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    "You said he fell asleep?"

    "It seemed so. So Dad took one look at him and said, 'He can't get in our way, but he's still keeping an eye on the cliffs.' So I did, but before we got to Grinding Reef, there was a guy on the beach.  No one has. That's the truth, and I could kill myself if it wasn't."

    "Listen, Xiaobai," Xia wanted to say, "you've heard all kinds of stories, and you also know that the poor guy was killed around two o'clock."

    "Yes, detective. He must have committed suicide, for there was no one near him, except, of course, the young detective. Unless it happened in the moment we took the cage out, I don't know, but  It's possible we missed something. We finished at about two o'clock, and I can't tell you how long it took to get ready, not to the minute, but the tide turned at one forty-five, and that's when  I took another look at the guy, and I said to my dad: 'Dad, that guy on the rock looks strange, is there something wrong?' We drove the boat closer to the beach, and then suddenly, from  A man came out from behind the rock and started jumping around. Then Dad said, 'Don't stay any longer. We don't have to mind your own business.' So we set off again. Because, you know, if we go  If we meddle in other people's business, they will find that our boat is filled with other people's lobsters, and others will definitely cause trouble."

    "Your father said you first saw Link at about 1:45."

    "Probably before then, Detective. But we didn't keep an eye on him."

    "If someone passed by between one forty-five and two o'clock, would you see him?"

    "Certainly. No, detective; the poor man committed suicide, there's no need to doubt it. He sat there quietly slitting his own throat, there's no need to doubt it."

    Xia Xiang was confused.  If this is a lie, then the lie is too sincere.  But if this is true, it makes the murder inference even more difficult to establish than before.  All the fragmentary evidence points to the conclusion that Link ended his life with his own hands while sitting alone on the rocks.

    So, why didn¡¯t the little mare get close to the flat iron?  Is it possible - Xia Xiang doesn't believe in superstition, but he knows this has happened before - is it possible that Link's restless soul is still wandering around the flat iron, visible only to animals,  But humans can¡¯t see it?  He had heard of another horse that refused to pass the site of an old murder.

    He suddenly remembered another point, it would be best to check it out.

    "Xiaobai, is there anyone at home now?"

    "Oh, yes, detective. My mother will definitely be waiting for me at home."

    "I want to go see her."

    Xiaobai did not refuse, and Xia Xiang went to Lao Bai's house with him.  Lao Bai's wife is stirring the soup in a stew pot, which is for Xiao Bai.  She greeted Xia Xiang politely, but shook her head at his question.

    "No, Detective. We heard no horses on the beach this afternoon."

    ? Then, the problem is solved.  If Xia wanted to ride past the house unnoticed, then so could everyone else.

    "Today the wind is blowing toward the sea," Old Bai's wife said again.

    "Are you also sure that you didn't hear anything last Thursday?"

    "Ha!" Old White Wife took away the stewpot, "I didn't hear anything in the afternoon. The police asked about the afternoon. But she remembered that she heard the sound of stampeding during lunch time. It might have been around twelve o'clock, but  She was busy doing something at the time and did not run out to watch."

    "Twelve o'clock?"

    "It was about that time, detective. It suddenly occurred to her later when we were talking about the questions the officer asked us."

    Xia Xiang left the house, and the thoughts in her mind were all confused.  If someone was riding a horse on the beach at twelve o'clock, this would explain the origin of the horseshoe, but it would not explain the murder.  Was he wrong, taking the horseshoe clue too seriously?  Perhaps some naughty boy saw the little mare untethered and took a ride on the beach just for fun?  Maybe it escaped on its own?

    But he remembered the pony¡¯s strange behavior this afternoon and the problem with the rings.  Is there any other purpose for this hanging ring?  Or suppose the murderer was on horseback and arrived at the rock bottom at twelve o'clock, where he talked to Link until two o'clock?  But Xiaobai said he only saw one person on the flat iron.  Could it be that the murderer had been secretly hiding in the cracks of the rocks and did not start his attack until two o'clock?  But why?  The only possible reason to ride there is?In order to establish an alibi, but he delayed for two hours before taking action, isn't this very detrimental to establishing an alibi?  Also, how did the horse get back?  It's not on the beach between one and two o'clock, if - again - Xiao Bai is to be trusted.  Xia thought for a moment about the possibility of two people riding a horse - one going to kill the person and the other riding the horse back, but it seemed too far-fetched and ridiculous.

    Then, a brand new idea came out.  In all the discussions about this case, they all agreed that Link walked along the coast road to the flat iron. Is there any evidence to prove this?  It never occurred to him to question that.  Why couldn't Link be the one riding the horse?

    If that¡¯s the case, the timing of the horse¡¯s passage on the beach would explain it, but another question pops up, like thorns in a rose garden.  Where did he get the horse?  He was seen leaving the checkpoint and walking towards the road in the other direction.  Did he purposely go back, take the filly from the meadow, and then ride it again?  If not, who was holding the horse, and how did it come across him?  Also, how did it come back?

    He decided to find Chief Gu Pengfei and discuss these issues with him.

    The police chief was about to go to bed when he reluctantly welcomed Xia Xiang in, but he seemed very excited to hear the new information he brought.

    "Those people from the Bai family and the Xiao family are the biggest liars in the world," he said. "If it is really a murder, then this is perfect evidence to prove that they are all related to the murder. But as for how Link  Once there, you don't have to worry so much. We've found six witnesses who saw Link walking down the road in different places between ten-fifteen and eleven-forty-five, unless that's  There¡¯s another guy with a black beard too. You can take this as confirmed that Link walked along the coast road and not through other methods.¡±

    "Does any of those witnesses know him?"

    "No," admitted the Sheriff, "but it is almost impossible that another young man wearing the same dark blue suit and beard would have been in that place at that time, unless someone deliberately disguised him, but why?  What? I mean, assuming that someone deliberately disguised him, there would only be two reasons. One is to give the illusion that he is still alive when he has been killed. Now, we already know that he is  That area is nearby, so that eliminates the first reason; and we also know that he was killed at two o'clock, so the second reason doesn't hold up either. Unless, of course," said the detective slowly, "that's the real reason.  Link had something to do between ten-fifteen and two o'clock, and another person was creating an alibi for him. I haven't thought about it that way."

    "I'm thinking," Xia wanted to say, "The person who was killed was really Link. His face can't be seen clearly. You know, we only have clothes and photos."

    "This, no matter what. It must be a man with a real beard." The Sheriff said, "Who do you think Link would want to kill?"

    "Russian agent," Xia Xiang said easily, "He may have made an appointment with a Russian agent. The Russian agent originally planned to kill him, but he was killed instead."

    "It's possible, but it's unclear in such a case. No matter who killed the person, that person had to escape from Pingtie. Also, how did he change clothes with the victim? There was not enough time."

    "Certainly not after the murder."

    "Then what do you think? It only makes things more complicated. If you ask me, I think that the horse was ridden by a naughty bag at another time. This theory is more realistic. Only the rings can match this theory.  It's not quite consistent, but it's possible that the ring had another purpose. This way, we can take the horse out of the case and make the case much simpler. Then, we can speculate that either Link killed himself,  Or he was killed by someone we don't know yet, and that person walked to the beach on his own feet. Lao Bai's family didn't see him, but it doesn't matter, he might be hiding under the rocks  , just as you guessed. The only question is, who is he? Not Jiang Tiansheng, not Li Feng, not Ye Fan. But there are many people in the world besides the three of them. "

    Xia Xiang nodded.

    ¡°I feel a little depressed,¡± he said. ¡°It seems like I can¡¯t do anything about this case.¡±

    "This case is really torturous," Gu Pengfei said, "but we have only been investigating for two weeks. What can we do in two weeks? We have to be patient, Xia thought, and wait patiently for the letter to be deciphered. The answer may be there.  turn up."

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