The file folder had three symbols written in blood: a circle, a cross, and a triangle.
It didn't take much effort to take the file bag that the deceased was holding out of his arms.
"Speaking of these patterns, I feel like I've seen them somewhere before."
Inspector Megure tensed instantly, turning to Jodie and asking, "Where have you seen this before?"
Judy thought about it seriously for a moment and said, "On the game controller! On the controller of the video game console!"
After thinking for a moment, Guangyou realized that Judy was probably referring to the console and game controller.
That's correct. The buttons on the handle do indeed have circles, crosses, triangles, and squares.
Inspector Megure gave an awkward laugh.
The cell phone found on the deceased was used for a call 30 minutes earlier, as discovered by officers from the investigation department.
Judging from the timeline, this is the time when the incident occurred.
With a clue, the next step is to see if we can follow the trail to find the source.
After dialing the number, someone in the crowd had their phone ring.
The phone of the man who was sitting at the next table just now rang in the crowd.
Inspector Megure and Takagi surrounded the man from both sides.
Sonoko felt something was off about what that person said on the phone during her recollection, and considering the current situation, it was undoubtedly related to the case.
Well, there's not much to say. Inspector Megure and Takagi gradually approached, and the strongman locked the man up.
Before anything even happened, the guy chickened out.
They entered a few newly opened tea shops in Guangyou and dispersed the onlookers.
The man honestly confessed to what had happened.
The shop staff were temporarily asked to leave, and Guangyou sat on a chair to the side, drinking the black tea he hadn't finished earlier.
I must say the black tea tastes really good, but it's been sitting out for so long that it's not as cold anymore.
The staff wasn't in the store, so they couldn't add ice to his black tea.
Apart from Guangyou, everyone in the store gathered around the man to listen to him tell his story.
They didn't deliberately avoid the topic of conversation, after all, those present were also witnesses.
Actually, Kwang-woo doesn't really understand the murderer.
The murderer committed a crime and took the evidence from the file bag, but why didn't he just take the file bag along with the crime for convenience?
The black tea in the cup was almost gone, and the ice was about to melt.
With just a little bit left, Guangyou drank the black tea in one gulp and poured the ice cubes into his mouth.
They were biting into ice cubes, making a crunching sound.
The sound always seemed somewhat out of place in this kind of setting.
Conan had two questions in his mind: the current case and X, but he put the latter aside for the time being.
The shopping mall at the foot of Guangyou is not just a shopping mall; the floors above are office buildings.
The man's company is located on the 8th to 11th floors of this building.
Because someone embezzled public funds, the man hired the deceased's private investigator to investigate who had embezzled the funds.
A detective agency is another way of saying a detective service, and they are in the same industry as Uncle Mori.
This meeting was arranged at the tea shop downstairs from the company because the private investigators said they had found the person who embezzled public funds.
Conan nodded to himself. This greatly narrowed down the suspect's range, basically locking them down to the company.
Whoever embezzled public funds is basically the murderer.
Conan is well aware of this, but what frustrates him most is that there are currently no clues.
Without the slightest hesitation, the man took out a file folder from his briefcase: "Officer, this is the list that the detective gave me last week. The list contains people suspected of embezzling public funds."
Guangyou propped his head up with his hand, feeling a little bored.
I ran into Judy on my way home from school today. We've been through so much, it's getting late.
It was already dark outside when the police arrived.
At this time normally, Kwang-yu would already be sitting in a chair eating dinner, instead of watching the case at the tea shop.
Of course, he could choose to go straight back, but he surprisingly didn't want to, because if he went back and needed to eat, he would have to cook it himself.
Compared to these, he chose boredom.
Guangyou blinked: "I think I can give it a push."
Although Inspector Megure didn't say it, Mitsuyu knew that he still wanted to save face for the police.
Previous cases created a "savior of the Japanese police," while current cases have created a "sleeping Kogoro."
The police have unknowingly been branded as incompetent.
These things are actually quite obvious. The police may not say it, but they are actually very resistant to it.
But there's nothing we can do about it, just like the relationship between Lestrade and Sherlock Holmes.
Lestrade and Holmes had a very good relationship, but if you actually met Lestrade in person and asked him...
"As a police officer, would you be willing to go and find Sherlock Holmes?"
Kōyū firmly believed Lestrade's answer: "No, as a police officer, I would prefer the police to solve the case themselves; as a friend, I would be happy to."
That's the logic, but no matter where the police are, except in places that are completely corrupt, officers everywhere will still have to put aside their pride and do things they don't want to do for the safety of the local people.
For example, find a stronger or more professional person to solve the case.
That's why Kwang-yu didn't want to jump right up and reveal the killer's name, then throw out his deductions and leave the police like mindless puppets.
A reminder now and then is fine; what's wrong with working behind the scenes?
With this in mind, Kwang-woo continued to endure the boredom and silently waited for his opportunity.
With the man's list of suspects, the work became much easier, but that was compared to searching the entire company.
There are a total of 58 suspects on the list. Just this alone is a lot of work, very tiring and time-consuming.
However, there was no other way. Inspector Megure sent some people upstairs to search for the people on the list, while others continued to examine the scene to see if they could find any other traces.
After examination, the bloodstains on the document bag and those found at the scene were confirmed to belong to the deceased.
The three symbols are clues left by the deceased with his last bit of strength.
Takagi also spoke in English, and he subconsciously turned to look at Judy.
Judy gave him an OK sign, indicating that Takagi was right.
Takagi chuckled awkwardly twice, then turned away and breathed a sigh of relief.
The clues left behind have convinced Inspector Megure that the person who embezzled public funds is the murderer.
Once you understand the meaning of the circle, cross, and triangle, you should be close to the truth.
Does the cross on the file folder mean multiplication?
Sonoko asked, "Could the symbols above represent some kind of mathematical formula?"
She has a very vivid imagination, but Inspector Megure can't rule out this idea all at once.
Inspector Megure turned to the man and asked, "Does your company have any employees who are particularly good at math?"
The man shook his head: "No, because of the nature of our business, our company usually hires mainly liberal arts graduates."
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