At midnight, Detective Green, who was sound asleep, was suddenly awakened by a knock at the door. When he opened it, the person at the door was Parson, the nephew of Professor Tam who lived nearby.\ He said to Green with great unease: "Tonight, Uncle Tam invited me to his house. On the way, something delayed me, and when I arrived at his doorstep and called out to him, there was no response. I don't know what happened inside his house. I didn't dare to go in, so I am asking you to come with me and take a look." Upon hearing this, Green immediately put on his coat and went out with Parson.\ On the way, Parson said to Green: "Recently, my uncle's invention was successful, and he received a considerable amount of prize money. Some people are very jealous of this money, and I am worried he might get into trouble because of it."\ While they were talking, they arrived at Professor Tam's house. Parson pushed open the door and reached for the light switch, but the light did not turn on. Parson said: "There's another light inside, I'll turn it on." Saying this, he walked into the pitch-black room, and after a short while, the light came on. They found the professor lying on the hallway about a meter from the door. Parson whispered, "My God!" and quickly stepped over the body to return to Green's side.\ Green immediately examined the body and found that the professor was already dead. The safe in the corner of the room was open, and it was empty. Parson said in horror, "Who could have done this?"\ Green sneered and said, "Stop pretending, Mr. Parson, the murderer is you!"\ So, how did Green determine that Parson was the murderer?
\A prelude to the question, very simple.
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That's not right... the body is in the hallway... so when Parson entered, he didn't step on the body... this means Parson must have known the position of the body... so the murderer is Parson.
Parsons must have come to my uncle's house first… otherwise, how would he know there was still a lamp inside?
Parson was obviously familiar with the layout of his uncle's house and knew where the lights were. Moreover, the body was about a meter away from the doorway. If Parson had no knowledge, he would definitely have stepped on the body. So the killer is Parson. Right?
[While they were talking, they arrived at Professor Tam's doorstep. Parson pushed the door open and reached out to touch the light switch, but the light didn't turn on. Parson said, 'There's another light inside, I'll go turn it on.' Saying this, he walked into the pitch-dark room, and shortly after, the light came on. They found the professor lying in the hallway about a meter from the door. Parson quietly exclaimed, 'Oh my God!' and quickly stepped over the body to return to Greene's side.]
See, this is the flaw! I won't talk about the shallow answer, it's obvious.
See, this is the flaw! I won't talk about the shallow answer, it's obvious.
Motive: Bonus. Suspicious: a low exclamation: 'Oh my!' It indicates no surprise, meaning the matter was already known. Second, familiarity with the light switch inside, and the fact that the body did not trip even about a meter from the door in the dark, indicates having been at the scene. Then, the criminal suspect is undoubtedly you.
Also... a very ridiculous one. At first, they said they didn't dare to enter, but later, they boldly went in and turned on the lights in the dark...
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