Chapter 4 Section 4

"detective?" Facing Gao Ming's loud shout, "We are almost equivalent to detectives." The man replied in a calm and calm tone. "To be precise, we are a membership-based investigative organization. The business owners have given us a nice nickname - 'Detective Club'" "Is my father one of the owners of that club?" "That's right." The detective answered Tomohiro, "Chairman Masaki has asked us several times, but it was mainly for the investigation of the conduct of the company's employees." "I've never heard of it," Gao Ming said.

"of course." The detective said blankly, "If it weren't for this, our investigation would be meaningless." "Can you help find someone too?" After Ryoko asked this question, the detective nodded sharply. "And this time the whereabouts of the owner is unknown, we will do our best." "Hey, sister." Tomohiro looked impatient, "Are you really going to ask these guys to check? I think it would be better for us to check it ourselves next." Unexpectedly, the detective turned his wind-up neck to Tomohiro and said: "I think the best way for everyone is to call the police, and the second is to leave it to us. The next sentence is just a reference. Acting according to the judgment of a layman is the worst choice."

Someone couldn't help laughing, and Tomohiro immediately showed an embarrassed expression. "With what you said just now, I feel more at ease." On Ryoko's expressionless face, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Please help me solve it—Mr. Narita." "Ok." "You should know the most about the father's recent situation. Please join us and provide the detective with some necessary information." "I see." "Hey Ryoko! Are you serious?" Gao Ming looked at his wife and the two detectives separately, while Ryoko returned his sharp eyes.

"Well, I'm serious." In Tojiro's room, Narita sat face to face with the detectives. At this time, the thought in his mind was: something bad happened.Ryoko and Jiang Lizi sat beside him, and Narita never dreamed that Ryoko would call such a person. Narita vaguely felt that Tojiro had some kind of secret investigation agency.Because he is a person who is very sensitive to the corrective behavior of the employees, especially bribery and the like.Narita shuddered at the thought that his usual behavior might have been investigated. "first," After inspecting the room, the detective put his hands behind his back and said to Narita and the others.

"What I must tell you here is that, based on all the evidence left so far, Mr. Tojiro did not leave the house voluntarily, but was taken away by someone." Ryoko sat next to Narita, taking a deep breath while correcting her sitting posture.Although the detective noticed her reaction to some extent, his tone did not change at all, and continued: "As for the basis of my inference, I will explain to you later. In short, what we must consider now is when, by whom, for what purpose, and where Mr. Tojiro was taken. Let us start with The first 'when' to start reasoning."

Immediately, the detective stretched out his right hand and pointed at Jiang Lizi with his index finger. "What is your reasoning? As to 'when' Mr. Tojiro was abducted..." Jiang Lizi was suddenly called by her name, and almost blushed in panic, but she still managed to put on a good posture and replied: "It was probably...in the middle of the night, right?" The detective nodded with an epiphany, and asked his assistant: "How were the doors and windows locked yesterday and this morning?" From the very beginning, Narita cared a lot about this female assistant in black, and she kept observing the subtle parts of the room while the detective was reasoning.Even just now, she was still looking at the coffee cups on the shelf against the wall from time to time.

Although she was asked suddenly, she still flipped through the notes with a steady movement: "According to what Ms. Tokuko said just now, she locked all the doors at around ten o'clock last night, and she kept them in the same state this morning." She read it articulately. "Which of these could possibly be locked from the outside?" "Only the gate, the others can only be locked from the inside." "Thank you." The detective's voice was like an order, and the female assistant began to observe again. "The windows of this room are also locked. If you want to take Toujiro out in the middle of the night, you can only go through the entrance. But no matter how bold the prisoner is, he dare not do this? In this way, he must be before ten o'clock. crime."

"At that time, the guests attending the banquet were leaving." Ryoko said, "Among the guests present, many were driving... Could it be that the prisoner was among them..." "This inference is more appropriate. If you want to take people away, driving is the most effective means." "Sorry to interrupt." Narita looked up at the detective's expressionless face, and said, "I think the series of reasoning you just made can be easily imagined by laymen. No one would think that the person who abducted the chairman was an external intruder. "

However, the detective still defended in a voice without any emotion, "I have to speak in order." "Then, it is said that Mr. Fujijiro appeared in front of everyone for the last time at around 9:30, that is to say, the crime was completed within the next thirty minutes. However, it is impossible for Mr. Fujijiro to be killed from the entrance gate. Taken out, right? No, even if it is not impossible, it is too dangerous, and the prisoner will never take such a risk. Mr. Tojiro can only be taken away from the window. Everyone can probably guess What state was Tojiro in at the time? Either he lost consciousness, or his hands and feet were bound, in short, he was in a state of being unable to resist. From here, let's speculate on the behavior of the criminal last night."

The detective walked slowly to the entrance door, then turned 180 degrees. "Assume that the prisoner is in the banquet hall. After nine thirty, he came to this room to meet with Tojiro. Although I don't know what kind of conversation the two of them had, what is certain is that Mr. Tojiro Lost his vigilance. The prisoner took the opportunity to cover his mouth and nose with chloroform to make him unconscious, and threw him out of the window. After that, the man locked the windows and doors, and returned to the banquet hall as if nothing had happened. Only here One question, the key to the door is in the..."

When the detective said this, Ryoko seemed to have thought of something and stood up, groping in Tojiro's desk, while Narita looked at her from the side. "No more, sure enough!" "What?" asked the detective. "The key ring, on which all father's keys hang." "That also includes the key to this room?" "Well, of course." The detective nodded and winked at the female assistant.She immediately noted something. Narita breathed a sigh of relief, thankful that he hid the bunch of keys.If found, the great mystery of how the prisoner escaped from this room will arise again. " "The problem of the key is solved, then I will continue to talk." Not knowing what effect to pursue, the detective coughed lightly a few times. "If there is an accomplice, the accomplice will wait outside the window to transport Mr. Tojiro to the car; but if the crime is committed alone, the prisoner will go around the gate to the backyard to deal with the deprived Tojiro. No matter what kind of According to the situation, the criminals escaped from the mansion among the guests attending the banquet." no problem?The detective's eyes seemed to be asking the clients present, while watching their reactions.At some point, the female assistant also walked up to him, looking down at the three of them. "There is nothing wrong with this reasoning." Narita said, "The criminal probably used this method, but can we infer who the criminal is from the method of committing the crime?" Immediately, a rare smile appeared on the detective's face, and he said, "I'm no nonsense." "From the reasoning just now, the scope of the criminals can be narrowed down. The first is the person who went to and from the banquet hall and this room between 9:30 and 10:00; the second is the person who can drive; the last is the person who is very close to Mr. Tojiro people."