Chapter 54: The Idol Murder in the Secret Room (Part II)
"I see, so when you get back here, this man has already been killed?"
Looking at the man lying in a pool of blood, Officer Twilight pushed the brim of his hat and asked Yoko Okino to the side.
"Yes...... Yes......"
The first time she saw someone die in front of her, Yoko still seemed to have palpitations, and she couldn't even speak.
"So, the person who was with you at that time was ......" Speaking of this, Officer Twilight couldn't help but sigh, and then turned his head a little helplessly and looked at the man who was smiling, "Is that you?"
"Yes, it's my Mori Kogoro, Your Excellency Officer Twilight!"
Compared to Officer Twilight's sad face, this face was a little too happy.
[Really, why is it ...... you guy]
"Ah, it's really nostalgic to say, the days when I handled the case with the police officer!"
Just as Twilight sighed, the guy who called himself a detective had already come to his side affectionately and said happily.
"You're embarrassed to say it......" Officer Twilight glanced at him angrily, "It's because of your presence that every case search has fallen into a labyrinth of chaos!"
"Aha......"
Faced with Officer Twilight's dislike, Maori Kogoro could only smile awkwardly.
You must know that the glorious years when he was a policeman were unbearable for them to look back on.
"So, may I ask who you are?"
Ignoring Mori Kogoro, who was still smirking on the sidelines, Officer Twilight turned his gaze to the black-haired boy who had been looking at the scene with an interested gaze from the beginning.
"Ah, call me?" Hearing Officer Twilight's voice, Takaya, who was still pondering something, couldn't help but come back to his senses, walked up to Officer Twilight with a smile, and stretched out his hand to him, "My name is Hashiba Eagleya, hello, Officer Twilight, I have long admired the name!"
"Oh, oh, you...... Hello ......"
The sentence "I have admired the name for a long time" is a little flattered and a little inexplicable at the same time, when did I become famous?
As everyone knows, for Eagle Ya, the twilight officer in front of him is indeed a long-admired daimyo, known as the most aggrieved policeman in history, and he was born to be a green leaf for famous detective roles such as Kudo Shinichi and Detective Hakuba.
Luckily, Officer Twilight didn't know what was going on in his head, otherwise he would have had to be killed......
"Ahem, then, Yuchai-kun, can you tell me why you're here?"
Officer Twilight coughed twice to ease his embarrassment before he asked.
"Ah, well, actually, I'm just an innocent passerby, I just saw a group of suspicious imps, so I followed them to make sure they wouldn't do anything bad. I just didn't expect it, but I encountered such a thing. ”
Speaking of this, Eagle Arrow couldn't help but reach out and point to the little ghost who was paralyzed by the corpse, and shrugged helplessly.
"Who's a suspicious imp!"
"yes, yes, we're not suspicious at all!"
This is not to say that it is okay, but as soon as I said it, the little ghosts who were as soft as rice cakes a second ago immediately jumped up.
"If it's not even suspicious to sneak into the trunk of someone's car, please tell me what it means to be suspicious!" Hearing their words, Eagle Arrow couldn't help but laugh angrily, "Is it possible that you have to wait until you break into a big accident to call it suspicious?"
These bold little devils really don't know how to write dead words! What if they get into the bad guy's compartment? Or if the trunk is locked and can't get out? Or if they are rear-ended by another car?
So, in order to teach them a lesson, and to give them a longer memory, Eagle Ya's words can be regarded as powerful.
Sure enough, after listening to his words, the three little boys all drooped their heads like defeated roosters.
[Oh...... Let's see if you dare to ...... next time]
Seeing this scene, Conan, who was supposed to be their companion, showed an unscrupulous smile on the side.
He also had an idea with Eagle Ya, this group of little ghosts really don't know what danger is, and they really should be educated.
"Okay, Eagle Arrow, they're still children, don't use such a scary tone, they're all scared!"
When she saw the three children bowing their heads guiltily, and even tears flashing in their eyes, Xiaolan, who was already soft-hearted, couldn't help but quickly squat down and touch their heads, and then turned around and glanced at Yingya with disgust.
"It's not that I'm still a bad guy?" Eagle Arrow, who was slanted by Xiaolan for no reason, couldn't help but roll her eyes angrily.
"Hey, Xiaolan, do you know this Yu Chai-kun?"
After seeing the lifeless interaction between the two, Officer Twilight couldn't help but be a little curious.
"Ah, yes, Officer Twilight, you may not know, this guy is the eldest young master of the Yuchai Group," Xiaolan couldn't help but laugh when she heard Officer Twilight's question, "At the same time, it's also my childhood sweetheart who grew up with Shinichi and Yuanzi!"
"Eh, is that the famous Yuchai Group?" Hearing Xiaolan's words, Officer Twilight couldn't help but be taken aback.
"I can't see it, that's right, I'm such a low-key person!"
Saying this, Eagle Arrow couldn't help but brush the hair on his forehead, and then shook it in a dashing manner.
This action made everyone present can't help but give him a middle finger in their hearts!
Even Yoko Okino, who had just been frightened, was very speechless, if it weren't for the bloody corpse lying in front of her, she was really afraid that she would not be able to help but laugh. The person in front of her simply refreshed her impression of the rich kid.
"Uh-huh!" Officer Twilight couldn't help but cough heavily, "Then Yu Chai-kun, please cooperate with our search work, don't touch anything in this crime scene, and try not to wander around the crime scene, you know?"
"Eh, I can help you with your investigation, and maybe you can find a few more key pieces of evidence!" Taka couldn't help but say.
"Go, go, what do you know as a layman? Leave this kind of thing to the professionals!
Mori Kogoro waved at him in disgust, and then smiled flatteringly at Officer Twilight.
"Oh, what about him?"
Saying this, Takaya couldn't help but point to Conan, who had been wandering around the room for clues and evidence since the beginning.
[Tsk!What an event! This nasty guy!]
Conan, who was pointed at by the eagle, couldn't help but tremble, and then could only show an embarrassing smile with a youthful innocence.
"Well, I'm just...... Ouch!"
However, before he finished speaking, he was already caught in the head by Maori's shock.
"I said that the children should not wander around the scene, let me out!"
After the punch, Mori couldn't help but grab Conan's collar and lift his small body up easily.
"Ahhh......h
The feeling of weightlessness off the ground suddenly made Conan struggle in a panic, and he didn't even bother to cover the swollen bag that was smoking on his head.
"Okay, Brother Maori, he's just a child, don't be so violent!"
To be honest, a person of his stature is too sensitive to heat. It had only been a few minutes since I came in, and my forehead was sweating.
"No, besides, I turned it off before I went out!" Yoko shook her head blankly.
"yes, that's weird......" Officer Twilight couldn't help but touch his chin.
"It's not just that, officer," Conan, who was held by Maori in his hand, pointed to the corpse lying on the ground with difficulty, "It's only a little bit, but there are wet marks around this corpse!"
"Wet traces?" Officer Twilight walked over curiously.
"Yes, yes, and that chair, the whole room is so messy, but only the chair is still standing there, don't you think it's strange? Also, the temperature of the air conditioner is turned up so high, maybe it's to infer the time of death of the corpse - ouch!"
"It's all said that laymen don't talk too much, do you know what it means to infer the time of death!"
Before he could finish speaking, Conan slapped Kogoro Mori on the head again, and then he threw it aside.
"Damn, this stupid uncle—hiss!"
Conan, who was thrown aside, couldn't help but reach out and touch the two swollen bags on his head, but couldn't help but "hiss" in pain.
"It seems that Uncle is your natural enemy, and this has not changed since childhood, detective ......"
Looking at Conan, who was crouching on the side with his head on the side of the curser Mori, Eagle Ya, who was leaning against the wall, asked very casually.
"yes-aha, what are you talking about, Eagle Ya Gege, Conan has only been living at his uncle's house for a few days!"
The answer blurted out almost instinctively, but in an instant, Conan realized that his current identity was no longer Kudo Shinichi who could joke nonsense with his dead friends, so he quickly changed his words when the words came to his lips, and then pretended to be stupid with laughter.
"yes......"
However, Takaya just glanced at Conan with a meaningful smile and walked away.
[This kid was absolutely intentional just now, he definitely already suspected who I was......]
Conan, who was scared out of a cold sweat, couldn't help but clench his fists, and looked at the back of his dead friend leaving with a gloomy expression.
Although he understood from the beginning that it was really difficult to hide from this thief and thief, he thought that since the two met, he had never revealed any obvious flaws, but why did he seem to have been recognized by that guy?
Is it my delusion? Or is it ......
Conan couldn't help but push his glasses and exhaled softly.
In any case, the next step is to be extra careful, and must not let that kid catch any more tricks. In this way, as long as he doesn't admit it, even if he suspects it, but in the absence of conclusive evidence, he should have nothing to do.
Compared with Conan's uneasiness and entanglement, Eagle Ya's mood at the moment is not to mention how happy it is, and most of his previous anger has disappeared.
There's no way, you can imagine it, it's like in an undercover game, clearly knowing the identity of the other party as a spy, but continuing to watch him burst out with acting skills while worrying, desperately trying to cover up the truth, I really want to laugh but don't dare to laugh. Moreover, at the same time, there will be a sense of superiority of "I will quietly watch you pretend" will come to your heart
But teasing is teasing, and Eagle Arrow hasn't forgotten his business, after all, there is a brother lying on the floor in front of him. Even if the person is heinous and deserves it, at least there must be a minimum of respect, which is respect for life and truth.
So, as Officer Twilight asks Yoko about their confessions, Takaya begins to patrol the room.
Investigating the scene is a must and the first priority of being a detective.
Because dead people can't speak, the only thing that can tell you the truth is this already cold corpse and this messy scene.
Of course, what may be able to tell him is the memory of his past life. But unfortunately, except for the scene where Conan became smaller, he can still remember it deeply, and his impression of other things is really faint and pitiful. Unless it is a major case that cannot be ignored, there may be a vague impression, and the rest is basically like seeing flowers in a fog.
Thinking so, Eagle Arrow couldn't help but honestly walk over to the corpse and squat, and began to observe the corpse carefully.
The deceased was a young and middle-aged man, who was fat, and the cause of death should be the knife stuck in his back.
Judging from the current conversation between Officer Twilight and Miss Yoko, this knife should be the kitchen knife in this room, so as expected, there should be Yoko's fingerprints on it. Therefore, although this is somewhat unfavorable to Yoko, it is not conclusive evidence. Besides, judging from the part where the knife was inserted, as well as the depth of the insertion, this is definitely not something that a weak woman can do.
So at present, Yoko should not be the murderer.
Of course, this is only for now, because there are many ways to complete the crime. For example, with the help of some mechanism or something.
Thinking so, he couldn't help but turn his gaze to the puddle of water that Conan was talking about.
"Huh?" Eagle noticed a strange groove in the middle of the water next to him, followed the groove to the only chair that was still standing, and finally looked at the hilt of the knife again, and then narrowed his eyes slightly.
He felt that he could basically deduce the whole process of the victim's death in his mind, after all, this was too obvious!
"Wow!" At this time, the agent Yamagishi Sakae slipped because he suddenly stepped on the bloodstains, and fell straight on the already cold corpse, but he was startled and immediately got up with a scream.
However, seeing this scene, Eagle Ya and Conan on the side couldn't help but squint their eyes slightly.
Because they all clearly saw that at the moment when they just fell on the corpse, the other party took a hair from the corpse's hand.
A piece of brown hair.
"Please be careful, Mr. Yamagishi!" Officer Twilight said helplessly, "You're going to ruin the scene!"
"Yes...... Yes, officer!" Sakae Yamagishi apologized profusely in a sweat, "and, I ...... I really don't know the dead!"
"You can say it if you know it or not...... Mr. Yamagishi, can you hand over what you just took first, your behavior is very disrespectful to the deceased!" But just as Officer Twilight was about to say something, Takaya spoke first.
"What is it? I didn't take anything!" the nervous Yamagishi Sakae couldn't help but wave his hand again and again.
"Don't pretend, I have 2.0 vision in both eyes, and I just saw you take a piece of brown hair from the deceased's hand, and ah, he's falling at your feet now!" said Eagle's face with a playful smile.
"Hey, is that true, Mr. Yamagishi?"
Officer Twilight glanced at Sakae Yamagishi in disbelief, then looked down at his feet, reaching out to pick up the hair.
And the latter's face was already nervous and almost dripping with sweat.
"Brown hair, isn't it?"
Seeing the hair in Officer Twilight's hand, Xiaolan on the side couldn't help but exclaim in surprise and looked at Yoko who looked sluggish on the side.
"Anla, this hair does not mean that the murderer is Miss Yoko, on the contrary, it also helped her clear her suspicion. ”
Looking at Xiaolan and Maori's nervous appearance, Eagle Arrow couldn't help but wave his hand.
"Hey, why is that?" Hearing his words, Xiaolan couldn't help but say in confusion.
"Are you an idiot?"
"Huh!?"
"Eh, Sister Lan, we have something to say, don't do it!"
"Hmph, you'd better be able to give the right answer!"
"Okay, okay, although it's not necessarily better than your boyfriend, but our IQ is not low, right?"
"You...... What nonsense are you talking about!Shinichi is not my boyfriend!" Xiaolan suddenly became annoyed.
"Eh, I didn't say Shinichi!" Taka couldn't help but grin wide, revealing a malicious smile.
"You!" The lewd smile instantly burned Xiaolan's face, well, and Conan's.
"What, Xiaolan, are you really dating that stinky boy? Daddy, I will never allow it!" Maori jumped to his feet in anger.
"Ouch Dad, don't make any more trouble, that's what Eagle Arrow said!" Xiaolan is going crazy at the moment.
And Yoko, Sakae Yamagishi, the three children and the group of forensic personnel on the side were already dumbfounded.
Big brother, we're solving the case, can we be serious?
"Ahem, okay, okay, Takaya-kun, you better explain it to us......"
In the end, Officer Twilight, who couldn't stand it, coughed twice hard, and finally pulled everyone back.
"Does this need to be explained? A person who has been attacked and stabbed in the back can still reach back and grab the attacker's hair? This action feels unreasonable when you think about it, and it is clear that someone deliberately framed Miss Look! After all, in Miss Yoko's own room, it is really easy to find a hair from her......" Takaya couldn't help but shrug his shoulders.
Of course, if it was suicide as I deduced, it was the deceased who deliberately blamed Yoko.
What kind of hatred can make him even disregard his life and want her to be charged with murder!
Takaya couldn't help but squint her eyes slightly, glanced at Yoko, and turned to look at Sakae Yamagishi on the side.
"Mr. Yamagishi, I believe that your previous actions were to protect Miss Yoko," Takaya couldn't help but shake his head helplessly, "But don't you think that if your matter is exposed, it will lead to suspicion on Miss Yoko's head?"
"Mr. Yamagishi, you ......" Yoko couldn't help but look at him with a complicated expression.
"That's right, Mr. Yamagishi, and hiding and destroying evidence is punishable!"
Regarding Hawkya's words, Officer Twilight also gave an affirmative statement.
"I'm sorry Officer, I beg your pardon for causing you trouble!"
Hearing Twilight's words, Yamagishi Rong was also frightened into a cold sweat, and his body trembled in fear, and he apologized repeatedly.
"Forget it, it's good that this time hasn't reached this point! Next time before making a move, you'd better think about it and don't be so reckless!"
Looking at Yamagishi Rong's bow that was about to bow to ninety degrees, Twilight couldn't help but sigh helplessly and waved his hand.
"Really, I'm causing you trouble. Yoko couldn't help but bow and apologize with Sakae Yamagishi.
After all, although the wrong method was used, the starting point of the people was to protect her!"
"Also, thank you, Hashiba-kun!"
Looking at Takaya again, Yoko Okino smiled heartily and bowed deeply to him.
"Where, where! It's just a small thing, I don't need to thank you! But if I can, can I take a picture with Miss Yoko?"
As soon as he was praised by the beauty, the eagle arrow was instantly beaten back to its original form, and the wisdom just now disappeared in an instant, returning to its original comic atmosphere.
"Poof~ Hehe, of course it's no problem, if the case can be solved!"
Seeing Eagleya's exaggerated role change, this time Yoko Okino couldn't help but laugh.
"Ahh
"Hehe, this, of course it's okay......"
[The premise is that you can solve the case......]
Yoko was definitely not the only one present, complaining in her heart.
Takaya patted the footprint on her body, then stood up and looked around the scene again.
The deduction of the death process should have been established, and all the evidence left at the scene is consistent with this.
Then, the murderer, the murder weapon, and the murder method should have been determined.
However, I always feel that this case is not very complete, and there seems to be some missing components in the middle.
For example, motivation.
Why the hell did this man do this?
Thinking so, Takaya couldn't help but press her chin against her chin and continued to search for it, and then put on Conan with the same expression.
"Ah, Takaya Gege ......"
When he found out that he had bumped into this nasty ghost, Conan involuntarily swallowed and said with a stiff smile.
"Did you find any new evidence, little detective?"
Eagle couldn't help but continue to ask him with his "kind" smile.
"That...... I seem to have seen something under the sofa just now, but my hands are too short to take it out......"
"Under the couch?"
Eagle Ya couldn't help but lie down curiously, and saw a delicate earring lying there quietly.
"Little ghost, do you have a handkerchief?"
"Yes, here you go, Eagle Arrow. ”
"Well...... You haven't wiped your nose with it, have you?"
"No ......"
"And what is this yellow one...... Wow, you're probably using it to wipe your ass, are you?"
"That's what this pattern is, you idiot!"
"Well, who are you calling an idiot?"
"I didn't ...... No, you heard me wrong, Eagle Arrow, Woo Woo Woo, I was wrong, I was wrong, let go!"
"That's the right attitude!"
Satisfied, Takaya let go of the young cheek, and then took out the earrings under the sofa with a handkerchief.
"Miss Yoko, are these earrings yours?" asked Takaya, holding the earrings in her handkerchief.
"Hey, no, I don't have earrings like this!" Looking at the earrings in Eagleya's hand, Yoko first shook her head suspiciously, and then as if she suddenly thought of something, she suddenly exclaimed, "This is ...... This is, Yuko's earrings!"
"Yuko?" Hearing an unfamiliar name again, everyone couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
However, Takaya couldn't help but smile, because he felt as if he had found it.
The one that connects all the logic, the last piece of the puzzle.