"Oops, Detective Mary seems to be in trouble......"

A gentle and graceful voice rang out, and a man approached from the other end of the hallway.

The man wears a black suit, a red tie, and short flowing blond hair, and a very handsome face.

This man's name was Ore, and he was the king's secretary to King Heningu and the steward of the king's castle.

It was at dinner this morning that Mary and Karasuma met this person for the first time.

"You've come just in time, Steward Orray."

Looking at him, Mary smiled and bowed lightly to him.

"For the sake of investigating the murder of Chief Barry, I need to enter the King's chambers to investigate a little, I wonder if you can provide me with this convenience?"

"Nope." However, Ou Lei rejected her at a moment's notice, shook his head slightly, and said, "Detective Mary, this is His Majesty's bedroom, not just anyone can enter it, please go back......"

With that, Ole walked straight to the door, took out the key in his pocket and was about to open the door and enter, but the guards beside him had no intention of stopping him.

Seeing this, Mary behind her spoke again: "Then Steward Oulei, can you allow me to go in with you?" ”

"What?" Ou Lei was stunned for a moment, and the hand that opened the door stopped.

"For the sake of His Majesty's safety, it is indeed inappropriate for me to go in alone, but if you have Steward Ou Lei by your side, I don't think there should be such concerns, right?

If Steward Ouray is really worried, what do you think of it that you and this guard will be able to keep an eye on me the whole time while I investigate the King's bedchambers? ”

"No, this, that ......" Hearing her words, the expression on Ou Lei's face suddenly became a little nervous.

"Rest assured, I won't be staying in the king's chambers for long, five minutes will be enough." Mary spoke again, her eyes straight at Ole.

For a trained veteran agent, five minutes was enough time for her to conduct a more detailed search of a room.

"Uh, that, I ......"

However, under Mary's direct gaze, the expression on Ole's face gradually changed from nervous to panicked.

"I—I suddenly remembered that I still had something to do, that ...... I'm sorry, Detective Mary, I'll take my leave......"

With these words, Ole quickly turned away as if fleeing, and soon disappeared at the end of the hallway.

Looking at his obviously problematic reaction, Mary's eyes under her sunglasses gradually sharpened.

But immediately, she retracted her gaze and looked at the dutiful guards beside her.

It's not a big problem, although this room can't get in, but she can get what she wants from other aspects.

"Sir, may I ask you a few questions?"

"I can answer within my mandate!" The soldier replied with a righteous expression.

"Is the king's chambers guarded twenty-four hours a day?" Mary asked.

"Yes!"

"From last night to this morning, who was in charge of the guards?"

"It's been me since twelve o'clock last night!" The soldier's tone was quite proud, but the dark circles on his face seemed to be a little thick.

"Then since last night, do you remember who people have entered this dormitory?"

"Uh...... Chief Barry came in in the middle of the night last night! ”

Hearing this expected answer, Mary nodded slightly.

"Isn't there anyone else but Chief Barry?"

"Yes! No one had been in or out of the king's chamber until this morning, when Auray steward had gone in to bring breakfast to His Majesty! ”

"When did Chief Barry go back?" Mary continued.

"Uh......" The soldier was stunned for a moment before he replied, "No, Chief Barry hasn't been out since he went in......"

[Have you never come out since you went in?] 】

In other words, the king's bedroom in front of him is indeed very likely to be the first scene of Barry's murder......

"Are there any other passages in the King's bedchambers?" Thinking of this possibility, Mary asked again.

"No way! This gate is the only entrance and exit to the King's Bedrooms! ”

"Did Steward Ou Ray encounter anything strange when he came in this morning?" Thinking of Ouray's unusual reaction before, Mary asked again.

"Uh, no......" recalled, the soldier shaking his head.

"Did he come in alone with a plate?" Mary made a guided inquiry.

"Ah, no, Butler Ou Lei has always used a small cart when he delivers food to His Majesty." The soldier corrected.

[In other words, you can hide things in a small cart, right?] 】

In her mind, Mary quickly compiled a string of thoughts.

“……”

On the other side, after the Kingdom police arrived, Karasuma Ying left the corner of the courtyard where Bali's body was.

When she returned to the castle, she did not go to the king's bedchamber to meet Mary, but turned and went to Barry's office on the other side of the castle.

As the chief of the kingdom's police, Barry had a room in the King's Castle that could be used for his office.

Because of Barry's murder, there were also guards in front of the office at this time.

However, at Hans's suggestion, Karasuma Ying entered the room without any problems.

Draped over an overcoat, Karasuma quickly scanned the interior of the office.

The desks and bookshelves are very neatly organized, without the slightest extra decorations, and the whole room looks very simple, which is very in line with the average person's impression of a "serious old police officer".

But in this meticulous neatness, there are a few abrupt places.

First of all, in the corner of the room, there is a large four-door refrigerator, which makes Karasuma Ying a little strange.

There is not even a water dispenser in this room, so can there be a refrigerator? Could it be that the old police officer still has a hobby of drinking cold wine?

Curious, she stepped forward and opened the large refrigerator.

The fridge was empty, with no food or the cold wine she had expected, except for a piece of mineral water and several plates of ice to condense into ice behind one of the doors.

There were several bottles missing from the mineral water, and Karasuma Ying seemed to think of something, and reached out to touch the ice plates.

A chill hit her fingertips instantly, and she retracted her hand to look at it, which was covered with ice chips.

Squinting slightly, she turned to look at the floor in the middle of the room, where there was a pale green wool carpet.

No matter how you look at this carpet, Karasuma Ying feels a little abrupt.

The first is the area of the carpet, which looks a little small compared to this office.

It was covered on the floor, like a muscular man wearing a little baby's red belly pocket, how to look at it inappropriately.

Secondly, there is a large dark red in the middle of the carpet, which is close to black.

She stepped forward and crouched down, reaching out and touching the large dark red patch.

[It's wet.] 】

She seemed to know how Barry had died......

He committed suicide.

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(End of chapter)