Junichi Makita immediately recognized the identities of Sakaki Makoto and others.
It wasn't that he recognized Sakaki Makoto, but everything they did after arriving at the farm was all related to the calf death case.
This made him suspect that Ishida Domoto had recruited him for the purpose of the previous incident.
Sakaki Makoto looked at Makita Junichi and suddenly asked:
"Mr. Makita, what kind of job did you do before?"
"Why do you ask that?"
"Just curious."
Junichi Makita hesitated for a moment and said:
"I used to work near Arima Onsen Street."
"What?"
Ishida Domoto said in surprise:
"When I hired you, you clearly said that you had worked in a factory before and had a lot of experience. You could definitely handle these automated machines!"
"When I was young, my family did run a factory, so I have some knowledge."
Makita Junichi glanced at him:
"I'm not lying to you. Besides, wasn't it me who fixed all the malfunctions of the farm's automated machines over the past year?"
"this...."
He opened his mouth, but was left speechless.
Jun'ichi Makita really did not lie to him. The newly purchased automated machines in the farm would occasionally encounter some technical problems, which were all solved with the help of Jun'ichi Makita. So even though he didn't like to interact with people and had a bad temper, the Ishida Domoto brothers would tolerate it as much as they could.
after all....
It is not easy to recruit an engineer willing to stay long-term in a rural place like Tajima Village.
"Has Mr. Makita left Tajima Village in the past few days?"
Sakaki Makoto asked again.
He didn't care what Junichi Makita did, he just wanted to know if Junichi Makita was Mr. Makita who had worked at Taketori-tei for many years.
Now that the speculation has been confirmed, we can proceed to the next step.
“I left!”
Without waiting for Makita Jun'ichi to answer, Ishida Shun, who brought him here, spoke first:
"About three days ago, Mr. Makita asked for a day off, saying he was going home, and he didn't come back until the next day!"
"I see."
Sakaki Makoto nodded and continued to ask:
"So what did you do when you got home?"
"What else can I do? Can't I visit my relatives?"
Junichi Makita said indifferently:
"Are you here to check the household registration or investigate the case?"
Sakaki Makoto smiled and turned to look at Ishida Domoto:
"Mr. Ishida, there have been more than one incident of calf death in the past two months, right?"
"right."
“Is it true that before every incident, the farm would have power outages for no reason?”
"...I think so."
Ishida Domoto is somewhat unsure:
"Because most calves die in the afternoon and evening, I usually stay at home during this time, leaving the farm work to the employees. I will only come to check in person when there is an emergency."
"Yes, there is indeed a power outage before every accident."
Junichi Makita suddenly said:
"The duration of the power outage varies, ranging from 10 to 30 minutes."
"That's enough."
"What is enough?"
"10 minutes is enough time for the criminal to commit the crime..."
Sakaki Makoto walked to the pen, looked at Conan who was squatting in front of the trough in deep thought, winked at Miss Miyano, and continued to delay time.
The few of them cooperated well. Conan was responsible for finding clues, while Sakaki Makoto used another method to stabilize the criminal and test the criminal's background.
Not long after, the other two employees from Farm No. 12 also came over, wanting to know what Makoto Sakaki was going to do.
The most important thing to solve a case is to understand exactly what happened. Otherwise, even if Sherlock Holmes were alive, he would not be able to solve the case based on conjecture.
If you don’t even know the details, how can you see through the methods used by the criminals?
"Please briefly describe the events of the previous incidents."
"Actually, there's nothing much to say. The cowboys don't have a fixed rest schedule. After the introduction of automated machines, a lot of manpower has been reduced, so we usually stay in the main control room and only come out to check when something happens."
The veterinarian said:
"In most cases there are no problems. With our regular cleaning and the air filtration and circulation system, the calves have no contact with the outside world, so they rarely get sick."
"How did the calf die?"
"Myocardial infarction caused by tachycardia."
“Are all the dead calves the same?”
"No, some of them died of suffocation. It's very strange."
The veterinarian frowned and said:
"I suspected that the calf was poisoned, but the problem is that there is only one entrance and exit to the farm. In the event of a power outage, the gate is blocked and no one can get in or out. In addition, the main control room is right next to the gate. If someone came in, we would not be able to detect it."
"The most important thing is that the grass used for feeding is sterilized at high temperatures, delivered regularly, and managed by dedicated personnel. If it was a large-scale poisoning, why did only one cow die?"
"So I think the calf might be sick."
Not professional enough.
This is Makoto Sakaki's evaluation of veterinarians.
The calf died for no reason, it was obvious that someone had tampered with it, and the criminal was very smart and took the monitoring issue into consideration, so he cut off the power supply in advance.
But the problem is...
How did the criminals get into the farm?
Sakaki Makoto looked up at the tightly closed windows located high up in the farm. He noticed these details as soon as he arrived, but the windows were flat and were used for ventilation. They were usually closed and were so small and narrow that an adult could not get through them at all.
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