Fujiwara Yu hooked his finger at Yamamura So, and after he squatted in front of the body like himself, he slowly spoke:
"The most valuable clue at the crime scene is the victim's body. Your previous analysis simply doesn't allow you to infer the correct cause of death. Now, take a closer look."
Shancun Cao looked at the victim's body carefully. He had indeed preconceived that the kitchen knife stuck in the victim's body was the murder weapon, but after a careful inspection, he found that there was a wound on the back of the victim's head, but the amount of bleeding was not much and did not look obvious.
"Takashi-senpai, could it be that the victim's cause of death was a blow to the head with a blunt object?"
"That's right. He suffered a blunt force trauma to the head, resulting in a contusion and laceration of the brain." Fujiwara Yu pointed to the chest of Asakura Shinji and explained, "The murderer probably didn't realize the victim was already dead, so he took a kitchen knife and stabbed him in the heart. The amount of blood on the ground is the best proof. Bleeding decreases after death."
Yamamura Cao took notes diligently. He felt that today was a great opportunity to learn more useful knowledge from his idol. When he was studying at the police academy, he had indeed been more focused on theory than practice. If he hadn't been a local police officer, he wouldn't have been able to become a deputy inspector at such a young age.
Many of his peers went to work in big cities like Osaka, Tokyo, and Kyoto. Although it was more difficult to get promoted there and the work was busier, once promoted, the treatment would be much better than that of local police. It was a kind of bargaining chip.
Yamamura Cao originally wanted to go to Tokyo because he remembered that his childhood playmates lived in Tokyo, but when he thought about having to go to Tottori Prefecture to visit his elderly grandmother every week, he gave up the idea of going to a big city to work.
When Fujiwara Yu saw that Yamamura So seemed to be studying seriously, he thought that he would be able to get along well with Morofushi Kagemitsu. At that time, when they were in the police academy, Kagemitsu was the one who took notes most carefully and the best among them.
He pointed to the keychain on the coffee table and asked:
"Shancun, after seeing this bunch of keys, what do you think of the murderer?"
"Hmm..." Shancuncao held his chin and thought for a while, then made a bold guess: "The living room was in a very messy state, giving the impression that robbers broke into the house and killed the owner. But the murderer didn't take the key with him, which doesn't seem to be consistent with an outsider committing the crime!"
Fujiwara Yuu smiled and nodded, agreeing with Yamamura So's analysis:
"Yes, if it was really a burglary, he would definitely hope that the victim's body would be discovered later, which would be very advantageous to him. However, the murderer didn't take the key and didn't even lock the outer door. These do not match the characteristics of an external crime."
"Could the murderer be among the three people outside the door?" Yamamura Cao subconsciously lowered his voice and whispered to Sosuke Takagi.
"This is just speculation. We still need evidence to confirm our suspicions." Fujiwara Yu stood up and looked around, reminding, "Let the forensics team come in and collect the evidence. Also, let those three come in with them. I have something to ask."
"OK!"
Police officers from the Forensic Science Division walked into the crime scene one after another with their equipment. The three suspects were also led into the living room by the police officers. When they saw Shinji Asakura's body lying face up, Kiyoko Kazama, who was still a student, screamed and covered her eyes. She really couldn't believe that her favorite author was dead.
Shibata Tatsuaki and Nishimura Shigeiwa also showed surprised expressions on their faces. The former's face looked even uglier, as if he was frightened. He looked up at Takashi Sosuke who was observing him and said tremblingly:
"Taka, Officer Takashi, could it be that Mr. Asakura passed away after hanging up the phone?"
"You mentioned earlier that Shinji Asakura called you and told you his home address, right? Can you show me your phone?"
"Of course."
Fujiwara Yu took the phone from Shibata Tatsuaki and, sure enough, found Asakura Shinji's name in the call log. The call had been made just ten minutes before he approached to speak. His gaze fell on the convenience store plastic bag Nishimura Shigeiwa was holding; it looked like they'd spent quite a while selecting items.
After he handed the phone back, he saw one of the forensic officers putting the black flip phone into an evidence bag.
Hmm? Was there a cell phone at that location?
Although Fujiwara Yuu was a little confused, he didn't think much about it. He walked forward and leaned over to ask:
"Hello, was this phone found at the crime scene?"
"Yes, it should be the victim's cell phone."
"Please let me take a look."
Fujiwara Yu carefully checked the victim's call records and found that he made very few calls on weekdays, and his email inbox was also very clean, which seemed to indicate that he had the habit of deleting emails directly after reading them.
After confirming that the phone could not provide any more clues, he turned and walked towards the victim's body. From the perspective of the body, he looked around, trying to find any useful clues. He walked to the messy bookshelf, which was filled with a large number of comic books. It can be seen that Shinji Asakura loved comics.
Moreover, there are many Pikachu and the Big Three Pokémon figures on the desk next to him, which shows that he also likes "Pokémon" very much.
Generally speaking, if someone wanted to fake a burglary, they wouldn't turn the bookshelf over like this. Moreover, the safe in the living room was not opened, and even the other display cabinets showed no signs of being turned over. This was too strange.
Could it be that the murderer wanted to hide something on the bookshelf?
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