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Hearing her words, Kitakami Kazuhiko showed a look of surprise on his face. After a long time, he smiled bitterly, shook his head and sighed.
"What a great acting skill. I didn't expect that what you said just now was actually a trap for me..."
His words were an acknowledgement of Mei Ling's speculation.
[So this young master is actually a fake? ]
Listening quietly to the conversation between the two, Bai Heqing, who was standing behind the pillar, frowned slightly, as if thinking about something.
[The murderer who killed the young master can only be another person...]
"When did you start to doubt?" asked Kitakami Kazuhiko.
“After Clyde was killed, you revealed to us in the hall your relationship with the old butler and what happened fifteen years ago.
When you described those things, your tone was so fluent, it was as if you had memorized them all... After you finished speaking, you left immediately because you were afraid that we would ask you about other details, right?"
"Do you suspect me based on this?"
"Tell me, who are you?" Mei Ling asked with a smile.
"Sorry, I can't tell you this yet, but I can tell you that I am definitely not the murderer. Meiling, there is no need for you to point such a dangerous thing at me." Kitakami Kazuhiko raised his hand and said.
"This kind of thing cannot be judged just by your words alone..."
"Both of you."
Just then, a voice suddenly sounded at the gate of the cemetery. Mei Ling quickly put away her pistol. The two looked back and found it was Bai Heqing.
"Detective Shirakawa?" Kitakami Kazuhiko looked at him in surprise.
"I found a confession note left by Kurahashi in his room before. It seems that he is the murderer of Master Guiyang. Let's go back to the villa first. Everyone is looking for him now." Bai Heqing said with a smile.
"understood."
After hearing what Shirakawa Qing said, Kitakami Kazuhiko didn't even look at Mei Ling beside him, and left the cemetery quickly without looking back.
Mei Ling had no intention of stopping him. She just smiled as she looked at Bai Heqing who suddenly appeared.
"Did you hear everything?"
"What?" Bai Heqing turned and looked at her.
"nothing……"
Stretching and showing off her impressive figure, Mei Ling walked to Bai Heqing and suddenly said:
"I'm not actually a real Feng Shui master."
Bai Heqing did not respond, but looked at her calmly.
“My real identity is a criminal police officer in Singapore. I was originally investigating Yang Douxin’s illegal business operations, so I went undercover beside him as a Feng Shui master.
This time I followed him to this island to investigate the case of the Kitakami family fifteen years ago... detective brother."
At this point, Mei Ling turned to look at Bai Heqing, poked his chest with her hand, and asked meaningfully:
"You're not just a detective, are you? From the first moment I saw you and that blonde girl a few days ago, I realized that you were not just detectives.
Especially you, detective brother. You always give me a very familiar feeling. I believe you must be the same. Are you... also a policeman?"
Bai Heqing listened to her speculation quietly, and only sighed softly after she finished speaking.
“There are indeed many smart people in this world.”
That’s right, just as Mei Ling was vaguely aware of his identity, he also had some guesses about Mei Ling’s identity before.
But without much explanation, Baihe Qing turned and left the cemetery.
"Let's go, it's time to go back and end this last farce."
After returning to the annex, everyone who had read the confession note left by Kurahashi Motoaki unanimously decided to look for the missing old butler first, and the first area of the search would be this annex.
They still acted separately and went to different places in the villa.
As for Shirakawa Qing, he was not in a hurry to look for someone. Instead, he went to the kitchen to find a piece of bread to fill his stomach. When he felt that the time was about up, he clapped his hands, turned around and went to the annex to call Mei Ling, Kevin and Tone Kosuke, and then Mary, who he had called before to secretly monitor Kitakami Kazuhiko, came to a hall of the annex.
This hall was the private collection room of Eijiro Tone during his lifetime. The reason for coming here is because Kazuhiko Kitakami came here.
The reason why Kitakami Kazuhiko came here was because he knew that Kurahashi Motoaki was hiding in this hall.
As for why he knew...
"Kurahashi, what are you waiting for?"
As soon as everyone arrived at the entrance of the hall, they heard Kitakami Kazuhiko's anxious voice from inside the door that was not closed tightly.
"Wait a little longer, Master Yiyan..."
This is the old tone of Kurahashi Motoaki.
Hearing this voice, everyone outside the door was stunned.
"in……"
Just as Tone Kosuke was about to exclaim, he was interrupted by Shirakawa Kiyoshi who was prepared and quickly pinched his cheeks.
"Shhh."
After making a hushing gesture and seeing Tone Kosuke nod, Shirakawa Kiyoshi let go of his hand.
Mary glanced at him, put her hands in her pockets, and said nothing.
Mei Ling looked at this scene, and a thoughtful expression flashed across her face.
As for Kevin, he still had that hearty smile on his face, listening curiously to the conversation between the two people in the hall, and was unaware of what had just happened next to him.
"But if we wait any longer, they will start to suspect..." In the hall, Kitakami Kazuhiko's tone became more and more anxious.
"Master Kazuhiko, at this last moment, I want to take another look at Mr. Eijiro..." Kurahashi Motoaki's tone remained calm.
In this collection room, there is a huge portrait of Eijiro Tone.
"What nonsense are you talking about? It was this man who caused our Kitakami family to be destroyed! Kurahashi, do you still have any feelings for him?"
【The timing is just right.】
Hearing this, Bai Heqing raised his hand and pushed open the door.
Chapter 447 The Last Murderer
"You two, what are you talking about?"
Outside the collection room of the annex, Shirakawa Kiyoshi suddenly pushed the door open and walked in, looking at Kitakami Kazuhiko and Kurahashi Motoaki in the room with a smile.
"Detective Shirakawa? Why are you all..."
Kitakami Kazuhiko turned around, and when he saw Shirakawa Kiyoshi and the people following him, a trace of panic flashed across his face, but he quickly calmed down.
"Everyone, you've come at the right time. I found Kurahashi. He is the real murderer of this series of murders in the annex. Just as you can see, I have been persuading him to come and confess..."
In response to his words, Kurahashi Motoaki just lowered his head, neither admitting nor denying it.
"Butler Kurahashi is indeed the murderer." Bai Heqing nodded, then changed the subject and said, "But he is not the only murderer."
"What does this mean?" The second young master Tone Kosuke couldn't help but ask, his tone seemed a little nervous.
Glancing at him, Bai Heqing slowly explained, "In the two cases of Mr. Yang and Clyde being killed, the murderer fully demonstrated his familiarity with the eating habits of the people in the annex and the surrounding environment of the annex.
It was precisely because the murderer was familiar with everyone's eating habits that he was able to accurately poison Mr. Yang among the crowd.
The method used by the murderer to move Mr. Clyde's body after killing him could not have been used by someone who was not particularly familiar with the environment around the villa.
The only person who possesses the above two points and also has a motive for murder is the steward Kurahashi. "
At this point, Shirakawa Qing looked at Kurahashi Motoaki who was still silent, and continued: “In the incident fifteen years ago, Yang Douxin and Clyde were both among the murderers who directly led to the destruction of the Kitakami family.
Therefore, after arriving at this villa and seeing Kitakami Kazuhiko, the two people who were worried that they might be retaliated by Kitakami Kazuhiko may have expressed their intention to kill Kitakami Kazuhiko. Butler Kurahashi, who noticed the murderous intentions of the two people, finally chose to take the initiative and kill the two people in advance in order to protect the young master he once served from harm.
Of course, the above are all my personal speculations. Since I didn’t collect them too deliberately, there is no evidence to prove this reasoning. If Butler Kurahashi is unwilling to admit it…”
"no need."
Shaking his head slightly, Kurahashi Motoaki, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke.
"Detective Shirakawa's reasoning is very normal. Mr. Yang and Mr. Clyde were indeed killed by me because I wanted to protect Master Kazuhiko. There is no doubt about it."
"It sounds like this sentence means that the death of that petty young master has nothing to do with you, old butler?" Kevin asked curiously.
"The murder of Takahiro Tone is quite different from the previous two murders." Shirakawa Kiyoshi replied.
"The two most important points are that the murderer did not use any tricks this time, but killed Takahiro Tone in a very direct way, and did not further hide the body afterwards.
Second, Takahiro Tone was killed by the murderer while he was in an unconscious state. Judging from his pajamas, he was probably sleeping or preparing to sleep when he was killed.
At first I thought that the murderer must have tricked Takahiro Tone into opening the door last night, and then put sleeping pills in his red wine glass when he was not paying attention, and then killed him after the drugs took effect...
As for whether this method will cause the red wine to produce any strange smell... After all, this is red wine that has been stored for hundreds of years. I think even if some strange smell is tasted, Takahiro Tone will not have too many doubts.
The reason for tricking Takahiro Tone into opening the door was actually very simple. As the murderer, he only needed to tell Takahiro Tone that he wanted to discuss the inheritance, and this young master, who had been obsessed with the treasures, would surely be eager to open the door and let him in..."
"So, the murderer is our university teacher?" Kevin looked at Kitakami Kazuhiko and said with a smile: "After all, he is the only living heir to the estate..."
Hearing this, Kitakami Kazuhiko suddenly became anxious and shouted quickly: "No! I..."
"Kitakami Kazuhiko is not the murderer, although I thought he was at first." Shirakawa Qing shook his head slightly, "But the information I got from Meiling made me change my mind."
"He is not the real Kitakami Kazuhiko." Mei Ling leaned against the door with her arms folded, saying with a smile.
"Hmm!" Kitakami Kazuhiko was stunned when he heard this. He wanted to say something but didn't know where to start.
"what?"
Kevin scratched his head in confusion, and upon hearing this, Kurahashi Motoaki suddenly looked up, with shock written all over his old face.
"what is happening?"
"It's hard to explain the specific reasons in just one or two sentences, but anyway..."
Mei Ling said as she pulled out a police officer's ID card from somewhere on her body and gestured in front of everyone, "I was also involved in the Kitakami family case fifteen years ago when I was a rookie police officer. The person in front of us is definitely not the real Kitakami Kazuhiko. I have already investigated this clearly."
"Oh my god! Fifteen years ago? Sister Meiling, how old are you now?" Shocked by Meiling's age, Kevin asked a little uncomfortably.
"How rude of you, little Kevin." Mei Ling said with a smile but a fierce look on her face.
"Back to the topic."