Crime scene: 162 mystery solving puzzles to find out who the murderer is

Chapter 116 The Broken Goldfish Bowl

Yamato Koriyama City is rich in goldfish, the largest in Japan, with an annual output of about 44.

At 3 o'clock in the afternoon on a certain summer day, Kyosuke Kuga, an expert in goldfish research, went to the house of his friend A, and was surprised when he entered the door.His friend A fell dead on the verandah of the adjacent hospital. It seemed that he had been hit on the head, and blood oozed from the back of his head.

Next to the deceased was a broken round goldfish bowl, and several goldfish were also dead.It is possible that the goldfish bowl was originally placed on the table in the balcony, and when the victim was attacked and resisted, it was knocked to the ground and shattered.The lanai has a well-drained concrete floor and is exposed to the scorching midsummer sun.

Kuga Kyosuke reported to the police.Interpol quickly rushed to the scene and began a search. "The water flowing out of the goldfish bowl has been dried by the sun, but the goldfish has not been dried. This shows that the goldfish bowl has not been broken for a long time. If it has been several hours, it will not be exposed to direct sunlight. , the little goldfish has already been dried out in the sun." The seasoned criminal policeman said while looking at the goldfish on the balcony.

As a result of the search, the criminal police arrested the suspect with strong evidence.He is the victim's brother-in-law.At about 11 o'clock on the day of the crime, people nearby accidentally discovered that he slipped out of the back door of the victim's house.But after that, he had a definite alibi at the time.

"He left the scene four hours ago. If he was a criminal, the goldfish that fell on the balcony would have been dried in the sun." The policeman muttered.Kyosuke Jiuga, a goldfish research expert, said after hearing this: "No, he used a clever method to prevent the goldfish from being dried, so that he could manipulate the time of committing the crime, so that the proof that he was not at the scene of the crime was established. Kuga Kyosuke tore through the criminal's disguise so sharply.

So, what methods did the criminals use?

[Answer] Freezing goldfish into ice cubes can prolong the drying time of goldfish.

(End of this chapter)