Super God: If I punch you, you will die

"The situation where multiple people saw Dad at the same time only lasted until last night. After this morning, only my sister-in-law, Princess Natsumi Ushiro, said she saw Dad. Then the invoice I had in my pocket told a strange story. Well, what kind of line will be drawn between these two points?"

Ushiromiya Eiwa guided everyone present to imagine that the invoice could indeed be considered a point. However, they didn't know what kind of line should be connected to this point with which other points.

Finding the answer that Ushiromiya Eyu was hoping for wasn't difficult. Ushiromiya Eyu wanted to prove her impulsive actions by exposing Ushiromiya Natsuhi's lie that her grandfather was in the room that morning.

"It's inexplicable. Why would my mom lie? What reason would she have to lie?"

“I also want to know what her reasons are. But, Zhu Zhixiang, there might be a reason why she pretended that her father was in the room, right? Don’t you sometimes see this kind of trick in detective novels? It’s about making people misjudge the time of death so that they can create their own alibi.”

"What nonsense are you talking about? I've never heard of such a thing."

"Although we haven't found Dad yet, logically speaking, we can assume he's already been murdered. Since that's the case, we should find his body soon. If we can mislead us into misjudging the time of death, then Sister-in-law Ushiromiya Natsuhi can create her own alibi. Do you all understand what I mean?" This means that this morning, Ushiromiya Natsuhi claimed Ushiromiya Kinzo was in his room, but she was lying; Ushiromiya Kinzo was already dead at that time? Then, they moved Ushiromiya Kinzo's body to another location, making it appear as if he had just been murdered.

Then Lin Yan can stay with everyone and create an alibi.

Then, as long as you say you heard someone scream and lead everyone to check, you can become one of the first people to discover the body.

"Ridiculous. Detective novels are ultimately just entertainment novels. It's because you only read this kind of stuff that you come up with such a frivolous statement."

"Exactly. Even if we misjudge the moment of death a bit, the police will expose us immediately when they come to perform an autopsy. Putting aside the world of classic detective novels, do you really think this kind of trick would work in modern times? It's absurd."

"Really? This morning, when Dr. Nanjo examined the body, wasn't his estimate of the time of death rather ambiguous? Autopsy results are very easily affected by environmental factors and individual differences, making precise estimations difficult; errors of several hours are very common. What's even more troubling is that the police can only conduct a more scientific forensic examination tomorrow. Even in the modern world you mentioned, calculating the exact time of death is probably not so simple. Dr. Nanjo, don't you think so?"

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"As far as I know, autopsies are a very difficult procedure that requires experience and intuition. The misdiagnosis rate is also very high, and it is quite possible for the error to occur within a few hours."

"But in terms of alibis, a few hours is more than enough. This isn't a trick that only works in classic detective novels. It's a truly effective method. Sister-in-law, Princess Natsuhime Ushiromiya, we didn't intentionally want to suspect you. It's precisely because we don't want to suspect you that we hope you can prove your innocence."

"What are you asking me to prove? I did see my father-in-law this morning. He praised me and told me to engrave the emblem of the one-winged eagle in my heart. Are you going to deny even that? I absolutely will not allow it. I absolutely will not allow you to deny what my father-in-law said to me."

"Or is it that Dad's body will never be found? Usually, it takes seven years to declare someone dead after they go missing. To drag out Dad's life for another seven years, and then take the opportunity to seize the property, is a truly clever tactic."

"You are not allowed to be so insolent. I cannot tolerate your continued insolence. I am Princess Natsumi of the Ushiromiya clan. Even though I cannot wear the single-winged eagle emblem, the family crest is firmly imprinted in my heart. As the wife of Ushiromiya Kurausu, the heir to the family headship, and acting in his stead, how dare you be so disrespectful to me!"

After shouting, Ushiromiya Natsuhime pointed the gun in her hand at Ushiromiya Eiha.

"What's wrong? Are you going to shoot me? Fine, go ahead and shoot? You're already speechless, so you're just using this method to get by, right? Go ahead and shoot, and see if violence can cover up the truth."

"you you……"

Princess Natsuhime Ushiromiya did not intend to threaten her with a gun, but under Princess Ewa's influence, she ended up pointing a gun at her. At this point, Akari and Genji had no choice but to step in and mediate.

"Madam, please calm down."

"Mom, you're not lying. So ignore her nonsense."

"Sister-in-law Xia Fei, calm down. You just need to swear that Dad was indeed in the room this morning. It's such a simple sentence, why are you so flustered?"

“That makes sense. Lady Xiafei wasn’t lying; isn’t that just how things are?”

"That's why I want her to explain clearly. When did Dad leave the room? The windows were locked from the inside, and so was the door. If you really saw Dad this morning, then we need to ask you to explain how he left from the 'closed door' room. Otherwise, wouldn't that prove you're a liar?"

"Just how far are you going to take making fun of me?"

"You can argue, but please make sure you explain clearly. And it would be best if you could explain it right now. That way, I'll apologize for doubting you. Now tell me how Dad left this secret room, the study."

"I can't do anything about this, and I don't need to explain it."

"Really? Then let me explain for you. My explanation takes into account your position, it's very considerate. You said Dad was still in his room this morning, and I believed you. But when I opened the door the next time, Dad was gone. Does anyone agree with that?"

"I don't want to hear any more of what you have to say. Shut your indecent mouth."

“My reasoning is as follows. I witnessed only my sister-in-law entering and leaving the room on both occasions, and the receipts can prove it. But my father left the room. What is the answer to this mystery? It is the window. My father went out through the window. It was my sister-in-law, Princess Natsumi Udai, who pushed my father out of the third-floor window, causing him to fall into the courtyard.”

"you you……"

"Madam, please be patient."

"Miss Eyu, please stop talking."

"My father fell to his death in the courtyard, and then my sister-in-law, Princess Natsumi, said she was going to check if the doors and windows of the main house were closed properly, and took the opportunity to hide the body elsewhere. I think when she moved the body, she probably also did some disguises to make people think the time of death was wrong, right?"

"This means that the incident involving Ushiromiya Kurausu's brother-in-law, as well as the letter from Beaterich last night, are all factors. Ushiromiya Natsuhiko is highly suspected. I didn't want to say this, but now that I have, there's no going back. Ushiromiya Natsuhiko, I'm begging you, please explain your innocence. Otherwise, I will definitely have to suspect you."

"Why do I have to do this? Why must I, Consort Xia of the Right Palace, suffer such humiliation?" It seems everyone has said their piece.

"Terrible, absolutely terrible, Aunt Huiyu."

"Lin Yan, what do you mean by 'bad'?"

Zhu Zhixiang looked up at me with pleading eyes.

Ushiromiya Eiha's expression remained as calm and composed as ever.

"Lin Yan, what's so terrible about this? Tell us about it."

"It's precisely because we're only looking at it from one perspective that we've concluded that only Aunt Xiafei is a suspect. I'm not trying to defend Aunt Xiafei, but I just want to say that this kind of bluffing tactic to put someone in their place is useless. I think the reasoning based on the invoice is not bad, and the direction of the reasoning is not wrong. But if I were to give it a score, I would only give it around 65 points at most. If someone wrote this kind of answer on the exam paper, they would probably have to stay in school for remedial classes."

"Then tell me, besides my version of events, how did Dad manage to break through the door that was already sealed with an invoice and disappear?"

“Aunt Huiyu’s statement is indeed very interesting. And if it can be confirmed that there is no other way for Grandpa to disappear except through this statement, then it is indeed possible to conclude that the final witness, Aunt Xiafei, is the murderer. However, since there is still any possibility that Aunt Xiafei may have been wrongly accused, we cannot make such a conclusion.”

"Then Lin Yan, tell me, besides your sister-in-law, Consort Xia, who caused Dad's disappearance? Only she is a possibility, and my invoice proves that. From the first time Consort Xia went to the study to the second time she went with me, the study was a perfect locked room. By the time the locked room was opened, Dad had already disappeared. So you still say that Consort Xia isn't the murderer? What other tricks or schemes could there be?"

“That’s why I said I could only give him 65 points, Aunt Eyu. At times like this, we should ‘flip the chessboard.’ Don’t just think about how the people outside made Grandpa disappear; think about how he disappeared from inside the house. There’s still the invoice stuck on the door, so it’s not through the door. You can get out through the window, but you can’t lock it from the outside, and when Eyu went to the study, she saw the window was locked, so that wasn’t the way either.”

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"At this stage, the study was indeed a secret room, I can't deny that. But the study isn't always a secret room. As long as the seal on the invoice is broken, one can leave through the door. In other words, the problem isn't how Aunt Xia Fei made Grandpa disappear, but how Grandpa left the study. Grandpa's study wasn't an ordinary study, was it? According to Uncle Yuan Ci, it contained a toilet, a kitchen, and a bedroom; it was practically a small residence. For example, Grandpa could have hidden under the bed, making you, Aunt and Aunt, mistakenly believe he had left the room?"

Aunt Huiyu couldn't have checked that thoroughly, could she? Then, you two thought Grandpa was missing and went downstairs. By then, the receipt was gone from the door. This means Grandpa hid in the study while it was still a locked room, only leaving after you two left, which would have solved the mystery.

"What kind of logic is this? Why would Dad do something so absurd to sneak out of the study? There should be a limit to absurdity."

"Perhaps it really is absurd. But even if it is absurd, it still means that Aunt Natsumi might be innocent. Aunt Eyu, your invoice is not perfect. To use a chess analogy, it's like you can checkmate her, but you can't win. And what I dislike the most is your argument, Aunt Eyu. You're forcing Princess Natsumi to explain this matter clearly, and if she can't explain, you're concluding that she's the murderer. If this argument makes sense, then I, Princess Rinyan, will have to flip the chessboard again. Aunt Eyu, according to your logic, I would have to ask you and Uncle Hideyoshi to explain on the spot and prove that you didn't kill my father and the other six people yesterday before leisurely going back to the guesthouse to sleep. You dare to force Princess Natsumi to explain, so you must have a way to prove your innocence, right? Aunt Eyu, you should know that once they are dead, Princess Kinzo's entire estate will go to your name."

“That’s right. Aunt Huiyu isn’t very suspicious. If my mother is suspicious because she was the last person to see my grandfather, then isn’t Aunt Huiyu the last person to see my father and the others? Lin Yan is right. If you say you didn’t kill them, then prove it to us on the spot.”

“I also think Mom’s reasoning is a bit too hasty. I think the invoice is indeed an important clue, but Lin Yan is right. This is not enough to determine that Aunt Xiafei of the Right Palace is the murderer. We are all equally suspicious, and there is no reason to blame only Aunt Xiafei.”

"You're saying a proud father would hide under the bed? Do you think such a childish explanation can account for this?"

"Then please explain yourself, Aunt Huiyu. Please provide evidence to prove who killed those six people and to prove that you have nothing to do with this. Cough cough, cough cough. Cough cough, cough. Ugh, cough cough cough. Cough cough. Cough ha."

"Young Miss, Young Miss?"

Zhu Zhixiang suddenly started coughing incessantly. I initially thought she had choked from shouting too excitedly, but if that were all, she was coughing for far too long, and she really looked like she was in a lot of discomfort.

Zhu Zhixiang was still coughing, and lay on the ground sobbing.

"Zhu Zhixiang, cheer up, Dr. Nanjo."

"Zhu Zhixiang, quickly ask someone to get the inhaler. No, I have one with me."

Dr. Nanjo took a bronchodilator inhaler from her bag on the sofa and handed it to Jiayin.

Then I remembered that six years ago, Zhu Zhixiang would also cough violently from time to time, and then she would have to use that kind of device to inhale medicine. But I never saw Zhu Zhixiang cough so badly six years ago.

"Is Zhu Zhixiang's asthma that severe?"

"It has only gotten much worse in the last few years. When it's not acting up, it's fine, but when it flares up, it coughs non-stop."

"Cough, cough, cough."

"Young Miss, the medicine is here, please."

"Um, cough cough."

Zhu Zhixiang took the inhaler from Jiayin and inhaled it with practiced ease. Her throat felt itchy for a moment, but then it gradually subsided.

"Zhu Zhixiang, are you alright? You scared me."

"It's nothing serious, don't worry."

Zhu Zhixiang was covered in large beads of sweat, and she made no attempt to hide her heavy breathing, but it seemed that at least the sudden attack of asthma had gradually subsided.

This commotion brought an end to the previously tense atmosphere.

But this is just fine.

Because such things that deepen mutual suspicion are completely unnecessary.

Upon closer reflection, perhaps even the act of probing each other's alibis or searching for the murderer was entirely unnecessary.

Although they are just powerless ordinary citizens, they believe that when the police arrive tomorrow, they will use the most advanced technology to conduct a thorough search, solve all the mysteries, and arrest the murderer.

“I think Lin Yan is right. If Consort Xia, the eldest sister-in-law of the Right Palace, is a suspect, then we are also suspects. Arguing about this now is not constructive at all. We can just leave everything to the police tomorrow. But Lin Yan, you must also want to know who the murderer is, right? I think you must want to know who the murderer is as soon as possible, so that this person knows how painful it is to lose a loved one, right?”

"I don't deny that. This guy has gotten me into this mess, and I don't want to wait another day. But then again, I don't want to doubt any of the eighteen of us. Even though I just said those things, I don't want to doubt Aunt Huiyu either. Aunt Huiyu likes to joke around and always makes me happy. She's the best aunt to me, and I don't want to argue with you. I think no one here wants this, and I think everyone feels the same way, right?"

"Lin Yan agrees. This kind of arguing is meaningless. I think it must be because so many people have been crammed into the same place since early morning, and everyone has accumulated a lot of mental pressure."

"I think so too. It's understandable. Although it's not easy to do in practice, please try to relax."

“Huiyu, we should also calm down. I think the invoice incident can indeed be used as an important clue to find out the truth about my father-in-law’s disappearance. We can tell the police when they arrive.”

"That's right, that's true. Discovering the invoice was a bit too much for me, and I got carried away. It was indeed unfair of me to only suspect my sister-in-law, Consort Xia of the Right Palace, and we were just as suspicious. But Lin Yan, the invoice thing is absolutely true, don't forget that. And you'd better think about the significance of this matter more carefully."

"..."

"..."

Eiha and Hideyoshi stood up, seemingly intending to leave the living room.

"In the end, there's no point in us playing this kind of reasoning game here. The police will find out everything eventually anyway."

They don't need to play this kind of reasoning game. Once the typhoon passes and the noisy sea cats return to the dock, the matter will naturally be resolved.

Yes, thinking about it carefully, this kind of case really seems pointless. They don't need to do anything; the matter will be resolved when the sea cat cries out in despair.

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“I think my sister-in-law, Princess Natsuhime, doesn’t want to see my face anymore either, right? I feel the same way. I remember she said yesterday that she had already prepared guest rooms for us in the main house, so we don’t need to go back to the guesthouse, right? The guest rooms have bathrooms and toilets, and we know how to use the door locks and chains. There are also beds in the rooms, and my husband doesn’t have to fight with Maria for the TV anymore. He can watch whatever channel he likes.”

"As you see fit, but please be very careful."

"Thank you, sister-in-law. Also, you don't need to meddle in other people's business. I'm asking you to keep a close eye on everyone, because the murderer is definitely among us. Also, don't forget that you are being watched as well."

"Have you finished making your statement?"

"That's all. Now, Sister-in-law Udai-no-miya Natsumi, we're leaving. Genji-no-machi, call us when it's time for dinner. Until then, we'll lock the door and stay in our rooms."

"..."

"Yuanci, Jiayin, escort them to their guest rooms."

"No need. I don't want the person who brought us to be a dangerous individual. We'd feel more at ease if no one left before we went into the room. Let Zhi, let's go."

"Everyone, stay here."

"Let him stay here. The murderer is right here in the living room, yet you insist on staying here."

“Leaving the living room is tantamount to suspecting someone in our family. I... I don’t believe anyone in our family would do something so terrible.”

"Let him get treatment. Honey, you should talk to him too."

“Rang Zhi is all grown up now. If he wants to be loyal and not leave, that’s his choice. Let him be.”

"dad."

Eiha and Hideyoshi walked out, with only the sound of rain bidding them farewell.

A tense atmosphere filled the living room. Looking at the clock, it was already evening. It turned out that Lin Yan and the others had been thinking, discussing, and arguing about these pointless matters for quite some time.

Just as I was scratching my head in frustration, my eyes met Maria's.

Lin Yan was slightly surprised, assuming she was just watching TV.

"Now I believe it."

"Well."

"That letter and the murder were all done by Beatrice. No, I'm begging her to come forward and say that she did it herself, to tell us that the nineteenth person did it. Otherwise, the eighteen of us will have to keep speculating endlessly. Rather than that, it's better to believe that the nineteenth person exists."

"..."

"Why don't we just open the door and the window and take Grandpa out? That should be a piece of cake for Beaterich."

Mari sighed softly before raising her head to speak.

"Yes. Locks are useless against witches. Beatrice can use the seventy-two demons of King Solomon with ease, and Gabo, ranked thirty-third, has the ability to instantly take anyone to any place. For her, no matter what kind of secret room it is, taking the people out of it is a piece of cake."