After that, Li Wei questioned several more servants. Their accounts were much the same as the butler's, except that one servant who had stayed in the kitchen to clear the dishes said he had heard a bang while working. Since Mrs. Nicole had driven out of the Manor shortly afterward, he had assumed the sound probably came from the Steam Car and thought nothing of it.
A little later, the police arrived at the Manor and began investigating the scene, while Li Wei gathered everyone together.
"All right, let me go over everyone's movements. After dinner, Justice Buckley returned to his bedroom on the second floor to attend to his own affairs, while the rest of us went to the Salon. Then a dispute broke out over certain matters, and everyone left. Mrs. Nicole drove away in one of the Manor's cars, and I went after her. Then the butler went to report what had happened to Justice Buckley, only to find that he wasn't in his study. Correct?"
As Li Wei spoke, he glanced at the butler, who lowered his head.
"Yes, Sir Li Wei. Just as you said."
"After leaving the Salon, Mrs. Mack went to another room and shut herself inside to smoke. Mr. Mack went looking for his wife and heard a gunshot as he headed toward the East Side Corridor. He followed the sound and discovered that Justice Buckley had committed suicide in the study on the east side of the first floor. Is that right, Mr. Mack?"
"...Yes, that's right, Sir Li Wei."
Mr. Mack nodded, his face ashen.
"After leaving the Salon, Mr. Charlie had a few drinks and wanted to get some air in the Garden, only to learn that Mrs. Nicole had driven away. He then returned to the Hall and