Chapter 2000 2008 [Jiang Xia who loves challenges]
The dead woman was wearing a beautiful earring on her ear, but this was obviously not the focus of Hashimoto Maya's observation - the focus was that her earlobe had turned black and blue, and upon closer inspection, there seemed to be a needle prick in the middle, making her look like she had been poisoned.
In addition, there was a thin red mark on the woman's arm.
Jiang Xia obviously saw all this too: "It doesn't look like suicide. Ask the conductor to call the police."
…
After Inspector Megure finished dealing with the case at the cinema, he was planning to have a nice meal after work to celebrate not having to work overtime for too long.
However, before I could decide where to eat out in the evening, another case suddenly came up.
Mumu Police Department: "..."
Ten minutes later, the tired police chief and his tired subordinates arrived at the train in question.
"It's you again." Miwako Sato sighed when she saw Jiang Xia, "You didn't go home after the movie theater?"
Jiang Xia pointed to the two useful pseudo-children nearby and said, "The children seemed to be frightened by the corpse, so I took them somewhere else to look around, hoping to cover up the bad memories with good ones."
Hearing this, Sato Miwako turned her head and glanced at Conan, who was concentrating on observing the corpse and almost sticking his head to the corpse's face. She then looked at Haibara Ai, who was standing next to them and yawning with her hands covering her lips due to boredom.
Officer Sato: "..."
Are they scared?
Are you sure?
But on second thought, this might just be a trick played by some cunning little kid trying to trick high school students into going out and playing together.
Officer Sato considerately did not expose her. She shook her head helplessly and quickly got down to work.
…
"We tried our best to organize the names and addresses of the passengers getting on and off the bus." Not long after, Officer Sato returned to Jiang Xia with the organized information, "But..."
Inspector Megure: “Ahem!”
Sato Miwako: "..."
She silently pulled Jiang Xia, and the two of them moved closer to Inspector Megure, making it unclear who she was reporting to. Then she continued, "But the deceased died around 6:30 p.m., and it's already 7:30 p.m. It's really hard to screen the passengers from an hour ago."
The subway here does not require ID cards to buy tickets, and everyone comes and goes without leaving any trace. If you rely on the station’s surveillance to compare one by one...
Inspector Megure felt overwhelmed when he thought about the horrible workload. Compared to murders that happened in public places, he still preferred cases where he could find a clear suspect. Fortunately...
"Brother Jiang Xia." Inspector Megure stretched out his chubby little hand, grasped Jiang Xia's hand, and shook it solemnly twice, "I'll need your help this time."
When Hashimoto Maya saw his actions, she looked at him suspiciously and couldn't help but wonder whether this police officer who was overly enthusiastic towards Jiang Xia might also be one of her colleagues.
…
Inspector Megure was unaware of the accusation that was about to be taken. Although he had a younger brother to entrust to him, as the commander of the crime scene, he certainly couldn't just sit there and not solve the case, so he had to think hard.
"It takes one hour and ten minutes for this circular line to run one circle. If the time of death is 6:30 pm, it means that the deceased was killed just after getting on the train."
Officer Sato nodded, glanced at the information, and continued, "The cause of death was indeed poisoning. Preliminary results show that a needle-like object with a rapid-acting toxin pierced her ear, causing death. In addition, there were no signs of a fight on the deceased's body - it seems that the crime was committed by an acquaintance."
Jiang Xia walked to the side and took a look at the shoulder bag on the ground.
Miwako Sato immediately noticed his movements: "This is the bag that the deceased was holding on her legs before she fell to the ground. When she fell from the seat, the zipper of the bag was open, so some things fell to the ground."
"The wallet and the money inside are all still there." Jiang Xia sighed, "The murderer must have had a grudge against the deceased, and he is not very experienced, so he couldn't even think of a trick like taking the money and pretending to rob. It just so happens that the three colleagues of the deceased were the first to discover the case, and they were at the scene. In this case, let's start the investigation with them."
When Hashimoto Maya heard this, she glanced at him secretly and her heart skipped a beat: Why does it feel like Jiang Xia is not very satisfied with the murderer's omission?
"It seems that famous detectives also prefer the feeling of meeting a worthy rival." Hashimoto Maya quickly found the answer to her doubts, "But that's right, he's a high school student. Compared to those adult detectives who just live for the salary, Jiang Xia certainly likes challenges and puzzles... Well, no wonder he obviously thinks I'm suspicious, but still actively invites me to go with him - it seems that my scumbag colleagues deliberately led Jiang Xia to suspect me, but accidentally allowed me to successfully get in touch with Jiang Xia."
When Maya Hashimoto was muttering to herself.
Next to him, the "detective who loves challenges" is hard at work.
After receiving the news, the deceased's female senior and the male colleague quickly rushed to the scene. While taking notes, the two helped identify the deceased's belongings.
Jiang Xia glanced at them and said, "I remember there was a younger lady traveling with you. Where did she go?"
"You mean Yukiko? She's in the next car." The male colleague's eyes fell on Jiang Xia, and then looked at Hashimoto Maya behind him, his eyes flickering, "She just saw a dead person and was very scared, so the police asked us to come over first and wait until we finish taking the statement before looking for her."
"I see." After calling the police and waiting for them to arrive, Jiang Xia had already listened to the three people's story of discovering the body, so he didn't need to watch the two men taking their statements.
So he went to the next car: "Then I'll go over and comfort her. I've seen a lot of dead bodies, so I have more experience and can help."
Two office workers: “……?” What experience?
…
The two carriages were next to each other, and Jiang Xia arrived at the destination soon.
As soon as I entered the door, I saw Yukiko Mori sitting on the bench with a pale face.
Hashimoto Maya also followed. He looked at the woman who was also troubled by the murder case and felt a little sympathetic: "Are you okay?"
Yukiko Mori nodded and forced a smile: "It's okay, don't worry."
At this time, the door connecting the two carriages was not closed tightly, and the noise from the murder scene next door was also heard.
The female senior looked at the clothes on the ground, feeling a little annoyed: "How can I remember what Qingmei would carry with her? I'm not very familiar with her - instead of asking me, you might as well ask Zhengji."
She suddenly turned to the male colleague beside her and said contemptuously, "He often asked Qingmei out and gave her many gifts. Maybe there are things from him among these relics."
"!"
When the police heard the news, they immediately became suspicious: "Are you the boyfriend of the deceased?"
(End of this chapter)
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