Chapter 23 Hidden Big Liar Attribute
Chapter 23 Hidden Big Liar Attribute
"Too strange."
Sera Masumi stroked his chin and thought, "There is no Yoshikawa thread on her neck, and no needle marks on her body. Could it be that he covered her mouth and nose, causing her to suffocate to death? But judging from the characteristics of the body, it doesn't seem to be the case."
Everyone gathered in the classroom to prevent any more accidents. Yasuhara Chishin sat by the door, watching over them. Then he seemed to be a little sleepy, and fell asleep.
No one dared to take a step. Even if they were tired of sitting and wanted to go out to relax, they would go in groups of three or five and then tell Yasuhara Chishin.
"Instructor, a few of us want to go out for a walk."
Seeing that the other party did not answer, the man gently pushed him. Unexpectedly, this push caused Yasuhara Chishin to fall directly to the ground, and it seemed that he had already stopped breathing.
Everyone was horrified and ran away screaming. The scene was a little chaotic for a while.
"With so many people here, how did the murderer kill a person without anyone noticing?"
Sera Masumi looked up at the ceiling. "There are six cameras in this classroom. Maybe they have captured the criminal's outline clearly."
"The murderer did not take the initiative to kill them."
Qing Hai Chuan Tang came to the conclusion that "the prisoners exist, but they are dying slowly in a relatively slow way. Do you remember what Kishi Fengzi said at the time?"
In a week, I will kill you.
"Why did Yazaki Yusei and Ikeuchi Kaori die one after another a week later, exactly today? Putting this aside for the moment, what is a method that can cause a person to die without any wounds, without being discovered, and without even a scream?"
"Poison to death!"
Qinghai Chuantang nodded, "This is indeed the most likely possibility, and our general idea can be developed in this direction. Dark red blood, dull skin, white nails, and jaundice symptoms. There are actually many possibilities that meet these symptoms. Considering that this place is located in the mountains and there are many mushrooms nearby, the most likely one is poisonous mushrooms."
The story of Kishi Toyoko's suicide might just be a rumor, after all, her body has not been found. If she is still alive, then some things can be explained. Even if she is really dead, Ze Shunyou's existence is somewhat intriguing.
The instructors and staff currently known are: Kaori Ikeuchi, Tomohiro Yasuhara, Toshisuke Sawa, and Eiyoshi Ikemoto.
After eliminating all of these, the answer becomes obvious.
"If Kishi Toyoko is not dead, then the most likely way for her to sneak in without anyone noticing is to go to the staff office area where there is no surveillance."
Mori Tomomi's body couldn't help but tremble, and she was a little scared.
Could it be that Toyoko Kishi has been hiding in the office?
"Whether this is true or not remains to be verified. Let's set off now without further delay!"
After arriving at the office area, Qinghai Chuantang knocked on the door gently, then opened it and walked in.
"Sorry to bother you."
Ze Junyou seemed a little surprised.
While looking at her, he seemed to be moving something with his hands, and then he walked over.
"Yingyi, where have you been all day? Now that something big has happened in the academy, some people are panicking."
"sorry!"
Ikemoto Hideyoshi bowed deeply to express his apology.
"Strange, there is no sign that Miss Fengzi has been here."
"Kishi Toyoko?" Ze Junyou seemed to be puzzled. "Why is Toyoko here?"
"I just thought she might come. But, Mr. Ze, where is Ms. Xiangzi's location?"
Ze Junyou pointed to the table in front of her, "It's right here. She is mainly responsible for the accounting work."
On the table, there is an iron box, full of European-style packaging design.
"Does she like black tea very much?"
Ze Junyou nodded, "That's right, I often feed her cat, and we always use the same cup."
Masumi Sera opened it and smelled it, but there was nothing special about it.
Qinghai Chuantang squatted down, pulled out the trash can under the table, and then poured all the trash onto the ground.
The smell was a bit pungent, and it felt like being in a sewer. But thanks to her "hard work", otherwise it wouldn't have been so easy to find the evidence.
Qinghai Chuantang put on gloves, rummaged around for a while, found the tea bag, tore it open, and found a small filter inside, with the English word "Wanbao" vaguely visible on it.
"According to statistics, more than 95% of poisoning incidents caused by eating wild mushrooms are caused by Amanita. Among them, there is a toxin called 'Amanita polypeptide toxin', which usually causes death 5 to 12 days after poisoning."
Qinghai Chuantang stood up and walked to the window.
"This is a really good place to poison Miss Xiangzi. After all, there is no surveillance. The black tea that Miss Xiangzi likes to drink has always been placed there."
Perhaps she had already been carrying that poison since she entered the boarding school.
"Wanbao cigarettes are not available in the college store. And I've observed before that the only cigarettes on the shelf that have this brand are those sold by Yazaki Yusei."
"So, the murderer is Kishi Toyoko?"
"The death of Yazaki Yusei may be related to Kishi Toyoko. But the deaths of the instructor and Miss Xiangzi may have other reasons. I heard him complaining before, why there were fewer cigarettes again, which bastard stole his cigarettes?"
So he was innocent, and he lost his life because of smoking secretly.
Mori Tomomi asked in confusion: "Then, what is the reason for Miss Xiangzi?"
Qinghai Chuantang walked to the drawer, opened the second drawer, and took out a pack of Wanbao cigarettes.
The atmosphere suddenly became silent.
"No, why are you just rummaging through other people's drawers?"
Qing Hai Chuan Tang smiled, "Just now, I pulled it apart with a purpose, didn't I? This is what your little action before told me. Kishi Fengzi poisoned it, and then you switched the cigarettes, with the purpose of killing Miss Xiangzi, right?"
She approached it step by step.
"You were the one who spread the news that Kishi Toyoko committed suicide, weren't you? Ms. Xiangzi saw the body at first, but she didn't tell anyone. I think you must have told her something before. For example, you said you saw Kishi Toyoko coming back, which scared her and made her worry that she would also be killed by Kishi Toyoko's ghost?"
Ze Junyou didn't say anything.
Suddenly, he reached out and snatched the cigarette from Qinghai Chuantang's hand, then pushed it aside, and took the opportunity to run out.
"Hey, are you okay?"
Masumi Sera caught her in time.
"It's okay, chase--"
Ze Junyou ran all the way to the rooftop and took out Wanbao from his pocket. Looking at the pack of cigarettes, he couldn't help but smile.
He was driving her home, and halfway through the journey, Kishi confessed everything to him, and told him that she had to go back quickly to stop Yazaki Yusei before he could smoke.
Kishi Toyoko's voice was tearful and she was obviously scared.
She had worked part-time in a chemical laboratory, and in order to get revenge, she secretly got the toxin. As long as she took less, she would not be discovered. But later she thought that she must be crazy.
"Don't be afraid. I'll take the blame for you and help you cover it up."
This is what he said to her.
Ze Junyou took out a cigarette, his hands shaking slightly.
Even if you inhale it now, you won't die immediately.
"Ze Junyou!"
Before he could react, Ze Shunsuke was pinned to the ground by Sera Masumi and held in a backhand grip.
"A slow death is too painful, and there is still so much time left. It would be better to choose to surrender, which is also more straightforward."
These words didn't sound like he was trying to persuade him, but more like he was weighing the pros and cons.
In the end, Ze Shunsuke was taken away by the police, and Kishi Fengzi was arrested at home. Although they felt remorseful, they still had to accept the judgment of the law.
Because of this series of murders, the college needs to be temporarily closed.
The death of Yazaki Yusei was caused by Kishi Toyoko, and the death of Yasuhara Tominobu was an accident. Then why did Ikeuchi Kaori make Sawa Shunsuke want to kill her?
"Perhaps, he stole the money from the boarding school and was discovered by Miss Xiangzi, who then threatened him, saying that she would tell the principal. After all, Miss Xiangzi is an accountant. Generally speaking, this is how the plot of TV dramas is played out."
Along the way, the two chatted to pass the time and also as a way of communication and exchange.
"Come to think of it, I'm a little curious about who the person who asked you to come here is."
"I don't know the details. After all, I've never seen it. At that time, the other party directly transferred a sum of money and sent an envelope with the contents of the commission. There was no name written on the signature, just three confusing letters. I have no idea what they mean."
"What letters?"
"AOI." Sera Masumi looked at her and said, "If it were you, what would you think it meant?"
An obvious temptation.
Qinghai Chuantang naturally chose to play dumb.
"Isn't solving puzzles something like that what detectives are interested in? It's like facing a trick."
"But the thinking of the two is sometimes similar. For example, they raise a problem and then solve it, or they find suspects and then eliminate them one by one, leaving the final answer."
Qinghai Chuantang was silent for a moment.
"Automated Optical Inspection."
"Eh?"
"AOI, or automatic optical inspection, is generally used in welding production. Perhaps the person who sent you the letter is in this industry, so he used this method to hint you."
It sounds like it makes sense.
"Oh, right." Sera Masumi suddenly thought of something, "I remember you seemed to be a profiler?"
"If you want to ask me if I am affiliated with the BAU, I can accurately answer that I am not. After all, the FBI often warns me, which makes me very uncomfortable."
"warn?"
"FBI WARNING."
Sera Masumi felt that she must be a master at deceiving people. She said everything that seemed normal in a serious manner, but the answers she gave were always unexpected.
After all, the so-called warning is actually just copyright protection information.
From now on, I will update twice a day. I need to work harder to save up manuscripts.
(End of this chapter)