To Li Wei, the case itself looked very simple: a robbery and murder. Someone had coveted the man's money, killed him, and taken it. That was all.
But the information Anthony had provided complicated matters. A spy might have killed the man and taken something, then staged the scene as a robbery and murder to cover their tracks.
That possibility could not be ruled out.
According to the autopsy, the victim had died half an hour before his body was discovered, which meant there had been enough time to arrange the scene... Hmm... In any case, he still had to ask the necessary questions.
So Li Wei explained the situation to the Train Conductor, commandeered the Salon Car, and began questioning the passengers one by one.
As Li Wei had said, his focus was on the passengers in the two first-class cars.
First, a word about the overall layout of the Orient Express.
[Engine]-[Supply car]-[First-class baggage car]-[First-class car A]-[First-class car B]-[Salon Car]-[Dining car]-[Standard baggage car]-[Second-class car]-[Third-class car].
Originally, the three cars at the rear beyond the [Salon Car] had not been part of the train. But, as everyone knew, the Steam Mechanics Expo was about to begin, so the railway company had added three cars to make some extra money.
Of course, to avoid upsetting the first-class passengers, passengers in the rear cars were strictly forbidden from entering first class. With the [Standard baggage car] and [Salon Car] separating first class from second class, nobody except a "professional" like Anthony would come wandering over out of boredom just to make a nuisance of themselves.
The most luxurious car, [First-class car A], had three compartments, occupied as follows.
101-Li Wei
102-Ovelia Baskerville
103-Mr. and Mrs. Hardman (the honeymooning couple who had previously sat far away from Li Wei)
[First-class car B]