Thursday, December 22, 2011 ?
The tales of Tale 6: Detectives Arrived! (Part 3)
--- Recap ---
Looze and the other detectives were investigating on Zen's murder. But Hong was murdered too! Will they find out the real culprit? Read on to find out!
--- Story ---
“Hong was murdered?!” Officer Violet screamed.
“Yes, the cause of death is not strangulation. Instead, it is cyanide poisoning.” Raul elaborated.
“But how do you know?” Officer Violet wondered in awe.
“There is almond smell coming from Hong’s mouth. This proves that Potassium Cyanide has been ingested. The Potassium Cyanide reacts with the acid from his gastric fluid, producing this almond smell.” Looze explained.
“So it is safe to say that someone poisoned her with Potassium Cyanide and then hang her up.” Steven added on.
“So the real culprit killed both Hong and Zen?” Officer Violet questioned.
“I wouldn’t say that. Look under the left index finger nail of Hong. There are some skin fragments too. If this skin fragments were to belong to Zen, then it is no doubt that Hong killed Zen.” Amy answered.
“If that were true, then, some other person in this mansion killed Hong, and they are still in their room.” Inspector James evaluated.
“How about we go to their room and question them?” Officer Violet suggested.
“It looks like we have no choice. May I know which room belongs to whom?” Inspector James asked.
“The first room, which is nearest to the stairs, belongs to the first victim Zen. The second room belongs to Marc. Third will be this room. Next door belongs to Qin and the last will have to be occupied by Tuan.” Ada revealed.
“Alright, let’s start off with questioning Marc. Violet, please contact the forensic team to analyze the skin fragments under Hong’s fingernail. Meanwhile we will be questioning the suspects.” Inspector James ordered.
“Yes sir! I will do it right away.” Officer Violet took off.
Everyone then headed towards Marc’s room, hoping that they could get a lead to this case by asking the three of the suspects.
“What?! Hong died too? No way…” Marc softened his voice.
“That’s right. We would like to know what you were doing when the incident happened.” Inspector James questioned.
“I was in my room all the while. I didn’t dare to go out. I stayed in my room reading The Sign of Four. Is the murderer the same as the one who killed Zen?” Marc insisted.
“Did you notice anything when you were alone in this room? Like sounds or anything.” Steven interrupted.
“Oh yes! I heard a loud thud sound. I think it was coming from Hong’s room. I did manage to hear a loud scream afterwards too.” Marc justified.
“Ohhh? A loud thud huh?” Steven raised his eyebrows.
“May I know if anyone had any unhappiness with Zen or Hong?” Looze asked.
“Of course there is! Both Qin and Tuan, including me had issues with Zen and Hong. Zen was a bully. He would like to borrow money from us and never returns then. Hong was a joker, but the jokes he makes sometimes insults our family. No one likes the both of them.” Marc disclosed.
After which, they moved on to the fourth room, hoping that Qin would give them some lead.
“So he was murdered by the same person who killed Zen?” Qin asked.
“We can’t say that for now but mind answering a few questions?” Inspector James probed.
“Sure, no problem, go ahead and ask.” Qin agreed.
“May I know what you were doing at the point when you were waiting in your room?” Inspector James asked the same question again.
“I was in my room the whole time reading this book.” Qin answered.
“Oh? Isn’t this The Valley of Fear by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle?” Gregson sounded impressed.
“Did you by any chance hear anything weird when you were in your room?” Steven questioned.
“Yea, it was a loud thud. And it was really loud. It came from Hong’s room I think.” Qin replied.
“Do you have disputes with Zen or Hong before?” Looze asked.
“Everyone in this mansion definitely have disputes with them. Both of them were so hateful. Hong tried to flirt with my girlfriend, and said that he was joking. Zen was even much more hateful. He once borrowed money from me and never returned it. He had even gone to borrow from my girlfriend!” Qin expressed his anger.
Finally, they visited the owner of the last room, Tuan.
“He was murdered? That serves him right for trying to test my patience.” Tuan mentioned.
“May we know what happen?” Ada begged.
“Hong was always insulting me over and over again. He always acted like he was the boss of everything. Ordering me around, asking me to do his things. I hate him.” Tuan vented his anger.
“So what were you doing inside you room?” Inspector James enquired.
“I was in my room reading The Hound of the Baskervilles. Is there a problem with that?” Tuan probed.
“What’s with everyone reading books about Sherlock Holmes?” Souno smiled to himself.
“So did you hear anything while reading the book?” Steven asked again.
“Yea, I heard a really loud thud. Afterwards there was a loud scream.” Tuan revealed.
“Alright, thank you for your time. You may close the door now until we call you again.” Inspector James thanked Tuan politely.
“So that is what really happened. No wonder bloods were found on the door knob of Zen’s room. Now I know who killed Hong, but I need concrete evidence. Wait a minute… Its might be there!” Looze started to run off.
“Found it, I found the perfect evidence. Let me just tell Officer Violet about that.” Looze thought deeply in his mind.
“Officer Violet! Could you help me with this? ……” Looze whispered into Officer Violet ears.
“Oh sure, I can do that.” Officer Violet agreed to help.
“Now, it time for the deduction.” Looze gave a wide smile.
... to be continued.
Next part, the truth is finally here!
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