Chapter 1508 1516 [You have become a suspicious person again] Ask for monthly votes ()
Police Inspector Yasa: “…” Fortunately, I heard that Jiang Xia and his group were just here for tourism. They wouldn’t stay for more than a few days and would probably go back soon.
During this period, you just need to work hard and keep an eye on them. At worst, you can wait until they leave and then take a good vacation to make up for the missed vacation time.
...Of course, it would be even better if I could solve the case before this little detective while working, so that he could see how powerful the British police are.
"But, Inspector." On the way here, Inspector Anna had heard Inspector Yasa complain several times.
After hearing it again, she finally couldn't help but wonder, "What's the relationship between Jiang Xia and 'Arrogant'? He's easy to get along with, and he really helped us a lot. Otherwise, we don't know how long we would have to work overtime on that case."
“…” Help is indeed provided, but “easy to get along with”?
Inspector Yasa thought of the sarcastic detective this afternoon, snorted angrily, and ignored this subordinate who was leaning against his elbow.
…
In short, with this competitive thought in mind, Inspector Yasa listened carefully to the witnesses' testimonies.
After hearing a few key words, he couldn't help but have a few question marks popping up in his head: "Wait, what do you mean the prisoner disappeared?"
——The witnesses include not only Jiang Xia and others who rushed upstairs, but also those who stayed downstairs before.
Jiang Xia also listened to the testimony with Inspector Yasa.
Now, when he heard the police's question, he explained like a patient teacher: "This building is quite old and not very large. There are only two exits, front and back. The back door has not been used for a long time and has rusted. In other words, the only entrance and exit of the entire building is the gate we entered.
"When we rushed to the door of the building, gunshots were heard from upstairs. At the same time, the people who stayed outside saw a man walking away quickly from the window on the 7th floor. Considering the situation at the time, that man was not Mr. Nanjo who had died, but was most likely the murderer himself. So I asked the people who stayed behind to keep a close eye on the surroundings of the building.
"But when we came up, we only found the body on the 7th floor, and no trace of the murderer - if he wanted to escape from the crime scene, he could only take the escape stairs or the elevator, and these two routes would eventually overlap at the door on the 1st floor, which means that if he had left, people outside would definitely see him, but he didn't."
After being translated by him, Inspector Yasa touched his chin and felt that he understood everything again: "Huh, it does sound like he disappeared, but you have overlooked the simplest situation. The murderer cannot disappear! Since he didn't run away, he must still be hiding in this building - search for me."
He waved his hand and turned to the young police officers beside him: "Also, since the deceased was shot to death, the murderer is likely to have a gun. Be more careful when searching."
The police officers nodded, and except for a few who stayed at the scene to collect evidence, the others left quickly.
The room suddenly felt empty.
Inspector Yasa turned to Jiang Xia and frowned, "It's been a while since we received the call. Are you sure you didn't let him get away?"
Before Jiang Xia could say anything, the people who were assigned to watch the surroundings nodded vigorously: "With so many of us watching, how could he run away?"
Inspector Yasa nodded and couldn't help but puff out his chest: How could the murderer disappear without any warning? He must still be hiding in the building.
It seemed that this time, he could finally show off his authority as a police officer - so what if the detectives were good at solving cases? In such a large-scale manhunt, the police would definitely be more efficient.
However, the detective next to him didn't seem to think so.
——Soon, Inspector Yasa discovered that Jiang Xia and the first-grade student were together.
The elementary school student whispered, "I heard from Huiyuan that when the lights on the 7th floor were suddenly turned on, the murderer leaned against the window, leaving a clear shadow..."
Jiang Xia seemed to understand what he was going to say and continued, "But the light switch is at the entrance, far from the window. You can't reach the light if you stand by the window. So someone else turned on the light."
Conan nodded. "After all, turning on the lights after killing someone is a strange behavior in itself. He should have run away in the dark... Is the murderer looking for something important? And the tape in front of the elevator - it can't be placed there to trip people running upstairs. The tape is not even across the door, but just placed vertically on the ground. A normal person would not be tripped by it anyway."
Next to him, the reporter who was actually tripped heard it sharply and couldn't help but glance over quietly: "..." He was just carrying a camera at the time and couldn't see his feet clearly, so he tripped... Is this elementary school student implying that the reporter is not a normal person?
Thinking of this, he could not help but harden his fist, and he suddenly wanted to hit the kid on the head. But seeing how harmoniously Jiang Xia and the elementary school student were getting along, and remembering that Jiang Xia had just helped him catch the camera, the reporter finally endured it silently.
The brief exchange between the two real and fake detectives ended quickly.
Jiang Xia stood up and looked around the room, his eyes quickly falling on the cabinet where the body was leaning against. There was a fax machine on the small cabinet, and there was a stack of papers in the machine that had just been transferred. Judging from the time marked on the paper, it was almost the same time when Nanjo Hayato was killed.
On the sofa between Jiang Xia and the cabinet, the two women sat side by side, both looking haggard, but the short-haired agent still forced himself to cheer up and whispered to comfort Mrs. Nanjo.
Suddenly noticing Jiang Xia looking at the fax machine, the agent explained, "That's the manuscript that will be published in the magazine next week. The magazine had previously interviewed Mr. Nanjo, and according to Mr. Nanjo's habit, the manuscript must be shown to him before publication."
After a pause, she lowered her eyes sadly: "I never thought that this would be his last interview. He is still in his prime."
Inspector Yasa listened to the movements from Jiang Xia with his ears perked up: Although he firmly believed that the murderer could not disappear out of thin air, after thinking carefully, there were indeed some anomalies. He wanted to eavesdrop on the detective's investigation progress.
As I was listening, the intercom on my waist suddenly rang. A police officer's solemn voice came from inside:
"Inspector! When we searched the third floor, we suddenly saw a suspicious figure in the corridor. The man wanted to avoid us and sneak downstairs, but fortunately, something fell at the entrance of the corridor, making a noise, so we found him in time.
"The man has now hidden in a room on the third floor. We are not sure about the layout of the room. Considering that he might have a gun, we dare not rush in. We are now in a standoff."
(End of this chapter)
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