Without the help of the police officers, it would be superfluous to investigate on your own.
Since the police officers started working on the case, as one of the people in charge, I seemed to have got rid of all my work and stayed in the library of Woolworth every day.
I don’t even go to the police station very often, and I don’t care much about the progress of the police officers.
Although Manda regained her motivation, I, who helped her gain confidence, still had no motivation.
Well... rather, I have been hiding from those police officers.
It may be due to professional ethics or sense of responsibility. As soon as the police officers see me, they will immediately tell me their findings. Whether I am listening to them carefully or not, they will express all their conclusions in one breath.
.
Regarding the psychology behind their behavior, the only thing that is certain is that it is definitely not to please - I still remember the "bastard" in German.
They act according to a principle. I don’t know who the author of that principle is, but what they are doing now looks like...
I hope I can solve the case soon.
"Hope is hope, at least you have to wait until I finish reading those materials..."
I was sandwiched between the tall bookshelves, choosing books slowly.
That's right, thanks to the efficient investigation of those police officers, there is too much information that I need to see...
In fact, if it is just to solve the case, most of the information can be read or not, so the reason I read it is just to understand the police officers' reasoning.
Even though you don’t want to listen, it must be a very rude thing if you still don’t understand once you hear it.
"It's really difficult..."
"What's so hard to do?"
Well...
It seems that my "easiness to blend in" does not work in a quiet place like the library.
From another angle, Gale's hearing range can cover the entire library.
Therefore, I know who is answering the call.
"How lucky I am to see you here, Mr. Detective."
"Oh, I remember the police station had a file room, and I thought you wouldn't come to the library, Chief Brooke."
Police Chief Brooke, among all the police officers, only he and Manda did not express their intention to "solve the case as soon as possible" to me.
Manda only started the case recently, so regardless of it for the moment, as the director, Brooke can only have two reasons for not doing this.
1: I really don’t have this intention
Two: He has this intention, but he does not need to do it himself.
I think it's the latter.
"I came here specifically to find you, Mr. Detective."
"Looking for me..."
Well, it’s not an “accidental encounter”.
The director already knows that I often come to the library.
"As for the case, I will start handling the case immediately after reading the information provided by the police officers."
"Oh? What are you looking at now?"
"Uh..."
Anyway, it’s not the information of the police officers...
Director Brooke walked slowly over. At this time, I knew it was too late to escape, so I raised the book in my hand as if nothing had happened.
"It's a book about dating."
The area I am in is full of books related to dating, and what I am holding is "Encyclopedia of Dating Categories".
"...What is your purpose in reading this book?"
"Uh, satisfied...curious?"
I feel embarrassed. After all, the excuse of "satisfying curiosity" is not only perfunctory, but also has nothing to do with the case.
Looking at the unbearable smile on Chief Brooke's face, I don't feel too guilty.
I understood from the beginning that if Director Brooke and I were not the person in charge of two murder cases, he would not be able to treat me well on the surface.
Self-knowledge is important.
"Haha..."
Director Brooke laughed dryly, seemingly unable to think of how to answer me.
"Is there any new progress, Director?"
"Progress...ah, if there is progress, in addition to the investigation work of the ceremony personnel, I also sent some people to be responsible for the search for the murder weapon. In addition..."
Chief Brooke obviously did not expect that I would take the initiative to ask about the case. While sorting out his thoughts, he told me about the results of the police officers.
In case I didn’t understand, I simply didn’t listen.
Beautiful.
Send someone to look for the murder weapon...
After I told Manda the idea that the murder weapon was an ice pick, I told her not to tell other police officers for the time being.
That guy... is quite reliable sometimes.
......
Police Chief Brooke and I chatted for a while and then left.
When Gale confirmed that Brooke had gone away, I shouted in a long tone:
As soon as the words left my mouth, I heard the sound of hurried footsteps, and then a book was slapped on my face.
"Are you a fool? This is the library!"
Manda lowered her voice and her face turned red with embarrassment.
It's not surprising to me... It's probably not surprising to Gale, from the beginning, Manda has been hiding on the other side of the bookshelf.
"Are you the fool? Now that you have seen me, why are you hiding?"
"I...I can't help it! Just when I wanted to go find you, the director came..."
That's right... Director Brooke is Manda's immediate boss.
I also don’t want other police officers to think that I have a good relationship with Manda.
"So, how much did you hear?"
"Um...No, I didn't hear it."
"Don't lie. Your level in this area is very low. I can tell at a glance."
"Well..."
Are you still hesitating...
He must be worried about some messy things again, this serious guy.
"Don't worry, the director and I didn't talk about anything particularly confidential... He wouldn't be able to tell me that kind of thing, right? It doesn't matter even if you hear it."
"Then...then why do you ask me what I heard..."
"Uh, well..."
I scratched my face.
"Actually, I didn't listen carefully to the information the director said..."
"...Huh?"
"It's not that I don't want to~~ The main thing is that I know you are eavesdropping, so I feel free to... be lazy."
"The director will be very disappointed when he hears what you said..."
"Oh~~Then please keep it a secret~~"
"I'm very disappointed too!"
Manda realized that she was being used and got angry at me.
"Okay, okay~~ Anyway, I just didn't hear what the director said clearly. Can you help me now?"
"Well...you said so, it's not impossible..."
Manda then handed me her notebook.
I opened it and took a look - all the key information about the conversation between me and the director was written down on it.
"Thank you very much~~To be honest, the condensed version of the information you summarized is more suitable for lazy people like me. The information of other police officers is all a thick stack..."
He always uses professional terms when communicating with me... which makes me seem to understand but not understand him every time.
"...The seniors' information is the 'first-hand information' collected by themselves, and mine is just the 'second-hand information' compiled based on the information of the seniors. In comparison, the information of the seniors
More reliable."
"Oh? But as long as the person who compiles the 'second-hand information' is a serious person, I think the reliability is about the same."
I flipped through the notebook, and it was easy to see from the deletions above that Manda was attentive when recording.
As expected of Manda, she eavesdropped so carefully.
"Rather, if it is written by you, no matter which hand it is, I will use it as a primary reference."
"Well... whatever, whatever you think..."
Manda's tone was filled with uncontrollable joy. She turned her back to me and her ears were a little red.
"Don't get me wrong, I'm just used to your poor writing that I'm not familiar with professional terminology. Who asked you to still be an intern?"
"Well...I know!"
Then, I also analyzed from various angles why Manda's information is simpler and easier to understand than other police officers' information, of course, in a joking way.
This seemed to make Manda feel very uncomfortable, so her face became bigger and bigger throughout the process.
......
"Well, about snow..."
"Ah, the snow is indeed getting heavier and heavier."
We have come out of the library and are now walking on the road holding umbrellas.
The umbrella was given to me by Chief Brooke before. His original intention was to enable me to go to and from the police station smoothly on such a snowy day, but it backfired.
"Well...you know that's not what I meant."
Manda's voice is very serious.
"It's just a joke~~What's wrong with Xue?"
"I...still think she is suspicious."
"Yeah, I think so too."
"Really?"
"Yeah..."
I raised my head, looked at the gloomy sky, touched my chin with my hand, and said slowly:
"It's so suspicious that such a beautiful person has such a mature and stable personality. She is a perfect existence... Wow! Hey, what are you doing?"
Before she finished speaking, Manda suddenly knocked her umbrella over, and the snow on the umbrella instantly fell on me.
"Nothing..."
It was clearly me who was attacked, but the attacker himself was muttering dissatisfied.
Since the other person was a naive guy and couldn't care too much about it, I helplessly patted the snow off my body.
"Sigh... If only you were more 'suspicious' like Xue~~"
"What I said is suspicious and what you said are two different things!"
Manda punched me in the shoulder.
"I'm really annoying you! I'm talking about serious things!"
"Okay, okay..."
In order to avoid being lectured for a long time, I quickly surrendered.
"What's the serious matter? I'm all ears~~"
"Well...then listen carefully, don't joke around, and don't interrupt!"
"Don't worry..."
No matter how many times you emphasize it, it’s useless, I think so in my heart.
"Huh... I've finished reading the information the seniors gave you -"
"Eh?! Have you read all that?"
I watched it for several days and only saw less than half of it... Is this guy a monster?
"Uh...! Don't interrupt!"
"Ah, sorry sorry~~"
My apology is of no use at all - even I know this.
"You are really... In short, after reading the information investigated by my seniors from various aspects, I discovered three suspicious things about Miss Xue."
"Oh?"
"First point, according to the oral accounts of the guests who attended the inauguration ceremony, most of them can prove that they did not leave the venue for a long time, and this is not difficult. After all, the crowds gathered throughout the ceremony. As long as they are at the venue, they will always be
People remember.”
Indeed...even if it is me, Mr. Bradley and the lord can testify for me.
"In my opinion, well... with Miss Xue's appearance, no one can have no impression of her after seeing her."
Normal people will inevitably be a little surprised when they see snow.
What did Snow look like when she attended the ceremony... It's a pity that I couldn't see it.
"But among the guests whose alibi cannot be confirmed, there is Miss Xue."
No alibi...did she change her appearance?
I remember Xue said that she would not use her mate-fixing ability in life without authorization.
However, in order to make herself less noticed, she might do this...
"Hmm... It's probably because she used her mate-fixing ability to change her appearance, right?"
"Well...that makes sense, so I just said 'suspicious'."
Well, compared to "suspect", "suspicious" is indeed much better...