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So, 8 guests were handpicked by Mr. Eugene himself, huh

"His wife said *we*, so that means she's counting herself as a guest as well. Even though she is also the host.

What could the 8 of us have in common?"

Unfortunately for young Beebo, being a detective requires copious amounts of talking to people, but not to worry! Over the years, he has perfected the art of these so-called "social cues" to progress any investigation.

All guests have left this room, except for one

A lady with great taste in beverages

"Um, excuse me"

"Oh, sorry! Was I hogging the wine? Please help yourself!"

Here comes the strategy: play dumb so no one suspects your questions

"Ah, thank you. I've never been invited to a party of famous people before, are they always this quiet?"

"Oh no no no, Eugene's parties are usually super high caliber. I think it's just the occasion, being a museum funding and all"

"Have you been to another party of his before?"

"Not many lately, but ever since we were little, he would make our parents make huge birthday parties every year. I'm honestly quite surprised he managed to make it this small"

"Wait, is everyone here related?"

"Not everyone, um, ah! here, look at this"

"You've met Marigold, right? She was asking around for the invitations.

Those two are Eugene and Mari's kids, little Nadia and Simon, I saw them here too"

"Not to be a gossipy old lady, but it is odd to see them here, ever since the incident, those two have been keeping their distance from their parents"

"I see. What about everyone else then?"

"No clue! I've never met them! Everyone just hanged around here and then scattered around the mansion"

"Oh, well, i hope you dont mind if I scatter as well"

"Feel free, but dont be surprised if you find some bottles empty when you come back!"

A few family members were invited as guests, and it seems they didn't have the best relationship.

Time to (sigh) talk to more people