Chapter 881 Here It Comes
Conan, who was forced to listen, said: "?!"
Conan just stared at the corpse in the room and felt that something was wrong no matter how he looked at it, but he couldn't figure out what was wrong.
And now, the casual spoiler from the fake detective next to him was like a flash of lightning, suddenly illuminating the vague thoughts in his mind.
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Conan quietly took the remote control that Inspector Megure had placed on the table and moved the surveillance camera forward a little.
After I had a target in mind, I took a closer look and immediately discovered the problem.
Conan turned and looked at Chihiro Kojima.
Jiang Xia's sudden words seemed like a blow to Chihiro Kojima.
She froze in place for a moment, her face filled with a blank expression of being "exposed".
Conan looked at Jiang Xia again. He felt that when facing old customers, Jiang Xia seemed to speak more tactfully than in previous cases.
Since Jiang Xia is too embarrassed to explain clearly...
Conan, who hadn't solved a case for a long time, cleared his throat and felt that he might be able to provide a little help to the confused Chihiro Kojima.
Conan changed into a child's voice, pointed at the surveillance picture on TV, and suddenly asked: "Auntie who puts on the mask, is she particularly fond of beauty?"
"Yeah." Chihiro Kojima subconsciously chose a better answer between Jiang Xia and Conan's words, "My mom is more fashionable than a young girl who has just reached adulthood. She has tried dyeing and perming her hair, contact lenses, thick-soled boots, and even tanning makeup. She has tried everything."
"So that's how it is." Conan pointed at the "President Kojima" who went out to greet the security guard in the surveillance video, and said innocently, "No wonder this auntie is applying a facial mask and wearing lipstick on her mouth. It turns out that she wants to be beautiful. Speaking of which, the color of her lipstick is so cool. Oh, by the way, it's the same as the one on Chihiro's lip!"
Chihiro Kojima: “!!”
She covered her mouth guiltily, and her heartbeat suddenly accelerated when she realized her mistake.
"If it was President Kojima who met the security guard, then you are the only one who had time to commit the crime." Jiang Xia advised tactfully, "And if it was you, then the scope of suspects is even wider."
Chihiro Kojima: "..." Indeed...
She hesitated for a moment, gritted her teeth, and said with a desperate look:
"Yes, I was the one who met the security guard. But I didn't kill anyone! She was already dead when I arrived.
"I wanted to call the police, but my mother and I always quarreled, and I had read a lot of materials related to the case, so I knew..." At this point, Chihiro Kojima couldn't help but secretly glanced at Jiang Xia, "The police would definitely suspect the first person to report the case, so I wanted to leave first and let others find out about the situation and then call the police. Unexpectedly, the alarm in the house was suddenly triggered, and I was startled and didn't dare to leave. So in a hurry, I put on a bath towel and bathrobe, covered my face with a facial mask, and planned to get away with it. After the security guard left, I hurriedly arranged the scene and left here quickly... But in short, I didn't kill anyone!"
Chihiro Kojima, who is very conscious of her reputation, omitted some details.
——For example, before and after the incident, when she was anxiously observing the situation outside, she noticed Jiang Xia who happened to show up, so she changed her clothes and chased after him.
Originally, she wanted Jiang Xia to solve the case, find the real murderer, and clear herself.
But after chasing out of the door, Chihiro Kojima gradually sobered up in the night wind. She suddenly thought that what she had just done was too much like the murderer destroying evidence. Even if Jiang Xia found the real murderer, he might think she was stupid... Thinking of this, Chihiro Kojima looked at Jiang Xia again and was suddenly speechless.
Just when she was struggling, the police found her and Jiang Xia under the guidance of an enthusiastic young patrolman.
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"..." After hearing her explanation, everyone in the room fell silent. Some believed it, some were half-believing and half-doubting. Some believed that she was just making excuses because it was too hard to explain.
Under Chihiro Kojima's nervous gaze, Jiang Xia pondered for a moment, "Although it sounds a little... unbelievable. But when people are nervous, they do tend to do things that are difficult for others to understand. Mature detectives and police officers should not let go of any assumptions. And if what Miss Kojima said is true, then Mr. Izumi Goo has no alibi. Speaking of which..."
Jiang Xia glanced from afar at the black cat which had woken up and quickly shrank into the corner, hiding at Quan Wuxiong's feet.
Then he quickly looked at Quan Wuxiong: "Just now, when Ms. Qianxun was suspected, why did you suddenly laugh happily?"
Quan Wuxiong was originally standing in the corner, happily eating melons with a low sense of presence.
Being asked suddenly, his face instantly turned red, and he said in panic: "I, I'm just a little happy - although it's selfish to say this, but if Miss Kojima is the murderer, my suspicion will naturally be cleared."
Jiang Xia: "But just now, you were not on the suspect list. And there is something you may not have noticed..."
He was halfway through reading his answer when his cell phone rang.
Jiang Xia was startled and looked down at the caller ID.
Then I found out that the call was from Yoko Kinoshita.
After a pause, Inspector Megure also received a call.
The two people answered the call one after the other, and heard the same thing from the phone.
——In the apartment building next door, Kaoru Kusano’s throat was slit.
There were a lot of people in the apartment. So after a short period of panic, the group of people clearly divided the work, some called the police, some called detectives, and some called an ambulance.
When the operator at the police station heard the location reported by the caller, he remembered that there was a case in the area that Inspector Megure was currently handling, so he immediately synchronized the situation so that they could dispatch a part of the police force to rush to the apartment, and then take control of the scene in time and protect the evidence.
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Whether it is the detective on the scene or Inspector Megure, they are all experienced workers when facing sudden cases.
Besides, this new case cannot be considered a "murder case" in the strict sense - the victim has been sent to the hospital for emergency treatment, and he may be saved soon. And it is said that there is an enthusiastic detective assistant at the scene who is experienced in dealing with trauma. That person immediately helped Kaoru Kusano with simple rescue.
So Jiang Xia and Inspector Megure were both in a relatively calm state of mind, and their communication with the caller was very smooth.
After a moment.
Jiang Xia hung up the phone under the slightly curious gaze of a group of people.
Then he quickly finished what he had just been interrupted and prepared to deal with the next case and visit Vodka by the way.
Jiang Xia looked at Quan Wuxiong and continued, "And just now, when I was looking for the cat, I found a slightly shiny sequin in the folds of your trouser legs. At first, I didn't pay much attention to it, thinking it was the corner of a plastic bag or something like that. But just now, Miss Kojima said that the deceased President Kojima usually wore contact lenses, and there was only one contact lens on the body..."
When Quan Wuxiong heard these words, his face suddenly changed.
(End of this chapter)
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