Detective Bennet [Comprehensive novel]

In order to find out the truth about Snow White and the werewolf, the investigation is still going on, and the two detectives are observing all the way to Al's suburban farm.

Kirwan and Orr have a good relationship.

Kirwan built the country estate not far from Orr's farm.

"At this time, Bingley should be at the manor of his brother-in-law-to-be."

Before Kelsey left Chicago, Bentley mentioned that the group was invited to Kirwan's estate, which would be the last stop to test whether Kirwan was suitable for Caroline.

That being said, from what Kelsey saw, Bentley didn't have a veto over his sister's marriage.

Unless Kirwan is a murderer, Caroline will definitely marry him as much as possible, and all other objections are invalid.The reasons are complex and need not be repeated.

Here, why is it mentioned that unless Kirwan is a murderer?

Because in the case of Alisa's disappearance last year, her ex-husband's conspiracy and the murder of stakeholders were ruled out, so there are still two possibilities.

First, there is an inner ghost;

Second, bad luck.

Sherlock analyzed the first point, "Alyssa had four entourages with her when she disappeared. The one who took Alyssa away was either a gang or someone she could fully trust, and the four entourages were also very familiar with each other. "

The five people were completely unsuspecting, which would make it easy for the perpetrator to succeed.

"Alyssa's account of the seven dwarfs betraying Snow White."

Kelsey did not rule out the possibility of Alisa's relatives committing the crime. "On the night of the dance, Alisa called those who looked for her dwarfs in the back garden, including Kirwan."

Kelsey has always been suspicious of Kirwan because he quickly fell in love with Caroline, and the two will soon be married.

There is a reason for love, and there is always something between the two parties that attracts each other.

What did Kirwan see in Caroline?

This kind of personal problem is not humane, but now Kirwan's cousin Alisa is crazy, and the inexplicable aspects of the relevant personnel need to be explored.

Not only do they suspect Kirwan, but they also suspect the Auer family.

Of course, this is only one possibility, and there is another possibility that Alisa got caught by bad luck.

When the two detectives decided to go to Orr Farm, they also took a trip to Kirwan Manor.

Kirwan Manor.

There was a rich dinner and a little dance tonight.

Night, eleven o'clock.

The excitement began to end, and the whole manor gradually returned to its usual tranquility.

The gents gather, ready to take a rest after one last glass of wine.

Bingley and his prospective brother-in-law Kirwan discussed the wedding arrangements, but the other party, Caroline, was not present.Not to avoid the bride-to-be, but to give her some surprises.

third floor.

Caroline was alone in the corridor, rubbing her swollen temples.

She was in a good mood because of the wedding, so she drank two more glasses tonight.Now the stamina of alcohol is strong, and I feel slightly uncomfortable.

Just about to go back to the room and ring the bell to call the maid to bring some hangover tea, but found that the door of one room was ajar.

"By the way, this is Kirwan's studio."

Caroline muttered in a low voice. During the day, Kirwan showed her around the manor, but he didn't let her into this studio. "I don't know what was put in it. They said they were afraid that I would be bumped."

Kirwan runs the doll company, and he is also involved in product design.

The studio at home is said to be full of various materials in a mess, so it is not suitable for visiting, and I am afraid that outsiders will mess up the things inside.

"Am I an outsider?!"

Caroline had this idea at the time, she was about to become the hostess of Kirwan's family, why couldn't she go to Kirwan's studio to take a look.

At the moment, I feel drunk.

Caroline gently pushed open the concealed door, "I'm not peeking, but to figure out why the door wasn't closed properly."

The motivation is right and the reasons are good.

The door was pushed open, and it was pitch black inside.

Caroline didn't rush in in the dark, she retreated to the corridor to get a candle, and walked into the studio again.

Dimly illuminated area is not wide.

When I entered, I saw desks, bookshelves, and cardboard boxes on the ground.The box was open, and there were wood, cloth, screws, and so on.

"It's really a mess of debris all over the place."

Caroline suddenly lost interest and turned to go out, but the light swept onto the secret door inside the house.

This door was also ajar.

For a moment, Caroline felt a little strange.

Since Ke Wan does not allow outsiders to enter the studio, why the two doors are not closed is too careless.

Maybe an occasional mistake.

Soon, Caroline put aside her doubts and easily found a reason for Kirwan.Unable to hold back her curiosity, she pushed open the second door.

"what--"

The woman's terrified scream resounded through the corridor.

3 minute later.

Caroline appeared panting in the living room on the first floor, and rushed directly in front of Ke Wan.Just as she was about to say something, seeing Ke Wan's handsome and innocent demeanor, her words got stuck in her throat.

"what happened?"

Bingley knew her sister very well, and Caroline must have been stimulated in some way.

Darcy didn't speak, but he immediately thought of Kirwan's studio, which was not within the scope of today's visit.

"My dear Miss Bingley, has one of the servants offended you?"

Kirwan stood up as he spoke, as if he would immediately reprimand the servant who was not good at things just waiting for Caroline to speak.

Caroline's face was half red and half white, and it couldn't be said that she was frightened, but she realized that maybe she shouldn't make a fuss.

Instead of talking as usual, she tried to smile softly, "No, no one offended me. Mr. Kirwan, I just came to remind you that the studio door was not closed properly."

The door is not closed properly, as for making Caroline uneasy?

Neither Bentley nor Darcy believed it, it could only be that there was something abnormal in the studio.

"Mr. Kirwan!"

Bentley didn't go too far, but asked seriously, "Is there any dangerous thing in your studio?"

Before Kirwan could answer, Caroline first scolded Bentley, "Brother, why are you making such a fuss, there are no dangerous items."

Bentley: Who am I for?

Ke Wan didn't hide anything, and asked openly, "There are some beautiful imitation dolls in the inner room, maybe these frightened Miss Bingley."

Caroline shook her head quickly, "No, no, it doesn't matter. I just bumped into it suddenly, a little unexpected."

What kind of puppet will give people an unexpected feeling?

Ke Wan had no scruples, and asked the three of them to go upstairs to see for themselves on the spot.

I saw fifteen dolls in the inner room, and they were as tall as real people.

In the dim light of the fire, at first glance, the dolls have different shapes, as if the body of a real person is so stiff that the corpse is fixed in place.

However, turn on all the lights in the room, and when the light is sufficient, it is easy to tell from the faces of the dolls that they are not alive.Some faces are made of wood, some are made of porcelain, some are made of chemical fiber cloth and so on.

It must be mentioned that the eyes of the dolls are all made of precious stones.

The eyeballs glow differently under the light, which is more indescribably weird than describing it as radiant—as if the finishing touch, the eyes of the dolls will glow to make them seem to come to life.

What made Caroline scream was the overall image of these puppets.It's not that she is careless, the dolls really look a bit like her.

Of course Bingley also found out, and before he asked, Kirwan smiled softly.

"Forgive me, but I couldn't resist incorporating the beauty of Miss Bingley into the figure design."

Kirwan glanced at Caroline tenderly, and said to Bingley apologetically, "Maybe this kind of creative concept is difficult to understand, but Miss Bingley is my muse. My dream girl is exactly what Miss Bingley looks like." , and made this beauty into a doll, this is a little bit of personal hobby."

Simply put, Kirwan liked the way Caroline looked.

Regardless of whether the aesthetics deviate from the public, he just likes it, and he also incorporates this into the puppet production.

This made Caroline completely let go of her scruples, but it was not so easy to convince Bingley.

The next day, two detective visitors came to the Kirwan estate.

Bingley dismisses Caroline for a man-to-man conversation.

Before that, Bentley briefly told Kelsey and Sherlock about the doll.

"You two, others don't know, but you must agree that I have also experienced some bloody cases. Therefore, I have a skeptical attitude towards things, and I think Ke Wan is a bit weird."

Bingley also winked at Darcy to express his opinion.

"Fitzwilliam, do you think those dolls can be made by normal people? Kirwan's cousin is crazy, and Kirwan is a big man who makes weird dolls. Is this family really not weird?"

Darcy only asked one key question, "Charles, how do you think Caroline can enter Kirwan's studio? Did Kirwan really accidentally forget to close those two doors?"

"Forehead……"

Bentley realized later, "Did he let Caroline find out on purpose? Why? To test Caroline's reaction?"

"Yes or no, just ask."

Sherlock didn't make any judgments. Today is to find out if there is any problem with Ke Wan. The doll is a good starting point.

Everyone's questions rushed to their faces.

Kirwan no longer smiled gently in front of Caroline. He saw the intention of the two detectives, and suspected that he was related to the disappearance of his cousin Alisa.

"First of all, I don't see a problem with men making dolls."

Ke Wan said sternly, "Secondly, I never wanted to murder my cousin. I have been close to Alisa since childhood. Speaking of which, I like dolls, and I was influenced by my cousin."

"Oh?" Kelsey looked directly at Kirwan, "How to say specifically?"

"When I was young, I often went to my cousin's house to play. The three cousins ​​were said to be ten years older than me, and my cousin and I played best."

Kirwan mentioned the past, Alisa was only one year older than him, and the two played together before the age of ten. "We designed the doll's hairstyle and clothes together. Maybe from outsiders, boys shouldn't like that, but I'm just interested."

Unlike Kirwan's preference for a certain type of woman, Alyssa's aesthetic is more eccentric.

"For example, in the story of "Snow White", most people like the princess and the prince, and a small group of people envy the queen with the power of the magic mirror, but my cousin thinks the dwarves are very cute. At that time, she liked to play with dwarf dolls. "

Ke Wan didn't think there was anything wrong, "Everyone's aesthetics should be respected. My cousin prefers characters with weird looks. I can accept it, but it doesn't meet the requirements for a lady."

As they got older, neither Kirwan nor Alyssa had to hide their preferences.

Through the doll company, Kirwan can do something he really likes again.

However, society is demanding on women.Especially Alisa, who was born in a wealthy family and is about to join a wealthy family, no longer shows her weird aesthetics.

"Speaking of which, I don't know if my cousin has changed. When people grow up, they will inevitably have various considerations, and it is different from when they were young."

Ke Wan is not as close as he used to be with Alyssa, "Thinking about it, it has been 16 years, and my cousin and I have never discussed related preferences."

Bentley was still digesting Kirwan's words, he looked at Darcy again, and asked if his words were feasible?

The two detectives on the other side of the round table suddenly had a flash of inspiration and thought of a certain possibility.

If Alisa's disappearance was not caused by an inner ghost, then it was really bad luck.

But it's not that people sit at home and bad luck comes to them.To a certain extent, Alyssa had to do something before she ran into that kind of bad luck, breaking into the dark world in the mirror as she said.

Strange characters such as dwarves and werewolves appear in one place at the same time, and they can still appear in front of people majestically, and they naturally migrate irregularly.

There is indeed such a group of people in the world who behave eccentrically openly and never hide their identities.

What is this particular group?

While others were not paying attention, Sherlock secretly took Kelsey's hand under the table, and quickly drew a "C" on his palm with his fingers.

Kelsey's palms were itchy, but looking at the person who made small moves, Sherlock had already retracted his hand without changing his expression.

Sherlock blinked nonchalantly, "Jerry, do you agree with my guess?"

Kelsey smiled back.If you have a guess, you can communicate it in words later, but you have to express it impatiently?

——That should be her first.