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Chapter 18 three

X is involved in a crime.Because this inference is so absurd, even I can't help laughing.Having said that, I calmed down again after a while. That's right, I'm just playing games with Chitanda, there's no need to match the facts.Furthermore, what I want to prove is not that "my own inferences are not so easy to hit the facts".Relax. Seeing my expression soften, Chitanda also seemed to be relieved.It may be due to psychological effects, and her voice felt calmer: "The so-called crime refers to...?" I raised my hand to interrupt Chitanda's question. "Well, before that, I have a supplementary inference. If all the inferences so far are correct, people from the police or similar agencies may have already set foot on the high ground."

"An agency similar to the public security?" "There should be many possibilities, such as the local inspection department or the national tax investigator. Considering a certain inference just now, I think that similar agencies may have sent people here... Do you understand?" Chitanda pondered for a while, but finally shook her head from side to side.Seeing this, I nodded lightly and said: "The key point is that the broadcast is broadcast after school. It is really unreasonable to broadcast the missing person broadcast at a time when many students have gone home. However, it is the case, so although it is a repetition reasoning, but I will say it again: the reasons for broadcasting arise after school."

Speaking of this, I let go of my folded arms, and tapped the text on the notebook with my fingertips: "But if there is really a crime, the time of the crime should also be the 'October 31st' written here." That's right. However, the broadcast was added suddenly just now, and it was very rushed. Therefore, I think that the broadcast may have been commissioned by the investigating authorities." "But it's also possible that it was commissioned over the phone." "Indeed. But depending on the situation, the investigating authorities may need to control X himself. For this, they should send someone directly."

"control……" Chitanda muttered, her expression seemed a little uneasy.He just calmed down not long ago, but now he put his feelings into the incident again?As far as this guy is concerned, there is nothing surprising about it... Chitanda continued to ask with that expression, "So, Oreki-san thinks that X is related to the subject of the crime?" I didn't understand the meaning of the question for a while. "What does 'subject' mean?" "That is, you believe that X was summoned not as a witness or a victim, but as the accused party himself."

This means. The answer came out of nowhere: "That's what I think." "..." "If that's not the case, Shibazaki can broadcast whenever he chooses. Why are you in such a hurry, don't you think?" Chitanda nodded reluctantly. Ok, finally coming to the most important part.Chitanda and I looked at the notes together, just like we looked at the loudspeaker at the same time. "Next, the question is about criminal content." "yes." "X, who said 'I bought something at Kobundo in front of the station on October 31st, and I know it well', what crime should I assume he committed... How about it, Chitanda, do you have any ideas?"

Chitanda put her index finger to her mouth, and quickly responded, "It's a pity, but the first thing I thought of was theft." To whom and what kind of pity is this "pity"?I just can't understand it. "Besides... it is also possible that X committed a crime in another place, and someone provided testimony based on its characteristics that 'he bought something at Qiaowentang', so the police came here. In this way, the content of the crime Just...anything is possible.” Well, this off-the-cuff answer is really interesting. However, I shook my head: "Leave aside the possibility of theft, but the latter should not be true, Chitanda."

"why?" "Because in that case, the investigating authorities should know the face and figure of X. However, Shibazaki's broadcast was 'a person who bought things at Kobundo in front of the station and knew it well', so to say that he got X's appearance The information is a bit unreasonable. Based on this, we should conclude that the incident happened in Qiaowentang, and the superficial action taken by X was to buy something..." As I said that, I suddenly felt a strange feeling. In order to trace the origin of this strange feeling, I suddenly shut my mouth.Perhaps aware of this, Chitanda also waited patiently without saying a word.

So, the broadcast was to persuade the prisoner to surrender?No, that would be too strange. "Corollary: The investigating authorities don't know what kind of person X is—" "Yes, that's what Oreki-san said just now." "But they think that if you put Radio X on, they'll come to you." Yes, that's where the weirdness lies. If I had committed a crime, I would have heard that broadcast and thought: "The investigating authorities haven't found out that I did it, and if this continues, they may be completely fooled."Anyway, I definitely won't go obediently to Shibazaki's place.

What kind of situation is it that the person who should show up can obediently appear after playing the broadcast? I scratched my head lightly, and looked at the notes with my chin resting on my cheek. If X had pleaded guilty, he would have been arrested on the spot when he appeared in public.In that case, today's broadcast would not have appeared.This means that…… "……Well……" I pondered. "What's wrong, Oreki-san?" I ignored Chitanda's question and looked at my watch.My watch has both an analog display and a digital display, and it also has a calendar function. Although it is not unusual now, it is still a good thing.

"Ok." "……What's wrong?" "Leaving aside what specific crime X committed, but he is regretting his actions. Therefore, X apologized to Qiaowentang—in writing." Because the topic suddenly jumped, Chitanda was a little taken aback.She raised her voice and said, "This, why is this? Is it really analyzed from the broadcast just now?" I responded with a question: "Chitanda, what day is today?" Facing this sudden question, although Chitanda seemed a little confused, he still replied straightforwardly, "November 1st." That's right.I also know that today is the first day of November, I just checked my watch just to make sure.

Then, I pointed to a certain phrase in the sentence: "Doesn't 'October 31st' here refer to yesterday?" Chitanda tilted her head in confusion, "That's right..." "You've noticed it. To be honest, I just discovered it. But don't you think it's weird when you think of it? Why didn't Shibazaki say 'yesterday at Kobundo in front of the station'?" Chitanda gasped, "It's a bit unnatural for you to say that." "Under what circumstances would the broadcaster say 'October 31st' instead of 'yesterday'? Let me answer that when the script is in front of my eyes. Because the broadcast script prepared in front of me It said 'October 31st', so the announcer read it out exactly. "So, where did the manuscript come from? Why did the investigating authorities know that X had committed a crime, but they didn't know what he looked like? Also, why did the investigating party think that X could be called out by broadcasting a subpoena? In other words, they How do you know that X has repented of his crime?" I took a short breath, and after I had done enough, I said, "The reason is that X wrote a letter of apology to Qiaowentang. It probably feels like this: 'I'm really sorry, I'm shopping at your store on October 31st, I did some illegal activities during the period'. However, I believe that few high school students would naively think that an apology would be enough. Maybe he would write something like this: 'In addition, I will compensate for the loss of your store, so please Take these things'. "The owner of Qiaowentang took this letter of apology to the Public Security Bureau. Then, the police or other relevant departments came to Shengao based on this letter. This happened just now. After reading the letter of apology Afterwards, Shibazaki, who was taken aback, hurriedly made a broadcast to find people in the whole school. While reading the text on the letter, he broadcast that "the person who bought something at Qiaobundo in front of the station on October 31st, and knows who he is"..." "Please wait a moment." Chitanda interrupted me sharply. "In that case, we can think of it this way: X intended to apologize to Qiaowentang, but he tried his best not to alert the police to complicate the matter. Right?" Writing an apology letter is not only to convey the meaning of introspection, but also to make big things smaller.I nodded. "If this is the case, he should not have stated that he is a student of Shenyang High School. However, the police were able to target Shenshan High School. Isn't it strange? Taking a step back, if the police did not target Shenshan High School, they would report to everyone in the city. If the high school made the same request, Shibasaki-sensei should not be so flustered. If there is a possibility that X is a student from another high school, the teacher must be able to relax a lot." That's right, it makes sense.I thought for a while and said: "Could it be like this: The police asked the owner of Qiaowentang who received the apology letter, and asked him if he had any clues about the person who wrote the letter. Then the owner replied, 'I am afraid that the person who wrote the letter is a god." high school students'." "... Will there be such a thing?" "If X wears a school uniform, the store owner will know which high school he is from. Stationery can be bought at convenience stores these days, so there are probably not many people who go to the stationery store specifically. Besides, if X has any conspicuous behavior, It’s no surprise that shopkeepers are impressed.” "What do you mean by conspicuous behavior?" I pouted. I'm afraid this is the key to launching X's crimes.In order to sort out my thoughts, I summarized my thoughts one by one: "X did have conspicuous behavior, but that behavior itself is not a crime. X did commit a crime, but if there is no letter of apology, that crime will not be exposed on the spot. X does have remorse, and that crime is enough to make him regret it. The crimes committed by X will immediately come to the investigation agency. Therefore, X's behavior..." As I said that, I glanced at Chitanda.I saw her white throat move, as if she was swallowing saliva. I continued: "...At least it won't be the level of theft." "Hmm. What the hell is that?" Chitanda asked eagerly. I moved my gaze from Chitanda's throat to the notes. "People who have bought things at Qiaowentang in front of the station on October 31st, and know it well." X's behavior is to "buy something", that is to say, to complete a transaction. Conspicuous shopping, illegal shopping. Qiaowentang is a stationery store for elementary school students, and there should be no overly valuable products. Speaking of which, I seem to have seen a lot of scary reports in the newspapers in the past two days, such as arson, theft, hired murderers, and what else? ...Thinking of this, I sighed: "Really." "What's real?" A dignified high school student went to a stationery store for elementary school students when the business was sluggish, put a cheap item on the counter with trepidation, and took out a 10,000-yen banknote—if so, it must be conspicuous. "X used counterfeit money worth 10,000 yen when shopping."
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