"Wait a minute, you mean, suspect that one of us is Mr. Burke's murderer?" Catherine reacted, and a complicated expression appeared on her face. She looked both angry and a little frightened. And the others are the same, James's face sank, and he slowly spoke: "We are all guests invited by your father, and it is a little rude for you to say this." Everyone present was a well-known gentleman and celebrity in the circle, and Owen's words really made everyone a little uncomfortable.

"Owen, why do you suspect the murderer among our people?" Charles didn't think too much about it, he stepped forward and patted the other person on the shoulder, hoping that he could calm down for a while. He and Owen are old friends, the age difference between the two is not much, and because of the relationship between the two families, they have played together since childhood. Owen was quite friendly to him: "Because the murderer, after killing his father, brutally gouged out his eyeballs, and then used retinal recognition to steal his father's collection." The only people who knew where the collection was located, apart from my father, mother, and me, were here. ”

"You mean Devoni's portrait was stolen?" James was amazed. "That's right." Owen said coldly. "Can we go to the scene of the crime and have a look?" Lu Qing, who had never spoken, suddenly made a request. "yes, there may be a clue left by the murderer there." Daniel nodded.

"Since the scene is quite bloody, I hope you are mentally prepared." Owen said with a pale face: "Also, people can't enter the bedroom, I don't want to destroy the crime scene before the police arrive." As for Elena and Becky, they insisted on going together. Owen had no choice but to agree to the request of his two younger sisters.

The group followed Owen to Carol Burke's bedroom, where Mrs. Beatrice and Mrs. Anatta had slept together the night before, and Carol Burke, with the help of the servant, slept alone in the bedroom on the third floor. As soon as I opened the door, I was greeted by the smell of rust. Several ladies subconsciously covered their mouths and noses with handkerchiefs, while several men turned pale after seeing the scene in front of them.

The white carpet in the center of the bedroom was stained a dull black with blood, and Carol Burke's body lay on the floor. He had a bowl-shaped wound on his left chest, presumably through his heart by something. And the most terrifying thing is that his two eyeballs are missing, as Owen said, after killing him, the murderer used these two eyeballs to steal the portrait in the secret room.

The contents of the room are neatly arranged, and there are no signs of damage to the doors and windows. Notably, on Mr. Burke's desk, there was also an opened bottle of red wine and two wine glasses. It can be seen that this murderer must be someone he knows.

Elena and Betsy broke down and cried again after seeing their father's death, and Owen immediately ordered the other maids to take the two young ladies away from the scene. Lu Qing always paid attention to everyone's expressions, and after James saw the corpse of his old friend, he was shocked at first, and then his expression became a little solemn; Mr. and Mrs. Cameron reacted similarly to him. As for Daniel and Charles, they frowned tightly and didn't say a word. The most interesting thing is the reaction of the female model Catherine.

After seeing the corpse, her first reaction was not horror, but some relief. That's right, Lu Qing was sure that he could see it very clearly, and the other party's eyes were obviously much more relaxed at that moment. Then, for fear of arousing the suspicion of others, she showed a frightened look. Although it was only a short moment, Lu Qing still keenly captured this change. Judging from the reactions of the above people, Catherine should be the most suspect.

"Who helped Mr. Burke back to the house last night?" Lu Qing asked. "It's me." A young maid stepped out of the crowd. Lu Qing remembered that the girl's name was Isabella, and she was good friends with Amanda. She is very beautiful, and her temperament is not inferior to the two young ladies at all, and listening to these maids, she should be the most beautiful maid in the manor.

"Last night Mr. Burke was very drunk, and I helped him back to his room and made the bed." Isabella looked frightened, with tears in her eyes as she spoke, and she looked pitiful.

Before leaving, the master asked me to bring another bottle of red wine to his room, and I left the room after sending the things into the house as he wished. It should have been less than twelve o'clock. I was very impressed when I got back to my room and the clock in the hall rang at twelve o'clock. Lu Qing noticed that when Isabella spoke, her eyes were a little erratic, and her hands trembled slightly, as if she was afraid of something. When she spoke, she subconsciously looked at Owen several times, and the latter's eyes were full of concern when she looked at her, and it seemed that there was some connection between the two.

Judging from the blood stains and the state of the red wine at the scene, Mr. Burke must have been killed after twelve o'clock. Although Mrs. Anatta insisted that her husband's body be placed, Owen objected. In order not to affect the police investigation, at his insistence, the scene still maintained the appearance of the crime, and as for the body, he only found a white cloth and simply covered it.

The group followed Owen to the study, and as he had said before, the bookcase had been opened, and the portrait of the angel in the secret room was missing.

"You can't leave here until the police arrive." After returning to the living room, Owen said to a few guests with a slight apology. "Yes, but I need to call my assistant and postpone the trip for the time being." James spread his hands: "I don't know what's going on, my mobile phone has no signal since the morning, and I can't even send messages." ”

"Me too." Catherine said: "There is still a lot of work waiting for me, and the scheduled shooting will be delayed tomorrow and the day after tomorrow." Can you lend me a phone? "Everyone asked Owen to use the phone.

"I'm sorry, but I'm having the same problem in the manor." Owen shook his head: "I don't know when the phone has been unusable. Not only that, but even all the vehicles were damaged, so in the morning I had people go down the hill to call the police. "The beauty of the vicinity of Devany Manor is that it is located halfway up the hill away from the city. And after hearing his words, everyone's faces changed. When they arrived at the garage, they realized that the engine and tires of the car they were driving were damaged, and they couldn't drive out of the place.

"Is this all the murderer's doing? Does he want to trap us all here? Lady Aisha's face changed, and she expressed the concern in everyone's hearts. It's okay, the police will be able to get to the manor tonight. When the time comes, you will be able to follow the police car out of the manor, and we will all be safe enough to get together this morning and evening. Owen's words temporarily stabilized everyone.

After returning to the living room, Lu Qing and the others saw Mrs. Anata. Her beautiful face had become haggard, and she was a little weak in her speech. With Lady Beatrice's support, she sat down in front of the crowd. "Are you alright?" Charles and Daniel asked with concern. "Makes everyone laugh." Madame Ananta smiled in front of her, and her whole face was full of sorrow. And as she spoke, her eyes raced over Cameron.

"Please mourn." Lady Aisha stepped forward to reassure. And her husband, Cameron, looked at Mrs. Anata with some hesitation on his face. Lu Qing could see that he seemed to have something to say to comfort, but his outstretched hand stopped in mid-air, froze for a moment, and then silently retracted it. He was like this because he met Lady Beatrice's eyes. He wasn't the only one who noticed this scene, even James noticed it. He looked at these people with deep meaning in his eyes, and seemed to know what was going on between them.

"It seems that there are a lot of secrets in this villa." Lu Qing had a headache.