Zhang Yichi silently wrote down this item in his notebook, and then took a puff of cigarette. The light from the cigarette butt flickered in and out with his breathing, and his heart was also a little messy, as if he was being involved in a complicated...
A cold, suffocating whirlpool.
"Uh..." Zhang Yichi didn't know what to say for a moment, "Do you have anything else to say?"
"That's almost it." No. 2 said a little excitedly just now, but now he calmed down his breathing, "Look, he has the conditions and motive for committing the crime, so why don't you doubt him but instead doubt me?"
"Then what do you think is No. 3's motive for committing the crime? If No. 1 feels that his brother is a burden because of these things, what about No. 3? Isn't he usually at home? What conflict does he have with his brother?" Zhang Yichi
ask.
"No. 3... let me think about it..." No. 2 crossed his legs and felt a little relaxed.
Zhang Yichi smoked silently, waiting for Number 2 to speak.
After a few minutes, No. 2 sat up straight: "I don't remember that. After all, I don't know what he did after me. This should be clearer to No. 1. You haven't asked him?"
"I have recorded the personalities of each of you here. See if they are the same, and tell me what you think." Zhang Yichi ignored No. 2's inquiry and continued to ask new questions.
"Number 1, strong, confident, and responsible."
"It's quite suitable. Most of the work is done by others, so I just start off and occasionally help. He has the capital to be conceited, but sometimes he is too stubborn. He thinks he is the best and likes to use a commanding tone to make arrangements.
I do this and that..."
"You are innocent, love to play games, and are willing to help others."
"Who would admit that I am naive, but I really like playing games. The laptop I use for design work is a second-hand product from Taobao, and I can't carry any good games. So I usually play games secretly on the company computer.
Play when no one is around at noon. Are you willing to help others? Haha, just help out with a little help. I'm popular and it's easy to do anything."
"Number Three is mean, careful, and rational."
"It feels mean to be mean. Every time I leave a message, the words that belong to him are the most unpleasant. I don't know what it means to be careful and rational. I have never seen him behave in this regard."
Zhang Yichi recorded No. 2’s views on the three personalities in his notebook.
"What else do you want to ask? You won't still doubt me now, right?" No. 2 was curious about Zhang Yichi's current attitude.
"Take a rest." Zhang Yichi stood up and turned his back to No. 2, holding a notebook in his hand and staring at the wall of the secret room.
The time now is half past nine.
He wanted to summarize the current progress.
No. 1 already had a motive for committing the crime. He felt that what No. 2 said was not false. So, No. 1 gave up the opportunity to study for his younger brother two months ago, and spent his savings on compensation half a month ago because of his younger brother.
It is very possible that he had murderous intent because of this.
There are conditions for committing the crime, and he can help No. 3 to finish it off. What he said that he woke up from bed at midnight really doesn't make sense. He should have made some concealment here.
Needless to say, No. 2, although the motive and conditions of the murder were not known, Zhang Yichi was already confident that he was one of the murderers. Now he thinks he has deceived Zhang Yichi, but is being deceived by Zhang Yichi.
However, Zhang Yichi still doesn't know what No. 2 has done in this case since he is one of the murderers.
No. 3, there is currently no motive for murder, but his brother fell to death from the balcony while he was awake. If No. 3 hadn't done anything, how did his brother fall to death?
Zhang Yichi rubbed the bridge of his nose.
He has to get some useful information out of No. 2. The only place he can start now is that No. 2 went home at noon yesterday. He happened to forget to pick up the USB flash drive on the day of the accident? He happened to be in a hurry that day.
In need? Zhang Yichi boldly guessed that going back to get the USB flash drive on the 2nd was just a pretense. He should have made plans to kill his brother when he went back.
If we could know what exactly No. 2 did when he went back, we might be able to deduce clues about another personality united with No. 2.
Now there is basically no danger in the first round. Zhang Yichi has planned to eliminate No. 2 in the first round. So he still has three communication opportunities left, one with No. 1 and two with No. 1.
Opportunity for communication No. 3.
These three times, he was confident that he would find some important clues.
He turned and looked at the locked door of the secret room on the other side.
That door cannot be useless. Since there is no key to open the secret room, it should open by itself when necessary. What will be on the other side of the door?
Zhang Yichi now has a vague idea of the answer in his mind.
He already had an idea of what to do next.
"Have you rested? Let's continue." Zhang Yichi sat back in his seat.
No. 2 was stunned for a moment: "It's only been a few minutes. Why are you in such a hurry? I feel like there is nothing left to say. I have said everything that needs to be said."
"It's my turn this time, just listen." Zhang Yichi sat upright and opened his notebook, "What you hear next is the second version of the reconstruction of the incident."
Second edition?
When No. 2 was confused about the 'second edition', Zhang Yichi also spoke.
"Yesterday at midnight, I woke up on the 1st and worked as usual. After three o'clock, I finished my work and went to bed. I got up at seven-thirty, helped my brother wash up and made breakfast. At eight o'clock, you woke up and took your brother to the billiard hall.
Then I went to work and went home once at noon——"
"Get the USB flash drive." No. 2 reminded emphatically.
"At four o'clock in the afternoon, No. 3 woke up. After get off work, he took his younger brother home. Between nine-thirty and ten o'clock, he pushed his younger brother downstairs. After that, he did not erase the traces of the fight on the balcony, nor did he deal with it. Instead, he returned to the bed and lay down to sleep. At midnight again, No. 1 woke up and discovered something unusual on the balcony. Then he went out and found his brother who had fallen from the balcony and died. He called an ambulance and reported it. Police." Zhang Yichi spoke very smoothly. After he finished speaking, he paused for a while and asked, "Did you find anything wrong?"
"Did he tell you what happened on No. 1?"
"right."
"He's obviously lying!"
"Where are you lying?"
"How could No. 3 go back to sleep after killing his brother?"
Zhang Yichi said expressionlessly: "This is a doubtful point, but I think there is something even more unjustifiable."
"What?"
"You said that the two of them jointly killed the younger brother, but now it is obvious that there is a conflict. If it is really the two of them, why did No. 1 and No. 3 kill each other?" Zhang Yichi asked.
"Of course this is for self-protection." No. 2 choked.
Zhang Yichi was very dissatisfied with this answer: "They can obviously work together to compile a logically complete confession to make me suspect you. Since you are an innocent person, if I eliminate you in the first round, both of them will
Can you survive? If you don't care about a win-win situation, you have to engage in a life-and-death struggle? Do you think it's possible?"