"Ogawa is a weed?"
Seeing the signature at the end of the note, Akai Mary was shocked and looked back at Domon Yasuki:
"Didn't you say that Ogawa Kusuke died decades ago? How did his body appear here?!"
After circulating the note, everyone felt a sinking feeling in their hearts, some not understanding the situation.
If the owner of the skeleton in front of him is Ogawa Kusaki, then who is Ogawa Kusaki who died decades ago?
Aren't they the same person?
"this...."
Domon Yasuki immediately said:
"All I learned from the old principal was that Xiaochuan Caojie died decades ago and his family held a grand funeral for him, but they didn't tell me the cause of death. Is there something fishy going on?"
If Ogawa Kusai died decades ago, the time of death of this skeleton would match. There is currently no clue to prove that Ogawa Kusai was impersonated by someone. Moreover, it is still unclear whether there was any disguise technology decades ago. Even if the mastermind behind the scenes had a person undergo plastic surgery and inserted him into the Ogawa family in order to conceal the truth, could the fake Ogawa Kusai deceive his family members who lived with him day and night?
Any slight mistake will expose the truth.
"There is another possibility."
Hattori Heiji suddenly said:
"The person who died here was Kusanagi Ogawa. Judging from the content of the note, Kusanagi Ogawa must have made up his mind to go to a certain place and do something. If he told his family before leaving that if he didn't come back at a fixed time, something must have happened... If this is the explanation, Kusanagi Ogawa's family would indeed think that Kusanagi Ogawa was dead, and they held a funeral for him."
"The crux of the matter is..."
"Why did Xiaochuan Kusuke come to the bottom of the well alone? Why did he die here inexplicably?"
Everyone nodded slightly, agreeing with Hattori's statement.
How the Ogawa family knew about the death of Ogawa Kusuke can be discussed later. When they go to the Ogawa family to investigate, the truth will naturally come out. The current question is what exactly Ogawa Kusuke wants to do in the deep well...
Why did he write the word atonement on the note?
Who is the 'he' in the sentence 'he is right'?
As the investigation deepened, more and more doubts arose, and the people and things involved were confusing, but at least there was a breakthrough.
We must first find out the cause of Ogawa Kusukei's death!
"Come on, give me a hand."
Sakaki Makoto said something to Domon Yasuki, and the two of them worked together to carefully lift the skeleton to the side. Wrapping it in suit jackets, they managed to prevent the bones from scattering all over the floor.
As soon as the skeleton was lifted up, Conan and his friends discovered something and pointed at the wall and shouted:
“Look!”
Sakaki Makoto and Domon Yasuki turned their heads and saw that the wall behind the skeleton was covered with black blood stains that had long since dried up, leaving behind a whole patch of pitch-black scab-like material.
The skeleton had suffered serious injuries during his lifetime, which is why he died in this cell.
"There's a handprint here!"
Conan squatted in the corner, carefully observing the black bloodstains on the wall, and found a strange, blurry mark three bricks above the ground that looked like a handprint.
The imprint is blocked by the bones and can only be seen by moving the bones away.
"Is this the death message left by Xiaochuan Caojie?"
While everyone was trying to figure out the imprint, Miss Miyano had already put on her gloves, unbuttoned the vest and shirt on the skeleton's chest, and picked up a concave metal bullet under the skeleton, and said in a deep voice:
"Ogawa Kusuke was shot to death. The bullet remained in his body, causing bleeding symptoms..."
The flesh and blood turned to ashes, and it was too difficult to perform an autopsy on the bones. Professional instruments were required. Although Sakaki Makoto and others did not bring any tools, they could make some guesses based on their experience.
Since there are bullets remaining in the body, it means that Ogawa Kusai was shot before his death. Therefore, by observing the location of the holes in his clothes, we can know where he was shot.
The clothes in front of the skeleton were intact, and there was not even any blood left. Miss Miyano turned the skeleton over and checked it bit by bit, and finally determined where the gunshot wound occurred:
"It's below the waist and abdomen, and it should be near the large intestine. The bullet entered from the back and created a cavity. However, the large and small intestines are not the main organs of the human body. Generally speaking, it will not cause death immediately..."
Sakaki Makoto picked up the bullet and found that the bullet that killed Ogawa Kusae was much smaller than he expected. There is no doubt that guns are manufactured to kill lives, but bullets that are two or three times smaller than his fingertips are definitely rare.
"This is probably a 7mm caliber bullet, which is not very lethal and failed to penetrate Ogawa Kusuke's body."
Sakaki Makoto frowned and said:
"As far as I know, there seems to be only one firearm in Japan around 1940 that uses 7mm caliber bullets that meets the requirements..."
"7mm Nambu pocket pistol."
Domon Yasuteru gave the answer. He was a senior officer in the Self-Defense Forces and his knowledge of firearms was no less than that of Sakaki Makoto:
"Developed in 1910, manufactured by Tokyo Koishikawa Arsenal before 1927, and later by Nippon Electric Company. It fires 7mm pistol bullets with low lethality and is mainly used by... senior Japanese officers for self-defense."
"So the person who killed Ogawa Kusuke was a high-ranking military officer?"
"Not necessarily. The 7mm caliber pistol is very small, so it is called a pocket pistol. The military equips senior officers with it because the gun is too big and heavy to be convenient for movement. If the actual situation requires a senior officer to draw his gun and shoot, it must be an extremely critical moment. If it really happens, let alone a pistol, even if the officer is equipped with a Chicago typewriter, it is estimated that it will be powerless to save the situation."
Spreading his hands, Sakaki Cheng said calmly:
"In addition to senior military officers, the people who use this pistol may also be women. The 7mm Nambu pocket pistol has low recoil and low power, and it can be held in one hand by a woman with a small hand size."
"Xiaochuan Caojie came to Shenjing alone. He would not be stupid enough to publicize his whereabouts. The other party who could kill him must have been watching his every move for a long time..."
Kidd looked at the blood-stained wall and speculated:
"Could it be that he was a spy sent by Karasuma Renya, planted next to Ogawa Kusaki, keeping an eye on him all year round?"
"It's possible, and the probability is not small."
Conan nodded, his expression serious:
"Karasuma Renya is very cautious. He is the kind of person who would break the stones when knocking on the stone bridge when crossing the river. He doesn't trust anyone, so it is only natural that he would be wary of Ogawa Kusuke, who knows his secret."
"Hmm, that's weird..."
Kidd groaned:
"He was shot in the back, why was he leaning against the wall? If he didn't die immediately, he could have tried to escape and ask for help!"
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