Chino was punched through by Rune Barrett at close range before. The injury never healed. He was wrapped in thick gauze and was still bleeding vaguely. In addition, he was exposed to the rain for a long time and suffered from hypothermia.

Seriously, my fingers are extremely cold.

But this coolness was like a clear spring, flowing into Solandel's mind along the area between her eyebrows, calming down her anxious and chaotic thoughts.

calm...

You have to calm down and help him...

From the beginning to the end, Solandel believed in Kino. Even if he kept overturning the evidence he said just now, and even hinted that he was the culprit intentionally or unintentionally, she still believed in him and never doubted him.

Maybe it's because of her young age. After all, Solandel is only 12 years old. Little girls of this age are easy to trust others. If you treat her a little better, she will stick to you.

Or perhaps, it’s because of the memories of the past together – the instant hit with each other when we first met, the intoxicating rendition of “To the Little Princess” at the banquet, the silent but powerful encouragement when playing together with four hands, the naughtiness and playfulness when cooking together

, chatting about life under the moonlight, hugging when she was confused... through so many little moments, her trust in Kino had already seeped into her bones.

No matter what others say, or even what Kino himself says, Solandel always trusts him and never wavers.

So at this time, Solandel did not struggle with the issue of trust or distrust, but focused on the evidence, trying to find loopholes in them.

Solandel seemed to regard herself as the judge, and Kino, who was holding her forehead, was the suspect awaiting trial in the audience.

The duty of a judge is not to let bad people go, nor to kill good people by mistake.

Since we firmly believe that he is not a bad person, we must do everything we can to help him escape guilt.

Solandel slowly closed her eyes, thoughts surging in her heart...

If I were the judge, how could I save him?

With so much conclusive evidence, which point should I point out to defeat the accusations against him by outsiders?

If I were the judge...

In the constant thought simulation, Solandel's mind had completely calmed down and she began to sort out the clues she had obtained.

There was a lot of criminal evidence from the scene, and every piece of evidence pointed to Kino as the assassin.

But in fact, there is a very subtle commonality among these evidences - whenever Kino has room for self-proof, and there is a loophole in the previous evidence, another piece of evidence will always appear to fill in the loophole. It is almost like...

It's like it was designed in advance.

Nothing in this world is perfect. Things that evolve naturally must have some kind of flaws. Perfect creations are often man-made.

The same is true for criminal evidence. It is a good thing to have a precise chain of evidence, but if it is too precise, it will appear very deliberate.

It's like a vase with a flawless surface. It looks priceless from a distance, but as soon as you find a flaw up close, it will immediately fall into a mediocre condition.

In this case, as long as a breakthrough is found among these sophisticated evidences, the entire chain of evidence will be self-defeating!

Solandel's thoughts were running rapidly, entering a state of memory storm, searching for the slightest flaw in the irrefutable evidence.

At the time of the crime, all the confessions, including his own cognition, matched up and could not be broken down.

Regarding the method of committing the crime, is Kino the only person in Doguland who can use a sniper rifle? It is currently doubtful. But he does have the opportunity and ability to control the weapon and it cannot be broken.

The location of the crime is theoretically doubtful. According to my own judgment, it is in the cathedral. However, the murderer seems to have disguised the scene and misled the search team of the Guards Corps. No new discoveries were made, and it is temporarily impossible to solve it.

The motive for the crime is evidenced by two golden assassination warrants, and Chino is currently the only suspect. It cannot be solved until new evidence or suspects appear.

The decisive evidence is that the sniper rifle used for the assassination had one and only Chino's fingerprints... This is the most indestructible, and it is directly confirmed that it was Chino who fired the gun.

So what exactly...

etc.

wrong.

The most unbreakable and decisive evidence...

Solandel opened her eyes suddenly, and those blue eyes reflected the person in front of her. Kino still pressed his fingers between her eyebrows. No skin could be seen on his hands, which were tightly wrapped in white gloves.

This is the tip he gave!

"Fingerprints!" Solandel almost lost her voice. Fortunately, the heavy rain outside the window swallowed up the sound and her voice did not come out.

Kino's amber eyes narrowed into crescent moons with a smile, and he said with great interest: "Go on."

Solandel seemed to have grasped the hope, and her whole body became excited: "Fingerprints! There are your fingerprints on that sniper rifle. This is the most decisive evidence, but it is also the most flawed evidence - you love to be clean.

I always wear gloves and rarely take them off. In that case, why are there your fingerprints on the gun? Would you touch the weapon with your bare hands? Obviously not! That fingerprint is forged!"

Kino smiled and said: "But this evidence seems not solid enough. Maybe I really took off my gloves that day?"

There was no trace of doubt on Solandel's face, and she was smiling: "Then here's the problem. When the Star Castle was stolen, you were with me and Lorna. If you were an assassin, you could only instruct others to steal sniper shots.

Gun, why are there no fingerprints of the thief on it? Why are there no fingerprints of the Alchemist of the Star Castle? Why are there no fingerprints of the transporting soldiers? Why are there no fingerprints of the original owner, the extraterrestrial alien?"

"Since the birth of that gun, has no one touched it with bare hands? It happened that you were the only one who took off your gloves, touched the gun body with your bare hands, and left fingerprints on it? Is this reasonable?"

"So, there is and is only your fingerprint on the gun. This seems to be ironclad evidence, but in fact it is the biggest flaw! Someone used some method to erase the original fingerprints on the gun, and then copied your fingerprints on it!"

"The decisive evidence has been broken, which means that all the evidence chains have completely collapsed, and they were all forged by the real murderer! Fingerprints can be forged, and so can everything else. This is the key to breaking them!"

The corners of Kino's lips raised, and his eyes filled with smiles: "You are suitable to be a detective, and I will definitely be very happy to see you."

Solandel tilted her little head: "What is a detective? What is 11?"

Kino was stunned for a moment, then seemed to have come to his senses, and couldn't help but smile: "It's okay, just think I'm talking to myself."

Solandel held Kino's hand and said excitedly: "Let me take you to find your brother! If I tell him these analyses, he will definitely believe me! Let's catch the real culprit together!"

"Indeed, this is the best solution - go to your brother and break my suspicion, and then I will join forces with him to catch the real culprit and execute him, and everyone will be happy. But~" Kino took off his gloves and used his own

Touching Solandel's delicate face with her fingers, her smile became deeper and deeper, "That's not how the game works."

Solandel blinked: "Hmm...what do you mean?"

"This real murderer designed such a good play, and we just finished the first act, and we smashed the theater. That's too rude." Kino ran his fingers through Solandel's hair and helped her

Combing the messy hair after sleeping, "This real murderer has laid out a very precise plan, link by link. Its advantages are meticulousness and efficiency. Once it is tricked, it is extremely difficult to escape. But the disadvantage is also obvious. It is too

It is precise and lacks flexibility, making it difficult to form a second offensive after failure."

Solandel looked up at Kino: "Then...how can I help you?"

Kino gently leaned down, held Solandel's little face, put his thin lips to her ear, and whispered softly and affectionately: "Can I trust you? Little princess."

Solandel raised her hand and used the sleeves of her pajamas to wipe the rain off Kino's face. Her eyes were as clear as the blue lake water: "If there is only one person left in the world that you can trust, it must be me."

"Rumble--" The thunder resounded through the night sky, and the sound wave swept through the entire Thunder Cloud City. Thunder light poured in from the window like a tide and filled the bedroom. Half of Kino's face was still immersed in darkness, and the other half of his face was illuminated by the lightning.

Now, there seemed to be thousands of arcs of electricity intertwining and flowing in the amber pupils.
Chapter completed!