After hearing this, Linn felt that Reiner had grown up.
From trying to break away from the influence of his family and feeling ashamed for benefiting from his family background, to now being able to use his family background for benefits with a peaceful mind and abandoning the senseless sense of shame will bring his overall strength to a higher level.
"This..." The hotel owner Ralph was shocked by Reiner's face.
Out of courtesy, they entertained him with the highest standards.
This person justifiably asked their hotel to close down and all employees to cooperate with the investigation?
"I think we should cooperate! It is everyone's responsibility to catch the murderer and maintain law and order in the imperial capital!" Tabor supported.
Of course, deep down in his heart, he just felt that closing the hotel would ensure that fewer people would witness Linn and Reiner coming here.
In this way, killing them when the time comes will further reduce the connection between them.
Seeing what Tabor said, the hotel owner Ralph immediately put on a smile and said: "The hotel will definitely cooperate with us. As long as the murderer can be caught as soon as possible, peace will be restored to the imperial capital!"
"It's great that the Imperial City has such enthusiastic citizens with a sense of justice like you." Lin En was moved.
"What does this mean? This is what every responsible person should do."
"You're welcome. If there's anything you need us to cooperate with, just ask."
"Although I am not a party involved, I can still contribute my own strength. You can go ahead and investigate."
Aldrich and his team showed a positive attitude of cooperation.
"Okay! Let's drink to a better tomorrow for the imperial capital!" Lin En looked very excited and took the initiative to raise his glass.
"For a better tomorrow for the imperial capital!"
"For a better tomorrow for the imperial capital!"
Everyone raised their glasses and spoke tacitly.
Reiner raised his glass and agreed, secretly sighing at the acting skills of Lynn and the others.
Sure enough, when dealing with these people, the first skill you need to have is acting, so that people cannot see through their true inner thoughts.
After a hearty breakfast, there was still no change from Aldrich's group. They really began to cooperate with Linn and Reiner to clear the hotel and restore it to the situation a month and a half ago.
"Eh? Why didn't I see those security guards stationed on the first floor last night?" When restoring the scene, Lin En did not forget to ask the hotel owner Ralph, "They should have been there when the crime occurred? You should
You won’t blame them for us sneaking in, right?”
Hearing Linn's concern for the security guards, Ralph became more and more certain that there were betrayers among the people eliminated last night, but he looked magnanimous on the surface: "It's okay, it's not their fault, it's my fault. If it were me,
If I had known that you were coming to investigate the case, I would have welcomed you in as soon as possible, and you wouldn’t have spent this much effort. By the way, they will definitely not be able to take the money you gave them, and I will arrange for them to keep it intact.
Come back."
Return it intact?
Everyone has been reduced to ashes, what else can you say?
"No, it doesn't cost much, as long as you don't blame them." Lin En turned over the matter with a smile.
After that, the hotel staff were mobilized and moved to the designated location just like the night when the Hinde family had an accident a month and a half ago.
Lin En, Reiner didn't take it seriously in his heart, but he still started to investigate from the first floor in a serious manner.
"If they came up on their own, it makes no sense that so many security guards on the first floor didn't notice them in the first place." Reiner looked around the hall on the first floor, and finally his eyes fell on a few security guards. "Do you remember where you were standing guard at that time?
What?"
"Right, right at the door." A security guard pointed to the main entrance.
"Don't be nervous, just say whatever you want." Reiner could tell at a glance that the security guard was lying, but he still asked, "Were you lazy at that time, or was the front door unguarded for a short time during your shift?"
"Well……"
Seeing the security guard moaning, manager Bowen stood up and said, "I was most impressed by this incident. I was on duty at the time and cooperated with the sheriff to understand the situation more than ten times."
"Then tell me."
"Here at the main entrance, there was indeed a security vacancy that night. Mainly because there have never been any bad cases in this hotel before, so the security guards are very lax. They often leave their posts late at night and go back to the dormitory to play cards and drink. The inspection is so
The strictness only started after what happened to the Hinde family." Manager Bowen had a good psychological quality and spoke very fluently when introducing the situation. "I personally suspect that the Hinde family sneaked in that night while the security guards were away.
The lobby on the first floor, and then all the way up the stairs to the rooftop.”
Lynn crossed her arms across her chest: "Well, that makes sense. Most of the guests will use the elevator to go up and down. There will be almost no one encountered on the walking stairs late at night. It is not impossible for them to reach the rooftop directly without being discovered.
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"There is another thing that doesn't make sense." Reiner glanced at Lin En, "The door to the rooftop is locked. How did the Hinde family open the door and enter the rooftop? Also, after they entered the rooftop, why was the rooftop door closed?
Will it be locked from the stairs again?"
"Well, actually I have another guess." Manager Bowen raised his hand again, "The door lock on the rooftop is very old. I don't rule out that someone from the Hinde family can unlock it and open it easily to reach the rooftop."
It seems that Aldrich and his gang have chosen the right wording to make the Hindle family's case appear to be a suicide.
They probably tried this trick from the beginning, but while the Public Security Bureau failed to catch the murderer, they still didn't think suicide could reasonably explain everything, so the matter was dropped.
Now, seeing that Lin En and Reiner were innocent enough, they wanted to prevaricate again.
"What you said makes sense, but the question is why was the door locked after they died?" Linn asked.
"It's possible that a staff member noticed that the door was opened and went up to lock it again."
"When the door is opened, the staff should go to the rooftop to check, right? They won't just relock it without looking at it. And when they went to the rooftop to check, how could they not find the seven members of the Xinde family? Also, the file
It is clearly recorded in the document that no one with the rooftop key had ever been to the rooftop that night. If someone really went over and locked the door, why didn't they admit it when questioned by the Public Security Bureau?" Reiner didn't pretend to be too stupid and glanced at some
You can pick out the issues you need to pay attention to.
"Didn't you say when you were eating that you wanted to abandon the file and start the investigation again? Can the things recorded in the file no longer be used as a basis?" Tabor, who was very organized, stepped forward to help. "As for no one admits to having been to the rooftop.
It is difficult for us to find any evidence to prove this matter now, but we might as well make a bold guess. Is it possible that someone lied? Is it possible that someone lied because he was afraid that he would be misunderstood as a murderer? "
Lin En continued to play dumb: "This possibility cannot be ruled out."
Reiner was still struggling slightly: "Let's just say that someone locked the door, but he was afraid of being misunderstood, so he didn't say anything. Then he should have gone up to take a look before locking the door, right?"
"Think about it, late at night a month and a half ago, the rooftop was so dark and cold. Would a normal person have gone up there and shouted to ask if anyone was up there, or would he have braved the freezing cold and searched the rooftop carefully?"
Tabor asked rhetorically.
"It's all possible." Reiner got off the slope.
"Look, it's possible, right? What if the staff member just went to the door and shouted, and the Hinde family deliberately didn't respond? The door was locked, so no one knew there were seven people standing there who wanted to die.
For people, doesn’t this matter become unsolvable?”
Lynn nodded thoughtfully: "Mr. Tabor is right, such bizarre cases are often produced through the collision of multiple unexpected coincidences. Sometimes our thinking is very complicated, and it will deviate from the truth.
"
"Correct answer!" Tabor gave Lynn a thumbs up.
"There is still a problem." Reiner continued to criticize. It was still early. It would be beneficial to procrastinate and pretend not to be smart. "The Hinde family has no connection with the Old Nanyue Hotel. Why did they choose to stay here?"
Suicide here? This is the key. If we explain this clearly, the reliability of this case as suicide will be greater than that of homicide."
Marquis Aldrich, who was listening in, laughed dumbly: "Since there are so many coincidences, why can't there be one more? If you want to die, it is reasonable to choose a place to commit suicide, and it is reasonable to find a random place. The Old South York Hotel is nearby.
The Hinde family has never come in to enjoy this landmark building, but they have always seen it passing by. They inexplicably have the idea of dying here, what can we do?"
Under normal circumstances, Lin En would actually take their opinions seriously.
Because he has learned about a lot of cases and knows that some cases are rumored to be mysterious and outrageous because of the occurrence of low-probability incidents many times in a row.
Adding small probability to small probability makes the possibility even slimmer. Therefore, such truth is difficult to convince the public, making people more willing to believe in conspiracy theories.
Here, in order to reduce the vigilance of Aldrich and his group, he carefully presented his point of view and gained their unanimous approval.
"Lynn, this young man is very smart. I think the Public Security Bureau is in short supply of people like you who are good at thinking outside the box." Marquis Aldrich praised him without hesitation.
"If that's the case... we only need to find out the motive for their suicide, and this case can be closed?" After a lot of tossing, Reiner followed everyone's wishes and said.
"It could be gambling, it could be vendetta, there are too many possibilities that could prompt them to do such irrational behavior. Unfortunately, their entire family is dead, and the motive is hard to trace." Awakened Tabor shook his head.
"Alas..." Unknowingly, the group of people had reached the rooftop, and Reiner sat on the edge and sighed.
Aldrich and his group communicated with each other with their eyes.
They really didn't expect that today's cooperation would be so smooth. It didn't take long to guide Linn and Reiner to the other side.
If we can keep it going and let them really use 'suicide' to settle the case of the Hinde family, then we don't have to take huge risks to silence them?
Lynn kept an eye on the time.
The time had already reached twelve noon during their investigation and analysis along the way.
There are about eight hours left before the mission starts.
"Let's go eat first. Let's try to settle this case before tonight and clear the name of the Old Nanyue Hotel as soon as possible."