0015 Chapter 1 Confessions of the Dead (Section 9)
Ms. Navis's card uses a simple sketch of a maid cleaning furniture, which is slightly inconsistent.
Zhen Cheng, who had imprinted the picture in his mind through instant memory, walked towards the stairs at a steady pace, recalling the unusual parts of the picture in his mind.
The maid's clothing looks quite similar to that of the murderer seen in her environment, but after all, it is a simple drawing, so it is impossible to distinguish accurately.
This is not abnormal. What is really strange is that the hand the maid used to wipe the furniture was in a half-clenched fist position. No one would wipe the furniture with such a hand shape. It looked more like...she was grabbing something without painting.
What comes out...
Thinking of this, the vision of himself being covered to death by a maid with a rag on her other hand came to Zhen Cheng's mind.
Compared with those great detectives who have a photographic memory of every detail, Zhen Cheng has no special advantage in this regard. But when she recalled the memories she had just experienced recently, she seemed to have discovered something in them.
Stepping down the luxurious stone steps, Zhen Cheng traced her memories and locked her eyes on the piano in the corner. As expected, a dusty rag was lying quietly on the piano cover.
Zhen Cheng realized the problem that he had vaguely noticed in his memories - those props that looked like the organizers intentionally left them in the hall.
Thinking about it more carefully, it seems that the huge key in [Baron]'s hand has been seen in this hall before?
Thinking of this, Zhen Cheng walked straight to the piano, reached out and picked up the rag.
At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded less than a meter behind her: "Is there anything special about this rag?"
The nervous female voice, even a little cautious, made Zhen Cheng feel ten times more frightened when she heard it.
After a moment of panic, she could even imagine the weak and timid Ms. Navis following her down the stairs like a cat without making a sound.
Navis is not a detective known for his reasoning and observation, but he is not so stupid as to ignore the problems he has pointed out. After experiencing the illusion just now, Zhen Cheng has no doubt that other characters will have unimaginable means.
to obtain additional information.
The deliberate tracking and sneaking skills that clearly exceeded the limits of common sense gave Zhen Cheng a deeper understanding of this female detective who is known as "the one who can solve all problems with luck".
The key now is how to prevent the murderer character who once actually killed the victim from obtaining her murder weapon?
Turning around with the rag in hand, Zhen Cheng had a smile on her face that showed the overall situation was in control. The banter was mixed with scrutiny and ridicule, and she replied in a pleasant voice: "If I guessed correctly, this rag should be for you to use."
Tool to kill me,"
Then, she made a move that made Ms. Navis panic and threw the rag directly at the other party:
"Now, are you going to use it to kill me?"
Navis instinctively avoided the thing Zhen Cheng threw at her, letting the rag fall directly to the ground. Her eyes immediately swept back and forth between the rag on the ground and the smile on Zhen Cheng's face. After repeated attempts, she finally picked up the rag on the ground.
rag.
The moment his fingertips touched the rag, Navis felt a trace of warmth that should never exist in this object that had been placed on the cold piano cover for a long time.
What she said was actually the truth?
Along with the props thrown at Zhen Cheng, there was another problem. Should she be "killed"?
Faced with the girl's teasing look, Detective Navis put away the nervousness and hesitation on his face. The speed was so fast that it gave people the illusion that his second personality was online.
Weak control, listening and observation, behavioral analysis, and suggestion induction. Under the mask of "the luckiest detective", the real source of power that gained Navis fame and merit is that she is actually a psychologist of the behavioral-cognitive school.
Study expert.
But at this moment, she was completely unable to understand the motivation and intention behind Zhen Cheng's behavior.
Faced with an outlier among detectives, a geek who has gained advantages from side fields, can Zhen Cheng, who relies on the game of wits quite well, have a way to break the situation?
Yes, and at the moment when she was frightened and turned around, she had already put it into practice.
The only person who can stump an expert who is proficient in behavior analysis theory is a lunatic who is beyond all theories.
Zhen Cheng's choice was very decisive, because she was very clear about her strengths and weaknesses. If things developed to the point where she was forced to cover up and finally the other party saw through her guilty conscience, it would turn into an ugly fight.
And once the matter involves physical strength, physical fitness, and athletic ability, she is very sure that the result will probably not be optimistic.
"You are well-known, Miss Zhen's quick thinking, I have really experienced it today. To be honest, I have met several criminals who are smart enough to think of you. But none of them can put on a crazy performance that can destroy my judgment."
It must be as pure, authentic and flawless as you are,”
Obviously, Ms. Navis understood the essence behind Zhen Cheng's performance at a glance - her disguise was seen through, and the other party discovered the most effective response method in an instant and successfully put it into practice. However, she saw her change of subject:
"But if you think that I only know how to guess the truth through the opponent's performance, and I am not good at the logical deduction that you guys think you are unique in, I'm afraid you should still underestimate me.
Your identity seems to be everyone's enemy in this game, but in fact, the conflict of interest between us 'suspects' is greater than the conflict with you, the victim.
To deal with most 'suspects', the most beneficial way for you is to give us half-truths and half-false information. On the one hand, it allows us to understand the truth that we are not the murderer, and on the other hand, it leads us to mistakenly think that the wrong player is the real murderer.
.
This is enough to prevent us from giving correct reasoning in the end while protecting our own safety. We can take all the advantages in the less rigorous victory conditions given by the organizer.
In other words, out of all five 'suspects', at least four will not pose a threat to you, and can even provide some help. The premise is that we ourselves are not stupid enough to draw the wrong conclusion.
And the only person who needs to be locked in a room with a keyhole and restricted movement is the [murderer] who actually took action in history. You see, after coming back in a big circle, your actions still revealed to me
You know the truth of the matter, right?
Miss Zhen, your madness is disguised, just like me. Therefore, those of us with very clear and rational underlying consciousness cannot make truly crazy, irrational, and contrary-to-our-interest behaviors. This is your biggest flaw!
If I guess correctly, even if I am not following you, you will find an excuse to give me the 'murder weapon' calmly, at a certain time when you think I have confirmed that I am not a killer, right?"
As she spoke, the expression on her face was no longer timid, and there was no trace of fear in her owl-like round and large yellowish pupils. Instead, there was a suppressed distortion and morbidity, very much like the woman who finished the job with a rag.
Murderous Maid:
"Miss Zhen, pretending to be crazy and acting stupid is my specialty. If you want to make me suffer in this regard, you are too young.
Let’s start with the ugly words. If you try to restrict my movements like you did with Epiron, I will just throw the rag next to you and complete the kill.
Believe me, if it develops into a situation where both of us are eliminated, your losses will definitely be greater."