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The taxi was stopped about three kilometers away from the Blood Moon Castle, and several security guards in black stood on the side of the roadblock, which read: Private territory, not open to the public.

Liang Xi got out of the car, but the security guard didn't move. Liang Xi asked a few words, but the security guard didn't say a word.Liang Xi took out the invitation card, and the security guard took the invitation card and walked aside with the walkie-talkie.

After waiting for a few minutes, an open car drove from another section to the roadblock and turned around. A man in a suit and a driver's cap drove the car. The security guard said respectfully, "Sir, please get in the car."

Can't you just tell me what the hell I'm going to do first?

Liang Xi had no choice but to settle the bill with the taxi first, and got into the convertible car.The driver, like the security guard, didn't answer any questions, and drove all the way outside the Blood Moon Castle.

Blood Moon Castle was a coastal defense castle in the early years, with tall walls and ancient cannons towering on the walls.Bloodmoon Castle is a rectangular structure as a whole, with a courtyard in the middle.Except for the three lanes on the left and right, the courtyard is all grass.Looking at the aerial aerial view taken by the helicopter, the Blood Moon Castle is very beautiful.Approaching the Blood Moon Castle, people like Liang Xi who are not very emotional can feel the strong atmosphere of the Middle Ages.

To enter the castle, you have to cross the moat. A bridge was built on the moat, and staff stood side by side at the head of the bridge.It is easy to judge their identities from their clothes, several housekeepers dressed up, more than a dozen maids, gardeners, grooms, cooks, guards and so on.

A housekeeper in his 40s opened the door for Liang Xi and said, "Hi, can I see the invitation?"

Liang Xi handed the invitation to the butler, who read it carefully and said, "Where's the mask?"

Liang Xi asked, "Do you want to wear a mask?" He didn't like Erha's dog-head mask.

Steward: "According to the invitation card of Mister, are you the only person in Blood Moon Castle who is qualified to wear a mask?"

Liang Xi was stunned: "Is there any benefit? I can go back and get it." London is not very far away, so I called and asked Poppy to send it over.

The housekeeper was stunned by the question: "I didn't ask for your name, sir."

Liang Xi first asked: "Can you tell me what the invitation is?"

The butler thought for a while: "Sir, you have to tell me the situation first, who you are and how you got the invitation, before I can judge whether I can tell you."

Liang Xi said: "I need to know the content of the invitation, so that I can decide whether to lie to you or not."

The butler had a grief-stricken expression, and asked after a while, "Excuse me, sir, have you brought any gold coins?"

Liang Xi said: "Yes, how much is the gold coin worth? How to use it? Can it be exchanged for cash?"

The butler pursed his lips and looked at Liang Xi for a long time: "Sir, wait a moment, I'll make a phone call." You were asked to answer questions, but not asked.I didn't even know how to answer the question, and I was ashamed of the housekeeper.

Liang Xi was very wronged. John's suicide note did not mention invitations and gold coins. He himself was at a loss.Coupled with his cautious personality, he must figure out what the situation is.What if it's a gamble?A gold coin is worth 1000 million pounds, and I bring 3000 million in, leave naked, and kill myself.

The housekeeper went to the side to make a call, then hung up the phone, seeing Liang Xi looking at him, trying to squeeze out a smile, and urged in his heart: Hurry up and call me back.It's so embarrassing.

The staff on one side couldn't understand it either. Is it okay to leave the guests outside the venue to bask in the sun?The maid wondered if Liang Xi should be invited to hide from the sun with them under the big parasol.The guard touched the restraints and considered whether to carry Liang Xi out.The butler didn't dare to meet the eyes of Liang Xi and the staff, he had to wait for the phone call.

At this time, a luxury car arrived, and an old lady who was about the size of Mary got out of the car with a flower umbrella. Another housekeeper helped open the door, took the old lady's flower umbrella and greeted her kindly, and led the old lady on foot. Bridge into the castle gate.

Liang Xi's housekeeper was in a cold sweat. It took so long to answer the phone. He smiled at Liang Xi who was looking at him, took out his phone and made a call, then hung up the phone and continued to smile at Liang Xi.

The convertible was dispatched, and a beautiful young woman in 60s clothes was soon delivered.Unlike the old lady, she was treated the same as Liang Xi. She was checked the invitation card, and her butler had a soft conversation with her for a while, and then led the woman across the bridge.

At this time, the butler finally received the call, and after hanging up the phone, he took a deep breath and walked quickly to Liang Xi: "Excuse me, are you Mr. Liang Xiliang?"

Liang Xi thought for a while: "Not necessarily."

The housekeeper wanted to cry, but said, "I can confirm that you are Mr. Liang through the photos."

Liang Xi nodded: "Okay, I am."

The housekeeper said: "The sun is shining directly, Mr. Liang please come here first. Before crossing the bridge, I am obliged to explain the invitation letter of Blood Moon Castle to Mr. Liang."

Chapter 141 Blood Moon Invitation

Consistent with Liang Xi's prediction, the invitation letter to Blood Moon Castle is the detective invitation letter.This time, there will be six detectives from various countries participating in the invitation.Gold coins are chips that can be exchanged for 10 silver coins.When you make a correct guess, you will be rewarded, and when you make a wrong guess, chips will be deducted depending on the question.After the case is over, only guests with more than 5 silver coins can get the next invitation letter.

Liang Xi couldn't understand the meaning of the detective invitation letter.

The butler explained the meaning: "Each gold coin can be exchanged for 100 million pounds."

This is very interesting.

The butler said: "Gold coins are called wishing gold coins. You can make a request to the castle owner that is not worth more than a million pounds and is not seriously illegal. For example, if you don't like your boss, he will soon cease to be your boss. For example, if you want to sleep with a woman, sorry, this request cannot be fulfilled. But people prefer to buy information with gold coins."

The housekeeper knew that Liang Xi was a rookie, so he told Liang Xi that you could use a gold coin to ask any question you wanted to know.If unable to answer, or still unable to answer after investigation, gold coins will be refunded.

Liang Xi asked curiously, "What information do people buy?"

The butler replied: "For example, the cause of Diana's death, such as the truth about Kennedy's assassination. Of course, the owner of the castle will not provide any evidence for this. 24 hours, we can only wait for the next invitation."

Liang Xi understood a little bit, and said, "The few gold coins I have in hand must first pass the case before I can be eligible to buy information?"

The butler nodded: "Yes."

Liang Xi asked: "Excuse me, isn't the so-called owner of the castle an owner? Is he so powerful?"

The butler replied: "The owner of Blood Moon Castle is a major member of the European Skull and Bones Society, an English earl, very rich, and has many powerful friends all over the world."

Liang Xi asked again: "Are gold coins worth much?"

The housekeeper said, "I can't answer this question."

Liang Xi asked, "Can I sell it to someone else?"

The butler nodded: "Of course."

Liang Xi had a lot of questions: "Aren't you worried that I will reveal the Blood Moon Castle, Wishing Gold Coins and Skull and Bones to the media and the public?"

The butler replied: "Of course you can break the news."

so refreshing?That's right, the European Skull and Bones Society is a legal society, what impact can you have after breaking the news?

The butler added: "After entering the castle, all electronic devices of the guests must be temporarily taken away. Although the castle owner doesn't care that people know about Blood Moon Castle, he also doesn't want too many people discussing Blood Moon Castle."

The housekeeper said: "The above is the invitation letter that I can explain. Do you have any other requests or questions, Mr. Liang?"

Liang Xi replied, "Not for the time being."

The housekeeper asked, "Mr. Liang, is he participating in the Blood Moon invitation?"

"Of course I want to participate." Maybe you can directly ask the murderer who killed John.As for Thresh's gang, it's not worth a gold coin at all, okay?What's the problem?Do aliens really exist?Not interested in.What is the world like after death?It is estimated that the other party will not be able to answer.So my goal is just to keep a gold coin.

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Chatting with the butler all the way, Liang Xi confirmed that the European Skull and Bones Society didn't care that outsiders knew of their existence.Just like the Skull and Bones Society of America, there have been several presidents and business leaders.In addition, elites from all walks of life abound.Some people think that the so-called Skull and Bones Society is nonsense, some people think it is nothing special, and some people draft articles and videos about "Unraveling the Truth about the Biggest Secret Society of the Century" Skull and Bones Society, boasting about their skills and earning a lot of money.

To say that secret societies in Europe are very common, from the monasteries in film and television themes, to the Finnish Brotherhood, the Merchant Hanseatic League, the Club of Rome, the Bilderburg Order, and the Knights of Columbus in reality.There is also the famous Freemasonry that must be mentioned. It is said that the Freemasonry is suspected of colluding with aliens.The above-mentioned secret societies are most attractive because of their secrets, but in fact there are no secrets at all.For example, the Freemasonry once had 600 million members at its peak, and the possibility of keeping 600 million members secret is infinitely close to zero.

So the so-called secret society is not mysterious at all, but as long as it does not break the law.Before World War II, Hiller ordered the banning of Freemasonry in Germany, so Freemasonry in Germany was banned because the law stipulated that Freemasonry was illegal.

The butler told Liang Xi: The Earl and other major members of the European Skull and Bones are detective fans, and they planned the blood moon invitation.Liang Xi listened to this information for the time being, because he found that the housekeeper didn't know much.The inquiry revealed that the butler was the butler of the third son of the earl, and was temporarily dispatched to Bloodmoon Castle to receive guests.Except for the security guards, Blood Moon Castle has no other staff members, and it has been preparing for two weeks to receive guests.

Liang Xi's residence is a three-story house covering an area of ​​[-] square meters, which is actually a part of the castle.All the guests will be arranged on the south wall, which is the bottom side of the rectangular castle.According to the butler, the most distinctive feature of the Blood Moon case is the fact that it actually happened, an unknown case.Some cases are even three or four centuries ago.

The three-story house is relatively narrow, but it has all kinds of internal organs and all kinds of modern appliances.There is a small dining room, a small kitchen, and a small bedroom on the first floor. There is a full-time maid in charge, and you can just ask for something to eat at any time.The second floor is the bedroom.The third floor is a game room with pool tables, table football, etc.From the third floor, you can go directly to the city wall. Standing on the city wall, you can enjoy the beautiful white sandy beach and the boundless sea.

The city wall is also covered with an awning, and there are tables and chairs, where guests can bask in the sun, eat here, and communicate with the surrounding neighbors.

Liang Xi stood on the top of the wall, remembering the treasure map he had seen in John's secret room, maybe that treasure map was real.Perhaps John participated in a treasure hunt at Bloodmoon Castle.Judging from the handwriting of Blood Moon Castle, the treasure hunt will definitely not be a temporary buried treasure, it should be a search for ancient relics that have been dusty for many years.

A maid took the reclining chair to the city wall, and the old lady was lying on the reclining chair with the support of another maid.The maids put the refreshments on the table next to the old lady, leaving one maid standing at the entrance from the house to the city wall to respond to the old lady's greetings at any time.

Damn, why do I only have one maid?Discriminate?I'm the one with the dog mask.Just think about it, how could Liang Xi care about an old man.As a detective, Liang Xi knew who the old lady was.Her name is Sasha, and she is a well-known suspense expert in the UK. It is said that she was once invited by the Metropolitan Police to solve a serial murder case.

Why is it said?Because the London Metropolitan Police Department did ask the old lady for help, but the old lady didn't play a big role, but it is said to have a role.Who knows, writers like to brag when they have nothing to do, so let's just listen to it.

As a detective, Liang Xi knows that home and detectives are different.For example, Conan Zhongjia is close to Conan's reasoning level, which is not right.Experts first design the case, the details of the case, and then bury the clues, step by step to the original case.The steps of a detective are the opposite, starting from the incident, reasoning and tracing step by step, and finally finding the truth of the case.

The young lady walked to the city wall wearing a big-brimmed hat, letting the wind blow her long skirt.The young lady stood on tiptoe of her left foot, held the brim of her hat in one hand and looked at the sea in the distance.Her actions and a simple costume match the scene, making her very classically beautiful.Classical beauty is for appreciation, and Liang Xi prefers swimsuit beauty to classical beauty.

Like Mount Everest, it looks so majestic and high!But when Liang Xi admired the magnificence of Mount Everest, he would not climb Mount Everest, he would rather embrace the sea.Classical beauties are for appreciation, not for closeness.When you get close to someone and pick off their clothes and take off their pants, you can't find any traces of classicism, and naturally there is no classic beauty.

Next to the city wall was a handsome young man in aristocratic attire. At this time, Liang Xi vaguely felt something was wrong.Why is everyone dressed so classically?His suit, trousers and leather shoes don't seem to fit in well.However, the appearance of a muscular man in a T-shirt gave Liang Xi instant confidence. Compared with this man's rough attire, his clothes would definitely not be at the bottom.

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Lunch was prepared by the maid, and at dinner all the guests were invited to the dining room.This time, a total of six people participated in the blood moon invitation, namely the old lady, classic woman, classic man, middle-aged muscular man, middle-aged fat man and Liang Xi.A 50-year-old man wearing a butler's costume first introduced himself. He is the butler of the Earl's Manor and the person in charge of the blood moon invitation. Then he raised his glass to welcome the arrival of the six people.

Liang Xiju's water was particularly eye-catching among several people. Liang Xi explained: "I have been taking cephalosporins for the past few years and cannot drink alcohol."

The butler didn't take it seriously and started to introduce the guests.Strong men, middle-aged men and Liang Xi belong to the same type, and they are the successors.They had participated in the Blood Moon invitation before, and were eligible to be invited again, that is, they had at least five silver coins in their hands after the case was over.Classic Man, Classic Woman and Old Lady Salsa are the special guests.

The special guests have two gold coins, and if five silver coins are left in the end, they will become successor guests and can receive blood moon invitations for an unlimited number of times, provided that at least five silver coins are left after each invitation ends.

Liang Xi was quite surprised when the identity of the special guest was announced. The classic girl is the real little princess of Belgium (the daughter of the king's daughter). Although the king of Belgium is useless, she is really the biological daughter of the king of Belgium.The classic man is the little prince of Denmark (the son of the king's brother's son).It was the first time for these two people to participate in the blood moon invitation. According to the housekeeper, they liked to reason since they were young, and they worked together to solve an outstanding case.

This story begins when the two meet for the first time, chatting and leaving a way of communication.After paying attention to the other party's death, he found out that the other party is also an official member of the European Reasoning Club.The prince wanted to get close to the princess, so he asked someone to take a Danish unsolved case and go to Belgium to meet the princess. The two studied the case together, went to Denmark to investigate, and finally caught the real murderer.

The brawny man was the boss of a construction company in his early years, but after running a detective agency for three years, he changed his job to be a worker of the construction company.Hearing that the strong man introduced himself in this way, Liang Xi was particularly touched and said that his detective agency opened for half a year, and only 21 pounds were recorded in total.The strong man questioned how Liang Xi persisted. Liang Xi told the strong man to work part-time, set up a stall and translate part-time.The strong man admired him very much. When the two hit it off, the strong man formally introduced himself. His name is Anthony, a Croatian.

The butler was very polite and waited for Liang Xi and Anthony to finish their impolite chat before introducing the sixth guest.The middle-aged man's name is House, and he is a detective.Unlike Liang Xi and Anthony, the detective agency he opened is a private detective agency, capturing fourth parties, stalking male and female girlfriends, conducting moral investigations, and so on.Liang Xi didn't know House, but he knew House's Shadow Detective Agency in London.A very famous private detective agency, it is said that many celebrities have business dealings with this detective agency.

A prince, a princess, a writer, a former detective, a part-time detective, and a private eye are all the guests invited for this Blood Moon.

Since the prince, princess and writer are the first time special guests, the first time to participate in the blood moon invitation, because they directly get two gold coins.Liang Xi couldn't understand, what was John doing?How to earn a gold coin?

The butler explained the use of gold coins. After the case starts tomorrow morning, the butler will have a lot of questions. If the butler is satisfied with the answer, he can get gold and silver coins of varying amounts. If the butler is not satisfied with the answer, a certain amount of gold and silver coins will be deducted.The housekeeper stated that there may be some changes in the invitation rules this time.

The housekeeper first told everyone the background of the story: the case happened in 1936, at an island villa ten kilometers away from Brighton.The island, which served as a branch of the Allied Navy during World War II, has changed beyond recognition.The butler can only simulate as much as possible what actually happened on the island at that time.

Liang Xi asked, "Has the murderer been finally caught?"

The steward replied: "This question requires a gold coin."

"Fuck."

The strong man looked at Liang Xi: "What do you mean?"

"Amazing." Liang Xi didn't know how to explain.Fuck, it can have various interpretations depending on the tone of voice.Or it doesn't matter if you don't study, the word "fuck" is enough to travel the world.

The housekeeper asked to see Liang Xi, and Liang Xi replied, "No more."

During the dinner, the butler didn't talk too much, and tried his best to keep the dinner from happening.The prince and princess chatted very stylishly, their voices were moderate, and they controlled their laughter.The old lady only talks to the housekeeper most of the time, and tastes delicious food a small part of the time.The middle-aged man House has an attitude that he doesn't want to know anyone.Only Liang Xi and Anthony chatted very well, and their laughter from time to time made them the focus.

After dinner, Liang Xi returned to his bedroom.The first judgment: a strong man is a person of status, purely bold and rough in appearance, but actually delicate in heart.Judging from its hand movements, in addition to muscles and strength, it also has ingenuity, and its wrists and fingers are very flexible.The second judgment: The old lady seemed to be chatting with the housekeeper by herself, but she actually listened to everyone's conversations. Her listening skills were quite good, but she lacked a sense of participation.The third judgment: the prince does not like the princess, and the princess does not like the prince.The fourth judgment: The strong man and the middle-aged man are defensive towards each other. It seems that there was a conflict between the two during the last invitation.

Liang Xi never imagined that the gentle, talkative, handsome and handsome prince in brocade clothes would actually speak fragrantly when he had nothing to do, and he thought himself the number one Thresh in the world.When he saw Liang Xi, Thresh's first thought was to be frightened: Fake, he's at your door.Second thought: Fa Keyou, why should he participate in the blood moon invitation with himself?The third thought: Fake Oil Rabbit, as far as solving the case is concerned, I don't seem to be able to handle him.

Chapter 142 Blood Moon Invitation

The maid gently woke up Liang Xi at seven o'clock in the morning, and brought Liang Xi a brand new black dress.Of course, Liang Xi would not accuse the other party of looking down on his clothes, and slapping people in the face with dog eyes.He thanked the maid and changed into his clothes.This represents the guest's respect for the host.

Not only Liang Xi, but also the strong man Anthony and the middle-aged man House also put on new uniforms.After having breakfast alone on the first floor of their residence, everyone went out and boarded a battery sightseeing car.The housekeeper explained the area involved in the case in the battery car.When they arrived at the main building complex, that is, the upper side of the rectangle, several people followed the butler into the main castle.

The steward said: "There are 5 college students, numbered 1-5, who were invited to the island to visit a retired university professor number 6 for academic reasons. The university professor lives in a two-story villa. Our location It's the living room on the first floor of the professor's house."

There is a dummy corpse in the living room, and there is a tablet computer next to the corpse, explaining the information of the corpse.Corpse No. 1, female, died 12 hours ago, shot to death, and no signs of resistance were found.

The butler led everyone to the second floor, where there are three open rooms, namely the bedroom, the study and the second bedroom.There was a dead body in the closet of the second bedroom.Corpse No. 2, male, shot dead, 20 hours after death.

The butler led them to the study room, where there was a dead body sitting on a chair.Corpse No. 6, a professor, was shot in the back of the head, and the time of death was 7 hours.

The butler led everyone to the bedroom, where a corpse lay on the floor, holding a revolver in his left hand.Corpse No. 3, female, dead for 5 hours, with defensive injuries, committed suicide.

Everyone went downstairs to get in the car and drove to the beach. There was a small pier on the beach. There was a stranded boat on the pier, and there was a dead body beside the boat.Corpse No. 4, male, died 6 hours ago, with defensive injuries.

The butler led everyone back to the beach to the dense bushes near the villa. A ground was dug up and a body was buried shallowly.Corpse No. 5, male, died 30 hours ago.

所有人都死于同一把左轮手枪，死亡时间顺序为：5、2、1、6、4、3。

The butler invited everyone to sit down in the living room of the castle, and brought tea and snacks: "After finding all the corpses and confirming the condition of the corpses, the detective's preliminary description of the physical evidence is in the computer in front of everyone. Compared with modern materials, it is more Rough, the scene was described by us through materials, photos of the scene and a police officer at the time, who is now nearly a hundred years old. "

Liang Xi knew it, and the case was not solved.The steward thinks that there are too many mistakes, and the more you say, the more information the organizer will provide.Judging from the current information, everyone is dead.Only the professor lives on the island, and the pistol belongs to the professor.

Judging by normal circumstances, the girl No. 3 who died at the end was the murderer. She killed everyone and then committed suicide.But it is strange that she did not commit suicide after killing No. 4, but after killing No. 4, she returned to the villa and committed suicide in the bedroom of the villa.This behavior is very inexplicable.Perhaps No. 3 is the murderer.

The police detectives in this case are still responsible, not only recording the scene as much as possible, but also taking as many photos as possible.However, the criminal investigation technology was very backward at that time, and the details were relatively crude.The police detectives also investigated the relationship between the 6 deceased. The 5 students belonged to the same class. The old professor was 65 years old this year. His nephew drove a boat to deliver daily necessities.All six are physics majors.

5 students are friends and are all members of the tennis club.The reason for the visit was that girl No. 3 had an innovative idea of ​​string theory. After the three discussed and asked the teacher, they decided to ask string theory expert Professor No. 3 for advice to verify their ideas.The professor replied shortly after receiving the letter, inviting girl No. 6 to study on the island with her classmates.

The five people boarded the fishing boat of the professor's nephew and landed with gifts and daily necessities.Five days later in the morning, when the professor's nephew was delivering daily necessities, he discovered the murder on the island, so he immediately sailed back to call the police.Detectives arrived on the island in the evening.

This island is an island.In order to stay away from the hustle and bustle and study academics, the professor privately invested in the renovation of the island. There is no communication equipment on the island.The only means of transportation to leave the island is a small boat at the small pier on the beach. My nephew said that this boat is used to teach recreational boating and fishing.The boat is too small to go too far from shore.

Today the butler will not raise the issue of the case, today's task is to investigate and understand the case.As a detective, this is the first real live homicide since the opening of New Rose Detective Agency.

Liang Xi does not belong to the Sherlock Holmes family, nor does he belong to the John family.He has no idols or objects of worship, only an independent thinking brain.Facing the complicated clues and numerous evidences, what Liang Xi thought about was leftovers: This case was not solved, why did Blood Moon Invite come up with this case?

From the analysis of the scene, the case should be solved, and No. 3, who died at the end, best fits the characteristics of the murderer.Why was the case chosen by the earl after more than 80 years?The Earl doesn't seem to agree that No. 3 is the murderer.There are two possibilities, one is that No. 3 is not the murderer, and the other is that No. 3 has an accomplice of the murderer.

Then Liang Xi thought about the pistol, the same pistol for six lives, a pistol without a muffler.How did the murderer manage to divide and kill everyone?The murderer has a way of leaving people alone, and can still leave people alone even when someone is dead.What's even more strange is that there is only one pistol on the entire island. Since the murderer has a pistol, does it need to be so troublesome to kill everyone?One possibility is that the murderer had other ideas.One possibility is that the murderer did not intend to kill everyone.

The 6 guests did not talk all morning, everyone was free to move around, go to every scene, and use the photos in the computer to find clues.The strong man Anthony used a voice recorder for data, the old lady used a notebook for data, Liang Xi and others used their brains for data.The most serious people are Liang Xi, Anthony and the princess.Under the sun exposure in the afternoon, only the three of them went to the outdoor site for investigation.

A day passed without words.

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