Chiba hurried over with his men and naturally made some discoveries.
They found the suspected items the murderer wore during the crime, including gloves, a coat and a hat, in the restroom on the 5th floor.
However, the 5th floor of the shopping mall is relatively remote and few people go there. When these things were discarded, no one saw the suspected criminal, and naturally the stolen document was not found.
In addition, Chiba and others also made some gains in their investigation of the suspects on the list provided by Raishi Hankyu.
Because the company was just upstairs, the investigation went very smoothly.
According to the investigation, at the moment when Nakajo Katsuzawa was killed, most of the employees were resting in the company or eating alone outside, and 27 of these people had clear alibis.
After excluding these 27 people, the 58 suspects were further narrowed down to 31 people.
As for the document that was snatched from Nakajo Katsuzawa by the murderer, the criminals are currently conducting a carpet search on the eighth to eleventh floors.
"Karaze-kun! We found the blood-stained words on the pedals!!"
Just as Tang Ze was checking his list, Takagi's shout rang out, attracting everyone's attention.
When Tang Zhe, Conan and others quickly arrived at the escalator step, they saw the fluorescent blue "□" shape on the step.
"It looks a lot like the kanji '口', but if you think about it together with the three '○×△' shapes above, it's more likely to be a square..." Takagi couldn't help but guess as he looked at the shape on the pedal.
After comparing the traces on the deceased's file bag, the blood-stained area exactly matches the "□" shape on the pedal. It can be said that this is the complete "death message" left by the deceased.
"□○×△"!
This was the last desperate message left by the deceased Nakajo Katsuzawa.
However, Tang Ze keenly discovered that the "□"-shaped symbol on the escalator step was obviously much larger than the other three.
"Do you think this message will combine these symbols?"
Yuanzi, who likes to participate in reasoning, quickly expressed her opinion. She pointed to the list and said, "Look, "□" and "×" put together form the character "田".
In this case, names with the character "田" (field) are highly suspicious."
"Oh! That makes sense!" Judy nodded and shared her opinion. "But if you look at the shape, Mr. Asai's character '井' is also formed by two overlapping crosses."
However, it is obvious that Sonoko's speculation is unreliable, and she is also a clue eliminater comparable to Kogoro Mori.
Any reasoning that the other party has thought of can basically be ruled out first.
However, this time, Sonoko's reasoning was not completely useless. Looking at the names on the list, Tang Ze seemed to be thinking about something.
Next to him, Conan was touching his lower sword, also looking thoughtful, his brain starting to work frantically.
This time the conditions were once again completely fair. Whoever could decipher the code first would be the first to find the murderer!
For Conan, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to defeat Tang Ze, he must seize it! !
"Hey, you two!" Judy approached them as they were lost in thought. "Have you thought about the meaning of □○×△?"
"Not at all." Conan's thoughts were interrupted, and he looked at Teacher Judy helplessly.
"Perhaps it's just like what Sonoko and Mori-san said, those symbols represent something..."
Judy smiled and gave an example: "For example, in the United States, the Department of Defense is called the 'Pentagon' by ordinary people. Because the building where it is located is a pentagon, that's why it is called the 'Pentagon'!"
Looking at the two people who didn't respond, Judy smiled brightly and continued, "In Beauty, there are countless examples of using a certain shape to describe special items.
For example, the White House, the official residence of the president, is known for its white color. The Oval Office is the president's office. And most importantly, the FBI.
At this point, Judy smiled meaningfully at the two of them. "I'm referring to the FBI. I wonder if they have any good recommendations for you two?"
"I don't know whether it will be used as a reference or not, but this is almost an explicit reminder. It's really too obvious." Tang Ze on the side smiled continuously on the surface, but he was complaining madly in his heart.
It is obvious that Judy has set her sights on Conan and has even begun to use some of her own intelligence to test him.
But what Judy said is indeed correct. The symbols "□○×△" may represent something.
Wait...four symbols?
Tang Ze suddenly thought that many people's names on the list also had four characters.
Although this is very common for Japanese people, Tang Ze comes from a flower-growing family and is more accustomed to names with three characters, so he is always a little concerned about names with more than three characters.
Could it be that these four symbols "□○×△" refer to a person's name?!
Thinking of this, Tang Ze's brain started to work like a tide, uncontrollably.
If you put yourself in their shoes, if they were dying, it's obvious that they wouldn't be able to think of any complicated message. They would definitely want something simple and clear that could directly point to the criminal...like a name...
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