Conan's grammatical investigator

Chapter 1349 Truth or Dare

"and then?"

Kuroda Heibei put his hands in his pockets and asked in a deep voice: "Has the robber been caught?"

"No……"

The fat policeman named Sanzhi Mamoru shook his head and said, "By the time we got to the robber's hideout, the guy had already left. We came up empty-handed."

Akiyama Shinsuke continued with a pouty mouth: "After that, the three of us split up into three groups and kept looking for Team Leader Takeda until we received the notification that his body had been found."

At this moment, Sanzhishou's eyes suddenly realized something, and then his expression became nervous.

"Could it be that the team leader had contact with the robber before us, so..."

Before he could finish his words, Yamato Gansuke, who was squatting next to the head, denied them.

"No, only Father Takeda would never do such a thing."

"He is a man who doesn't mind shooting and killing people as long as he can arrest the criminal."

Yamato Gansuke's words silenced the three police officers from the Takeda Group.

Qin Zhibo looked at these three people and felt somewhat familiar with this configuration.

Isn't this a choice between three?
It’s just that for the first time, the chosen objects appeared among all the police officers.

But what kind of grudge did this murderer have that he not only killed the person but also destroyed the body.

The skill that made me unable to touch this corpse...

At this time, Yamato Gansuke continued: "Instead of worrying about the situation of the robber, it is better to see why this head floated down the river."

"The body has clearly been burning for more than half a day, so the head should have drifted downstream a long time ago..."

As soon as he finished speaking, a healthy-looking blond man walked back along the downstream river bank.

"I think it's because the head was hung from the railing of the bridge by the murderer."

The person who came was Toru Amuro.

He just disappeared for a while just to look for evidence.

As he spoke, he held up a torn white plastic bag in front of him with his gloved right hand and showed it to everyone.

"This is what I found in the river downstream just now. There is also a fake plasma bag used by the murderer in it."

"The murderer must have put the human head and the fake blood plasma bag into this plastic bag, and then tied it to the railing on the bridge with a flimsy rope."

"After a while, the rope broke, and the human head and the fake plasma bag inside fell into the river. The fake plasma dyed the river red, thus attracting the attention of the people on the bridge."

While explaining the murderer's methods, Toru Amuro very sensibly handed the plastic bag to the forensic police.

Such professional behavior shocked the police officers from Nagano Prefecture present.

Zhu Fu Gaoming came over and asked, "Excuse me, who are you..."

"Sorry, I forgot to introduce myself."

Toru Amuro suppressed the rather sinister expression he had when he was reasoning just now and showed a silly smile, "My name is Toru Amuro, and I am the last disciple of the famous detective Qin Zhibo!"

"Right, teacher?"

Toru Amuro looked at Qin Zhibo, and Qin Zhibo nodded in agreement.

"Yes, this is my apprentice."

"Oh I got it……"

Zhu Fu Gaoming nodded thoughtfully and replied in his magnetic voice: "No wonder he can make such accurate inferences. It seems that even the disciple of a famous detective is not an ordinary person."

"No, you're flattering me..."

The corners of Amuro Toru's and Morobushi Takaaki's mouths raised at the same time and they smiled at each other.

The tacit understanding between the two made Uehara Yui, who was not far away, look a little stunned.

Although Zhufu Gaoming's attitude towards everyone was always modest and unhurried, this was the first time she saw Zhufu Gaoming praising someone he had just met.

Because Zhu Fu Gaoming still has some pride in his bones.

What she didn't know was that at this moment, Zhufu Takaaki and Amuro Toru were looking at each other's faces and had some thoughts in their minds.

As for Zhu Fu Gaoming, he was still a little far away on the bridge just now, so he didn't pay much attention.

But now that they were face to face, he remembered.

When I was still studying at Touto University, one day I met my younger brother who was in junior high school in Tokyo.

The meeting was held in a coffee shop that day, and the younger brother who had made the appointment also brought a close friend named "Furiya Rei".

My younger brother said that Furuya Rei’s ambition was the same as his, which was to become a policeman.

Furuya Rei...

Toru Amuro...

Policemen.

It turned out to be the case.

Based on these scattered clues alone, Zhufu Gaoming roughly guessed the true identity of Amuro Toru.

Precisely because he knew the special nature of that identity, Zhu Fu Gaoming suppressed his desire to have an in-depth communication with him.

At this time, Toru Amuro was also very clear about the identity of Morobushi Takaaki.

After Zhufu Jingguang "died in the line of duty" three years ago, he wanted to contact Zhufu Jingguang's family.

According to the Metropolitan Police Department, the only immediate family member of Morobushi Kagemitsu still alive is his brother, who is also a policeman.

This also reminded Toru Amuro of the elegant college student he met in a cafe many years ago.

Considering that the elder brother is a policeman, once he knew of his brother's death, he might impulsively want revenge, thus exposing the mission of the undercover organization.

Therefore, Toru Amuro has not informed Morobushi Kagemitsu's family of his death for all these years.

But it’s a good thing he didn’t notify me.

Otherwise, he didn't know how to tell Zhufu Gaoming that Zhufu Jingguang was still alive and helping the bad guys.

At this moment, Qin Zhibo, who was standing next to Yamato Gansuke and looking at the head, pointed at the skin on the forehead and said.

"Look at the skin in this area. Is there some unnatural blood stain?"

"what?"

Hearing this, Yamato Gansuke finally put on his gloves.

He raised his head and looked in the direction where Qin Zhibo's finger was pointing, and the pupil of his one eye suddenly shrank.

"Hey you! Come over here and let me identify it!"

A forensic police officer ran over.

Qin Zhibo pointed directly at the skin area and said, "Spray it with luminol reagent, and it should be restored."

"what?"

The forensic police in Nagano Prefecture didn't know Qin Zhibo yet, so they didn't listen much to his instructions.

But Kurodabei came over and said sternly, "Do as he says."

Upon hearing this, the forensic police quickly sprayed the luminol reagent in their hands.

I saw an "X" symbol slowly appearing on the forehead of the deceased.

This is……

Qin Zhibo stared at the symbol and felt that it was not just the letter X, because the angle between the two lines was larger than that of the letter X, and the two lines were almost vertical.

Besides that, the thickness of the lines is uneven.

Qin Zhibo stared at the white light above and chose to continue investigating.

【Survey√】

[The mark left by a bird’s claws]

"Some of them look like footprints of some kind of bird or animal..."

“Is it a woodpecker?”

As soon as Qin Zhibo finished speaking, Kuroda Beiwei, who was standing behind him, explained in a hoarse voice.

"The woodpecker has to hold on to the branches tightly because of its habit, so its claws are in the shape of an 'X'..."

As soon as Kuroda Bei finished speaking, the three Takeda people in the back were shocked.

The three of them looked at each other meaningfully.

This scene also caught Qin Zhibo's attention. The woodpecker must have some special meaning to these three people.

Qin Zhibo was just about to walk over to test these three people when Uehara Yui suddenly spoke.

"Woodpeckers will..."

"When I married into the Torada family, my late husband once told me that there was a group called the Woodpecker Society within the Nagano Prefectural Police."

"Oh?" Kuroda Bei turned his head and said, "I haven't heard of this... What kind of group is it?"

"This..." Uehara Yui's face was in a dilemma, "After my husband knew that I was a detective, he never mentioned it again."

"But judging from his tone, they probably aren't a decent group..."

Yui Uehara's words made the faces of the police officers present darken.

Those who have something to hide don't want others to see it, while those who have nothing to hide want to find out who the hidden person is.

Qin Zhibo was somewhat curious about the highlights in Uehara Yui's words.

She and her husband are married, but her husband doesn’t even know her occupation?
amount……

His intuition told him that there might be another story here.

"That's it..."

After listening to Uehara Yui's report, Kuroda Bei was not too moved, but instead began to assign tasks to the police officers.

The three members of the Takeda Group were responsible for asking around to see if there were any witnesses to the burning of bodies.

Yamato Gansuke, Morobushi Takaaki, and Uehara Yui went to the police station to investigate previous case files to see if the deceased had any enemies.

In terms of command, Kuroda Bei's ideas are similar to Megure's.

However, there are indeed few clues in the case now, and this is really all we can do.

"Also, since Detective Qin is the person who discovered the body, please go to the police station and wait..."

Kuroda Heibei did not mention Amuro Toru, and the meaning is self-evident.

Although Nagano Prefecture is not the organization's territory, it would be a bit too arrogant to go to the police station openly.

And Toru Amuro also understood what Kuroda Hei meant and immediately told Qin Zhibo.

"Teacher, I remembered that I have some things to deal with in Tokyo, so I will go back first."

"Oh, then you go first." Qin Zhibo also understood what Kuroda Bei meant when he asked Amuro Toru to go back.

"Goodbye then, teacher."

Toru Amuro turned and left without stopping for a moment.

Zhu Fu Gaoming watched Amuro Toru's departing back, with deep meaning hidden in his upturned phoenix eyes.

……

After Toru Amuro left, Qin Zhibo followed Yamato Gansuke and the other two back to the Nagano Prefectural Police Station.

Yamato Gansuke and Morobushi Takaaki went to investigate the case files, and Uehara Yui was in charge of entertaining the guests.

As for the guest, it was of course Qin Zhibo.

The two chatted on a chair in the police station corridor.

During the process, Qin Zhibo asked about the matter he was concerned about just now.

"Excuse me, Miss Uehara, I just heard you say that even your husband doesn't know your occupation..."

"But if that's the case, how did you get together?"

Hearing this, Uehara Yui's face darkened a little, but then she smiled again.

"As expected of a famous detective, your perspective on things is indeed different from that of ordinary people..."

"In fact, I didn't have any feelings for that deceased gentleman. We were just together after being introduced by someone..."

"I quit my job as a police officer because of some things, so it's normal that he doesn't know."

Uehara Yui did not tell the real purpose of her marriage because it would be a long story.

Then, she changed the subject.

"By the way, you should be familiar with the Mori detective who is in Tokyo like you?"

"Well, it's quite familiar."

Qin Zhibo nodded without comment.

Uehara Yui smiled and said, "In fact, Detective Mori has come to Nagano Prefecture several times before and helped us solve some difficult cases."

"I think if it were you, this case would be easily solved, right?"

"Oh?"

Qin Zhibo looked at Shangyuan Youyi, "Are you challenging me?"

Yui Uehara smiled and said, "If that's what you think, I can't help it..."

"Just treat it as a game."

"How is it, Mr. Qin?"

Looking at Uehara Yui's increasingly serious expression, Qin Zhibo also smiled with interest.

It seems that this woman's personality is more aggressive than expected...

"Competition?"

"Since it is to solve the case faster, I will respectfully obey your orders."

"But since it's a competition, there has to be some excitement, right?"

"Luck?"

Uehara Yui was stunned, obviously she hadn't thought of this yet.

Qin Zhibo put down the can of drink in his hand and continued: "Don't worry, I am a law-abiding citizen and I don't gamble."

"Let's play truth or dare."

"The winner can ask the loser to choose truth or dare, and the loser must do it."

"This is a personal competition between you and me, Miss Uehara. However, considering that you and the other two police officers are a team and cannot act separately, then let's consider it as the three of you acting together..."

"What do you mean three people together?"

Yamato Gansuke and Zhufu Gaoming, who came out of the data room, happened to hear the second half of Qin Zhibo's words, so they walked over to ask.

Uehara Yui was about to interrupt and fool around, but Qin Zhibo spoke first.

"Nothing, I was just discussing the case with Ms. Uehara..."

"Case details?" Zhu Fu Gaoming frowned slightly. "Does Mr. Qin already have someone to suspect?"

"Well... that's right..."

If discovering that the murderer is likely to be among the Takeda trio is considered a suspicion, then Qin Zhibo does already have a suspect.

"That……"

Zhu Fu Gaoming was about to ask something, but Qin Zhibo shook his head meaningfully.

"No, that's just my opinion."

"Officers, please follow your own line of thought to investigate the case and don't let an outsider like me interfere."

"That's fair enough..."

"Fair?" Yamato Gansuke was confused by Qin Zhibo's words, "What is fair?"

At this time, worried that her two childhood friends would find out about the competition, Uehara Yui quickly stood up to smooth things over.

"Detective Qin wants to judge this case impartially!"

"It's fair~haha..."

Upon hearing this, Yamato Gansuke and Zhufu Gaoming looked at each other.

The atmosphere was a little awkward, but we quickly got back to the topic.

After investigation by the two, they found that the most suspicious cases were the two cases that the deceased team leader Takeda had handled.

In both cases, Takeda shot and killed the suspects.

The first case was nine years ago, when a man was under the influence of drugs and shot randomly on the street.

The second case was half a year ago, in which a criminal took hostages in a bank and refused to come out.