"Inspector Ishimoto and his men are on their way."
At 8:30 am, Conan finished the call:
"I gave them a general overview of the situation here. There happened to be a forensic doctor on an academic visit to Hakone City Hospital, and he would be on his way as well."
"Forensic doctor?"
Sakaki Makoto's eyes lit up:
"It wasn't easy. I finally met the forensic doctor at the crime scene."
The last time I saw a forensic doctor was at Twilight Annex, Gunda Ikumi, and since then...
Sakaki Makoto solves cases basically all by himself.
The importance of forensic medicine to a case is self-evident. Having a forensic doctor present can save a lot of trouble, at least...
There was no need for him or Miss Miyano to do the work of dissecting corpses.
"How's it going here?"
Conan squatted in front of the corpse and checked the corpse's personal belongings, and found a wallet, a car key, a mobile phone, and a bug.
Things like eavesdropping devices cannot be discovered by the police. No matter which country you are in, eavesdropping on others without permission is illegal.
The contents of the wallet are simple: a driver's license, a few banknotes, change, a bunch of supermarket discount coupons, receipts, business cards...
There are few things that have practical use, but a driver's license is the best way to prove the identity of the deceased.
"She is indeed Takenaka Momoe."
After looking at the name on the driver's license, Conan said:
"How could a cleaning staff be involved in this case?"
"I saw with my own eyes that Takenaka Momoe boarded the Odakyu train to Shinjuku. She had completed her task of cleaning the room and there was no need for her to stay."
Wearing white gloves, Sakaki Makoto picked up Takenaka Momoe's phone and said as he flipped through the call records and text messages:
"Since she turned back, it means she is related to this case."
The three had previously discussed Takenaka Baihui's motive for returning to Hakone, and all agreed that this was a tragedy caused by an uneven distribution of spoils, but...
When they saw Takenaka Momoe's body with their own eyes, they suddenly felt that the situation was not that simple.
The murder method used by the criminal is too professional. He doesn't look like a thief at all, but more like an experienced killer.
But why would a killer want to kill Takenaka Momoe and Naoki Kiyoshi?
"No, the phone got soaked in water and broke."
Shaking his head, Sakaki put down his phone:
"I think the motherboard is burnt out. It can't be turned on at all."
"If it could be turned on, the prisoner probably wouldn't have left it behind."
The two Corgis were not surprised at all.
How could a murderer who could think of using disodium EDTA to eliminate the luminol reaction leave behind such simple evidence as a mobile phone?
"Huh?"
At this moment, Sakaki suddenly saw the car keys lying on the floor and picked them up:
"Is this something belonging to Takenaka Momoe?"
"Yeah, I just found it from her."
"The keys to my Toyota..."
Looking at the car logo on the key, Sakaki Makoto narrowed his eyes and glanced at the corpse.
Toyota?
He clearly remembered...
The burglary fugitive wanted by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department was driving a white Toyota sedan, but the car has now been found in Gotemba City.
But think about it...
Isn't Gotemba City located on the Odakyu train route heading for Shinjuku-Hakone?
Could it be...
"What did you think of?"
Conan asked:
"Is there any clue?"
"Um."
Putting down the key, Sakaki Makoto nodded:
"Takenaka Momoe is most likely the criminal who broke into the house and caused the owner's death."
"What?!"
Kidd on the side exclaimed in astonishment:
"Hasn't the Tokyo case been handed over to the Gotemba City Police Station?"
"That's right, but the Gotemba police only found the abandoned Toyota sedan and no trace of the criminal, so..."
Sakaki took out his cell phone and dialed a number:
"I think that after abandoning her Toyota in Gotemba, Takenaka Momoe took the Odakyu Line train to Hakone."
“Is she so dedicated?”
Kidd muttered:
"You've committed a crime and you still have to come and clean up..."
beep...
beep...
Click.
When the call was connected, Sakaki Makoto quickly said:
"Brother Takagi, it's me again. Yes, this time we are investigating a woman named Takenaka Momoe. Her address and driver's license number are XXXX..."
After a while...
Sakaki Makoto put down the phone and said sincerely:
"It's good to have friends. It makes things easier."
"Hey, hey, who do you think Officer Takagi is?!"
Conan said:
"Why is he using his authority to investigate the information of ordinary residents?"
"I'm doing this for his own good."
Sakaki Cheng said calmly:
"Last time at the Rice Flower City Hall, his mistake led to the death of Thomas Sindorah. He will be punished for this!"
"This time I'll ask her to investigate Takenaka Momoe. When the case is solved, I'll take the money and he'll get the credit. Isn't that wonderful?"
"When did you become so kind-hearted?"
Kidd moved a chair and sat down, looking suspicious and said:
"I remember you wanted them all before..."
"Hey, he was driving without a license two days ago and ran into Yumi Miyamoto on the road. In order to escape punishment, he used Officer Takagi's dirty laundry as bait and successfully got away with it. He must feel guilty!"
Conan curled his lips and continued the taunting:
"Poor Officer Takagi, he was really sold out and still helped others count money!"
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