It was evening when he arrived at the Western mansion. Gao Cheng wasted a lot of time because he didn''t know the way.
"Here you are, Master Cheng." A white bearded housekeeper with glasses had been waiting in front of the castle like villa for a long time.
"Ah, Young Master Cheng?" Xiao AI, who gets off the bus together, looks at Gao Cheng suspiciously.
"Excuse me," said the white bearded housekeeper. "I''m Gu He Lu Chong, the housekeeper of the yincang family, and the service department who recommended you. My father is a police officer of the same period. For the sake of convenience, I told the master that you are the young master of a friend of mine."
Gao Cheng didn''t care much about it. After looking at the castle like buildings for some years, he asked the white beard housekeeper, "it''s true that Mr. Hattori recommended me, but some places didn''t make it clear to me. What''s the matter with the vampire murder?"
"The vampire is just a legend," the white bearded housekeeper explained, squinting. "About half a year ago, the body of the maid Miss Qingshui was found in the forest next to the mansion. It was raining that day. Miss Qingshui was hung upside down and tied to a stake inserted in the ground. There were two small holes in her neck, and her whole body seemed to be drained
"It was an old couple picking wild vegetables who found the body. They said that because the skin of the body was very white, they thought it was a scarecrow driving bears at first."
"It does sound like a vampire killing, but who should have committed it?" Gao Chengsi ropeway.
"It happened to be raining that day, and the ground was muddy, and no one had witnessed any suspicious people, so the police didn''t find anything after investigation," the old housekeeper said with Gao Chenger. "At the beginning, the police suspected the master, because miss Qingshui once had a grudge with the chef, saying that the master was very scary recently, afraid that he would be in danger, and wanted to quit his job as a maid, Then it happened... "
"Your master?"
"Yes, but the master has an alibi. During Miss Qingshui''s death, the master always stayed in the room to sleep. Ironically, it was the chef who proved this."
The old housekeeper said as he walked.
"Of course, Miss Qingshui will be afraid, because the master has been a little strange since then. In order to avoid the sun, she has been sleeping in the room during the day. Recently, even her favorite silverware was suddenly thrown away, saying that she is allergic to silver
"Just two days ago, the master smashed a soup bowl with garlic in it, which he used to like very much. He said angrily that it would corrupt the blood, and he would never see this again."
Xiao AI grabs Gao Cheng''s trouser legs and stares at the old housekeeper in a black suit: "vampire?"
"In the eyes of Miss Qingshui, the maid, it looks like a vampire."
Through the courtyard, the old housekeeper looked back.
"The sun is going to set, and the master should get up soon at this time. Then, before dinner is ready, young master a Cheng and miss AI will stroll around the museum. The inheritance will be discussed after dinner."
Although the old housekeeper said so, Gao Cheng is not good at random. If someone leads the way, it''s OK.
And if you come across a villager, you have to explain.
"Mr. housekeeper, if you can," Gao Cheng volunteered, "can you take me to see the chef first?"
"Yes, it can. It''s not enough. The kitchen is very busy now..."
There are three chefs in yincang family, but there is only one chef. The other two are young helpers. When the old housekeeper takes Gao Cheng to the kitchen, the scene is really busy.
It can be seen that there are many guests in the yincang family this time. It is said that they are all relatives of the same generation who have the right of inheritance, because the owner here has neither spouse nor children.
"Ah? Yes, I was the chef who testified to the master half a year ago, "some fat chefs responded when Gao Cheng asked him," that day, the master wanted to taste the soup immediately after he got up, so he asked me to send the soup to him directly and call him up by the way
"Although I haven''t been watching all the time, the master certainly hasn''t left the coffin, because before he closed the lid of the coffin, he told me that recently, it seems that someone lifted the lid of the coffin while he was sleeping to watch him sleep and let me put something on the lid..."
"Wait, wait," Gao Cheng said with a beating eyebrow, "you just said the coffin?"
"Yes," said the chef, stopping his work and looking at Gao Cheng, "the master likes to sleep in the coffin, so I put three sesame seeds on the lid of the coffin that time. When I woke him up, the sesame seeds were still in the same position, indicating that the coffin had not been opened."
"Excuse me..."
Gao Cheng walks out of the kitchen with his chin in his hand.
There are such people. No wonder there are some legends about vampires.
In the cases he has dealt with, this is a strange talk. Maybe I need to see the host in person.
"Chenghu," Xiao AI still holds on to Gao Cheng, "is there a vampire?"
"Come on, why are you afraid of this?"
Gao Cheng enters into the corridor and goes to the dining room not far from the kitchen. He finds that there are many people inside. In hesitation, a young maid suddenly bumps into her from behind.
"No, I''m very sorry," said the maid with a painful cry. She quickly stepped back and apologized. "Well, you''re Mr. Butler''s young master ah Cheng, aren''t you?"
"Well?"
Everyone in the restaurant noticed the movement at the door and looked at it one after another.
"Young master?" Seeing Gao Cheng''s ugly face, a woman with long light hair said, "what''s the matter? Does my eldest brother still have illegitimate child?! Too much... "
"How is that possible?" "If there were illegitimate children, my brother would not have asked us to come here," explained a bespectacled uncle with a smile
"That is to say, if there are illegitimate children, the legacy of Jumi will certainly not be given to our brothers and sisters, but directly inherited to the children."
Speaking of Yin warehouse parents, the 60 year old Yin Cang Shou and dress up quite elegant, seems to cover the wrinkles with thick foundation, but slightly relaxed skin can still see some old form.
In front of him, uncle Guo Zilian and the woman with long light hair were yincang Ma Xin, the second son of the yincang family, and his wife yincang Li.
"I''m not sure, Shou Yu," a little white face with long golden hair said with a smile to the crowd. "Didn''t he bring one back suddenly a few years ago? A beautiful fiancee with two or three children, who is quite different in age, isn''t it strange to have two or three illegitimate children
Xiao Bai Lian joked to the crowd: "however, the fiancee was not very lucky and died soon. Oh, by the way, it should be a good thing for you..."
"You fellow!" The third son of yincang family, who looked like a PE teacher or coach, raised his white collar and said angrily, "next time I hear you say that, I can''t spare you!"
"What, what?" Xiaobai said with a dry smile, "don''t you think you''re lucky? If you''re married and she''s still alive, you won''t be able to get the inheritance... Or, you won''t secretly fall in love with the lover with the child? "
"You..."
"Well, everyone," the white bearded housekeeper suddenly appeared at the door of the restaurant, interrupting the public, "master a Cheng is not the illegitimate son of the master, and his wealth is much more than that of the master. This time, I just invite him to be a guest..."
Then the old housekeeper looked at the maid standing by: "Miss Xiaoguang, is dinner ready?"
"Ah, yes!" The young maid returned to her senses and replied in a hurry, "the chef asked me to ask if I could serve."
"Let''s start serving," the old housekeeper nodded, squinting. "I think everyone has been waiting for a long time."
The faces of the people in the restaurant are somewhat unnatural, and some people are curious about Gao Cheng with a child.
They have much more wealth than their elder brothers, and they are so young. Should they be the young master of the big financial group?
It does look very magnanimous.
Xiao AI pushed Gao Cheng, who was distracted, and sat down together.
Because of someone''s relationship, she hasn''t eaten since noon. Even if there is a vampire, she can''t stop eating.
The layout of the restaurant is quite gorgeous. It''s a typical Western aristocratic style. Xiao AI doesn''t care about it at all, while Gao Cheng is used to it. He naturally finds a place to sit down. At the same time, he never leaves the yincang family.
Yuchuan tiaoping, a strange little white face, is a good friend of yincang''s parents and daughter. But he is only 29 years old, 31 years old apart. It seems that he is the second daughter of yincang''s family, the ex boyfriend of yincang Shina, an old-fashioned woman with glasses.
Gao Cheng secretly said to himself.
The housekeeper''s worry is right. A large group of heirs are in a mess, and the relationship between them seems not very good.
"Does the master of this family, Mr. yincang Momi, have an incurable disease?" Asked Gao Cheng in the dining room.
"Yes, it is said that there is only half a year left, so we came to the dinner party..."
"Because it''s written in the invitation that those who are absent will not inherit the legacy," said Xiao Bai Lian, drinking red wine and looking at Gao Cheng, who has a noble aura. "We are not like you, young master. We are all short of money. Maybe we can''t live without the legacy."
"Hello! Have you had enough? "
The sons of yincang family didn''t like the little white face of the rich woman, which would make his face more ugly.
Little white face laughed with indifference, clearly for the sake of heritage, but also pretend.
"But then again," said little white face, putting down his glass and turning to the master who had been empty, "why hasn''t Mr. Rimi come yet?"
"Yes," the old-fashioned glasses girl yincang Shina said, "at this time before, he had already begun to complain about cooking."
"That..." a Guang, the maid standing beside, said in a voice, "I''ll go to the master''s room and have a look. The master may still be sleeping."“ That''s true Yincang parents watched the maid leave the restaurant“ Why do you want to leave this oil bottle? Is he going to give her a legacy, too? "“ Maybe that''s it, "little white face continued to drink." after all, she''s the fiancee''s child. " Gao Cheng frowned and put down his knife and fork. In fact, he wants to know more about the murder of the maid half a year ago than the inheritance. Despite the testimony of the chef, Mr. yincang limi is still quite suspicious. It seems to be an alibi created on purpose. The key is the coffin, but if there is a secret passage underground, the police should find out... Alas, he is not the life of a young master at all. He has to think about these things for a meal“ Ah After a while, Xiao Guang''s scream suddenly broke the silence, and Lian Gaocheng was startled“ What''s the matter? "“ No, no! " Xiao Guang yells, "master, he..." Yin Cang''s room is the innermost room after he turns right in the corridor of the dining room. When Gao Cheng approaches with Xiao AI for the first time, the maid is sitting at the door, looking frightened and pointing to the room“ Master, he seems to be dead! "“ Come on, "the following yincang family said discontentedly," don''t talk nonsense, OK? It''s not that you don''t know elder brother. He used the coffin as a bed recently... "No, it''s not!" The maid was still uncertain and said, "when I opened the lid, the master put a stake in his chest bloody!"“ Stake? " Glasses uncle a few surprised, "brother, this joke is a bit too much?" Gao Cheng is close to the closed Western-style Christian coffin, but the lid can''t be opened for a moment, as if it''s firmly fixed from the inside“ Is the lid locked? "“ No, "said the maid with tears in her eyes." I opened it just now. The master was wearing a black cloak and showed his sharp teeth. There was a stake in his chest. The blood was everywhere... How could this happen? " Gao Cheng frowned again, but this time he opened the lid easily, but there was nothing in the coffin, and there was no blood on the flannel. Gao Cheng looked carefully and found blood stains in the crevice on the other side“ How could that be? " Seeing the empty inside of the coffin, the maid said in disbelief, "the master has disappeared!"“ Hello, "yincang''s parents doubted," do you really see the master? We don''t have time to joke with you... "" I think what she said should be true. There is blood here. The problem is, where did the body go? " Gao Cheng looks back at the maid“ Have you been here all the time? "“ Yes, "the maid nodded," the master is really in there, and no one comes out! "“ How could that be? " Yincang family several people can''t help flustered way, "big brother really become a vampire?"“ It''s not impossible, "said yincang''s eldest daughter, glancing at the coffin." our ancestors of yincang family had the rumor that the vampire was possessed. In addition to all kinds of strange behaviors recently, maybe he was also possessed by the vampire. "“ Ha ha, you''re kidding, right? I''m kidding... "The people at the scene were in a panic, and the atmosphere became a little strange“ Yes, brother must be joking. Maybe he wants to test us, because the invitation says that we should discuss the inheritance after dinner. He should come out soon, right“ Maybe... "Everyone in the yincang family talked about returning to the restaurant, but Gao Cheng still stayed on the spot to study. The script is wrong. How could the key villa owner have an accident at this time? Did you know that he was a famous detective? Escape or be killed... Xiao AI looks into the coffin from behind: "is there any mechanism?"“ I don''t know yet, but that''s for sure. " Gao Cheng reached out and touched the bottom of the coffin. At last, he directly opened the flannel to reveal a sliding sliding door under the coffin. There was also a tunnel entrance under the coffin. After pulling the floor tiles apart, you can see a narrow staircase by the light“ There was something wrong with the case half a year ago. "“ Well, young master ah Cheng, "Xiao Guang, the maid who ran back, saw Gao Cheng who was checking the coffin and said in a dazed voice outside," it''s cold in the evening and dinner... Do you want me to reheat it? "