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

Chapter 42 The Riverside Murder

Ancient ruins have been discovered in the upper reaches of the Grand Canyon River.So, cultural relics workers Porter, Arthur and Straw teamed up to investigate.One night, Potter didn't return to the hotel after going out to investigate alone, and everyone was worried about him.The next morning, Potter's body was found under the cliff by the river. It seemed that he died of falling off the cliff, which was purely accidental.

After forensic identification, Porter died at around 10 o'clock last night.When investigating the scene, it was found that a "Y" was written on the sand on the right hand side of the deceased.

"This is a message on the deathbed. Did the deceased leave the murderer's name as a clue before he was killed?" Detective Langbo asked.

"That Arthur guy is suspicious. Because his name starts with 'Y'," the officer said.

Arthur argued: "Don't—don't be kidding, I've been staying in the hotel, how could I kill Potter?"

"Wait, doctor, the victim died immediately after breaking his neck. Where were you at ten o'clock last night?"

"I was alone in the room and had no way of proving it. But if I'm a suspect, Straw is a suspect."

Straw said angrily, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

"Isn't it right? Yesterday Potter accidentally found many pottery puppets. You asked to study with him, but you were rejected."

"I admit it, but you also said that. And that old man named Lavel is also very suspicious."

The officer pressed, "Which Lavelle?"

"It's that Lavelle who has a lot of research on local history. He investigated the ruins silently by himself. After we joined him, he was very angry. He didn't answer any questions we asked."

The police officer crossed his arms over his chest, not knowing what to think.Suddenly, Langbo made a new discovery: "The victim wore a watch on his right wrist, so Arthur showed that Potter should be left-handed?"

"Correct!"

"Well, one more question, Mr. Straw, how long have you known Potter?"

"We just met yesterday."

"Very well, it is clear who the murderer is."

So, who is the murderer?How is it judged?

[Answer] The victim died on the spot after breaking his neck, and it is impossible for him to leave writing on the ground.Therefore, the word "Y" was written by the murderer.It was definitely not Lavelle, because Lavelle did not know these three archaeologists at all, and of course it was impossible to know the letter "Y".Arthur is not the murderer either, if it were him, he would not have left his name on it.Yes, the murderer was Straw, who killed one of the three and blamed the other for the purpose of taking the research results of the three for himself.

(End of this chapter)