Chapter 2381 2393 [List of Suspects]
The ringtones of the injured salesman and the dead gangster sounded one after another. At first glance, they were all ordinary default ringtones, but when they were put together, the difference between them suddenly became obvious.
Officer Sato frowned sharply: "Although the pitch is the same, the melody of one seems to be slightly slower than the other."
Jiang Xia nodded and pressed the switch of the recorder again.
The tape had been adjusted to the part where the salesman attacked the criminals but was exposed by the ringing sound. The male college student probably did a lot of information trafficking, so the equipment he chose was of good quality, and the ringing sound recorded was very clear.
"The ringtone in the tape is the same as this phone." Officer Sato pointed at one of the phones. She suddenly understood what Jiang Xia meant. "This is indeed the criminal's phone... So the person who called him was a spy among the bank employees?"
"That's right." Jiang Xia nodded. "The bank insider was originally waiting for his accomplice to succeed, but he didn't expect that someone would dare to attack the armed gangster. In order to prevent his accomplice from being tricked, he had to use this covert method to remind the other party."
"This is too much!" The branch manager looked at his subordinates in disbelief, "Who did this?"
Jiang Xia: "It was probably the lobby manager who went to the restroom. If I'm not mistaken, he hid in the restroom to delete the call record he made to the criminals."
Others: “?!”
Jiang Xia: "Although there is no way to erase the traces left at the telecommunications company, as long as I delete the records on my phone, I can prevent the police from making this connection and hastily close the case. There is a chance that I can hide my crime... But unfortunately, the subtle difference in the ringtones of the two phones still exposed him."
As he was speaking, the side door opened and closed, and the lobby manager walked in with a relaxed expression.
Although it was unlikely that the police would investigate his mobile phone, it was obvious that the fact that he had "successfully avoided surveillance and deleted the call records" made him feel relieved.
The lobby manager who returned to the lobby again seemed to have gotten over his previous gloomy state. Like a hero who had reconciled himself, he took the initiative to greet the police: "Let's go and take a statement?"
The pretty female police officer glanced at him, nodded, and walked over.
Then there was a click, and something cold touched his hands.
The lobby manager looked down blankly at the handcuffs on his wrists: "......?"
The female police officer who was pleasant not long ago: "You are under arrest."
“?!!” The lobby manager struggled after realizing it belatedly, “Wait, didn’t you just say that I was acting in self-defense and deserved praise!”
"Just now was just now, and now is now." Officer Sato suppressed him with one hand, then turned to Jiang Xia, "Go on."
Jiang Xia nodded. Now that the main characters were present, it would be easier to deduce. He looked at the lobby manager and pushed the case-solving process forward step by step:
“I just went to take a look at the side door. Your door can be opened directly from the inside, but if you want to enter from the outside, you must swipe your card.
"So after deciding to rob, the gunman waited near the side door, and you, the insider, were responsible for helping him observe the timing of breaking into the door.
"Until you saw the salesman leave, the opportunity you were waiting for finally came, and you quietly dialed the gunman. The gunman got out of the car immediately after receiving the signal and quietly waited outside the side door.
“As soon as the salesman opened the door, the gunman knocked him over and barged in.
"Then your accomplice held you at gunpoint and asked you to put the money found on the scene into a bag. At the same time, he drove all other staff out of the counter to prevent them from getting in the way."
"According to your plan, you only need to give him the cash, and he will run away with the money, and you can find a place to happily divide the loot. But at this moment, an accident occurred - when you were busy packing the money, the salesperson who was knocked to the ground when the criminals entered the door suddenly woke up."
Jiang Xia sighed, as if he admired this behavior very much: "The salesman was braver than expected. After seeing the situation at the scene clearly, he did not continue to close his eyes and pretend to be unconscious. Instead, he took advantage of his advantageous position, grabbed a stool nearby, and tried to secretly knock down the robber from behind.
“Unfortunately, although his actions completely escaped the criminals’ sight, you saw them.
"You want to alert your slow-witted accomplice immediately, but you can't shout "someone is attacking" in front of a group of colleagues. So you suddenly have an idea, quietly reach into your pocket in a blind spot, and quickly press the replay button.
"Then, as you expected, your accomplice discovered the attacker. But there was one thing you could not have expected - your accomplice's psychological quality was too poor. After he suddenly discovered someone was attacking him, he not only shot and injured the person, but also turned the gun and pointed it at the crowd.
"There are far more people in the bank than expected, and the pistol used by your accomplice is a modified model gun with average power. If he continues like this, he is likely to provoke resistance from others and be caught on the spot. So you made a prompt decision and rushed over to stop him yourself.
"During this process, your accomplice's pistol 'accidentally discharged', sending him to his death."
"..." The lobby manager was stunned for several seconds, and finally came to his senses. With a forehead covered in sweat, he angrily said, "Nonsense! This is just a story you made up. If you don't believe me, look at my phone. There is no call record on it!"
Inspector Megure has seen many criminals being exposed by Jiang Xia. When he glanced at the lobby manager's expression, he immediately understood everything.
Thinking of how he had just protected this "hero", the honest police officer's forehead jumped: "It's true that there is nothing now, but do you dare to press the replay button in front of me?"
Lobby manager: “…”
He was silent for a moment, and suddenly an idea flashed in his mind: "Actually, I just fell into someone else's trap! - This morning a mysterious man gave me this phone and told me to call him for help if I was in danger. But when I was robbed, I panicked and didn't think of this until I was on the way.
"The moment I remembered it, I felt like I had grabbed a life-saving straw and dialed the number immediately. But I didn't expect the criminal's phone to ring. Later, the more I thought about it, the more scared I became. I had to quietly go into the bathroom and delete it... I am innocent. This must be a conspiracy directed by that mysterious person!"
Vermouth: “…” Uzo’s directing skills wouldn’t be so crude. Is this a story made up by this guy, or is there another unlucky guy in the middle?
When Shuichi Akai heard this, his eyes gradually became sharp.
(End of this chapter)
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