Chapter 51 Chapter Twenty Six

"Hi, please come in." Fortunately, Kono had already returned, and when he saw me, he greeted me with a familiar smile. "Hey, a strange guy appeared in the forest just now, do you want to go and have a look?" Despite my panic, I consciously lowered my voice. "Is that the guy from last time?" "It should be. He was holding a flashlight in the forest and seemed to be looking for something." "Did you see his face?" "No matter how hard you try, you can't see clearly. Maybe he's still wandering around there, do you want to take a look?"

"Have you checked the street ahead?" "Checked. There's no other way but there." "Then it would be a waste of effort to rush there now, the gangsters can't escape to the street." Kono said meaningfully. "How do you know? You found something, didn't you?" I couldn't help expressing my doubts. "Well, in fact, I've narrowed down the scope to a certain extent, and it's only one step away. Only one step away, the truth will be revealed." Kono is full of confidence. "When you say narrow the scope, you mean..."

"That is to say, the murderer of this murder is definitely not someone from outside the hotel." "Could the murderer be someone from the hotel..." "Well, yes. If you are a person in the hotel, you can enter the hotel through the back door directly from the forest, and you won't escape to the street." "How do you know? Who is that? The boss? Or the servant?" "It's only one step away, so don't be impatient. I have been concentrating on this matter since this morning, and I have roughly sorted out some clues. But it's better not to mention the name rashly. Please bear with me a little longer."

The attitude of Kono in front of me was very strange, different from usual, which made me feel very awkward, but my curiosity overwhelmed my inner dissatisfaction, and I couldn't control myself, so I continued to ask: "It's too strange that you said it was from the hotel. Actually, I'm suspecting someone--probably the one you think--but there are still some things that are very incomprehensible. First of all, just how he disposed of the body." , I have no idea." "That's the point." Kono also nodded, "This is the only point I haven't figured out yet."

According to his tone, he seemed to be suspicious of the owner of the wallet, the owner of the Lakeside Pavilion.Presumably he has more convincing evidence than me. "There is also the scar on the back of the hand. I have observed it carefully, but none of the hotel staff and guests have scars on their hands." "I have roughly solved the mystery of the scar. It should be that way, but it is not very clear." "Also, how should the suitcase gentleman explain? At present, aren't those two the most suspicious suspects? Whether Changji escaped from their room, the suitcase gentleman looked for Changji everywhere, or they checked out suddenly , plus those two large suitcases..."

"No, I think it's just a coincidence. I figured out something this morning. You saw the murder scene, it was around 10:35, and then you met them on the stairs. During this period, How long did it take? According to you, it was about five to ten minutes." "That's right, only ten minutes at most." "It's here. This is the cause of the misunderstanding. Just to be cautious, I asked the shopkeeper when they checked out, and the shopkeeper's answer was the same. It only took five or six minutes. In such a short period of time, the corpse may be disposed of. And put it in the suitcase? Even if you don’t put it in the suitcase, just killing people, wiping the blood, hiding the corpse, and preparing to check out can’t be completed in just five or ten minutes. It’s too much to doubt the suitcase gentleman Unwise."

Hearing what Kono said, it is true.How could I be so ridiculously cranky?The police did not doubt my judgment. Instead, they further compared the maid's testimony based on this, and locked the suspicion on the suitcase gentleman in two or three strokes. "Men chasing Changji is a common thing among geisha and drunken customers. Looking at it with strange eyes and over-interpreting it will lead to misunderstandings; checking out without warning may be because they suddenly have something urgent and bump into you. The same is true for being surprised, anyone will feel astonished when encountering such an unexpected situation." Kono wrote lightly.

We argued for a while afterward about this unexpected misunderstanding.This day's big mistake made me feel ashamed in front of Kono, so I could only keep saying "my idea is really absurd, too absurd", besides, I didn't have the heart to continue to track down the real culprit, and retreated to my room in frustration. At that time, I had a premonition from Kono's tone that he must be suspicious of the hotel owner, and at the same time discussed with him based on this wrong judgment, and I realized afterwards that this was not the case.In short, I played the buffoon all the way through, not the detective at all.