Chapter 1302 1310 [Why are you different from other detectives]
Hattori Heizo was waiting with a group of his subordinates at a distance from the three high school students.
Seeing this scene, he frowned, and his expression rarely showed a slight fluctuation:
Why did he confront the murderer so early? This is not Heiji's character.
After the lesson just now, Heiji should be determined to catch the murderer in the act, and then interrupt him right before he commits the crime to obtain the most powerful evidence.
This was exactly why Hattori Heizo had punched his son just now: although he really didn't like Heiji's habit of rummaging around at the scene, he mainly wanted to provoke him to go find the real murderer on his own. The wanted criminals 13 years ago were extremely sensitive to the police's movements. If they investigated in person, they might soon alert the other side.
But if the police were monitoring Hattori Heiji instead of them, perhaps they could find them without anyone noticing.
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But I didn’t expect that the plan would go off track just as it was getting started.
Thinking of this, Hattori Heizo shifted his gaze slightly and fell on Jiang Xia, feeling that he had found the reason.
Hattori Heizo: "..." This must be Jiang Xia's idea. Alas, this kid's personality is completely different from Heiji, or in other words, different from many detectives. He actually went straight to the murderer without waiting for everyone to gather.
Hattori Heizo originally thought that judging from Heiji's attitude, he would never listen to Jiang Xia's advice and might even go against him. Unexpectedly...
The Minister was a little troubled for a while.
However, on second thought, the murderer was not the police's real target.
On the other side, the person the murderer was going to kill was the prey they had been waiting for so many years. As long as that person had not been alarmed, today's operation would not be considered a failure.
Hattori Heizo: "..." Judging from the current situation, after persuading the murderer, the high school students may replace him and contact the target. In short, it is too early to give up now, and we should calmly look at the situation first.
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On the opposite side, there was someone who was even more anxious than the police chief.
The more Aribasaka Shigehiko listened to Jiang Xia's words, the more his heart sank and cold sweat broke out on his palms.
But he still had people he hadn't killed, and he couldn't be caught now.
Thinking of this, Abarasaka Shigehiko gritted his teeth and forced himself to smile: "You think too much. Even if 'Toyotomi Hideyoshi' really died like that, what does it have to do with me? - Anyone can do what you said. And the police also said that they committed suicide. Even if the police made a mistake..."
He suddenly looked at Jiang Xia: "I heard that you are also an eyewitness. Can't a detective determine whether a person is dead or alive?"
Jiang Xia actually stroked his chin and thought for a while: "The black shadow that I saw on the bridge setting itself on fire was indeed a living person."
Aribasaka Shigehiko's eyes lit up: "Look, ..."
Before he could finish his words, the detective spoke again, "But that wasn't 'Ningning', it should be you. The reason I felt strange at the time was that although you used a large coat to cover your body, your movements were not like those of a woman. It was just that you were standing by the bridge at the time and could fall off the bridge if you turned your body, and the flames made the air around you shake, so I couldn't tell it right away.
"At that time, a murder had just occurred in the castle tower. The brave ones went to watch the excitement, while the timid ones ran away. There were not many people on the bridge. You used the whereabouts of the treasure as bait to invite Ningning to the bridge, and took the opportunity to kill her.
"Then you pick her up and throw her under the bridge. Her body floats on the river surface, and you pour flammable oil on her exposed back. Then, whenever someone passes by the bridge, you can turn your back to us and light your coat, pretend to struggle, turn over and get off the bridge, and throw the lighter at Ningning.
"And you dive away from her, swim to a place where it is not easy for people to find you, and then surface. Anyone who chases after her will only see Ningning on fire, and you can take the opportunity to get ashore and leave. Let the passers-by become witnesses of her 'suicide.'"
Jiang Xia looked at Aribasaka Shigehiko's ugly face and said, "The black shadow I saw was the 'Akechi Mitsuhide' you tricked from the tour group. He was the scheduled 'eyewitness'. It's just that we passed by before him, so you changed your mind and jumped into the river in front of us."
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After all, he was a ruthless man who nearly killed three people in one night, and his mouth seemed to be harder than that of the average murderer.
"Diving? Haha, are you telling a detective story?" Aribasaka Shigehiko raised his hand and flicked his hair, indicating his dry hair. "Not long after the crime, I went to the bridge to watch the excitement. If I really killed someone, how could I have time to blow-dry my hair? - Again, what you said, as long as you have a little understanding of the deceased, anyone can do it."
Jiang Xia sighed: "You were wearing a tight diving suit under your coat. Pull up the hood of the diving suit before lighting the fire, so your hair won't be burned and you won't get soaked in the water. When you get to the shore, hide the tights and the diving suit nearby, and then you can blend into the crowd as if nothing happened.
"You probably haven't had time to deal with that set of clothes yet. As long as the police expand the search area, it won't be difficult to find it. Also, it's too dark in that area, so you may not have noticed that the right chest of Ningning's coat was stained with your blood, which has the shape of the zipper of the tights and your family emblem. Whether it's the emblem you're wearing now or the clothes hidden on the shore, they are all irrefutable evidence of your murder... Oh, and probably the flashlight in your pocket."
Conan looked down at his phone and showed a look of understanding.
Then he looked at the grim-looking Abarasaka Shigehiko and added, "Uncle, you have actually killed three people. I just asked a friend to..."
At this point, he thought of his "friends", who were probably still elementary school students in the eyes of outsiders and could not help him find any information. In addition, there was a suspected terrifying Gin in Osaka, so he could not expose any flaws.
So Conan changed the subject as if nothing had happened: "Well, I mean, I asked a grandfather to help check. The login address of Mr. Murano's account, who organized your historical tour group, suddenly changed three weeks ago. Although it was covered up before and after, the method used was different - in fact, he had died three weeks ago. The charred body found by the police in the moat a while ago should be him."
“…”
With all the evidence in front of him, Aribasaka Shigehiko felt like all the strength in his body was drained in an instant.
He originally wanted to fall to his knees on the ground, but after taking a look at the wet and dirty ground, he finally just raised his hand and wiped his face heavily.
(End of this chapter)
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