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Then there are the two young masters of the Tone family.
With the appearance of the inheritance, the young master Takahiro Tone could no longer control his desire for these treasures, especially before in the underground cave, he even had a fierce quarrel with Kevin because Kevin took a bottle of red wine without his permission.
The slightly embarrassing thing is that he is not even the heir to these treasures.
With such an undisguised desire, it was hard for Shirakawa Kiyoshi not to believe that Tone Takahiro would do something irrational towards Kitakami Kazuhiko under the temptation of these treasures.
And the old butler Kurahashi Motoaki, will he turn around and deal with the two young masters of the Tone family because he wants to protect his former master Kitakami Kazuhiko?
In this villa now, Bai Heqing felt that there were big problems no matter how he looked at it.
On the contrary, Kevin, who seemed to have problems at first, now looks much more pleasing to the eye.
Although he had already noticed these hidden dangers, Bai Heqing had no intention of intervening.
After all, the danger was not coming towards him, and he was not that kind-hearted. Once he controlled the Water Tower to get the small cargo ship out tomorrow, the purpose of his trip would be over.
As for now...
"Mary, go back and rest."
There was no light in the corridor. Bai Heqing stood by the window, turned his head to look out at the pitch-black window, and heard the sound of heavy rain hitting the glass window.
"No matter what happens tonight, it has nothing to do with us. We can leave this island tomorrow."
In the dining hall on the other side, not long after Baihe Qing and Mary left, Mei Ling also wiped her mouth, stood up and said:
"Okay, I'm almost done, so I'll go back and rest. Everyone enjoy your meal."
"Oh? Big sister, won't you eat a little more? Are you trying to lose weight?" There was another piece of steak on the plate. Kevin looked at her with a smile and teased.
"If you eat too much, it's hard to keep in shape. As a woman, you always have a lot of unavoidable worries..."
Mei Ling replied with a smile, turned to look at Kitakami Kazuhiko who was still a little absent-minded, and said with a smile:
"Master Yi Yan, enjoy your meal slowly. I wish you a sweet dream tonight~"
"Stop making fun of me, Meiling..." Kitakami Kazuhiko quickly came back to his senses and said helplessly.
"It's not sarcasm, it's genuine."
After giving him a meaningful look, Mei Ling turned and left.
"I always feel like there's something else that Big Sister is saying..." Kevin's keen sense as a reporter enabled him to detect the deeper meaning of Mei Ling's words.
He turned his head to look at Kitakami Kazuhiko who was still in a daze, shook his head and smiled, and didn't think about it any more.
"Those two, I'll go back first too."
At this time, the second young master Li Gen Kosuke also stood up and prepared to leave. He looked at Kevin for the last time, and after hesitating, he asked:
"Mr. Kevin, what about tomorrow..."
"Don't worry, I said I would take you away and I won't go back on my word." Knowing what he was worried about, Kevin replied directly.
"Thank you."
Nodding, Tone Kosuke also left the hall.
"Damn it! That Kevin!"
In Takahiro Tone's bedroom, he has become more and more irritable since the inheritance appeared, and he repeatedly curses Kevin in the room.
"Brother, Kevin has promised to take us with him tomorrow." Behind him, Tone Kosuke, who had just returned from the hall, spoke.
"Hmph, he's smart enough to know who has been providing him with food and lodging on the island these days..." Hearing this, Takahiro Tone snorted coldly and sat back on the sofa.
There was a bottle of red wine on the table in front of him. A closer look revealed that this bottle of red wine was the one that Kevin had opened on the small cargo ship before.
"I don't mind Kevin's matter." Tone Takahiro, who had been silent for a long time, exhaled from his nose and suddenly said, "But we can't just ignore Kitakami Kazuhiko..."
Tone Kosuke was shocked and asked quickly: "Brother! Do you want to..."
"As long as this man is alive, we will never get our father's inheritance."
Takahiro Tone looked at his brother, a fierce light flashing in his eyes.
The next day, Shirakawa woke up early and called Mari to go to the water tower behind the annex.
Logically speaking, after he cracked the mechanism left by Eijiro Tone in the annex yesterday, the Water Tower should now be able to be freely controlled.
It can drain water and pump water. As long as it can be controlled, the small cargo ship in the underground cavity can be fished out.
"The control system of the Water Tower has been tampered with."
After opening the iron door below, what came into their eyes was a room filled with all kinds of huge machines.
The roar of machines was heard in his ears. Bai Heqing looked up at the electronic screen in the center of the room with his eyes slightly narrowed.
"It's currently in pumping mode? What's going on?" Mary asked, frowning slightly.
After they cracked the mechanism of the Water Tower and released the accumulated water around the annex yesterday, the default mode of this Water Tower should be to release the water.
"It seems that the water in the courtyard this morning is not entirely due to the heavy rain last night. Someone also wants to take the treasure on the ship away from the island."
After quickly coming to this conclusion, Bai Heqing turned around and walked quickly into the annex.
"Let's go back to the underground cave first."
Chapter 444 The last scene before leaving
"what--"
As soon as Qing Shirakawa and Mary returned to the annex, they heard a shrill scream coming from inside the building.
Judging from the voice, it seems to be the housekeeper Oiri Sumiko.
"Detective Shirakawa! Detective Mary! You are here?!"
As the two of them walked into the hall, they saw Kitakami Kazuhiko anxiously shouting at them from the corridor on the second floor above:
"Oh no! Master Guiyang was murdered in his room! Come with me quickly!"
[Ah, something went wrong.]
"understood."
Nodding calmly, Bai Heqing whispered to Mary beside him: "Mary, go take a look in the underground cave and be careful."
"Okay, you too."
Mary nodded in agreement, and Shirakawa Kiyoshi quickly went upstairs and followed Kitakami Kazuhiko to Tone Takahiro's bedroom. Mary walked to the secret door leading to the underground cave, took out a wire from her pocket, easily pried open the lock on the door, and walked straight in.
"elder brother!!"
"Don't be impulsive, Second Young Master. You can't touch the body carelessly now."
In Tone Takahiro's room, most of the people from the annex have arrived, except for the old butler Kurahashi Motoaki and the Feng Shui master Mei Ling.
Walking past the heartbroken second young master Tone Kosuke, Shirakawa Kiyoshi stepped forward and looked at Tone Takahiro who was lying on the bed in the room.
At this time, Takahiro Tone was wearing pajamas, with a small knife stuck in his chest. He was lying quietly on the bed, his face calm, without any expression of pain.
【He was killed while he was unconscious.】
"Who discovered the body first?"
After asking this question, Shirakawa Kiyoshi walked forward and skillfully examined Tone Takahiro's body.
The fatal injury was caused by the knife that penetrated the chest. Apart from this, no other wounds were found, and there was no sign of poisoning.
The deceased's face was calm, without any expression of pain. It was obvious that Takahiro Tone was in an unconscious state when he was killed by the murderer.
Was he attacked while sleeping?
"Yes, it's me."
Sumiko Oiri, who was sitting on the sofa next to her, looked pale and raised her hand tremblingly.
"I came to call the young master to eat this morning. Since no one responded in the room, I opened the door and came in, and then, then..."
"Damn it! Who killed my brother? Could it be the same murderer from before?!" Tone Kosuke roared.
"I'm afraid that's not necessarily true..." Beside him, Kevin raised his hand and touched his chin, saying meaningfully.
"What do you mean? Do you know who the murderer is?" Tone Kosuke turned and looked at him.
"That's not the case. I just feel that this murder is a little different from the previous two. When Mr. Yang and Clyde were killed before, the murderer used a lot of tricks. This time, it's such a direct killing that it really makes people a little uncomfortable..." Kevin explained.
"Is there a second murderer among us?" Kitakami Kazuhiko looked a little unhappy when he heard this.
"Who knows... Come to think of it, there aren't many people here today. Where are Sister Meiling and the old housekeeper? I don't think I've seen them since this morning."
"This, I don't think I saw it either. Could it be that they also..."
While these people were talking, Bai Heqing looked at the half glass of red wine on the table beside him, picked it up and took a closer look.
[There are stains on the edge of the wine glass. This glass of red wine has been drunk after it was poured out.]
"Oh? Detective Shirakawa is also interested in drinking?" At this time, Kevin noticed his actions and asked with a smile.
“Only occasionally.”
Standing up, Bai Heqing handed the glass of red wine in his hand to Kevin and asked with a smile: "Mr. Kevin, would you like to drink some?"
"Isn't it a bad idea to drink now?" Kevin looked at him with some confusion.
"It's just right. I suspect that someone has put sleeping pills in this glass of wine. If Mr. Kevin is willing, you can help me test it."
"Hahaha! So you want to use me to test the medicine?" Kevin laughed when he heard that. "Is Detective Shirakawa suspicious of me?"
"Just kidding, I do have someone I suspect, but it's not you."
Bai Heqing replied with a smile and scanned everyone in the room.
"Are Miss Meiling and Butler Kurahashi not here?"
"Yeah, I haven't seen them since this morning," Kitakami Kazuhiko replied.
"Is that so... Then let's go to their room and look for them together."
After saying this, Shirakawa Qing left and went directly to Kurahashi Motoaki's room.
The door was not closed, so he pushed it lightly and walked in.
The old butler's room was extremely clean and tidy, almost spotless.