The head was actually hidden at the crime scene, in Olga Marie's room. It was just not in the real world, but in an imaginary space. The one who hid the head was the victim, Trisha herself.
Trisha also has a Mystic Eye, a predictive future vision similar to Seo Shizune. Predictive future vision sees uncertain fragments of the future, and the activation time is uncertain. When Trisha foresaw that her head was about to be chopped off, it was too late. She only had time to hide her head in the imaginary space at the moment her head was cut open - Trisha's attribute is imaginary like Sakura, and this kind of magic is her strong point.
In the imaginary space, time stands still. The head was in the same state when it went in as it came out. This gave Trisha the opportunity to leave a last word. After all, there was a slight time difference from when the neck was cut to when the brain died.
The moment the head left the imaginary space, Trisha's remaining consciousness spoke out the name of the murderer - Kalapa.
Kalapa Frampton, a black man over 70 years old, belongs to the Holy Church. He was the only guest who did not attend the auction that just ended because he had been detained for murder.
However, even if he was not restrained, he might not come, because he was not here to buy the Mystic Eye, but to sell it. The "Mystic Eye of the Bubble" that Shinji bought was provided by him.
It was through the magical power of the "Mystic Eyes of Bubble" that Kalapa was able to kill Trisha before she had time to react.
The ability of the Mystic Eyes of Shadows is to recreate what happened in the past in the present. A slash is set in advance, and when Trisha reaches the designated location, the slash is recreated.
Although Kalapa insisted that he did not know that his eyes had such ability and had no memory of this, with the calculation of Kanono Hishiri, the acting manager came out to explain the ability of the evil eyes when the train was about to collect the auction items.
The fact that Kalapa had used his vision to check Trisha's body but didn't see the murderer also proved that he was not lying because the murderer didn't enter the room. The train was constantly moving, so there was no need to enter Trisha's room. All he needed to do was to wave his sword in front of him. After a few minutes or even seconds, Trisha would be beheaded by the sudden blow.
In addition, there is another circumstantial evidence. Seven years ago, there was a serial murder case, and the victims died in exactly the same way as Trisha, with their heads missing. The Holy Church sent an investigator to investigate, but there was no progress, and the case was eventually dropped - the investigator at the time was Karappa.
There was so much direct and indirect evidence, no matter how Karapa defended himself, it was all so pale. The truth was out, and all that was left was to wait for the auction to be over and then send the criminal to the clock tower for trial.
Weber was the only one who expressed his dissent, because he had not found the motive for Kalapa's crime, which was the reason he always emphasized. Although he recognized Kanono Hishiri's reasoning, the case would not be over until this point was clarified. Combined with the clues he had found before, he was sure that there was a deeper hidden story in this case!
Therefore, after Kalapa was arrested, Weber continued to investigate. Fortunately, after a night of rest and treatment, his body has recovered and he can devote himself to the investigation in the best condition.
Now is the stage for him to show his achievements - I, Waver Velvet, am the number one detective in the Clock Tower, everyone else, all other deductions, get out of here, no one can steal my spot!!!
Well, Waver is not that kind of person at all. This sentence is just something Shinji made up out of boredom.
Yes, boring.
Whether it is Stripping Castle or Izeroma, there have been changes to varying degrees, and there are people and things that deserve your attention.
But this time, the Magic Eye Train incident, no, at least the people he cares about have not appeared yet. Because he didn't experience the whole thing, he was too lazy to listen to complicated reasoning that could take up five or six thousand words. It would be more fun to lie on the table with Elquet and play the game of staring at each other.
Fortunately, Weber's reasoning will soon come to an end, and it's time to reveal the real murderer.
"You are the murderer. You are the one who manipulated Carabao Frampton and killed Trisha Felos."
As that classic line that appears in all detective novels was uttered, a white light flashed across the carriage.
The head in Trisha's hand suddenly emitted a vortex of light, which bound the murderer's limbs like chains and isolated the inside and outside of the light.
That's right, Kalapa didn't lie, never. He really didn't know his own abilities, nor did he know who the murderer was. Although he killed Trisha and committed the crime seven years ago, he himself never knew about it because he was manipulated and committed all this unconsciously.
The real murderer's reason for killing was also very simple, Trisha's future vision. She foresaw that there would be a high-level magic eye auction on the magic eye collection train, and she also foresaw the encounter with Kalapa. She hoped to find out the truth of the year through Kalapa, and even considered the possibility that Kalapa was manipulated and made corresponding preparations, which the real murderer could not tolerate.
She must be eliminated before she finds out the truth!
Because of the existence of future vision, Trisha can predict most of the attacks, so the real murderer chooses to attack from the past from the blind spot of future vision and kill her.
However, Trisha did not leave no backup plan. In view of the danger level of the Mystic Eye Collection Train, she deliberately left a cryptic clue pointing to the incident seven years ago during her prior communication with Weber. This became an opportunity for Weber to find out the truth!
"Teacher, please stop making trouble—"
Koles, who was bound by the chains of light, smiled.
His initial expression seemed to indicate that he thought his master was joking, but after confirming that neither his master's words nor the barrier moved at all, he shook his head in confusion.
"Um, are you serious?"
"Of course."
"It seems that you have determined that I am the murderer, but your words alone will not work here. You should also know this, right?"
"That's right. If there were only magicians present, the situation could be solved with the power of the Law and Politics Department alone, but the Rail Zeppelin is the territory of the Dead Apostles. Therefore, in addition to speculation, we must also prepare physical evidence that can convince the train side. Just like Miss Hisiri prepared the head's death note and the statement of the acting manager to prove the power of the Kalapa Mystic Eyes."
Weber admitted it frankly and turned back.
"So, I called a man over - thank you for coming all the way here."
There, in the seat that originally belonged to Weber, there was an extra person next to Gray.
"It's okay. I can get a ride, so it's not too hard."
The boy shook his curly hair and pushed his crooked glasses. His height, appearance, expression and temperament were exactly the same as the person who was bound.