The sixth man of Conan's police academy

Chapter 40 If only it could be earlier

Two surveillance videos from the department store have been sent to Hayasaka's mobile phone. After Ritsu Sasashima took it and checked it over and over again, he was able to confirm that the missing person Morishima Mayo was in a very relaxed state when she arrived at the department store, but in the second video She was obviously anxious, and even when she left the monitoring range, she was running at a trot.

This shows that she didn't realize that the time she agreed to go to the coffee shop was approaching. This also makes sense why she hung up the two calls from her best friend in a hurry. She thought that she should be fine since she was already late. study.

In those five minutes, the only person she could meet was Yamamoto Kenji, the coffee shop owner who was responsible for training her.

"Police department, should we enter the coffee shop and check if there is a secret door?"

Hayasaka Yuna, who is keen on watching criminal investigation movies, still has a lot of imagination. Maybe there is a secret door hidden somewhere in this coffee shop. There is some dirty deal behind the secret door. The missing person Morishima Mayo is very... Maybe he discovered this place and was arrested and imprisoned.

"It seems that you usually like to watch TV series, and you even fantasize about becoming a very efficient detective in solving cases in the TV series."

"Police department...can you please stop prying into my life from what I say? Now I'm a little suspicious that you have installed surveillance equipment in my home."

Hayasaka Yuna put her hands on her chest with a vigilant look, which made Sasashima feel helpless. If this guy could use his wild imagination in the right place, he wouldn't be able to just "run errands" for himself at the crime scene. ".

"According to the coffee shop clerk's confession, Morishima Mayo has never entered the coffee shop, so going to the coffee shop for inspection is just a waste of time."

"But... the coffee shop may have a hidden back door? If you enter the coffee shop through the back door, you won't attract attention, right?"

Ritsu Sasashima pointed to the bakery and asked: "According to the information obtained, it is the first time for her to come to this store to work part-time. First, rule out the possibility that a first-time visitor knows that there is a back door in the store, and then rule out the possibility that she will not leave as a latecomer. Do you think it is logical to take a shortcut to the front door and choose another door to detour?"

"Hmm... It seems like this, and if the boss stands at the door to say hello, he will probably be noticed by the store clerk." Hayasaka Yuna played with her long hair with both hands and asked: "Then where will she go? ?”

Boss standing at the door saying hello?greet…?
Ritsu Sasashima quickly looked up at the building in front of him. The second and third floors are residential buildings, and the entire third floor has balconies, and the space is too large to be independent.

If the owner at that time turned left and went up the stairs to one of the rooms on the third floor after leaving the store, he could see Mayo Morishima getting off the bus at the bus stop.After hanging up the first call, she noticed her boss motioning for her to go upstairs... Morishima Mayo, who was anxious to apologize for being late, would unpreparedly enter an indoor space on the third floor.

Such reasoning can also explain the two doubts of "where did she go during the five minutes she disappeared" and "why was the second phone call indoors?"

"Did the police investigate and visit the surrounding residents before?"

"No, I have reported everything on the notepad to you."

"Haasaka, come with me!"

"Hey?"

Ritsu Sasashima was a fast runner, especially in this situation. He couldn't understand why the police officer responsible for the disappearance case didn't visit and investigate the residential area above the bakery. This was definitely a serious negligence on their part.

After running to the third floor quickly with two steps combined and one step, Sasashima Ritsu knocked directly on the door of the first room at the bottom of the stairs.There was a rustling sound in the house, and soon there were footsteps. After the door opened, there stood a blond young man in pajamas.

He spoke a dialect from Hokkaido and asked: "What do you want to do so late? I just came home from the evening shift."

Hayasaka Yuna immediately took out her police ID and said, "We are the police."

"Police, police?" The young man looked nervous and stammered: "So, it turns out it's the police? Are the two police officers looking for me for something?"

There was a strange smell coming from the room. Ritsu Sasashima frowned and looked at the young man's fingers. Several of them were burnt yellow. In addition, the young man's dark circles were very obvious, his hair was messy and his eyes were hollow. This is probably a characteristic caused by scalding and inhaling Heroin.

"Do you want me to go into the house and search for the hidden Heroin, or do you want me to hold out your hands and let me cuff them?"

The blond young man knew that he had no way to escape, and he had just finished smoking, so he could not escape the urine test and saliva test. He had no choice but to extend his hand, and it would be better to take the initiative to admit the crime.

Ritsu Sasashima handcuffed him to the railing next to him. He had other things to do now.Hayasaka Yuuna didn't react. She was so lucky when she came to handle the case and caught a drug addict?

Arriving at the second room next door, Ritsu Sasashima knocked on the door as before, but did not hear any sound coming from inside. He turned to look at the young man with an annoyed look on his face and asked, "Who lives next door?" Do you know who he is?"

"Huh? There's no one living next door..."

The empty room meets the conditions for Yamamoto Kenji to commit the crime.

Ritsu Sasashima signaled Hayasaka to stand further away from him, then raised his left leg and kicked the wooden door open. The scene of violent entry into the house scared the blond young man to tremble... Fortunately, he did not choose to escape just now. A kick to his weak body would probably break two of his ribs.

The room was very dim and there was no light. Ritsu Sasashima observed the surroundings vigilantly. After making sure there was no problem, he walked inside. When he pushed open a bedroom, the scene inside made him clenched his fists.

The simplicity of the bedroom was completely different from the various coffee-making instruments placed in the living room. There was only one bed, and a comatose girl sat slumped in the corner.

The girl is none other than Mayo Morishima, the missing person in the disappearance case. Her hair is disheveled and her head is slightly raised. Her naked body is covered with large and small wounds, and her limbs are controlled by iron chains. At this moment, she does not look as bright and moving as in the photos.

"how so…"

If the police had noticed earlier, she might have had a chance to escape the devil's control.

Ritsu Sasashima knelt down and gently patted Morishima's shoulder. Just such a touch caused the comatose Morishima to have a strong resistance reaction after seeing Sasashima clearly.

A hoarse sound came from his chapped lips, begging for mercy.

"...Don't, don't...don't come over..."

Ritsu Sasashima knew that he was a male, so he was resisted by Morishima.He stood up and took off his suit jacket, handed it to Yuna who was behind him with a look of shock, and said in a deep voice: "You put it on for her, I'll contact the nearby police station first."

"……OK."

Unexpectedly, he would encounter such a thing not long after he became a police officer. Sasashima Ritsu walked out of the room and sighed deeply, took out his mobile phone and dialed the number of the Hamura City Police Department.

After summarizing the content, the police officers on duty arrived at the scene about 10 minutes later and took away Mayo Morishima, who was in a trance and extremely insecure, and the blond young man who confessed to taking Heroin.

At the same time, the Hamura City Police Department also dispatched police to arrest Yamamoto Kenji, who was sleeping soundly at home. He admitted the crime he had committed at the police station. After all, there was no way to get away with it if the evidence was conclusive.

"If this case could be accepted within 12 hours...if the police responsible for investigating the case could be more responsible, would they have prevented this from happening?"

Hearing Hayasaka's question, Sasashima couldn't give a reasonable answer.

"We at least managed to bring the criminals to justice."

Ritsu Sasashima rolled down the window, started the car and said slowly: "Look ahead, tell me your home address, and I will take you back."

Hayasaka Yuna looked at the night scene that flew by and thought of the scene she just saw.

How desperate it must have been for her to huddle alone in that room for three days.

　[This is adapted from a real case. The reality is even worse. The girl was not found. The murderer was the store manager. However, the police did not check the upstairs due to negligence. When they thought about it, the evidence had been destroyed. 】

　　
　
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