Lin Xinyi's words were like stabbing into the rocker of a farm tractor, which made Mr. Shimoda's whole body tremble.

His face was incomparably pale.

This paleness says it all.

"Sure enough, it's you..."

Lin Xinyi's eyes were extremely sharp:

He had long vaguely expected that the second murderer who was present at the time, the guy who was hurriedly holding the box and was accidentally kicked in the mouth by Minako, was Shimoda.

After all, strangling a child with your own hands and watching a little girl struggle under your own hands...

After the killing, he didn't even hesitate, he didn't let go of the corpse and let the body fall to the ground, but directly hung the corpse on the iron pipe and hung it in the air.

The murderer who can do these things is definitely a dehumanizing, ruthless and cruel demon.

And Shimoda's psychological quality is very poor.

Just hearing Minako's name can make him have such a noticeable change in expression.

When he was questioned by Lin Xinyi, those psychological states that should have been deeply hidden were also completely written on his face.

So he's not like the first murderer who strangled Minako.

More like the second person who was there at the time, the guy who showed obvious flustered features.

"The first murderer may be Sugiyama-sensei, who strangled Minako with his own hands, and his DNA must be detected on the rope."

"And you, Shimoda-sensei, haven't touched that rope though."

"But Minako accidentally kicked you in the mouth, leaving your saliva spots on the soles of your shoes."

"I don't want to mention some common sense, you should also know: in this saliva spot, human DNA can also be detected."

Lin Xinyi looked at Shimoda with fierce eyes.

He is constantly exerting psychological pressure on the other party, and even throws a bombshell that is enough to break through the murderer's psychological defense:

That's the evidence.

The saliva spots on the soles of the shoes are irrefutable evidence that the murderer cannot refute.

Shimoda-sensei was sweating profusely and his eyes were dodging, and he was almost about to collapse.

But in fact, Lin Xinyi was even more nervous than him at this time.

Because of the evidence he just said, the little leather shoes with the killer's saliva spots...

Most likely, it's gone.

The only information Lin Xin had in his hand was the file.

And although the file is attached to the file, there are a large number of extremely detailed photos of the scene, and there is even a suspicion of wasting film.

However, the description of the case is very brief.

It can be seen that the attitude of the case-handling personnel at that time was perfunctory.

perfunctory, the on-site evidence registered and preserved in the file is only a hanging rope.

As for the deceased's belongings, including the leather shoes, which should have been registered and kept together...

All of them followed Minako's body, and they were taken back by their families on the same day.

Because Minako's death ended with "suicide".

The family did not doubt this result at all, and while grieving, they did not want to see their daughter be stripped of her clothes "undignified" after her death.

So they went directly from the Metropolitan Police Department and brought back the clothes.

And the family members are so "emotionally stable", the Metropolitan Police Department naturally doesn't care.

The investigators did not consider that there might be another mystery behind the case, or rather, they were unwilling to consider it in the first place.

As a result, the Metropolitan Police Department let the family take away the body without thinking about it, not only did it not undergo an autopsy and autopsy, but also did not keep the clothes that could be crucial.

"Will the shoes still be there?"

For this question, Lin Xinyi has no bottom in his heart.

Maybe they have all been cremated with the corpses.

Even if it is not cremated, if it is not properly preserved, it may cause irreparable contamination of the evidence of saliva spots on the soles of shoes.

In other words, he found the evidence, but he couldn't get it.

Therefore, Lin Xinyi said that he had to gamble his luck to solve this case in front of Conan and Mao Lilan before.

What he gambled on was that Shimoda-sensei would not be able to hold on to his confession.

As long as he can break through Shimoda's psychological defense line and make a detailed confession in front of a group of witnesses and a voice recorder that Lin Xinyi secretly opened, the case can be successfully solved.

It is for this purpose that Lin Xinyi has always behaved so aggressively.

He worked hard to create an unfathomable image of a "master" for himself, in order to make Shimoda feel that he had nowhere to hide in front of him:

"Don't be stubborn!"

"The evidence is in front of you, whether the second murderer is you or not, you can get the result as soon as you do an appraisal."

"If you confess your guilt now, you can still be regarded as surrendering, and you can barely reduce your crime."

"When I invite you to the Metropolitan Police Department tomorrow, the scientific search and research will identify that your DNA matches the saliva spots on the physical evidence, and everything will be too late."

Lin Xinyi gave Shimoda an ultimatum.

And this is also his own ultimatum:

With such a set of combos, if he hadn't scared Shimoda, then he would really have no moves.

That's it, in Lin Xinyi's calm gaze on the surface, but infinitely solemn inside...

Shimoda-sensei seems to be about to collapse.

He lowered his head deeply and tugged at the hair on his head with both hands, as if to show off his strong, abundant hair.

It could be physical pain, it could be psychological heaviness, every muscle in his face was twisting and twitching.

It's like putting on a mask of pain, accompanied by a song at 12 o'clock in the middle of the night.

"Are you going to succeed..."

Lin Xinyi quietly held his breath.

The same is true of Yonehara-sensei.

The fruit knife was still in her hand.

Like everyone in the room, the knife in her hand seemed to be waiting for an answer.

And in the end, in the midst of this death-like silence, Mr. Shimoda slowly raised his head:

"No... Wrong. ”

His eyes were bloodshot and looked unusually hideous:

"I remember..."

"When I went to the farewell ceremony for Minako's body, I clearly saw that Minako in the coffin was wearing the same clothes as the day she died."

"In other words, the leather shoes you are talking about should also be cremated with her body in the funeral home!"

"What evidence... The evidence is long gone! ”

"You can't prove anything, Lin Xinyi!!"

There was silence.

"You still have the face to go to Minako's funeral?!"

Lin Xin couldn't hold back and cursed.

A nameless fire surged from the bottom of my heart.

He even instinctively wanted to pull out the puffer fish poison needle he had with him and let the bastard know how to write dead words.

No... Calm, must be calm.

Without evidence, nothing can be proven.

This principle must be kept in mind in handling cases, and public officials are not vigilantes, and lynching must not be used.

Lin Xinyi suppressed his emotions and tried to find his rationality.

And at this moment...

Yonehara-sensei snapped and stood up.

She still had the fruit knife in her hand, and the apple that had not been peeled for a few minutes fell to the ground with a thud.

The sound of the apple falling to the ground was not loud, but it was terrifying.

Almost everyone knows what Yonehara-sensei is going to do.

Including Shimoda, who was unguarded and unaware of this before.

Because he clearly saw that the fruit knife with cold light flickering was coldly lying in front of him.

And the eyes that Koko Yonehara glanced at him were no longer as calm as before, but so cold, sharp, and murderous.

"Y-You're the murderer who killed Sugiyama?!"

Shimoda finally reacted.

A chill welled up in his heart, as if a cold sweat was about to freeze into frost.

He could feel that Yonehara wanted to kill him.

"This..."Lin Xinyi finally reacted from his anger.

He realized that he needed to stop Yonehara-sensei from making another mistake.

So, he subconsciously set his sights on Belmode:

Belmode is the closest to Yonehara-sensei, and has been monitoring Yonehara-sensei's movements, which is very reassuring to Lin Shinichi.

But now, this insurance measure in Lin Xin's eyes...

But there was no movement at all.

Belmode seemed to be slower to react than Lin Shinichi.

Obviously sitting next to Mr. Yonehara, but Mr. Yonehara is now standing up and raising the knife, but she is still sitting there "sneering".

Looking at the vivid expression on her face, she really looks like an ordinary urban woman who is frightened by unexpected circumstances.

"You?!" Lin Xinyi's face froze.

He could see that Belmode had no intention of stopping Yonehara-sensei.

And Belmode, who he had high hopes for and closest to Akiko Yonehara, did not move at all, and he reacted half a beat slower, so far away.

It's impossible to stop it.

I saw Yonehara Akiko raise the knife high.

He grabbed the frightened Shimoda with one hand and pushed him backwards.

Shimoda is like a pig being pressed on the board and waiting to be slaughtered, almost wiping his neck with a knife and bleeding from the basin.

"Mix! Egg! ”

Yonehara Akiko shouted angrily.

No one could stop her, and the blade in her hand fell.

"Ahh

Shimoda let out a shrill scream.

The screams were incessant and incessant.

Until...

Until everyone present, including him, saw clearly:

The knife didn't hit him at all.

The blade just pressed against his face and stabbed into the couch behind him.

Yonehara's eyes were red, her chest rose and fell violently, and she looked at him condescendingly, unleashing her anger unbridled.

"You.... You..."

Looking at Yonehara Akiko who wanted to devour people in front of him, he felt the cold blade on his face.

Shimoda-sensei was so frightened that he convulsed all over his body and almost lost his pants.

"You demon!"

Yonehara Koko looked at him coldly.

Immediately afterwards, the handle of the knife was gradually released, and the extremely tense situation was eased.

But Shimoda didn't have time to rejoice that he had escaped death.

He heard that Mr. Yonehara's tone was cold and a question mark was raised:

"Since you went to Minako's funeral, you saw Minako's remains before she was cremated."

"Then think about it again:"

"Did Minako wear shoes on her feet at the time?"

"Huh?" Shimoda was slightly stunned, and his expression became frightened again.

"That's right..."

Yonehara slowly straightened up.

She threw down the murderous knife, but her eyes were sharper than the knife:

"The shoe wasn't sent for cremation."

"I've always kept it safe."