But when he first saw this picture, a sense of weirdness quickly surged into López's heart.

The woman was facing the wall, as if she had thought about it, and was hung from the wall with a rope, but the root of the rope was not on the beam, but on the corner of the lamb bone ornament on the wall, and it was worth mentioning that there was a chair next to it that seemed to have been kicked down.

But that's where the weirdness comes in, and while the rope does reach a height that can be hanged, it's a bit redundant to have to use a chair.

The height of the hostess is not very high, one is about 1.6 to 1.65 meters, and the lowest end of the rope is only between 1.7 and 1.8 meters, and there is a difference of about eight or nine centimeters between the two.

Of course, maybe the hostess didn't like tiptoeing.

López doesn't want to worry too much about details.

Thinking so, he turned and prepared to leave, this kind of thing is the work of knights, and he really has no talent for investigating cases.

However, before his legs could swing, a team of knights broke in directly from the door, and after seeing the corpse on the wall, he quickly grasped the sword at his waist: "Stand still, raise your hand for me to see, don't make ambiguous movements." ”

"Ah, believe me, I'm just a good guy passing by. In reply, López obediently raised his hands.

"Very well, now slowly lean against the wall. As he continued with the next step, the knight slowly leaned towards López.

But before he could arrive, another knight behind him spoke up again and asked, "Oh, aren't you López? ”

"You're sorry, I don't have a good memory. Asking, López had leaned into the corner as instructed.

"My name is Alfred, I'm a knight of the White Knights, you know, Instructor Narce, and I've never liked to solve problems by anything other than violence, well, don't be in that position. With that, Alfred stepped forward and patted Lopez on the shoulder.

"I don't really know if that's a good thing or a bad thing right now. Complaining helplessly, López was finally able to lower his arms.

But before he could relax, Alfred took out the small notebook he was carrying from his pocket: "Please forgive me, this is my job, but seriously, the work has been really hard lately, do you mind describing the scene when you came in?"

"Of course, I'll try to be as careful as possible, first of all, I have to explain the reason why I'm here, it's because my master, the milk ordered by Narse has been out of service for four days, so I have to come here to ask. ”

After saying that, López glanced up at Alfred and made sure that his thoughts were still there, before he continued: "When I arrived, it was about seven to eight o'clock, not much different from you, and the mess on the farm made me realize that something seemed to be wrong, so I was a little worried, so I broke in to see if I could help, of course, except for the footprints, I barely touched the things in it." ”

"I don't think we're running out of time, Alfred, Knight-Captain Baldwin is coming soon. When López's words fell, the knight, who had arrived with Alfried, spoke up.

"I'm sorry, López, I hope you can understand, your suspicion cannot be cleared up at the moment, please cooperate with us in the future. With that, Alfred put away his notebook and walked out with López.

"To be honest, why didn't I find you so efficient before?" asked him, but there was some complaint in his words.

After listening to López, Alfred lowered his head and rubbed his nose: "This is a coincidence, I received a request for help from the villagers in this neighborhood, saying that the dairy farmer's cattle have been attacking his crops, ah, I really didn't know that this kind of thing was also in the hands of the knights." ”

"Do you think I need to thank the Lord, I really hope that Master will not order milk in the future. Sighing, López leaned against the wall behind him.

"Good morning, Knight Baldwin. Alfred, who was about to reply to López, suddenly saluted solemnly, and in front of him, a group of knights was slowly approaching.

"Good morning, industrious knight. Nodding, Baldwin continued, "I heard that there is a case here. ”

"Yes, Chief Knight, but, with all due respect, how do you know?" Alfred asked again with a puzzled look on his face after answering Bedwin's question.

"Well, I've heard a panicked villager from far away, sharing these anecdotes everywhere, and they're always there. Smiling, Baldwin turned around and introduced the man who was following him: "I think you should have heard of it, this is the most famous detective in the kingdom, Haldais. ”

"Ah, Detective Halleis, I've admired my name for a long time, and I'm finally lucky enough to meet you today, but you're more kind than I thought, well, kind. As he spoke, Alfred shrugged.

"It doesn't matter, I'm actually thankful for this sloppy look, because it always makes me look down, and that's a good thing for me, I like to think in the corner. As he laughed, Haldais took the pipe off his mouth and knocked it a few times to prevent the burning tobacco from clogging the pipe.

"Alright, I think our great detective can't wait, but forgive me, General Hibbert has something to do, and you should be able to understand me, old friend. Patting Haldeis on the shoulder, Baldwin shrugged helplessly.

"Oh, of course I don't mind, old friend, after all, work is more important, say hello to the beautiful lady for me. Slowly, he exhaled a puff of smoke, and Haldais said with a smile.

But Baldwin raised a curious expression: "Oh, you really need to change your character of always looking at people's jokes, well, how did you see it this time." ”

"It is not difficult, my dear old friend, that you smell of lavender very strongly, and as far as I know, this rare thing is only found in Yelena, and the ring that has been displayed on your finger for many years is missing. At this, Holterston paused, took another puff of his pipe, and then continued: "And the lavender smell has not been attached for a long time, and judging by the time it took for the town of Yerkes to arrive in Azeritto, it is me who disturbed you and Madame's wonderful time, and may I apologize for it, and I hope she will like the new ring." ”

"But really, you should be waiting, my dear old friend, or Madame will be mistaken for the scent of lavender for another woman's perfume, and it will be difficult to explain. ”

"Your nose is sharper than a hound, but the next time I see you, I'll have to wash my clothes, well, I'll see you later." With that, Baldwin turned and left.