1 minute to solve the case

Chapter 27: Resourceful strategy (7)
Sergeant Babu said without any concealment: "I let you talk, but I just want to hear the opinion of a famous detective."

"What's the case this time?"

"The case of the murder of the ship's doctor on board the [-]-ton oil tanker."

Hawthorne has already learned about this case from newspapers. When the 2300-ton oil tanker "Beixing No. [-]" was fully loaded with crude oil and was sailing from the Persian Gulf to the Indian Ocean, one morning, the body of the ship's doctor was found on the stern deck, stabbed with a dagger. Hit in the back.The time of death is presumed to be around [-] pm.

"Have you found the dagger?" Hawthorne asked.

"No, it's a huge [-]-ton oil tanker. If you want to hide a dagger, where can you hide it?"

"Perhaps thrown into the sea by the murderer."

"Anyway, the case happened more than 10 days ago, and the scene is the huge Indian Ocean. It's too late for us to start the investigation." Sergeant Babu was a little pessimistic.

"However, killing people on board a sailing ship is a kind of secret room killing. The murderer has no choice but to escape by taking a life raft."

"Not a single life raft was lost, and there were a total of 40 crew members, not one less."

"Then, the murderer must be among them. Is there anyone with a motive for committing the crime?"

"There are two people." Sergeant Babu took out a notebook from his pocket and said while looking at it.

"One is Sam, a second-class sailor. He is a gambler. During his time at sea, he played poker or poker and never lost. He once borrowed nearly 50 yuan from the victim."

"Is the money gone when the victim dies?"

"Well, I'm afraid it is. I checked the victim's belongings and found no IOU."

"Did the other sailors know about his debts?"

"Everyone knows that the captain warned Sam that if he gambles like this again, he will be let off the ship. For the crew, getting off the ship is tantamount to being fired."

"Indeed... Then the other suspect is..." Hawthorne asked with interest.

"Vico the telegrapher. He is the victim's nephew and only relative, so he is the heir to the estate."

"How much inheritance?"

"There is a large piece of land and a house in the suburbs. If it is sold, it will be a handsome sum of money."

"Is Vico in a pinch?"

"I heard that there was a traffic accident before going to sea last month, and it seems that I am struggling to pay a sum of compensation."

"Then the motive for the murder is sufficient."

"However, it is difficult to determine who the murderer is if there is only a motive without physical evidence." Sergeant Babu said discouragedly.

"Look at what you said, isn't the evidence sufficient?"

"Oh, what evidence?"

"It's a corpse." Hawthorne replied with certainty.

Excuse me, who is the murderer?What is the reason?
The murderer is the telegraph operator Vico.Because only he has the right to inherit.If Vico had thrown his uncle's body into the sea, the victim must have been unaccounted for, that is, lost.According to the relevant regulations, if the disappearance is less than a certain period of time (7 years under normal circumstances), the death cannot be recognized legally, that is to say, during this period, the heir cannot inherit the inheritance.Therefore, in order to be able to inherit the inheritance quickly and let people know that his uncle is dead, Vico deliberately put his uncle's body on the deck to let people know and prove that his uncle is dead.

Who is the poisoner
Many guests in a hotel are drinking champagne leisurely.At a table in the middle, three men were chatting and laughing.At this moment, the lights in the tavern suddenly went out, and it was dark everywhere. It turned out that there was a power outage.The tavern owner hastily ordered someone to light a candle.After lighting the candles, people continued drinking and talking.Suddenly, a man on the table in the middle screamed and fell to the ground, dying of breath.

Such an important case occurred in the tavern, which is remarkable!The tavern owner hurriedly called the police, and quickly maintained order, preventing people from moving around, let alone leaving.

Soon, Detective Hill arrived.He examined the dead man's wine glass carefully and found a potent liquid poison in it.Hill knew that once the poison came into contact with a person's esophagus, it could kill a person instantly.

Hill asked the hotel owner: "Did you know in advance about the power outage tonight?" Premeditated, he knew that there would be a power outage tonight, so he prepared poison and put the poison into the cup of the deceased at the moment of the power outage.But the deceased didn't know, drank the wine in the glass, and died.

Hill asked about the time of the incident, checked the distance between this table and other tables, and carefully checked the surrounding ground. He found that there was no suspicious object on the ground, so he concluded that the murderer was the person at the same table. Poison.So Hill asked tablemates A and B to take out all their belongings.The items that A took out are: watches, handkerchiefs, cigarettes, matches, and cash; the items that B took out are: watches, handkerchiefs, chewing gum, gold pens, diaries, and cash.

People thought, what can this tell?However, Hill pointed at B and said, "You killed him!" After hearing B's yell of injustice, the others also felt very strange.Why did Hill say that B killed the deceased?

The murderer must have brought the poison with something, and the container was not thrown away.Therefore, as long as you check the items brought by the other two people at the same table, you can know who is the murderer. Only B's gold pen can hold venom.It turned out that in order to hide, the murderer hid the venom in the soft pouch of the gold pen, and injected the venom into the victim's cup while the power was off.

poodle at the door
One day, Constable Maigret sees a suspicious man at the back door of a residence. "You can leave later." Officer Maigret called out when he saw that the man was behaving suspiciously.Hearing the shout, the man froze for a moment and stopped.

"Are you trying to steal something while there is no one here?"

"Where are you from, I belong to this family." The man replied.Just as he was talking, a shaggy poodle ran out from the back door and stood beside the man. "Look, this is our watchdog. Now you know I'm not a suspect?" he said, stroking the dog's head.The dog was also barking "Whoo, woof" hostilely at Inspector Maigret.

"Hey! Merry, stop barking!"

Hearing his yell, the dog stopped barking immediately, and ran to the electric pole quickly, crossed its hind legs and peed.

Sergeant Maigret felt as if he had been fooled, and started to walk forward, but just after he took a few steps, he seemed to suddenly remember something, then turned around and arrested the man involuntarily, muttering, "It's been a long time , you are still a thief."

So, on what basis did Officer Maigret spot the thief's trick?

Inspector Maigret saw the man's lie as soon as he saw the dog pee on its hind legs.

Because only male dogs urinate with their hind legs crossed, and female dogs don't pee with their legs crossed. However, the man called the male dog by a feminine title like "Merry".If he is really the owner of this family, he will not know the gender of the dog in his family.Therefore, he would not call a male dog by a female title.

Because the dog was so hairy, the thief couldn't tell its gender from its appearance, so he casually called it by a female name.

Is the murderer male or female?
Miss Denina, a fashion model, has a pretty appearance, a slender figure and an extraordinary bearing. She is well-known not only in the UK, but also in the world.It's a pity that she's a bit unruly in her life, making friends widely, regardless of gender, and she doesn't mind if some bad guys come to provoke her.

One Sunday afternoon, neighbor George wanted to borrow scissors from her, so he rang her doorbell.After pressing it for a long time, no one opened the door, only the sound of running water inside.He thought, if something happened, he called the police.After a while, two police officers, Mark Rega and Robert, came.They kicked open the door and walked into the bathroom following the sound of running water, only to see Miss Denina dead on the ground naked, with the water still running from the shower head.The officer immediately hung up the medical examiner.After a while, the forensic doctor arrived by car.

After a forensic examination, it was determined that she was hit on the head with a Coke bottle and died. The time of death was estimated at 700:1900 in the morning of the same day.Neighbor George said: "Last night was Saturday, and people kept coming to Miss Denina's room to talk, laugh and dance at [-] in the evening. I heard arguing this morning, but I couldn't tell whether the other was a man or a woman."

The police officer checked the room again and found that the bed was messy and the corner of the sheet had been lifted.After walking around the room twice, Officer Mark Rega said: "That's for sure. She left someone here to spend the night last night. For some reason, the two quarreled, and she was beaten to death by that person. It's just that , among Miss Denina's friends are men and women, both of these people have to be investigated."

Everyone knows that Officer Robert is a confused police officer, but this time he behaved very competently.He waved his hand decisively and said, "You are such a blind man, such a bastard! You can tell whether it is a man or a woman by just looking at the scene. Do you still have the qualifications to be a police officer?"

Police Officer Mark Rega was dumbfounded by the scolding, and asked, "Tell me, is it a man or a woman?"

Officer Robert said: "Isn't this obvious?" He pointed to the toilet bowl with the cover and seat upturned in the corner of the bathroom and said something. Miss Denina's friends investigate and the case is quickly solved.Do you know if the murderer is a man or a woman?

It is of course a man who does not need a seat to use a flush toilet.He lives here all night and must go to the bathroom.Therefore, the murderer must be a man.

who cut the oil pipe

One morning, nine tourists on the Isle of Skye who participated in the "Pirate Tour" boarded the "Lucky" motor sailing boat. 9 tourists, 9 men and 5 women. The four female guests are all over 4.Among the five male guests, Henry is 4 years old and is the owner of a pharmacy in London; Moore, 50 years old, is a grocery store owner, amateur photographer, with a slight lame left leg; Coxley is a taxi driver, 5 Years old; Pickle and Leicester are both 26 years old and have already retired.The purpose of their trip is to imitate the pirates, take a sailing boat, follow the pirates' tracks, shuttle between the Hebridge Islands, and finally reach the pirate's lair on Mole Island 49 years ago.

In the afternoon, the boat docked. Nine tourists boarded a trampled path lined with bushes and weeds growing as tall as a person. "Look, Mr. Henry, I can't believe that this kind of plant grows on this desert island." The female traveler Heidi pulled up a weed-like plant and showed it to Henry.

"What kind of plant is this?" Henry asked. "You don't know it?" Henry shook his head. "This is coltsfoot, a herb that can be used as medicine." Heidi introduced.

After walking for about 700 meters, a decaying old castle stands in front of tourists. "This is the earth castle where the pirates once lived. You have 15 minutes to take pictures inside." After the introduction, the captain Jillier let the tourists into the castle, but he and 4 staff members came to a wooden house next to it. Here, sit at the table and drink.

In 1702, just as the captain and his companions were about to leave, they suddenly saw a figure outside the house, and when they ran out of the house, they were gone.Back to the old castle, the time is 1710.At this time, 9 tourists had gathered together on time and waited for them.

Then they returned to the "Lucky" and waited to sail back, only to find that the engine inlet pipe had been cut off.The captain knew that someone must be playing tricks, and this person was among the 9 tourists.

So who is this person?

It's Henry.There are two reasons: 1702. Henry is the owner of the pharmacy, so he doesn't even know the curative effect of coltsfoot, a commonly used herb.This shows that Henry is not the real boss.4. At 9, Captain Jillier saw a figure outside the house. This must be a tourist, because except for the tourists, all 8 staff members were in the house.When Jilier and others returned to the castle, all 1400 tourists were there.In just 26 minutes, the tourist had to run across the weedy path to get on the boat to cut off the engine oil pipe, and then returned to the castle, running about [-] meters back and forth. This is only [-]-year-old Henry. Only strong young men can do it.

mysterious hotel ghost

The manager of the Royal Hotel, Becks, was just about to return home from get off work, when his assistant, Sutton, hurried into his office and reported to him: "Just received the police notice that the 'hotel ghost' has come to this city, and may also live in our hotel. Hotel, let us be more vigilant." Bakers was surprised: "What are the characteristics of this ghost?" Sutton said: "According to the information held by Interpol, he is between 1 meters and 62 meters tall. in between; the usual tactic of not paying bills and disappearing suddenly, followed by travelers reporting a large amount of money stolen; often using aliases and disguises."

Becks shook his head and said, "Scary enough! What are we going to do? If the burglar is really staying in our hotel, you have to be careful. Yesterday the movie star Glenn booked a big suite, and she wore so many diamond rings." , It will definitely be a big target. There will be 8 Arab sheikhs coming to stay in the morning after tomorrow. You should send people to monitor day and night, and you must not make any mistakes." "Yes, I have already taken measures. According to the report provided by Interpol, we There are four single travelers in the hotel, all between 4 and 1 meters tall. The first is Mr. Steiner from Jerusalem, who runs a fruit business; the second is Mr. Blank from London. The third is Bierman, an entrepreneur from Cologne; the fourth is Manuel from Lisbon, whose identity is unknown." "So, everyone among them may be a hotel ghost?" " Possibly, but don't worry, I will definitely not let thieves succeed here." Assistant Su Dun replied confidently.

Two days later, on the morning of the third day, eight Arab sheikhs checked into the hotel.Sutton was on duty not far from the service desk, secretly observing the passing passengers.Mr. Steiner walked upstairs to the entrance of the hall, sat down on the big sofa, took out the magnifying glass, and read the "Hebrew Daily" he brought from Jerusalem as usual. 8, Blake and Manuel left the hotel one after another.At 1000:10, the movie star Miss Grann found that her bracelets and jewelry were missing.

Su Dun suddenly became nervous. While reporting the case to the police station, he thought about who the thief was.At this time, his eyes fell on Steiner again.Steiner didn't seem to know what was going on at all, and he was still sitting upright, concentrating on reading his newspaper with the help of a magnifying glass, moving down line by line from left to right.Suddenly, Sutton's eyes lit up, and he immediately brought Steiner to the security department.

After the first interrogation, it was indeed Steiner who committed the crime.How did Sutton see that it was Steiner who committed the crime?
Steiner was reading the Hebrew Daily, though he didn't understand Hebrew at all.Hebrew, like Arabic, is written from right to left, but he read it line by line from left to right, thus revealing the flaws.

legacy of great painters
Sotheby's auction house is conducting its annual Japanese fine art auction.

On the rostrum, the auctioneer sold dozens of paintings in succession.Finally, it was time for the finale auction of top works.The auctioneer said loudly: "Now we start to auction the posthumous work of the great painter Daoshan—a sketch painting. The reserve price is 25 US dollars."

"26." One person shouted

"27." Another person shouted

"28." Another person raised his number plate
……

At this time, a person in the crowd stood up and asked: "Mr. Auctioneer, can the consignor explain the origin of this sketch so that everyone at the scene can understand its true value!"

The auctioneer saw that the person speaking was the famous detective Charlie. Knowing that he was also a calligraphy and painting collector, he readily agreed.

Soon, a man named George came onto the stage and said to the audience:

"Gentlemen, three years ago, Daoshan and his good friend Fukuyama encountered a snowstorm during a trip. Daoshan accidentally broke his hip joint. The heavy snow buried his painting tools and works, and the temperature was several days below zero. Ten degrees. Fushan saw that Daoshan was seriously injured, so he carried Daoshan into an abandoned wooden house, and blocked the hole in the window with his own two gloves. Daoshan had a premonition that his injury was serious and he would not survive After a long time, Fukuyama found an old pen and a bottle of ink in an old kitchen, and then died after hastily drawing a sketch of his faithful friend. This sketch is now up for auction work".

"Do you think the sketch of Daoshan you commissioned for auction is Daoshan's posthumous work!" Charlie asked.

"Yes, it's Daoshan's dying posthumous work—a priceless posthumous work!" George replied affirmatively.

"However, I want to tell you that this posthumous painting of Daoshan is worthless because it is a fake!" Charlie said angrily.

Charlie immediately went to the stage and loudly stated his reasons to the audience, George was suddenly stupid.

Charlie said: "Gentlemen, think about it. The temperature has been tens of degrees below zero for several days, and there are holes in the windows of the wooden house. The ink in the cabinet has long been frozen into ice cubes. How can it be used immediately?" Let's paint!"

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Locke, who lives in Los Angeles, is a rich man. He has two older sisters and younger brothers. As he is in his old age, he wrote a will early, planning to leave the company under his name and hundreds of millions of stocks and cultural relics to the two. sister's child.He found David, a famous barrister, and handed over his power of attorney to this impartial lawyer.

Soon, Locke suffered a serious illness and passed away soon.

On the second day after Locke's death, Locke's brother's child, that is, Locke's nephew Robert, came to the law firm.He came to David, took out a will, and said to David: "Dear Mr. David, I know that Mr. Locke left you a will, but I want to tell you now that I am holding The will in the will is valid because it is later than the will in your hand, and the inheritance written in this will is only inherited by me."

David was dumbfounded for a moment. He checked the documents brought by Robert and found that the terms, signatures, and seals written on them were all correct.David thought for a while and said:
"Mr. Robert, how did you get your will?"

"I found it in the "Bible" at Mr. Locke's house. That day, I went to see Locke at Locke's house. He was dying, so he told me with the last of his strength that between pages 157 and 158 of the Bible, there was a book written by him. My will..."

(End of this chapter)