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Chapter 419 Who predicted whose prediction?

A bottle of poison was found in a corner of the stairwell, but it had clearly been used.

"This proves that the real culprit did indeed come here."

The appearance of the poison bottle confirmed their earlier suspicions.

The secret room created by the Earl's study was indeed a forgery. In fact, the real culprit poisoned the Earl through a secret passage and killed him.

"But there's one thing I don't quite understand: how exactly did the murderer get the count to take the poison?"

Logically speaking, the Earl should be a very cautious person and wouldn't eat things given to him by others casually.

"What if the medicine was prescribed by a doctor? He shouldn't suspect anything, right?"

Liang Jia suddenly turned her attention back to Ni Haodu.

It must be admitted that, among all people, doctors are indeed the easiest to target.

The premise is that the Earl did not discover the relationship between the doctor and the medical scholar.

"It's all just speculation right now. Let's take a look at the instructions on the medicine bottle first."

Liang He took the medicine bottle from Cedril's hand; the label on it showed the medicine's effects and onset time.

It is deadly and highly poisonous, but the victim is unaware of the poison taking effect, which takes 30 to 60 minutes.

"Half an hour to an hour, that doesn't seem to rule out the possibility that someone saw the deceased, does it?"

Based on the previous timeline, assuming everyone is telling the truth, of the nine suspects, besides Evelyn and Elie who saw the Earl in the morning, four others explicitly stated that they saw the deceased in the afternoon.

[I took notes! Admiral Lille's show is from 3:30 to 4:00 PM.]

[The butler seemed to say that he went to the study at four o'clock to report to the Earl on the arrangements related to the ball?]

Professor Lan arrived at 4:10 PM. He said they chatted for ten minutes and then he left.

Finally, the doctor confirmed at 4:30 that the Earl was still alive.

[I have a question. If it was indeed one of them who poisoned the victim, there would be no need for a secret passage. Can't we work backwards to rule out the possibility of poisoning?]

It's possible, but not certain. What if they predicted your prediction?

The netizens took notes with more care than those directly involved in the situation.

Many people joked that they had never been this serious when they took exams back in the day.

"If the secret passage is a method of faking a secret room, then I would actually reduce the suspicion of these four people."

Leila shares the same opinion as netizens.

Otherwise, what is the purpose of the secret passage? And what is the significance of the poison bottle being placed here?
"But what if it's just a smokescreen? After the real culprit poisoned the Earl, he would have to dispose of the poison bottle. The safest way would be to throw it away in an area far away from himself."

Therefore, leaving it in a secret passage would not be easily discovered, and could also serve to frame someone to some extent.

Just like now, there will be people trying to exonerate the four suspects who have seen the Earl.

“Everyone’s point is valid. The only uncertainty is whether the real culprit simply tossed the bottle of poison aside after poisoning the plants, or whether they deliberately left it here to cover their tracks.”

Li Xiao felt that being a detective was incredibly difficult.

Fortunately, he wasn't the only one who made the final decision during the vote; otherwise, if he had voted wrong, he would have woken up in the middle of the night and berated himself for being stupid.

"Hey? Look here."

Elius made another new discovery.

"This secret passage seems to lead to more than just the study."

Elius, having discovered the hidden door, tentatively tried to push it open, but found he couldn't.

"what's the situation?"

Cedril went to Elius's side and helped him push the door open, but it didn't work either.

Finally, Liang He sighed helplessly and reminded them, "Why don't you try pulling or pushing/pulling?"

There are many ways to open a door, so why get stuck on just one?
With Liang He's prompting, the two finally found an inconspicuous zipper and opened the door.

Elius and Cedril both looked embarrassed, seemingly having exposed their foolishness in front of hundreds of millions of viewers.

[Hahaha!! How can they be so cute?!]

[It's a pity they were all wearing masks, otherwise we would definitely have seen the general and the richest man blushing bright red! Hahaha!]

[You don't even need to see their faces; you can tell how embarrassed they are just by looking at their ears and necks. Hilarious!]

The occasional mistakes made by these big shots are seen as endearing moments by netizens, making them feel closer to them and thus liking them even more.

"Is this the Earl and Lady's room?"

I never expected that the Earl and his family's bedroom would also be connected to a secret passage.

"Could it be that the Earl installed a hidden door in his bedroom so he could check on the research progress at any time?"

Curious, everyone went into the bedroom and discovered that the door was hidden inside the wardrobe.

It was difficult to spot because it was concealed by the count's clothing, which explains why they didn't find it during their first search.

"Since we're already here, why don't we search again and see if there's any new evidence?"

You're so toxic, you start rummaging through things in the bedroom.

Previously, the two floors were searched by the three fiancés; no one else had searched them.

"Eh? Do the Count and Countess sleep in separate rooms?"

The observant Leila discovered that the master bedroom was actually divided into two bedrooms.

"Isn't the other one the young lady's bedroom?"

Cedril scratched his head, puzzled.

During their previous search, they did find two bedrooms, but the other bedroom was clearly more pink and childlike.

"Yes and no."

Evelyn, one of the owners of the bedroom, answered everyone's questions.

"Ever since his daughter was born, the Earl disliked her noise at night and suggested that they sleep in separate rooms."

However, in public, the count still had to maintain his image as a loving husband and father.

Therefore, the count changed the original layout so that the countess and her youngest daughter could live in another room.

"No wonder you suspect the Earl of having an affair."

The Countess's motive for murder, as it stands, stems from her suspicion that the Count has a lover.

Given their long-term separation, it's understandable that she would think this way.

“But I have no reason to kill the Earl for this. After all, if he dies, the young master will inherit the Earl’s title, which would not benefit me.”

From Evelyn's perspective, killing the Earl would do more harm than good.

Her words resonated with many netizens.

The Countess is a stepmother; if the young master inherits the earldom, it will certainly not benefit her.

[Agreed. Moreover, given the era, such behavior by the count was quite common. The countess had no reason to drag herself into it; if she were caught, wouldn't her children be left without parents?]

[Furthermore, the Count and Countess slept in separate rooms, and the Count secretly opened the hidden door in his own room; the Countess had no chance of knowing about it, right?]

Compared to the other suspects, the Countess's motive for murder was considered relatively low by everyone.

After some searching, no more useful clues were found in the Earl and Lady's room; there were, however, quite a few trivial ones.

"How about we check the first and third floors? I suspect there might be a hidden door."