Chapter 17 (Act 2) Scene 7 Library

I have never seen such a ridiculous case!Sergeant Big Bear said. What exactly is going on?The cause of death was a knife wound, shouldn't that be true? That's right.This is the result of dissection.Some sleeping pills were detected, but the dose was far from fatal. Will there be any mechanism in this house? The people from the forensic department have roughly investigated Room 14.There are neither secret doors nor secret cabinets.The same goes for room ten. What about the ceiling? The same goes for the ceiling, a normal ceiling.Whether it's the walls or the ceiling, if you take it all apart, you may find something unexpected, but it's not necessary at this stage.We still have a lot of work to do before then.

No need to investigate the ceiling, though?If there is a problem it must be with that rope.Isn't there a rope tied to the knife?Big Bear interrupted loudly. Everyone in this family, except for the Kanai couple, had an alibi around eleven o'clock.But Kanai had no motive, and if the murderer was indeed among the group, it would be a bit of a novel, but couldn't he have done something beforehand and put the knife in Kikuoka's back around eleven o'clock?That's the only possibility, isn't it? Well, it is indeed possible.if it is like this right?right?In this case, the ceiling is the most suspicious.I think the problem probably lies in that rope.If you hang the knife with a rope, wait until eleven o'clock before letting the knife fall on the bed

So you think there is something wrong with the ceiling?But that ceiling is just an ordinary ceiling.They knocked for a long time but didn't find any mechanism on it.And, your assumption, well, there are two reasons that make it difficult to hold.The first is height.The knife was almost completely inserted into the dead man even to the hilt.If it is the height of falling from the ceiling, it is impossible to insert it so deep.No, it's hard to say whether you can even poke him.Falling from ceiling height, it might hurt a bit, but it's like getting stung by a bee and dropping the knife.

So, what if the height is a little higher?But the upstairs of Room 14 is the room where you sleep, Brother Xiong. If you want to stab the knife that deep, you need at least two floors high.To be honest, even that doesn't necessarily kill people.Speaking of the height that can be reached in Room 14, at most it can only reach above the ceiling of Room 14, and below the bed board of Room 12 upstairs.At such a height, the knife cannot be inserted so deep. Well, you are right. Another point is the blanket.According to your deduction, the knife should be inserted through the blanket, and it should be on the chest instead of the back.

But he probably slept on his stomach. That's right. I know my reasoning is too weak.I can only think now that there is a prisoner lurking in this room that we have never seen before.Only this is possible.No matter how you look at it, the murderer is not among those eleven people. This is probably also difficult to establish.We looked at all the unoccupied rooms.It is impossible for the staying guests to cover up the real culprit. Not necessarily. Well, maybe it would be better to go through all the rooms in this house with them, but No, besides that, there may be room in this house for people to hide, so it's better to search carefully.That's what the so-called agency is all about.After all, this room is very strange, and no one knows what other secrets are hidden.

Forgive me for talking too much, Ozaki interjected, according to what you said, the owner of the house, Kosaburo Hamamoto, and Eiko became accomplices.However, if one considers motives, Hamamoto and his daughter, Kusaka, and Tokai are the first to be ruled out as suspects.This is not only the case of Kazuya Ueda, but also the case of Eikichi Kikuoka. According to the information we got when Ueda was killed, Hamamoto Kozaburo and Kikuoka Eikichi were not old friends, let alone playmates who had known each other since they were young. The two met after each other had their own careers.Because of the work relationship, that is, the cooperation between Kikuoka Crankshaft and Hamaji Diesel Company, the relationship began to be established.This was already fourteen or five years ago, but the two don't seem to have a particularly close friendship, and the two companies have not had particularly intense friction.Kosaburo and Kikuoka met less than ten times.Inviting Kikuoka to come and play in this way started after Hamamoto built the villa here.It is really impossible for a relationship like this to generate killing intent.

Are their birthplaces different too? no the same.Hamamoto is from Tokyo, and Kikuoka is from Kansai.Most of the relatives and friends around the two can affirm that the two did not know each other before founding the company. Of course Yingzi is the same? certainly.This should be the second time that Yingzi saw Kikuoka, except for Xia Tian. Um. Apart from this summer, this is the second visit to Kusaka and Tokai, as well as Hamamoto Yoshihiko and Ohara Haruo.Their conditions are the same, and this is the second time I have seen Kikuoka.In terms of common sense, it seems that there is no time for them to argue with each other and have murderous intentions.

Well, in terms of common sense and motives, the people mentioned just now can be ruled out, that's right. This is true in terms of motivation. However, in the cases we have handled, except for perverts, there has never been a murder case without a motive. yes. The people not mentioned just now include the secretary and his subordinates Kanai and his wife, which I can understand.Why are there still the Hayakawa couple, the servants of this family?What's the point? This point was not discovered yesterday, but it actually has a lot to do with it.This is the report sent today.In fact, the Hayakawas have a 20-year-old only daughter. This summer, she met Kikuoka who came here to escape the summer heat.

oh! The eyes of Niu Yue and Da Xiong changed a little. It is said that she is fair and plump, with a face that is very attractive to men, but I did not get a picture.If necessary, you can ask the Hayakawa couple. anything else? That girl used to work at a bar called Himiko in Asakusabashi, Taito District, Shujing, and came here to play in August this year.In the end, Kikuoka probably became interested in her.Kikuoka likes women, and almost everyone who knows him knows that. Is Kikuoka single? Nothing like that.He has a wife and two young children, a son in high school and a daughter in middle school.

Well, he is really good. This guy, Kikuoka, seems to be pretending to be bold and upright, but also a bit insidious. If there are people who are unfavorable to him in the company, he will smile on the surface and pretend not to care, but secretly he will retaliate severely.I heard he has that personality. It's really pitiful to be a family member. He seemed to be like this to Hayakawa Yoshie, the daughter of the Hayakawa couple.Here, in front of other people's parents, he was completely calm, but as soon as he returned to Tokyo, he seemed to start running to the bar every three days.That bar is mainly for young people. Although it looks modern, the price is not expensive. It seems that only mother Sang and Liang Jiang are watching the bar. Now the big chairman of the Kikuoka company comes to visit every day, and of course they are immediately accepted.

An old pervert with money and status is probably second only to a bad police officer in his difficulty. It is said that the guy's life creed is to spare no expense to women. He really has courage. It's amazing. So he probably threw a lot of money.It is said that the relationship with Liange has been maintained for a while, but Kikuoka suddenly twitched his legs. oh? According to Sang, the mother at the bar, Jugang seemed to have promised to buy Liangjiang a house and a sports car, but now he ran away, which made Liangjiang very unhappy. I see. Mother Sang probably wasn't very happy about Liangjiang always talking about this matter.Anyway, Liangjiang was dumped, she called Kikuoka, but Kikuoka didn't answer, even if he found someone, Kikuoka said he didn't remember saying such a thing. What happened? Liang Jiang committed suicide. ah?do you died? No, I heard that it is not serious enough to die.After taking sleeping pills, she was immediately cleaned up by gastric lavage, probably due to the fact that she was acting like a baby to Kikuoka.Also, according to Mama Sang, she might feel very ashamed when something like that happened. Well, what about now? Well, her body recovered with difficulty, and when she was idling about, she died in a car accident early last month. died? It was a simple car accident and had nothing to do with Kikuoka, but the Hayakawas didn't believe it, thinking that their daughter was killed by Kikuoka. I think so too.After all, she is an only child.Does Kosaburo Hamamoto know about this? Probably don't know.He probably only knew that the only daughter of the Hayakawas died in a car accident. It turns out that there should be a sense of proportion when playing.However, since the Hayakawas are here, does Kikuoka have the nerve to come here in a big way? That's because the chairman of Bin's Diesel Company personally invited him, so he couldn't refuse. What a pity.I understand, it turns out that the Hayakawas had a motive to kill Kikuoka.That guy was still silent yesterday.What about them against Ueda? This aspect is very strange. The Hayakawa couple logically said that they should have absolutely no motive to kill Kazuya Ueda.Their contact with Ueda should only be here twice. Well, there is a motive for Kikuoka, but not for Ueda.That's weird.And in the Kikuoka murder case, they can be said to have an absolute alibi.Forget it, let's forget about it.Is there any information about the motive of Kanai and his wife to kill Kikuoka? There are also gossip news like women's weekly magazines. oh? There is no doubt that Michio Kanai belongs to the Kikuoka school in the company.He has served Kikuoka for more than ten years, and he has never slackened in wind and rain, and he has achieved today's status.Regarding this point, what Jin Jing himself said just now is roughly correct, the problem lies with his wife Hatsue. His wife? Ozaki seemed to deliberately whet his appetite and lit a cigarette. She was introduced to Kanai by Kikuoka nearly twenty years ago, and Hatsue seems to have been Kikuoka's mistress before. Another one? This guy is really good. This is probably innate. Really lost to him.Does Kanai know about this? This is hard to say, this kind of thing is very subtle, pretending not to know on the surface, maybe you have already noticed it. So, what should I say?Even if Jin Jing was aware of this, would it really be a motive for killing him? I think it's hard.Because if Kanai lost Kikuoka's backer, he would be like a scarecrow in the company.Only with Kikuoka can Kanai be the supervisor.And even if he was aware of that incident, the statute of limitations had passed, and the raw rice was already cooked.It stands to reason that he should cling to Kikuoka for the rest of his life and let him use money to compensate.Wouldn't it be a big loss if he was killed?Suppose Kanai had to kill him, otherwise he would not be able to swallow this breath, what would he do?He should try to get close to people from other factions in the company first, so as to leave a retreat after losing his backer, but according to our investigation, there is no such sign at all. He was Kikuoka's follower from beginning to end? Yes. I see. Considering the stakes, it's hard to say Kanai had the motive to kill Kikuoka. Where is his wife? I don't think his wife can do that. Kanai vs. Ueda? This is also the same as the previous investigation, there is no particularly close contact, so I don't think there is any motive. Next is Aikura Kumi. She was Kikuoka's mistress, which was an open secret in the company.But Kumi is also relying on Kikuoka to get what she is today, if she kills him, it won't do her any good either.Even if she has a reason to kill, she should choose to do it when Kikuoka is about to abandon her, but now Kikuoka is still very obsessed with her. Then the matter between him and Liangjiang was going on at the same time as the relationship with Jiumei? should be. I admire you. He is really diligent. But, for example, is it possible that Kumi came to be his secretary on purpose for some reason in order to kill him? It should be impossible.Kumi is from Akita Prefecture. She and her parents have never left Akita since she was a child, and it seems that Kikuoka has never been to Akita either. Well, I get it all.In other words, only the Hayakawas have motives now, right?As for Ueda's murder, no one had a motive, did they?In addition, the murder in the secret room this time is particularly troublesome.Brother Big Bear, what do you think about this case? It is simply an absurd event that has never been seen before.The old pervert was killed in a closed room that seemed absolutely inoperable from the outside, and no one could be found to have a motive for the killing.It was not easy to find one, but he stayed in the reception room with the police during the murder time.I think there is only one thing to be done, and that is to take down the wainscoting and ceiling of Room Fourteen.I think there should be a secret way.The most suspicious place is near the stove, the secret passage must be there.Follow the secret path, and you will find the secret cabin, where the twelfth person might be a dwarf hiding in it. No, I'm not joking.I think this is the only possibility.If it is a dwarf, it can hide even in a small place, and it can also crawl along small secret paths. The stove was just for show, but it couldn't light a fire at all. It only had a gas heater, so there was no chimney.I knocked for a long time, and also investigated the junction in detail, but found no mechanism. Brother Niu Yue, what do you think? Um Ozaki, what do you think? I think everything should be judged logically. I'm feeling it too. The two homicide cases took place in two secret rooms.In other words, the murderer created two secret rooms in order to kill people.I say this because in the case of Room No. 10, a rope was wrapped around the wrist of Ueda who was killed for some reason, and the shot put on the ground was connected to an extended rope.And this time in the murder case in Room 14, the murderer and Kikuoka had a dispute and overturned the table and sofa, and the murderer did leave traces of entering the room.Therefore, the so-called secret rooms should be made deliberately after killing people. I think this is the right way to infer. Well, it should be like this. But in these two cases, especially in Room 14, the upper and lower latches and the button locks on the doorknob, the three complicated door locks were all locked properly.It would be fine if there was a gap in the door, but the door on No. 14 was really well done, there was no gap in the top, bottom, left, and right sides, and the door was just embedded in the inner door frame, so there was even less chance of a gap.In this way, the only possibility left is to operate the rope from the ventilation hole twenty centimeters high on the wall.But on the ground near the door and near the pillars, there are no nails dropped or new holes where nails have been nailed. I checked carefully, and there is no trace of using this method. Um Could it be that the overturned sofa and table have something to do with the method of arranging the secret room? who knows.Moreover, why the murderer insisted on arranging it as a secret room is also a question.There shouldn't be anyone so stupid as to stab their back to commit suicide, right? yes.However, assuming that the sofa and the table are small props to create the secret room, it may be a method such as using the rope to lock the door when the two things fall down.In this case, a strong rope is absolutely necessary.Then take the rope back through the vent hole.Brother Niu Yue, you said you knocked on the door of Room 14 last night, right? It was Hamamoto who knocked on the door. What time was that around? About half past ten. Was there a string hanging from the vent hole in the wall back then? No.Because no one answered inside, I subconsciously glanced at the ventilation hole on the wall.nothing. I think so too.Because at that time Kikuoka should still be alive and sleeping.But Kikuoka died about thirty minutes later, and three servants passed by at eleven thirty.They didn't seem to have noticed the ventilation hole, but common sense judged that the rope should have been retracted by then.The ventilation hole was so high that even stepping on the bedside table could not see into the house, so if the murderer didn't use the stepping platform, the rope would have to hang quite long.But there were people passing by nearby, even if they didn't pass by the door of the room, it was unlikely that they would just hang down like this. In other words, the murderer had to deal with it quickly at 11:10, only about ten minutes. Yes, it was a coincidence that the servant went to the basement at 11:30, but it was not expected in advance, and the servant should have returned to the room long ago.If it's not done well, maybe someone will see him pulling the rope. If this plan is followed, it will become like this.So if it was me, I should have done it earlier, because the later the delay, the higher the chance of the servants going to the basement. Well, if it is said that people have been dealt with when I got to the door, it is not impossible. yes. However, according to this plan, it should be possible to physically determine the murderer.Because the time of the crime at eleven o'clock is certain.At this time, if someone can avoid everyone and go to room 14, then only the tenant of room 9 will be left. Well, that's right.In this way, there is a problem at eleven o'clock.Moreover, this plan itself is very questionable, and there are many variables. If it were me, I wouldn't use this plan, but if it were me, I wouldn't have murderous thoughts in the first place. I think there is one more point that must be considered. Um? That was planned by the murderer in advance so that the knife could be inserted into Kikuoka's back at eleven o'clock.If it is really possible, then even if the murderer leisurely plays billiards with the police, or drinks with the criminal police, it doesn't matter. Hmm, I've thought about that too.cried Big Bear. However, this is more difficult than making a secret room with rope.Even if the murderer wanted to prepare this mechanism in advance, he would not be able to enter the house if nothing else.In addition, Room 14 itself is an ordinary room, so there is no way for him to set up the mechanism so smoothly.The desk in the corner of the room is neatly organized, at most there are only ink bottles, pens, and paperweights, and the bookshelves are not messy.As far as I know, Hamamoto also said that the location of the book has not changed.There was a custom-made wardrobe on the wall to the right of the fireplace, and there was nothing unusual in it, the door was closed. If you really want to talk about the strangeness, it is that there are so many chairs in this room.The desk chair in the corner was pushed under the table, and it has not been moved in the old position.There is also a rocking chair in front of the fireplace, which seems to be in its usual place.Then there are two chairs and a sofa for meeting guests. The bed is also a kind of deformed bench. Even if this is not counted, there are five chairs in total.I wondered if there was some kind of trick going on with these chairs?However, the positions of the two chairs for receiving guests did not seem to have changed much. Leaving this aside, it was really not easy for anyone other than Kikuoka to enter this room.Because there is no spare key in Room 14!I don't know if I didn't do much, or I lost it, or Hamamoto himself was nervous and insisted on making only one key for the study. In short, I can be sure that there is absolutely no key.The only one is in the hands of Kikuoka.The shirt that Kikuoka also took off this morning.Found it in the bag. Then if he accidentally left the key in the room and closed the door casually, it would be bad. No, don't worry about that.Even if you press the button lock in the center of the doorknob while the door is open and close the door, it is said that it will not lock.At this time, the door lock seems to be released automatically. I see. Anyway, when Kikuoka was here, it seemed that the door would be locked as soon as he left the room.Probably put the money in the room.In addition to the Hayakawa couple, there are several people who can prove this. It turns out that it is impossible for someone to enter the house to ambush. Yes.If it is another room, it is still possible. Usually, the Hayakawas manage the two keys when they are vacant, and when guests come, the remaining spare key is handed over to Yingzi.In short, Room 14 is a special situation, and it is probably because of this that the richest people are allowed to live in this room. nerve-wracking. It's hard to say in front of those people in the reception room. In fact, if I were to draw conclusions, I'd be helpless.As Brother Big Bear said just now, there is really no culprit to be found.There was no murderer among those eleven people. Um Not only this incident, but even the previous Ueda murder case, there are a lot of unclear things.The first is the problem of no footprints.As for the secret room, because of the kind of small lock used, there may be a solution, but the snow field has completely remained the same.Whether it is the entrance and exit of the main house or around the house, even the snow on the steps of the tenth house is intact as new.If the people in this family and Higaka didn't lie, the snow they saw yesterday before they stepped into the chaos was definitely a virgin snow.this is a problem.Plus the two sticks I saw at night, and that puppet called Golem.Also, by the way, Brother Niu Yue, Ueda’s murder happened in the middle of the night on the 25th. Didn’t you say to confirm whether the doll was in the third room next door that day? What was the result? Indeed.Hamamoto said that he saw the doll sitting in Room 3 during the day on the 25th. Yeah?Sure enough, the murderer took it out before the murder?Wait a minute, just in case, I'll go and see the puppet next door. The doll has been returned to the Tengu House.Ozaki walked out of the library. So, I think the case of Room 10 might not be entered from the outside door.The ventilation hole of that room opens towards the main house, right?Maybe it's operating something from that hole.Big Bear spoke again. However, the hole was made at a high place in the wall. Otherwise, it is likely to be a secret path, or a mechanism of this type. Ushigoshi-san, Ozaki is back, and that doll has a rope wrapped around its right hand. What? See for yourself. The three rushed out of the library and came to the window of the Tengu House to have a look. Sure enough, Golem, who was sitting by the window stretching his legs, had a white rope wrapped around his right wrist. It's just a silly blindfold.Go back, I won't be so easily fooled.Niu Yue said. The murderer did it. It should be, the people in the forensics class have sent this doll back long ago.However, this guy underestimated us too much. The three returned to their original seats in the library. Going back to the footprints just now, if it was eliminated by some mechanism, I think it would be too meaningless.In this Kikuoka murder case, it has been roughly confirmed that the murderer is in this home.In other words, if he was scheduled to kill Kikuoka next, then there's no need to kill the footprints when he kills Ueda. is that so?Forget it, so what if it is? So there was no footprint from the beginning, and it was done from this house through some kind of mechanism I just said these things. But if this is the case, how should the puppet explain it?Did he fly into the air by himself?I don't think so.Even if it is later determined that the murderer is in this house, many things can be discovered from the footprints.First of all, you can know whether it is a man's shoe or a woman's shoe.Height and gender can also be determined from the size of the stride.If the steps are like a woman's but the shoes are men's shoes, it can be concluded that there is something wrong with the woman holding the men's shoes.It would of course be in the murderer's interest to eliminate the footprints, if possible. Then there was a knock on the door. Come in. The criminal police who were stuck in the bottleneck responded together.The door opened carefully, and Hayakawa Kohei stood bent over at the door. lunch is ready Yeah?Thank you. When the door was about to close, Niu Yue said without hesitation: Mr. Hayakawa, are you satisfied with Kikuoka's death? Hayakawa's face turned pale, his eyes widened, and it could be seen that his hand holding the doorknob was exerting force. Why did you say that?You think I had something to do with his death? Mr. Hayakawa, don't underestimate the police, we have already found out about Qianjin Liangjiang.For Qianjin's funeral, you should have gone to Tokyo. Hayakawa's shoulders suddenly slumped. Come and sit here. No, I'll just stand up.I have nothing to say I tell you to sit down.Ozaki said. Hayakawa walked up to the three of them in panic and pulled away the chair. You were also sitting in this chair last time, hiding it.It's fine once, anyway, the matter is over, but if you do it again and want to do this with us again, to be honest with you, it won't do you any good. Mr. Detective, I won't do that again.It was the same last time. What I wanted to say had already reached my throat.But maybe I should say that Kikuoka died, but last time it was Ueda-san, so even if I said it specifically, I wouldn't be suspicious. What about today?Kikuoka is dead. Mr. Interpol, are you doubting me?How do I do it?I did hate Kikuoka when my daughter died.My wife is the same, because we only have such a daughter.I do not deny this.But I never thought of killing him, and I couldn't do it even if I wanted to.I was in the lobby all the time and couldn't get into the room at all. Niu Yue kept staring into Hayakawa's eyes, as if peeping into his head through a keyhole.There was a silence. You didn't go into Room 14 when Kikuoka was still in the reception room, did you? Nothing like that.The lady also ordered that when guests come to stay, you must never enter the guest's room, and I don't have a key, so I can't get in at all. Well, I have one more question for you.It's the warehouse outside. Ohara went to get the tripod and the ax this morning. Is the warehouse unlocked? is locked. But this morning I saw that he didn't take the key when he went? That warehouse is hung with a numbered lock, and it will be unlocked as long as the number is turned correctly. Is it a leather bag type lock? Yes. Does everyone know that number? Everyone in the family knows.Shall I tell you the numbers? No, I'll ask you again when I need it.In other words, apart from the guests, only Mr. Hamamoto, Ms. Ohara, and you and your wife know about it, right? Yes. Other than that no one knows? Yes. okay.Tell everyone that we will go down within thirty minutes. Hayakawa seemed to be really relieved, and immediately stood up. That old man had ample opportunity to act in the Kazuya Ueda murder case.After the door closed, Ozaki said. Well, it's a pity that there is no motive, which is the Achilles' heel.Niu Yue said sarcastically. Conditionally possible.It is easier to attack if the husband and wife conspire, because the housekeeper often knows the whole family better than the master. In terms of motivation, can you think so?In other words, the murderer planned to kill Kikuoka, but Ueda was his bodyguard, so he had to kill Ueda first This is so unconvincing.According to what you said, the night when Ueda was killed was also the best chance to kill Kikuoka.Kikuoka had only one bodyguard, and was driven to a remote place like a warehouse where he could only enter and exit from the house. This was the most favorable state for killing Kikuoka.He should have killed Kikuoka alone without hesitation.In any case, Ueda is still young, has served in the Self-Defense Forces, and has good physical strength.Kikuoka was already old and fat, even Hayakawa could deal with him, there was no need to kill Ueda specifically. But Ueda knew about Hayakawa Yoshie, maybe the murderer was afraid that if he didn't keep his mouth shut, it would be troublesome in the future. This can't be said to be impossible, but in this case, he should be more worried about Kanai and Kumi.Because Kikuoka and Ueda don't seem to be that familiar, it's impossible for Kikuoka to tell Ueda first. That's right. In short, if the Hayakawa and his wife did it, the secret room in Room 14 is really puzzling.Leaving aside the secret room, the two of them were clearly in the reception room at the presumed time of death.This is an unalterable fact.In this way, I think we should put aside the question of motivation first, and lock the objects that may physically commit the crime. That's right, so That's right, Kanai and his wife are very suspicious.There are also Kumi and Eiko who are less suspicious. Eiko? I didn't mean to say, let's put aside those questions of motivation. But, even if we don't care about the target, how did the murderer kill Jugang? Did brother Niu Yue figure out his method? Regarding this, I have a little experience. How did he do it? Ozaki was extremely serious, but Okuma looked at Ushikoshi with dubious eyes. That is, the door must still be treated as completely invulnerable.I don't think there is any way to use the rope to lock the upper latch upward, pull the lower latch downward, and depress the button in the center of the handle. Do you mean that the dead man locked the door himself? That's right.In this way, the room in the basement had no windows and the door could not be opened, so there was only one possibility left, which was the ventilation hole. You mean that little hole about twenty centimeters square? It's that little hole.It is only possible to stab in from there. How to stab? The ventilation hole was opened directly above the bed, and if a knife was tied to the front end of a spear-like stick, and then inserted into the room through that hole, the deceased could be stabbed. Ha ha!This requires at least a stick of two meters or more.Will get stuck in the hallway.Not only is it difficult to hold, but it is also very conspicuous in the room, so it is very difficult to bring it into this home. So I thought about it, it should be a retractable fishing rod. Oh, I see. If it is a fishing rod, it can be extended into the room while stretching.Niu Yue said proudly. But can this successfully keep the knife in the body?The knife must be tightly wrapped, right? That's right.I think it's the rope.But after thinking about it for a long time, I still can't figure out a way.But that only needs to wait until we catch the murderer and ask him himself. So, Room 10 also uses this method? No, then I don't know. But that corridor has nothing to stand on.And I moved the small bedside table from the room at that time, but it was still too low to stand on, and I couldn't see the inside at all.The reception table is shorter, while the small bedside tables in other rooms are all the same height. Um, about this, will it be two stacked together? There is only one table per room.Moreover, it may be difficult to climb up on two tables, and the legs of the tables will be unstable. If two people cooperate, they can ride on the shoulders of the other, or use other methods?So when I asked Hayakawa about the lock of the warehouse outside, I thought of the tripod. However, there are only three entrances and exits open to the public in this house, all of which are adjacent to the reception room. If you want to go in and out, you will definitely be seen by the people in the reception room.If you just want to go out, you can jump to the ground outside from the window at the corner of the stairs in Room 1, but you can't go in again.Even if you climb in from the same place, you still have to go through the reception room to get to Room 14. I wonder if the people in the reception room are all in collusion But there is an Anan patrolling inside. That's right.Even if they ask, they will definitely say that they have not seen anyone walking through the reception room with a tripod like a painter. At this moment, something flashed through Niu Yue's mind like an electric shock.wait!He thought, there is another way.Only the tenants on the first floor can come in and out freely through their own windows, that is, Kusaka and Tokai.These two people were indeed in the reception room when Kikuoka was killed, but Eiko and Kumi were not.If these two people ran out of the house through the window at the corner of the east staircase just mentioned So, if you use a special, that is, a special gun, what do you think?Big Bear's words interrupted Niu Yue's thoughts. It's a gun that shoots knives out with a spring or rubber band.This mechanism needs a rope But the problem of not having a tripod is still hanging, and the sofa and table in room 14 are overturned.We also cannot ignore the issue of traces of fighting.In the case of Room No. 10, the murderer also entered the room.Ozaki said. Niu Yue looked at his watch and continued: “Leave these places alone, I think we should check all the rooms again.It is absolutely necessary.Especially the Kanai couple, Yingzi, and Kumi, the three groups of people should pay special attention. The targets they are looking for are fishing rods, sticks longer than two meters, special modified pistols, and foldable high platforms. these things. Of course, we don't have a search warrant, and we must obtain the consent of the person concerned, but I believe we should be allowed to see it.Don't worry, we have so many people, everyone will let us see the room in the end.Do we still have manpower?Tell them to do it separately with Anan in the reception room, preferably at the same time.Best to check for vacant rooms too.Also, things might be thrown from the windows, so it's best to look at the snow around the house.The range that can be thrown must be checked.Oh, and the stove, perhaps thrown into the drawing-room stove and burned.Best to check that too.Well, it's getting late, let's go to the reception room below.I will announce it to everyone after dinner.You should ask them carefully, because those are all upper-class people. After eating, Niu Yue and Da Xiong lowered their heads and sat in their old seats in the library, watching the sun go down.They had an ominous premonition that they would have to watch the sun go down like this tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, so they didn't bother to speak to each other. Although it was not enough to not even notice the door opened, Ushigoshi Satakero didn't seem to want to turn back before his name was called.He had too much expectation for the result, so he couldn't help avoiding Ozaki's face, and asked directly: "How is it?" Everyone, every room has been carefully checked.Without the policewoman, she might be sued by the women's army.Ozaki's tone was a little drawn out. I'm going to find a good lawyer.The results of it? Nothing was found.Nobody had a fishing rod, and neither did the family, it seemed.No sticks were found either, only pool cues at most.Of course, there is nothing like modifying a pistol.There was nothing in the stove that had been burnt recently other than firewood, and we scoured the perimeter of the house within reach of an Olympic javelin thrower and found nothing.There is no high platform either.Ohara's room and Hayakawa's room also had a desk like Room 14, but it was not as high-class. The desk was too big to move, and the height was about the same as the desks in each room.At most only twenty centimeters taller.As for the stick, I thought there might be a javelin in Room 10, but when I went to see it, there was no such thing at all, only skis and poles.There are also warehouse hoes, shovels, shovels, brooms and the like.However, if these things are brought into the house, the conditions of the tripod are the same.In short, it's completely out of the question. Alas, I am somewhat prepared.With a sigh, Niu Yue was still stubborn. Do you have any other good ideas? To be honest, I thought about it a lot afterwards. Oh, for example? For example, frozen rope, which may be able to become a long stick. well said.The results of it? No one has a rope.It does exist in the warehouse. I think so too.However, this may help solve the case.Some kind of long stick.The long thing in this home may be something that is in front of our eyes every day.If you move that thing a little bit, it will immediately become a long stick, or it can be used as a long stick. There should be such a thing in this family.Is there no room next door? 我特地去看過了，沒有棒子 應該會有，否則兇手就非把門關上，再鎖上不可。拆下來就會變成長棒的東西樓梯的扶手拆不下來。如果把暖爐的柴火用繩子一根一根接起來變長呢？不，不可能吧。媽的，隔壁真的沒有嗎？ No.要不你可以自己去看呀？ 也對。 不過，隔壁那個高雷姆人偶，本來是手上握著什麼東西的姿勢，我去試了一下，看如果把刀子放進那隻手會怎麼樣。 oh?你倒是個優秀的刑警啊，好奇心這麼強。what's the result? 剛剛好。就像嬰兒含奶嘴一樣，分毫不差。 你對這種地方還真細心。再怎麼看應該也是偶然吧？ yes. 總而言之，這下子很多事情都沒轍了。不過九號房的金井夫婦沒有不在場證明，唯有這一點，是可以確定的。只要有這一點在，我們就用不著太悲觀。 牛越自我安慰似的說，三人陷入一陣沉默。 what?尾崎，你有話想說嗎？ 尾崎吞吞吐吐的：老實說，牛越兄，有件事我一直沒告訴你 What's up? 這實在有點不好說，昨晚回房間後，我一直不放心，仔細想想，現在回到房間的，除了大熊和我之外，就只有菊岡和金井夫婦，一想到這裡我心裡就開始犯嘀咕，怕這兩人會出房間去搞什麼鬼。於是我就走出房間，在這兩間雙人房門握把下面，用整髮劑把一根頭髮黏在房門和牆壁之間。如果打開門，頭髮就會掉落，事後去看時就可以知道。因為這樣好像有點孩子氣，所以我一直沒說出來 how could be?這是好主意。除了菊岡和金井之外的房間呢？ 必須經過會客室才到得了的房間，我就沒有黏。我只有在不被別人發現的範圍內做。至於住在西邊的人，日下、戶飼還有傭人，我本來是想等他們回到房間後再做，可是他們一直不回來，我就睡著了。 你是幾點去黏頭髮的？ 就在我跟你說要回房間後，立刻就去粘了，大概是十點十五分或二十分左右吧。 嗯，後來呢？ 我曾經醒來一次，去確認過這兩個房間的頭髮還在不在。 嗯，結果怎樣？ 菊岡房間的頭髮不見了。因為門打開過。不過，金井房間的頭髮 How about it? 還是保持原狀。 What? 門沒有打開過。 牛越俯首咬著唇，然後說：搞什麼！你真是過分。這下子可真的沒轍了！