Conan Rick's Investigator

The White Horse Detective still remembered that he had seen such a pattern when he was a guest at Althorp Manor.

This flag does not have an ordinary pattern, but the family crest and emblem of the Spencer family.

The Spencer family logo actually appeared here...

Could it be that the male owner of the manor at that time was related to the Spencer family?

But if they were members of the Spencer family, why didn't they live in Althorp Manor? Instead, they lived in the far north of England.

The white horse detective put his thoughts aside and continued to investigate further.

Walking out from the other side exit of the side hall, you will reach the area where servants are active in the back.

The kitchen, utility room, bathroom, and stairs leading to the second floor are all here.

The white horse detective just took a quick glance at these unimportant areas and went up to the second floor via the spiral staircase.

The entire second floor is the owner's leisure and rest area, with a living room, study, piano room, etc.

However, the situation is similar to the first floor. All the valuable things in these rooms have been moved out, leaving only some old furniture.

Although these pieces of furniture were exquisite aristocratic items in their day, after so many years, the old paint surface is covered with dust, and now it is just a pile of old stuff that is so dirty that people don't want to touch it.

However, in the study, Bai Ma Tan found a mezzanine in the second drawer of the desk.

The mezzanine is separated by wooden boards, and if it weren't for Bai Ma's keen observation as a detective, it would be difficult to find.

He picked out the wooden board and found two pieces of paper underneath.

After taking out the pieces of paper and shining the flashlight on them, I found that they were a letter and a photo.

The photo is a yellowed black-and-white photo, and the edges of the photo are slightly warped due to moisture.

However, the middle of the photo is well protected because it has been applied with a layer of wax.

This is a photo of a young man and a woman.

The young men were dressed very luxuriously, the kind of exquisite attire only worn by the nobles at that time.

The mother's outfit was relatively ordinary, a white fluffy lace dress that didn't match her thin body and didn't look like it was tailor-made for her.

On the back of the photo, there is a line of neat handwriting: Son Spencer Lane and mother Shiliang, taken on July 1870, 7.

Lian ye...

This name reminded Hakuba Tan of the tycoon Karasuma Renya.

Could this person be the young Karasuma Ren?

Detective Hakuba recalled the tragedy that happened 40 years ago that was told to him by old lady Qianjian in the Twilight Villa.

In her version of the story, Karasuma Renya was already a centenarian 40 years ago.

If this is the case, Karasuma Renya was indeed a young man in 1870.

But later, the White Horse Detective used the police database but still could not find any information about the tragedy that happened 40 years ago.

The existence of this photo seems to prove that Karasuma Renye is indeed an old man beyond the ordinary age.

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Bai Ma Tan turned the photo over again and looked at the face in the photo carefully again.

The woman among them had a pretty appearance, with a kind of oriental beauty that Westerners did not possess.

The son next to him was also very handsome, with some mixed-race features, a handsome face as if it was chiseled by a knife, and a tall and thin figure.

Although the photo at that time was not very clear, he always felt that there was a heroic air between the eyebrows of this "Lian Ye", and he looked very similar to someone.

Who is coming?

Bai Ma Tan couldn't remember it for the moment, so he put the photo in his pocket and picked up the letter to read.

Due to its age and moisture, most of the handwriting on the letter has become blurred and unreadable.

However, there was still a small edge portion on the letter paper, which allowed Bai Ma to see it clearly.

The first letter begins with the salutation: Dear Mr. Xia Gai.

(blurry) Settled in Japan (blurry)…

(A large area is blurred)

(blurred) Move the temple to Japan (blurred)...

……

The white horse detective looked hard for a long time, but could only see these contents clearly.

Temple...

Are you talking about Twilight Villa?

There is also this letter, which seems to be written to the servants who stayed on to take care of the estate.

However, judging from the respectful address "Dear Mr. Xia Gai", the relationship between this person and "Spencer Lianye" is more than just that of master and servant.

Just as Bai Ma was trying to figure out the contents of the letter and the photo, a muffled sound suddenly came from downstairs.

The white horse detective raised his head alertly, walked to the stairs and called out tentatively.

"Fuku?"

No one answered at the bottom of the empty staircase.

Realizing that something might have happened, Bai Ma Tan quickened his pace and went downstairs. Passing by an empty room, he saw Ah Fu lying on the floor.

"Fuku!"

Bai Ma Tan quickly ran over, put the flashlight aside, and picked up the man.

But when he turned Ah Fu's body over, Bai Ma Tan felt some kind of wet and sticky liquid on his hand.

Chapter 1324 Sisters

This is……

Bai Ma rubbed his fingers together, put the liquid to his nose, and immediately smelled the blood.

is blood!

Bai Ma Tanxian subconsciously glanced around and did not see any sharp protrusions or traps on the ground.

Suddenly, he realized something in his mind and his eyes changed suddenly.

squeak--

At this time, a figure quietly stood out from the shadows behind the door of the room.

Although the owner of the figure moved very gently, the floor of the room was too old and still made a sound.

The white horse's ears twitched, and it slowly turned its head to the back, trying to peek at the other person's appearance.

However, the man was in a dark place and he could only see that he was holding a pistol and pointing it at him.

At this moment, Bai Ma Tan's nerves were stretched to the extreme.

However, he still forced himself to calm down and said calmly: "If my reasoning is correct, you should be sent by the descendants of the owner of this manor, right?"

"Do you feel that someone is investigating..."

The owner of the figure did not reply, but slowly moved forward and came into the range of the flashlight on the ground.

When the light dispelled the shadow, the white horse could see the man's face clearly.

To his surprise, it was a woman.

The woman wore round-frame glasses, had long golden hair and a pretty face.

What surprised him even more was that this woman looked exactly like the suspect in the murder of Ingles at the University of Brychester.

Bai Matan's pupils dilated, and he immediately realized in his mind that this person was the murderer of Ingalls, Elena Sera.

Sera...

The surname of Spencer Lane’s mother behind the photo is Sera.

This can't be just a coincidence, right?

The moment they met, Bai Ma Tan thought a lot.

But now he must find a way to overcome the current difficulties, otherwise even if he knows more secrets, he will have to take them all to the grave.

Elena looked at the white-horned detective squatting on the ground with an expressionless face, the muzzle of the gun in her hand was aimed at the young man's forehead, ready to pull the trigger and take his life at any time.

However, she did not do so immediately, but asked coldly: "Who else knows about this?"

Bai Ma Tan: "What's the matter?"

Elena: "What you came here to investigate, and what you are investigating."

"Hmm..." Bai Ma Tan groaned and replied: "Even if I tell you, will you let me go?"

Piu!

As soon as Bai Ma Tan finished speaking, a bullet from a silenced pistol hit his forearm.

"呲~"

The unprecedented pain instantly stimulated Bai Ma Tan's cerebral cortex. He clenched his teeth and his injured arm trembled slightly.

"Speaking out can at least save you some torture."

"If you had personally investigated that man's body, you would have known that I am very good at torturing people, right?"

Bai Ma Tan knew that the "man" the woman was talking about was the astronomy researcher Ingels.

According to the autopsy report, Ingles suffered some degree of torture before his death.

And this woman also implicitly admitted that she was the murderer of Ingles.

Bai Ma Tan's forehead was covered with cold sweat and he sneered twice, "Haha, then I really have to thank you for your 'kindness'..."

"But I have nothing good to say to you."

Bai Ma Tan's tone suddenly became tough, not because he had thought of any way to survive.

On the contrary, he thought he was doomed this time.

Although many people knew that I was investigating the castle and the manor, they didn't know that I came here directly tonight.

In order to obtain clues as quickly as possible, he neither notified the local police for assistance nor informed anyone of his itinerary.

This was also the first and most surprising thing when Bai Ma Tan found out that he was being targeted by a killer.

This was clearly a manor that had been abandoned for at least several decades, and most of the things inside had been emptied out. If I hadn't found the letters and photos left in the drawer, I probably wouldn't have been able to find any valuable clues.

But even so, someone was still extremely vigilant about this matter and even arranged someone to deal with the investigator.

What is the reason for this cautious attitude?

"Humph, it seems you want to resist."

"Then it will be very painful..."

Elena also snorted coldly, with a cruel smile on her lips, and the muzzle of the gun gradually moved down, aiming at Bai Matan's knee.

But just as she was about to pull the trigger, a cold voice sounded at the door.

"Elena, put the gun down."

Bai Ma Tan and Elena looked in the direction of the sound at the same time, and saw a tall and thin figure standing at the same door.

However, this person had no intention of hiding his identity and walked directly into the range of the flashlight.

In the dark room, the three of them were in a situation of a mantis stalking a cicada, while the oriole was waiting behind.

And this "yellow bird" is still a woman, with short golden hair with a small section of curls hanging in the middle of her forehead, and a relatively large frame.

Those cold dark green eyes stared at Elena.

Bai Ma Tan had no idea who this new woman was.

Elena showed a slightly shocked look and murmured, "Mary..."