The famous detective in the comic world

Chapter 268 Distribution Box

"Yeah." He Nan frowned, agreeing: "I have some guesses about this...that is, what to do when the hall is in darkness when the power is cut off for the first time, or to lead you to the basement, so that during this period What did you see... did you see anything in particular, Tom? Like someone hiding in it?"

"No, I didn't see anything special?" Tom shook his head with a solemn expression: "I just finished the normal inspection and went back to the hall..."

"Did the light bulb shine in the hall at that time?" He Nan thought of this question, and then asked: "You said you took a light bulb after ten o'clock, has it been on since then? If so, turn off the power It doesn't affect the light bulb, I think it should use batteries."

"Also, what were you doing when the lights went out?" Shirley asked again, "What about the time you were away? What did the other four people do in the hall?"

"Uh... we didn't dance anymore at that time, so the light ball has been turned off." Tom recalled, and said slowly: "At that time...we were playing Mario Kart together. When I left the hall and went to the basement When they were reading, they seemed to be... um... no, they didn't make a special effort to remember... is this really important?"

"It's very important." He Nan tried to encourage him: "Think carefully about what they are doing. What did you hear when you went there and when you came back. And who suggested what they were doing. Did anyone leave the lobby during this time."

"...I don't know. The police didn't ask these questions! This power outage is just a trip, right? Is it really critical?" Tom still didn't understand at all: "I really can't remember, if you want to know, I'm afraid you have to contact them Come and ask."

"Then, just contact them. Ask them all the questions I just asked—ask them alone, not in the group chat." He Nan reminded him like this: "...if the murderer is really among these people , then there may be loopholes in what they said.”

"Okay." He took a deep breath, twisted his red nose due to excessive drinking, and opened the message.

Then, chat with three friends respectively.

"In the meantime, let's check the electrical box." He Nan said softly to Xue Li, and she nodded.

The electrical box is still locked.

The severed main wire dangled aside, only two steps away from the power supply box.

Ok……

He Nan, who was wearing gloves, looked at the electric box, picked up the key, and checked it.

"Tom, did the police do any fingerprinting on this key?"

"Didn't do it!" Tom yelled, "Cutting the wires doesn't need to open the electrical box, and of course there is no fingerprinting!"

"It is very likely that the murderer's fingerprints can be extracted from it—unless he is wearing gloves." He Nan put down the key and shook his head: "Of course...the case has been closed. The police will not verify it for you again." , but you can make an appointment with a private appraisal organization, and then collect your friend's fingerprints, and compare the two to know whether he has used it. It's just a reminder, and I deduced the murderer later, which can be a clue that can convince you. "

Tom froze for a moment, saw him use the key to open the electrical box, and nodded.

"Are you sure that the murderer opened the electric box?" Xue Li said to He Nan in a low voice with a smile, "I think so too... I wonder if we have the same focus?"

"I think he must have driven it. The reason is to install a physical power-off mechanism or calculate the overload power." He Nan pulled off the dusty iron cover of the electric box, which was also stained with spider webs, and looked at the power figure marked inside. So said.

"I think it can only be the overload power. I'm more sure after seeing the markings inside." Shirley looked at it and smiled slightly.

"... Of course, the possibility of power outage due to excessive power is the greatest, and I am more inclined to this explanation, but it is also possible to use ice cubes, strings and small heavy objects to form a timing mechanism and then shut it down. Yes." He Nan said, pointing to a large number of iron pipes next to the distribution box: "They lead to the steam room. Calculate the time when the ice melts, and put small weights tied with strings—such as weights Protrude from the gap in the cover in advance, so when the ice melts completely, the electric switch knife falls down, and then the rope is pulled by a small weight and falls behind a large number of pipes to hide, it can be easily done."

"Hmm... that's right. As long as you help the master make ice cubes or cold drinks, you can use it to make mechanisms in the refrigerator freezer." Shirley continued with a smile: "But it's still a bit troublesome to do so. There's still so much prep work and recovering items. I'm still prone to overload."

"Well, indeed... I just analyzed all the possibilities." He Nan glanced at Tom who seemed to be typing and chatting with a friend, and shone the light of the flashlight to the back of the pipe: "Of course...even if he really uses a This kind of physical method, there should be no evidence now. It is impossible not to recover it when the wire is cut for the second time. The key point now is to see if there is any abnormality when the power is cut off for the first time."

"I hope the murderer's words can have loopholes." Shirley also looked at Tom, then turned around and said to He Nan in a low voice, "This way we can ask a lot of leading questions."

"Just ask a few questions. Leading questions are too easy to be found out." He Nan shook his head: "It's best to ask calmly... don't be too explicit, make it look like you can ask questions Everyone's question is the same, or it feels like it's just said casually. In addition, there is another problem with this inquiry... It is to use the Internet to chat. If the murderer is asked a question that makes him feel bad, he can even go to Find out if you've been suspected by asking others if they've been asked the same thing. Plus, there's the huge disadvantage of…"

"...So it's too easy to be confused?" Shirley took up the conversation like this: "You can say that he doesn't know, doesn't remember, etc. Anyway, it's all words, and I can't tell whether there is a problem with emotions."

"Well, yes." He Nan frowned: "But words also have emotions, and it may be because of this..."

"He Nan! Shirley!" At this moment, the client suddenly yelled: "Someone asked me this question, did I go back to the scene again...how should I answer?"

"Just tell him yes." He Nan felt that there was no way to lie: "Just say that you went back there and wanted to recall what happened that day. Don't hide this, because if you hide it, it will arouse the other party's suspicion."

"Then shall I tell him that I hired a detective?"

"Tell him." He Nan smiled: "It's okay."

(End of this chapter)