The Great Detective of Gensokyo, but surrounded by Shura Field!

Alice, however, had some opinions after watching what happened:

"Chu Bai, I've already seen the list of the three suspects."

"They are Villager A, Villager B, and a half-demon I know."

"Oh?"

After Chu Bai learned the identities of the three porters, he immediately realized the problem.

Two ordinary villagers and one half-demon.

If they were working in a majestic place like the Scarlet Devil Mansion, it would be a good thing that ordinary villagers were not scared silly. How could they have the courage to steal books?

Especially since those were magic books, it was impossible for ordinary villagers to take them out quietly.

"From this perspective, that half-demon's suspicion level is completely raised..."

"So, arrest him and interrogate him?"

"Yes, even if he is not the criminal, at least he can know something about the situation at that time."

In fact, Chu Bai had some idea in his mind.

There are three suspects, two of whom are just extras whose names do not appear.

In a detective novel, the conspicuous bag left at the end is definitely the criminal.

Unfortunately, the Scarlet Devil Mansion requires evidence, and if you hit someone for no reason, your bounty may be deducted, so you still have to go through the process.

……

……

At Chu Bai's request.

The little devil immediately contacted Sakuya Izayoi.

Sakuya was indeed the perfect and elegant head maid. She just said "wait a moment" and immediately disappeared from the spot.

As for the rest of the time...

Chu Bai turned and looked at Alice beside him:

"Xiao Ai, do you know the four major factors that must be considered when conducting detective reasoning?"

"Four elements?"

Alice thought for a moment.

"...talking, learning, amusing, and singing?"

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Chu Bai was choked on the spot:

"I'm asking about the four elements of detective work, not the four elements of crosstalk!"

Suppressing the urge to complain, Chu Bai continued:

"The so-called four elements of a detective are the criminal, motive, evidence, and method."

“To conduct a complete reasoning, we need to deeply analyze these four elements.”

"In other words, once we have these, the truth of the case will be revealed."

He patted Alice's shoulder earnestly.

"Xiao Ai, as my assistant, you still have a long way to go!"

"...When did I become your assistant?"

"It's now."

"Can I say no?"

"No."

"Alas... the future is bleak..."

Life is not easy, Xiao Ai sighed.

But Alice quickly got back to the point:

"If we reason based on the four elements, then the 'culprit' can now be basically confirmed?"

"Yes."

Chu Bai nodded:

"That half-demon porter is the most likely suspect at the moment. We can identify the culprit for now."

"Next, in order to conduct our argument, we need to look for 'evidence' at the crime scene."

Alice shook the thread in her hand:

"Then I, the assistant, will be responsible for these chores?"

Chu Bai immediately gave a thumbs up:

"Very good, it seems that you have already realized your role as an assistant!"

“Does the assistant get paid?”

"Young people shouldn't just focus on salary, they should look to the long term..."

"Then what should I do if I'm hungry? Should I eat the pancake you drew?"

"...Let's change the subject."

……

……

Alice was chatting with Chu Bai, but her hands did not slow down at all.

A large number of puppets scattered around, searching for possible clues in every corner.

I have to say, her puppet army is really convenient for this kind of thing.

"That's right, little love."

Chu Bai suddenly leaned over to her ear and blew:

"You just said you knew that half-demon porter? Could you elaborate on that?"

"ah!"

Alice was startled and hit Chu Bai lightly:

"Don't get so close all of a sudden!"

It slightly eased my rapid heartbeat.

Alice then introduced:

"That half-demon's name is Morichika Rinnosuke, the manager of the scrap shop Korindo on the outskirts of the village."

"Perhaps because he's a half-demon, he's a bit arrogant when dealing with ordinary people."

"He has the ability to know the names and uses of props, and he has a very good memory, so he can remember a lot of knowledge and props."

Chu Bai took out a small notebook and wrote down the clues that sounded useful.

Alice looked at Chu Bai's focused profile, her pretty fair face still slightly flushed.

Obviously, Chu Bai's behavior of blowing air into her ear was still too stimulating for her.

But just when she wanted to say something to ease the mood.

The little devil suddenly recalled the information:

"Now that you mention it, I seem to have noticed something strange."

"Although Mr. Lin Zhizhu was a porter, he did not enter the library at the same time as the other two."

"Two villagers came in first, and then Rinnosuke came in a few minutes later, and he seemed to be breathing heavily."

"……oh?"

Chu Bai raised his eyebrows slightly.

He came in after several minutes, and was still panting?

As a half-demon, his physical fitness must be much better than that of ordinary villagers.

As a result, the villagers were breathing steadily, but Rinnosuke, the half-demon, seemed to be very tired?

Thinking of this, Chu Bai also wrote down the "time difference in entering the library" and "Rinnosuke's performance" in the notebook.

"Besides that, I also discovered some other situations."

After Chu Bai finished thinking, Alice spoke out:

"Miss Patchouli is fast asleep on the new table not far away."

"And underneath the new table, there's a familiar dark hexagonal mark."

"Can this trace also be used as 'evidence'?"

Chu Bai nodded:

"Of course. The so-called investigation phase means that no clues can be overlooked."

"But you just said... Miss Patchouli is still sleeping?"

"Yes," said Alice, "she slept very soundly indeed, and was not disturbed at all by us."

The little devil also sighed:

"Mrs. Patch has always been weak, so let's try not to disturb her."

Chu Bai frowned slightly.

For some reason, he always felt that there was something wrong with this scene.

But he couldn't explain in detail what was wrong.

So he also wrote down "the hexagonal marks under the table" and "Patchouli is sleeping soundly".

Just at this moment, Sakuya appears in the Great Library again.

"I've already captured the Morichika Rinnosuke you were looking for."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work."

After confirming that there were no other clues around, Chu Bai closed his notebook:

"Well, now is the time for questioning and rebuttal."

"Let's go question... this extremely suspicious Mr. Morichika Rinnosuke."

Chapter 10: The Scarlet Devil Mansion Book Theft Case (Refutation)

[Time: Winter Season x month x day, 5:14 pm]

[Location: Scarlet Devil Mansion Conference Room]

[Subject: Inquiry regarding Morichika Rinnosuke]

Looking at the huge banner posted at the door of the conference room.

Chu Bai suddenly felt a little familiar:

"Isn't this the scene from the game 'X-Turn Referee'?"

"Yes."

Sakuya nodded slightly:

"This is all the eldest lady's order. She has also been playing Ace Attack X recently, so it's a good opportunity for her to experience the atmosphere of the game."