Fujiwara Yu walked up to the tree trunk and after touching it, confirmed that the numbers were written in blood. The person who could leave these three numbers could only be the murderer of the female victim. This behavior was undoubtedly a provocation to the police.

But he soon realized that something was wrong. He turned his head to look at Terabin Shoji behind him and asked:

"Mr. Terabayashi, were there bloody numbers like this at the scenes of the two previous murders?"

"No, I have participated in the investigation of both cases, so I can be very sure that there is no such number at the scene." Terabin Shoji shook his head. He was also surprised when he saw the bloody numbers. Could it be that the murderer wanted to leave some kind of information for the police, thinking that the police could not catch them, so he deliberately left numbers that hinted at his identity?

Isn't this too bold, and not something Michiwaki Masahiko would do? If he really wasn't afraid of a police investigation, he wouldn't have changed his address twice, or even deliberately bought a plane ticket to Hokkaido when he came to Yindou Peninsula this time, almost scamming him.

Fujiwara Yu felt a little strange when he heard this. There were no bloody numbers at the scene of the first two cases, so why did the murderer write down these three strange numbers when he committed the crime for the third time?

You should know that the biggest characteristic of serial killers is that they are fixed. They will not easily change their motives, killing patterns and targets of murder. At most, they will continue to improve their crimes in the process of committing crimes, but they will not openly leave marks that have not been left in previous crimes.

Fujiwara Yuu stared at the three numbers "461" for a long time, then suddenly looked down at Edogawa Conan and asked:

"Conan, you just touched him. Do you remember his dominant hand?"

"It's his right hand. He used his right hand when he ate fried noodles." After Edogawa Conan said this, he found that the writing of the numbers was slightly different. He was surprised and said: "The person who wrote these three numbers... is left-handed!"

"Hmm, that's what I find strange." Fujiwara Yu walked back to the victim's body and gestured with his hands to illustrate the method of a left-handed person. He explained, "Left-handed people and right-handed people are different, but this wound was clearly inflicted by a right-handed person, which is different from the dominant hand that left the bloody numbers."

Terabin Shoji's eyes widened and he exclaimed:

"So there might be two murderers? One left the bloody numbers, and one was responsible for the killings?"

"I'm more inclined to believe that someone witnessed the murder and left behind this string of numbers. Serial killers generally don't look for helpers. The victim had no defensive wounds on her body, which suggests she might have been drugged and brought here to commit the crime. When fighting against a defenseless prey, there's no need for him to find another killer." Fujiwara Yu shook his head, denying this possibility.

The scene fell into a brief silence. If the theory of accomplice was not true, then the nature of the case became complicated. What was the purpose of this mysterious person who left the numbers? What did the numbers he left behind represent?

"Let's call the local police first and have the body removed."

Fujiwara Yu pinched the bridge of his nose and sighed softly. He never expected that the curse of having to work overtime during vacation would come again. Moreover, this case was more complicated than he had imagined. He always felt that if he didn't stop it quickly, more victims would appear here.

After the victim's body was taken away, he fumbled for the chat interface on his phone and called Line, ready to send a message to Miyano Shiho.

[Don’t want to work overtime today]: Something happened here, I’ll let Mingmei go back to accompany you, okay?

[Haibara Ai]: Another incident happened?

[Grayfield Ai]: Do you need my help? (yawning.gif)

Miyano Shiho's line name is very straightforward, it is her pseudonym.

The word "again" is really uncomfortable to read. Fujiwara Yuu smiled bitterly and glanced at Edogawa Conan beside him. So it is said that the police and detectives cannot get together, otherwise it will become unfortunate.

[Don’t want to work overtime today]: What do you think about the three numbers 461?

[Graybara Ai]: 461? I don't have any idea.

[Don’t want to work overtime today]: Then you should have a good rest in the hotel. I will let them go back. If there are more people, the murderer will not be able to do it.

[Graybara Ai]: What do you mean? The murderer targeted my sister?

[I don’t want to work overtime today]: No, it’s just that they might have targeted Suzuki Sonoko, and I don’t want to alert them. Remember to contact me if anything happens.

[Haibara Ai]: Oh.

Fujiwara Yuu put his phone back into his pocket. When he returned to the seaside restaurant, he saw several people sitting there resting after lunch. When Mao Lilan saw Edogawa Conan, she frowned and walked over, angrily saying:

"Conan! You kid, where did you go all by yourself?"

"I, I just saw Brother Takashi, so I ran over to see him!" Edogawa Conan rubbed the back of his head with a wry smile, feeling a little embarrassed to have made Xiaolan worry.

Fujiwara Yuu glared at the little fellow with half-moon eyes but didn't expose his lies. He calmly sat down next to Suzuki Sonoko, smiled and looked across at Michiwaki Masahiko, who was standing diagonally opposite him, and said casually:

"Mr. Michiwaki, what are your plans? I feel like you're quite familiar with Yin Dou?"

"Yindou has beautiful scenery. I come here every year, so I know all the delicious restaurants here." Michiwaki Masahiko smiled and handed the menu to Takashi Sosuke. He said, "Mr. Takashi, you haven't eaten yet, right? I highly recommend the ginger barbecued pork here."

"Thank you, but I'm not in the mood to eat right now. A murder has happened here, and I'm afraid I'll have no appetite until the case is solved." When Fujiwara Yu said this, he had been observing Michiwaki Masahiko's expression. The other party's acting skills were very good and he seemed very surprised.

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