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

Chapter 158 Gold Coin Case

Sheriff Henry receives a report: the body of a strangled man has been found on the Champs-Elysées.

Henry came to the scene and saw that the reporter was Douglas, a bald man in his 50s.Douglas said he was heading home after a midnight drink when he saw a man lying on the ground not far away.He stepped forward and bent down to see that it was his neighbor, Old Hawking.He looked carefully and found that he was dead.

"I expected it, I warned him!" said Douglas.

"What was he warned about? Who is he?" Inspector Henry asked.

"Warning him not to always jingle the gold coin that is used as a talisman. Old Hawking and I have been neighbors for 20 years. I saw him walking past a few minutes ago, and he always likes to jingle the gold coin, It seems to be deliberately recruiting people to rob."

"Is that gold coin worth anything?"

"It's not worth much, old Hawking used it as a talisman. I told him to be careful, has it been stolen?"

Henry checked the body and found the gold coin that was used as a talisman from the pocket of his trousers.

Henry quickly arrested Douglas.

May I ask what is the basis for Henry's arrest of Douglas?
【Answer】Douglas said he heard Hawking clinking gold coins a few minutes ago, but Henry only found one gold coin in Hawking's pocket.A gold coin does not jingle by itself.From this Henry judged that Douglas was lying.

(End of this chapter)