【Most King】You chase after me for three days and two nights

***

"Wu Nunu... I didn't expect that a murder case would happen on this passenger ship. You are such a terrible person!"

"Eh, why?"

"As the saying goes, wherever a detective goes, there will be a case. You are more effective than detective novels, aren't you?"

"..."

Yumeno-san probably wanted to tell a joke to cheer up the atmosphere a little bit. After all, she was willing to search with me as a suspect, so she probably didn't say it just to piss me off.

Not long after Wang Majun left, the crew salvaged the body from the swimming pool and placed it on the shore.Since it is impossible for a forensic doctor to come to the site for an autopsy here, the responsibility for examining the remains naturally falls to me.

"Mumeno-san, turn around if you feel uncomfortable, don't force yourself too much"

"Oh, oh! It doesn't matter, a great magician like us is used to seeing dead people!"

"...Don't force yourself, okay?"

I turned my gaze back to the corpse placed on my back, and squatted down on the spot.

According to the information obtained from the deputy captain just now, the deceased was a temporary crew member hired on the eve of the voyage, and usually worked in the back kitchen, cooking and sweeping the floor.I am 35 years old, 180cm tall, overweight with a beer belly.It would not be easy to push such a person into the swimming pool and drown alive, and since it was a temporary worker, it was impossible to have any deep disputes with other crew members.

The body in front of me was soaked to the brim. This feeling reminded me of Wang Ma-kun, but then I shook my head to drive out the memories I don't need now.As far as the naked eye can see, there have been no corpse spots on the corpse, but this is likely to be affected by the cold water immersion, which slowed down the stiffness of the corpse, and the specific time of death cannot be determined.

What about the cause of death?

I carefully opened the mouth of the corpse and looked in. The student Yumeno who was beside me seemed to groan in a low voice and turned around.To my surprise, there were many small food residues in his mouth, so it is very likely that he participated in the banquet.Next, I tried my best to suppress his whitish tongue and looked deep into his throat, and the unexpected discovery made me gasp in surprise.

"What, what's the matter, most original!"

A trembling voice came from behind.

"There is no accumulation of water deep in the throat of the corpse, it is rather dry"

"Huh? Does this mean...?"

"..."

I quietly withdrew my hand and shifted my gaze to the swimming pool next to me.The turquoise water was uncomfortably glare reflected in the white light, but it was unquestionably clear.

If my thinking is correct, Wang Majun's suspicion is....

"No, it's too early to draw conclusions"

Afterwards, I checked the corpse's eyes, wrist, and belongings in order. The effect of soaking in cold water really couldn't infer the time of death from the appearance, and the corpse's eyes hadn't even started to become cloudy; the watch worn on the left wrist was from Switzerland. A brand so well known that it's hard to imagine a casual would be able to afford it; nothing else stands out.

If the corpse can be dissected, more clues should be obtained, but the current situation seems unlikely.

"Yumeno-san, I'm done checking."

"Finally...!"

Standing up again, Yumeno-san, who was blindfolded with both hands, finally breathed a sigh of relief and put down his hands, but then he yelled the moment he saw me.

"The most, the most original, you go wash your hands immediately!"

"Eh? Ah, um"

I wish I had known that the crew would borrow a pair of gloves.

When we returned to the banquet hall, we saw that the banquet had ended as expected, and the crowd in uniforms gathered in twos and threes into a certain small group and kept whispering.When I appeared in the lobby, I glanced here intentionally or unintentionally, presumably the rumors have already spread...

"I can't help it. A great magician like us will attract the attention of the crowd no matter where he goes. Just get used to it, the most original!"

Saying that, Mengye-san seemed to slap me on the back hard. I didn't feel much pain when I was photographed, but she herself seemed a little out of breath when she was photographed.

"Well, thank you, Yumeno-san"

This thoughtfulness more or less relieved the tension in my heart, and I turned my thinking back to the detective mode again.

The body was discovered after Yumeno's magic show. Considering that the swimming pool is very conspicuous in a public area, at least the murderer's throwing of him in the swimming pool should have happened after the banquet started.Considering that almost everyone present was watching Yumeno-san's magic show, choosing this time zone was the safest.At that time, the alibi of most people can be established, so the next thing I should do is... .

Relying on the memory of a moment ago, it took me a few minutes to find the woman who screamed at the door of the banquet in the first place.

"Hello, I would like to ask something about when the body was found"

Although the other party obviously looked at me with some disbelief in his eyes, he only slightly relieved the stiffness of his shoulders after hearing that this was an investigation allowed by the vice-captain.

"I... I don't know when he started to float on it. After the magic show, I wanted to go out to get some fresh air. Who knew that such unlucky things would happen..."

Maybe it was the first time that the shock of seeing the corpse with her own eyes still persisted, and she was a little trembling when she spoke.I tried to calm down and not sound too aggressive.

"Well, did you see it at the entrance of the banquet or by the pool?"

"I saw it as soon as I stepped out of the door! That, it's so clearly floating there, everyone can see it..."

...This information is somewhat different from my memory.

"That is to say, when you saw the body, there was a light on the side of the swimming pool?"

"Eh? Yes, yes"

"........."

That being the case, someone must have tampered with it during that short period of time.

After thanking her, I was about to turn around and leave.

"Wait, wait, take a closer look, aren't you the volunteer who was called to the stage just now? Sure enough, you are a trustee!"

"Eh?"

"Huh!??"

The sudden words caught Yumeno's attention more than I did, and the heavy magic hat seemed to be shaking as if it was going to fly into the sky.

"No, that's not the case! We reached out to help this young man because he seemed to be in deep crisis. After all, it is the duty of a magician to help the weak!"

Yumeno-san, the more you try to explain, I don't think you will be able to convince the other party.

In the end, I had no choice but to leave the half-believing eyes behind me, and Yumeno-san and I walked towards the depths of the banquet hall.

The next thing to investigate must be the back kitchen where the victim worked.

"The most, the most original, are we useful to you...? Isn't it just wandering around here...?"

After a wordless walk, Yumeno-san opened his mouth a little abruptly, making it hard to tell whether it was bravado or anger.

It seems that he really minds what he said just now.

"Well, having Yumeno-san around makes me feel relieved, otherwise I really don't know what to do by myself."

"Hey, hey, really? If that's the case, if you encounter any problems, just rely on us!"

There is no doubt that some excited words came from the heart, and I couldn't help but sigh again, Yumeno-san, who has become honest with herself, is really different from before.

When she first entered school, Yumeno always looked troublesome to everyone, and she was unwilling to communicate with others, and always stayed alone.But ever since Chabashira-san often pestered her to participate in various activities, Yumeno-san gradually became more cheerful.However, according to Chabashira-san, Yumeno-san is just showing the rich emotions she already has, she is a very cute person in the first place.

Whether it's Chabashira-san who changed her, or Yumeno-san who sought her own change, they are all very powerful and dazzling in my opinion.After all, change is always accompanied by abandonment and pain, but presumably only those who have a firm heart can see the beautiful scenery ahead.

Go out from the left-hand side of the banquet hall, and walk a little further in, and you will see a separate door that says that no one is allowed to enter. This must be the kitchen.

After pushing open the door, the chef Sanliang who stayed inside was surprised for a while when he saw our figure, and after explaining that he had obtained permission in advance, he reluctantly allowed Mengye and me to come in and investigate.

"I heard that the victim was a temporary worker who was recruited before sailing. Do you know anything about him?"

Facing my inquiry, the chefs looked at each other for a while, and the brother who was closest to me, who was about two or three years older than me, spoke with a sad face.

"In fact, he's not the only one. We all came to this passenger ship through recruitment beforehand, and we didn't know each other before."

"Eh?"

I couldn't help but look around at the remaining candidates, and they all had expressions of approval written on their expressions.

"After all, this ship is on its maiden voyage...? This kind of thing is very common. We all worked as chefs on different ships before, but this time we just happened to gather here."

"Well, what you said makes sense...By the way, what is he usually responsible for here?"

"It's mainly the food for the presidential suite, and the dessert bar for today's banquet."

"Eh, the presidential suite?"

In other words, did he actually cook the steak meal last night?

"So that's it, he made that delicious steak... It's a pity to lose a person"

"Ah, could it be that Yumeno-san also ate that steak?"

"Huh? Also? We do live in the presidential suite."

"Eh……!?!"

This is probably the most shocking fact I have heard today.

"The person who lives in the presidential suite in the middle is Yumeno-san!"

Startled by my sudden yell, the soles of my feet jumped, Yumeno-san frowned in puzzlement and looked up.

"What's the matter, we are specially invited great magicians, it doesn't matter if the treatment is a little higher...!"

"No, Yumeno-san, Wang Ma-jun and I live next door to you..."

"The royal horse!?"

"what!?"

The two voices echoed in unison. Yumeno-san was surprised that I could understand Wang Majun who was suddenly mentioned, but the younger brother who answered my question just now pointed his finger at me in a panic.

"You, could it be that you are a woman...?!"

"Hahahahaha?!"

This time it was my turn to back away in fright. What was he talking about when he came out of nowhere?

"Cold, calm down, little brother, it turns out that even though he talks like that, he is indeed a real man!"

"Yumeno-san, the phrase 'speak like that' is unnecessary!"

"No... Sure enough, it's still wrong, the voice is different..."

sound?

Under my suspicious gaze, the frowning face turned to the chefs behind him as if asking for help, and he glanced over from time to time with sad and searching eyes, which made people feel uncomfortable.Just when I couldn't help but want to interrupt and figure out the question just now, the little brother finally turned around again.

"There is nothing to hide. In fact, the innermost presidential suite once ordered dinner in the evening yesterday. At that time, I was the one who was responsible for collecting the dishes."

"!"

Sure enough, the dinner was not my illusion, but before I finished eating, I passed out due to force majeure, and the only one who could call someone to collect the dishes could only be Wang Majun.

"But as soon as I entered the room, a long-haired woman slammed me on the ground. Her hands were clasped behind her back and her neck hurt so much. She threatened me that if I dared to make a sound, she would give me a quick blow... "

"Eh!?"

At least in my impression, there shouldn't be the woman he described in Wang Majun and I's room. What happened when I passed out?

"Then a short boy appeared in front of me. He walked up to me and looked at me carefully and said, 'I seem to have recognized the wrong person' before asking the woman to let me go, and said with a smile that it was nothing. After a sincere apology, he kicked me out... Really, even the tenants of the presidential suite can't do whatever they want!"

"Well... I probably know who the short boy you are talking about is. Although it is a bit crude, I should apologize to you for him."

Although I don't know if it has anything to do with this case, the guess of what Wang Majun did behind the scenes can probably be confirmed.

"Really, he should have been the one to take the dishes away, but he happened to be away at that time..."

he?

"Do you mean the victim?"

"Yeah, I don't know where to wander, he often wanders around, maybe the spare key is also him"

Speaking of this, he suddenly covered his mouth subconsciously, and his eyes swept behind me deliberately, and when I turned my head, he wanted to stop it even more anxiously, but it was too late.In front of my gaze was a board with a key on it.

"what……!"

If you don't observe carefully, you can find that the column that says the kitchen spare key is empty.

"It's over, I'm going to be blamed by the deputy captain..."

The sighs of the chefs behind him were a little jarring, but now was not the time to be distracted and sympathize with them.

"Is this key... lost recently?"

I turned around and tried to stare at their faces. After realizing that I couldn't get past them, a middle-aged chef sighed and patted his slightly stained apron.

"To be precise, I found it lost this morning. It was still there when I checked it last night. I don't know where the thief took it away. We have a headache all day here."

"..."

Last night, huh?

Suddenly, a bright white and orange broke into my field of vision.It was a plate of small cakes placed by the chefs, presumably the murder happened before they were brought out.

"Ah, this is persimmon white sugar cake, do you want a piece of it?"

"No, forget it now"

"Well, well, we don't really want to eat, after all, we are still doing business!"

Yumeno, who was probably suffering from an appetite, searched the kitchen carefully. There is indeed a special area for the presidential suite in the refrigerator, but anyone who can enter here must be able to do whatever they want. Move around.

Returning to the banquet hall with a mood of not knowing the weather, the tense atmosphere here seems to have not been relieved.A lot of evidence has been collected so far, if there is anything left...

"It seems that it is necessary to ask the deputy captain for instructions."

"Well, why?"

"because……"

"Of course it's because you want to ask me for a question?"

Suddenly, a whisper wearing electronic sound effects came from my chest, and it took me two seconds to realize that it was the pager button that Wang Majun gave me.

"Hey, Wang Majun?"

Obviously I didn't turn on the communication function, how did he know?

"Hehehe, I feel like you are going to need me soon, so I will save you the troublesome procedures!"

However, the next voice undoubtedly came from the real mouth, and it was from behind.Facing the faces of my classmate and Mengye who turned around, my eyes were wide open before I could shout out, a familiar voice uttered a familiar catchphrase.

The man in front of him was wearing a simple T-shirt and sweatpants, with short flaxen-colored soft hair on top of his head. Although his appearance was quite different from before, as long as he saw that iconic smile, he could be sure.

"The royal horse!?"

"Wang Ma-jun!? How did you get out!?"

Obviously Wang Majun should be guarded by the crew and Mr. Chabashira in the crew lounge. It is impossible to appear here. How did he do it.

"Ah, I took Chazhu-chan as a hostage there, and it was easy to get out."

"Huh?! What did you do to the rotor!?"

Speaking of which, does Yumeno-san know that Chabashira-san is also on this boat?

Seeing her falling into chaos step by step, Wang Majun's smile became brighter and brighter.

"Just a little joke! The crew members are all very reasonable people, I said if you want to let me out, just let me out."

This time it was my turn to be dumbfounded.

"This, how is this possible..."

"Well, because I lied to you. In fact, the entire ship is under my control, and those crew members can't disobey my orders, so I came out."

"..."

Forget it, if I continue to entangle, I feel that I can't get the correct answer from Wang Majun's mouth. It is more important to ask him about the situation now than these things.

"Wang Ma-jun, can you tell me what I did after I disappeared from the magic show?"

"Hey—Zaiyuan-chan really has a straight convex center."

The fingers touching the upper and lower lips cooperated with a slight smile, and at this moment, the body that had been completely dried did not leave a trace of just now.

"In order to clear the suspicion, I hope Mr. Wang Ma can answer me seriously."

That was not so much a request as a request from me.After all, this is different from the usual situation where one can simply muddle through. A wrong step may lead to irreversible results.Wang Majun also stared at my seriousness, then nodded as if very satisfied.

"Okay, then leave it to me, who is good at telling, to provide clues for Moyuan and Yumeno. But there is one thing I need to tell you in advance, the person who drowned in the swimming pool will probably be following this month my guy"

"Eh?!"

Mengye and I were shocked for different reasons, and the guilt in our hearts became more and more precipitated in the face of those increasingly puzzled eyes... Let's explain it to her after calming down for a while.

"Wang Majun, are you sure?"

"Ah, after all, I wanted to watch the performance of the two, but I was forcibly dragged to the swimming pool by a pair of big hands halfway through."

Being forcibly pulled away...?

As Wang Majun stretched out his left hand behind his back, there was a red mark on his forearm as expected.

"Then...why don't you call someone to save you?"

"Hey——at that time, everyone was concentrating on watching the magic trick? If I screamed without knowing the overall situation and caused Yumeno-san to miss, wouldn't I become the eternal sinner who killed Mo Yuan-chan!"

"...The truth?"

"Hehehe, it seems that Yuanjiang really understands me more and more! Well, actually I am also a little curious about what he will do to me. After all, he has been closely monitoring me for so long, It’s only natural to be interested in suddenly taking action today, right?”

"But... this is too messy, in case something happens"

Not to mention that I couldn't act at all during that period of time. If the final result is the terrible nightmare I imagined at the beginning, as a detective and as a lover, how should I face such an ending? Presumably he himself did not think about it. Let's go.

"Okay, okay! In short, I was dragged to the pool by him. He asked me angrily where I hid my things. What did I say? I don't understand what you are talking about, so he said, don't pretend to be stupid. He tore my clothes and wig randomly, of course I couldn’t just get caught like this and desperately wanted to escape, the two hit him and he suddenly crushed me like a cramp and fell into the swimming pool, when I managed to break free and climb back to the shore When I was at the side, I turned around and found him floating on the water motionless, in short, I was thinking about climbing ashore first, and the next moment I ran into the most original sauce who rushed over, and you know what happened after that?"

"........."

The fact that it was too shocking made me speechless.

If what Wang Majun said is true, it is very correct that he was arrested as a suspect, after all, his own testimony sounds even enough to testify against him.

"Wang, Wang Ma, could it be that you were accidentally, that, manslaughter, that, murder..."

Facing Mengye's careful choice of words, Wang Majun lowered the corners of his eyes sadly, as if he was regretting everything that happened at that time in his mind.

"So, is that really the case...? Sure enough, it was me, did I kill him...?"

"No, that swimming pool is only 1 meters deep, no matter how you think about it, it's impossible to drown someone to death."

"What~ I didn't kill it! Really, it's all because Yumeno-chan frightened me casually!"

"Yes, it's our fault!?"

"..."

In short, in this way, I finally figured out what happened during the magic show.As for whether Wang Majun's lies are mixed in it, I am afraid that only I can know.

"Wang Majun, have you ever seen any suspicious figures near the swimming pool?"

"Huh? No, it's just me and that guy from the beginning to the end"

"Did Wang Majun turn off the lights in the swimming pool?"

"Lamp...? What is Mohara-chan referring to?"

According to Wang Majun's description just now, it should be impossible for him not to know about this matter. If this way doesn't work, let's use another method.

"By the way, Wang Majun, it's about last night"

“Speaking of the most original sauce”

Strongly overshadowing my questioning, Wang Majun leaned in front of me in one breath, thought he was going to push me back with his outstretched right hand, but stopped an inch before, and took off the pager pinned to my chest buttons.

"Since the person who followed me is dead, the relationship with Mo Yuan-chan is over."

"……Eh?"

Wang Majun put the buttons in his loose pocket with a smile, raised his right hand as a matter of course and began to talk slowly.

"Since he's dead, there's no need to sneak around for fear of being monitored, and of course there's no need to pretend to be a lover, ah, but don't worry, the rest of the day and night can be spent leisurely in the presidential suite! After all, Pay good rewards in advance!"

"No, wait a moment, Mr. Wang Ma, I..."

"Then, I should go back to the crew lounge. After all, if I've been missing for too long, I don't know what they will do to Chazhu-chan!"

"So, so what did you do to the rotor...? We also want to go with you!"

After unilaterally saying everything he wanted to say, Wang Majun walked towards the exit of the banquet with relaxed steps without looking back.Yumeno-san ran after his footsteps, and I wanted to at least reach out to stop his back, but hesitated before making a sound.

Overlapping thoughts swirled in my mind.

"...Don't ask anything, just keep the status quo."

This is what Wang Majun said in a trembling voice when I found him by the swimming pool.

"That's the end of the relationship with Mohara-chan."

This is what Wang Majun said with a harmless smile after everything was over.

Obviously it was Wang Majun who asked me to investigate this case, but he fired me during the investigation, and finally left me alone in this too spacious place.

In the end, which one is the real Wang Majun?

Which sentence is his truth?

Did the hand I tried to reach out also catch Wang Majun's hand?

If it was me in the past, I am afraid that I will lose the battle without getting a response.

But this time is different.

"Wang Majun, no matter what your attitude is, I must reveal the truth of this case."

Putting into my mouth the determination I couldn't hear, I took a step in the opposite direction.

***

Stepping lightly on the thick carpet, the young man tiptoed through the spacious hallway filled with various objects. He was familiar with the terrain here, and could accurately figure out the direction he wanted to go even in the dark.

After confirming that there was no one in front of him, the boy tilted his head in thought, then walked slowly to the bedroom door and pushed it open quietly.

"!"

As he expected, the familiar figure was lying defenselessly on the bed that was too big for a person, without even changing into his pajamas. He was slightly curled up sideways, and the posture with his right hand under his head must have been sleeping. What were you thinking about before.The slight sea breeze blowing in from the window that he forgot to close was not enough to disturb his regular breathing, and the gentle moonlight shone on the bedside. Although he could only see his back, his sleeping face must be very peaceful.

Resisting the urge to laugh, the young man approached the ray of light step by step, stepped onto the edge of the bed with the gentlest movement, and straddled the figure on the bed with both feet.Then slowly, but without hesitation, she knelt down in a posture that barely pressed him, and slowly stretched her hands towards his neck.

The boy's eyes shone with excitement, as if he had been waiting for this moment for a long, long time, as a finale to decorate the end of the story, this kind of development has been predetermined from the very beginning.

Soon, soon, the boy's fingertips lightly touched the skin of his neck, but stopped abruptly.

Because at this time, 'his' hand was tightly grasping the boy's wrist.

"Let's stop here, Mr. Wang Ma"

The figure on the bed——I turned my head and stared at him closely, but I, who was disturbed by the sudden situation, looked uninterested.

"What~ what, since you are awake, don't pretend to be asleep to arouse other people's expectations."

The soft voice and footsteps just a moment ago were no longer meaningful, and Wang Majun expressed regret as if his favorite toy had been broken.

"It's Wang Ma-kun who lied, right? If I'm not awake, what you're doing now will be meaningless."

"Hehehe, Mohara-chan has already guessed it? You really deserve to be a super high school-level detective!"

That's right, the meaning of Wang Majun's return to the presidential suite at this moment in the dead of night must not be to kill me.

There is only one possibility.

As promised, I looked straight at him.

"Wang Majun, I have solved the truth of this case."

The deep purple pupils opened slightly, and then bent down at the angle I am most familiar with.

"Then, let me hear the answer of the most original sauce."

The unrejected development made people feel relieved, and the logical fragments that had been explored for a long time were gradually assembled into a complete puzzle in their minds.

"The beginning of the matter starts from the day Wang Ma-kun won the lottery. The "suitor" who has been monitoring Wang Ma-kun for a long time naturally also got this information. It must be an excellent way to get close to Wang Ma-kun in such a closed space. Chance.So he sneaked into the passenger ship as a temporary worker, hoping to take the opportunity to ask Wang Majun for something. "

"Hey~ I see. But I don't have the slightest impression of what he said! It may also be that as an evil president, I have done too many bad things, and I may have made many enemies without knowing it."

"Anyway, on the same day we checked into the presidential suite, he also successfully took over as the chef of the passenger ship. The first thing he did was to prepare our room dinner, which was probably meant to be brought to us at dinner time, but It was delayed for several hours because of Wang Majun's whim. But at that time, no matter how I thought about it, it was impossible for me to expect that the food he brought was mixed with sleeping pills."

Hearing the key words I definitely said, Wang Majun's smile became more open.

"Sure enough, the most original sauce will not let go of this detail. That's right, the one who brought the rice yesterday is undoubtedly himself. It would be great if he could be held down at that time."

Hold him down, this sentence is undoubtedly a reminder to me.How much does Wang Majun know about the information I possess?

"According to his plan, he originally wanted to wait for both of us to lose consciousness and then search this room for what he wanted to find. The counter called. Perhaps that action made him suspicious and ended up sending someone else here to collect the trays."

"Well, I admit that this is my mistake. I thought I was a little sleepy by adding a sentence, and hoped to come quickly to alleviate the suspicion. The other party is more timid than I imagined."

Wang Majun kept silent about the long-haired woman, even if he was asked, he would probably be ridiculed, and said something like the result rather than the cause to divert the topic.

So let's focus on this case now.

"That's when Wang Ma-kun decided that the "suitor" was an employee hiding in the kitchen, right?So you sneaked into the kitchen late at night when no one was around and stole the spare key"

The wrist caught by me twitched slightly, it seemed that my thinking was not wrong, but the other party would not collapse so easily.

"Is this really the case? There is no evidence to support the deduction of the most original sauce~? Besides, if I can sneak into the kitchen secretly, I don't need any spare keys at all."

Wang Majun is right. With his lockpicking technology, all kinds of door locks can be opened with only a few steel wires. In theory, there is no need to steal keys.but--

"That's why, Wang Majun. You stole the spare key not to open the door, but to convey a message to him, in a way that only you can do, to convey the message 'I know who you are'"

"..."

"As for the purpose, it is probably to force him to take further action."

After finishing speaking, his scrutinizing eyes fell on his face mercilessly.For a moment, he thought the expression had disappeared from his face, but it was quickly filled with wanton laughter.

"Ahahahahaha! Mo Yuanchan is really delusional, even I, who is an evil president, will be willing to bow down! But it doesn't matter, just treat it as it is, after all, it doesn't sound so boring. So most original sauce, what did I do next?"

Taking a deep breath, I kept my words calm and continued to narrate.

"Next, all Wang Majun has to do is wait"

"wait?"

"That's right, wait for the other party to take the initiative to come to the door, find out the other party's purpose and seek help when the opportunity arises. This part is the same as what Wang Majun said before. You were dragged to the pool and wrestled with him. I fell into the swimming pool, but Wang Majun was the only one who got up. But after that, before meeting me, Wang Majun did one more thing."

There is a feeling of heat in the palm of my hand, as for whether it is me or Wang Majun's body temperature, I can't tell the difference.

"That is to turn off the lights by the swimming pool and retrieve the wiretapping receiving equipment from the "Suspirator""

Squinting eyes flicked from my face to the pockets of my jacket.

"Zaiyuanjiang, it's not a good thing to rummage through other people's luggage at random?"

"Wang Majun said that I can use this room as I like. As a detective, I naturally have the responsibility to find evidence."

Using the remaining hand to dig into my pocket, Wang Ma-jun pulled out the messy tangled data cables and monitoring equipment, which was exactly what I dug out from Wang Ma-jun's luggage.

"If these things are seen by other crew members, it must be difficult to explain clearly. So Wang Majun recovered them in advance, and at the same time turned off the lighting to delay the discovery time in order to buy himself time. As for why the equipment is in your luggage , I must have put it back when I sneaked out of the crew lounge, and I also changed into a new set of costumes by the way."

"Yeah, it's perfect, the most original sauce. I don't know where to start if I want to refute it! So should I be convicted next? I've wanted to hear the detective say 'the truth' since before. There's only one!' That's it!"

Different from Wang Majun's excited words, his pulse was still calm.But even if this method is not used, the words must be full of self-deception and lies, after all, what I am going to say next is the development he least expects.

"No, Wang Majun is not a criminal"

"what?"

It was a genuine surprise.

"So Wang Majun is not a criminal"

Facing his questioning, I did not hesitate at all.

"...Mo Yuanchan, do you still want to escape the truth after all this?"

"No, there is no doubt that this is the truth that I have tried my best to deduce."

Wang Majun began to struggle violently with the hand that was held by me, trying to distance himself from me.

"Should I have said that? The relationship with Yuanjiang is over, and you don't need to protect me anymore. Or is it really Yuanjiang who really fell into it? Then I can only tell you the truth." Feel sorry--"

"Did I say it before? No matter how you think about it, it is impossible to drown a person in a swimming pool with a depth of 1 meters. The depth of the throat of the body is very dry. If he really drowned, this would not be the result. Forensic examination will be carried out after landing An autopsy should reveal no fluid buildup in his lungs."

I grabbed that hand harder and harder, only this time I would never let him escape again.From time to time, Wang Majun's struggle became less and less, and he panicked.