she would leave the castle after finishing the novel."

The earl's housekeeper said: "The conflict between the eldest son and the second son is because the second son often does not participate in family days. For example, on the anniversary of the death of the countess this year, the second son did not go home to attend the family dinner on the grounds that he had an important business with his client. Talk. When the countess was alive, she asked that every year on the anniversary of her death, all the children should have dinner together."

Liang Xi asked curiously, "Does the Earl have any opinion?"

The earl's housekeeper paused: "The countess committed suicide because of a super-friendship relationship between the earl and a maid. Before she committed suicide, she confessed that several children must be reunited once a year on the day of her death. In her opinion, she died In the end, the earl will definitely marry the new countess, and the most pitiful ones will be these children. In fact, the earl did not do so. He blamed himself and apologized very much, and never married again. "

Liang Xi said, "But it doesn't mean there are no women."

The earl's housekeeper wanted to refute, but finally smiled helplessly: "The earl himself never attended the death anniversary banquet. Four months ago, when the second son was absent from the third day of the death anniversary banquet, there was a quarrel over this matter. The eldest son was very angry and said: Since you don't think you You are part of the family, please take your wife and your belongings and leave the castle."

"The second son of the earl also broke out. He said that he is better than the eldest son in all aspects. The eldest son can inherit the family because of the rigid rules of the nobles. He also pointed at the earl and said: "Why don't you ask Dad who he wants to inherit the earl?" Title? Let me tell you, if it weren’t for the bad rules, Dad would rather let the fourth sister inherit than you.” The earl’s housekeeper said: “You still say that Dad is not dead yet, so you are so arrogant and treat the castle as a castle. Your own property, what qualifications do you have to say this?"

The earl's butler recalled: "When the needle pointed to the wheat, the earl reprimanded the second son. He thought the second son should not use vulgar language. After speaking, he didn't look at the eldest son, and left the dining table and went back to his room. I remember the eldest son was very embarrassed at that time. Anyone who knows the eldest son knows that he is the most face-saving person in the family. To be ridiculed by the earl in front of the servants, wife and children, I think he has the heart to die. Except for the communication, basically no longer see each other.”

The earl's butler said: "The earl regretted it afterwards, and I gave him an idea to let him learn Tai Chi. Although the father and son have not communicated much, it can be felt that the relationship between them has eased."

Romeo said: "It sounds like the Earl really doesn't like the eldest son."

The earl's butler nodded: "Their three views are basically opposite. I guess the eldest son may blame his father for his mother's death, so he takes his father as a negative example to demand himself."

After the earl's steward replied, "The two detectives seem to be hinting at something."

"Hint what?" Liang Xi asked back.

The earl's steward said: "It is implying that the person who hired the murderer is a member of the family."

Romeo and Liang Xi smiled, and Romeo said: "Mr. Stan, I have read your resume before meeting you. Your achievements have made many people ashamed. You entered the earl's territory after you obtained the qualification certificate of assistant butler through correspondence at the age of 30. Work, at the age of 35, you have become the earl's butler, this achievement can be said to be a miracle in the industry." There are four levels of butler certificates, assistant butlers are commonly known as intern butlers, and there are junior high school and high school after that.Generally speaking, nobles have only two levels of butlers, trainee butlers and official butlers.If you want to apply for a butler position outside, you must hold certain qualification certificates.

Stan, the earl's butler, said modestly: "The second son's house is very simple. I just do some chores for them. As for the earl, it was recommended by the former butler, and it is only a temporary position." Butlers like Stan have worked as intern butlers to a certain extent. After the number of years, if there is a vacancy in the position, you can take over.

Liang Xidao: "I have a lot of dealings with Steward Xueyue, that is, the former steward. I think he is a very good and outstanding person."

Stan agrees with this: "He can be said to be the core of the castle, and it is also because he is busy with blood moon affairs that he asked me to assist him in his work. During this period, I really benefited a lot."

Liang Xi said: "That's not what I mean. I mean that Steward Blood Moon is a very good person. Why did he choose you as the earl's acting steward? Because in my opinion, you lack the most basic requirements for being a steward. Basic Morality: Loyalty. You told us all about the castle not long after the Earl died."

Stan defended: "Because of my loyalty to the Earl, I hope that I can provide all known information to help the police find the real culprit."

Liang Xi said: "The Blood Moon Steward has outstanding talents, but he is not a good person. He used drugs to control the Earl. You are recommended by the Blood Moon Steward, and you are the closest person to the Earl. Why didn't you find anything unusual?"

Stan was taken aback: "That's because I trusted the Blood Moon Steward so much, I didn't expect him to want to seize control of Blood Moon."

Liang Xi said: "I've always wondered, didn't the Earl just wake up from the drug control for several months? Why did people kill him? Since they wanted his life, why didn't they do it while the Earl was under control? I changed my mind. I wondered if the earl had been targeted before, but the murderer chose to control the earl with drugs. I never thought that after the eldest son discovered the drug, the murderer had no choice but to attack the earl."

Stan said: "Mr. Liang, did he make a mistake? The murderer's target is the eldest son."

"I'm not wrong. George attacked the eldest son, but based on our survey of the scene and George's interrogation, we think it was a misunderstanding. The person George really wanted to shoot was the earl. But the earl didn't know before he died that he had become The target, the murderer was worried that the Earl would wake up, so he had no choice but to send the murderer to commit crimes on the streets. This is what I often say, when you are cornered, you don’t care about anything, you don’t care about anything.”

Liang Xi said: "There is a big question in this case: How did the murderer who hired George know that George would leave his job in a month? How did he know that George was fired? How did he know that George had a dream of buying a farm? How did he know that George had a high probability of being fired? Would you agree? This man is not only an employee of the castle, but a man who knows George very well."

Liang Xi said: "For some objective reasons, we have been like headless chickens unable to integrate clues until the earl was killed. The eldest son has a wife, a child, and a housekeeper. The earl also has a housekeeper, that is, you, Mr. Stan. Why do you need to stay The hospital, instead of accompanying the frightened and exhausted Earl to rest at the hotel? Thinking of this, Detective Romeo inquired about your resume and found out that there is a supporting relationship between you and the blood moon steward, which you have already admitted .”

Liang Xidao: "We asked about the internal affairs of the family. You said it was for our need to solve the case. That is to say, you not only believed us unconditionally, but also believed that the murderer was still in the castle. Judging from your description, you exaggerated the contradictions and urgently I really want to push the second wife and the earl to block the gun. From the beginning to the end, I didn't feel that you have any sense of identity with this family, nor can I hear that you have any loyalty to any of them."

Romeo added: "If you just talk about what you saw and heard, I can understand. After all, not every housekeeper will be loyal to the master. But your explanation is mixed with a lot of hearsay, and these contents are suspected of embellishment. Many People have such behavior, but I can hardly believe that it is the behavior of a noble steward."

Romeo said: "Most of what you said is the truth, which is similar to what we know. Have you noticed? Whether it is your description or the facts, after you became the earl's acting butler, the contradictions of the three families have increased day by day. Everyone has different abilities. Maybe you are not that good. This makes me even more puzzled, why would a good Blood Moon Steward choose a not-so-good steward? In comparison, I think the Blood Moon Steward should support the eldest son Steward."

Stan frowned and asked, "Gentlemen, is this an accusation?"

Romeo looked at Liang Xi, Liang Xi nodded: "Yes, it's an accusation. We accuse you of hiring George to murder the Earl, accidentally injure the eldest son, and then colluded with gangsters to kill the Earl, his driver and two bodyguards."

Stan was still very calm and asked, "What about the evidence?"

Liang Xi smiled: "Brother, do you think I need evidence for what Liang said? I doubt you, and I verified my suspicion. The next step is a very simple multiple-choice question. You turn yourself in, and you follow Detective Romeo. You deny, As a detective, I will inform my employers of my investigation conclusions. My employers include but are not limited to: Blood Moon, Eldest Son, Second Son, Hannah, Coster, Presbyterian Church and other people and institutions."

Romeo said: "Mr. Stan, suppose we visit the blood moon steward who is already in prison and tell him our deduction, do you think he will let you go? You are nothing in front of big shots. Note, I am not talking about you Helping others kill the earl, I mean you accidentally injured the eldest son. You have no right to accidentally injure the eldest son, understand what I mean?"

Stan shook his head: "I don't understand."

Liang Xi said: "Let me translate: We believe that you are not the ultimate mastermind, but the ultimate mastermind may not believe you. Even if we let you go, do you think others will let you go? You worked in the earl's house before, and to many people Said it is a valuable position, and you have no value now."

Stan was silent, and Liang Xi added: "From the very beginning, you should try your best to refute the claim that you are the murderer. After all, we have no evidence. Even if we believe that it is you, in line with professional ethics, we can't talk nonsense. Now there is time to refute. "

Stan knew that they had no evidence, but he did leave a bug. The biggest problem, of course, was that he did not accompany the Earl out of the hospital.I could have explained that I didn't like the earl, but I agreed to the earl because I was helpless at work, and I was more worried about the health of my eldest son.But the two of them trapped their positions in advance, making it impossible for them to defend themselves.

Secondly, there are too many words in front, in order to set up a mystery, in order to muddy the water, all the internal conflicts in the family were exposed all at once.

The most troublesome thing was a huge mistake of my own. I should have distanced myself from the blood moon steward at the beginning, but for a while I forgot that the blood moon steward was a villain on the bright side.Of course, this can't be completely blamed on Stan. The blood moon housekeeper is really a very good housekeeper, and he will not hesitate to help his boss take the blame and go to jail.

If Stan had to consider Liang Xi's words to be credible, would his boss really kill him because he doubted him?Should I be a tainted witness?Suddenly Stan woke up. He was thinking about the possibility of becoming a tainted witness. Could the boss trust him?

After thinking about it, Stan said: "My boss is the eldest son. If you want to know more, I need a lawyer and a tainted witness agreement."

"Eldest son?" Liang Xi and Romeo were both surprised.Romeo was really surprised, and Liang Xi pretended to be surprised. He had already thought that the eldest son, the deep sea demon, and the blood moon steward were all in the same group.But Liang Xi believed that it was definitely not the eldest son who asked him to find someone to shoot the earl.But now Liang Xi couldn't reveal the fact that he knew the existence of deep sea demons.

So Liang Xi said weakly: "Isn't it Hannah?" Before the attack on Blood Moon Castle, Hannah got the news from the insider and retreated. Afterwards, Hannah admitted that she had an internal response.

Stan was startled, and then said repeatedly: "Yes, yes, yes, it's Hannah."

Damn, this silly X is actually a double-faced sword butterfly!That's right, Stan was in the same group as the blood moon steward, the deep sea demon, and the eldest son, but when Hannah bought him, he didn't even refuse.Is the loyalty of the workers so low now?
Romeo got anxious and pointed at Liang Xi: "Shut up."

"No, it's really Hannah." Stan was also in a hurry, and told the two of them like pouring beans.

(End of this chapter)