Chapter 28
Entering the castle hall, everyone saw a maid cleaning with a broom. The maid was about 20 years old, with a single ponytail exposed on her forehead, and she looked very motivated.
When she saw Mr. Man arriving, she immediately put down her broom and ran over to salute,"I've met the master." Not sure if it was an illusion, but Ye Ling noticed that a look of surprise flashed across the maid's face when she saw her, but she quickly returned. Calm was restored.
And Ye Ling felt a little strange. He remembered that the castle servant in the animation was a male, and he had a big argument with Dr. Ali at the door. How come he turned into a female in reality?
Directly opposite the castle hall hangs a huge portrait, which depicts an old man with squinting eyes. There are also portraits hanging on the left and right sides, showing a man and a woman respectively.
"Speaking of which, Mr. Man, who are the people in these portraits?"Dr. Ali couldn't help but ask.
Mr. Man raised his head and glanced at the portrait and said,"Don't worry, they are all dead people."
Just as he finished saying this, an old woman suddenly rolled over in a wheelchair in the hall passage. The old woman wore round glasses, and her face was full of wrinkles and age spots. She was like a candle in the wind, as if she would die at any time.
The children were The old woman suddenly appeared and was startled. She almost thought she was a monster.
"Hey...who are these people?"The old woman looked at Ye Ling and others, and asked Mr. Man in a hoarse voice. Ye Ling looked at the old woman a few more times, and without using his spiritual mind, he couldn't even tell that this old woman was a young man who had undergone plastic surgery. , from this point of view, she can be said to have perfect plastic surgery.
Mr. Man replied:"Mom, they are my friends and they are visiting our house today."
"He turns out to be your friend. I wish you a happy time. The old woman said and started to look around,"Speaking of which, where is my daughter?" She said she would come back to wish me a birthday, but she hasn’t seen anyone yet.……"
Mr. Man was a little embarrassed and said to the maid:"Yahui, please take my friend to the room. I will send my mother-in-law back first."
The maid named Yahui nodded, so Mr. Man pushed the old woman away in a wheelchair. Got it
……
Maid Yahui took everyone upstairs and assigned three rooms to everyone. Because of the differences between men and women, Haibara Ai and Ayumi shared a room, Doctor and Conan shared a room, and finally Gentai and Mitsuhiko shared a room with Ye Ling.
The three rooms were all juxtaposed. Those who put their luggage first ran to the back room to gather, which was Ye Ling's room. At this time, Yahui had not left yet, standing there seemingly hesitantly.
Ye Ling felt from the beginning that this maid seemed to have something to say, so he asked:"What's wrong?"
"Ah, no, nothing."Yahui shook her head hurriedly, but people could tell at a glance that she was telling the truth.
Dr.
Ali was very concerned about the three paintings in the hall just now, so he asked:"By the way, Miss Maid, who are the three portraits in the hall? ? Mr.
Man said they are all deceased? Yahui nodded and explained:"Those three portraits are of the great master, the master and his wife.
They are indeed dead.
" Because the wife is the biological daughter of the dowager, and the master is just the husband of the wife’s daughter-in-law, the dowager was deeply affected after the death of the wife and suffered from Alzheimer’s disease.
As you all saw just now, the madam always thought that the madam was still alive.
……"
"Um? Wait, who is Mr. Man?"The doctor felt a little unable to react.
"Mr. Man is the wife’s second husband. Yahui replied:"You should have seen Mr. Guiren when you just came here, right?" He is the son of the wife and her ex-husband, Mr. Zhenzhao."
The doctor suddenly realized that it was no wonder that the noble man as his son would call his father"Mr. Man". It turned out that he was not his biological son. As for the children, they felt that their brains were not enough. The relationship between this family was too complicated, right?
Conan also I couldn't help but interrupt and ask:"How did the madam and the previous master die?
Yahui said eloquently:"My ex-husband, Mr. Zhenzhao, died of illness six years ago, and my wife died in a fire four years ago." There is a tower next to the castle. I wonder if you have noticed it. That is where the fire happened four years ago."
It turns out that the madam moved abroad after her ex-husband passed away, and she fell in love with Master Man abroad and got married. Four years ago, it was the madam's birthday, so the madam came from abroad to wish the madam a birthday. The madam and her friends arrived at the house in the middle of the night. In the stone tower, a fire broke out early in the morning, and all the people inside were burned to death.
"What about Master Man and Young Master Guiren?"Conan asked hurriedly
"Master Man and Young Master Guiren arrived two or three days in advance and did not stay in the stone tower, so they survived."
After hearing these words, Xiao Ai's face became a little solemn, and she whispered to herself,"It's strange, why has Master Man not even mentioned a word about such a big matter?"
"Yes, why did he only entrust Brother Ye Ling to hunt for the treasure, but not to investigate the fire?"Ayumi also muttered to herself in confusion. After she finished speaking, she realized that she had let the slip. She hurriedly covered her mouth in a panic, looking very cute.
Genta and Mitsuhiko also secretly said that something was wrong. Mr. Man had clearly said goodbye. The one who leaked the news was revealed by Ayumi!
"Commission? The maid Yahui's expression suddenly became anxious and asked:"Are you really Detective Ye Ling?""
Ye Ling smiled and replied:"You too, you have indeed recognized me a long time ago."The series of Yahui's hesitant expressions made it clear to Ye Ling that the other party had recognized him. The bad thing about being famous is that others can recognize him at a glance, and there is no secret at all in secret investigations.
After receiving Ye Ling's confirmation, Yahui became even more excited and grabbed Ye Ling's hand directly, with a pleading look on his face,"Detective Ye Ling, can you help me investigate a case! I beg you!"
Bumi's dark eyes widened, and she was very surprised. She thought she would be scolded by Ye Ling for causing a big trouble, but she didn't know that not only Ye Ling didn't scold her, but the maid lady also directly became a new client. People.
Ye Ling is full of doubts, because there is no plot like this in the original work.……
"What do you want me to check for you? About the fire? Ye Ling asked.
Yahui shook her head hastily,"No, I want to ask you to help me investigate a case from two years ago." Two years ago a valet told me that there was something inside the charred stone tower, and then he disappeared mysteriously. Four days later, the police found his body in the forest. Because he died of starvation, the police concluded that he was lost and trapped in the forest.……"
Ye Ling suddenly realized that this case did exist in the original work. The male servant was trapped in a secret passage by the old woman during the treasure hunt, and was abandoned in the woods until he starved to death. Before he disappeared, the male servant mentioned to a close maid that there was something in the tower. However, the maid was only mentioned in the original work but did not appear. Unexpectedly, she has officially appeared now.
"I don't believe he got lost in the forest, he must have been killed. Yahui burst into tears and asked Ye Ling:"Mr. Ye Ling, please help me find out the truth!" please!"