clown game

Chapter 173 Story Eight

It's true that something happened or something big.

The camera followed Sergeant Andrew and Pahn as they rushed into the apartment building. The dilapidated stairs and the musty smell from the bald walls. Following the terrified eyes of the surrounding residents, it was easy to find the starting point of the incident.

In front of a single room on the third floor, there was a crowd of people. With curious eyes, they approached the open door, and then backed away in panic, showing a look of being scared out of their wits. Frightened expressions, even a few fell to the ground pretending to be postures, and those who hadn’t seen it all squeezed hard to the front, wanting to see this scene that can only be seen in TV dramas, so as to help themselves pale Add a little more after-dinner talk in life.

"Bastard! Get out of the way!" Sheriff Pain roared, regardless of the dissatisfaction of the people around him for "watching the fun and not queuing", he pushed the crowd away roughly, and soon came to the door that had been opened long ago. In front of the four-open door, Mr. Andrew followed closely behind.

The camera follows, extending into the apartment.

This is almost the most dilapidated room in the entire residential building. A mattress full of holes is spread on the floor, and the rest are countless wine bottles stacked in the corner. The room of the alcoholic who evolved from the homeless. There is not even a decent piece of furniture, and it can be seen clean at a glance.Oh, by the way, the reason why so many onlookers are attracted here is because there is a ceiling fan with missing blades on the ceiling, and above that.A person was hanging, his feet dangling in the air, swaying slightly, accompanied by bursts of overwhelmed "squeaks".

It is worth mentioning that this person...is the alcoholic who claimed to be an eyewitness!

The case is over.

There was no sign at all, and it was even absurd. It was like the two countries were at war. The army was already approaching the city. A great war to rewrite history was about to break out. But suddenly, the king of the enemy country, Gaba, died of plague. Immediately afterwards, the whole country rebelled collectively, and the gate of the city was opened wide. , Decorated with lanterns and festoons, flowers pave the road, the whole city is full of gongs and drums, and the streets are lined with welcome.

If this is really a movie, then the screenwriter will probably be scolded to the grave and feel embarrassed to grow grass
But, it really ended like this.

In that single apartment, I found a blood-stained yellow windbreaker and a bloody dagger. After some simple blood type comparisons by the police station, it can be confirmed that the blood on it is the same as that of the deceased, which can almost be regarded as It's proven.

It was supposed to be like this, the one who died was just a homeless man, no friends, no family members, even if he didn't die by the knife, maybe he would fall into the well or freeze to death on the street next time after drinking too much!
Nobody cares about his death...except the utterly boring media.

Detective Andrew's name was included in the police department's cooperation list. It was also published in the newspaper. As I said before, on the third day after this case happened, an unknown private detective, on his own, was in the The police had solved a murder before, and the news could undoubtedly be placed on the headlines of those pale and boring newspapers. .As for the relationship between the murderer and the tramp, or his motives for killing, these and other issues also become meaningless as the murderer commits suicide in fear of crime.

And why did he lie about being an eyewitness before committing suicide? In fact, if you think about it carefully, maybe he was going to surrender himself that day, but he changed his mind because of Sergeant Pahn's intrusion. , then the reason why he drank so wildly in the bar at that time was probably because he wanted to have a last carnival before he died. This kind of operation is logical for an alcoholic.

The case is over. However, the story is not over yet.After the episodes just now were briefly captured by the interlude, our point of view came to a bar, that is, the bar where Mr. Parn brought the alcoholic witness to meet Mr. Andrew. The point of view is still the same point of view, and the distance is still a blurred shot. , can't see clearly.Andrew changed into new clothes, and his unkempt hair was also sorted out. He looked much more refreshed, but his eyes still looked worried.

He drank another glass of wine, put a note on the table, and stood up.

The camera focused on behind him, wobbly, passed a few tables, and then came to a door that looked familiar. He hesitated for a few seconds before pushing the door open.

There is an alley outside the door. It was very dark at night, and we could vaguely hear the traffic passing by on the road. After a few seconds, the camera gradually adapted to the weak light, and then the camera rotated, and we saw it The whole picture of this alley is exactly where the homeless man died.

After reading the scene in front of him, Andrew smiled slightly.

The picture suddenly cuts off and it's pitch black

In the darkness, a phone rang, followed by Andrew's voice.
"Hey"

After that!
"The story is over!" The voice of the TV sounded, and the expression made of lines appeared on the screen again.ヽ(ω)ゝ

"what?"

"Nani?"

Chen Xiao and Yuren shouted in unison.

"What the hell, is this the end?" Chen Xiao shouted.

The TV said with certainty: "Of course! The story is all over!" ╰(*︶`*)╯

Yuren-kun also quickly asked: "Then that means, the clues in the story can no longer be purchased?"

"Yes!" The TV replied: "Because the previous rules also said that if the screen transitions, the problems shown in the previous screen cannot be purchased."

"Hmm... It seems that I don't want the contestants to bid for the content of the last phone call, but...then I still have about 300 chips left, how do I use it?" Yuren asked.

"Yes, yes, I also have more than 300 points left, how can I use it?" Chen Xiao also yelled without any shame.

The TV interrupted the two people's words: "Although the clues in the story can no longer be auctioned, you can still ask questions, but the answers you get are only "yes" and "no"!
Also, according to my calculations, Mr. Chen Xiao's remaining chips should only be 238 points. "

"Um~ I know, I just rounded up." Chen Xiao explained shamelessly.

The TV seemed to be ignoring him, so he continued: "However, since the current story is over, every time you ask a question, you must tell the whole story. If the narration is wrong, then Exchange rights, let the other party ask and narrate, and so on, until the real truth of the story is deduced! Of course, the person who finally finds the truth is the winner of this competition!"

"Oh, so that's the case, so it seems that it's time to decide the outcome." Yuto-kun said with a smile, then raised his hand and shouted: "Ask a question!"

This was supposed to be a moment to fight for the right to narrate, but Chen Xiao hesitated for a moment, and even spread his hands, posing as "please".

You Ren was taken aback for a moment: "Hehe, so I'm not impolite." After speaking, he asked, "Is it because of money that Sergeant Pahn helped Detective Andrew?"

"50 points!" The TV said, and immediately after, Yu Renjun's cell phone rang. It seems that the questions raised at this moment no longer asked whether to buy, but directly deducted the chips and sent the answer.

Yuto-kun glanced at the answer displayed on the phone, and smiled slyly, just as I thought: "Then, I'm going to start telling this story."

As he spoke, he cleared his throat aggressively.

"Everyone heard the question I just asked, and the answer I got was "yes". Now, the mystery is almost solved,
Sheriff Pahn needs money because he is nearly 50 years old, which is an old age for a police officer who has been running on the front line and has always been unable to get promoted.He knew that if that day came, he would lose his existing sources of income, and it would be even more impossible to obtain custody of his daughter, and he could only become a loner waiting to die on his pension Oh, by the way, I forgot this There is a person who does not know the profile of Sheriff Pahn.Ha ha. "

As he said that, he looked at Chen Xiao with a sneer on his face: "Then, let me say it briefly, Sergeant Pain has been divorced and left the house, and he probably hasn't seen himself for a long time Daughter, this is his heart disease for many years.

So, here comes the part of the story we see.Before he retired, he found a little-known third-rate detective——Mr. Andrew, and promised him that he would make him a famous detective. In exchange, after becoming a famous detective, every case in the future You have to give yourself a share, or give yourself a sum of money directly. The specific content of the transaction is irrelevant. In short, Mr. Andrew, who is a third-rate detective, must be happy to accept this transaction.

However, what Sergeant Pahn did not expect was that for a long time after that, the neighborhood under his jurisdiction was very quiet, and no major cases occurred, and Mr. Andrew could not mention those trivial things at all. Interested.
Time passed by like this little by little, and it was getting closer and closer to the time when Sheriff Pahn left his post, so...he panicked.

He lost everything because of work, and lived alone in a single apartment. He lost his family, lost his happiness, and was about to lose his job. He put all his feelings on his daughter. If he lost this, then he would still be alive. What's the point?
This thought made him radical.

In the end, he directed a "murder" himself.

That's why the person who dies is a bum with no friends and no family!How could such a person kill someone in his spare time?The reason is that no one will really go after the cause of death.

After that, he found another alcoholic who also had nothing, that is, the witness, and asked him to meet Mr. Andrew in a bar, creating a situation similar to "wanting to surrender before death, but hesitating, so he can only get drunk". illusion,

In fact, the testimony he said was taught by Sheriff Pahn, which not only gave Mr. Andrew an advance, but more importantly, found a scapegoat.

The next morning after leaving the bar, Sergeant Parn asked the alcoholic witness to meet in the old apartment building. The reason was probably to pay him or something. Then he killed the other party and pretended to commit suicide , and deliberately closed the door of his room so that the neighbors could find his body. Immediately afterwards, Pain called Andrew. The plot after that was just like what was shown in the picture. In the cafe opposite, until the body was found, as for the yellow windbreaker and the bloody weapon, he also forged it. For a sheriff in charge of this case, it was really easy to get some blood from the body. And Andrew~ With his method of solving cases, it is impossible to compare with Sergeant Pahn, who has been on the front line of crime.

In this way, Sergeant Pann directed and acted in a personal show, killed two low-level scumbags who no one cared about life and death, packaged a detective, got a sum of money, and at the same time, washed away his own identity. Suspect, and the last phone call was undoubtedly made by Sheriff Pahn. Of course, the success of the plan should be celebrated. Of course, it is more reliable to ask for payment. "

Hiroto-kun finished telling the whole story with a smile. It has to be said that his narration is worthy of the words "lifelike".

But just before he had time to pose as a winner
"The plot is wrong. The right to narrate will be exchanged, and the other contestant will ask questions"

(End of this chapter)