The head constable was tall, unsmiling, and very dignified. When he glared at those people, they immediately shut up.
"We haven't caught the murderer yet. This means that everyone is suspicious. No one is allowed to leave. If anyone wants to force your way out, we'll take it that you are guilty."
"So you're going to lock us up forever until you catch the murderer?"
The head constable didn't answer. "You just have to cooperate. You don't have to worry about anything else."
"You're just a head constable. What right do you have to talk to me like that?"
The head constable looked over and said in a deep voice, "Why are you in such a hurry to get out? Did you kill him?"
"Don't talk nonsense. I haven't left my seat the entire night. These people can testify for me."
The head constable said coldly, "Everyone says that they didn't kill him. Could it be done by a ghost?"
"How would I know if there's a ghost? Anyway, I didn't kill him."
