The culprit is among the four.

With the announcement of the detective, the researchers, who had been quite angry with each other, immediately fell silent and looked at each other suspiciously.

"That...... Mr. Hugo, I have discovered the reason why I chose the water otter, can I tell me here? ”

Taking advantage of the brief silence of everyone, Bilan raised her hand to ask the detective a question like a student in class.

The detective was not surprised, as always, he looked like he had predicted, and he didn't know if he was pretending or really having a score in his heart.

Hugo nodded calmly: "Please tell that bad trick like a joke, it's better for you to uncover the puzzle, let these guys who are full of calculations and experiment reports see the skills of the detective's assistant." ”

With a little nervousness to speak in public, Bilan cleared her throat and said slowly: "The abnormality that occurred when the trainer chose the initial elf is actually related to the unique geographical location of the institute. It is precisely because of the unique location environment of Luzi Town that a certain person with a heart has implemented a certain plan. ”

I don't know who I learned it from, but Bilan deliberately used a roundabout statement.

"When I started planning to go to the Yew Research Institute yesterday, I opened the map of the United Kingdom and found the location of Luzi Town. At this time, I discovered that the public transportation to the vicinity of Luzi Town has a common feature, that is, the terminal is located in the town of Tangcao near the town, whether it is railway or bus transportation.

On top of that, there is no airport in this town, and the undercurrents of the waterways to the south are inaccessible, and there are no air or waterways to go - that is, people can't go directly to the Yew Research Institute without the help of cars or flying arts. ”

As the ideas continued to integrate, Bilan felt that the originally vague answer was emerging more and more clearly in front of her eyes, which was different from the so-called reasoning that she had guessed in the hospital last time. This time, as the elaboration deepened, Bilan became more and more confident.

"Think about it, what kind of people are the trainers who come to the institute to receive elves? Those trainers who have just embarked on a journey and come to the research institute to receive their first Pokémon in their lives, naturally they can't have an elf who has mastered the "flying technique", and of course they can't drive when they are underage, and they certainly won't let others drive him directly to the gate of the research institute for the purpose of traveling alone. So, I came to the conclusion—"

The girl took a deep breath and continued, "All the trainers who come to the research institute to collect the initial elves will definitely arrive at the railway terminal in Tangcao Town before they find the research institute. ”

Watching Blue elaborate his thoughts in a coherent manner, the detective nodded in satisfaction.

"Because the novice trainers who have not yet received the elves have all arrived in Arabesques Town first, and then they want to continue to the research institute, if they want to reach their destination successfully, they must pass through a straight road called Road No. 1.

This road connects Acansobesques Town and Luzi Town, it is wide and beautiful, and the Pokémon in the vicinity are all weak and not aggressive, as long as you don't take the initiative to enter the grass, even ordinary people can pass through smoothly......"

The girl's voice echoed through the halls of the institute, whether it was Detective Hugo, anxious researchers, Dr. Yew watching the show as if he didn't care about himself, or the confused water otter, the confused warm pig and the vine snake, all creatures listened to Azure's reasoning.

"But it's on this path that these trainers witness something of the same thing, and under the influence of that thing, these novices end up making the same choice."

"What the hell are you trying to say?" The bespectacled assistant couldn't help but urge. "What does this have to do with the trainers' choice of otters?"

Really, isn't the answer obvious? Bilan thought.

What other reasons can make trainers not choose non-otters, reasons why trainers are not willing to choose vine snakes and warm pigs?

They're trainers, after all. Seeing that kind of thing, how could you choose another elf other than the water otter?

"What these newbies see is what they're about to see."

Facing the confused researcher, Bilan softly said the answer.

"They saw a herd of warm pigs and rattan snakes in the grass."

Silence, more than the previous silence enveloped the Institute.

The mystery that had puzzled everyone in the institute for half a year was suddenly resolved with such a concise sentence, and even Dr. Yew, who was suspected of having communicated with the detective beforehand, was stunned at this time.

Scarcity is expensive. Since two of the three spirits that will be claimed can be found everywhere nearby, why would the trainers choose the latter?

There are rattan snakes and warm pigs everywhere, and when I can catch the elves, I can come to the vicinity of Road No. 1 at any time and catch them.

In the eyes of trainers who don't understand the rarity of various Pokémon, this is not a situation like "Wonderful Frog Seed, Little Fire Dragon, and Jenny Turtle" at all.

Instead, "Frog Seed, Bobo, and Little Lada choose one of the three", there is no need to hesitate at all, there is a multiple-choice question with the best answer.

"This ...... That's impossible! It was the researcher who looked like an uncle who spoke, "There are definitely no vine snakes and warm pigs near Luzi Town!" I'm an expert in the Pokémon ecology around here, and I swear that there are absolutely no wild vine snakes and warm pigs outside of the institute. ”

"In addition to the wild, there are also domestic Pokémon, and in addition to the research institute, there are also within the research institute." "Those Initial Elves that were witnessed by the trainers were actually deliberately released from the backyard of the Research Institute by someone in the Research Institute!" ”

The girl didn't want to put on a domineering appearance, but the atmosphere of the scene and the unfolding of reasoning pushed her to involuntarily point her index finger at the people in the institute.

"As I mentioned earlier, novice trainers have to go through Road 1 to get to the institute, and the members of the institute know in advance when the trainer will be arriving.

Therefore, the culprit among the researchers can accurately put the warm pigs and rattan snakes that were originally raised in the backyard of the institute into the path that the trainers must pass. And there are usually no trainers on Road 1, so you don't have to worry about the elves who come out to let off steam. ”

The hustle and bustle of the room is even greater. Hugo, who was standing at the entrance of the hall behind the girl, nodded in satisfaction at this sight, and at the same time looked at the panicked people in the institute with a playful look.

Bilan continued: "Listen to me, the trainers are actually unexpectedly simple-minded, and for some reason, they mistakenly think that the two elves of the vine snake and the warm pig are very common in the local area, and they don't think they need to choose them. So, naturally, the novice trainers who used the elimination method all chose the remaining otters. But they never imagined that by the time they turned around and wanted to capture the latter two, the culprit with ill intentions had already recovered the warm pig and the rattan snake that had come out to let the wind blow. ”

"So why didn't any of the trainers we were asked about mention the reason when we followed up on the investigation?" Asked by Dr. Yew.

"Follow-up investigation?" Bilan, who had never been informed of the detailed information, was a little dumbfounded for a while.

"I'll take care of the rest, Blue, you've done a great job." Hugo walked up to Bilan at some point and joined her in front of everyone.

"Unlike Miss Bilan, who deduced the general situation of the incident when she first came to the research institute, I conducted a thorough investigation beforehand, and I was still observing your demeanor until now. To be honest, the acting skills of the culprit are really not very good, how about turning himself in and confessing his guilt now? ”

The detective spoke in astonishment, as if he had seen through everything.