"There were no signs of a fight in the bathroom, and Akutagawa Ichimoto had no external injuries or bruises on his body. First of all, we can rule out blunt or sharp weapon murder."
Kidd and Kogoro Mori squatted in front of the corpse and tore off the clothes. They did not use a knife, but simply analyzed clues based on the physical condition of the deceased.
After checking every part of the body, Maori Kogoro turned on the flashlight and shone it into the corpse's wide-open pupils:
"Dilated pupils, blue face, purple lips, these are all signs of death from lack of oxygen... like sudden death."
"I remember that cyanide poisoning also seems to cause sudden death symptoms, right?"
Megure Jusan asked:
"I have come across similar cases before. The deceased inhaled a high concentration of cyanide gas and died within two minutes. There was no chance of rescue."
"Yes, there are many types of sudden death, and cyanide poisoning can also cause sudden death."
Maori Kogoro nodded:
"But the bodies of people who died of cyanide poisoning usually have a faint taste of bitter almonds in their mouths. Akutagawa Ichimoto's mouth does not have a similar taste. But it would be a bit hasty to judge that he was not poisoned by cyanide based on this alone. So, please ask the Forensic Science Division to check the objects in the room that Akutagawa Ichimoto touched to see if there is any cyanide residue on them."
"Butler, did Akutagawa Ichimoto eat or drink anything before he died?"
"have."
The butler in a tuxedo beside him immediately replied:
"This morning, the young master had two fried eggs, three slices of bacon, a glass of milk, and some purple potato puree. At noon, he had a piece of fillet steak with Bordeaux red wine, and then took some painkillers and penicillin V potassium tablets with warm water... Apart from these, the young master has not eaten anything else."
"As for the cyanide poisoning that Detective Maori mentioned just now, I think it is unlikely because the young master pays great attention to hygiene. He believes that there are too many bacteria on his hands, so he usually does not touch food directly, but only uses tableware to assist."
"Um?"
Kogoro Mori frowned. The fact that Akutagawa never touched food with his hands didn't mean he wouldn't be poisoned by cyanide, but it made it easier to detect. They could just check the tableware he used and find out the cause of his death.
but....
"Painkillers and penicillin V potassium tablets? Why would Akutagawa take these?"
"The young master is afraid of pain, so he has to take painkillers to control the pain in his legs."
The housekeeper explained:
"As for the penicillin V potassium tablets, it's because the young master's injured leg was an open fracture. In order to avoid wound infection, the doctor recommended that he take some anti-inflammatory drugs."
"So when Akutagawa Ichimoto took the medicine, he didn't use his hands?"
"No, you don't need to. Just pour the medicine into the bottle cap and you can take it without contact, right?"
"Well, Inspector Megure, please ask the forensic department to check the tableware and medicine bottles used by Akutagawa."
"Leave it to me."
Megure Juzo immediately ordered the identification department to obtain the tableware and medicine bottles used by Akutagawa.
The test results came out quickly, and no cyanide residue was found on either the tableware or the medicine bottles.
Faced with such a result, Kogoro Mori fell into deep thought.
"Sudden death can be divided into acute sudden death and non-acute sudden death."
Conan, who was bored at the side, suddenly said:
"Acute sudden death usually only takes a few tens of seconds to kill a person, while non-acute sudden death sometimes takes a whole day, or 24 hours."
"Generally speaking, if you notice that you have chest tightness, difficulty breathing, abdominal pain or palpitations, and if they do not improve for a long time, you must go to the hospital for a check-up."
Bourbon glanced at Conan and agreed:
"Conan is right. We had a conversation with Akutagawa this afternoon. He behaved very normally at the time, and there was nothing strange about him. So he should have died suddenly, right, Mr. Butler?"
"Yes, around 2pm, the young master wanted to go to the bathroom, so I took out my crutches and helped him into the bathroom, then waited outside. Five minutes later, there was a muffled sound in the bathroom, as if someone had fallen. I hurriedly asked the young master, but there was no response from inside. I had no choice but to use the key to open the bathroom, and found the young master lying on the floor, no longer breathing."
The housekeeper said sadly:
"The young master is usually in good health and has never suffered from any cardiovascular disease. How could he die suddenly just by going to the toilet?"
"A truly healthy person will not suffer from sudden death."
Maori Kogoro thought:
"The heart is fragile, but not that fragile. Since Akutagawa died suddenly, there must be a reason."
Without professional tools, even if Makoto Sakaki was at the scene, it would be impossible to perform a laparotomy on the body. Moreover, sudden death has always been a difficult mode of death to detect, and chemical tests on various organs are required to see if any lesions have occurred.
It is difficult to tell the cause of Akutagawa's death just by looking at his appearance.
"Could it be that this was really an accident?"
Megure Jusan was a little surprised. According to his usual experience, cases that seemed to be accidental were ultimately man-made.
But this time, the opinions of brothers Makoto Sakaki and Mori were surprisingly consistent.
"Let the Identification Department test the drugs that Akutagawa Ichimoto took..."
Makoto Sakaki, who was staying outside the villa, heard everyone's discussion and felt itchy. He wanted to rush up and point out the key points, but when he thought of Gin asking him not to interfere and leave everything to Maori Kogoro, he had to stop talking:
"Forget it, let's not worry about this case."
However....
At this moment, Kogoro Mouri suddenly stood up, walked to the staff of the forensic department, asked for the painkillers and penicillin V potassium tablets that Akutagawa was taking, unscrewed the bottle cap, and poured all the white tablets inside onto the table.
"Brother Maori, what are you doing?"
Megure Jusan looked at him in confusion.
"Drugs can also kill people."
Maori Kogoro said softly:
"Did you know that taking too much painkillers can cause heart rhythm disorders?"
"This is because the main ingredient of painkillers has the clinical effect of inhibiting nerve activity. Similarly, large-scale use of penicillin can also cause people to have symptoms of hyperreflexia, perceptual disorders, and transient mental disorders."
"For normal people, sudden death is likely to occur after taking large amounts of drugs for treating heart disease, controlling blood pressure, calming, correcting electrolytes, and lowering blood sugar... Miss Lizi, does your husband usually take blood pressure medication?"
"...have."
Ogawa Reiko nodded:
"But he only takes blood pressure medication when he feels dizzy. I guess he didn't take it today..."
"Master ate it!"
The butler suddenly shouted:
"This morning, when the young master got up, he felt a little dizzy, so he asked me to give him some blood pressure pills! How could I have forgotten about this!"
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