Chapter 174 Blanche: Get to the point, don't go crazy!
Pei Hening carefully reviewed the information compiled by Blanche and noted down the information she considered important.
There was a forty-minute interval between the deaths of royal member Cromwell and heiress Edward.
The storage room on the fourteenth floor was not the primary crime scene, but rather the place where the murderer placed the body.
Cromwell and Edward were the first high rollers to arrive, and Dawn Casino arranged rooms for them, 22-01 on the 22nd floor and 25-03 on the 25th floor, respectively.
Blanche reviewed the security footage, which showed that Cromwell and Edward went to their rooms to adjust to the time difference after entering the Dawn Casino and hadn't come out since...
How did they die? Or rather, did they really die?
Pei Hening had to write down the important information before dark, and then go back to her room to rest.
Prince Peter's room was 25-04. He was murdered at 12:06. The conference room where his body was found was the primary crime scene. Surveillance footage showed his bodyguard leaving after the first group of wealthy guests entered, disappearing into a blind spot of the surveillance cameras.
—Besides the murdered royal family member Cromwell and the heiress Edward, Prince Peter was the third high-profile guest to arrive.
Field was the fourth high-roller to arrive. He was seated on the 26th floor, 26-02. After arriving at Dawn Casino, he did not adjust to the time difference and instead ditched his bodyguards and assistants to explore the casino.
— Fingerprints of Field, Prince Peter, Mary the Gambler, the Sheriff, and Blanche were found on the doorknob of the fourteenth-floor storage room.
Chu Xuange had been to the fourteenth floor and opened the door to the storage room, but why were the biometric information of Prince Peter, Gambling Queen Mary, the Sheriff, and Blanche on the doorknob?
These two bodies seem to have been discovered by staff members, right?
Pei Hening was particularly curious about who invited Cromwell and Edward, as there was no information about it.
She took out her phone, found Blanche's number, and dialed it.
"Cousin~"
Blanche got goosebumps from her melodious voice: "Get to the point, don't go crazy."
"Oh, I'd like to know who invited Cromwell and Edward respectively?"
Blanche thought for a moment: "Cromwell was invited by Prince Peter, and Edward was invited by the sheriff, I think. Why are you asking this?"
"Where are the others?"
Blanche: "I don't know much about the others. The invitations didn't go through me; they were sent out by my assistant."
Pei Hening remained skeptical of her words. The wealthy patrons who came to watch the Happy Circus performance were all social elites. If Blanche didn't personally send out the invitations but had her assistant do it, people might not necessarily accept it.
"One last question: Who invited the Happy Circus to perform? Where can I find information on the members of the Happy Circus?"
Blanche isn't stupid; none of the women who climb to high positions are stupid: "You suspect the Happy Circus? Impossible, right? The Happy Circus was invited by the former mayor. Their schedule was too full at the time, and they only recently had time to come. I don't have the members' information here; you'll have to ask the former mayor for it."
Blanche added, "What makes you suspect them? The circus has no conflict of interest with us, except for that victim who was just found dead backstage at the circus..."
Pei Hening laughed and said, "Blanche, if you won't let me into the circus backstage, doesn't that mean you also suspect them?"
Blanche said helplessly, "That's certainly one of the reasons, but I have no evidence to prove they've done anything wrong. I'm still negotiating with the former mayor to get the circus's information. You can't go backstage at the Happy Circus; it's their tradition, not something they're deliberately targeting you with."
Pei Hening asked, "Blanche, do we really have to get the information from the former mayor?"
"Well, the Happy Circus has a complicated internal management system. I'm afraid even they themselves don't know how many members the circus actually has, let alone their member information."
The Happy Circus originally had only 288 top performers and 170 animals. After the founder of the circus passed away, everyone was dissatisfied with each other and fought their own battles, and it was difficult to elect a boss.
They made a unique decision—no more bosses; each performer was a boss. When there were no performances, they went home; they only performed together when the circus was running.
These performers also take on apprentices, counting them as members of the circus. Logically, with such chaotic internal management, the Happy Circus should have gone out of business. But on the contrary, they managed to take the Happy Circus to the international stage thanks to this peculiar characteristic.
Pei Hening said, "Send me a copy after you get the materials."
"Okay, take care of yourself. There are bullets under the long table in the private lounge; you'll need to get them yourself."
Blanche hung up right after she finished speaking.
Pei Hening glanced under the table and indeed found three large boxes.
She pulled out one of the boxes and fired—it really was bullets, the boxes stacked neatly.
She took out a small box, and after confirming that it was usable, she put six boxes in her pocket and took out eight more boxes to make cards and put them in her card album.
This is called "sixes bring good fortune, eights bring prosperity, great luck and prosperity".
After memorizing the important information, she pushed open the door and left the lounge.
She sensed something was wrong as soon as she came out of the lounge—it seemed like martial law had been imposed.
There were two armed police officers guarding the first floor alone.
She put her hands in her pockets and walked toward the elevator.
"Halt! Which floor are you from?"
A naive young police officer stopped Pei Hening and asked him a question with a frown.
Pei Hening immediately switched to her persona: "You don't recognize me? Take a good look at my face!"
The hot-headed young police officer spoke in a serious tone: "Two eyes, a nose, and a mouth, should I recognize you?"
"...I am Tribes! Golden Globe Award Best Actress! Blanche is my cousin."
Another seasoned officer noticed the situation and rushed over: "Ms. Tribes, I'm sorry, my colleague just came back from the battlefield. He rarely uses the internet, it wasn't intentional."
Pei Hening snorted: "You two aren't allowed to follow me!"
The seasoned veteran pulled the naive young man away, who then asked, "Is she famous? The sheriff said we shouldn't let any suspect go unpunished, and I think she's quite suspicious!"
"She's very famous, what's suspicious about her? Don't say anything more, don't drag me into this!"
The seasoned veteran had witnessed how Tribe treated Blanche and the sheriff, and dared not provoke this troublesome person. Only a newcomer to the workplace would be so audacious.
Pei Hening ignored their discussion, pressed the elevator button and went in. The elevator doors were slowly closing in the middle, and just as they were about to close, a hand with distinct knuckles steadily reached into the gap between the doors.
The elevator doors sensed the obstruction and popped open again.
Pei Hening looked up and met Chu Xuange's fierce eyes.
After he clearly saw who was in the elevator, the terrifying aura around him vanished, and his eyes widened in surprise: "Trappis!"