Chapter 15: The Truth Is a Message
After seeing Pat away, Eric tells his boss that he wants to return to the scene of the crime and personally search for some evidence that can prove that Mr. Pate is the murderer. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
He smiled weirdly at his boss.
Edith was a little surprised at first, and then a look of relief suddenly realized. He patted Eric on the shoulder with his hand and said yes, "Go, go." "This kid is finally on the road. Edith thought to himself.
The crew is cleaning and maintaining the train in preparation for tomorrow's run. Eric arrives in compartment 5 of car No. 3, where Mr. Ritchie died.
The body has been disposed of by the police. Eric came back here to find more evidence for Mr. Pate's case. "I thought this little case didn't need a magic eye. His self-talk sounded helpless.
What changed all this was the boss of the little detective "wise and foolish".
When Eric closed his eyes and opened them again, everything in the box became more and more hazy. Magical colors slowly emerged throughout the box.
A string of red footprints appeared at Eric's feet. The intricate lines on the soles of the footprints caught his eye at once. The information of the place is different from the information of the people, and the red color here mostly represents the traces of the murderer's past. The footprints stretched from the corpse to the outside of the room, and the little detective poked his head out of the door frame and saw the footprints turn left into Box Four on the left.
The only people who can make the sole pattern so exquisite are the nobles. It seems that the little detective's reasoning is correct, and the prisoner is indeed Justin. In order to avoid being disturbed by outsiders, Eric closed the door and returned to the house, continuing to observe carefully.
There is more than one kind of footprint. In addition to these large footprints, there is another smaller footprint. Extrapolating from the shape and size of the footprints, Eric also thought of a counterpart.
The lady-in-waiting.
Why did Mr. Justin bring his maid to the scene of the killing. Accomplices? No. Eric shook his head as he remembered the maid's appearance. It looked more like Justin had brought his maid to see how he killed people.
Eric looked around and suddenly noticed a yellowed letter lying under the sheets. The yellow doesn't mean the color of the paper.
Eric fumbled for a long time on his own to figure out what yellow meant. When dealing with many difficult cases, pornographic items can often play a crucial role.
After fumbling under the sheets, he got the letter.
There was no sealing paint on the envelope, and it appeared that it was a letter that had not yet been sent. Eric pulled out the neatly folded paper from the envelope, opened it, and began to read.
Judging by the length of the letter, it was a text message.
Dear Marlene,
I haven't seen each other for many days, but the love in my heart still ravages my fragile heart like wildfire. I'm sure you, my dear, have never forgotten me. To be able to meet you at his mansion is the Queen's best gift to me. My unhesitating pursuit has won your favor. Since that night, my whole soul has ceased to belong to me. At that moment, I just felt that I was the happiest man in all of Odin! Although you belong to your master, I don't care! I only know that I love you! I have to admit that we acted a little boldly. Oops, your host seems to already know what's going on between us. But that doesn't stop me from loving you. On this trip, I will pluck up the courage to open my mouth to him and beg him to give you to me. Good news waiting for me.
Love you Richie.
Eric frowned. If he guessed correctly, Miss Marlene was Justin's handmaiden. It seems that the confinement of the little nobleman fell in love with Richie. This was Justin's motive for the crime.
Love is a drug. It's ethereal, but it's also lethal.
Poor Mr. Richie.
Eric folded the letter and tucked it into his arms, announcing the end of the search for new evidence. Then next. It's time to figure out how to get to Pyros.
If he could, he would like to take this train again early tomorrow morning to the other end of the railway. But he didn't have the money to buy another ticket. Without justification, he could not continue to use public funds. What's more, Eric was supposed to accompany his boss to the Ode police station to report on his work.
Thinking of this, he had no choice but to write a note:
"Dear sir, I'm going to look for evidence and promise to return as soon as possible - by your assistant Eric"
Before leaving, he handed the note to the conductor in the hallway, telling him to give it to Inspector Edith at the Ode Police Station.