Walk alone in the abyss

Some obese middle-aged men fell in a pool of blood.

When Yang Ming saw the corpse, several information points flashed in his mind.

The deceased was a baron of the Sacca family and one of the brighter social stars of the evening.

Earlier, Viscount Godoy Saka took Yang Ming forward to greet this person, and the other party responded to this new face with a perfunctory smile.

this is nothing.

The nobles present, no matter whether it was the surname of Saka or other surnames, all looked down on the somewhat mediocre Godoy, and under Godoy's arrangement, Yang Ming wore Godoy's most expensive dress, which did not look like The appearance of being rich and powerful.

Yang Ming didn't care about these details.

When he followed the crowd to the second floor to watch the fun, he took a closer look at the dead named Morington Saka.

At first glance, the deceased had two wounds.

One wound was on the chest, where the chest was pierced by a sharp object. It was five to six centimeters wide by visual inspection, and the penetration was deep, which was the source of the blood on the ground.

One wound was above the eyelid of the right eye. It was a light bullet penetrating wound that Yang Ming was very familiar with. The inside of the wound was neat and accompanied by burns.

Yang Ming is not an expert in criminal investigation, he can only speculate.

He reckoned that the reason for the two wounds was that the murderer had severely injured the deceased first, and the murderer also took into account Saka Star's barely passable medical level, and felt that this kind of injury was likely to be cured, so he took out the laser The pistol, which opened a hole in the dead man's head.

For humans, brain death also means total death.

Saka is located in the territory of the Sherman Empire, and has not experienced wars or turmoil all year round;

Although the social order was slightly chaotic due to the economic downturn, and crimes often occurred here, most of these aristocratic gentlemen had no chance to face the murder scene on weekdays.

Many young people took a few glances at the murder scene, then went to the corner to retch.

There were two noble ladies with weak mental capacity, and they fell weakly into the arms of the young guy beside them.

But most people didn't panic.

Thirty-two nobles with the surname of Saka, eleven nobles with the surname of non-Saka, more than 20 ordinary guests, and thirteen waiters all maintained their basic composure.

Three elderly members of the Saka family stood up.

They began to stabilize order and asked the young people to immediately notify the noble court and the local police.

An old man said with dignity: "No one can leave here until the police arrive!"

Another old man shouted:

"Whoever did it, stand up and admit it! No matter if there is any personal hatred, or for any reason, this incident will shame our Saka surname! I hope you can take a little bit of responsibility. Don't you dare to kill people? Admit it?"

An aristocratic lady sighed: "Maybe Morington is too flamboyant... He has indeed accumulated a lot of wealth over the years, and he often said that being a nobleman is useless, and he has to rely on his own ability to live comfortably. , He was able to come back to the party today, it was a very happy thing, but..."

"Okay, protect the scene! Go to the first floor! Leave a few security guards here!"

An old man yelled.

Everyone rushed back to the lobby on the first floor of the hotel.

Viscount Godoy Saka had never seen such a scene, his feet were a little weak, Yang Ming took the initiative to reach out to support his arm, and walked with the crowd as usual.

"Aren't you afraid? My dear nephew, this is a brutal murder," Godoy asked in a low voice.

Yang Ming said slowly: "It has nothing to do with us, uncle is very familiar with this baron."

"He's about my age. We were two grades apart when we went to school. He used to help me stand out against rude nobles from other classes. He's a good guy... probably so, and we haven't contacted him since."

Obviously, when Viscount Godoy Saka said 'he is a good man', he was somewhat lacking in confidence.

Yang Ming didn't ask any more questions.

He is not interested in the life and death of an imperial baron.

Barons like the deceased can be easily caught in the empire. As long as they pay enough taxes and are willing to donate money, they can also get the same level of no-welfare titles through some channels.

However, Yang Ming could not stay out of the matter, the noble court would probably control everyone and investigate them one by one.

The secret between him and the Viscount next to him cannot be easily exposed.

Soon, Viscount Godoy Saka was called to a small meeting.

Participants included the three highly respected 'elderly Sakas', plus four mature and stable 'middle-aged Sakas';

The downcast Godoy being called over also proved his nominal status as a viscount in the Saka family.

About ten minutes later, Godoy returned to Yang Ming's side.

The middle-aged man showed a sad face, his brows were also tightly wrinkled, and he said slowly:

"They asked who you were, and I told you the truth."

Subtext: Because of unexpected incidents, they are concerned about the identity of the new faces here. I admit that you are my illegitimate child, but I ask them to keep it secret.

Godoy patted Yang Ming on the shoulder, and continued: "Don't worry, you are by my side all the time today, and you have always been in everyone's sight. No one will embarrass you, but I should ask you to do a survey later .”

Yang Ming frowned and asked, "Does the police care about this?"

"The police have sealed off the hotel, and they will send commissioners to assist us later," Godoy said. "They heard that a noble baron died, and it was a murder case, so they shifted the responsibility to the noble court. The nearest ship from the Court of Nobility will arrive in over an hour."

Yang Ming clicked his tongue: "These policemen are really good at playing football."

"It's also understandable, but I suspect that it is because we don't want the police to enter, so we put pressure on the police, rather than the police voluntarily giving up the investigation."

Godoy sighed:

"These people in front of you are almost the ones who hold the real right to speak on this planet. Except for me who is not doing well, most of them have huge connections and wealth.

"Other guys who are not doing well will not come here to humiliate themselves."

Yang Ming nodded and smiled, "Uncle, you can't decide this kind of living situation. You are under the pressure from your parents."

"You can still comfort people, we can't make a choice, but we can work hard to change."

The two looked at each other and smiled, Yang Ming picked up a glass of something similar to watermelon juice and drank it, Viscount Godoy Saka stared at the glass, then turned his head and covered his mouth and retched.

Yang Ming: ...

Tsk, so weak.

At this moment, a well-dressed young man with sword eyebrows and starry eyes rushed to Yang Ming's side quickly.

"Hello, Hui, can you come with me? The three respected elders want to ask you."

Viscount Godoy Saka gave Yang Ming an encouraging look: "Go, there won't be any problems."

Yang Ming's acting skills were not bad, he pursed his lips slightly, frowned slightly, groaned a little, raised his hand and pushed his glasses with his middle finger, and then nodded in response.

"plz follow me."

The young man bowed his head and left in a hurry. Yang Ming followed behind him and was taken to the small room on the first floor where Godoy had a meeting just now.

In the room, three old people from the Saka family sat on the sofa in the middle.

There are a few middle-aged men in the corner, who are whispering about the issue of the inheritance of the deceased's property.

The title of the deceased is not hereditary.

With his hands behind his back, Yang Ming calmly stood in front of the three old men, continuing to perform 'uneasy' and 'nervous'.

"Hello, young man," the old man in the middle sighed, "I'm sorry, this is the first time you participated in our family's gathering, and you encountered such a vicious incident. The perpetrators will definitely be punished."

Yang Ming nodded slightly.

"May I have your name."

"Hui," Yang Ming responded.

"Okay Xiaohui," the old man on the left said slowly, "Let me ask you a few questions first, what is your relationship with Godoy?"

"I am his distant relative. To be precise, Mrs. Delly is my aunt."

The three old men laughed lightly, and the middle-aged men in the corner also looked over.

The old man on the right asked, "Have you been by Godoy's side tonight?"

"Yes, almost everyone can prove it," Yang Ming nodded.

"What do you think of this murder case?"

Yang Ming said: "I don't know very well, and I don't know much about the situation, but this matter should have some negative effects, especially if the murderer is found, if the murderer is a member of the Saka family, or even a nobleman, That will probably attract public attention.”

The three old men suddenly felt melancholy.

The old people said with emotion:

"I'm surprised that you can take this into consideration. Yes, for nobles, reputation is the most important wealth. Our family is already in decline, and we can't stand the damage to our reputation."

"It's best if the murderer is someone outside the family, but that's not something we can decide."

"Well, Morrington is usually arrogant and domineering, and he has indeed offended many people, but it is not enough to have this level of deep hatred."

"He looked down on the family, so he was killed by fanatics within the family?"

"Do you think there are any fanatics among our children and grandchildren?"

"that."

Yang Ming couldn't help but interrupt the three old people who were about to chat:

"I think that the matter may not be so complicated. It may also be due to impulsive passion. For example, there was a dispute between the murderer and the deceased. The murderer pierced the baron's chest with a murder weapon in a moment of excitement, and he was afraid that he would retaliate later. So he simply took out his pistol and penetrated the baron's brain.

"The top priority is actually to restrict the movement of everyone in the hotel, so as not to give the murderer a chance to deal with the traces.

"Also... Check the monitoring, maybe there will be unexpected effects."

The eyes of the old man in the middle brightened: "Do you know how to find the murderer, Xiaohui?"

"How could I understand this?" Yang Ming smiled implicitly, "I just like to watch some detective dramas and novels."

The old man said: "What you said just now makes sense. It's amazing. When I chatted with you, most of the uneasiness and tension in my heart subsided, as if you could give me great comfort."

"Come and sit here, just behind us...Although Godoy is mediocre and has no ambitions, he is actually the true direct lineage of this family. It just so happens that you come to represent him in this matter."

"Just now we clearly asked him to stay, but he said he couldn't do this and insisted on going back to accompany you. He also said that you were too young to experience such a scene."

"You are much calmer than him."

"Then we'll let you stay here and let him cry outside! Hahaha! Oh, yes, nephew Morrington just died. I can't laugh like that, making people think that I have some grudge against him. Then That would be inappropriate."

Yang Ming pondered: "Maybe I should go and comfort Uncle Godoy, he was frightened."

The old man said: "Oh, no, now you represent him, bring a chair over here! You guys!"

A middle-aged uncle was about to move the chair immediately, Yang Ming took the first step, kept saying that he could do it by himself, and smiled awkwardly at the corner.

These middle-aged uncles smiled kindly at him.

Yang Ming muttered in his heart.

Doesn't Godoy have so many resources? Why is it still so miserable?

wrong.

Yang Ming quickly understood something.

This is not care, but temptation.

Godoy is the direct descendant of this family, and what the nobles value is the so-called direct inheritance system. If Godoy rises again, it will damage the interests of these nobles in front of them.

Since the other party already knew that he was Godoy's 'illegitimate son', there was a high probability that he was asked to stay here for observation.

If he is as mediocre as Godoy, these nobles with the same surname can really feel at ease.

Yang Ming just smiled calmly at this.

This kind of intrigue between the little nobles is nothing more than that.

However, in the next half hour, Yang Ming finally witnessed what a fool is.

These guys in front of them are simply a group of idiots who master noble etiquette and can only intrigue!

...

The process of inquiring one by one is simple and sloppy.

Some nobles who were suspected of having murderous motives were called in front of the three old men and asked similar questions.

Yang Ming originally thought that these three old men were serious about solving the case, but after some questioning, he suddenly discovered...they were just asking those few questions over and over again.

What do you think of Morrington?

Have you ever had a conflict with Morrington?

Have you been to the second floor tonight?

Other than that, nothing fancy.

Not only that, there are more and more people sitting behind the sofa, and almost every young person being questioned will be called over by three old men to take a seat, and then listen to the next guest's story together.

Half an hour was wasted just like that.

The boat from the Noble Court will arrive at Saka in half an hour, and the commissioner sent by the police is reluctant to enter, obviously not wanting to cause these troubles.

Yang Ming was really a bit bored while listening.

Have these aristocratic gentlemen been at ease for too long, causing the folds of the cerebral cortex to become shallow?

Since you want to find the murderer before the aristocratic court arrives, then go to the actual investigation. A group of people don’t look for evidence, don’t deliberate on motives, don’t judge the method of killing, and don’t even judge the time of death. Concave shape, trying to express their own wit and wisdom.

Watch monitoring!

Watch monitoring!

Even if the fucking Conan is here today, you have to watch the surveillance first! Is the surveillance video installed throughout the hotel a display?

However, Yang Ming remained restrained, he waited quietly among the crowd behind the sofa; during this period, Godoy came over to look at him twice worriedly, and finally simply stayed in the corner.

By the time they finished asking about the last guest, the conference room was already full of people.

"Hmm," said the old man in the middle, "what do you all think about this?"

A middle-aged uncle crossed his arms: "I think this incident will definitely have a negative impact on our family, and we must prepare in advance."

Yang Ming: Specifically?

An old lady with lacy hair said slowly: "Now we can't add more uncertainties. We must optimize our action plan on the basis of dealing with the highest priority."

Yang Ming: What is the specific content of the action plan?

The young man who went to call Yang Ming over just now sighed: "Yes, we must be united and show the cohesion of our Saka family in this matter. Now we need to work together to find out who the murderer is. If He is a member of the Sacca family, we have family rules outside the law, if he is not a member of the Sacca family, we must not let it go."

"I suggest that this matter may become a relatively long tug-of-war. We must first establish a homicide response committee."

"I propose that a respected member of the family be the head of this committee."

"Yes, we also have to donate our own donations to provide funding. This is for the honor of all of us, and it has a vital interest in us."

"The establishment of this committee must focus on the efficiency of dealing with problems. We must work hard, make real contributions to the family, grasp the main contradictions, and be able to reasonably analyze the negative impact of public opinion. This is a huge blow to our personal abilities. challenge."

"It's a great challenge."

"I propose, let's hold an encouragement ceremony first. How about having a drink first? For the establishment of the Homicide Response Committee, for the glory of the Saka family, and for the revival of our family!"

"good!"

Ding, ding ding.

A group of nobles clinked glasses with each other, and the atmosphere in the meeting room was heated again.

Yang Ming: ...

his!

Just hang these nobles one by one!

Seeing Yang Ming's ugly expression, Godoy approached him with a smile, and muttered, "Just get used to it."

"Do you need my help?" Yang Ming asked.

Godoy obviously hesitated.

He spent a week with Yang Ming and knew that this 'illegitimate child' was very capable, but his deal with Yang Ming...the two of them had better keep a low profile.

But Godoy soon realized another problem.

"The aristocratic court may pull all of us to investigate," Godoy said in the weakest voice, "maybe do information comparison...biological information comparison..."

Yang Ming nodded, already understood what to do.

In other words, he must now find a way to hand over the case to the police before the noble court interferes here, and quickly find the murderer, so as to prevent the innocent himself and Godoy from being involved, which will cause immeasurable potential harm. ——In particular, Yang Ming himself can't touch too many inspections, let alone verify biological information.

A few thoughts flashed across his mind, Yang Ming knocked on his glasses, and after Lu sent back the message, he had a decision in his heart. He immediately raised Erlang's legs, folded his hands on his knees, took the soda bottle in Godoy's hand, and threw it to the ground.

Ding, Ding Ding!

The bottle made a crisp sound, and a group of people subconsciously looked over.

Yang Ming leaned back, his demeanor changed slightly, and his eyes became sharper.

"Everyone, carefully crafted lies can't cover up my inflated desires, I already know who the murderer is!"

A group of nobles looked shocked.