Chapter 33: The Perfect Crime?
"It's numb, it's numb, I really don't understand."
"I understood the coin magic just now, at the beginning, the white god only had the five-dime coin in his hand, and on the table was a one-dollar coin and two five-corners."
"After taking two of them at random, if the next thing on the table is a dollar, he will guess that the one in his hand is the same as mine."
"But if it's a five-dime, the white god will directly stretch out his hand to show it, and the two coins are still the same."
"So there was no choice from the start."
"Upstairs, is Guo Yan the same?"
"Of course, let's recall that although the wine was prepared by the deceased, it was not him when it was handed to the people around him, but his teacher, Cao Jin!"
"Immediately, there were three glasses of wine left in the tray, if one of them was poisonous wine, I don't know if you remember, Cao Jin finally took two glasses."
"And the rest is naturally poisoned wine!!
"Awesome! Terrible! Terrible!! ”
"Cattle Pie! Cow Pie! Cattle Batch!! ”
"Worthy of the Emperor of Reasoning!!"
One of the most addictive aspects of reasoning is the use of rigorous logic to arrive at the ultimate truth.
Everything is ready, and the real culprit is about to escape justice.
.......
In the middle of the month, it was close to night.
Several people were invited to the banquet hall, where it was said that a show was about to be staged.
In the empty hall, there were two women facing each other.
One is as charming as a rose, and the other is as cold as snow.
The two looked at each other, a kind smile on the corner of their mouths.
It didn't matter, though, there was a person sitting in front of each of them.
"Do you believe in superpowers?"
"Master Cao Jin."
The corners of Bai Cheng's mouth in front of the three of them turned up slightly, outlining a mysterious smile.
"Sorry, I don't really believe it, but that's the opening statement of a lot of magicians."
"Young man, please start your show."
Cao Jin narrowed his eyes, the corners of his mouth were smiling, the old treacherous and cunning is to describe a person like him, until the last moment, he will definitely not leak a flaw.
A few cards were placed in front of you.
There are five cards in total, which are a five-pointed star, a square, a heart, a wave, and a cross.
"These cards were made specifically for magic."
"We're going to use them to test the authenticity of mind reading."
It seemed so familiar that I had heard it not long ago.
Or rather, from the mouth of this master magician.
"Are you ready?"
"Now the show begins......"
"Please don't distract yourself."
Bai Cheng scrambled the five cards, then slammed them upside down on the table, and then said, "Next, please choose one of them." ”
"Master Cao Jin....."
When the words fell, the old man's pupils shrank suddenly, but he returned to normal in an instant, smiled indifferently and stretched out his hand to choose one at random.
"Very good, put away the remaining four and take them to a place far away from me, and don't let me have any chance to see them."
Hearing his words, Luo Xi on the side put away the remaining four cards, looked at them briefly, and put them aside.
"Next, it's up to me to guess the pattern of the card in front of me."
Bai Cheng looked at the old man opposite and said in a meaningful tone.
However, at this time, suddenly a warm and pleasant voice sounded.
"Would you like a glass of orange juice?"
It was Roshi who spoke, and at this time he stared closely at the old man in front of him, his eyes were sharp, and his eyebrows were frowning.
But there was no action to take out the orange juice.
And what is the purpose of saying this?
"It's a cross-patterned card, right?"
A card is quietly reversed.
The pattern on it is...... Cross!!
Guessed right!!
"What do you think of this magic?"
"Is this the legendary mind-reading?"
When the words fell, the old man opposite narrowed his eyes and was silent for a moment.
Eventually, he asked, "How do you know?" ”
That's right, there has never been any mind-reading, just a clever trick.
"As we all know, the most annoying thing for a magician is to be disturbed in the middle of a show."
"However, at that time, Guo Yan made an unusual move."
"Ask if you'd like to have a glass of red wine next."
"I thought about it for a long time before I finally realized that maybe this was part of your magic trick, or maybe this move was about the success or failure of the performance."
"A glass of red wine is a hint, and the same can be a glass of water, a glass of orange juice, a glass of any alcoholic drink."
"It's a code, and it represents a different pattern."
"At the same time, Guo Yan is also your partner in the magic show."
"That's my performance, what do you think?"
Bai Cheng looked straight at the other party, his tone was gentle, but there was a feeling that he couldn't refuse.
"Yes, you guessed it, I managed to crack the magic trick I performed."
"It seems that you also have the potential to become a magician."
Between the words, Cao Jin did not show any panic at all because he was exposed.
"But if you don't have anything else to do, I'll go first."
"After all, you also have to be considerate of the health of an elderly person."
So saying, the old man stood up and was about to leave.
But...... All the clues have been gathered.
How can the real murderer escape?
"I'm sorry, Teacher Cao Jin, you can't go back yet."
"After all, you are the suspect in this case......"
Bai Cheng's gentle voice sounded from behind him, causing the old man to stop.
"Oh? So tell me, on what basis? ”
"If I am the murderer, when am I poisoned?"
Turning around slowly, the old man stared at Bai Cheng, a sneer squeezing out of his wrinkled face.
It's only a matter of time before a magic trick is debunked.
But there are still mysteries that remain unsolved.
When was he poisoned?
The question is equally simple.
The gentle voice slowly fell, and the final curtain was lifted.
"If you want to ask the most important key ...... performing magic"
"The answer is simple."
Bai Cheng's voice was a little gentle, and his tone was gentle and elegant, but it seemed to have a kind of magic that could attract people's attention.
"Actually, attention is the basic skill for everyone who performs magic, because it can attract people's attention, and finally can perform the perfect magic trick."
"Again, this technique exists in all walks of life."
"For example, the criminal modus operandi in mystery novels that you have read......"
"It's the same with killing."
The voice slowly fell, and everything seemed to go back to a few hours ago, the same words spoken by the internationally renowned magician.
Everything is simple.
"The time of poisoning was when you told Guo Yan to wrap the card in a tablecloth."
"Everyone's attention is on one point, and no one cares what you're doing."
"And that's the perfect time."
As he spoke, Bai Cheng's sharp gaze looked directly at the old man, but like the villains in all novels, he would not be easily defeated after all.
"Even if I had the chance to put the poison, would I be sure that the cup would be drunk by him?"
"And...... Do you have evidence that I poisoned me? ”
The old man's voice was a little hoarse, and he replied slowly.
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere became silent.
Because..... He was right.
There is simply no evidence to prove that the other party is the murderer.
In other words, the master magician really created a perfect crime!!