"If you ask me, why would Mercator connect the death of Xiao Zhen with another Holy Chamber case?"
"Maybe it's because Mercator is afraid of getting into trouble."
"If Mercator agrees to investigate Xiaozhen's death with Mibag, then there will be two murders on the island, one is the murder of Xiaozhen, and the other is the murder in the holy chamber."
"And on the entire island, only Mercator and Mikuyo's identities are unknown."
"If the two cases are not closely related, then time will inevitably be wasted to solve one more case."
"There is no reward for solving the case, and you may also be entangled by the police. For people like Mercator, it is very uneconomical."
"So Mercator simply merged the two cases together, so that as long as the incident ends tomorrow, the real culprits of the two murders can be caught at once!"
When Eryumei heard Maishiro Kyousuke's words, one of her eyebrows was raised high, with a rare cold expression on her face:
"If that's the case? Doesn't it mean that Mercator is a complete bastard?"
"As long as he can get money, is it possible for him to identify a person who has not committed any crime as the murderer?"
When Maijo Kyousuke heard Eryu's beautiful words, a bad smile appeared on his face:
"Yes, Mercator is such a villainous detective who is both loved and hated."
"Even if he framed his assistant Mibago, or fabricated evidence to prove that the innocent person was the murderer, it would be very normal."
"In the final analysis, Mercator is a completely chaotic character. In the story of "The Closure", you can understand whether he is deceiving Mibago or not."
"In short, until everything is resolved, the case will always be under observation."
"But as long as the door of the holy chamber is opened tomorrow and all the victims are seen inside, then everything will be revealed!"
Eryumi became a little silent when she heard Majo Kyousuke's words.
Then he frowned, looking at the manuscript, and writing something in his notebook.
Seeing Eryu's beautiful and serious look, Maijo Kyousuke didn't bother him and sat aside to make tea.
About half an hour later, Jiang Liumei put down her pen and breathed a heavy sigh of relief.
Immediately, as if he had discovered a new continent, he spoke to Maishiro Kyousuke:
"Teacher Wucheng, that's not right."
"In your story, if Mercator is really a badass, he will do anything for money."
"Then there is a real murderer among the ten people on the island, including Mercator and Mikuo!"
"I know that this may be a bit of an over-interpretation of your work, but if you break out of your restraint framework, then the murderer can only be that one person!"
When Maijo Kyousuke heard Eryu's beautiful words, he was stunned for a moment, then waved his hand and said:
"It doesn't matter. Once the work is written, it must be read."
“Whether it’s a case-by-case study or an over-interpretation, it’s a joy to be able to make people interested in the work.”
Eryumei pointed at her manuscript and said proudly to Kyousuke Maishiro:
"Teacher Wucheng, this is what I think."
"On the island, there are ten people, the leader Xiaozhen, the housekeeper Hakusan, the female nanny Aoyama, the five disciples Terao, Yoshiko, Uchino, Sekiya Hiroshi, Maki Naomi, as well as the detective Mercator, and the detective assistant Miubao."
"The only people who can accurately get the key are the leader Xiaozhen, the housekeeper Baishan, the female nanny Aoyama, Terao, Yoshiko, and Uchino."
"Because the story does not specify how many guns there are, it defaults to one."
"In this case, the nine possibilities will be condensed into three possibilities in an instant, that is, the three possibilities at the beginning of the story. Whoever kills someone in the holy room will kill Xiaozhen."
"But what if these three people are excluded? The suspect has changed from one of the three to the housekeeper Baishan and the female nanny Qingshan."
"With only one pistol, Qingshan must have been unable to commit the second holy chamber murder, because before the second holy chamber murder occurred, Qingshan had already been locked in the house by Mercator."
"So after excluding the three suspects, the most suspected murderer is the housekeeper Bai Shan!"
"From this, you can get a set of logical chains that completely escape from the Mercator's restrained framework."
"However, this inference can only be based on the premise that the 'ultimate villain' Mercator lied."
Jiang Liumei paused for a moment, took a sip of tea, and continued to answer guessing questions:
"From beginning to end, Mercator only answered the second murder in the Holy Chamber, but he didn't answer much about the death of Little Needle."
"Combined with Mercator's detective skills, it can be understood that he already knows the truth about Xiao Zhen's death."
"Mercato's answer to the cause of Xiao Zhen's death is..."
"One, in order to let the housekeeper Bai Shan see Shi Zilu's body and close the curtains."
"Second, putting the blame on the victim who died in the holy chamber made the police mistakenly believe that the victim committed suicide out of fear of guilt."
"But no matter which of these two points it is, it's a bit strange. It was late at night, and the housekeeper Bai Shan couldn't have been staring at the gravel road by the window all day, so it was unreasonable for the murderer to drag out Xiaozhen's body."
"It's even weirder for the victim to commit suicide out of fear. After all, there is a 'Book of Blessings' in the holy chamber. With the 'Katrina Sutra', it can be faked. The victim thought he could die after reading the 'Book of Blessings' That’s why he committed suicide after being resurrected.”
"Combining the above clues, the final timeline may be like this."
Jiang Liumei turned to the next page of the note, which drew a rigorous relationship between the characters (picture):
"As a detective, Mercator first received a commission from Qingshan's father, the original owner of the "Katrina Sutra", asking Mercator to rescue his daughter from the island."
"Then, through his own connections, Mercator received a commission from Leader Little Needle to investigate suspicious characters on the island."
"After that, Mercator planned to use the power of belief in the 'Book of Blessings' to take kickbacks from believers, and eventually force the female nanny Qingshan to become his female secretary."
"After arriving on the island, Mercator discovered the relationship between the reference book and the big clock, and finally deduced that a second case was about to occur, and the murderer was the butler Bai Shan."
"The reason is that Baishan has the key to the holy chamber. Baishan can arrange the big clock and reference books in advance to arrange the scene of the second murder. At the same time, the window of the room where Baishan is located can just see the gravel road leading to the holy chamber."
"Although he knew the truth, Mercator did not want to participate in the case. He just wanted to get the money and books smoothly, so he reached a consensus with Baishan."
"Blackmail Baishan, ask Baishan to give him money, and then give him the book."
"The logic behind Baishan's murder and the other three's murders is exactly the opposite."
"The other three are here to kill people in the holy chamber, so they kill Xiao Zhen."
"Baishan created the Holy Chamber Murder in order to kill the leader of Little Needle!"
"Because after the death of the Little Needle leader, the police will inevitably intervene in the investigation, but if there is a logic similar to what Mercator said, the victim and the prisoner will be targeted based on the height difference."
"Then the fact that Xiaozhen was killed will be immediately transferred to others!"
"Mercurto reminds Mikuyo not to intervene. The main reason is not to care about Mikuyo, but if Mikuyo reaches the holy chamber, he will see Baishan with a gun killing people!"
"Thus, the final outcome is that the murderer Baishan is successfully freed from guilt, and all the charges are framed on Terao, Yoshiko or Uchino."
"Mercator took a large amount of money, the 'Book of Blessings', and Qingshan to complete the commission of Qingshan's father, complete the commission of Xiaozhen (who died), complete the commission of Baishan, and finally use the 'Book of Blessings' "Eating the kickbacks from the believers finally achieves the result of eating one fish and eating four!"
The logical reasoning given by Jiang Liumei is very thorough and not only breaks out of the original story frame.
He also used all the foreshadowing hidden in the story!
This made Maijo Kyousuke couldn't help but admire her imagination!
