(Evening of 11.22) Logic puzzle, please listen to the question
The chief of the Ointment Building died in his office on the 17th floor of the Ointment Building. The caller was the deceased's secretary, on the first day of the lunar month. Soon after, the police and the pig-headed detective quickly arrived at the scene. It was a very ordinary but well-equipped office. The space was spacious, equipped with a washing machine, air conditioner, computer, inkjet printer, scanner, digital camera, and other equipment. The body lay on the desk, dead from a gunshot wound in the temple. Blood flowed everywhere, hands hanging under the desk, gloves on the hands. Not far from the body on the ground, there was a handgun, its trajectory matching the bullet. The trigger felt a bit sticky, and the victim had taken sleeping pills before dying. According to the investigation, the deceased died around 4 a.m., and the body was found when he arrived at work at 8 a.m. The deceased had been working overtime at the company almost every day recently and also had a habit of taking sleeping pills before bed. There were three employees at the company of the deceased: besides the first day, there were two others: typist Zhang San and salesman Li Si. Because the deceased was harsh and unreasonable, deliberately withholding wages. So all three had motives to commit the crime. Finally, according to elevator footage, from 10 a.m. last night until 8 a.m. today, no one had reached the 17th floor. Additionally, the fire elevator was equipped with cameras, and likewise, no one had been to the 17th floor. So, given the deceased's company's recent poor performance, and heavy losses. They might be on the verge of bankruptcy soon, so the police concluded it was suicide. However, after investigation, Pighead Detective discovered that it was a murder, and identified the killer and evidence. So, who was the killer? And what method was used to kill the victim?
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The killer first made the boss take a sleeping pill, then used a string, tying one end to the printer's ink cartridge and taping the other end to the trigger of a handgun. Next, they fixed the position of the handgun so that it pointed at the boss's temple. Then they set the printer to automatically print at 4 o'clock and to automatically shut down after a while. Then, at 4 o'clock, the computer automatically starts printing, and when the printer starts, it pulls the string, which in turn pulls the trigger of the handgun. The handgun's recoil causes it to fall, while the string and tape get pulled into the printer. This is why it is an inkjet printer instead of a laser printer. Therefore, the killer is the typist.
Gloves, why bring gloves for suicide? The trigger has residue, indicating the blood hadn't dried. Since no one came last night, it must have been in the morning. They said the body was discovered at 8 a.m. on the first day of the lunar month, but by that time he had already staged the scene. It's judged that Tianji died at 4 a.m. from an overdose of sleeping pills (happened on the first day). At 8 a.m., he came to the scene, took out the prepared gun, shot Tianji in the temple, then staged the scene to look like a suicide, and afterwards called the police. This set of deductions has some loopholes; waiting to see how they are filled.
Such a long question... The secretary adds an appropriate amount of sleeping pills to the boss's drink (can be tested personally at home), applies glue to the inside of the index finger of the glove and the forefinger of the gun, placing it against one side of the head (temple). When the boss wakes up in the early morning, make them hook their fingers, for example by turning on the air conditioning. Then you can hear a 'bang' sound, the gun will fly off due to inertia, breaking free from the glove; at the same time, the arm will exert force in the opposite direction due to inertia, swing in a circular motion, and then hang down.
Something doesn't feel right. First of all, if the gun is secured with tape... then we need to think about what kind of mechanism could be timed to deliver it to the boss at 4 a.m.
Can't send it, the system says it cannot be submitted repeatedly, no matter how I change it... Help...
Hide the pistol, tape the trigger to the trigger, and point it at the victim's seat. Find a wire and tie it to the typewriter's cartridge. Alright, the computer sets it to 4 o'clock for automatic typing. When the typewriter starts, pull !! Once these are done, just wait for the end of the shift. (→_→ It's unlikely the secretary would have drugged him. The victim already has the habit of taking sleeping pills after overtime and chews a few more pills, so he just hung up without using the pistol. Shooting himself—you really need gloves, otherwise what if the trigger gets stuck and you hurt your hand? Besides, isn't it cold on the first day of the lunar month?? Wearing gloves is normal. The deceased was the boss, not the one who fired often. If things went wrong, the quality of the weapons might be too poor...... That's a tragedy, right?)
15th floor, although I don't know how to play with computers... But your answer seems more reasonable than mine, just not hidden enough (like tape, cable, and an open computer). (br) 15th floor: If your method works, you need to ensure the muzzle is fixed enough, then the gun will bounce and won't be driven by a bit of glue. On the other hand, the force from the wire pulling the finger might pull the gun body, so perfect suicide cannot be guaranteed. (br) Knockout drugs are a must; you have to make sure the boss falls asleep before 10 o'clock to set up the scene.
My answer skirts the edge psychologically. When the boss wakes up and finds a gun pointed at their head (very stimulating), out of fear, they will pull back their hands (also out of fear, the boss will not voluntarily move their head away from the gun). When they find their fingers cannot leave the board switch, they will only struggle faster to break free (theoretically speaking), and then boom. (br) Actually, I think the 15th floor one is more reasonable...
Riddle Master, you may not have read the question carefully. Besides, tape can be used to fix things, and the computer being shut down doesn't mean you can't set a timed restart; sometimes typing requires timing. As for that office which even has a washing machine, where do you think hiding it wouldn't be discreet enough? The inkjet typewriter has enough force to achieve the setup of firing a gun. As for poisoning, the boss has a habit of taking sleeping pills by himself after working overtime every day. Since it mentions an inkjet typewriter, not a laser printer, it can perfectly be used to kill the boss at a scheduled time. Based on the conditions given in the question, this method of killing is feasible, and the murderer is the typist.
I admit that your answer is more reasonable (I don't know much about computers...), but there are two problems here:
1. How do you explain the owner's one hand hanging under the table...
2. Some people sleep face down on the table, while others prefer to sleep face up. The owner was killed by a blow to the temple, so the typist couldn't have predicted it...
1. How do you explain the owner's one hand hanging under the table...
2. Some people sleep face down on the table, while others prefer to sleep face up. The owner was killed by a blow to the temple, so the typist couldn't have predicted it...
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