Chapter 5: The Bystander Perpetrator

Early the next morning, when Qinghai Chuantang passed by that place, he saw a middle-aged man in front of the door, wiping the inside of the car.

There was obvious blood stains on his rag.

Qinghai Chuantang pretended not to see it and walked over as if nothing had happened.

The other party's appearance is very familiar, Qinghai Chuantang remembers that he is the man in the photo. The place he wiped just now was the back seat of the car, indicating that at that time, he put the body in the back seat and wrapped it in a sheet.

This should be best explained.

"Officer Takagi?"

At the corner, Qinghai Chuantang met him.

Takagi immediately made a silent gesture, and then whispered, "The murderer has been found, and it is the husband of the deceased." But the other party provided an alibi, and there was physical evidence of the characters, so I ambushed nearby to see if I could find any evidence. ā€

"In this case, why isn't that kid there?"

"Conan, you say?"

Takagi scratched his head and said with a smile: "After all, it's a child, of course you still have to go to school." ā€

And today, it happens to be Monday.

But in reality, Conan made excuses that he was sick and took a day off.

"Officer Takagi, if you stay here, you won't see any flowers. By the way, when I passed by just now, I seemed to see the old gentleman, who seemed to be wiping the blood on the back seat. If you rush over now, you might be able to ...... Huh? How do you run so fast? ā€

Although Takashi Hirano has already set out to clean up the bloodstains.

But what he never expected was that the police would squat here and be arrested.

Floor, rear seat...... It's all bloodstains.

"I killed people."

Takashi Hirano looked unfazed, perhaps expecting this day for a long time.

But in this way, a contradiction arises.

Of course, in the end, Takagi still brought Takashi Hirano back, and the other party also confessed to his crime.

"To me, she was like her own daughter. It's the same for my wife. ā€

"Then why did you kill her?"

"I didn't mean to, I was just worried...... She became addicted to sleeping pills containing zolbidan, became irritable as soon as she ate them, and did not remember what she had done afterwards. ā€

After saying that, Takashi Hirano sighed: "It's all my fault......"

Conan, who learned the news, tried his best to say: "The murderer, it should be Daisuke Hirano!" ā€

He's already figured out the loophole in Daisuke Hirano's alibi, and there's plenty of evidence.

"If Katsuki accidentally killed his mother, would you call the police immediately or dispose of the body immediately?"

"What are you talking nonsense? That's ridiculous! ā€

Takashi Hirano looked at her in disbelief, with a hint of gloom on his face.

"But if it's not a mistake, but a long-planned murder disguised as a robber...... The grandfather, who didn't know about Kashu's plan, disposed of the body because he was worried about his future. What do you think of this conclusion? ā€

Takashi Hirano stood up suddenly.

"Enough! I've said it all, I killed people! Katsuki still needs his mother's child, how can he do this! ā€

"Don't be nervous, sit down, of course I know he didn't do it. The murder disguised as a theft, and the clearly visible footprints on the floor do not match Katsuki. The killer was supposed to be an adult male between the ages of 170 and 30 and 39. ā€

In addition to height and age, the footprints also contain more information about the person who left the trace.

"The police already have the confirmed evidence, and if the autopsy results come out, they will arrest them."

Takashi Hirano's forehead couldn't help but be covered with sweat.

He was skeptical: "Do the police really have conclusive evidence?" If you turn yourself in earlier, will the police have the discretion to deal with it? ā€

At this moment, a man came to the Metropolitan Police Department, he was Daisuke Hirano, the son of Takashi Hirano. The purpose of coming is naturally for his father, claiming that his father did not kill anyone.

"What were you doing between 11:32 p.m. and 1 a.m.?"

Based on the call records and text messages within his family, Conan deduced the time of the crime-

Yoshiki Hirano came home at 8 p.m. and witnessed his parents arguing outside the house.

So I sent a message to my friend and went to the other person's house to play a game. Then I sent a message to my mother, saying that there was too much homework in cram school, so I went to the same school to do homework together.

At 11 p.m., her mother didn't answer the phone, so Yoshiki Hirano texted her grandmother, so the old couple returned home.

At 11:25 p.m., Daisuke Hirano had a credit card credential for settlement at a convenience store on his mobile phone, and according to a friend, he went to buy alcohol.

At 11:32 p.m., Saki Hirano had a rejection call record on her phone, which was from her son.

At 12:53 p.m., the old couple returned to their home and called Saki Hirano several times, but they didn't answer.

At 1 a.m., my mother-in-law called 119, but hung up immediately, so the body should have been found at that time.

"Huh? Who is this imp? ā€

Daisuke Hirano's tone was very unfriendly.

Takagi coughed lightly, "Mr. Daisuke, please answer this question as well." ā€

"Didn't I say that before? After a fight with my wife, I wasn't in a good mood, so I went for a drink with my friends. ā€

"Whether that's the case or not, I think it will soon become clear. Because of the surveillance video of the convenience store, it will be delivered soon. ā€

Moreover, the witness will arrive soon.

Then, the place where they talked changed from the doorway to the investigation room.

After a while, a man, led by others, walked in.

It was Daisuke Hirano's friend: Katsuhisa Hirota.

After receiving the file handed by Conan, Takagi opened it and looked at it, knowing it in his heart.

"I bought three life insurance policies in the name of Saki Hirano, do you know about this?"

The moment the insurance contract was placed in front of him, it was obvious that Katsuhisa Hirota instantly became nervous, and even his voice trembled slightly.

"I—I didn't know she had life insurance. It's just that an acquaintance happens to be in this business, so he asked me to buy a few ......."

"That acquaintance is a woman, right?"

Killing people is sometimes like that, either for women or for money.

Katsuhisa Hirota's expression was slightly stunned, as if to say: How do you know?

"Officer Takagi."

Someone knocked on the door outside the door, and it was specially to deliver a USB flash drive, and inside was the surveillance video of the day.

After reviewing the footage, Takagi coughed lightly and asked, "Have you been drinking from 9 p.m. to 3:30 a.m.?" ā€

"I went out for a while in the middle and went to buy wine."

As he spoke, Daisuke Hirano took out his wallet from his arms and placed an invoice on the table.

Conan stood on tiptoe and picked up the invoice to see that the time coincided.

He smiled and said, "Uncle, you are so careful, you still have the invoice, as if you knew that such a thing would happen." ā€

Obviously with an innocent smile, Daisuke Hirano felt a little panicked.

According to the neighbors, the time for the couple to quarrel is usually two or three o'clock in the morning, until Saki Hirano is taken to the emergency room. And that day, it ended earlier than usual.

Takagi sped up the video a few times and pressed the spacebar.

Strangely said, "When I came in, I came from the left, but when I went out, I went to the right." It stands to reason that the direction of coming is on the left, and the direction of going back should also be on the left. ā€

On the left, is Katsuhisa Hirota's home; On the right, is Daisuke Hirano's house.

"Drunk, drunk, so accidentally confused, can't you?"

At the end, the volume was deliberately raised, which is typical of being straightforward and strong.

"1 hour and 30 minutes, the time to return to a friend's house after buying alcohol at a convenience store. What path to take, and how long will it take? Is it something important? ā€

Takagi stared at each other with a slight smile on his face, as if he had already seen everything.

This made Conan feel a little strange.

Because with his knowledge of Officer Takagi, he should have a serious expression on his face in this situation.

"Daisuke, did you really kill Shaji? Why? ā€

Katsuhisa Hirota grabbed the other party's clothes, but Daisuke Hirano didn't answer him, just showed an expressionless look, as if as long as this was the case, the police would be helpless against themselves.

"So, let's change the question."

Takagi put on a serious face, "Why did you kill her?" Is it because I bought three life insurance policies but didn't die early, so I can't wait? ā€

I don't know if it was these words that poked the other party's mind, but Daisuke Hirano stood up all of a sudden, picked up the bench and threw it at Takagi.

It all came so suddenly that people couldn't react.

Luckily, Takagi avoided it, then stepped on the table and pounced on the other party, crushing him to the ground.

"She's dead! She's a psychopath who only takes pills! It's good-for-nothing garbage! ā€

Hearing the movement, someone soon arrived and took Daisuke Hirano away.

"Why the hell is this happening?"

Katsuhisa Hirota lowered his head, as if he was questioning, but as if he had guessed that such a situation would happen.

"I think you know."

"What?"

Katsuhisa Hirota raised his head and looked at the other party.

"You knew he was using violence at home, but you deliberately ignored it."

"I ......," Katsutsu Hirota hesitated for a moment, "I didn't know he was going to kill her." ā€

"As long as you don't get killed, it doesn't matter if you get beaten. That's what you think, right? ā€

Katsuhisa Hirota tilted his head to the side and stopped looking at him.

"You are also the perpetrator, live with guilt for the rest of your life."

Katsuhisa Hirota lowered his head and secretly wiped his eyes with his sleeve.

Maybe from the moment he knew, he began to stop the other party, and everything might have a different ending, right? Obviously, she has been friends with Sha Ji for so many years, she regards herself as her own brother, but she has failed her.

Finally, the autopsy report came out, and the cause of death was: drowning.

Knowing that he is still alive, as long as he calls the emergency number, there may be a glimmer of life.

How desperate and helpless should she be in the icy waters?

Pity......

After leaving the Metropolitan Police Department, Qinghai Chuantang took out an orange-flavored lollipop from his pocket, tore open the package and put it in his mouth.

Now she's figured it out.

The longer the illusion is used, the longer you can't speak.