living in the world of reincarnation

Chapter 186 The Stolen Crown

"Is this little old man crazy?" Lin Yiyi whispered.

Mu Lan frowned deeply. Professor Leonard's reaction was very unusual. He had obviously lost his composure to the extreme. His old face was flushed from suffocation, and his mouth was spitting like he wanted to eat the police officer in front of him.

"Calm down, professor, a gentleman won't make such an expression." The police officer was not angry after being offended, but tried to appease him.

"We must find the tiara! Definitely!" Leonard emphasized again.

The police officer sighed, put the note-taking notebook back into his jacket pocket, and said, "I brought this thing to the museum myself. I am also responsible for it if it is lost. As for whether it can be recovered. I can only guarantee that the police station will do its best." Look, after all, this involves a case involving a cult group."

"That's good!" Leonard snorted, his mood seemed to ease a little, he wiped the sweat from his brow, and glanced at Mu Lan and the others out of the corner of his eyes.

"You are very punctual, but it's a pity that my place is in such a mess that I can't spare time for the time being."

"It's okay." Mu Lan smiled and said, "We'll just wait in the office. Professor, you go first."

Leonard nodded with a slightly apologetic expression.

"Who are they?" The police officer noticed Mu Lan and the three of them, looked at Leonard suspiciously after looking at them.

"I found a few helpers for Dr. Byrne's case." Leonard said with a loud voice, and said with dissatisfaction and resentment: "If the police in Anston were half as effective as Cole, the case would have been settled sooner or later." It's broken! Damn bureaucracy, taxpayer money raises a litter of stupid pigs that waste food!"

Officer Cole laughed dryly, and did not follow Leonard's words to despise the group of colleagues. He thought for a moment and said, "Last night at 19 o'clock was the last time you saw the tiara, and then you left the office to go to sleep, so you can basically confirm that the tiara The time of theft was within these twelve hours."

"The museum is closed during this time." Officer Cole looked around and said doubtfully, "The security of the Newport Municipal Museum is very good. After all, there are countless precious cultural relics here. where to steal something?"

A staff member next to him reminded: "Just now I checked the front and rear doors, there is no sign of being pried open, and there are so many valuables not to be stolen, but it is a bit strange to steal this weird crown."

"I also locked the door before I left." Leonard affirmed: "Everything is as usual when I come here today. After I unlocked the door, I prepared to review the crown and write a thesis as usual, and then I found that this thing was missing."

"Damn it, it seems like it disappeared out of thin air!"

"Regardless of how the thief unlocked the door, one thing is certain. The time for the theft of the tiara has been reduced to within two hours from the opening of the museum in the morning to the discovery by the professor." Officer Cole waved to several police officers and ordered. : "Take someone to retrieve today's entry records, the suspect may be inside."

Mu Lan kept the discussion of these people in mind, she slowly walked into Leonard's office, all the furnishings were the same as yesterday, unexpectedly, the strange tiara that brought her a weird nightmare was stolen overnight.

Leonard ignored Mu Lan and the others, and pointed to the tea pot on the desk, asking them to brew it by themselves.

"The milk and sugar are in the drawer."

Mu Lan didn't have time to sip tea. She lightly stroked the wooden table, recalling what happened yesterday. Leonard was here to tell them the story of Dr. Bourne and the town of Hezros.

"Do you care about that crown too?" Lin Yiyi asked strangely: "The little old man's reaction is too violent, even you seem to be a demon. What magic power does this thing have that can make spiritual power enhancers fall for it?"

Mu Lan didn't answer, and she didn't know how to explain it. In addition to the curiosity in her heart, she also had a faint feeling that the tiara must be very important, and it might involve an important part of the dungeon.

"Could it be made by those cult groups?" A Feng said suddenly: "The professor said that the crown came from a case of cult gatherings cracked by the police. This kind of thing may be their sacred object or a very important ritual item. Someone must want it. Take back this crown."

"It's possible." Mu Lan thought about it. She fumbled for the items on the desk, and then her eyes fixed on the kerosene lamp.

A scene flashed in her mind. Mu Lan thought of something. She looked at Ah Feng and said seriously, "Do you remember that Professor Leonard refilled the lamp oil once?"

"Huh?" Ah Feng didn't turn his head around, but still nodded.

"I just changed the kerosene, why did it burn out so quickly?" Mu Lan imitated Leonard's accent, and said, "That's what he said at the time."

"You mean!" Afeng suddenly understood and said in surprise: "The kerosene lamp was used and someone sneaked into his office before us?"

"That's right!" Mu Lan looked at Lin Yiyi, "Do you still remember that the tiaras were placed on the table as soon as we came in?"

Lin Yiyi also remembered, her eyes widened, "Yes! The little old man thought we took it out!"

That's right, Mu Lan didn't hesitate, and directly told her thoughts to Officer Cole who was looking through the registration file.

"You mean, someone sneaked in before the museum closed?" Officer Cole couldn't believe it.

"Yes." Mu Lan analyzed: "The thief must have planned for a long time. He has been hiding in the museum, and would sneak into Professor Leonard's office from time to time, trying to find out where the tiara is hidden. This is why the kerosene lamp is inexplicable." Just because of the light, as evidenced by the unbroken front and rear doors, the burglar didn't break in from the outside at all, he's always been here."

"Interesting reasoning." Officer Cole flashed a moment of interest, the possibility of what the girl said in front of him was very high, and even he couldn't find a flaw.

Professor Leonard's eyes lit up, as if he saw a chance to win the crown, he immediately introduced to Police Officer Cole: "These are private detectives, and they are all experts recommended by the industry. on them."

"Private detective." Officer Cole was a little tired of this profession that was deeply entangled with them, but out of politeness he did not show an expression of displeasure. Instead, he said meaningfully: "After the museum is closed, except for Professor Leonard, there are You, so it seems that you are also very suspicious."

Mu Lan smiled faintly: "We are suspected, but don't forget, there was still one person in the museum at that time."

"Who is it?" Officer Cole asked.

Leonard thought of something for a moment, he looked at the guard room at the gate in astonishment, and murmured: "Night shift security guard."

Mu Lan recalled another suspicious point. The guard opened the door too slowly, and the guard room was clearly at the main entrance of the museum. She didn't take it to heart at the time, thinking that the staff were lax during off-duty hours, or that there was a shift change, etc. I was busy with other things, and now everything fell into place.

Thinking of the doorman wearing a felt hat, who should be called the night shift security guard now, he must be directly related to the theft of the crown, Mu Lan immediately said: "Hurry up and catch him! Don't let him escape!"

(End of this chapter)