hsntnovel Chapter 737 Similarity
Chapter 737 Similarity
That doesn't seem right. Cowell's clothes are still in the box... It doesn't make sense to change clothes after kidnapping someone.
Her previous wild guess was quickly overturned by herself, although her wet clothes were conspicuous in the crowd and could be easily discovered.
But if the purpose is to kidnap someone and then flee the scene, the time to change clothes is too luxurious.
"You've learned to use tricks, haven't you? Since you've already guessed it... whatever. That muffled sound is indeed the key. If you solve this mystery, you'll be close to the truth."
Whether you answer Ying's questions or not, you can get useful information. If you are determined not to reveal anything, the best thing to do is to be mysterious or throw out false information.
But since she had already guessed it, and the two of them were not enemies, there was no need for Zuo Xi to trip them up. Besides, he was just trying to provide them with some convenience and ideas, otherwise he would not have reminded them to pay attention to the unusual noise in the first place.
"I know. Mr. Cowell must have been plotting against this painter lady for a long time, and he finally took advantage of this golden opportunity to do something to her!"
Paimon slammed his palm hard, as if he had suddenly realized something, his eyes full of excitement of solving a puzzle.
"...Let me just listen to your reasoning. Paimon, can you explain it in detail?"
Ying looked at Paimeng with distrust, she knew Paimeng too well. His wild imagination always made her come up with some strange plots... But then again, his nonsense was surprisingly accurate sometimes.
Although the conclusion seems absurd at first glance, upon closer examination, there seems to be no logical problem. If you think about it carefully, some of the details actually make sense.
Unlike in the past, this time she was able to slowly figure out the whole process just by listening to the conclusion... Could it be that Paimon ate something wrong without her knowing and evolved unknowingly?
"No problem! Next, it's time for me, Detective Paimon, to do my reasoning!"
Paimon instantly put on his facial decorations of glasses and a mustache, made an "eight" gesture with his chin, and his eyes actually flashed with some sharpness and wisdom.
No, this is not Paimon... Zuo Xi didn't quite agree.
"First of all, Mr. Cowell must be a loyal fan of Ms. Halsey, even a fanatical fan, a crazy fan... He has admired Ms. Halsey for a long time and finally waited for this opportunity. And this is Mr. Cowell's motive for committing the crime.
You must be thinking that I have no basis for my claims, right? Humph, Paimon already knew you would think so!
The police officer told us before that Halsey is a well-known painter. As a well-known person, it is normal for her to have a certain fan base, right? No one can say for sure whether Cowell is one of them... But at least, this possibility is much greater than a random crime! "
Paimon was very proud of his inference. Ying and Navia rarely refuted it, but thought about it seriously.
"…I really want to complain, but surprisingly there aren't any particularly obvious contradictions… Go on, Paimon."
Although it is indeed very far-fetched, this inference cannot be overturned until evidence is found.
And as Paimon said, Halsey has a certain fan base, and the possibility of such a person having fanatical fans is indeed much greater than that of ordinary people.
Although it seems a bit far-fetched, there is no obvious logical error, it just lacks supporting evidence.
"Of course, Paimon is indeed a genius!"
Seeing that no one, including Zuo Xi, refuted her, Paimeng's tail immediately rose to the sky. Could it be that she was really a one-in-a-million reasoning genius?
"Ahem, then Paimon will continue... Mr. Cowell heard that Linney was going to hold a large-scale performance. He thought that as a painter, Miss Halsey, who is very romantic and artistic, would definitely be interested, so she took the initiative to join Linney's magic troupe!
This also explains why Mr. Cowell took the initiative to join the magic troupe, and why he worked so hard... Because only if he performs well enough can he be entrusted with important tasks by Linney and have the opportunity to get close to Miss Halsey! "
Damn, Paimon finally found a logical chain. Although it sounds ridiculous, it is still the same as the previous point, there is no evidence to refute it.
However, Ying could still raise some questions about this. After all, there were some doubts, although they were not very obvious, but they looked very strange to those of them who knew the inside story.
"Paimon, you know that Linny is a member of the Fatui, right? Then you should also know that this magic show actually has a special mission, right? So..."
"Sorry, let me interrupt."
Ying was about to ask a question when Navia raised her hand and interrupted her.
"Um... should I stay away for now? Now that you know your plan, you won't kill me, right?"
Although the tone was joking, Navia really wanted to ask if she needed to avoid it. After all, although the reputation of the Fatui had improved, the impression deeply rooted in people's hearts was not so easy to erase.
If nothing else, it is a fact that things are done recklessly and executives act arbitrarily.
She must not really hear anything she shouldn't hear, which would cause their fragile little group to fall apart in an instant and be silenced.
"It's okay. If you have the ability, just tell others. The Fatui have the ability to control public opinion. Your message will not be passed on."
Zuo Xi waved his hand, totally ignoring Navia. In fact, what he said was true, but his attitude was a little arrogant.
It turns out that the executive officer's willful behavior is not a rumor - Navia sighed in her heart.
“Then I will continue… Paimon, Linny and the others are here for a special mission, so they shouldn’t allow strangers to participate in the mission, right?
Although Linny is very bold, he should not make such a mistake... Even if Mr. Cowell joined in the middle, he must have gained Linny's trust.
Even if they are not the Fatui, at least there should be some basis of trust... The person who meets this condition happens to be a fan of Ms. Halsey. Isn't this a bit too coincidental?"
As Ying said, this operation is very important, and Linny should not allow such an unstable factor to participate. Even if Cowell joined in the middle of the process, Ying felt that there was a greater possibility that there was something else going on behind the scenes.
Moreover, before entering the venue, when picking up tickets in the hall, Cowell obviously recognized Zuo Xi and other executives, which further proved that the other party's identity was not just an ordinary assistant.
"It seems...it seems to be true."
Paimon's high spirits were extinguished by Ying. Thinking about it carefully, this was indeed too coincidental. One or two could be considered a coincidence, but if all of them collided together, there must be some inevitable connection.
"Probably an informant or something like that. There are so many Fatui, I can't possibly remember every one of them. Wait a minute... Well, there is no relevant record in the archives. Probably a peripheral member developed locally in Fontaine."
Zuo Xi spent less than half a second searching the archives, but did not find any information about Cowell. However, the Fatui usually cooperate with local gangs or underground organizations, and they would use these people when some missions required local people to cover up their tracks.
Cowell is probably a member of this kind of local gang... Oh, so the research on the underground cave is related to this local organization, right?
After accidentally figuring out the key to a problem, Zuo Xi discovered that he seemed to have accidentally spoiled the story for himself... Tsk.
"I see. Anyway, this can explain it... Ying, you have nothing to say now!"
Although Paimeng didn't understand, it didn't prevent her from understanding that Zuo Xi was supporting her point of view, so her arrogance, which had just been half extinguished, instantly rose again, and she kept showing off in front of Ying... Meng relied on Zuo Xi's power.
"...Okay, okay, go ahead."
Ying gave Paimon a white look and didn't bother with her. Paimon's tendency to float up into the air has never changed, and she herself doesn't seem to be planning to change it.
That wouldn’t really matter…it would be even less of a problem if she didn’t hide behind him every time he got into trouble.
"Oh, okay... where were we... Oh! Mr. Cowell joined Linney's magic troupe just for a chance to get close to Miss Halsey!
He is the member of the magic troupe who is responsible for arranging and checking props, so it is very likely that he has the ability to deliberately arrange a "performance accident."
He has the ability to tamper with the rope with the tinder core, the interlayer that is large enough to hold a person, and the number selector to achieve his goal!
He knew the process of Linnie's magic, so he hid in the interlayer of Miss Kalsey's magic box in advance. When the magic box was lowered into the tunnel, he came out from the interlayer and kidnapped Miss Kalsey.
As for the water tank falling at the end... he must have wanted to create a commotion so as to find a chance to escape from the scene!
As for his escape route... um... it must be that vent over there!"
At this point, Detective Paimon's vivid reasoning officially ended, and she restored the details of a case she imagined in the form of dancing and gestures.
Except for some problems in the second half of the whole process, it is difficult to find obvious refutations in other places.
"...It actually makes sense... Are you really Paimon? Where is my Paimon? Return Paimon to me quickly!"
Ying grabbed Paimeng with a shocked look on her face, and then started to pull her skin without saying a word. Who is this person? Paimeng couldn't have made such a complete deduction!
If she really deduced it...then this is not Paimon!
"So, that muffled sound was made when Cowell knocked Miss Kelsey unconscious. And that scream was also Miss Kelsey's final struggle?"
Navia did not intervene in the fight between Ying and Paimeng, but followed Paimeng's reasoning to supplement key information and details. If everything fits in and there is a reasonable explanation, then this situation may really be the truth.
If the direction is correct, then just look for evidence in that direction.
"There were a lot of water stains and broken vases at the scene... If we understand it as being accidentally knocked over and broken during a fight, it doesn't seem to be a problem."
Navia looked at the broken vase and water stains on the ground. The more she thought about it, the more she felt that it matched. For a moment, she even felt a little excited.
In this way, all we need to do is find Cowell's escape route and combine it with Linnie's action schedule to naturally eliminate his suspicion.
Then the whole city issued a wanted order for Cowell, and after he was captured, there were clues to further investigate the "serial disappearance of girls case"... She finally had the opportunity to get closer to the truth and give an explanation to everyone.
"So that's when Mr. Cowell's clothes got wet? The two of them were fighting and the vase was broken, and the water in the vase soaked their clothes... So there are clothes that Ms. Halsey had worn before?
In other words, Cowell not only changed his own clothes, but also changed Ms. Halsey's clothes? Although it is not impossible to explain it with the same reason, it always feels wrong... Is there any reason for him to take off both clothes?
Both parties take off their clothes… take off their clothes… er… ahh ...
Ying was thinking nicely, but suddenly she thought of something and started screaming strangely.
"What's wrong? Traveler, did you find anything incredible? Eh? Is your face a little redder than before... Is there a lack of oxygen here?"
Navia was attracted by the strange cry and quickly looked around to be alert, but she found that the traveler's face seemed to be a little red for some reason.
"Ahem... No, nothing... I thought of some, uh... happy things."
Ying rubbed her face vigorously, trying to make it look like she had rubbed it red. Then she glanced at Zuo Xi secretly as if something was moving... Damn, this guy was really trying not to laugh!
"You, what are you laughing at?!"
Ying, who was furious, started to attack on the spot, "You dog Zuo Xi, you are smiling so maliciously, you must be thinking about something dirty!"
"Nothing, I just thought of some happy things... Oh, Mr. Cowell is really pitiful. He has already disappeared, but he is still being slandered and defamed... Oh, that's hard to say, maybe Cowell is really very fast?"
Zuo Xi was somewhat surprised that Yu Ying's thoughts were so dirty, which could make her think of such strange things.
I didn't realize that the old lady with yellow hair doesn't seem to know nothing... Although I don't know how old she is, I believe she has heard of these things.
What? You ask why Zuo Xi can match brain waves?
Haha...that's of course because his thoughts are just as dirty.