Chapter 463 Are you a prophet? Please vote for me (づど)
Jiang Xia keenly sensed that hint of murderous intent.
He didn't look directly over there, but continued to observe with his peripheral vision.
The old man with murderous look on his face greeted his other companions.
Afterwards, the three companions continued chatting as they walked out of the station to have dinner at a restaurant.
The murderous old man went to the vending machine alone. He looked up at the colorful drinks in the machine, seemingly selecting, but in fact he was nervously listening to Jiang Xia's words with his ears perked up.
Jiang Xia didn't expect that just by going out, he could actually pick up a consolation prize for missing the movie.
He thought for a moment, then continued on the phone, trying to go deeper into the topic that had just sparked the murderous intent:
"I remember that the 'Chou Silang Incident' happened eighteen years ago. At that time, the gangster stole 550 million from the bank and killed a guard. Due to his careful planning, the police could not find any effective clues. But a detective named Sato Masayoshi somehow locked on to the suspect.
"However, when he went to pursue the criminal alone, he was hit by a moving truck. After rescue efforts failed, he unfortunately died... When he fell to the ground, he kept shouting the name 'Chou Si Lang' to the escaped criminal. However, the police conducted a large-scale investigation based on this clue, but still found nothing..."
In front of the vending machine next to it.
Shuji Kano eavesdropped on Jiang Xia's words and unconsciously clenched the drink he had just bought in his hand.
——Sato Masayoshi was his high school classmate. They, together with several other classmates, formed a baseball team in high school. They had a very good relationship and even now, decades later, they would have regular dinners together.
So eighteen years ago, after the robbery, even though Shuji Kano was hiding himself tightly, Sato Masayoshi, a policeman, still recognized him from the short surveillance video and came to ask him to surrender.
When Sato Masayoshi was knocked down, he shouted "Chou Si Lang", which actually meant for Kano Shuji to "turn himself in". However, Sato Masayoshi was seriously injured at that time and his pronunciation was unclear. People around him mistakenly heard "go turn yourself in" as the name "Chou Si Lang", which led the police to go astray in the investigation.
Of course, Shuji Shikano did not turn himself in, but instead stayed quietly.
The statute of limitations for this case is fifteen years. He has studied abroad for three years, so in fact, the statute of limitations has not yet expired - as long as it is after 12 o'clock tonight, he will be completely free.
With a case on his shoulders, Shuji Shikano inevitably paid extra attention to the police and detectives. In addition, with only a few hours left before he was held accountable, when he got off the subway and suddenly heard the term "Chou Silang Incident", Shuji Shikano's spirit instantly tensed up.
When he looked in the direction of the voice, he found that the person who said the word was actually a very famous detective, and Shuji Kano's heart rate rose unconsciously.
He finally decided to stay where he was and observe the situation in Jiangxia - he had waited for more than ten years for the dawn, and he absolutely could not fall before victory came!
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On the other side of the phone, Sato Miwako was surprised when she heard Jiang Xia's words that he actually remembered the name of the deceased detective "Sato Masayoshi".
Come to think of it, she only said the two words "18 years ago" and "father died in the line of duty" just now, and Jiang Xia immediately thought of the Chou Silang incident... Could it be that Conan mentioned the name of the incident?
Miwako Sato lowered her head and saw Conan being beaten by several children, and raised her hand to break up the fight.
Then she leaned over with one hand to hold the phone, and said to Jiang Xia with a little emotion: "I didn't expect you to know so much about the 'Chou Si Lang Case'. You are obviously younger than the case... I thought detectives would not like such frustrating cases that cannot bring the criminals to justice even if they are solved."
Jiang Xia observed the growing murderous aura in Shikano Shuji and secretly added fuel to the fire:
"Don't say that. Even if the statute of limitations has expired, as long as the truth has not yet come to light, it is still a 'difficult case' and deserves our attention.
"Speaking of which, in this case, I always felt that the phrase '愁思郎しゅうしろう' and '去自覆じしゅしろ' sounded very similar - especially if the person speaking was injured and could only say "去自覆" intermittently, the difference between the two sounds would be even smaller.
"Thinking along this line of thought, your father was an active criminal police officer at the time. After he got clues about the criminal, he did not report it. Instead, he went alone to persuade the man to surrender. The relationship between that man and your father must have been extraordinary, even so close that he was willing to make an exception and let him go."
Sato Miwako: "!"
Shikano Shuji who was eavesdropping: "!!!"
Jiang Xia's eyes moved slightly, and he saw that the murderous aura on Shikano Shuji was like a gas stove when it was lit, rising from a half-dead transparent flame to a dazzling flame.
Jiang Xia let out a breath and felt relieved.
On the other side of the phone, Sato Miwako was just the opposite.
She clutched her phone, frozen in place.
——Following Jiang Xia's words, she suddenly remembered that her father did not die on the spot after being hit by the truck. Instead, he was still conscious and able to speak until he saw his family members in the ambulance.
But at that time, old police officer Sato only said some words of comfort and encouragement, but did not mention who the murderer was.
...If he was simply being kindhearted and felt that the criminal was pitiful, so he wanted to give him time to surrender, then Sato Masayoshi would never give in to this extent.
The person who allowed my father to keep the secret until his death and left room for the criminals to surrender... Jiang Xia was right, that person must be someone who had an extremely close relationship with my father!
A single person's interpersonal relationships are limited, and those who are so close are even rarer. If we follow the investigation, we will definitely find decisive evidence - after all, as far as Sato Miwako knows, the stolen money has not yet entered the market. At that time, as long as we look for this huge amount of cash around the suspect, we will definitely catch him.
But soon, her eyes, which were filled with light, calmed down again, and she said softly: "...the statute of limitations for the case has long passed."
On the other side of the phone, Jiang Xia seemed to hear her frustration and half-jokingly consoled her: "Look at the bright side. If the person is more cautious and hides abroad for more than three years when he is most likely to be exposed, then the statute of limitations has not expired yet. I have seen several such cases before."
Officer Sato: "!"
Shikano Shuji, who went to Italy for further studies for three years: "?!!!"
Jiang Xia felt the source of the murderous aura become noticeably stiff.
After these words, the murderous aura still increased, but it did not have the same sudden increase as before.
(End of this chapter)
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