Junsha uses the walkie-talkie to contact his subordinates and inform them to come here to hand over the follow-up investigation of the trash can.

At the same time, the detective begins to elaborate his reasoning.

"There are two misunderstandings about this case."

Hugo seemed to be in a good mood, and while throwing away the empty gasoline bottle in his hand as important evidence, he talked eloquently to the police officer's lady...... Such a dangerous act made Junsha's eyelids jump.

"First of all, there is no doubt that the deceased at the exit of the sewer was deliberately murdered. It can be seen from the gasoline that the other party prepared in advance for the cremation of the corpse, and it can be seen that the prisoner had expected the death of the victim. As for gasoline, in fact, there is a faint smell of gasoline left on the corpses at the scene, and the burning caused by Pokémon moves generally does not have a peculiar smell, and the only explanation for this is that the trainer himself brought gasoline as fuel. ”

Only then did Junsha remember the scene when Hugo was lying on the ground and facing the deceased, which turned out to be to confirm the smell of the charred corpse.

"But why do you think that the deceased didn't die in a Pokémon battle? The trainer dies in a match-up accident, and then the opponent buys gasoline to destroy the corpse. Other moves such as "Push", "Slam", "Malicious Pursuit" or "Double-edged Hammer" may also be the cause of the victim's death. ”

"This involves a key question, and it is also the second misconception you have stepped into - why did the murderer burn the body?"

"We initially thought that an accident in the battle caused the pig to go ......berserk," Junsha recalled, "but this inference has been refuted by new evidence, and the cremation of the corpse was actually the work of the escaped trainer...... Could it be that he prepared gasoline in order to erase the traces left by himself and prolong the escape time? ”

"There is a contradiction in this interpretation." Hugo said. "If the murderer wanted to hide himself by eliminating the information from the deceased, he would not have burned the body with flames, as that would direct the police's attention directly to the person with the fire-type Pokémon. This is very unwise for the trainer of the fried pig. ”

The detective pointed in the direction of the crime scene: "The cremation site is at the entrance to the sewers, if the murderer really wants to disrupt the search, he can completely throw this corpse that died from injuries sustained in Pokémon battles into the sewers that do not see the light of day." In this way, when the body is found and recovered, the police will be confronted with a corpse with an unknown time of death, and the cause of death is an attack that any Pokémon can use, in which case the image of the murderer will be even more difficult to identify. ”

"There is such a contradiction in front of us - why did the murderer not only make the act of burning the corpse to hide himself, but also make the act of revealing that he was holding a fire-type Pokémon?" Hugo held up the gasoline bottle and asked questions.

"Could this be the negligence of the prisoner? Could he simply think that cremation would be beneficial to him, without thinking about these complicated reasons? Junsha asked casually.

"Good guess. There are stupidities and surprises in any crime. The detective shook his head again after complimenting, "But this stupidity is unlikely to happen in the preparation stage of the crime." ”

Hugo finally put away the gasoline bottle, spread his hands, and explained like a criminology lecturer in a police academy:

"In the vast majority of murders, the culprit has only two ultimate goals – to commit a crime, and to get away with it. The former is the collapse of reason, where the murderer loses something that supports human nature, and commits a felony of murder driven by the murderous intent; The latter, on the other hand, is a return to reason, where the murderer hopes to escape the crime and return to everyday life under the cloak of civilization again-

"If a murderer begins to plot to exonerate himself while conceiving how to commit the crime, it is an indication that he is planning the murder in a state of relative rationality. Therefore, in the case of premeditated murder, at least in the preparatory stage of the crime, all the actions of the criminal have a specific purpose and reason. ”

"So his real purpose?" Junsha was looking forward to the detective's answer.

"Reconstruct the site! The killer completely disrupted all the evidence left at the crime scene to mislead the police investigation. ”

The detective's tone was incredibly affirmative.

"Think back to the call you received. Anonymous phone calls, accidental witnesses, remote viewing but being able to accurately determine the elves and identities of the opposing sides, and using public emergency telephones that are almost extinct in this era without using mobile phones...... Taken together, do you really think it's a simple call to the police? ”

Jun Sha exclaimed: "You mean, that call to the police was actually made by the murderer himself?" ”

"It's obvious." The detective nodded.

"A well-intentioned passer-by who has nothing to do with the case would never call the police in that way. At the scene of the crime at that time, the only one who had the ability to make this phone call was the murderer. ”

Ignoring Junsha's surprised look, Hugo continued to express his opinion-

"Your previous knowledge of the case was based entirely on the lies of the real murderer. Therefore, now, the identity of the deceased, the Pokémon in his possession, and the condition of the scene, all this information should now be overturned and the reasoning should be re-reasoned based on unequivocal evidence. ”

"Speaking of conclusive evidence, what we have found so far is an unnamed charred corpse, traces of battle at the scene, empty gasoline bottles, and Poké Balls containing unconscious fried pigs......" Miss Police Officer pondered, "By the way, and the cool leopard who was taken to the hospital!" ”

"Don't forget, there's also the police call from the killer himself. There is also truth in lies. Hugo reminded.

"Hmm......" Junsha took out the notebook she was carrying from the pocket of her police uniform and began to draw a schematic diagram like a book from the sky.

The police officer's lady used a pen to pestle a black-drawn stickman, and said hesitantly-

"From the situation of the body, it can be seen that the murderer prepared gasoline in advance and burned the body after the victim's death. But this is not to delay his own escape, but to disguise the scene as a battle accident...... By the way, Hugo, do you say that in addition, will the murderer have a second purpose, such as to hide the true identity of the deceased or something? I had already explained the identities of both parties in the police call, and I believed that the deceased was a gangster, and I haven't thought in this direction. ”

"Very well, you are completely out of the wrong mindset. With this step, Miss Police Officer is already qualified for the position of Criminal Division. Hugo praised from the bottom of his heart.

"It's a pity that you're not the chief of the police department, otherwise I would have been transferred to work in the criminal department, which has the most serious overtime."

Junsha perfunctorily put aside the detective's approval and put a big circle on the "identity of the deceased" marked next to the stickman.

"And since you already know everything, then don't sell it here, answer it quickly! I didn't ask you, a detective, to come here to teach me a lesson. ”

Hugo scratched his black hair a little embarrassed: "My reasoning is still one step behind, although I can talk at length about some detective industry nonsense such as tricks, motives, tricks, etc., but it doesn't help much to arrest prisoners, and now it is a waste of time." If Miss Junsha can summarize some more of the situation on the scene, maybe it can give me some inspiration. ”

Junsha glanced at the detective who didn't play a role with disdain, and then continued to sort out the information-

"Then the second clue, the traces of the battle at the scene, in addition to the charred place of the corpse, there are still a few traces of flame burning, we can assume that this is caused by the action of stir-fried pigs. The same paw prints must have been caused by the leopard, because we examined the leopard's nails before it was sent away, and there was dirt on the ground and flames on its skin......"

"The inspection of the scene is already in place, and the two elves have undoubtedly fought against each other." Hugo nodded.

"Empty petrol bottles. This has already been said, and its existence shows that the murderer has long had the idea of killing and burning corpses, so we will not re-discuss it...... And then the fourth item is the fried pig in the trash can, why was it thrown into the trash by the murderer when it was unconscious - it was the murderer himself who clearly harbored the murderous intent, why did he abandon his accomplice to the crime? ”

By the fourth clue, Junsha's reasoning had reached an impasse.

"It must be that the murderer has a reason to have to discard. Moreover, the presence of this Poké Ball also serves as a distraction. You almost missed a gas bottle while patronizing the Poké Ball, right? The detective chimed in.

Junsha was speechless for a moment, and wrote down the entry "had to be discarded" in her notebook.

"And then there's the unconscious Cool Leopard. According to the murderer, this cool leopard belongs to the gangsters. But now that the information on the phone is no longer credible, we can only assume that Cool Leopard belongs to the murderer or one of the deceased. ”

"Pretty sound reasoning." The detective nodded.

"Now the only thing left in the trail is the police call. What is the message of this phone call, which is full of lies? Does the real culprit want the police to arrive at the scene of the crime as soon as possible? ”

"That's right!" The detective snapped his fingers: "Worthy of the future chief of the criminal department." ”

"Don't give me a promotion in fantasy!"

"You've got all the information you need to crack this case in your notebook. The next step is to connect all the clues and we can find the truth of the case......"

Hugo said this, as if he had thought of something, and his tone was stunned.

The clues are all there.

"What's wrong?" Junsha, who was pondering her notes, looked up and asked.

Why were the bodies incinerated? Why did the murderer call the police? What does the Forsaken Elf represent? Suddenly, the detective discovered that the truth was already generously laid out in front of him.

Although the actions of the murderer were chaotic and contradictory, if they were to be interpreted in this way......

"I thought of where the murderer was most likely to go right now!"

The murderer is on the run, so Hugo does not elaborate on the reasoning, but directly announces the conclusion.

"He didn't hide! He had to get to that place! Quick, go to the Elf Center where Cool Leopard is treated! ”