It was the father deer with a thick voice who saved everyone.
"Okay, my little darling, let's get on with it—we can't give all the characters to the puppet house, it's a bit too boring."
"Okay, Dad." Miss Lu agreed cheerfully, then reached out and stroked the heads of the four puppets, and said sweetly, "Be careful, whoever hurts others or Myself, I'm going to thread it."
After finishing speaking, Miss Lu's head was out of everyone's sight, and then the top of the tent was returned. It seemed that everything had returned to its original state, but the room was still quiet, as if everyone was still out of shock and fear. Take it easy.
In the end, Mo Xiaoyao stood up and said bitterly: "Let's hurry up and search for evidence. If we stay like this for a long time, not to mention the lack of time, I'm afraid the theatergoers will be unhappy."
This sentence was like pouring a pot of cold water on the head, which made the other three people excited, and Robert even hurriedly said: "Yes! Zoya is right, let's continue quickly, don't be stupid caught."
Seeing those two people have become real "marionettes", Mo Xiaoyao always felt weird in his heart. Although he knew that he would not die after failing to clear the level, he always felt that if he accidentally touched the taboo in this dungeon, he would be afraid Even death is an extravagant wish.
In short, we must be more careful.
However, this is also beneficial. Players will not kill each other, and it will save you from having to be on guard against murderous monsters around you while looking for clues.
and…
Mo Xiaoyao had a thought, and while others were still looking at the clues, he quietly stepped closer to John, looked up and down at the ugly puppet with strings, and asked tentatively: "John, what is your real name? Isn't it called Mike Wyden?"
"Yes." John no longer had the previous arrogance, and answered mechanically with a familiar system voice: "I'm Mike Layden, and John is my alias."
After saying this, the other three people were taken aback for a moment, and then they understood that John and Michelle, who were completely puppets, were classified as NPCs, and they would answer every question without breaking the rules.
Everyone knows this, but if you think of it first, you have to praise Mo Xiaoyao's flexible thinking.
After confirming that they will not lie like before, the next step will be easy. The four people surrounded the two puppets excitedly, ready to ask all the known clues.
Because Mo Xiaoyao was the first to discover this secret, she got the right to question by default, and the rest of the people had no opinion on it.
But before asking for clues, Mo Xiaoyao decided to ask something else: "John, have you got the complete script? Michelle, how about you?"
John and Michelle shook their heads in unison, and replied in unison: "I haven't got the complete script."
Perhaps inspired by Mo Xiaoyao, Suzanne on the side suddenly asked first: "What is your main mission? Is any of you a murderer?"
As soon as the words fell, the two puppets who were originally looking ahead suddenly turned their heads to look at Suzanne, and their necks made a stiff "clicking" sound, with a weird sound that seemed to be made when the tape recorder was about to run out of power, They spoke in unison.
"The main task and identity are not allowed to be revealed, otherwise we will be expelled from the puppet house. We are good puppets of Miss Lu, and we will never go against her wishes."
The air was filled with eerie silence. Mo Xiaoyao waited patiently for the two puppets to repeat the words three times and stopped talking before turning to look at Susanna with a calm tone, as if she didn't blame her for stealing the words just now. the meaning of.
"How about you continue to ask?"
Susanna shook her head immediately, waving her two fat puppet hands: "Don't ask, don't ask, you go first, if there is anything missing, we will ask again."
Mo Xiaoyao heheed twice in his heart, but he didn't reveal anything on the surface. He turned to look at the two puppets who had calmed down, and asked again: "John, can you tell me about your relationship with Robert? Why do you collect Newspaper clippings about him."
This question can obviously be answered on the premise that there are clues, so John spoke again, his tone was no longer that weird voice, but returned to a state of no ups and downs, compared with the situation just now, this This kind of sound can be regarded as a kind of natural sound in the ears of people who are still alive.
John: "Robert and I used to study in the same university. After graduation, we opened a clinic together. After he had a medical accident, he left without saying goodbye. When Admiral Moonnes came, I was unprepared, and the clinic was shut down. Banned, I have no money, just board a boat to India."
Mo Xiaoyao thought for a moment and asked, "So you hate him?"
John: "Yeah, I hate him. If it wasn't for him, I wouldn't have gone to India and I wouldn't have been injured and disfigured."
Thinking about the handsome little boy in the family photo in Edward's bedroom, Mo Xiaoyao really couldn't associate the two puppets together—this isn't the difference between the imitation and the original, okay? Obviously an original and a defective product.
Mo Xiaoyao: "You came back to take revenge on him?"
John: "I asked him for money, and he must compensate me!"
The three people all looked at Robert. Seeing that there was no way to shirk, Robert rubbed his hands: "I didn't know the summary at first, so the system asked me to meet John in the garden, and what he said was What he said just now, he asked me to find a way to get him money, otherwise I will be exposed—you have seen it before, the recommendation letter, if it is revealed that I have had a medical accident, my future will be over."
Susanna and Mrs. Mary nodded frequently, as if to show that they understood. Only Mo Xiaoyao remained silent, and only spoke slowly when the three of them looked at him again.
"He didn't ask you to help kill Antonio?"
Mo Xiaoyao knew that he couldn't ask John this question, because it was related to the main task and identity. Just now, Susanna was considered a taboo for minor contact. The puppets repeated the words three times, and Mo Xiaoyao didn't dare to guess whether that meant that the taboo could only be violated three times—even if he wanted to try, there was no need to use this kind of question to try.
Of course, there is no need to let yourself try it yourself.
Of course Robert denied this, but the possibility proposed by Mo Xiaoyao still made Mrs. Mary and Susannah murmur. Judging from their frequent exchange of glances and the way they looked at Robert, they probably already had an idea in their hearts.
Mo Xiaoyao glanced at the time, it was 9:15, they wasted too much time in the tent.
"I suggest that we go back to the main house and go to Edward's bedroom first. We haven't confirmed whether he is an important NPC yet."
Susanna first agreed to the proposal, followed by Robert. Madam Mary hesitated for a moment, pointed to Michelle and John and asked, "Let's go, what about the two of them?"
Mo Xiaoyao tilted his head: "Go out of the tent first and see if they will follow."
Just like when they came, the 4 people filed out of the tent, and within two steps, they saw Michelle and John following up silently, obviously intending to keep pace with the large army.
This would save trouble, Mo Xiaoyao thought, now she has an idea in her mind, but she still needs more evidence as corroboration, otherwise it can only be said that she is just thinking wildly.
On the way back to the villa, Mo Xiaoyao was not idle, and asked some other things, including Michelle's evidence and the snakes John kept.
John didn't answer the snake's question for the time being, probably because the system restricted him, but Michelle didn't have any scruples, and told all his evidence, except for the unidentified herbal medicine bag.
The silver pendant was something that Michelle had when she was still in her infancy and was carried to the old head of the circus. It should be used to prove his identity. This is no longer a secret, it seems that everyone present knows that he should be Edward's eldest son.
From this point of view, what Michelle said to Mo Xiaoyao before was not adulterated, and he also had the motive of poisoning Antonio to restore his identity.
After all, after the death of the "terminally ill" Edward, as the "only" surviving male relative, he will be the most legitimate heir.
The premise is that he restores his identity first, and proves that he is a legitimate child, while Antonio is an illegitimate child—obviously, the exchange of children can only be done shortly after the birth, before Zoya's mother has seen the child.
Otherwise, judging from the fact that she later gave birth to Zoya, it is impossible to allow someone to replace her eldest son, unless she didn't know it at all.
In this case, taking into account the hair color and eye color, as well as the dominance of Madam Mary in the manor, the answer is ready.
Antonio was obviously the illegitimate child of Lady Mary and Edward, and illegitimate children had no right of inheritance.
Regarding Mo Xiaoyao's question, Mrs. Mary hesitated for a moment, but she admitted it frankly: "Antonio is Mrs. Mary's son. My suspicion can be ruled out. It is impossible for me to kill my own son."
Mo Xiaoyao was noncommittal about this, while recalling the secrets that everyone wanted to hide revealed with the help of "Honest Michelle and John", according to some clues he had, he secretly listed their murder motives in his heart .
Michelle—the real first-in-line heir of Misty Manor—needs a lot of money and land—feeds the circus troupe who is like a family member to him—is angry that Antonio abused his sister.
John—Edward's younger brother, the second in line heir to the manor—get rid of his illegitimate son Antonio, and blame Michel—restore his identity—inherit the manor.
Suzanne—According to John’s testimony, she saw her stealing—she confessed on the way that she received a letter from her only son, saying that he was detained for gambling and was in urgent need of a lot of money—Zoya had no money, so she had to take the risk—fearing that something would happen, Be the first to strike first.
Robert—has a lover relationship with Mrs. Mary—Antonio knows this, and it is easy to drive him away—killing people to prevent their jobs from being lost? Seems a bit far fetched...
Mrs. Mary—seems to be the most unlikely murderer—but Antonio’s plan does not intend to support her—considering this, even if the land is taken back, as Edward’s only remaining relative, he can get all the cash as a gift. legacy.
Even with a wooden head, Mo Xiaoyao still feels a little headache. She needs more information to analyze, but there is still insufficient evidence.
Because everyone was talking all the time on the return trip, it took a little longer to stop and go. When we arrived at the villa lobby, it was already 9:35.
At this moment, in the hall, stood a puppet wearing a police uniform, who seemed to be the "professional" that Mo Xiaoyao and the others needed.