"Is the surveillance all investigated? Didn't identify the two witnesses? ”

"I didn't ...... No! It was only confirmed that they had entered the door to the outside world on the first floor an hour before the crime! Nothing else was found! ”

(The exhibit [surveillance record] has been added to the search file.) ）

"Tell the person in charge here that someone will settle accounts with them when the matter is over, in the name of Qin Zhen."

"Yes...... Be! The blue-clothed city manager replied in a panic, and then left immediately.

(This newly built commercial building is also really, dare to open the door before the monitoring is installed?) ）

Although the commercial building where the case occurred was set up with surveillance, it was unusually simple, only monitoring was set up at each elevator and the main entrance, and the rest of the place was a large area of blind spots.

Because of this, this case, which should have been solved quickly, has become an unsolved case at this time.

"Come on, come on, can you write? Take a look and sign on it. ”

Su Yuan wrapped a piece of paper full of words on a pen and threw it to Lu Renjia, who signed it without even looking at it.

(It's really refreshing...... Much happier than me. ）

(Exhibit [Lu Renjia's testimony] has been added to the search file.) ）

"Okay, now bring the two witnesses standing over there, it's not good to make foreign friends wait so long."

As soon as Su Yuan gave the order, a chengguan immediately took the initiative to stand up and trot away.

(I'm a makeshift investigator with a lot of style...... ）

The evidence is ready, the time is ripe, just wait for the "prey" to show its feet.

As the two figures moved from far to near, the smile on Su Yuan's face became more and more mysterious.

(Who's right and who's wrong, let me test you both...... ）

(Let's see who's that...... ）

(The real murderer behind the scenes!) ）

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"I was invited here by you, I don't know what to talk about?" The golden-haired boy saluted and asked in skillful words.

(It's really worthy of being a person from Walpurges, the highest school of magic in the United Kingdom...... ）

Su Yuan's purpose in inviting these two "witnesses" is very simple, that is, to prove that their relationship with this case is not as simple as "witnesses", but he can't startle the snake now.

"I'd like to know what the two of you were doing before we witnessed the murder?" Su Yuan asked quietly.

"Lord Richard! Don't tell this nasty-looking guy! ”

Before Su Yuan finished speaking, he saw a pink-haired girl jump out from behind Richard and stop in front of Su Yuan.

(Huh?) I think I'm quite close to the people, huh? ）

I remember that Su Yuan's appearance has not been described in this book from the beginning to the present, so let's talk about it here. Although Su Yuan's appearance looks mediocre, he is still a little handsome when he looks closely, and he can be highly summarized in two words, which is "close to the people" - deeply loved by middle-aged and elderly women in the community. If you throw away the slightly crippled height, Su Yuan is still quite satisfied with his skin, and to this day he still remembers the first words his deceased grandmother said when she saw him at the age of 5: "Yo, my eldest grandson is so handsome!"

And then today I was actually hated by a girl? How can it be repaired!

"It's okay, Monica." Richard waved his hand and said, "Britain is a country of etiquette, and it is not up to others to refuse such a small request, so let me tell you." ”

“……”

(Isn't the State of Ceremonies the title of my Great Celestial Empire, oh no, the Great Asia Union, bastard!) ）

(Besides, laughing at his appearance in front of others, this state of etiquette is too famous, hey!) ）

—————— pre-crime action————————

(1) "I came to your country alone to study, and I had to buy some necessary things. ”

(2) "My lover and I are here to procure the necessary items to learn magic. ”

(3) "At the time of purchasing, the air raid siren suddenly sounded, and the sprinkler device was activated, so my wife and I ran downstairs. ”

(4) "On the way downstairs, I passed by the shop where the crime occurred, heard a gunshot, and my lover was overly frightened, so I accompanied her to witness the whole case. ”

(It doesn't sound like a problem, but if what Lu Renjia said is true, there must be a flaw in this testimony!! ）

(If he's the culprit, that's where I get more information before he raises his vigilance...... ）

(Last Chance!) ）

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"Alone? What's going on? ”

"As you can see...... the boy pulled out a phablet-like thing from behind him, "I don't have anything but a CAD." ”

(Except for a CAD, [Does he really have nothing?") 】）

"I see...... So, now that you have CAD, what are the items you need to buy to learn magic? ”

Su Yuan adopted the attitude of being as cordial as possible, trying to paralyze the other party, but the golden retriever didn't buy it at all, and he still looked polite, which made Su Yuan a little upset.

"As you can see...... "the boy lifted the bag in his hand, "just some of the usual parts." ”

(I'll see, gears, bearings...... Isn't this something that is rarely used? [As a magician, why do you want to buy these magic materials that only magicians can use?] 】）

"You and your lover run downstairs...... Meaning you've been upstairs? ”

"Yes."

(Since they had been upstairs, their testimony contradicted this evidence!) ）

"Really? That's a very strange thing......" Su Yuan tried to maintain his tone just now, "In the surveillance records, it only shows that you entered the door located on the first floor, so when did you go upstairs and when did you come down?" ”

(Caught!) This is it! ）

Su Yuan tried hard to suppress his excitement and looked at Richard and the others. actually let himself find such a big flaw, now see how he explains?

To Su Yuan's surprise, Richard's expression was still calm, as if he had been prepared.

"I'm sorry." The blonde boy saluted again, "I'm more used to taking the stairs, and here it seems to be called a 'fire escape', so please forgive me for causing confusion." ”

(Your sister!! (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻）

In Su Yuan's heart, at that moment just now, he lifted the boss's low table countless times, and he was used to taking the stairs? This TM is too fake!

(Tui: I wonder if anyone remembers that the protagonist is also used to taking stairs?) ）

However, he didn't have any reason to refute it, what this golden retriever just said should be the truth. Unless he uses some means to conceal himself, there is only one way to go upstairs without being photographed by surveillance.

But even so, Su Yuan still found something unnatural from it.

"So why do you choose to take a detour and escalator when you're about to get to the ground floor?"

Since the Golden Retriever took the fire escape, then according to common sense, he would not have passed through the scene of the crime at all, and judging from Lu Renjia's testimony, Su Yuan could basically conclude that what the Golden Retriever said was an outright lie.

So, that's the biggest hole in his fabricated testimony!

"When we went down to the second floor, we found that there were so many people pouring into the fire escape from the second floor," the boy smiled, "and it was my lover who offered to leave the less crowded side." ”

（…… Is that okay? ）

Su Yuan pinched his temples with both hands, lowered his head and thought for nearly five minutes without thinking of a way to expose this lie, because it was too perfect...... If Lu Renjia's testimony is not taken into account.

"Teacher Qin, what he said is reasonable, I am speechless...... Huh? Teacher Qin? ”

Teacher Qin, who was still standing behind Su Yuan just now, suddenly disappeared, Su Yuan looked back and found that Teacher Qin, who was standing far away on the other side of the mall, seemed to be ...... Call?

And it just so happened that the moment Su Yuan turned around, Teacher Qin's phone call was also finished, and he walked towards Su Yuan, and a little finger quietly hooked Su Yuan's right hand.

"The order from above, at any cost and by any means, to arrest Richard and Monica, this is the highest order from the General Administration of Urban Management, and it must be completed, top secret."

(This...... What is this? "Reading words"? ）

Thinking is generated by human consciousness, and can also be the carrier of fragments of human consciousness - "Nianhua" is such a means, a means of confidential communication through magic, which is the foundation of the foundation, of course Su Yuan knows.

"That Richard is also a magician, right? Isn't it easy to see through the words? ”

While Su Yuan replied, he was also observing Richard's reaction. Sure enough, Richard's gaze began to sharpen.

"Just complete the task, don't care, remember who you are."

After Mr. Qin finished speaking, he withdrew his little finger.

(Is my identity ...... "the only person present who has the right to search"?) ）

"Thank you, Mr. Richard, for your testimony, please wait downstairs."

Now the chain of evidence is not very clear, and a forcible attack will only cause the other party to be vigilant too early, so it is better to slow down first.

(What needs to be clarified now is, what really happened during that "blank time"?) ）

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"What? Brat? What are you looking for me to do again? ”

Teacher Qin had a cigarette in her mouth, without the image of a lady, and the most important thing was that the chengguan in her team didn't look surprised at all.

"It turns out that this is the real Teacher Qin......

"I think you kid seems to be very dissatisfied, huh?" Teacher Qin threw the cigarette butt on the ground and crushed it a few times, "Do you think your credits are enough?" ”

(it!) How did I say it! ）

"Ahaha......" Su Yuan laughed dryly, "I just wanted to ask about the 'order'." ”

"As soon as I guess your kid is the idea, you don't have to pay attention to the order, anyway, in the end, it will be at most an 'unfinished task' on our heads." Teacher Qin looked indifferent and expressed very dangerous thoughts.

"That about the real murderer ...... this case"

"It's almost certain that it's Lu Renjia, if it weren't for the fact that the search is right from your kid, he would have been taken away by me a long time ago."

"It's still a little bit of a possibility!! Isn't it??? ”

Su Yuan's gaze met that of Teacher Qin.

“…… Hehe, I'd like to hear it, where is that little bit of possibility? ”

"Why is the fire extinguishing system activated?"

Teacher Qin suddenly looked away and looked out the window.

There was a blood-red remnant of the sun.

"Now, you see, the natural world is so beautiful, full of countless possibilities......"

“…… What do you mean? ”

"Boy, have you ever thought that the activation of this fire extinguishing system is likely to be just a simple 'accident'?"

—————— "accidental" ——————

(1) "Listen, anywhere in the world, it is punishable to start such a system rashly. ”

(2) "Adults may know this, but children like you don't. ”

(3) "Maybe just before the crime, a kid wondered what the red button was for, and pressed it. ”

(4) "This possibility is also there, isn't it?" ”

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"The fire button was designed with this in mind! At that height, it's hard for a child to activate the fire protection system at the touch of a button! ”

In the face of Su Yuan's aggressive attitude, Teacher Qin was unmoved.

"Possibility...... I'm just stating the possibilities. Teacher Qin said faintly, "What matters is what he 'did', not 'why he can do it', understand?" ”

“……”

(Damn!) How can you retreat here! ）

The "fire button" can be said to be the fuse of the whole incident. If it weren't for the human activation of the fire extinguishing system, which dispersed most of the people in the building, so that those people did not care about the surrounding situation and only cared about their own escape, this incident probably would not have happened.

Therefore, the "activation of the fire extinguishing system" must be related to the incident! How can you deal with it with such a vague attitude?

Or is it that Teacher Qin has some purpose in his own right to do this?

(Think!) Su Yuan! Evidence that explains all this is not accidental! ）

After being silent for a long time, Su Yuan finally raised his head and smiled.

“…… What if I could prove that it wasn't all accidental, but that someone did it on purpose? ”

“……！”

(Looks like she's thinking about it too...... ）

"There were no traces found on the fire button, which indicates that the person who pressed the button had a clear purpose and awareness."

"But anyone who tries to play a prank with the fire button will think of wiping off their fingerprints or putting on gloves!!" Teacher Qin gritted his teeth and retorted.

"Teacher Qin, you don't seem to realize ......" Su Yuan shrugged his shoulders and said, "I'm just proving that someone 'purposefully' pressed the fire button, as you said, doesn't this reveal another possibility?" "You ......," Teacher Qin trembled, "What do you mean?"

"Maybe we were all wrong in the first place." Su Yuan shook his index finger, "In addition to the murderer and the victim, I advocate that there is a third party!" His mission is to help the real culprit escape punishment! ”

"Maybe Lu Renjia hired a helper...... Teacher Qin's voice became more and more pale and weak.

"No, it's impossible!" Su Yuan said categorically, "If you want to help the real culprit escape responsibility, it is not enough to activate the fire extinguishing system to disperse the masses, the most critical step is needed!" ”

"If the killer had been killed when the crowd had largely dispersed after the fire extinguishing system had been activated, the killer had lost the opportunity to flee the scene in the chaos of the crowd. Even if the murderer somehow left the first scene, he still couldn't leave the floor surrounded by the police, chengguan and onlookers, which means that he still has the possibility of being suspected! ”

"So, another person is needed to help him act as a 'witness', and the other person cannot be suspected......"

"If the murderer had hired a man to help him commit the murder, if the murderer had somehow disappeared immediately after committing the murder, he would almost certainly have been suspected when that person acted as a witness! Because there are only two people in the whole scene at this time, it is easy to push out that the murderer has two people through logical reasoning! If the 'top bag' insists on not confessing, the matter will be easily exposed! ”

"Therefore, the murderer can only act as a 'witness' with his accomplices, in order to be able to convict the person who was blamed by them!"

After saying these words in one breath, Su Yuan found that Teacher Qin's face was bloodless at this time, and his whole body was about to fall to the ground.

"You...... Don't...... Could it be ??? ”

"That's right." Su Yuan snapped his fingers, "The real murderers are those two 'witnesses'!" ”

Teacher Qin wanted to speak and stopped, as if he was about to say something, but he swallowed the words before he could say it, and he couldn't come up with any reason to refute it.

(All possibilities are ruled out, and the remaining one, no matter how absurd, is the only truth!! ）

(What is not clear now is only the killer's elusive modus operandi...... And his motives! ）

"Although the time is a little short, it seems that we need to invite those two 'foreign friends' upstairs again...... No more! ”

Su Yuan stopped a chengguan who was about to run out.

"I'll come in person."