Jian Yao didn't know that someone actually believed the "artifact" she was talking about casually, and that someone was going to kill her because of these words.
If Jian Yao knew that this would happen, she would definitely have a speechless expression. How could anyone really believe her nonsense?
Jian Yao took advantage of the candlelight illuminating the room and glanced at Wujiu's room first.
Potted plants can be seen everywhere in Wujiu's room, and the air in the room is filled with a strong smell of grass and flowers.
There are some bottles and cans on the table, and I don’t know what role Wujiu plays here and what he does in this room every day.
Wu Jiu's current body looks like that of a thin little girl, with short black hair that reaches to his shoulders, and the length of the ends of the hair is somewhat uneven.
Jian Yao had some doubts that Wu Jiu's identity card was that of a witch, or that Wu Jiu's character knew about medicinal herbs.
However, Jian Yao couldn't ask him directly if he was a witch, so she could only ask around the corner if he knew about herbal medicine.
Wujiu was hesitant, unable to speak a complete sentence.
It seems that he is now immersed in playing the role of "Wu Jiu", the Duke's daughter, and is no longer the Wu Jiu that Jian Yao knew.
Wujiu hesitated for a while, and then he said that he was indeed studying herbal medicine on his own, but he was not proficient in it.
Jian Yao: Please, if you were like this, you would be suspected of being the murderer, okay?
"I know Lord Jian Yue wants to come and ask each of us something privately, but please believe me, I really don't know what happened."
Wu Jiu looked at Jian Yao with a very sincere expression.
Jian Yao's lips opened slightly, but she was blocked by Wu Jiu's long words.
Wujiu continued: "But I know one thing, which should be helpful to you in investigating the murderer."
He provided Jian Yao with information that the Duke purchased a large number of books during his lifetime.
This batch of books was sent to the Duke's study. He looked through the books in the study day and night, seeming to want to find some information he wanted from the books.
Jian Yao nodded thoughtfully. It seemed that the main clue was indeed in the study room.
She glanced at Wu Jiu, who naturally received her signal from Jian Yao's eyes and consciously offered her place in the study.
After Jian Yao left Wu Jiu's room, Wu Jiu took out several thick books with texts in various languages from the box under his bed.
If someone who cannot understand these languages may not be able to understand the contents at all, even if there are many illustrations in the book, they can only infer that the contents are all about herbal preparation and magic formations.
Wu Jiu touched the cover of one of the books with his hand, and his eyes had an unclear meaning. In fact, he hid something from Jian Yao because of the need for role-playing.
These things may be very important in deducing the cause of the Duke's death, but due to rules, he cannot tell Jian Yao on his own initiative, and he also has to hide this clue in front of others.
However, these books are not direct clues, they can only be used to deduce the reasons for the Duke's strange behavior during his lifetime.
I just hope that the two of them can find this clue in the study room.
Wujiu opened one of the books with his hand and continued to read by the dim candlelight in the room.
Jian Yao got the location of the study and walked directly towards the study.
The Duke's study and his room are both on the third floor of the castle, and the stairwell leading to the third floor is very quiet. You can only hear the "squeak" of Jian Yao's feet as she stepped on the wooden ladder.
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The study is located quite far away from the Duke's room, but there are only these two rooms on the third floor, and there are only two doors on the wall.
Could it be that the space inside has already taken up the third floor?
Jian Yao opened the study door and saw no one inside. This fact made Jian Yao sigh in relief.
If there was someone in the study, it would cause some trouble for her investigation.
The curtains in the study are also tightly drawn. It seems that the owner here is afraid of the sunlight coming in from outside, but also seems to be afraid that people outside will see the scene inside through the window.
The air in the room had a strong smell of paper and ink from books. There were several pieces of letter paper on the desk, a bottle of slightly used ink and a quill with a dried tip.
Jian Yao casually picked up the letter paper on the table. Its appearance and feel were exactly the same as the letter paper Jian Yao received.
It seems that these stationery papers are exclusively used by the Duke's family. The Duke's adopted son Gray must have sat here and wrote an invitation letter to her not long ago.
In other words, the clues in this study have most likely been taken away or destroyed by others.
Jian Yao put down the letter in her hand and looked up at the study room.
She originally thought that the two rooms on the third floor would be very large, but the study area was much smaller than she imagined.
And there are not many bookshelves in the study room, just bookshelves placed around the wall.
There are also many books missing from the bookshelf, which looks empty.
Jian Yao randomly picked up a book on the bookshelf and browsed through it. They all had boring content and nothing interesting to read.
Are there no clues in this study?
Jian Yao frowned, walked out of the study, and came to the end of the corridor, where the Duke lived in the bedroom.
The bedroom, like the study, has black velvet curtains tightly covering the windows.
The furniture in the room was covered with pale white cloth. The Duke had passed away for some time, and there was more or less dust on the white cloth.
But it is indeed the Duke's bedroom, which is larger than other people's bedrooms. However, no matter how big this room is, plus the study area, it doesn't seem like it can occupy the entire third floor.
Unless... there is a secret room in the study or bedroom.
A dark light flashed in Jian Yao's eyes. There was no other possibility, and the secret room was most likely in the study.
Because Wujiu said that the Duke purchased a large number of books, there could not be only a few books in the study room.
It is unlikely that someone else in the castle moved all the books back.
Moreover, there was not a book to be seen in the Duke's bedroom.
That is to say, the Duke locked himself in the study day and night, preventing others from coming in, because he was not in the study at all, but in the secret room of the study!
Genius, she is really a genius!
"I'm such a clever little guy."
Jian Yao couldn't help but reveal a bit of joy in her eyes. At this moment, her heart had already drifted to the secret room that she had not yet found.
But the live broadcast room focused the camera on the big bed behind Jian Yao, and a pale blue hand stretched out from under the bed.
[Can only beep blindly: Ahhhhhhh! Anchor! Behind you!]
[As a fun-loving person: kkk! Behind the back, behind the back! Anchor, look back at your back, ahhhhhhhhhh! 】
[I’m a girlfriend fan: I’m so nervous! Did the anchor notice it? 】
[I’m a coward: Family members, I’m going to faint out of respect. When I wake up, you can tell me if the anchor is still alive]