International date line.

In order to ensure that there would be no large-scale errors in the calculation of time in various places, and to solve the time inconsistencies caused by local time, in 1884 there were internationally recognized date lines, which divided the whole world into twenty-four time zones to define time.

And until then,

The time of each place is actually completely different, the distance between each other is far away, the more obvious the difference in time, some places will have a whole day of difference, and some places will lose a day of time out of thin air, and even some areas will have a wonderful phenomenon of time regression, but limited to the degree of news closure of that era, this confusion did not cause too much trouble.

"I guessed it, but I didn't expect it to be that simple."

"It's hard to imagine a town that's only two hours away by car and have no idea that there is such a difference in time, are they stupid?"

"That's the disadvantage of being backward."

"And it's said that there is a difference, but in fact it's only four hours, not to mention that it takes two hours to drive, and it's not so easy to find the problem without deliberately, didn't Marshall go there once, and he didn't notice any flaws that time."

"Blah, blah, blah, blah!!!"

Hua Qiong and her confidant were hard to find, and the conversation that everything was expected made Marshall completely unbearable, and directly snatched the phone in Hua Qiong's hand:

"Ralph, say it again!"

"Huh?"

"What time is it over there!!

"Uh.... 12:10 p.m.? ”

"Isn't it eight o'clock in the evening?"

"Huh?"

The other party is completely untenable, the time is completely different, this subtle gap makes Marshall can't help but open his mouth wide, the education he received since childhood made him fail to understand the logical relationship for a while, why did the time gap between the two places become like this?

It's outrageous!

"How is this possible! Why is there a four-hour gap!? ”

"Ralph, isn't your watch broken!"

"Huh? No, my watch shows twelve o'clock... Yes! ”

"What's wrong?"

“.... It became eleven points. ”

Marshall: "........"

"Sir? Chief Marshall? What happened? Is your time different from ours? Or is there something wrong with your representative? ”

“.... No, nothing, hard work for you Ralph. ”

"Oh...."

It was clear that Ralph on the other side of the phone hadn't understood yet, and Marshall didn't know the specifics, but there was one thing he had clearly understood.

Hanging up the phone with a click, Marshall looked at his confidant and Hua Qiong with a gloomy face: "..... Mr. Mourning's alibi was self-defeating, and the four-hour time difference, the two-hour drive, was enough time for him to commute between the two towns to commit murder. ”

But that's just a solution to alibi. There is no evidence that Mr. Mourning is the murderer, and Mr. Mourning may not be aware of this completely incomprehensible time difference, he just told his own experience, so I think ....."

"I don't want you to think."

“.......？”

Seeing that it was difficult to find a confidant who directly interrupted his speech, Marshall's brows furrowed even deeper: "I said the truth, so I convicted Mr. Mourning...."

"Sheriff Marshall, please think about it, unlike you and Anne, Mo'd rather go back and forth to Dasco and Tyme a lot of times, right? He's the biggest merchant in the area, and if you only go once, you might not be able to spot the anomaly, but what about dozens of times? ”

"Hundreds of times?"

"Can't find it yet? You think a shrewd businessman like Monin is a fool. ”

"Or do you think you're an idiot?"

“..........”

The corners of Marshall's eyes twitched slightly, and he subconsciously glanced at Anne, who had been following them to the police station, and Anne's face was full of excitement at this time.

And after perceiving Marshall's gaze, Anne immediately raised her eyebrows and said, "What are you waiting for!" Sheriff Marshall, I've always thought you're guarding the townspeople of Tyme, not just a wealthy businessman, or have you really become a lackey of Morin? ”

“..........”

Marshall's expression was even more distorted, and it was clear that he was struggling inside.

He did not refute Anne's words.

But this in no way means that he is really Morning's lackey, as Anne said. He's been a sheriff in Tyme for decades, and he's been guarding the town for decades, which sounds very powerful, and he's been admired by many townspeople, but as time goes by,

A problem is starting to get more and more serious.

He's old.

He alone or the current sheriff team is no longer enough, and if he is alive, he may be able to deter those greedy horse thieves, but if something happens to him, the horse thieves will rush to him, and he is really not sure to protect the town of Tham.

So he needed a helper.

A helper with money, people, weapons.

Mourning was his choice.

The largest wealthy merchant in the town, a huge network, a group of caravan guards under his command, and even more equipped with weapons, if such a person can join the work of guarding the town, he will definitely play a very big role, which is the main reason why Marshall has been hesitating so far.

So he hesitated for a while, but he avoided Anne's angry gaze and whispered:

"I think we need to look into it."

"There may be some contradiction between James and Mr. Mourning, or manslaughter, but this needs a lot of detail, and it is not so easy...."

"Marshall!"

Seeing this, Anne immediately stepped forward, raised her arm and seemed to be about to slap it, but in the next second, Hua Qiong jerked forward and clasped Anne's hands.

"Miss Watson....!?"

"Don't worry." Hua Qiong stopped Anne's impulsive behavior and said, "No problem. ”

"Wh...."

"Sheriff Marshall."

On the other side, a confidant is hard to find, standing in front of Marshall with a subtle smile, and then said: "I think you are very right!" ”

“.... Well? ”

"So I'll tell you Moning's motives and reasons for killing James."

"You found this too?"

Marshall's expression was very strange, Hua Qiong and his confidant were all under his gaze during the investigation process after coming to Tyme Town, and as a result, in the few hours before and after, they not only found out the truth of Mourning's alibi, but even knew the motive for the killing?

Is this a detective?

"Tell me about it."

"Let's go over there." The confidant grinned: "I know that although you are very reluctant to arrest Mr. Monning now, after a third of the incense, you will be eager to kill Monin's manor." ”

"What did you say?"

Marshall's expression became even more weird: "I don't understand what you're saying, but one thing you're right about, you don't understand what Mr. Mourning means to us...."

"Follow me."

The confidant dragged Marshall to the corner of the police station, and then muttered a few words, during which Marshall let out a few "This can't be!" Immediately after, just after a third of the incense, Marshall, who had been chatting with his confidant, walked back.

"Ike, call everyone immediately and get them up."

"Perform an urgent mission."

"Follow me!"

"Target ....."

“.... Mourning Manor! ”