Chapter 3219 3231 [Stern Conan]
“I see.”
Although the child's testimony was not very credible, after looking at Jiang Xia, the famous detective nodded. The two policemen looked at each other and had to believe it: "If this is the case, then we do have to consider the possibility of murder."
Conan crossed his arms and looked at them with dissatisfaction: "..." Humph, such a successful and famous person suddenly died unexpectedly, the first thing to consider is whether it was murder...
Jiang Xia picked up the teacup and looked at the two policemen opposite him who suddenly looked miserable. He started a conversation that made the other policemen look even more miserable: "How is it, have you found the suspect wearing the red hat?"
Officer Inoki shook his head and sighed: "The place where the deceased's shipwrecked was some distance away from the shore. The townspeople said that they did not notice the situation at the time, and no one said that they had seen him..."
As they were talking, someone opened the door from outside and the old maid returned home with a bag of vegetables.
When Officer Inoki saw her, he remembered that this maid had gone with Jiang Xia and the others to identify the body when they retrieved it that afternoon. So he came over and asked, "Mrs. Yaeko, where were you just now?"
The maid sighed and said, "The gentlemen and ladies from the law firm heard that Lawyer Tachibana had passed away, and they planned to gather here to discuss the next steps. I have to prepare dinner for everyone."
"You are responsible for all three meals here?" Officer Inoki took out a notebook, "Then I have a few questions for you - what was in the lunch box that the deceased brought with him when he went fishing today?"
——According to the autopsy results, the lawyer took sleeping pills before his death.
If the sleeping pills were put in the lunch box he carried with him when he went out... then as long as we find someone who has come into contact with the lunch box or cooking ingredients, wouldn't we be able to catch the murderer directly?
Under the sharp gaze of Inoki, the old maid recalled: "Two sandwiches and a cup of hot coffee in a thermos."
Officer Inoki nodded. "Were the sandwiches purchased or made? Which type?"
"Of course I did. There's no convenience store nearby. I've always made the meals for Lawyer Tachibana myself." The old maid spoke unawares of the unfavorable situation.
"As for the style, the sandwich is filled with meat patties, pickled cabbage, lettuce salad, and onion slices. It's Mr. Orange's favorite recipe."
Officer Inoki carefully wrote down the information she said, flipped through the forensic report, and muttered: "It does match the stomach contents of the deceased... It seems that the last meal he ate before he died was this lunch box he took out this morning."
At this point, he looked sharply at the old maid in front of him: "When you made this meal, did you put anything in it?"
The old maid looked at him blankly. "Of course I put it in. How can you make a sandwich without fillings? I can't bring a few slices of bread for Mr. Tachibana as lunch."
Officer Inoki choked: "That's not what I meant. I meant..."
His colleague, who was more experienced, stopped him.
Then the detective with a horse face turned to the old maid and asked again: "Before making the bento, did anyone touch the ingredients? During the process of making it, did anyone other than you touch the food? After making it, did you hand the bento directly to the deceased, or did you leave it somewhere for a while?"
There were a lot of questions, but they were organized. The old maid thought for a while and answered them one by one: "The ingredients used this morning were bought yesterday. The bread slices and the sauerkraut sauce prepared in advance were all in the refrigerator. I don't know if anyone touched them.
“While I was cooking, I heard John making strange noises, so I went out to check and gave him some more dog food… During this time, I didn’t notice if anyone had been to the kitchen.
"After making the sandwiches and grinding the coffee, I usually hand them over to Lawyer Tachibana myself, but this morning my wife had something urgent to ask me, so I gave the things to Secretary Sakuraba and asked him to pass them on."
Officer Inoki was recording hurriedly while beads of sweat appeared on his forehead: "..." Oh no, the quick plan of "finding the person who cooked will lead to finding the murderer" did not come true, because from what the old maid said just now, it seems that everyone in this room could have been drugged?
——Let’s not talk about the suspicious lady who had something urgent to do, and the male secretary who had contact with the lunch box alone... The time when the old maid left the kitchen was enough for any criminal to sneak into the kitchen and add enough sleeping powder into the sandwich.
Next to him, the horse-faced police officer breathed a sigh of relief: That's right!
Since it has been confirmed that it was not suicide, how could the murderer be caught so easily? Although he himself was not a fan of Jiang Xia, his wife and daughter liked this detective very much, and he was forced to watch a lot of reports about him - in his impression, when a famous detective solves a case, he always finds several suspects first, and then unravels the mystery to catch the one who is really problematic.
——It’s correct, all the processes are correct.
An old policeman was secretly proud of himself for having guessed how things would turn out.
Beside him, Curacao couldn't help but look at him several more times: "..." This series of questions was too smooth, as if it was deliberately done to lead to the next scene... Who is this person?
I'll have to look him up later and add him to the list of people to watch.
…
An old policeman who is good at summarizing experience is unaware of the fearful gazes around him.
Although he guessed the situation correctly, the joy of being a successful prophet could not completely cover up the pain of overtime work. The horse-faced police officer sighed: "In this case, there will be many people who have the opportunity to give the deceased sleeping pills and then rush to the lake to kill him while he is asleep."
"Sleeping pills? Murder?" The old maid was stunned for a moment, and said anxiously, "No one in this family would drug Mr. Ju! Everyone is a very good person!"
"What do you mean by drugging?" The door clicked, and the male secretary finished his day's work and walked in. He looked around in confusion and asked the old maid, "What are you talking about?"
"You must be Mr. Sakuraba, right?" Officer Inoki guessed his identity based on his familiarity with the old maid. After getting a positive answer, he said straight to the point, "You should know that Lawyer Tachibana passed away."
Secretary Sakuraba nodded: "I heard some rumors this afternoon, and when I arrived at the parking lot just now, another police officer told me the details."
Upon hearing this, Officer Inoki squinted his eyes and leaned closer, "Since we already knew that Lawyer Tachibana was dead this afternoon, why did you come back so late? Where did you go?"
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