Half an hour later, in the front yard, twenty or thirty people gathered here, not daring to say a word.

Matsuki took out a pen and paper from the small box and prepared to make a note.

"I want to start with that cup of tea, which involves the diet of the honorable father, who usually serves the tea?"

"A subordinate named Miko Inada."

Everyone looked around, but they didn't see her.

Beiyan ordered someone to look for it, and an old servant came back from time to time and replied: "I can't find it." ”

"I was still there just now, why can't I find it?" Kitano asked, "Can you fly out?" ”

"It must still be in the house, and I will search carefully." Beiyan said.

The old servant took the people to look for them, and the others waited here.

Xiang Ze disappeared from the cat, and ran through most of the mansion and still still couldn't find it.

Yun Yun said strangely: "This cat usually runs around under the porch, where did it run today?" ”

"Sister Peach, you must find her, she has been with her for two years." Kasawa said.

Yun Yun only heard her muttering, but she didn't understand it, and she didn't know what to do.

"Let's look for it, by the way, there's still a place to go." Kasawa dragged her and flew to the cherry blossom garden.

"Slow down." Yun Yun was panting, stopped to wipe her sweat, never thought that this Xiangze was a lot more energetic, she was tired, although she was full of sweat, it was fine.

"Give." Yun Yun handed her a small handkerchief to wipe her face.

"Huh? It's beautiful. Xiang Ze looked at the embroidery on it obsessively, it was the scene of Lin Daiyu and Jia Baoyu reading the West Chamber, and there was a small poem next to it.

Xiang Ze wiped the sweat with his sleeve and asked with a smile, "Sister Peach, can you give it to me?" I love it. ”

Yun Yun didn't know what she meant, but looking at her full face, she guessed that she must like it very much, so she put the little handkerchief into the small purse that Xiang Ze was hanging with.

"Look, where is it!" Xiang Ze ran over and saw that its two paws kept digging the ground, and it sniffed with its nose and shaved faster.

"What is it shaving?" Kasawa crouched down to look.

"What is this?" Yun Yun saw a brown bottle, and the cat opened its mouth to bite it.

Xiang Ze took it over, and saw three big characters, hurriedly threw it in the pit, buried it with soil petals, picked up the cat with one hand, and pulled Yun Yun to leave with the other.

The cat barked a few times and kept staring, extremely reluctantly.

Xiang Ze returned to the courtyard and played with the cat under the porch, Yun Yun was suspicious, so she remembered the appearance of those Japanese words, and asked Su Beicheng, Zhuang Sheng happened to be there. She wrote down these three words, and Su Beicheng recognized them as "Pyslow" at a glance.

"Isn't this poison? Where do you see these three words? Su Beicheng asked.

"It's in the cherry blossom garden, a few hours ago, my brother and I saw Kazawa's mother burying something, it turned out to be a brown bottle, and these three words were written on it."

"You-"

"I didn't mean to see it, I happened to see it when Xiangze's cat gouged it out, don't blame me..."Yun Yun defended.

"Pieslow smells fishy, and it's normal for cats to smell the smell and plane," Su Beicheng said, "However, Beiyan's father was poisoned by this, is it..."

Zhuang Sheng pulled him aside and asked quietly, "Do you remember the day when a woman bumped into us?" ”

"Yes."

"That person is Beiyan's mother, and Yun Yun and I happened to see her burying this medicine under the cherry blossom tree in the cherry blossom garden today."

"Huh? That's—"

"Shut up." Zhuang Sheng covered Yun Yun's mouth and didn't let her speak.

"Can't speculate, let's go find North Rock." Su Beicheng said.

In the front yard, the servant came to report: "Still not found." ”

"Impossible." Beiyan preemptively said, "There are no other secret passages to the outside in this mansion, she is a woman, and it is impossible to climb over such a high courtyard wall, let alone go out through the gate, she must still be in the mansion, have you searched all the places?" ”

"It's... And you and the eldest young master, young lady, and Mrs. We dare not enter the house without permission. ”

"Mrs. and Miss, and my room is no exception, I will explain to them, it's just your room, big brother, you?"

"What do you mean?" Kitano said, "Am I going to not let it?" ”

"No, I won't tell you, you have to say that I am arbitrary and don't take you as the eldest brother, after all, you are the eldest brother in this house, so you are in charge."

"Don't be official, I'm not used to hearing it," Kitano said, "Take someone to search, don't mess things, but don't let go of a corner." ”

The old servant went out with a few people, and when he saw that Kitayan was gloomy, Yamamoto persuaded again: "Kitano, I think it's or- forget it." ”

"Can't you just forget it, don't you police usually investigate cases like this?"

In front of so many people, Yamamoto and Matsuki were also questioned by him, and their faces couldn't get over it, and they didn't persuade much, so they bowed their heads and kept silent.

"Beicheng, you go and talk to Beiyan." Zhuang Sheng urged.

"Don't worry," Su Beicheng said, "Beiyan is always more thoughtful than us, you see, although he is tired, his eyes are shining, he must have thought of something, let's see how they proceed first." ”

"yes, or you're thoughtful."

Yun Yun laughed secretly on the side and joked: "Brother, it's still someone else who thinks thoughtfully, you're so stupid." ”

"You have to move in an inch," Zhuang Sheng knocked on her head, "Don't learn and don't know, go to your sister, I just saw her reading in the bookstore, you go too, what's there to see here?" ”

"Hey, you didn't say I forgot, sister, isn't she your shadow? Brother, your shadow is gone. ”

"Talking without a beginning or an end, what nonsense!"

She looked at the sky and said, "It turns out that the sun is obscured by clouds at this moment, so your shadow is gone." ”

"You-" Zhuang Sheng reached out to pinch her face, "more and more flamboyant." ”

"With so many people watching, can you do it?" She said with a smile on her face.

Zhuang Sheng put down his hand, glanced at her, didn't talk to her, Yun Yun pursed her lips and went out with a smile, and saw Zhuang Die in the bookstore, "Sister, what are you doing?" She asked.

Zhuang Die held up a book, The Tale of Genji.

"Can you read Japanese books?"

She frowned and shook her head, still staring at the strange characters.

"Young Master, I found it." The old servant shouted outside the door.

Everyone looked back, and Emi Inada walked with her head bowed, accompanied by several servants.

"You're just serving the Hokamichio master Emi Inada?" Yamamoto asked.

"Yes."

Matsuki asked again: "Everyone came, but you didn't, where did you go?" ”

"I—" Miko Inada looked up slightly, looking around.

"Huh? What are you looking at? Matsuki said, "Answer me." ”

"I... I... Please don't ask me. ”

"Do you know that you are a suspect now, and if you don't defend yourself, it is equivalent to admitting it, you know?"

"It's okay if you don't say it, where did you find her?" Beiyan asked the old servant.

"It's... The second son still asked her. ”

"What are you doing?" Matsuki said in a deep voice, "Emi Inada, I order you to say it." ”

Miko Inada trembled, her eyes were wide open and she was stunned, her lips trembled, and she wanted to say goodbye.

"You, say!" Beiyan drank the old servant.

The old servant trembled with fright, and said stubbornly, "In the eldest son's room." ”

"In my room?" Kitano asked Emi Inada, "What are you doing in my room?" ”

Megumi Inada was in a trance, standing with her head down, not daring to speak.

"Speak." Kitano rebuked.

Emi Inada glanced at Kitano and lowered her head, Matsuki noticed that her expression was not scared, but he couldn't bear to hesitate.

"Speak up." Beiyan said mildly.

Emi Inada looked up into Kitaiwa's eyes - her eyes were calm and gentle, she felt a little relaxed, so she took a deep breath and said, "It was the eldest prince who told me to hide in his room, there is an inner room in his room, which is where he practiced martial arts, where few people know, and he said that you will not find anywhere." ”

"Emi-you-" Kitano didn't know why.

"Why did he tell you to hide in his room?"

"Because he can't make me say what he's doing."

"What did he do?"

"The eldest son... He...... I have always held a grudge against the master, and I quarreled with the master a few days ago, and this incident has been ...... The eldest son thought... I just want to ......" Miko choked up as she said this, and she couldn't bear to say more, because he saw that Kitano's eyes were also red, and his muscles were bursting up, and his eyes were distressing.

"Emi, I understand your feelings," Kitaiwa said, "You don't have to say it, I'll tell you, can you just nod or shake your head?" ”

"Hmm..."Emi Inada gritted her teeth and nodded, and a tear dripped to the ground.

"The master's death has something to do with Kitano, right?" Beiyan asked.

"Yes."

"He threatened you to poison the old man's tea first, and then strangled the old man with his own hands when the poison attacked, right?"

"Yes." Emi Inada suddenly felt a cramp in her heart, she bit her lip, and blood flowed.

Everyone in the room was in an uproar, Yamamoto and Matsuki frowned and were silent, and Zhuang Sheng Su Beicheng was puzzled and didn't say a word.

"Megumi, how can you-" Kitano's eyes were hazy with tears, and he held back his tears instead, gritting his teeth and questioning Kitawa, "You framed me!" ”

"I haven't made any remarks, so how can I talk about framing?" Kitaiwa said, "I'm just relaying what Emi wants to say. ”

"I can't talk about you; But, I didn't hurt my father! Kitano said word by word.

"Don't you admit it yet?" Beiyan said, "Okay, let me analyze your motives, first, I know that you once asked your father for money, but your father didn't agree, so you had a big fight, so you hated in your heart; Second, my father has favored me since I was a child, and your heart knot for my father has always been there; Thirdly, you need a large sum of money now, and you have nowhere to take it, and you want to kill your father and inherit most of the family property in the name of the eldest son. ”

"I didn't! You have clearly pushed all the imaginary things on me, and if you extrapolate like this, I doubt you! Your father died tragically, and you didn't choose to call the police immediately, but hesitated, this is your weak heart! And I just heard you say that you want to suppress the matter, just say that your father died violently, you can't explain these things! And what you did clearly pushed me into a desperate situation, I am your eldest brother, instead of taking care of it at all, you will do whatever it takes, what are you for? It's just that they want to send me to prison and inherit the family business! ”

"Is that your reason? There is no convincing power at all, first of all, I have no motive, my father's preference for me is known to everyone, he does not hesitate to agree to my requests and requests, I only respect him without hatred; And I have an alibi, both Kasawa and Emi can testify, what about you? Where were you then? ”

"I just came back and didn't go to my father's house at all!"

"Who can testify?"

"No is nothing! No one testifies, and I don't need to! Kitano's eyes widened with rage and he said categorically.

"Hehe," Beiyan continued, "Also, last year my father was seriously ill, you know that at that time, my father was very likely to make a will, and the content of the will must be related to the distribution of family property, when my father was alive, you couldn't get it, if I am not mistaken, you must have been to your father's study just now, and found the will, and this will, now most likely on you." ”

Kitano's mind shook suddenly, and he suddenly lost consciousness, the younger brother in front of him, he couldn't fight him, no matter how much defense he wanted, it was just futile to argue, he reached out and touched the will on his chest, slowly took it out, glanced at it, threw it on the ground, and read in his mouth: "I didn't kill my father." ”

"It's up to you to get to the bottom of it." Beiyan said.

"I know it's useless for me to say anything..."Kitano roared in his ears, laughed at himself, and shook and walked away.

Beiyan exhaled, feeling a long-lost relaxation, he sat down suddenly, and said after a while: "This matter is not allowed to be leaked." ”

The subordinates only agreed.

"Yamamoto, Matsuki, don't file a case, don't pursue it, this is a family matter, I'll handle it myself."

Yamamoto Matsuki looked at him, fine sweat broke out on his forehead, and the sun came out, and beads of sweat sparkled.

"I'm confused," Zhuang Sheng asked Su Beicheng, "what about you?" ”

"Me too, why do you get around, and several of the people closest to Beidaofu are suspicious?"

Later, Kitaiwa sends Matsuki and Yamamoto away.

On the way, Yamamoto asked, "Are you and I competent?" ”

"Not at all." Matsuki said.

"Who the hell is the murderer?"

"Beiyan said that he knew it in his heart, and that's it."

"Well......" said Yamamoto, "even if this murderer is—"

Matsuki looked at him, ready to listen to his next sentence, but he didn't say anything, and asked, "What do you think of Beiyan?" ”

"Hmm...... Right and wrong are clear, frank and open. ”

The two smiled at each other, and there were no doubts or worries in their hearts.

Immediately, Hokam arranged for Hokamichi to be removed from the autopsy and cremated, bringing back only a jar of ashes.