Chapter 3: The Countdown to the Truth

The belongings of the deceased have always been the key to solving cases. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

At one point, Eric even found a diary from the belongings of the deceased. In his diary, the unlucky man who died wrote about all the guys he had a holiday with.

So, our detectives relied on this "chronicle account book" to find their way, and as a result, they effortlessly captured the prisoner who killed him.

It's a pity that not everyone who died had such a good habit of ploughing.

The corner of the room. The deceased's chest had been opened, and the items were scattered all over the place. In this way, clues related to the identity of the murderer should be difficult to find.

Eric counted his few "loot" at the scene of the crime.

A notebook, which Eric read every page of, but it was full of worthless trivialities.

A fountain pen, the latest from Pelos, is enough to prove that his taste is stylish enough.

A relatively rare porcelain pipe, apparently exotic.

A round top hat, quietly hung on a standing hanger.

Some clothes, autumn is followed by winter. Judging by the thickness of these clothes, it is clear that his trip will not be very long.

A wallet that is empty. It's like Eric's mood before he drinks a lot.

This came as a big surprise to Eric. In addition to the wallet, the valuables in the deceased's luggage were also swept away. A murderer who can afford to ride an expensive magic train and steal people's money must be greedy, if not trying to hide some secrets.

Some of the deceased's belongings were missing from the scene. Eric expects to find the other passengers' luggage with what belongs to Richie. However, unauthorized searches of passengers' belongings require the identification of police stations, and searches of some special status persons also require superior documents. This practice is cumbersome and easy to get into trouble.

However, there is a good chance that a clever murderer will throw those unseen items out of the car window. Investigators could never have traveled nearly 500 miles of railroad in search of physical evidence.

Errands with half the effort are avoided by anyone.

Frowning, Eric began to think. Sometimes, it's also extremely important to speculate on the intelligence of the murderer: the murderer is unpredictable.

First of all, committing a crime in such a small train car makes the search area clear. Moreover, his modus operandi is extremely simple, it can be said that there is nothing new, it is almost like a boring story told by grandmothers when they put their children to sleep. From this, it can be judged that he should not be a repeat offender.

The killer's ingenuity was to take the murder weapon, and his fingerprints were not found in any corner of the room. And whether he was premeditated or not, Eric is not good at judging.

Even so, Eric is confident that he will be able to solve the case with ease. Now, he needed to find the passengers and have a good chat with them.

He asked the conductor for a list of all the passengers in the carriage. Eric tries to get himself a general idea of the suspects in order to prepare for future contact.

The commander cooperated and handed the list to the detectives.

In front of the detectives, the passenger's privacy becomes no longer important.

Eric took the list, starting with car number one and going through car by one, until car number three, he didn't want to let go of a single clue. Although it turns out that he is just doing useless work, sometimes useless work is also necessary.

Car No. 3.

Box 1. Edith: Detective.

Obviously he couldn't be a prisoner, unless he was bored enough to murder a businessman he didn't know, and a doppelganger could get on the bus at a location more than two hundred miles away last night.

Emotionally, Eric wished the killer was his boss.

Number two. Eric is also a person who is not boring and has no special abilities. And he was in no habit of sleepwalking.

Number three. Rowan Beale.

The same is a businessman. Maybe there's some business going on between him and Richie.

Eric asked the commander, "Do you know where this Rowan came from?"

"Mr. Rowan, oh, you don't even recognize him. The great merchant of Pelos, no one can know how many bills he has in his pocket, just as no one knows how many stars there are in the sky. The Commander's admiration was clearly drawn in his expression, "He's a regular visitor to us, and he travels back and forth between the Holy Capital and Pelos at least twice a month. It's hard for me to guess what connection he had to do with the incident. ”

It doesn't look suspicious, but it should never be taken lightly.

Eric motioned for the commander to continue.

However, he usually lives in box No. 1, but this time he said that he wanted to experience the feeling of living in an ordinary box. The commander said with a little embarrassment.

Rich people are really weird.

If he had that many assets of his own, Eric swore he would do everything in his power to spend them without being wronged in the slightest.

Number four. Mr. Justin Fernando with his maids-in-waiting. Eric's eyes lit up when he saw this.

Possess a lady-in-waiting? This Mr. Justin must be a nobleman. Questioning, Eric asked the commander, who confirmed his suspicions.

According to the commander, the young Mr. Justin was a distant relative of the Duke of Langton Fernando in the Holy City.

Since he is a nobleman, he will be on the list of important suspects in this case. But at this moment, the identity of this nobleman did not give Eric the slightest sense of joy after finding a clue. Instead, he felt like he had a splitting headache, because if Justin was a prisoner, whatever choice he made in the end would make him feel bad.

The duke's wings were unusually wide enough to cover many of his cubs.

Eric is a man of principle.

Number Five. Rich Hunt, businessman.

The room of the deceased. Judging from the condition of the scene, the probability that this case is a suicide case is infinitely close to the size of a rooster's brain.

He then flipped through the list.

Number Six. Pat Ross with his fiancée.

"We don't know their occupations, but they're young and maybe haven't worked yet. In response to Eric's questioning, the commander provided the limited information he knew.

Conductors usually don't get to the bottom of the passengers' identities, which is undoubtedly a kind of wisdom. Because this not only represents a minimum of respect, but also avoids a lot of unnecessary trouble.

There are always all kinds of troubles in life, some of which can make you step under your feet and become a valuable experience on your way to growth, and some can make you lose the opportunity to grow.

"Praise the Queen, and bless me on my safe arrival in the Holy Capital. ”

Eric never prayed.

It's just that the train will arrive at the end in nine hours, Ode, and he must solve the case before then.