With a "click", Angel twisted the Door Opening lock and entered Mr. O'Neill's home.
Sherlock Moriarty, who was following behind, looked at the brass key in her hand curiously, and couldn't help but ask in a low voice:
"Is this Mystical Item?"
"Yes, you can pick locks, but the side effects are a bit expensive."
Putting the key back into his pocket, Angel replied.
In the past few days, she had spent more than 2 pounds on hiring a carriage to prevent getting lost. If it weren't for the fact that her lockpicking ability was likely to be used today, she would not have wanted to bring this "Master Key" with her at all.
No wonder Ms. Bernadette said try not to use it...
After turning on the gas light switch, the entrance and living room were illuminated by the warm light emitted by the large lamp above the head. Compared with the gang's stronghold just now, Mr. O'Neill's residence can be considered magnificent.
Since the death scene was not at home, the house was not searched by the police. The doors and windows were simply locked and sealed, waiting for the handover or disposal of the estate. A few days have passed, except for a little dust on the tables and chairs, the other furniture should be the same as when the family left.
"Wealthier than imagined. Did they kidnap Emily to extort money from Mr. O'Neill? But why didn't they send any threatening letter until a week after the kidnapping?"
As if talking to himself or having a discussion with Angel, Moriarty walked around the living room while talking, his eyes moving between the paintings on the wall, the exquisite tea sets on the table, and the charcoal pots piled next to the fireplace.
Angel inspected several rooms connected to the living room, and then returned to him.
"There are two servant rooms on the first floor, and at least four maids have lived there. The O'Neill family is richer than they let on," she touched a few corners and found that there was very little dust before continuing, "I usually clean them very carefully, but they have not been cleaned in the past few days. O'Neill has probably dismissed all the servants recently."
"So he either has a suicide plan or, as you said, is preparing to move away from Backlund."
Moriarty replied, the two looked at each other and walked towards the stairs together.
The second floor is a huge study room and bedrooms for a family of three. The study room has a complete collection of books, ranging from children's books to large professional books. Angel noticed that most of them are related to coal.
The decoration styles of the bedrooms are very different, and it can be clearly seen which family member they belong to, but the same thing is that they are all neat and clean, with no trace of being disturbed.
"It doesn't look like the room of someone who is about to move at all. All the clothes are in the closet, and personal belongings are not packed away. It's like I left for work or school this morning, but I haven't had time to go home yet."
"So you think Mr. O'Neill lied to me that day and they had no plans to move at all?"
Returning to the living room on the first floor, Angel and the private Detective, who had been frowning, began to discuss.
"It could be that he lied deliberately, or it could be that he lied involuntarily, such as being coerced or deceived. But he also dismissed his servants. The two things should be for the same reason."
Tossing a coin, Moriarty's eyes followed George III on the penny, and he kept spitting out his analysis.
With a "pop" sound, he caught the coin, glanced at it and continued:
"He gave the same reason to you and the servants at home - to move away from Backlund. Then, after severing all local ties, he jumped into the Tussock River with his wife and daughter and ended his life... Wait, Emily's body has not been found yet. Is she really dead? Is there any possibility of being kidnapped again?"
Angel recalled the scene of O'Neill's family committing suicide that she saw in Magic Mirror Divination, and subconsciously wanted to deny this possibility, but then she thought of the possibility that the divination was interfered with.
Isn't it just to avoid possible interference and find the truth behind it when I come to this Detective myself to look for other clues?
"If so, you need to consider who did it, Cherwood Borough and East Borough, or even the entire Backlund. Is there any Criminal who likes to kidnap young girls?"
She decided to put aside the divination result and trust the judgment of the man with the same name as the greatest Detective.
"I do know one," Sherlock Moriarty put away the coins and looked at Angel, "In Backlund, girls often disappear in secluded streets, and after a long time, they may be accidentally discovered in legal or illegal brothels. There are many rumors pointing to a Cherwood Borough rich man, his name is Capim."
"Unfortunately, there is insufficient evidence, and he also knows many high-level figures, so no one can convict him."
When he mentioned "conviction", there was a hint of sneer on his face.
"Rumor? But from your tone, it doesn't seem like you think it's a rumor."
The Magic Mirror Divination carried out by Angel in the previous gang stronghold also pointed to the name "Mr. Capim". If the two "Capim" are the same person, the rich man who instigated the gang to commit frequent crimes and was related to the disappearance of many girls would be very suspicious.
"I have some other sources of information."
Moriarty's answer is an admission that he also thinks Capim has many problems.
"So, now that we have the biggest suspect, what should we do next?" The two looked at each other. Angel was the first to look away and continued, "It's getting late. I'll go back and sort out today's clues. You can also find out about this Capim from your 'information channel'. Let's meet at your house tomorrow?"
"I think so too," Moriarty nodded, "We will meet at my house at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning... um, let's meet at 10 o'clock."
The two briefly searched O'Neill's house again, but found no other clues. This time Angel turned off the gas light, and the two left O'Neill's house. She used Master Key to lock the door with a "click".
"Click——"
Putting on clothes that were easy for movement, Angel twisted the Door Opening lock again and arrived at Mr. O'Neill's home.
It was already late at night. In order to prevent the strange phenomenon of "light coming from an unoccupied room", she simply did not turn on the light and used Dark Vision to reach Emily's bedroom on the second floor.
Find Emily's clothes and a bracelet that he had memorized during the day, and Angel started Magic Mirror Divination.
The other party manipulated the death of O'Neill, but they may not have used the same method on Emily. Especially now that Emily still has the possibility of being alive. Using the clothes and jewelry she wore as a medium, the accuracy of divination will be greatly increased.
He didn't do this during the day. Angel actually didn't want Detective to continue investigating in depth. He had just become Beyonder not long ago, so there was no need to get involved in such dangerous things.
The fog in Magic Mirror drifted away, and a large villa with a vast lawn, a wide garden and a small fountain square appeared in the mirror. In the basement, a brown-haired girl hugged her body with her arms, shivering, and beside her were several girls of the same age, but in more shabby clothes.
The fog covered the mirror again, and then it became dark. Angel turned Magic Mirror upside down on the table and breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, she is really still alive...
As long as you are alive, there is hope.
Putting the clothes and jewelry back to their original places, Angel, fully armed, left Mr. O'Neill's home again.