Chapter 735 Alien Script Shark

With the presence of Mao Lilan and Suzuki Sonoko, the ambulance and police cars always arrived faster than usual.

Inspector Megure quickly arrived with his men.

When he arrived in the yard, he looked towards the open space with a serious expression, and first saw Conan who was searching for clues at the scene skillfully.

Inspector Megure's eyes twitched and he wanted to drive this overly bold child away from the scene.

But before he could open his mouth, someone approached from behind. Inspector Megure turned around and saw Jiang Xia.

"..." It's been a long time since I last saw this efficient detective, and Inspector Megure actually missed him. These days, he didn't know if it was because Jiang Xia was on a business trip, but he always felt that there were fewer murders in Beika Town than usual. But fewer doesn't mean zero - with the comparison, Inspector Megure realized more clearly how efficient Jiang Xia was in solving cases.

"How's it going, brother Jiang Xia?" Inspector Megure quickly approached, pricked up his ears to listen to the spoilers, and asked in a low voice, "Do you have any ideas?"

"..." Jiang Xia also lowered his voice to remind him, "I was away for a while and just came back. I have to look for any possible clues."

"...That's right." Inspector Megure nodded.

Then he ran to the body again and urged the investigators: "Hurry up as much as possible."

There are not enough people today, so Sato Miwako has taken people to deal with another murder case.

If he finishes early, maybe he can recommend Jiang Xia to go there for a stroll... Good detective, let's go together.

…

The autopsy soon produced preliminary results, showing that Katsuhiko Minagawa died of pesticide poisoning.

The police also tested the physical evidence next to the body.

The first result came out was the chocolate that had been bitten twice and had fallen next to the body - it was mixed with pesticides. It was a gift from Watanabe Haomei.

"Why did you kill him?!" Guan Guxiang overheard the conclusion and looked at Watanabe Haomei angrily, "Today is Valentine's Day. If someone he likes gives him chocolate, he will definitely eat it - you took advantage of his love for you and poisoned him? How did he let you down?"

Watanabe Haomei looked very innocent and sobbed, "I, I didn't..."

The man with glasses was stunned for a moment, with a strange expression on his face.

At this time, another policeman ran over holding the evidence bag:

"Police department, the smoke is poisonous!"

Guan Guxiang looked over again.

She liked the deceased, so she was particularly concerned about this murder case. Hearing this new clue, Guan Guxiang quickly remembered the key point.

She left Watanabe Haomei behind and glared at the man with glasses: "He finished his cigarette, and when he left, he took the cigarette you handed to him!"

The man with glasses sighed, as if a stone in his heart had finally fallen to the ground.

He straightened his back and admitted directly: "Yes, I poisoned him - I have hated him for a long time. He has always treated me like a fool and wasted your precious feelings. Humph, he always forgot to bring cigarettes before, so I poisoned the filter. I didn't expect that today, he would ask me for cigarettes..."

"..." Jiang Xia watched for a while, and before Inspector Megure walked towards the man with glasses and said "Please come with us", he spoke, "On that cigarette, only the filter is poisonous?"

The investigator and the man with glasses were stunned and nodded at the same time subconsciously.

"Then don't rush to take the blame."

Jiang Xia pointed at the evidence bag and pulled the truth back on track: "The cigarette butt and the cigarette body are separate - Mr. Minagawa's own box of cigarettes seemed to be a brand without filters, so even though he took the cigarettes that you had poisoned, he habitually removed the filters before smoking. The part he smoked was not poisonous."

As he spoke, Jiang Xia felt like he was playing a simplified version of a script-killing game: most of the suspects had a grudge against Katsuhiko Minagawa, and had carried out all sorts of murders...but in this incident, there was only one murderer.

When Inspector Megure heard Jiang Xia speak, he was excited: "Do you know who the murderer is?"

Conan also looked over, and at the same time he was eliminating all the possibilities in his mind.

In fact, according to his experience, "people who are usually present but suddenly leave at the time of the crime and seem to have an alibi" are the most suspicious... Yes, for example, Jiang Xia who suddenly slipped away at some point.

However, this thought only flashed through his mind for a moment and was quickly dismissed by Conan.

——Jiang Xia is not a perverted murderer who kills people for fun. He has no grudge against Katsuhiko Minakawa and they don’t even know each other. He has no motive.

And the victim this time was poisoned. Jiang Xia never touched other people's food. He ate everything he touched. The only exception was the cup of tea Jiang Xia brought to Conan after he was kissed by Muscle Brother. Conan felt it carefully and felt that he was very healthy at this time. He didn't feel like he drank pesticide.

...In short, the murderer is someone else.

"..." Conan thought and tapped his head while reflecting: Even if Jiang Xia was present, he should not have tried to analyze the case based on routines and intuition and rely on a "flash of inspiration" in order to solve the case in a hurry.

He should still judge based on evidence and logic. Although Jiang Xia would have probably solved the case by the time he was sorting out the logic, he couldn't lose his detective ethics... Conan nodded secretly in his heart, encouraging himself.

Inspector Megure did not notice that there was a child with complicated emotions next to him, and he was concentrating on waiting for Jiang Xia's conclusion.

Jiang Xia shook his head: "I came a little late, and I don't quite understand the situation at that time."

The police, who were eavesdropping with their ears perked up, were a little disappointed.

But soon, they heard Jiang Xia say, "But my intuition tells me that people who behave abnormally at times like this often have problems. If we ask them, we might get something unexpected, such as—"

Jiang Xia suddenly raised his hand and pointed to the kitchen: "My son just passed away, the police are still walking around the hall, but Mrs. Minagawa is busy washing cups."

“…”

A group of people turned their heads in slow motion in the direction he pointed.

The originally gentle trickling sound of water seemed to suddenly amplify after being noticed - at the end of their sight, Mrs. Minagawa, dressed in a kimono with her sleeves rolled up, was standing in front of the kitchen sink with her back to them, washing cups and dishes as if nothing had happened.

Suddenly being stared at, she froze and the hand holding the coffee cup tightened awkwardly.

After a moment, Mrs. Minakawa gritted her teeth and suddenly sped up, trying to wash the remaining coffee cups before the police came to their senses.

The sound of the water suddenly changing speed finally woke up the police who had been sitting still for too long and whose observation skills were off.

The veins on Inspector Megure's forehead jumped, and he waved his hand: "Stop her!"

Conan: “…”

He actually saw Mrs. Minagawa's actions, but his first reaction was to think along the lines of this anomaly... Hmm? Wait, Jiang Xia also used intuition to solve the case?

(End of this chapter)