"The real cause of death of this elf was a traffic accident." Faced with Zhulan, who looked unhappy, the detective had a strong desire to survive and defended himself.
"Ninety percent of the accidental deaths of elves in Feiyun City are caused by cars. Looking at the sentry rat's waist, there are obvious signs of being hit by a car. In addition, its calf muscles have been severely torn, multiple bones have been broken, and there are also... There were several open wounds that had been stitched up by the hospital - these marks indicate that this was a typical traffic accident injury."
Hugo pulled the left leg of the sentry rat and asked Zhulan to pay attention to the wound on it. Since it was sutured after death, the hideous wound was not healed so much as it was swollen and stuck together due to decay.
The tragic sight of the corpse instantly scared Rotom back into Zhulan's coat pocket, leaving only a camera exposed to watch carefully.
"Through the trauma test to restore the scene, we can know that after the sentry rat was frightened, it rushed into the driveway without any choice and was hit by a car that could not avoid it. Then the real fatal incident happened - its hind legs were hit. It was caught in the tires of another truck and was crushed to death. Although it had the magical supernatural power of attribute resistance, its strength was far inferior to that of a gasoline-powered steel machine... The truck driver probably It’s time to change the tire.”
Perhaps the wounds in front of him were too severe, but the champion's expression did not soften after receiving the explanation: "How did its body get here?"
"As a detective, I have a cooperative relationship with the Pokémon Center. I heard that there were corpses of normal Pokémon that could be used for research, so I immediately went to the morgue to take it out and take it to the underground clinic that is closed on this day every week. Research must be done by honest and peaceful means."
The detective spoke righteously, as if the bodies in the morgue were deposits in his bank waiting to be withdrawn.
"You bribed the guard of the morgue, right?" Zhulan knew the other person's character very well and pointed out unceremoniously.
Hugo laughed dryly and did not deny: "The Crying Mask at the guard's house is very talkative and loves horror movies. I once got him an annual pass to the cinema, and then he can use the morgue at will. He hired Pokémon to work. The good thing is that their existence can effectively reduce the bureaucracy within the organization - elves are far more humane than humans."
"What are you going to do next?"
"The experimental record has been completed. Now we just need to compare it with the injury record of living Pokémon. I don't know whether I should be lucky or not. This type of experiment has been repeated countless times by researchers, and the cases and data are very rich. . By the way, according to my estimation, the death time of this body should be 27 hours and 45 minutes ago. I will call the Traffic Management Bureau later to ask if there was a car accident during that time..."
"What I'm asking is how you want to bury this sentry rat." Zhulan emphasized her tone sternly.
Hugo yawned absently and explained in a lazy tone.
"Of course it has to be buried, otherwise what do you think I'm doing? I just want to send this sentry rat back to the hospital. Logically speaking, it should have been cremated today, but Crying Mask helped and cremated it The date has been moved back one day. So by this time tomorrow, the sentry rat will be reduced to ashes and laid to rest."
The detective clasped his hands in a minimal expression of condolences.
But the Sinnoh champion did not give up. He continued to glare at the young man with fierce eyes, pointed at the trolley and asked, "You walked all the way into the hospital like this?"
"I'm here to return the lost property, not to steal it. Of course, I have to be fair and aboveboard." Hugo waved his hand, signaling the other party to relax.
"Then how do you explain the sentry rat inside? Not only did you bribe the guards to steal it out, but you also destroyed the body."
"This Sentinel Rat is a wild Pokémon, otherwise the elf center would not handle its funeral. There is no crime of insulting a corpse against it yet, so even if I am caught, there will be no serious consequences. And the body has been wrapped in white cloth. No one can see what's inside. In a hospital, it's not unusual for interns in white coats to push trolleys to move things. Pedestrians who pass by won't be suspicious when they see me walking towards the hospital. On the contrary, it would look suspicious to sneak in with a big bag on your back.”
Zhulan felt that the detective's sophistry was really unreasonable, but the detective had already pushed the cart away from the green trees, and the cart containing the body staggered away.
Before going to the hospital, Hugo stopped and turned to greet Zhulan——
"See you in an hour. There is a nice cafe near Yuqi Residence. If you need help, we can talk there. It must be very hard to fly here on Pokkiss just after getting off the plane. "
The detective pointed at the small corner of the bill peeking out of the pocket of Zhulan's black coat.
"It's a commission." Under the shade of green trees, Zhulan said seriously with a different expression.
The profession of detective is basically a symbol of skepticism. Hugo didn't believe what the other party said: "The champion of Sinnoh actually wants to find a down-and-out detective in a foreign country like me?"
"A very, very serious incident. It involves the face of the Sinnoh Alliance." the spokesperson of the Sinnoh Alliance solemnly said.
"Then there's no need to sacrifice the near and far to come to Hezhong. There is no shortage of professional investigators in the Alliance, so why come to me?"
"When you encounter a case, you should find a detective. This is common sense." Zhulan crossed her arms and said, as if this sentence was some kind of social consensus.
"Your detectives are now bringing a body into the hospital."
The detective responded angrily, and went to take care of the body without looking back.
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Two hours later, Hugo smoothly took care of the sentry rat’s funeral.
He was very happy because he had verified his theory through the phone call. The time of the accident recorded in the traffic administration exactly matched the prediction.
Hugo felt that in order to commemorate the outstanding contribution of this sentry rat to the cause of scientific identification, he wanted to name the "Death Resistance Decay Curve of Normal Pokémon" as "Hugo-" in his unpublished paper. "Sentinel Rat Curve" can be regarded as the soul that comforted this Pokémon that died in a car accident.
In the cafe, he happily shared his joy with Miss Zhulan.
"The car accident that killed the sentry mouse occurred near the famous Feiyun Ice Cream Shop. It was in the morning when there were few passengers, and the vehicles were traveling at a high speed, so the car accident was extremely tragic. It may not be obvious from the body. However, the sentinel rats actually bled quite a lot, and there are still deep red marks on the roads there that cannot be removed."
Zhulan ignored the detective and immersed herself in stirring the smoothie sold in the cafe, regretting that she chose the dark red pomegranate flavor.
Hugo continued to chatter——
"Interestingly, it is said that there was splash of blood falling on the ice bucket of the ice cream shop. The waiters didn't realize what happened at first, and they were surprised to find it until they were about to get off work - the most popular ice cream of the day. No one cared about it, so a clerk turned the ice bucket around to check, and then she screamed and saw a large black stain of blood!"
boom.
The sound of the glass hitting the wooden table was heard, and Zhulan moved the remaining half of the dark red and black pomegranate smoothie aside——
Purchasing Feiyun ice cream is a regular part of this popular champion's visit to United States, but the irritating detective is here chattering about this disgusting topic... If it were a league champion from another region, I'm afraid a scene would have to be inserted at this time There was an impromptu elf battle.
Hugo choked at the loud noise, and the waiter in the cafe also looked at him in surprise.
However, Zhulan and Hugo are very handsome, not to mention the noble and charming Zhulan. Although Hugo is dressed like a psychiatrist who has just had a fight with a patient, his appearance is good and he is still a frequent visitor to the coffee shop... Neither of them seemed like troublesome guests, so the waiter wisely didn't meddle in their own business.
"You still don't plan to become a trainer?" Zhulan asked another topic.
"I am already a detective." Hugo responded calmly. "If someone asked you, who is already the league champion, if you plan to retire immediately and become a programmer or graphic designer, you would not be able to give him a positive answer. That’s the right answer?”
"You don't have to give up being a detective. Trainer is more than just a profession. Everyone who forms a bond with Pokémon will become a trainer." Zhulan said, "More than 60% of alliance challengers have other part-time jobs. I myself I also have my own job as a mythologist.”
Hearing the term mythologist, Hugo had a complicated look in his eyes, but he immediately returned to normal and solemnly shook his head in rejection.
"My profession requires all my heart and soul. Only full-time work makes one professional."
Zhulan said nothing and moved a rectangular suitcase beside her onto the table.
"A very familiar plot." Hugo commented.
"Clients often offer me a suitcase-sized amount of money to get me to take my hands off a certain case. This behavior is almost like confessing that they have a lot of ill-gotten wealth and rushing to surrender."
"Choose one of three, this is the commission fee for this incident."
Zhulan didn't waste any time and opened her suitcase. There were three Poké Balls lying on the black velvet cloth.
