For several minutes, no one spoke.

They suspected that there was something wrong with their ears. Melanie, what happened to Melanie? Of course, she was a lucky woman, but she was also a victim. The three murders were all aimed at her.

Leo was the first to say, "No, it's impossible."

Holen also said, "Don't talk nonsense."

But except for them, no one else refuted. Mary even said, "It's entirely possible that she poisoned herself. As long as the dosage is controlled properly, strychnine will not cause death."

Jian Jing pointed a finger, "Yes, once the murderer is identified, many things will be simple. She certainly knew that Kimberly was wearing a necklace, and she was familiar with the terrain of her home, and she knew very well that there was indeed a crazy person who wanted to kill her and stop this marriage - a perfect scapegoat, isn't it?"

Carl couldn't help but jump out, "What does that have to do with Kimberly? She poisoned herself just to kill Kimberly?"

"No, the person she wants to kill is... Leo." Jian Jing said coldly, "They are already married. Once Leo dies, the other person who can inherit his property will lose the inheritance right. Wouldn't the huge inheritance of the Sal family belong to her?"

"Oh My God." George finally caught up with the rhythm and understood, "This is terrible."

Leo refused to believe it: "You are talking nonsense."

"I knew you would say that, so I guessed that she would attack you, but I didn't tell you. Instead, I chose to hide in the car and rescue you after the incident." Jian Jing sighed and said, "Think about it, why is it such a coincidence that the car exploded as soon as she got out of the car?"

"Maybe..." Leo licked his lips and said with difficulty, "It's just luck."

"Don't fool yourself," Jian Jing looked at Melanie who was sitting upright. She was still elegant and beautiful, with a delicate and sad face that could easily arouse a man's sympathy. "The person you love is not as fragile as she looks."

In an instant, Si Yingjie put himself in her shoes and couldn't help saying, "It's not surprising. We always fall for beautiful women."

"There is a fatal flaw in your inference." Holen said coldly, "She wanted to kill Leo. I admit that she had this motive. Why did she kill Kimberly? Was it just to create a cover for murdering herself?"

Jian Jing shook her head: "This was an accident. Killing Kimberly was not a smart choice. Escaping death three times was too dramatic. The second time was just right. However, she had to do it."

"I don't understand." George said honestly.

Jian Jing said, "Kimberly's existence may lead to a consequence that Melanie does not want to see - the invalidity of the marriage."

Everyone was confused: "Why? The law does not have such provisions."

"Leo, I heard that your family has a rule, I don't know whether it is true or false," Jian Jing asked, "Did Count Sal say that your family is not allowed to marry Hungarian women?"

Leo was startled, and after a long time, he frowned and said, "Indeed... but this is just a, uh, non-binding clause."

She asked, "Excuse me, what will happen if you marry her?"

Leo hesitated and said, "This requires consulting a lawyer."

"According to local laws, if there are such restrictions in the will, Leo may lose his inheritance rights." Hollen said.

Melanie smiled: "My dear, I never married you for property. Besides, I'm French, not Hungarian."

Leo smiled at her, with an unnatural heaviness in his eyes.

Jian Jing asked: "Really, you are French?"

"Do you want to see my passport?" Melanie asked back.

Jian Jing said: "Of course the passport is no problem. In fact, what I find strange is Kimberly's choice of words. She said you are a lucky girl - when you just arrived at Uncle Hank's house, his stocks made a lot of money - why is it 'just arrived'?

"If she means your birth, she shouldn't use - what is that French word, 'arrive'? What's even stranger is that she suggested that you play the countess, and the person who mentioned it was Countess Bartoli. Please forgive me for my poor knowledge of European history. I just vaguely remember that she seemed to be very famous, and she was Hungarian?"

Hollen said: "Her most famous legend is that she killed young girls and bathed in their blood to maintain her youth."

Jian Jing suddenly realized: "I said it sounded familiar. She is from Hungary, right?"

"This is just your speculation." Melanie said calmly, "Kimmy likes to joke. Maybe she just thinks the Bloody Countess is funny."

"I don't think so. Kimberly is very persistent in this regard. She is proud of France, isn't she? Emily is an actress and she is French. Esmeralda, who was later proposed, is also a character in a French work. There is no reason to choose a Hungarian woman when using you as an analogy. "

Jian Jing retorted, but also said, "But this is indeed just my guess, and adoption records are not difficult to find. It's just that it's a bit difficult now - forget it, let's talk about more powerful evidence."

Her expression gradually became solemn: "This is the biggest problem I have encountered. The two poisonings were very clever. It is normal even if there are some traces left. After all, you are the one who 'should' have been killed. Therefore, I was very troubled for a while and had to analyze your actions from a more abstract psychological state. "

Murder is a crime, an evil thought, and a cruelty.

And sophisticated murder is also a kind of talent.

The brilliant detective and the cunning criminal, at some point, sparked a wonderful resonance.

"I think, even if you have been planning to embezzle the inheritance since you met Leo, the plan to kill people must have been made recently. You need to ensure that you are on the list of heirs, and that there is indeed a considerable inheritance, rather than an empty shell with a lot of debts.

"The most important point is that you must deal with the other heirs. And the core of this plan is to kill two birds with one stone."

Jian Jing said the last idiom in Chinese and then translated it into English. So, as an eagle himself and the brother of another eagle, Leo's expression changed obviously.

But he resisted the urge to question, and did not blindly trust a person he had only known for a few days, and instead doubt his wife.

Jian Jing continued: "It is difficult for poison to pass security checks. If your bag is checked, it will be very difficult to explain. You have been in the castle since you came here, and you rarely go out. It is very unsafe to buy poison in an unfamiliar place. So, where does the poison come from?

"I carefully studied the poison needle that killed Kimberly. It is very inconspicuous, but it is different from the usual disposable stainless steel needles. I didn't care at the time until I went to the collection room on the third floor, and a diary was displayed in the cabinet in the corner. "

Leo said: "Is it Wilson's diary?"

"Yes, he is your..."

"My grandfather's brother."

Jian Jing said, "He participated in World War II and collected some war souvenirs, including medical kits from the former Soviet Union and poisons used by the German army for assassinations, including cyanide and strychnine. And the poison needle is the injection needle in the past. Its special shape is used to match the previous metal syringes."

Horen asked sharply, "There are fingerprints on it? Otherwise, what can it prove?" "

It proves that the murder weapon was made from local materials." Jian Jing said, "Let's recall the dinner on the first day. What did Melanie wear at that time? A beautiful evening dress."

Mary said, "I understand. The key is how she poisoned."

"Yes, a tuxedo has no pockets. How can you carry out a covert poisoning in front of everyone?" Jian Jing stared at Leo and asked, "You know, right?"

Everyone looked over.

Leo's face was incredibly stiff, as if he was wearing a mask. Facing Jian Jing's question, he did not answer or refute.

This already explained the answer.

"It's a ring." Jian Jing announced the answer, "I remember it very clearly. It was a beautiful antique ring with a ruby ​​inlaid on the ring face..."

Leo nodded lightly: "Poison Ring."

This is a classic European ring shape that was popular in the 16th century. There is a secret compartment in the ring, which is usually used to place smelling salts, hair, spices and... poison.

"So, the truth is so simple, open the secret compartment, shake it lightly while drinking... and everything will be done." Jian Jing asked calmly, "Melanie, do you need to find the ring and test the remains of taxidermy inside, or do you want to refute that you didn't know?"

"No need." The beauty stood up slowly, a smile on her charming face, "If I go on, it will only make me look like a wolf, yes, Leo."

She looked at Leo and gently spit out the answer: "It's me."

"Oh, no." Hollen turned his face away, his face twitching, unable to bear to look at it anymore.

Leo looked at her sadly and whispered, "I don't understand."

"Leo, I don't like this plot: after the truth is revealed, you tell your story in tears to win the sympathy of the audience. Vulgar detective novels always like to do this, but what's the point?"

She looked down at the audience's faces and said slowly, "From a very early time, I decided that I must live a life of superiority in the future. I hate old cheap housing, neighbors who are alcoholics, drug addicts, and prostitutes. I also hate my lecherous adoptive father and stupid adoptive mother. I hope they all go to hell.

"After a lot of effort, I got a handsome and rich husband and I can live a good life immediately. But because of my blood, ha, damn Hungarian blood, I have to lose everything? No, I won't allow myself to go back to those days.

"Leo, of course I love you, but compared to love, I want money more, a sum of money that can end my nightmare. Most women like me know that men are unreliable, but money will never betray you. So it's a pity."

Melanie looked back and smiled, pulling out the embroidered handbag from behind and holding a small pistol in her hand.

"NO, don't move." She stretched out her arm and pointed the barrel of the gun at Mary next to her, "Leo, for the sake of our marriage, I kindly remind you to go see the lovely Margaret. It's too late, I don't know if she is still alive."

Leo stood up suddenly and staggered a few steps: "No, Melanie, no..."

"Accept reality like a man." Melanie said coldly, "Gentlemen, please leave, otherwise, poor Mary will go to see God."

Mary clenched her fists: "Do you think you can get away?"

"That's something I need to worry about." Melanie's shaking hands were steady, and her tone was cold and ruthless, "Jane, go to the garage and drive a car over for me. Don't play tricks, look at Mary's face."

"You think too much." Jian Jing put down the cold hot chocolate, "I'm not going to play tricks."

She just didn't put down the silver spoon in her hand, but threw it out quickly, powerfully and accurately.

Aim card.

The exquisite silver spoon hit Melanie's wrist exactly one inch more and one centimeter less. In severe pain, her body reacted faster than her brain and suddenly loosened.

The gun fell down.

Mary reacted quickly and kicked the pistol away immediately to prevent her from picking it up. Then she quickly got up and dodged to a safe place.

Melanie clenched her red and swollen wrist, with deep surprise in her beautiful eyes.

It's over?

In this one and a half seconds?

"Failure and death are just a matter of a moment." Jian Jing smiled. "Melanie."

She was silent for a moment, sighed softly, and sat down on the chair.

Jian Jing said, "Let's go see Margaret. I hope she didn't kill herself."