The three windows in the hall had been destroyed, and it was presumably from where Hakuro's men had sneaked in. But how did they get through the halls? And how did you avoid the surveillance of security? Why didn't the alarm bell go off when they opened the window? And how did they sneak through the window?

Maybe climb the stairs. However, there is no sign of that...... From these points of view, it seems that there is no evidence of entry from the outside. So, is there a thief?...... Of course, the three security guards are infallible, and they are all elites selected by the Security Bureau. In order to prevent accidents, the chief of the investigation section also conducted a detailed investigation into the private lives of the three security guards, and the results showed that there was no suspicion that the three security guards were not suspected of committing crimes.

As a result, the famous old detective chief - Wu Changhao was transferred to investigate this shocking case. He first went to see the general's wife, and at the same time, he inquired in detail about the incident.

"It must have been done by Bai Lang again, and I will definitely seek justice for your deceased husband. He comforted the general's wife. Since her husband's accident, the lady has sent back three security guards, and several of the servants have also been dismissed, leaving only an elderly male worker and a maid as companions, staying at home, living a lonely and cold life.

Inspector Wu Changhao moved into his wife's villa so that he could conduct a thorough investigation at any time and at the same time further analyze the case. However, two weeks have passed, and nothing has been achieved, and there is no more appropriate explanation than to say that it is a bizarre case.

One day, when the chief of the detective section came to his wife's villa again, Wu Changhao was meditating with a strange expression, and a newspaper was placed in front of him.

"How? Inspector Wu, what's new?"

"No, it's not that simple." The old detective frowned and said, "Not only did I find nothing, but there were no clues at all. Every time I encounter Hakuro's case, it's like entering a labyrinth. This time, it's not much different from the previous ones...... However, I just noticed something very strange. ”

"What's that?"

"No, it's not easy to draw conclusions just yet, maybe I'm guessing wrong. However, it was so strange that I felt that it was plausible, and I couldn't make up my mind yet. ”

"Can you tell me?"

"No, we'll find out in a few days. As long as you trust me, I will definitely find out, and when the time comes, I will call you again. At that time, wherever I am, please be sure to arrive by car. Wu Changhao seemed to be very confident and said.

Three days later, early in the morning, the section chief received a telegram from the inspector:

Please go to Wu Changhao, alfalfa

Those were the words in the telegram. Alfalfa Island is located at the northern end of Dongzhou, which is a city very close to the border, and not far from Lizhou Island in country E.

"What did he ask everyone to do in Alfalfa?" The section chief was puzzled. Waiting for more detailed instructions from him, however, waited until the next morning, and did not receive any news.

"He must have made some major discovery. Therefore, further investigation was carried out in Alfalfa. "As expected, late the next night, Wu Changhao called the section chief." I'm Wu Changhao. ”

"Oh, what's the discovery? I'm worried about you! ”

"Please send ten men at once! You'd better visit it yourself. ”

"Where are you now?"

"In the General's villa."

"What? When did you come back from Alfalfa?"

"I'll explain it to you in detail later. I'm hiding in the house downstairs now, come here, I'll meet you at the door. ”

"Okay, do you need to drive a police car?"

"No, take a regular taxi, and get off at a distance from the villa gate. Sneak over and let your men come in one by one, so that no one notices. Just blow a whistle and I'll come out and open the door right away. Remember, your steps must be light. If you let the people inside notice, it's not good. ”

At 12 o'clock in the evening, the lights in the general's villa were completely gone, and there was no sound outside the gate. At this moment, there were several slight whistles. The gate was opened by Wu Changhao, who was hiding in the courtyard, and the section chief and 12 security guards sneaked into the courtyard.

The section chief and the old inspector hurriedly whispered a few words, and then ordered their men to disperse and ambush themselves in various places inside and outside the villa, while the two entered the living room.

"What the hell is going on? Found the culprit?"

"Yes, it's so horrible that I can't believe it. However, this time it was foolproof. ”

"Then the truth is ......, and it was Bai Lang who committed the crime, right?"

"Alas, don't be in a hurry, listen to me slowly. In this case, I found two suspicious points. The first is the suicide of the general. Why did the general commit suicide? Of course, it was the loss of the brocade that he regarded as his life, and the theft of the priceless treasure, which hit him too hard, and the general committed suicide out of despair, which is a clear thing. In this case, it is strange that Hakuro stole the brocade. ”

"What's so strange about that?"

"Bai Lang will never do those things that hurt nature and reason. If he knew that the general would commit suicide for this, why did he steal his tapestry? This is indeed not what Bai Lang has always done, this is the first suspicion. ”

The section chief analyzed: "So, in this case, it is not Bai Lang who committed the crime?"

"Wait a minute, don't jump to conclusions......... The second suspicion is that the alarm bell rang in unison that night and the lights went out. Inspector Wu said.

"He's trying to fish in troubled waters and steal the brocade, right?"

However, when the lights came on again, the tapestry was still intact. The brocade was stolen after 2:45 a.m., after the guests had left and the two journalists had left. ”

It seems that the alarm bells were loud and the lights were extinguished, not to steal the brocade, but to scare the guests.

"That's right."

"I think the thieves are not alone, there must be complicity. But when and where did they come in? But I don't have a clue. I think the thief must be among the guests, waiting for the room to be empty, lurking somewhere, waiting for an opportunity to act. ”

"By the way, the brocade was stolen after all the guests had left. It stands to reason that someone should not leave. ”

"However, there were 63 guests, and 63 departed."

"How do you know?"

"The three security guards at the door, and when the visitors enter the door, they first show the invitation card and ID name, and then sign the guest book; When you go back, you have to sign it again. ”

"So, there must be a thief? Did the offender disguise himself as a servant?"

"Nope."

"And what about the three security guards?"

"No, absolutely reliable."

"Suppose no one comes in from outside...... Who else could it be but inside?" The section chief asked anxiously.

"Yes, there is no other possibility except for a thief, and there must be an accomplice here. However, after a careful investigation, it was found that both the maid and the security guard were innocent and there was no suspicion. ”

"That's why I said the culprit wasn't the one inside."

"But, section chief, there are other people who exclude these."

"Someone else? Then only the general and his wife remained. But they are victims! ”

"Did the general really commit suicide?"

"What...... What did you say? You say the general is a thief? It's a scary thought. ”

"However, except for the general, the others are even more suspicious. The lady fainted with fright and was carried unconscious into her bedchamber, while the general invited the remaining reporters and security guards to drink champagne.

After the reporter left, the three security guards continued to accept the general's request, drank unaccustomed alcohol, and then fell asleep. Champagne is a high-consumption item, and security guards can't drink it usually, so how can you not get drunk if you drink bottle after bottle like that? Moreover, it is likely that the general put sleeping pills in the wine. The general took advantage of the fact that the three security guards were unconscious in the room, took off the brocade, and handed it to Shirakuro, who was waiting outside the window. ”

"Please wait a minute, so the general and Bai Lang are in the same group? But why did the general commit suicide by lying on the rails?"

"Why are you so sure that the general committed suicide?"

"Hmm, what did you say? There's a corpse to prove it!"

"Are you sure it's the general who died?"

"The business cards, shoes, clothes, etc. on the corpse are all the general's, which has been confirmed by Madame."

"How's it going?"

"Unrecognizable, too badly ruined."

"By the way, this is the crux of the case, section chief ......" Wu Changhao combined his legs, took out a newspaper from his pocket, spread it out and said: "Section chief, please look at this newspaper, there is a report on Alfalfa on it."

After the section chief saw it, his face couldn't help but change drastically.

Early yesterday morning, a body was lost in the city's morgue. This body, crushed to death by a train yesterday, male, identity unknown. According to the authorities concerned, the body was stolen by an unknown person who took advantage of the negligence of the guards. This incident raises major social responsibility issues......

"So, you ......" the section chief's face turned pale.

"That's right. I immediately rushed to Muzhou City, only to learn that the theft of the body was the same night as the theft of General Ye Zheng's brocade. Moreover, I found out that there was a strange car that lingered at the mouth of the tunnel for a long time that night.

"So, is that dead body the general's substitute?"

"That's right."

"So, what about the clothes and the things on your body?"

"If it wasn't the general's doing, it was Bai Lang's doing."

"Hmph--" the section chief snorted. "But why did the general go to such lengths to steal his own things? Why should he use the stolen corpse as his substitute ghost to deceive everyone, even his wife?"

"That's because ......"

"Also, if the general and Hakuro are in the same group. So, why did Bai Lang steal one of them at the beginning, and deliberately wrote a letter to let the security guard know, and at the same time let the brocade return to Zhao? He's so blatant, I really don't know what kind of medicine he's selling in his gourd?" After pondering deeply, the section chief said, "So, the general is not dead, he must be hiding somewhere!"

"No, he's not alive."

"Ah, dead?"

"No, not dead."

"So?"

"In fact, from the beginning, there was no such thing as a general."

"What ......" The section chief thought that Wu Changhao had a nervous problem and looked at him worriedly.

"Section chief, General Ye Zheng doesn't exist at all, and his name is also fabricated out of thin air. Actually, he is Bai Lang. ”

"Huh?"

When Bai Lang was traveling, he found this set of peerless treasures, so he bought it at a very low price in the name of Ye Zheng. So, he chartered a carriage, packed the brocade in the box of the carriage, and on the way from Xihang to Dongzhou, let his subordinates take the most valuable of the pieces. He deliberately set up this puzzle so that the security, the newspaper and everyone believed that it was Bai Lang's doing. He used the mutilated envelope and kept the brocade at Dongjiang Station, all of which he deliberately made the security guard discover. ”

"Then why did he bother so much?"

He didn't want everyone to know that Ye Zheng was his pseudonym, giving everyone the illusion of General Bai Langdou, causing a social sensation. This is the work of his teasing personality.

"Since the plan went very smoothly, the goal of convincing everyone that Shirarou and the general were two people was easily achieved. In this way, it is just in line with the logic of the plan, and no one will have doubts if he plays the general. That's why he was able to steal his own tapestry that night. ”

But why did he go to such lengths to get into trouble? What's the benefit of him stealing his own stuff?"

"Of course it's good, chief."

"Why?"

"You haven't woken up yet. Section Chief, Originally, the General and Bai Lang were the same person, but the security and everyone thought that they were two people. In other words, since the general existed, his precious tapestry was stolen and suffered incalculable losses, and everyone would be convinced. Moreover, the general died for this, but everyone would be very sympathetic. However, although the general is no longer there, his wife is still alive. ”