Chapter 221 Conspiracy! The encounter between Jinpei and Ace!(1/3)
A person with such eyes must be a woman!
Zoro thought to himself that the blade he chopped turned into the back of the knife.
"It's so stupid to dare to keep your hands during the battle!"
A pleasant voice sounded, and with this sound, the man quickly threw away the flintlock rifle and pulled out a short knife from his waist.
Swish!
A knife light flashed by.
Zoro in the air could only hold up his sword to block it. Unexpectedly, he was slashed backwards by this knife.
And the man had already taken the opportunity to escape to the distance.
Hearing the gunshot, Saka rushed out of the alley with a knife. Seeing Zoro half kneeling on the ground, he hurriedly asked, "Hey, Zoro, you're fine!"
Zoro stood up and said, "Damn it, let her escape!"
"Hurry up, there are gunshots ahead!"
"On there!"
A series of footsteps sounded.
"It seems that the gunfire attracted the security team on the island. Maybe we will be considered as accomplices, so leave here first!" said Saka.
Zoro nodded and said, "I don't like dealing with them either, it's too troublesome!"
Early in the morning, in the tavern.
"Have you heard it? Master Eddie's housekeeper was shot and killed!"
"Is that so strange! Could it be that Vikinli did it again?"
The early-wake guest was talking in the store.
In the guest room, Zoro crossed his hands and rested his head, recalling the mysterious woman's knife last night.
Saka sat on the chair and thought, "The dead man was Eddie's housekeeper, no wonder he was so familiar with the surroundings. The housekeeper was going to kill his master? Why? And what is the identity of the mysterious gunman? Or... a cat? What is he trying to say?"
Zoro sat up and said, "What's strange is that we were following Vikinli, but in the end we became an irrelevant housekeeper!"
Saka pinched her chin slightly and said, "By the way, it's a mask. We will be with the wrong person because he is wearing the same mask as Vikinli, that mask..."
After recalling Saka, he said, "That mask seems to be..."
"Owl!" said Zoro.
Saka's eyes lit up and said, "Yes, it's an owl. So, the cat that guy wanted to say before he died was an owl!"
"Is this a group? The escaped female gunman seemed to be wearing the same mask," Zoro asked.
After a little thought, Saka said: "When it comes to owls, there is indeed one that once caused an uproar in the East China Sea. It was the Sach incident that occurred in Haiwei Port..."
Saka told Zoro about the "Sachi incident".
"So, this group of people has something to do with those people?"
"It is not necessarily true. After the Sach incident, revengeism in the East China Sea emerged, and many organizations that imitated owls and pretended to be owls appeared. However, these organizations were mostly formed by young and energetic people. They disbanded shortly after they existed. In the past two years, there have been few activities about owls."
Saka stood up and said, "Let's go, I thought of a clue!"
"What?"
"Go directly to Eddie. He is the person involved. You will definitely know some information. And don't you find it strange? The fierce battle last night did not wake him up!"
Saka and Zoro rushed to the mansion last night, but found that there were a bunch of people gathered outside the mansion, including those wearing security team uniforms.
"What's going on?" Saka grabbed a passerby and asked.
"Mr. Eddie is dead!"
"Eddie died?" Saka and Zoro were stunned.
The person next to him continued, "Yes, Mr. Eddie is a great man, he died like this, it's a pity!"
"I heard that it was Mr. Eddie's housekeeper who colluded with two foreign swordsmen and murdered Mr. Eddie together."
Swordsman?
Zoro and Saka looked at each other and stepped back lightly.
"Who said that?"
"It was Mrs. Lillian who heard a noise in the bedroom last night. After waking up, she accidentally saw three people escaping from the manor!"
"Mr. Eddie's housekeeper was also killed. I'm afraid the division of the spoils is uneven, and there is an internal strife!"
"Hey, where are those two people just now? They seem to be the ones who are also holding knives. Could it be them?"
Hiding it, Saka said: "The situation is not good. It seems that the security team regards us as the butler's accomplices."
Suddenly, Zoro looked up and he heard a familiar voice. The security captain walked out at the door of the manor. Behind was a silver-haired woman with a sad face. Her appearance was extremely beautiful, with pear blossoms and rain, and she felt a sense of weakness that I felt pity. She wore a tight black long skirt with deep V outlined her hot figure. The moment she appeared, the noisy manor gate was quiet.
The woman seemed to feel Zoro's sharp gaze as sharp as a blade, and glanced at their hidden place, but saw no one.
The woman withdrew her gaze and said softly: "Captain Om, I am a weak woman and have no support. I will catch the prisoner who killed the master and ask you."
"Okay, okay, don't worry, Mrs. Lillian, everything is left to us."
The security captain smelled the woman's fragrance and bent over slightly, not daring to look her in the eyes. He quickly patted his chest and said, "Madam, don't worry, we will definitely catch those guys."
On the other side.
"Are you sure that woman is the escaped gunman?" Saka asked in surprise.
"Well! Her voice and her eyes, I must be her!" said Zoro.
"That woman is Lillian, and she is Eddie's woman. Because Eddie has no children, if he dies, Lillian will be his heir. Could it be that this is a murder to fight for family property?" Saka was puzzled.
"Eddie seems to be in his sixties. I think that woman is only about twenty years old," said Zoro.
"It's nothing strange! What I can't understand is what connection does Vikinley, Lillian, and the Owl have!"
"Catch her directly, wouldn't you just ask clearly?" Zoro said.
Saka shook her head and said, "You don't know that some dead soldiers would rather die than leak any information. I'm worried that she is the kind of dead soldiers. Moreover, I suspect that Lillian is behind Vikinli. There is a mysterious organization behind Vikinli. The crimes that occurred before are probably not done by Vikinli alone, but the entire organization. If you think about this, cases in different places will happen in a very near time, and there will be a reasonable explanation. If we touch Lillian, we may alarm the snake, just like the butler, let her be cleaned up."
"This is too troublesome!" Zoro shook his head.
"We can stare at her. I think she will take us to find her accomplices, and then we will catch them all in one go!" said Saka.
Zoro was not very interested in this kind of thing, but when he saw Saka's excited look, he didn't say much. Anyway, he was idle.
Saka and Zoro began to stalk.
Eddie was killed. Some of his friends and partners during his lifetime came after receiving the news. After receiving the news, those who were close to each other rushed over. By the afternoon, many rich and nobles in luxurious clothes had gathered in the manor.
"Hey, look, that bat logo, isn't that Liszt's company?" Saka pushed Zoro, holding her head and leaning against the sunbathing.
Zoro looked at him, a group of people in black suits rushed from the port, with bat logo embroidered with gold thread on their suits.
"Those seem to be the senior managers of Liszt's company!"
Saka said, patted his head and said, "I remember it. There are rumors that Eddie is a shareholder of East China Sea Shipping Company!"
After arriving at the East China Shipping Company, the senior management of the East China Sea Shipping Company met Mrs. Lillian, who had obviously cried and had a little redness and swollen eyes in a separate reception room.
"Hello, Mrs. Lillian, I am K Winston, General Manager of East China Sea Shipping Company. After we heard about Mr. Eddie's experience, we rushed over from the headquarters immediately. Mr. Eddie has always been a gentle elder. Such a thing happened is a big loss for our company... If you need any help, please tell us, in addition, we will also help arrest the murderer of Mr. Eddie."
"Thank you, thank you!" Lillian covered her face and burst into tears.
Kwinston and others looked at each other, and when they saw this scene, they could not say anything they were ready.
"Madam, please feel sorry for me!"
After a while, Lillian recovered, wiped her tears with her handkerchief, and choked and said, "Sorry, I'm too out of control. Eddie is my favorite person and my only support. Now that he's gone, I don't know who else can rely on."
As she said that, she looked at Kwinston with a weak and helpless look.
Looking at those charming blue eyes, Kwinston couldn't stand it. This woman was so charming. Not only her figure and appearance, but also her temperament. She wanted to hold her in her arms and care for her when she saw her, but she didn't want her to be hurt.
No wonder Eddie, who was determined to never marry her for life, suddenly married her.
Kwinston and Eddie are old friends. Like Longbotton, who is in charge of the security department, they are both early members of the Arkham Chamber of Commerce. Later, the Arkham Chamber of Commerce was reorganized, and Kwinston and Longbotton chose to work in the company. Eddie felt that he was old and only took shares and had a seat on the board.
Kwinston knew that Eddie had a wife when she was young, and later died of dysfunction. Because Eddie loved his wife deeply, she vowed not to marry her for life. He persisted for more than 20 years. Two years ago, Eddie suddenly got together with this woman named Lillian and broke her vow. Kwinston even teased him at that time.
Such a woman will indeed make any man moved.
Kwinston smiled and said, "Don't worry, Eddie is not only an important member of our company, but also a friend of mine. It is our responsibility and obligation to take care of you."
After visiting the house arranged by Lillian to live in, Kwinston said to the inconspicuous young man in the team: "Shar, do you think Lillian is the murderer of Eddie? Her sadness doesn't seem to be pretending."
"We are in society, and our understanding of things and the depth of our understanding may differ from each other. When facing a cognitive understanding of a thing, we should look at the essence through phenomena and the essence, rather than just focusing on its superficial understanding. Therefore, don't be confused by appearances. We should look at problems objectively and see the essence through phenomena!" The young man Shire said seriously.
Kwinston was speechless, holding his forehead with his hand, shook his head and said, "Speak with human words!"
Shire is Longbottom's assistant and deputy director of the security department of the East China Shipping Company. He is one of the second-year students who graduated from Arkham College. He has meticulous thinking and strong logical reasoning skills. He always maintains rationality. If you want to say the shortcomings, he likes to say a lot of things that are incomprehensible.
Shire said: "It's very simple. Do you think it's true love for a 19-year-old woman to marry a 63-year-old man?"
"True love?"
To be continued...