In the thick night, a blue and white car with flashing police lights drove into the Tokyo Port area and stopped next to a small three-story apartment surrounded by a low wall.
Sakaki Makoto opened the door and got out of the car, followed closely by Conan.
In the distance, the sound of an oil tanker's horn could be vaguely heard, and the sound, accompanied by the wet and cold sea breeze, hit everyone.
Outside the cordon, many dock workers gathered, craning their necks to see what was happening.
The ground under his feet was a little muddy. Sakaki Makoto looked at the weather curiously. It hadn't rained in the past few days and the surrounding sewers were blocked.
The apartment has been emptied at this moment and police officers are checking each house one by one.
Upon seeing Megure Juzo, the police guarding the cordon immediately saluted and set up the cordon.
As soon as the three of them entered the yard, they saw a serious-looking, short-haired female police officer wearing white gloves approaching them:
"Megure Police Department!"
"Sato."
Megure Jusan nodded:
"We're late."
There was an unpleasant sour smell in the air. Sakaki Makoto frowned and took out a cigarette box.
"Hello!"
The female police officer named Sato snatched the cigarette box and said unhappily:
"No smoking here!"
“A few days ago, a truck carrying kerosene overturned on this street. Although it has been dealt with, open flames are still prohibited just in case.”
Perhaps because she was too nervous just now, the female police officer's tone softened a lot.
"Kerosene truck..."
Sakaki Makoto understood why the ground was muddy and the sewers were blocked.
Although the yard did not seem to be spilled with kerosene, we should always be prepared.
Megure Jusan stepped forward and introduced:
"Officer Sato, this is Brother Sakaki Makoto."
"Brother Sakaki Makoto, this is Officer Miwako Sato, the deputy inspector of our First Investigation Division."
"Huh?"
Sato Miwako widened her eyes and asked in surprise:
"Are you Sakaki Makoto?"
Sakaki Makoto nodded and looked at Sato Miwako.
She was wearing a beige suit, a short skirt, and a maroon sweater underneath. She had no accessories on her body and looked neat and capable.
His sharp eyes, the decisiveness with which he snatched his cigarette box just now, and the heroism he occasionally revealed proved that he was a smart, capable, decisive and sharp person.
Although her face is ruddy, there is always a hint of sadness in her purple eyes...
I am an emotional person...
Sakaki Makoto smiled and held out his hand:
"Hello, nice to meet you."
Miwako Sato quickly took off her white gloves and shook hands with Makoto Sakaki:
“Please take care of me!”
Megure Jusan then said quietly:
"Mikako is known as the flower of the Metropolitan Police Department..."
Sakaki Makoto took off his sunglasses and gave Megure Jusan a blank look:
"Hey, hey, hey, Inspector Megure, you are harming me..."
"You said Ms. Sato is the flower of the Metropolitan Police Department..."
"There must be countless suitors."
Ignoring Sato Miwako's slightly red cheeks, Megure Jusan sighed solemnly:
"More than that..."
The police officers in the Metropolitan Police Department are like wolves and tigers. They usually fail in handling cases...
But if it comes to things related to Miwako...
Oh my god....
They are all as strong and vigorous as supermen.
"Let's not talk about this."
"Sato, please take us to the scene."
"yes!"
Sato Miwako regained her serious demeanor as when they first met and turned around to lead the way.
"The deceased, Nobuyuki Sugo, 26, was a loader at the Dagang Industrial Group."
As they walked, Miwako Sato introduced the personal information of the deceased.
"Unmarried, both parents are dead."
"I am a loner, I like to be alone, I only have two or three friends I can talk to."
"My only brother is working in Hokkaido now, and we only get together during the Chinese New Year."
"At the beginning of this year, Nobuyuki Sugo moved into this rented cheap apartment."
The iron stairs under my feet are rusty and creak when I step on them, which shows that they will not last long.
I don’t know who will be the winner.
"Why did he wait more than 48 hours to be discovered after he died?"
Conan's voice came.
Sato Miwako looked back and frowned, but she did not refuse to answer just because Conan was a child:
"I'm afraid... this has something to do with the kerosene truck overturning a few days ago."
"The driver at that time was Nobuyuki Sugo."
"Because of this incident, Nobuyuki Sugo was ordered to suspend work for three days."
"During this period, he was killed in his home."
Rollover, suspension of work, death...
Sakaki Makoto narrowed his eyes. It was hard not to suspect that there was a connection between them.
"Ms. Sato, has the car used by the deceased been sent for repair?"
"Yes."
Makoto Sakaki initially suspected that this was a premeditated murder.
In order to create an opportunity to kill Nobuyuki Sugo, the murderer tampered with the vehicle he was driving, causing it to overturn.
Once the kerosene was spilled, Nobuyuki Sugo would inevitably be punished, which provided an opportunity to commit the crime.
But...
It took 48 hours without being discovered. This is a bit too much...
Sakaki Makoto scratched his head, not knowing what to say.
Conan also looked thoughtful.
The four of them went up to the third floor and came to the room in the corner.
The door of the room was wide open, all the windows were opened, and the draft blew through, bringing with it a disgusting, indescribable smell.
Even with this ventilation condition, the smell in the room still lingers.
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