Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 234 Emily’s whereabouts
With a "click", Angel turned the door lock and entered Mr. O'Neil's home.

Sherlock Moriarty, who was following behind, looked at the brass key in her hand curiously and couldn't help but ask in a low voice:

"Is this a magical item?"

"Yes, you can pick locks, but the side effects are a bit expensive."

Angel replied as he put the key back in his pocket.

In the past few days, she had spent more than 2 pounds on hiring a carriage to prevent getting lost. If it weren't for the fact that her lock-picking ability would be needed today, she would not have wanted to bring this "master key" with her at all.

No wonder Ms. Bernadette said try not to use it...

After turning on the gas light switch, the entrance and living room were illuminated by the warm light emitted by the large overhead lamps. Compared to the gangster's stronghold just now, Mr. O'Neill's house was considered magnificent.

Since the death scene was not at home, the house was not searched by the police. The doors and windows were simply locked and sealed, waiting for the handover or disposal of the estate.A few days have passed, except for a little dust on the tables and chairs, the other furniture should be the same as when the family left.

"They are richer than imagined. Did they kidnap Emily to extort money from Mr. O'Neill? But why didn't they send any threatening letter until a week after the kidnapping?"

As if talking to himself or discussing with Angel, Moriarty walked around the living room as he spoke, looking at the paintings on the wall, the exquisite tea sets on the table and the piles beside the fireplace. move between the charcoal basins.

Angel inspected several rooms connected to the living room, and then returned to him.

"There are two servants' rooms on the first floor, and at least four maids have lived there. The O'Neill family is richer than they let on." She touched a few corners and found that there was very little dust, and then continued, "Clean it regularly. Very carefully, but it has not been cleaned up in the past few days, and O'Neil may have dismissed all the servants in the near future."

"So he either has a suicide plan or, as you said, is preparing to move away from Backlund."

Moriarty replied, the two looked at each other and walked towards the stairs together.

The second floor is a huge study room and bedrooms for a family of three. The study room has a complete collection of books, ranging from children's books to large professional books. Angel noticed that most of them are related to coal.

The decoration styles of the bedrooms are very different, and it can be clearly seen which family member they belong to, but the unified thing is that they are all neat and clean, with no trace of being disturbed.

"It doesn't look like the room of someone who is about to move at all. All the clothes are in the closet and personal belongings are not packed away. It's like I left for work or school this morning, but I haven't had time to go home yet."

"So you think Mr. O'Neil lied to me that day and that they had no plans to move at all?"

Back in the living room on the first floor, Angel and the private detective, who had been frowning, began to discuss.

"It could be that he lied deliberately, or it could be that he lied involuntarily, such as being coerced or deceived. But he also dismissed his servants. The two things should be for the same reason."

Tossing a coin, Moriarty's eyes followed George III on the penny, and he kept spitting out his analysis.

With a "pop" sound, he caught the coin, glanced at it and continued:

"He gave the same reason to you and the servants in the family - to move away from Backlund, and then after severing all local ties, he jumped into the Tasok River with his wife and daughter and ended his life... …Wait a minute, Emily’s body hasn’t been found yet, is she really dead? Is there any possibility of being kidnapped again?”

Angel recalled the scene of the Onnell family committing suicide that she saw in the magic mirror divination, and subconsciously wanted to deny this possibility, but then she thought of the possibility that the divination was interfered with.

Isn't it that I came to this detective myself to look for other clues to avoid possible interference and find the truth behind it?

"If that's the case, we need to consider who did it. Are there criminals in Qorwood District, East District, or even the entire Backlund who like to kidnap young girls?" She decided to put aside the divination result and believe in the man in front of her. Judgment of the greatest detective of the same name.

"I do know one thing about this." Putting away the coins, Sherlock Moriarty looked at Angel. "In Backlund, girls often disappear in secluded and deserted streets, and after a long time, they Perhaps discovered by chance in a brothel, legal or illegal, there are many rumors pointing to a wealthy man from Cherwood named Capin."

"Unfortunately, there is insufficient evidence, and he also knows many high-level figures, so no one can convict him."

When he mentioned "conviction", there was a hint of sneer on his face.

"Rumor? But from your tone, you don't seem to think it is a rumor."

Angel's magic mirror divination in the previous gang stronghold also pointed to the name "Mr. Kapin". If the two "Kapin" are the same person, he instigated the gang to commit frequent crimes and was involved in the disappearance of many girls. The rich man with whom he is related is very suspicious.

"I have some other sources of information."

Moriarty's answer is an admission that he also thinks Capping has a lot of problems.

"So, now that we have the biggest suspect, what should we do next?" The two looked at each other. Angel took the lead to look away and continued, "It's getting late. I'll go back and sort out today's clues. You can also find out about this Kaping from your 'information channel', and we can meet at your house tomorrow?"

"I think so too," Moriarty nodded, "We'll meet at my house tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock...well, 10 o'clock."

The two briefly searched O'Neil's house again, but found no other clues.This time Angel turned off the gas light, the two left O'Neill's house, and she locked the door with a click of the master key.

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"Crack-"

After changing into clothes that were easier to move around, Angel unlocked the door again and arrived at Mr. O'Neil's house.

It was already late at night. In order to prevent the strange phenomenon of "light coming from an unoccupied room", she simply did not turn on the light and used dark vision to reach Emily's bedroom on the second floor.

After finding Emily's clothes and a bracelet that had noted her location during the day, Angel began to perform magic mirror divination.

The other party did some tricks on O'Neil's death, but he may not necessarily have used the same method on Emily, especially now that there is still a possibility that Emily is alive, and the clothes and jewelry she wore can be used as a medium to perform divination. The accuracy will be greatly increased.

Angel didn't do this during the day because he actually didn't want the detective to continue investigating in depth. He had just become an Extraordinary and there was no need to get involved in such dangerous things.

The mist in the magic mirror drifted away, and a large villa with a vast lawn, a wide garden and a small fountain square appeared in the mirror. In the basement, a brown-haired girl hugged her body with her arms, shivering, and there were several people beside her. A girl of the same age, but dressed more raggedly.

The fog covered the mirror again, and then it became dark. Angel turned the magic mirror upside down on the table and breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, she is really still alive...

As long as you live, there is still hope.

Putting the clothes and jewelry back to their original places, Angel, fully armed, left Mr. O'Neil's house again.

(End of this chapter)