Chapter 15571565 [Hostage Responsibility]
"Wellies? Aren't they a well-known helper in disposing of corpses?"
Jiang Xia looked at the receipt in Inspector Yasa's hand and stood up. "Let your forensic department find the remaining clues in this room. As for where to catch the suspect now, I think it's best to go to the back door of this building and take a look."
"Back door?" Inspector Yasa also stood up and handed the note in his hand to his subordinate beside him.
He wiped his hands and thought for a moment, then understood: "That's right. As soon as the person fell from the building, he attracted a large number of passers-by to watch. Those people gathered at the door of the building. The murderer probably didn't dare to leave through the main entrance... Let's go!" Inspector Yasa waved his hand and called his subordinates, "Go downstairs and take a look."
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A group of people walked up the stairs with a rumble towards the back door.
When I arrived at the door and took a closer look, I saw that the back door was locked and there was even a door chain on it, so it could not be opened or closed from the outside.
Jiang Xia looked at the door chain carefully: "There is no trace of tape or fishing line stuck on it. The murderer should not have left through the back door."
Sheriff Anna reminded quietly: "The person who fell from the building is still being rescued and may not die in the end. It is not appropriate to use the word 'murderer' now."
"That's right." Jiang Xia smiled, "I'm used to saying it, and I can't change it all of a sudden."
Conan didn't care about the details of the wording. He touched his chin and suddenly thought of something:
"Do you think the murderer has actually been hiding in the building? Although he could have escaped through the first-floor window even if he didn't go through the back door after committing the crime, no matter how you think about it, there is no need for him to give up the back door and go through the window - on the other hand, maybe that person really didn't leave. I heard that some people become extremely conservative when they feel panic. Instead of running away in front of everyone, maybe he chose to stay where he was and wait until the incident was over before sneaking away secretly."
Although Inspector Yasa disliked this kid who was led astray by Jiang Xia, he couldn't help but feel that what he said made some sense. He thought for a moment and said, "I remember when I first entered the door, there was a staircase leading down. There seems to be an underground garage here, which should be very convenient for hiding people. Let's go and take a look."
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When they arrived at the garage, the police searched carefully for a while but failed to find the person hiding in the basement. They only saw a car parked quietly in the corner.
——After checking the license plate number, it is not difficult to confirm that this is dead... These are the belongings of the person who fell from the building.
"There's no one in the car." Jiang Xia leaned close to the car window with the sun visor on and took a look inside. "But there's something not so good on the back seat - a pair of rain boots and a brand new shovel. It looks like it's suitable for digging a hole and hiding a body in a remote place."
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Inspector Yasa took a closer look and found that it was true, but said: "These two things are often used when tidying the garden. Don't associate these tools with murder. Their job is not to commit crimes."
After saying that, he was silent for a moment: "..." In fact, according to the frequency of cases happening around Jiang Xia, it seems that there is nothing wrong with this young detective thinking this way...
Inspector Yasa thought as he straightened up and looked to the side.
As expected, several Tokyo people ignored his rebuttal and now each of them had a thoughtful expression on their face. Even the little girl in the hood who looked very well-behaved was no exception - they were obviously thinking seriously about the hypothesis of "digging a pit to hide the body" proposed by Jiang Xia.
Inspector Yasa: “…” What kind of miserable life do these people in Tokyo live in?
Thinking about how tired he was in the past few days, he suddenly felt that he seemed a bit harsh to these tourists - after what he had experienced in the past two or three days, he wanted to tie Jiang Xia to a rocket and send him back to Tokyo, but Jiang Xia and the others were experiencing the same thing all the time.
Inspector Yasa: "..." London is really wonderful, he will always like it. Before, he thought the crime rate in this broken place was too high, but now he just feels that objective evaluation is indeed made through comparison.
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While several people were searching for clues in the underground garage.
After buying an umbrella and a towel from a nearby shop, Mouri Ran ran back with a bunch of things in her arms. She found that everyone was gone except Professor Agasa who was taking a statement in the hallway.
"Did they go into the building?" Mao Lilan asked Dr. Agasa. After getting a positive answer, she walked out of the building with a towel, intending to wipe the few people who got caught in the rain to prevent them from catching a cold.
After walking through the hall, Mao Lilan realized that this building was much larger than she had imagined, and she didn't know which floor Jiang Xia and the others had gone to to solve the case.
She took out her cell phone and was about to dial the number to ask. But after a moment's hesitation, she put the phone back into her pocket, thinking:
"When a detective is sorting out his thoughts, he probably doesn't like to be disturbed. Hmm... the person we saw falling from the building fell when he was shoving someone on the rooftop. Jiang Xia and the others should go to the rooftop to check the situation first, after all, that's the first scene."
Thinking of this, Mao Lilan stepped onto the stairs to go up.
I originally planned to walk all the way to the rooftop.
But when we reached the third floor, there was a sudden loud clanging sound in the corridor.
Mao Lilan was startled and looked towards the corridor, she saw a fire extinguisher fell out of the bathroom and rolled to the ground, as if it was accidentally knocked over by someone.
Mao Lilan: “…” Could it be that Jiang Xia and the others have already finished investigating the rooftop and reached the third floor?
She hesitated for a moment, then trotted over, tentatively calling out, "Uncle Kudo? Jiang Xia? Are you in there?"
It was past midnight, and the normal employees had already left work. In other words, there should be only a few detectives who sneaked in to investigate, and police officers who walked in openly to investigate in this building.
No one responded when she called her friend's name. Mao Lilan thought for a moment and said, "Inspector Anna? And that inspector? Are you guys?"
Still no one answered in the bathroom.
Mao Lilan has already run to the door of the bathroom.
She looked inside carefully and saw no one in the room. She only discovered that the faucet was open and water was running.
“……”What a waste.
Although she felt something was wrong, some instinct made her walk over quickly and try to turn off the water.
When Mao Lilan walked towards the pool.
Behind the door, a sturdy man looked at her slender back and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
——Now there are police officers upstairs and downstairs. It is almost impossible to escape by brute force in such an environment.
After much thought, his only option left was to capture a hostage and then let the police let him go.
Thinking of this, Honda Ryohei couldn't help but feel a little lucky: Fortunately, the first person to come to the bathroom was a little girl who could be easily controlled. It seemed that even God was on his side.
(End of this chapter)
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