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Esther looked up at Wu Wanying, then quickly lowered her head and replied, "At that time, I just wanted to trim the big tree in the corner of the central courtyard as usual, and then, I saw the body of Chief Pali under the tree..."
"Before that, has anything strange happened around there? Or have you heard any strange noises?"
"Nothing. Everything in the courtyard was normal. I just walked over normally, and then I saw Commander Barry..." Karasuma Ying's voice was very calm, which gradually calmed the maid who was originally a little nervous.
Upon hearing this, Wu Wanying lowered his head in thought.
Something was not right. According to her speculation, in the case of Barry's murder, someone must have wanted to deliberately cover up and distort the original truth of his death, and that person did so. The blood-stained carpet in Barry's office was the best proof.
Thinking of this, she changed the angle of her question.
"Did anything unusual happen in the King's Castle this morning?" Wu Wanying asked again.
"Abnormal things?" Esther seemed not to understand her question.
"Anything is fine, like something that never happened on weekdays but happened today..."
"Well, something that doesn't normally happen..."
Esther heard this and tried to recall it for a long time, then she raised her head and asked tentatively:
"Butler Ou Lei told us not to take care of the flowers and plants in the garden this morning. Does this count?"
"Butler Ou Lei?" Wu Wanying suddenly remembered the handsome young man with blond hair and asked, "What do you mean?"
"This morning, when I was trimming the flowers and plants in the courtyard, I was seen by Butler Ou Lei who happened to be passing by the courtyard. Then Butler Ou Lei told me that I didn't need to trim the flowers and plants in the courtyard this morning and told me to go back and rest..."
"But you didn't go back?"
"Yes, because if there are any changes to the work arrangements on weekdays, we will usually be notified in advance.
But this morning, Butler Ou Lei just said this to me when he passed by. I was a little worried, so I went to ask the head maid.
It was the head maid who told me that she had not received any similar notice this morning, so I went back to work..." Esther explained in detail.
"Butler Ou Lei..." With narrowed eyes, Wu Wanying continued to ask: "Do you know where he was going at that time?"
Chapter 2 Later
Chapter 236 You Will Definitely Show Up
"Do you know where he was going?"
At the door of the lounge in the king's castle, Karasuma Ying looked at the maid Esther and asked again.
"do not know."
Esther shook her head, but after recalling, she still spoke: "But I remember that Butler Ou Lei went in the direction of the West Castle..."
The King's Castle is larger than ordinary European castles. The entire castle is roughly divided into two parts, east and west, by a central courtyard planted with flowers, plants and trees.
The East Castle was mainly used for the residence of the royal family of this small kingdom and some close nobles; the West Castle was used as office for important officials of the kingdom who held high positions.
Among them, the king's bedroom is in the East Castle, and Barry's office is in the West Castle.
Although the east and west castles are not completely separated, if you want to walk from inside the castle to the other half, you need to go around a big circle in the castle, which does take more time than going directly through the central courtyard.
"Oh, and also, Butler Orei was pushing a cart at that time." The more she thought about it, Esther spoke again.
【A small cart?! 】
"Is there anything on that cart?" Having found an extremely important clue, Wu Wanying asked hurriedly.
"I don't know." Esther shook her head again and replied, "Because the cart is covered with a white cloth, I don't know what's inside..."
"At what time did you meet Butler Olei?"
"Just after half past six this morning..."
"At this time of day, what does Butler Ou Lei usually do?"
"If it's half past six, then he should be delivering breakfast to His Majesty the King, right? Butler Ou Lei is very punctual, especially after His Majesty the King became seriously ill. He would deliver breakfast to His Majesty the King at this time every day."
[In other words, before meeting Esther, this butler Olei should have just left the bedroom of His Majesty the King? ]
Based on Esther's description, Wu Wanying roughly sorted out the movements of everyone in the King's Castle this morning.
At around 6:30 this morning, Butler Ori went to the King's bedroom as usual to deliver breakfast to the seriously ill King.
Shortly afterwards, he left the King's bedroom and pushed the cart from the central courtyard to the west castle, where he met Esther who was trimming flowers and plants in the central courtyard.
During this time, he tried to get Esther to stop mowing the garden, but was ultimately unsuccessful.
After that, Butler Orei returned to the East Castle and began to make final preparations for the banquet to be held by his brother Preben this morning.
About ten minutes later, Mary and Umaru Ying, who were invited by the prince's younger brother Preben, also arrived at the East Castle.
Finally, just as the banquet was about to begin, the maid Esther finally discovered the body of Commander Barry in the corner of the courtyard and reported the matter to the king's brother Preben.
As it stands, this Butler Orei has some serious problems, but to find out the exact situation, Wu Wanying still needs to meet this person in person.
There is also the King's bedroom. I wonder how Miss Mary is investigating...
"Esther? Hans?"
Just then, a gentle and elegant voice sounded behind the three of them. Wu Wanying turned around and saw a handsome young man with blond hair.
It was Butler Ou Lei whom they were just chatting about.
"O-Butler Olei?!"
It seemed that it was because of what she had just said to Karasuma Ying, when Esther saw him, she was like a frightened rabbit, and a look of panic suddenly appeared on her face.
"Esther, what's wrong with you?" Ole looked at her with confusion as she looked abnormal.
"No, nothing... Um, Captain Hans, if there are no other questions, I'll go back first..." After quickly finishing the call, Esther lowered her head, turned around and quickly slipped into the lounge.
"she……"
"Haha! Don't mind Butler Olei." At this moment, Hans stood up and turned a blind eye, saying with a smile: "Miss Karasuma and I are investigating the murder of Chief Barry. Esther was the first person to discover Chief Barry's body, so we came to ask her some questions...
By the way, Butler Ou Lei, is there anything that brings you here?"
"Although the morning banquet has been cancelled, the food has not been cleaned up yet. I'm here to call a few maids to clean it up, and clean the kitchen at the same time, and prepare for today's lunch. Should that be okay? Captain Hans?" Ole looked at Hans and asked.
"Of course, the guard team gives priority to serving the royal family. Butler Ou Lei, please do as you wish."
"Well, thank you..."
"Butler Ou Lei." At this moment, Wu Wanying suddenly called him.
"What's wrong, Detective Karasuma?" Ole stopped and looked at her and asked.
"Have you been to the King's chambers this morning?"
"Yes, I have been there." Butler Ou Lei nodded, his expression calm and natural.
"Where did the carpet in the king's bedroom go?" Wu Wanying asked very directly.
Her question caught Ole off guard, and he was visibly stunned.
"The carpet in the king's bedroom?"
After being stunned for several seconds, Ou Lei finally came back to his senses. He looked at the sharp-eyed Wu Wanying in front of him. His face was very nervous and there was even a trace of cold sweat on his forehead.
"Why... I don't seem to understand what you said, Detective Karasuma? What do you mean by carpet? Detective Karasuma, His Majesty the King's bedroom is never carpeted."
But soon, Ole calmed down, regained his elegant demeanor, and explained with a smile.
"Really? It seems my guess was wrong." Wu Wanying narrowed her eyes at him and asked, "Butler Ou Lei, in order to solve the murder of Chief Barry as soon as possible, could you allow me to go to the King's bedroom to investigate a little?"
"Uh, this..."
"After all, this is a request from His Highness Preben, Butler Orei, I hope you can provide us with this little convenience..."
Just as Wu Wanying brought up the prince's younger brother Preben to put pressure on Orei, Mary on the other side had already brought the prince himself over.
After being stopped by Orel when she tried to enter the King's bedroom, Mary pragmatically invited the King's younger brother, who actually controls this small country, to come over.
At the banquet this morning, when the guards came to report the news of Barry's murder, everyone at the scene was surprised to varying degrees, but Mary noticed the flash of ecstasy on the face of his royal brother.
As a veteran agent active during the Cold War, Mary was keenly aware of the possible conspiracy behind Barry's death.
And after learning that the king's bedroom was right above the place where Barry's body was found, Mary directly confirmed her inner guess.
No matter how Barry died, his death was probably related to the King. This had nothing to do with the identity of the murderer, but was an inevitable political drama...
From Birun, to Bali, and finally to the seriously ill king... I see, it seems that those people's plan has almost reached the final step?
The King's Castle is completely blocked now. At such an important and dangerous moment, since the child is still here, you must be here too, right?
Or have you already appeared?
People are already stupid
Chapter 237 It's clear
The king's bedroom is relatively not as luxurious as one might imagine.
A large wardrobe, a dressing table, a set of bookshelves and a desk, and finally a single bed in the corner that was barely enough for two people to sleep on. These were all the furniture in the king's bedroom.
After inviting the king's brother Preben over, the guard standing guard at the door of the king's bedroom was tactful enough not to stop her.
Mary walked into the dormitory, first took a quick glance at the situation inside, and then focused her attention on the single bed in the corner.
The bed curtains were half lifted, revealing an old man with blond hair lying on the bed.
The old man was wearing pajamas, his long golden hair was scattered all over the place, he had a long beard on his face, and his face was haggard, looking like he had a serious illness.
He is Heninggu, the current king of the Kingdom of Andrew.
As if awakened by the noise of the door opening, Heninggu slowly opened his eyes and turned to look at Mary and Preben at the door.
"It's you, Preben..." Heninggu looked at Preben and spoke with a very weak voice.
"Good morning, Brother Wang. Did you sleep well last night?" A middle-aged man with a beer belly next to Mary asked.
The man looked to be in his fifties or sixties, dressed in fancy clothes and had a plump figure. He was none other than Heninggu's younger brother Preben.
"I've all taken the medicine, what's good or bad about it..." He Ninggu retracted his gaze, lay flat on the bed, and asked faintly: "Tell me, what's the matter with coming to my room so early in the morning?"
Heninggu's tone was full of rejection and disgust, and Preben didn't bother to be polite with his brother. He replied directly:
"Oh, it's nothing. We just found that Barry was killed in your room last night, so we wanted to come over to investigate."