Chapter 44 Inquiry and Investigation
"Mr. Ronald, meet again."
The train began to slowly accelerate on the railway, and Swift in the dining car paced in front of Ronald.
"I've been confirmed by the train guards about what I asked you about before, and thank you very much for telling me the truth."
Ronald nodded:
"And rightfully so."
"Okay, then I'll ask you one more question."
Looking away from Ronald's face, Swift observed the movements of the others and spoke:
"This morning, while you were washing up at the sink."
"Do you see anyone else passing by?"
"Others ......"
Ronald thought about it carefully before replying:
"Not only when I was washing, but also on the way to the pool and on the way back, I didn't see any strangers. Because it was very early, no one came out in the aisle at that time. β
Swift went on to ask:
"Did you hear anything during the process?"
Ronald shook his head:
"Nope."
"Thank you very much."
Nodding at Ronald, Swift turned to look at Arida, who was holding Ronald's arm tightly.
"Miss Arida, you ...... today"
"I did walk down the aisle this morning, and I saw a figure that flashed by." Without waiting for Swift to finish asking, Arida took the initiative to answer, "That guy looks at the back of a man, and he has a dark coat. β
Swift's eyes became deeper:
"Dark coat?"
"That's right, a dark coat." Arida nodded in the affirmative, then continued uncertainly, "It could be teal-black, or it could be some other dark color." β
"Because it's too early, the carriage is quite dark."
"But I didn't see it clearly, but in my experience, that dress must not be an expensive item."
Swift pondered for a moment, then continued, "Then do you pay attention to his shoes, or his height?" β
"I'm sorry."
After looking down and thinking for a few seconds, Arida let go of Ronald's arm and stood up, then reached out and gestured on the inner wall of the train: "I can't see his shoes, but in terms of height, he is probably in this position in the train car." β
Arida reached out and gestured to the place where the window was up.
"Okay, thanks."
Thanking Arida, Swift turned to look at the others.
This time, his eyes were sharper than before.
"Next, Mr. Cole."
"You...... Do you have any questions? Named by Swift, a man dressed as a businessman not far away immediately got up and explained in a somewhat uneasy tone, "I only got up at noon today." Everyone else can give me proof that we played together for a long time last night! β
As he spoke, Shang Jia also pointed to a table behind him.
The two men sitting there nodded at once, and at the same time got up:
"That's right, we played cards together last night!"
"I got up late this morning."
β......β
"I'm not asking you that."
Shaking his head a little helplessly, Swift continued:
"You guys played late yesterday, I've confirmed this before."
"What time do you hear movement from the roof of the car, what time is it?"
"Three...... What does it look like at three or four o'clock? β
When asked by Swift, the reluctant merchant did answer the question. But looking at the way his eyes began to sway, I am afraid that even he himself is not sure of the answer.
It was Ronald and Arida behind Swift.
Hearing this, the two of them stiffened almost simultaneously.
The others and Mr. Detective, who is investigating the case, do not know.
But the two of them knew very well that the sounds that the three people who played cards last night heard in the middle of the night were most likely made by the two of them.
This kind of ironclad misleading information won't make Swift self-defeating!
β......β
Mr. Detective didn't say much.
I probably have encountered a lot of such situations in my investigation career.
Swift didn't spend much time on the merchants, turned and set his eyes on the remaining five tables.
From here, people are no longer dressed in thick clothes.
At the first table, there sat two stout, ordinary men, dressed only in the clothes of ordinary corporate employees.
At the second table, there are two young lovers, a man and a woman, and when they are watched by Swift, the strong guy who is his boyfriend does not forget to hold his girlfriend's palm.
For the last three tables, the situation is more complicated.
A few thinly dressed men and women, young and old, huddled around the three tables.
These people are clearly from the poorest carriages.
In them, even the rules of dividing seats in the box are a little blurred.
Except for a little girl, who was looking longingly at Arida's bright appearance, the others didn't even dare to look up at Swift.
Facing these people, Swift still began to ask in order, starting with the two men:
"Two ......"
"Mr. Swift, we've explained it before!"
Before the detective could finish speaking, the thinner man among them became excited:
"Even though we didn't get on the train at one station, that's what the company arranged for us! When you arrive in Brunwich, you can go to someone from the company and interrogate you! β
"Besides, don't those three guys admit it too?"
"Someone walked by on the roof of the car late last night, and Lamer hadn't gotten in the car yet!"
β......β
For the man with an excited face, Swift didn't even bother with him.
Calmly took out a small book from his jacket pocket, and after he opened it, he took out a fountain pen and compared it to it:
"Sir, please collect your excitement."
"I can tell you plainly that a distinguished guest on the Dongfeng who was acting in concealment met with an accident this morning."
"At the same time, it was a well-targeted, premeditated homicide."
"If you can't get the answer you want, don't talk about your company."
"Even with just a few people behind me, it won't make it easy for you to leave the Dongfeng."
β......β
For a moment, the last poor people to sit were in a commotion, and the threat in Swift's words worked best against them.
And in front of Mr. Detective, the thin man was also dumbfounded by this.
The confidence brought by the company just now disappeared in an instant.
"Ahemβ"
Coughing lightly twice, Swift continued to speak:
"Now, can you be quiet and accept my inquiry?"
Cowering, the thin man nodded:
"Yes...... Yes. β
"You continue."
β......β
Seeing that Mr. Detective's questioning went smoothly, Ronald looked out the car window.
The train has entered normal operating speed.
Brunwich is coming.