Margaret fell ill, and Leo had to call Mary and give her a sedative.
"Mary." Margaret lay on the soft velvet bed, like a real version of Sleeping Beauty. She reached out and pulled Mary's sleeve, "Don't, don't let Leo... Mary won't leave..."
She looked like she was at least seventeen or eighteen years old, but she behaved like a child. She grabbed Mary's sleeve and refused to let go.
Mary also went against the indifference towards others and gently comforted her: "The wedding has been postponed. If Leo doesn't leave, I won't leave either. Go to sleep."
Margaret showed a satisfied face and murmured: "I don't want Melanie, I want Peggy, Leo and Mary. We will stay in the castle forever and never go anywhere..."
Pain flashed through Leo's chest, but he could no longer say "One more person loves you."
As the medicine began to take effect, Margaret's breathing slowly eased and she fell into a deep sleep.
Mary then exploded and said sternly: "Why are they here? Leo, you know that Peggy is in a bad situation recently and can't stand any stimulation!"
Kang Mucheng immediately stood up: "Sorry, it's our fault for disturbing her."
"Don't go too far." Mary asked, "This is Leo's private information. Why do you pry into other people's privacy?"
"Because Kimberly is dead." Jian Jing emphasized her tone, tit for tat, "In your opinion, she is a weak and helpless poor girl - I do not deny this, Miss Sal has indeed suffered a lot - but she is also Suspect in the murder."
Mary said: "Peggy has no ability to kill people at all. She has never touched pearls and cannot get poison."
"But she can pass through the secret passage and appear anywhere at any time." Jian Jing said coldly, "What if she has an accomplice?"
"Accomplice? Me?" Mary asked keenly, "Because I don't agree with Leo's marriage?"
"No, it's Margaret who doesn't want her brother to get married." Jian Jing said, "and you are her friend."
With the appearance of Margaret, half of the mystery about Mary was solved - she said that her mother was employed at Winter Castle. It can be speculated that she should have spent a lot of time here when she was a child. , it is very possible that Margaret, who is almost the same age, is a good friend.
Therefore, Mary's disapproval of Leo's marriage was not due to love, but to concerns about Margaret.
However, this does not reduce their suspicion.
"When there was a power outage, you were not in your room." Jian Jing said, "Only by clearing your suspicions can Margaret's suspicions be cleared."
Mary was silent.
Jian Jing turned to look at Leo: "Who knows Margaret?"
"It's me and Mary." Leo said uneasily.
"We are here, just the few of us, to find out the situation: when there was a power outage, Leo entered through the secret passage in the library to look for Miss Margaret, right?"
Leo: "Yes."
"You found the door open, is she there?"
Leo shook his head and looked at Mary.
However, Mary said: "I don't know. I was preparing dinner for Peggy in the kitchen. Uncle George didn't know Peggy existed, so I had to avoid his sight. After the power went out, I immediately found a candle and went upstairs. ”
From the kitchen to the second floor, the time coincides.
Jian Jing thought: "Didn't you go see her?"
"I knew that Leo locked her in the bedroom, but I didn't expect that she would come out." Mary pursed her lips, "Of course my first reaction was to go upstairs and find out what happened."
Jian Jing nodded without comment and took out the steak knife she had put aside: "Have you seen this?"
Mary said, "It's a kitchen knife."
"Miss Margaret attacked me with this as I entered."
Mary frowned, confusion on her face.
But unexpectedly, Jian Jing gave up the question and asked instead, "Can you draw me a picture of the secret passage? It doesn't need to be particularly detailed, just the first, second and third floors." "
Leo hesitated for a while and then said, "Okay, this is not a secret."
He drew a simple diagram.
It has to be said that there are not so many secret passages in ancient castles.
Front view:
... ... ... ... ... .... Secret mezzanine ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
.Secret Passage. (Fourth Floor) Portrait Room... Stairs... .Leo & Melanie's Room...
.(Third floor) Mirror Room... .Stairs... .Carr Room...Kang...Jian...Si... .Secret
.Secret (second floor) library...stairs... ....changing room (gold room).path
.Roadway..(first floor) reception room..stairs... .reception room.dining room.kitchen... .
... ... ... ... ... ... room area ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
The first secret passage is on the fourth floor. Through the portrait room, a new corridor can be opened, leading to Margaret's room. In this corridor, there is a hidden door, and behind it is the staircase, which is the second secret passage, leading to the mirror room on the third floor, the library on the second floor, and the reception room on the first floor.
The third secret passage is located on the right, leading from Leo and Melanie's room to the room, passing through Si Yingjie's room, the original room of Kimberly, and the mezzanine behind the kitchen, leading to the room.
Behind some rooms on the fourth floor, there is a secret mezzanine, connecting the secret passages on the left and right.
"The entrance to our bedroom has been sealed." Leo said, "She should have walked around from the mezzanine to Si's room."
Jian Jing: "Why is it blocked?"
Leo was embarrassed: "It's not very convenient."
Kang Mucheng: "Ahem."
"Oh, yes." Jian Jing said nonchalantly, "Does the secret passage lead to the kitchen?"
Leo explained: "Because Peggy likes to throw things into the food, my father sealed this layer long ago."
Jian Jing felt something was wrong. If Margaret had no way to enter the kitchen, why did Leo think it was his sister's prank after the first poisoning case
"Can Margaret get in?" she asked.
"Let me tell you." Mary said, "I couldn't get in originally, but the kitchen was renovated two years ago and the wall was damaged. There is an empty cabinet behind it, so I can climb in."
Leo looked embarrassed and defended: "Peggy can't get the poison, and she can't recognize the poison."
"Maybe, but that's not a problem." Jian Jing lost her mind for a while and said, "Okay, I have no doubts about Margaret anymore. Now, I'm going to investigate other things. No need. I had lunch.”
Jian Jing returned the same way, exited the mirror room on the third floor, took the side door and entered the opposite room.
Here, it is necessary to present an overhead view of the second and third floors.
The layout of the two floors is similar, with stairs separating the left and right areas, a corridor in the middle, and rooms on both sides of the corridor.
Top view of the second floor:
Lounge... Stairs... Guest room - changing room - guest room (changing room)
... ... .corridor... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..
Library... Stairs... Billiards room... Smoking room... Viewing room
Top view of the third floor:
Collection room... Stairs... Card... Kang... Jane... Si... .
... ... .corridor... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..
Mirror room... Stairs... Small ballroom... Lounge... Piano room.
Opposite the mirror room is the collection room of the Saar family, which displays the antiques collected by the Saar family, such as exquisite silver tableware, engraved pocket watches, enamel snuff bottles, swords with figures, Chinese Ceramics, rings engraved with the word ... may not be priceless, but they must be passers-by in history.
Or there are souvenirs related to the family, such as medals, manuscripts, guns, court skirts, fans... They are all old things from the ancestors, telling the story of the glorious history of the family.
After staying in this room for more than an hour and carefully appreciating the exhibits, Jian Jing went to the small ballroom.
This was the place where aristocratic ladies used to dance. It has not been used for a long time now. The floorboards are dim and the surrounding wallpaper also exudes musty smell.
Directly across the ballroom is another lounge.
Compared with the lounge on the second floor, the walls and ceiling here are more personalized. The paintings are all about the Virgin Mary and God, and the color is more pink.
On the contrary, the décor is very modern and the furniture is very modern, with comfortable sofas and screens, suitable for friends to gather together and watch movies.
The final window is a piano room, which of course also houses an ancient grand piano. The windows were locked, and the surface was covered with frozen ice. From a distance, it looked like a devil leaning on the cliff, staring coldly at someone.
At this point, all the rooms on the third floor have been inspected.
Arrived on the second floor, she met Hollen in the smoking room.
"Mr. Hollen, are you smoking here again?" she greeted.
Huo Lun nodded coldly.
"Seriously," Jian Jing asked in a casual tone, "Are you sure you don't want to tell me who you were with during the power outage yesterday?"
Huo Lun was taken aback: "What did you say?"
"You're not even here," she said.
Huo Lun said calmly: "No, I'm here."
"When the power went out, I didn't smell smoke on you," Jian Jing revealed bluntly, "but then when we met in the library, I smelled it again."
Huo Lun suddenly paused and said immediately: "You remembered it wrong."
"My sense of smell is more sensitive than ordinary people. If you had the smell of smoke on your body at that time, I would definitely smell it."
The intermediate observation card will not miss such obvious clues. Jian Jing has no relevant memory, which proves that she should not smell the smell.
"So, you are doubting me?" Huo Lun asked.
Jian Jing frowned slightly: "On the contrary, I think you know that Kimberly is wearing Melanie's necklace, so it is definitely not you, unless you are angry and kill Kimberly to vent your anger because of her play."
Huo Lun was stunned: "Why?"
"Because you met Melanie," she said. "You kept silent and concealed the truth because you didn't want to cause trouble to Melanie. A woman who was about to get married—no, already married—and a close friend, avoided Talking to their good friends and husbands can easily arouse romantic associations. "
He was silent in thought, the cigar between his fingers burning silently, and the smoke drifted into the air.
After a long while, he said: "Jane, you really surprised me - I didn't expect you to be serious. I originally thought you were just having fun - playing a detective game."
Jian Jinghehe.
"I did find Melanie. It's a bit inconvenient to talk to her." Huo Lun adhered to the bottom line, "Even if you doubt me, I won't tell you."
She didn't take it seriously: "You don't need to tell me, just say 'yes' or 'no'."
Huo Lun raised his eyebrows and made a "please speak" gesture. His posture was very elegant, like an aristocratic son from Prussia who traveled through time. He was a gentleman and arrogant. Although the IQ of others cannot be complimented, they have the privilege of willfulness.
But when Jian Jing asked her question, the reserved expression on his face froze.
"It's a little, um, a small result of the detective game." Jian Jing said hypocritically, "So, yes, or no."
Huo Lun's face tightened, and after a long moment, he nodded slightly.
"I have nothing more to ask you." She said coldly.
After noon, the weather finally cleared up.
Jian Jing visited Melanie who was recuperating: "Are you okay?"
"There is some tightness in my chest, and Leo said he would take me to the hospital." Melanie forced herself to sit up, struggling, "Jane, give me some good news, please."
Jian Jing said: "Mr. Huolun has admitted that he has met you once."
Melanie exclaimed softly, then felt ashamed: "I should have told you myself, August... wasn't him."
"Of course, he knows that the necklace is not on you anymore." Jian Jing comforted, "Looking at it, the clues are very clear. I am worried about Leo..."
Melanie was confused: "Leo?"
"No, it's nothing," she interrupted, "You should go to the hospital."
"I'll go back and see if the situation can be resolved?" Melanie asked expectantly.
Jian Jing replied: "Yes, I think everything can be solved."