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Coordinate note: R1 means row 1, C1 means column 1, and R1C1 is the upper-left cell. These hints are the official English text.
(C) cannot be on a chair or on a carpet, per (M) and (R)'s clues. This sets (C) in R1. Block the rest of R1.Per the general clue, no one was alone. (J) cannot be in C1 in Help-to-Solve, or he would be alone, and (J) cannot be in C1 in Book Discussion, as he cannot sit on a chair or be on a carpet.This sets (J) in C9, which isolates (C). There's now only one square beside a TV without a carpet or a chair, where (A) can be north of (M). This isolates (A).There's only one square available in C1: R8C1, this isolates (M) in that square, which isolates (J).(A) can't be alone per the general clue, someone must be in R6C7. Block the rest of R6 and C7. This isolates (R) on the last carpet square in R3C5.This isolates (X) in the last square beside a shelf, then (N) in the last square in Book Discussion. (P) is in the last non-path square, and (G) is in the last square, alone with (J). Jacob is the murderer!
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