Chapter 44: Inquiry and Investigation
"Mr. Ronald, we meet again."
The train began to accelerate slowly on the railway, and Swift in the dining car also walked up to Ronald.
"I have obtained confirmation from the train guard about what I asked you before. Thank you very much for telling the truth."
Ronald nodded:
"Of course it should be."
"Okay, then let me ask you another question. "
Looking away from Ronald's face, Swift said while observing the movements of others:
"This morning, when you were washing at the sink."
"Did you see anyone else passing by?"
" "Others"
Ronald thought carefully before replying:
"Not only when I was washing, but also on the way to the pool and on the way back, I didn't see any strangers. Because it was very early, at that time No one came out to move in the aisle."
Swift continued to ask:
"Did you hear anything during this period?"
Ronald shook his head:
"No."
"Thank you very much."
Nodding to Ronald, Swift She turned to look at Arida who was holding Ronald's arm tightly.
"Miss Arida,
what are you doing today?" "I did walk in the aisle this morning, and I saw a figure passing by." Before Swift could finish asking, Arida took the initiative to answer, " The guy looked like a man from behind, and he was passing on a dark coat."
Swift's eyes became darker:
"A dark coat?"
"Yes, it's a dark coat." Alida nodded in confirmation, Then he continued uncertainly, "It may be blue-black, or it may be other dark colors." "
Because it was too early, the carriage was quite dark." "
But although I didn't see it clearly, speaking from my experience , that dress must not be expensive."
Swift thought for a moment, then continued: "Then did you pay attention to his shoes or height?"
"Sorry."
After thinking for a few seconds, Arida let go Ronald stood up with his arms, and then stretched out his hand to gesture on the inner wall of the train: "I couldn't see his shoes clearly, but in terms of height, they are probably at this position in the train carriage." The position where Alida stretched out her hand to gesture was
at The upper part of the carriage window.
"Okay, thank you."
Swift thanked Alida and turned to look at the others.
This time, his eyes became sharper than before.
"Next, Mr. Cole."
"Do you have any questions?" After Swift named him, a man dressed as a businessman standing not far away immediately stood up and explained in a somewhat uneasy tone, "I didn't get up until noon today. Yes. Everyone else can give me proof of this. We played together for a long time last night!"
While speaking, the merchant also pointed to a table behind him.
The two men sitting there nodded immediately and responded at the same time:
"Yes, we played cards together last night!"
"We both got up very late this morning."
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"I'm not asking you this. "
Shaking her head helplessly, Swift continued:
"You guys played very late yesterday. I have confirmed this before."
"What I want to ask is the time when you heard the noise coming from the roof of the car. It was about What time is it at midnight?"
"Like three, three, four o'clock?"
When asked by Swift, the submissive businessman did answer the question. But looking at the way his eyes were starting to waver, I'm afraid even he himself wasn't sure of the answer.
It was Ronald and Alida behind Swift.
Upon hearing this, both of their bodies became stiff almost at the same time.
Others and the detective who is investigating the case don't know.
But the two of them knew very well that the sound that the three people playing cards heard in the middle of the night was probably caused by the two of them.
This kind of information that is bound to mislead people will not make Swift self-defeating!
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Mr. Detective didn't say anything at all.
Probably I have encountered many such situations in my investigative career.
Swift didn't spend any more time with the merchant. He turned around and cast his eyes on the remaining five tables.
From here on, people's clothes are no longer thick.
At the first table, two men, one stout and one ordinary, were sitting. They only wore clothes that looked like ordinary company employees.
At the second table, there were two young lovers, a man and a woman. When Swift was looking at her, the muscular boy as her boyfriend did not forget to hold his girlfriend's hand tightly.
For the last three tables, the situation is more complicated.
A few thinly dressed men and women, old and young, huddled around three tables.
These people were clearly from the poorest carriages.
For them, even the rules for dividing seats in the box are somewhat vague.
Except for a little girl who was looking longingly at Arida's bright appearance, no one else even dared to look up at Swift.
Facing these people, Swift still started asking questions in order, starting with the two men:
"Two."
"Mr. Swift, we have explained this before!"
Before the detective could finish speaking, the thinner one came out. The man became excited and said:
"Although we didn't get on the train at the same station, this is the itinerary arranged by the company! When we get to Burrenwich, you can go to the company people to interrogate!" "Besides, those
three Didn't this guy admit it?"
"Someone walked by on the roof of the car late last night, and Ramo hadn't gotten in the car yet!" "
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Swift didn't even respond to the excited man. His plan.
He calmly took out a small notebook from his coat pocket, opened it, and took out an ink pen to draw on it:
"Sir, please calm down your excitement."
"I can tell you clearly, on the Dongfeng A distinguished guest who acted in secret met with something unexpected this morning."
"At the same time, this was a murder case with a clear goal and premeditation."
"If you don't get the answer you want, don't talk about your company."
"Even the few people behind me won't let you leave the Dongfeng easily." ".
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For a moment, the poor people sitting at the end commotion, and the threat in Swift's words threatened They work best.
In front of Mr. Detective, the thin man became silent because of this.
The confidence brought by the company just now disappeared in an instant.
"Ahem -"
After coughing twice, Swift continued:
"Now, can you calm down and accept my inquiry?"
The timid, thin man nodded and said,
"Yes, yes."
"You continue."
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Seeing that Mr. Detective's inquiry was proceeding smoothly, Ronald looked out the car window.
The train has entered normal operating speed.
Burrenwich is coming.
(End of chapter)