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They returned to the prayer hall.

The blood stains on the floor had been cleaned of it, and the light of the sky was pouring down from the highest window, and it seemed to be still holy and silent.

The altar is topped by a ring of crosses, and underneath it is a set of silver plates, bowls, and jugs, as well as heavy books and stands. The marble tiles have dents left by people kneeling.

The people here believe in the One God, whom they call "Father" and call Him to be the "Lord of the Empty Wheel".

He was cast in the form of the "Father" who appeared and saved the people.

This is the God of a patriarchal society. Because there is a clear difference in physical strength between the sexes of these snowwalkers, in this dark age, it is destined to create the law of patriarchal oppression.

The race of Moshi has also had such a stage.

"Don't stare at our god's 'empty wheel', magician, and tell us about the secret room. ”

Sheka nudged him, and he felt like his spine was on the verge of misalignment.

"Ah, it's simple. Moshi turned back to Shekka and said, "I don't think the 'Chamber of Secrets' itself is meaningless. ”

“...... What do you mean?"

"I had conceived a lot of ways to pick up the deadbolt with a string or a thin wire, but in reality I thought it was very unlikely that a tool would be used because the seams between the two doors were too thin and the deadbolt was not easy to put on. ”

"And how do you think the prisoner locked the door bolt from the outside?"

Under Sheka's bewildered gaze, Mo Shi's expression became serious.

"How many Hhyars are there in this castle now? There are hundreds of them, aren't they? and all of them are likely to have magical talents—"

"Unfortunately, I didn't. Sheka shrugged.

Moshi continued: "So I looked at all the built-in keys, deadbolt designs. In order to prevent simple object removal magic, almost all rooms have deadbolts designed with blankets. In other words, after fastening the deadbolt, it is also necessary to tie it with a blanket. That's when the door is really locked. ”

"But the deadbolt of the prayer hall is not reinforced...... "Sheka reacted.

"Yes, why?"

"Because the prayer hall has an inner deadbolt, not to keep anything out, but just to be undisturbed when they want to confess alone—no one ever breaks in, and when they find the deadbolt locked, they know that prayer is being prayed in, and at most they ask for a few words. ”

"That's right. That's where I care. If the prisoner is a person who can use the magic of moving objects, then the door will be easy to lock on and on. ”

"If you think about it, it's ...... true"

"So it's not actually a 'secret room', at least in the first place, it wasn't meant to be a 'secret room'. Moshi asked, "Mr. Sheka, what do you think is the purpose of the Chamber of Secrets?"

"The role of the secret room...... Hiding the body? No, no, to delay the discovery of the body?"

"And, shuffle the clues—yes, that's what the Chamber of Secrets usually does. "But because of the death of Mr. Civino, I now have a new guess beyond the above." ”

"New speculation?"

That night, according to Mr. Chivino, he went to the prayer hall twice. The first time he noticed that the deadbolt was fastened, so he went to find two guards. The second time was when he and the guards smashed the deadbolt off. ”

"Yes. ”

If what he says is true, it means that there is a gap between the first and the second. What happened to the prayer hall and its surroundings during that time, no one knows. ”

"Ah, you mean—"

Mo Shi bowed his head and said his guess: "Perhaps, when Mr. Chivino first arrived at the prayer hall, the prisoner was actually still at the scene of the murder. In order not to be detected, he had to lock the door. It is also possible that he had locked the door before the murder was carried out. ”

Shekha muttered, "And the prisoner knew that the servant who was in charge of the affairs of the prayer hall was not born by Hhyar, so there was no way to open the deadbolt immediately. Chivino will ask someone to help, or simply not go in. That way he would be able to buy time to escape. As he leaves, he magically fastens the deadbolt to create the illusion of a secret room. ”

"If so, Mr. Chivino's sudden arrival must have somewhat disrupted his plans. ”

The two sat on stone chairs in the prayer hall, looking at the two heavy, carved doors.

"Of course, this assumption is based on the fact that the prisoner is a magician Hyaar. It is also possible that this is not the case. But I think it's a better way to go. ”

"But why the hell did the prisoner kill Chivino?" Shekkar shook his ears in frustration, "If it's the way you just said, what does Chivino know?"

"So I have some other speculations. "Another speculation that will be even more unfavorable for us. ”

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Moshi stood up and paced around the prayer hall.

"Suppose Mr. Chivino actually knew who the prisoner was when he first came to the prayer hall last night—"

Shekha interrupted Moshi: "How would Chivino know?"

Mo Shi looked at him: "Of course there are various possibilities. For example, when Chivino arrived at the prayer hall, the murder was still over and was still in progress, and he overheard some conversation—I believe that even if the murderer had locked the door at the time of the murder, it was very likely that Chivino had been aware of the facts. Or, in fact, when Chivino arrived, the door was not locked at all. ”

"What do you mean?"

"Imagine – just imagining, of course, I don't mean to offend. Suppose Mr. Chivino came to the prayer hall and saw a noble lord inside, the prisoner could have shut him up, either by using his authority or money. Or maybe that person was a friend of Chivino's? Of course, this is not known for the time being. ”

Shekka glared at him.

Moshi realized that what he said might sound rude to Shekka Hawthorn.

He lowered his softening and continued, "But I don't think it's very likely. For if Chivino had faced the scene of the murder, it would have been more appropriate than to call someone to come and open the door, and the prisoner would not necessarily let him go, but might have killed him altogether. ”

The man rubbed his jaw and thought.

Assumptions are not based on facts, but on the conception of logic.

This is not easy for the "old ancients" with simple thinking patterns.

Mo Shi patiently guided the "partner".

"So you think it's more likely that Chivino faintly heard the argument inside when he first came to the prayer hall. And he heard that it was the voice of an adult, so he didn't dare to say anything immediately after discovering the murder scene. ”

"Nope. Not necessarily. ”

"Not necessarily?" said Shekha, impatient.

Mo Shi smiled helplessly: "These are just speculations, Mr. Sheka. ”

“...... Quite right. ”

"But what I mean is not necessarily that it is, maybe 'not that it is so' – but that the prisoner 'thinks so.'" That's why the criminals had to kill Mr. Chivino before he could say anything and we didn't focus on investigating Chivino to ensure his own safety. ”

Shekha pressed his temples with both hands and felt a headache.

Moshi slowed down, pacing back from the doorway back to Sheka's neighborhood.

"Sometimes, it's not so much what makes a guess that conforms to the facts. ”

"So what's the most important thing?"

Moser replied, "The important thing is that the common conditions required for all these speculations to be met. Those conditions are likely to mean the facts. ”

"Common conditions?"

From the perspective of a medieval nobleman, Moser teased another medieval nobleman: "Suppose you tell me that you have met with a good thing, which may be about handkerchiefs, perfumes, jewelry, beautiful embroidery - any of them, then I will be able to know roughly that this good thing is about a woman you like." ”

Shekha clearly didn't like the analogy very much.

He blushed a little and muttered.

Mo Shi walked outside the prayer hall: "When we find out who Mr. Chivino is, we will know what those commonalities are. And the offender's profile will be roughly revealed. ”