Chapter 16 Section 8

With his broad back facing Xun, the fingers of both hands danced at a dizzying speed, making one worry that the keyboard would be damaged by him.But only the parts below the elbows moved, and his back was straight and motionless. After hitting a key with a "snap", Yukawa turned the chair around. “Responding to emails is tiring enough these days. It’s unbearably inefficient to send you multiple emails from the same person in the same day. If only he could sort things out beforehand and send them all at once Even if it helped me a lot." Tang Chuan took off his glasses, rubbed his eyelids, looked at Xun and said, "I want you to come here on purpose, and I'm so sorry for making you wait so long."

"No, it's fine." Xun is currently in Yuchuan's laboratory.She had received a text message from Tang Chuan before, saying that she wanted to know the progress of the search, and hoped that she could come over at a convenient time.And she happened to have something to meet the Metropolitan Police Department tonight. "How's the situation? By the way, let me make a cup of coffee first." "I don't need that glass of wine-to be honest, progress is slow. Although the victim once lived a dissolute life and had constant disputes with others, he seems to have changed his temper recently."

"Even if he didn't have any disputes with anyone, it doesn't mean that no one has a grudge against him." Tang Chuan said while brewing instant coffee by the sink. "Exactly—where's your favorite coffee machine?" "Give it to a student who lives alone. I still think the instant one is more convenient—didn't I find any valuable clues from the scene?" "Unfortunately, not yet." "I remember you said that the victim was stabbed to death with a knife, so what about the murder weapon?" "Haven't found it yet. The police ambushed that was a rather special weapon."

Xun told Yu Chuan about the murder weapon. "Hmm—it's a Japanese sword, I was stabbed by that thing..." "There was no sharp weapon like a Japanese sword around the victim. What do you think?" "You ask me, how do I know." Tang Chuan sat on the chair and took a sip of coffee, "I told you before, when my friend told me a strange thing, saying that it was just burned in the house. As they were burning, they heard a loud crack, and said the flames were of many colors. What have you found out about that?" "Found it, the reason is those fireworks."

"fireworks?" "The victim kept some fireworks in the house. We also learned from nearby residents that the victim often set off fireworks and firecrackers for fun." "Well, it's fireworks. In that case, one of the mysteries is solved." "Other than that, is there any mystery?" "They said that before the fire broke out, they heard a sound of glass shattering. What happened to that sound?" "This has now been resolved as well, the glass was broken by the murderer." "Why did he break the glass?" "In order to enter the room. It is estimated that the murderer broke into the room through the window facing the pond."

"You seem quite confident, what's your basis?" "We investigated the door found from the ruins and found that the door should have been locked. Therefore, the murderer could not enter the room through the main entrance. At present, it is believed that the murderer broke in after breaking the glass window. This view is the most secure. " Tang Chuan put the coffee cup on the table, crossed his arms and said, "Even if the murderer did break in from there, where did he escape from? At that time, my friend and Ms. Namie should have been watching That window."

"It must have escaped through the window of the adjacent house. If you escape from there, you can't see it from the main house, so it is estimated that the murderer did that at the time." "So, when you inspected the scene, did you find that window open or closed?" "Well... It is said that it cannot be confirmed. It is said that it was broken when the fire was put out. But if the window was not open at that time, something is wrong, which means that the murderer did not leave the house." "What did you say?" "I mean, everyone was staring at the shattered window, and if the door and the windows in the other rooms were locked, then the murderer hadn't escaped from the room. That would be weird." Yet?"

Yu Chuan should not be a person who is so stupid that he has to repeat such a matter of course to understand, Xun looked at Yu Chuan in puzzlement. Tang Chuan stretched out his index finger to adjust his glasses: "Where was the corpse in the room?" "I remember it was by the window. The firefighters were helping to carry it at the time. I can't remember the exact posture of the corpse at that time. There is nothing wrong with lying under the window." "By the window... what was the victim doing in the room?" "Well... There is an LCD TV and a DVD player in that room."

"Then is there a chair or sofa by the window for watching DVDs?" "No, it's said that there isn't. There doesn't seem to be anything by the window." Yu Chuan put his right elbow on the table and made a movement like blowing into the fist. "Utsumi-kun, imagine, if you were in the house and saw the window pane crack suddenly, what would you do? Would you think of running away?" "Of course. But it may be too late to escape, so the possibility of being chased by the murderer and stabbed to death is not out of the question." "Even so, he was able to escape for a certain distance, but he just collapsed by the window. You don't think it's strange."

"Is it possible that he fled around and was finally killed by the window?" Tang Chuan frowned: "You mean he just walked around in the house and didn't expect to run outside?" "This... It's really a bit strange to say, but maybe there are such people in this world, because once people panic, they will indeed do some strange things." With an unconvincing expression on his face, Yu Chuan supported his chin with his hands, and fixed his eyes on the desktop of the workbench. "Metal magician..." He could only hear him muttering. "what did you say?"

"Nothing, talking to myself." "Is there something wrong?" "That's not what I mean, I'm just used to being picky." He said and waved his hand, "By the way, I have something else to ask you. Just now you said that you didn't find anyone suspicious. Is it true? I think it is impossible for your police not to suspect those two people." Xun knew exactly who he was referring to, and responded: "We also once regarded Mr. Youyong and Ms. Namie as the number one suspects, but we ruled them out immediately." "Because they have an alibi?" "Yes. First of all, Mr. Tomonaga is incapable of committing murder. As for Ms. Namie, some people think that if she only uses special methods, it is still possible." "What special method?" "That was a guess, thinking that the victim was actually killed earlier, and the arson was just a trick to mislead the judgment on the time of the murder. But from the results of the autopsy, it has been concluded that this is impossible, because the death The time was almost the same as when the fire started." "So that's the case, that's good." "It's just that," Xun continued, "there may be accomplices. To be precise, it's the mastermind and someone else, and those two are the accomplices." "It's a bit of a tantalizing thing. Have you found any strong suspects?" Kaoru hesitated for a moment, wondering if he should tell Tang Chuan the matter, and finally said: "Miss Namie has a boyfriend named Konno, and this Mr. Konno has no alibi. Although he said that he was alone when the crime happened Staying in the company, but no one can prove it for him. Just now, we have gone to his house to investigate, but no murder weapon was found." "Really?" Tang Chuan murmured. "Besides, is there anything else you want to ask?" "No, I'm done asking. I'm really sorry for asking you to make such a trip out of your busy schedule. Thank you." Tang Chuan said and nodded. "You're being polite. Then I'll take my leave." Xun put her bag on her shoulder and walked towards the door. "Mr. Neihai." Tang Chuan called her, and she turned her head. However, he didn't say a word, and there was a hesitant look between his frowning brows. "Is there anything else you need?" "No..." He avoided Xun's gaze. "Just tell me if you have anything to say." So, Tang Chuan took a deep breath, looked at Xun and said, "Can I trouble you...to take me to the scene to have a look?" "The scene? Do you mean the ruins after the other house burned down?" "Yes. Ah, forget it." He looked away again, "If it's inconvenient, forget it." Xun had an ominous premonition.Whenever this physicist made some important discoveries, a strange feeling would emanate from his whole body, and Xun felt it right now.However, his expression at this moment is not quite the same as before. "Let me talk to my superiors." Xun said, "I will definitely try to arrange for you to visit the scene." Seeing Tang Chuan nodded slightly, she turned and walked towards the door.