"The deceased was a businessman and a woman. The place of death was the second-floor guest room at No. 9 attic on Eleventh Street. The deceased had been renting here before his death."
Why does it become like this...
"The time of death was approximately between 11 o'clock last night and 1 o'clock in the morning the next day. There was a large amount of blood stains on the scene, but no murder weapon was found."
Although this is a good thing from a certain perspective, can I really handle it...
"I have currently collected some relevant confessions from the residents around the attic. These are the list of people who entered and exited the attic last night and the time of entry and exit...Um, are you listening?"
The location at this time is the police station in Woolworth.
Detective police officer Manda Li, who was sitting opposite me and was reporting something solemnly, suddenly stopped, frowned with dissatisfaction, and stretched out her hand holding a notebook in the air.
I quickly straightened my back and replied:
"I listened very carefully."
"Oh——"
The other person narrowed his eyes and looked at me, his long tone full of suspicion.
I pretended not to see her expression and took the notebook.
"Anyway, I will work hard, please help me."
"Of course."
Manda answered without hesitation, but I didn't hear much sincerity, more distrust.
There's nothing I can do about it, since I'm just a layman.
Sure enough, you still have to rely on yourself...
Why is this happening...
......
Six hours ago, shortly after the newly appointed lord entered Woolworth, he heard a murder occurred nearby.
Unfortunately, due to the recent deepening of the threat of demons, the number of bounties offered by the No Walker Alliance has increased sharply, and the number of police officers in this area has also increased. Therefore, the police department has very few manpower to handle this murder case. p>
Originally, the problem could have been solved by just relying on the people from the police station, but it would have taken longer. However, the lord seemed to want to show off his efficient work ability, so he made a suggestion on the spot:
"Since human lives are involved, the criminals should be found as soon as possible... Even if they are not from the police department, as long as they are engaged in related professions, how about working together?"
At that time, a talkative person asked:
"Related careers?"
So the lord said the fatal words without changing his expression:
"For example, a private detective or something."
Although I don’t know what it’s like in other big cities, in Woolworth, the profession of private detective is really not popular, unless it’s someone who doesn’t know any skills, doesn’t have much capital, and even has extremely weak combat ability.
People, otherwise they would not easily do such a job with unstable income.
——That kind of person turned out to be me.
There is no doubt that many people immediately actively proposed my name to the lord, and even worked together to push me out of the crowd as if they had colluded in advance.
I know those people - because I followed them all.
The lord was riding a horse and looked at me seriously for a long time. Since I hadn't reacted yet, and at the same time I had forgotten about pretending to be suppressed by my bloodline, I just stared blankly at his face.
As a result, the lord misunderstood as expected, and he showed a satisfied smile:
"Okay! You are a brave man! Then I leave it to you. I will ask the people in the police station to help you as much as possible. As long as the case can be solved within two months, then I can pay you the highest standard of Fulworth."
Bounty."
As soon as I heard about the bounty, I perked up and felt secretly happy.
In this case...it's not bad!
The private detective's business is in ruins. If he can get this bounty, he can improve his life.
"Then it's settled, the deadline is two months, please keep it in mind."
"Okay."
So I wholeheartedly agreed.
......
I looked at the notebook handed over by police officer Manda and took a quick glance at it.
"I said, Manda——"
"Please call me Officer Li or Li, I don't like such familiar names."
What a troublesome person.
"Although I can understand that the police station has been busy recently, is this too exaggerated?"
From now on, I have only seen Manda in the police station. According to my understanding, she is the only one who will come to assist me in the last month.
"Everyone else is very busy, so you can make do with it... What's more, the task given to us by the lord is just to 'assist', and I can do it by myself."
...In other words, not only the mental work, but also the physical work must be done by me...
"I didn't have time to help. After all, I also have a job."
Manda was hinting that it would be great if she came to help me.
"Hey, don't you guys have any interest in bounties?"
"That's not the case, but even if we assist you, there will be no bounty, because this is our job."
Manda said a little proudly, and her words vaguely meant "Don't compare me to you."
"Eh-that's it, what a pity-"
But I just thought she was justifying herself for not being treated like me.
As if dissatisfied with my gloating attitude, she glared at me:
"Although there is no reward, we will not be blamed or punished even if we fail to solve the case."
"Hey?!"
What does it mean?
Will there be punishment if I fail?
Seeing my confused look, the gloating expression shifted to Manda's face.
"Since the lord has promised you a reward for success, there will naturally be a penalty for failure. Isn't this natural? Otherwise, why would the lord specifically agree with you to have a two-month deadline?"
Indeed...
Although the lord did not explicitly tell me about the punishment, there must have been corresponding hints in his words...but I didn't discover it in time.
That stinking lord who can’t speak clearly!
Now think about it, it is almost impossible for a person like me to deal with a murder case in two months...
Ahhhhh! Why did I just realize it now!
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No wonder those guys who were followed by me want to elect me, damn, those bastards!
"Hahaha, you don't think that even if you fail to solve the case after two months, you can escape unscathed, do you?"
Manda started to add fuel to the fire.
After cursing in my mind, I exhaled and wiped the cold sweat from my forehead.
So...what should we do...
I personally definitely can’t do it, so I can only...
I threw away the notebook and held Manda's hand:
"Help! Manda! Help me!"
Manda, who was still sarcastic a second ago, was shocked when she saw me rushing towards me.
"Hey! You, you, you, you, what are you doing! Don't stick that unshaven face over here!"
"Please!"
"I...hum, my responsibility is to assist you, other than that you have to take responsibility for yourself...Ahhhhh! I told you not to stick to me! And let go!
You are attacking a police officer!"
[The chance of being attacked by magic if you don’t let go is 89%]
I had to let go.
Manda quickly left her seat and took a few steps back. Her cheeks were slightly red from the lingering anger. She put her hand on her chest, took a few deep breaths, and glared at me again.
"You promised to solve the case, right? Then don't back down from the beginning! Besides...even if you ask someone for help, you have to tell the person what to do first..."
Manda spoke softer and quieter, and finally pouted.
"Ah...thank you."
After understanding what Manda meant, I sincerely thanked you.
Manda nodded and returned to the seat opposite me, with a smile on her lips.
"Who do you think the murderer is?"
"Ha?! Are you asking this as soon as you come up?"
"Because there is no time. Two months from the most basic collection of information to finding the murderer is not enough..."
"...So you decided to give up on yourself in this imaginary way?"
"Well..."
"At least wait for the autopsy results to come out."
Autopsy...
How is the autopsy performed here?
Although I am very curious, I can accept the information faster than facing the corpse directly.
Sigh... If only my useless plug-in could give me some help at this time.
Maybe my timidity when I heard "autopsy" was noticed by Manda, and she chuckled.
"If you're afraid of corpses, how can you investigate the place of death later?"
"...I know."
This guy seems to have interpreted my mysophobia as fear.
"Haha, you are still being stubborn. You, a guy who always likes to follow you, have not seen dead people, right? When you look at that room, don't be so scared that you can't stand still? Speaking of which, there is a
There is blood."
"Okay..."
I also smiled.
"Is there a lot of blood in that room?"
"It's not that much... I heard that the wound was at the heart on the front of the body, killing him with one blow. But after testing, there were no traces of combat magic being used in the room. The murderer should have prepared the murder weapon in advance."<
/p>
Deliberately killing someone...
"Could it be some kind of mate-making ability?"
"This is also possible, but all the betrothal hosts in Wuervos have been registered as betrothal types. Using the betrothal ability to kill people is no different from directly exposing their identities."
"Also..."
I picked up my notebook again.
The notebook shows that from nine o'clock last night to three o'clock the next morning, a total of nineteen people were witnessed near the attic, of which eleven people entered and exited the attic.
"Is this information credible?"
"Of course, every name on the list was written after I found at least three witnesses to confirm it. Please don't question my level."
Manda rolled her eyes at me.
"Are all the people who come in and out of the attic residents there?"
"This is not clear yet, I plan to check it tonight"
"Then it's all up to you."
"Um...eh? Aren't you coming together?"
"Wouldn't it be more effective to work separately? I'll ask the people on the list."
"You just trust me so much?"
Manda looked a little dumbfounded.
...This guy clearly told me not to question her level.
To give Manda confidence, I looked at her lovingly:
"After all, I only have you~~"
My teasing made Manda suddenly look disgusted. She stood up suddenly and crossed her arms:
"It's so disgusting, so disgusting. I feel like I'm not clean when you say that!"
Wow, what an outrageous statement!
What does it mean to be unclean? I haven’t done anything well!
I protested in my heart.
Manda and I decided on the next task. In order not to delay Manda's other work, I left the police station early.
I borrowed Manda's notebook, and there were two familiar names on it.
One is Xue. She was seen entering the attic around nine o'clock, but no one saw her come out.
The other person is the person I want to see next.
However, I didn’t go there specifically to meet him. On the contrary, even if he was not on the list, I would still go to him.