Ghosts of the Mountains of Tayton

Police officer Cipu hesitated for a while, which I understand, after all, the police would never ask the detective for help no matter what.

But it seemed that the case was in a stalemate, and he had to agree.

I quietly poked Mr. Dazai: "Well, can we really help?"

"Yes, you must be fine with Atsushi-kun here." Mr. Dazai said something that had nothing to do with him.

"Wait a minute, didn't you say I..."

"Then let's inquire about the first case." Police officer Cipu had already started to inquire.

"Where were you at eleven o'clock last night? What were you doing? Who was with you?"

It seems that the forensic doctors have determined the time of death, which is indeed consistent with the time of the earthquake.

I was with Axiang during the earthquake yesterday. The Kisaki couple took them alone in the room. Furukawa was watching the moon by the window sill in the corridor. Miss Garden proved that she stayed with Izumo, and Mr. Sakaide was opposite. The person who was caught was shocked, and as soon as the rope was put down, there was an earthquake.

"In this way, Ms. Izumo also has an alibi." I said, "So Ms. Izumo is not necessarily the murderer?"

"She must have installed some mechanism in the room. As soon as Nayoko returned to the room, his head was chopped off by an ax... Poor Nayoko..." Mr. Sakaide became sad again.

"With all due respect, I'm afraid you are not reconciled to the downfall of the cash cow, Na Yezi." Mr. Dazai couldn't stand it anymore, and said with a smile.

"What are you talking about!" Sakaide's face suddenly turned red and then green, and he almost rushed over without the police stopping him.

"And according to my observation, although the huge ax is huge, it is full of rust, and it can't cut off a person's head with a single blow. Not to mention that the ax is so heavy, it is impossible to use such a huge ax with Miss Izumo's ability. Why can't you choose something light?" Mr. Dazai said with a faint smile.

"But according to the forensic medical examination, the ax indeed chopped off Miss Naye's head at one time." Police officer Cipu couldn't help but interjected.

"Then it's interesting. Ask: How to swing a rusty giant axe to chop off a person's head?" Mr. Dazai smiled, and suddenly called the name, "Ahxiang, you answer."

Ah Xiang was stunned for a moment, never expecting to be called, but she still replied: "Is the murderer a man? And he can swing a huge ax freely?"

"Ah!" Gu Chuan suddenly let out a short cry.

Everyone looked at him.

"What's the matter, Mr. Furukawa? Why is your face so scary?"

The young man seemed to be greatly frightened: "You just said, a man with great strength?"

"Master Teng, the owner of this house hacked his wife and daughter to death with that ax..."

"Eh?"

"It must be the ghost of this house!" he said angrily. "I have warned you many times that this house is not clean, so you must come. Now, we are all cursed by the ghost. !"

Everyone was frightened, and Mr. Sakaide said: "How can there be such a thing as a ghost, there must be someone playing tricks!"

"Two people have died now! Naye and Izumo, and they will continue to die!" Gu Chuan stood up, "I can't let this situation continue, you all get out of this house!"

"Maybe it's true..." Mr. Dazai whispered, his eyes deep.

"Mr. Dazai, do you also believe in ghosts?" I was a little surprised.

"At this time, we can exchange information with the police." Mr. Dazai said, but there was a strange light in his eyes, "Speaking of Dunk, I found not only the manuscript but also the letter downstairs this morning. Another interesting thing. I just didn't pay much attention at the time."

"Huh? What did you find?"

Mr. Dazai showed a familiar smile: "It's footprints. I found a few footprints just beside the swamp on the trail behind. I guess they got stuck in the middle of the night when I couldn't see the road clearly. And it was on Miss Izumo's side. There are similar wet footprints under the window."

"This, could it be..." I was a little surprised.

"Well, it's Izumo's footprints." Mr. Dazai's eyes turned cold, "But it's not."

"Huh?" I couldn't keep up with his rhythm.

"After reading this manuscript, half of the puzzles can be solved, but there is still something missing." Mr. Dazai said while rubbing his chin.

"Lack?" Officer Cipu overheard our conversation.

"In order to solve the case as soon as possible, I think we'd better exchange information." Mr. Dazai said with a smile.

"Mysteries are all mysteries." The police officer was a little annoyed, "You already know what you should know. You used a rusty ax to chop off Na Yezi's head, and drowned Miss Izumo within half a meter. In the deep hot spring, even the suspect has not been identified yet!"

"Ah, that." Mr. Dazai suddenly raised his hand and said, "The first puzzle you mentioned has actually been solved."

"What!" I was even more surprised.Mr. Dazai, how did he see it?

"Please come out alone and give an explanation." The police officer also felt embarrassed about being announced to solve the puzzle in public, so he quickly called the two of us out.

"Who can swing such an ax? So you think of a man, but even a man may not have the strength to chop off the victim's head at once." Mr. Dazai smiled calmly, "Of course someone like Atsushi People with supernatural powers are excluded."

"Mr. Dazai is not the time to draw fire on me!" I couldn't help protesting a little.

"As a detective's assistant, Atsushi-kun, you should be content." Mr. Dazai said with a smile, "Then how did you do it? Probably due to the pull of gravity."

Before I could react, Police Officer Qupu understood first: "Could it be that the ax fell from the sky and chopped it down by itself?"

"Eh?"

"That's right, if you want to be able to do this, that's the only way to do it. The gravity of the ax itself plus some coincidences, didn't it happen that there was an earthquake at that time? The ax fell down, and then clicked—"

"Ah!" I also understood, "So someone took advantage of this to hang an ax on a high place to murder Miss Na Yezi? But who put the ax on it? It must be someone who is very familiar with this house... I know Yes, Mr. Furukawa!"

"Dun~jun~" Mr. Dazai suddenly called me.

"Hay."

"Dun Jun, your brain is rusted."

I didn't realize what stupid thing I said at that time, so Mr. Dazai corrected me patiently: "You mean that the murderer or Furukawa has the ability to predict and know that there will be an earthquake at that time, and Nayoko happens to be in the house, right there The bottom of the axe? It's too unreasonable!"

"Oh... sorry." I lost my words.

"But since that's the case, shouldn't Miss Na Yezi have noticed the ax earlier? It's such a big ax." Officer Qupu also had doubts.