Chapter 3224 3236 [Cadres who are afraid of water]
The two police officers had no time to think about refreshments. They looked through the railing at the reporters rushing over from downstairs after hearing the noise. They asked anxiously, "I won't bother with that. Can you tell me more about the loud noise you heard yesterday?"
"Oh, okay." The enthusiastic female neighbor was a little disappointed, but still cooperated and recalled, "The noise was like something fell to the ground, thud - I was startled at the time and wanted to go upstairs to remind him to be quiet, but because there was only one noise, I didn't come up, thinking he might have just accidentally dropped something."
Jiang Xia nodded: "Do you remember the exact time when you heard that thump?"
The neighbor thought about it carefully and said, "It should be 7 o'clock in the evening. I just got home from get off work."
The two police officers nodded secretly: the estimated time of death of the deceased was indeed between 6:00 and 7:00 last night - it seems that the noise heard by the female neighbor was the sound of him kicking over the stool and hanging himself.
Although I already had some guesses in my mind, such important evidence certainly cannot be underestimated.
Soon, the police began to question other residents in the building - if they could confirm that Kumada committed suicide by hanging, then both murders would be easily resolved.
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"What was the noise in Mr. Kumada's house at 7 o'clock last night?" Another male neighbor was knocked out of his house by the police. He yawned sleepily after listening to their questions, "I don't know. It was already past 7:15 when I got home, but..."
He showed a puzzled look: "Are you sure that the resident of that house hanged himself at 7 o'clock last night? When I got home, I heard the noise of his washing machine. It made me upset."
"!" The two policemen's hearts skipped a beat, and they suddenly realized that the happy and easy ending of "suicide" seemed to be moving away from them at the speed of light.
Jiang Xia heard his neighbor's words and returned to the crime scene. He went to the washing machine and signaled the young police officer from the forensic department to open it.
When I looked inside, it was empty and there was no washed clothes.
"How could this happen?" Inspector Inoki blurted out, but then realized that this disappointed tone seemed inappropriate at the moment.
He quickly cleared his throat and said seriously: "It seems that this case may not be a suicide, at least not a simple suicide."
It was strange that someone who was suicidal would use a washing machine to wash clothes - but to make matters worse, the washing machine was still running after the stool he was standing on fell down at 7pm, but when they came to check today, there were no clothes in it...
What does this mean? It means that during this time, someone came to the scene and took away those clothes!
"Why is it getting more and more complicated..."
The two Chiba police officers frowned as they looked at the bizarre suicide scene. They suddenly felt the bitterness of their colleagues in Tokyo. They were upset after encountering this kind of awful case that made them feel helpless. However, judging from the newspapers, their colleagues in Tokyo seemed to be experiencing it every day.
"But if you think about it carefully, the abilities of our colleagues are not much different from ours." The two police officers looked at each other. Although they did not speak, the same thought flashed through their minds quietly, "The reason why they can solve so many cases efficiently is actually because..."
Thinking of this, the two policemen looked at Jiang Xia at the same time.
"Mr. Jiang Xia." The horse-faced police officer said, "What do you think?"
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The Jiangxia brand crime-solving machine is very rigorous, especially in such high-profile cases. Only by investing enough materials can it produce a wonderful conclusion that can make many police officers go off work.
Soon, everyone returned to the town. The police continued to look for witnesses who had seen the "red hat" here. Jiang Xia took Conan and strolled to the shop that rented fishing boats.
"Hmm? It's you guys." The owner of the fishing shop was already over 70 years old and his eyesight was blurry, but after so many years of doing business, he was quite good at recognizing people. He quickly remembered the identities of the two people in front of him. "Little detectives, how's it going? Have you solved the case?"
"Not yet, but it should be soon." Jiang Xia looked at the row of boats in the water and asked him, "I heard that yesterday, the fishing boat that Mr. Ju was riding was fished out of the sea and sent to you - which one was it?"
"This one on the far right." The old store manager puffed on his pipe and looked at his boat with some distress. "It got soaked in water and has some damage, but fortunately, it can be used after some repairs."
Jiang Xia nodded and walked to the side of the boat.
The police parked their car nearby and trotted over, and others also came to join in the fun.
Curacao looked at the sparkling sea and did not get close. He just stood in a position where he would not fall into the sea if suddenly hit by someone, and watched from afar.
Suzuki Sonoko and Mao Li Ran walked to the dock and found that there was one person missing. They looked back and saw Curacao standing on the shore, looking at the scenery as if nothing had happened.
"Ms. Shirai seems to be afraid of water." Mao Lilan looked at her worriedly, "Could it be that she accidentally fell into the sea before and left some trauma?"
Suzuki Sonoko touched her chin and said, "Come to think of it, when I suggested renting a boat to go to the sea, her attitude seemed a bit strange - maybe she had really drowned in the sea before."
When two high school girls were whispering and speculating about things that didn't exist.
At the dock, Jiang Xia pointed to the side of the ship and asked the two police officers: "Did you take a photo of this location when you inspected the ship yesterday?"
"This..." The police officers were busy looking for the suspicious red hat yesterday. Since the boat was salvaged, they have been handed over to their subordinates to handle. They didn't pay much attention to whether the young police officers took pictures or not.
It was only then that Jiang Xia discovered that there were two spots of paint missing on the side of the fishing boat, as if they had been scraped off by something of the same shape.
It is normal for a small boat like this that has been exposed to the wind and sun to have some damage... That's what they originally thought, but now, seeing Jiang Xia pointing out this place alone, the two police officers looked at the two ordinary scratches and felt that everything became weird.
They observed it carefully for a moment and asked the old store manager seriously: "Has this trace existed before?"
"Hmm? What traces? Let me see." The old store manager took out a pair of reading glasses from somewhere, put them on his nose, and took a closer look at the boat.
Seeing the two spots of paint peeling on the edge of the boat, he sighed and said distressedly, "There were no such marks before. It's obvious that they were newly scratched - they must have been rubbed when you were salvaging the boat yesterday."
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