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

Chapter 94 The Club Murder

The detective agency Qi Luonan and I accepted the entrustment of a melancholy elderly lady to investigate the truth about the mysterious death of her son who had just graduated from college in a club named "Mask" in the urban area.We obtained the detailed autopsy report of the deceased through our friend Zhang Jingtian in the police.The deceased did not have any injuries on his body. It was confirmed that he died of suffocation. The murder weapon could not be found. The deceased had inhaled a small amount of alcohol before his death.

According to the investigation, the members of the "Mask" club are all wearing masks, so the identities of each member are extremely mysterious, and the names used are of course fake. Even the owner of the club does not know who his guests are. It is enough for guests to remit regularly into the club's bank account.

So we started with the deceased's private life, and learned that the deceased had borrowed a large sum of money from others to start a business with his friend after graduation, but the business failed. He was very troubled by this.We found this to be a very important clue.After diligent investigation, we finally found the four people who were most likely to be in contact with the deceased before his death, and identified them as the main suspects. They are:

1. The business partner of the deceased: "Hmph, if he (the deceased) hadn't lost the money in a bet, our business wouldn't have failed like this. It's all thanks to him that my family is almost ruined."

2. Psychological expert: "He failed in business and felt distressed. He once came to me for spiritual counseling. Well, I have been good friends with him for many years. Although I am an authoritative psychologist, I can't help him quit. Gambling. The rare thing is that his girlfriend who has been close to him for many years has repeatedly given him opportunities, but he has never changed his gambling nature."

3. Creditor: "Hmph, if he hadn't begged hard, saying that he was borrowing money for business, I would not have lent it to him. But he still took the money and lost it in the end. I felt cheated, so I urged him Pay back the money, but he keeps pushing and pushing, it's disgusting!"

4. Girlfriend: "I have been following him. Although he is good at gambling, he loves me very much. I have always hoped that I can influence him to make him turn over a new leaf and stop being addicted to gambling, but, alas..."

I can't help but feel a headache. Among these four people, who is the biggest suspect?I looked at Qi Luonan, who pondered for a while after listening, and then quietly pointed out the biggest suspect and his motive, which enabled the police to successfully crack the case.

Who is the biggest suspect and their motives?How did the murderer do it?
[Answer] We can use the method of elimination:

1. The deceased’s economic partner: the partner does business with the deceased, and he alone bears half of the responsibilities and losses. If the partner kills the deceased, he will bear all the debts, so it is possible that he is the murderer not big.

2. Creditor: In the same way, if the creditor kills the deceased, who will pay back the money?The creditor was only asking for money, so it is unlikely that he killed the deceased before he got the money.

3. Girlfriend: She loves the deceased very much and is trying to help him, so the possibility of killing him is unlikely.

4. Psychologist: He is an authoritative psychologist, and of course he is very proficient in hypnosis. The deceased drank alcohol before his death, and he was confused and unable to concentrate, so he was easily hypnotized.Therefore, psychologists easily hypnotize the dead, making the dead feel that they cannot breathe air, so they suffocate to death.

(End of this chapter)