The Death Plan of a Hero of the Empire

Lilian clicked on the case record handed over to Lunier.

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Chapter 154 Bright but short-lived brilliance (19)

Lu Nier carefully read the information Lilian gave him.

Skip over those jewel cases that are relatively insignificant at first glance, and jump directly to the suspicious cases pointed out by Lilian.

"Strange death..."

This document records the location of the crime and the person who died, but that's all. It is very brief and the information is very vague, as if the Patrol Bureau has never investigated this case.

It stands to reason that even the Patrol Bureau would not be so perfunctory if they encountered such a situation where someone was suspected of being poisoned. They would definitely conduct some procedural investigations, such as the relationship between the deceased and the ingredients of the poison... …

However, these two case reports seem to be deliberately made like this. The content is not only vague but also very little. The only useful information is the location of the crime and the name of the deceased, as well as letting people know that the deceased was poisoned to death. Just to prevent people from noticing the special features of this case.

"Thank you, Lilian." Lu Neil thanked him. He didn't expect Lilian to be so efficient. She fulfilled yesterday's request today.

"Small things, don't be polite to me, is there anything else you can do for me?"

"No, that's all for now."

"Then I have something to do, so I'll go first. If you have anything to do, just come to the Patrol Bureau to find me. By the way... just don't wear the uniform of the Investigation Bureau."

"See you."

"Goodbye."

After watching Lilian leave, Lu Nier walked into the investigation bureau, and then went all the way to the activity room of his team.

Walking into the activity room, Lu Nier called the names of Alonia and Li Jie a few times, but no one responded to him at all.

"What about people?"

Lunier felt a little strange, generally speaking, they should be in the team activity room now.

"never mind……"

Lu Nier didn't search for a long time. He found a pen and paper and wrote down the message that he was safe and sound, then left it on the table in the living room, and then he walked out.

He planned to investigate the two bizarre death cases in the Patrol Bureau, because according to Lilian's account of these two cases, as well as the circumstances of the deceased's death from poison, he was reminded of Layton's death method.

It may not be certain that any clues can be found from these two cases.

It's still too early for the black cat's band of thieves to act. Lunier just needs to complete the investigation before they act. This is not a difficult task.

Because the addresses of the deceased in these two death cases were not far away, on the contrary, they were in the inner ring area, and the farthest one was only ten minutes away.

Runier set off quickly.

The first deceased was a thirty-four-year-old man who worked as an accountant for a small company. His name was Lani, and Lunier knew nothing else.

Because that's the only information on the document that Lilian gave.

When he arrived at the door of the deceased, Lu Nier knocked on the door, and soon someone came out.

It was a woman, probably in her 30s, and looked haggard.

"Excuse me?"

"I'm from the Investigation Bureau." Lu Nier showed his ID.

"Investigation Bureau?"

The woman looked at Lu Nier's ID and showed a puzzled expression.

"Excuse me, what's the matter with you?"

"That's right, do you know Lani?"

"That's my husband, he's dead..."

"My condolences, but about your husband's death, can I ask you a few more questions?"

"Why are you still asking now?" The woman suddenly looked a little angry, "Didn't you say that the case has been closed? Heh, let me use the reason that my husband accidentally ate poison..."

"Madam, I'm from the Investigation Bureau, not from the Patrol Bureau." Lunier explained, "The reason why I asked you is because I think the investigation results of the Patrol Bureau are wrong, and I want to re-investigate. Look, because I think your husband was murdered."

The woman was silent for a moment, then nodded.

"I see, you can ask."

"Did anything suspicious happen before your husband died?"

"Suspicious things..." The woman recalled, "This is really unexpected, but there is one thing that is very strange. Before my husband died, how should I say it... He became a little different."

"What's different?"

"Better?" The woman said uncertainly, "My husband is usually a mild-mannered person, but in other words, he has a cowardly personality and is always submissive. He seemed to be resigned, but in the period before his death, he suddenly changed a lot..."

"What kind of change? Personality or physical?"

"Yes, he has become more confident." The woman said while recalling, "And it seems that he is more capable than before? He has also been praised by his boss several times at work, and he has also won a lot of bonuses. , and my body has improved a lot, even in that aspect..."

Having said that, the woman came back to her senses, her face turned red, and she was embarrassed to continue talking.

"Does this change seem sudden to you?"

"Yes, it seems that it suddenly became like this, without any warning. I was also curious about this, and asked him the reason for the change, but he was perfunctory every time."

"I see. When your husband died, was there anything unusual about his body?"

"Abnormal?" The woman thought for a while, "Yes, the hair has turned white."

"hair?"

"Well, white hair like an old man."

Hearing this news, Lu Nil suddenly thought of Layton.

After his death, his hair was also withered and white.

"What were the results of the autopsy after death?"

"They told me that my husband was poisoned to death because his internal organs were damaged, but they didn't say what kind of poison it was, and who poisoned it. They just said that my husband ate a poisonous thing by mistake. Dismiss me as an excuse and close the case as an accident."

"Then what do you think?" Lu Nier asked, "Do you think your husband also accidentally died of poison?"

"Of course not!" The woman replied excitedly, "It is impossible for my husband to be that stupid. He must have been poisoned to death, because he was happy every day before he died, and he was confident and charming. How could he accidentally eat poison and die?"

Although there was no direct connection between ingestion of poison and the state of the deceased before his death, Lu Nier did not point out this point, just thought about it, and continued to ask.

"So who do you think it would be if someone poisoned you?"

"This……"

When asked this, the woman hesitated instead.

"To be honest, I don't know either. I am sure that there is no one who is particularly hostile or hates my husband, because his character is a kind person before and after the change, so I really can't think of who it would be. I want to kill him, but I can assure you that he definitely didn't die by eating poison by mistake, he must have been killed by someone!"

"I see." Lu Nier said, "After your husband changed, did he act suspiciously?"

"Suspicious behavior?" The woman was taken aback for a moment, then her expression changed subtly, "If I really want to say, there are some..."

"What move?"

"After he changed, I found that he sometimes excused himself to leave the house, saying that he was going shopping or meeting friends, but once I met a friend of his on the road, and after mentioning this, the friend said that he I didn't meet my husband, so I became suspicious, wondering if my husband was unfaithful to me..."

"So you are suspicious and investigating?"

"Yes..." the woman replied, "I followed my husband and found out that he was actually having afternoon tea in a coffee shop..."

"Drink afternoon tea?"

"Well, he made an excuse that he was going shopping and meeting friends. I followed him several times and found that he was just having afternoon tea."

"Didn't you meet anyone?"

"Not at all. I saw him walk into that coffee shop several times with my own eyes, and then sat in a position while reading a book and drinking tea. It's just that, and he didn't make an appointment with anyone." The woman said with certainty.

"What's the name of that coffee shop? Where is it?"

"It's not very far from my house. It's called Afternoon Time. Just turn right after going out of my house, walk to the intersection and then turn left..."

The woman told the location of the coffee shop, Lu Nier wrote it down, and then thought about whether there was anything he hadn't asked.

"That's all I want to ask." Lu Nier was about to leave, "If there is any progress in the follow-up, I will let you know."

"Then please."

"Goodbye."

After saying goodbye to Lani's wife, Lunier headed straight for the second deceased's home.

When Lunier knocked on the door, fortunately, someone was there, and it seemed to be the dead man's daughter.

The deceased was over 50 years old, and her daughter was nearly 30 years old. When she opened the door and saw Lu Nier, she also had the same reaction as Lani's wife before.

"Excuse me?"

"I'm an investigator."

Lunier showed his ID again.

"Excuse me, are you Kenli's daughter?"

"Yes……"

Kenli's daughter was also very cooperative. Although she was a little puzzled by Lunier's interview, with the support of Lunier's investigator, she also told some of the conditions of the deceased before his death.

"You mean, your father is sick?"

"That's right, during the period when he was sick, his appetite was very poor, he could hardly eat anything, and then one day, it changed..."

When Kenli's daughter said this, she paused, as if thinking about how to describe it.

"My father became very...healthy? Like he regained all his vitality all at once. Not only did his appetite improve, but his body seemed to recover, and he also wanted to go back to work during that time. It’s the same as being useful, but I never thought of it…”

Speaking of this, Kenli's daughter's expression became a little sad.

"My condolences, do you know the reason for your father's sudden change in health?"

"I'm not very clear about this. I also asked my father, but he also said that he didn't know. The body suddenly recovered. I just took it as a miracle. The gods are looking after my father."

"According to the Patrol Bureau, did your father accidentally ingest some kind of poison and died accidentally?"

"Yes."

Compared with Lani's wife, Kenli's daughter's performance does not seem to doubt this statement much.

"My poor father..."

"Besides, did your father do anything special during the period when his body recovered, such as going to a regular coffee shop for afternoon tea every day?"

"how do you know?"

Hearing Lu Nier's question, Kenli's daughter's expression became very surprised.

"My father did often go to a coffee shop for afternoon tea during that time, but it was strange that he always went alone, saying that he wanted to be alone, sometimes I wanted to accompany him, he Don't let me go with you either."

"Is that coffee shop called Afternoon Time?"

"Yes." Kenli's daughter replied, "It's that coffee shop. I have been to that coffee shop by myself, but I don't think the coffee and black tea in that coffee shop are very delicious. I really don't know why my father Would love that cafe so much.”

"I see."

Afterwards, I asked some detailed questions, and the answers I got were similar to those of Lani's wife. From these points, I knew that the two cases were indeed roughly the same.

"Afternoon time?"

Leaving Kenli's house, Lunier set off directly to the cafe called "Afternoon Time".

Judging from the behavior of the two deceased before their death, this coffee shop was obviously suspicious, because the two deceased seemed to only want to go to that coffee shop alone, but showed a very enthusiastic attitude towards that coffee shop.

The coffee shop was not very far away, and Lu Nier quickly rushed to the door of this coffee shop. From the outside, this coffee shop is really not a very high-end place, but it is very friendly to the people.

Walking into this coffee shop, the business didn't seem to be very good, it was a bit deserted, but the hygiene was not bad, Lu Nier chose a place at random and sat down.

There are very few employees in this coffee shop. There seem to be only two, one dressed as a waiter and one dressed as a front desk. Judging from the clothes, the front desk seems to be working part-time as a drink maker.

At least the waiter in this coffee shop is quite dedicated. Seeing Lu Nier sitting down, he hurried over to ask.

"What would you like to drink, please?"