Chapter 1371 1379 [Don't be afraid, I'm a good person]
When Jiang Xia saw Inspector Megure, he immediately turned back into a serious detective. He said seriously, "We were just saying that this might be a robbery and murder case - the necklace on the victim's neck is missing."
"Necklace?" Inspector Megure was startled. He looked at the notebook in his hand, then looked at the forensic personnel who were busy at the scene, "Is there a necklace at the scene?"
The forensic officer shook his head: "I have never seen anything like it."
Inspector Megure touched his chin, feeling that he had grasped an important clue: "What does the ring look like? I'll ask the police to look for it somewhere else."
Jiang Xia raised his hand and gestured: "It looks very gorgeous. The Russian letters of 'Maria' are engraved on the inner ring. It should be easy to recognize. It is said that it was the ring of Maria, the third daughter of Nicholas II. It is considered an antique. The photographer once wore it to show off at dusk. I think he was spotted at that time."
"I see." Miwako Sato carefully wrote down the features and asked the police to search other places. Then she closed her notebook, looked at the body on the ground and sighed, "The murderer is really cruel. But..."
She looked at the place where the body was shot and said thoughtfully, "The skin at the shot site has blackened marks, and the splash range is not large, which shows that the murderer shot very close - but if it was really a vicious guy who came to kill people, the deceased should have been alert and retreated, unless the other party fired too quickly and he didn't have time to dodge? No, he shouldn't have opened the door at all - that is to say, thinking about it the other way around, the murderer might be someone who doesn't seem to pose a danger to him?"
Inspector Megure shook his head. "Who would have thought that there would be a murderer with a gun hiding on the ship? Those who can board this ship are all decent people with a certain status. Even if they look fierce, the deceased would never have thought that they would dare to kill people, so he opened the door. And after opening the door, he was pointed at with a gun, so he naturally did not dare to retreat. Anyone could be the murderer."
"Inspector Shiratori": "..." It sounds reasonable, but why did they exclude the correct answer? The Tokyo police are really amazing. He always thought that Uncle Nakamori was too weak, but now it seems that the inspectors in other departments are just as bad.
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However, although the police's thinking did not match the murder case, they seemed to have found a key piece of evidence.
"Inspector!" A young police officer from the Identification Department held up a ballpoint pen that he had just picked up from the ground. "This pen has the words 'M. NISHINO' written on it, which is 'Nishino' when spelled out in romanization. It doesn't match the name of the deceased 'Kanakawa Ryu' - it should belong to a person with the surname 'Nishino' and a name that starts with 'M'!"
"The last name is Nishino?" Sato Miwako was startled, then she quickly remembered something. She flipped through the list of witnesses she had just written down, and her finger stopped at one of the pages. "Got it! Chairman Suzuki's secretary, Nishino Masato—'Masato' also happens to start with M!"
Inspector Megure's eyes lit up: "He actually dropped his belongings at the crime scene... Suspicious, this guy is very suspicious! Let's go ask him first."
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Jiang Xia borrowed Sato Miwako's notebook and flipped through the case records while walking towards the living room.
On the way, while Sato Miwako wasn't paying attention, he moved his fingers slightly and couldn't help but secretly turn a few pages forward to check the previous case records.
Just a few days ago, the cases encountered by this police officer in the First Investigation Division were all robbery, arson and other cases that did not involve murder.
Jiang Xia breathed a sigh of relief: Very good, I didn't miss any important events during my absence. Coming to Osaka to enjoy the glory was indeed a clear choice.
As I was watching, a faint smell of borscht suddenly wafted over my nose.
——We've reached the living room.
Jiang Xia withdrew his eyes from the notebook in his hand and looked up at the sofa. He saw Pu Siqinglan sitting there with her legs crossed, her hands clenched into fists, the murderous aura on her body flickered, like a light bulb with poor contact, and no one knew what she was thinking.
"..." Jiang Xia looked at her and sighed silently in his heart: This is only the second batch, how could things turn out like this?
At present, it seems that the third crop is hard to guarantee... If I had known that she was so easily frightened, I should have pretended to have amnesia and pretended that she didn't remember being sunk into the sea, or pretended that she had twins or something...
As he was thinking about how to restore the current situation.
Next to him, Inspector Megure glanced at the reception room and soon saw Secretary Nishino sitting in the corner.
He walked over and showed the bag of ballpoint pens in his hand: "Mr. Nishino, is this your pen?"
"Ah?" Nishino Masato came to his senses and instinctively reached for his back pocket. Then he was stunned: Where's the pen? How did his pen disappear?
He carefully looked at the evidence bag in Inspector Megure's hand and said in surprise, "It is indeed mine."
After a pause, he realized something was wrong: "Why is it in the evidence bag?"
Jiang Xia handed the notebook back to Officer Sato and joined the conversation, trying to make himself look more like a normal person: "It was found in the deceased's room."
Secretary Nishino touched the back of his head in confusion: "Why is my pen there?"
“……” Inspector Megure stared at him and muttered to himself, if this man is the murderer, then his acting skills must be too good.
He asked suspiciously, "Come to think of it, you seem to be the first person to discover the body?"
According to experience, the first person to discover the body is actually a high suspect. In many cases, the murderer is among the first people to discover the body, and such people need to be investigated first.
Inspector Megure: “…” Of course, the detective and his gang are a different matter. Their suspicion can be put last.
As I thought about it, I couldn't help but look at Jiang Xia.
Jiang Xia immediately noticed his gaze and responded like a caring junior: "What's wrong?"
"…Nothing, nothing."
Inspector Megure actually wanted to complain to Jiang Xia.
But although this young man was like the Grim Reaper who brought murder cases wherever he went, his attitude made Inspector Megure embarrassed to say out loud: Jiang Xia respected the police very much, solved cases quickly, was willing to work hard and was always available upon call. He would go wherever there was a case and was more diligent than the police.
Apart from hearing that he sometimes likes to race cars late at night and carries cigarettes with him, he has no other shortcomings. Besides, racing cars are not the responsibility of their Investigation Section... No, now is not the time to think about this!
Inspector Megure cleared his throat, pretended that he had not been distracted just now, and focused on the business.
He retracted his gaze and looked at Secretary Nishino again: "Where were you at 7:30 tonight? Can anyone prove it?"
(End of this chapter)
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