Fairy Tail: I Am the God

Diana clapped her hands, indicating that they could begin.

Everyone left the living room. Diana gave Shinichi Kudo a meaningful look. She knew that this reenactment was just a ruse.

Shinichi Kudo must have other methods.

Diana, Lucy, Pique, Zhao Rui, and Shinichi Kudo walked up to the second floor together.

During that time, they all said in their "confessions" that they were either sleeping or reading in their rooms, while Montari and Xu Gang went to the gym.

Chen Ming walked out of the entrance door to admire the scenery.

Shinichi Kudo opened the bedroom door, went inside, and then waited.

……

Next.

Just like the experience back then.

After waiting for a while, Shinichi Kudo pushed open the door and saw Lucy standing next to it.

“I remember when I went down, you were walking in front of me,” Lucy explained.

Shinichi Kudo nodded and then began to walk down.

Clearly, everyone was in the zone, and they could even distinguish the subtle order of things with each other's reminders.

Those in the bedroom, those in the gym, and those enjoying the view outside all came to the restaurant, where a long white table, similar to the dining tables used by European nobles in movies, was placed.

Not to mention 9 people, even 20 people can easily sit down. Moreover, the meals are served one dish at a time by the old housekeeper, and everyone can take the communal tableware to help themselves, which can be considered a kind of buffet.

At first, everyone was unfamiliar with each other, so when they sat down to eat, everyone consciously sat with an empty seat between them.

In this particular atmosphere, the seats we sat in the first meal became our fixed seats for all subsequent meals, a kind of tacit agreement.

Everyone pulled out their chairs and sat down. The old butler began serving the dishes, and everyone started recalling the details of the meal.

One person said what the other was eating, another said the other ate a lot of that thing, and yet another said the other's fork made a lot of noise.

We reminisce together, which also serves as a way for us to verify each other's memories.

At this moment, Simon's seat was undoubtedly empty. Sitting next to Simon were Lucy and Pike. For some reason, no one could quite recall Simon's behavior at the dinner table.

This is quite normal, since Simon died before dinner started and never even sat down to eat, yet no one felt that someone was missing.

It's obvious that one person is playing the role of two people. In this situation, their presence is naturally very low, and the murderer doesn't dare to make any sense of their presence.

When the old butler brought over an empty plate and said it was borscht, Lucy suddenly said, "I remember the person sitting here said to leave some borscht for me, this lady, and then the old butler said all the dishes were plentiful."

As Lucy said this, she looked at Simon's position, and then at Pique, who was further away.

Pique shook his head and said, "I didn't say that. In fact, I really don't like that borscht at all."

The problem lies here.

Everyone suddenly became quiet.

In the midst of mutual recollection and corroboration, the recurring situation finally falls into a paradox.

Someone in that position said to leave some borscht for Lucy, which means the murderer left his seat and sat in Simon's seat.

“I remember when the borscht was served, some people had already finished eating and were ready to leave,” Shinichi Kudo said.

Everyone sat down and started eating. Once they felt they had finished eating, they could leave, without any special restrictions.

Diana nodded and said, "Indeed, I didn't drink the borscht, which means I may have already left for the living room."

"You can't say that."

Chen Ming said, "The dining room connects to the kitchen and the living room. Our dining table is positioned horizontally opposite the living room door, so if you want to go back to the bedroom on the second floor, you have to go into the living room first and then upstairs."

"I don't think anyone would have chosen to go into the kitchen to help the old housekeeper wash the dishes back then, would they?"

Chen Ming then made a gesture, drawing a circle, and said, "Actually, it's very simple. The murderer just needs to make himself and Simon's presence known."

Regardless of whether the murderer quickly put on and removed makeup or even used the face-changing technique from Sichuan opera, his only and most suitable route should have been at the beginning and end of dinner.

During these two periods, people come and go, making it suitable for him to play two roles, and our mealtimes are all very short, especially considering Simon's consistent seating position.

Xu Gang stood up, pointed to himself, then to Lucy next to him, and finally to Piqué and Shinichi Kudo over there.

"Only those sitting on our side have this opportunity. It's impossible for someone sitting on the other side to play their part, then walk around to the living room and back, or walk around to the kitchen and back. That would definitely attract attention!"

"Only when you are sitting on this side, next to Simon, can you eat in your own seat or where Simon is now when you walk over, and then get up."

They could move to another position where they were supposed to be eating, and when they returned afterward, they could switch to yet another identity to reinforce the experience.

At this point, Chen Ming pointed to himself, then to Lucy, followed by Pique and Shinichi Kudo.

"In other words, the murderer is among the four of us. Oh, right, female detective, you've ruled out 'Zhao Yi,' the Chinese person. That means the murderer is very likely one of me, Chen Ming, Lucy, and Pike."

I can articulate this logic: if I put myself among the suspects and temporarily rule myself out, then the murderers are Lucy and Pick. They're positioned next to Simon, so it couldn't be more convenient for one person to play two roles.

"absurd!"

"Your logic and reasoning surprise me."

"Of course, I agree that what you said makes a lot of sense, but in my opinion, the murderer should be you, Lucy, and this Wang Yi. The three of you are sitting on this side, so the murderer must be one of you."

Lucy shook her head.

Her gaze swept over Chen Ming, Pike, and Shinichi Kudo in turn. Clearly, she believed that among the three excluding herself, there must be a murderer!

Chapter 854 Identity Revealed, Teasing the Elementary School Grim Reaper

"That makes things clear. Now we just need to find the evidence."

Shinichi Kudo stood up and nodded to Diana, who then took out a bottle of iron powder and a small brush.

"They actually managed to make something that can collect fingerprints, that's impressive," Pique exclaimed. "Let me think, should we go to the piano area? The killer's fingerprints might be there."

As he spoke, Pique's gaze lingered on Lucy and Chen Ming with interest.

Clearly, when Shinichi Kudo asked Diana to remove the iron powder, he temporarily ruled Shinichi Kudo out of the suspect pool.

"Excuse me." Shinichi Kudo shrugged and walked between Lucy and Pick, standing behind Simon's chair.

"We are not sure if we can get fingerprints from the piano, and everyone has examined the body and the piano at the time, although the probability of leaving fingerprints at the switch opening is not high."

But I think that since the murderer was so bored as to play such an unnecessary game, the fingerprints on the piano should have already been erased. The murderer might even have been wearing gloves during the crime, making it impossible to leave fingerprints.

“Then what do you have with this…” Pik looked at Shinichi Kudo in confusion, but suddenly stopped talking.

Shinichi Kudo looked at Pique with a half-smile, his finger pointing at the chair Simon was sitting in.

The chair was still against the table and hadn't been pulled out; it was impossible to sit down and eat in this state.

"There are three people's fingerprints on this chair."

Su Bai continued, "One is the old butler, because he tidies up here every day, pushing all our chairs inward and arranging them neatly. The other is Simon, of course, and the last one... is the murderer's."

The murderer could wear gloves while committing the crime, but I don't believe the murderer would wear gloves while eating, otherwise it would have been impossible for them not to be noticed.

"Thank goodness Simon is a man, Mr. Pick. You wouldn't normally pull out a chair for a man and make such a gentlemanly gesture, would you? Of course, Ms. Lucy wouldn't do that either."

The hall fell silent.

After a few seconds.

“Heh.” Pique narrowed his eyes, then reached out and touched Simon’s chair. What this meant was already quite clear.

Under the premise that the real culprit will not be found and everyone else will be punished, no one will protect the real culprit, and no one will deliberately destroy evidence.

"You should have guessed who I am by now, right?"

Piqué reached out and patted Shinichi Kudo on the shoulder. "You little shinigami elementary school student."

Death God Elementary School Student?

Mist grass.

You really are a bastard!

Shinichi Kudo's face instantly darkened. "Don't insult someone's shortcomings. How dare you bring up things from the past in front of me?"

"Your pretentious swagger is so strong, it's almost like it's turning into water droplets. I can't pretend to be confused even if I want to."

Shinichi Kudo retorted sarcastically.

“OK, everyone here, give us some time to talk. I am the murderer, I admit it, okay?” Pique waved to everyone present in a generous manner, and then walked straight to the entrance.

Everyone looked at each other.

No one got up to stop them, because the voting deadline was after dinner tomorrow, and there was really no need to restrain Pique.

A hint of surprise flashed in everyone's eyes, simply because of Pique's open and frank admission.

Shinichi Kudo followed Pix to the entrance. It was raining outside, but fortunately there was a pavilion and passageway outside where they could take a walk. Although rainwater was occasionally splashing in, it wasn't a big deal.

"You did this on purpose."

Shinichi Kudo spoke first, because he could sense that Pike, or rather, Kid, had made one foolish mistake after another in this act of murder.

Shinichi Kudo understood this feeling all too well.

Kidd is a master thief, and similarly, if he really wanted to kill someone, it would be difficult to undo the deed even without using his Reincarnator abilities.