1 minute to solve the case

Chapter 25: Resourceful strategy (5)
The male cleaner came in next, and he said, "I went into the meeting room and wiped the table, and then I came out." Before the inspector asked any questions, the manager pointed to the tennis shoes on his feet and asked angrily, "Why don't you come out?" Don’t wear flat shoes according to the regulations?” The cleaner stammered: “I… went to play tennis at noon and forgot to change my shoes…” After asking, Inspector Moen told the manager: “I know that the miniature tape recorder is Who let it go."

Who do you think is the culprit who played the tape recorder?
It's a cleaner, he wears tennis shoes, there will be no footsteps on the tape, and the secretary wears high heels, if she commits the crime, there will be footsteps of leather shoes on the tape, because she will eventually take it away Recorder, walk gently without worrying about the sound of footsteps being recorded.

elephants of south america
The Sahara Desert in Africa is a very famous desert exploration place in the world.In order to be able to conquer it, countless warriors came here to carry out activities that challenged the limit.

One day, Bloom, the local black policeman in charge of rescue, and his assistants were driving in the middle of the desert for inspection. Suddenly, he saw two people lying in the desert. Bloom stopped the car hurriedly, and came to the two lying people. .He touched it with his hand and found that both of them were already dead.Both were stabbed several times in the back.

Bloom immediately began to examine the bodies. From the pockets of the two people, Bloom discovered the identities of the two bodies: both were Americans, living in New York, and members of a desert adventure club in the United States.

Bloom asked his assistant to continue cleaning up the scene, and then he passed the information on the two bodies to the headquarters.The headquarters immediately notified the New York Police Department of the United States through an international telegram.

The New York Police Department attached great importance to this case, and immediately set up a task force with Hans as the team leader.

After careful investigation, Hans believed that one of the deceased, Mr. McLaul's nephew John, was a major suspect.So Hans drove to John's residence.John received Hans very kindly.He let Hans into the room, and then asked, "Dear Mr. Hans, what can you do for me?"

"Yes, I want to check with you. Where has your uncle, Mr. McLaws been?"

"He went to Africa, another expedition," John replied.

"I heard that you also went to Africa and accompanied your uncle." Hans asked.

"No, I didn't go to Africa. Originally I planned to go, but when I was going to accompany my uncle to Africa, several friends of mine who like to travel insisted that I accompany them to South America, so I had to give up Africa , and went to South America."

Speaking of this, John took out a photo from the cabinet and continued: "Look, this is a photo I took with an elephant in South America!"

"That's enough. Dear Mr. John, I think your uncle's death is related to you." Then, Hans pointed to the elephant in the photo and said something. John had to bow his head and admit that his uncle That's what he killed.

Why did John admit to the crime when Hans talked about elephants?

In the world, there are elephants in Asia, there are elephants in Africa, but there are no elephants in South America.

lincoln script
Sotheby's auction house is a well-known auction house in the United States.Countless art treasures have been auctioned.

On this day, Sotheby's auction house was crowded again, and people knew that Lincoln's handwriting would be auctioned in court today.For collectors, it will be a great honor to collect the handwriting of President Lincoln.

At 900:[-] in the morning, the auction officially started.The female auctioneer Nancy walked up to the auction stage. She took out an incomplete torn paper from a scroll, and said:
"Now I will read to you the content of Lincoln's handwriting: 'In the public square of Gettysburg, the band played music, the voices were full, and everyone sang the national anthem to...' The writing below has been It has been torn away and cannot be seen. But the signature at the bottom is very clear: 'Ah Lincoln.' Collectors on the spot below can bid!"

"I'll pay 50 million!"

"I'll pay 100 million!"

"I'll pay 150 million!"

Fry, a doctor of history, also raised his hand. Since he has been studying Lincoln, he has a soft spot for this Lincoln's handwriting.So he raised his right hand and directly shouted a high price of 500 million.

Everyone at the scene was overwhelmed by his high price, couldn't help but put down their hands, stopped bidding with him, and cheered for him.

In this way, Dr. Frye successfully photographed Lincoln's handwriting. That night, Dr. Frye was very happy. He invited his friend Prosecutor Winster to come to his home to let him appreciate Lincoln's handwriting.

Winston was also happy that his old friend was able to collect Lincoln's handwriting, but when Winston picked up the handwriting and read it, his face changed immediately, and he couldn't help saying:

"Dear old friend, this handwriting is not worth a penny, because it is a fake!"

Why did Winster say that Lincoln's handwriting is fake?

Because there was no national anthem in the United States during Lincoln's administration, the famous song "The Star-Spangled Banner Never Falls" was only a very popular American song in the Lincoln era, and it was not officially designated as the national anthem of the United States until 1931.But the handwriting said "singing the national anthem", which is obviously false.

glass of ice soda
When she was very young, Stina liked to listen to her father telling stories. Her father was a detective and often told her detective stories.Influenced by her father, she learned to write detective novels when she was in college, and then sent them to a publishing house. Unexpectedly, the publishing house published the book.Her novels were sold out quickly, so she wrote one after another and quickly became a best-selling author.

One day, Stina came home very late.It was quiet all around, and while she opened the door, she was still immersed in the horror plot of the novel: "When I opened the door, a black figure sprang out from behind..." Suddenly, she felt that there was really a black figure behind her, and her heart was beating wildly. , Immediately imitating the plot in the novel, took out a fruit knife for self-defense, turned around and stabbed at the black shadow, the black shadow "thumped" and fell down, she looked carefully, it turned out to be the building administrator, who was stabbed in the heart and died up.Seeing that she had run into a catastrophe, she looked around to see if there was anyone around, and using her mind that was accustomed to making up plots, she came up with a clever plan to escape.She returned home, pulled the switch, and left secretly.

The next day, Stina received a call from Inspector Faust, asking her to go home immediately.When she returned to the villa, the inspector was already waiting there.The detective told about the discovery of the murder, and asked her: "Were you at home yesterday?" Stina was an old hand at making up stories, and she said, "Mr. I have been staying at my mother’s house for 3 days.” Inspector Fawcent nodded and said: “Your father used to be my boss, I watched you grow up, you will not do illegal things, oh I'm so busy, I'm so thirsty!" Hearing this, Stina easily opened the refrigerator and poured a glass of ice soda for the inspector.

Inspector Fawcent took a sip, took out the handcuffs and said, "I'm sorry, although your father is my boss, if you commit a crime, you will still be arrested."

How could Inspector Faust immediately judge that it was Stina who killed someone?
Stina said that there had been a power outage at home for 3 days, but in fact it only stopped for one night. The soda in the refrigerator was still cold. After drinking it, Inspector Fawcett knew she was lying.

Jeep over the cliff
Silamon is a spy. On this day, he got a piece of news: at around 100 midnight today, the intelligence officer of Country S will drive a jeep with a top-secret document through the No. 5 Winding Mountain Highway.Silamon immediately decided to intercept the intelligence officer on the road and snatch the top secret documents.

It was late at night, and there were almost no traffic on the road.Syramone sat in a truck with the lights off and took cover on the side of the road.He looked at his luminous watch, it was already 100 in the middle of the night.At this time, there was the sound of a car motor in the distance, and then, the lights got closer and closer, and he could see clearly that it was the jeep.He immediately turned on the headlights, started the motor, and planned to intercept it. Who knows, the jeep yelled a few times and stopped by itself. The intelligence officer jumped out of the car and cursed: "Damn it, I forgot to refuel!"

What a godsend!As soon as Syramon stepped on the accelerator, the truck rushed over, and with a "squeak", it stopped beside the jeep.Syramone jumped out of the car and pointed his gun at the intelligence officer.The intelligence officer took the briefcase and ran away, but how could he escape the bullet?Silamon shot twice with "bang bang" and killed the intelligence officer.He opened the briefcase and took away the top-secret documents. Then, he put the body and the briefcase into the jeep, took out the gasoline bottle he had prepared in advance, and threw it into the cab.Finally, he pushed the jeep off the cliff, and with a bang, a raging fire ignited below the valley.

The next morning, the TV news reported: "There was a car accident on Highway 5. A jeep fell off a cliff and caught fire. The car and the driver were burnt..." Simon smiled reassuringly.But he heard the TV saying again: "Based on the preliminary investigation, the police believe that this accident is a big conspiracy..." Silamon broke out in a cold sweat. He didn't understand, where did the police find the flaw?

Where did the police find out that this car accident was a big conspiracy?
On the burnt jeep, the pointer of the fuel tank was pointing to the zero position, indicating that the jeep had no fuel in the fuel tank before it was pushed down to the bottom of the valley, and it was impossible to cause a fire, exposing the illusion that the rollover was artificially made.

crime time
In a luxurious apartment, an old woman was murdered.The old woman's husband, a rich man, died in a car accident two years ago, leaving her to live here alone.She has no children, only a nephew who often visits her. Fortunately, she is still in good health and has not hired a nanny to take care of her.Who knows that misfortunes never come singly, and now she has also encountered misfortune!

According to the results of Inspector Haier's investigation, the old lady's nephew is the most suspected.Because judging from the scene, the criminal is likely to be a relative of the deceased, and the one who often came to see the old woman is his nephew Milton, and he is the only one who can inherit the property of his aunt. life?

The inspector immediately questioned Mr. Milton. He was a photojournalist, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, a gray suit, and a brand-name briefcase. He looked very refined.The inspector said: "To tell you the truth, you are the most suspected criminal. First of all, you have a motive for committing a crime. After your aunt dies, you can inherit the inheritance; secondly, you have time to commit a crime..."

Milton immediately said: "Mr. Inspector, please excuse me to interrupt you, I have no time to commit crimes!" He opened the briefcase confidently, took out a photo and handed it to the Inspector, and continued, "My aunt The time of the murder was at 900:900 yesterday morning. I was taking pictures in the seaside park. By coincidence, I was still in front of the clock tower in the park. Someone took a photo of me. Look at this photo, the clock tower indicates Isn't the time exactly [-]?"

Inspector Hale looked at the photo, and the clock on it was indeed pointing to 900.The detective looked at it carefully again, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, and said, "This photo of yours just shows that you are the murderer."

Since the clock on the photo is pointing at 900, why does Inspector Hale think Milton is the murderer?
In the photo, the buttons of Milton's suit are all on the right, while the buttons of the men's suit should be on the left, which means that the photo is deliberately reversed, and 900 on the clock is actually 1500 in the afternoon.Milton had his time.

reflection in the pond
There is a big pond in the park with many fishes in it.The business of the park was not very good, so the park manager came up with an idea to draw a piece of water in a corner of the pond for people to fish.As a result, many people came here to fish, the park's ticket revenue increased greatly, and the manager was so happy.

As the saying goes, "Happiness is extremely sad", good things can sometimes turn into bad things.Early on Monday morning, as soon as the park manager came to the office, he heard the duty officer run in and said out of breath: "No...it's not good, by the pond...killed someone." There was a "buzzing" sound in his head, and he immediately ran to the pond, and at the same time told the officer on duty: "Hurry up and call the police!"

By the pond, an old man was lying, his head was smashed and he was dead.Next to the corpse, there was a young man squatting, crying and saying: "I killed him, but I didn't mean it. I thought he was going to kill me..." The park manager was so confused that he had to ask someone to kill him. Protect the scene until the police arrive.

Sheriff Jimmy arrived soon, and the young man calmed down. He told the sheriff: "The old man and I are neighbors, and we both like fishing. We often come fishing together. Recently, he lost a lot of money. He suspected that I stole it. Sure enough, he no longer asked me to go fishing together, but early this morning, he asked me to go fishing together, and I agreed. When I was fishing just now, I stared at the buoy on the water, Suddenly, I saw his reflection on the water. He was lifting a brick and smashing it down on my head. I was so frightened that I ran away, grabbed the brick and smashed it, and killed him. Mr. Sheriff, Is this self-defense?"

Sheriff Jimmy said to the young man: "Don't be smart, you killed him on purpose!"

What loopholes are there in the young man's words?Why did Sheriff Jimmy say the boy was murdering on purpose?
The water in the pond is flat, and when you are fishing, you cannot see the reflection of the person behind you, which means that the young man is lying.

gunshots in a bar
In the middle of the night, there was no one on the street, only a few stray little wild cats scurrying around the garbage bins, looking for food.On the corner of the street close to the road, there is a gas station, and opposite the gas station, there is a small bar.The cars coming and going on the road all go to the gas station to refuel. Drivers and passengers like to have a drink or two in the bar and rest their feet. Therefore, the business of the small bar is not bad.However, at midnight, a murder occurred in the bar!

Sergeant Forlan was on the scene immediately after receiving the report.He saw a middle-aged man lying on his stomach in front of a table, with a strong body and messy hair.There was a large pool of blood dripping on the table, which looked particularly terrifying under the dim light.There was a bullet hole behind the man's left ear. The bullet was shot from here, penetrated into the skull, and died on the spot.

The man who shot was called Piccolo, and he was the owner of the small bar.Piccolo's face was pale, and he nervously answered Sergeant Foran's question.Bick said: "My customers here are very complex, and some hooligans often come here to make trouble. In order to prevent bad guys from robbing, I prepared a pistol, which was registered at the police station." Chang said: "I know all these things, so why did you shoot and kill people?"

Piccolo nodded and continued: "Just 10 minutes ago, there was only one customer left in the bar, lying motionless on the table. I thought he was drunk, so I ran over and asked him if he was not feeling well. Who knows? He jumped up all of a sudden, raised a sharp knife, and asked me to hand over the cash box to him! I hurried back to the counter and took out my self-defense pistol. Guard! Sheriff Forlan waited for Piccolo to finish speaking, and said mockingly: "But, you forgot a detail in the lie you made up! "

Which detail made Sergeant Foran discover that Piccolo was lying?
If the man had rushed forward, the bullet could not have entered his left ear. It was Piccolo who shot and killed the man and faked the scene.

A cryptographic arithmetic problem
The International Congress of Mathematicians is about to be held, and Mr. Hurley, a mathematician, has received an invitation to attend the conference and give a speech on one of his papers.Hurley is a young mathematician. His research results have caused a sensation in the world, and he was nominated for the Nobel Prize.

Mr. Hurley is not complacent. He knows that his achievements cannot be separated from Professor Arsen.Hurley turned out to be a poor student who studied hard and had a special interest in mathematics. However, he couldn't even eat enough, let alone buy books.So, he brought the cheapest bread every day, stayed in the library, consulted and copied materials, until the library closed.Professor Yasen found him in the library and offered to accept him as a student.Under the strict requirements of Professor Yasen, Hurley made rapid progress and achieved today's results.

One afternoon, Mr. Hurley came to Professor Yasen's home with his thesis and wanted to ask the professor to revise it. He rang the doorbell, but no one opened the door. He thought the professor was resting and was about to leave, but suddenly found that the door was not closed tightly. He gently opened the door and walked in.There was no one in the room, there were a lot of books on the table, and the water in the teacup was still steaming. All the signs indicated that the professor didn't look like he was going out, Hurley thought, maybe the professor went to buy bread or cigarettes or something , forgot to lock the door?

Mr. Hurley was sitting on the sofa, reading the paper and waiting patiently. 10 minutes passed, and Professor Yasen still didn't come back.Mr. Hurley was a little nervous, could something happen?He stood up, looked at the professor's desk, and accidentally found an arithmetic problem "101×5" on a calculator.Mr. Hurley wondered, the professor still used a calculator for such a simple arithmetic problem?He pressed the calculator, and the answer appeared on the LCD screen. Mr. Hurley understood immediately after seeing it, and immediately grabbed the phone to call the police.

Why did Hurley judge that something happened to the professor after reading the answer?

101×5=505, "505" on the LCD screen of the calculator, like the emergency signal "SOS", the professor used this method to indicate that he was kidnapped.

thief in the museum
In the National Museum, an international exhibition of cultural relics is being held.The most precious cultural relics in the world are now concentrated here, and they are only on display for one week.This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!People from all over the world come here to visit one after another, and there are long queues in front of the window of the museum ticket office every day.

The more lively the museum is, the more nervous the museum security department is.They got information that there was a cultural relic theft group, and they were preparing to attack the museum.In order to strengthen the security work, all the guards canceled their vacations and patrolled day and night.

(End of this chapter)