Science: The Little Shota of the Maori Family

"Then it's time for you, little kid, to recover." Vermouth moved closer to Toru Watanabe, staring at him with soft eyes.

Watanabe Toru raised his eyebrows: "In such an environment, you are still in the mood to do such a thing?"

Vermouth sneered, "It's just two people who died. Is that a big deal for people like you and me?"

"That's true."

Just when Watanabe Toru was about to compromise and fight Vermouth for three hundred rounds, there was a sudden knock on the door.

Vermouth remained calm, but her tone was terrifyingly cold: "It seems that not many people have died in this strange house."

Watanabe Toru patted her buttocks with a smile, got up from the bed and opened the door.

Standing at the door was the innkeeper.

Watanabe Toru asked curiously, "Boss, what's the matter?"

The hotel owner's face looked a little unhappy: "Just now, Miss Hualian died, and Officer Bupo asked everyone to go over."

Wen Yue Hua Lian is dead?

Watanabe Toru was stunned.

……

Wen Yue Hua Lian's room.

The girl who had talked with Vermouth a few hours ago was now lying on the table, with no signs of life.

"Preliminary judgment is that the cause of death of Miss Hualian is the same as that of Ms. Bandai. Both (Qian Nuo) took the same poison." After a rough examination of Wen Yue Hualian, Fuwa Mei made this judgment.

At this time, a police officer came over and reported to Fuwa Mei: "Officer Fuwa, we found a suicide note in the room."

"Oh?" Fuwa Meihe hurriedly said, "Let me see Xian."

The police officer handed over the found suicide note.

After watching, Fuwa Meihe sighed softly: "Ms. Hualian committed suicide, and Ms. Bandai and Mr. Sakata were killed by her."

Such a result surprised everyone.

Vermouth asked: "Officer Fuwa, can you let me see the suicide note?"

Fuwa Mei hesitated for a moment, but still handed the suicide note to Vermouth.

Vermouth took the suicide note and sat on the bed. This height was just right for Watanabe Toru to read the contents of the suicide note.

368. Same DNA?

The suicide note was typed on the drama troupe's typewriter, and it stated her motive for killing Bandai and Sakata.

Because she was bullied by Bandai Lingjiang for a long time, Wen Yue Hua Lian came up with the idea of ​​killing her to gain her freedom, and the script of this murder was her revenge drama. Before going on stage, she mixed a lethal dose of drugs into the capsules of Bandai Lingjiang's medicine. She knew very well that Bandai Lingjiang would melt after a few minutes after swallowing the capsules. Taking advantage of this opportunity, she quietly mixed the same drugs added to the capsules into the wine spilled on the floor, disguising it as poisonous wine.

However, at that time, her actions were seen by Sakata Onto, who threatened her that Fugetsu Karen would become his woman. So, she called Sakata Onto out and killed him. Unfortunately, due to her negligence, Sakata Onto grabbed her wrist. As long as a DNA test was done, it would be quickly known that she was the murderer. Since she would be exposed sooner or later, it would be more decent for her to commit suicide.

The contents of Wen Yue Hua Lian's suicide note caused everyone present to fall silent. Yamazaki Naoki couldn't help but exclaimed, "How could there be such a woman?"

Vermouth looked at Fuwa Miho: "Are there really fragments of the murderer's skin in Mr. Sakata's fingernails?"

　713 Fuwa Mei nodded slightly. "That's right. We've taken some skin fragments for testing, and the results should be out soon. I think Miss Hualian must have overheard the news, which is why she chose to commit suicide."

Just as he finished speaking, a police officer came in with a report in his hand and said to Fubamei, "Officer, the DNA test results are out."

Fuwa Mei took the report and read it with a look of astonishment. "The DNA from the skin fragments extracted from Mr. Sakata's fingernails is a perfect match for Miss Hualian. This confirms that the murderer is Miss Hualian. I never imagined that this seemingly gentle and kind woman with a beautiful face could actually be such a sinister demon."

……

Toru Watanabe and Vermouth's room.

"It seems the case has been closed with Miss Hualian as the murderer." Vermouth looked out the window and asked, "What do you think?"

Watanabe Toru said slowly, "On the surface, Officer Fuwa's reasoning is reasonable and valid, and the skin fragments from Mr. Sakata's fingernails are also the best evidence to prove that Miss Hualian is the murderer. However, there are still many unreasonable aspects."

"Oh?" Vermouth turned around and asked with interest, "For example?"

"The contents of the suicide note alone are full of contradictions," Watanabe Toru said. "For example, regarding the method used to make the capsule, it's probably possible to reverse-calculate the time it took for the capsule to melt. However, if the play had progressed even a fraction of a second later, Bandai would have collapsed before drinking the wine. How would the murderer have handled this unexpected event then?"

Vermouth nodded slightly: "Indeed, it is not uncommon for a play to fail to progress according to schedule."

"But if the murderer wasn't Miss Hualian, then how did she get Bandai to get that poisoned glass of wine?" Watanabe Toru was puzzled. "It's like the murderer could hypnotize Bandai and make him follow her instructions."

Vermouth was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Could it be a script?"

"Script?" Watanabe Toru was stunned.

"Yes, some actors will strictly follow the contents of the script. If the script says that Bandai should hold a specific wine glass, then everything makes sense."

Watanabe Toru suddenly realized: "I remember that Bandai's script seemed to have been thrown into the trash can in the prop room."

The two looked at each other, then stood up and walked out of the room.

Prop room.

Toru Watanabe found Bandai Lingjiang's script in the trash can.

He flipped through the pages quickly and stopped at the scene where Bandai Lingjiang was drinking.

"Sure enough, (bidj) this page has been torn off by the murderer." Watanabe Toru said without surprise.

Vermouth crossed her arms and said, "But this also proves that our guess is correct. The murderer really did something with the script."

"Yeah." Watanabe Toru nodded, and suddenly noticed the kettle on the cabinet. He was slightly startled, picked it up in his hand, and asked curiously: "Strange, why is the kettle wrapped in silver paper?"

Vermouth is very knowledgeable about this: "This is because things that reflect light cannot be placed on the stage, so they are wrapped in silver paper."

"Is that so?" Watanabe Toru thought thoughtfully.

"Have you thought of something?"

Watanabe Tetsu said: "During the performance, I seemed to see the reflection from the stage."

"Eh?"

Now it was Vermouth's turn to be surprised: "Are you sure that's a reflection?"

"It's probably close to ten."

"If it's really a reflection, then this should be considered a stage accident."

"What if this is also part of the murderer's plan?"

"what?"

Vermouth did not understand what Watanabe Toru meant.

Watanabe Toru closed his eyes, and the scenes on the stage at that time emerged in his mind.

Suddenly, he opened his eyes, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and he said, "I know, it's a knife."

"Knife?"

"That's right," Watanabe Toru said confidently, "At that time, the prop knife on the stage was replaced with a real knife, so the flash appeared. I think the murderer must have planned to use the assassination scene to stab Bandai Lingjiang to death if the poisoning plan failed."

Vermouth nodded slightly: "Then, who among these people is the most suspicious?"

"What do you think?" Watanabe Toru asked back.

Vermouth pondered for a moment and said a name: "Officer Fupo?"

"Although it's unbelievable, she is indeed the most suspicious one." Watanabe Toru agreed.

"But you forgot the biggest problem." Vermouth said: "How do you explain that DNA?"

Watanabe Toru sighed softly: "This is indeed the most difficult problem. If Officer Fuwa is the murderer, then the DNA report should not be consistent with Miss Hualian."

"Yes."

"But..." Watanabe Toru changed the subject: "There is still a possibility that Miss Hualian and Officer Fuwa are actually twin sisters. In this case, their blood type and DNA would be exactly the same."

"You, are you kidding me? How is this possible?!"

Even Vermouth, who had experienced countless events, could not help but exclaim in surprise after hearing Watanabe Toru's words.

369. Vermouth's Mystery Show

Watanabe Toru's reaction was as expected. He remained calm and said, "It's unbelievable, but it's possible, isn't it?"

"But they don't look alike at all. Miss Hualian is young and beautiful, while Officer Bupo..."

"Appearance can be changed through plastic surgery." Watanabe Toru said calmly: "The most direct way is to identify Officer Fuwa's DNA."

Vermouth nodded slightly, as if thinking about something.

"Hey, hey, hey." Watanabe Toru seemed to have thought of what Vermouth was going to do: "You don't want to interfere in this matter, do you?"

"Isn't it possible?" Vermouth said with a smile, "Such an interesting thing, if it ends in such an unclear way - what a pity."

Watanabe Toru said unhappily, "I have no objection if you want to get involved, but don't drag me into this."

Vermouth didn't care: "You just need to be a spectator watching the fun."

……

Toru Watanabe thought that Vermouth would at least make some preparations before uncovering the truth of the murder, but who would have thought that she would just gather everyone together directly.

"Ms. Chris." Fuwa Mei looked at Vermouth with a puzzled look on her face: "Why did you gather us together?"

Vermouth smiled and said, "Of course it's because of those three murders."

Fuwa Mei frowned. "The truth of the case is very clear. Ms. Bandai and Mr. Sakata were both killed by Ms. Hualian. Afterwards, she knew that she would definitely expose the murderer's identity, so she chose to commit suicide. That DNA test report is the best evidence."

“No, no, no.” Vermouth shook her head: “All this is a trap set by the real murderer.”

"The real murderer?"

"That's right, Miss Hualien didn't commit suicide at all. She was killed by a murderer who disguised it as a suicide and then pinned all the blame on her."

"Nonsense." Fuwa Mei snorted coldly: "Ms. Chris, you are not an investigator. Please stop saying unrealistic things. This murder case has been closed."

Vermouth shrugged. "Officer Fupo, you look very nervous. You're closing the case in such a hurry. Could it be that there are some unknown secrets in these three murders?"

"You... don't talk nonsense." Fuwa Meihe's expression changed slightly. After taking a deep breath, he asked, "You said Miss Hualian is not the murderer. Do you have any evidence?"

Seeing that her plan had succeeded, Vermouth smiled slightly: "Of course, but before that, I need everyone's cooperation. Please continue the performance with the remaining content."

"Oh, is there any point in doing this?" Fuwa Mei sneered, "Bandai, Sakata, and Karen are all dead. What are we going to do with the three vacant positions?"

"Don't worry about that." Vermouth had already made arrangements: "The hotel owner will play the role of Sakata."

"Eh? Me, me?" The hotel owner pointed at himself and said, "But I can't perform at all."

Vermouth smiled and comforted her: "It's okay, just read the script and act casually."

Vermouth then looked at Fuwa Miho again and said, "I'll leave the role of Ms. Bandai to Officer Fuwa."

"I……"

Fuwa Mei wanted to refuse, but when she saw Vermouth's deep gaze, she agreed reluctantly.

"I see."

Vermouth nodded in satisfaction. "As for Miss Hualien's role, I will play it. In addition, there is one thing I want to explain to everyone in advance. This venue has been locked and under police surveillance since Bandai was killed. No one can enter or leave here. In other words, the stage still retains the situation when Bandai was killed. There is no change at all. Alright, then please make a little preparation and start the performance."

Fifteen minutes later.

The stage lights came back on.

At Vermouth's request, the actors performed the plot according to the script.

The character played by Vermouth walked up to Fuwa Meihei and recited the lines: "Stop talking, everyone is lying. It was me who poisoned the wine. You have taken away all the joy of life. I have always hated you and cursed you. Only your death can set me free."

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After saying that, she picked up the short knife hanging on the wall and pointed it at Fuwa Miho.

Fuwa Meihe quickly said according to the lines: "You want to kill me? Kill me who raised you for ten years."

"I want freedom."

Vermouth rushed towards Fuwa Miwa with a knife in hand.

Fuwa Meihe's face changed slightly. When the tip of the knife was about to stab herself, she suddenly grabbed Vermouth's arm and knocked the dagger out of her hand.

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