"By the way, Detective Takagi, could you please close this skylight a little?" Professor Agasa asked.
“Of course.” Takagi closed the sunroof without saying another word.
As the sunroof closed, a dark red stripe appeared on the sunroof glass, standing out prominently.
Everyone in the car saw it immediately.
"Look, this is the bloodstain I mentioned earlier," Professor Agasa said, pointing to the bloodstain.
"Have you noticed that there's a slight gap between this mark and the edge?"
At this point, "Professor Agasa" paused slightly, as if giving everyone time to think.
After a while, Professor Agasa asked, "Do you know why?"
“The murderer must have opened the skylight a crack when killing Taimi,” Fukuura Reiji replied.
The answer was obvious; even Ayumi and the other two had guessed it.
However, not many people know the meaning behind this answer.
"Do you know why the murderer left the skylight slightly open?" Dr. Agasa asked again.
"Why?" Fukuura Reiji's face was full of confusion.
"I see!"
Inspector Megure then exclaimed, "So the culprit left the skylight a crack open so that he could trap the knot on Ms. Taimi's belt in the skylight."
“Inspector Megure, you’re right.” Mitsuyu nodded, confirming this statement.
"The murderer did indeed wed the knot on the belt into the gap of the sunroof, because that way he could secure the body to the roof of the car."
At this moment, Guangyou couldn't help but sigh that the tassel decoration on the belt was really of good quality.
A single tassel can support the weight of an adult woman.
Upon hearing their conversation, the expressions of everyone inside the campervan changed slightly.
Some people's expressions changed very obviously, while others were quite subtle.
"I see." Inspector Megure nodded, feeling that they were one step closer to the truth of the case and to catching the real culprit.
It seems that seeing these familiar faces at the crime scene isn't such a bad thing after all; at least it greatly improves the efficiency of solving cases.
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