"Officer Sato."

Together with Mori Kogoro, Karasuma walked briskly towards Miwako Sato.

"Xiaoying, you're really here."

Miwako Sato's face was a little tired, but when she saw Kasuma Ying, she still showed a smile.

"When I received a call from Xiaolan before, I guessed that you and Detective Maori might also be there, and sure enough, where there is a case, you will appear there......

By the way, I brought the things that Xiao Ying asked for in the car before I came, and after I finish dealing with this case, Xiao Ying, you and I will go on a trip. ”

"Hmm."

With that, several people walked together to the back of the man-made cliff, where several officers from the Forensic Bureau were already investigating.

"How's it going?" Miwako Sato asked.

"Officer Sato, the cause of the victim's death is generally clear, first of all, he was injured all over his body when he fell, and the chest part of the costume was also broken on a large scale, and the fragments pierced the victim's chest and caused bleeding, but the time of death is not yet certain......"

"Indefinite time of death?" Karasuma Ying asked suspiciously.

"It's supposed to be when you fall, right?" Mori Kogoro said casually.

"That's, though you can say that......"

When the police officer of the Forensic Bureau heard this, he said with some embarrassment: "But it may be because of the fan here, which caused the victim's body temperature to lose too quickly, which accelerated the rate of body stiffness, just in case, we need to conduct further testing......

[Fan? 】

Karasuma looked up and did see a large fan above the wall, remembering that it was indeed running during the previous shooting.

This kind of fan is generally used to simulate strong wind scenes when shooting, so the wind is really strong.

However, while the wind from the fan does accelerate the loss of body temperature, it should not be to the extent that it can greatly prolong the time of death, right?

"Is there only a torn chest on the costume?" Noting this, Karasuma asked again.

"Yes."

The officer of the Forensic Bureau nodded and said, "This costume is made of reinforced fiber plastic and glass fiber, and it is a very well-made costume.

Even after falling from a height of more than ten meters, only the chest part of the whole body was shattered, and the rest of the body was still very intact. ”

"In other words, the costume has a high level of strength overall?" Karasuma asked.

"Yes, the quality of the costumes is very good."

"That's not right, so why is there such a serious breakdown in the front of the chest? And only the front of the chest was damaged......"

"Could it be because the victim landed on the front of his chest when he fell? Uh, that doesn't seem right......"

As soon as Wataru Takagi uttered a guess, he vetoed it himself.

Because the situation at the scene is obvious, Katsuragi Dou really fell on the air cushion in a sideways position, and his chest as a whole did not have direct contact with the ground.

And, more importantly, the chest fragments are almost all sunken inward......

"Someone touched the chest of the costume." Karasuma Ying said the conclusion.

"Did he kill?" Miwako Sato looked at her.

"Well, in addition to the costume, there is also a problem with this air cushion." Karasuma nodded, and by the way, she said the suspicions she had found earlier.

"After the force is applied, the center of the air cushion will slowly compress downwards to gradually alleviate the impact, and in this process, the edge of the air cushion is actually the main force point, and it is also the most vulnerable to breakage."

"But the air cushion in front of me is broken in the middle, and the hole is very neat and smooth, as if it was deliberately drawn with a sharp weapon......" Miwako Sato picked up her words.

"Sure enough, at present, it is better to investigate in the direction of his killing...... Takagi immediately began to collect evidence from the people in the studio at that time and asked about the situation at that time.

Maori detective, Xiaoying, this time I will also trouble you to assist in the investigation. ”

"No problem, it's an honor to be able to help the police." Mori Kogoro smiled confidently.

“……”

While Mori Kogoro and Karasuma Ying accompanied Miwako Sato to investigate the scene of the death, Conan had already begun to search for information from the staff in the studio as "Mori Detective's Little Assistant".

After this period of time, Conan has roughly figured out how to investigate with Karasuma Ying.

Karasuma Ying's reasoning skills are very strong, at least at a similar level to his, there is no doubt about that.

Therefore, when the two are in the same case, where Karasuma Ying appears, Conan basically doesn't have to worry.

Just like now, since Karasuma Ying has already gone to the scene, there is no need for Conan to go with him anymore, because it doesn't make much sense.

Instead of squeezing both detectives there and wasting his time, he would have gone straight to another place to search.

Of course, what is more important is that if he squeezes through, maybe he will be knocked on the head by the uncle again......

For this behavior of the uncle, Conan really wants to complain.

This time and again, how many times have I solved the case for you, uncle? Obviously, I am supporting the Maori family by myself, why do you still knock me on the head every time I show up uncle? Deliberately, right?

Without thinking about it again, Conan looked up at one of the staff members in front of him.

"Big brother, do you have time? I want to ask you a question. ”

Perhaps also affected by Katsuragi Doujin's murder, this staff member also looked dejected, and when he heard Conan's inquiry, he just turned his head and looked.

"What's the problem? Children? ”

"Is Katsuragi-san in the same state as usual today?" Conan asked.

The vast majority of people who want to commit suicide will have some obvious abnormal reactions before they actually start committing suicide, and he wonders if Katsuragi Doujin has this kind of situation this morning.

"Is Katsuragi in state...... I don't know, I've only seen him in a costume today, so I don't know...... Ah, but he came early this morning. ”

"Isn't that weird?"

"It's not strange, it's mainly because Katsuragi usually doesn't come to the studio until the shooting is about to start, and because of him, Miss Hoshino usually complains about him......

But he arrived very early today, and I heard that he seemed to arrive in the lounge early in the morning, and he was already waiting there in his costume when the other staff went to check......"

[Did you already put on the costume at that time?] 】

"In other words, since this morning, no one has actually seen Mr. Katsuragi himself, has he?" Conan's voice lowered.

"It seems that there are no staff in the studio, but I think the people in the security room must have seen it, because we have to register there when we commute to and from work...... Oh, and there's more. ”

As if it had come to mind suddenly, the staff continued:

"Katsuragi, he's a little weird today...... Little brother, you also took a photo with Katsuragi before, right? ”

He was talking about the incident when Katsuragi Doujin took a photo with Mori Ran before the filming began, and Conan, Karasuma Ying and even Mori Kogoro, who were traveling with him at that time, were encouraged to take a group photo together.

"Well, yes, is that problematic too?" Conan asked, nodding.

"It's really problematic, children, you may not know, Katsuragi he usually takes the initiative to take a photo with someone after putting on a costume, and every time someone invites him, he will make a move there, waiting for those people to come up and take a group photo.

And ah, Katsuragi still hates taking pictures with children, and often says that taking pictures with children will lower the image of Oniemar or something......"

"I see." Conan heard this, bowed his head and pondered.

[So, Katsuragi did do a lot of unusual behavior this morning, is that true......]

"Little brother, are you helping the Maori detectives gather intelligence?" Looking at Conan's pensive look, the staff couldn't help but laugh.

"Huh? Ah yes, I'm an assistant to the Maori detective, big brother, do you have any more information to tell me? Conan asked cutely, his eyes wide open.

"It's not intelligence, but it's ......"

As he spoke, the staff member quietly pointed to a man not far away, and Conan followed his point.

Although this man is not tall, he has a very strong physique, and his upper body is almost trained into an inverted triangle.

Contrary to his strong physique, the male has a face that looks like a gas bag, giving people the appearance of being a bully.

"His name is Katsu Komiya, and he is Katsuragi's stuntman, if it weren't for his uncomfortable shoulder, this scene should have been played by him......"

"Big brother, are he and Mr. Katsuragi good friends?" Looking at Komiya Katsu's dejected face, Conan asked casually.

"No, the two of them are just seniors from the same theater, Konomiya is the senior, and Katsuragi is the junior.

Despite this, Katsuragi became a big star before Komiya, and Komiya, who is a senior, can only be a stuntman for juniors, and Komiya seems to have always cared about it......"

[In other words, is there sufficient motivation?] 】

Conan understood what the staff was trying to convey.

"And ......" seemed to be interested, and the staff member quietly pointed to another female staff member.

Conan turned his head to look over and saw that it was Yumi Kawada who had been called by Terumi Hoshino to entertain them before.

Yumi Kawada is short and fat, not very good-looking, and seems to have a somewhat cowardly personality, so she looks very inconspicuous in the crew.

At this moment, she was sitting alone on the side, with a look on her face mixed with sadness, hardship and even regret, which was very complicated.

"Kawada's relationship with Katsuragi is actually very unusual."

"Why do you say that?" Conan asked.

"Because she was actually a big fan of Katsuragi when she first debuted, I heard that she sharpened her head and desperately wanted to squeeze into our crew, just to be able to work for him by Katsuragi's side......

And she also has an account called 'Yumi' on the Internet, through which she often posts some very explicit and fanatical words of love to Katsuragi, which everyone in the crew knows.

But ah, Katsuragi has always ignored Kawada, and often deliberately ignores Kawada's kindness to him, he should hate Kawada, right? I think Kawada herself is aware of this......"

As she spoke, the staff suddenly took out her mobile phone, found Yumi Kawada's blog account named "Yumi", and turned out her latest tweet.

[If Dou Zhen dies, will he belong to me alone? 】

Looking at the tweet on his account from a few days ago, the corners of Conan's mouth couldn't help but twitch.

[That's really ...... The suspicion is slightly bigger......]

"Okay, that's all I know, little detective, do you want to remember to tell the Maori detective?"

"yes, I see."

Nodding, Conan turned around and walked directly towards Terumi Hoshino not far away.

At the time of Katsuragi Doshin's murder, Terumi Hoshino was the only one on top of the man-made cliff, so there were some questions he had to ask anyway.

"Hoshino-san."

"Are you...... The kid next to the Maori detective? Terumi Hoshino looked down at Conan and smiled.

"Well, my name is Conan, and Detective Maori wants me to ask Miss Hoshino some questions about you."

"Okay, you ask." There was no unusual expression, and Hoshino Terumi nodded.

"Do Hoshino-sama and Katsuragi-san have a bad relationship?" Conan asked directly.

After Katsuragi came to the studio this morning, he sensed that the relationship between the two did not seem to be good.

"It's not so bad." Terumi Hoshino thought about it seriously for a moment and replied, "I'm just very dissatisfied with his behavior of often delaying the filming time, because I have other schedules scheduled, so I hate him very much." ”

"I see, then Hoshino-san, I want to ask, what did Mr. Katsuragi do on the cliff at that time?"

"I've told Xiaoying about this before, when the director shouted to jump, Katsuragi first slowly retreated to the edge of the back, crouched down with his back to me and didn't know what he was doing there, and then he suddenly jumped down, that's it."

[Did you have any abnormal behavior of squatting down before jumping?] 】

Conan nodded slightly, and then he suddenly noticed that there were some strange marks similar to strangulation marks on the wrists and palms of Hoshino Terumi's hands.

"Hoshino-san, you have ...... on your hands"

"This?"

Terumi Hoshino raised her hand to show him and explained, "This is the makeup I painted before the shooting, because there was a scene in the previous plot where the heroine was captured and locked up by the enemy, so it would look very unnatural if you didn't draw strangulation marks on your wrists...... Of course, the quality of the foundation they use is not very good. ”

Hoshino Terumi said, rubbing her fingers a little the strangled marks, and saw that the originally neat and realistic strangulation marks were instantly scratched.

"If you don't pay attention to it, it's easy to get spent."

If it weren't for waiting here to cooperate with the police investigation, Terumi Hoshino would have gone out to wash this thing on her hands a long time ago.

"Wow, that's really a hassle...... By the way, Hoshino-san, when did you come to the photo studio today? Conan asked suddenly.

"Me? I came early. ”

"Was it the first one to come?"

"Not really, first one...... I remember it was Shibata Producer. After thinking about it, Hoshino Terumi replied.

"Huh?"

Hearing an unexpected answer, Conan hurriedly asked, "Producer?" Didn't Mr. Shibata come after Mr. Katsuragi was killed? Could it be Miss Hoshino, you're mistaken? ”

"Then he must have been back halfway, right?"

When Hoshino Terumi heard this, she also frowned.

"Because we had to check in at the security room when we went in and out of the studio, and then the security guard would record our names and when we came.

But when I came this morning, the security guard was having breakfast, so I wrote all the information myself, and I had a look at it at the time, and the first person to come was Shibata Producer, and the second was Katsuragi ......"

[First and second?] 】

Just as Conan was questioning Terumi Hoshino, he noticed that Kogoro Mori and Ei Karasuma had also stepped out from behind the man-made cliff and walked towards Daisuke Shibata, the producer who had also remained in the studio.

After a slight hesitation, Conan walked over quickly.

"Katsuragi is a really good partner for me......"

As soon as the three of them were approached, Conan heard Daisuke Shibata say this in a sad and regretful tone.

"Although Katsuragi often does things out of the ordinary, the two of us have always been the best companions in the production of Oniemar, and he often gives me some good advice, I really didn't expect him to encounter this kind of thing......"

"Mr. Shibata, what do you mean by something out of the ordinary?" Karasuma Ying grasped the point of his words and asked.

"There are a lot of these, such as your business......" Shibata Daisuke pushed his glasses and said, "Katsuragi seems to have been watched lately, so I want to find a detective or a bodyguard or something, and I know that."

But I didn't expect that among the people he was looking for were elementary school students and high school girls, which he had never told me before, and things like this kind of self-assertion often happened to him, and other staff members often complained about it......"

[Alas? Wait a minute? 】

Hearing this, suddenly, Karasuma noticed a strange place.

Strange, didn't Daisuke Shibata know in advance that they would come?

But before that, he ......

"Mr. Mori, do the police suspect that Katsuragi was killed?" When Karasuma Ying was puzzled, Daisuke Shibata suddenly asked.

"Ah, that's exactly what it is." Mori Kogoro nodded back.

"I see, if that's the case, I did notice a strange place before, and I thought it might be helpful to the police investigation." Daisuke Shibata raised his hand and pushed down his glasses again, his expression solemn.

"What's weird?" Mori Kogoro hurriedly asked.

"It's Katsuragi's stuntman Katsu Komiya, probably two days ago, when I was about to leave after finishing my errands, and when I was passing by near the warehouse, I suddenly heard something moving inside.

At the time, I thought it was a thief, so I sneaked up to take a look, and it turned out that the person inside turned out to be Komiya, and I saw him sneaking in front of the costume shelf as if he was doing something......"

"Do you see what it is?" Kogoro Mori asked.

"I'm sorry, I didn't see it, but his expression at that time was particularly dark and terrifying, and I was very impressed......"

"Yes, thank you Mr. Shibata for the information, we will investigate carefully." Mori Kogoro nodded, as if he had thought of something.

"It's okay, it's my honor to help the police, and I hope you can find the murderer as soon as possible." Daisuke Shibata smiled mildly.

"Well, it will, don't worry."

When the two of them were polite to each other, Karasuma Ying finally noticed Conan who was sneaking over, and the two glanced at each other, and at the same time turned around and walked to the corner next to no one.

"Now, Sister Xiaoying, have you found anything?" Conan asked first, his tone cute.

"Yes, indeed...... Conan, did you also ask something for Mr. Maori? Karasuma asked with the same smile.

"There are some."

"......"

In this way, the two exchanged information.

"Sure enough, that person is very suspicious......"

After synthesizing the information from the two investigations, Conan said in a deep voice.

"Now the question is, how exactly did he do that?"

"I've seen a strange scratch on the top steel frame behind a man-made cliff." Karasuma replied.

"Scratches?"

"Well, a kind of scratch that looks like being rubbed at high speed by something like a rope or wire, but I haven't found anything around there that can cause such a scuff."

“…… Want to take a look at the warehouse? Conan suggested.

"That's what I thought too."

Without hesitation, the two went to the warehouse of the photography studio together after saying hello to Miwako Sato.

Like the usual image of a warehouse, the warehouse of the studio is also full of shelves, piled with cardboard boxes of all sizes and labels.

Entering the warehouse, Conan first saw a large coat rack in the innermost part of the front of him, on which hung three sets of almost identical Onimar's holsters.

Looking at the three holsters, Conan walked straight over.

"So there are so many spare sets of O'Nimar's holsters? Strange, why does it seem that the materials and sizes are not the same? ”

Of the three holsters on the hanger, two of them are smaller, and the materials look slightly worse, and there are even traces of sewing in some inconspicuous places.

The third holster is one size larger, and the material light looks very good, and the color is bright, giving people a gorgeous feeling.

"Huh? Oh, and that's probably the reason for the four-piece system. Karasuma Ying on the side glanced at it and replied casually:

"Holsters for tokusatsu heroes like this are generally divided into two types: exhibition and combat, with two pieces of each type.

Katsuragi usually wears it for exhibitions, and although it is glamorous and looks good, it is not actually suitable for actors to perform in battle.

The stuntman Komiya wears a leather case for combat, and in some places it is appropriately adjusted for the movement of the human body, because the materials are relatively cheap, so even if it is damaged, it can be repaired at any time. ”

"In that case, why is there a difference in size?" Conan asked curiously, Karasuma Ying said that this was his rare knowledge blind spot.

"It's nothing special, I think it's mainly because of the difference in body between the actors, Katsuragi is taller, so the exhibition holster he wears is bigger, and Komiya is relatively shorter, so the holster he wears is correspondingly smaller.

After all, if the holster and the actor's figure do not match when performing an action performance, it is easy to have an accident. ”

"So that's the case...... Touching his head, Conan looked at Karasuma Ying and said with a smile: "I really didn't expect that Sister Xiaoying, you still know the knowledge of film and television shooting." ”

"Well, it's nothing, it's just that I learned some of it when I was in the United States before." Karasuma replied, her tone flat.

[So Xiaoying, what strange things did you learn when you were the American emperor? Why do I always feel like you've learned a bunch of things that most people don't use? 】

Just when Conan was about to complain about something, Karasuma Ying found a bundle of rope on a box on a side shelf.

This is not an ordinary hemp rope, but a bundle of rope that is supposed to be made of some kind of high-tenacity material.

Picking up the bundle of ropes, which seemed to have been discarded at random, Karasuma noticed keenly that there were burr scratches on the inside of the bundle of ropes that had been violently rubbed.

At the same time, at one end of the rope, there are some special traces of pigment remaining.

"Strange, this paint ......" Gently glued some of these paint marks with his hand, Karasuma Ying suddenly realized something, and hurriedly ran to the three holsters.

After quickly identifying the paint on the three holsters, Karasuma eventually found traces of paint peeling off on the waist of the exhibition holster that Katsuragi was wearing.

The paint applied to this piece is exactly the same as the paint left on the rope.

"I see, is this how he escaped?"

Sleepy, sleepy(『)

(End of chapter)