It's time, it's time to switch to the cranial doctor

Chapter 21 A Kind Smile

The detective understood Zhou Zhuo's meaning of holding him, and didn't resist. He stayed at the door, frowning: "How could it be him?"

The previous inferences are all traceable. As long as there is a certain amount of experience in handling cases, most of them can guess the general mentality of the murderer and deduce the choice of the next murder target, but this time it is completely beyond expectations.

The situation has become clear. Among the three people who are still unidentified so far, there are two prophets and one killer.The killer saw the gamblers out on the first night, which means he already knew everyone's identities.

It is no problem to give priority to the prophets with curse killing ability here, but the choice of normal people should be detectives who are easier to deal with, but why are the bodyguards with muscular body and strong fighting ability killed?

The female star was locked in the room where the doorknob was removed, and even with a universal key card, she couldn't go out. The possibility of a killer was ruled out, so the killer could only be a detective. This was a possibility that Zhou Zhuo had imagined before, but the problem Came back again--

Why would detectives take the pains to prioritize killing harder targets?With rich investigation experience, he should know how terrifying those well-trained fighters are, and even a sneak attack is dangerous to a certain extent.

Now that it is a desperate situation, shouldn't the "simplest answer" be ruled out first to ensure the survival rate?

But there is another possibility, that is, the killer is someone else.

Zhou Zhuo had thought about the dark situation under the lights. Of course, he would not think that the gambler was telling the truth just because he was timid and obeyed his orders all the time. most of the people.

But that night just now, the gambler had been in the same room with him, there was no time to commit crimes, and the gambler had handed over his room card. A killer who lost his universal room card would be tantamount to cutting off his own arm, which is unreasonable. , so suspicion can be ruled out.

"Everyone is here. I'm a forensic doctor. Don't you suggest me to do a simple autopsy?" Zhou Zhuo said.

The butcher ignored him and just blocked the door. The chef's uniform on his body was covered with coagulated oil and blood. A person who can commit a crime, which made Zhou Zhuo fall into a strange circle of logic.

There are only three people in the audience who can express their opinions. The gambler has become a dog leg and will only follow the big brother's ass. But the detective Zhou Zhuo suspected of being the killer shook his head: "I don't mind."

"In order to avoid the suspicion of erasing evidence, you all stare at it."

Zhou Zhuo came to the bodyguard's body and looked at his wounds.

"The deceased had obvious strangulation marks on his Adam's apple, and a sharp wound on his back. The knife pierced under the third rib and injured his lung. The murderer was a man who was good at using knives, but the real cause of his death was It is a traumatic pneumothorax, and the cyanotic complexion is the evidence, but it can only be confirmed after an autopsy, do you have a sharper knife?"

The detective froze for a moment, then pulled out a small sharp dagger from his back: "Is this okay?"

The knife was dirty, just like his slovenly appearance, with no signs of cleaning, let alone blood.

"Okay, the gambler will help me clear it up."

Zhou Zhuo took the knife and stabbed it into the chest of the bodyguard's corpse, cut open the skin and muscles, and glanced inside the chest cavity.

"Sure enough, the bullae ruptured, pleural effusion, and hemopneumothorax were obvious. But the murderer didn't realize this. He stabbed the blade from the back and strangled the victim's throat with his arms until the target died completely. Just let go."

Zhou Zhuo stood up, taking a gambler as an example, strangled the opponent's neck from behind, and then stabbed the ribs with a knife.

"There were no traces of struggle in the room, and there were no other wounds on the body. It may not be because of the significant difference in strength between the two sides, but because the bodyguard was unable to get fresh air due to pneumothorax, and had no strength to fight back. He hit by mistake."

The detectives also began to analyze based on the clues Zhou Zhuo had investigated.

"Being stabbed in the back, the two parties should be acquaintances, but no one is stupid enough to open the door to an acquaintance when it is dark, so the only answer is that the two were already in the room before the lights were turned off, and the deceased did not think that the other party would kill them." kill him."

"Yes, that's all there is to see from the body. Have you found any other evidence?"

Zhou Zhuo searched the bodyguard's body and found many killing tools, such as knuckles, poisonous needles, and telescopic sticks. If the two sides fight in a hurry, it may be difficult for the killer with night vision to get any benefits.

This person probably did a lot of illegal and criminal things for the boss. No wonder he was so relaxed after the boss died, because the person who knew the evidence of his crime disappeared, and no one would threaten him again.

"No."

The detective shook his head, his expression was also full of confusion, wondering if he was acting.

"The way of choking the throat and stabbing the blade from the back will definitely stain the body with blood, but the murderer handled the blood and footprints very meticulously. Unless there is a machine for testing DNA and fingerprints, it can only go here."

This sudden disruption of Zhou Zhuo's original plan made him a little distressed, but it didn't help, so he had to make a temporary plan.

"Let's leave the rest to the trial meeting. I'll go back to my room first."

It is said to go back to the room, but actually go to 209. Anyway, the gambler has already regarded himself as a pendant, so it doesn't matter at all.

Sitting in the room, Zhou Zhuo began to think. He didn't get entangled in the logic of the case just now, trying to find a new perspective of thinking.

At this time the gambler cautiously entered the room, Zhou Zhuo looked up at his cautious expression, and suddenly a very wonderful idea popped up in his heart.

black light...

The gambler was taken aback suddenly when he met the frightening max face. He didn't know what the big brother was doing again, or if he said he hadn't killed anyone for an hour. He subconsciously held the doorknob, ready to escape at any time.

"Come here." Zhou Zhuo waved.

"I don't!" The gambler shook his head vigorously, his face full of grievances.

Why, he has to be killed even if he is a pendant. Is there still a king's law, and is there any humanity?

"I won't kill you, come here." Zhou Zhuo tried his best to make his expression look gentler.

"...Really?" The gambler was about to burst into tears.

"real."

Zhou Zhuo nodded, took out the skull hammer from his backpack, and said quite sincerely: "Look at this hammer, this is my favorite toy, would I lie in front of it?"

This thing is scary!The minced meat in the crevices has not been cleaned up!

The gambler's scalp was numb, but the desire to survive still forced him to move and came to Zhou Zhuo.

"Sit down." Zhou Zhuo patted the mattress.

The gambler sat down obediently, nodded vigorously like an obedient puppy, wishing he could flick his tail too.

"Let me ask you a question. If you were the killer, who would you choose as the target among the six of us?"

"If there are six people... that is when the bodyguard is still alive?"

The gambler heaved a sigh of relief seeing that the other party really had no special meaning, and then began to think: "It should be someone like me who has no power to fight back."

But he quickly changed his mind: "No, that's not right, the female star should be killed first. In this kind of game, women can use their bodies as conditions to trade. This is a weapon that transcends identity and is itself very weak. If something goes wrong, kill her first."

Hearing this sentence, Zhou Zhuo suddenly realized, and figured out the most important point, then he patted the gambler on the shoulder vigorously, with a characteristic kind smile on his face.

"You have helped a lot, and I will definitely let you live."

It's okay not to smile, but it's even scarier when he smiles, the gambler took a step aside, he doesn't think about anything now, he just hopes that the trial meeting will come soon.

Chapter 22 The Last Judgment (1)

With no new clues, amidst the anxious waiting, the Inn of Despair ushered in the second trial meeting.

The remaining five people gathered at the dining table on the first floor, and the host Reaper sat on the high stool at the front desk, yawning, and in an instant, Zhou Zhuo saw bright red minced meat hanging from the fangs in its mouth.

The middle-aged detective's frown deepened, as if he had fallen into a mess of thinking just like Zhou Zhuo just now.

"Who will start speaking this time?"

He looked around. The female star's eyes were blank and her face was pale. She seemed to have not recovered from the fright after the lights were turned off. She didn't respond to anyone who asked her questions. Shit, the gambler is the doctor's dog...

Well, it’s useless to ask.

"Since everyone has no opinion, let me speak."

Zhou Zhuo smiled, pressed his hands on the table, leaned his upper body forward at a 30-degree angle, stood up in a rather intimidating posture, and then said something that shocked everyone: "I know the identity of the last killer, and The murderer who killed the bodyguard."

"What?!" The detective stood up in surprise, he realized the meaning hidden in Zhou Zhuo's words, "You mean, the one who killed the bodyguard was not the killer?"

"Of course not, there is only one truth!"

With a confident smile on Zhou Zhuo's face, he pointed to the bloodless female star: "The killer we have been looking for but can't guess is her."

This time even the host Reaper expressed surprise, and then Zhou Zhuo moved his finger outward again, pointing at the butcher and said, "Then, he is the one who killed the bodyguard."

The female star lowered her head, clenched her teeth, her fingers were twisted together, her knuckles turned blue, she obviously heard Zhou Zhuo's accusation, but now she didn't even have the strength to refute, which already explained a lot.

Always adhering to the "classic silent villain image", the butcher finally spoke, and he sneered: "I don't know each other, and we are in the same camp. Why should I kill the bodyguard? I'm sick?"

"No, no, I understand your desire to get rid of the suspicion, but there is no need to say something that everyone knows. I don't know the reason why you killed the bodyguard, but I can tell you the specific crime. The method, just listen slowly."

Zhou Zhuo raised a finger and looked at the detective: "In the preliminary autopsy just now, we determined the bodyguard's death process, right?"

The reason for using "we" is to tie the detective to the chariot, because this person will be of great use in the future.

"Yes." The detective nodded.

"From the process of death, it can be guessed that the bodyguard died of an acquaintance who was in the same room, but the players here do not have anyone familiar with him. This can be seen from your expressions and actions. Then why is the bodyguard in his room Will there be strangers?"

"The answer is simple - a transaction. Only a transaction based on cooperation can bring two strangers closer quickly."

Zhou Zhuo didn't intend to give others a chance to interrupt, so he spoke at a very fast speed, like a storm.

"For you, there are four people who have not yet disclosed their identities, but for me, there are actually only three. Anyway, this is the last trial meeting. I don't mind saying it directly. The identity of the gambler is a civilian. I have verified this point, so among the remaining female stars, bodyguards, and detectives, two are prophets, and one is a killer."

Seeing Zhou Zhuo's eyes sweeping over, the detective nodded, approving his reasoning, and the dog-legged gambler followed suit, only the two remained silent, but one of them had an expression of fear that could not be concealed, and the other But it doesn't matter at all.

"Then based on this condition, I assume that the butcher guessed the identity of the killer through some traces, so for him, the remaining two are prophets, and it's okay to trade with anyone. I know you must Would ask what the deal was, and that would be 'kill the doctor with divination,' right?"

Stared at by Zhou Zhuo, the butcher still maintained his previous sneer, and even became more arrogant: "Continue."

"As for why he chose the former from the two prophets, the bodyguard and the detective, that is the unknown past behind him, but this kind of thing is actually not difficult to find out if you think about it, and you can reason on the spot."

"He and the bodyguard don't know each other, but they have enough motives to kill, so it's not difficult to think that the bridge between the two parties is the boss of the bodyguard, the boss of Huasheng Group."

"The detective said earlier that Huasheng Group's main business is real estate. It made a lot of evil ideas when it started from nothing in the early years, and the butcher is the owner of a butcher shop. What kind of conflicts can arise between the two parties? It is conceivable that all the answers are written. in his face."

Zhou Zhuo intentionally put on a smug smile, leaned over to the butcher, and pointed to the burn scar on the butcher's face: "He set fire to death, who is it from your family? Could it be a household registration?" Ben?"

"I'm going to kill you sooner or later."

The butcher proved Zhou Zhuo's conjecture with an angry face, gritted his teeth and said word by word: "Dead—transform—pervert!"

"Thank you for your appreciation. I won't say more. The analysis continues."

Zhou Zhuo left his seat and walked around the dining table.

"Does the butcher really want to kill me? Of course it is true, but everything has its own priorities. This matter is definitely not as important as killing the accomplices in the arson case, so the butcher took the initiative to approach the bodyguard on the grounds that he wanted to kill me. He makes deals."

"The content of the transaction is very simple. You give the bodyguard the universal room card in your hand. The other party has increased the survival rate, so naturally there is no need to hold the prophecy tightly in your hand. It is very reasonable to ask to live in the bodyguard's room on the grounds that you cannot enter other rooms to escape'."

The butcher was about to speak, but Zhou Zhuo, who was wandering away, held his shoulders with both hands.

"You want to say that the two sides are not relatives, so why should the bodyguard trust you, right? The answer is still very simple, it is a kindergarten-level puzzle."

"Because you are the only player whose identity was uncovered by the god of death in the audience, your identity is beyond doubt, and the prophecy in the bodyguard's hand can only take effect during the day, there is no reason for you to kill him before the transaction is completed. Under the premise that key information is missing, he naturally does not think there is any problem with the cooperation between the two parties."

"The specific reasons will vary slightly. For example, if two powerful people live together, even if they meet a killer in the dark, they will have a helper. But there will be no deviation from the way I said, right?"

The butcher's always stern face relaxed, revealing a wicked smile.

"Yes, you are very smart. You have completely guessed the whole process. It is not bad at all. This is the reason why I really want to kill you. If we continue to appear in the same game, I have no confidence to win you."

Speaking of this, it is no longer interesting to continue to cover up, so what if there is a showdown?

It's true that the butcher is the one who kills, but in this game, killing people will not be punished, but will be rewarded, because he will win the game, and with Zhou Zhuo's help.

"That's good, deal with the first puzzle tonight, next..."

Zhou Zhuo let go of his hand, swam around again, came to the back of the female star, embraced her with open arms, pressed his blood-stained cheek to the tip of her hair, closed his eyes, and smelled her intoxicatedly. of fragrance.

"Let's talk about you, a deeply hidden 'lucky guy'."

Chapter 23 The Last Judgment (2)

"I……"

The lips, which were painted with brand-name lipstick, were slightly opened, but were held down by a blood-stained index finger.

"Shh, keep quiet."

Zhou Zhuo blew in her ear, turned sideways, and licked the sweat off her face with his scarlet tongue.

"Oh... I feel it, it smells like a lie."

The female star was completely numb, she didn't respond to Zhou Zhuo's abnormal behavior at all, her eyes were empty, like a dull doll.

Zhou Zhuo stood up with a smile, exuding a crazy temperament all over his body.

"You're not smart, but your professional skills are very solid, your performance fooled us all, from the beginning, you set up a maze, created a character who was afraid of being killed, and reduced the room exchange to malicious selfishness , in fact everything is carefully arranged by you."

"Why do I say that you are lucky? This starts with the first murder case, because our deduction just now is wrong. The boss is not the murderer who killed the agent. To be precise, it is not just."

The well-informed detective quickly understood the meaning of Zhou Zhuo's words, and said in surprise, "You mean, join forces to commit a crime?"

"No, no, it's almost impossible to commit crimes together in such a harsh environment. Unless the two are father and daughter, things like love are not reliable at all. Have you forgotten? The boss has two Sharp injuries, respectively in the abdomen and chest."

This time the detective finally realized it, but unfortunately Zhou Zhuo didn't intend to give him a chance to steal the limelight.

"The truth of that case is very simple. The two did not exchange rooms. They lived in the same room. In order to complete the task of killing people every day, after turning off the lights, she stabbed a knife in the chest of her close friend who had been with her day and night without hesitation. "