Ke Xue: The thief Cao is actually myself

Chapter 643: Show affection and die quickly! (Please give me a monthly ticket!)

"Megure..."

As soon as Matsumoto Kiyonaga walked into the room, he clenched his fists involuntarily, his knuckles turning white from the force. He gritted his teeth and spoke to Inspector Megure, word by word, "I want you to find the murderer who hurt Sayuri at all costs! I will make him pay a heavy price for what he did!"

He actually dared to hurt his precious daughter, and attacked her at her wedding. This was a blatant provocation to him as a high-ranking official in the Metropolitan Police Department, and a ruthless trampling on his dignity as a father!

If he knew who the murderer was, he would make him realize firsthand how terrible the rage that erupts from the bottom of the heart of a father who loves his daughter so much is after witnessing his daughter suffer such harm!
Officer Megure nodded solemnly and responded firmly, "Inspector Matsumoto, don't worry. We will do our utmost to investigate this case thoroughly and will not let go of any clues. We will definitely catch the murderer and bring him to justice."

After saying that, he turned around and quickly gave instructions to the police officers behind him: "Investigate the scene carefully, don't miss any clues, collect all possible useful evidence, and make sure to find the murderer as soon as possible."

"Yes……"

The police officers immediately dispersed and began their investigation in an orderly manner.

The forensic personnel bent down, holding professional tools, and carefully examined the spilled lemon tea and beverage cans on the ground and every inch of the surrounding area, trying to find traces left by the murderer from these seemingly ordinary things.

Looking at the busy figures of Inspector Megure and others, Matsumoto Kiyonaga took a deep breath, suppressed the anger and worry in his heart, and slowly walked to Bai Ye's side. With a hint of urgency and sincerity in his tone, he whispered: "Detective Bai Ye, may I ask you to help find the criminal? Don't worry, your help will not be in vain! As long as you can find the murderer, I will reward you handsomely!"

Although as a senior official of the Metropolitan Police Department, asking a detective like Bai Ye for help after his daughter suffered such a misfortune would more or less damage the dignity and reputation of the police, at this point, he could no longer care about so much.

After all, others may not know the abilities of his subordinates, but as a senior leader who has worked with them for a long time, how could he not know this?

If we expect them to solve the case quickly and bring the murderer to justice in a short period of time, I'm afraid we'll have to wait till the end of time!

No, it is possible that by the end, nothing will be gained and the murderer will go unpunished!

Rather than waiting until the end and letting the murderer escape, he would rather sacrifice his own face and ask for help from an "outsider" like Bai Ye!
Because, the hatred in his heart for the murderer who dared to hurt his daughter was like a surging river, endless, and he urgently wanted to arrest him and make him pay a painful price for his evil deeds!
Bai Ye looked calm and nodded gently, with a reassuring and confident look on his face, and said: "Inspector Matsumoto, you are too polite. As a detective, solving cases is my job. What's more, Miss Matsumoto is Xiaolan's respected teacher. It is not reasonable for me to sit idly by and watch this matter."

"Don't worry, I will do my best to find the murderer and give you and Miss Matsumoto an explanation!"

Matsumoto Kiyonaga was slightly moved, a trace of gratitude flashed in his eyes, and he said: "Then everything is up to you, Detective Bai Ye!"

Conan listened carefully to the conversation between the two and secretly made up his mind that this time he must use his extraordinary wisdom and sharp reasoning ability to find the real murderer before Bai Ye.

After all, the murderer dared to kill so unscrupulously at Yuriko Matsumoto's wedding. This was not only a serious harm to Yuriko Matsumoto and Superintendent Matsumoto and others, but also a blatant provocation and humiliation to him who claimed to be a high school detective!
Moreover, he has always been very competitive and doesn't want Bai Ye to be one step ahead in solving every case.

Thinking of this, Conan stood aside, his eyes scanning the room like a hawk, not missing any corner.

At the same time, his brain was working rapidly, carefully recalling every detail of what had happened before.

From Takasugi Toshihiko's strange reaction to lemon tea to Matsumoto Yuriko falling to the ground due to poisoning, every detail was not missed.

In particular, Takasugi Toshihiko's previous strange attitude and behavior towards lemon tea always lingered in his mind and could not be shaken off.

He became more and more certain that Takasugi Toshihiko was a major suspect, but unfortunately, the evidence at hand was not sufficient and strong enough to convict him.

Just as he was lost in thought, the forensic personnel, after a meticulous examination, finally came to a conclusion and reported loudly: "Based on the test results, I believe that the poison mixed in the lemon tea is sodium hydroxide."

"It's exactly the same as Brother Bai Ye's judgment!"

Inspector Megure touched his chin subconsciously, his expression becoming more serious: "So, Miss Sayuri did drink the poisoned lemon tea, which caused her to be poisoned and fall into a coma..."

Bai Ye nodded calmly and added, "That's right... the criminal most likely put the sodium hydroxide into the capsules beforehand and then put them into the lemon tea."

As he spoke, he pointed to a faint white object in the lemon tea that had spilled on the ground.

"This is... a capsule!" the forensic officer took a closer look and blurted out.

When Inspector Megure heard this, he suddenly realized what was going on and his expression was startled: "What! So that's it."

"In other words, the suspect first put the sodium hydroxide into the capsule, and then put the capsule into the lemon tea. In this way, by the time the poison slowly melted and seeped out, some time had passed, and it would naturally be difficult for us to accurately determine the exact time of the crime. This murderer is really meticulous and cunning."

"But this way, the scope of suspects is too large. After all, there are quite a few people who came in and out of the bridal preparation room today, and there are several ladies in charge of makeup alone! It is really difficult to find the real culprit from so many people."

Bai Ye frowned slightly, his sharp eyes revealed a thoughtful gleam. After a moment of hesitation, he said, "Officer Megure, there is no need to go through so much trouble. The lemon tea was bought by Miss Yimei, and the capsules cannot take too long to melt... So, we only need to lock the suspect among the people who entered the bride's room after Miss Yimei."

After a pause, Bai Ye continued in an orderly manner: "Moreover, to poison someone, we must get close to the lemon tea can. We can check the fingerprints on the can to further narrow down the suspects. By comparing fingerprints, we may be able to find the real murderer."

Officer Megure's eyes lit up, and he nodded his head in agreement: "Brother Bai Ye, what you said is absolutely right. In this way, the scope of suspects can indeed be greatly narrowed down, and the direction of the investigation is also clearer."

When he said this, he hesitated for a moment, then cast his eyes seriously at Takasugi Toshihiko and others standing beside him, and said in a businesslike tone: "Everyone, I'm sorry, but I ask you to stay here for a while longer and cooperate with the police investigation! This is also to find out the truth as soon as possible and find the real murderer."

Takasugi Toshihiko was surprised and couldn't help but ask, "No way, am I also a suspect and can't leave? This... this is too ridiculous!"

Officer Megure responded sternly and mercilessly: "Of course, as one of the seven people who went in and out of the bride's room, whether it is you or Miss Yimei and others, you are suspected of putting poison in the lemon tea." "Besides, there are capsules that can be completely dissolved in hot water in a few minutes. So, in order not to miss any possibility, the seven of you cannot leave here. This is a necessary procedure for the investigation, please understand."

Officer Megure immediately turned around and told the forensic personnel: "Okay, hand the capsule over to the forensic department, and have them check the beverage cans carefully to see whose fingerprints are on them. Make sure the results of the inspection are accurate and complete."

"Yes……"

The forensic personnel acted quickly, picking up tools to carefully collect fingerprints from the beverage can. At the same time, other police officers were questioning everyone present, trying to get more clues.

At this moment, Mao Lilan seemed to have a sudden flash of inspiration in her mind, and hurriedly reminded nervously: "Wait... maybe we can see what happened just now in the videotape."

"What!" When Inspector Megure heard this, his furrowed brows instantly raised and his eyes were full of surprise.

Suzuki Sonoko also echoed excitedly: "Yes, because I thought today was the most important day for Mr. Matsumoto, I had to record it completely, so Xiaolan and I started filming as soon as we entered the room. But then the battery of the video recorder ran out of power, so we put it on the chair and went out to buy batteries."

As she spoke, she subconsciously tapped her chin with her finger and continued thoughtfully, "Although the battery was almost out at the time, maybe it still captured some key scenes, such as the murderer's poisoning action."

Hearing this, Conan's sharp eyes instantly fell on the face of the groom Takasugi Toshihiko like a hawk.

Sure enough, Takasugi Toshihiko's cheek twitched slightly. Although the movement was very subtle, it did not escape Conan's eyes.

Inspector Megure did not notice the sudden change in Takasugi Toshihiko's expression.

After hearing what Mao Lilan and Suzuki Sonoko said, he suddenly showed a look of surprise, as if he saw a ray of light in the darkness, and said excitedly: "Maybe this video tape really captured the suspect's crime process, that would be great."

As he said that, he quickly turned to his subordinates and ordered them urgently: "Takagi, go get a player."

"Yes……"

Officer Takagi at the side did not dare to delay for even a second and immediately trotted off to handle the matter.

Soon, Officer Takagi brought an LCD screen and player into the bride's room and quickly connected the VCR to the player.

After a while, the picture appeared on the screen.

At the beginning, it was a scene of Matsumoto Yuriko talking to Mao Lilan and others. As the video slowly played, it soon came to the scene after Takenaka Kazumi walked into the room. She said carelessly: "I am going to announce at this wedding that the groom is my ex-boyfriend!"

"Ex-boyfriend?"

"The groom actually has an ex-girlfriend? And she's the bride's best friend?"

After hearing these words, everyone's faces changed and they all looked at Takasugi Toshihiko in surprise and suspicion.

No one expected that this seemingly gentle and refined groom actually had an intimate relationship with Sayuri Matsumoto's best friend.

Matsumoto Kiyonaga's face suddenly became gloomy, like the sky before a storm.

Because even he never expected that this future son-in-law, whom he had always looked down upon, actually had an ex-girlfriend before he was with his daughter!

And this person is none other than her daughter’s best friend.

This complicated relationship made him feel ominous, and he became even more dissatisfied with his future son-in-law, Takasugi Toshihiko.

Due to the limited length of the video, it didn't take long for everyone to finish watching the entire video.

Unfortunately, due to the shooting angle, the video did not capture the murderer's crime scene.

Matsumoto Kiyonaga frowned slightly and said with a hint of disappointment: "It seems that there is no shot of poisoning..."

Officer Megure held his chin in his hand and said with a serious expression: "Although we didn't see the poisoning action, after watching the video tape, almost everyone present had touched the problematic jar!"

Matsumoto Kiyonaga nodded solemnly and asked, "That means everyone has the opportunity to poison, right?"

Seeing this, Bai Ye raised his eyebrows slightly, a glimmer of wisdom flashed in his eyes, and he said: "No, the scope of suspects has been narrowed down!"

Officer Megure and Matsumoto Kiyonaga looked at each other with confusion, and couldn't help asking, "Huh? Shrinking? What's going on, Bai Ye brother, tell me quickly."

How did it shrink? Why did they not understand Bai Ye's operation?

Or did the other party find some clues in the video that they didn't notice?
Bai Ye patiently explained, "You see, to poison someone, you have to get close to the lemon tea can. From the current situation, the only people who have touched Miss Matsumoto's can are Miss Kazumi, Mr. Umemiya, Mr. Takasugi, and Inspector Matsumoto. Xiaolan, and Sonoko, Miss Kazumi, and I haven't touched Miss Matsumoto's can. As for Conan, he's just a child and not tall enough. With his height, there's no way he could put poison in the can. So, comprehensively speaking, the suspects can be narrowed down to these few people."

Officer Megure suddenly understood and nodded, "I see, Brother Bai Ye, your analysis makes sense. It seems that the direction of our next investigation is clearer. We must focus on Miss Kazumi, Mr. Umemiya, and Mr. Takasugi."

(End of this chapter)