Chapter 16 Chapter 15 The Resurrected Man

Stephen Megara's face was flushed, and he was extremely emotional. This energetic and usually calm navigator suddenly showed a strange expression.That expression was truly jaw-dropping.The pressure of the enigmatic and unknown enemy finally tore off the mask of camouflage on his face, and his eyes became sparkling and fluctuating with uneasiness; the sudden uneasiness made him move around the window Watch, as if fearful that the monster-like Kloshak will suddenly attack you head-on.He came to the door to take a closer look. The policeman guarding the door looked like he had nothing to do with himself, leaning on the railing and meditating.He immediately took out a small pistol from his back pocket, inspected the bullets in the chamber at lightning speed, then mustered up the courage to look at the door and closed it, and at the same time walked to the window, with evil eyes Browse the scenery outside.At that moment, he just stood silently, smiled slightly, put the automatic pistol back in his jacket pocket, and walked back slowly.

Esham called out in a deep voice, "Mr. Megara!" The owner of the yacht quickly turned around and said with a serious expression: "Thomas is too weak... I will never be killed as easily as him!" "Where is Pang? What is this letter saying? Why is he still alive? Why—?" "Oh! Just a moment, please!" Ellery began slowly. "Don't be too hasty, Mr. Esham. We should chew on the course before we eat the next one. . . Now it's obvious Indeed, Bratt put the letter in an obvious place—a desk or bench drawer—because he hoped the police would find it quickly if he was killed. But Bratt didn't count on Klossar. Keluoshake's methods are so thorough - in this sense, from the time I started investigating this case until now, I really admire what Keloshak has done.

"After killing Blatt, he may have had a premonition that Blatt would leave a warning letter or note as a warning, and then he found this letter, but unfortunately this letter not only did not constitute a Threats, and even gave him some news!" "How do you know?" Bonn asked. "I don't think a criminal could do such a thing!—to leave a letter from the victim to denounce himself." "That's obvious, Officer," said Ellery straight to the point. "If this letter had done harm to Croshak, he would have burned it without leaving a trace, and instead of doing so, he Leaving it at the scene of the crime fulfilled the dying wish of the victim, Blatter."

"Why?" Ashham asked. "Why?" Ellery said in a voice as loud as thunder, with his thin nostrils bulging, "because if this letter falls into the hands of the police, instead of posing a threat to him, it will bring him benefits. No, to be more precise, we are now confronted with a very serious problem, and you see what the letter says?" Megara's shoulders trembled suddenly, and a terrible and indescribable expression appeared on his energetic face. "The letter said—Andulu Pang is still alive, and the only person who knows Pang's whereabouts is Stephen Megara."—Professor Yadori's eyes widened—"What a cunning devil! That guy Naturally, they did this because they didn't know where Pang was."

"Yes! It is very clear now that Kloshak accidentally killed someone in Arroyo for some reason, and mistakenly thought that he had dealt with Andrew Pang, so he pointed his target at the second prey—Tang Mars Blatt, however, found the letter after he killed Blatt, and knew that Pang was not dead. Since he had a motive to kill Pang six months ago, he must still have this idea now. As for the scapegoat who was mistakenly killed six months ago, I don't think he would care at all." Ellery asserted coldly. "So... it's better to find Pang again and let him die, but where is Pang? As far as Pang is concerned, he knew that Kloshak had killed someone by mistake, and his own life was of course the most important thing, so he ran away immediately." Eller Li waved his hands and said fiercely, "Now let's assume the problem that the agile Kloshak is about to face. The letter did not tell Pang's real whereabouts, but only said that there is one person—Meghalah, who knows Pang's whereabouts. to..."

"Wait a minute!" Esham said, "I now know the conclusion you want, but if that's the case, why doesn't Kloshak burn the letter and just wait for Megara to be pulled into the urn, because sooner or later Megara will Tell us where Pom is! And as you surmise, Klossak will try to find out Pom's whereabouts from us." "That's right! That's a good question, but there's no need for him to do that." Ellery lit up the cigarette with a slight trembling, took a puff and said, "If there is no letter left, Megara has no reason to think that Pang Still alive, Megara, what do you think?"

"Yes, it's impossible for Kloshak to know that Pang is still alive." Mr. Megara's stern face and cold tone reflected each other, clearly showing the man's personality. Ellery continued teasingly: "I don't know! Of course I don't know! This confirms my statement, so he left the letter here, because if he reveals the study room at the first scene too soon, the police will definitely actively search for it." Pang, and he himself wanted to find Pang, which would definitely cause hindrance, so he deliberately delayed the time after the police found it. This has two advantages, one is that he can Second, if Klossak fails to find Pang during this period, he has nothing to lose, because when Mr. Megara appeared on the scene, he Will prove that the pipe is his own, and make the police divert the investigation, take us to the murder scene, find the letter, let Megara know that Pang is not dead, and tell the police where Pang is... In this way, Klossak Just follow us, and you will know Pang's whereabouts clearly."

Megara murmured roughly to herself, "Perhaps the incident is already over." Ellery replied, "You mean Kloshak has used the time to find Pon." Megara spread her hands and shrugged, looking bewildered.This kind of action seems inappropriate for this tall, American-like man. "That devil can do anything." "Hi! Wait," interposed the police officer. "Don't you think you're being mediocre until it's clear? Mr. Quin, you've given enough speeches. You're not giving lectures now. You've gone too far with your explanations." That's enough. Mr. Megara, please tell me, what is the delicate relationship between Pang, your shareholder Blatter, and you?"

The navigator hesitated: "We are, um..." He instinctively put his hands in his pockets and muttered. "How are you three?" the district attorney asked patiently. "It's brothers—no! Should we say 'the past' is brothers!" "brother!" Ellery stared at the navigator, and Ersham exclaimed excitedly: "It seems that you are right, Mr. Quinn, whether it is Bratt, Megara or Pang, they are not real names—" Megara sat down dejectedly: "That's right! They're not real names..." His face changed, and he looked into the distance, thinking deeply.His eyes are deep, as if caught in an unknown time and space.

"If I'm telling the truth, I'm sure you won't be able to accept these words of mine; when I knew the horrible T--hands and feet tightly bound, head brutally chopped off--on the floor and door, The blood-stained 'T' and the T-shaped road, the totem..." "Could it be that your names all start with 'T'?" Megara nodded vigorously as if she was holding a ton of weight on her head.He whispered, "Our last name is Tvar—that's the 'T', got it?" Everyone was silent for a long time, and Professor Adori said, "Quine, you are still right. It just represents the word 'T', and it doesn't have much meaning. It is not a cross, nor is it an Egyptian or Hidden Word. There's nothing religious about it...in fact, it's an unbelievable thing."

Ellery, who was silent and slightly depressed, stared at Megara intently, his face seemed to become more gloomy. "I don't believe it!" Bonn said as if venting his anger. "It's ridiculous that someone would cut off a person's head just to show the initials of their name!" Esham said to himself: "If the Orientals learn about this barbaric behavior, we will laugh at it generously." Megara jumped up suddenly, and his whole body convulsed with anger: "You don't understand the personality of Central Europeans. That guy used this series of T's as a vent to hate our family. He did it on purpose for us to see. I already know very well about the almost crazy behavior..." The anger has gradually eased, Megara buried her body in the sofa, and took a deep breath, "It's unbelievable!" Megara said to herself Yu said, "I understand this, but the crux of the problem is not here. In fact, he has been looking for us for a long time. But he actually humiliated the corpse—" His voice became high-pitched again, "It turns out that Andor Rhea already knew." "Tiffer!" Ellery said quietly, "I have carried a false name for many years, and I have come here from Central Europe—it should be for revenge!" Megara nodded, his voice began to tire: "Yes! That's revenge, but how could he find us? I don't understand that, really! Andorea, Doslavbu and I have already It has been more than ten years since the name was changed, and we deliberately changed the name completely in order not to let anyone know. The three of us have been keeping this secret together, and it is impossible for anyone else to know. I can swear that even Blatt His wife, Margaret, and his daughter, Hei Lin, also don’t know that our real surname is Tiffar.” "So you're saying—" Ellery asked, "that nobody knows about it except Croshak?" "Yes! So I said how could that guy find our whereabouts, the pseudonym we used was..." "Go on!" Bonn said in a deep voice. "We want to know the truth of the matter. The first is who is Kloshak? Why does he hate you? The second—" "Don't worry!" Esham stopped angrily, "I hope to know more about the 'T' incident just now. I still don't understand why you used your surname to commit crimes?" "That's to imply that the fate of the Tivar family has come to an end..." Megara continued in a weak voice, "Isn't it boring!" He suddenly laughed like a dog barking. "If you met Kloshak again now, would you recognize him right away?" Ellery asked thoughtfully. Megara pursed her lips and said, "It's hard to say. The three of us haven't seen Kloshak in twenty years, when he was a child, and it's not easy to recognize him now. " "His left foot is lame!" "That's right when I was a kid." "However, when you grow up, it may not still be like this." Professor Adori murmured, "It may be to confuse the public, and deliberately pretend that the recovered feet are disabled, as cunning as Kloshak It is reasonable for people to have such an idea.” Bonn suddenly stepped forward and said: "You may be willing to waste the whole day thinking about those meaningless words, but what I need is the truth, please listen, Mr. Megara, no! Or call it Tivar! Crowe Why would Shaq do this for no reason? Why would he go out of his way to kill you?" "That's for later," said Ellery sharply. "There's one more noteworthy thing, Mr. Tever, the letter your brother left saying you knew where to find Pon. Why? You have been isolated from society, and Pang's murder happened on Christmas Eve half a year ago, how did you know?" "That was pre-designed by us." Megara said indifferently, "We have anticipated such a situation several years ago. Didn't I just say that even without the suicide note, I would still know Andor Rhea is still alive—when you guys told me about Arroyo's murder, I knew it." Everyone opened their eyes wide and listened intently. "The two men whose bodies were found at the T-junction..." he said in a gloomy tone, "you mentioned their names..." Ellery narrowed his eyes and said, "I see!" Megara seemed worried that the haze of Croshak would come one after another, so she hurriedly searched around the room, and continued: "After listening to it for a while, I already know that as long as Grandpa Peter—the one you mentioned The old man of the mountains—is alive, and my brother Andrea Tivar is alive." "What did you say?" the prosecutor asked blankly, with a look of disbelief. Ellery turned to his teacher and said, "Ah! It's so perfect! Don't you understand? Andrew Poon is Grandpa Peter." Before everyone could wake up from the astonishment, Mr. Megara nodded and continued: "Yes, Andorea a few years ago, in order to prevent today's situation, the He pretended to be two characters, he must be in the mountains of West Virginia now! As long as Klossak didn't find him, he should still be there. Perhaps now he is wishing with all his heart that Klossak hasn't Found out he's not dead. But remember, Klossak hasn't seen the three of us in the past twenty years. I promise." "Therefore, Croshak killed the wrong person the first time." Ellery said, "It's easy to make mistakes if you want to hunt an enemy you haven't seen for many years." "You mean that Klimt has become a scapegoat." Esham said thoughtfully. "Who else is there?" said Ellery. "Haven't you been eager to try, Officer? Now you can." The officer rubbed his hands together, looking excited. Ellery continued: "However, there is one very important thing. We must find Andrea before him. I believe that Kloshak must not have seen through Grandpa Peter's attire, because his modification is extremely ingenious. In the coroner's court there was little doubt about his existence. Mr. Megara, you can rest assured that we will bring him, but, more importantly, we don't care who Kloshak is or what disguise Whoever he is, must secretly bring Grandpa Peter here before he notices Pang's makeup." "It suits me very well," Bonn replied with a smile. Megara got up, his eyes narrowed into a line: "Everyone, now I am willing to do anything—as long as it is for Andorea and me—" He said with the determination to fight back, patting the pistol on his waist, " If Kloshak doesn't give up, I'll give him a shot."