Just as he was about to go to the hall, he heard a scream nearby.

The place where the sound came from seemed to be the old man's room.

I ran towards that place to see.

I pushed the door open, and the smell of blood hit my face.

Others have already gathered here.

Then there was a horrific scene.

- The old man is dead.

He lay on the ground in horror, with a deep scar on his chest that could be seen to the bone, and blood stained his clothes red.

The whole body is engraved with strange runes.

There is a lot of fine sand left in the pool of blood.

His eyes widened as if to speak of the horrors he had experienced in his last moments.

Everyone looked at this scene with a shudder.

Because Natsume and I were doctors, we examined the body.

The runes on the old man's corpse made me feel very familiar.

"What a low-grade graffiti...... "The goth girl said with an uncomfortable look on her face, covering her mouth.

"The symptoms of post-mortem stiffness appear almost all over the body, and it is estimated that the time of death is more than six novels." Natsume said the results of the examination.

"So you died last night?" The beret asked.

Natsume replied, "Yes, and according to the marks of this wound, it is likely that it was caused by a sharp weapon." ”

The uncle gasped and said, "Did he commit suicide?" ”

I retorted, "No way, I had a pleasant conversation with him yesterday, he doesn't look like the kind of person who will kill himself, he is more likely to kill." ”

In this case, who will be the murderer?

I observe my surroundings.

The room was clean, and there was no sign of murder anywhere except for pools of blood under the corpses.

The most interesting thing to blame is the sand in the pool of blood.

But I'm not a detective, and I don't have a clear direction for this thing.

The hooded man said nervously, "Let the police handle this kind of thing." We'll keep the scene for now, and I'll go and contact the police. ”

The goth woman said, "No, I tried—maybe there was a radio glitch here or something, and I couldn't get in touch with the outside world." ”

There is no way to escape...... Not even contact with the outside world.

So, is the murderer still in this house?

Just when she was at a loss, Alice suddenly said, "Look, there's an envelope on the table!" ”

We look at the past and there really is a letter with a shark motif seal.

It seems that a mysterious person stayed here.

The uncle hurriedly opened the envelope to check it, and then was "possessed".

The mysterious man said through the uncle's mouth: "It seems that there have been sacrifices, and all this is guided by fate." If you don't find the treasure soon, more people will die. ”

The beret woman complained, "But this house is so big, we don't know how to find it!" ”

The uncle said mysteriously: "For this reason, I will provide you with a clue - three tokens are needed to open the secret treasure, which are scattered in the hidden places on different floors of the big house. ”

The hooded man took the opportunity to ask, "By the way, why do you know so much about these?" Who the hell are you? ”

The uncle smiled mysteriously, put down the letter, and returned to its original state.

The mystery man did not answer.

The scene was silent for a moment, and everyone calmed down from the sudden homicide.

The hooded man whispered to himself, "Could it be this unsightly guy who killed him......"

This was noticed by the goth woman, and she continued: "But, if it is really he who committed the murder, there should be some clues, have any of you found the traces he left elsewhere - or directly touched him?" ”

Everyone has denied it.

The beret woman pondered, "Is it possible that there is more than one perpetrator?" Assuming that Yin Yin is the mastermind but is not present, it is likely that another person is lurking among us and is complicit in the murder. ”

The murderer is among us!?

There is some truth to this inference, after all, assuming that the wish is true, only one person can do it. Maybe some people with bad intentions will want to take the opportunity to squeeze out their opponents and reap the benefits......" The hooded man's gaze swept fiercely over each of us.

At this time, the uncle relieved himself, panted and said to the beret girl, "But why are you so sure that there is such a possibility?" Are you the lurking murderer? ”

The beret woman was agitated and retorted, "Huh? What are you kidding, what proof do you have for this? ”

"But that can't be ruled out." Natsume walked up to the crowd and said, "Now each of us has suspicions, and no one knows anyone, so maybe the murderer is among us." ”

Everyone looked at each other, distanced a little, and remained vigilant.

"What were you all doing before you went to bed last night?" I dared to ask.

The goth woman said, "Are you questioning me? I'm just trimming the bouquet in the room. ”

Alice said, "I...... Playing with dolls ......"

The uncle said: "I read the newspaper in the hall, and after reading it, I went straight back to the room." ”

"I ......"

The hooded man looked at her and asked, "Speaking of which, I saw you talk to the old man last night, and bring a bag of ice and stones into his room at night?" ”

The air of the scene suddenly became condensed - the beret woman was questioned first, and the next reasoning went on from her.

The beret woman said alertly, "Those things just said he wanted them, and I accepted his commission to help transport them to the room." ”

"But why do you want to accept it?"

The uncle suddenly rushed and said: "I know, it is estimated that you locked the door immediately after you went in with your things, stabbed the old man to death with a sharp stone, and then cleaned up all traces of the crime at the scene." And some of the sand entrained by the stone stuck to the pool of blood and could not be removed, and it became what it is now. Good ———— perfect reasoning! ”

The beret woman looked at him and said angrily, "What kind of fallacy is this? Why should I kill him? ”

The uncle tilted his head to the side: "Who knows, maybe it's a love-hate entanglement?" ”

"What did you say?" The woman in the beret clenched her fists as if she were about to move.

"Stop arguing!" I walked over and pushed Natsume away, stood between the two, and separated them, "Let's calm down first." As long as they can't leave the house, the prisoners can't escape. ”

I held my chin and continued, "And I think...... If the old man really killed him - if the murderer really wanted to commit a crime, he shouldn't let himself be suspected, right? It can be done by other means, such as disguised as an accident or something. ”

When I heard this, everyone woke up like a dream.

"We suspect each other here that it is likely a false impression created by the murderer. At least for the murderer, there is a reason to throw the body here like this to show the crime. I added my reasoning, "So I don't think Lady Beret is necessarily the murderer." ”

The goth woman approached me and picked up my words: "Good reasoning. With this line of thought, I wouldn't be suspicious. Because this murder is good for me—I had a big fight with this old man yesterday. ”

She looked behind her again and glanced at the Beret Girl, "If I were the murderer, I would never let myself be the first to be suspected." ”

Natsume said, "Anyway, just in case - let's prepare our weapons and move separately." ”

At this time, the man in the protective suit, who had not seen any movement, spoke rarely: "That's right. There is also the need to do the treasure search as soon as possible. ”

Then they were separated.

Unexpectedly, the beret girl walked with me.

She said to me, "Thank you for helping me out." ”

I said, "No thanks, I just don't think there's enough evidence to suspect that people are bad." ”

She added, "By the way, you actually called me Miss Beret just now." ”

I was stunned - oh no, speak your mind!

"I'm sorry, I didn't know your name, so I called it that."

She pursed her lips and laughed: "It's okay, it's just right, let's get to know each other, what's your name?" ”

"I'm calling for my life, what about you?"

"Call me Hongying. Fate, should we cooperate? ”

I said, "Cooperation?" Do you believe me? ”

Hong Ying said: "Just like your reasoning just now, I don't think you are like a bad person. It can be believed a little. ”

I replied, "Okay, I'm fine." ”

"Oh, yes - about finding the treasure and making a wish......"

"We'll talk about it then." I replied.

The two of us hit it off, and together we searched the room for the so-called three props.