"I'll say a few words as a hint that you can use to think about today's events, and we'll talk about the rest when we get back to the office."

In the back seat of the taxi, the detective in a tattered white coat raised four fingers and said to Bilan with an unfathomable expression.

Hugo's voice was deep and clear, and with each word he spoke, a finger folded back into his palm.

"Gifts, neighbors, rocks, interests."

"What?" In the blue gaze, the detective turned his head, leaning back against the cushions of the seat, without the slightest intention of explaining this, and closed his eyes to himself.

The drive back to the city center from the western district of Feiyun City was too long, and there was a competitive side to the blue personality. After a short period of confusion, the assistant lady immediately activated the gray cells in her brain, combined with the crime scene and the following intelligence information, and began logical deduction-

The "gift" in the detective's mouth should be the flower pot on the bookshelf. Beneath the succulents that don't need much care for are buried the murderer, the ghostly Galel Sun Coral.

Before the detective lifted the trophy and smashed it into the flower pot, Bilan didn't pay much attention to the inconspicuous little potted plant, she was stunned by the large blood stains on the ground, and she really couldn't calmly observe.

Because of this, I only know a little about the original appearance of the bonsai blue plant. With a brief momentary memory, Bilan vaguely remembered that there was nothing on the small flower pot, so it was left alone next to the book. It's not aesthetically pleasing, nor does it make a messy house any more cluttered. The placement of the flower pots is actually not appropriate, and the potted plants on the bookshelf look very nondescript, probably just the result of the victim's random placement before his death.

Even if it wasn't Hugo, Blue who had searched the scene could easily see that the deceased Greta was an informal trainer, and it was unlikely that such a person would take the initiative to buy potted plants that could not participate in Pokémon battles to raise.

Why, then, did Hugo use the word "gift" as the first element in reasoning about the truth of events? It was just a flower pot that appeared in the deceased's house for some reason, and there were as many theories as there were to explain it, so why did it have to be a gift?

Of course, there are other possibilities such as...... Like what......

At this time, the assistant lady was surprised to find that the solution of sending the flower pot into the secret room as a gift was actually the only reasonable explanation for the appearance of the flower pot in the deceased's house.

But how could that bonsai be a gift? Blue couldn't easily believe the conclusion of the elimination method, because the pot looked so shabby, no one could connect it with the word "gift"—

Is there any message on that plain brick-colored flower pot that hints at its gift attributes? Is there a gift message or an abbreviation of the giver's name? Not re-there is not a single pattern on its shabby and rough basin walls!

What's more, succulents planted in pots look like simple transplanted varieties, which are neither good-looking nor practical, and there is a high probability that they will not live for more than a year.

Giving such a useless potted plant to the Sandstorm trainer was more of a mockery than a goodie.

It's not like a gift for someone close to you.

The girl shook her head and thought - if I had to say that it was a gift, this bonsai could only be used as a meeting gift for strangers who met for the first time, as if the giver of the gift was desperately trying to choose an uncreative gift in order not to make an excessive impression on the other party, and in the end it turned out to be very cold......

Stranger? Gift?

"I see!" Thinking of this, Blue finally understood the detective's intentions, and it turned out that Hugo, after ruling out the possibility that the flower pot was purchased by Mr. Greta himself, immediately realized that its source might be related to a stranger's visit.

Before the murder, the deceased and the killer did not officially know each other. After the first meeting between the two parties, the potted plant containing the galel sun coral was delivered to the victim.

It is very obvious that the stranger who visited the house gave Greta a "gift" with a murderous intent in the form of a greeting gift.

Moreover, the only ones who can easily do this without arousing suspicion are the "neighbors" of the deceased!

They're inside the second chamber of the apartment building, so they don't have to worry about being remembered by the doorman or the cameras outside.

When she noticed that the second word of the detective's prompt appeared, Bilan couldn't help but wave her fist happily - the idea was right!

What happened next was logical, and Mr. Greta passed by the bookshelves, ready to read a book or consult an illustrated book, unaware of the danger hidden in the pot.

Then, Sun Coral moved, and the cone-shaped rock stabbed into the abdomen of the unsuspecting victim. Since it is not a native skill, the power of the move is relatively small, and the rocks left behind by the "Sharp Stone Attack" released by the coral seem to have shrunk in a circle.

The victim did not die immediately, and struggled in his home in despair, but no one responded. A mobile phone that can make emergency calls is on the desktop one step away, and six elves who spend time with him sleeping in a medical device, but he can only die helplessly, not even knowing the name of the murderer and the motive for the crime before he dies.

Who and for what reason orchestrated this crime? The first question has already been answered, it is the six young people who carried many low-level Pokémon, but what was their motive for killing?

As the reasoning progressed, Azure's confusion was not lifted, but more and more inexplicable.

The girl thinks that the last two prompts of the detective are revealing the murderer's motives, and it is based on these that Hugo finds out the gang of criminals. But what do those two words mean?

"Rocks"? Why rocks?

Mr. Greta is an expert in the Sandstorm team, and among the elves in his hand, the Rock Temple Crab, the Pangrock Monster, and the Bangiras are all rock attributes, which can greatly improve their combat effectiveness in sandstorm weather. But how did they not appear in this case at all, and how did they relate to the motives of the young people's crimes?

There is also the last prompt word "interest". Could it be that Hugo meant that there was some irresolvable conflict of interest between the six young men and Mr. Greta, whom they met for the first time, that led to the murder?

According to the earliest reasoning, they only met for the first time recently, what kind of interests caused two groups of people who had never known each other to have to resolve the conflict in such an extreme way?

Since the keywords provided by the detective are too difficult to understand, Bilan decides to reorganize the motive of the crime according to her own ideas.

When it comes to the motive for the crime, the first thing that comes to the girl's mind is the black history brought about by Greta's status as a trainer.

As we all know, Pokémon trainers are a very harsh industry, and Mr. Greta, who is a star trainer, may have formed a grudge against someone during his trip to the league, and this assassination is revenge on him.

However, this doesn't make sense, the one who will have a grudge against Greta is at least a trainer who has been at the same level as him, and the strength of that group of young people is completely inadequate, and it is impossible to become the object of grudges.

Azur suddenly thought of another person, the apartment keeper who used the long-haired dog, and the man who commanded him was a seasoned veteran. If there is a feud with Greta in the apartment building, the old man is very suspicious, and he is the first person to find the body of the deceased...... He even had a spare key to that secret room!

Thinking of this, the girl was shocked-

Could it be that Hugo was misled by the apartment administrator? As the caretaker of the apartment, he also had the opportunity to give potted plants to Mr. Greta. It is entirely possible that the final chaotic battle was directed and acted by the old man, who used his heroic performance to completely clear the suspicion of the crime, and the young man may soon be acquitted due to lack of evidence, and the case will be completely unsolved......

"You're wrong." A lazy voice rang in Turquoise's ears.

"Look at your startled look, you really don't have the calmness that a detective assistant should have. Did you throw aside a few of the hints I gave and start thinking about them yourself? ”

Blue turned her head to look, and Detective Hugo's teasing smile came into view.