Chapter 19 Who is in charge?

How could I climb the window in front of so many reporters in my capacity, alas, in order to maintain the positive image of the Metropolitan Police Department, I really still have to enter through the gate in a bright light. Matsuda straightened his hair and clothes in the rearview mirror of the police car. Well, sure enough, it's up to me to maintain a positive image of the police. If you jump out of the window and are secretly photographed by a reporter who doesn't have long eyes, then it will be a big loss for the Metropolitan Police Department, especially when you have just passed the crisis of trust in the cold treatment.

"Open the door, Mr. Morinen!"

"Please tell us what's going on!"

"Will Master Kikuto's wedding still go ahead as scheduled?"

"Eh, Officer Matsuda, can Officer Matsuda tell me the inside story about this time?"

"I heard it was a killing, but is that really the case? ”

When Matsuda squeezed in, it was just in time for the owner of this villa, Mikio Morizono, and Kogoro Mori to open the door to greet the policemen like Twilight.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Twilight immediately took Takagi through the door, and then closed the door in various ways, blocking the reporters outside.

In their disappointment, the disgruntled reporters suddenly discovered that there was a new continent among them, and Matsuda Jinhei, a famous detective from the Metropolitan Police Department, was among them.

Uh, this and this. Well, that Matsuda slowly moved through the crowd and walked quickly towards the gate, but he didn't know how to deal with these reporters.

Do you want me to say that I'm late and don't know what to do? Isn't this a self-destructive image? And if I was told by the twilight that I was late and blatantly said it to the reporter after I was late, would there be a good life?

As Matsuda leaned against the door, the door creaked open a gap, and then a hand was stretched out to bring Matsuda inside.

The speed did not even leave the slightest chance for the reporters to block the door.

Entering the house, Matsuda patted his chest and began to gasp: "These reporters, oh, it's crazy. ”

"Leave them alone, Matsuda, it's a bit of trouble this time. Twilight said with a solemn face, "I heard from Brother Maori just now that this is a murder in a closed room. ”

"Secret room?" Matsuda looked at Maori: "I know the truth, and it is impossible to commit a crime." Conan's little imp must have come with you, what is it for this time?"

"You think I'm going to have something like this. Maori responded unhappily: "It's not the Hattori family's imps yet." ”

Matsuda's eyes shrank and he glanced at Conan next to him. This guy should be the one who knows the true identity of Conan, why did he come here at this time?

Conan avoided Matsuda's gaze with a weak heart, which made Matsuda even more suspicious.

Because he received information about Hattori's appearance, Matsuda quieted down and followed Twilight to the scene of the murder on the second floor.

"Are the doors and windows locked from the inside?" Matsuda noticed that the door had been knocked open when he was at the door, and he walked inside and glanced at the window and said, "How did you know that there was a corpse in this room? And what happened to the glass of that window? Since there is glass with it, why do you think it is a secret room?" After saying that, there was a piece of glass on each of the windows of the outer room and the inner room, which was broken and scattered all over the ground.

"It was in the courtyard that we saw the windows of the outhouse being broken, and we realized that something had happened in this room. Maori explained: "My daughter, Xiaolan, has been outside all the time and I haven't seen anyone coming out of here. The window of the back room was broken when Mr. Sakuraba, the servant here, had an argument with Kikuto, the young master of the Morien family. ”

"Is the dispute in front of you?" Matsuda whispered to a passing forensic officer after receiving the exact answer, and then crouched down to look at the blood stains left by the body being dragged on the ground.

"There are two scenarios that can be predicted now, one is that he kills, and the murderer arranges this secret room. There is also a very small chance of suicide, but someone has set up this secret room for some kind of interest to disrupt our investigation. Either way, there must have been someone who had entered the room before they could break into the room, and it would be clear if they found him. After Matsuda finished speaking, he looked up and said to Twilight, "Isn't Takagi okay?"

"Here it is, Officer Matsuda. Takagi walked in from the outside: "It's been investigated, the servants were eating in the cafeteria an hour before the crime, and they were discussing tomorrow's wedding procedures, and there were only these five people who didn't have an alibi." ”

"Oh?" Matsuda stood up and began to count the five people next to him: "The master of the Morien family, Mr. Mori Yuan Mikio, and the eldest daughter Miss Mori Yuan Yurie E, the young master Mori Yuan Kikuto and his fiancΓ©e Miss Katagiri Kaede, and the last servant, Yuji Sakurabi, a total of five? Hey, did you have any dispute with the victim this time, Mr. Akio Shigematsu? The life of a rich man~~"

"Who are you!?" was ridiculed by Matsuda like this, and the head of the family could still hold back, but the eldest lady Yurie Jiang came out to accuse Matsuda, women, always have the privilege of not having to control their temper. And at this time, as the head of the family, Morizono Mikio is really not good at saying anything, but Yurijiang, who is his daughter, is fine.

"The police department, there are two things to do now. Matsuda cleverly bypassed the Yurie River and said directly to Metsu, "The first is to disperse all the reporters who are now in the Morien family, and not let them wander around in the courtyard. The second is to organize people to search for the murder weapon in the courtyard. ”

"Is the murder weapon in the yard?" After being stunned for a moment, he immediately nodded: "Okay, leave this matter to me." ”

"No, no, it's good to let Takagi be in charge of this matter. It's just a matter of probability, not that the murder weapon is in the yard. Matsuda pulled Twilight aside: "Police, I need you to apply for a search warrant, judging by the speed at which they found the body, the murderer didn't have time to destroy the murder weapon." If it's not in the courtyard, it's probably hidden somewhere in this villa. Although Mr. Morizono is knowledgeable and will not stop us, we still have to go through the procedures that should be followed. ”

"Well, that's right, I'm going to contact the Matsumoto Police. Twilight lifted her leg and took two steps before she realized something was wrong. When I turned around, I saw Matsuda directing his subordinates and the people in the identification class, assigning tasks to them. Who is in charge here?

"Well, Kudo, it looks like this Officer Matsuda is a very dominant person. Hattori also noticed Matsuda drinking in the crowd in the corner, and laughed at Conan next to him, "No wonder I treat you like a child." ”

"Hey, you're just a little ghost in his eyes. Conan rolled his eyes: "Do you want him to look up at you?"

"That's what I meant. Let's compete and see who finds the killer first. Hattori's eyes revealed a kind of brilliance: "Look at how this famous criminal police officer in Tokyo suppresses you, you can't get out." ”

"I think you're just trying to get revenge for the blow you made to you last time. Conan shook his head, ignoring Hattori.

"Matsuda, come on. "Denmi found something on the door to the balcony of the back room.

"Look here. Not only Matsuda, but also Hattori and Conan came over, and the lock on one of the doors of Denmi said: "There is a little bit of blood on this locked lock." ”

"Is it the traces of contact with gloves?" Matsuda glanced at it: "In this way, in addition to the murder weapon, there must still be bloodstained gloves." And judging from the amount of bleeding from the deceased, the murderer must have been sprayed with blood. ”

"Little ghost, have you noticed which of these five people has changed their clothes?" Matsuda asked Hattori and Conan next to him.

"Nope. Hattori and Conan looked at each other and shook their heads affirmatively.

If not, then it was a premeditated murder? The murderer first changed his clothes, prepared gloves and a murder weapon before coming here to kill the deceased? Matsuda asked Nomi, "Is there anything else you have found?"

"Yes. Denmi took out a bag containing a piece of broken glass: "According to what you said, we carefully inspected the door, as well as the broken glass. This is one of them, and there is a small hole in it. Judging by the shape of the fragments, the hole is at the edge of the glass, a very hidden place. ”

"In concealment is not broken good, but it is a pity to disappoint him in order to. Matsuda laughed when he saw the small hole: "Those two people, one of them designed this secret room. What did they say?"

Kikuto Morizono is listening to music alone in the house, while Yuji Sakuraba is looking for the old man's cat in the yard, and neither of them has an alibi.

"Cat?" Matsuda frowned and asked Hattori next to him, "Is that the cat found next to the body of the deceased?"

"That's right. Hattori confirmed: "Kazuha was still taken aback." ”

At this time, Morizono Mikio came in: "Mr. Officer, how long do you want to let Shigematsu lie here? If I can, I want to bring his body back to organize his funeral." After all, my wife and I were already good friends before he became a housekeeper. If he is buried next to my wife, then I think she will be very happy. At this point, his expression darkened.

"Not yet, Mr. Morisono. At the very least, our forensic doctor will have to perform an autopsy before you can retrieve the body. Matsuda said apologetically.

"Really? "Morizono is leaving.

"Wait a minute, Mr. Morizono. Matsuda stopped him and walked up to him, "Can you tell me what are the habits of that cat you have?"

"Sure. Although Morizono Mikio agreed, he still said suspiciously: "Does this have anything to do with Shigematsu's death?"

"I just want to be cautious and do more evidence. Matsuda explained slightly: "After all, there is a human life involved, and it would be good to know a little bit more about the situation." ”

"Well, that's right. He is worthy of being a famous criminal policeman. "Mori Yuan is polite.