Chapter Two This is Murder, and the Murderer Is Among Us
Life is like chocolate, you never know what the next one will taste like - Forrest Gump.
Takeshi Nanahara now feels a little bit like Forrest Gump. He didn't expect that he would be kidnapped by two girls on the first day of school. It was simply inexplicable.
Fortunately, he has a happy-go-lucky personality. Since he can't escape - in school, when a boy is grabbed by a girl, it is difficult to escape, so he might as well not waste his efforts and struggle, and he will be escorted in very obediently.
A vacant science laboratory - there are already seven unlucky people in it, five men and two women. As expected, they are impatient to wait. They either look aggrieved or are complaining in a low voice.
After Qingjian Liuli entered the door, he said perfunctorily, "Nanahara-kun (the two parties have already introduced each other on the way), I'm sorry, I will only delay you for a short while" and forced him to sit down, then climbed up to the podium and looked around.
, bowed deeply and said loudly: "Dear students, please be quiet! I am very sorry to keep everyone waiting, but I believe that after the event is over, everyone will think that the time was not wasted!"
She is confident, has a loud voice, and has a strong aura, and the commotion in the room disappears instantly.
Qingjian Ruri smiled with satisfaction and bowed gently again: "Let me introduce myself first. I am Qingjian Ruri from Class E of the first year. The reason why I invited you here is very clear to you, which is to establish a new club - deductive reasoning.
Jingyan Society!
I have had this idea for a long time. My first contact with mystery was when I was in the third grade of elementary school. Since then, I have been deeply attracted by mystery novels. But as I get older, I gradually discovered a problem.
Many mystery novels take things for granted, and even go astray. In order to express the darkness of human nature, reflect social problems, and reason for the sake of reasoning, there is a serious lack of logic!
At that time, I thought that if one day I have the opportunity, I will definitely form a fan organization that truly loves reasoning and has rigorous logic. Now I think it is the time. I hope that I can form an association with everyone and promote Japan's development in Japan.
Developments in the discipline of deductive reasoning..."
She had obviously prepared for a long time. She wrote the speech passionately and memorized it very well. Overall, it was very contagious. However, there may not be many people in the room who really like reasoning. Most people can't even name "deductive reasoning".
They had never heard of it, and gradually some people became impatient.
The atmosphere started to get worse again, and at this moment, a chubby boy suddenly stood up, his eyes widened, and he opened his mouth to speak, but he pinched his neck and said "Hehe" but couldn't say anything and staggered.
After a few steps, he turned around to face everyone. Blood slowly flowed from the corner of his mouth, and he fell to the ground. He twitched a few times, kicked his legs, and stopped moving.
The room fell silent for an instant. The captured "preparatory members" looked at the boy who fell to the ground in shock. Their thoughts froze and they lost the ability to speak.
What is this, a sudden illness?
"Everyone, don't panic!" Qing Jian Liuli's little face looked calm. He first calmed everyone down, then quickly stepped forward and put his hand on the boy's carotid artery to try, then rolled his eyelids and looked up again.
He became heavy and whispered, "He is dead. The cause of death was acute poisoning!"
Then she looked around the room with sharp eyes, "This is murder, and the murderer is among us!"
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In the science laboratory, the desks were put together into a long table. Eight students including Takeshi Nanahara were sitting on both sides. The "dead corpse" lying in front was secretly taking out the sign "I am a corpse" and the "autopsy report"
Place on the chest.
Qingmi Ruri was distributing handwritten pamphlets, her fair face flushed with excitement, and she suppressed her excitement and said: "Tsuda-san was brutally murdered. As companions and friends, we have the responsibility and obligation to replace him." He delivers justice and finds the murderer!"
This was probably a recruitment activity for the club organized by her. The abducted students were somewhat interested and took the handwritten pamphlets and began to read them.
Takeshi Nanahara received one and flipped through it, and found that this activity was somewhat similar to a "script killing". The booklet contained the character's today's itinerary, what he saw and heard, his relationship with the "dead man", and the persistence of his body. There are things and so on. It is estimated that the next step is for a group of people to ask each other and discuss, solve various "puzzles", and deduce the motives and methods of the "murderer" to kill the "deceased" and the hidden secrets behind it.
Overall, it's a bit interesting, but he doesn't have time for this kind of thing.
If it only took ten or twenty minutes, he wouldn't mind giving a certain lady some face and sitting here as a small favor, but looking at the situation here, it wouldn't take more than an hour or two.
He stood up and said: "Qingmi-san, I have already learned about the event. It is very interesting, but if there is nothing else, can I go back first?"
Qing Jian Liuli was introducing the rules of the game to others. Hearing this, he turned around and said, "No, Nanahara-san, this is a murder incident. No one can leave until the murderer is found."
The number of people was just right. If Takeshi Nanahara left, half of the event would be ruined. She couldn't accept it.
"But I have other plans this afternoon and I can't afford to waste too much time."
"Please, wait a minute!" Qingjian Liuli had a good idea and wanted to carry out this event no matter what, so he said it perfunctorily and hurried to answer other people's questions.
Takeshi Nanahara shook his head. He had already made an appointment with the people at the garbage collection station. He couldn't wait that long and asked directly: "So, the murderer must be found before he can leave?"
"That's right!"
Qing Jian Ruri prepared the whole spring break for this event. She spent more than ten days racking her brains and setting up countless logical traps. Everyone only grasped part of the truth and part of the "truth" that seemed to be the truth. To want to Putting all the clues together to find the "murderer" is by no means an easy task. As long as these people start looking for the "murderer" and immerse themselves in the game, they will definitely be impressed by the charm of deductive reasoning and will eventually become invested. Under her command, he became a formal member of the "Deductive Reasoning Research Society".
At that time, the first shot of her wonderful college life will be completely launched!
She thought beautifully, but Takeshi Nanabahara didn't care. He put the handwritten pamphlet aside and asked, "Can I start first?"
The first stage of this game is to ask each other and exchange information. Anyone can start. Qingjian Ruri said indifferently: "Okay, let's start asking questions from Nanahara-san!"
"You can ask questions freely, whatever you want?"
"Everyone has three minutes to ask questions freely, but others have the right to choose to answer according to their own identities, not to answer or to lie."
Takeshi Nanahara nodded to express his understanding, then turned to the "suspects" and smiled: "Everyone, please stand up."
The students were well disciplined and cooperative. Even if they were confused, they stood up in groups and looked at him without knowing why.
Qingjian Liuli didn't know what he wanted to do, but it didn't violate the rules of the game, and she didn't stop him - it didn't matter, it was just a waste of three minutes at most.
Takeshi Nanahara raised his hands with a smile, "Please close your eyes, come on... everyone raise your hands above your head."
"Yes, that's it, start taking deep breaths."
"Inhale, exhale, inhale deeply, exhale slowly, and relax your body."
"Imagine yourself in a silent forest, with the fragrance of the trees, the sweet chirping of birds, and the clear spring water flowing over the rocks..."
Takeshi Nanahara's voice was very magnetic, guiding everyone's breathing just like guided meditation. The sense of command was so strong that Qingjian Ruri couldn't help but start adjusting the breathing rate according to his instructions, but she still felt something was wrong in her heart.
What are you doing, and what does this have to do with finding the "murderer"?
Is this going to be a yoga class?
But this guy’s voice is so magnetic, it’s quite comforting to listen to…
She was hesitating whether to stop her when she heard Takeshi Nanahara say: "Okay, everyone is doing a good job, that's it, keep your body relaxed, relax... Very good, very good... The murderer can put his hands down now."
Qing Jian Liuli instinctively wanted to droop her arms, but her brain instantly realized that she was not the "murderer". In the end, her arms only trembled slightly. Most of the people present had the same reaction as her. The droop of her arms stopped and returned to normal. There was only one wearing glasses.
The boy lowered his arm nearly halfway before raising it again, with a slightly embarrassed expression.
Takeshi Nanahara smiled apologetically at the man with glasses, pointed at him and said to Qingmi Ruri: "Qingmi-san, he killed you, can I leave?" This chapter has been completed!