Yang Wenbin nodded and muttered, "I see." ”

"So, I don't care about the disappearances you're investigating, and you'd better not get in the way of my work." Poppy said bluntly, taking off his coat and throwing it on the bed, and sat in a more comfortable position, "In addition, the clown's matter is a state secret, so if you leak what I just told you, you have to be careful of the head on your neck." ”

The night finally won the battle with the sun, the sun slowly set, the night covered the sky like a thick silk cloth, the already quiet countryside became cold and terrible under the connivance of the night, and unknown birds fell on the branches of the dead trees that stretched out, and chirped hoarsely in the cold night.

Yan Junli stood by the window, and for some reason, a bad premonition welled up in his heart.

It was just six o'clock the next morning when Yan Junli was woken up by a knock on the door. He opened the door sleepily and found Yang Wenbin with dark circles under his eyes.

"What are you doing...... What are you tossing so early in the morning without sleeping? Yan Junli complained.

"Yan Junli, you still have the face to say!" Yang Wenbin was angry, his tone was full of resentment, "I don't want to think about who did the good thing, how can I sleep in the same room with the poppy if you let me!" ”

"Huh?" Yan Junli was stunned for a moment, and actually said, "Is the poppy still in good health?" ”

Yang Wenbin slapped Yan Junli's head.

In the end, Yan Junli couldn't stand Yang Wenbin's tossing, and finally agreed to let him visit the manor early. Li Hong slept soundly on the bed, and the two of them didn't bother him and went out directly. It was only seven o'clock at most when they arrived at the manor, but surprisingly, there was already a visitor at the gate of the manor. A middle-aged man in a police uniform with a somewhat bowed head was standing impatiently in front of the manor, his leather shoes banging on the ground from time to time.

"Yuan Chengze?" Yan Junli was a little surprised, and recognized the man at a glance.

"Who?" Yang Wenbin asked.

Yan Junli showed a look of "It's going to be troublesome now", and frowned, "That's right, it's definitely Yuan Chengze." I've worked with him before, and he's incompetent, arrogant, and inflammatory. Later, he was discovered by the director of the bureau and fired after reporting it directly, but he didn't expect this guy to know what relationship he was looking for, so he actually entered the police station in City B through the back door...... If he's the one investigating the disappearance of the manor, we're in big trouble. ”

At this time, Yuan Chengze seemed to notice that there was someone behind him and turned around, and when he saw Yan Junli, he couldn't help but be stunned, obviously recognizing him. He immediately frowned, unconcealing his disgust, "Yan Junli? Why are you here? ”

Yan Junli stepped forward and said something not very good, "I still want to ask why you are here." ”

When Yuan Chengze heard this, he immediately raised his eyebrows, raised his chin, and said proudly, "Me? I'm here to investigate the case! Don't you know that the disappearance of the Rose County Manor has long been handed over to me, the sheriff? ”

"Sheriff?" Yan Junli almost didn't laugh out loud when he heard it, "You? My goodness, great, you're a sheriff now? ”

Yuan Chengze didn't take Yan Junli's words as ridicule at all, but accepted them all, "That's right, this case is the sole responsibility of our City B Police Department, what do you want to do here as a City C policeman?" ”

Yan Junli wanted to refute a few more words, but the door of the manor opened at this time, and it was Ge Tianlu, the old housekeeper he had seen yesterday, who poked his head out. Before the old housekeeper could speak, Yuan Chengze took out his police officer card first, and said rudely,

"I'm Yuan Chengze, the police officer in City B who is in charge of Meng Yangping's disappearance, please ask your family to cooperate with the investigation!"

At this time, an inquiry came from the house, and the voice should be the manservant, "Lao Ge, who is here?" ”

"It's the police, who have come to investigate the disappearance of the lord and the lady." Ge Tianlu replied a little helplessly, opening the door for the group, "Please come in, gentlemen." ”

Yuan Chengze took the lead in the manor with a proud look, and he didn't mind that the mud on his leather shoes was all rubbed on the clean floor of others, as if he regarded this place as his home. Yan Junli and Yang Wenbin resisted the urge to beat him up and walked in behind.

The last time he came, due to a quarrel in the family, Yan Junli couldn't pay attention to the internal structure of the house. The furniture in the main house has the same antique atmosphere as the old manor, and the large marble-floored living room resembles a mini dance floor rather than a living room. The sofa was on the right, and on the wooden table opposite it was a dying candlestick. A cracked mahogany staircase winds its way up, and the corridors lined it are lined with old paintings and photographs. Yan Junli curiously leaned over to look and found that there were many foreigners' faces inside.

"That's a portrait of the owners of the Rose County Manor." I don't know when, the manor Yu Yongyi suddenly appeared next to Yan Junli and explained, "This manor was actually built here by a British nobleman before World War II, and he took his wife and children to live here, and this manor has been passed down to many people from generation to generation. By the time we came to my grandfather's generation, there was only a quarter of British ancestry. ”

"Doctor Yang! Officer Yan! At this time, Meng Yingjun and his twin brother ran over from the corridor, and as soon as he saw Yang Wenbin and Yan Junli, he shouted happily, "I knew you would come again!" ”

"Good boy." Yan Junli also smiled and touched the boy's head, "Since I promised you, we will definitely help you find out the truth of the matter." ”

Yuan Chengze frowned, as if he was quite dissatisfied that his limelight was stolen, he coughed dryly, and said loudly, "I am Sheriff Yuan Chengze, the official police officer in charge of investigating this case, and I came to ask you some questions!" ”

Yang Wenbin glanced at Yan Junli and silently conveyed the message: What, do you really want to let this fool continue to behave like this?

Yan Junli also had a helpless look: What can I do then? I can't say anything about the case that City B took over first.

"Police again?" At this moment, a high-pitched and thin voice sounded from behind them, and even without looking back, they could guess that it must be the maid of the manor: Ma Xiangtao.

"Drive them away! The affairs of this family do not need the police to meddle! ”

Yan Junli tried to clarify: "Uh...... We only got a report—"

"That's not needed!" Ma Xiangtao glared at Yan Junli unabashedly, "Please leave!" ”

The twins seemed to be frightened by Ma Xiangtao's voice, and hurriedly ran behind Yu Yongyi and dragged the corners of his clothes in fear, while Yu Yongyi touched their heads comfortingly.

Just when Yuan Chengze's face became ugly and seemed to be about to scold, Yang Wenbin suddenly came to Ma Xiangtao's side like a ghost and said a few words in her ear. Ma Xiangtao's face immediately became very ugly, he looked at Yang Wenbin in a panic, and then reluctantly moved out of the way.

"Well, whatever you want to ask or investigate, you can do it."

Yuan Chengze's mouth was open for a long time and he couldn't close it, "...... What did you say? This woman has stopped us from investigating several times, how are you-"

Yang Wenbin just smiled and waved his hand, "It's nothing." Now you can investigate, officer. ”

Flaunt. Yan Junli threw a look at Yang Wenbin.

What's wrong with showing off, who called me awesome. Yang Wenbin returned a smug look.

"Okay, okay. Uh......" Yuan Chengze said hoarsely, "Now I need all of you to gather together and let me ask some questions for investigation." ”

Soon, everyone in the manor, including the three people who had come to investigate, gathered together and filled the entire table.

"First of all, I still have to ask that question," Yuan Chengze asked in a rough voice, "Can you be sure that Mr. Meng Yangping and his wife Mei Qing did disappear last Wednesday?" ”

"I'm not sure." The first to speak was Meng Yingjun, who looked at his twin brother and said, "We can't see them all day." ”

"I can." Yu Yongyi's voice was very calm, "I saw my master go out on Wednesday morning, and then I never saw him again. ”

"What about Madame Meiqing?" Yan Junli asked.

"I'm not sure."

"Don't you usually have any daily communication?" Yang Wenbin asked, "For example... Chat about daily life or say hello or something. ”

"For the master, this is just a place for him to come back to sleep, and we have no right to ask where he goes and what he does every day," Yu Yongyi replied indifferently, "And to tell the truth, he doesn't care much about the young masters." As for Madame, she... I often feel unwell, and sometimes I lock myself in my room for a few days and don't come out. ”

"You mean her...... Is it a mental problem? Yan Junli asked keenly.

"That's right."

"So... Can you say again what you were doing on Wednesday where you were all on Wednesday? Or have you ever found any signs that they're going missing? Yuan Chengze continued to ask.

"I'm not at the manor all day on Wednesday, and I'm going into town to buy furniture." The old housekeeper Ge Tianlu spoke first, "Everyone in the manor can prove it. ”

"But it's also possible that you've gone somewhere else, and who knows if you're going to get a ghost." Yuan Chengze immediately retorted, "What about the others? ”

"I've been taking care of the atrium since I met the master in the morning, and Ma Xiangtao can prove it. But I went out at noon, and I'm afraid there was no witness for this. Yu Yongyi said, "Yinghua has been staying in the room, we all know this." Handsome played in the garden in the morning and then slept all afternoon. ”

In the end, Ma Xiangtao reluctantly spoke: "I said that I have been working that day, and it is no different from other days. But let me say, those days were indeed a little different. ”

Yang Wenbin and Yan Junli glanced at each other.

"What's wrong?" Yang Wenbin asked.