Chapter 104: Choosing One of Three Classics
What appears to be two similar-looking people gazing at each other is actually three, because the true owner of the body, played by Matsuda Jinpei, is in a state where no one can see him.
Before the police arrived, he finally found something amiss, but just as he was about to reveal the truth, the corpse behind him suddenly stood up, and then... that was the end of it.
He died.
Not only did he die, but he also watched helplessly as the corpse that had just committed the crime collapsed limply to the ground.
Immediately, "he" stood up, a ridiculously stupid grin on his face.
What the hell is this thing?!
This thing even knows to put the body back in its original position after it has just been used!
Matsuda watched helplessly as the victim from the previous day was returned to "himself" without missing a single detail.
Meanwhile, the supervisor, having finished being questioned by the police, was frantically searching through drawers and cabinets—where was his dog?! The dog he'd kept in his room just in case!
The dog is lost!
I have nothing left, where are you? I can hear your voice!!
The manager, who had suddenly lost his beloved dog, began searching everywhere, from upstairs to downstairs, but still couldn't find it.
Just as he was wondering if the dog had slipped out of the manor on its own, he saw three Matsuda Jinpei in the living room.
One was wearing a black suit, another was wearing clothes belonging to Heathcliff, and the third was in the form of a ghost leaving the stage.
The supervisor's gaze suddenly sharpened, and he looked suspiciously at "Matsuda," who was still standing there grinning.
I recognized you in your eyes, and now I have nothing!
Good heavens, I was wondering where you went. You were actually wandering around in someone else's skin.
Why bother calling the police? They'll solve the case right away; you're the culprit.
Feeling the gaze fixed on him, Matsuda Oni, now a demon, took three steps at a time to get to X's side.
"You know the truth, so what are you hiding?" Taking advantage of the fact that no one could see him, he asked directly.
X ignored him. He needed to get rid of the penniless man dressed as "Matsuda Jinpei" first. These policemen were outsiders; if they died, they would really be dead.
"Wait," Officer Matsuda called out to stop the young man, who was grinning foolishly and looked almost identical to himself but seemed not to be very smart, from being taken away by the newly appeared woman.
Officer: "May I ask you a few questions about this incident?"
Matsuda, now penniless: "Hello?"
It's very standard English, but the intonation is strange. Does he not speak Japanese?
Just as Officer Matsuda was about to activate his English language module, he saw that the man ignored him and continued to walk towards the woman with his mask-like smile.
Whether it was because he wasn't looking where he was going or what, he missed a step while going up the stairs and tumbled down.
"Hey! Are you alright?!"
The police officer ran downstairs quickly. The stairs were very steep, and the person rolled all the way to the bottom. His limbs were clearly twisted, and he was now motionless.
But before he could get down there, the person with the contorted limbs stood up, one step at a time, as if nothing had happened.
Officer Matsuda and Matsuda Oni had completely identical expressions, as if they had both had their mouths stuffed full of lemons.
Barely able to stand up, Wushu felt a little strange; why was this body no longer under his control?
X looked at the nothingness that had turned its head 180 degrees. It was facing away from him, but Matsuda's black eyes were staring back at him.
Dog, haven't you noticed your head is upside down?
Having nothing, He remained in this state, walking forward, but the human body clearly could not allow Him to climb the stairs backward.
With a thud, He fell back down.
Otis, who had led the First Investigation Division to the basement, has returned, and Ryoshu will receive them there in her place.
As soon as she returned, she saw a scene that was unusual for a creature.
Oh no, what kind of monster is this? Otis will definitely protect the lady—
Is the lady making hand gestures at that monster...? The lady and the monster are in cahoots!
Then… Otis’s gaze shifted to the only outsider present, who was taking something out of the inside of his suit.
Unbeknownst to Officer Matsuda, as he prepared to confront the monster alone and protect the people, one of the citizens, Otis, planned to stab him in the back.
Standing at the bottom of the stairs, Nothing finally received X's signal, and the supervisor's most loyal Level 6 employee immediately turned his head back.
Now he looked normal again, and the normal person started going upstairs again. Officer Matsuda had already taken out his service pistol.
"Officer Matsuda, what are you going to do to my husband?" Otis asked in a low voice, seizing the opportunity.
She pretended not to have seen the strange-looking person at all, acting like a dutiful housekeeper who spoke up to stop the police from pointing guns at her innocent employers.
"That is..."
Yes, in this materialistic world, who would believe their employer is a monster?
However, although the housekeeper arrived late, there was still an eyewitness who witnessed the whole thing and could testify!
Just as Officer Matsuda was about to have X testify, he saw that the eyewitness also had a "what are you talking about?" expression.
The curly-haired officer almost laughed out of anger, and the curly-haired ghost watched the two people who had witnessed the whole thing putting on an act. To be honest, he was itching to hit them, and for some reason, he really wanted to.
He put away his gun, stepped aside, and watched as the monster who looked just like him, with a nauseating smile on its face, walked toward the woman who was pretending to be stupid.
The two then left quickly, and even the housekeeper nodded to him before following them.
He was left alone, but... this made it easier to assess the situation.
Officer Matsuda walked to the spot where the monster had just fallen, squatted down, and touched it.
The floor was covered with a thick, dark brown carpet, which was not visible from a distance, but after squatting down to examine it closely, he felt a trace of dark red powder.
He rubbed it between his fingers, the powder spreading out and leaving a red mark on his fingertip. He brought it close and smelled a strong metallic odor.
There was no doubt that it was blood, but the monster's clothes showed no signs of being stained with blood...
Just as he was pondering this, the police officer in charge of investigating the body also noticed something was wrong.
Each body appeared normal at first glance, but upon closer inspection, it was discovered that each person had a long, narrow gash in their head.
The skin near the tear is so thin it's almost translucent, as if something had been buried or burrowed inside.
The strangest thing is that there is no blood, and there is not a single trace of damage, as if it were a custom-made leather case.
Thinking of this, Kazama, who had disguised himself as a forensic doctor and infiltrated the police force, couldn't help but shake his head. It seemed he had been watching too many horror movies lately. How could that be?
While his colleagues from the First Investigative Division weren't paying attention, the police contact who received the coded message began to fabricate evidence.
Regardless of who the real culprit is, he will follow Mr. Furuya's instructions to firmly pin the culprit label on Gin, who is disguised as Enshaw.
According to Mr. Furuya, there were actually two codenamed members of the organization who should be arrested this time, and he had prepared evidence of one mastermind and one accomplice.
As a result, the next day, the codenamed member who was originally identified as an accomplice died under mysterious circumstances.
However, getting one of them is enough to break even. Besides, it's perfectly reasonable. After the code name member committed a crime, he was arrested by the police. Even if the organization investigates internally, they won't be able to find Mr. Furuya.
X has given up hope on the script; all he wants now is to get the police out of there as soon as possible.
He had nothing and was still grinning foolishly; he was just one step away from intellectual disability in the conventional sense.
X now has two choices: one is to let the dog take off the leather suit, but then the victim will be added to the list; the other is to let Him wear the suit until the police leave.
But Officer Matsuda's words just now forced him to choose between two options. If he chose one, that conscientious officer would probably investigate thoroughly, so it was better to just gloss over it for now.
Anyway, this isn't a movie shoot. Based on the three people he asked earlier, this world doesn't even have superpowers, so he decided to choose option two!
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Inspector Megure, who was in charge of the interrogation, was at his wits' end, unable to get any information out of him!
Everyone has an alibi, and they can even corroborate each other's.
It wasn't until a police officer rushed in from the basement and whispered something in his ear that the fat officer found a breakthrough.
He looked at the tall man with long white hair and asked, "Mr. Earnshaw, could you repeat your movements at night these past few days?"
Gin suppressed the urge to click his tongue; it was best not to let him know who the cops were who had gotten him into this mess.
He spoke in a harsh tone, but answered truthfully: "I stay in my room every night."
Inspector Megure: "Are you alone?"
Gin looked at the fat man like he was an idiot: "Otherwise, do I need a few people watching me while I sleep at night?"
Inspector Megure realized he had asked a somewhat foolish question, but he immediately followed up with, "But since your grandson Hareton died, you've been all alone here, and even your butler died on the third day."
The implication is that he has absolutely no alibi.
"Moreover, my men found something on the body."
The young officer showed him the evidence bag, which contained several strands of silver hair of varying lengths.
"This was found in the hair of your deceased butler."
Gin scoffed as if he had heard something ridiculous: "What can a few strands of hair prove? I'm not the only one with silver hair here."
Indeed, there are two other people here with long silver hair.
The second person with a sour face and long silver hair sat down in front of Inspector Megure.
"Miss Catherine, what have you been doing these past few nights?" Inspector Megure asked.
Adam: "Sleep."
Are you alone?
Then, a third person with long silver hair was introduced to play the role of Mr. Edgar Linton's cabbage, Catherine's husband.
So here's the question: given that the killer is very likely a person with long silver hair.
One of them had no alibi because he lived alone, while the other two had alibis but were a married couple living together. This raises suspicions that they may have committed perjury or even committed the crime together.
This is troublesome... Inspector Megure desperately hopes that a detective brother will appear out of nowhere to lend him a hand.
Unfortunately, there are no detectives here, only himself.
Upon discovering the clue, Officer Matsuda walked behind his superior and quietly observed.
Compared to these three, he was more suspicious of the monster. He had just returned from the basement and had also seen the small cut on each of the corpses.
But... how can we make them believe it?
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Author's Note: Classic three-choice options, and options not included in the three-choice range [doge emoji]
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