Pablo was ready to share the big reveal and Darcel was eager to hear it.
He instantly went outside and called all the villagers inside the house.
There were hundred people inside the house and they all were standing in front of the head of the dead bodies.
Darcel and Watson were behind Pablo.
The dead bodies were covered with a big cloth so no one could see them.
"Everyone, I have solved all the cases with the help of my Ego. And today, I will do the same thing." Pablo spoke and made eye contact with everyone.
"I will place my left hand on a dead body and my right hand will remain free. One by one, you all will come to me and will hold my right hand for five seconds. After that, I will know who is the culprit behind these murders."
"He could do that? Then why didn’t he do this right away?" Darcel whispered to Watson.
"Don’t disturb him. Just watch." Watson scolded Darcel. Mostly because he too had no answer to Darcel’s question.
"Darcel." Pablo called.
"Yes, my lord?"
"Are all the villagers here? No one should be left."
"All are here, my lord. I am sure."
"Okay. Close the door. No one should leave."
"As you say."
Darcel closed the main door of the house and stood behind Pablo again.
"Now that’s done. Come to me, one by one."
Pablo placed his left hand on one of the dead body’s feet and raised his right hand in the air.
"Are you really taking this seriously? You don’t have such an Ego at all." Cupid said. She was floating beside Pablo all the time.
’You are wrong. I do have that Ego.’
A woman among the villagers came forward and put her hand on Pablo’s right hand.
’Use it.’ Pablo said and…
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"Oh. Right." Cupid understood and went silent. She won’t disturb Pablo for now.
Pablo used his First Ego and he faced no special reaction inside his body.
He also watched the face of the Woman closely and after five seconds, he let go of her hand.
"Stand on my right side, lady." He said.
The woman nodded and stood where Pablo said.
Next, came a man.
His hairs were long and unkempt, his clothes were torn and he was limping while walking.
’He had all the characteristics of someone suspicious.’
The man gave his hand to Pablo and Pablo used his first Ego.
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Pablo’s vision became blurry and his brain acted funny.
’This guy is high. Probably on drugs. So there are drugs here as well. Nice.’
Pablo let go of the man’s hand.
"Stand with that woman, go."
The man slowly walked away and stood next to the Woman. The Woman moved far away from the man.
The next person came and Pablo repeated the process.
Time went on and all the people were gathering on Pablo’s right side.
There were still many people left and Pablo increased the speed of the process.
After thirty minutes, only ten people were left.
All the other people were standing on the right side and the space on the right side was filling up as well.
The next person came and it was a boy. A young boy.
"How old are you?" Pablo asked.
"Ni-Nineteen, my lord." The boy replied. He fidgeted his fingers and he was not making eye contact with Pablo.
He reached out his hand to Pablo and his hand was trembling as well.
The boy was taking time so Pablo himself held the boy’s hand.
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Pablo used the Ego and just after that, sweat arrived on Pablo’s palm and his heart raced faster than ever.
’He is nervous and scared. He either knows something or he did the crime himself.’
Pablo let go of the Boy’s hand.
As soon as the boy found his hand free from Pablo, he walked towards the right side.
"Stop." But Pablo stopped the boy.
"You go to the left side. Not on the right."
The boy flinched.
"Wh-why? I didn’t do anything."
"When did I say you did something? I just want you to stand on the left, that’s all."
The boy gave a slow nod and stood on the left side.
The next person came and Pablo sent him to the right.
Another person came and Pablo did the same.
One more person was sent to the right.
And like that, only five people were left now.
Pablo called the next person.
It was a man and he gave his hand to Pablo right away.
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Pablo’s feet began itching and his breath became fast.
He looked at the man and the man had a desperate look on his face.
"Are you in a hurry?" Pablo asked the man.
"Yes? How did you know?"
"I just know. Why are you in a hurry though? Do you have to go somewhere?"
"Yes. I have to take a leak. I have been holding it for a while now."
"Okay. But use the bathroom of this house. No one is allowed to leave. Go."
Pablo left the man’s hand and the man dashed straight to the bathroom.
’I see.’ A smile crept up on Pablo’s lips.
"Say Darcel, when you are not in your house, do other villagers visit your house? Like they meet your wife, play with your kids and all." Pablo asked.
"I am the Chief of the village and when I am not here, my wife handles everything. So if the villagers had any problem, they told my wife. But what you are saying never happened. The villagers leave after telling their problems. No one came inside the house and even if someone came by chance then they remained only in the hall. No one arrived deeper than that."
"That’s all." Pablo stopped talking.
The man also came back from the bathroom.
He walked over to the right side. But…
"You may stand on the left." Pablo said.
The man nodded and went on the left.
Now only three people were left and they all were men.
Pablo called them forward and held their hands one by one.
And surprisingly, Pablo ordered all three of them to stand on the left side.
Like that, all the Villagers were done.
Ninety five people were standing on Pablo’s right and only five people were standing on his left.
Darcel’s eyes were focused on those five men. He was glaring at them.
"Now." Pablo stood up from the ground and stood between both groups of the Villagers.
His back was still in front of Darcel and Watson and everyone waited for him to say something.
"The five people standing on my left. They are…"
Pablo looked at all five men and they looked back at him. Except the nineteen year old boy. He was still fidgeting. Nevertheless, Pablo finished his conclusion by saying that the five men were…
"Completely Innocent."