The cold-faced earl doesn't want to trigger the plot

After exchanging simple greetings and accepting repeated apologies from Yabbech and the others, Riber and the three moved to the third floor of the mansion.

This one-floor mansion is an unnamed restaurant. It is said to be close to the common people, but it is actually in the category of a luxury mansion.

Otherwise, the Campret family would not have deliberately bought it back then.

As a result, in the entire third floor, in addition to the bedroom, study, washroom, bathroom and other rooms dedicated to Riber's services, there is also a spacious room specially used as a reception room.

The reason why Riber and others moved here is because after apologizing earlier, Chris has been mysteriously hinting that there are important things that cannot be said in public.

Leaving aside the fact that an unnamed restaurant with no customers for several days can be considered a public place.

In terms of heart, Riber really doesn't want to talk about "important things" with a detective and protagonist.

But there is no way, who told him to rob Chris of "opportunities" one after another?

"Why didn't your vice-captain come today?"

Sitting on the sofa, drinking the black tea that Sebastian brought in time, Riber looked at the three of them and asked.

"Seeing the arrival of Mr. Sebastian, Vice Captain Ethan hurriedly went out to work."

Chris sat on the sofa opposite Riber, drinking tea with Riber without seeing anything else, and said with a smile.

"He's astute."

Riber commented casually.

For this deputy captain who hates the old nobleman, Riber's senses are actually quite wonderful.

Especially after learning that Chris, who once had a fierce conflict with him, is now hired as an advisor to the Knights, and the relationship between the two seems to be pretty good.

Speaking of which, he also noticed that when referring to Vice Captain Ethan's embarrassment, the female knight Yabubeki was actually scratching the back of her head with her hands in embarrassment.It was as if he was embarrassed for Vice Captain Ethan.

Are these two related?

"Lord Earl, you should have heard about what happened last night."

Listening to what Chris said, Riber nodded.He heard it from Sebastian once before.

The so-called "what happened last night" is naturally not the capture of the strange thief or the escape of the strange thief, but the return of the "dismembered man".

Ugh...

With so many things happening in one night, the city is peaceful enough.

how to say?

When the plot came and knew that "The Dismemberer" was the heroine of the Sorrow Witch line, Riber felt that she would definitely not only commit one crime.

After all, her crime stopped abruptly, and the story of the whole line could not go on.

However, when she learned that another innocent person was brutally dismembered by her, even though she had understood the scene of the first case, Riber, who could not catch the other party no matter how well he did, still couldn't help feeling heavy in his heart.

"So, the reason why the Knights sent the three of us here. On the one hand, it is to protect the earl from the strange thief. On the other hand, it is hoped that under the guidance of the earl, we can catch the mutilated person as soon as possible."

After Chris finished speaking seriously, he showed that playful smile again,

"Of course, the latter purpose is the main one. After all, no matter how good Yabu and Dike are, it's still a little bit reluctant to fight against the strange thief."

"..."

Chris said it so bluntly, which made Riber feel a little bit bad.

Rather, except for Chris, the other two have a really good mentality.

Yabu Bache just smiled embarrassedly, while Dirk laughed heartily.

They seemed to have no intention of defending themselves or the Knights.

Probably, it was because he had stayed in the Knights for a long time, and he was proficient in performing badly.

"Guiding or something... As I have always emphasized, I am actually, really not good at solving crimes and things like that."

Riber said with a sigh.

Then, he heard Dirk break out into a more hearty dry laugh, Chris shook his head and smiled bitterly, and then Yabu Bache covered his mouth with an embarrassed but polite chuckle, as if he had told a very cold joke.

After that, the three of them waved their hands again and again, forming a certain degree of synchronization.

Even the phrase "Earl, you are so humble" was said almost in unison.

"..."

Fine.

Riber felt a little desperate.

In the future, he shouldn't bother to make it look like he's putting on an act, so he can quietly be a famous detective.

After the "joyful" atmosphere lasted for a while, Chris said as if summarizing,

"That's about it, let's start. My lord, here is the file of the new dismemberment case that happened yesterday."

As he spoke, he took out a thick file from his pocket and put it on the table.

"..."

Before reading the file, Riber took a deep look at Chris.

That very unnatural, out-of-the-way feeling from Chris came back.

After observing for a short while, watching Chris's face full of excitement and eyes full of expectation, Riber seemed to be vaguely aware of where this strange feeling came from.

Beside Riber, Yabubeki and Dirk, who were still laughing before, became solemn after seeing Chris take out the file.

Riber felt that this was normal behavior.

Because, what is stored in this file is all the information of a victim who died in a very miserable state.

He is not asking to face the victim, members of the Knights must show pain or unwillingness all the time.

However, a certain degree of silence should be a normal reaction.

Moreover, a similar situation with Chris has occurred before.

It was the night demon case, compared to the victim who was attacked just now, whose life and death were unknown.Chris obviously showed a stronger interest in the prisoner.

Book 75: Chapter [-], Puzzles with Known Answers

Even if they are also detectives, the reasons why detectives solve cases are complex and diverse.

Some detectives will complain for the victims, some detectives will catch criminals, some detectives may simply want money, and some detectives become detectives inexplicably.

Among these detectives, Riber believes that the reason why Chris solves the case may be that he just wants to solve the case.

Just like some people, when they see a messy Rubik's Cube, they want to make it orderly.When you see a blank puzzle, you have to fill in the answer.

It doesn't matter whether such behavior is meaningful or not, Chris is enjoying the process of solving the case and the fun of solving puzzles.

In fact, no matter what Chris became a detective for, Riber felt that he was not qualified to make irresponsible remarks.

That's why Chris's actions made him pay attention frequently.

Maybe it's just because, Chris has never hidden his attitude towards the case.

After receiving the file that Chris handed over, Riber wanted to take it apart to see what was recorded in it.

But after thinking about it, I put the file down again.

"I won't look at the contents of the file, you can explain it roughly."

Since it is the material of the dismemberment case, the photos and content contained in it must not be a comfortable scene.In addition, Riber, a detective who blows it up, can't actually see anything from the files.

Therefore, he simply followed the example of the Knights and began to mess up.

No way, with such a negative attitude, can he still be regarded as an act of a "famous detective"?

"As expected of the Earl, it seems that you already know everything!"

...

Oh, it really works...

After Riber watched him put down the file in a very speechless manner, Chris burst out in amazement.

No, you can find blowing spots here?

The same doubts as Riber are the duo of the Knights.It's just that they are different from Riber, and all the confusion in their hearts is written on their faces.

Facing the slightly dull expressions of the two, Chris once again started today's "puzzle solving" session.

"Actually, until I received this file, I have been puzzled by one thing. You two also know that the crime scene where the 'Dismemberer' first appeared, long before my detective arrived, Earl Your Excellency has already locked the dismembered man."

Hearing Chris talk about this incident, Dirk had something to say.

He raised his hand again and again, and vividly described that when Riber came to the scene, he found something wrong with the middle-aged woman after a few glances, so he called him here and asked him to check the details of the other party quietly.

As for the first scene of the case, Abbech, who lacked a sense of participation to some extent, listened to Chris and Dirk's narration, showing a look full of admiration.

The trio of the Knights always only cared about having fun with themselves. They didn't even know that the Earl on the other side was dying of embarrassment.Did they care about this?No they didn't!

"Well, anyway, what I have always been puzzled about is why the Earl did not point out the 'dismemberer' on the spot. For the Earl, there is no problem that the members of the Knights on the scene will not cooperate. Because in Yi Before the arrival of Deputy Captain Mori, the Earl could actually directly seize the command power on the scene. And even if the Earl doesn’t want to attract attention, I don’t think he will allow the murderous criminal to escape in front of him.”

Christ paused,

"And just now, after the Earl put down the file, I understood. It's because the Earl had already seen everything through the first case."

real or fake?Why doesn't he know?

Riber glanced at Chris with a solemn expression, and took a sip of tea to ease his mood.

"Actually, I made a mistake just now. That is, when describing the case file, I described it as a 'dismemberment case'."

"What's wrong with that?"

Dirk asked puzzled.

"Naturally, there are problems. If you were asked to describe the dismemberment case without knowing the information of the case, how would you describe it?"

Unlike Dirk, who had the word "stupid" written on his face, the obviously shrewd Abbech thought for a while, then showed a dazed expression,

"It turns out that ... I would describe it as a 'murder and dismemberment case' or a 'murder and dismemberment case'."

"That's right, that's the case. From this slight flaw, the Earl has already judged that the information we newly added to the file is meaningless to him, so he chose not to read it. Because, even without this second case, the Earl already knew that the 'Dismemberer' is not a killer, but just a person who is responsible for dismembering and throwing away the corpse!"

So far, Chris has told all the "truths" he reasoned out.

After speaking, he realized that his back was actually wet with some cold sweat earlier.

After experiencing yesterday's commendation banquet, it can be said that Chris has completely lost the mentality of competing with the Earl, and he has only let go of all the superiority and arrogance in wisdom to the Earl.

Therefore, before he subconsciously mentioned the "dismemberment case", it was really not a temptation, it was just carelessness.

But he did not expect that the Earl, who is "extremely intelligent", could weave all the truth from the little information he inadvertently revealed.

This feeling simply made him shudder.

As long as a slight flaw is revealed, as long as there is a moment of negligence, everything about oneself will be seen through by the other party, and there will no longer be any secrets to speak of.

Is this how the former prisoner felt when facing him as a detective?

Chris is just glad that he is not a criminal, otherwise he is sure that even if he just breathes in front of the Earl, he will be caught on the spot by the other party.

the other side.

The famous detective Riber naturally didn't know that Chris had lingering fears.

After listening to a long passage of babbling in a cloud, he only understood one thing.

That is, the Knights have determined that the "Dismemberer" is the Sorrow Witch, not a murderer, but responsible for dismemberment and throwing the corpse.

Although, Riber had already guessed through relatively informal reasoning that the Sorrow Witch would not be a murderer.

But after hearing that his guess was confirmed, he still felt inexplicably relieved.

...

...

After that, Chris briefly explained what happened last night.

Although, the biggest clue in this case, the fact that the "dismembered person" is not the "killer", has long been understood by the Earl.But other details still need to be said.

Chris believes that this is why the Earl deliberately asked him to explain.

Last night, when the "work" of the mutilated man was discovered, the Knights conducted a survey on the spot immediately, and then collected the remains of the deceased.