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Chapter 3034

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The students observing in the small classroom were all stunned.

Everyone is taking a class in this aspect, and a case like this happened in the school just right. They will naturally have speculations.

So far, most people feel that Claude and Gonzalez have relatively greater suspicion, because these two people were the last to see Bonu. Although they couldn't beat Bonu frontally, what if they used some conspiracy?

Of course, some people also thought of deeper things. They also locked onto a murderer internally and confidently believed that Professor Schiller would think the same as them.

First, let's talk about their speculation.

The key to the locked room lies in how the murderer sneaked in and how they left.

This locked room of the small classroom plus the corridor seems to have only one way to invade.

There are many devices in the power distribution room, which leads to a certain blind spot in the monitoring. Although the size of the blind spot is not enough to accommodate a person, if you think of a way, you should still be able to go.

Then the murderer could enter from the window of the power distribution room, enter the utility room, take advantage of the elevator door closing when the camera can't capture it, push the door out of the utility room, walk in front of the elevator door, and enter the small classroom opposite.

But there is a problem here, which is that there is no door between the power distribution room and the utility room.

There is also no door between the large classroom and the small classroom. Which means to enter another classroom, you have to go out of the door of this classroom, enter the corridor, and then open the door to enter.

Whether it is between the power distribution room and the utility room, or between the large classroom and the small classroom, there is only a glass window.

Which means the suspicion of people who can only cross two rooms by walking through the door is ruled out.

Then let's look at these few suspects.

Gonzalez definitely couldn't pass. He is just an ordinary human. Without any superpowers, there is absolutely no way to cross. His suspicion is completely ruled out.

Then the one who looks most suspicious on the surface is Claude.

He is a student of the Academy of Magic, and the introductory course of the Academy of Magic is flash. Although he has only been in class for more than a year, because he is talented and learns things fast, he can now barely use flash.

But smart students have already ruled out his suspicion.

Because Claude's timeline under monitoring is complete.

He came out of the elevator and entered the small classroom. At that time, the elevator door had not closed yet. The camera in the elevator captured him entering the small classroom, including entering the large classroom and returning to the small classroom later, leaving no time for him to flash.

There are also some students who obtained the conclusion that it couldn't be Claude using off-site information, because they know that Claude currently masters short-distance flash on the ground, which means that there are obstacles in the middle, which is not possible.

The unlucky guy who was stuck in the wall before was the one who wanted to practice flash to break through obstacles and had problems, and Claude is still far from this step. Let alone a wall in the middle, even if there is a blade of grass, it is easy to make him fall flat on his face.

Combining these two points, Claude's suspicion was also lowered.

But the talented top students can notice places others don't notice. They locked their target on Zan.

What is Zan's ability? He can turn into water.

Many people have seen his ability to turn into water. It is not turning into water molecules, just ordinary liquid water flow.

If it is a complete metal wall, such water flow cannot pass through. Most of the rooms in the base are made of molten steel alloy metal walls. It just so happens that two of the four rooms on this floor have two pieces of glass inlaid on the walls.

This directly destroyed the integrity of the wall, meaning there was a gap between the walls that could be crossed. Humans couldn't pass through, but water might not be.

Which means, although there is no door between the large room and the small room, someone can walk through the window.

In this case, Zan's suspicion soared to the top of the list.

Others couldn't walk, but you could walk, which naturally means greater suspicion. Many students thought Schiller would adopt a strategy of attacking the heart and find a way to make Zan reveal a flaw.

But unexpectedly, Schiller gave an answer that was completely unexpected.

But after all, what is least lacking here is smart people.

"Blue Beetle!" Someone shouted out immediately.

But some people also asked without knowing why: "What's going on? How could the murderer be Ted?"

"No, the murderer is not Ted, but Blue Beetle." Someone said: "Have you forgotten? That bug doesn't listen to him at all!"

Everyone then suddenly realized, realizing that it looks like there are six suspects in this room, but actually there are seven, because Blue Beetle is not as simple as a weapon and prop. It is independent.

Blue Beetle's real name is actually Scarab. It is a spy weapon manufactured by a powerful alien race used to infiltrate other planets. It usually accompanies an indigenous person of the planet, but secretly controls them, and can even influence their sanity, making them do things inconsistent with their own concepts. The first-generation Blue Beetle was once influenced by it.

That's right, this thing is actually a spy device, and the technical content is unimaginably high.

Then, how could such a strictly guarded Mercury base let an alien spy device in?

Mainly because this thing is Ted's superpower. If you don't let it in, then Ted Kord is an ordinary person, and he has no ability to be a young superhero at all. The security personnel defaulted to this being Ted's attachment, so naturally, they let it in.

Moreover, Ted also accepted a complete psychological test before coming in. He was not controlled by anyone, and even until now, he has not been influenced by Blue Beetle. Blue Beetle has looked down on him from beginning to end and is too lazy to pay attention to him.

This led to Ted not communicating much with his own superpower normally. He himself doesn't know what ability this bug on his body actually has. Even if he saw his teacher show a few hands before, the understanding is also very limited, and he has never experienced it personally.

Many students were curious and wanted him to demonstrate, but Ted couldn't call Blue Beetle, which led to other students not knowing what superpower Ted has, and knowing very little about this bug on his body.

Even Schiller, who knows the comic plot, cannot be completely sure what ability Blue Beetle has, because this hero image has a long history, and can even be traced back to the era when Batman and Superman were born. During the period, it was transferred to multiple comic companies, and various versions are very different. The abilities displayed by this bug on the first and second generations are also different.

But combining various comic and film and television images, Schiller knows that Blue Beetle can use energy weapons. It can produce something like blue holographic projection, but this thing has a physical entity. Whether it turns into a sword or a shield, it can be used for combat, and it is very strong.

This technology is somewhat similar to Green Lantern energy, both are turning virtual into reality, it's just that one is green and one is blue.

And Schiller believes that as an alien spy device, it should be able to pass through walls, and because the body is smaller and more hidden, it might even be equipped with a stealth system. It is much simpler for it to pass through walls than Zan.

After all, Zan also has to find a monitoring blind spot to turn into water, and he is a big living person. The monitoring blind spot needed is much larger than a tiny bug.

Which means, among all the suspects present, he is the one with the greatest suspicion.

But this does not mean that only one person lied.

After Schiller finished speaking, he didn't look at Ted again, but turned to look at Zan. At the moment of being stared at by those golden vertical pupils, Zan instinctively grabbed the bars of the water prison.

"You think your telepathic communication with your sister is seamless, but I told her, after a murder case occurs, all the atmosphere related to it is an important clue. Do you think I wouldn't have seen her panic at that time?"

Once Jenna was involved, Zan was somewhat flustered. He could even hear his own rumbling heartbeat.

Jenna behind the glass also clenched her fists.

For her, the answer was written on the question—Schiller had already demonstrated the power of psychoanalysis.

Schiller looked up over the glass to look at Jenna's eyes. The alien girl sighed as if resigned, walked out of the crowd, went out, and then pushed the door to enter the large classroom.

Zan looked at his sister with concern.

"Near the end of class, to be accurate, it was around the time Bonu died, I sensed my brother's emotions. He felt flustered, fearful, and desperate."

"Our telepathic ability will be clearer when emotions are intense. Through communicating with him, I learned that he accidentally killed an Atlantean woman."

Discussion sounds began to ring in the small classroom again. "Isn't it said that the murderer is Blue Beetle? How come Zan confessed now?"

Just after Jenna finished speaking, Zan said hurriedly: "No, I didn't want to kill her. It wasn't me who killed her at all. I did attack her, but..."

Zan's psychological quality was obviously not as good as Jenna's, or rather, he hadn't figured out the situation yet. Various emotions echoed in his heart, leading to him not being able to defend himself logically.

Fortunately, he and his sister have telepathy. Jenna spoke again: "This is a conspiracy. Someone forced my brother to kill Bonu."

Things are becoming more and more complicated. Everyone looked at Schiller. Bruce and Oliver also walked into the door. Schiller turned to look at Bruce and said: "Do you have the confidence to crack the program carried by that bug?"

Just after he finished saying this, Ted shouted, "No, Professor, this is a relic left to me by my teacher! I cannot lose it!"

Schiller looked at Ted with some admiration, because he discovered that Ted said this sincerely, not because Blue Beetle has powerful abilities that allow him to be a superhero, so he wanted to keep the bug, but because this might be the only thing his teacher left him.

At this time, Bruce shook his head and said: "I can dismantle it, but I cannot guarantee perfect cracking. Which means dismantling and analysis might be one-time."

Schiller naturally also understood. Scientific laws are like this. In the process of various experiments, it is difficult to avoid destructive investigation. Handing this work to Iron Man, he might not necessarily be able to do it either.

And Schiller woke Arthur up again. Arthur was somewhat puzzled and said: "I don't understand alien technology at all. Do you count on me to crack it?"

"But your water prison trapped it." Schiller said: "It is obvious that this bug doesn't seem to be good at dealing with magic, otherwise it wouldn't stay in the water prison obediently."

Actually, he still had one sentence he didn't say, which is, if it were good at dealing with magic, it wouldn't be controlled by the witch Circe.

It is very clear that the one who caused the chaos in front of him is the witch Circe. If Blue Beetle wanted to do it itself, then it would have plenty of opportunities to run before being discovered by everyone, and it wouldn't stay at all.

It staying, besides aggravating the complexity of the matter and creating more trouble for the professors and students, has no benefit to itself.

Let's look at the trouble it can create after staying.

This thing is a relic left to Ted by his teacher. He will never let go easily. Assuming that in order to find out the truth, he is forced, then he will inevitably feel very sad and sad, which will make the young superheroes feel cold.

However, if the truth is not found out, then Bonu died in vain, and the Atlanteans will definitely not be satisfied.

And Zan also said he was guided and wronged. If Blue Beetle is not investigated, then there is no way to clear his grievances. He has to bear the crime of killing a classmate, which inevitably makes people think that he is an alien, and will also make other non-human alien guests feel insecure.

This scheme can be said to be a chain of alienation. If not handled well, it can make the student group fall apart in an instant.

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