Chapter 1849 1857 [Hey! You have no ghost]
Unfortunately, perhaps the "funeral silver coin" was not here, or perhaps that person was too good at hiding his expression. The only response to Takamori Masumi was the faint bird calls coming from the hall in the distance. In the birdcage, two canaries were fluttering in panic.
For two innocent little birds who just wanted to incubate their eggs quietly, the two consecutive murders and the various screams coming from the murder scenes were too heavy a burden.
The joys and sorrows of humans and birds are not the same. But at this moment, Takamori Masumi's mood was not much better than those two birds.
——What Jiang Xia said just now was indeed not just casual talk.
Because after a brief moment of thought, he seemed to have sorted out his thoughts and talked about the case in detail.
"This should be a cleverly designed psychological scam." Jiang Xia pointed to the wine bottles and glasses on the table, "Before the dinner started, the murderer sneaked into an empty room, placed two wine glasses and an opened bottle of red wine on the table, and poisoned one of the glasses.
"After making these preparations, the murderer took advantage of the chaos at the venue and quietly made an appointment with the deceased to meet. So when the dinner started, the deceased took the initiative to leave the banquet hall and came to the death scene.
"But the murderer did not come with us. He stayed at the venue, calculated the time, and called the deceased after he sat down. During the call, he said something that would make the deceased drink the poisoned wine voluntarily, such as 'someone suddenly came to see me just now, I'm going to go out for a while, you drink some wine and wait for me.'"
"I see!" Inspector Megure slammed his palm, "Then the deceased drank the poisoned wine and died on the spot."
Takamori Masumi couldn't be as happy as him, she really felt her heart begin to ache. For a moment, she wanted to just collapse to the ground with her knees weak.
But her desire to survive made her hold back: "But, but there are two wine glasses here. What if the deceased used the other glass? Killing someone from a distance like this would create too much uncertainty. Only if the murderer is actually sitting here can we guarantee that the deceased drank the only glass of poisoned wine as he imagined."
Mao Lilan was startled and looked up at her. Her rich experience and keen intuition made her vaguely aware of something, and her heart sank.
Suzuki Sonoko also raised her head and glanced at Takamori Masumi. Some rich experience and some not-so-sensitive intuition made her touch her chin and nodded thoughtfully: "..." Masumi could actually think of using this method to attract Jiang Xia's attention. She is very good at finding a point of entry!
Indeed, if you say "Hello, handsome guy!" to a detective on the street, he may not respond to you.
But if you say to the detective, "Hey! I find that there are some problems with your reasoning"... then from then on, I'm afraid you won't be able to leave even if you want to.
Jiang Xia really did not ignore this question, and his eyes fell on Takamori Masumi: "That's why I just said that the murderer needs to use some psychological manipulation techniques - if there are two empty cups on the table, and two empty chairs in the same position next to the table, then the probability of the deceased drinking the poisoned wine is indeed only half.
"But if you pour a little red wine into one of the glasses in advance and pull the stool slightly to create the illusion that someone is sitting here, then the deceased will have no choice but to sit on the other side.
"And this would make the deceased think that the other party had drunk some wine while waiting for him, so he could drink some first. So he poured wine into the empty cup that had been poisoned in advance and poisoned himself."
Suzuki Sonoko: “…” Just one sentence of questioning made Jiang Xia say such a long sentence, and he kept looking at Masumi seriously during the whole process. This is really... so effective!
She seemed to realize something, took out her phone, and quietly wrote down in her memo: As expected of a quasi-adult who has worked in society, Masumi is quite good at making conversation. Save it, save it, for later use.
Before I finished writing it down, I heard Takamori Masumi speak again: "But it's still very strange. President Rokujo was poisoned yesterday because of drinking too much red wine, and it hasn't even been 30 hours. In this environment, if it were me, I would definitely not dare to drink if I was suddenly called to an empty room and found two glasses of wine in the room."
Suzuki Sonoko was typing while eavesdropping with her ears perked up: "..." That makes so much sense, why didn't she think of it just now.
In order to chase her idol, Masumi actually awakened her detective soul... It seems that if she wants to use this method proficiently, she needs to seriously hone her professional skills.
Jiang Xia is very patient: "Some people are not naturally alert enough, and always think that bad things will not happen to them, so they dare to continue to live at their own pace after the incident, and do whatever they want. In previous murder cases, I have also encountered some victims who died because of this.
"And this time, the murderer also took this factor into consideration - being suddenly invited to an empty room with no owner would indeed make him alert. But what if, in the deceased's concept, this is not an empty room, but a room with an owner?
"This hotel has a long history. When it was first built, it was not a hotel, so the name tags on the doors were not room numbers, but name tags of the guests, which could be removed and modified at any time. So, just find an empty room and put a fake name tag with the murderer's name on it. When the victim arrives, he will think he has come to the murderer's room.
"Now there are police everywhere, and this is not a home with better privacy, but a hotel room where staff can enter at any time. Unless the murderer wants to expose himself, this place is definitely not a suitable place for killing. The deceased subconsciously gave birth to such thoughts and a sense of security, and then drank the fatal cup of poison without any sense of crisis."
"..." Takamori Masumi opened his mouth and smiled, "Amazing! When I saw your case-solving reports before, I was wondering if they were artistic processing. I didn't expect you to be able to find so much useful information from such a small number of clues."
Mao Lilan looked at her expression and the cold sweat on her forehead, and lowered her head sadly.
Suzuki Sonoko also lowered her head and was clicking on her phone: "..." So that's how it is. After questioning, wait for the other party to give an explanation, and then be sure to praise his professionalism. First criticize and then praise, the effect will be doubled!
…
Because there was no further evidence at the moment, everyone left the scene and prepared to rest.
Mao Lilan took two steps back and walked to Suzuki Sonoko's side: "Sonoko, have you noticed that Masumi..."
"I discovered it." Suzuki Sonoko was excited, "She is so amazing!"
Mao Lilan: “…”Eh?
(End of this chapter)
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