Located in the western part of Tokyo, more than 100 kilometers from Tokyo, Lake Okutama is a man-made lake formed by a small river reservoir that runs off the upper reaches of the Tama River. It is also a favorite residence of some celebrities and famous artists, and the famous painter and Kawatakeyori mentioned this time live here.

And this time it is suspected that Kidd was killed by his father-in-law, Haruhin Kamihara, who is also a famous master of landscape painting.

"Is Officer Matsuda really studying the case?" out of the corner of his eye, the police officer who was driving saw that Matsuda, who was the co-pilot, was holding his mobile phone and kept looking at it, looking very focused.

"Oh, no. Matsuda twisted his neck to look at the dark scenery outside the window and kept moving backwards and said, "It takes more than an hour to get there, it's boring, read this novel." ”

"What kind of novel?" asked the officer, curious. After a night drive of more than an hour, it was also a hard thing for him to drive silently, and he finally got to the famous criminal police of the Metropolitan Police Department, so it was inevitable that he would have some words.

"It is "Shaolin's Wonderful Monk" written by Dongfang Undefeated. Matsuda waved the mobile phone screen and said, "The angel who guards me asked me to give publicity so shamelessly, you can also take a look." Actually, I originally refused, but it was surprisingly good-looking. ”

"Dongfang is undefeated, what a strange name, does it have any connotation?" the officer smiled.

"It represents that there is a writer named Fang Liang in the East, and he will not fail so easily. Matsuda explained sincerely.

Along the way, the two chatted and soon arrived at their destination, and Kawa Takeyori's villa in Okutama.

As soon as he arrived, Matsuda was surrounded by a group of reporters before he got out of the car, and the microphone was set up like a long gun and a short cannon. Matsuda, who got out of the car, pointed ahead and said, "Over there, the Twilight Police Department is over there, ask him any questions." ”

"Officer Matsuda, tell us about it. ”

"Did Kidd really kill someone? Officer Matsuda?"

"Officer Matsuda, are you sure you've caught Kidd?"

A group of reporters spewed out one question at the same time to flood Matsuda, squeezing in as they wiped the spit off their faces, and Matsuda used the official wording for any reporter: "No comment." I don't know the facts of the case yet. Sorry to let go. Don't ask me, go ahead and ask the Twilight Police Department. Look for him, go to him. ”

Watching a group of police officers who searched for a lesson go in and closed the door, the reporters did not guard the door and scattered in all directions. At this time, a man in the driver's seat who was lying in the interview car of a small TV station somewhere sat up straight, watched Matsuda go in, took out his mobile phone and edited a text message.

Find out the thief Kidd, he's a murderer who deserves to be punished.

Squeezed into Kazukawa's villa, watched the door being closed, and asked Matsuda after tidying up his crooked hat, "You didn't talk nonsense, did you?"

"Of course. Matsuda replied very naturally, "Isn't our press officer Shiratori?" I just said that they could go to Shiratori to find out the situation. ”

"That's good. Twilight nodded in satisfaction and walked to Officer Nakamori, who was waiting at the top of the stairs.

As the police department of the second search division, Officer Nakamori also has experience in criminal investigation. He took Twilight and Matsuda directly to the room where the victim was killed, and gave a detailed account of the murder.

Takeyori Kazukawa insisted on putting Qinglan in his studio, because he didn't want anyone but him to see the painting in advance. This is a quirk of the master, and Nakamori has nothing to refute. The police can only be deployed at the door of the studio, and the front and back doors of the studio are guarded by two police officers of the mobile team, and in case of an emergency, one of them will hold on to the doorknob to prevent anyone from taking advantage of it. Under the only window were guarded by four or five PTU officers, all seasoned veterans.

And it was in such a well-guarded room that Haruhin Kamihara was brutally killed. Even the murderer disappeared under their noses, and when they slammed open the door, they didn't even see a ghost, only the sound of someone running out of the window and touching the pen holder.

On the whole, there is no problem with Nakamori's arrangement, and it is difficult for ordinary people to steal under such protection, let alone kill people.

"There are traces of an electric shock device on the victim's body, so it should be that the prisoner was discovered by Mr. Kamihara when he was stealing the painting, so he used an electric shock device to attack Mr. Kamihara, probably afraid of being seen in appearance, so he chose to do it. Nakamori briefly introduced the situation.

"Matsuda, what do you think?" Twilight asked Matsuda behind him, turning her head.

"Ahh Matsuda, who put the phone back in his pocket, walked directly to the victim Haruhin Kamihara, ignoring the fact that the little brother in the forensics class next to him was taking pictures, pointed up to the air conditioner above the easel and said, "Where did this prisoner jump from?"

"That's right, we guess it should be like this. Nakamori said: "He should have hid in the ceiling a long time ago, and then jumped from the central air conditioner and stole the painting when the power went out." ”

So he should have surveyed the terrain a long time ago, and there was an easel under the central air conditioner, and the victim was in this position. Matsuda snapped his fingers: "Chiba go and turn off the lights." ”

Chiba honestly took two steps back to the door and pressed the switch, and the room instantly became dark, and nothing could be seen, only Matsuda's voice could be heard.

"Then why didn't he just take the painting and break the window and run away, but instead came to my place and killed Kamihara?" Matsuda said, "Chiba, turn on the lights." ”

When the lights came back on, Matsuda trotted over to the easel and raised his hands: "The prisoner should confirm the location of Kamihara in the dark room, then give him an electric shock and wait for him to fall before killing him with a knife, and then run back to steal the painting and leave." At least four policemen could break down the door in the corridor outside at any time during this period, so does such a cumbersome step seem improvised?"

Watching Matsuda run back and forth between the easel and the victim at the simulated scene twice, everyone didn't quite believe that this could be a murder caused by a theft.

However, since the prisoner cut off the circuit, then he should have brought his own lighting equipment, perhaps this is how the victim can see and accurately find the victim's location. Chiba said with a little hesitation at this time.

"I can't rule it out, but where is the location where the victim was attacked by the stunner?" Matsuda asked.

"It's in the neck. The little brother in the identification class also reached out and patted his neck: "This is the position." ”

Matsuda also pressed the position of his neck and said, "You can try to attack others yourself, whether it is most comfortable to attack from behind." If it's frontal, then it's only smooth with the left hand. ”

Chiba walked behind Takagi and tapped his finger twice on Takagi's neck, and then suddenly realized: "Sure enough, this is what it looks like." ”

"So the fear of being seen looking is simply unfounded. Matsuda said, "Could it be that the prisoner jumped down and saw Kamihara with his back to him and ran over to kill him?" Or did Kamihara run away and be afraid when he saw the prisoner coming to steal the painting, but the prisoner chased him?"

"Matsuda Jinhei really deserves to be a criminal policeman. Nakamori said to Twilight, "It looks like this murder can be handed over to you, so I'll go back first." ”

"Why are you going back?" asked Twilight, curiously. How could this second person in the second class of the search push the matter to us so easily.

"I'm here for Kidd, but I didn't expect it to be just a clown who followed his reputation for murder. Nakamori walked out of the room without looking back, just waved his hand as a farewell: "What a waste of my night." ”

"Matsuda, are you sure you're sure of the suspect?" When Nakamori left, Twilight asked with a little expectation, "There's a group of reporters outside." ”

"Without evidence, it is certainly irresponsible for a police officer to casually say who the murderer is. Matsuda said happily: "But this time it is definitely Kazukawa Takeyori, we just need to find his method of designing the secret room and the Qinglan that he hid." "This can be said to be 100% the murderer of Kawa Takeyori. The parties to this incident are only Kazukawa and Kidd who threw the police, Kidd is still so bouncing in the back, there is only one Jichuan left, who else can he be?

"Well, it's up to you. Twilight looked at it with certainty.

Cut, which time you don't rely on me. Matsuda said, "Let's go, let's go and see what the famous painter has to say." ”

Waiting for Matsuda and them to leave the room, the two members of the mobile team who were still guarding the door, the younger one asked the old man next to him with a hint of admiration: "That person is the legendary character of the mobile team?

"yes, that's him. "Speaking of the legends of the mobile team, the veterans of the mobile team are also honored.

"Hello, Mr. Takeyori Kagawa, I'm Twilight of the Search Lesson, and now we'll take over here. After a brief self-introduction, Twilight said straight to the point, "Can you tell us more about tonight?"

"Oh? Okay. Takeyori Kazukawa is a tall middle-aged man with an artist's beard: "After everything is arranged today, I want to check my work one last time. When I came out, my father-in-law broke into the studio and said that he didn't trust the police to protect Qinglan himself, and pushed me out. I was about to consult with the Nakamori Police Department when the power went out suddenly. ”

Kazukawa briefly told the story.

"Mr. Kagawa, why did you choose to cut off the camera?" Sato, who had just come in and was arranged to watch the video and the person concerned, was the first to ask.

"Because that's my personal habit, I don't want to be seen before I publish any paintings. "So when I went to make one last confirmation, I asked the Nakamori Police Department to temporarily cut off the cameras. ”

"Then you should have a walkie-talkie with you when you went in. Sato pointed to the video fixed on the computer screen and said, "Why don't you call the Nakamori Police Department directly on the intercom and walk out of the room instead?"

"First of all, I didn't go out of my own free will, I was kicked out by my father-in-law. Secondly, the walkie-talkie was also robbed by the father-in-law. He Chuan said.

"I have two questions for me. Matsuda pointed to the blood stains on the white shirt on Kazukawa's chest and asked, "Is that the victim's blood?" ”

"When I entered the house, I found my father-in-law lying on the ground, and he was on the ground when he was resuscitating. And the correspondence of the river's calm demeanor.

"So how did you find the victim on the ground in that completely dark and unlit room?"