Chapter 3 Chapter 2 A large number of follow-up films

We all sat down, An Qiao added: "First of all, let's start with Henry. Henry is a newspaper boy and he is fourteen years old this year." I frowned and didn't interrupt him. An Qiaojia glanced at me: "Henry can be said to be my friend, he is a very diligent young man, on the third day after Dr. Conner's death, he suddenly came to find him with a big bag Me, that big bag of things is wrapped in kraft paper." An Qiaojia spoke in great detail. Although I felt a little bit in my heart that he had gone too far, I still kept silent. An Qiaojia added: "At that time, Henry looked very excited. He said to me, Professor, what do you think I picked up? I told him: 'No matter what you pick up, you'd better hand it over to the police.' Henry said: "I took it apart and looked at it. There are many rolls of film film inside, which are very small, not like ordinary movies." When he talked about this, he smiled mysteriously."

When An Qiaojia talked about this, he paused for a while: "You know, now, a fourteen-year-old boy is already very sensible. I can understand what he is implying. I was on his head at the time, beating After a while, I told him not to bother me, but Henry insisted on putting this big bag with me first. I was very busy at the time, so I thought, I might as well agree to him temporarily, and come back slowly when I am free. I explained to him how to properly dispose of the things I found, so I asked him to put this bag at my residence." An Qiaojia took a deep breath and paused for a moment, but I still didn't make a sound, because he hadn't gotten to the point yet, and I didn't rush him.

After pausing for a moment, An Qiaojia said, "For two days in a row, Henry didn't come to see me again. I'm afraid he forgot too. That night, the two of them came to chat with me—" An Qiaojia pointed to Tanaka and Oga, and said: "During our chat, I mentioned the pack of film that Henry brought, and Oga suggested to take a look. We were fine anyway, so we took it out. After I took it out, I discovered that these film films are all ultra-small, much smaller than the eight centimeter films we usually use, and can only be projected with a special projector. Moreover, this small film The film film is rarely used, generally speaking, it is only used for scientific purposes."

Masaichi Tanaka seemed to be afraid that I didn't understand, and explained: "For example, botanists use film to record the growth process of plants, so they often use this kind of film to shoot. If one frame is automatically shot every minute, then the plant The 30-day process of growth can be shown on the screen in a few minutes." Tanaka was looking at me while talking, I nodded and said, "I understand this situation." An Qiao added: "At that time, we were all aroused by this large package of film, because if these film films were used for the purpose that Dr. Years or even two years, the activity of something. I don't have this ultra-compact projector at home, but the Science Society does, so we went to the Science Society with that bag of film reels."

Oga spread his hands: "Ann, I thought it would be a waste of time to continue talking. Mr. Wei already knew how we found that large package of film films. Now, we are asking Mr. Wei to watch those films!" I said: "If these films are sufficient to prove that there were other reasons for Dr. Connors' death, then they should be in the national security agency, why are they still in your hands?" Oga said: "Yes, we gave it to the National Security Bureau, but the Security Bureau returned it to us, saying that it is not enough to prove Connors' death, and there are other reasons, so it is still with us."

I didn't ask what the contents of these movies are. Although I am a quick-tempered person, I can see all the contents of these movies immediately, so what's the use of asking now? We stood up together, and the security guard sent us out respectfully, locked the door, and we all remained silent until we reached the gate of the Science Association, when Oga said: "We have notified the members who are interested in this matter, Would you mind rewatching those movies with me?" I said, "Of course I don't mind!" Masaichi Tanaka added: "Because they are eager to hear your opinion, the screening time of all the movies is six hours and eleven minutes, I hope you don't feel bored!"

I stayed for a while, it was the first time for me to watch such a long movie! However, if the content of the movie is related to a world-famous scientist, I'm afraid I won't feel bored! We entered a rather large living room together. As expected, there were already about thirty people present. Scientists pay attention to efficiency in their work. Masaichi Tanaka did not introduce them one by one for me, but just introduced me, and then opened a Comes only in fairly large wooden boxes. In that wooden box, rolls of film films were neatly arranged. He said: "This is the result of sorting out. The date of viewing is recorded for each roll. A roll of film is a ten-day process."

I nodded, and at this moment, I became anxious: "Please show it quickly!" Dr. Masaichi Tanaka greeted a staff member, and the staff member pushed a projector over, and immediately a screen hung down on the opposite wall, and the curtains were drawn.There were many people in the hall, but after the light went dark, no one made a sound. Then, the projector made a "rustling" sound. I pulled a chair and sat down. The first thing to appear on the screen are many pedestrians, and the behavior of those pedestrians is very strange. I know that it is a movie made by automatically shooting one frame every minute. The effect is that every pedestrian seems to be , all seem to be able to kung fu, traveling there at high speed.

Then, there is the superimposed subtitle, that group of numbers is obviously a date, that is: 1970, two, two—twelve. From February 2nd to February 12th, 1970, is naturally the time this film wants to express. Then, I saw Dr. Connors on the screen. I've seen pictures of Dr. Connors so many times that I recognized him instantly. Dr. Conner was among the pedestrians, carrying a briefcase and walking hurriedly. His actions were the same as others, but it was obvious that the camera was aimed at him to shoot. In the movie, it seems that Dr. Connors is as busy as a clown, entering a building for a while, coming out again for a while, then getting into the car, arriving at school, then leaving school, returning home, and then leaving home again. Come out, repeat it over and over again, repeat it as many as ten times, and the reel of film will be considered finished.

Then came the second volume. At the beginning, there was also a set of numbers representing the date. This time it was 1970, two, thirteen—twenty-two. It was immediately after the previous volume, and the duration was also ten days. The content of the movie was almost the same as the previous volume. The camera was facing Dr. Connors. Dr. Connors was walking on the road, driving, and returning home. Go to school, to some scientific institution. Then, there is the third volume. The fourth volume and the fifth volume have always been like that. When the fifteenth volume was released, I really lost my patience, and I said loudly: "Are the subsequent ones all the same?"

Masayoshi Tanaka: "It can be said that they are all the same. The difference is that Connors has been to other different places. For example, he once went fishing in the countryside for a few days. It was his menstrual holiday every six months, and all of them were photographed. go in." I stood up: "Okay, you don't have to put it down anymore!" The person operating the projector immediately stopped the projection, and the lights were turned on. I saw all the people stand up, and a young man asked, "Have you come to a conclusion after watching it for a while?" I was stunned for a moment: "Since they are all the same, why do you have to read on!" The young man looked at me, as if he wanted to say something, but he couldn't say it. I smiled at him: "Young man, whatever you want to say, just say it." The young man said: "Please forgive my abruptness, I think your attitude is unscientific, because you only got half of it, and you want to guess everything based on it, right?" I stayed there for a while, feeling ashamed in my heart, thinking that it was by no means lucky to achieve such a high achievement in science. How can it be that this practical and meticulous scientific spirit is why I, who takes things for granted, can do so. Can you learn it? I stayed for a while, Tanaka Masaichi seemed to be afraid that I would feel embarrassed, and was about to come out to smooth things over, I already said: "This gentleman is right, let's read on!" Tanaka waved his hand again in a hurry, and the projector continued to "rustle". The entire reel was shown at six hours and eleven minutes, and we were wrapped in sandwiches during the later hours when I told the show to stop. The second half of the film, like the ones above, is really the same, recording everything Dr. Connors does outside the house. As for the last volume, the time is 1972, February, and January. That is, exactly one year. During the whole year, Dr. Connors recorded all his activities outdoors at a rate of one frame per minute. When the lights were turned on again, everyone was still looking at me. I found that the number of people had increased a lot. The increased number of people naturally came in during the screening.This time, all the people who looked at me were no longer surprised, but eager to learn my conclusion from my mouth. I got straight to the point: "Everyone, from the movie we just watched, we can explain the fact that during this year, someone has been watching Dr. Connors' actions with great patience every day. , and record it.” All of them agreed. I said again: "To do this work is by no means an easy task. It requires a huge amount of manpower and material resources. There will never be anyone who does such a thing without a purpose!" Everyone's expressions still agreed with my words. I took a breath: "I know why everyone doubts that Dr. Conner's death was not a suicide. You think that since someone has been following him for a year, it is very likely that the purpose is to kill Kang. Dr. Nash!" There was a humming in the living room, but then it fell silent again. Tanaka said: "Yes, we are thinking that way." I said again: "But you may have overlooked one point. In these movies, all the records are the outdoor activities of the deceased. Once he entered the house, there is no record. If someone wants to use these records as a reference for the assassination, Dr. Connors should not have died in the house!" An Qiaojia said with a wry smile: "The Security Bureau also said that." I said again: "Besides, I definitely don't need to record for a year. In the ten days of the first roll of film, there will be more than one hundred opportunities and more than one hundred different methods to Killed Dr. Connors." All the people are silent. I spread my hands: "These videos can only prove that Dr. Connors' whereabouts have been closely monitored during this year, but they cannot prove that he was murdered!" There was another murmur of private discussion in the living room, and then, Oga said: "It will be of great use to us to find someone who follows and pays attention to Dr. Connors. Our scientific contributions may not be as good as his, but We never want to be secretly recorded in such a way that every action is recorded." I kind of understand why the Science Society asked me to come. To be honest, Dr. Conner's death was a suicide, judging from the various evidences obtained during the investigation, there is no doubt at all. However, after watching these films, it doesn't mean that there are no doubts. The doubts are: who made those films?What is the purpose of making these films? I paused for a moment and looked at An Qiaojia: "I can investigate this matter, but I believe that the security department must have investigated it. In fact, such a famous scientist has been followed and photographed for a long time. It's an unusual thing." An Qiao added: "Yes, but the investigation by the Security Bureau has no results." I said, "You haven't told me where Henry found this big package of videos." An Qiao added: "It's not that I didn't tell you, but I don't know where he got it from!" I was stunned: "What do you mean? He refused to say?" An Qiao smiled wryly and said: "No, since he handed over this package of videos to me that day, I haven't seen him again. He is missing!" There is an extremely strong sense of crime! It seems that the matter has another branch. It can also be said that the matter has one more clue that can be pursued—starting with the investigation of Henry's disappearance.Henry's disappearance is naturally related to this matter. I said, "The Security Bureau didn't look for him?" An Qiao added: "I have searched, but there is no result." My eyebrows are knotted, the Security Bureau's investigation has no results, I will investigate, is there any result? But in any case, this incident always aroused my extreme curiosity, and I decided to investigate it.I said loudly: "Everyone, I promise, I will do my best, but there may not be results." Several people laughed together: "Everyone of us does that." I yawned: "I'm sorry, I'm going to rest, everyone, goodbye!" It was still Tanaka Masaichi, Onkyoga and Oga who escorted me out and drove me to the hotel. I made a long-distance phone call with Bai Su first, and it took me 20 minutes to tell her the outline of everything. Then, I took a shower and lay down. However, I couldn't sleep at all. There is no doubt that Dr. Connors committed suicide. All kinds of evidence point to his suicide: he died by injecting poison, which he bought in advance at the pharmacy, and on the syringe, And only one person's fingerprints. Moreover, Connors died in his studio. At that time, all the doors and windows were tightly fastened from the inside. No one could walk out after killing someone, and the doors and windows remained in this state. But how can I explain the videos I saw in six hours? These videos prove that in the past year, as long as Dr. Connors was outdoors, someone followed him and took pictures. What is the purpose of this person doing this? If the purpose of this person is to kill Dr. Connors, then during this year, he has several chances to attack him. As long as he has a long-range rifle with a silencer device, he can kill Dr. Conas. Nash got away with it, and such guns are readily available in this country. Of course, if Dr. Connors was killed now, the murderer would not be under the slightest suspicion. However, under what kind of arrangement, can the current effect be achieved?Judging from the current situation, Dr. Conas, 100% committed suicide! My mind was very confused, after much deliberation, I only concluded one point, that is, no matter what, I must first find out the person who has been following and taking pictures of Dr. Connors in the past year before I can There is further development! And to find this person, you must first find Henry, the servant who discovered these movies. Henry is missing, and his disappearance may be a key to the whole thing.I decided to start by looking for Henry. After I made up my mind, I forced my eyes on the stage and fell asleep for a while. When I woke up, it was still dark, but I couldn't sleep anymore. Moreover, the person I was looking for was a newsboy, and I had to Get up early. When I left the hotel, it was daylight, and the streets were very quiet. I walked a few streets aimlessly, and there were many drunks on the street, with hangovers, holding wine bottles and sleeping on the side of the road. These drunks were not ragged bums. Judging from their clothes, they obviously had a good income.In fact, there are quite a few drunks lying in gorgeous cars, living in such a city full of academic atmosphere, and having a good income, why don't they go home well and pass out drunk on the street instead? It really baffles me. I kept walking until I met the first teenager who was riding a bicycle with a pile of newspapers in the back of the car. I waved to the young man, but the young man didn't stop, but slowed down, drove past me, and asked loudly, "Sir, what's the matter?" I said: "I want to find someone to go with you, his name is Henry!" The boy's head was also different, so he drove forward and said loudly: "I'm sorry, I can't help you, I'm very busy!" The boy drove away, I scratched my head, there was no way to stop him, so I had to keep walking. After a while, a second newspaper boy also came on a bicycle. This time, I behaved myself, and I took out a ten-yuan note and waved it to him: "Hey, young man, answer me three times." One question, this banknote belongs to you!" The boy whistled, stopped, and fixed me with strange eyes. He looked at me for a long while before he said, "Are you not drunk?" I said, "Of course not. I'm looking for someone named Henry to be with you." The boy nodded and said, "Yes, Henry, I know him, the one with freckles all over his face, isn't he?" I was in the middle of the field and saw Henry's photo. The young man obviously knew Henry. I was very happy: "Yes, that's him. Where is he?" The boy said: "I haven't seen him for a long time, about two weeks, sir, what is your third question?" I stayed for a while, this is a country that pays attention to efficiency in everything, and making money is no exception, I smiled: "Where does Henry live, can you tell me?" The boy laughed: "Okay, he lives on George Street, No. 27A, it's a small side street, you walk from the city park, it's the sixth side street, he and his Live with my sister!" After the boy finished speaking, he stretched out his hand, took the banknote, whistled, rode a bicycle, and left! I stood there for a moment. At this time, the sky was bright and the sun was shining on the street. I saw the policeman starting to wake up the drunk man lying on the street. I walked to a policeman and saw that he had taken a middle-aged The man helped him up and pushed him hard. The middle-aged man was still in a daze, but he was able to stand on his own. Not long after, he staggered away! The policeman turned his head and glanced at me: "Can you believe that such a drunk, when he is sober, is qualified to discuss issues with Einstein?" I asked curiously, "Is this gentleman a scientist?" The policeman said: "Everyone here is a scientist, the gentleman just now is a university professor!" As he spoke, he walked towards a gorgeous car. In the driver's seat of the car, a person fell asleep with his head on his side. Foam was hanging from the corner of his mouth. The policeman patted the roof vigorously and said to me: " This is also a professor, I wake up seventeen or eight of these people every morning!" I casually asked, "Why do they like to drink so much?" The policeman widened his eyes, as if I had asked a stupid question, and said loudly: "If you don't drink, what do you tell them to do? Their minds are full of equations, and they don't want to waste any time. Human beings live with the development of science, and only when they are drunk can they rest!" The man in the car had already woken up. He first looked at the policeman with confused eyes, then smiled apologetically and asked, "What time is it!" The policeman told him the time, and the man let out an "ah" and said, "I'm going to be late!" He immediately drove the car forward at a fairly high speed. I asked the policeman how to get to George Street in detail, and knowing that it was not very far, I decided to walk there. At this time, the whole city woke up, and there were more pedestrians and vehicles on the street. It seemed that everyone was in a hurry, fighting for every second, and hurrying on their way. At this time, it seemed that the whole city was full of vitality. It was never expected that before dawn, there would be so many people passing out drunk on the street. After a while, I had walked through the park, followed the wide sidewalk, and passed several crosses before I saw George Street. The several side streets all have a long history, and the buildings are very dilapidated. It seems that they all have a history of 70 to 80 years. They may have been built not long after the establishment of this city. I was walking along the street, and a large group of schoolchildren passed me laughingly. I found No. 27A, stood at the door, saw a housewife, opened the door, and took two bottles of milk at the door. Hastily stepped on the stone steps: "Morning, I want to find Henry, a young man." The housewife took a look at me, pushed open the door, pointed to the bottom of the stairs, and went upstairs without saying anything. I followed in, walked down a dozen stairs, stopped in front of a door, and knocked. No one answered the door, I waited for a while, and knocked on the door again, this time, I got a response, only to hear a very rough voice from inside the door, shouting loudly: "Who are you looking for?" I was stunned for a while, it was a man's voice, and the boy told me that Henry was only living with his sister, and didn't mention anyone else, I might have found the wrong place! Just as I was hesitating, the door was opened, and a man with a bare upper body and hair all over his body, like an orangutan, blocked the doorway, staring at me, fixed my eyes, and said hurriedly, "I'm sorry, is Henry there?" ?”