Binks asked: "But will these people be so stupid? Will they be tricked by the murderer into the wilderness without any warning? Moreover, if the mayor disappears, their first reaction should be to go to the police station to report the crime. Shouldn't they?
Since everyone is coming here, at least some of them should be left in the city."
"This is indeed strange." Epsilin thought for a while and said: "But it is not impossible. Maybe the murderer threatened them with the mayor's life and death not to report the crime."
Everyone speculated on the possibility and tried to find a reasonable way to say this, but after thinking for a long time, there was no definite conclusion.
Back in the city, the bodies of the victims were carried back to the police station for detailed inspection. Binx asked his men to go have a meal and rest, and he, Epsilon, and Alice found a restaurant.
At the dinner table, the three of them were still discussing the case. Epsilon said: "Now let's go over the case again. First of all, the murderer committed many murders in the Sir's manor, which caused tension between the Sir and the manor.
Panic. Secondly, the murderer came to Mitikas and killed the mayor and his entourage. He threw the mayor's body out in time for the patrol of Dune Town to find it and led Binks and us to Dune City.
Survey the scene. Third, the murderer took advantage of Sir's uneasiness and hired a large number of outsiders, pretending to be the invited Nissim, waiting for an opportunity to lurk around Sir, and then took advantage of our departure to assassinate Sir."
Binx nodded: "Yes, this is the current investigation progress of the case."
"What do you think, Lord Binx?"
"What ideas can I have? I'm still confused and don't know how to investigate this case. I don't know the murderer's real name, his appearance, his identity, his background, or the motive for the murder. I don't know anything about it.
Although we have found the scene of the first crime, how can we investigate the case with so few clues!?" Binx lay on the table with his forehead propped up, a look of sorrow on his face.
Epsilin shook his hand and said: "The methods you mentioned are all conventional investigation methods, which have limited effect on such carefully planned murder cases. If you want to investigate, you have to start from other aspects, so that you can discover problems and find clues.
."
Binx raised his head and looked at Epsilon: "Listening to what you said, do you already have a solution? Or have you discovered something?"
Epsilin stroked his beard and smiled: "You should find clues from the subtleties of this case. Remember when I said at the Huangsha crossing, there are many doubts and problems in this case."
Binx nodded: "You did. But I still haven't figured out what the doubts and problems are."
Epsilin said: "Let me ask you first, the murderer deceived the mayor out of the hotel in Mitikas and then killed him, but how did he know that Mayor Khalid would appear in the city that day, and how did he stay at the hotel?
Dog hotel?”
Binx thought for a moment, then his eyes suddenly widened: "You mean he knows the mayor's schedule!"
Epsilin said: "Here comes the problem. Although the mayor's schedule is not very secret, most people will not know it. How could the murderer know that Mayor Khalid is traveling and has arrived in Mi?
Ticas?”
Binx's eyes lit up: "Oh~! I understand."
"Also. The murderer has committed many murders in the Jazz Manor before, but he was never discovered by anyone, nor did he trigger any magic circles or traps in the manor. Isn't this a problem?"
Binks said: "This is not just a problem, it just confirms the previous point you said."
Epsilon said: "These two points alone are enough to show that this case is not simple. There is more than one murderer. What's more, there is a third problem."
"besides?"
Epsilin thought about it for a while and then said: "I'm not sure whether this is a problem or not. Let's just assume it's a doubt."
"What is it?"
Epsilin opened his mouth, but stopped talking and waved his hand: "Forget it, I haven't figured this out yet, so I won't talk about it for now."
"Oh, you're so worried about me when you're half-sentenced, tell me now." Binx was anxious.
Alice thought for a moment and said, "Mr. Epsilin, are you wondering why the murderer wanted to kill Mayor Khalid?"
Epsilin was startled for a moment, then nodded and said, "Yes, I'm just thinking about this, do you think there's something wrong with it?"
Alice smiled: "Like you, I'm just a little suspicious."
Binx was surprised: "Don't you already understand this problem? The murderer Mayor Khalid is just trying to get an opportunity to assassinate the Jazz!"
Epsilin waved his hand and said: "No, no, no, there is still something suspicious here. It's just that there are too many problems now, and it's hard to make a judgment on some things."
At this time, new news came from the police station, saying that new clues were found on the body of the deceased.
The three of them rushed to the morgue of the police station without stopping. The city's chief of security took a note and said: "This is it. This was found on the body of a deceased person. It should have been left by the murderer."
Binx took it over and looked at it: "'Twenty-seven years ago', what does it mean?"
Alice's eyes narrowed, she took the note and looked at it. Apart from these few words, there was no other information below.
"What's wrong, what did you find?" Binx asked.
"No, no." Alice shook her head: "It seems that this case must be related to something that happened twenty-seven years ago." After saying that, she fell into deep thought.
Epsilon said: "This is an important clue. If you want to know the inside story, you can only go back and ask Sir Lurkav."
…
It was a rare rain in Mitikas City on this day. By the afternoon, the rain stopped and the air was quite cool. At Joseph's house, the gardener was pruning the flower branches in the flower garden, and several pretty maids were playing ball on the grass. In the house,
Paul called Cesaniel, and the two were discussing the development of asbestos mines and hematite sand. Judging from the bursts of laughter they emitted from time to time, it seemed that they were having a great time talking. In the back garden, a kindhearted person
mother is having a heart-to-heart talk with her son.
"Naviti, I heard from your father that you did something that satisfied him recently."
Naviti held her mother's arm and hugged her closely: "Yes, dad is talking to my friend inside."
Aiyar smiled happily and said: "Your father has always been very strict with his children, and he is especially worried about you. This time you can do something that satisfies him. As a mother, I am very happy that you can do this."
I feel relieved if I can do it.”
"Mom~!" Naviti called out coquettishly: "I will never let you down. I will definitely become the best one in front of my brothers."
Aiyar nodded happily: "You are my only son, and I am not my father's favorite wife. If you are willing to work so hard, I will have hope for the future."
"Mom, let me accompany you for a walk in the garden."
"Well. By the way, it's time for you to calm down. Don't go to those places all day long. Not only will it damage your body, but it will also have a bad impact. I also want to ask your father to search for you in his circle. Is there anyone?
There are no good girls..."
After a while, Cesanil came out of the house. There was no Naviti in sight, so he asked the servant playing next to him: "Where is Naviti? Where did they go?"
"It seems to be going to the garden." The servant pointed.
When he found the garden and saw Naviti walking with his mother, Cesaniel shook his head and said with envy: "I didn't know that the young master of Joseph's family turned out to be such a good baby who obeyed his mother."
"Oh, you are here. If you don't come, I will be annoyed to death by my mother urging me to get married."
Aiyar pretended to be unhappy and said: "I'm saying all this for your own good. I hope you get married soon, and I also have grandchildren to accompany me. You don't come home all the time, and usually I don't have anyone to talk to."
."
Naviti smiled and said: "Then you should play card games with your poker friends. Mom, I'm going to play."
"Go, remember what you just promised me, come back for dinner."
Viviti and the two walked away together, and Aiyar could only sigh and return to the house.
After leaving Joseph's house, Naviti asked: "How was the conversation with my dad?"
"That's right." Cesanil said: "As long as the mining documents are reviewed, I will withdraw money from the bank immediately. As for the technicians, the mining workers still need more help from you. Of course, the share that should be given to you will not be less.
."
Naviti patted him on the shoulder and said: "Don't worry, these will be taken care of. Oops, I want to go to the toilet. Please wait for me here. We will find a good place to play in a while."
In the deserted alley, Naviti found a corner and was about to pee, when a thin man blocked the alley.
"Hmm! Who are you?" Naviti thought this person looked familiar, but couldn't remember who it was.
The rickety young man dragged the heavy coffin and approached Naviti step by step.
"Ah, I remembered you. I saw you at the door of the bar that day. What do you want to do?"
The boy carrying the coffin said nothing, and stared at Naviti unblinkingly with a pair of big eyes that stood out due to his thinness.
Naviti felt something was wrong, turned around and ran away. Unexpectedly, the boy carrying the coffin was faster, and several ghosts jumped in front of Naviti. Naviti was surprised and immediately took action, but as soon as the opponent raised his hand, he broke free on the spot.
Caught his neck.
"You..." Naviti's neck was strangled tightly, and he felt that the other party's hands were cold and hard, like iron hoops, and he couldn't breathe at all.
At this moment, Cesanil flew up and down, raised his fist and hit the rickety boy. The rickety boy turned his back, and the tall coffin blocked Cesanil's fist. Cesanil hurriedly shouted around
"Come here, someone is committing murder. Come quickly!" The shout was loud enough that everyone around him could hear it. At the same time, his men were not idle, and they continuously attacked the rickety young man.
Seeing that the situation was not right, the rickety boy dropped Naviti and ran to another alley and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Cesanil had no intention of pursuing him. He quickly helped Naviti up and asked, "Are you okay?"
"I...cough...cough...I'm fine." Naviti's face turned bright red and she took a few deep breaths before she recovered.
Cesaniel asked: "Who is that weird person and why does he want to hurt you?"
"I don't know either, I don't know that person." Naviti rubbed her neck.
At this time, several kind people came over. Cesaniel told everyone that it was okay, and left with Naviti.
In the bar, Naviti drank three glasses of wine before putting down her glass and said, "It was so dangerous. Fortunately, you saved me."
"Yes, yes, now you owe me a favor." Cesaniel said while sipping his whiskey.
Naviti smiled: "Okay, I owe you, and I will reward you generously next time. Well... next time there is a beautiful woman, how about you choose first?"
Cesanil said: "You have been assassinated, and you are still in the mood to say something. But it sounds good." He said with a smile.
Naviti thought for a while and said depressedly: "I'm really confused. Who is that guy? Why did he attack me?"
"I don't think it was an attack. He wanted to kill you."
"Then I'm even more confused."
Cesanil joked: "Maybe you slept with his wife, so he wants to settle the score with you."
Naviti nodded: "Well, it's possible."
Cesanil shook his head speechlessly: "I think you should report the crime and ask the police station to help you investigate."
"Come on." Naviti said: "I don't want my mother to know about this, otherwise she will have to worry about me again. I think that person seems not normal, maybe he is crazy."
"You'd better be careful. Sometimes you don't need to have a grudge to kill someone. As long as you have money and status, there will be people who want to kill you, including paying to kill you."
"I'll be careful. If I go out in the future, I'll take more guards with me."