As described above, the Winter Castle is located on a cliff, with one side facing the endless sea and the other side connected to a private road.

This road is the only way down the mountain from the castle, but unfortunately it was blocked for several days due to heavy snow.

But this afternoon, God seemed to foresee that the case was about to come to an end, and hid the wind and snow for face, releasing the long-lost sun. The

warm sunlight shone on the snow and melted the hard ice. George drove a small yellow snowplow and barely cleared a passable lane.

Leo changed the car to snow tires and helped Melanie get in the car.

"Let's go to the hospital in town first. If we're lucky, we can get some medicine and come back." Leo apologized to the guests. "If you need to be hospitalized, I'll contact Mary."

He said to Mary, "I'll leave it to you."

Mary knew what he really meant - Margaret is in your hands - and she responded carefully, "I'll do my best."

Leo's eyes expressed gratitude, but he didn't say anything. He just supported Melanie. Her body was still very weak, and the low temperature of the melting snow made her shiver.

"Hurry up and get in the car." Leo opened the door of the passenger seat.

Melanie sat in weakly, her thin eyebrows knitted together.

"You'll feel better in the hospital." Leo comforted her and started the car.

The road was a little slippery, so he had to slow down. On both sides of the road was a cotton-like snow bed, crystal clear, thick and solid. When the sun shone on it, it reflected a white light.

"Oh, Leo, stop the car." Melanie begged.

Leo didn't understand why and slowly stepped on the brake.

She said, "I have to go back and take motion sickness medicine. Wait for me."

"I'll back the car." Leo said immediately.

"Don't be silly, the road is so slippery." Melanie pushed open the car door and got out, wrapping her scarf tightly. "I'll be back soon."

"I'll go with you." Leo pulled the brake and stopped carefully.

But at this moment, he felt the car shake, and then his vision spun around, and his body turned completely with the car and fell into the snow.

The pungent smoke came into the car, and the temperature rose rapidly.

What happened? He shook his head and became more dizzy.

"Leo." A white arm suddenly stretched out from the back seat and lowered the back of the passenger seat. Jian Jing swiftly climbed to the front of the car, swung the window-breaking hammer in her hand, and smashed the glass window completely in a few seconds.

She roughly swept over the edge, got out, and then grabbed his arm: "Get out."

Leo felt a huge force coming, the seat belt had been cut, and his body was involuntarily pulled out of the precarious car.

"Run!" Her command was concise and effective.

Leo stumbled a few steps, and then his back was pushed hard. The hot air wave sent him several meters away and fell headfirst into the snow.

The thick snow layer absorbed the force and prevented him from falling and getting bruised.

"Leo." Not far away, Melanie got up from the ground and stumbled over. "Oh my God, Leo, are you okay?"

"I'm fine, are you okay?" Leo was still in shock and hugged his wife tightly.

The guests all ran down and asked anxiously: "Are you okay? Are you injured?"

"Leo, you are bleeding." Mary said.

Leo looked at his arm. His arm was scratched, but it was a small matter: "Where's Jane?"

"I'm here." Jane quietly shook off the snow on her body, unscathed.

"Thanks to you." Leo expressed his gratitude incoherently, "If it weren't for you, I would have died, but why were you in the car?"

She smiled: "It's simple, because I predicted this murder."

"Oh, no..." The onlookers cried out in horror.

Jian Jing's expression became serious and he looked around at everyone: "Yes, this is the third murder. However, I already know who the murderer is. If it's convenient, let's go back to the castle now and I will explain it to everyone slowly."

No one had any opinions.

Everyone returned to the lounge, and George brought hot chocolate for everyone to drink: "You need sugar, very, very, very much sugar."

Jian Jing thanked and took a sip.

The chocolate taste was very strong and sweet.

Too damn sweet.

She quickly put down the cup and cleared her throat: "I don't think you want me to keep you in suspense, so let's get straight to the point - if I said something wrong or offended someone's dignity, I apologize in advance."

After spending a few days with foreigners, she unconsciously began to imitate their tone of voice.

"First of all, I need you to make one thing clear. So far, there have been a total of four cases: 1. Strychnine poisoning, 2. Corpse intimidation, 3. Cyanide poisoning, and 4. The car accident that happened fifteen minutes ago. The second case was proved to be a bad prank, so let's not talk about it for now. What we need to figure out are actually three heinous murders."

The audience nodded approvingly. There is no doubt that this is the most glorious and beautiful moment for the detective.

Jian Jing's thoughts flowed more smoothly than ever before.

She said, "There may be three murderers and three motives for three cases, or there may be only one. There are too many combinations. I don't want to use the dumbest method unless it is absolutely necessary. So, I'll start with Kimberly. After all, there is a tiny possibility that Kimberly was the only one who was going to be killed from the beginning to the end."

Carl objected, "I don't understand. Who wants to kill her? She doesn't even know the others."

"Two and a half suspects." Jian Jing explained, "You, Melanie, and Hollen, who had an argument with her before her death. But it's meaningless to say this. Only the murderer knows the real motive. We must start from the case itself."

She said, "Now let's go back to that night. Everyone separated. According to everyone's confession: Melanie and Kimberly stayed in the lounge on the second floor, Mary and George were in the room on the first floor, Leo and Mr. Kang were changing clothes, Hollen wanted to smoke a cigar, Carl was in his room, and, dear Brother Injie was going to scare me with Freddy."

Si Yingjie twitched his mouth, Hollen crossed his fingers, and Carl moved slightly.

"But someone lied."

She looked at their faces and said slowly: "Mary was in the kitchen, Holland and Melanie, unfortunately, they were together at the time..."

Leo was surprised, and Holland said unhappily: "That's not the case, Jane, your wording is obviously not precise enough."

"Huh, is that so? Not 'together'?" She said innocently, "Sorry, my English is not very good."

Kang Mucheng: "Well, then what?"

Jane said quietly: "Mr. Holland must avoid Leo and talk to Melanie alone. Things are either related to Leo or to Melanie, and they are not good. Someone told me that Mr. Holland is a loyal friend. I believe that he is not saying bad things about Leo, so the answer is the latter.

"What he is going to say is not very good and is likely to affect their marriage. This is very strange. If Melanie herself has any problems, as a 'loyal friend', why didn't he make it clear in advance? So, the answer is already very obvious. It has something to do with Kimberly and Carl. "

Karl's expression was not very good, and his eyes wandered back and forth on Hollen.

Melanie clasped her hands and said with a little shame: "Oh, this matter is really... I am very grateful to August for keeping it a secret for me. It is really difficult and embarrassing."

Mary was impatient: "What is it?"

"Coincidentally, the answer is related to Mr. Carl's actions that day. You said you were in the room and went downstairs when you heard the sound." She faced Carl and pointed out his name, "However, my room was behind yours, and I waited for a while before going downstairs, but you were one step later than me."

Carl said: "I was delayed a little long."

"Yes, of course it's long, because you need to put the broken things back."

Leo was puzzled: "Jane, please explain it clearly, I don't understand. "

"At that time, Carl was in the collection room, probably wanting to - sorry, I can't find the right words, I can only say it directly - steal something." Jian Jing announced the answer.

Everyone else looked at him.

Carl said coldly: "Don't throw dirty water on me, what evidence do you have?"

"You were eyeing the antique sword against the corner, there is a gem on the hilt." Jian Jing blinked, "and, when the power went out, you were guilty of being a thief, you were startled, and hit your head on something, am I right?"

Carl tried his best to pretend that nothing had happened, but his expression of astonishment and hidden fear completely betrayed him.

She raised her hand and shook the transparent evidence bag: "Look what this is, Einstein's white wig. After you tried on the hood, this synthetic hair was left on the back, and then it was hung on the antique dress displayed at right angles to the sword. The lady hung a lot of strange decorations on her clothes, and it was hooked on it."

The evidence was conclusive, and Carl subconsciously avoided everyone's gaze. After a while, his brain reacted and made up an excuse to fool everyone: "I was just admiring it and accidentally damaged it. I was afraid that you would ask me for compensation, so I didn't dare to tell you."

Holen sneered: "Really? Then what I heard you say to that woman, 'It's just a gem, they won't find it', was it also an auditory hallucination?"

Carl shut up.

Melanie said ashamedly: "I'm so sorry, Leo, please forgive me for not daring to tell you. I just can't believe Kimmy would do such a thing."

"It's nothing." Leo comforted his wife, tolerantly not caring, "Jane, you continue."

Jane said quietly: "Okay, then we rule out Hollen, he knew that Melanie was not wearing a necklace, and also rule out Carl, he stayed upstairs the whole time. But the remaining people don't seem to be suspicious."

"Wait, I want to ask, who scared Kimberly? And that time with me." Si Yingjie interrupted.

"Talk about it later. "Jane Jing concealed the existence of Margaret and said to herself, "If we analyze these three cases carefully, we can outline such a murderer in our minds - she hated Melanie very much and tried to kill her three times to silence her. At the same time, she is very familiar with the terrain, able to bypass George to poison, and can accurately attack in the dark."

"Unfortunately, such a person does exist."

Many people glanced at Mary, but Mary had a blank expression.

Jian Jing said: "I can't help but ask myself, is it her? Does she have the ability to do this? Yes, of course. But there is one thing that puzzles me, that is the first time Melanie was poisoned.

"Let's recall that time when we had dinner together, everyone sat wherever they wanted, and the wine glasses were placed there long ago. The murderer smeared poison in advance, and the poison should have taken effect 10 minutes after the dinner started, but the champagne was brought by Mary and poured by Leo. During the whole process, no one approached Melanie's glass, except Kimberly who was sitting next to her. So, who poisoned her?"

Hollen said, "It's really strange. Considering the seats at the time, Kimberly is the most suspicious."

"Leo is on Melanie's right and Kimberly is on her left. Who is more likely to harm her?" Jian Jing asked back.

Si Yingjie thought for a while and said, "Kimberly. She is jealous of Melanie."

"Melanie, what do you think?" Jian Jing asked.

Melanie said sadly, "I don't know."

"You know, of course she is jealous of you. I remember Kimberly always said that you are a lucky girl."

"Is it really her?" Melanie asked.

Jane smiled quietly, "Of course - no. She is short of money. Isn't it good to ask you for money? Why would she kill you? Can she marry Leo instead of you? No, it's not her, nor Leo. It's you, Melanie. You are the real mastermind of these three cases."

The scene was silent.