Chapter 2138-2149 [Case Closed]
It is difficult to understand the situation just by describing it.
Inspector Megure was at a loss for a moment, then he cleared his throat solemnly and said to Officer Takagi next to him, "Bring the mask and try it on!"
——It’s not that he didn’t understand, but as a police officer, he must treat cases rigorously and have a practical spirit.
Officer Takagi did not refuse and asked the people from the forensic department to carry the pile of masks to the crime scene next door - he didn't quite understand what was said, so he might as well try it out himself.
Soon, everyone was sitting or standing in the bedroom, watching Officer Takagi standing on the other side of the iron gate, stuffing masks one by one along the elastic cord through the air vent at the top of the iron gate.
Soon, a pile of pale and bloody masks piled up at the door.
"We've finished releasing all the bullets!" Officer Takagi wiped his sweat with a sense of accomplishment. "And now?"
Jiang Xia stood a little further away: "Then pull the elastic band hard."
Officer Takagi obeyed the command very well and used all his strength to pull the two straps with a knife and 200 masks on them.
As the elastic band became tighter and tighter, a mask was brought up and got stuck on the air vent.
Soon, the second one was brought up and fastened tightly to the first one.
With subtle clicks, the masks, like a string of pearls being stretched and compacted, became harder and harder from soft ribbons. Finally, with Officer Takagi's strong pull, the mask army shook its head like a long snake and stood upright in the air.
Everyone looked at this shocking scene and held their breath unconsciously.
It was like a big, thick snake had poked its head into the room through the air vent, its head facing the bed, a cold, gleaming tongue exposed from its mouth - the dagger at the very top was now pulled by the elastic band and firmly stuck in the mouth of the mask.
Jiang Xia's voice broke the silence: "Due to the thickness of the mask, this 'snake' is about three or four meters long, and its head can just reach the bed.
"Based on the position of the deceased at the time, the tip of the knife was less than 10 centimeters away from her. As long as the murderer finds a stick and stands outside the door to hold down the snake, the dagger will slowly pierce into the deceased's throat.
“After killing the victim, the stick is released, the dagger is pulled out, and blood will splatter on the mask face at the top, and the other masks in the front will also be stained with some blood.
"The murderer didn't need to go into the house afterwards. He only needed to cut the elastic band outside, and the tight mask would instantly pop open and scatter all over the floor, creating the scene at the crime scene.
"Finally, all they had to do was remove the elastic band and put the stool back in place, and the murderer could pretend nothing had happened and quickly leave to blend in with the others."
The rock singer had already broken out in a cold sweat; this series of reasoning was so fast that he didn't even have a chance to interrupt.
At this moment Jiang Xia stopped, and he suddenly thought of something: "Besides me, other people can also use this method! For example, that maid..."
At this point, the rock singer glanced at Takamori Masumi's slender arms and silently changed his words.
He pointed at Hashimoto Maya and said, "For example, we can't let this man off just because he knows the detective. In fact, when I came to see Teacher Sufang a few days ago, I saw this guy with a lot on his mind, muttering things like 'hidden rules' and 'dirty upper class'...
The rock singer used his own experience in the entertainment industry and started thinking: "Mrs. Su Fang must have wanted to force him to submit, but he didn't want to, so she dragged Jiang Xia to be the scapegoat! But Mrs. Su Fang liked him just the way she was, so his plan to divert the blame failed, and in order to protect himself, he had to kill her."
“…”
The room was filled with silence, everyone was stunned by this assumption, only the murderous aura that smelled like iced black tea surged.
Hashimoto Maya's eyes twitched wildly: "I'm just here to talk about business, don't tarnish my innocence!"
Conan stared at him suspiciously: "..." Although Hashimoto Maya didn't kill the man, his motive for bringing Jiang Xia here is thought-provoking... In addition, if what Hashimoto Maya said was true, what business would he come to discuss? Arms smuggling? Drug trafficking?
Conan waited with his ears pricked up for a long time, but unfortunately, until the end, Maya Hashimoto didn't say what he was here to buy.
The first-year detective sighed, thinking that these mysterious people really had strong beliefs and would probably not speak them out easily.
The detective's obsessive-compulsive disorder forced him to put all that aside and solve the case at hand.
Conan suddenly asked the rock singer, "Where was Big Brother when the crime happened?"
Rock singer: "I was sleeping in my room on the first floor. Later, you and Mr. Hashimoto went to call the maid next door. I was awakened and followed them. Didn't I say that before?"
Conan suddenly gave a provocative smile: "Me and Mr. Hashimoto?"
Rock singer: "What, what happened?"
...Although he had no idea what was going on, he suddenly felt a little angry, and he became alert, and even had vague murderous intentions towards the child.
The next moment, Conan said innocently, "I didn't say a word when I went to wake up the maid, but how did you know I went?"
The rock singer was startled, and tried to make amends: "Actually, I thought it was very strange that someone was running around in the middle of the night, so I secretly opened the door and took a look outside, and I saw you."
Conan smiled widely. "But Mr. Hashimoto was the only one who went to look for the maid. I couldn't keep up with him, so I turned to the main door to check the lock. You were not in the room at that time, but near the mask room. You heard me clamoring to go with Mr. Hashimoto to look for the maid, but you didn't know that we separated later."
Rock singer: “!”
Hashimoto Maya felt relaxed all over and glanced at Conan: "..." This colleague looked hateful when he was talking about himself, but he immediately became pleasing to the eye when he was talking about others.
Next to him, the rock singer was obviously shocked. He leaned against the wall with his eyes wide open, and he no longer had the energy to continue explaining.
Jiang Xia: "None of us has left this house. You probably haven't disposed of the tools you used to commit the crime. It's hard to move 200 masks without leaving traces of yourself on the elastic bands or gloves. If we search the places you passed by, it won't be difficult to find enough evidence."
Rock singer: “…”
thump--
"Really you?!" The secretary saw the rock singer kneeling on the ground and immediately understood what this meant. She said angrily, "Teacher Su Fang worked hard to raise you for so many years and was so kind to you, but I didn't expect that she would raise an ungrateful person in the end!"
(End of this chapter)
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