stonecrandall Chapter 9 It's Not You, It's the Dog
Chapter 9 It's Not You, It's the Dog
"Newspaper? Where did it come from?" The sharp-eyed Meng Qishu recognized the object in Ning Mianzhong's hand at a glance.
"Found it in the study."
"Why do you say the Duchess regretted it?" Mu Xiaoyun got up.
"According to the gossip in the newspaper, a month ago, the Duke's son lingered in the red-light district of the town for several days. Someone approached the Duke's son while he was drunk, and found out that there was a dispute between the Duke's son and the Duchess." The newspaper was handed to the two of them, "Later, someone saw that the car from the castle came to pick up the Duke's son. Half a month later, the Duke's son came to the town, and he never showed up again."
"And the next time the Duke's son appears in the newspaper, it will be his death."
"That's it?" Meng Qishu threw the ball of paper in his hand back into the trash can, and sat on the bed. "It was just rumors that the Duke's son had a conflict with the Duchess. How did it come out that the Duchess regretted it?"
"Intuition." Ning Mian finally looked at Meng Qishu mysteriously.
"A man's sixth sense?" Meng Qishu chuckled.
"Little assistant, are you so hostile to me?"
"That's not true, I just suspect..." Meng Qishu stood up suddenly, put one hand on Ning Mianzhong's shoulder, and whispered in his ear, "You have something to hide from me."
"What are you three doing in the master bedroom? Have a small meeting?" A voice came, and Qiu Shi's figure appeared at the door, "Don't you want me?"
A few minutes later, the four people in the hall silently looked at the newspapers on the table and looked at each other.
"It's this time now, you guys don't have to hide any clues, right?" Qiu Shi took the lead to break the silence, "Someone in the team has already been killed, maybe who the Duchess will choose tonight. It's just a beginner's book , Is it too much to spend so long without making any progress?"
"I think that's the same. You haven't shared your identity card information yet. Why don't you tell me if you have any ideas?" Mu Xiaoyun said, seeing that no one objected, she continued, "Then start with me, my identity card It's the cook, and there was a visitor to the castle on the day of the crime."
"It's a pity that I don't have any useful identity information for the new servant." Qiu Shi continued, "I heard that the treatment in the castle is very good before I come here, and the urgent shortage of people counts?"
"As long as it's from a dungeon, it won't be useless." Mu Xiaoyun said.
"Detective assistant, I suspect that my detective is having an affair with someone in the castle." Meng Qishu said casually, "Okay, next one."
Ning Mian finally gave him a meaningful look, and said, "Detective, I am in a relationship with the Duke's son."
Meng Qishu: ...
Mu Xiaoyun:! ! !
Qiushi:? ? ?
"Are you that unreliable lover in the legend?" Meng Qishu gritted his teeth and smiled.
"Yes, it's me." Ning Mian finally admitted, "The duke's son came to me before, for emotional matters, but it's a pity that I don't have any feelings for him anymore."
"What a heartless and ungrateful person." Meng Qishu clapped his hands in praise.
"Then this matches the content in the diary of the Duke's son," Mu Xiaoyun reasoned, "First the Duke's son suspected his lover, and then he left the castle to find his lover, but was dumped instead."
"But this doesn't match what's in the newspaper." Meng Qishu picked up the newspaper and said, "According to the timeline, the reason why the Duke's son lingered in the red-light district was because he was dumped. Why is there a conflict between the Duke's son and the Duchess?"
"Newspapers tend to report rumors, which may be false," Qiu Shi said.
"But the copy will not provide useless information." Mu Xiaoyun looked at Ning Mianzhong, "What do you think?"
"The person who inquired about the news is me." Ning Mian's last words caused the eyes of the other three people to shift to him instantly.
"Because I don't want others to know about our relationship."
Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!
Meng Qishu clapped his hands three times in a row, with "wonderful" written all over his face: "Ning Mianzhong, what else are you hiding from us?"
"Does it count if I was in the castle on the day of the accident?" Ning Mian finally looked innocent.
"That guest is you?" Mu Xiaoyun was shocked.
This is no longer an ID card, is it?This is the script!
"I didn't want to say it so early, because there is still one point I haven't figured out, and my identity card is a bit difficult to make, I'm afraid it will disturb your thinking." Ning Mian finally said, "Half a month after the breakup, the Duke's son came to look for him. Tell me that the duchess agrees to our two being together, as long as the duke's son can take me back and show her."
"When we broke up before, the reason I told the duke's son was that we couldn't be together because the duchess didn't agree. I didn't expect the duchess to let go one day." Ning Mian finally recalled her identity card, "but I no longer want to continue this relationship with the Duke's son, but due to the status of the Duke's family, I dare not refuse. So when faced with the Duke's son's invitation, I still chose to agree."
"I was there on the day of the accident, but I didn't know how the Duke's son died. I couldn't bear the atmosphere in the room halfway, so I went out to get some air. After hearing the Duchess screaming, I ran back to the room. The Duke's son was dead. gone."
"So that's why you said the Duchess regretted it?" Meng Qishu thought about it, "Because you agreed to the two being together, but instead caused the death of your own son?"
"So now the plot has progressed to this point," Mu Xiaoyun concluded, "The Duchess regrets that her decision caused the death of her son, so she plans to resurrect her son."
"But I still don't understand one thing. How did the Duke's son die?" Qiu Shi raised his head, his eyes sparkling with inquiry.
"This is where I'm confused." Ning Mian finally said, "From the perspective of time, the Duchess is the biggest suspect, but she probably wouldn't kill her son, otherwise she wouldn't think about resurrecting her. From the perspective of motivation, the role of detective is also very suspicious, so this is where it is difficult for me to do."
"Ning Mianzhong, can you guarantee that what you said is true?" Meng Qishu turned his head to look at him, his eyes full of interest, "Isn't your task to hide the fact that you are a murderer? After all, if you If you don’t read your testimony, the truth has already come out.”
"If I were a murderer, would I still tell you this now?"
"That's right, it's a beginner's book. The dungeon will not arrange such a difficult plot." Mu Xiaoyun said, "The cause and effect have been revealed, but the real murderer has not yet been revealed."
"There are currently two suspects," Meng Qishu nodded, "The Duchess and the detective."
"No," Qiu Shi interrupted suddenly, he looked at Mu Xiaoyun, his lips curled up, "and the chef."
"How to say?" Meng Qishu raised his eyebrows.
"If there are guests in the castle that day, the person in charge of catering should be the chef, right?" Qiu Shi raised his chin at Mu Xiaoyun, "He can definitely poison, and he is also a suspect."
"But my role has absolutely no motive for committing the crime." Mu Xiaoyun looked at Qiu Shi, frowning.
"In case, I'm just expressing my guess." Qiu Shi said, "After all, if you're hiding something, such as some personal grievances or being instigated by others, we won't know about it at all, right?"
"What is the specific situation, we still need to find the next clue." Ning Mian finally said, "Let's end the plot here first, Qiu Shi, didn't you say you have something to tell us?"
"Ah, yes." Qiushi took out a piece of paper from his pocket, unfolded it and spread it on the table. A circular pattern was drawn crookedly on it, "I traced this in the room of the two little girls based on the blood stains. It should be almost the same as the complete pattern."
"The extra part..." Meng Qishu carefully looked at the other half of the pattern, squinting his eyes, "It's so familiar."
"Have you seen it?" Ning Mian finally looked at him.
"Speaking of which, you've seen it before." Meng Qishu hooked his lips and spit out a few words, "The basement."
"There is also a basement here?" Mu Xiaoyun asked.
"I was hunted down by the Duchess before, and I almost died there." Meng Qishu rubbed his wrist, "There is a coffin underneath, and lines similar to this pattern are drawn under the coffin, but it is too dark, so I can't see it clearly."
"Would you like to take a look?" Qiu Shi stood up, feeling eager to try.
"Go," Meng Qishu nodded, "but I have some doubts about the previous reasoning, and I need to see He Yingbai to be sure."
"Then let's take a rest first, let's go in the afternoon." Mu Xiaoyun suggested, "Just tell them a few, so that they won't find us and worry."
"it is good."
"If you have any questions, you must see He Yingbai." On the way back, Ning Mian finally followed Meng Qishu and asked him.
"Ning Mianzhong, I advise you to stay away from me, because you are still a suspect with me." Meng Qishu put his hands in his pockets and walked forward without looking sideways.
"But Mu Xiaoyun is also a suspect, why didn't you let him stay away from you?" Ning Mian finally looked at the sky speechlessly.
"Because you are more suspicious than him," Meng Qishu stopped suddenly, approached Ning Mianzhong, and tapped his chest with his hand, "In my heart, you are the number one! Suspect! Suspect! People!"
"Should I be honored?"
"If you want." Meng Qishu withdrew his hand and was about to leave when Ning Mianzhong grabbed his wrist suddenly and turned over and pressed him against the wall.
"But you also have something to hide, why aren't you a suspect?" Ning Mian finally bent down to look directly at him, with a little smile in his eyes, "Do you think so, son of the Duke?"
Meng Qishu raised his eyes abruptly, and looked at Ning Mian finally with vigilance.
"It says on my ID card that the detective went to the castle alone." Ning Mian said with a bit of inquiry in his voice, "Then where did you come from as a detective assistant?"
"How do you know my identity?" Meng Qishu asked without answering.
"It came out after a little reasoning?" Ning Mian finally smiled, "After the Duke's son died, the Duchess wanted to revive him. There is a coffin and a formation in the basement, but the only thing missing is the protagonist—the Duke's son."
"Besides, after the duchess caught you, she didn't solve it on the spot, but dragged you into the coffin. May I ask, why bother?"
"Also," Ning Mian finally raised her eyebrows, "If I remember correctly, the first time we met, you came out of the basement, right?"
Facing Ning Mian's final, step-by-step persuasive eyes, Meng Qishu's mouth tightened. Finally, he smiled and said almost rascally, "Sorry, you remembered wrongly, the guy who came out of the basement is not me."
"Yes, it's not you, it's the dog." Ning Mian finally answered.
"..." Damn it!Ning Mianzhong, count you as ruthless!
"What are you guys doing behind?" Mu Xiaoyun, who was walking in front of her, suddenly found that two people were missing. Turning around, she found that Ning Mian had finally pressed Meng Qishu against the wall. The atmosphere between the two was just right. .
Meng Qishu shook off Ning Mianzhong's hand, rubbed his wrists and followed the two in front: "It's nothing, it's a personal grievance!"