Ms. Moriarty wants to save Beika Town today too.

She felt that the killer had somehow attracted Alman's attention and then chopped off his head in a split second, which would have required great skill and strength to accomplish.

The quality of the knife is also in demand.

When Takahashi Ryoichi heard Clyde's request, he found another set of armor and held a broad-bladed dagger. Clyde tried to swing it and could feel the whistling sound of the air being swept away. His movements were smoother and more powerful than before.

He performed several moves under the direction of Ryoichi Takahashi.

After deciding on the actors to play, Chikako Ikeda gave them guidance on their positions, expressions, and movements. Since the performance was not too professional, it was enough to just look confused and surprised.

The previous scenes mainly focused on Ota Masaru and Ikeda Chikako, with Winnett and the others acting as a panicked background. After several rehearsals, the official filming finally began. In the first scene, Ikeda Chikako, who played a strong and arrogant personality, became agitated when talking to everyone and wanted to leave the room after she realized that she was knocked unconscious by someone and carried to this ship.

As soon as she reached the door, the prepared crossbow was already fired. Of course, the crossbow had been positioned in advance and had a blunt tip.

Frightened by the crossbow, Chikako Ikeda sat on the ground, terrified.

She stood up again and tried to open the door hastily, but she failed and took her anger out on others.

Winnett, who witnessed all this, felt that her acting was quite interesting. Perhaps it was related to her image and personality. All these developments seemed very natural, and the exaggeration was just right. It can be seen that she prepared very carefully.

It doesn’t matter if you fail to recite the lines, you can do dubbing later, so the filming process doesn’t have to be too demanding.

This leisure room is large enough and has enough space for setting up mechanisms and storing weapons.

When one of them got the gun, the atmosphere became tense again because the plot arranged for them to find the message from the culprit.

——Only one person can leave alive.

Although this is an overused idea in the 21st century, it is still a type that people never get tired of watching in this era.

The props prepared by Takahashi Ryoichi and the serious performances of the film club members made Winnet feel that her eyes had been opened. Suzuki Ayako also participated, and she was a gentle and harmonious person among them.

In order to ensure the development of the plot, her elimination is necessary. She is the first person to be judged dead in the plot.

When the performance reached the point where Suzuki Ayako's character died, Hiroki Kakutani, who was in charge of photography, called a halt to the performance.

“That’s about it for today’s filming.”

As he spoke, he handed everyone the script that Atsuko Kamikawa had revised. There was a photocopier in the lounge, so everyone got a copy right away.

Hiroki Kadoya asked everyone to familiarize themselves with the script and try to perform it privately, and Chikako Ikeda also announced the end of today's filming.

Since the time is limited to the night and the daytime is very tiring, this is an appropriate arrangement.

Just as Takahashi Ryoichi was about to put his weapon back on his armor—

"Ah...ah!"

His terrified cry echoed throughout the space.

……

ps: owe 21...

113 True and False Knight (Ten)

Takahashi Ryoichi paced back and collapsed on the ground, still muttering about blood and human heads.

He was so frightened that he was incoherent, and everyone rushed over quickly.

Ota Katsu didn't take it seriously at first. He approached the armor and opened the half-solid mask. Then he saw a pair of terrified, dull eyes. He was also frightened and ran to the back. Then he grabbed Takahashi Ryoichi's chest and asked him: "Is this a prop you use to scare people?"

Takahashi Ryo shook his head. Winnett followed and carefully checked the mask. There was indeed a human head. It must be the head of the murdered Baron Alman. The murderer might have found a handy weapon in this room and placed the severed head in these armors, but how to ensure that it would not be discovered? Or did the murderer intend to let it be discovered from the beginning?

"This is a real human head." Winnett said with certainty. Under the current circumstances, it is impossible to continue hiding what happened during the day.

Sophia's proud face couldn't hold back, and she blurted out, "Human, human head!?"

The others tried hard not to scream and retreated to the back tacitly. Only Clyde and Shirley came forward, and the former showed considerable discomfort.

"Head..." Clyde was silent for a while. Shirley stared at him. She thought he might know something because there was some disbelief on his face. Shirley looked at him and asked, "Do you know this man?"

"No, I just thought he was kind of like one."

Shirley looked at the face carefully and she also felt that he looked familiar. "Does he look a bit like Odysseus?"

"I'm not sure," Clyde said. "The last time we met was ten years ago. I was just a kid then, but he was a sanctimonious hypocrite, just like the guy at the party. They may look alike, but he's still alive and well. This should be Baron Alman."

Winnet was curious about his conclusion.

"How do you judge?"

“He had a neat beard and he kept it very neat,” Clyde said. “That’s traditional to some people, and probably to him.”

Winette nodded. His judgment made sense. A man with a well-maintained beard was unlikely to be a reporter who lived abroad all year round, even though the two looked somewhat similar.

Then she saw Shirley asking Clyde to borrow a glove, and she opened the head's eyelids and took a closer look.

"It looks like the time of death is about the same as that of the corpse. It's basically the same person," Shirley said. "That's good news. It's not a new victim."

Winnett removed the head of the armor and saw that the human head was a bit stiff when it was stuffed in.

"Is it really a human head?" Ota Katsu still found it a little unbelievable.

"Well, if you must, sir," Winnett had to say, "but hurry up. We have to discuss this with Uncle Edward."

Winette held up the human head and showed it to Ota Masaru, who was so scared that he almost knocked the head off.

"Hiss!" He gasped, "What on earth is this! Ah, didn't they just say that someone died from taking drugs? His entire head was cut off, how is this possible? Does anyone know him... Does anyone know this gentleman?"

"No one knows," Winnett replied coldly, disliking his noise, "so we have to ask Uncle Edward to confirm it."

Shirley felt that Winnet's attitude was too unnatural, which would make people have unwarranted associations with her, and even think that she was a cruel person. Well, in fact, Winnet was indeed too far away from mercy. She felt that Winnet was like a judge sitting in the circuit court, with a cold look.

"Mr. Ota, you'd better protect the ladies and send them back to their rooms." Winnet suggested.

Although she didn't want to ask this guy for help, the ladies at the scene were all scared. Before they left, Winnett specifically warned them, "Please don't spread the news. It might cause a riot."

Winnett believes that even without the riot, the murderer would not have been stopped, but the riot would have made the judgment of the case more complicated. Reducing the criminal's favorable conditions to a certain range can effectively increase the probability of the criminal making mistakes.

When Winnett finished her speech, Shirley poked her in the stomach.

"Do you know what time it is? If you plan to stay up until tomorrow morning, I won't stay with you until the end."

"Well, Shirley, you go back to sleep first - I'll sort out the situation. Let Uncle Edward confirm who this person is. If it is indeed the Baron Alman who has never appeared, the direction of the investigation will be much clearer. Well, I hope the police who come tomorrow are smarter and we don't need to focus on this matter."

Shirley nodded coldly. Winnet obviously didn't want her to get too involved, but Winnet was right. If she had key information about the murderer, the target might not just be the original target of the murderer. A crazy guy, no one can guarantee that he won't attack innocent people.

"Well," said Shirley, "you'd better start right away."

"I will. I'll be back in a moment."

She frowned and said, "Really? Then remember to be punctual."

Winnet smiled bitterly. It seemed that Shirley still cared about her previous experience of going out on a mission.

Winnett left the lounge that was forced to be used to entertain guests and walked out along the corridor. Clyde followed her and said that he was also very concerned about this matter and wanted to know the result as soon as possible. He also knew where Edward's room was and guided Winnett to the destination.

Winette paused outside the door. She knocked, but there was no response.

"What's going on?" She was puzzled. "Uncle Edward said before that he was going back to his room, right?"

"Yes, he was a little listless when he left."

Winnet didn't find it strange, because Burgundy made a mistake in this matter and allowed a murderer to get on board, triggering a series of cases, which was equivalent to focusing the police's attention here. As a person planted by the organization in the economic world, this was a misconduct.

As for his style, Winnett has always heard that he is meticulous, strict but keen on charity, and generally has a good reputation outside. This time, he has also reached a cooperation with Japan's top Suzuki Group to build an amusement park and a holiday villa; the Durant Group is responsible for providing luxury goods such as yachts and jet racing aircraft, as well as some infrastructure.

Just as they were waiting in front of the door, a sound was heard from the other side of the corridor. The person who came was Edward. He had a gloomy face and a pistol in his hand.

"You guys, why are you here?"

he asked.

……

114 True and False Knight (XI)

"We found the head of the headless corpse," Winnett grabbed the head of the armor with the human head stuck inside.

She lifted her mask. "Uncle Edward, do you recognize this man?"

Edward was shocked when he saw the head. Winnett thought that it was not the bloody head itself that frightened him, but the face of the head.

"Albert? How could it be Albert!" When Edward saw the head, he immediately thought of the young man who had just emerged not long ago. The clean-looking man who always wore a tweed suit. Albert inherited his father's shareholder status five years ago, and he also came to this banquet.

"Damn it, I should have checked in with everyone before the guests left!"

Sure enough, this head did not belong to Baron Alman.

Winnet once again speculated on the murderer's trick, the reason for chopping off the head was to prevent others from identifying the identity of the deceased. If you think so, the situation in the room at that time may change -

The murderer was none other than the ghostly Baron Alman.

He probably invited the young man named Albert to the room. He had planned to kill Albert from the beginning, so he did not make any preparations for entertaining guests. Judging from the situation at that time, the distance between the low table and the sofa was obviously changed, as if it was specially made to make room. Winette simulated the situation in her mind and found that the direction of the blood splatter was towards the door.

She looked at Edward with a calming gaze and hinted with her lips.

Edward saw this and quickly adjusted his heartbeat to make himself look less out of control. He quickly explained the identity of the deceased: "His name is Albert, and he is also a shareholder. He should have attended the banquet. I should have confirmed whether everyone was present, but I neglected it. I didn't expect that Baron Alman was not the only one whose head was chopped off."

Winnet closed the mask of the scary head. "Uncle Edward, there is nothing we can do. Now, what we should do is to prevent further casualties."

She said this, but she had no intention of saving these people. Judging from the attitude of the people around him towards Stanley's death, he was not a respected person. In fact, in the lounge, some people had already started talking with red wine glasses and began to distribute new benefits, like demons eating souls. Before this, Stanley and Albert were also part of this group.

A rich person is more likely to be hated than an ordinary person.

Winnett had heard that chopping off the head and piercing the heart was the way to destroy the devil. Perhaps the murderer thought he was righteous.

A person who thinks he is just is almost crazy when he executes the justice he believes in.

She became more interested in the murderer, and he might bring her more surprises.

"Mr. Edward, this is unbelievable." Clyde, who was standing by, could no longer bear it. His expression looked like he had been tortured. "Besides this head, were there other people who were beheaded?"

"Yes, Baron Alman's successor, the new Baron Alman. But I haven't met him yet," Edward was in a bad mood and even spoke with a French accent. "Let's pray for the dead and hope that the police can catch the murderer soon."

"The police?" Clyde looked disdainful. "They are a bunch of incompetent guys. By the time they find any clues in their investigation, this journey will probably be over. Then ten years later, the news will show headlines like 'Mystery at Sea' and some composite pictures for the public to see! The funniest thing is that they rely entirely on private detectives hired by the authorities to solve the case - it all depends on the level of the detectives!"

Edward tried to stop Clyde from saying that.

"In short," he shouted in his pure Parisian accent, "let's wait until they arrive! No matter how cruel the criminal is, it is difficult for him to commit a crime under the police's nose."

Winette almost thought Burgundy was telling a joke.

As for their organization, she felt that they had no regard for the police.

Although Edward also wanted to solve the case quickly, once out of Canadian waters, it was probably a process of passing the buck until the Japanese police stepped in. This was not a good sign for him, because the organization was about to launch an operation in Japan, and he was asked to cooperate with the investigation right away. There was nothing worse than this.

"Well, sir, if you insist." Clyde spread his hands.

"By the way, you came here with a pistol in hand." Winnet asked, "What happened again?"

"Carter just told me that he saw a shadow in armor walking around with a cold weapon in his hand..."

Edward described the color of the armor and the types of weapons.

"Sir, Butler Carter was probably looking at me. We were filming a short film and needed a chaser in armor." Clyde explained. He told him about how he had stepped into the corridor to get used to running. "I happened to be holding a short blade. Although I didn't see Butler Carter, I guess he saw my shadow stretching to the fork in the road."

There is still a long way to go in the filming, and there is no footage of the Armored Chaser appearing yet. He is just practicing and getting familiar with putting on the armor to make the movements as smooth as possible.

Winnett didn't think there was anything wrong. She had just received "subtle advice" because her expression was not expressive enough. Considering Chikako Ikeda's request, it was not surprising that Clyde would practice the feeling of wearing armor.

Although the people in the Film Research Club are only Suzuki Ayako's friends, they are still students from excellent Japanese universities and may become directors or screenwriters in the future.

"So that's it."

Edward also felt a little suspicious. How could the suspect move in armor? Not to mention the inconvenience of movement, if someone witnessed it, the case would basically be closed.

Alas, maybe I am getting old.

Edward sighed in his heart, and then he heard Winnet's question again.

"This Mr. Albert should not be traveling alone. Do you know who is on the ship with him?"

"Let me ask Carter."

Edward made the call.

Winnett also noticed that there was a signal in this sea area. This meant that if the murderer used some remote means to interrupt the circuit, it would not be a problem at all, even if he was deep in the party at the time.

Not only that, judging from the fact that Odysseus had seen Alman during the day, "Alman" at least once existed, but his identity was replaced by someone.

Of course, there is another possibility, Odysseus is lying.

Unraveling the mystery bit by bit from subtle evidence was not what she was good at, although she had played some puzzle games; planning and layout from an omniscient perspective was what she was good at, so she was also interested in the murderer's layout.