Chapter 52 Chapter Twenty Seven

Next, jump forward a little bit and pull the time directly to the evening three or four days later.During this period, there is nothing special that needs to be explained.Kono seemed to go out every day, and whenever I visited him, he wasn't in his room.He took it upon himself to exclude me, which irritated me a lot, and the embarrassment of my previous mistakes made me less interested in playing the part of an amateur detective I had been before.Having said that, it is really impossible for me to leave the hotel without leaving this murky case, so I tentatively believe that Kono asked me to wait patiently, and continue to stay here.

On the other hand, the police searched the suitcases and other items on a large scale, and searched the forest and the lakeshore carefully, but found nothing.Maybe I shouldn't let the police waste their time, but tell them that the timing of the previous guess was wrong, but Kono thinks that "the corpse can be found by the way, there is no need to stop it", and I agree, so I still keep it secret from the police. I kept an eye on the innkeeper whenever I had the chance, and visiting Kono's room became my daily routine.But the words and deeds of the boss are not only unsuspecting, Kono is also mostly absent.My neck is growing out of waiting, what a boring few days!

That night, I thought that Kono was probably not there, so I casually opened the paper door of his room, and unexpectedly saw Kono and the inspector from the village police station, and the two of them were having a heated discussion. "Oh, just in time for you. Come in." Seeing my embarrassing behavior, Kono took the lead in speaking out generously.Normally, I should politely decline.But they seemed to be discussing the murder case. I couldn't suppress my curiosity, so I followed his words and walked into the room. "He is my friend and I can trust him. Please continue." Kono introduced me by the way.

"As I said just now, it was said by a villager on the other side." The inspector continued, "I happened to pass by there on the way here, and I heard him talking to the villagers about it. Two days ago in the middle of the night At that time, he smelled a strange smell. He was not the only one who noticed this smell at the time, many people in the same village smelled it. As for what it was, it was said to be the smell of a crematorium. There is no such smell in this area. The crematorium is really abnormal." "The smell of burning corpses, right?" Kono seemed very interested, his eyes sparkling.

"Yes, it's the suffocating and indescribable smell when the corpse was burned. Hearing this, I suddenly remembered this murder case, and the police are currently struggling with the disappearing corpse. When I heard When the nearby villagers mentioned the smell of burning corpses, they always felt that there seemed to be some connection between the two.” "The wind has been blowing very hard for the past two or three days." Kono said excitedly as if remembering something, "It must be the south wind. That's right, the key is that the south wind has been blowing all the time."

"What's the meaning?" "Is the village that smells the smell to the south of this village?" "Just to the south." "Then, if the corpse is cremated in this village, the smell should be accompanied by a strong southerly wind, cross the lake, and float into the village on the other side." "But in that case, compared to the opposite village, the smell here should be more pungent." "No, that's not necessarily the case. Suppose the body is cremated by the lake, because the wind is too strong, the smell will all float across the lake, but this village can't smell it, because this is the upwind place."

"Even so, I don't think anyone can do it if you want to burn the corpse secretly." "It is also possible according to objective conditions, for example, as long as it is carried out in the stove of the bathhouse..." "Huh? Bathhouse?" "Yes, the stove in the bath... So far, I have adopted different search strategies from the police, and have been investigating this murder case alone. I have almost found the murderer. Unfortunately, because I still don't know how the body was disposed of, I haven't reported it to the relevant authorities. Report. However, after hearing what the inspector said just now, I think the mystery is completely solved."

Complacent, Kono ignored our stunned looks, turned around, pulled the bag over, and took out a short knife.It was a black short knife with a white wooden handle about five inches long without a scabbard.The moment I saw the knife, I was startled and immediately understood one thing.The hand reflected in the mirror held such a short knife. "Do you recognize this dagger?" Kono asked while looking at me. "Well, it's this short knife." I slipped my tongue accidentally, and immediately realized that the inspector was still here, and yelled in my heart that something was wrong.The secrets of the Peeping Glass may thus be exposed.

"Why don't you tell me all about it?" Kono took advantage of my slip of the tongue to persuade, "Anyway, this matter cannot be hidden, and if I don't start with the peeping mirror, my words will become nonsense." Thinking about it carefully, Kono's proposal made a lot of sense.In order to prove that I have seen the short knife and the scar on the back of the hand, through the impossibility of time to prove the innocence of the suitcase gentleman, the suspicious person found when the peeping mirror was removed, and other suspicious points, it is really difficult to confess the peeping mirror. Let others believe.

"I made a very boring prank." As a last resort, I had to tell the whole story.Since I have to be frank, I hope it is not explained by Kono, but by myself euphemistically, "I set up a mechanism in the bathing changing room of this hotel, using the principle of mirrors and lenses, peeping in my room to change clothes The scene in the room. I didn’t mean anything malicious, but because I was too bored, I flexibly applied the knowledge I learned in school.” So, I tried my best to avoid my perverted hobbies, and explained the ins and outs of the matter to the inspector in a few words.Because it was so sudden, the inspector seemed to be confused. After I explained it repeatedly, he finally understood the outline of the matter.

"Because of this concern, I haven't said the exact time of the deceased's death. I'm really sorry. When the interrogation first started, I missed the opportunity to explain. I set up such a strange mechanism. I was afraid that I would be implicated. However, I just heard from Kono that the murderer has been tracked down, so I don’t have to worry anymore. If you don’t believe me, I can show you the real thing later.” "In this case, let's talk about the whole story of my search for the murderer." Kono continued, "First of all, this short knife. Please see that there is an unusual stain on the tip of the knife. If you look carefully, you can identify it as blood stains." Since the knife was black and dirty, it would be hard to tell if you didn't examine it patiently, but the tip of the knife was indeed stained with a black stain that looked like blood. "This dagger is the same model as the one seen in the mirror, and the tip is stained with blood. It is obviously a murder weapon. However, guess where I found this dagger?" Kono, with a showy expression, stopped at this point, and kept scanning the faces of the two of us with straight eyes.