Entering the castle hall, everyone saw a maid cleaning with a broom. The maid was about 20 years old and had a single ponytail that exposed her forehead. She looked very energetic.
When she saw Mr. Man, she immediately put down her broom and ran over to greet him." Greetings, Master."”Ye Ling didn't know if it was an illusion, but she noticed that the maid had a surprised look on her face when she saw her. However, she quickly regained her composure.
Moreover, Ye Ling found it a little strange. He remembered that the castle servant in the anime was a male and had a big fight with Dr. Ali at the door. How did it become a female in reality?
A huge portrait of an old man with squinty eyes hung directly across the castle hall. There were also portraits of a man and a woman on the left and right sides.
"By the way, Mr. Man, who are the people in these portraits?”Professor Ali could not help but ask.
Mr. Man looked up at the portrait and said,""Don't worry. They're all dead.”
Just as he finished speaking, an old woman suddenly rolled over in a wheelchair. The old woman wore round glasses, and her face was full of wrinkles and age spots. She looked like a candle in the wind, as if she would die at any moment.
The children were shocked by the sudden appearance of the old woman and almost thought it was a monster.
"Eh…who are these people?" The old lady looked at Ye Ling and the others and asked Mr. Man in a hoarse voice. Ye Ling took a few more glances at the old woman. Without using his spiritual will, he could not even tell that the old woman was a young man who had undergone plastic surgery. From this point of view, her plastic surgery could be said to be perfect.
"Mom, they're my friends. They're our guests today," Mr. Man replied.”
"So it's your friend. I hope you have a good time.”The old lady looked around." By the way, where is my daughter? She said that she would come back to celebrate my birthday, but I haven't seen her yet…"
Mr. Man was a little embarrassed and said to the maid,""Yahui, bring my friend to her room. I'll send my mother-in-law back first.”
The maid named Yahui nodded, and Mr. Man pushed the wheelchair to send the old lady away.
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The maid, Ya Hui, led everyone upstairs and assigned them three rooms. Because of the difference between men and women, Haihara and Bu Ming shared a room, the doctor and Conan shared a room, and Genta and Kazuhiko shared a room with Ye Ling.
The three rooms were placed side by side. Those who put their luggage first ran to the room at the back to gather, which was Ye Ling's room. At this time, Ya Hui had not left yet, and she seemed to be hesitating.
From the beginning, Ye Ling felt that the maid had something to say, so she asked,"What's wrong?"
"Ah, no, nothing." Ya Hui hurriedly shook her head, but it was obvious that she did not mean what she said.
Professor A'li was very concerned about the three paintings in the hall just now, so he asked,""By the way, Miss Maid, who are the three portraits in the hall? Mr. Man said that they were all dead?”
Yahui nodded and explained," Those three portraits are of the Great Master, the Old Master, and the Madam. They have indeed passed away." Because Madam was Grand Madam's biological daughter and Old Master was only Madam's husband, Grand Madam was deeply affected after Madam passed away and got dementia. You all saw it just now. Grand Madam thought that Madam was still alive…"
"Hmm? Wait, who was Mr. Man?”The doctor couldn't react.
"Mr. Man is Madam's second husband.”"You should have seen the noble young master when you came here, right?" He was the son of Madam and her ex-husband, Master Zhen Zhao.”
The doctor suddenly understood. No wonder the son of a noble called his father "Mr. Man", so he was not his biological son. As for the children, they felt that their brains weren't enough. Wasn't this family's relationship too complicated?
Conan couldn't help but interrupt,"How did Madam and the former master die?"”
Yahui continued," My ex-husband, Master Zhenzhao, died of illness six years ago. My wife died in a fire four years ago. There's a tower next to the castle. I don't know if you've noticed, but that's where the fire broke out four years ago.”
It turned out that Madam had moved abroad after her ex-husband passed away, and she had fallen in love with Master Man. Four years ago, because it was Great-Madam's birthday, Madam came from abroad to congratulate Great-Madam. Madam and her friends arrived at the stone tower in the middle of the night. In the end, a fire broke out in the early hours of the morning, and everyone inside was burned to death.
"What about Master Man and the noble young master?”Conan hurriedly asked.
"Master Man and the noble young master arrived two or three days in advance. They didn't stay in the stone tower, so they survived.”
Hearing these words, Xiao Ai's expression turned grave. She muttered to herself," Strange, why didn't Master Man mention anything about such a big matter?”
"That's right. Why did he only entrust Brother Ye Ling to search for the treasure and not to investigate the fire?”Bu Mei also muttered to herself in confusion. After she finished speaking, she realized that she had let her mouth slip. She hurriedly covered her mouth in a panic, looking very cute.
Genta and Kazuhiko also knew that things were not good. Master Man had clearly said not to leak the news, but Bu Mei had actually said it!
"Entrustment?" The maid Ya Hui's expression suddenly became anxious as she asked,""You really are Detective Ye Ling?"
Ye Ling smiled and replied," You too. You recognized me long ago."”Ye Ling knew that Yahui had recognized her because of her hesitant expression. This was the bad thing about being famous. Others could recognize him at a glance, and there was no secret to speak of in a secret investigation.
After getting Ye Ling's confirmation, Ya Hui became even more agitated. She grabbed Ye Ling's hand and begged," Detective Ye Ling, can you help me investigate a case?!" I beg you!"
Bu Mei widened her eyes in surprise. She thought that she would be scolded by Ye Ling for causing such a big trouble. However, not only did Ye Ling not scold her, but the maid also became the new client.
Ye Ling's heart was filled with doubts because there was no such plot in the original novel...
"What do you want me to help you investigate? The fire?" Ye Ling asked.
Ya Hui shook her head hurriedly." No, I want you to help me investigate a case from two years ago." Two years ago, a male servant told me that there was something in the charred stone tower, and then he mysteriously disappeared. Four days later, the police found his body in the forest. Because he starved to death, the police determined that he was lost and trapped in the forest…"
Ye Ling suddenly realized that there was indeed such a case in the original novel. The male servant was trapped in a secret passage by the old woman during the treasure hunt and was abandoned in the forest after starving to death. Before the male servant disappeared, he mentioned to a close maid that there was something in the tower. However, the maid was only mentioned in the original novel but did not appear. He did not expect that she would officially appear now.
"I don't believe he got lost in the forest. He must have been killed.”With tears streaming down her face, Ya Hui pleaded with Ye Ling,""Mr. Ye Ling, please help me find out the truth! Please!"
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