Chapter 3 1. Immediately cut into the key points of the event

Grandpa was lying down in an attic room the size of six stacks of tatami mats.There is only one window the size of a notebook in the attic, and even during the day, the indoor light is dim.Light bulbs are hung in the room, and quilts are randomly placed in the center. Grandpa Fuchigami Reijirou was lying face down on the quilt, as if he wanted to hug someone, but the other party broke away and ran away.His left arm is under his stomach, and his right hand is grabbing the tatami.A sake bottle was poured in front of the body, and the remaining sake spilled out, discoloring the tatami mat The back of the grandfather's head was like cotton wool, and the pitiful white hair was dyed a little red.The copper vase was lying on the ground as if deliberately covering the side face of the grandfather, and the Phalaenopsis orchids that had not yet bloomed were scattered on the tatami.Aunt Hu Liunai likes Phalaenopsis orchids, so Ms. Youli bought them as gifts for her.It stands to reason that the vase should have been placed in Aunt Huliunai's room.

"It must have been hit on the head by that vase..." Naturally, I wasn't the only one who had this thought in my mind, but no one responded.Whether it was mother, brother Fujitaka, brother Seshifu, aunt Hu Yuno, Mrs. Juko, aunt Ye Liuming, sister Mai, or sister Luna, they all just stood there motionless.Tsuchiya-san and Yuri-san also froze in place because of this sudden incident.All the people present squeezed into the only narrow doorway of the room, holding their breath. I don't know how long time was frozen, and I unconsciously stepped into the attic room.Perhaps because this room was the bedroom I was assigned to when I lived in the main house, I have such a strong sense of responsibility.Anyway, without anyone blocking me, I knelt down beside my lying grandpa.

I raised my grandfather's ham-wrapped wrists, and I couldn't measure the beating of the pulse, confirming that my grandfather was indeed dead!In fact, when I saw him lying down for the first time, I knew it in my heart, but I was still shocked.No, rather than being shocked, it would be better to say that I was at a loss. I turned to my mother and brothers, who were peering in through the door.At this moment, I have no idea what to say or what to do.This stunned and stupid look must have made me lose face, but none of the people present made fun of me. They all tensed up as if their emotions were exhausted.On the contrary, I, after witnessing the scene in front of me, wanted to laugh out loud hysterically.This is because when staying at Yuangami's house, everyone was given the obligation to wear "uniforms". Looking at the scene, except for Mrs. Juzi, everyone else was wearing sportswear of various colors and sleeveless jackets .It was extremely ridiculous to be dressed like this at the scene of the incident.That being the case, I simply look weirder.

Miss Yuri was the first to recover from the surprise.Seemingly having received my wordless message, she turned around and rushed downstairs, the loud noise she made while running was constantly lingering in the air.I think she should call the police. Ms. Yuri's actions seemed to have lifted the shackles of the presence, and everyone exhaled at the same time.Like a signal, my mother, Aunt Hu Liunai, and Aunt Ye Liuming began to scream, "Dad! Dad! Why are you so cruel to us?" and other wailings.The wailing and howling sounded one after another, as if trying to win back the time that had just been frozen.

Shifu brother and Luna sister managed to stop the mothers and aunts who were about to rush towards the dead grandfather's body. "Don't touch it! Before the police come, shouldn't the integrity of the murder scene be maintained?" "What's going on here? What do you mean by murder scene?" Mom and Aunt Ye Liuming yelled in unison.In the narrow attic room, it has turned into a sea of ​​flames and knives in Abi Hell. "You can tell just by looking at it!" Brother Shi Shifu desperately explained. "No matter how you look at the scene in front of you, it's an out-and-out murder case!"

After Brother Shi Shifu finished speaking, everyone's expressions froze again. "Murder? He said it was a murder!" "Could it be, could it be... How could this happen? Why did this unbelievable thing happen to us?" Such complaints were revealed in the panicked eyes of everyone present. "It doesn't make sense for such a thing to happen? It can't happen around kind citizens like us!" The murder incident—the meaning and impact of this sentence on me and others are completely different—indeed, there is no reason for such a thing to happen!This is impossible!

Please don't say "why, your words are the same as other people's words" to me.What I said "it doesn't make sense for this to happen" is not literally, but metaphorically. Today is January 2nd.As an established fact, I know that on this day, the Yuanshang family will not and should not be murdered.That was indeed "yesterday" - no!To be more precise, it was January 2nd in the first round. Nothing happened at that time. It was a peaceful day.Logically speaking, the "today" of the second round - also January 2, shouldn't have caused the killing of grandpa.

I didn't know how to deal with my disordered thoughts, so my eyes fell on sister Luna in an instant.However, my sister didn't seem to notice my gaze.Her timid eyes just kept staring at Grandpa's corpse.At such a time, I actually noticed that Luna sister was not wearing earrings.When did she take it off?Indeed, yesterday—really yesterday, New Year's Day—she did wear earrings.When Luna's sister came to visit the main house at the beginning of the year, of course she changed into the "uniform" as usual.Her tracksuit was yellow and she wore a blue jacket over it, so the earrings looked out of place.However, at that time, Luna sister seemed to have some plans and did not take off the earrings.Therefore, this superfluous impression will remain in my mind...

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