"Almost."
As soon as they walked out of the manor, Zhiji Nanxun said calmly: "Our eldest daughter already knows the truth of this case!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of everyone present suddenly changed.
Marshall: “!!!”
Annie: “!!!”
Hua Qiong: “???”
But thanks to Hua Qiong's quick reaction, her astonishment only showed for a moment. When Marshall and Annie looked at her in surprise, she had already covered her mouth and chuckled, which not only concealed her astonished expression, but also made her look confident.
"Really, Miss Watson!?"
"... Of course it's true."
"How is that possible!"
The first sentence is Anne's excited inquiry, while the second sentence is Sheriff Marshall's sigh.
Oh my god.
Is this the detective from the big city
It’s so efficient!
To be honest, as a sheriff, Marshall initially had the evil idea of delaying the investigation for the sake of his own face. But before he could put this evil idea into practice, this aristocratic detective from New York announced that he had solved the case
But after the excitement, Marshall showed hesitation again: "Who is the murderer... Wait, you are not going to say that the murderer is Mr. Morning?"
"It must be him, right!"
“… … .”
Under the expectant or suspicious gazes of Marshall and Annie, Hua Qiong grinned, but saw behind them, Zhiji Nanxun was holding his index finger up and zipping around his mouth, so he changed the subject: "You don't need to know this for now."
"What!?"
"... I know the truth." Hua Qiong thought quickly and came up with a reason immediately: "But there is no evidence to bring him to justice."
"so... .."
Hua Qiong saw his confidant Nanxun behind the two of them giving a thumbs-up gesture.
"Um?"
Anne and Marshall turned their heads curiously in the direction Hua Qiong was looking, but all they saw was a smiling Zhiji Nanxun with his hands folded in front of him.
(The face changes so fast... did I see an afterimage just now?)
Hua Qiong smiled on the surface, but she was muttering something inside. Just when Marshall and Annie turned around again, they saw that Zhiji Nanxun was nodding in Annie's direction again.
Hua Qiong immediately understood what he meant.
"... Miss Anne, could you please stay and talk to me again?"
"Me?"
"Yes, I think the information I'm missing is in you."
"no problem!"
Anne finally saw the murderer of her boyfriend being brought to justice. She immediately nodded excitedly and expressed her willingness to cooperate to the best of her ability.
Almost at the same time,
The long-awaited confidant Nanxun finally stood up, first patted Marshall on the shoulder, then spread his hands and said, "Sheriff Marshall."
"Um?"
"Would you please step aside for a moment?"
“… … ..”
Please! I'm the sheriff! Shouldn't I know the details of the case? Even if I'm a detective, the police should be around when I'm questioning witnesses, right
Marshall intended to issue a soul-searching accusation and questioning.
But considering that these two people in front of me have great backgrounds, not only are they from New York, the country of the beacon, but they are also the eldest daughters of noble families. What if I offend them...
... .Oh my god.
That would have a huge impact on your career.
Hold on!
"I see."
Marshall pulled the corners of his mouth very reluctantly, and then struggled to distance himself from the three people. He retreated until he was a hundred meters away and nodded when he found it difficult to find a confidant.
"here you go!"
Anne saw this and said viciously, "This capitalist running dog! He only knows how to touch Morning's stinky feet. I will definitely not vote for him in the next sheriff election in town!"
"Hahaha... ."
Hua Qiong laughed awkwardly, then glanced at Zhiji Nanxun beside her. Zhiji Nanxun gave her a reassuring look, and then said, "Miss Annie, in fact, the question our eldest lady wants to ask is very simple. What does your boyfriend James do for a living?"
"Huh?"
Annie was stunned. She thought he was going to ask about the details of the incident, but she didn't expect that he was going to ask about her boyfriend
After a brief moment of daze, Annie revealed a bit of sadness and whispered, "James was actually a worker under Morning like me."
“That’s why I met him.”
"I see."
Zhiji Nanxun showed some understanding in his eyes, and continued: "I roughly guess that James should often go to other places for business with Mo Ning, right?"
"How do you know?"
Anne was stunned when she heard this: "Indeed, James' previous job was to help Morning load and unload goods, and he often went to the next town with him..."
"And he's richer than you think, right?"
"... ..Yes."
Anne nodded. She seemed to sense something was wrong. "Miss Housekeeper, what do you mean? Although James is richer than ordinary workers, he has worked hard to earn it bit by bit, and the reason I am with him is not because of his money."
"I understand. I understand."
Zhiji Nanxun smiled and waved his hand: "By the way, can James use a gun? He should be very accurate with a gun."
"Of course."
Anne nodded naturally when she said this: "Not only him, I also know how to use a gun. I have a shotgun at home. In fact, I am ready. If Marshall, that lackey, is still unwilling to arrest Morning, I will take the gun and find an opportunity to do it myself..."
"Well, let's not talk about that for now, let's talk about James's shooting skills first."
"... Oh, it's true. James's shooting skills are much better than mine. But that's normal. After all, he used to go to other places for business with Morning."
"Why do you need to be good at shooting to do business?"
"Because of horse thieves."
Anne said as a matter of course: "It's obvious that the caravan is the easiest to be targeted. If you want to do business safely, how can you do it without some weapons?"
“I see.”
The smile on Zhiji Nanxun's face became even brighter, and then she scanned Anne from head to toe, finally stopping at her right ring finger:
"Miss Anne, is this ring given to you by James?"
"Eh? Yeah."
Anne opened her right hand and proudly showed the gold ring on her ring finger to Hua Qiong and Zhiji Nanxun: "This is a token of love James gave me. It is made of pure gold. James said that he almost spent all his savings to get such a ring."
“Wow…”
“Oh…”
It's hard to find a true friend and Hua Qiong, one of them twitched his mouth and the other raised his eye corner.
Then, Zhiji Nanxun subconsciously lifted the long hair by her ear, and Hua Qiong suddenly felt an itchy throat, so she covered her mouth with her hand and coughed lightly a few times.
Teleport
Enhanced regeneration
The two rings on their fingers immediately caught Anne's eyes.
"... ... ... "
Anne blinked in confusion, her eyes lingering between Zhiji Nanxun and Hua Qiong several times, and her mind quickly flashed through some small texts she had read when she was a child, such as the love-hate stories between aristocratic butlers and aristocratic ladies... Then she showed a look of understanding.
"Don't worry! Miss Watson, Miss Housekeeper."
"As long as it's true love."
"It'll be fine!"
It’s hard to find a bosom friend: “???”
Hua Qiong: “???”