After investigating Zong Xun, Jian Jing temporarily stopped working and went to the restaurant to have lunch.
The day before yesterday at noon, the sun was blazing, and I wanted to go back to my room to take a nap, but today a typhoon is coming, and the sky is already covered with dark clouds. The grass and trees are rustling, and the wind is getting stronger. Combined with the murder, it feels bleak.
We had curry rice for lunch, but no one had much appetite, so we asked for it to be delivered to our rooms.
In the huge restaurant, there were only Jian Jing and Elena.
Let's just do the investigation while we're at it.
Jian Jing carried a full plate of curry and sat down in front of Elena. She glanced at her side dishes and said, "You have a good appetite."
"You're not familiar with Yang Xiao." Elena didn't think much of it. "There are so many people going there every day. It would be strange if you pretended to be sad."
Jian Jing asked, "Besides Si Yingjie, have you met anyone else before?"
Elena raised the corners of her lips: "Why should I tell you."
"If you didn't kill him, what's the harm in telling me?" Jian Jing asked back.
"Hey, you are completely different from before." Elena's focus was not on the murder case, but on Jian Jing. She stared at the girl in front of her, her eyes turned, and a complex thought flashed through her mind, "It's okay to tell you, I don't know him, but, for Yingjie's sake..."
She picked up the glass, held the ice water between her lips and tongue, and said in a vague voice: "Be careful, Zong Xun."
Jian Jing frowned.
"We're done eating, feel free to eat." Elena stood up and left nonchalantly, as if she hadn't said anything.
Jian Jing looked at her back and scooped a spoonful of curry rice into her mouth.
Tsk, so spicy.
She ate with big mouthfuls, trying to fill her stomach as much as possible, as she still had intensive work to do in the afternoon—the time had been verified, and it was time for field exploration.
There are 12 water villas in total. Villa 4 was turned into a cinema and spa room because of superstition. The living conditions of villa 11 are as follows:
1 (empty), 2 (Jian Jing), 3 (Kang Mucheng), 4 (private cinema), 5 (Si Yingjie), 6 (Yaoyao), 7 (Yang Xiao), 8 (Axu & Coach Yin), 9 (Elena), 10 (Zong Xun), (empty), (empty)
The villas are not arranged horizontally, but are built according to the terrain of the seaside, some are high and some are low.
For example, Room 1 is located on the easternmost side and is on high ground, making it a good place to enjoy the sunrise, but it is far from other rooms and seldom occupied.
Further down, Room 2 where Jian Jing lives has a great view, combining scenery with tranquility, which is why Si Yingjie suggested that she stay in this room.
Although Room 3 and Room 5 are separated by Room 4, Room 4 is located at a lower level, so this room is actually closer.
The three villas No. 6, No. 7 and No. 8 are evenly distributed and only a few meters apart. They take advantage of the garden's staggered location, are close yet private, and are very suitable for good friends to live together and visit each other from time to time.
No. 9 is higher up again, at the same height as No. 12, while No. 10 and No. 11 are lower, with a similar difference. The distance between them is far, about 10 to 20 meters, which is suitable for people who value privacy.
Let’s review each person’s alone time.
10:13-10:31, 18 minutes, Kang Mucheng and Si Yingjie, Room 5
10:38-10:45, 7 minutes, Yaoyao and Elena, terrace
11:00-11:15, 15 minutes, A Xu and Coach Yin, Room 8
11:00-12:45, irregular intervals, Zong Xun, bar.
And Yang Xiao was in Room 7.
Jian Jing first tried to walk from Room 5 to Room 7. Based on her fast pace, it would take about 3 minutes. If she climbed over the wall and climbed through the window to kill someone, it would take 5 minutes.
6 minutes back and forth + 5 minutes for killing, 11 minutes is enough.
In other words, Si Yingjie had plenty of time to commit the crime.
But Jian Jing felt that he was not a big suspect. Kang Mucheng privately reviewed what happened last night with her. He said that Si Yingjie drank a lot of alcohol and vomited. In the end, he could not stand steadily.
As a long-time friend of Si Yingjie, Kang Mucheng knew very well how much Si Yingjie could drink, and he said to her with certainty: "Yingjie drank so much that he could hardly walk back to his room by himself. It is impossible for him to kill someone."
At the same time, Kang Mucheng answered the phone at an unexpected time, but the snake venom was prepared in advance. If there had been no phone call, wouldn't the murder plan have been ruined
From a computer perspective, neither Kang Mucheng nor friends like Yaoyao and Axu have ever seen Si Yingjie and Yang Xiao arguing.
Yang Xiao's going to the island was accidental and could not have been planned.
In comparison, the combination of A Xu and Coach Yin is more questionable.
The bar is located in the west, not far from Room 8. Jian Jing found three different routes, the longest round trip took 7 minutes, and the shortest took only 5 minutes. And it only took half a minute to get from Room 8 to Room 7.
A Xu was away from the room for too long, and Coach Yin was alone for even longer.
Moreover, he had pursued Yang Xiao, and Coach Yin and Li's fiancé had a brief affair. If they committed the crime together, it would be easy to kill Yang Xiao.
The only doubt is that A Xu pursued Yang Xiao seven or eight years ago, and Coach Yin and Li’s fiancé were three years ago. What kind of deep love would lead to the intention of killing someone today
But A Xu's wound and Coach Yin's personal medical kit were too suspicious.
Let’s talk about Yaoyao and Elena.
The terrace where they watch the stars is on a higher platform, not far from the bar. If you walk quickly, 4 minutes round trip is enough.
Considering that he was drunk, he went at a slower speed. 7 minutes was not too long.
The time it takes to get from the terrace to Room 7 is a bit tricky. It only takes about 5-6 minutes via a small path.
It is certainly difficult to complete multiple tasks such as piercing, climbing through the window, and killing within 1-2 minutes. But the premise is that the murderer did commit the crime in this way.
If there is a more convenient way, maybe it will be enough.
The last one is Zong Xun.
She was drunk, so he had plenty of time to commit the crime. However, it was their first meeting, and he didn't know how much she could drink. If she sobered up, her alibi would be exposed in one go.
This trick is a bit too perfunctory.
Jian Jing was thinking while taking a walk, and before she knew it, she was back to Room 7 where Yang Xiao was.
She walked around to the downstairs outside the bedroom window, looked up at the glass window for a while, put on gloves, took a running start, jumped up, and climbed over the wall.
The low wall was not wide, just as wide as her feet. She carefully checked the wall, but did not find any footprints or signs of kicking.
This unscientific.
Although you can wear shoe covers to avoid leaving footprints, this kind of work requires friction, and the surface of shoe covers is relatively smooth, so it is easy to slip.
Moreover, she checked the dust on the upper layer of the second floor decoration and found that it had not been wiped off. If she wanted to climb over the window sill, she would have to hold on to this part.
If it's not climbing through the window, then it's a long-range attack.
Anesthesia watch... Ugh, no, □□
She looked towards Villa No. 6 in front of her. This side was the exact opposite of the decoration outside Yang Xiao's bedroom, with a low wall in the opposite direction.
Go up and take a look.
She jumped off the windowsill carefully, walked around half a circle, and then climbed over the wall of No. 6.
Considering Bibi's height, his head was just parallel to the windowsill of the bedroom in front of him, so it was very difficult for him to hold the gun.
If you want to use □□, you must be taller than her.
"Eh?" A voice suddenly came from the back of her head. Yaoyao leaned out, her face full of confusion, "Miss Jian, what are you doing here?"
Jian Jing was a little embarrassed. Fortunately, she was a student, otherwise she would look like a Peeping Tom.
"Looking for clues." She said calmly.
Yaoyao tilted her head and looked at her for a while, as if wondering: "Looking for clues here?"
Jian Jing asked: "If it's convenient, can I use the toilet?"
Yaoyao: "Sure."
Jian Jing went upstairs to check the bathroom. This was the room above the low wall, and when the bathroom window was opened, it faced the window of Yang Xiao's bedroom.
"Do you lock the door when you go out?" she asked Yaoyao.
Yaoyao: "Of course."
"Last night, was the door locked before you returned to your room?" she confirmed.
Yaoyao nodded again.
Jian Jing checked her bathroom carefully.
As for the crime scene, there is no better place than this room. Yaoyao is obviously the first suspect. But her timeline is very tight. She has 7 minutes to get from the terrace to the bar, from the bar to Room 7, and then back to the terrace, which will take at least 10 minutes.
There were no signs of anything unusual in the bathroom.
To be on the safe side, she even went to his room for a look.
There was some wool spread out on the bed, and in the trash can was a torn Band-Aid—stuck on the toes, probably because the sandals rubbed the feet a bit—the suitcase was empty, and all the clothes were hung in the closet. They were all light summer clothes with almost no pockets.
There are a lot of things on the dressing table, including straighteners, curling irons, hair clips and hair ties, makeup brushes, and skin care products.
The built-in safe in the wardrobe has a red dot that indicates it is ready to be opened, and it doesn't look like it is hiding anything.
Jian Jing quickly scanned the many details in the room and finally concluded that she should not be hiding anything.
Yaoyao asked: "What are you looking at?"
"Was Elena very drunk last night?" she asked.
Yaoyao recalled: "She drinks a lot. I only drank half a cup, but she finished the whole cup. Her speech was a little slurred. She must be drunk - you are not doubting her, are you?"
Jian Jing did not answer but asked: "Who do you suspect?"
"I don't suspect anyone. I hope this is just an accident." Yaoyao replied with a gloomy look.
Jian Jing smiled, said goodbye and left.
She still went back to the wall, turned on her sense of smell, and sniffed the surroundings.
There is no strong smell of alcohol.
Last night, the only people who might not have drunk alcohol or taken a shower after drinking before 10 o'clock were probably A Xu and Coach Yin.
It seems that I have to find a way to search their room.
She found Kang Mucheng and asked him to find a way to delay the others so that she could have a chance to sneak into the room - of course, she got the key from the housekeeper in advance.
Kang Mucheng cooperated with her very well. After dinner, he called all his friends over in the name of comforting Si Yingjie.
Everyone was very considerate and tried their best to adjust the atmosphere and comfort the frustrated Si Yingjie.
The sky was dark and a storm was about to come. Jian Jing seized the opportunity and sneaked into Room 8.
It was quite exciting to be a thief and investigate a case for the first time.
However, considering that the suspects are all Si Yingjie's friends, she does not want to put the label of suspect on them and demand anything without complete evidence.
The first thing to check was of course Ah Xu's luggage: tennis bag, clothes, camera, fishing rod, first aid kit... There were a lot of things, but nothing.
The same goes for Coach Yin. Apart from the first aid kit and some diving magazines, the only thing that attracted attention was her sexy underwear.
Jian Jing searched very carefully and was confident that she had left nothing out. Besides, there was no place to hide anything in the suite.
She used the smell card again.
After my senses were heightened, I could smell a little bit of a special aroma. I followed it and found it was the smell of a bath bomb. The bag was opened and thrown into the trash can, and the aroma had not yet dissipated.
Wait, Coach Yin seems to have brought a box of these bath balls, all with different scents.
According to common sense, this should be what they used around 00xx last night - don't ask why we know that they took a bath together, the smell of the bathtub is too obvious - but today they don't have this fragrance on their bodies, but the smell of ordinary shower gel and shampoo.
In other words, you took a shower again in the morning or late at night.
However, she had not smelled this fragrance near the wall before.
what happened
Just now, she was like a Samoyed (?), sniffing around Villa No. 7 and was sure that she had never smelled such a faint fragrance.
Thinking back more carefully, when A Xu came yesterday, his hair was not wet, but this morning, Coach Yin's hair seemed to be half dry.
Well, unless she guessed wrong and the murderer did not commit the crime near Room 7, otherwise, Ah Xu and Coach Yin should not be the murderer.