2-84, Honda-cho, Nishi-ku, Osaka.
The victim, Fujiko Imamura, lived here. It was a two-story detached house with sunflowers planted in the front yard. Even without the strong fragrance, the appearance of sunflowers in full bloom was eye-catching enough.
Without the tools to open the door, he couldn't enter through the main gate. Fujiwara Yu easily climbed over the two-meter-high wall and immediately noticed the watering can next to the flowerbed. He pulled a purple flashlight from his pocket and shone it on the watering can. There were no fingerprints at all. This inconsistency made him wonder:
"Hattori, it hasn't rained in the past few days, has it?"
"No, it rained a week ago. I didn't bring an umbrella that day and went home in the rain, so it's very memorable." Hattori Heiji answered after a brief recollection.
It is impossible to wash away the fingerprints without rain, and it is impossible for Fujiko Imamura to wear gloves every time she uses the watering can. Therefore, the person who used the watering can at the end is most likely the murderer.
What kind of evil taste is this? After killing the victim, he still has the leisure to water the flowers here?
Fujiwara Yuu realized the killer might strike again, so he frowned and headed for the front door, not intending to pick the lock. He had already guessed it was unlocked. As he pushed the door open, an indescribable stench filled the air, suggesting this was likely the scene of the first crime.
The two walked in along the entrance hall, following the stench to the living room on the right that was connected to the backyard. The moment they pushed open the door, the stench hit them in the face, making Hattori Heiji unable to breathe and coughing.
Fujiwara Yu, who had a keen sense of smell, was naturally not in a good condition either, but he had seen such scenes before, so he was more accepting of the smell of corruption at the crime scene. His urgent desire to catch the murderer could sometimes help block out the stench.
There were shocking bloodstains on the floor, and the amount of blood confirmed that the murderer had dismembered the body in the living room.
A pleasant ringtone rang out. At this time, the sudden sound was really scary. Hattori Heiji, who had to wear a mask to dare to breathe deeply, was very glad that it was not night, otherwise it would be creepy.
"Hello, this is Yingsi."
"I'm Asao. I have good news and bad news. Which one do you want to hear?" Asao Mitsuyo had taken off her white coat and was standing in the lounge outside, making coffee for herself. She had realized that she had to work overtime again tonight, so she took some caffeine in advance to refresh herself.
"Bad."
Asao Mitsuyo took a sip from his coffee cup and sighed:
"The bad news is... when I examined the remains, I discovered that one of the legs didn't belong to the victim, Imamura Fujiko. This means there was a second victim, and they were also brutally dismembered."
The second victim was indeed very bad news for Fujiwara Yu. It seemed that this was not only a vicious homicide case, but also a serial one.
He sighed deeply, rubbed his nose and asked:
"What about the good news?"
"The good news is that the victim's death wasn't the time the body was dumped. She'd been dead for a week, but the body was very well preserved. I think the suitcase was dumped there this morning or last night."
"Is this good news?"
Fujiwara Yu couldn't help but raise his brows. He thought he could get more clues from the body, but in the end there were no useful clues. He could only try to find the second victim and conduct a large-scale investigation based on the similarities between the two victims.
Asao Mitsuyo also knew that this was not good news. She shrugged helplessly and said:
"I can't help it. Compared to the previous one, this one is definitely better news, right? Oh, and there's one piece of news that can be considered good news. The victim was already dead before the dismemberment. She didn't suffer when she passed away."
"How did he die?"
"He was injected with an overdose of veterinary anesthetic, which led to respiratory depression, cardiac hypoxia, and death. If we start the investigation from the veterinary anesthetic, we should be able to find some clues, right?"
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Fujiwara Yu finally got a good clue, but there are many pet hospitals in Osaka City, and many people have access to veterinary anesthetics, so police forces need to be mobilized to conduct visits and investigations.
"Well, I have something else to do, so I won't talk about it anymore. Thanks for the clue."
"You're welcome. This is our job as a researcher. There's nothing to thank me for."
After Fujiwara Yu hung up the phone, he told Hattori Heiji the existing clues. Hattori, who was young and had not experienced society, couldn't help but tear up when he learned that there was another victim. He could not understand the cruelty of the murderer, and he could not understand why a human being would kill others and even dismember their bodies.
"Cheer up, the murderer is very likely to have a next target. We have to arrest him before he commits more crimes." Fujiwara Yu patted Hattori Heiji on the back, tried his best to calm him down, and then continued with the investigation.
There are always a lot of clues left at the crime scene, but the murderer was very cautious. Not only were no fingerprints found, but even hair and footprints were not found. It seems that the murderer was fully armed here... He might have been wearing protective clothing or something, resulting in no traces left at the scene.
Hattori Heiji pulled the mask on his face. After staying in the foul-smelling environment for a long time, his sense of smell became dull. He simply took off the mask and started flipping through the photo album he found. Now he was unwilling to miss any clues.
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