Shoot The Dragon With One Arrow

The gate of the Ruf Art Museum is closed, and it says that it will be closed today.

After all, I lost a masterpiece, so there is no mood to open it.

dong dong dong.

Evan knocked on the door.

Not long after, a gray-haired Old Lady opened the door and said, "Sorry, the museum is closed today, please come back another day."

"cough cough." Evan took out. The gleaming certificate appeared, "I am Vinod, a detective, and I was invited by the curator of the Ruf Museum."

"Ah." Old Lady saw the certificate Suddenly, his attitude improved a lot, "It turned out to be Mr. Detective, I've been waiting for you for a long time, please come in."

Is this Old Lady the curator?

Entering the art gallery, Evan saw everyone gathered together and two police officers in uniforms were questioning.

Noting the arrival of Evan, one of the older middle-aged patrolmen confessed a few words to his partner, and then walked over.

"Mr. Vinod, why are you here?" The middle-aged patrolman said respectfully.

From the attitude of the middle-aged patrol, it can be seen that the status of the detective is not low, and even the patrol respects it.

Evan secretly nodded, if there is the cooperation of the patrol, it will be much easier to investigate the case later. "The curator asked me to help her find the lost painting."

"Didn't expect invited Mr. Vinod to go out. The curator really paid attention to this painting."

Old Lady said rather rudely, "I will leave it to you, I don’t worry."

The professional field was questioned, and the middle-aged patrol was not angry. "Please understand, the curator, after all, we can’t do anything. Just like Mr. Vinod, he is in charge of a case."

"How is your inquiry? Don't mind if I watch it." Evan pointed to the questioning policeman.

"Of course I don't mind."

There are four employees in the museum.

Three staff, two men and one woman, namely Pete, Calvin and Courtney. They are responsible for the daily management of the museum and the guidance of visitors, apart from this, and a rickety back The old cleaner William.

The stolen painting is called "Indescribable".

According to the confession of the four.

When the museum closed at 7 o'clock last night, the painting was still there.

"The order of leaving the art gallery last night, please tell me a bit." The patrolman said with a note in his hand.

"Because there are some things in my house, I was the first to leave. It was not long before the library was closed, it should be around seven ten." Pete said.

"Then it's me." The old man cleaner raised his hand tremblingly, "After finishing the cleaning tools, I also left, and Pete's front and back feet."

"I left at about 7:20," Courtney said.

Evan keenly caught Courtney’s anomaly. When she was speaking, she couldn’t help wrinkling her nose, and then gave Calvin a subtle glance.

Just Like people who are shy, they blush.

When you lie, your nose becomes swollen, so you often touch your nose or wrinkle your nose subconsciously.

So, Courtney may also be lying.

Evan didn't interrupt, he wanted to see what Calvin would say.

"I keep the key to the art gallery, so I have always been the last one to leave." Calvin said, "After the final inspection, it was almost half past seven. I locked the door and left. When the painting was still there, I can be sure."

Calvin also lied.

When he spoke, the frequency of blinking his eyes obviously became much faster, and he was very nervous.

Courtney and Calvin are hiding something.

As a detective, this time should jump out to expose their lies.

But Evan thought for a while and didn't do it.

This way...it's a waste of time.

Without evidence, it is difficult for them to confess simply by questioning.

Since they chose to lie when taking the call, they would never tell the truth just because Evan said casually.

The fastest way is to force a confession!

But Evan took a look at the two inspectors. They will definitely stop them, so let's wait until they leave.

"At 8 o'clock in the morning on 2nd day, when you went to work, you found that the "Indescribable" was missing, so you called the police." The young patrolman looked at the notes in his hand, "So the time for the crime is OK. Locked in the twelve and a half hours from 7:30 to 8 in the morning."

"I have a question." Evan interrupted, "Can you please describe the picture of "Indescribable" What is the content? What is drawn on it?"

The four looked at each other in blank dismay and did not speak.

"No one can tell what is painted on it." The curator of Old Lady took the words and said: "This painting will only come into my mind when I look at it. Once I look away, it will I can't think of anything. This is the "Indescribable". But what is certain is that it is indeed a rare masterpiece."

If you look away, you can't remember anything?

This "Indescribable" is so weird, no wonder the owner of the carriage can't tell the specific content.

"What is the value of the painting?" Evan asked.

"It can be ranked third in our museum, which is quite expensive."

"Not the first?" Evan touched his chin, "If it is for money, it makes no sense. Only steal one painting, completely ignore other works of art, and this painting is not the most valuable."

In this theft case, the criminals came well prepared and the purpose was clear, just for this. A piece of "Indescribable".

"Have you found the traces of the invasion?" Evan moved towards the patrolman asked.

"No, the windows are intact. It is still unknown how the prisoner entered the art gallery to steal the paintings." The young police officer looked at the notebook in his hand and said.

Secret room theft?

Speaking of the secret room, this is a classic puzzle.

"Mr. Vinod, don't know what you think?" The middle-aged patrol officer looked towards Evan.

With just such a little information, any ideas?

Evan complained in his heart, but his face looked easy, "There are some eyebrows."

The middle-aged patrolman stared wide-eyed, he just asked casually. didn't expect to hear this answer.

Are there any useful information from the remarks just now?

"What eyebrow? Know who stole the painting?" The curator of Old Lady hurriedly asked.

"It's just a few thoughts, it's not time to reveal it yet."

When Evan was speaking, he observed the expressions of Calvin and Courtney veiled.

The curator of Old Lady urged: "Mr. Detective, you know the clues of the prisoner, just tell me, do you want to shield the prisoner?"

Evan lightly saying: "Step by step It’s very easy for the prisoner to jump over the wall. If the curator wants to retrieve the lost painting, then listen to me."

Heard the first half sentence, the curator Old Lady was obviously displeased, but listen. In the second half of the sentence, she suddenly realized that, yes, the most important thing is to get the painting back.

It's not good to act recklessly and to alarm the prisoner.