Conan's grammatical investigator

Chapter 1351: Drama Queen

Investigation points at a crime scene don't appear for no reason.

And when analyzing with Kuroda Heibei just now, we concluded that the murderer most likely wanted to frame Yamato Gansuke, so he deliberately burned the body on the route where Yamato usually did morning exercises and let passers-by see it.

Perhaps the special hanging rope made of these two rope loops was also used to frame someone...

You know, Yamato Gansuke has always had the habit of touching evidence without wearing gloves.

Just now, when he took the body down from the ceiling, he had already touched the upper part of the rope loop.

Qin Zhibo remembered that the two rope loops set by the murderer often appeared in magic shows.

This magic rope loop can seamlessly swap the upper and lower rope loops.

Once someone has done this, the upper loop can be swapped to the loop around the corpse's neck.

After further identification by the forensic police, it was equivalent to finding Yamato Gansuke's fingerprints directly on the rope used to strangle the victim.

Now we just have to see who will do this...

……

Soon, Zhu Fugaoming squatted beside the body and completed the preliminary autopsy.

Like the body found in the morning, this body also had an "X" symbol stained in blood on its forehead.

"The estimated time of death is between an hour ago and an hour and a half ago."

"Since there were Yoshikawa lines on Mr. Shikano's neck from when he was resisting, it is very likely that someone strangled him from behind and then hung him from the ceiling with a rope."

The short and fat policeman named Sanzhi Mamoru from the Takeda Group asked in confusion, "Then there is more than one murderer?"

"Just now, in order to put Mr. Shikano down, we dispatched three people..."

At this time, Kuroda Bei said in a deep voice: "No, as long as we put a chair on the table and let the body sit on it, even if it is just one person, we can hang him up."

“Even people with limited mobility can do it…”

Kuroda Heibei did not say anything with hidden meaning, but directly signaled Yamato Gansuke who was standing beside him.

This surprised Qin Zhibo a little.

Didn't I just analyze for him that Yamato Gansuke couldn't possibly be the murderer?

But on second thought, Kuroda Heibei directly expressed his suspicion of Yamato Gansuke in front of everyone, perhaps in order to lull the murderer into thinking that his plan had worked.

However, Yamato Gansuke's attitude was even calmer, as if he didn't understand, and he replied lightly, "Indeed."

Just then, the phone rang in the room.

Everyone looked down at their phones, but they all said it was not theirs.

Seeing this, Qin Zhibo pointed at Shikano Jingci's pocket and said, "Could it be the cell phone that the deceased had?"

Zhu Fu Gaoming, who was squatting beside the corpse, took out his cell phone from his pocket. As expected, there was a text message on it.

  Zhu Fu Gaoming watched and introduced to everyone

"Mr. Shikano's phone received a text message from Team Leader Takeda's phone..."

"Could that be the one sent by the suspect who murdered Team Leader Takeda?"

Since Team Leader Takeda’s cell phone was not found at the scene this morning, Uehara Yui could only make this guess.

"Probably."

Zhu Fu Gaoming responded and continued to read the contents of the text message.

"There are only three woodpeckers left..."

Hearing this, the police were shocked.

Kuroda Heibei murmured in a hoarse voice: "I see..."

"From the woodpecker mark left on Shikano's forehead, and the murderer's text message saying 'there are three woodpeckers left', the murderer is most likely targeting police officers like us."

"Great, now let him see what happens if he becomes an enemy of our police..."

The remaining eyebrow on Kuroda Bei's single eye slanted slightly downward, and the corner of his mouth revealed a sinister smile like that of a villain.

However, while everyone was distracted by the text messages and Kuroda Heibei's speech, Akiyama Shinsuke, who was also squatting next to the corpse, started to make a small move.

He remained squatting with his head held high, but his little hand quietly approached the rope loop, and with a slight pull on the rope loop wrapped around the corpse's neck, the two rope loops were swapped in their upper and lower positions.

In this way, the rope that Yamato Gansuke was originally touching was changed to the lower half.

After doing all this, he still didn't give up.

"Officer Yamato, what do you think of the rope around Mr. Shikano's neck?"

"what?"

Yamato Gansuke leaned over and touched the rope without wearing gloves, muttering, "It's really unusual..."

"Wait a minute, Agan, put on your gloves quickly."

Finally, Uehara Yui could no longer stand Yamato Gansuke's rude behavior of disrespecting the crime scene.

But Yamato Gansuke had his own logic and argued.

"What does it matter? My hand touched the rope when I put him down just now."

In response, Qin Zhibo could only purse his lips, wanting to say something but not knowing how to say it.

It seems that the murderer is definitely Akiyama Shinsuke.

He took advantage of the fact that Yamato Gansuke didn't like wearing gloves and got fingerprints on both rope loops.

In this way, when the police identify the rope later, they will detect his fingerprints on the rope loops that he had not touched.

But this still isn't evidence.

Although Qin Zhibo saw Akiyama Shinsuke's dirty little hand with his own eyes, even if he said it out loud, he could still use the excuse that he touched it accidentally.

It seems that as long as the murderer is freed from the shackles of staying at the scene after committing the murder, it is still not easy to catch him...

"By the way, I dare to help..."

Zhu Fu Gao Ming, who was standing opposite, suddenly spoke up again, "I heard that a witness saw you this morning near the bridge where Mr. Sumita's body was found..."

Before Zhu Fu Gao Ming finished speaking, Yamato Gansuke stood up impatiently and retorted: "Didn't I tell you that I didn't pass that bridge?"

"Anyway, they probably got the wrong person..."

After saying that, Yamato Gansuke was about to run out.

But Kuroda Bei also pointed out to him again, "It's really not easy for someone to misunderstand you with your behavior."

"We are on the same page, right? Chief of Investigation Division 1, Kuroda..."

Both of them have one eye, one has a dysfunctional left eye and the other has a dysfunctional right eye.

The two of them stood in each other's blind spot and exchanged unfriendly glances.

As for the other police officers present, except for Yui Uehara who showed a worried expression, the others were either shocked or calm.

Zhu Fu Gaoming in particular looked indifferent, as if the quarrel between his team members and his boss had nothing to do with him.

Even though Kurodabei had already analyzed that Yamato Gansuke was unlikely to be the murderer, he still repeatedly used this topic to provoke Yamato Gansuke...

  And Zhu Fu Gaoming, don’t you really trust your childhood friend?

Qin Zhibo looked thoughtful.

  Are these people acting for the murderer?

……

Half an hour later, the on-site evidence search came to a temporary halt.

The body and related evidence were transported back to the Nagano Prefectural Police Headquarters by police car for further investigation and evidence collection.

During this period, Qin Zhibo, Yamato and his three companions, and two other members of the Takeda Group stayed in the police station waiting for the results.

Qin Zhibo sat on the bench, thinking about the current situation.

Just now at Kano Akira's house, I received a text message from the murderer saying that there are three woodpeckers left. In other words, Akiyama Shinsuke still has three targets left.

Qin Zhibo raised his eyes and glanced at the Nagano Prefecture police who were gathered around the vending machine and waiting for the forensic results.

If we assume that all members of the Takeda Group are members of the Woodpecker Society, then the fat policeman Mamoru Saegusa who is still alive must be one of the targets.

Yamato Gansuke, although not a member of the Takeda Group, is the main target of the murderer.

Who will be the remaining person?

Qin Zhibo took a look around and still felt that Akiyama Shinsuke's final target should be himself.

Otherwise, as he was the only one alive in the Takeda Group, he would definitely be suspected.

At this moment, on the other side of the corridor, Yamato Gansuke and Zhufu Takaaki had a disagreement and were at loggerheads again.

"Hey! Gao Ming, are you doubting me?"

"That's right, Assistant Gan, at the moment you are the only suspect. After all, you are a close friend of the prisoner who was shot nine years ago, and you also raised objections to the bank robbery case six months ago..."

The two of them stared at each other, and there was a strong smell of gunpowder in the air.

Zhu Fu Gaoming said calmly: "As the saying goes, worms on a lion's body eat the lion's flesh."

To put it simply, it means there is a traitor.

"You little bastard..." Yamato Gansuke glared at Zhufu Gaoming and spoke angrily.

At this time, Akiyama Shinsuke, who was not far away, came over and tried to stop the fight.

"How could Officer Yamato be the murderer?"

"And Officer Morobushi should be very clear about this, right? After all, you two are close friends who grew up together..."

As soon as Akiyama Shinsuke finished speaking, a rare look of anger appeared on the face of Zhufu Gaoming, who was usually calm.

"Best friend?"

“This is the first time I’ve heard of this…”

Yamato Gansuke did not give in at all, and cast a disdainful look with his only intact left eye, "Yeah, I have never had such an idea before."

"That's enough. I'm going to investigate the case by myself from now on! Tell Section Chief Kuroda for me!"

"Hmph, whatever you want." Zhu Fu Gaoming did not try to persuade him to stay.

Yamato Gansuke then limped away along the corridor alone, leaning on a cane.

Uehara Yui reached out her hand to keep him, but in the end she didn't open her mouth.

Qin Zhibo, who was sitting in a chair and calmly watching the show, had a complete view of this friendship-ending scene.

amount……

Or maybe the murderer was extremely lucky and everything was going as he expected.

Or maybe these two are acting together here.

Because even if others didn't know, Yamato Gansuke himself should know that it was definitely not a coincidence that someone pretended to be him and appeared on the bridge this morning.

However, since Yamato Gansuke has already acted alone, it depends on how the murderer responds next.

As Qin Zhibo expected, not long after Yamato Gansuke left, Akiyama Shinsuke's phone rang.

He took out his phone and took a look at the content on it, and his expression was slightly shocked.

"Qiushan, what happened?" Zhu Fu Gaoming asked with a glance.

“No, nothing…” Akiyama Shinsuke smiled and scratched his head. “Everyone, I’ll go back and change my clothes first. I was out in the rain just now to get information, and my clothes are all wet…”

After saying that, he left with a smile.

Qin Zhibo knew that he was going to deal with Yamato Gansuke who was left alone.

"It seems that this is the only way to deal with this case for now..."

"Please tell Officer Kuroda that I'll be leaving now."

After saying this, Qin Zhibo stood up from the bench and left.

"Huh? Why are they all leaving?"

Looking at Qin Zhibo's departing back, Uehara Yui still had some reluctance in her eyes.

It’s not that she couldn’t bear to part with Qin Zhibo, but now all the evidence was unfavorable to Yamato Ganzhu, and even Gao Ming began to doubt Ganzhu.

Now only the famous detective Qin Zhibo can help Yamato Gansuke.

  But at such a critical moment, the famous detective left?

Uehara Yui recalled her match with Qin Zhibo and felt that Qin Zhibo had absolutely no reason to let her win.

The reason for leaving early can only mean that the murderer has been determined.

Could it be that Agan is really...

This is impossible!

A dare, it is impossible for him to kill anyone!

Just when Uehara Yui was worried and confused, Zhufu Gaoming calmly looked at Qin Zhibo's departing back, with his elegant mustache slightly rising.

……

Outside the Nagano Prefectural Police Headquarters.

In the parking lot, Akiyama Shinsuke quickly walked to his parking space and inserted the car key he had taken out long ago into the car door.

As he opened the car door, a smug smile rose up from the corners of his pouting mouth.

Even when he was designing this series of plans, he didn't expect that the implementation of the plan would be so smooth.

Not to mention Team Leader Takeda and Kano Akira, these two were destined to die.

However, Akiyama Shinsuke originally felt that it would not be so easy to let Yamato Gansuke bear the suspicion.

Because he knew Yamato Gansuke's style of doing things, which seemed rough, but was actually meticulous, and he could often discover things that others could not see.

But this time, Yamato Gansuke was completely unaware of the trap that was specially customized for him.

Now that Yamato Gansuke has been suspected by his superiors and colleagues and has fallen into a state of isolation, this is a good opportunity for him to take action on his own and enter the next stage.

Akiyama Shinsuke was sitting in the car and was about to step on the accelerator when a voice came from outside.

"Wait a minute!"

Akiyama Shinsuke was stunned for a moment, then looked in the rearview mirror and saw that it was Qin Zhibo who was catching up with him from behind.

  Why did the detective follow me?

Could it be that he discovered something?

Two drops of cold sweat appeared on Shinsuke Akiyama's forehead. He clenched the steering wheel with his hands, but still lowered the car window and put on a normal expression.

"Excuse me, is there anything I can help you with, Mr. Qin?"

"Haha~"

Qin Zhibo first smiled heartily, then showed an embarrassed expression, "Actually, I'm a little tired, and it seems that there is not much progress in the case, so I want to find a place to rest first."

"You also need to go home to change clothes, so why not drop me off at a place where I can stay overnight..."

When Akiyama Shinsuke heard Qin Zhibo's request, his expression froze.

What? It turns out it’s just like this…

"no problem!"

"Then I'll drive you there."

Thanks to the magical angel for the reward!