How can a dead cat be the key to solving the mystery of the disappearance of the corpse?

In fact, it is not impossible for Lin Lei to eat the corpses of those dogs and pigs that he said before, but it is impossible in this case.

It is impossible for a cat to eat a carcass, cats do not eat scavengers, and cats are very picky about eating, which is well known to anyone who has ever had a cat.

But dogs are not the same as pigs.

Pigs are omnivores, and there are many kinds of dogs, and some large predators have also been recorded eating carcasses.

However, whether it is a pig or a dog, it takes time to eat the carcass.

A pig, a dog, I'm afraid to eat a corpse, that's not enough for a month......

It has only been about a week since the incident, and Claude's family is not a pig farm, nor does it raise large fierce dogs, so the possibility of dogs and pigs eating the carcasses can be ruled out.

Now the problem comes, Lin Lei said that this dead cat is the key to revealing the mystery, everyone present frowned, and no one can understand the truth.

Cat?

It's just a cat, not a tiger or a lion......

Lin Lei glanced at everyone present, took a deep breath, and said slowly: "Claude's method of destroying the corpse is very secretive, if it weren't for this cat's corpse, I wouldn't have thought of breaking my head." ”

After a pause, Lin Lei then asked Claude, "This cat is not your pet, but a wild cat, right?"

Claude had previously told Sheriff Henry that wild cats were in his house from time to time — and that the cat might have eaten dead mice elsewhere and died in his yard before burying the cat......

Of course, this is pure nonsense, the cat was killed by someone with its head broken.

It's just that it doesn't seem to have anything to do with the case, even if the cat was killed by Claude, so what?

Claude felt the need to hide it, so he nodded and replied, "Yes, it's a wild cat. ”

Lin Lei smiled, turned to Sheriff Henry and said, "Let me ask you a question, when you mention cats, what do you think of?"

Sheriff Henry was stunned for a moment, his eyes widened, and he looked at Lin Lei with some surprise.

Lin Lei's question was really a bit abrupt, and Sheriff Henry didn't know how to answer it at all.

Or rather, the answer is not complicated, but Sheriff Henry does not dare to say it easily.

Lin Lei saw through Sheriff Henry's mind at a glance, so he said with a smile: "Sergeant Henry, don't think too complicated. This question is actually very simple, but if you think about it, it is not good. ”

While speaking, Lin Lei looked at Qiao Yan beside him.

Qiao Yan understood, frowned, and said helplessly: "If you think about it simply, then cat and mouse, uh, that is, Tom and Jerry, kitten fishing, little flower cat goes to school, ......"

"Hehe, you've found the answer!" Lin Lei interrupted Qiao Yan's words.

Qiao Yan was stunned for a moment, and between the lightning and flint, she reacted suddenly!

Ah, I see!

Cat and mouse, nature is impossible.

Not to mention that cats don't eat corpses, rats don't eat corpses either!

As for whether the little flower cat goes to school, hehe, I won't talk about this......

So, the answer is –

Kitten fishing?!

Cats don't eat carcasses, but cats eat fish!

Fish???!!!

"There is a fish that lives in groups, and they love meat and blood—and this fish can eat a living person in a very short time, until only a skeleton remains!"

"Piranha!" Qiao Yan exclaimed.

Lin Lei nodded and said slowly: "That's right, piranha, also known as piranha. They live in the Amazon River, and I think everyone is familiar with man-eating pomfret and this fish has recently become very popular in the pet market, and many people have started raising piranhas. ”

When Qiao Yan said the words "piranha", Claude's face was like ashes, and he collapsed to the ground at once.

Sheriff Henry was not stupid, he immediately understood what Lin Lei meant: "Detective Lin, do you mean that Claude used a large number of piranhas to dispose of the corpses, and then those fish were eaten by wild cats?

Lin Lei bowed his head slightly and replied, "You are right, the truth of the facts should be like this." To eat a woman's corpse of about fifty kilograms, it takes about hundreds of piranhas, which is not a small number. But the fish are very easy to feed, and a large aquarium can keep these piranhas. Because piranhas are also a common breed in pet markets, it wasn't difficult for Claude to get his hands on them. Alice would not be suspicious when she saw Claude raising these fish, just as a hobby. I never thought that those piranhas were the cemetery that Claude had prepared for Alice......"

After a pause, Lin Lei continued: "Using chemical methods to dispose of corpses sounds beautiful, but in fact, there are huge flaws. As for those 'dark under the lights' sections, they really can't stand scrutiny. In this case, if the body must be in Claude's house, then the best choice is to dispose of the body by biological methods. ”

Lin Lei explained this, everyone understood!

I see!

That's how it was!

Using piranhas to dispose of corpses is really killing people invisibly, oh no, destroying corpses invisibly!

Afterwards, as long as God unknowingly disposes of those piranhas, this case will not be solved even if Holmes is alive!

It's just a few hundred piranhas, and it's more troublesome to deal with.

However, piranhas are also fish after all, and although it is certainly not as tasty as carp, grass carp, crucian carp, it is also edible.

Claude himself, if he eats fish every day, can digest a part of it.

The rest of the part is naturally provided to the stray cats in the neighborhood for free!

Presumably, the stray cats in the neighborhood have been eating good lately, and they have meat to eat, oh no, there are fish to eat......

"Detective Lin, why did Claude kill this cat alone? It is common sense to speculate that there must be a lot of stray cats in the vicinity, and there are definitely not one or two cats that come to eat fish!"

Lin Lei nodded, glanced at Claude, who collapsed to the ground, unable to speak, and said slowly: "Because the fish was eaten by the cat - other cats should have gone elsewhere to forage for food, but this poor stray cat, perhaps addicted to eating fish, came to Claude's house every day, waiting for a free lunch." Claude is a thief, and although the cat cannot speak against Claude, if a wild cat visits Claude's house as soon as the meal arrives, he will definitely be on pins and needles......"

Sergeant Henry suddenly realized, stretched out his thumb, and exclaimed: "It is worthy of Detective Lin, and he reasoned meticulously!"

At this moment, Qiao Yan gently pulled the corner of Lin Lei's clothes and said a word in Lin Lei's ear in a very small voice.

Lin Lei smiled and said loudly: "Qiao Yan, it's really good that you can think of this." You repeat out loud what you just said to me. ”

Qiao Yan frowned and said, "Piranha...... Seem...... It seems like...... Uh, no, it certainly doesn't eat bones!"

That's right, piranhas can eat all the flesh and soft tissues, but they don't eat bones!

So—

Where did the bones go?

Alice's bones, this is also a very difficult thing to deal with!