Scholar Lost in Erudition

[ID] EVD-W019EI06-003

[Name] Monolithic Crystal Monocle

[Basic Characteristics] Bears a distinct crack

[Evidence Collection Site] Bohdan's research laboratory, Energy Research Department, Ohioti Central Comprehensive Science Academy

[Party Involved] Bohdan, leading scientist in the field of energy analysis, member #7 of the Genius Society

[Scene Analysis]

Based on the situation at the scene, the party involved carried out an incorrect startup operation on the observation equipment, causing the flammable Phlogiston inside the container to leak, which produced a serious wound on the party's left hand. At the same time, during the accident, the monolithic monocle unfortunately fell from a height and was damaged.

[Supplementary Testimony]

Bohdan stated that during the experiment an abnormal light appeared inside the monolithic monocle, and that the strong light stimulation led to a series of coincidences that finally caused the Phlogiston leak.

Because the party involved described far too many coincidences, this testimony was not accepted.

[Notes]

All signs suggest that this was a premeditated criminal act. Since the “butterfly effect” occurred through one coincidence after another and cannot be judged a “reproducible method of committing a crime”, this leak was finally concluded to be “accidental”.

[Related Recording]

“...Perhaps I should be grateful for this accident, it brought Lambda back to my side. This is the fourth time we have remarried... It is embarrassing to say, because this is the first time I was the one to propose remarrying.” This recording comes from Bohdan.

[ID] EVD-X024DE18-002

[Name] Alloy finger exoskeleton inlaid with “Gray Sealgold”

[Basic Characteristics] Bears clear traces of damage from external force, confirmed as damage occurring before the explosion

[Evidence Collection Site] Control room of the polar energy extraction site

[Party Information] Lambda (deceased), leading scientist in the field of biological wave detection, member #8 of the Genius Society.

[Scene Analysis]

Based on footage from the surveillance cameras, the party involved carried out a faulty operation that caused the central control room to explode, and the party died on the spot at once.

[Supplementary Testimony]

“Only the devil knows what she was hiding in her heart. If anything happened to her, Klein would certainly not be free of involvement!”

Two weeks before the explosion, the police received a report from Bohdan stating that his wife's disabled right hand had been injured by a malicious crowd. Afterward, Lambda, as the actual victim, refused any further investigation and withdrew the case.

[Notes]

After the explosion, the husband of the party involved requested that the exoskeleton be returned to him once the related investigation was concluded, together with the finger bones of the party involved.

Far too many chance incidents occurred one after another in this explosion, extreme caution is advised.

[Related Recording]

“Klein, come out here, there is still an unsettled debt between us. We both know best that there is no absolute “coincidence” in this world, let alone this chain of “unbelievable coincidences”.” This recording comes from the security system of the Klein Manor.

[ID] EVD-X043FE21-001

[Name] Tweed Jacket, Wool Sweater, and White Shirt

[Basic Characteristics] Bears a Phlogiston burn about 8cm in diameter on the left chest

[Evidence Collection Site] Bohdan's research laboratory, Energy Research Department, Ohioti Central Comprehensive Science Academy

[Party Information] Bohdan (deceased), leading scientist in the field of energy analysis, member #7 of the Genius Society

[Scene Analysis]

Based on the situation at the scene, the party involved was carrying particles of “Gray Sealgold”, which absorbed a large quantity of Phlogiston and instantly produced a temperature of nearly a thousand degrees at the region of the heart. The outer jacket, the waistcoat, and the shirt all bear burn marks.

At the burned area, half of a ring finger bone that had not fully burned was found. After examination, this finger bone was confirmed to belong to Lambda, or it may be connected with the high-purity “Gray Sealgold” particles.

[Supplementary Testimony]

“...We should have realized sooner that a person will be careless at some point, not to mention that he never let go of the grief of losing his wife...”

According to the descriptions of the scholars in the research laboratory, Bohdan, the person responsible for drawing up the technical specifications of the safety manual, should not have made such a “low-level mistake”.

[Notes]

“Gray Sealgold” is a rare alloy created by Klein, member #9 of the Genius Society, capable of absorbing and containing an unidentified type of Phlogiston.

When far too many coincidences occur one after another, can they still be called coincidences?

[Related Records]

“Carrying high-purity “Gray Sealgold” alloy products into a laboratory that holds a phlogiston observation store is strictly forbidden.” Excerpt from the Laboratory Safety Manual of the Energy Research Department.

[ID] EVD-X031JA12-004

[Name] Women's polar exploration snowboots

[Basic Characteristics] Bears clear signs of damage and repair, and there is also a disc hidden in the sole, the possibility of espionage has been preliminarily ruled out

[Evidence Collection Site] The basement of Klein's house

[Party Information] Klein (deceased), leading scientist in the field of alloy materials science, member #9 of the Genius Society.

[Scene Analysis]

The condition of the scene shows that a large number of the belongings of the scientist Lambda appeared inside Klein's house, and this pair of ankle boots is among them.

[Supplementary Testimony]

“Perhaps I blamed him wrongly, I mean Klein. As for my wife Lambda... She has been gone a long time, I only feel... distant.”

Bohdan knew nothing at all about his wife's belongings appearing in Klein's house, and judging from his attitude it seems he did not feel surprised in the least.

[Notes]

Klein's manor lies in a rather remote place, and forensics concludes that no one visited around the time of death. Preliminarily confirmed as accidental death.

The relationship among the three, Bohdan, Lambda, and Klein, is rather special, and the “coincidences” they encountered are almost of the “supernatural” kind.

[Related Video]

“Ah, Bohdan, I know you suspect me, and I know as well that I cannot prove my innocence to you. About the matter of Lambda, I am truly sorry, my conscience troubles me but I would never hurt her... As for the question of the culprit, I already have a small lead, have you ever heard of the “Lord of Silence”? *Noise*” This recording comes from the disc inside the ankle boots.