Chapter 54: The Legend of the Five-Storied Pagoda 4
"President!" When everyone heard the sound, they saw a tall, thin man with glasses running over. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
"President! How could something happen so quickly? If you can wait a little longer, you'll be fine. The tall, thin man with glasses ran over and knelt in front of Oda Hideaki's body.
It's just that no one saw it. A slight smile appeared on the corner of the man's mouth as he knelt in front of the corpse.
"I'm sorry. Who are you? Officer Yokogou asked, looking at the man kneeling on the ground.
"My name is Yosuke Omura, and I'm the manager of the Oda Hotel." The tall and thin man stood up and said respectfully.
"Where were you last night between twelve and one o'clock?" Officer Henggou asked.
"I went to Tokyo yesterday afternoon on a business trip and came back this morning."
"Do you know of any possible motives for Mr. Oda to commit suicide?" Officer Yokozo looked at Yosuke Omura, who had a respectful attitude, and asked.
"To be honest, I went on a business trip to Tokyo to raise money for the company. If we can't raise money, our company will have its credibility damaged by issuing blank checks by the end of this month. ā
"I think our president must be very troubled by this." Yosuke Omura spoke about the company's recent crisis.
"That's not right. He had a lot of cash with him last night! Kogoro suddenly asked in surprise.
"But. There was no cash in the wallet found near Mr. Oda's body. Officer Yokogou realized something was wrong.
"Oh? Did you find a wallet? Kogoro asked.
"Yes. A wallet was found on the ground near the body, but it contained no cash other than some bank cards. Officer Yokomizo handed Kogoro the purse in a sealed bag.
"Mr. Omura, let's see if this is your president's wallet." Kogoro looked at his wallet and brought it to Omura.
"Yes, this is indeed our president's wallet. But that's not right. Our president never puts less than a million in cash. How can there be no money in the wallet? Omura said suspiciously.
"Mr. Oda must have kept all the money in his office. After all, people who want to commit suicide will definitely not carry such a large sum of money with them. Kogoro decided that Mr. Oda had committed suicide.
"But I didn't find a lot of cash in Mr. Oda's office." The forensic officer on the side spoke.
"So, it's very likely that the deceased was robbed by gangsters?" Officer Henggou looked down in thought.
"It's not so much that he's being robbed, it's that he's giving it away with both hands. It is very likely that he took the initiative to give money to the gangsters! Kogoro said seriously.
Besides, this is not at all a basis for refuting the suicide hypothesis. If he was really strangled to death by someone with a rope, he would have pulled the rope apart with his fingers in addition to his pain. But on the neck of the deceased, there were no similar scars at all. ā
"If this murder was a homicide, then how did the murderer transport the deceased to the top of the five-storied pagoda?"
"If this is not a suicide case. Then ordinary people simply can't do it! ā
"If there is really a murderer, it can only be said to be the punishment of the gods and Buddhas." Kogoro said self-righteously.
"It's providence! Sooner or later, the gods will punish the unfaithful severely! The host said loudly and righteously on the side.
"Excuse me, who are you?" Officer Yokogou walked over to the presiding officer.
"Humph! Don't you know what I look like? I am the presiding officer of this temple, Danhai! The temple presiding officer said menacingly.
"I'm his son Harumi!" The big monk behind Danhai said.
"I'm doing chores at the temple, and my name is Okabe Shigeyoshi."
"What were you three doing between twelve and one o'clock last night? Please explain it to each of you. Officer Henggou asked.
"Why do you ask this? Didn't Hideaki Oda commit suicide! Chunhai asked dissatisfiedly.
"No, we haven't made a conclusion yet, and we've found out that the deceased has a large amount of money unaccounted for!"
"What do you mean! Are you saying that I, a monk, would steal other people's finances? Danhai asked angrily.
"That's not what I meant. I just wanted to hear your alibi. Officer Henggou put his hands between himself and Danhai.
"Humph! Maybe you just want to hear me, I've seen that scumbag! Unfortunately, I was reciting in the main hall at that time. Danhai said indignantly.
"You're saying you're still chanting so late?" Officer Yokogou gave him a skeptical look.
"Because I have a hunch that the gods are about to begin to manifest and punish the wicked." Danhai smiled mysteriously.
"So, what about you, Master Chunhai?" Officer Yokogou looked at Haruhi behind him.
"Of course I was sleeping. I'll be on at ten o'clock. The bed went to sleep. ā
"And what about you, Mr. Okabe?" Officer Henggou asked again.
"Of course. I was already asleep at eleven o'clock. It wasn't until five o'clock in the morning when I came to clean the temple that I found Xiao Tian hanging on the top of the tower. I was so shocked that I called Mr. Maori. Okabe explained.
"Instead of calling the police, call Mr. Maori first?" Officer Yokogou questioned.
"Humph! Because this guy is that guy's subordinate, and it's this guy who introduced him to me in the first place. The host of Danhai turned around and said dissatisfied.
"Master Tanhai, I also want the temple to benefit from the increase in tourists, so I believe him. Actually, I was deceived by him. Okabe hurriedly explained.
"You've been lied to too?" Officer Yokogou had a puzzled expression.
"I heard that our host was deceived by Xiao Tian before handing over the rights of the temple." Kogoro cleared Officer Yokomizo's doubts.
"So, all three of you have been dissatisfied with Mr. Oda for a long time, haven't you?" Officer Yokogou looked at the three in front of him.
"Mr. Officer, what do you mean by that? According to what our great detective just said, Mr. Oda should have committed suicide, and since it was a suicide, doesn't that mean that there is no murderer at all! Chunhai asked rhetorically.
"But it's not clear that Mr. Oda committed suicide." Officer Yokogou gave an embarrassed expression.
"Then you should hurry up and make a decision, and let me go! I can't stand you filthy people standing in this holy temple district! The host of Danhai said angrily.
Conan stood aside and listened to Officer Yokozo ask about the case:
Although the cash in Mr. Oda's wallet was missing, the diamond tie clip was still on him. If the cash was taken by someone else, why wasn't the obvious tie clip taken along with it? Could it be that the murderer doesn't know the goods?
In addition, how did the murderer transport Mr. Oda to the top of the five-storied tower? It is certainly impossible to take the stairs, and it is impossible to carry a 100-kilogram Mr. Oda in such a narrow corridor without a little scratching.
So, was Mr. Oda transported up from outside the tower?
Conan looked at the top of the five-storied pagoda. Suddenly I remembered that Okabe said that there was a dry well near the five-storied pagoda.
Conan immediately searched for it nearby. It didn't take long to find the dry well that hadn't been used for a long time.
Conan came to the edge of the dry well and found that there were obvious traces of friction on the wall of the well in the direction of the five-storied tower. However, it is clearly not a recent trace.
In an instant, Conan figured out the modus operandi of those mysterious events that had happened in the temple before. However, the modus operandi in this case is clearly different! So how exactly did the body get there?
Don't! More than one murderer?
No, there are not enough clues at all. So, go to the hotel and see if you can find any useful clues!
As soon as Conan ran out of the woods, he saw a police officer hurrying over.
"Officer Henggou! There is something new to discover in the hotel! ā
"What did you find?" Officer Henggou asked immediately.
"After breaking open the deceased's office, we found these two things in his office!" The police officer handed over the two sealed bags in his hand with a serious expression.
Officer Henggou took the things from the officer's hand with a solemn expression.
"Officer Henggou, both of these things were found on the deceased's desk. The bullets of the pistol are already in a loaded state! Another crumpled card was found next to the pistol. Also, Officer Henggou, you look at the contents of the card. The officer said with a solemn expression.
"What is this?" Officer Henggou's brows furrowed instantly.
"Murder notice?"
Conan immediately showed a surprised expression when he heard Officer Yokozo's words: What!
"Show me." Conan snatched the sealed bag containing the card from Officer Yokomi's hand.
After seeing the contents of the card, Conan also frowned.
To be precise, this card is not only a murder notice, but also a criminal record sheet.
Provided, of course, that the words written on this card are true!
"Ahh
"Imp! Tell you to stop making trouble on the spot! Kogoro punched Conan in the head. Then he took the sealed bag containing the card in Conan's hand.
"Officer Henggou, I'm afraid this is not an ordinary murder!" Kogoro also saw the contents of the card.
"Now it seems that Mr. Oda should have received the card. And then I used this gun to defend myself. Judging from the fact that the pistol has been loaded, Mr. Oda must have determined the authenticity of this card! Then it means that the crime of Hideaki Oda mentioned on the card is also true. ā
"It's likely to be a well-engineered revenge event. Therefore, I propose that the crimes committed by Hideaki Oda be seriously investigated. This should make it possible to find the murderer hiding in the shadows. I believe that the murderer must have been the one who was hurt by Hideaki Oda! Kogoro was more serious than ever at this time.
"Okay! Come, bring the body back to the house. In addition, from now on, I will carefully investigate Hideaki Oda's company, and I will investigate everything illegal in his company! ā
In the end, the police took Hideaki Oda's body away. He also found out all the illegal things he had committed, and it was indeed as stated on the card.
Some of Oda's subordinates, including Yosuke Omura, the former manager of the Oda Hotel, were investigated for violations of the law and were arrested.
The police were also praised by media reports.
However, the investigation of Oda's killer has made no progress.