Chapter 1264 1272 [Deficiencies]
Jiang Xia and Yuanshan Heye hit it off and went to the crime scene one after another.
"I originally wanted to identify the murderer by the source of the murder weapon, but I just asked around and found out that this knife is the real knife that the referee used when he demonstrated sword drawing at the conference." Inspector Otaki said with a sigh, "In this case, we can only draw a rough outline - the murderer should have some understanding of the process of this game and know the location of the referee's lounge."
When Jiang Xia heard this, he looked around, but couldn't find Conan.
He had no choice but to add fuel to the fire: "For example, the deceased's teammates from the Kendo Club?"
Several people from the Kendo Club are also here at this time.
Hearing Jiang Xia's words, they frowned and looked over, and some of them suddenly became murderous.
Inspector Otaki obviously shared the same idea as Jiang Xia. He looked at those people and said, "According to what you said, the original crime scene was the sports warehouse in the annex. Then, when you were away, someone moved the body to the locker room of the swimming pool. Who was the last to leave the sports warehouse?"
The three witnesses looked at each other for a moment, then hesitantly began to sort out the group: "The first to leave was Kotegawa, then me, and finally Doguchi."
Doguchi is the fat guy with a mild temper and a somewhat cowardly look.
Upon hearing this, Inspector Otaki looked at him suspiciously: "So you are the one left behind?"
Doguchi was startled, then realized something belatedly and waved his hand hastily: "But I went to the venue to find the captain right away, without wasting a second!"
The captain nodded: "Yes, we are neighbors. He has come to tell me when something happens since he was a child. He doesn't have the courage to kill anyone."
Jiang Xia thought about it, and suddenly said to Inspector Otaki: "They were preparing for the game at the time, and they probably didn't have their phones with them, so it was difficult to know the exact time when looking for someone. Without time comparison, all three people are actually suspects.
"——But, speaking of this. If a teammate with a bad personality suddenly disappears, most people would think that he has gone out to have fun, or simply left the game, but why would you think of looking for him in a sealed warehouse? That doesn't seem like a place where living people would stay."
The three members of the Kendo Club who were in charge of looking for people were stunned for a moment.
After a moment, Doguchi Noriyuki raised his chubby hand, scratched the back of his head, and recalled: "I remember when I passed by the warehouse, someone asked, 'Have you looked in the warehouse?' Although I thought this location was a bit strange, the warehouse door was right next to me, so I pushed the door open and looked, and then I saw Tarimi's body."
Next to him, his grumpy teammate nodded: "Me too."
After saying that, the two looked at each other for a moment, then understood something a few beats late and turned to look at Kotegawa Jun.
…
As their eyes fell over there, others also looked in that direction.
Otegawa Jun suddenly became the center of all attention.
Yuanshan Heye showed a look of sudden enlightenment: "So you are the murderer? Jiang Xia solved the case so quickly..." As she said that, she took out her cell phone and typed on it while muttering.
In an instant, Otegawa was pricked like a hedgehog by the gazes from all directions.
His heart began to beat fast, and he glared at Jiang Xia: "I just happened to pass by the warehouse, so I wanted to look for it by the way! What's the problem?! - That guy has a weird personality, maybe he just likes to hide in dark corners like warehouses."
After a moment, he suddenly revealed a cold smile: "Speaking of which, it is not an easy task to avoid everyone's sight and transport the body from the sports warehouse to the swimming pool. I am not that free. After calling the emergency number, I immediately went to the police station to help explain. Mian Gu can also testify for me on this point."
Mentani Fengnan nodded and breathed a sigh of relief. After all, no one wanted to have a murderer teammate: "That's right! Kotegawa did arrive at the police station not long after. I was too confused to explain the situation, and it was Kotegawa who explained it clearly. Hey, that high school student, solving a case requires evidence, don't frame someone up!"
Jiang Xia glanced at him and said, "I just asked a question, why are you so excited?"
"..." Mian Gu Fengnan was stunned. Thinking about what Jiang Xia had just said, it seemed that it was indeed just a simple question. "...Oh, that's right."
Yuanshan Heye's hand paused while typing, a little at a loss. It seemed that she had misunderstood Jiang Xia's meaning just now and was the first to say "Otegawa is the murderer."
"It's okay." Jiang Xia whispered to her in a not-so-small voice, "He should be the murderer."
"Haha, I think so too!" Yuanshan Heye became happy again and continued to tap on the keyboard of his mobile phone, retyping the name he had just deleted.
When Kotegawa heard this, his eyes twitched and he turned his head to look over with murderous intent.
Jiang Xia turned his head and looked at him. He evaluated the murderous aura coming out of Otegawa and compared it with the murderous aura coming out of the murderer when Conan fanned the flames.
Then he regretfully discovered that it might be because he, an adult standing here, did not look as easy to kill as Conan, the elementary school student. The murderer's murderous aura was rather perfunctory, and he obviously felt that it was a bit difficult to kill him, so he was not decisive enough in carrying out the action.
Jiang Xia: "..." Speaking of which, why hasn't Conan appeared yet? Isn't he nearby?
...But come to think of it, this is Osaka, some policemen don’t know Conan, maybe he was stopped outside.
…
Just as I was thinking about it, there was a sudden loud noise in the corridor.
A group of people stopped talking and turned to look over.
Then the young policeman walked in with a few people who looked like high school students.
"We found several witnesses." The young police officer gestured to them and introduced, "Before and after the incident, these students happened to be eating lunch near the gate of the annex."
When the high school students saw the college students from the Kendo Club, they blurted out, "Oh, yes, they are the same people! Just now they asked us to borrow a cell phone, and then they ran around with the police, looking very flustered."
These things sound very suspicious at first glance, but considering the situation at the time, there are no clues.
Inspector Otaki asked persistently, "Have you seen any other suspicious people?"
“Yes.” The high school students gestured, “After they ran back and forth a few times, a dark-skinned man followed them in!”
Inspector Otaki: “…Hmm?” Very dark?
The image of Minister Hattori's son instinctively came to his mind.
Apparently, he wasn't the only one who thought so.
Jiang Xia pointed at the drapes on several members of the Kendo Club and asked the witnesses, "Does the person you are talking about have 'Hattori' written on his clothes?"
The two high school students nodded repeatedly: "That's right."
Yuanshan Heye, who was listening attentively and trying to write down the key evidence, said: "..."
(End of this chapter)
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