Chapter 17 Silver Needle "I'm fine, how's Lilith? ...
"I'm fine. How's Lilith? Have you found out who the murderer is?" Mary asked the question immediately. This was what she cared about most.
After hearing these words, the curve of Manden's lips disappeared: "We still haven't found any trace of Lilith... It's like she disappeared from the face of the earth." Manden found it a little unbelievable. Logically speaking, a beautiful exotic woman like Lilith would leave a deep impression no matter where she appeared, but no one provided any clues.
It seemed Johnny couldn't stand up anymore. Mary sighed inwardly and accepted the ending. At the same time, she was thinking about whether to build a tombstone for Lilith to leave evidence of her life in this world.
Both sides were mourning for a young girl in this dim room until they heard the footsteps of an adult man.
It's Diego, he's coming up.
Mary's heart trembled, and she looked at the very calm cowboy and signaled him with her eyes to hide quickly.
Although he didn't understand why Mary suddenly became nervous, he never let women down and immediately crawled under Mary's bed. Just as he was hiding, Diego pushed the door open.
Manden Tim's current behavior was considered trespassing, and if he was discovered, he would be in big trouble. Mary tried her best to control her expression and not look too guilty. She subconsciously walked towards Diego, smoothing the wrinkles on the blanket with her foot. "Why are you here?"
"Oh, dear Mary, I thought you would have insomnia at night after sleeping all afternoon, so I came to talk to you." Although Diego said this, the sharpness in his eyes made Mary feel that something was wrong.
He walked forward and put his arm around Mary's waist, exchanging their positions as if they were dancing a waltz: "Mary, you are much more passionate now than before." His hand frivolously lifted Mary's chin, forcing her to look directly into his eyes.
"Is it because you're in love with me? Huh?" He leaned close to Mary's ear and whispered, his cello-like voice deliberately lowered, so beautiful that it made people's legs go weak.
"Uh...I..." Mary tried to answer, but her mind was blank. She didn't know what to say to get Diego to go out with her.
Holding Mary's head against his chest, Diego stared at the sheets on the edge of Mary's bed. There was a small wrinkle that was rolled inward, which was not normal. Combined with Mary's hasty movements just now, he was 100% sure that there was something fishy going on.
Who is it?
Diego smiled
If it was Blackmoya or another powerful person, he could use the scandal of "a high-ranking official secretly meeting a maid in his own house" to threaten the other party. If it was Mary's lover, he could punish him severely and use it as leverage when Mary pleaded for mercy.
Thinking of this, he pushed Mary away in an instant and quickly lifted the gray bed sheet that fell to the ground. But the result disappointed Diego greatly. There was nothing inside.
Did DIO actually make a mistake?
Absolutely not!
His insight has always been far superior to that of ordinary people, which is also the key to his invincibility. His deductions are absolutely correct! However... he never looked away the entire time. If anyone sneaked away, he would definitely be the first to notice.
This incident was so strange that it even hit Dio's self-confidence. He checked Mary's bathroom and the small closet, but found nothing.
Looking at Mary in front of him with an unchanged expression, Diego wanted to tear the woman's calm face and make her look scared.
"What's wrong? Is there something wrong?" Mary asked knowingly.
"Hmm," Diego's eyes rolled, and he returned to his usual ease: "There is indeed something wrong. I suspect a thief has entered your house."
"Thief?"
"Yes." Diego took Mary's hand and walked out simply: "Mary, for your own safety, you should go back to my room."
This sounded ominous. Mary immediately pulled her hand out of Diego's. "It's okay, sir. I can protect myself. Besides, I don't think there are any thieves here."
"Of course, Mary." Diego's firm attitude made it hard to refute. "I pay attention to details. Someone must have been in your room." He looked at Mary as if she were a weak lamb. "Sweetheart, you may not know how cruel this world is."
He tapped Mary's collarbone with his right index finger. "Men are mean creatures. When they see a beautiful girl like you, they'll probably want to toy with you to death." He withdrew his hand, looking like a gentleman. "To protect your safety, I have no choice but to let you stay with me."
Seeing Mary's reluctance, Diego changed his attitude and said coldly, "If you insist on not leaving, Mary, I can only call the police. I won't be at ease until the thief is caught... But the thief's fate will definitely be bad."
The eyes of the woman in front of him darkened, but this unwilling look made Diego feel extremely happy.
"Okay," Mary sighed resignedly and walked towards Diego. She looked a hundred times more submissive than before, which made him smile triumphantly.
As the other person got closer to him, he could smell a faint fragrance on Mary. The scent was very gentle, and as soft as the scent of comfort he had smelled in childhood.
Diego's eyelids were getting heavier and heavier, and he was caught by Mary at the moment he fell unconscious, otherwise he would have been disfigured.
Mary crushed the small pill in her hand into a powder that was invisible to the naked eye, and blew on her fingertips, easily destroying the evidence.
She didn't want to waste such a precious pill, but if she knocked Diego unconscious with a knife, it would leave obvious evidence, and this petty man would probably hate her for the rest of his life, so she resorted to this desperate measure.
After carrying Diego back to bed and settling him down, Mary returned to her own quarters. Manden, who had disintegrated himself and hidden within the cracks, had already restored himself, his eyes etched with unwavering worry.
"I'm sorry, Mary. I didn't think it through." His eyes were filled with regret. "Diego used to only date wealthy or noble women. I underestimated your charm and ended up pushing you into trouble."
The cowboy bowed reverently, kneeling on one knee before Mary. His blue eyes, so clear and bright in the light, reminded her of a medieval knight. "I swear, I will put you first and protect you with all my might to atone for my sins."
"Don't be like this, Manden." Mary pulled up the man who was looking up at her. "You don't have to do this. I'm not hurt at all, and I won't let myself get hurt."
Not wanting to revolve around Diego any more, Mary changed the subject: "I suspect... I solemnly declare, this is just a suspicion." Unsure of the correctness of her thoughts, she said cautiously, "I suspect Diego killed Lilith and Ms. Tel."
"It's okay, go ahead."
"First, I noticed Diego was wary of anyone going to the fourth floor, where Ms. Tel lived... Then I discovered that although Ms. Tel seemed to be giving Diego a good life, she was actually nearly bankrupting him." Mary recounted her experience carefully, continuing slowly. "The most important discovery was that another maid in the house found Lilith's personal medicine bottle. It turned out to contain Lilith's own medicine, but I think this is a very important clue."
"Blonde hair... can ride a horse..." Manden murmured, "This is indeed a clue that cannot be ignored. Maybe I was investigating in the wrong direction from the beginning." He mentioned the previous investigation subject: "The first person did rob someone, but the person he robbed was not Lilith, but a rich girl who was playing outside. He took the girl's jewelry and exchanged it for money for gambling. In the end, he was killed by someone hired by the girl's family.
The second blond man healed by Lilith went hiking. He wanted to travel around the world on foot. I met him halfway. He had a cheerful personality and provided an alibi for Lilith's disappearance. I also ruled out that he was the murderer.
I found the third man in the stable, covered in straw. If I hadn't smelled the stench of decay, I wouldn't have thought this drunkard had died in a pile of horse manure and straw.
Manden subconsciously stroked his reins with his hand, his expression solemn: "If it really is Diego... then his cleanup work must be more sophisticated than I imagined."
Mary could also feel from their time together that Diego might not be reliable as a teammate, but he was definitely a tough opponent.
"Mary." Manden suddenly grabbed her hand and said, "I'm going to take you away today. I don't want to involve you in this matter."
Although she knew that Manden had good intentions, Mary surprisingly didn't like being the one being protected, so she turned her wrist and twisted it skillfully, twisting Manden's hands behind his back.
Unexpectedly, Mary attacked. Manden turned to look at her with undisguised admiration in his eyes: "It seems you are more capable than I thought."
"My pleasure." Mary released his hands and rubbed them considerately. "I'm sorry." Looking at the considerate man in front of her, she didn't want to lie. "I want to stay here for a short time to protect Johnny's safety. You don't have to worry about me. I have the means to protect myself."
"To protect Johnny's safety?" Manden was puzzled.
"Well... I won't tell you the reason for now, but this is the truth."
Without further questioning, Manden nodded in understanding. Without further concern for Mary's safety, Manden pulled a needle from his pocket, a baffling expression on his face.
"What's wrong?"
"If... we really can't find any clues, there's only one way to go." The needle in his hand gleamed in the moonlight. "This is a trick I stole from Lilith. Silver needles turn black when exposed to poison."
Looking at his solemn and complicated expression, Mary suddenly guessed what Manden was thinking: "You...are going to perform an autopsy?"
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