Tang Dynasty detective

Chapter 489 Murder in the Chamber of Secrets

Conan and Yu Cheng'en glanced at each other, and said puzzledly: "How do you know that someone can prove that he didn't leave the room? If he has someone to prove, why did he lie?"

Li Canghai looked at the two of them, and said calmly: "Because the witness in the same room as him is a concubine of Zhang Wenyuan, so he dare not tell."

"Orange?" Conan and Yu Chengen were so surprised that they almost said in unison.

But Conan immediately shook his head and said: "This is impossible, the orange is clearly in his room, how could he go to Ueda Takashi's?"

Yu Chengen was also puzzled and looked at Li Canghai suspiciously.

"The servants thought that Qiu Ju was in the room because they saw a shadow, but it was just a shadow. Just because it was the orange room, they subconsciously thought that the shadow was the orange. However, they didn't Didn't see the orange with your own eyes, did you?" Li Canghai said.

Conan nodded, and pondered: "It's true, they didn't see the orange with their own eyes. But this doesn't prove that the shadow is not an orange."

Li Canghai smiled and said, "Brother Conan, you have overlooked the most important point. The two servants said that they patrolled back and forth several times, and from Zishi to Yinshi, the shadow always maintained the same posture. Let me ask, For such a long time, who can stare at the chessboard without moving?"

Conan thought about it carefully for a moment, and suddenly realized: "Yes, that shadow must be just a trick to make the servant think she is in the room all the time!"

Yu Cheng'en was a little puzzled, he looked at the two of them, scratched his head, and asked, "Forgive me for being stupid, I don't understand what you two are saying, if there is no orange in the room, then who is it?"

Conan explained: "No one, because it's not a person. In fact, it's very simple. You just need to make a wooden frame, put clothes on it, and use dim candlelight to create such an illusion. What's more, the patrolling servant Through the window, they couldn't see clearly, but this room is where Qiu Ju lived, so when they saw the shadow, they would naturally think that the shadow was an orange."

"So that's how it is!" Yu Chengen was stunned, but he immediately said in puzzlement, "But, even if Juzi is not in the room, how does Brother Li know that she is in Ueda Takashi's room?"

Li Canghai patted his neck with his fingers, seeing that the two were a little puzzled, he said, "Do you still remember what I said just now, there is an indistinct hickey on Ueda Takashi's neck?"

Yu Chengen nodded and said, "So what?"

"From the remaining lip prints of the hickey, I deduced that the hickey belonged to Tangerine. In addition, when I asked her, her eyes were wandering, and she didn't dare to look at Zhang Wenyuan. I looked at Juzi from the corner of my eye, so I concluded that the two of them must have a secret." Li Canghai said lightly.

"Just by the lip print, you can deduce who left it? This is too amazing!" Yu Chengen's eyes widened, incredulously speaking.

Li Canghai smiled slightly, and said: "Everyone's lips look similar, but in fact they are similar. As long as you observe carefully, you can find the difference."

Speaking of this, Li Canghai paused for a moment, and continued: "Actually, the reason why I think that the lip print is owned by Tangerine is mainly because the lip balm used by Tangerine to make up the lips is light pink in color, which is similar to that of Takashi Ueda's neck. The light-colored lip prints between them are similar in color, and among the many female relatives, only Tangerine uses this kind of lip gloss, so it is easy to think that it is hers."

After Yu Chengen listened, he was impressed by Li Canghai's admiration, and he couldn't help but praise: "Brother Li has really good eyesight! He even observed such subtleties so meticulously, I admire you! Admire me!"

"In this way, isn't it back to the original point?" Conan frowned deeply.

The three of them fell silent at the same time, and everyone had evidence of their alibi, so who would be the murderer?

Li Canghai rubbed the center of his brows, and said, "Leave aside the identity of the murderer for now, let's talk about the murderer's method of killing first."

Conan nodded and said: "The windows of the whole room are closed, and the door is locked from the inside. It can be said to be a closed space. The question now is, how did the murderer leave the room after killing someone? It shows that the murderer seemed to float into the room without a sound, and after killing Hongmei, he floated away without a sound, which is really puzzling."

Yu Chengen was surprised and said: "Could it be that ghosts really kill people? Hongmei actually died under the hands of ghosts? This is impossible? How can there be ghosts in the world?"

"Of course there are no ghosts in this world, but there must be people who pretend to be ghosts." Li Canghai took a sip of tea and said in a deep thought: "Although the room is messy, there is no sign of a fight, which means that the murderer is very likely to be acquainted with the deceased. People, taking advantage of his unpreparedness, suddenly hit the killer, strangle him to death, and then hang him on the beam."

Conan nodded and said thoughtfully: "Judging from the situation at the scene, it is indeed the case. But what is puzzling is how did the murderer leave after the murder?"

"The doors and windows are closed, there is no trace of damage, and the murderer seems to have evaporated out of thin air, which is really unbelievable." Yu Chengen frowned, knocking on the table with his hand, and after a while, he suddenly said: "Ah, I thought of a Question, since the door is locked from the inside, why is there no key?"

"Key?" Li Canghai and Conan looked at each other.

"Brother Conan, did you find the key at the crime scene?"

Conan's eyes lit up, and he said, "I checked the room, but I didn't find the key."

Li Canghai thought for a moment, then pondered: "Since the door is locked from the inside, the key must still be there. But there is one more thing right now, which may be crucial to this case."

Conan nodded and said, "I know what brother Li said, so just leave it to me to investigate."

"Brother Li, Brother Nan, what exactly are you talking about?" Yu Chengen asked in a daze after being confused by what the two said.

The two looked at each other and smiled, Li Canghai said: "You must not reveal the secret, you will know when the time is right."

Conan looked up at the sunlight, nodded and said, "If that's the case, then I'll investigate first."

After Conan left, Yu Chengen pushed Li Canghai towards the crime scene.

When he came to the scene of the crime again, Li Canghai found that Lan Yue and several women were burning paper money in front of the room door. The women looked pious and kept praying to the four directions of the room.

Seeing Li Canghai approaching, Lan Yue and the others saluted Li Canghai and said, "Don't blame the Immortal Elder, we didn't intend to destroy the scene, it's just that something happened to Hongmei, we usually feel like sisters, I can't bear it, so Come here to worship."

Li Canghai looked at them, nodded and said, "It's okay, this is your wish, and you didn't enter the scene, and you didn't cause any damage to the scene."

(End of this chapter)