Chapter 7 5. The ensuing homicide

In my impression, I woke up once at night, what time was it?In short, it was still dark all around.At that time, I was so thirsty that I planned to get up from the warm bed to drink water, but the sleepiness finally overcame my thirst, and I went back to the bed again and fell back into sleep. This time I finally woke up, and if there was a faint sunlight, it came in from the narrow window.Glancing at the alarm clock, it was only eight o'clock in the morning, and I was lying in the attic of the main house of the Fukagami family. I didn't feel any weirdness about this at first. On my way down the stairs to go to the toilet, I finally thought of it.Wait a moment!What day is it today?It should be January 3rd.Yesterday was January 2nd. Didn't I go home with my mother and brothers yesterday evening?Yes, I remembered!I was indeed stuffed into the car by Shi Shifu's brother yesterday, and I couldn't remember the situation when I got home because I fell asleep afterwards.In any case, January 2 should be over.

Therefore, I shouldn't wake up at Yuanshang's house, but should wake up at Oyami's house, that is, in my own home.But now I am in the main house of Yuanshang's family.In addition, I should change back to my clothes. I don’t know when I started, I was wearing a red tracksuit.So, is it— "So there is no red colored paper?" As soon as I walked downstairs, as I expected, my grandfather's voice came from the kitchen. "What's going on here, shouldn't we be ready? The red colored paper is actually missing." "Last night..." Of course it was Aunt Hu Yunai who answered, and her posture of tilting her head and resting her chin was also the same as yesterday—no, it was the same as "the first round". "What the hell is..."

"I won't do it, I won't fold it, and I will fold it tonight." As if watching a TV program recorded on a video tape again, at this moment, grandpa should turn his head to Mrs. Juzi.look!turned away. "Excuse me, can you help me go to a nearby stationery store to buy colored paper?" "But old man..." Mrs. Juzi said with a guilty expression, "These three days are the New Year's holiday, and every store has closed the iron gate to rest!" "Can I use a different color of colored paper?" "No need, I've lost my mind, so let's fold it the day after tomorrow!"

I quietly went back to the attic room.Absolutely yes, this is a "black hole".My "constitution" caused me to fall into the black hole again on January 2nd.Including the current "this round", that is, starting from "today", there will be another eight rounds of repetition. So... I can easily predict the subsequent development of things.In a short time, I will go to bed and go back to the cage, and when I wake up, I will walk to the restaurant of the main building, where I will meet my grandfather by chance.In the end, I fell into the dilemma of drinking with my grandfather.

please!forgive me!I thought back to the pain I had vomited in the previous round, the first round, and suddenly felt that the future was bleak.Including "this round", the pain of vomiting after drinking has to be repeated eight times, I don't want it! what to do?I have two options.First, until the evening, stay here and never leave, waiting for Brother Shi Shifu to come back to find me.However, in this way, I would have to suffer from hunger for a long time, which is really not feasible.Second, if I don't make this choice, I have to give up sleeping in the cage and go to the restaurant of the hotel to eat early.

After much deliberation, I chose the latter, and waited for nine o'clock to come before leaving the attic.There was no one in the kitchen of the main house at this time, so I walked directly to the corridor. In the first round, I happened to meet Ms. Yuri here, but it was already close to noon.She was "programmed" to walk through this hallway near noon.And now at this time, let alone Miss Youli, no matter who it is, I can't meet it! Looking back now, I feel really sorry.As long as I change the "route" of the first round to this in the remaining seven rounds, then the conversation between me and Ms. Yuri will not happen until it becomes a real "reality".It is taken for granted that the things we have talked about will not remain in her mind.It doesn't matter that that naive dialogue disappears from "history" anyway.Even so, I still feel sorry, because I really like Ms. Yuri.No matter how naive the content of the conversation is, or those previous conversations will be eliminated because of the black hole of time and space, so that she who is not in the black hole of time and space does not have those memories at all, but for me, it is an out-and-out precious memory.

However, I don't want to be forced to drink and vomit afterwards because of this... Is there any way for me to re-enter the meeting with Yuri-san without meeting my grandfather?But based on past experience, basically, the phenomenon of repetition is often not much different from the first round.Because those are things that will actually happen in the future, perhaps in order to prevent the future from going off track, there will be some kind of restraining force acting in the dark.In short, if I don't want to meet my grandfather, as long as I don't approach the hotel during this time in the morning, it will be absolutely fine.It would of course be the best if he returned to the main house smoothly after talking with Ms. Yuri.

However, once you meet your grandfather, you will be forced to drink with him in the same situation as the first round.Therefore, it is best to take precautions at this time.It's a pity, but I had to sacrifice the brief chat with Yuri-san. When I arrived at the restaurant in the main building, I started to enjoy the prepared meal.Even though I knew there was still plenty of time, it always seemed like my grandfather would show up at any moment, which kept me on edge.So, after finishing my breakfast in a hurry, I left the restaurant in a hurry.very good!Then I just have to stay away from the main building until evening.

However, in this way, what should be done to pass the time?The attic is certainly the best place to sleep, but it is not a good place to be shut up there for half a day, it would suffocate me.Strictly speaking, I'm not 100% sure whether Grandpa really won't be in the main house.According to the schedule of the first round, it should be time for Grandpa to go back to sleep.After my grandfather wakes up, he will receive the visiting lawyer Munakata, and soon he will go downstairs to the empty restaurant (in the first round, I was alone).Grandpa may feel that eating alone is too lonely, so he wanders to the main house in order to find someone to talk to—the possibility of this happening is also very high.In the first round, my grandfather asked me to drink with me, saying that I was someone he thought he could chat with easily.Therefore, after I locked myself in the attic room, if grandpa still came, then I had nowhere to escape.

Having said that, if you go to the hall or study room of the main building, the chance of being seen by grandpa is higher.In short, I can't meet my grandfather all day today.No matter where they are, as long as they meet each other, they will definitely end up drinking until they vomit like the first round. After thinking about it, I left the atrium and walked towards the annex.It was originally built as a living room, but now it is used as a dressing room for changing sports clothes. If you can take a nap there, it would be perfect.I quietly opened the door and took a sneak peek inside. This tatami-mat Japanese room happened to be empty.

"Great!" I snickered to myself.Just as I was about to take out the quilt from the closet, I felt someone approaching the annex from the direction of the courtyard.Maybe it was my grandpa who came over—when I noticed something was wrong, I immediately hid in the closet, and quickly closed the partition door at the critical moment.Soon, I felt the door of the chamber was opened. In the dark closet, my head was forced tightly against the quilt, which made me feel like I was about to suffocate.At this time, I heard a man and a woman talking.Judging from their voices, grandpa didn't come, which made me feel relieved, but I fell into the predicament of being unable to move in the closet.I secretly opened a small gap in the partition to peek at the situation in the room. "It's disgusting!" The coquettish anger transmitted to the ear was Luna's sister... "It's disgusting! What if someone comes?" "It's impossible for someone to come!" When I heard the boy's voice, I couldn't help being dumbfounded.For, why?Isn't this Brother Fujitaka? "It's still so early." "I just don't like it! It's actually in this kind of place..." In an instant, the two began flirting.Since I was peeping through the gap in the partition, I couldn't see clearly, but judging from this situation, it was clear what would happen.Sister Luna said she hated it, but she didn't feel like she was deliberately resisting.The sounds of the two people caressing each other's bodies, as well as the steaming heat from their bodies, came from outside the closet continuously... No, although I couldn't see it very clearly, there was a sound of "chirp, chirp, chirp" from outside the closet from time to time. There was a ridiculously sharp kissing sound, so I guessed that maybe the behavior of the two would become more and more obscene. "Don't be like this! I don't want to be here! I don't like being here!" "what is the relationship?" "No, we can't continue. What's more, we are here to discuss things!" "Ugh!" "Don't pout! They will come to your apartment next time you are on vacation. Don't you also pile up a lot of laundry?" "Alright. However, you and Shi Shifu are very close." "Oh, do you care that much?" "Of course I care! That guy is the best at talking sweetly." "People hate frivolous men—" The sound of their kissing sounded as if they had exhausted their breastfeeding strength, as if the oversized suction cup had been peeled off the tile. "Hey, put on your pants quickly, be good!" "Got it—huh?" "What's wrong?" "I just thought, why is there no sound at all. What's wrong with that?" "Huh? Ah, did you say this? I don't know where it fell, and the other one is here." Because I couldn't see the expressions and movements of the two of them clearly, I didn't quite understand what they were talking about. "Forget it, it's okay. I have more important things to say." "What's the matter? What's more important than the two of us?" Elder sister Luna let out an obscene laugh because she didn't know where she was being touched. "What important thing are you talking about?" "That's needless to say! Of course it's the heir of the EDGE-UP company, and the legacy of my grandfather!" "At this point, no matter what the outcome of that matter is, it doesn't matter anymore, doesn't it?" Brother Fujitaka, who was originally relaxed and humorous, immediately gave a displeased cold wait.This kind of tone of voice is like his original appearance. "As long as the two of us are together, we can do anything! Didn't Grandpa decide who will inherit it long ago? Next, we can only clean our necks and wait for today's announcement! Right?" "Well...Actually...he doesn't seem to have decided yet." "what?" "He hasn't written it yet, I mean, grandpa hasn't written a will yet!" Sister Luna already knows this information?This makes me can't help admiring her. I learned about it from my grandfather in the afternoon of the first round (that is, the first "January 2nd"); On the morning of the second "January 2"), this was already known.Where did you find out?I think some people think that Luna sister is just a coquettish and nervous little girl, so they are not wary of her, and they say it carelessly. A question mark suddenly popped up in my heart, and I remembered that brother Fujitaka seemed to have said something strange just now.It seems to be the sentence "The next step, we can only wash our necks and wait for today's announcement! Right?" His so-called "announcement" probably refers to who is the heir of the announcement under the current situation. !Thinking from the context of their conversation, there should be no other possibility.However, didn't my grandfather just say at the New Year's meeting that the content of the will will not be made public before his death?Ok!He did say so.That's weird, so what's going on here? "Really? Grandpa really hasn't written yet?" "It seems that there is no way to decide who to choose." "What a surprise! I thought he wouldn't think too much and would make a quick decision!" Speaking of surprises, for me, it was the intimacy of Fujitaka and Luna's sisters here that surprised me.Judging from Sister Luna's coquettish appearance, her heart has been completely captured by Brother Futugao. Looking at it like this, there is absolutely no mistake.Only, but, this is really surprising!For a long time, I thought Brother Fujitaka was a gloomy person, but unconsciously, he had such a change. "In short, this is a good opportunity!" "Good chance? What kind of chance?" "A chance for Grandpa to reconsider!" "Reconsider? Consider what?" "That is to say, we can make a suggestion to grandpa, let Xiaofu marry me, and then inherit the Fuchigami family, ah!" The "Xiaofu" in Luna's mouth should be Fujitaka's nickname!Small, small... rich!I almost laughed, so I desperately covered my face with the quilt to keep from laughing out loud. "I think this solution is the most satisfactory. If the two of us are allowed to inherit the Yuanshang family together, then my mother and Aunt Kashishou will have no reason to hate each other." "However, Grandpa may also want Mr. Tsujiya, or that female secretary to inherit?" "You are really stupid. Grandpa deliberately mentioned the names of those two people just to make mom and them unhappy. Grandpa must be thinking that they must not get what they want so easily. Of course, grandpa is also doing this to vent his grievances. But I think even a stubborn grandfather, instead of handing over the business to outsiders, he will still decide to let his family inherit it! Isn’t this a matter of course? Human nature, don’t you think?” "Is that right?" "Does it need to be said? It must be so! Both Tsukeya and that woman named Yuri are just being used. Saying something will make them heirs and teach them to look forward to it. In the end, it will be nothing. What a pity! No matter what Say, after all, family love is thicker than water!" "Is that right?" "Yeah, that's why we have to act quickly! Convince grandpa before the will is finished. In this way, not only the two of us, but everyone will become happy, right?" Brother Fujitaka, who was not very confident at first, gradually began to care about this idea.After Luna sister persuaded herself softly, she instantly became courageous. "Yes, that's it. Very good, let's go!" He urged sister Luna, and sister Luna seemed to be a good wife who was obedient and obedient. After the sound of their footsteps disappeared, I crawled out of the closet.Originally, I planned to take a nap in the Japanese room to pass the time until the evening, but now I was stimulated by the passionate scene between the two of them, which made me so bloody that I couldn't sleep.Others always think that I am young and old, but for a boy whose biological age is only sixteen, this stimulation is too strong.The hot air from the two people can still be felt in this Japanese-style room. In order to let the fresh air circulate, I opened the window, and then peeked at the corridor leading to the main building from the main building. Since the hot air would cause the snow on the roof to fall off, I quickly Close the window and continue to look out the window casually. How long has it been?I maintained the posture of sitting with my knees bent, and gradually entered a half-dream and half-awake state.Suddenly, a figure flashed in front of me, I rubbed my eyes in panic, and looked out the window again, only to realize that it was Grandpa.Holding a one-liter bottle of sake, he looked around the corridor and headed towards the main house.Compared with the first round, there have been some changes, but the part of inviting me to drink together is missing, but after sleeping in the cage and meeting the lawyer, these actions of hiding in the top floor room for drinking are still in accordance with the first round. schedule" to proceed. Soon, the figure of grandpa disappeared. It seemed that he had passed the kitchen and climbed the stairs to the attic room.In this way, he should not go downstairs for the time being, so I should also go back to the main building.Just as I was thinking so, another figure walked through the corridor. Those are Brother Fujitaka and Sister Luna, because they just agreed to persuade Grandpa, so they will follow behind Grandpa!The confident two looked relaxed, with optimistic smiles on their faces. I maintained my original posture and continued to look at the corridor.In fact, I can go back to the main building or rest in the living room and reception room at any time, but in order to see if Brother Fujitaka and sister Luna can successfully persuade Grandpa, I chose to stay where I am.I think, from the time when the two returned, or the expressions on their faces, we should be able to guess the result. I don't know how long it has passed.Since there is no clock in the annex, and I didn't wear a watch, I couldn't tell the exact time, but I guessed that five to ten minutes had passed.At this time, a figure walked towards the main building through the corridor. That was sister Luna. She looked around cautiously, then hurriedly disappeared in the direction of the main building, but she did not see Brother Fujitaka. After a while, sister Luna appeared again.I wanted to see the expression, but my eyes were attracted by the things in her hands.It was a vase with phalaenopsis in it. It was bought by Ms. Yuri yesterday (real) and given to Aunt Hu Yunai.Although I don't know where it was placed later, according to what Aunt Hurunai said, it should be placed in her room for decoration now.Maybe Grandpa ordered sister Luna to bring it!There is no other possibility than this conjecture, but I don't see why. One sister, Luna, who disappeared into the main house, came back immediately.With nothing in her hands, she walked towards the main building. A few minutes later, Brother Fu Tugao came out and disappeared in the direction of the main building, also empty-handed. Confused by this, I stood up, left the annex, and walked towards the main building while thinking about what happened in front of me.I think what happened should be like this: On January 2nd of the first round, when my grandfather and I were drinking, I felt someone standing by the stairs eavesdropping, and that was probably Brother Fujitaka and Sister Luna.They went up to the attic room in order to persuade grandpa, and grandpa happened to be with me, so they had to postpone the time.Then, on January 2nd of the second round, because I was not there, only grandpa was in the attic room, so they went to persuade grandpa. The point is, how did they talk to grandpa?How does Aunt Hu Liunai's Phalaenopsis have anything to do with persuading grandpa?I have no clue about this.Although it is best to ask grandpa directly, but if he goes to the attic room now, he will be dragged by grandpa to drink together again.It seems that we should wait until grandpa returns to the museum. I always feel a little hungry.After entering the main building, my feet immediately walked in the direction of the restaurant involuntarily.Shi Shifu's elder brother and Wu's elder sister were eating at the dining table, but the others were nowhere to be seen. "Yo! Q Taro." Brother Shi Shifu deftly licked the rice grains stuck to his lips. "Is your hangover okay?" By the way, I did drink quite a bit on the "real" yesterday, January 1st.While I was thinking, I replied, "No problem." I poured the water from the hot water pot over the teapot and drank the tea slowly. "I just chatted with Xiao Wu..." He nodded kindly to Sister Wu.Brother Shi Shifu's advantage is that he treats everyone equally. "How do you two feel about the new will?" "I don't know." Sister Wu didn't seem to want to speak, so I had no choice but to answer: "I don't know anything." "Why, your answer is really cold. Don't you care at all?" "No, not quite." "Grandpa is writing a new will now!" "Now...? Didn't I write it long ago?" "No, he hasn't written it yet. I heard that he doesn't know who to choose and looks like he can't make a decision." "This matter..." I was scared out of my wits.In addition to sister Luna and brother Futogaka, even brother Shifu knew about this, so I thought I'd investigate it carefully. "How do you know?" "No, I didn't know it at first, it was Luna who said it. Right, Xiao Wu?" Because of Shi Shifu's elder brother's understanding, Mai sister seemed very happy, but felt very shy, resulting in a complicated expression.Sister Wu seemed to be thinking that if she responded kindly, she might be misunderstood by the other party as having a good impression of her.After thinking this way, he became strangely wary, and finally responded with a shrug. My head is a mess.I was convinced that Luna sister only leaked the secret of grandfather's unwritten will to Fujitaka brother alone.It seems that I was wrong, she also told Shi Shifu brother and Mai sister, and judging from the point of view, these two people seem to have learned about it earlier than Fujitaka brother. At this time, a weird voice suddenly sounded, interrupting brother Shi Shifu who was about to speak. "Ah! Ah! Uh, uh!" There was a roar like a wild animal, and finally there was a sound like fingernails scraping glass We wondered what the hell happened.They rushed to the corridor together.A woman in a green tracksuit was lying on the ground, and at the same time she was rolling and rushing over, she fell to the ground like a tumbler being kicked away.That was Aunt Ye Liuming.Her hair was disheveled, and a hoarse breath kept coming out of her throat.From this point of view, the roaring sound like a beast before was probably the voice of Aunt Ye Liuming. "What, what's the matter? Mom?" Under the excessive shock, sister Wu's mask of indifference fell off, like a child whose ice cream in her hand fell to the ground, showing a panicked look. "What's the matter? What's the matter?" "Uh, uh, uh, ah..." Aunt Ye Liuming could barely make a sound through her teeth, but couldn't speak.It seemed that the wailing was so intense that the voice was muted. "Ah, um, um, um..." "What happened, tell me! What happened, tell me quickly! Mom." Aunt Ye Liuming, who always had a sneer expression on weekdays, now looked panic-stricken.Due to the large gap, Sister Wu felt overwhelmed.Aunt Ye Liuming's mouth and eyes were wide open like a full moon. Sister Wu shook her body, and she was about to cry. "What's the matter? What happened, please explain clearly!" Tsuchiya-san, Yuri-san, mother, Aunt Huruno, and Mrs. Ikoko all gathered after hearing the commotion.But Auntie Ye Liuming still couldn't make a sound, she just waved her hands desperately to her back—it was the corridor leading to the main house. Did something happen to grandpa... I finally figured out the situation and started to run wildly in the corridor.After Shi Shifu's brother followed up, the others followed suit. I went through the kitchen and up the stairs to the attic.I was out of breath as the stairs were too steep.When I arrived with only a few steps left, a seal-shaped object on the edge of the steps caught my attention, and I stopped immediately.The light khaki object is hard to spot at first glance, and I noticed it by accident.I quickly picked it up, held it in my hand, and opened the door to the top room. Grandpa's face was down, lying 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 one-liter sake bottle was poured in front of him, and the remaining sake spilled out, discoloring the tatami mats. 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 Shishio, aunt Hu Runo, 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 stupefied 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 Youli was the first to recover from the surprise. It seemed that she had received my wordless message. She turned 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 shout "Dad! Dad! Why are you so cruel to us?" and so on.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?" She changed her attitude that really troubled others that day.Her eyeballs were bloodshot, her emotions became aroused, and her domineering attitude condensed the atmosphere. "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 incident!" At this moment, he could vaguely see his happy expression for being able to be Luna's sister's reinforcement.But sister Luna's heart has already belonged to brother Fujitaka.I can't help but feel sad for Shi Shifu. After all, I have also encountered the same situation, so I can empathize with it. murdering 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!" "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!Needless to say, of course it is because of my unique "physical constitution", that is, "black hole".Today is not an ordinary day, but the second January 2nd.In other words, this is the next round after the first round, which is the second round. In the first round, there was no such scary thing as a murder, which should be an established fact.That being the case, why did such an unexpected thing happen suddenly?In principle, the second round should repeat the schedule of the first round.How could such a thing happen!There is no way such a thing will happen!But the so-called impossible is happening right before our eyes.Undoubtedly, Grandpa died.How exactly did this develop? I didn't know how to deal with my disordered thoughts, so my eyes fell on sister Luna in an instant.However, my sister seems to be aware of 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?Even though she was wearing a yellow tracksuit with a blue sleeveless short jacket outside, wearing earrings seemed incongruous, but she seemed to have some plans at the time and insisted on refusing to take them off. While thinking about these things, I suddenly noticed the object I was holding tightly in my hand.Light khaki, something in the shape of a seal... "Sister Luna." I subconsciously handed this thing to her, "This." Maybe I will never forget the expression on Luna sister's face at that time.Her face was tense, as if she was about to explode.Her expression was very unique, it seemed to be mixed with grief and indignation, and it seemed to turn pale with shock.There was grief in the air, but the look on her face gave the impression that once she let it out, she would never be the same again.I was taken aback by her expression, and immediately lied. "I saw it fall on the tatami." Sister Luna looked like she had let go of a big stone in her heart.She glanced sideways at Grandpa's corpse and relaxed with a half-smile. "That's right! Thank you." She snatched the earring from me. Maybe Luna-san mistakenly thought that the earring was dropped in the attic, which is why she was so flustered.Anyway, this room is now the scene of the murder, and items that should not exist here may make people suspicious. However, where the earring actually fell was on the stairs leading to the attic room.What confuses me the most is when exactly did Luna sister lose the earring? I thought to myself, when I was hiding in the closet of the annex, I overheard the conversation between brother Futugao and sister Luna - "I just thought, why is there no sound at all. What's wrong with that?", "Hmm ? Ahhh, did you say this? I don’t know where it fell, so this side also…” In other words, the thing that fell refers to the earring on one side!Perhaps it was because Brother Fujitaka didn't hear the sound of the earrings jingling, so he asked sister Luna what happened to the earrings, and she replied that she didn't know where it fell, so I had to put the other side... That conversation is That means it!I think that's right. The question is, when exactly did Luna-san pass the stairs in the attic room and lost the earring?Although there is no clock in the annex, she was there talking to Fujitaka-san after I finished breakfast.And the time I finished my meal in the restaurant was nine o'clock in the morning. Based on this calculation, the time I eavesdropped in the annex was around ten o'clock! That being said, sister Luna came to the main house before ten o'clock in the morning.The process seems to be a bit confusing, first try to sort it out as follows: (1) "Really" yesterday, January 1st, at least at the New Year's party, sister Luna was wearing earrings all the time.That night, I didn't go to the attic room to rest until after eleven o'clock. (ii) The first round on January 2. (iii) The second round on January 2. (ii) and (iii) are repeating days, so I look at them together.Calculated, the earrings may fall from after eleven o'clock in the evening on January 1st to before ten o'clock in the morning on January 2nd.Of course, sister Luna should have noticed that the earrings were missing during the second period.Besides, even if I didn't hide in the closet to eavesdrop, she would still talk to Brother Fujitaka in the annex at the second time period, and she would definitely be asked why she didn't wear earrings, and she would still answer: "I don't know Where did it go, so this side also..." That being said... After I deduced the above conclusions, I thought about it, during the second period, when I was drinking with my grandfather, the person who eavesdropped near the stairs might not be sister Luna.wrong!It could still be her, but at least at that point in time, she couldn't have lost the earring.The reason is that during the second period, my grandfather and I drank after noon, that is, in the afternoon.According to common sense, one earring had been lost before noon that day, and the earring on the other side was also taken off, so it was impossible to lose it again in the afternoon. At the time of (1), in order to persuade her grandfather, she came to the attic room with Brother Fujitaka, but because I was there at the time, she had to look for the next opportunity.Even so, it was absolutely impossible for Luna sister to drop the earring at that time.Therefore, the time for the earring to drop should be earlier than this time point.Of course, at the third point, the drop of the earring will happen before arriving at the annex. However, things have evolved to this point, which makes me even more confused.The time when sister Luna lost her earrings could only be between eleven o'clock in the evening on January 1st and ten o'clock in the morning on January 2nd.即使我的推断无误，接下来出现的疑问是，她究竟为何会选在这段期间前来主屋，甚至到阁楼房来。在这段期间，当然只有我一个人在。瑠奈姊姊不至于不知道这件事吧！如此说来，她是有事找我罗？我真是想不出所以然来。 No matter!此处的疑问先暂且搁在一旁，眼前还有个更重大的问题。瑠奈姊姊感到十分害怕，担心我会说出自己是在通往阁楼房的楼梯上，发现了这个耳环。这也意味著，她会被别人怀疑是杀害外公的杀人凶手。 目前看来，就属瑠奈姊姊的行径最为可疑。我先前亲眼目睹她与富士高哥哥两人尾随在通过走廊后，进入主屋的外公后头，两人也随后进入主屋。更何况，最关键的蝴蝶兰花瓶，是瑠奈姊姊由本馆拿到主屋来的，那只花瓶可能是殴击外公脑勺的凶器。 然而，无庸置疑地，自瑠奈姊姊与富士高哥哥进入本馆后，到我放弃“监视”而回到本馆的这段期间，有一段时间的空档，因此我也无法确定，在两人离去后，是否就再也无人前往主屋。correct!方才叶流名阿姨不就到主屋去了吗？正因如此，才发现了在主屋阁楼房里的外公尸体。 如此一来，当然无法直接判定犯人就是瑠奈姊姊与富士高哥哥，第一个发现尸体的叶流名阿姨，也有可能是犯人，而她在发现尸体后，那种惊吓过度的表现，也可能只是演技而已。只是，最可疑的还是瑠奈姊姊。她将花瓶从本馆拿到主屋的理由究竟何在？在理由不明的状况下，这么做到底是—— 在我绞尽脑汁思索之际，警察们抵达此处。由于监识课员和便衣刑警们要进入现场，我们便全部离开阁楼房，并在警官的带领下一个接一个移动到本馆。 我们到连接大客厅的会客室里集合。大概在众人里面，友理小姐看起来最值得信赖吧，刑警直接询问她：“关系人是否都在这里？”友理小姐环视沙发上与倚墙而站的每个人之后，点了点头。 “在有进一步的指示之前，请每个人都别离开这里。”警探丢了这句话后，便走出会客室。两名身着制服的警察留下了，像仁王像般挺立不动，俨然是在监视我们。 实际上也是如此，真正的犯人极可能就在我们之中。应该不只我有这种想法，其他人心里多半也如此确信着吧！妈妈、胡留乃阿姨、叶流名阿姨、富土高哥哥、世史夫哥哥、舞姊姊、瑠奈姊姊、居子太太、槌矢先生，以及友理小姐，像是好不容易才忍下窥视表情对方的欲望似地，彼此出现了诡异的隔阂，众人各怀心思地猜疑著对方。 在所有人之中，最可疑的嫌犯还是瑠奈姊姊和富士高哥哥。或许是我有了先入为主的观念。在别馆的时候，他们明明如胶似漆，现在却是各自待在房间两端，分别将头撇向一边。我很清楚他们之间的关系，现在看到这模样，只觉得是他们刻意表现出来的。 “非常抱歉，各位请听我说。”这句话让陷入长考的众人都回过神来。听见这句话后，不仅仅是我，每个人都如梦初醒般需出惊异的神情。“我是安规署的平冢。”他是一名年纪与富士高哥哥相仿的警探。 “哪一位是事件的发现者？” 此时，众人将视线都聚焦在同一个人身上。叶流名阿姨仿佛被责备做了坏事似地，撅著嘴举起手。她自然知道某些重要的情报，但可没那么简单就会说出来。经常挂在嘴边的从容冷笑，现在完全消失不见。 “那么就从发现者开始，请往这里走过来，随后分别依序到临时侦讯室来，我们要个别讯问。或许花不上多久的时间，但无论如何，请各位尽量配合。” 在叶流名阿姨被传唤过去之后，接着轮到胡留乃阿姨，下一个是居子太太，随后分别是槌矢先生、友理小姐、妈妈、舞姊姊、瑠奈姊姊、富士高哥哥、世史夫哥哥，最后才轮到我。当我认为即将告一个段落时，叶流名阿姨又再度被传唤了进去，接著每个人又重新被询问一次。以为侦讯终于要结束时，却又从头再来一遍，全部再重复一轮。就这样，侦讯一直持续到夜晚。 先前，众人都一语不发，然而在经过首次的侦讯后，便开始出声交谈起来了。每个人回到了会客室，就热切地交换起情报，例如警来先生问了什么，自己又如何回答。当下的氛围，立刻从发现外公尸体的震撼及郁闷状态骤然进入人心浮躁的状态。只是，槌矢先生和友理小姐这两个所谓的“外人”，自然遭到了排挤，并未做任何的情报交换。连那个平日沉默寡言的舞姊姊也口沫横飞了起来，让人怀疑起是否真是同一个人。 仿佛当异于平常的事件发生——例如亲人杀人之类的事件，人们便宛如参加庙会一般，情绪十分亢奋。可是，虽然众人讨论如此热烈，却未出现任何有用的新线索。叶流名阿姨是为了直接与外公针对遗嘱一事，而前去找外公。当她知道瑠奈姊姊亲眼见到外公往主屋去之后，才到主屋去看看，结果就发现尸体了。之后的事，在此就不再详述，相信大家也都一清二楚了。 看这样子，在目前的状况下，掌握著有用情报的，除了瑠奈姊姊与富士高哥哥以外，就只剩下我而已。但我并不打算将他们的行径告诉刑警。这样的行为像是密告自己的兄长，心里有股莫名的抗拒。更何况，即使现在说出来了，在“下一轮”终究又要重头来过，因此，这么做也不具任何意义。我对警方的供述是——我在早上九点之前起床，用完早餐后到别馆题回笼觉，睡醒之后，在折回本馆的餐厅时，听见了叶流名阿姨的哀嚎。 对于我的证言，刑警先生似乎并未特别感到怀疑，但也并非不加思索地就接受我的说法。真是难缠的家伙呀！只是，当他向我问起，为何每个人都穿著运动服配上无袖短外褂时，显露出困惑的表情。而我也仅仅表示，众人之所以这么做，不过就是遵照外公的指示罢了，我并不清楚缘由何在。 事情演变至此，不管是大庭家的人，还是钟之江家的人，全都回不了自己的家。原本在傍晚时，我就应该被塞进世史夫哥哥的车后座，然后启程返家。如今，却因为突如其来的事件，这部分的行程已有所变动。即使黑洞原则上与第一轮相差无几，也无法抑止如此巨幅的变动。唯一的改变，就是我们得在此地多留一天。 下一轮的侦讯再度开始。先前热烈讨论的众人，此时也都感到疲惫，会客室里寂静莫名。妈妈与叶流名阿姨对外公之死，此刻应该暗自窃喜，不过为了怕被怀疑，反倒露出反省似地、极为老实的神情。等著再度被传唤到临时侦讯室时，一股诡异的预感袭上心头。我好像忘了什么……的感觉。我好像忘了什么重要的事。 这事有多重要？和外公的事件有关吗？我也不太确定，只意识到有件重要的事被我遗忘了。这个想法让我焦躁不安。再加上我似乎意识到，这件被我遗忘的事是与集合在这里的某个人有关。因此，无论如何我都得拼命回想起来，但我却依然毫无头绪。 现在被传唤到临时侦讯室的是居子太太。因此，留在会客室的是妈妈、胡留乃阿姨、叶流名阿姨、富士高哥哥、世史夫哥哥、舞姊姊、瑠奈姊姊、槌矢先生、友理小姐，还有我。除了两名警察以外，由于我认为自己遗忘的事，必定与我们之中的某个人有关系，因此开始暗中观察每个人的样子，不过还是一无所获。虽然如此，心里却愈来愈觉得遗忘的事相当重要，然而，最终还是想不出来。 就在这种状况下，不知不觉间，挂在墙壁上的时钟，指针已经走到了午夜十二时。 --