At this moment, it was close to dinner time, the chef was busy in the kitchen, and Cheng Han and the others did not rush him, but began to walk up the stairs and checked Xue Nanguo's room on the second floor and the surroundings.

Cheng Han looked at a painting hanging on the bed on the wall of his room, and was fascinated.

Xiao Rongzheng explained beside him, "This is a family photo, I heard Steward Li say that Xue Nanguo was painted with his parents and brother when he was young. ”

"I know that his brother, that is, Xue Sanxin's father, didn't he die a long time ago?"

"He may have put it here to remember his deceased relatives, after all, there are only two uncles and nephews left in this family now."

"Next to the lounge we just saw, right?" Cheng Han asked, pointing to the wall.

"Yes, there are a couple of sofas, and a pool table, and there's a small bar near the stairs."

Cheng Han nodded, turned his head to look at Xu Ranran who was on the side, and said softly, "Ranran, can you go to the lounge and say a few words to me?" ”

"Huh? What do you mean? Xu Ranran was a little puzzled.

"It's where you are now on the sofa in the lounge and say a word at a normal volume, and then go to the position of this painting and say a word."

"No problem." With that, Xu Ranran walked out.

At this moment, the room was quiet, Cheng Han and Xiao Rongzheng held their breath, for fear of missing something. Finally, they heard Xu Ranran's voice, calling Cheng Han's name clearly.

The two of them walked out and saw Xu Ranran standing opposite the painting in the room, and there was also a painting hanging in that position, but this time it was a portrait of Xue Sanxin holding a rag doll when he was young.

"Ah Han, did you hear that?"

"Hear me clearly, but you've already said it on the couch?"

Xu Ranran nodded, "Yes, in your order, that's right." ”

Cheng Han didn't say anything more, stepped forward quickly, stretched out his hand and took down the portrait of Xue Sanxin, there were two round holes about one centimeter in diameter on the originally smooth wall.

Seeing this, Xiao Rongzheng hurriedly ran back to Xue Nanguo's room and took down the weird family photo. Through these two round holes, I saw Cheng Han and Xu Ranran.

Cheng Han motioned for him to hang the painting again, and then put his two eyes on the two small holes, even if there was an oil painting blocking it, he could still see everything in the other room.

"This painting is a modified one-way mirror, and I finally know why Xue Nanguo always thinks that someone is deliberately pretending to be a ghost. Who would have thought that his every move would be under the supervision of others. ”

She looked at the childish face of Xue Sanxin's oil painting on the side, and it was a peculiar X shape on the inscription, I don't know if it was the painter's signature.

The chef finally prepared dinner, walked out of the kitchen, took off his apron, and apologized to the three of them, "I'm sorry to keep you waiting."

We, not only have to prepare the meal for the two of them, but also for the guests in the hotel. Miss said, people were left here because of our family's affairs, and they always want to make the family happy, right? ”

Cheng Han looked at this chef with a big belly, dark skin, and a little thankful, smiled and laughed, and echoed casually, "What Xue Sanxin said is very true!" ”

"No," said the chef excitedly, "she's a good person, and she's very considerate of others." Sometimes even if you suffer a loss, you won't let others suffer! ”

"Oh? Is she really that good? Cheng Han looked at the man's eyebrows fluttering and talking, his eyes darkened. How much money did Xue Sanxin give you to say good things to her? ”

"What?" He didn't expect Cheng Han to ask like this, and he didn't react at once.

"You are a chef in the back kitchen, and you usually follow Steward Li, and no matter how bad you say, you are also a person who follows Mr. Xue. However, don't you think it's strange that you know and care so well about someone who comes back once in a while? ”

Cheng Han's tone increased, and the chef moved back, trying to get away from her. Although he usually has some self-enriching behavior, those are all petty thefts without seeing blood. In his own eyes, these actions were not crimes at all.

But now, someone has died, and he is afraid that it will not be easy for him to use the original little tricks to get by.

"We just have a good relationship, she likes to eat the food I make, so she naturally gets acquainted with each other after coming and going."

As if he was afraid that Cheng Han wouldn't believe it, he added, "Let's just say that the blueberry cheesecake I made was recommended to her uncle because she thought it was delicious." ”

"Oh?" I was still thinking about how to ask this, but I didn't expect the person concerned to say it first.

"Speaking of this blueberry cake, Mr. Xue ate the cake you made on his wedding day, right?"

"yes, that's the norm. My husband eats one almost every day before taking a nap, and he likes the sweet and sour taste of plums. ”

"So, did you know that your cake that day was poisonous?"

The chef was taken aback, "How can this be!" I do it according to the original amount, and the proportion is also the original proportion, nothing has changed, how can it be poisonous! ”

A big man's eyes were red when he was anxious to explain, after all, this was a life lawsuit, and no one wanted to be involved with it.

"If it's not you, then the blueberries you used were dropped and replaced with belladonna, and ten of these things can be fatal!" Cheng Han said, searched for a picture of belladonna berries and put it in front of the chef, and asked, "Do the ingredients you used to make the cake look like this that day?" ”

The small fruit in the picture is dark purple and smooth and plump. If you look closely, you can still tell the difference between it and blueberries.

The chef glanced at him weakly, "I, I don't remember." ”

He didn't say anything, he and Xue Nanguo had been having trouble in the past few days, after all, the people close to him were dismissed, and he felt a little uncomfortable, so he didn't pay much attention to making cakes, so he grabbed the ingredients on the dish and put them in the blender.

Now that I think about it, I was in a cold sweat. Fortunately, I had already memorized the recipe and didn't suddenly want to taste it, otherwise I wouldn't have had the opportunity to sit here and be questioned.

Cheng Han looked at him like this, and guessed a little bit, but he didn't push him too much, but then asked, "Do you have any people in the back kitchen who are usually not social, or people who are responsible for cleaning and peeling food?" ”

Seeing that Cheng Han didn't ask any more, the chef breathed a sigh of relief and became positive, "There is really such a person, he is a mute, and there is a big scar on his face."

He's been here for a long time, at least for almost five years. But usually he almost doesn't see him except for work, and he is not very familiar with our colleagues who have been colleagues for so many years.

Moreover, I often see him walking back from the back mountain alone, and he doesn't pay attention to people when I greet him, which is very strange. ”

This description successfully aroused Cheng Han's interest, "What is this person's name?" ”

"He couldn't speak, and he didn't want to talk to us, so we called him dumb, and he didn't deny it, so he called him down."

"And does he live with you too?"

"That's right, but because of his physical condition, Sir specially allowed him to live in a room by himself."

"I see. Okay, if you've worked hard, go and eat, it'll be cold for a while. ”

After receiving Cheng Han's pardon, the chef left the living room with a smile. And Cheng Han looked at Xu Ranran, who was rubbing his hungry rumbling belly, and said with a smile, "Do you want to ask Steward Li for a piece of cake again, we are going to go to the back mountain while the sky is still bright." ”

Xu Ranran heard this, and hurriedly ran to find the old housekeeper.

"How's it going, do you have a clue now?" Xiao Rongzheng squeezed Cheng Han's hand and asked softly.

"It's a little clear, but we still have to take a closer look, after all, this murderer still has some means, we have to have conclusive evidence, and we can't let the murderer have room to turn over."

"Are you hungry, do you want something to eat?"

"It's okay, I haven't finished the tea I ate in the afternoon. Moreover, I also want to end the matter quickly, but I can't live up to Mr. Xue's entrustment. Because I heard that Xue Sanxin had already made an appointment with a lawyer to come over the day after tomorrow to read out the will. When the time comes, she knows that the inheritance she wants to inherit has shrunk, and the scene will be beautiful. ”

At this time, Xiao Rongzheng's mobile phone rang, he stood up, walked to the floor-to-ceiling window and picked up the phone, "Hey? Officer Chu, you speak! ”

Cheng Han could guess from his frowning brow what Chu Tianyao had roughly said, and couldn't help but sigh. Xiao Rongzheng, who finished the phone, returned to Cheng Han's side with a tired face.

"Chu Tianyao said that those guests have alibi, and the timeline is also very clear, which can basically rule out suspicion."

"It's nothing, after all, the more complicated the case, the more fulfilling it will be when the water is solved." She patted Xiao Rongzheng's hand lightly and said softly.

"And we're not done here, are we?"

Speaking of this, Xu Ranran hurriedly ran back, still with crumbs of cake on his mouth. She took a sip of tea, wiped her mouth by the way, and looked at Cheng Han, "Let's go!" ”

When the three of them came back from the back mountain, it was already more than 7:50 in the evening, and it was almost 8 o'clock. This has to be thankful for the climate of the island, the sky is still bright at this point, and they have gained a lot.

According to the chef's guidance, Cheng Han and the three found the residence of the 'dumb'. Bright lights peeked through the cracks in the door, and people could be heard walking back and forth inside.

"Knock Knock"

Xiao Rongzheng stood in front of them and knocked on the door.

It took about ten seconds for the door to open from the inside. A man with a hideous scar on the left side of his face, hunched over, appeared in front of the trio, as if Quasimodo had come out of Notre Dame. He looked at the three strangers in front of him, puzzled.

Xiao Rongzheng smiled politely, "Hello, we were sent by the police, and we came to learn from you about Mr. Xue's death." ”

The 'dumb man' reacted, nodded, and then turned sideways to invite the three of them in. Although this room is only about 40 square meters, it is better than living alone, and it is also spacious and bright.

The overall layout of the room is white, giving people a very clean feeling, which is a little different from the appearance of this person. The 'dumb man' reached out and invited the three of them to sit on the sofa, then turned around and went to the kitchen to make a pot of tea and bring out some snacks.

Those dim sum are very exquisite, and each one is a different style. There are white and chubby bunny mousse and strawberry-shaped chocolate molecular dishes, which are amazing.

Xu Ranran tasted the little rabbit almond mousse, and her eyes glowed with amazement, "Did you make these yourself?" ”

"Ugh!" 'Dumb' nodded, and struggled to utter a syllable from his throat.

"But, you make it so delicious, why aren't you the chef who makes desserts in the villa?" Xu Ranran couldn't help but be a little curious.

The dumb man smiled bitterly, found a piece of cardboard and a pen, and wrote on it one stroke at a time, "I just have a place to eat, and I don't care so much." ”

"Oh, okay then." She slipped another piece of snack into her mouth and didn't say anything more.

"Sir, someone said you entered the post-mountain the night before the wedding, can we know why? After all, the back mountain is not as good as the front, many roads have not been repaired, and the road is even more difficult to walk after dark. Why did you go at that time, or was there any reason why you had to go? ”

Xiao Rongzheng didn't move the dim sum in front of him, but took out a pen and paper and began to write on it, recording the conversation at the moment.

'Dumb' probably didn't expect Xiao Rongzheng to ask this question, so he took the pen and thought for a while before writing slowly, "I just ate too much that day, so I just went for a walk." There are no bad people in the back mountain, only small animals, and sometimes, people are more terrible than animals. ”

The next sentence seemed to mean something else, Cheng Han didn't speak, but stood up, moved his stiff neck, and walked around.

"Eating too much? Is it such a coincidence? Xiao Rongzheng obviously didn't buy it.

"We made a lot of wedding cakes that day, just in case, for fear that something would go wrong the next day. There were a lot of leftovers from the cake, and in order not to waste it, we in the back kitchen shared it together. ”

Xu felt wronged, the 'dumb' was very angry, he was short of breath, and the speed of writing became faster and faster, and the tip of the pen squeaked on the paper. Cheng Han stood at the door of his bedroom with the door open and looked in, and the 'dumb' saw it, immediately stood up, and pulled Cheng Han back hard.

"This is my privacy!" He wrote. It may be that because he was in a hurry just now, he used a little too much force, and a few finger prints appeared on Cheng Han's arm that rolled up his sleeves.

She covered it with her other hand and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to offend you." ”

But the 'dumb' couldn't listen to her at all, and pushed her out desperately, screaming 'ahhh Xiao Rongzheng stood up and wanted to drag Cheng Han over, but he shook his head when he saw Cheng Han secretly thinking about him.

In the end, the three of them were kicked out of the door.

"Ah Han, what should we do now?" Although Xu Ranran thought those dim sum tasted good, the person's uncooperative attitude really made her not like it.

Cheng Han just covered his arm and smiled slightly, "It's okay, we can call it a day." ”