To Fangzheng, the inscription on the tablet did not mean anything. He only glanced at it and did not think about it anymore. Then, under Jiayin's invitation, Fangzheng came to the meeting room. He had to admit that the tense atmosphere was really irritating.
"Then let me confirm it again."
Fangzheng finished reading the agreement in his hand and raised his head to look at the people in front of him.
"According to everyone's discussion, the final agreement is that 50% of the Right Generation Gong Jinzo's wealth will be left to the next head of the Right Generation Gong Family, and the rest will be divided equally among the other brothers and sisters. The wealth will be distributed when the Right Generation Gong Jinzo passes away … … Does everyone agree to this agreement?"
"… … …"
Facing Fangzheng's question, the Right Generation Gong Cangjiu remained silent, while the others looked at him with a smug smile.
"If there's still no agreement, everyone can continue to discuss until we come up with an agreement that everyone can accept."
Fangzheng placed the agreement on the table.
"Also, I hope to meet with the Right Generation Gong Jinzo to discuss the distribution of the inheritance."
"This … …"
Facing Fangzheng's words, the Right Generation Gong Cangjiu showed a troubled expression, while Lefauf sneered.
"That's right, Brother Cangjiu. We also hope that father can clarify these issues. If father has already made a decision, we won't have to waste time here."
"That's right, why don't we bring Mr. Fangzheng to meet father?"
At this time, the Right Generation Gong Ewa also joined in.
"This is an important agreement that needs to be confirmed legally."
"But father doesn't like to meet outsiders, and he doesn't like noise … …"
Facing the pressure from his younger siblings, the Right Generation Gong Cangjiu frowned and said hesitantly.
"I insist on meeting with him to discuss the inheritance."
Fangzheng stared at the Right Generation Gong Cangjiu and continued calmly.
"The distribution of the inheritance is a very serious issue. I have to make the decision myself, and I have to confirm my consent before I can make a notarization. If I can't meet with the Right Generation Gong Jinzo, then I won't agree to the notarization. "
"I understand. I will ask my father before making a decision."
Facing Fangzheng's answer, Right Generation Gong Cangjiu was obviously a little uneasy. Finally, he could only answer like this.
Just like that, the afternoon passed in a dangerous atmosphere. When Fangzheng saw Conan again, he couldn't help but complain.
"I finally understand why all these people died. You didn't see the way their eyes lit up when they talked about money, like wild wolves who saw food. I think even if there was really gold, they would have killed each other the moment they laid eyes on it …. Hmm, I think the possibility of that is very high. Maybe they killed each other for the gold, and only one lucky person escaped in the end. But because 'family members killing each other for ten tons of gold' was too shameful, they deliberately created the explosion to cover it up."
"…"
In the face of Fangzheng's complaints, Conan remained silent. After Fangzheng finished speaking, he looked at Fangzheng.
"Mr. Fangzheng, have any of you been to the courtyard before?"
"The courtyard? No, those people have been arguing about the distribution of the inheritance until now. If not for the fact that everyone knows the word 'dinner', I'm afraid we wouldn't even have dinner today …. What's wrong? "
"Hmm …. There's one thing I'm very concerned about."
"What is it?"
"It's about Genya …. In fact, when we came back from the picnic today, Genya found that her rose was missing."
"…. What do you mean?"
"When we first came to this villa, didn't Genya see a wilting rose in the garden? I remember asking Zhi to tie a ribbon for the rose, but when we came back from the picnic, it was gone. "
"Could it have been cut by the gardener or something?"
Fangzheng didn't think much of it.
"Since it's a sick flower, it must be taken care of."
"We asked the servants, but no one took care of the garden. The strange thing is that the flower disappeared …."
"You're asking where we were in the afternoon just for that?"
"Of course not. The problem lies after that."
Conan shook his head.
"After that, because it was going to rain, Genya's mother came to ask Genya to go home, but Genya couldn't find the rose and kept throwing a tantrum. Later, the two of them quarreled, and the lady even hit Genya …. We felt that it wasn't good to stay there, so we left. But after a while, the lady came to us again and asked if we saw Genya. We all said we didn't see her because we thought it was just a quarrel between the mother and daughter. After the quarrel, Genya should have gone home with the lady, but we didn't expect the lady to leave Genya alone because she was angry. "
Conan was obviously annoyed when he said this, but Fangzheng just shrugged.
"And then?"
"Then we naturally went to look for Genya. But to our surprise, we found Genya in the garden, but she was holding a white umbrella in her hand. When Auntie Lou asked who gave her the umbrella, she said it was Beatrice …. "
"The Golden Witch."
Upon hearing that, Fangzheng finally turned serious.
"That's why you asked if any of us left, right?"
"That's right."
Conan nodded.
"I've been following Rangzhi, Zhu Zhixiang, and Zhan. They didn't have time to leave. If the lady wanted to find her daughter, she didn't need to disguise herself as a witch. So I suspect that someone is trying to play tricks on us. That's why I asked you if you have any clues."
"Everyone on my side was arguing about the inheritance. During that time, no one left the room."
Fangzheng shook his head. He understood what Conan was thinking. After all, Genya was a nine-year-old girl, and she didn't seem to be in a normal state of mind. If someone tried to disguise themselves as a legendary witch and appear in front of her, it would be easy to fool her.
"I've asked the servants, and they also said that no one gave Genya an umbrella."
Conan's expression was still very serious.
"But we can't deny that there's a possibility of the servants colluding with the master. After all, this is the home of the Right Generation Palace. If the goal is the inheritance, it's not impossible to bribe one or two servants to help you kill someone. And if there are accomplices, it's easy to clear your alibi. "
In the end, the two did not come to any conclusion even when dinner began.
As expected, during the dinner, the lady on the top floor also asked this question, but everyone unanimously said that no one went out to borrow an umbrella for Genya. As for the Beatrice that Genya mentioned, it was naturally ignored by everyone.
However, to everyone's surprise, after dinner, Genya took out a letter — — a letter from the Golden Witch, Beatrice.
The content of the letter was that the Golden Witch, who claimed to be the Right Generation Gong Family's alchemist consultant, stated that the Right Generation Gong Jinzang had announced the end of the contract, and that she would take back everything that she had bestowed upon Jinzang. However, there was also a special clause in the letter. If anyone found the hidden gold, Beatrice would give up all her rights and wealth and return it. The letter also specifically stated that anyone could find the gold by following the inscription on the tablet. Anyone who found the gold would have the right to do so.
Although everyone felt that this letter was ridiculous, the seal used to seal the letter was indeed the ring of the Right Acting Palace Head, Jin Zang. This also proved that someone indeed had Jin Zang's ring and had written this letter.
As for whether or not this letter was written by the legendary witch, that was another matter.
After that, all the adults rushed to Gong Jinzang's study to ask for an explanation from their father. Only Fangzheng, Conan, and a few other young people were still sitting at the dining table.
"Mr. Fangzheng, does this letter have any legal effect?"
Zhan Ren looked at Fangzheng doubtfully and asked. Fangzheng took the letter and looked at it, then nodded.
"Because Japanese law stipulates that a seal can be used as a personal signature, from a certain point of view, this letter can also be regarded as Mr. Jinzang's distribution in his will. But there's a problem …"
"Problem?"
"Time."
At this moment, Conan also stared at the letter and said while reading it.
"Although the person who calls herself Beatrice said that she would give up her rights as long as the gold is found in this letter, there's no time limit. Generally speaking, this kind of request would be limited to a certain time limit. If the gold is not found, it would automatically be considered a failure. But if there's no time limit, doesn't that mean this deadlock can continue forever? "
"This … makes sense."
Hearing Conan's explanation, Zhan Ren, Zhu Zhixiang, and Rangzhi looked at each other.
"So you're saying that this letter is just a prank?"
"It doesn't seem like a prank, but it's obvious now. The content of the letter is that whoever can find the hidden gold will obtain the wealth of the Right Miyazaki family. So even if there's no time limit, everyone will try their best to find the gold in the shortest time possible. "
Fangzheng shrugged and put the letter back into the envelope, then looked at Genriya.
"Genriya, who gave you this letter?"
Genriya raised his hand happily in response to Fangzheng's question.
"It's Beatrice!"
"… … …"
Well, it seems there's no hope of getting any clues.
After that, the adults of the Right Miyazaki family continued their meeting, while the children went to the lounge to pass time. Fangzheng and Conan returned to their guest room and continued to discuss this "incident".
"It seems that Beatrice gave this letter to Genriya when she lent the umbrella to him."
"But we can't confirm whether Beatrice really exists yet."
Conan obviously didn't want to accept this explanation.
"I still think that someone disguised as a witch, and the reason why they found Genriya is because Genriya has cognitive dissonance and mental problems, so it's not easy to see through them. This way, as long as they use Genriya's words, they can perfectly pretend to be an absent stranger and commit the crime. "
"If they don't exist, then there's another person who doesn't exist."
Fangzheng snapped his fingers.
"Right Miyazaki Jinzo, I haven't seen him since I came to this villa. Only the eldest son, Right Miyazaki Cangjiu, his wife, Xia Fei, as well as the doctor and the butler were allowed to enter his study. But whether or not the Right Miyazaki Jinzo is still alive is still a question. "
"You mean to say … … …."
"Right Miyazaki Cangjiu is suspected of embezzling his father's assets. If that's the case, according to the common opinion, once he's discovered, he'll definitely be punished, and may even lose his position as the next family head. Since they're the only family that lives on Six Sky Island, they can easily kill Right Miyazaki Jinzo, and then bribe a few servants to create the illusion that Right Miyazaki Jinzo is still alive. "
"So what you're saying is that everything that happened at the dinner party today was actually the result of Right Miyazaki Cangjiu's self-directed act?"
Conan also began to ponder.
"That does make sense. Maybe Right Miyazaki Jinzo already knew where the gold was, but used this method to gain the recognition of the other siblings. As long as we have this letter, then Right Miyazaki Cangjiu only needs to 'smoothly' find the gold, then he can naturally inherit the position of 'Family Head', and no one will suspect him."
The two discussed for a long time, but unfortunately, there was no conclusion. In the end, Fangzheng yawned.
"Anyway, let's sleep first, we'll talk about the rest tomorrow."
"Rumble … …!!!"
As if in response to Fangzheng's words, outside the window, there was a thunderous roar mixed with the heavy rain.
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