The famous detective in the comic world

Chapter 258 Gramophone

He Nan continued to read the confession.

Have everyone talk about whether they've noticed anything wrong with Bess before, or if they think the cabin has been invaded.

Everyone said that Bess was fine until midnight, but since the power outage, she seemed a little uneasy, but everyone thought she was just scared by the unexpected situation, and then started thinking about terrible things.

Therefore, after zero o'clock, Bass, who started to move freely, seemed a little uneasy.

According to everyone's after-the-fact memories, it was okay at first, but Bess seemed to become more and more frightened as she got to the end. She began to feel that someone had entered the house and tried to find signs of intrusion.It's a pity that everyone didn't realize what she was doing at the time, and asking her if she needed help was rejected.

Bess seemed to have noticed some abnormalities, and she just wanted to find out the source of her weirdness—asked her what she was upset about, and Bess just said, "It's nothing, just look around."

Tom regretted this very much. He thought that if he had helped his wife investigate, nothing would happen to her.

The police said that she may have had delusions, or had a hidden mental illness, and now she could not bear the pressure under the stimulation, so she finally chose to commit suicide.

... by attaching piano wire to the stylus of a phonograph.

He Nan noticed that the report stated that there were abandoned piano wires in this villa.It is what the deceased used to commit suicide.

No one, except Bess, seemed to feel that the cabin had been invaded.

They all just saw the power outage as an ordinary trip.In fact, after pulling up the switch again, it's all right.

However, this can obviously also be regarded as someone deliberately pulling the switch.

Why does no one think so?
He Nan frowned and turned the pages of his confession.

His question was answered, but at the same time brought deeper doubts.

…everyone’s testimony mentioned that five people were in the lobby when the power went out, and no one was absent.

Then the switch should have tripped by itself.The power supply facilities here are very old and lack of maintenance, and this kind of problem is prone to occur due to excessive electricity consumption.

...Or, it was pulled by outsiders.

As for the second power outage, the wire was cut that time.

This time there are two possibilities.Either a prank or an intruder.

If the two breaks are attributed to the same person, then there is a greater likelihood of a sixth person.

At present, it is more likely that the deceased was killed by others anyway.

However, why was it finally judged as suicide?

He Nan frowned, then turned the file backwards.

He saw that the final judgment of the police was that there was no trace of the intruder, and the deceased had no trauma except for the throat.Judging from the traces of the deceased's body, it is in line with the characteristics of choosing a phonograph as the strangulation tool, and there are traces of piano wires being slowly tightened in the wound.

The records mention that the phonograph used to hang the dead was still running when the body was found.

It is powered independently, using batteries.

... There are no other useful clues.

"That's all?" He Nan asked, "Are there any other clues?"

"No..." Tom answered sadly.

"Among those three people, is there any festival with the dead?"

"We're all good friends... Where's the holiday?"

"So you think there is a sixth person in the room that night." He Nan looked into Tom's eyes and reconfirmed his thoughts: "Frankly speaking, do you think so?"

"...To be honest, I don't know." Tom gritted his teeth: "But I know, those three people are all suspects... My wife couldn't have committed suicide!"

"Tell me why you feel that way."

"She was very happy before, how could she suddenly not want to live?" Tom said in a low voice, almost roaring: "It's impossible! The day before our accident, she was happily planning to have a baby... We even I have thought about the name of the child! As a result, it took only one day—no, a fucking hour! She doesn’t want to live anymore? How can I agree with you!”

"Understood." He Nan fell into deep thought: "What do you think of the explanation given by the police?"

"...I don't know if what they said is right or not, I just know that she——Bess can't commit suicide!" Tom gritted his teeth: "Besides, Bess is a Christian...she always believes that suicides cannot go to heaven, even if From the perspective of faith alone, it is absolutely impossible for her to do so!"

"...Well, that's it." He Nan looked at the file and sighed: "Actually, I can tell you right now that the police most likely just want to close the case quickly. They chose the easiest explanation, so that there is no need to Spending too much time in your remote house has left them camping out... Or, there's something hidden behind this case."

"You think so too!" Tom asked quickly, "The police lied, right? She must have been killed!"

"No, it's not certain that the police said they didn't lie, because judging from the information at hand, objectively speaking, Beth has the possibility of committing suicide—unless I have more information to rule out this statement." He Nan frowned. Mei asked: "Is the furnishings in your room still the same as when the crime happened?"

"After the accident, I never touched that house again." Tom gritted his teeth: "I thought I would never go back to that place...that made me sad and scared...I bet, once I get there I will have nightmares... dreaming of my wife being hanged by the gramophone with her head tilted!"

"I need to look at the phonograph—no, not just the phonograph, I need to look around the house, and I need you to accompany me to answer some of our questions at any time... For example, at that time, what time, what time are you talking about here? What, what did you do." He Nan said, looking at Tom: "If you entrust us to investigate this case, then sign the contract and take us there someday when you are free."

"Today can!"

"How far?"

"About...out of the northwest of New York, about twenty kilometers further. On the edge of a small village..."

"That's good." He Nan nodded with a serious expression: "Are you sure the scene is well preserved?"

"Sure……"

"Is the blood all there too?"

"exist."

"Well, that's fine." He Nan took a deep breath and looked at Xue Li: "How is it, Xue Li? What do you think..."

"Okay, let's go." Shirley also looked at him solemnly and nodded: "Let's talk about the price."

"Okay, Tom." He Nan turned to look at Tom, opened the drawer of the coffee table, took out an A4 contract template, and took out a black pen: "This case was done half a year ago, and we have to go out of the city to the countryside. The price must be higher than those without these conditions. So it costs [-] US dollars. Half of the deposit is paid first, so it is [-]. Can you accept this price?"

(End of this chapter)