"Please catch the culprit as soon as possible."
Compared with the others, Mr. Byrne came in with quite an imposing air. He sat in the chair with his chin raised and stared at Li Wei.
"We're currently investigating."
However, Mr. Byrne's little display did nothing to change Li Wei's attitude. He remained in his chair, looking as lazy and bored as ever.
"Please explain what happened. It will help us solve the case sooner."
"Of course."
Mr. Byrne nodded.
"Yesterday, I was making preparations in the sitting room when I saw the young mistress come in. She was in a very bad mood and told me to leave as soon as she saw me. So I left the sitting room as instructed. I had intended to find Miss Chris, but just then, I saw that she had already followed the young mistress into her bedroom, so I left."
"You simply left?"
"Yes. As a servant, it wasn't appropriate for me to be there. Miss Chris grew up with the young mistress, and she's also a woman. She was better suited to handling that situation."
"What happened after that?"
"Chris brought the young mistress a glass of wine. Seeing that things had settled down, I went back to my room to rest. I imagined the last thing the young mistress wanted at that point was to be disturbed."
"And you didn't hear anything afterward?"
"I'm sorry. I'm getting old, and I sleep very soundly."
Mr. Byrne shook his head, while old Mr. Howard chuckled.
"I certainly envy you, Mr. Byrne. At my age, getting a good night's sleep isn't easy. Even when I finally manage to fall asleep, the slightest noise wakes me up. Ah... getting old really does make one useless."
"You're too kind, Mr. Howard."
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