Chapter 429: Research on Bloodmark

"Joan, come here." Edward's call came from behind.
Joan quickly picked up the foreign objects scattered on the window sill one by one with tweezers, collected them in a glass bottle, plugged the bottle stopper, and turned to Edward.
Edward and Thomas gathered around the podium and leaned their hands on their knees to observe the large bloodstain on the ground.
Joan walked over to look at it and asked softly, "Is the tutor killed here?"
Edward nodded heavily.
"The morning after the incident, Thomas and I came to the laboratory. The first sight I saw was that the tutor was lying in the pool of blood, and his body had become cold and stiff."
"From the traces left on the scene, the mentor tried to resist when he was assassinated, but unfortunately the murderer came too suddenly, the attack was very fierce, he could not even have time to protect himself." Thomas sighed, "And you know, the mentor all day He is busy teaching and researching, and the prepared spells are all for these two tasks. He almost does not prepare those spells for combat, which makes him almost no resistance at the moment of sudden murder."
"This can't be blamed for the mentor's negligence, who can expect in advance that the murderer will be so mad to sneak into the Austrian laboratory of Leiden College to commit murder?" Edward said quietly, "This is like an oil lamp, which emits The radiance of the light illuminates the entire room, but only the small dark area under the lamp is not illuminated."
"What was Chino doing at the time of the incident, wouldn't he watch the tutor murdered by the murderer?" Joan asked.
Chino, the "wood golem" created by Master Rawls, is the laboratory administrator and also has the responsibility of security, guarding the laboratory day and night.
If the murderer breaks in, Chino will come forward to stop.
"Kino... that poor fellow, look for yourself." Thomas pointed to the corner diagonally opposite the podium.
Joan looked in the direction of his fingers and saw a pile of broken wood scattered in the corner of the wall, almost unable to see the original shape of the golem, and couldn't help shaking.
"Chino's strength is not weak, no matter how powerful the murderer is, it is unlikely that he can devote his energy to demolish the wooden golem while assassinating Rawls. It can be seen that more than one person broke into the laboratory that night "Joan said thoughtfully.
"There is indeed more than one murderer. To be precise, at least three people joined forces to commit the murder that night." Xiao An's voice came from behind Joan.
"Sister Meow, did you find any clues?" Joan turned and asked.
"Very valuable clue." Xiao Miao crouched in front of the podium, pointing at the blood stains scattered around, and said firmly: "From the traces left on the scene, except for Master Rolls and the name "Chino" At the time of the incident, there were three other people present. They all left deep or shallow footprints... We should thank these dried blood stains and keep the murderer’s footprints clearly to this day."
"Sister Meow, you are a ranger, and you are best at tracking. From your professional perspective, what clues can be provided by the footprints left at the murder scene? Perhaps we can trace the characteristics of the murderer based on these details."
"You talked about the idea, Joan. By analyzing the footprints left on the scene, I can basically determine the murderer's origin and even guess their true identity." Xiao Miao said confidently.
"Sister Meow, you are so powerful!" Rebecca asked impatiently. "Hurry, what do these footprints imply?"
"First of all, we can be sure that the three murderers were all murdering Master Rawls...barefoot."
Little Meow pointed to a dried blood stain on the floor and made a further reveal to everyone.
"Look, there are not only half of the footprints on the solidified blood, but also the fine skin texture. If the person who left the footprints wears shoes and socks, it is impossible to leave such marks.
"Bare-footed murderer... This is really weird." Thomas muttered with his chin, "why does the murderer have to take off his shoes and socks?"
"Perhaps to facilitate the infiltration into the laboratory." Edward stepped the floor, and his feet creaked. "Look, the wooden floor in the laboratory has not been replaced for many years. The wood planks are damp and deformed, and they will creak when stepped on." The crunchy sound, if the murderer takes off his shoes and socks, the noise made by walking barefoot on the wooden floor will be much lighter, so as to avoid the alarm of the victim."
"Your speculation seems reasonable, but you can't explain another doubt." Xiao Miao pointed to another footprint. "Look, there is not only blood on this footprint, but also black mud." I have watched carefully since I entered this building. After that, the floors upstairs and downstairs were wiped spotlessly, and walking barefoot on top was contaminated with some dust. How could you step on a muddy foot?"
Xiao Miao's question made everyone silent, wondering where the sludge came from.
"There was a rain on the afternoon of the incident. The ground on the campus was soaked with rain and became very muddy. Maybe the mud on the murderer's feet was outdoors?"
Thomas just raised this hypothesis, then shook his head and smiled bitterly, vetoing himself.
"That's not right either. The murderer barefoot indoors can barely be explained, but there is no reason to walk barefoot on the mud outdoors."
"Unless they don't have the habit of wearing shoes at all, no matter whether it is sunny or rainy, no matter what occasion, they will keep the habit of walking barefoot."
Joan said thoughtfully.
"Who has this quirk, and there is more than one person?"
Rebecca felt incredible.
"There are really such weirdos, and we have dealt with one of them." Xiao Miao smiled secretly and turned to point to another blood footprint. "Joan, look at this footprint, you might find it familiar. "
Qiao An looked at him in surprise, and the footprints in his eyes really looked like Xiao Miao said, looking familiar.
"This footprint is much larger than the average person's size, it seems that it was left by a tall giant..." Rebecca speculated, staring at the footprint.
"Giant? No, that guy is not just a giant. On the contrary, he is shorter than ordinary people. He looks like a child of eight or nine years old, but he has a pair of big feet with a strong contrast to his body." Xiao Miao sneered. Said.
"Little dwarf with big feet..." Joan flashed a flash of light in his mind and looked up at Xiao Miao. "It's'spring leg' Jack!"
Xiaomiao crossed her arms across her chest and nodded solemnly.
"If I read correctly, it was indeed the footprint left by the little villain."
Upon hearing her reveal the answer, Rebecca, Thomas, Edward, Ah Chi and Benny teachers all changed their faces, and they all recalled the conflict with Jack Jr. on the Wild Boar Island.
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