Fairy Tail: I Am the God

“Actually, as I just said, some investigations don’t need to be this detailed. We should be able to guess who the suspect is by reenacting the dinner scene, but I lack sufficient evidence.”

Are you worried about alerting the enemy?

"No, I'm just worried about the killer's mentality. We've all killed a lot of people, that's undeniable."

"But if the murderer really settles down and sees himself as an ordinary murderer, then it will be difficult to obtain the evidence I want with what I have prepared now."

As she spoke, Diana shook a black bottle in her hand, which seemed to contain some kind of powder.

"what is this?"

“Iron Fan, this villa has its own storage room. One of the storage rooms is a place to store some common medicines and first aid medicines. I found this place on my first day here.”

"Hmm." Shinichi Kudo nodded; he had naturally checked this place as well.

"The owner of the villa seems to be a believer in traditional Chinese medicine. The small pharmacy not only has Western medicine but also a lot of Chinese medicine. Iron powder is actually stored as part of the Chinese medicine."

The *Ben Shi Fang* states: "Iron powder not only dissolves phlegm and calms the mind, but it is also exceptionally effective in suppressing liver evil. If one is frequently angry and the liver evil is excessive, iron powder can subdue it."

This woman actually knows more about China than he, an Asian, does. However, he didn't dwell on Diana's ability to recite such obscure ancient medical texts. Instead, he asked directly, "Die-hard fan, is it for finding fingerprints?"

“Yes, fingerprints,” Diana confirmed.

This belongs to the powder development method, which selects metal or non-metal powders with a large color contrast to the object's surface and takes advantage of the fingerprint's low adhesion to turn a colorless fingerprint into an additional colored fingerprint.

The method is to dip a soft brush in a small amount of powder, gently tap the brush handle to spread the powder evenly on the fingerprint, then shake it off or gently brush away the excess powder with the tip of the brush, and the colorless fingerprint will become a colored fingerprint.

As a detective, Shinichi Kudo naturally knew this all too well.

“Piano,” Shinichi Kudo said decisively.

“Since the murderer placed Simon’s body in the piano, his fingers should have touched that spot when he lifted the piano stand.”

"If nothing unexpected happens, there should be fingerprints of both me and the murderer there."

Because when Shinichi Kudo discovered the body, he had also opened the piano stand.

Diana shook her head. "Under these conditions, extracting fingerprints is the best we can do right now. PA testing is obviously not feasible."

The murderer killed the victim before the God sent the notification. In order to confuse the public and obscure the time of death, the murderer used a trick at dinner, which increased the difficulty of any subsequent investigation.

So...

I don't think the murderer would have been unprepared when committing the crime.

For example, wearing gloves, or cleaning up the mess himself—if the killer actually did that, then he's much better at putting himself in the shoes of an ordinary person than you are.

Diana shook her head.

Shinichi Kudo sat down on a chair in the gym and asked, "Can you confirm Simon's time of death?"

"I am a necromancer," Diana said, revealing her identity to Shinichi Kudo.

Chapter 852 The Case Reenacted, Kidd Makes His Move?

Undead? A great mage?

Upon hearing Diana reveal her identity, Shinichi Kudo narrowed his eyes.

"Based on my research and understanding of corpses, the time of death can be determined to be around 3 p.m.

"At that time, what was certain was that the main god did not issue a notification, and the murderer took it upon himself to kill in advance. However, according to what you said, the murderer most likely had his eye on the target on the first day and had been planning it all along."

"Until 3 p.m. this afternoon, he successfully killed Simon, and then why did he use something like, um... a clone technique at dinner?"

“This is something I still can’t figure out,” Diana said. “Based on current speculation, it was probably to confuse the public and cover up her alibi at the time.”

Diana continued talking to herself, but she didn't notice that Shinichi Kudo was deep in thought. A necromancer?

An interested smile appeared on his lips, fleeting and almost imperceptible.

Shinichi Kudo stroked his chin, mentally simulating the appearance of the murderers in the cases he had solved.

Diana's eyes narrowed slightly. At that moment, she felt as if Shinichi Kudo sitting in front of her was a complete murderer, with the aura and feeling of an ordinary murderer.

It seems everyone here has a story to tell.

Diana could almost guess that "Zhao Yi" was probably a criminal police officer in real life, just like him, or that he was a serial killer!

“No, the murderer wasn’t trying to confuse the public or create an alibi.” Shinichi Kudo grinned, revealing a meaningful smile.

"Based on the time of death you've already determined, who has a sufficiently strong alibi?"

"Besides me, whom you trust, and yourself, you just said that the alibis of the six people cannot withstand scrutiny and confirmation. If that's the case, why would the murderer have such a dinner?"

"So, what is your conclusion?"

"Heh." Shinichi Kudo chuckled, then said in a very low voice, "These fools, they know perfectly well that this cycle mission is to kill people, yet they are all waiting for the main god's instructions."

Even though they've already guessed the rules of this world, they still don't dare to actually take that step.

I killed the man!

You haven't realized that since you're so foolish, I'll play along with you a little longer..."

Diana stuck out her tongue and licked her lips. She was somewhat surprised. Shinichi Kudo was now simulating the mindset of the murderer and conducting a psychological profile.

"So, in your opinion, what the murderer did at dinner..."

“A self-indulgent touch,” Shinichi Kudo paused, then continued, “clearly an unnecessary embellishment.”

“It seems you’ve found the answer.” Diana took out a pack of cigarettes from her pocket, lit two together, and then handed one of them to Shinichi Kudo.

Shinichi Kudo waved his hand, indicating that he did not smoke.

"I can even guess who the murderer is. So self-important, and with such a blatant air of arrogance... Why does this seem so familiar..."

But...

Why did you want to expose yourself prematurely?

Kidd!?

You could have done it even more perfectly.

However, since you have your own ideas, I will respect that!

“Let’s do it again,” Shinichi Kudo said to Diana as he stood up. “Since he’s so self-satisfied that he’s adding unnecessary details, we have no reason not to seize this opportunity.”

"Have you figured out the crux of the problem?" Diana looked at Shinichi Kudo and blinked.

In the real world, Diana is a French police detective, but just now, she felt a sense of familiarity from Shinichi Kudo, a feeling she had experienced when chasing fugitives in the past.

The way a reincarnated person kills is completely different from how an ordinary person kills. To put it bluntly, a reincarnated person killing is no different from a person killing livestock.

It's like slaughtering chickens and sheep.

The change in mindset caused by the elevation of one's life level means that when a reincarnated person kills, they do not feel that they are killing, and they feel no fear, no apprehension, and no worries about the consequences.

They are not worried about the law, nor do they care about retribution.

However, when ordinary people commit murder, they will hesitate and experience various psychological changes.

Just like Shinichi Kudo, who just conducted a psychological analysis of the murderer.

"Have someone reenact the dinner scene from last night. Even if you can't remember some of the details, as long as you can roughly remember who is sitting next to you and what kind of clothes they are wearing, that will be fine."

Kudo Shinichi said.

"Okay, I'll go right away."

Diana and Shinichi Kudo left the gym, and six people sat in the living room. They seemed very calm. They were all people who had seen a lot, and they were not like ordinary people in a murder setting, cowering and crying.

"You should have known the exact time of death when I asked you. I am a necromancer, so don't doubt the time of death of my body. I am a professional."

"The deceased, Simon, died around 3 p.m.

When Diana said this, everyone else in the room looked surprised.

There were no truly stupid people present, and everyone immediately realized the crux of the problem: at dinner, it seemed that no one was missing.

After giving everyone three minutes to think, Diana clapped her hands and said, "I think it's necessary to reenact the scene from dinner."

As she spoke, Diana turned her gaze to the old butler, "Old butler, can you tell me..."

"sorry, can not."

The old butler said expressionlessly.

"Alright then." Diana wasn't too disappointed; the old butler's response was clearly within her expectations.

She said directly, "Please repeat the process you went through when you called us for dinner tonight. For example, you bring over what dishes and what you serve. We should all put ourselves in our roles and start over."

"no problem."

The old butler agreed.

"Alright, everyone, think back to when the old butler called us for dinner. Where were you and what were you doing? Please go back to where you were at that time and pretend to be doing what you were doing. When you reenact it, try to recall some details from that time."

"For example, if you see what the person opposite you is doing, or what the person next to you is doing, try to interact with them or give them a reminder."

"Alright, now we can get ready. We'll wait for the old housekeeper to give us the notification to start dinner."

Chapter 853 is a transitional scene; it is recommended to skip it.