…… The reluctant dividing line reappeared...... Although the progress bar of writing has come to an end, in the real world, the exploration of this case has not yet been completed, and in order to wait for the progress of the real detective case, the progress bar in it has no choice but to pause......

…… The following will be updated within a few hours......

Let's start with the source of the whole incident.

Every murder has its source – a motive!

What is the motive of the murderer who committed this case?

Of course, it was because he was selected by the 'Preparatory Committee for the Selection of the First Head of Ten Thousand Families'.

But in this way, a new question arises: how did the murderer know his identity as a 'murderer'?

I got a piece of information from Mr. Li: neither he nor the notary knew who the murderer was.

This is very likely to be true, after all, every move of the host and the notary will be watched by the participants, and if they know the identity of the murderer, they may be able to see through the truth from some small actions.

Since the two of them don't know the identity of the real murderer, there are only two ways for the 'murderer' to get this 'news'.

The first way is outside the imperial palace, and he has long been told his identity as a 'murderer'.

But I think it's very unlikely, because then the test will be extremely unfair, and the murderer can prepare a lot in advance.

Therefore, the second route seems more reasonable: the 'murderer' also learned his 'identity' in the imperial palace.

How do I get it?

You might as well think about it, in addition to the 'identity of the murderer', is there another thing that has long been booked by the 'Preparatory Committee for the Selection of the First Head of Ten Thousand Families'?

That's right, it's the guest room!

Ten rooms, who lives in which one, this is strictly regulated, and cannot be changed at will.

So, the rest was simple – when the first test was over, and the man pre-selected as the murderer returned to his room, perhaps through a mechanism, perhaps through a hint, or even just a small note under his pillow – he knew his role in tomorrow's test.

Next, it's time to get to the crime stage.

Here, I'm going to do a little experiment for everyone.

This is a candle, although the wax of the candle is not the same as the wax of the wax man, but its essence is the same, and it is enough for experiments.

Who has a knife? Let's make a cut of this candle.

No one with a knife?

Better yet, we can expand our imagination - what will become of the candle after being slashed?

Sou! (The sound of a knife breaking through the sky)

You see, after the knife cuts through the candle, the candle is still a candle, and even if it is split in two, it will not become a flat sheet of wax

This is naturally common sense.

So let's think about it again, can the disemboweling appearance of the wax man's corpse be done with a knife stroke?

Well, herein lies the problem.

How do you cut a 'normal' wax figure corpse into what we saw before?

A knife alone is not enough, there is a more important element.

Fire!

Moreover, it can't be the kind of high-temperature flame caused by internal strength, you have to use a simmer to slowly roast the wax man, and if the fire is too big, the wax will melt.

I guess the reason why it is so troublesome should also be the regulations of the 'Preparatory Committee for the Selection of the First Head of Ten Thousand Families', otherwise if you just twist the wax man's head, the case will be a lot less clues, lose a lot of fun, and more importantly - you can't let this murderer be too easy to be.

In any case, the murderer finally completed the task assigned by the committee, and we saw the scene that happened in the main hall.

Unfortunately, the process was not smooth.

The process of committing the crime was broken by someone after all, and this person who witnessed the process of the crime is naturally our fourth son.

The rest of the story, everyone knows—the two brothers didn't tear each other down because of this, but quickly reached an agreement to kick an outsider out of the game with a good show.

Hey, they failed.

Of course, it has not completely failed, at least the case itself, has not been really cracked by us.

Herein lies the problem: although the case itself is full of loopholes, it is just speculation and conjecture, and there is a lack of empirical and ironclad evidence.

Hold your horses.

Let's think about it carefully, what physical evidence is inevitable in this murder case?

First, it is the murder weapon.

Second, there are wax marks, which are equivalent to blood stains in ordinary murders.

Third, there are the traces left by the murderer himself at the scene of the crime - hair, dander, rags, footprints, handprints...... In any case, he must have left behind something, even if it was too subtle to be discovered or recognized.

Of course, with the murderer's degree of caution, all of this physical evidence may have been destroyed or covered up by him.

So let's think about it again, can the disemboweling appearance of the wax man's corpse be done with a knife stroke?

Well, herein lies the problem.

How do you cut a 'normal' wax figure corpse into what we saw before?

A knife alone is not enough, there is a more important element.

Fire!

Moreover, it can't be the kind of high-temperature flame caused by internal strength, you have to use a simmer to slowly roast the wax man, and if the fire is too big, the wax will melt.

I guess the reason why it is so troublesome should also be the regulations of the 'Preparatory Committee for the Selection of the First Head of Ten Thousand Families', otherwise if you just twist the wax man's head, the case will be a lot less clues, lose a lot of fun, and more importantly - you can't let this murderer be too easy to be.

In any case, the murderer finally completed the task assigned by the committee, and we saw the scene that happened in the main hall.

Unfortunately, the process was not smooth.

The process of committing the crime was broken by someone after all, and this person who witnessed the process of the crime is naturally our fourth son.

The rest of the story, everyone knows—the two brothers didn't tear each other down because of this, but quickly reached an agreement to kick an outsider out of the game with a good show.

Hey, they failed.

Of course, it has not completely failed, at least the case itself, has not been really cracked by us.

Herein lies the problem: although the case itself is full of loopholes, it is just speculation and conjecture, and there is a lack of empirical and ironclad evidence.

Hold your horses.

Let's think about it carefully, what physical evidence is inevitable in this murder case?

First, it is the murder weapon.

Second, there are wax marks, which are equivalent to blood stains in ordinary murders.

Third, there are the traces left by the murderer himself at the scene of the crime - hair, dander, rags, footprints, handprints...... In any case, he must have left behind something, even if it was too subtle to be discovered or recognized.

Of course, with the murderer's degree of caution, all of this physical evidence may have been destroyed or covered up by him.

(End of chapter)