Chapter 3404-3416 [Vermouth's Prayer]
Jiang Xia looked back at the suspects and said to Inspector Megure, "Today's victim is only the deceased. Apart from that, there are no injured people. In addition, the deceased was an avid football fan with a long history of bad deeds, and he has offended many people. Rather than a random killing, today's case is more like a deliberate murder."
Inspector Megure nodded like a chicken pecking at rice: Murder in a public place is troublesome in itself, and if it is a random killing, it is even more difficult - now that Jiang Xia has confirmed that this is a targeted murder, he really breathed a sigh of relief.
The respectable, lovable, and reliable Jiang Xia continued, "To avoid everyone's attention and kill the victim in such a crowded carriage, the murderer must have done a lot of homework in advance - such as bringing a knife that could kill the victim with one blow, or quietly approaching the victim before boarding the train to avoid making large movements in the crowded crowd and attracting everyone's attention.
"Also, the murderer chose this stop because the most people get off the train at this station. This would allow him to blend in with the crowd and leave safely after killing someone.
"In other words, the murderer not only intended the murder, but also had it premeditated. He must have been following the deceased for some time and had a grasp of his movements and the condition of his vehicle, which is why he decided to strike today."
"I see!" Inspector Megure seemed to understand something, but there was obviously more he didn't understand. He looked at the four suspects who had been screened out again, "Then they..."
Jiang Xia: "After the game, the largest group of passengers on this bus were fans of the two teams. Since the murderer planned to leave with the crowd, he would definitely try his best to blend in, so..."
Officer Gao Mu understood: "He deliberately dressed up like a football fan to make himself more 'popular'!"
Jiang Xia nodded: "So after the incident, there is no need to stop all the passengers. As long as we stop those who are obviously fans, we can catch the murderer.
"Although there are more fans on this train, compared to the overall passenger flow at the station, the 'fan-finding' screening method is actually more efficient.
"Once we've narrowed down the candidates, we just need to check their tickets and pick out the ones who bought their tickets particularly early. To make the move easier, the killer needs to be right behind the victim. If he buys his ticket too late and waits too long in line, he risks losing them."
He looked at the three passengers behind him and said, "The match just now ended at 5 pm, and these three passengers were the only ones who bought their tickets before 5 pm."
"Only three people..." Inspector Megure thought he would have to screen a large number of suspects, but he didn't expect that as soon as Brother Jiang Xia opened his mouth, the scope of suspects was narrowed down to the three people he was familiar with.
Happiness came so suddenly that while he was happy, he was also a little bit incredulous for a moment: "But...what if the murderer got off the train and changed out of his fan clothes before leaving the station? Or if he didn't leave the station at all and took another train instead, then wouldn't we have to expand our screening to all platforms?"
Jiang Xia shook his head. "The restroom at this station is outside the ticket gate. If the murderer wants to change clothes, he can only do so inside the station. There are a lot of people coming and going at this time. If you're not careful, someone changing clothes in public will be noticed and get into trouble."
"As for switching to another vehicle... the train involved in the accident would have been out of service after the incident, and other vehicles hadn't arrived yet. If the murderer wanted to switch, he'd have to risk being questioned by the arriving police. For him, that's far less effective than just sneaking out of the station and escaping danger completely."
"I see!"
The same sigh was heard, but this time, it was not Inspector Megure who made the sound, but the flight attendant who brought the suspect over.
The flight attendant scratched his hat and glanced at the "new doctor" who was forced to stand with the three suspects. He felt a little ashamed. "Actually, right after the murder, this gentleman also asked me to stop those people dressed like football fans. I didn't know why at the time, and I thought he was trying to confuse people and get away, so I brought him here too... Uh, I'm so sorry."
"No need to apologize. It's good to be vigilant." The fake doctor smiled. "Now that the misunderstanding is resolved, I'll be leaving first."
As he said this, he turned around... and was stopped by Inspector Megure with shining eyes.
"Brother Xinchu, I never thought you had the talent to be a detective. You actually think the same as Jiang Xia!"
Inspector Megure was really surprised: a seemingly ordinary school doctor could actually follow Jiang Xia's thinking - although he failed to accurately screen out three people, but at least he was right about the first step.
As an experienced police officer, Inspector Megure decided not to let go of any potential embryo. Moreover, this murder occurred in a public place and was likely to cause panic, and it had not yet been solved.
He pointed at the three suspects and asked Dr. Arata expectantly, "Since you were in the car at the time, take a look. Which of them looks most familiar?"
"..." "Dr. Arata" tried to keep smiling, "There were too many people, I really didn't pay attention - I have other things to do today, so I'll leave first."
Seeing this, Ayumi Yoshida, who was watching carefully nearby, hurried out: When the vehicle turned, she almost fell down, and it was Dr. Shinde who helped her up, and then Sister Xiaolan ran over to protect her, preventing her from being stepped on.
Now that the person who helped her was about to leave, she hadn't even said thank you yet. Yoshida Ayumi didn't dare miss the last chance and quickly said, "Uncle doctor, thank you for holding me up in the car just now! If it weren't for you, I might have fallen down."
The "new doctor" suddenly froze.
The next moment, a voice came from behind. Inspector Megure cleared his throat and said enthusiastically, "Since we're here, let's solve the case first. Strictly speaking, no one in this carriage can leave now. It's just that we can't identify other people, so we can't find them one by one. But you..."
He didn't finish his words, but everyone understood.
Since it has been confirmed that Dr. Xinchu is also in the car, it is actually normal to let him stay.
“…”
After a brief silence, "Dr. Shinde" took a deep breath and said, "Okay. I'll go to the bathroom first, that's fine."
…
In the bathroom.
Vermouth held the phone and sighed: The meeting time has to be changed to the evening.
She put her phone back in her pocket, put her hands to the running faucet, scooped up a handful of water, and saw her reflection in the water:
"It's almost a full moon, I hope everything goes well..."
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