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

Chapter 75 The Cowherd in the Wilderness

This is a murder in the wilderness.It was found that the cowherd was tied to a dead tree, and the man was dead.He was gagged and his neck was tied three times with a rope.

It was this rope tied around the neck that suffocated the victim to death.The time of death is presumed to be around noon, and there was a heavy rain that lasted for about an hour.

Although the murderer was captured the next day, the strange thing is that he had a definite alibi from the noon of the day until the body was found. There were witnesses to prove that the criminal had drunk in a pub on the street.

So, what method did the murderer use to strangle the victim?And have no accomplices.

[Answer] The murderer learned from the weather forecast that there would be rain in the afternoon, so he tied the victim to a tree in the morning, and tied the victim around his neck with a rope made of a plant called "Agave".Fibers made from this plant have a property of shrinking when exposed to water.So, due to the rain that fell at two o'clock in the afternoon, the rope slowly shrank and tightened the victim's neck, causing him to suffocate to death.

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