How come brand new thumbtacks suddenly appeared on the second floor of a warehouse that had been abandoned for three years and hadn't been used?
Fujiwara Yu looked up at the roof. Could it be that this thumbtack was used to commit this locked-room murder?
However, at this stage, we should wait for the police to arrive at the scene before continuing the on-site investigation. Objects like thumbtacks should be preserved as physical evidence, and the scene should also be photographed and recorded.
"Hey, Brother Takashi, this is a locked room murder case, right?" After carefully looking at all the furnishings in the house, Hattori Heiji also came to this conclusion, but he really couldn't figure out how the murderer arranged the scene like this.
This doesn't look like a secret room that could be set up on the same day, but more like it was prepared several days in advance.
"Well, it is indeed a secret room, but as long as it is man-made, there will definitely be loopholes."
"No, it's not man-made."
Fujiwara Yu and Hattori Heiji were both stunned when they heard this. They looked down at Takeda Chie, who had a serious expression on her face, and then heard her foolish remarks. They didn't know what the people of the Takeda family were thinking to believe such nonsense.
"The spider-sama used its six legs to climb up the warehouse and enter the window, then strangled Shinichi with its own web. It did this to punish Shinichi for leaving the warehouse here... Mr. Officer, if you still insist on treating this as a murder, be careful that you will be cursed."
Hattori Heiji glared with his half-moon eyes, his face full of the expression "Do you think I believe this?" He put his hands in his pockets speechlessly and complained quietly:
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"What the hell is this old lady saying? If spiders could kill people these days, the pigs and cows in the slaughterhouse would have already snatched the butcher's knife and slaughtered us humans."
"Pfft... you're right, these things wrapped around the victims' bodies are just puppet strings, not spider webs." Fujiwara Yudu was amused by Hattori's words. He had to say that what he said made sense. If living creatures could really turn into monsters, the first to rebel would definitely be poultry.
Takeda Yuzo looked at his elder brother, who still looked like he was hanging, and interrupted him:
"Um, Officer Ying Si, shouldn't we put Big Brother down first?"
"Not yet. Once the police arrive at the scene and take photos to collect evidence, we can release Mr. Shinichi." Fujiwara Yu shook his head. After all, he was not a police officer from Tottori Prefecture, and it was not within his jurisdiction, so he had no way to act on his own.
"Then let's go back to the living room and wait for the police to arrive. The temperature is still very cold at night." Takeda Ryuji suggested.
"Yes, sure."
When they walked down the stairs, they saw Toyama Kazuha standing obediently at the stairs waiting for her. After seeing her worried expression, Hattori Heiji told her the news of Takeda Shinichi's death. Of course, he did not tell her the details of the case, otherwise Kazuha would definitely be scared.
On the way back to the living room, everyone met Takeda Yoko who had just taken her children to a bath. Originally, Fujiwara Yuu planned to wait until the two children were not present before telling them, but who knew that Takeda Ryuji would tell them directly in front of the children that his eldest brother was dead.
Fujiwara Yuu glanced at Takeda Ryuji speechlessly. How could this guy be a father?
"Then I'll take the two children to rest first." Yoko Takeda felt that it was not a good idea to discuss such things with the children around, so she finally went back to her room to put them to bed early.
Everyone opened the sliding door to the living room. Before they could sit down, they heard hurried footsteps in the corridor, followed by the alarm call from Shioya Miyuki, who was in charge of the call.
"Oh no! Because of the landslide caused by the rain, the police said they won't arrive until tomorrow morning!"
"What? You can only come tomorrow morning?"
Fujiwara Yu sighed helplessly. He felt that history always repeated the same plot over and over again. Why couldn't he just have a good vacation? Turning vacation into overtime was simply toxic.
He spread his hands and looked at Robert Taylor beside him, saying:
"Mr. Robert, could you please lend me your camera? The police can't get here, so I'll have to take pictures of the scene."
"Well, no problem. Do you want me to go with you?" Robert Taylor asked.
"No, just have a good rest."
While Fujiwara Yu got the camera, he also retrieved his car keys. He ran to the warehouse in the rain with Hattori Heiji. Toyama and Ye Ben wanted to go with them, but thinking of the spider curse on the letter of commission, they finally chose to go back to their room.
After the two arrived at the crime scene, they had a clear division of labor. The experienced Fujiwara Yu was naturally responsible for taking photos and collecting evidence, while Hattori Heiji, as his assistant, used two flashlights to provide lighting at various angles.
When filming the small bench at the scene, Fujiwara Yuu tilted his head and asked:
"Hattori, wasn't that small bench underneath the body?"
"Yes, I brought the stool from the window." Hattori Heiji picked up the stool and walked to the bottom of the window. After placing it, he replied, "Look, it's right here."
“…”
Fujiwara Yu frowned and did not answer. He always felt that the small bench was a key point, but he had no clue now, so he had to pick up his SLR camera and take a picture of it as a record.
Just as he finished taking the photo, heavy footsteps were heard on the stairs.
The old wooden stairs creaked with every step. Who was it? Who would come here at a time like this?
The two looked at each other and slowed down their pace, coming to the left and right sides of the door respectively. When they were sure that the sound was coming from the warehouse door, they both raised their flashlights at the face of the person who came in - and it turned out to be Shioya Miyuki, who was covered in fear.
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