Chapter 651: Lend Me Your Subordinates
However, things did not develop quite the same way as Conan had imagined.
Toru Amuro actually did not let the police follow up on the suspicion that Jiang Xia was the murderer.
He testified: "The deceased died in the early morning. When Jiang Xia came to my room, it was just before 10 o'clock in the evening, and he never left since then."
"Haha!" Upon hearing this, Shancun Cao's eyes suddenly became fierce, and the finger that was pointing at Jiang Xia suddenly changed direction.
He pointed at Amuro Toru with full force and said, "You've been tricked! - How do you know the exact time of death? Humph, it must be because you went to room 207 before and after the death of the deceased... Hmm? Wait, are you the murderer?!"
Jiang Xia: “…”
He glanced at Amuro Toru: Isn't this murderous? The veins on the boss's forehead can be vaguely seen...
Amuro Toru clenched his fist, and his knuckles cracked.
Then he smiled politely: "Why do you know... Of course I saw it. I am a detective after all."
Jiang Xia was very polite and helped out: "Mr. Amuro is the boss of the detective agency I work for."
"Detective..." Yamamura Cao was not able to find the real murderer in a second. He lowered his hand pointing at the "murderer" in disappointment and reluctantly accepted this statement. "No wonder you two went out together. Oh, by the way, the agency that Jiang Xia works for seems to be called 'Amuro Detective Agency'. I've seen it in the report."
However, Yamamura Cao did not simply give up his "reasoning".
He quickly thought of something, stood up again, and looked at Amuro Toru:
"But even so, your words cannot be used as evidence - if Jiang Xia's reputation is damaged because of 'killing someone', you as the boss will definitely suffer a greater loss.
"Jiang Xia must have killed someone and ran to tell you in a panic, and then you and he dealt with the body! Or, Jiang Xia just told you that he wanted to surrender, and you prevented and took the lead in faking the 'suicide by hanging'? - I'm sorry to tell you that there's nothing wrong with self-defense, but treating the body like this and trying to deceive the smart police is a crime! Admit it as soon as possible! In consideration of your contributions to the police, I can fight for a reputation of 'surrendering' for you."
“…”
Jiang Xia secretly glanced at Amuro Toru again.
Then he looked away in disappointment.
It clearly looked like he wanted to pin Shancuncao down and beat him up, but there was no murderous intent from the boss... It was really a frustrating thing that the boss had such a good temper.
…
At the same time.
Wearing a baseball cap and blending in the crowd in a low-key manner, Yuya Kazami glanced at Amuro Toru's smiling expression from behind his lenses and shuddered silently.
“……”What the hell is this Gunma Prefecture police captain talking about!
Before finding clear evidence, a detective who arrogantly points fingers at people and "reasons" may be sued. What's more, a police officer who is a public servant...
And just now, when Shancuncao was facing the "ghost" and Jiang Xia, he was dizzy and crawling, not like a police officer on duty at all... If this continues, he and his colleagues will be implicated and assigned some unbearable tasks or training. After all, their performance on this trip was actually very average...
Feng Jianyu also remembered that he got lost in the woods before. Thinking about the camera that Jiang Xia had accidentally found last night, he felt a sense of despair.
…
Shancun Cao was completely unaware of the worries of his colleagues.
The more he talked, the more he felt that this reasoning made sense - and Amuro Toru and Jiang Xia's words were indeed full of loopholes: "- And if the room is really not suitable, why don't you go find a hotel to change it?"
"Okay. I didn't want to say it before, but since it's related to the case..." Toru Amuro didn't know what he was thinking about, and suddenly regained his composure.
He crossed his arms and glanced at the crowd, pausing inconspicuously in the direction of Kazami Yuya, then looked at Yamamura Cao and explained, "It was because someone secretly filmed it - last night, Jiang Xia found a hidden camera in the room."
"It was very stormy last night, and there was no signal. And if this is a black shop, it would be dangerous if we told this rashly. We can only pretend that nothing happened and stay here for one night." Amuro Toru took out the mentality of dealing with strange guests, "That's it."
Shancuncao: “…” It barely makes sense.
He touched his chin, a little disappointed: his reasoning didn't hit the mark?
——The wise and talented policeman uncovered the conspiracy of the high school detective and sent the misguided teenager to reform. Decades later, the policeman retired with gray hair, glorious scars and legends, while the detective who was forced back on track by him returned to society, and after going through hardships, he realized the policeman's painstaking efforts and took over the baton of justice again...
Is it possible that such a tragic and reincarnation-filled life would be forced to end after just a few minutes?
"..."Okay, think about it carefully, even if Jiang Xia really killed the person. It was self-defense and he was a minor, so he would never be in prison until he retired. Unless Jiang Xia went to the juvenile detention center and killed a lot of people there; or after being imprisoned, a large number of cases hidden behind the scenes were implicated, like a terrible iceberg under the sea...
Shancuncao sighed secretly.
At this time, the criminal police who was working hard suddenly discovered something: "Officer Shancun, the deceased did not have a mobile phone on him. It may have been taken away."
"Oh." Yamamura Cao was awakened from the drama in his mind by the shouting of other detectives. He was a little dazed for a moment and temporarily forgot the idea of solving the case just now.
Just as I was racking my brains, a voice interrupted me.
——Jiang Xia naturally used his subordinates:
"Let's check the staff at the inn first. If the deceased really wanted to claim the box, then he should have an accomplice who knows this inn, knows that the innkeeper has poor eyesight and can't recognize people, and even knows that the innkeeper plans to ask me to study the box.
"——A person who possesses all these characteristics is likely to be a staff member of the hotel."
"Indeed..." Shancun Cao nodded reluctantly and was about to say, "Okay, since what you said makes sense, I'll give you a chance to prove your innocence."
However, before he opened his mouth, several criminal police subordinates said "OK" to Jiang Xia at the same time, and ran out without looking back, preparing to check the employees in the hotel.
Yamamura Cao looked at the backs of the detectives: "..."
...Whose subordinates are you guys?
…
The innkeeper also followed him out, intending to help gather the employees.
But he had only been out for half a minute.
He trotted back, holding his phone high in his hand, and said in surprise: "Mr. Jiang Xia, look at this email! It looks like it's from this room!"
(End of this chapter)
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