Chapter 2049 2057 [God’s Blessing]
Inspector Megure was stunned and asked the young police officer: "Why didn't you tell me such an important thing earlier!"
Police officer: “…” We didn’t find it either.
They belatedly flipped through the information, calculated on a calculator, and whispered, "Indeed, even if the deceased was pulled back straight, his feet would still be about 50 centimeters away from the railing."
Inspector Megure was silent: Unless the deceased made a huge noose, then aimed at the noose and jumped over it by stepping on the railing, there was no way he would be able to commit suicide successfully.
No one would commit suicide in such a weird way. Even if someone did, there wouldn't be any traces of footsteps on the railing.
There was a burst of laughter from the side, and Abbot Danhai gloated: "What a bunch of incompetent guys. Do you want to know the truth?"
Miwako Sato looked at him in surprise: "Do you know who the murderer is?"
Abbot Danhai: "Didn't I tell you long ago that this is a divine punishment? You actually want to use human wisdom to interpret the trajectory written by the gods. It's simply wishful thinking! - I advise you to get out of my temple immediately, or you may be the next one to be punished by the gods."
Hashimoto Maya: "..." Although the words are harsh, the old abbot is quite good at praising. Wu Zuo will be very happy to hear this. Is this old monk really not Wu Zuo's subordinate who sneaked into the temple?
The hotel manager wiped the sweat from his forehead and said in the chaos: "Since it was suicide, can I leave now? Because many police officers went to my hotel to collect evidence, and now the store is in a panic, and the staff are all scared. I have to go back to comfort them."
Inspector Megure certainly hoped that the people could be more peaceful. He nodded anxiously: "Then you go first. By the way, leave me your contact information."
Manager Kajimura responded quickly, took out a business card from his wallet and handed it over.
Jiang Xia suddenly said, "Your wallet is quite thick, almost as thick as the deceased's wallet last night."
"?!" Manager Kajimura was shocked. "This is my own wallet, not the president's! I brought so much money because I have to meet with the manufacturer today. These are all deposits."
When he mentioned the manufacturer, Abbot Danhai suddenly remembered something: "Hey, your president is dead, so we don't need to renovate our temple."
Manager Kajimura nodded humbly: "Our funds are actually a little insufficient. If we don't stop the temple renovation, the company may be on the verge of bankruptcy. I believe that the management rights of your temple will soon be returned to its original owner."
Abbot Danhai was overjoyed: "Hahaha, great!"
Manager Kajimura said, "It just so happens that the hotel and the temple are close to each other. I have the reconstruction contract here, and I will return it to you later."
Abbot Danhai was even happier: "You are such a good person. In return, I will recite sutras and pray, asking the gods to bless you."
Manager Kajimura glanced at the gloomy five-story pagoda and felt that this blessing was not very auspicious. But now he just wanted to leave as soon as possible and could not care about these things for a while, so he smiled and wanted to leave.
But just as he turned around, there was another person in front of him.
"You can't leave yet." Jiang Xia said regretfully, "If you leave, where can we find the murderer?"
“?!”
The police officers were stunned. Although they were confused, they immediately surrounded him and stopped Manager Kajimura.
Abbot Danhai was stunned: "Little detective, don't spit blood! Look at the five-story pagoda in front of you and say it again!"
Jiang Xia looked at the tower in front of him that was filled with murderous aura, then turned around and said again: "This is a murder."
Abbot Danhai: "..."
He was still confused, but the battle-hardened Officer Sato had already taken out a small notebook and was preparing to take notes skillfully: "What exactly happened?"
Jiang Xia: "The first crime scene is not only the top of the five-story pagoda, but also the lawn over there."
He pointed to the side, then looked at Hashimoto Maya with appreciation: "Thanks to Mr. Hashimoto wandering around that area before, I was able to find the clue so quickly."
Hashimoto Maya looked expressionless: "..." Thank you for your kindness, but please leave it to someone who needs it more, instead of pushing an innocent member of a secret organization into the camera.
Jiang Xia did good deeds without leaving his name. Without waiting for Hashimoto Maya to thank him, he led everyone to the lawn.
Sato Miwako was startled: "The lawn you pointed to just now doesn't seem to be here."
Jiang Xia: "This is also a key location."
The group walked a little further into the lawn, and in front of them came an old dry well. Behind the dry well were a lot of debris, including some heavy steel.
Jiang Xia pointed to the bottom of the well.
Officer Sato looked in closer and was surprised: "There seems to be something at the bottom of the well... It looks like a piece of steel? Why are there so many ropes?"
Moreover, the scratches on the well wall were very new, and it seemed that the steel had just fallen in not long ago.
Jiang Xia also walked to the well and looked inside, then started over again: "Last night, the murderer came to the top of the five-story pagoda, hung a very long hemp rope on the protruding eaves, and then returned downstairs.
"He pulled one end of the hemp rope over the rooftop railing and to the side of the ancient well.
"He first placed a steel bar horizontally across the well mouth, and then placed a section of steel on top. One side of the steel bar was pressed against the well edge, and the other side was pressed against the steel bar. He tied the hemp rope hanging from the roof to the middle of the steel bar. Another independent rope was tied to one end of the steel bar to serve as a mechanism.
“The hemp rope hanging from the other end of the roof was made into a noose by the murderer.
“Early this morning, the murderer found an excuse to ask the deceased to meet him on the lawn on the other side. Then, when the deceased was wandering around waiting for someone, he quietly approached from behind and put a noose around the deceased’s neck.
"Then he pulled hard on the independent hemp rope, causing the steel bars on the well to slip off, and the heavy steel on top of the steel bars lost its support and fell to the bottom of the well.
"The well was very deep. The steel fell and pulled the rope tied to it. The middle section of the rope went around the top of the five-story pagoda. As the rope on one end tightened, the dead person's side would be pulled by the hemp rope and hung high into the air by his neck.
"In order to leave enough room for the noose to move, there was a time lag between the steel falling and the victim being pulled upstairs. In order to prevent the victim from saving himself during this time, the murderer put the noose on the victim and kicked him hard from behind in the dark, causing him to fall to the ground and unable to break free in time.
"The mud on the victim's elbows was collected during this period, and the diamond collar pin also fell to the ground. From the location where the collar pin was found in the direction of the five-story pagoda, there are traces of dragging on the lawn, and the victim's heels are also stained with corresponding grass and mud, which is evidence of the method used in the case."
(End of this chapter)
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