Act 52: Tia's reasoning
The person Tia was referring to was the silent Virgil.
Even after being identified by Tia, the burly officer still had no emotional waves, and did not even open his mouth to refute Tia's words.
"What is the reason for that?"
Reed Gray asked the question on behalf of Virgil, who was his subordinate, so Reed Gray naturally had to figure out the causal connection.
"First of all, one of the biggest differences between Virgil and the others is that he didn't go to the banquet in the first place. ”
Tia analyzed that although her words didn't make sense at first glance, she could taste a lot of flavor when she thought about it carefully.
Virgil was indeed the only one who did not attend the banquet, whether it was Marisa or Kototh, or Al Yin and Archduke Aster, among others, who had shown their faces at the banquet and could be identified by witnesses, while he had never been to the banquet in the first place.
"There are many reasons why I didn't go to the banquet, maybe it could be that I was not sociable, maybe I didn't like the occasion, or maybe I might reveal my identity at the banquet. ”
At the banquet, you will inevitably meet all kinds of people, including people you know, if it is a monster with no past memory, it is easy to expose your identity, so the best choice is not to go to the banquet directly.
"At the same time, you mentioned that you had been to the stables, and I can understand the way in which if you were alone in your room would be very persuasive, but if you say something definite, you will be able to gain a certain amount of persuasiveness. ”
Tia could certainly find someone to check the stables, and should be able to find a sick and wounded horse, and perhaps evidence that the guards had witnessed Virgil.
"And in fact, you may have been to the stables, but you did after the attack on Rosen. ”
As she spoke, Tia took out a piece of parchment from her bosom and spread it out in front of everyone.
It was a floor plan of the castle with a clear view of where the stables were located.
"For the convenience of the visitors, the location of the stables is not far from where the visitors live, and if I were a monster, fleeing the room after the attack, and passing by the stables and seeing a wounded horse, it would seem reasonable to use it as my own alibi at this moment. ”
Tia said, looking Virgil in the eye.
"As for the memories of the past, I believe you have also done a lot of hard work and investigated carefully after last night, and the reason why you got up early today is also for this reason. ”
"You guessed it wrong. ”
Virgil replied.
"I did check on the horses last night at the stables before the feast began, and I was accompanied by a doctor from the army, who could testify. ”
"Even if you're a doctor, you can use some kind of magic to imply the other person and confuse perception. ”
Tia pressed forward step by step, giving Virgil no room to breathe.
"Wait, although there is some truth in your reasoning, the starting point is only the fact that Virgil did not go to the banquet, and the rest is also true for others. ”
Reed Gray said that he did not fully agree with Tia's words, but pointed out the inadequacy.
"Of course, after all, we don't have any other clues at this stage. ”
Tia shrugged her shoulders and sat back in her seat, pulling out another strip of meat from somewhere and nibbling on it.
"But after all possibilities have been ruled out, the remaining one, no matter how unlikely it may seem, is the truth. ”
Hearing Tia's words, Lawson thought slightly, and then raised his hand.
"Wait a minute, if there are other clues, then it's not for nothing. ”
He spoke as if he had just remembered.
When the monster attacked him, Lawson used a throwing knife to injure the other party, and judging from the movement at the time, unless the monster's recovery ability exceeded the specifications, there was no way to heal in one day.
In other words, there should be wounds on the monster's body.
Saying this, Lawson looked at the others.
They didn't need to take off their clothes to check at all, and the Sages immediately swept over the bodies of these people with their senses, only to find that almost everyone had wounds of some size or size.
Even Princess Rivendell was no exception, her fingers had been smashed in the morning and had been slashed through the cup, and the wound had just scabbed.
"It's a bit of a headache. ”
Wei Lun's eyes closed slightly and said lightly.
"Do you really have to wait for the monster to attack again?"
Rosen shook his head and continued.
"There must be more direct evidence to be able to find the existence of monsters. ”
"If there is no other evidence, then my inference can be proved correct, and the Sage Lords can examine this Mister Virgil carefully, and perhaps find some clues. ”
Tia said as if it wasn't her business.
"Wait a minute, did we overlook something in the course of our investigation?"
Avinia spoke suddenly.
"What do you mean?"
Rosen thought of the Sage's astonishing powers of foresight, and thought to himself that perhaps she might be able to bring some information.
"I don't see the truth, but I can know something about the future, and it's certain that the monster is among us. ”
She said, looking around for a moment, before speaking.
"Actually, let's think about it, what is the purpose of the monster, according to Mr. Rosen's words, its purpose is not Mr. Rosen's own words, so why did he attack and expose himself at that time?"
Hearing Avinia's words, Rosen seemed to suddenly realize what he had been ignoring before.
Why did the monster attack him and Al Yin at that time, simply because Lawson seemed defenseless at that time?
Or was the attack extraordinary?
Rosen got lost in thought, but soon, he realized a fact.
"The reason why I gathered everyone here, and relied on the monster's memory of the past, to search for criminals was because I subconsciously excluded a person from suspicion. ”
Rosen muttered to himself.
"If it was indeed that person, then all of this can be explained, all of this is set up to exclude himself from suspicion from the beginning. ”
One of the best ways to eliminate suspicion is to make a modus operandi that no one can crack, and the other is to transform yourself into a victim.
Rosen sighed helplessly, then turned his head and looked at the girl sitting beside him.
"I didn't expect it to be you. ”
He looked at Ain Granser and said.