"It seems that the murderer is a bear, yes!"

Director Tsunoda was the first to support this conjecture.

And for him and the police officers present, and even Lin Xinyi, this is also the most "good" conjecture.

After all, if the murderer is a bear, then this is a simple accident, not a homicide.

With this conclusion, there is no need to continue the investigation.

You don't have to dig into this forest to feel the dust and eat the soil, you can go back and lie down comfortably.

"Conclusions can't be made so early."

Of course, Lin Xinyi would not agree to this kind of trouble-saving approach.

His brows furrowed slightly, and his gaze at Director Tsunoda quietly changed:

At first, the junior colleague only complained.

Now it has shown that it is passable, perfunctory, and wants to hastily investigate the idea of fishing.

Let such a police officer handle the case, can't every case be an accident?

Thinking of this, Lin Xinyi not only did not feel relieved by these latest important discoveries, but became more cautious and suspicious:

"That, Director Tsunoda, you still help me urge the police station, right?"

"I still want to see the dossier of the death cases in the scenic area in recent years as soon as possible."

"Uh...."Director Tsunoda was slightly stunned.

He seemed to be thinking that Lin Xinyi was too troublesome, so his expression was a little unhappy:

"Haven't all the murderers been found, why do you have to work so hard?"

"I said, you can't draw conclusions that early." Lin Xinyi's tone was a little heavier: "Now it's just to make sure that there are bears here recently, as for whether the murderer is a bear or not, that has to be another matter." ”

Saying that, Lin Xinyi no longer paid attention to the silent complaint of Director Kanoda.

He began to look at the tree that had been ravaged by bears:

"Something doesn't seem right with these claw marks..."

"Why did that bear only stare at this tree, and even tore off most of the bark of this tree."

"Is there something in this tree that attracts it?"

Lin Xin muttered to himself, but Director Tsunoda felt that such suspicions were unreasonable:

"Bears sometimes grind their claws on trees."

"If you wander around the mountains, you can probably find a lot of similar trees."

"That's right..."

Lin Xinyi did not refute Director Tsunoda's doubts.

But he pointed out a new suspicion:

"However, not only are there many claw marks on this tree, but they also extend very high from the bottom to the top."

"The highest claw mark is almost more than 3 meters."

"Judging by the size of the claw marks, this bear should be an adult."

"But even with the exaggerated figure of an adult brown bear's maximum length of 2.8 meters, it has to stand up and tiptoe to get there."

"And more importantly, the lowest claw mark is actually at the bottom of the trunk, close to the ground."

"This distribution of claw marks..."

Lin Xinyi simulated the scene in his mind.

He is accustomed to using this role to restore the specific actions of the murderer when he committed the crime, but this is the first time he has simulated a bear.

"I'm afraid that bear wasn't grinding its claws at the time..."

"It's supposed to be climbing trees!"

Lin Xinyi had a big brown bear in his mind, climbing trees with his hands and feet.

Yes, all bears, except polar bears, can climb trees.

And polar bears don't, just because there are no trees in the Arctic.

Don't believe the long-standing saying that brown bears in the wild can survive by climbing trees.

The best way to face a brown bear is to rush up with a head hammer.

This allows the bear to bite off its head and die cleanly to avoid further suffering.

"There must be something in the tree that attracts it..."

"This thing may be its 'prey'."

"Otherwise, adult bears are so big that they probably won't run to climb trees for no reason."

"And it seems to climb up a little bit and give up... Otherwise, the claw marks at the highest point will not only stay at a height of more than 3 meters. ”

"The trunk of this tree is thick enough that it doesn't look like it can't bear the weight of a bear."

"Then why did it give up climbing?"

"Could it be... What did the 'prey' in the tree attack it and drive it away? ”

This reasoning is actually not very rigorous.

Because he had only investigated the murderer before, not the bear hand.

Lin Xinyi, who lacks relevant experience, is now completely relying on the limited knowledge he has learned from "Animal World" to speculate on the bear's actions.

But... This is not a rigorous speculation, but it is easy to verify that the results are right or wrong.

"I'll go up to the tree and take a look."

Lin Xin didn't say a word, he climbed straight up with his hands and feet, and climbed the big tree lightly.

The bark is very rough, and even if someone has climbed up before, it will not leave any obvious traces such as handprints and footprints.

But what he was looking for was another trace:

"Textile fibers."

"If someone had climbed this tree before, and the rough bark and clothes had been scratched, there would have been textile fibers stuck in the cracks in the bark."

As soon as Lin Xinyi thought so, his gaze became more and more careful.

Soon, he also really discovered something:

It was a few strands of white textile fibers stuck in the tall trunk, in the cracks in the bark.

"Sure enough... The tree had been climbed before. ”

"That bear was chasing a person at the time, and this person, I'm afraid, is not the dead!"

Lin Xinyi confirmed it during the autopsy that the deceased did not have any white clothes on him at all.

So the guy who was chased by the bear and chased to the tree at that time was probably not the Miss Yoshiko Yamaguchi who fell off the cliff.

But that still doesn't seem to say anything...

It can only be said that in recent times, there has been a person who has been chased by a bear.

As for whether that person had anything to do with the deceased, or whether the bear had anything to do with the deceased, nothing is known.

Even, Lin Xinyi couldn't judge whether these two people and one bear appeared here at the same time.

With a mind full of questions, he climbed down the tree with a solemn expression.

There seems to be progress in the case, but there are more mysteries.

"Let's continue the investigation..."

"You must search this forest thoroughly."

Lin Xinyi earnestly instructed everyone to continue working:

"Also, Director Tsunoda, you can help me urge the information I want."

"Yes," Director Tsunoda replied reluctantly.

But the son of the head of Hattori was watching from the side, and no matter what complaints he and the other police officers had, they could only honestly hold back in their stomachs and bury their heads in their work.

Lin Xinyi did not participate in this round of survey work.

He had too many doubts in his mind to be answered.

"Why did the bear climb up a little bit and give up?"

"There are no claw marks on the trunk of the tree that 'slid continuously', and from this point of view, it did not give up climbing the tree because it couldn't climb the tree and slipped down from the tree."

"Then why did it suddenly give up chasing prey in the trees?"

"Could it be that a human attack can scare off such an adult brown bear?"

"And... The trail from before..."

"Why do I have that inexplicable strange feeling?"

Lin Xinyi frowned and paced slowly through the forest.

There is a thick layer of deciduous mats in the woods, which makes it difficult for both humans and bears to keep their footprints, which has a huge impact on his investigation and judgment.

So unconsciously, he walked out of the woods and returned to the dirt slope on the edge of the cliff.

There are only clear footprints on the dirt slope that they can find from the site.

Lin Xinyi looked at this long series of footprints, and his eyes became deeper and deeper.

"Are you struggling?"

Miss Gray Plains' voice sounded quietly.

She escaped from Belmode's warm cage at some point and quietly came to Lin Xinyi's side:

"I've never seen you so anxious about a case before."

"It's the first time."

Saying that, Gray Yuan Ai took the initiative to send his little hand to Lin Xinyi's palm, as if he wanted to use the temperature of his palm to encourage him.

Lin Xinyi held the soft little hand, and finally put down the manager's shelf, showing a fragile and helpless side:

"Alas... Oh, yes. ”

"Even if it's me, there will be cases that can't be solved."

Now it is very difficult to even restore the facts of the case, let alone find evidence.

In this wilderness, it is not easy to find out anything.

"Don't be in too much of a hurry."

Gray Yuan mourned softly comforted.

She would never say such considerate words.

But now seeing Lin Xinyi's unprecedented tangled demeanor, she couldn't help but want to do something.

The on-site investigation was not her turn as a child, and as for the analysis of the case, she was unable to analyze any progress.

Miss Gray Yuan can only give Lin Xin some comfort as a girlfriend:

"You've said before that you have to be as patient as you are doing research on a case."

"It's normal for a case to take five, ten, or even months."

"So there's no need to rush so much, just take your time."

"Hmm..."

Lin Xinyi smiled and nodded:

"Thank you, Mourning."

"I'm going to adjust my mentality and slow down... Wait..."

His expression froze slightly:

"Slow down?"

"That's right... I've got it! ”

At this moment, Lin Xinyi finally thought about why he had always had a strange feeling when he was observing that series of footprints before.

Because he didn't notice one thing:

"That is, the deceased never slowed down in the process of escaping."

"Especially after the 'one-footed sideways' and she stopped and looked back..."

"Seeing the situation behind him, the deceased not only did not slow down, but fled faster."

These can be seen in the changes in the footprint, especially the "step size".

"And most importantly... That trail is long! ”

The footprint is long, which naturally means that you can escape far.

"At that time, the deceased had already escaped from the forest for a distance of 3 or 40 meters."

Out of the woods, there was first a muddy field, then a dirt slope.

There are fallen leaves in the forest that can't leave footprints, but when you walk on mud and dirt slopes, you will definitely leave footprints.

However, there were only the footprints of the deceased at the scene.

That is, the guy who was chasing her, at least at the edge of the woods, stopped and did not continue to chase forward.

"If so, then by the time the deceased looked back, she and her pursuers had been at least 3 or 40 meters away."

"Whether it's a man or a bear chasing her...",

"No, it's already very unlikely to be a bear... The prey is ahead, and the bear will not honestly stop in the woods and not come out. ”

"And even if it's a bear chasing behind, this distance seems to be 'safe' enough."

Lin Xinyi analyzed excitedly:

"According to the normal situation, seeing the pursuer being thrown so far by himself, the deceased should subconsciously relax and slow down."

"But why did she flee faster, faster, and more disorganized?"

"Why does the pursuer who was thrown so far away still have such a strong deterrent."

"What is it that can scare the dead from afar, and flee in embarrassment?"

He gradually had an answer in his heart.

Such an unexpected breakthrough stirred his mood.

Lin Xinyi was so happy that he couldn't help but stretch out his hand and excitedly touched Gray Yuan's little head:

"Xiao Ai, thank you!"

"You've really helped me this time!"

Miss Gray Plains's face was a little cold, and for some reason, she was a little unhappy when she looked at it.

And Lin Xinyi didn't care to observe his girlfriend's expression.

He excitedly brushed the soft brown hair of Gray Plains, and then hurriedly turned around, busy with the next step of the investigation.

Gray Plains: "........"

She silently smoothed her hair messed up by her boyfriend, and her expression became colder:

"It's just going to touch people's heads..."

"Do you really think I'm a little ghost?"

Miss Gray Yuan couldn't help but think of the various soap operas she had watched with her sister at home recently.

According to the routine on TV, this kind of time when the male protagonist is accidentally inspired by the female protagonist...

The reaction shouldn't be to touch your head.

Gray Plains was depressed.