Chapter VIII Preliminary Conclusions
The fiancée, Miss Trise, was strikingly consistent with Mr. Patter's. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
It's not normal.
After all, different people express themselves differently. Rather than the tacit understanding between the fiancés, Eric believes that they have made confessions behind their backs. And it is worth mentioning that compared with the glue-like paint of the little aristocratic master and servant, the Pat couple, who are already a quasi-couple, are much more jerky.
Thinking of the colors on Mr. Pat's body, Eric now had serious doubts about the identities of the two. If they weren't the most wanted fugitives, Eric would be willing to swallow a frog alive, the big one.
The little detective went out again, and it was already four o'clock in the afternoon. During this time, he had to go to his room for a short nap to prevent sleepiness and eye pain from continuing to corrode his brain cells. Plenty of energy is also a necessity to solve crimes.
Eric stopped the passing conductor: "I need to know what time all the passengers in this car get on the train." Please explain to me in the order in which you want to get on the bus. ”
The conductor took out the record book.
"Mr. Rowan was the first to get in the car. It was picked up from the departure station of this train, Pylos. ”
Eric motioned for the conductor to continue.
"Mr. Pat boarded the train at Dante, one stop from Pelos. ”
"Mr. Justin and Mr. Richie boarded the train at the same time in Delhi five stops later. ”
Justin knew Richie, who was the most likely person to have a motive for the crime.
As a frequent passenger of the magic train, the fat merchant with a gentlemanly demeanor obviously does not have any conflicts with the little people he has just met that can kill the other party.
Mr. Patter's claim that he had never met the deceased may indeed be a lie, and perhaps there is some unknown hatred between them. But Eric believes that no matter what, people on the run should not take the initiative to commit crimes on a narrow train to attract attention. There is no doubt that this is a stupid act of suicide, and even the most technically poor investigation could expose their identities.
Also, don't forget Mr. Ritchie's death message "Nobles". and the unnatural reaction of the maid in Box 4.
At this point, Eric can basically confirm the candidate for the murderer.
The puzzle is almost complete, and only the last piece of "conclusive evidence" remains.
He decided to rush to the scene of the crime again.
"Eric!"
In the lonely hallway, a disgusting cry came, it was the crowing of a rooster.
Edith was still on his toes: "How's it going?"
"Not bad, sir. ”
The boss ordered, "Tell me everything you think of." ”
Eric rolled his eyes and told his boss all about his speculation, and the part about the fugitive was retained. He couldn't tell what he saw by the Magic Eye.
"The murderer is a nobleman? besides, there is no evidence...... It seems that this case is a bit troublesome. ”
"The decision is yours. Eric said. Mr. Ritchie's death was a job for him, not an obligation. If he endangers himself, he doesn't want to stand up alone. Unless he can pull the entire Concede Agency and some fledgling detective.
"Eric, I know what's on your mind, because I'm thinking the same thing. But what I want to say is that as a police detective, it is our responsibility to solve crimes. ”
The upright boss uses his noble language to tell his subordinates what it means to think and be virtuous.
For a moment, Eric believed it. But when he remembered what his boss had done, he really wanted to take a sip of saliva in agreement.
It's the boss's habit to go to Mr. Justin and knock it hard.
As if seeing his heroic appearance when he solved the case, Edith looked proud: "What you have to do now is to ask the captain to vacate the dining car in an hour, and I will complete my reasoning performance there." ”
It's my reasoning performance.
"Understood, sir. ”
Eric watched the chief leave, his mind still thinking about the case, and he unconsciously cast his eyes out the window.
The view outside the window was blurry to his eyeballs, which was also a sequelae of using the magic eye. Originally, he also expected to carefully enjoy the scenery along the way and feel the gorgeous layout of the train. Now all the good plans are in vain.
Previously, knowing that this trip was going to take a magic train, the excited Eric also deliberately checked the information about it.
This magic train was opened twenty years ago, and its advent completely replaced the previous steam train.
Ryan, the magician who came up with the original idea of the magic train, is still alive, but he is said to be a figure with half a foot in a coffin. It was this old man who developed a train system that used the magic array to arrange and combine, providing people with a faster way to travel.
Upon learning that his work was going to be put into use, the inventor among the magicians did not rejoice, but made one and only request - its body had to be emerald green.
When asked why, Ryan suddenly picked up the green paint at hand and drew woods and meadows on a piece of white paper: "I like that color the most, it looks vibrant, it represents the mysterious force of nature." ”
Well, great people, no matter how outrageous their personal preferences, should be satisfied.
So, whenever the emerald green train passed through the fields, the farmers would stop their work, beckon their children who were playing, and point to it: "Look at the long green worm." ”
The shortcomings of the train are also obvious, due to its complex manufacturing process and high cost, the royal family said that at this stage it can only afford to run one. This leads to its lack of access to the poor.
The power is generated by expensive magic crystals, and then the energy is exported through a special energy conversion system, which allows the speed of the train to reach a whole new height.
As the speed increases, so does the length of the railway. So, the workers sweated and connected the giant port of Pelos in the east with the capital of Odin. The great merchants who benefited from it called this railway line "Odin's golden vein".
As a result, the people of Oude can finally use the various new products brought from Pelos without leaving their homes.
But even a magic train traveling at forty miles per hour would take a full twenty-four hours to cover the long distance that spanned almost all of Odin's territory.
The train departs from Pelos at 8 p.m., and the final destination, Ode, will also arrive at 8 p.m. today. Most of the people who took this train went to Oude, and all the passengers in the third carriage were without exception.
There are almost four hours left.
Since the boss said that the case would be thoroughly investigated, then the work of revealing the murderer before that would of course have to be done by Eric.
There is no conclusive evidence, but time is running out. The only feasible way to do this was to use stratagems to induce the nobility to fall into the trap.