"It seems that the family takes great care of their house, and there are traces of regular waxing, well, the traces of repair are not obvious, and the technique is very skillful, and it seems that the price of employment must be very high. From Haldais's whispers, López could probably hear it, and he had obtained clues because of his careful observation.

"There are obvious scratches and potholes, and the damage to the wooden floor is always so obvious. Because he was sitting nearby, López had to spot the scratches under the table before Jordès.

Hearing López's reminder, Holdez quickly stood up and walked over to him.

Here, it seems that the murderer is consciously trying to hide. As he spoke, Lopez raised his hand and pointed in the direction so that Holdés could see it quickly.

However, the scratch was half blocked by the pillar under the table, so Hallece desperately half-crouched to lift the table away.

But the table was much heavier than he had imagined, and the first effort was declared fruitless.

"It seems that you are not suited to this kind of tiring work, my shrewd Detective Halleis. Shaking his head helplessly, Lopez quickly got up from his chair, ready to help Holdez.

"Oh, let me express my gratitude, but don't move, because it might ruin the thread. With a reassuring reassurance, Haldais put his hand under the table again.

"Okay, I'll count one, two, three, Detective Halleis, one, two, three, uh. With the straining of López and Jordez, the heavy table rose into the air.

However, López suddenly had some doubts, it was just a purple trembling wood table, there was no reason why it would be so heavy, and he turned his head to ask Holdais's opinion, but found that he had already begun to check the scratches on the wooden board with great enthusiasm.

"You're so enthusiastic, Mr. Haldais. López muttered quietly, but did not get a response, because Halleth had long been immersed in the fun of simulating the murderer's movements.

Realizing that he had nothing to do at the moment, López looked at the purple trembling wood table with the thought of killing time.

Purple trembling wood is a high-quality material, which has many advantages, is strong and beautiful, and also exudes a cold and reassuring smell, which is why it is expensive to build.

From this point of view alone, this family is definitely quite generous.

While thinking, López subconsciously knocked on the table, which was inevitable, although the "knock" sound was not pleasant, but in such a quiet room, the gentle sound was inexplicably reassuring.

"It seems that the strength of the murderer is much greater than that of the deceased. With the statement, like a hound, Haldais, who had been crawling on the ground, finally slowly stood up.

"Where did you get that?" Lopez asked at the right time to see Haldez's slightly happy expression.

"Oh, look here, the scratches are shallow and numerous, judging from the actual situation, this should be caused by the gemstones used to decorate the corner of the coat when the deceased resisted, from the direction, the murderer should be standing behind the deceased, and the pit here is just right for the statue on the table to decorate, and this slightly thicker scratch should be caused by the table being knocked over, and here, there are relatively new signs of wear and tear on the back of the chair. ”

As he spoke, Haldeston paused, took a hard puff of his pipe, and then continued: "Then it is not difficult to guess that when the murderer went around the deceased, she was sitting on a chair, and when the murderer quickly strangled her neck with a rope, she began to resist violently, and at the same time knocked down the table, and the two of them also fell together, and then caused this mark. ”

Then, Holdais pointed to the shallow and many scratches on the floor: "From these clues, it can be deduced that at the time of the murder, the murderer's position should be here. ”

After pointing to the wall about twenty to thirty centimeters away from the chair, Haldais took a puff of his pipe and continued: "But there is no trace here, moving, striking, hitting back, nothing at all, so the strength of the deceased must not have reached the point of panicking the murder." ”

"And here. With that, Haldes quickly raised his legs and walked to the place where the corpse was: "You can see that the deceased's nails have traces of blood, which proves that she must have resisted with all her might, and there are scratches on the outer ring of the rope, which all prove this." ”

As the words fell, Holdez swung the deceased's head in López's direction so that he could see more clearly: "And, you can see this strangulation mark, there is no finger insertion or blocking. ”

"Clever reasoning, Detective Halleis, seriously, if I hadn't heard of your name, I would have thought you were the murderer. While admiring from the bottom of his heart, López stretched his body openly, to be honest, this chair was really comfortable, at least much better than the old blacksmith's chair, which had been repaired dozens of times.

However, when he stretched his body, López's legs that had nowhere to put accidentally touched the pillars of the table, and the sound of "clicking" and the "stinging" sound of the table rubbing the wooden board forward made him quickly retract his elongated body: "I'm sorry, I hope I didn't cause any irreparable damage." ”

"Except for my old dragon bell ears, the rest should be fine. Halleth smiled heartily and looked up and pointed to his ear.

"Okay, now we should go to the warehouse to have a look, I hope their anti-theft awareness will not be so comprehensive, I don't have much research on unlocking. With that, Haldais raised his legs and walked to the corner, and after quickly putting on his blazer, he picked up his crutches and prepared to leave.

"Maybe this is when the assistant shows his skills, and I don't think my sword is so dull that I can't even cut through the chains. With a smile, López got up and followed behind Holdes.

"Oh, seriously, if my last assistant had been as interesting as you, detectives wouldn't have been so rigid and boring. With that, Holdes raised his hand and patted Lopez on the shoulder.

This made López, who was closing the door, laugh: "I'm very honored for this, but why didn't you wear your hat today?"

"Oh, that hat, it was pierced by a long sword, and when I was investigating the last case, it seems that no matter how hard I try, it will be difficult to erase the traces, right?" Looking down at the cane in his hand, Holdeth said with a smile.

"It was inspired by your debunking of the knight's romance, and it seems that your approach has worked. ”