Chapter 9 Robbery while the fire is on

"You're kicked out. Eric gloated.

Robert said nonchalantly, "Wait." Sooner or later, those guys will beg me to be reinstated. ”

"What to do now, we'll ...... Lost?" Chiko was no longer in the mood to joke.

At this time, Robert, who was kicked out of the game, began to laugh at Eric with interest: "Hey. Disciple of Sherlock Holmes, this is not like your level, you are actually under house arrest by a cockroach! Don't you notice that you have been led by the nose all day today? Is it because of ......?" said Robert, who looked at Chiko from Eric with a look.

"I don't admit I'm being led. Eric sat on the couch, right next to the deceased.

Hearing Eric's words, Chiko immediately felt a glimmer of hope: "Do you have a way to get out of here?"

Eric laughed, "Why are you going out of here?"

"Do you need an explanation? You didn't see the cockroach villain's triumphant look, they must have found the place where something was hidden. Our Miss Agent may be going to leave empty-handed. Robert interjected, "Then again, what the hell is that, so mysterious." ”

"You have no right to know. Chiko bit her lip and refused.

"But we're here to solve the murder case, and it's none of our business to find something. Eric reminded.

"Okay. So let's move on to the case. Robert simply sat in the deceased's place.

Eric invited Chiko to sit on the couch next to him: "We just solved the first problem, that is, Mr. Will is not an ordinary CEO of a money lender, but a spy of the National Investigation Agency. Then, in this way, the case cannot be defined as an ordinary homicide case, and the direction of the investigation has changed. ”

"Of course. Robert nodded affirmatively, "Since there is the first question, what is the second question?"

"The second question is, what is Mr. Will doing at this manor?" said Eric, throwing out the second "stepping stone"

Qianzi said dejectedly: "The answer is clear at a glance. There is nothing to explain this. "Why could the National Investigation Bureau send spies to infiltrate this manor? It can only be for that mysterious thing, but Chiko still doesn't want to reveal too much, and even the number of mentions must be minimized. Because he knows Eric very well, any clue can be used by him as a key to unlock the truth.

"If the case analysis had been so straightforward, I think Robert and I would have lost our jobs a long time ago. Eric knew that Chiko didn't want to talk about it, "And the owner of this manor, Mr. Rocky, will he agree?"

Robert had a flash of inspiration again, and he was determined: "I see, it must be Mr. Rocky who refuses to agree, and the damn Cockroach Bureau spy is aggressive, and the desperate Mr. Rocky can only kill the killer." ”

Chiko immediately denied it: "This is impossible. Although Mr. Lodge is now depressed, because of his ancestral relationship, he and the estate are still important symbols of the founding history of the country K. Moreover, he did not violate any laws, and the National Investigation Bureau would never dare to force him. Otherwise, the National Investigation Bureau would not have had to go to great lengths to send spies to lure Mr. Lodge into debt, as long as Mr. Lodge was interrogated in the name of national security, and given his mental state, it would not take him two hours to confess where the thing was hidden. ”

Robert raised his face unconvinced, and said mockingly: "It's not just the cockroach bureau, you seem to have missed the CIA." ”

Before Qianzi could attack, Eric immediately cut off the conversation: "Robert, we don't have any evidence that Mr. Rocky killed Will King, and now we can only prove that Mr. Rocky lied, and he saw Mr. Will alone on the night of the crime. ”

Robert rolled his eyes at Eric angrily: "Then tell me, detective, will Mr. Lodge agree?"

"Of course not. Eric replied bluntly.

"Why?" asked Robert.

"Because Mr. Lodge has no idea where that thing is. Eric's answer surprised Chiko and Robert.

"How is this possible?" asked Chiko.

"Use your brains and think about it. Eric tapped his head with his index finger, "Rocky has lived for more than forty years, doing nothing, and all his life is gambling and stocks. So this mysterious thing must not have been created by Mr. Rocky, but must have come from his ancestors. Besides, if Mr. Lodge had known about this, he would have been involved in the murder by now, and the NIA would have had a reason to keep him under control. But they cared more about Mr. Will's body than Mr. Rocky's big living man. Apparently, the NIA had determined that Mr. Lodge did not know anything about it. ”

"You're contradicting yourself. Chiko questioned, "Since Mr. Lodge doesn't know about that thing, then the National Investigation Bureau is still taking great pains to plant spies, what are they trying to do?"

Eric explained: "As I said before, due to the special background of the ancestors of the manor, the National Investigation Agency and the CIA would not dare to offend this place rashly, so there is no opportunity to investigate in depth, and the details of many of the background information of this manor cannot be implemented. But if Mr. Will helps Mr. Lodge settle his debts, can Mr. Will be his best friend, and can you find out more about the manor?"

Robert realized: "If so, it explains why Mr. Lodge in the first question has so much faith in his biggest creditor, Mr. Will, in the matter of debt." ”

Since the two were using each other, and Mr. Lodge didn't know about it, he had no motive to kill Will King. Then why did he lie that he was not alone with Mr. Will on the night of the crime, and how did Mr. Will die?"

"That's the third question, how did Mr. Will die?" said Eric, throwing out the last "stepping stone".

"You got it?" asked Robert excitedly.

"When the two questions of 'who is Mr. Will' and 'what is Mr. Will coming for?' are resolved, the case is very clear. First, Mr. Will is an NIA spy who is close to Mr. Lodge and tries to get to the bottom of the manor's secrets, and second, Mr. Will did not come to the manor to use his debt to coerce Mr. Lodge into telling him. Based on these two points, the possibility that Mr. Lodge was the murderer has been minimized. So now it only takes to zoom in on this most critical clue, where did the 1260 ml of blood go?

"Of course I knew that this clue was crucial, but as I said, the whole estate was not. "Robert hates repeater-style repetition the most.

"Idiot, you don't know. Eric sneered, "If you look at this clue through the eyes of an ordinary homicide, of course you can't find it." ”

Although Chiko was still confused, she still noticed something unusual: "You mean, Mr. Will's death has something to do with that thing?"

"Didn't Eric just say that neither of them knew where that thing was?" Robert scoffed.

Eric stood firmly on Chiko's side: "This doesn't mean that Mr. Will won't know later. ”

"What?"

Eric stood up, walked over to the fireplace, crouched down and said to the two, "Robert, I'm willing to bet you that this fireplace is the answer we want." If I win, how about you run naked three laps in the police station hall?"

"No problem, if you lose, you're going to run around the police station three times?" Robert snorted and confidently agreed. Chiko looked at Eric inexplicably, didn't he know that this fireplace had already been inspected by the police department and the National Investigation Bureau, and there was nothing wrong with it. Not only that, every corner of the entire villa has been thoroughly inspected, every inch of the floor, every square meter of wall has been probed, and there is no secret room space.

Eric saw Chiko's confusion and smiled evilly at her, "Miss Agent, are you going to bet on something?"

When Robert heard that Eric wanted to pull a thousand sons into the game, he was even more interested: "It's better to bet on ...... tonight"

"You'd better protect yourself first. In Chiko's eyes, Eric's winning chance is almost zero.

Eric smiled mysteriously, "Then it's time to witness the miracle. As he spoke, he stretched out his arms and pressed the two corners above the fireplace with his palms, and then stepped on the edge of the fireplace with one of his own feet. At this time, only a "click" was heard, and Chiko and Robert were surprised to find that the two corners above the fireplace had actually sunken.

"This ...... This...... What's going on?" Robert asked, stammering.

Eric whetted Robert's appetite with interest: "You have to promise, and you'll make good on your bet - run naked three laps in the police station hall." ”

Robert swallowed a mouthful of saliva regretfully and begged for mercy, "Can you keep a pair of beach pants?"

"Uh-," Eric muttered, "well, just a pair of beach pants." ”

Chiko was incredulous at the sight before her, but she eagerly stopped Eric's next move, putting her finger between her lips, the other pointing out of the door, and then to her ear. Eric naturally understood what she was trying to say.

Robert pretended not to see it, and continued to ask unscrupulously, "How did you find out?" ”

Eric smiled uncooperatively, "Let's solve our Miss Agent's troubles first." ”

Robert wanted to continue playing tricks on Chiko, but Eric didn't seem to be firmly on his side today. He had no choice but to take out the walkie-talkie and said lazily: "Morse, report the situation." ”

There was a loud frequency change sound on the intercom, and then a cautious voice was heard: "The three agents in front of your door were transferred first, and the remaining two ...... Maybe I didn't sleep well last night......"

"What about the other rooms?" Robert continued.

"Wellβ€”all going wellβ€”" Morse whispered, "we've found a couple of signals* on either side of your room, so it's hard for the NI to hear what you're talking aboutβ€”andβ€”these* are assembled from flea market parts. ”

Robert nodded with satisfaction: "It seems that the current gang of thieves is becoming more and more tech-savvy. Morse, good one, now tell Kante to hurry up, I now suspect that this gang of thieves has heavy weapons. ”

After the call, Chiko asked with a puzzled expression, "Gang of thieves? Where did the gang of thieves come from?" Didn't the chief police officer order you not to take care of this case?"

"Yes, I obey orders, but I now suspect that there is a gang of thieves who want to take advantage of the fire, this is another case. Robert smiled like a scoundrel.