Chapter 42 Birthday Party from Hell
"Sir Andrew, there is a body in the garden and three bodies at the door of the switch room. There are signs of 9mm bullets and C4. The surveillance has been hacked and modified. There is an umbrella outside the switch room, which is a spare umbrella placed in the front hall." The subordinate quickly reported the current situation to Andrew.
Deacon Andrew glanced at Barr when he heard this. Was it an outsider who committed the crime? He originally thought that it must be someone sent by Barr. Of course, the possibility that the other party played a counter-logical game cannot be ruled out.
"Why did the chandelier suddenly fall?" Fourier didn't care about what was happening outside. After all, if they wanted to bring pistols and C4, they could always find a way to bring them in. But the chandelier above their heads couldn't be easily knocked down.
The subordinate in the black suit hesitated to speak, and finally said with a cold sweat: "It was the fireworks...the rope was ignited, the rope broke...and it fell down."
Deacon Andrew was stunned, his calm face showing surprise. "How is it possible? The chandeliers are all connected with metal. When did they change to ropes? Moreover, the fireworks we chose are cold fire fireworks, which will not ignite anything..."
Bal burst out laughing, and the young man showed a hint of sarcasm, "Andrew~ You are responsible for all the procurement of these materials. How do we know if you ask us~"
Andrew frowned upon hearing this, glanced at Barr angrily, then turned to his men and said, "When was the last time the machine was overhauled?"
"Yes... it was you who signed it a month ago..." The subordinate tremblingly raised the record sheet in his hand. The three words "Andrew" were clearly signed on the bottom line. The handwriting was exactly the same as the signature above, and there was no discernible difference.
"...Impossible..." Andrew's expression changed, "I don't even remember signing on that day."
"Ah~ The evidence is here, Andrew, you might as well plead guilty~" Barr said with a smile and waved his hand to signal for arrest.
"Wait, we cannot make a judgment on this matter yet. Uncle Andrew, does anyone know of anyone who can prove that you were not in the banquet hall for maintenance that day?" Fourier stretched out his hand to stop the bodyguard who was about to step forward to arrest people. Fourier was five years older than Bal. The man in his late 30s was calm and peaceful, and his words were very persuasive and infectious.
"I... I'm with Mr. Francisco..." Andrew was not calmed down by Fourier, and his face was pale. He looked around the crowd, and when he saw that he didn't see the person he imagined, his tone gradually became slower, and he even stopped talking.
Barr yawned and said indifferently: "In that case, take Andrew away, and everyone can leave early."
Andrew frowned and looked at Bal with disgust, but said nothing and obediently let himself be tied up by his men.
"Wait, Barr, I don't believe you didn't see that this is not my father at all." Fourier had to speak up when he saw that Andrew had been caught and didn't tell the truth. Although he was not sure what happened, Andrew had never done anything to offend his father, and he didn't believe that his father would treat Andrew like this.
Barr shrugged, "Yes, so what? Father hasn't appeared yet, which proves that he doesn't want to testify for Andrew. It doesn't matter whether he did it or not. This is what father meant."
Fourier turned around and saw Andrew's dejected expression. It was obvious that Andrew thought the same. He shook his head, "No, even if it was father's idea, the switch room was definitely not father's idea. He only needed to ask people to turn off the lights. Why did he need to kill people and use C4 to blow up the door? In any case, there must be other forces at the scene, and father has not shown up yet... I'm afraid it's not just because he doesn't want to testify for Uncle Andrew." Fourier frowned, "We have to consider the worst outcome. We can't start an internal conflict at this time."
"The worst outcome?" Barr muttered quietly, "The old man's death is the best outcome for us, isn't it?"
However, he only dared to complain quietly, and on the surface he still smiled helplessly: "Okay, then let's start with the guests. After all, if it were us, there would be many ways to turn off the lights here. There is no need to forcibly kill people and break in, right?"
Fourier was relieved to see that Barr was no longer targeting Andrew. "Since the murderer took the umbrella in the lobby, it proves that the person who broke into the switch room was a guest here, and it was a spur of the moment act. In this case, that person must not know what happened before and after the lights were turned off, but we cannot rule out the possibility that he has accomplices. Let's separate everyone as soon as possible."
"Okay, I get it, but Andrew should be locked up for now. We'll take care of the men, and for the women, Elizabeth, are you okay?" Bal looked at the pale-faced Elizabeth, "I'm not saying anything, Elizabeth, you just like to grow plants every day. Although you are indeed a woman, aren't you too incompatible with our family? Even Melissa is not as timid as you." Melissa is Bal's sister, and she is only ten years old this year.
Elizabeth's face turned even paler when she heard Barr say this. "I... I thought it was really my father... so..."
"Okay, even if it's really my father, so what? He has killed more children than we have alive now? Are you still not used to it? Yes, my father has always doted on you. He even worried that you would be too tired when you were raising plants. Really, if that's the case, I'd better marry you off earlier." Barr was always sharp-tongued. Elizabeth didn't dare to refute this man with the most noble status in Mexico. After all, he was the result of a marriage between the Mexican royal family and the Francisco family, the two largest families in Mexico.
Seeing Elizabeth's complexion, which had finally recovered, turn worse again, Fourier interrupted Barr's words and said, "Alright, stop talking. If we drag it on, those who are supposed to collude with others will have already done so."
Bal shrugged, "Okay~ I'll ask your subordinates, and you ask my subordinates, let's get started."
As everyone in the banquet hall was separated by gender, Kazukage Yayoi also separated from Gin. Before parting, Kazukage Yayoi told Gin some key points, but did not have time to finish all the details. He just hoped that the people of the Francisco family would not ask too many questions.
Yayoi Kazukage was not familiar with the ladies, and did not know what to talk to them about. She stood alone on the terrace, bored. In the dark night, only this manor exuded an illusory brilliance, like a dazzling castle built on an empty snowy land in a fairy tale. Yayoi Kazukage felt the warm breeze and quietly enjoyed the rare tranquility.
Soon, Elizabeth came over with a pale face and broke the leisure time with Jing Yayoi, "Ms. Yali... I'm really sorry that this happened."
He Jing Yayoi was quite surprised that Paulino's favored daughter, the original protagonist of today, would take the initiative to greet him, a small person, but he still responded: "Miss Elizabeth, I am sorry that you have encountered this kind of thing. This is something none of us want to see."
Elizabeth smiled weakly, and like Kazukage Yayoi, she leaned on the railing, looking down at the garden. Her expression was sad, and her beautiful face was deeply tired. She smiled lightly, and there was no happiness in her eyes. She brushed her long hair that was blown by the wind with her hands, and shook her head slowly in the noisy wind, "My mother also died at my birthday party. That was my 10th birthday party."
He Jing Yayoi was stunned and turned to look at Elizabeth, only to see her slowly shedding tears. The crystal tears dripped on the back of her hand like a broken crystal.
"Maybe... I made too many mistakes, so God punished me like this and made it impossible for me to have a peaceful birthday."
She pursed her lips stubbornly, trying her best not to cry. Seeing this, Kazukage Yayoi had to follow social etiquette and gently patted her back to comfort her: "This is not your fault, Miss. You are the saddest person for losing your parents."
"But...if I did nothing wrong, why did I have to endure all this..." Elizabeth's pent-up emotions finally burst out. She leaned on Kazukage Yayoi's shoulder, covering her face and crying, as if she didn't want anyone to see her lost expression.
"Miss, although I don't mind you crying in my arms"
Kazukage Yayoi sighed and gently grasped Elizabeth's wrist, "But... could you please not put the handkerchief in my pocket? After all, it is a handkerchief stained with poison."
Elizabeth paused while changing her handkerchief, but she was not panicked at all. She still kept her crying expression and said with a sob: "I didn't tell them about you... Help me... Your handkerchief is the only one of the same style as mine."
Kazukage Yayoi chuckled and put the handkerchief back into Elizabeth's hands, saying lightly, "Miss, I just concealed a little thing. You are suspected of killing your own father. Miss, the exchange between us is not equal. I need more transactions."
Elizabeth restrained her expression after hearing this. She said expressionlessly, "It's no small matter for a man to sneak in disguised as a woman. Who knows if you will take the opportunity to do something with the ladies. In Mexico, a lady who loses her virginity must marry the man. Your behavior is very likely to ruin a person's life. My handkerchief is just poisonous, and my father was not poisoned to death. I just accidentally knocked over the medicine bottle I was carrying. There is nothing unequal in the exchange between us."
He Jing Yasheng smiled good-naturedly, "Okay, Miss, you are right. But since you came to me, it proves that you have other ideas, right? The chandelier technique can only be done by Paulino and Andrew. Andrew will not be stupid enough to kill people under the real name system, so Paulino is the only choice. Then, I guess the person Paulino originally wanted to kill was you, right, Miss Elizabeth? After all, as the protagonist of the birthday party, it is impossible for you to leave the center of the stage while watching the fireworks show given to you by your beloved father, right?"
Elizabeth had no expression, but Jing Yayoi could clearly feel the other's breathing stagnate.
"You dodged the chandelier, but Paulino's double didn't know about it. That is to say, Paulino couldn't speak before he had time to tell him about this. Let me guess, Paulino would not let his double deliver such a precious gem, so he came here in person. Miss, where did you hide the body? Is it still in this manor? Oh, if you want to say that the dead person is Paulino himself, I think no mafia will develop the bad habit of licking his fingers. It's too easy to be poisoned, isn't it?"
Elizabeth slowly stood up, her eyes revealing complexity and fear, and then she quickly regained her composure with her strong psychological quality. She forced a smile and said, "You are right, sir. But I wonder what you would do if I identified Mr. Alan as the murderer of the bombing just now?"
"You may have misunderstood our relationship. It's okay. We don't have a relationship where we help each other," Kazuki Yayoi shrugged.
Hearing this, Elizabeth's face turned extremely ugly.
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