Perhaps they were still pondering over Taizai's explanation of Strange Robber N's modus operandi. As they walked towards the curator's office on the top floor, their expressions were solemn.

Although Taizai seemed like he wanted to say something, he could only rub his nose in silence as he walked beside Nakahara Chūya, who had been looking pale the whole time.

The furnishings in the office were still the same. The curator's body had been cleaned up, leaving only the shape drawn with a white pencil in its place.

The forensics staff, who had been waiting inside, handed a stack of photos and reports to Taizai.

Taizai reluctantly took the documents and pretended to flip through them. He was about to pass them to Atsushi Nakajima.

Just as he handed over the information, a black-gloved hand intercepted it halfway.

Taizai raised his eyebrows and looked at Nakahara Chūya, who had regained his composure. He raised his eyebrows and smiled thoughtfully.

Nakahara Chūya did not hold back. He picked up the documents and walked to the side to read them carefully.

Taizai put on his gloves again and patted Atsushi Nakajima beside him. "Dunjun, if you have any ideas, just say it."

"Okay, Mr. Taejae." Atsushi Nakajima walked to the mahogany desk. "Let's start here. Death message."

The mahogany desk's surface was still the same. Judging from the documents and the crime scene, the curator was killed in his seat.

A bullet went through his temple, and the body fell on the desk. The paper on the desk was stained with dark red blood.

However, the most shocking thing next to this pool of blood was the word "N" written in blood.

"Hmm … Judging from the position of the word," Atsushi Nakajima walked over and simulated it. "It's reasonable. It should be on the curator's right side." He took a closer look. "The size … It's about the size of an iPhone.

The size of a 4.

If that's the case, this should be the death message left by the curator. "

"Cliché." Taizai shrugged. "Whether it's the secret chamber or the death message, they're all overused plots in mystery novels. I won't be surprised if you give me another warning about the murder or the disappearance of the murder weapon."

"There's also a bunch of incompetent police officers and a genius detective who retired due to unforeseen circumstances."

Nakahara Chūya, who was looking down at the report, said, "So, it seems like we are really putting on a mystery show."

"If that's the case, then as long as this death message is unlocked, the murderer will be brought to justice!" Atsushi Nakajima said excitedly.

"Then I'm really sorry for denying your hope," Akutagawa said coldly. "This can't be a death message."

"Eh?" Atsushi Nakajima turned to look at him.

"As I said before, the curator was shot through the temple with a gun. He was killed in one shot." Akutagawa gestured. "How could he be lying on the table writing after he died?"

"The dead can't talk."

"That's true …" Atsushi Nakajima sighed, a little disappointed. "If that's the case, who left this N?"

"Don't look at me, tell me your inferences first." Taizai raised his hand in a gesture of surrender. "Akutagawa-kun, you tell us."

"Yes, Mr. Taejae." Akutagawa raised his hand to his mouth and cleared his throat. "We have two guesses:

First, this N was left by the murderer, probably to confuse the police and frame someone else.

In this case, seeing this N, most people's first reaction would be to think that it was Thief N.

If it wasn't Thief N, then it should be something related to N, such as a person with an N in their name.

Secondly, this N was left behind by Strange Thief N to reveal his identity.

After killing the curator, he deliberately left his name behind to show off to the police.

According to Thief N's habit of being high-profile, we think this is possible. "

"That seems to be the case …" Atsushi Nakajima listened carefully. "But regarding the first point, I'm also a little curious."

"Go ahead."

"If it was really left by the murderer, then you're underestimating him."

Atsushi Nakajima weighed his words carefully. "If you think about it, you'll know that the dead curator couldn't have left any information.

If that's the case, why did he leave this message behind? "

"Maybe he's using reverse thinking."

Nakahara Chūya closed the folder. "Because he thought the police wouldn't believe him, he deliberately left a message that pointed to his death to help clear his name."

"That's right. The more obvious something is, the easier it is to be ignored."

Atsushi Nakajima punched his left palm. "If that's the case, do you want to investigate the people in the museum that night? For example, those with an N in their name."

"I agree," Osamu Dazai, who was sitting on the side, suddenly interjected. "For example, Central Plains Police, Nakahara Chūya."

"Nakahara Chūya, whose name starts with an N, right?"

Chūya, who was suddenly called out, didn't care. "Indeed, if you want to investigate me, of course, I welcome you."

"It's about time you stopped your sick jokes."

Kokida had walked up to Taizai and knocked Taizai's head twice with the booklet in her hand. "I'm sorry, Central Plains Police. Taizai has always been like this. He likes to bully people he just met. I hope you don't mind."

"At least save me some face, Kokida," Taizai muttered with a little dissatisfaction.

"You worry too much. Of course, I don't mind. After all, Mr. Taejae is indeed very talented."

"Mr. Taejae, enough is enough. After all, according to what you said, my name also starts with an N. Nakajima, Atsushi Nakajima."

Atsushi Nakajima also came out to smooth things over.

"Central Plains Police, after reading the investigation report, what do you think?"

"I think the murderer is not Strange Bandit N." Nakahara Chūya's words were shocking.

"Why do you say that?"

"First of all, the motive. Why would Strange Bandit N kill the curator?

This time, he came to the museum to steal. Killing after stealing would only bring trouble to himself. It doesn't seem like Strange Bandit N's style. "

"Regarding this point, we think that Strange Bandit N accidentally entered the curator's office during his escape and was seen by the curator. Therefore, he could only choose to kill the curator to silence him and then escape through the window.

In the previous testimony, it was also mentioned that a black cloak flashed by the window downstairs. "Akutagawa disagreed.

"That's even more inexplicable."

Nakahara Chūya shrugged. "From the anesthesia Tachihara and the way he entered the warehouse, we can see that Strange Bandit N had made many arrangements in the museum before he carried out his plan. How could he not know about the situation in the curator's office?

Why would he deliberately run into the curator's office to escape? "

"This …"

"Moreover," Nakahara Chūya walked to the window. "In terms of location, although the curator's office is located on the top floor, it doesn't have any advantage in terms of orientation. In comparison, the washroom, which is also located on the top floor, is even more suitable as an escape point. You see …" He pointed out the window. "There are branches outside half of the curator's office window, but there are none outside the washroom window.

If I were Strange Bandit N, whether it's to avoid detection or the convenience of escape, I would choose the washroom over the curator's office. "

Akutagawa was speechless.

"What's the second point?" Taizai smiled with great interest.

"The second point, when I was reading the documents just now, I was a little concerned about the curator's autopsy results."

Chūya pulled out a photo. "This is a photo of the curator's wound. From here, you can see the wound on the curator's temple. In the report, Chūya mentioned that there were slight burn marks on the curator's temple."

"This can only mean that the curator's cause of death is certain …" Atsushi Nakajima was confused. "Hmm … If there are burn marks on the temple, it should be because the muzzle was pressed against the temple. That's why the skin around the temple was slightly burned when the gun was fired."

"Not only that."

Nakahara Chūya pointed at the mahogany desk. "The surroundings are very clean. The blood stains are basically only on the surface of the desk."

"So what you're trying to say is that before the curator died, he was sitting in his seat when someone pointed a gun at his temple and killed him with a single shot." Akutagawa was the first to react. "If that's the case, it's indeed less suspicious of Thief N."

"Don't keep us in suspense." Atsushi Nakajima was getting anxious. "What's going on?"

"Dunjun, think about it. If you were the curator and someone broke into your office while the alarm was going off, what would you do?" Taizai asked.

"Hmm … If it were me, I'd probably stand up in shock and ask …" Atsushi Nakajima sucked in a breath. "That's right, it's like that.

If Strange Bandit N broke in, the curator would at least stand up and resist. Then, the blood stains wouldn't be so clean. "

"Then, if you were Strange Bandit N and accidentally broke into the curator's office, what would you do?" Taizai asked patiently.

"At that time, I'd probably be running away." Atsushi Nakajima thought for a moment. "Then, I'd be in a hurry to escape. If I saw the curator, I'd definitely think of a way to prevent him from having a chance to make a sound or call the police.

However, if a group of police officers were chasing after me, I'd probably shoot the curator and jump out of the window. "

"That's right!

In that case, it shouldn't be Strange Bandit N. "

Atsushi Nakajima's eyes lit up. "A Strange Bandit N who was in a hurry to escape would immediately shoot. There's no need to press a gun against the curator's temple before shooting. That doesn't make sense at all."

"So, based on the analysis of the corpse, I don't think it's likely that Strange Bandit N killed someone."

Nakahara Chūya coughed softly. "I think that someone familiar with the curator entered the curator's office.

The curator wasn't wary of him at all, so he continued to work in his seat. Then, this person took out a gun and pressed it against the curator's temple. When the alarm went off, he took advantage of the chaos to kill the curator and frame Strange Bandit N. "

"In that case, someone had wanted to kill the curator for a long time. Using Strange Bandit N's theft as an opportunity to commit the crime and push the suspicion onto Strange Bandit N …" Atsushi Nakajima muttered to himself. "Then, who could this person be?"

"There's another thing that I'm more concerned about. The blood stains on the table." Chūya pointed to a stack of blood-stained papers. "This bloodstain is a bit unnatural."

"You mean …" Akutagawa pursed his lips.

"Based on my previous experience in handling cases," Chūya pointed to the bloodstain on the edge of the paper. "Don't you think the bloodstain here is too shallow? It's also disconnected from the ones next to it."

"You mean, the murderer has removed a few pieces of paper under the corpse …" Akutagawa gasped.

"That's right. Other than the bloodstain, look at the ballpoint pen on the table."

Chūya pointed. "The curator was probably in the office before he died. The tip of the ballpoint pen is still exposed. I think he was writing something with the ballpoint pen. However, there's nothing left on the table. The murderer may have cleaned it up for some reason."

"It's also possible that the curator forgot to retract the tip of the pen …" Atsushi Nakajima glanced at Taizai with a look that said, "Boss, I won't mention your name this time. Some people do forget things like this easily."

"Maybe."

Chūya smiled. "But look at the curator's office. It's very neat and tidy. Everything on the table is organized neatly.

The folder, pen holder, and document bag are all neatly arranged. It doesn't look like someone who would leave the tip of the pen behind after using it. "

"Then what was on the paper that the murderer took?" Atsushi Nakajima asked again.

"Some time before the curator died, the murderer pointed a gun at his head because the murderer wanted to wait until Monster Robber N committed the crime before killing the curator."

Nakahara Chūya picked up the first piece of paper and handed it to the forensics staff next to him. "So, it's very likely that the curator left a message of his death on the paper.

However, we don't know how many pieces of paper the murderer took away. We can only bet on our luck. "

"Hmm …" Atsushi Nakajima looked at the piece of paper that Chūya took away, a little confused.

As if knowing what he was going to ask, Akutagawa frowned and explained to him, "After using a ballpoint pen to write, the paper under it will also leave a mark. So, if a pencil is used to draw on the paper under the pad, the mark of the previously written words will be revealed."

"I see."

Atsushi Nakajima suddenly understood. "That's why it depends on luck. It's because we don't know if there will still be a mark on the paper under the pad after the murderer took away many pieces of paper."