Chapter 14: Compilation of information collected in the past
Manda did not tell me that she went to see Viscount Priestley. I only found out about it three days later.
All the conversations between her and Viscount Priestley had been recorded in detail in the notebook. Ferrinold told me that he met Manda by chance in a nearby tavern, and then Manda asked him to bring the notebook back to
Me.
Manda doesn't know how to drink, and I've never seen her enter a pub.
She probably did this because she didn’t want to see me.
After all, she tried her best to help me, but I even had to hide the snow thing.
However, now that the matter has come to this, let’s let nature take its course and act separately.
The conversation in the notebook is only more than two pages - Manda and Viscount Priestley did not talk for long.
Viscount Priestley said that on the day of the incident, he left the attic with two of his friends. After that, the three of them stayed at Viscount Priestley's house until two o'clock in the morning, during which time his servants and
The housekeeper has met him - Manda wrote "confirmed" after this sentence.
With such a solid alibi, Viscount Priestley can temporarily rule out suspicion.
According to my original thinking, the ones who need to pay attention now are Bradley, Hammons and No Walker Stan.
I continued to flip through the notebook, and on the last few pages, I found what Manda had written.
After seeing the densely packed words on it, I smiled helplessly.
It’s really... just say no in person. What if I don’t see it when I write it here...
Manda writes about other new information she has collected in the past few days:
[On the day of the crime, all the people who were seen entering the attic from 6pm to 9pm left the attic before 10pm, and no traces of their shoes were found on the snow at the back door.]
[Information provided by the Wanderer Alliance: Mr. Stank’s mate-making ability is attached to the earth element. Therefore, he cannot directly cause wounds on the deceased, but the possibility of gang crime cannot be ruled out.]
[The woman who appeared in the deceased’s room on the night of the incident was Xue. It has been confirmed that she was the only person who entered the deceased’s room.]
[According to Mr. Wyatt, Snow and the deceased had close contacts during his lifetime, and Mr. Wyatt said that he had told you this information.]
......
...I seem to be able to see Mandala’s reproachful look through these words.
She is really persistent about snow, even though I told her it was a waste of effort...
Wait, maybe it was because of what I said that she would vent her anger in this way...
But...
No, it's definitely not out of anger - I quickly denied myself.
Manda does not bring her personal emotions to work, which I discovered from watching her interrogate Bradley and the others.
This guy usually looks so naive, probably for this reason - he takes most things too seriously, and believes that he can find all the truth.
Thinking about it this way, it's not surprising that Manda would notice Xue. If I had told her earlier, Xue would probably be the first suspect.
Manda also attached to the information a list of people she deduced who left the attic through the back door - there were about a dozen names, I glanced at it and put it aside.
It’s not that I don’t want to watch it, but there are so many thoughts that need to be sorted out now that I can’t handle it anymore.
"Well...let's write it all down first, like a manda."
After making this decision, I immediately started taking action.
I picked up the pen:
[1. Regarding the attic, the ground floor is divided into the front door, the side door and the back door. The front door and the side door were locked at the time of the crime. The back door was the only way the murderer could enter and exit. Miss Schimmel's room is located on the left side of the stairs on the second floor.
There are no secret doors or secret passages in the room, all windows are tightly closed, and no trace of being opened has been found.]
[2. Regarding the time of death, Miss Schimmel was murdered between 11 pm and 1 am. Mr. Wyatt and Mr. Bradley have no alibi for this time period. Mr. Hammons,
Mr. Stank's alibi has not yet been confirmed. Viscount Priestley has preliminarily ruled out the possibility of committing the crime because he has a definite alibi. In addition, people who are not residents of the attic, including Xue, have not yet confirmed whether they were present.
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[3. Regarding the deceased, Miss Schimmel was engaged in business during her lifetime, but it did not seem to be a means of livelihood. She had additional income or property. No items of Miss Schimmel’s personality were found in the room, so it is impossible to speculate.
His daily routine.】
[4. Regarding the social circle, Mr. Bradley, Mr. Hammons and Mr. Steinke were once residents of the loft and had a certain relationship with Miss Schimmel. Among them, Mr. Bradley was a businessman and he had
He has taken special care of Miss Schimmel in business and may have special feelings for Miss Schimmel. In contrast, Mr. Steinke, Mr. Hammons and Miss Schimmel are more like acquaintances.
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[5. Regarding the method of murder, the wound was located at the heart on the front of the body and was cone-shaped. The murder weapon was unknown. Miss Schimmel had no symptoms of poisoning in her body. The method of murder has been ruled out. Miss Schimmel was in her own body when she was found murdered.
There is a large pool of blood around the living room of the room. In addition, the blood contains too much water for some reason.]
[Sixth, regarding the current situation, the police station only has one helper, Manda, and it will take a month at the earliest before more police officers can intervene; all the information of the police station and the testing unit will not be available within this month, so regarding the announcement
The dating information of Mr. Radley, Mr. Hammons, Miss Schimmel and other non-Wanderer personnel can only be known by asking in person, so they have to wait for a month; Mr. Stank and Snow went out of the city to perform a bounty mission.
We have to wait...】
I can't write anymore.
"Ah~~Why do you have to wait for so many things?!"
Now I have finally figured out one thing - progress has been made in many aspects of the case, but when each aspect reaches a certain level of progress, something unexpected happens, like suddenly losing the map halfway through, so that it eventually stagnates.
Not moving forward.
It's like someone is deliberately joking with me...
Just kidding...
I suddenly realized something.
I suddenly straightened up from my seat and began to reason along the lines of thought that came to my mind.
It's like... someone... is... deliberately... joking with me...
Ten minutes later, I finished thinking.
"Heh..."
The result of the reasoning made me laugh at myself.
"How is it possible? Hey..."
But if it is not blocked, it seems that this is the only way.
How is this...
Can we only do this kind of passive thing...
It seems...so far, this is indeed the case.
Although it is true... there is still a lot to do.
"Felinod! Felinod——!"
I heard myself calling the drunken knight who had come to the conclusion.
In the six days since then, I have not left the house once for investigation.
......
On the eleventh day after the incident, I decided to go out to find Manda.
Searching aimlessly will definitely take a lot of time and will be in vain, but if you have Gale, there will be no problem.
"As for that little intern, he's in the police station."
"Thank you, you."
"Don't imitate my speech!"
The weather is very bad, it has been snowing for several days, the sky is gloomy, the thick clouds are like several layers of tattered gray wool blankets, pressing on the sky day and night, even the sun can only shine through.
I managed to squeeze out a few strands from the cracks, but they were all sucked up by the flying snow before they fell to the ground.
Under such conditions, it is almost impossible to walk to the police station, but with Gale, it will be no problem.
I alternately used double the cold resistance and double the leg strength, and moved closer to the police station.
Currently, I have fully developed Gale's mate-making ability, which means that I can double every physical function.
This may be a blessing in disguise, although the two are not directly proportional.
I patted the snow off my body and walked into the police station.
Following Gale's instructions, I walked directly to the innermost studio.
"Um...! Why are you here?"
The door suddenly opened, and Manda, who was sitting alone inside, was a little surprised to see that it was me.
"Hey - why are you dressed like this?"
Manda is not wearing a police uniform at this time.
"I...I am a trainee police officer, there is no requirement to wear a uniform..."
"That's it."
"...Hey, you haven't answered the question I just asked."
"Me? Of course I'm here to find you."
As a matter of course, I pulled out the chair opposite Manda and sat on it.
"What do you want me to do..."
Manda's expression dimmed and she looked away.
"That's not because you asked Ferrinold to bring me a notebook out of nowhere, so I had to think about what to do next. It's really troublesome."
"This, this has been seven days... No, it happened six days ago, and you are still so concerned about it! What do you mean by 'inexplicable'? The inexplicable thing is you who blame the mistake on me, right?
!"
Sure enough, as long as I am willing, I can quickly cheer up Manda - she is staring at me with her big angry eyes.
"That's right... Well, since so much time has passed, I won't care about it."
"You thought it over before you said such a thing! It's obviously your fault! Didn't you read what I wrote to you?"
"That notebook? Isn't it just the useless conversation you got after your unauthorized actions?"
"You, you, you -! This is not called taking unauthorized actions! The content is not useless! And I also wrote something else in the last few pages!"
As expected, I complained one after another.
"Oh, is that so? I didn't see it, I'm sorry~~ By the way, I'd like to remind you that I lost that notebook."
When did I gain the ability to lie without drafting...
"You——! I wrote so much... you actually! You actually... ugh..."
"Huh? Hey, hey, hey... calm down!"
I noticed that Manda's eyes were a little red and her face was getting bigger and bigger, so I noticed something was wrong.
If I make this guy cry at the police station...it will be hard to explain no matter how you think about it.
"Ugh...that's so disappointing, you actually..."
"Okay, okay, it's my fault, it's my fault, calm down, calm down..."
"I'm calm! I'm calm! Don't treat me like a child!"