Chapter 1754-1761 [High School Student Silenced]
Amuro Toru: "..." His own investigation actually collided with Jiang Xia's case. Jiang Xia's habit of always running into acquaintances was really hard to guard against. Fortunately, he was far enough away and was not involved.
While thinking, he couldn't help but look at Ito Tamonsuke's ward: "..." Well, not only is it easy to run into acquaintances, but I also always run into some unlucky acquaintances...
Thinking of this, Toru Amuro suddenly felt a little sympathy for the high school student who was still in a coma: I hope that student is okay.
…
Jiang Xia returned to the theater building and looked up to see two policemen guarding the back door. Perhaps because they were a little careless last night and another murder occurred, the police dared not be careless today. Even though they felt that the scene had been handled, they still sent people to guard here.
"Don't stay in there any longer." The policeman guarding the door was a familiar one. Although he let Jiang Xia and his group in, he sighed tiredly, "Otherwise, if another murder really happens, those reporters and the program crew will be so happy."
Jiang Xia nodded: "Don't worry."
It turned out that the police officers' worries were unnecessary: two members of the troupe died and one was injured in the building. Now not even half of the troupe members are left, and they are unable to rehearse at all. They are all staying in a nearby hotel.
There are only Jiang Xia and his friends and a few police officers in the building now. It seems that there are no conditions for a murder to occur.
Walking all the way to the stage, Jiang Xia discovered a figure next to Naraku.
——Misako Sato was squatting beside the deep pit, looking at something with a frown.
"Officer Sato."
Jiang Xia waved at her and successfully sneaked into the cordon around the stage by scanning his face.
Conan also quietly followed Jiang Xia in: Ito Kei was in the hospital taking care of his brother, and this time no one would come to disrupt his infiltration plan.
Although it was a good thing, it was hard for Conan to be happy when he thought of the unfortunate brother and sister. He couldn't help but sigh as he thought about it.
Jiang Xia walked up to Sato Miwako and asked, "What are you looking at?"
Officer Sato seemed very happy to have this reliable helper. She pointed to the ground and said, "There are some small powders and fragments scattered on the ground beside and inside Naraku. I always feel that these things appear a bit abruptly and don't seem to be on the stage.
"So I was worried that someone killed the financial manager somewhere else and moved the body here to fake the first scene. But the forensic department said with certainty that this was the first scene. The financial manager did die because his head hit the bottom of the Naraku."
Jiang Xia nodded as he listened, then picked up a small piece of debris from beside her and twisted it with his fingertips: "This looks like a thin wooden board of poor quality, very fragile and easily broken. Speaking of which, we heard a noise near the stage last night and ran over immediately. If the murderer really did something near Naraku, then the things he left behind must still be nearby."
When Miwako Sato was reminded of this, she suddenly remembered something and her eyes lit up: "That's right! Traveling theater troupes often build scenes on the stage. The source of these thin wooden fragments should be the scenery they used."
Jiang Xia walked to the place where materials were piled next to the stage, reached out and flipped through them, and soon found some wooden boards placed against the wall. Half of the boards were exposed, and the other half was blocked by a heavy curtain.
Miwako Sato put on gloves and pulled out a piece.
When she saw the wooden board clearly, she was suddenly stunned.
——The clue came so suddenly. The wooden board was only half and it was broken in the middle.
What was even more shocking was that the broken side was stained with blood. The blood was still fresh and must have been left over from last night.
No matter from which angle you look at it, this thing is a murder weapon with a very interesting story. Mao Lilan wanted to come over to help, but she was shocked when she saw this scene and froze in place. Suzuki Sonoko also silently withdrew her hand.
Miwako Sato: "..." What were the colleagues in the forensic department doing last night? They hid something so close to the place of death that was obviously related to the murder weapon, but they didn't find anything!
…Well, I didn’t find out in time.
Officer Sato reflected silently while calling someone to come and check.
She took a picture of the pile and then searched through the lumber pile until she found the other half of the broken board.
Take out both halves of the plank and place them next to Naraku, and they will form a whole piece.
With this combination, the cause of the financial manager's death suddenly became very clear - this thin wooden board was slightly larger than the opening of the "Naraku" and the color was very similar. Covering it on the Naraku, it was difficult to notice it in dim light.
"…This wooden board is only three millimeters thick, and there are traces of someone cutting it in the middle. When someone passes by it, the thin board will break in the middle because it cannot bear the person's weight. That person will fall into the hell and die on the spot."
Miwako Sato finally confirmed: "This is indeed not an accident, but a carefully concealed trap!"
At this point, she was suddenly startled and looked at Jiang Xia: "Wait, this board was actually cut in advance, so it must have taken a long time to arrange it. I remember you said that you followed Ito Tamonsuke in last night, so he didn't have time to arrange these... Isn't he the murderer?"
Jiang Xia nodded and followed her words: "But he may have seen the murderer. Yidong is a good leader who cares for his members. When we went to the hospital to visit him just now, we heard the police officer guarding the door say that Yidong has been unconscious. It may not be because of the serious injury, but for other reasons..."
Under his guidance, Sato Miwako stood up suddenly and felt that she understood everything: "The murderer is a member of this troupe. Ito Tamonsuke doesn't want to expose his true identity, so he doesn't want to wake up and face the police - but the murderer will not let him go!
"Ito Tamonsuke saw that man's face. He is likely to be silenced... Maybe the murderer is on his way to the hospital to attack him now!"
…
Ten minutes ago.
The other side.
Yoko Kinoshita yawned and came to the hotel where the troupe was staying: as the host of the live broadcast, when she heard that Jiang Xia was out again, she of course received the news as soon as possible and ran to investigate.
"Jiang Xia said the murderer was most likely an insider." Kinoshita Yoko said to the camera, "Two people in the troupe are dead and one is injured. Excluding the young elementary school student who cannot be the murderer, there are exactly three remaining members - they are also three stuntmen with enviable skills."
(End of this chapter)
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