"That's it..." The Megu Police Department thought for a while, then suddenly had an idea and decided to start the process, "Anyway, the restaurant only has one entrance and exit, which means that the murderer must still be among this group of guests. Why not confirm their absence first?
Proof." - If only one person is not present at the end of the investigation, then wouldn't the murderer be confirmed on the spot?
As he spoke, he looked at Professor Iwama and Professor Arai: "What were you doing at 7:50 when the deceased died?"
Professor Iwama: "I have been in my own box, which is Box 3 over there."
He pointed back to the direction of his box, then suddenly remembered something and looked at Jiang Xia and Amuro Toru: "I remember that at that time, I happened to lose my contact lenses. I searched carefully for a while and accidentally knocked over the dinner plate on the way.
, caused some commotion."
Toru Amuro nodded and recalled the scene following these words: when he poked his head out, he happened to see the window of Professor Iwama's box slamming shut. In other words, he happened to be Professor Iwama who was not present.
Witnesses to prove.
……happen?
Toru Amuro: "..." Oops, the bad premonition is getting stronger and stronger.
Next to him, Megure Police Department failed to notice the complex gaze of the boss of the detective agency. Seeing that Professor Iwama had an alibi, he looked at another companion of the deceased, Professor Arai: "What about you?"
Professor Arai touched his pocket: "I was not in the store at that time. I went out to buy cigarettes for the professor - look, this is my receipt."
The front desk lady confirmed this: "Our store happened to not have the cigarettes this gentleman needed, so I pointed out the location of a nearby convenience store for him, and this pack of cigarettes should have been purchased at that convenience store."
Lecturer Arai: "That convenience store is far away. It took me more than ten minutes just to walk there. I didn't have time to commit the crime."
Jiang Xia glanced at the receipt in his hand and saw the information printed on it: The checkout was at 7:52 tonight, which was exactly the same as the estimated time of death of the deceased.
The Mumu Police Department took this piece of evidence and put it away. At the same time, they began to have a headache: the two acquaintances of the deceased had alibis. Is it necessary to find a needle in a haystack among the remaining guests?
...Fortunately, there are only seven or eight private rooms in total, so the sea area is not too big.
He sighed and said to Officer Takagi: "Allocate the manpower and ask for the alibi of others."
After everyone dispersed, the Mumu Police Department couldn't help but reach out and poke Jiang Xia next to him: Detective brother, is there really no faster way?
Jiang Xia was touched by him and looked away from several colleagues.
The distracted detective cleared his throat and asked the front desk in a low voice: "Where does your food delivery boat usually park? I want to take a look."
"Huh? Oh, okay!" The front desk lady did not refuse the young man who was suspected of being the police chief. She took Jiang Xia into the employee passage, passed through the curious chefs, and came to the door next door.
"This is the pier where the meal delivery boat is parked." The front desk lady opened the locked door with a key. "Because the chefs will deliver the meals directly from the window adjacent to the creek, this door is usually locked to prevent
A guest came in by mistake."
After entering the house, there were indeed 5 food delivery boats parked quietly inside. The sizes and models of the boats were different, the smallest was less than half a meter long, and the largest was more than a meter long.
Jiang Xia stopped in front of the largest boat. The meals on the boat had now been taken away, revealing the wooden deck below. There was a small pool of black viscous liquid between the two wooden boards.
Jiang Xia stared at it and asked the front desk lady next to him: "Which box did this ship deliver meals to just now?"
The front desk recalled: "The three professors' private rooms used it. They ordered a lot of meals. When making the reservation, they asked us to deliver all the meals by big boats. So at 7:30, we used this boat to deliver the dishes.
, and then sent whiskey as a drink.”
Beside, the Mumu Police Department watched this scene and asked Jiang Xia in a low voice: "Brother Jiang Xia, did you discover anything?"
Jiang Xia thought for a while: "Let's go to box 3 first."
When Toru Amuro, who had just followed him, heard this, his heart skipped a beat: Box 3 was the box where the psychiatrist he was looking for was just now, which was also the box next to them.
Jiang Xia suddenly wanted to go there to check, could it be...
He took a deep breath and followed Jiang Xia to Box 3 without giving up, wanting to see the situation with his own eyes.
…
Since the protagonist of the banquet was absent during the banquet, most of the food in Box 3 had not been eaten. Professor Iwama and Professor Arai only ate some side dishes while waiting for others.
Toru Amuro's eyes fell on the small table with stalls, and he saw that there were only two disposable chopsticks wrapped in paper, and one of them disappeared.
The expensive puffer fish caviar on the plate was also a little messy. In addition, there was a slight trace of moisture on the corner of the window, and two very inconspicuous small holes were nailed on the window frame.
Toru Amuro: "..."
His hanging heart finally settled peacefully: this time the doctor was useless.
At this moment, Toru Amuro suddenly felt something. He raised his head and found Jiang Xia standing in front of the window looking at him, as if he was waiting patiently for something.
"..."
After looking at each other silently for a moment, Toru Amuro felt that he understood. He nodded to Jiang Xia very seriously: What to do, what to do, he is not the kind of outlaw maniac who lets murderers act as psychiatrists for employees.
Next to him, Vodka quietly watched this scene: "..." Although I don't know what riddles these two guys are playing, Bourbon's appearance is really funny.
He quietly turned around to hide his smile, and based his happiness on the misfortune of his allies without any sense of martial ethics.
…
The person who sent him to the doctor had already taken the initiative to ask for the case to end, so Jiang Xia couldn't help but waste time and continue to drink coffee.
He turned to the long-awaited Memu Police Department and said the line that made the police feel 100%: "I probably know who the murderer is."
The Mumu Police Department felt relaxed for a moment: "Who is it?"
Jiang Xia pointed to the man-made stream flowing gently in the distance: "He is a person with a unique advantage - the largest food delivery boat in this restaurant is more than one meter long. Although there are motors and sensors installed inside the boat,
In order to transport meals, there is still plenty of space left.
"The murderer took advantage of this to take a boat between his box and the crime scene, and successfully killed the person he wanted to kill.
"In other words, the process of the case is roughly like this. The murderer made a reservation at this hotel and made a request to the restaurant that 'all meals and drinks must be transported on the largest ship.'
"Of course a high-end hotel that puts its highest priority on service will not refuse. So according to the customer's request, they first delivered all the meals at 7:30, and then delivered whiskey and ice a little later."
