Could it be that he is not the criminal?
Confused, Megure Jusan asked again:
"You just mentioned reflective cloth and ropes. According to common sense, after Saito Aida lifted the flower pot, the fishing line cut his neck, and the dummy should have continued to fall down..."
"Indeed, we found traces of ropes entangled on the dummy on the ground, but where are the reflective cloth and ropes?"
“It disappeared without a trace!”
The mysterious disappearance of the crime props left the police confused and helpless in solving the case.
Conan climbed to the edge of the rooftop, poked his head out, and looked down like Makoto Sakaki, but was picked up by Ran Maori and scolded:
"It's too dangerous! Don't run around!"
Snap!
The fire flickered, smoke rose, Sakaki lit a cigarette and said softly:
"What I just said is only the first trigger mechanism in the criminal's modus operandi."
"In this case, the criminal used props and techniques to complete a theft."
"When rock climbing, climbers often use a type of rope knotting method called a slip knot."
"For a rope with a slipknot, you only need to pull the rope that has been reserved in advance to make the rope fall off. It's a very convenient little trick."
"I know about the noose..."
Scratching his head, Megure Jusan said:
"But even if you use the noose, you can't make the dummy disappear!"
"No, the most crucial link in this case is the noose!"
The corners of his lips rose, and nicotine began to act on his nervous system. Sakaki Makoto breathed a sigh of relief and said:
"There's a rope on the dummy, and the fishing line is tied to the rope."
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