"External work?"

After hearing what Kikuemon said, Inspector Megure couldn't help but ask again: "What exactly does it do?"

Hearing Inspector Megure's question, Arita Yoshihiko explained: "External matters such as the exhibition release date of the work, or the transaction of the teacher's work will be handed over to the young lady."

"Because Master rarely goes out, it is always Young Madam who contacts the buyer before Master meets with the buyer," Otani Fumio added.

"But there was no cell phone next to the body."

In response to Inspector Megure's confusion, a forensic officer nearby said, "As for the cell phone, we've already found it in the deceased's room. It was placed under the quilt."

"Under the covers?"

"She's using her cell phone as an alarm clock," Seto Takashi explained. "The young lady has always had this habit of keeping her cell phone under her pillow."

"The phone is out of battery." The forensic officer took a look at the information recorded after sorting out the evidence and added.

"It's out of battery? Then even if you put your cell phone next to you, you won't hear any sound." Inspector Megure nodded in understanding and then asked, "Then who left the living room after that?"

"Others..."

"It seems... probably..."

“No more…”

The three disciples looked at each other and said so while recalling the situation at that time.

"It seems that we still don't know whether the young lady was brought to the warehouse and killed." Tang Ze shook his head after listening to everyone's confessions.

"Hmm...it's really difficult." Inspector Megure stroked his chin. "The young lady's body was still warm when it was lowered, proving she was discovered not too long after hanging herself. She was even still alive shortly before everyone arrived at the warehouse...

And everyone was in the living room at that time, so everyone’s alibi is valid…”

"That's why I told you, it was suicide." Maori Kogoro spread his hands and smiled helplessly: "It was suicide!"

Immediately afterwards, Kogoro Mori began to reason with great conviction that the deceased had committed suicide.

"I went barefoot because I was going to commit suicide. In that situation, why would I bother wearing shoes? I guess I just forgot about it because of my emotional ups and downs..."

The soles of my feet weren't dirty, and it was very simple. There was a stone path leading from the corridor to the warehouse. I guess they walked that way to get to the warehouse.

And yesterday, the young lady was in the warehouse and broke Mr. Kikuemon's new work "Feng Shui Maru" that was about to be published...

In this situation, it's not surprising that people wake up in the morning with more regrets and even think about suicide."

"Indeed... and there happened to be some packing rope inside..." Otani Fumio said dejectedly, "The tools appeared just as the young lady was trying to commit suicide. Did you think it was fate at the time..."

"And everyone heard the sound of the pot breaking." Seto Ryuichi also echoed: "I really can't think of any other possibility..."

Well, this reason of committing suicide because of breaking a clay pot is ridiculous no matter how you look at it, right?

Even if Kikuemon was a national treasure and the "Feng Shui Maru" was a masterpiece, the deceased was still Kikuemon's daughter-in-law. Kikuemon was not an unreasonable person and he had forgiven her as early as when it was broken.

In this case, it is incredible that such a ridiculous reason is accepted by most people. Isn’t it?

No, it's actually very normal in Neon.

In Japan, the three-piece apology set usually includes bowing, kneeling, and committing suicide. This is what people do whenever something happens.

In our opinion, although the mistake is serious, it is not a capital crime and we would not think of dying. But for them, suicide is common sense.

There's no way around it, this is someone who developed a special ritual for suicide.

So what you think is nonsense may mean that others have to risk their lives to cleanse themselves of their mistakes.

There's no way. Everyone's thinking process is different, so don't expect to understand each other.

"Anyway, we need to check the warehouse again before we draw any conclusions!"

Although Maori Kogoro kept shouting about suicide, Inspector Megure remained unmoved. "During this period, please wait patiently in the living room. If it is not necessary, do not move around without permission."

As everyone gathered in the hall, Tang Ze also touched his chin, frowned and began to think.

suicide?

First of all, Karasawa ruled out suicide. If Kogoro Mouri and Conan were not present, suicide would still be a possibility.

But both of them may have been present, and according to the "Scientific Law", the deceased definitely did not commit suicide! !

Then the suspicious points on the body are worthy of attention.

The cut on the right foot looked too strange.

It is not normal to not wear shoes. The action that Kogoro Mori described is even more so, as he has clean soles of feet.

There must be some trick going on. There are so many puzzling things at the crime scene...

Thinking of this, Tang Ze carefully observed the crime scene again, and the knowledge stored in his mind began to slowly flash through his mind. Suddenly, Tang Ze's eyes fixed on the bloodstains on the floor.

Based on the knowledge about bloodstain identification in trace identification, Tang Ze immediately realized the difference of the drop of blood in front of him.

Finally found it, no trace of it being destroyed by the criminals!!

On the floor right next to the bookcase, there was a drop of blood with a larger diameter than the other blood splatters!

If the other blood is about the size of a fingernail, then this drop of blood is bigger than a bottle cap!

"If this drop of blood is here..." Tang Ze followed the bloodstains on the floor and looked up at the bookcase above.

And there, on the long dividing line of the rectangular bookcase, there was a nail.

Seeing this, a hint of understanding flashed in Tang Ze's eyes, and those broken clues quickly combined into an idea in his mind.

"Now everything is clear." Tang Ze looked at the bookcase and smiled.

With this trick, even if the person is not in the warehouse, he can still be killed!

"Well, the next step is to set up the mechanism to ensure the success of the trick." Tang Ze thought as he asked the police officer to bring over the ladder.

"Tang Zejun, what are you doing?"

Inspector Megure saw the ladder being brought over, and Tang Ze was rummaging through the bottles and jars on the ladder. He couldn't help but ask curiously: "Did you find anything?"

"Well... I have some ideas..." Tang Ze shook the clay pots one by one and replied, "But it still needs to be verified..."

As they were talking, Tang Ze suddenly realized that there seemed to be something wrong with the earthenware jar in his hand when he was shaking it. He shook it upside down and found that there was some noise coming from inside.

Looking into the deepest part through the internal layers that looked like honeycomb coal, Tang Ze's pupils shrank instantly, and then a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.