Jason deliberately elongated his tone.
Then, he looked at office workers, clerks, and female students, his gaze was as sharp as a knife, making people tremble involuntarily.
The office workers, clerks, and female students all turned pale, and as the only female student, the female student was trembling even more.
who is it
Say it quickly!
I am in such a hurry!
Hui Lijing couldn't help shouting in her heart, but she didn't dare to interrupt.
As a low-level detective, even though she is a low-level detective, she still knows some of the 'basic skills' of detectives.
For example: cheat!
There are roughly two types of fraudulent methods.
First, when the general direction is already known but cannot be judged accurately, the criminal is stimulated with words, so as to truly lock the target.
The second is to not know who the murderer is at all, and then use words to let the criminal show his flaws, or cooperate with some extreme methods.
As for how to choose
That is to see the level of detectives.
Good detectives choose the first.
Although she is excellent, she basically chooses the second option.
It doesn't matter if it's cheating or not, the main reason is that she likes to convince people with reasoning.
Physical, reason.
Ryosuke on the side frowned.
He is not very proficient in interrogation.
However, as an excellent criminal policeman, his rich experience told him that at this time, he needed to cooperate.
So, the next moment—
"So it is!"
After Ryosuke sighed slightly, an inexplicable expression appeared on his face.
There is disbelief, relief, and a trace of pity.
In short, it is as complicated as it needs to be.
After hearing Ryosuke's words, the expressions of the office workers, middle-aged shop assistants, and female students who had been struggling all the time changed.
The three of them looked at each other, and the middle-aged clerk, the most inconspicuous among them, took a deep breath.
"Sure enough, you were discovered by Officer Ryosuke."
"Although we have carefully dressed up, in the eyes of an old detective like you, there are many flaws, right?"
"Maybe you didn't recognize it at first, but as time goes by, you will."
The middle-aged clerk stood up straight as he said so.
The expression of fear and the like on his face was swept away.
Not only the middle-aged clerk, but also office workers and female students.
Ryosuke was taken aback.
who are you
However, the middle-aged detective did not deny it.
He didn't forget that he was cooperating with Jason at this time.
Therefore, he nodded frankly.
"That's right."
"I didn't recognize it at first, but now I'm sure."
"And the injuries on my body... are also for the purpose of letting the pain and exhaustion affect my judgment, and I made me fight against Yanxia, right?"
Ryosuke pointed to the wound on his arm.
"Um."
"It's a pity that it's of no use to you."
"We still underestimated you, and this... detective?"
The middle-aged clerk shook his head regretfully.
Looking at Jason, he was a little uncertain.
And it wasn't until this time that Hui Lijing finally came to her senses.
The female detective raised her voice.
"You are all murderers?!"
Her voice was full of disbelief.
In Hui Lijing's thinking, the murderer was narrowly defined as one person, and she never thought that three people committed the crime at the same time.
"murderer?"
"We're just out for revenge!"
"Ten years ago, he killed me and our family!"
The youngest female student couldn't help but refute.
Wearing a school uniform in a short skirt, with cut hair and a pretty face, the female student who doesn't wear makeup was full of youthful and lively atmosphere before, but at this time, she only has a frightening hatred left. .
An awe-inspiring hatred.
She stared at Hui Lijing, causing the female detective to subconsciously clenched the handle of her gun.
Then, the female student turned around and looked at the hanging corpse.
"Ten years ago, he killed my father."
"Killed his mother."
"Killed his lover."
"Now, we kill him, it's just revenge!"
The female student pointed at the office worker and then at the middle-aged clerk, her tone gradually regaining her composure.
"Is he a wanted man?"
Hui Lijing frowned.
"certainly!"
"And, he's a famous wanted criminal."
"Ten years ago, I entered and robbed three times. Each time, I killed the owner and plundered property. Then, I was arrested by the police officer Ryosuke, but during the escort, I killed the escort and escaped."
It was still the female student who answered.
Even Hui Lijing could hear the sarcasm in the female student's words.
"Feel sorry."
"It's my responsibility."
Ryosuke said in a low voice.
Regret appeared on the face of the middle-aged police officer.
If he had worked harder, Iwashita wouldn't have run away.
If he had tried a little harder, Iwashita could have been arrested straight away.
If he had worked harder, the three innocent people in front of him would not have blood on their hands.
"No, Officer Ryosuke, this is not your responsibility."
"Your efforts are beyond the imagination of others."
"Thanks."
The female student bowed solemnly to Ryosuke.
The same goes for office workers and middle-aged shop assistants.
However, when the three of them straightened up, the office worker spoke directly.
"We chose our way."
"We know it's illegal."
"But we have no choice."
"We can't wait any longer."
"We couldn't watch him at ease, so when this opportunity presented itself to us, we didn't refuse it—the hatred of those days and nights made us unable to choose."
The office worker's voice became high-pitched.
The middle-aged clerk comforted the office workers.
It can be seen that the oldest person is the leader of the three.
After the office workers calmed down, he turned his head to look at Jason, Ryosuke, and Hui Lijing.
"We have no malicious intentions."
"Appearing here, I just hope to trap you here temporarily."
"besides… "
The middle-aged man seemed to want to say something, but finally shook his head.
"The first game is over, the murderer has been found."
"Now, the second round begins."
"You're going to get me - the information is in the box behind the plaque."
After the female student finished speaking, the surrounding darkness surrounded the three of them.
Then, the three disappeared.
It wasn't until the three of them disappeared that Liang Jie and Hui Lijing realized it.
The two didn't realize until this time that this was not an ordinary murder scene, but in an inexplicable environment.
Almost subconsciously, Ryosuke picked up the ladder again.
He wants to take down the box behind the plaque.
"Do you need help?"
Hui Lijing asked, but Ryosuke refused.
Hui Lijing didn't insist anymore, but looked at Jason.
"How did you find out, Jason?"
"Are exorcists also trained as detectives?"
Hui Lijing asked.
I have professional skills.
Jason answered silently from the bottom of his heart, but the words he used to say came out of his mouth——
"Everything is obvious."
In the world where the female pastry chef lives in a mixture of fantasy and reality, Jason often uses this sentence to confuse everything. With the help of the female pastry chef to explain, there is naturally no problem.
But Hui Lijing in front of her doesn't have such qualities.
She tilted her head and thought for a long time.
The curly hair covering the forehead and the eyes were tilted to the side, revealing the beautiful eyes.
It's a pity that the eyes are full of confusion.
Obvious
Why didn't I see it
Am I missing a lot of important clues
Hui Lijing frowned, and after four or five seconds, she popped out a sentence.
"The result is there, the process is not important, right?"
As she spoke, Hui Lijing looked at Jason expectantly.
After a second of silence, Jason nodded.
Because he didn't know how to explain it.
Silently, he kind of missed the female pastry chef.
"Look at this box."
Holding the box behind the plaque with one hand, Ryosuke jumped off the ladder.
The box is made of wood, about the size of an adult's palm, there is no lock on it, and it can be opened directly.
Inside was a piece of paper, on which was written with a brush——
I am arrayed in the east, without eyes.
I am arrayed in the west, without ears.
I am arrayed in the north, without arms.
I am arrayed in the south, without legs.
…
Ryosuke frowned at the endless words, while Hui Lijing looked even more confused.
After a while, both of them looked up at Jason.
"Did Jason find anything?"
Hui Lijing asked.
"It is the same as the handwriting on the letter left to us before."
Jason said.
"We know this!"
"Except for this?"
Hui Lijing asked.
Then, as soon as she finished asking, she found Jason looking at her with a very strange look.
Hui Lijing was looked at very unnaturally, even, she thought her shoelaces were untied, so she couldn't help but look down.
"Perhaps this does not belong to the knowledge of the 'mysterious side', but I hope you can bear in mind—"
"Never follow in the footsteps of the enemy."
Jason answered like this.
As he spoke, Jason walked towards the outside of the temple.
Until now, Jason still didn't know what happened.
But one thing is certain, the man behind the scenes led him here not for a tea party.
As for the words of just office workers, middle-aged shop assistants and schoolgirls
Jason wouldn't believe a word of it.
Before he learned not to follow in the footsteps of the enemy in the "city that never sleeps", he had already learned not to trust anyone's words, especially the words of the enemy.
Perhaps the three were harmless.
Perhaps the three were not lying.
but!
This does not mean that the man behind the scenes is not malicious or lying.
The other party can completely deceive the three of them with lies.
Then, use the mouth of the three to paralyze them.
This is a much better way than outright lying.
Because... office workers, middle-aged shop assistants, and female students trust each other.
Even if the other party is telling a lie, the three will believe it.
Then, the three of them will take this as true and tell them.
But who can know what the real result will be
Therefore, even if Jason could still sense the death energy of the three of them at this time, and he could easily locate the three of them, he would not look for them.
He can completely imagine, even if he finds three people.
There will inevitably be a third game and a fourth game.
Even more entanglement.
Under such entanglement, everything will become more complicated and confusing.
It is far better to start from the most direct place.
Once and for all!
Always the best solution!
Hui Lijing and Ryosuke who followed Jason were also thinking.
"Is there any countermeasure?"
"Can you force the three murderers to show up automatically?"
Ryosuke thought so.
But Hui Lijing is much simpler.
"Jason must have found the murderer and went after him."
Obviously, this is a limitation or habit of thinking.
Take chestnuts (examples are good, but chestnuts aren't bad either)—
Hui Lijing is on the first floor.
Ryosuke is on the second floor.
Jason is standing on the fifth floor
…
In the courtyard, 'Frightening Deer' went up and down, making the unique sound of bamboo and stone clashing.
Crouching inside, water droplets rise and fall, causing layers of ripples.
The handsome man holding a folding fan tapped his palm lightly with the folding fan, a smile appeared on the other's fair cheek, he narrowed his slender, fox-like eyes slightly, and looked at the ups and downs of the ups and downs in the courtyard. deer'.
The waiter walked up behind the handsome man with delicate steps.
"My lord, those three have completed the first stage."
"but… "
"I was immediately spotted by that Jason."
"Then, that Ryosuke detective also found out something was wrong."
the waiter said softly.
The handsome man was not surprised at all.
Instead, he nodded as a matter of course.
"Of course."
"After all, he is an exorcist who escaped dozens of pursuits."
"If you can't even find this clue, it's really disappointing."
"As for that Ryosuke detective?"
"If he hadn't been too irritable and straightforward, he would have already been a police officer due to his merits. Moreover, it was the case he handled, so such a discovery should be made."
Speaking of which, the handsome man paused.
"Otherwise, how to enter the second game?"
After finishing speaking, the handsome man seemed to have discovered something interesting, and his expression became more and more joyful.
He raised his hand and waved.
The waiter immediately retreated respectfully.
Then, the handsome man looked towards the courtyard.
In the courtyard, an old monk wearing a gray rag robe appeared at some unknown time.
The old monk was dirty and scruffy all over, and his face was also dark.
However, those eyes were very bright.
At this moment, these bright eyes are staring at the handsome man.
"Monk Tongshou Temple, you are finally willing to show up."
The handsome man smiled.
The monk sighed, did not speak, just bent down and washed his hands in front of the 'squatting'.
Such a gesture made the handsome man's eyes shine.
He stood up from his kneeling position.
The folding fan in his hand was slightly opened.
He made several marks with one hand.
Woo!
The wind blows into the courtyard.
Dark clouds followed.
The stars are obscured.
The moon dimmed.
Several skeleton warriors in armor appeared in the courtyard.
They drew out their knives and surrounded the old monk.
The old monk washed his hands and face calmly, then shook his monk's robe and looked at the handsome man.
Under the expectant and excited eyes of the handsome man, he just knelt down straight and shouted in a very high voice——
"Forgive me!"