In a tavern in Silver Fox Village, they met Dean Lan, who was still drinking alone as usual, with a goblet on the table that had been used for many years, and it was Lan Yifan's habit to bring her own wine glass to taste wine, and through the translucent wine glass, it seemed to be a world without worries in front of her.

Seeing everyone come to her table, Lan Yifan's kind smile recovered from her drunkenness, she said hello to everyone, and then vacated the seat for everyone to sit down.

Shen Fangli introduced Lin Yantian from the branch of the Langtian Adventure Group to Lan Yifan, and explained to her the intention of this visit.

"I don't remember exactly what happened on the day of the fire, when I was busy helping the children escape from the fire. Lan Yifan rubbed his forehead and turned to Lin Yan Tiandao, "But I don't quite approve of the staff you are referring to being transferred, there are twenty-four staff in my orphanage, all of whom I hired with high salaries, and they all have to go through strict selection before entering the orphanage, only people with excellent professional ability and love for children can become staff in the orphanage, and it is not easy to replace all the twenty-four staff, unless this person is quite familiar with the internal environment of the orphanage, according to this, it will only be people inside the orphanage." ”

"That's not necessarily, Dean Lan, even if he is an outsider, he has the opportunity to understand the internal environment of the orphanage. ”

As he spoke, Tang took out a ball of parchment from his backpack and slowly spread it out. With the movement of her hand, a detailed map of the Orphin orphanage was displayed in front of everyone.

Mu Yunxi recognized at a glance that this was the hand-drawn map that Jia Chao showed him on the day of the boat race in Haohan Lake, and the two were still discussing how to peep into the women's bathhouse.

"This map of the orphanage was given to me by Jia Chao, and after returning from vacation, as soon as this guy heard that I had formed a detective club, he dedicated this map to me, hoping that I could find clues to the cause of the fire. Tang Xuancheng pulled his glasses down the bridge of his nose and said, "But you know the original function of this map best, am I right? ”

Tang Yunxi's smiling appearance made Mu Yunxi tremble, he had to nod and admit it, and then explained that this matter was Jia Chao's idea and had nothing to do with him.

"And said it's okay, you dead crustacea, scum raccoon. It's a shame to be in the same class as you. Liu Yuhan grabbed Mu Yunxi's ears hard as he spoke, making him feel so painful.

"Fangli, you also persuade your sister Yuhan to spare me quickly, her strength is about to kill her brother. ”

"Who told you to move those crooked thoughts, you deserve it......!" Shen Fangli snorted to show her disdain for Mu Yunxi.

"Sister Tang, what do 'hard-shell worms' and 'scum civets' mean?" Lin Yaoxi asked Tang Xuantang beside him with a smile.

Tang Xuancheng pretended to have a serious expression and said: "It's all some of her own complaining terms, don't learn from her, otherwise you will be infected with the disease of 'if you don't complain, you will die'." ”

Lin Yaoxi stuck out her tongue and said, "Sister Lin must be very troubled usually, has she found a doctor to see her hysterical symptoms, or is it a terminal illness." ”

As a result, after Lin Yaoxi said this, Liu Yuhan immediately let go of the hand that grabbed Mu Yunxi's ear and turned his gaze to Lin Yaoxi, as if he wanted to eat her alive.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Lin Yaoxi hurriedly ran away, Liu Yuhan chased after him, and the two confronted each other across an empty table, completely ignoring the eyes of the people around them.

In order to turn the topic back to the orphanage fire case, everyone ignored Liu Yuhan and Lin Yaoxi's fight. Lin Yantian continued to make his inferences, and when he finished speaking, Lan Yifan suddenly stood up from the table.

"Even if you want to understand the environment of the Orphin orphanage, you can't do it without spending a day or two. Lan Yifan turned to Tang Xuancheng and said, "That friend of yours has been staying in the orphanage for two days, which means that the only people who have the opportunity to understand the environment of the orphanage are the students who come to the orphanage for vacation, but they are not suspicious at all, the students are just here for leisure and vacation, the fire broke out at about nine o'clock in the evening, and before that, the students were bathing in the hot spring bathhouse of the hospital." ”

Seeing that Lan Yifan's emotions were a little excited, Lin Yantian pressed his hand to signal her to calm down: "I don't doubt the intention of this group of students to come on vacation, but in the past few days on vacation, in addition to the students, has anyone else come to the orphanage?"

"Yes...... I remember a man named Leik who spent two days in the orphanage. Lan Yifan thought for a moment and said, "He is the secretary of the mayor, and he came here to discuss with me about converting the orphanage into a hotel, of course I can't agree to his request, he was rejected by me and left, that day happened to be the day when the students of the Elaniss Royal Academy first arrived at the orphanage." ”

"It seems that this case is indeed related to the Panhu Municipal Government, and it can be preliminarily determined that the mayor's secretary named Leik is the major suspect in this case. Lin Yantian touched the beard on his chin and said, "Without further ado, let's quickly set off to the mayor's mansion to ask for clarification, in order to prevent the other party from attacking, I advise you to prepare for battle." ”

"Mr. Lin, I would like to ask you one last question. Seeing that Lin Yantian looked like he was packing up his things and preparing to leave, Lan Yifan quickly stood up and asked.

"You're talking about what happened to the staff in the orphanage after they were replaced, right?"

Lan Yifan saw that Lin Yantian guessed the question he wanted to ask, so he nodded and said, "Since the orphanage was burned down, the staff have disappeared without a trace, and I think the real staff in the orphanage are afraid that they have been arrested by the mastermind behind the scenes." ”

"No, I'm afraid they've been killed by the masterminds. ”

"If that's the case, then be sure to catch the culprit and avenge the dead staff. Lan Yifan clenched his fists and replied.

"I will definitely ......"

Lin Yantian said that he and the rest of the people left the tavern and returned to Panhu City in a carriage. According to his arrangement, Lin Yaoxi was responsible for returning to the branch of the Langtian Adventure Group with the samples collected from the ruins of the orphanage, Tang Xuancheng returned to the academy to see if he could find some information related to this case in the detective club activity room, and the remaining three followed Lin Yantian to the official residence of the Panhu City Government to visit the mayor's secretary.

As the road continues to extend, the dark white buildings appear in front of everyone, compared to the official residence of the island city, the word luxury is not enough to describe here, the bronze statue of the goddess in the center of the square reflects the dazzling golden light, and the fountain under the bronze statue is splashing in the shape of petals, which is particularly eye-catching against the background of the well-trimmed flower beds around it. In the reception hall of the main building, there are 12 stone pillars carved from white jade, symbolizing that human rights are granted by the 12 main gods.

Shen Fangli couldn't calculate the cost of each statue and the materials used for each stone platform here, it must be a considerable amount, enough to buy half of the island city. Her father's assets are probably less than one-tenth that of the mayor of Panhu City, who is a model of luxury.

After Lin Yantian explained their intentions to the receptionist, the receptionist dialed the communicator, and a crisp voice came from the communicator, and the owner of the voice appeared in front of everyone within five minutes of the end of the communication.

Dressed in a black tuxedo and a gray bow tie, his pointed face accentuated his unsettling eyes, and he looked more like a butler than the mayor's secretary in his manners, and he made everyone call himself Secretary Ike, because he was not used to being called by his real name.

"The Mayor is in a meeting right now, so there's no way to entertain you. But if you have something to say to the mayor, you can tell me first, and I will convey it to you. ”

In the reception room, Leek crossed his feet, took a sip of tea, and looked at everyone with distrustful eyes.

"No, we're actually here for you. Lin Yantian said as he handed his business card to Leyke, and greeted the three people behind him with his hand, "They entrusted me with investigating the fire at the Orfinn orphanage, and I hope you can assist us in our investigation." ”

"Langtian Adventure Group...... Sounds like a good brigade. "But the case is closed, and the cause of the fire was the negligence of the orphanage staff." ”

"No, this is a case of arson, and the main suspect in this case is none other than Your Excellency. Lin Yantian glared at Leik with a serious expression, making the other party feel a little uncomfortable.

"Without sufficient evidence to back it up, your accusations will only be a laughing stock, and the police have long had sufficient evidence to prove that the fire was caused by negligence. Leik looked away from Lin Yantian's face, drank the remaining tea in his cup, and tapped his left hand on the table, "I'd be interested in hearing your explanation, though. ”

"I learned from Dean Lan in the orphanage that you came to her a few days before the fire broke out, and left after she refused your request to buy the orphanage and convert it into a hotel, right?"

"That stupid woman is so ignorant of promotion, obviously the mayor's conditions are so good, she still doesn't appreciate it, so I have to leave!" Leek nodded and smiled, "This just proves that I have nothing to do with this case." ”

Laike's smile obviously angered Shen Fangli, she would never allow someone to insult Dean Lan like this, Lin Yantian immediately stopped her, told her not to interject, and continued to say to Laike: " Judging from the evidence collected at the scene after the disaster, the arsonist was very familiar with the internal environment of the orphanage, giving people the illusion that it was done by the people inside the orphanage, but in fact, the environment in the orphanage can be understood as long as it takes a day or two to understand it, and the outsiders who remained in the orphanage during that time, except for the children who came on vacation, are you, and a few hours after you left, the orphanage caught fire, will it be too coincidental. ”

Lin Yantian's words made Leek a little nervous, and he pretended to be calm and said: "Your reasoning is just random speculation, besides, I was not at the scene when the fire broke out, and I have a full alibi. ”

"I don't suspect that you are the arsonist, you are just one of the accomplices. Lin Yantian took a puff of cigarette and said with a soothing expression, "If you stay in the Orphin Orphanage for a few days, you must have learned the terrain in detail and drawn a map, and then handed it over to the arsonist when the crime is committed." ”

"In any case, without evidence, you can't prove anything......

"The evidence is in the mayor, I'm afraid he still has a good map of the orphanage. Leek's face became more and more pale, but he couldn't stop Lin Yantian from continuing: "The motive for the arson of the orphanage this time is probably the conditions that the mayor made to Dean Lan, and the mastermind behind this case is the mayor. ”

"The husband who is worthy of Bai Ruoyan can reason to such an extent, it seems that I have no choice but to confess, but she definitely would not have thought that you would be her enemy. ”

"Impossible...... If Smoke is still alive, tell me where she is?" Leek's words made Lin Yantian suddenly excited, and he wanted to pull Leik's collar and force him to ask.

But Leek was faster, he twisted the mechanism on the table, and with a bang, a huge long hair-shaped glass cover trapped the four people by surprise, and then the four corners of the glass cover began to spew out white mist-like poisonous gas.

Suddenly the four of them felt convulsions all over their bodies, and fell to the ground weakly, obviously this gas has a lethargic effect on people, Liu Yuhan and Mu Yunxi struggled a few times and fainted, Shen Fangli's eyelids became heavier and heavier, before fainting, she saw that Lin Yantian was still trying to resist, and he kept knocking on the glass cover and shouting the name repeatedly.

Bai Ruoyan, Lin Yantian's wife, sounds like smoke in a glass cover, but this smoke is a poisonous smoke.