Chapter Ninety-Nine: Lucia's Puppet Murder (2)

The five figures, from right to left, from high to short, are neatly arranged for Konstantin who plays the first violin, Ta Niang for the second violin, Olga for viola, Jemyl for cello, and Ewan for double bass. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Those who are not familiar with music may not know that the violin can be subdivided into two types - the first violin and the second violin.

The first violins usually sit on either side of the band, and they are responsible for the melodic part of the piece. The second violin is also responsible for the melodic part, but the melody is a few degrees lower than the first violin, accompanies the first violin, and is mainly responsible for the important bridge connecting the middle and major violins.

Unlike the most famous matryoshka dolls in Russia, the five dolls are more like SD dolls dressed in national costumes.

The gender of the puppets is the same as that of the five candidates, divided into three men and two women.

"The Russian puppets that form a quintet like several of you, plus the poem that was given to you beforehand, when any of you solves the puzzle of these two things, my second will will be in the hands of that person. ”

Hoshichen noticed that Yamanouchi was talking about giving the will to the person who solved the puzzle, rather than giving the inheritance to the person.

Intuition tells the stars that everyone is likely to end up working in vain, and like the game laid out by one_piece, treasures are more likely to exist in the spirit, such as the adventure experience is the greatest treasure.

"In addition, those who participate in this reasoning competition must be forced to stay in this villa for a period of five days. Come on, if you would like to participate, I hope you will accept the instruments I have prepared for you. ”

At this point, the footage recorded by Yamanouchi turned into a snowflake.

After watching the video, Xingchen sighed helplessly.

The detectives in film and television works face all kinds of unbelievable criminal methods, and they can successfully solve them, but the real world is different, everyone has their own areas that they are good at and what they are not good at, and music is precisely the weakness of the stars.

Conan's aura as the protagonist allows him to rely on absolute pitch to solve crimes, even if he is incomplete.

Xingchen is a complete musical idiot, and the stave is as obscure as a tadpole to him.

Even Sherlock Holmes didn't know that the Earth revolved around the sun, because he didn't think that knowledge was relevant to solving crimes. But this is not the case, if the criminal understands astrophysics and uses solar and lunar eclipses to create an alibi, it is theoretically possible that Holmes will not be able to solve the case.

High-tech crime is on the rise in modern society. Lasers, ultrasound, magnetic resonance, three-D projection and other professional methods are committed, and people who are not proficient in this profession will not be able to solve the puzzle at all.

Xingchen thought to himself: It seems that this time I can only rely on Sister Nana.

"Then if you are willing to participate, please accept the instrument for which you are responsible. Daisuke said that lawyer performed his duties dedicatedly.

Now, the five candidates have gathered here for a huge legacy, and they certainly won't give up easily.

High school student Takaji chooses the first violin, mystery novelist Umeen asks for a second violin, illustrator Yuzuki picks up the alto violin, Mr. Koji gets the cello, and book critic Tadaji gets the double bass.

The two women subconsciously chose to hold the same instrument as the female puppet, I don't know if it was a coincidence or a mental implication trap carefully arranged by Master Yamauchi.

"At first glance, the most interesting thing is the first line. Mei Yuan took out the "code" paper and said seriously.

"Miss Mei Yuan is worthy of being a mystery writer. Takaji also took out the cipher paper sent to him by Master Yamanouchi and carefully analyzed: "Actually, I also think that the size of these dolls and the first line of the code text, 'Paradise is in the court, and the head is cut off in order from front to back' is the main point. ”

"Oh, your relationship is really good, doesn't it matter if you share each other's wisdom with each other like this, and let other candidates take the lead?" Magician Rosyth lay casually on the sofa, put his index finger to his lips and reminded everyone: "Sometimes a casual sentence will cheapen competitors in vain!

Magician Rosyth said this, obviously trying to divide the relationship between everyone. At the same time, it shows that he is very confident that he can solve the code one step ahead of others.

Everyone looked at each other suspiciously, and they already regarded others as competitors in their hearts.

"Isn't that good? If everyone solves the puzzle together, each person can share hundreds of millions of billions of inheritance!" Xingchen asked innocently.

The crowd did not answer Xingchen's suggestion and remained silent.

No one is afraid of money, and when faced with the opportunity to get the full inheritance, everyone thinks that they can be the winner in the end.

Seeing everyone's attitude, Xingchen didn't continue, he turned to the maid Xiangzi and said, "Sister maid, can you make me a cup of coffee and milk?"

Soon, Xiangzi prepares coffee, milk, and Russian brown bread for Xingchen and Yueshui at the restaurant.

"Doesn't that matter? Koji didn't want to fall behind in reasoning, he said a little anxiously, "The others have already started thinking about the clues of the puppet and the code!"

"It doesn't matter, it's supposed to be a long fight. Xingchen replied for Yue Shui: "The time set for us by Master Yamanouchi is five days, or the clues are hidden and need to be searched in the entire villa, or some clues must not appear until the specified time. Anyway, let's replenish our physical strength first, and then think slowly! Sister Nana, let's try coffee and milk, it's delicious!"

Yue Shui picked up a cup of coffee milk, took a sip, and said to Xingchen: "Coffee can refresh people, milk can make people feel at ease, and the combination full of contradictions can blend wonderful flavors." The stars are very tasteful!"

Afterwards, everyone enjoyed a Russian-style afternoon tea in a relaxed atmosphere.

"Sister Xiangzi is only 18 years old, it's amazing to live and work in such a mansion in the mountains at such a young age!" Xingchen and the maid Xiangzi talked casually, hoping to get more clues from her.

"Where. Xiangzi said modestly: "I was originally a loyal fan of the master, at first I brought the novels I wrote to the master, and then somehow I stayed and worked as a half-disciple. However, I didn't expect the master to pass away suddenly......"

Indeed, this is the only reason why the 18-year-old wanted to become the only maid in the villa.

According to the consistent routine of mystery novels, Xingchen thinks of the novel work of Master Yamauchi who occupies Xiangzi, and then the maid Xiangzi endures the humiliation and burden, lurks in the villa to give Yamauchi chronic drugs, and slowly tortures him to death.

"Butler Tashiro, can you take us on a tour of the villa? Yue Shui touched his flat little waist, saying that weight loss is a lifelong struggle for every girl.

"You're welcome, as a butler, I, the maid, and I will entertain everyone according to Master Yamanouchi's last words, and this is the last time I will serve the master. Tashiro Butler mentioned the deceased master Yamanouchi, and his face couldn't help but show a little lonely expression.

Under the guidance of Tashiro's housekeeper, Xingchen and Koshisui visit this villa full of Russian flavor.

"This mansion was originally built on a whim by a trader who settled in Japan from Russia, probably because the land is quite similar to his native Russia! Even the daily necessities in each room were imported from Russia. ”

Xingchen doesn't know much about Russian culture, so he can only take a closer look at all the Russian-flavored items in the villa, which may be the key to solving the puzzle.

Unconsciously, they walked to the room on the top floor of the West Tower, and Butler Tashiro pointed to the room where they were watching the video and said, "From this tower on the west side, what you can see is the tower on the east side where the dolls were placed just now. ”

The stars looked through the window, and they could indeed see the puppet showing a little bit of its back.

Compared to the others in the villa, Xingchen paid special attention to the words of Tashiro's housekeeper.

Why did an old servant who had served his master for decades fail to make it to the list of candidates when it came to distributing the inheritance?

Yamauchi's ability to hand over the task of solving the mystery for the candidate to Tashiro on his deathbed is enough to show his trust in his housekeeper, and it stands to reason that the relationship between the two of them is more intimate than that of the other five!

Back at the restaurant, Tashiro handes the keyring full of keys to the maid Miko.

Xiangzi took the keyring, put the whole keyring on the shelf, and locked it.

"It's so cautious that even the place where the master key is kept is locked. Yue Shui saw Xiangzi's actions and said casually.

"Yes, because very valuable items were placed in various rooms before. Butler Tashiro explained and added, "By the way, all of them, including this and the keys for other people, are special items that cannot be duplicated, so please be careful not to lose them." ”

There is only one key in each room, and the key cannot be duplicated, so the prerequisites for creating a secret room are already in place.

Yamanouchi lives alone in the entire villa. The villa is located in a remote area, and there is a natural barrier formed by the surrounding lake, so it is impossible for ordinary people to enter it by mistake.

Why do you need to keep your keys so closely?

Dinner was set at 10:30, and the reason given by Tashiro's housekeeper was the high latitude of Russia and the long hours of daylight.

Why did the Japanese follow the Russian customs? Xingchen disagreed, but considering the arrangement in Yamaouchi's will, the crowd did not say much.

The sky began to rain trickle.

"It's raining so hard, will the lake overflow?" Koji asked worriedly, looking at the heavy rain outside the window.

"The lake is a drop off from the villa and the villa should have experienced more than one heavy rain, so it doesn't matter. Yue Shui analyzed.

"No matter what, we can't go back in these five days. The ship is on the other side, and the phone has long been unplugged, right, lawyer Daisuke. Gao Zhi, a high school student, showed a calmness that did not match his age, and Xingchen couldn't help but pay a little more attention to him.

"Yes, because that's what the suicide note says. Daisuke replied.

"When, when, when......"

The bell struck ten times, heralding the arrival of ten o'clock.

Xingchen took out his mobile phone and found that the time displayed on his mobile phone was only 9:55, which seemed to be 5 minutes faster than the clock in the villa. Xingchen didn't care too much, living in the mountains, even if the time was 1 or 2 hours short, it didn't matter.

However, the cell phone signal strength showed zero, which made Xingchen a little uneasy, as they had to spend five days in the isolated villa.

"Since it's already ten o'clock, please continue to watch the video of Master Yamanouchi, and then eat after watching it. Daisuke pulled out the tape, and the television footage soon showed Yamauchi's emaciated figure.

"Hey, dear quintet, how does it feel to live in my Lucia Pavilion? Let me give you a few words of encouragement before dinner. ”

"First of all, the first violin dog breeds Takashi. You're a good neighbor to me, and you're a speculative critic with me a lot. Recently, because of the failure of Ling Zun's career, even your most beloved five-headed hound has been mortgaged, and I feel heartache for you to hear this news. This time, please use your wisdom to unravel the code so that you can pay off Ling Zun's loan. ”

"Next, Miss Kaoru Umezono of the second violin. As an excellent junior of my life, you have been burdened with a lot of debt due to an unfortunate car accident, and as a senior, I often feel sorry for you. I hope you will inherit my legacy, wipe away unnecessary uneasiness, and give full play to your talents as a writer. ”

"Mr. Koji Takarada, a celloist, and you who are a good editor who have published many of my works to the world, are tormented by the borrowing caused by playing with stocks, and I can't stand idly by. And for the sake of your sick bedridden lady, please be sure to solve the puzzle. ”

"Miss Yueyue Laimeng of the viola, you who often provide wonderful illustrations for my works, I heard that your only brother has become vegetative due to a lack of oxygen to his brain due to a fire, which makes you have to pay a huge amount of medical expenses. But don't worry, just take my inheritance and pay for your brother's medical bills!"

"Mr. Tadaharu Kami of the double bass, your harsh comments are the greatest encouragement to my creative desires. Your divorce from your wife has made even my heart ache. It is my sincere hope that my inheritance will be able to contribute to the payment of your huge alimony. ”

Seeing this, even the stupidest person can understand that this reasoning game related to a huge inheritance is not as simple as imagined.

Each of the five heirs had their own reasons for not getting the inheritance, and if Yamauchi really wanted to help them get through the difficult time, dividing the inheritance into five equal parts would also solve the urgent needs of the five of them.

Instead of doing this, Yamauchi privately investigated their secret before his death, and told it in public, which shows that he was not at ease.

With a "bang", Tadaji angrily smashed the red wine glass, "What does this video mean? Do you want to fool me even if you enter the coffin?"

"Mr. Tadaji, you misunderstood, Master Yamauchi said this because he wanted to encourage everyone. Daisuke stepped forward to make a round, but his reasons were not convincing.

"It's not wordy, you actually make other people's privacy public in this way! That guy used to be like that, pretending to be noble, but actually planning how to frame others in insidious ways, and he is this kind of person!" the grumpy Tadaji roared angrily.