Chapter 1813 1820 [Vodka Low-profile Version] Ask for monthly ticket ()
"She didn't commit suicide." Jiang Xia pointed at the body hanging in the air. "She was hanging too high, and there was no footrest. No matter if someone else hung her up there, or if a kind-hearted person took away the footrest after she committed suicide, there was a second person at the scene."
When the black-faced boy heard this, his legs became even weaker: "Stop talking!" Although suicide is scary, isn't it scarier for him to kill himself? He didn't know whether ghosts could hurt people, but humans could definitely kill people.
On the other side, Izuka Taro saw that Jiang Xia always glanced at him while talking, and suddenly felt that this boy had something else in his words: "You don't mean to say that we took the stepping stone away!"
Jiang Xia said regretfully: "That's not the case." It's just that Taro Izuka has a broad and square chin, which is really similar to vodka, giving people the illusion that he will soon start selling vanilla ice cream...so Jiang Xia couldn't help but look at this man.
Taro Izuka felt very uncomfortable being stared at by him. He always felt that he was just provoking him, but he had no evidence.
But after hearing this, Jiang Xia finally turned his eyes away from him.
The famous detective began to look down at the muddy footprints on the ground.
"Exactly the same." A voice floated from the side.
Toda Takako looked up at her former schoolmate from the same club. After she was extremely frightened, she fell into a dull calm. She said hesitantly, "The method of murder is exactly the same as in the drama. The first victim in The Phantom of the Opera was the heroine's rival. She was hit to death by a chandelier in the theater by the 'Phantom' who was deeply in love with the heroine. The second victim was an innocent prop master. He was hanged on the stage to silence him because he saw the 'Phantom'."
When Mao Lilan heard her say this, she suddenly remembered something and got goose bumps again: "So I wasn't dreaming last night, but someone really invaded Sister Yongmei's room, dragged her out and hanged her?!"
"No, it's more like she walked out by herself." Jiang Xia pointed to the ground. There was a trail of footprints on the ground leading from the first floor window to the tree:
"The land is very soft and the footprints left behind are relatively clear. Judging from the size and general shape of the shoes, the footprints were left by the deceased himself."
Conan has always been very good at hands-on work. He came under the tree without knowing when, picked up a shoe that Chikada Eimi dropped, and placed it in the nearest footprint pit.
Sure enough, just as Jiang Xia said just now, the size and shape are exactly the same.
"This depth doesn't look like someone was wearing Konda Eimi's shoes and carrying her across." Jiang Xia compared the footprints, "It should be only the weight of one person."
This sentence made everyone stunned for a moment.
They looked down and saw only a single set of footprints under the tree. They immediately understood what the detective meant: "You mean she walked over there by herself and then hung herself on the tree without any footstool?"
This sounds impossible, so there seems to be only one truth: "Is there really a 'ghost' on the island? And he doesn't leave footprints on the mud? Is he a ghost?!"
Jiang Xia shook his head and said regretfully: "Ghosts can't do such things. The murderer must have used some method to achieve this effect."
Vermouth's ears twitched, and she couldn't help but glance at him. "Ghosts can't do this kind of thing" is a synonym for "there are no ghosts in the world" when it is spoken by a normal person, but it always feels weird when it is spoken by Uzo...
Vermouth: "..." It seems that when looking for a psychiatrist, we need to ask them to focus on solving the problem of "Uzo hopes there are ghosts in the world". Well, but first of all, we need to find a psychiatrist with strong skills, strong physique, and strong life-saving skills.
Next to her, Suzuki Sonoko was also frightened by these two bizarre murders. She looked at Toda Takako and asked cautiously, "According to the story, what is the next method?"
Toda Takako touched the rain that splashed on her body, her voice as pale as a ghost: "It seems like I was dragged into the sewer, and then..."
When Mao Lilan thought of that scene, her hair stood on end. She quickly interrupted: "Then everyone should hide in the sewers. This should be safe!"
Matsuzaki Masahiko seemed to be infected by his fiancée's mood and became far less optimistic. His face turned pale. "Is that really the case? Eimi walked to the tree by herself and was then hung up. If the 'Phantom' can control people's hearts and make us walk to the sewer..."
Conan patted the dirt off his hands and looked up at him speechlessly: "No, even a hypnotist can't do this while we are alert - you are a college student, why don't you believe in science?"
Vermouth also pushed up her glasses and looked at Conan speechlessly: "..." She didn't know whether the Phantom could control people's hearts. But there was a guy who could do something similar... Shinichi hadn't discovered this yet. I really didn't know whether I should be relieved that he didn't have to be silenced, or worried that he had been kept in the dark and finally went to a tragic end without knowing it.
No matter what, even if a group of people gathered here, they couldn't find the murderer.
Jiang Xia took a few photos of the scene like a good police helper, then he and others untied the ropes on the tree trunk, put down the body, casually covered it with a waterproof tablecloth as a sign of respect, and returned to the restaurant.
…
All day long, everyone had no appetite but were very hungry, so they just ate something casually.
Before long, it was evening.
Maybe it was because they were really vigilant enough that today was a peaceful day and nothing happened.
But at night, when it gets dark, everything comes back to life and conspiracies begin to brew.
Kurosawa Kazuma and Izuka Taro got together.
Compared with the group of students, the two outlaws were a little nervous at first because of the horror movie-like atmosphere, but after calming down, they immediately stopped taking the petty murderer seriously.
——What’s wrong with a serial killer? He’s so arrogant after only killing two people. In comparison, they have killed double-digit people. The serial killer should kowtow to them.
Therefore, the two of them quickly shifted their attention to another matter.
When Izuka Taro thought of Jiang Xia's eyes, he always had a bad feeling: "There is no evidence yet, but that guy always stares at me meaningfully. He is not really doubting me, is he?"
Kurosawa Hema had already noticed Jiang Xia's little trick. He frowned and thought, "I heard that detectives in Tokyo have very sharp noses. Could it be that he really smelled out the illegal smell on us?"
(End of this chapter)
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