Chapter 514 Stupid Mortals


    ??When Duanmuhuai returned to the viewing platform again, other people also raised their heads and looked at him with uneasy eyes.


    “How is it? Mr. Detective, have you found the murderer?”


    Looking at Duanmu Huai, the male student who had greeted him before hurriedly asked, but upon hearing his inquiry, the few people following Duanmu Huai showed very complicated expressions. At first, they thought they could identify the murderer as long as they found enough evidence or clues. As a result...the more clues they found, the more they found the murderer.


    “Okay, now let me say a few words.”


    ?Duanmu Huai knocked on the table to signal everyone to look at him, then he narrowed his eyes and stared at the other people in front of him.


    ??At present, the only certain characteristics of the prisoner are that he smokes. Other than that, there is basically no conclusive evidence. However, Duanmuhuai is not a detective like Conan or Sherlock Holmes who can convince people with reason.


    He is better at convincing people with reason.


    “After searching, I found some interesting clues...”


    As he spoke, Duanmu Huai put the fragments of photos he had taken from Arthur''s room on the table, and then looked at Arthur.


    "So, Mr. Arthur, do you have anything to explain about this photo? It''s not just Dr. Rose, but also the murdered Mr. Williams and Miss Ethel. However, this photo is in your The room was torn to pieces, do you have anything to defend?"


    “I have nothing to say.”


    Facing Duanmuhuai’s inquiry, Arthur still had the same arrogant attitude. Of course, when he saw Duanmuhuai, he restrained himself slightly.


    "This is a photo passed down from my family. I have heard about Dr. Rose from my family before. Indeed, I asked Dr. Rose to provide me with some medicine, but if you want to accuse me of murder because of this, If so, that’s another matter.”


    “Huh? I’m in this photo too?”


    At this time, the maid Ethel also came over in surprise and looked at the photo carefully.


    “Ah, this may be my mother. I remember she said before that she also worked as a maid..."


    "All right."


    Duanmuhuai put the photo aside for the time being, and then looked at Fred.


    "Mr. Fred, you should understand what we want to ask you. In your room, we found a large number of magic circles similar to those at the crime scene. What explanation do you have for this?"


    “Of course I drew it.”


    Fred didn''t seem surprised by Duanmuhuai''s inquiry, and he spoke quickly.


    "I also know some occult science, so I can naturally see that that evil and weird magic circle will definitely bring some kind of terrible nightmare. Therefore, in order to protect myself, I will also draw some protective magic in my cabin. Formation to protect my safety!"


    ?Hmm, yes, the reason is very good.


    ? Duanmu Huai glanced at him, withdrew his gaze, and then focused on the last suspect.


    “Mr. Bart.”


    He signaled the navigator Bart to come to him, then took out the pocket watch from his pocket and threw it on the table.


    “I would be very grateful if you could explain to me why the victim’s pocket watch is in your box.”


    "you………!"


    Seeing this pocket watch, navigator Bart immediately blushed. He stared at Duanmuhuai with wide eyes.


    “I, I don’t know what you are talking about...”


    "It''s useless to argue, Mr. Bart. So many people saw that I took this pocket watch out of your box, so... you''d better be able to give me an explanation like them."


    Duanmuhuai curled his lips, but his eyes were still looking at the navigator in front of him. The latter gritted his teeth under Duanmuhuai''s gaze and finally lowered his head.


    "Okay, I said... I said...! Damn it, I admit it, I am a thief. I always go to the guests'' rooms to steal some small things after they leave the cabin. All the people who take our airship are... Rich people, they don''t care about a little lost gadget! Same thing this time, I saw Mr. Williams leave his room and go to the smoking room, and his hatch was still unlocked, so I just I took the opportunity to go in and saw that the pocket watch on the bedside table was very valuable, so I stole it and ran away in a hurry. Not long after, I heard someone shouting for help, and I knew that Mr. Williams had been killed. ! I stole his pocket watch, but I definitely didn’t kill anyone!”


    "etc."


    Hearing this, Duanmu Huai frowned.


    “Did you see Mr. Williams go to the smoking room?”


    "Yes."


    “So was he alone at that time? What was his mental state?”


    "this…………"


    Facing Duanmuhuai’s inquiry, navigator Bart recalled for a while.


    "I''m not sure. He is a person, but I don''t know his mental state, because I only saw the back and not the front."


    "All right."


    After listening to Bart’s explanation, Duanmuhuai nodded.


    "The facts are very clear, the murderer is..."


    “Who is the murderer?”


    Hearing this, everyone present also concentrated their attention and stared at Duanmuhuai. Then under everyone''s gaze, Duanmuhuai... spread his hands.


    “It doesn’t matter who it is.”


    "…………Why???"


    I have to say that everyone was stunned when they heard Duanmuhuai''s unexpected answer.


    “What are you talking about?”


    “You are only thinking about who the murderer is, but you are ignoring a very simple thing.”


    Duanmu Huai leaned back on the sofa, and the velvet sofa squeaked and deformed under the pressure of his huge body.


    "To be honest, the crime itself is not complicated. It is very simple. There are also traces left at the crime scene. For example, those magic circles... the criminals painted them with their fingers, so as long as we call the police after arriving at the destination, the police will only need to extract the If you compare the fingerprints with everyone else, it will be clear who the culprit is."


    “Then why don’t we do it?”


    Hearing this, a student from Shuo College shouted, while Duanmu Huai shrugged his shoulders. “It’s very simple, we don’t have the corresponding equipment, and comparing fingerprints itself is a very professional thing, and not just anyone can do it. So do you understand?”


    ??????”


    Facing Duanmu Huai’s words, everyone was still confused, but looking at their appearance, Duanmu Huai sighed helplessly.


    "The criminal''s actions were crude, and he destroyed the radio and cut off our communication with the outside world. Just think about it and the answer will come out - the prisoner is not afraid of his true identity being exposed at all, because in the prisoner''s plan, all of us will die. Here..."


    After saying this, Duanmu Huai raised his head and looked at the person next to him.


    “Are you right, Dr. Rose?”


    "Why---?!"


    Hearing this, everyone turned their heads in surprise and looked at Rose, the doctor in "Full Moon and Stars". The latter trembled slightly under Duanmuhuai''s gaze, and then took a step back.


    "What are you talking about? I have been with you all the time. Why am I the prisoner? Do you have any evidence?"


    “Evidence, of course I am...”


    However, before Duanmu Huai finished speaking, Dr. Rose suddenly screamed, and the next moment she suddenly jumped up with movements unimaginable by humans, lying on the ceiling like a spider, glaring at everyone fiercely. .


    Duanmuhuai finished his words calmly.


    “…Of course I don’t have any evidence. In fact, I just wanted to deceive you. But now, if you take the initiative to expose it, I don’t need to make any more reasoning."


    …………”


    Hearing this, Dr. Rose''s expression suddenly turned as if she had eaten shit. She glared at Duanmuhuai fiercely and gritted her teeth.


    “Why do you doubt me?”


    “Oh, actually the reason is very simple, that photo.”


    Duanmu Huai pointed at the photo.


    "photo?"


    "Yes, that''s a photo from twenty years ago, but you may not have noticed that the you in it are almost exactly the same as you are now. At least Miss Ethel gave me an answer that the maid in the photo might be her mother. , but for you, there seems to be nothing unusual about this photo itself, which means that you are completely accustomed to appearing in front of everyone with this appearance."


    ?Speaking of this, Duanmuhuai looked at Dr. Rose with a half-smile.


    "And you may not have noticed that I didn''t ask about the relationship between you and Mr. Arthur. You could obviously say that you didn''t know, but you had to take the initiative to say that he threatened to blackmail you into prescribing illegal drugs to him. So you are Deliberately misleading everyone into a blind spot, that is, when a person commits one case, he will not commit another case. As long as you confirm that you are a suspect in the extortion case, the suspicion of becoming a murderer will be reduced... …Of course, you can’t fool the police with this trick, but it’s more than enough to deal with ordinary people.”


    ?Speaking of this, Duanmuhuai glanced at Arthur.


    "As for Mr. Arthur...well, I have to say that you are a good double act."


    “Mr. Detective, do you mean that Mr. Arthur is also a criminal?”


    “Of course, he is an accessory and Dr. Rose is the principal. The whole process was carefully designed by the two of them.”


    Speaking of this, Duanmu Huai looked at the two of them with serious eyes.


    "So...if I guess correctly, you are all from Silver Dusk Lodge."


    “It’s a pity that you knew it too late, you idiots!”


    With a howl, Dr. Rose turned over and landed next to Arthur. The latter adjusted his clothes and looked at everyone triumphantly. As for Dr. Rose beside him, her hands and feet were as thin and long as a spider at this moment. Even her face gradually began to crack. Her jaw split into two, revealing the sharp inside. teeth and tongue.


    Then, Rose looked at the stunned and frightened people, opened her mouth and roared.


    “Nyarlathotep is coming back! And all of you will be sacrificed to him!”


    While screaming, Dr. Rose, who transformed into a monster, rushed directly towards Lorena who was blocking the door.


    “Look, this is the great power of Nyarlathotep. You will only die in front of its power!!”


    ?While screaming, Doctor Rose stretched out her claws and opened her mouth and rushed towards Lorena, trying to attack her.


    ?However, at this moment, a scene that no one could imagine happened.


    Faced with Dr. Rose''s attack, Lorena did not dodge. She just stood there, holding the heavy holy book in her hand tightly, and then leaped forward, avoiding Dr. Rose''s twisted attack. With his arms torn apart, he came in front of her, held the holy book in his hand in front of Dr. Rose''s face, raised it high, and then slapped it hard!


    “Bang!!”


    The next moment, everyone saw Dr. Rose screaming and flying backwards like a thrown bowling ball. She hit the wall next to her, twitched and stopped moving.


    ?Seeing this scene, Arthur''s expression suddenly changed. He hurriedly took out a pistol from his arms and aimed it at everyone.


    “Don’t move, no one is allowed to come over, or I will...”


    ?However, before Arthur could finish his words, he saw Duanmuhuai standing up from the sofa and striding towards him. Looking at the terrifying, huge figure and the ferocious face, Arthur was so frightened that his mind went blank and he couldn''t even pull the trigger!


    【You have intimidated the cultist Arthur! 】


    【Cultist Arthur is conducting an appraisal - the appraisal failed】


    【Cultist Arthur was surprised】


    【Cultist Arthur loses 1D6 points of sanity】


    【Cultist Arthur falls into fear! 】


    “No, don’t come over!!”


    Arthur''s eyes widened, looking at the figure walking towards him. His hands were shaking crazily. He couldn''t even pull the trigger. He could only watch Duanmu Huai coming to his side. In front of him, and then... punched out.


    “Bang!!”


    The next moment, Arthur was directly punched by Duanmu Huai and flew into the air, then fell heavily to the ground and fell into a coma.


    "alright."


    ? Duanmu Huai waved his hand and turned his head to look at the others.


    “Now, the case is solved.”


    (End of this chapter)