Li Guolou looked at the scattered desks, there were flying white paper on the table, Li Guolou picked it up and watched, and the servant next to him sighed happily: "Little Lizi, don't look at it, we have seen it one by one, there is not a word, there is no fart." ”

Li Guolou hurriedly said: "What about the pen?" Are there quills and pens? ”

He happily opened a small bag, which contained a broken fountain pen and a broken quill, and said, "This is how we found it, and they were all thrown on the ground." ”

Li Guolou said: "Put away all the papers on the table on the ground, and show me one by one if there are any scratches on them." I go outside to get some air, and there is a smell of oil here, can't you light a few candles? ”

Li Guolou began to exert his authority, not to give him a young face, now he is a person with an official position, and his attitude towards people is a little different from when he first entered the Criminal Department, and the prestige of the chief will naturally be revealed. He put together a piece of evidence, a broken pen, and a broken quill pen, did not return it to the worker, and left the study with his hand.

Fang Xingxing said angrily in the back: "Little Lizi, why don't you check if there is a secret room here?" ”

Li Guolou said: "There will be no secret room, if there is a secret room, Lady Mary would have told us a long time ago." ”

Li Guolou really ran outside the villa to get air, threw all the chiefs in the living room, didn't say hello to any of them, and walked out straight away. He has been immersed in the world of detectives, where there are no chiefs, only criminals who hide in the dark.

Qi Zuofang happily took a pile of white paper, and finally ran out to find Li Guolou, and said: "Little Lizi, we have seen them one by one outside, and there are no scratches, do you still want them?" ”

When he turned around, Li Guolou suddenly smiled, stretched out his hand and said, "Yes!" How don't you want this to be physical evidence. ”

Qi Zuofang happily looked at Li Guolou's expression as if he was looking at a monster, shook his head and walked away silently, there were many people here, he didn't dare to make fun of Li Guolou a few words.

Li Guolou returned to the living room, and several chiefs finally sat down and drank tea. Li Guolou walked straight up to Mary and said politely: "Mrs. Mary, I want to ask you a few more questions, can I sit?" ”

Mary Wood looked up at this strange Qing Dynasty man, as if unlike others, this is a fake foreign devil who is not afraid of foreigners, and can mingle with foreigners.

Mary Wood held a handkerchief in her hand and nodded to allow Li Guolou to ask about the situation, her crying red eyes seemed to be unable to see the light, and she lowered her head and wiped her tears with a handkerchief.

This is a woman who drinks milk, Li Guolou swept Mary's chest with appreciative eyes, the foreign woman is the most plump when she is about thirty years old, and her figure has not been out of shape, which is the most durable time. Li Guolou sat on the sofa without any scruples, looked at Mary Wood face to face, and let out a slight sigh from his mouth, as if he was sorry for the new widow that there was no good man.

Li Guolou's casual behavior made the other people in the living room feel terrible, a Han man actually sat on a sofa with a British noblewoman, this is a person who does not understand etiquette, the foreigner feels insulted, and the Chinese feel too shameful.

Only Li Guolou didn't care, and said, "Mrs. Mary, can you please tell me what happened again?" ”

The words were spoken softly, in a cordial tone, like a family chatting, not at all as old-fashioned as an English gentleman.

Mary Wood had already said what happened before and after the crime several times, and her blue eyes glanced at Li Guolou, and did not reprimand him for his unreasonable actions. He adjusted his sitting posture slightly, and faced Li Guolou with a slight oblique attitude of vigilance and defense. The breasts look fuller and the waist is straightened.

Mary said: "Five days ago, my husband Robert said that he was going to Tianjin, and I personally sent him out, but I didn't expect it to be a farewell ······."

Mary Wood began to cry again, which made Li Guolou feel difficult to speak, and Mary cried before she finished speaking, which made him ask how long?

Li Guolou raised his head and asked for help from the people on the side, and asked, "Where did little Robert come from, from the legation, or here?" ”

The British minister, Justin Lear, who was sitting on another sofa, said bluntly: "It was from the Legation, it was snowing that morning, and I had a few jokes with little Robert." We don't know why Robert Jr. is here. Lady Mary hasn't been out of the legation for a few days, so you can rest assured that Mack. ”

Justin Lear's words were imposing, Li Guolou understood the meaning, those who should not doubt should not doubt, and it is his duty to find the thief.

James White interjected: "We suspect that Robert Jr. was kidnapped by your Qing people and came here and ransacked the collection here, you have to remember this, it was your poor security that caused this tragedy, so you are responsible." ”

spoke sonorously and powerfully, and it was still the standard Jingshi Chinese, which embarrassed the Qing officials present, and there was no one James White who spoke the standard of Jingshi dialect.

Wu Defu hurriedly said: "Don't worry, Mr. James, we will catch the murderer, and we will definitely bring the murderer to justice." After speaking, he couldn't help but glance at Bao Yi and told the chief that the death row prisoner had what he had here. The only difficulty is the stolen items, and if you find a random death row prisoner, the British devils will not admit it.

Li Guolou asked, "Lady Mary, how do you know that little Robert will be here?" ”

Mary Wood finally returned to normal, looked at Li Guolou with a pair of watery and clear blue eyes, and said: "It was someone from Tianjin, who said that little Robert did not appear there, so we were in a hurry, and the people from the legation dispatched, thinking of this holiday villa, and came to see it." ”

Li Guolou nodded, looked at James White, and said, "Mr. James, are you the only one who came here to look for Little Robert?" ”

James White said: "Yes, I asked Lady Mary for the key to this place and ran to see it alone, not expecting that tragedy had already happened. After saying that, James White couldn't hold back his grief anymore, and began to cry, and the sissy of the British aristocracy was undoubtedly revealed, wiping the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief, and his movements were so feminine.

Li Guolou held a list of stolen items written by Mary Wood, including porcelain, vases, candlesticks, and trinkets from the villa.

Li Guolou said: "Madame Mary, please go and see if there is anything missing in the study, so that we can end the scene investigation." ”

Stitch, in the hands of British Minister Justin Lear, pointed to Li Guolou and said loudly: "Mike has anything else to ask you at one time, our time is very precious, if you can't solve the case, our detectives in Tianjin will come tomorrow to help you solve the case." ”

Li Guolou bowed his head and said, "Your Excellency, please ask Mrs. Mary to read the study to know if there are any questions to ask?" ”

James White said loudly: "Mike, you have to remember, we have to bring back Little Robert's body, you can't do an autopsy, we will provide you with the autopsy report." ”

Li Guolou said: "Okay, I know, then ask Mrs. Mary to go and see the study again." ”

James White said, "Lady Mary, little Robert's body has been covered with a sheet, you don't have to be afraid. ”

The dead body had been in the study for two days, and the water on the corpse had evaporated somewhat, and the deceased Robert Wood's face was a little different from when he was alive, and his hideous expression made Mary Wood unable to stand it after seeing it once, and fell to the ground and fainted.

British Minister Justin Learle stood up and raised his voice: "I know that you Qing officialdom is tired, don't kill prisoners to fool us British, do you understand?" ”

Only Li Guolou was the first to understand Justin Learle's strange English, and he hurriedly stood up, lowered his eyebrows and said: "Yes, yes, your words are orders, Your Excellency, Minister, we will handle the case as soon as possible, and we will soon find the real culprit." ”

This time, several high-ranking officials also entered the study, Li Guolou took out a match and tried to light the oil lamp on the desk, the flames burned, Li Guolou blurted out: "Little Robert is really thrifty." ”

Li Guolou's words ushered in an angry gaze, especially the fierce eyes of the British Minister Justin Learle as if he wanted to kill Li Guolou with his eyes.

Mary Wood looked around the furnishings of the study, then opened the drawers under the desk and the cabinets under the bookshelves, and looked carefully from place to place.

He turned around and said, "Little Robert's musket is gone, and the ten bottles of expensive Russian vodka in his collection are gone, and I haven't found anything else missing?" ”

Li Guolou glanced at the ancient porcelain antiques of the Han people in the study, these antiques should have been given by others, foreigners rarely pay out of their own pockets, and there is no way to take ill-gotten gains, but fakes should account for the majority.

James White said: "Mike has completed the investigation of the site, and we are going to carry the body of Robert Jr. away. ”

Li Guolou said: "Mr. James, will you perform an autopsy?" ”

James White glanced at him and said, "Mike, didn't you say that there were no external injuries, and you starved to death?" We Christians are very important about entering the earth. You should spend your mind on catching the robbers, and we will see the stolen antiques and the musket. ”

British Minister Justin Learle stood in the living room and chattered with his book, while the interpreter wiped his sweat and worked on the translation.

Li Guolou stood in the corner of the living room, looking at the busy figure of Indian Ah San, Robert Wood's body was carried out of the study on a stretcher, the body wrapped in sheets looked so thin on the stretcher, the person who died of dehydration became much lighter, and the two Indian Ah San did not have any difficulty carrying the stretcher.

When the stretcher was about to be carried out of the living room, Li Guolou shouted, "Captain Howard, tell your men to put the stretcher down." ”

Howard Eugene said: "Mike, why is this, didn't you say that little Robert's body should be brought back?" ”

Li Guolou said: "I can't take it back, because Little Robert's body is the physical evidence of the murder case, and the case has been solved." ”

As soon as these words came out, there was a big uproar in the living room, and even Indian Ah San stared at Li Guolou with ring eyes, and his words stirred up a thousand waves.

(The highest level of reasoning can no longer be surpassed, and it will be difficult to write about this murder case in the future.) ）