It is proceeding in an orderly manner under Swift's control.
A famous detective really deserves his reputation.
Even with the interference of information like Ronald and the two sneaking in on the roof of the car last night, he still gradually compiled more useful information through his keen perception of various details and clear logical analysis.
First of all, the victim secretly boarded the Dongfeng under the protection of the military between midnight yesterday and early today, and rode in one of the five super boxes on the train's special carriage with Alida. Few people knew about it.
There are very few.
Then, early this morning.
Dongfeng departs from the first stop on its itinerary.
At the same time that Ronald and Nessus separated and the 'merchant' turned into an 'actor', the murderer started committing the crime at an extremely fast speed, brutally slaughtering the entire box where the victim was.
The goals are clear, the means are ruthless, and the actions are precise.
The whole process was unusually quiet, and no one noticed the murder.
This incident was not noticed until the evening when the train conductor smelled the unmistakable smell of blood in the compartment.
There is no doubt that this is definitely a long-planned assassination!
Currently, there is only one witness on the train.
That was Arida who happened to witness the murderer's silhouette when he disappeared.
Based on the full recollection of the actress.
The man was between 1.7 and 1.8 meters tall. He didn't have any extra marks on his body when he left, and he left honestly through the carriage door.
Finally, this is the most puzzling part.
Except for Alida, who saw the man's disappearing figure, no one on duty in the other compartments saw any trace of the man. Since few people left the compartment in the early morning, the guards were very sure of this.
The only records from that time period.
In fact, it was Ronald and Nessos taking a shower.
Moreover, according to the statistics of the staff on the train, the number of passengers on the Dongfeng was not less than one, and no suspicious persons were found at the station at that time.
This means that the other party did not jump out of the car and escape, or sneak in to commit the crime.
Instead, he was on the train at this time, disguised as an innocent passenger!
哐珰哐台哐珰——
In front of the train, the shadow of Burrenwich can already be seen in the dark night.
At this moment, Swift's eyes were also fixed on the stronger of the two company employees.
"..."
"Sir, I suggest you tell the truth."
After taking a puff of his pipe, Swift looked sharply and said with certainty:
"All the clues at this moment point to you as the prisoner's identity."
"The truth is obvious and you have no way to escape."
In this regard, before the sturdy clerk could speak, the young man beside him responded to Swift in a panic:
"Mr. Swift, Larmer and I are both law-abiding citizens of the Empire!"
"Even if we wanted to, we don't have the ability to kill all the passengers in the box alone."
"Besides, the two of us have always been dressed like this."
"The luggage you carry doesn't have the dark coat that Miss Alida mentioned. How can you wrongly accuse ordinary people like us?"
While trying his best to defend himself, the expression on the man's face almost made him cry.
Anyone who just looks at his current appearance would probably believe that his emotions come from the heart.
In silence, Swift took a long drag on the pipe, and the smell of burning tobacco passed through her lungs and slowly dissipated from her mouth.
Immediately, he seemed to be sure of something.
Then he took two steps back:
"gentlemen......"
"You may really not be able to do it, but this friend beside you may not."
"Because the Dongfeng was built earlier, the sound insulation on the roof of the carriage was very poor. Even the three guys who stayed up late waiting for the train and then played cards in the middle of the night could hear the noise on the roof at night."
The staff was a little confused:
"But, what does this have to do with us?"
"That happened at night and has nothing to do with this case!"
"..."
After a few seconds of silence, Swift explained:
"This morning, Mr. Ronald didn't notice any movement when he was washing up!"
For a moment, the dining car fell into silence.
Anyone with a little common sense of logic understands what Swift means.
here--
I have to mention the Dongfeng’s carriage structure.
The highest-end carriage that Alida and the victim traveled in was a high-end carriage specially customized by the railway department to serve the powerful.
The location is quite forward, all facilities are complete, and there is no need to worry about disturbances such as noise from the front of the car.
It is an additional brand new carriage.
After that, it was the general carriages where the sound insulation effect plummeted.
Most of the train compartments here are ordinary compartments that are divided into compartments and then tickets are sold and put into use. Passengers have enough space to move, but there are also inconveniences.
The two staff members traveled in these carriages.
Later, the situation changed again.
Because it is far away from the noise at the front of the train, close to the dining car and convenient for dining, the carriages in this section are decorated accordingly, which also increases the ticket price, and belongs to the ranks of luxury carriages.
The box Ronald was riding in belonged to this section.
Then, the problem is obvious.
The criminal left the car after committing the crime this morning. In order not to be discovered by the guards, he left the car where the crime occurred on the roof of the car.
If he goes all the way backward, he will eventually return to his seat.
Then Ronald, who was at the junction of the carriages in the morning, should have been able to hear the sound.
——The result was no.
So the facts are relatively clear.
As long as the prisoner didn't crawl all the way back on the side of the train like Spider-Man, then it means that the location where he was riding was before Ronald took the carriage!
Among them, it can match the position, height and body shape.
The only one who was silent at this moment and had a strong figure was silent!
"..."
The thin staff member who was still arguing just now suddenly lost his temper.
He also realized what Swift meant.
He turned his head with a stiff expression and looked at his silent companion.
"Forehead......"
"Ah! No, I have nothing to do with him!"
He fell backwards from the chair, and the man rolled to the ground and ran away.
"I, I'm just traveling as part of the company's work."
Immediately, it was as if the truth had been accepted by default.
The soldiers on the side raised their firearms and surrounded the sturdy staff in a semicircular formation.
"Kneel down immediately!"
"Don't have any thoughts of resistance!"
call--
At this moment, Ronald suddenly felt a cold wind blowing on his wrist.
The moment a fight was about to break out in the dining car, the thin employee was lying on the ground with a look of panic.