Chapter 3100 3112 [Case Closed] Request for monthly ticket ()
As the crowd watched, the rhinoceros beetle dragged the key and climbed up to the base of the building model.
It climbed towards the memorial tower in the center, and because it turned a corner when landing, the key behind it fell into the water with a click.
The toilet paper stick softened in the water, and as the rhinoceros beetle moved forward again, the paper stick broke with a snap, and the key was left in the water - exactly the same scene as what everyone saw when they first entered the house.
The rhinoceros beetle didn't care about the dropped key. Without the big iron lump dragging it down, its steps became much lighter.
Soon, the worker bug climbed all the way up to the top of the underwater monument.
After staying at the top for a moment, it suddenly spread its wings and took off, rushing out of the house through the opening of the air vent.
Mao Lilan's excellent dynamic vision allowed her to successfully capture the direction of the rhinoceros beetle: "It flew towards the street lamp where the dog was tied!"
The light in the room suddenly brightened.
Jiang Xia returned to them and turned on the light.
Inspector Megure came back to his senses from the shocking scene just now. He subconsciously wanted to clap his hands, as if he had just watched a miraculous acrobatic performance.
But thinking that he was investigating a serious murder case, he had to clear his throat and suppress his weird behavior: "Brother Jiang Xia, how did you do this?"
Jiang Xia glanced at Calvados, then looked at Inspector Megure: "Do you remember what happened in the haunted house last night?"
"Last night's haunted house?" Inspector Megure was stunned for a moment, linking the two cases together, and then suddenly thought of something, "You mean, those moths that formed into ghost shadows?!"
Officer Gao Mu also suddenly realized: "The top of this underwater monument is painted with the pheromone of the queen insect?"
Jiang Xia nodded: "The sweater on the floor of the entrance hall was not thrown away by the deceased after entering the house, but was deliberately placed there by the murderer.
"This house has carpets in the corridor and tatami in the room, but the entrance is tiled. The tiles are too slippery for a rhinoceros beetle dragging its keys, so the murderer used the sweater to create a path for it to climb onto the corridor."
"I see." Maori Kogoro muttered after realizing it belatedly, "No wonder the sweater was spread out so neatly. When I first walked in, I thought there was half a person lying on the floor..."
Unlike this confused detective, the key points grasped by others seemed to be more useful. Officer Megure remembered something and asked Jiang Xia in surprise: "Where did you catch the rhinoceros beetle?"
Conan raised his hand and pointed at the medical student who was sweating profusely beside him: "I caught it from Brother Kido's room! - He keeps a lot of beetles in his room, it's a paradise for insect lovers!"
Keihiko Shiroto looked grim: "I don't know about these things - the murderer must have known that I raised a rhinoceros beetle, so he deliberately used this method to frame me. It's so insidious!"
Jiang Xia did not refute his words, but only asked: "Have you been to the deceased's room this afternoon?"
"Of course not." Shiroto Keihiko blurted out, and then he realized something was wrong and looked alert, "Why are you asking this?"
Jiang Xia's eyes moved down to his trouser pocket: "When you were lying on the sofa just now, I seemed to see a stain of a unique color on the handkerchief in your pocket - that should be the landlady's special juice."
Keihiko Shiroto: “!”
Jiang Xia looked at the landlady again: "When was the last time you made this kind of juice?"
"This..." The old lady thought for a moment, "It should have been a week ago. This juice is very healthy, but it inevitably has a bit of a carrot taste. Qingyan doesn't like it very much. I only make it once in a while for his health."
Jiang Xia nodded, looking quite satisfied with the answer. He turned to Shiroto Keihiko again and said, "The deceased didn't seem to have the habit of washing the cup after drinking juice - the juice cup on the sink was washed by you, right?
"Also, when you brought the juice to the sink, you accidentally spilled some of it in a panic. In order to prevent the juice from remaining on the floor, you wiped it off with your handkerchief."
"..." Maori Kogoro couldn't help but look at Shiroto Keihiko with a weird look, "When you kill someone, you still remember to wash the cup for the deceased. You are quite a clean guy. Do you have mysophobia?"
Jiang Xia shook his head for the ashen-faced Keihiko Shiroto: "It's just because Mr. Shiroto doesn't want any residual juice to be left in this room when he carries out his murder plan.
“After all, judging from the recipe, the juice made by the landlady may be more attractive to rhinoceros beetles than the taste of the queen beetle.
“From the sweater on the floor, to the crayon drawings deliberately painted on the threshold, to the entire modus operandi… it’s clear that Mr. Kido is a very careful person.
“He is familiar with the habits of beetles, so he will naturally try his best to avoid certain possible accidents - for example, the beetles are attracted by the smell of juice on the way to the monument in the water and go off the path.
"After eliminating the interference of the juice, the rhinoceros beetle successfully climbed onto the underwater monument just as Mr. Shiroto had planned. Then it was attracted by the 'street lamp' outside and flew out through the air vent that was specially left open."
Through a series of reasoning, the bloody truth of what happened in the room in the afternoon was successfully restored.
Inspector Megure walked up to Keihiko Kido and said with a stern look: "Please let us check the handkerchief in your pocket."
Keihiko Shiroto was silent for a long time, and finally leaned against the door frame like a deflated ball.
He took out his handkerchief and threw it into the policeman's hand, then smiled helplessly, "It's my fault too. When I heard the beetle successfully take off from the house, I thought I had completed all the steps. I was so busy celebrating my victory that I forgot to get rid of this handkerchief stained with juice."
Inspector Megure took advantage of the fact that he was still recovering from the blow of failure and asked with experience: "Why did you kill him?"
Shiroto Keihiko's heart was touched, and his eyes became fierce: "About a year ago, that guy dragged me into it and asked me to help him steal some drugs from the laboratory so that he could sell them to make money."
"I was in dire need of money at that time, and I couldn't resist the temptation and listened to him. We have been working together ever since. I thought this risky but affluent life would continue forever, but who knew..."
He gritted his teeth and said, "But who knew that not long ago, the guy suddenly said that this business was too dangerous and he didn't want to do it anymore."
"His family is rich and he has a way out. He can get away at any time, but what about me? What should I do?
"I've gotten used to this kind of life. If I stop doing this, I'll lose my important source of income. But if I continue doing this, who knows if that guy will let it slip one day and betray me?"
(End of this chapter)
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