Chapter 45:
Questions in the Angry Dining Car.
It proceeds in an orderly manner under Swift's control.
The detective really deserves his reputation.
Even with the information interference like Ronald and the two sneaking in on the roof of the car last night, he still gradually compiled more useful information through his keen perception of various details and clear logical analysis.
First of all, the victim secretly boarded the Dongfeng under the protection of the military between midnight yesterday and early this morning, and rode in one of the five super boxes on the train's special carriage with Alida. Few people knew about it. Very few.
Then, early this morning.
Dongfeng departs from the first stop on its journey.
At the same time that Ronald and Nessus separated and the 'merchant' turned into an 'actor', the murderer started committing the crime at an extremely fast speed, brutally slaughtering the entire box where the victim was.
The goals are clear, the means are ruthless, and the actions are precise.
The whole process was extremely quiet, and no one noticed that the murder had occurred.
This incident was not noticed until the evening when the train conductor smelled the unmistakable smell of blood in the compartment.
There is no doubt that this is definitely a long-planned assassination!
Currently, there is only one witness on the train.
That was Arida who happened to witness the silhouette of the murderer disappearing.
Based on the full recollection of the actress.
The man was between 1.7 and 1.8 meters tall. He didn't have any extra marks on his body when he left, and he left honestly through the carriage door.
Finally, this is the most puzzling part.
Except for Alida who saw the man's disappearing back, no one on duty in the other compartments saw any trace of the man. In the early morning, because few people left the compartment for activities, the guards were very sure of this.
The only records from that time period.
In fact, it was Ronald and Nessus washing up.
Moreover, according to the statistics of the staff on the train, the number of passengers on the Dongfeng was not less than one, and no suspicious persons were found at the station at that time.
This means that the other party did not jump out of the car and escape, or sneak in to commit the crime.
But now he was on the train, disguised as an innocent passenger!
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front of the train, the shadow of Burrenwich can already be seen in the dark night.
At this moment, Swift's eyes were also fixed on the stronger of the two company employees.
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"Sir, I suggest you tell the truth."
Swift took a puff of his pipe and said with sharp eyes, "
All the clues at this moment point to you as the prisoner's identity."
"The truth is obvious, and you have no way to escape."
Before the sturdy clerk could speak, the young man next to him responded to Swift in a panic:
"Mr. Swift, Lamer and I are both law-abiding citizens of the empire!"
"Even if we wanted to, we don't have the ability to massacre an entire box of passengers." "
Besides, the two of us have always been dressed like this."
"We carry it. There is no dark coat in the luggage as Miss Alida mentioned. How could you wrongly accuse ordinary people like us?"
While trying his best to defend himself, the expression on the man's face almost made him cry.
Anyone who just looks at his current appearance would probably believe that his emotions come from the heart.
In silence, Swift took a long drag on the pipe, and the smell of burning tobacco passed through her lungs and then slowly dissipated from her mouth.
Immediately, he seemed to be sure of something.
Then he took two steps back:
"Sir."
"You may really not be able to do it, but this friend beside you may not be sure."
"Dongfeng was built earlier, so the sound insulation on the top of the carriage is very poor. , even the three guys who stayed up late waiting for the bus and then played cards in the middle of the night could hear the noise on the roof of the car at night."
The clerk was a little confused:
"But, what does this have to do with us?"
"That happened at night. The matter has nothing to do with this case!"
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After a few seconds of silence, Swift explained:
"This morning, when Mr. Ronald was washing up, he didn't notice any movement at all!"
In an instant, the dining car returned. In silence.
Anyone with a bit of logical common sense understands what Swift means.
Here -
I have to mention the carriage structure of the Dongfeng.
The highest-end carriage that Alida and the victim traveled in was a high-end carriage specially customized by the railway department to serve powerful people.
The location is quite forward, all facilities are complete, and there is no need to worry about disturbances such as noise from the front of the car.
It is an additional brand new carriage.
After that, it was the general carriages where the sound insulation effect plummeted.
Most of the train compartments here are ordinary compartments that are separated by ordinary partitions and then sold and put into use. Passengers have enough space to move, but there are also inconveniences.
The two clerks were riding in these carriages.
Later, the situation changed again.
Because it is far away from the noise at the front of the car, close to the dining car and convenient for dining, the carriages in this section are decorated accordingly, which also increases the ticket price, and belongs to the ranks of luxury carriages.
The box that Ronald was riding in belonged to this section.
Then, the problem is obvious.
The criminal left the car after committing the crime this morning. In order not to be discovered by the guards, he left the car where the crime occurred on the roof of the car.
If he goes all the way backward, he eventually returns to his seat.
Then Ronald, who was at the connection between the carriages in the morning, should have been able to hear the sound.
——The result was no.
So the facts are clearer.
As long as the prisoner didn't crawl all the way back on the side of the train like Spider-Man, then it means that the location where he was riding was before Ronald took the carriage!
Which fits the position, height and body shape.
The only one who was silent at this moment and had a strong figure was silent!
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The thin staff member who was still arguing just now suddenly became silent.
He also realized what Swift meant.
He turned his head with a stiff expression and looked at his silent companion.
"Uh"
"Ah! No, I have nothing to do with him!" He
fell backwards from the chair, and the man rolled and crawled to the ground and ran away.
"I, I'm just on a business trip according to the company's work."
Immediately, it was as if he had accepted the fact.
The soldiers on the side raised their firearms and surrounded the sturdy staff in a semicircular formation.
"Kneel to the ground immediately!"
"Don't have any thoughts of resistance!"
Phew -
at this moment, Ronald suddenly felt a gust of cold wind blowing on his wrist.
The moment a fight was about to break out in the dining car, the thin employee was lying on the ground with a look of panic.
A new 'crime' has actually been reported!
--'anger'!
(End of chapter)