Rest 11
There was nothing strange about the can itself. It looked like common packaging and was empty inside. It must have been cleaned, otherwise the inner wall would not be so clean. The lack of odor was also the reason why it had not been discovered after being left there for so many days. Hattori Heiji took the can to ask Mrs. Komatsu, who replied that she had bought it near a supermarket and had not opened it yet. She did not know why it was thrown there.
"Canned Mentaiko..." Toyama Kazuha looked at the empty can in confusion, "Did someone get up in the middle of the night to eat it secretly and was discovered by Ms. Chizhi?"
"It is indeed possible..." Hattori Heiji walked to the stairs. Chie Komatsu's medicine bottle was found nearby. He looked up at the second floor thoughtfully. "It is possible that Chie Komatsu had an argument with someone in the kitchen in the middle of the night. She was so excited that she had a heart attack. When she wanted to take the medicine, it was snatched away by someone. The criminal watched her fall down and put the medicine bottle at the stairs, trying to make it look like an accident..."
"But what about the motive?" Shota Miyake touched his chin and tried to add reasoning. "I have met Ms. Chie a few times. She has a weird temper and a sharp tongue. She often finds fault with Mrs. Komatsu's housework. She also said that they can have such a good life now because of their hard-working son. This should be enough as a motive, but Ms. Chie's death was too unexpected. Ordinary people can't predict when she will get sick..."
"So, it was really an accident?" Yuanshan Heye laughed dryly. "For example, Ms. Qianzhi saw that person doing something she didn't like, and she got angry and had a heart attack. The criminal was scared and ran out of the room, and didn't notice that she took away the medicine bottle or something..."
Hattori Heiji and Edogawa Conan showed similar expressions. They looked at each other, and there seemed to be a flash of inspiration behind them. "That's it!" Hattori Heiji stepped forward and grabbed Toyama Kazuha's hands. The latter's face turned red instantly, "Ms. Chie witnessed the criminal creating a supernatural event!"
"Ah?" Fang Shusuke seemed to hear the sound of the door opening and closing. "That is to say, the criminal wanted to continue the act of making the refrigerator food disappear inexplicably, but was discovered by Ms. Chie. In order to eliminate the witness, the criminal took Ms. Chie's heart disease medicine bottle and left the room, leaving Ms. Chie to die..."
The logic is sound, but...
"...But," Conan Edogawa frowned and pointed out the doubts, "If the criminal took the medicine bottle in order to create the illusion of accidental death, then the can should not have been left at the scene, and why was the medicine bottle placed at the stairs? The criminal should know that placing the heart disease medicine bottle next to the body will make the scene look more reasonable..."
"Is it possible that..." Fang Shusuke hesitated for a moment before putting forward his own inference, "Ms. Chizhi had a heart attack, and she took out the medicine bottle to take the medicine, but the criminal was actually frightened by Ms. Chizhi and subconsciously interrupted Ms. Chizhi's action of taking the medicine. After running out of the room with the medicine bottle, he discovered Ms. Chizhi's condition..."
"The criminal wanted to return the bottle to Ms. Chizhi, but he was afraid of her, so he placed the bottle on the ground and planned to roll it over to Ms. Chizhi. However, because the corridor was tilted, the bottle rolled to the stairs. The criminal was in a state of mental tension at this time. After the bottle rolled away, he was frightened by Ms. Chizhi's death and left the scene in a panic, without even taking the canned food with him."
The whole audience fell into silence for a moment, which made Fang Fangzong a little nervous. Edogawa Conan pulled his clothes and asked in an innocent tone, "Uncle Fang Fang, are you a detective too?"
"No," Fang Shusuke shook his head, "It's just..."
"I am very familiar with this kind of situation where good intentions lead to bad results."
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