Chapter 313: Everyone

Another connection.

"Everyone has a connection."

"Next, who is this one to the little gardener?"

"Brother~"

Gui Gui said in a very coquettish and cute way.

"Hello everyone, I am Carpenter Wei, hired at a high salary to renovate the old castle."

"The tables, chairs, doors, windows, and pavilions you see here all came from my skillful hands."

Carpenter Wei felt very proud as he said this.

"You came three months ago, right?"

Wang Ou asked.

"That's right."

"Me too, me too."

Little Red Riding Hood Gui Gui also chimed in.

"You all came three months ago?"

Currently, it is known that Wei Chen, Gui Gui, Sa Beining, and Designer Jia all arrived at the Puppet House three months ago.

"No, I came nine days ago."

He Jiong said.

"Are you the only one who came nine days ago?"

Wang Ou asked while taking notes.

"Puppeteer Zhen came nine days ago just like me; he performs his puppet show, and I perform my moving colored rings."

He Jiong explained everything to the detective.

Wang Ou nodded.

She understood a little bit more now.

"Then, Carpenter Wei, do you have a connection to the deceased?"

Wang Ou continued to question Wei Chen.

"He just performs shows for us; the two of us aren't close."

"Then, from the time the horror nursery rhyme started playing until we discovered the body, what did each of you do? Have you seen Puppeteer Zhen today?"

Wang Ou's continuous questioning left everyone a bit stunned.

They thought for a moment.

Designer Jia spoke first.

"First of all, this morning we all watched Puppeteer Zhen and Clown He perform together."

"Right, we watched it together."

That is to say, on the morning of the crime, everyone had watched the performance together.

"We watch it every day."

"Then what time do you perform every day?"

Wang Ou asked curiously.

"Eight o'clock."

"So, is eight to eight-thirty every morning your fixed performance time?"

"Yes."

"Then did everyone go to watch the puppet show this morning?"

"We all watched it."

"Then, because I am the chief designer here, I have to manage everyone, so I went to supervise the work."

Designer Jia said.

"Then at five-thirty in the afternoon, I returned to my room and haven't left since, just waiting for you, Detective, to appear."

"Okay, next."

Wang Ou now wanted to clarify everyone's timeline before the crime.

"At eight in the morning, I also went with everyone to watch the performance by Puppeteer Zhen and Clown He. After we dispersed at eight-thirty, as the butler, I started patrolling the entire castle to complete my various tasks. I was busy until I got off work at five-thirty, then I returned to my room to rest behind closed doors until I heard that terrifying singing."

Sa Beining, sitting next to Designer Jia, knew it was his turn to confess.

He also confessed very skillfully and honestly.

"Okay, next is Clown He."

Wang Ou continued.

He Jiong continued to wear his terrifying face.

"Today from eight to eight-thirty, Puppeteer Zhen and I put on a wonderful performance. He said, 'Start the day with a beautiful performance for a beautiful mood.' After the performance, I was surrounded by the audience, three layers deep inside and out. I told them I am an artist, don't pick me up at the airport, don't send flowers, and I refuse obsessive fans."

"Okay, cut it out."

Sa Beining next to him really couldn't watch anymore.

Could he not be so full of himself?

"Okay, I'll continue. Then at eight-thirty, I returned to my room because the completion ceremony is tomorrow."

"Oh? Tomorrow is the completion ceremony."

Teacher He pointed out a time point.

"I was in my room pondering my performance for the ceremony tomorrow, from eight-thirty in the morning until seven in the evening. Yes, you heard that right."

Teacher He's timeline was very easy to make people suspicious.

After all, staying alone in a room all day without any witnesses.

"An artist can go all day without sleep or food, just studying art."

Hahaha.

Hearing He Jiong's statement.

Laughter suddenly came from the side.

"Sorry, I couldn't help it."

Sa Beining smiled with pursed lips.

"Okay, next."

Wang Ou looked at Gui Gui.

"My timeline is the same as theirs in the morning, watching the performance from eight to eight-thirty. Then after watching, I went back to my flower room to tend to the flowers and plants. After I finished at ten-thirty, I went to find Puppeteer Zhen to talk about some private matters, and then I left."

Private matters?

Those two words sounded very harsh.

Wang Ou, who was taking notes, immediately looked up at Gui Gui.

Hoping to get some other information from Gui Gui's words.

"Can't you tell us about these private matters?"

Wei Chen asked.

"No, I can't say yet."

"Can't you even tell your brother?"

"Why do I have a bad feeling about this?"

Wang Ou ignored their subtext and only wanted to know the subsequent information.

"Then where did you find him?"

"I went to his room."

"Went to his room?"

Hearing this.

Wei Chen immediately turned his head to look at Gui Gui.

This was his own sister.

How could she go to a man's room alone?

"Did you tell me? Did you ask for my opinion?"

Wei Chen expressed his disappointment.

"And then?"

"After we finished talking, I went back to my flower room, and then I stayed in my room from five-thirty onwards."

"And you, Carpenter Wei?"

Wei Chen was still immersed in the feeling that his sister had been bullied.

He hadn't reacted yet.

"Oh, I watched the performance from eight to eight-thirty. After the performance, I was busy with woodworking all day, rushing to finish the work until five-thirty, then I closed my door and continued working."

Now everyone's timeline was relatively clear; everyone had returned to their rooms after five-thirty, and no one could prove their own timeline.

"So, you were all at home after five-thirty? No one came out again?"

Wang Ou was very suspicious of this time point.

"It means after five-thirty, no one can provide an alibi for anyone else."

After five-thirty, no one had an alibi.

"Before five-thirty, everyone was in the castle completing their own work, so they might have bumped into each other, but after five-thirty, everyone returned to their rooms, and please note, closed the doors! To rest."

"So, has no one seen Puppeteer Zhen after five-thirty?"

"No."

Everyone shook their heads.

But someone was definitely lying.

This would require subsequent evidence to prove.

— Author's Notes —

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