Conan: This repairman is not very knowledgeable

Chapter 417 Red Mole
Officer Yokomizo took the videotape from Conan and started playing it.

This volume was borrowed by Mr. Kamoshita from the hotel.

"Mr. Maori, are there any noteworthy clues in this tape?" Officer Yokomizo saw blood words appearing on the TV screen with the name of the movie written on it.

"Officer Yokomizo, you can take it out now and start playing the tape you just borrowed." Uncle Mori's voice sounded.

"Is this okay?"

Officer Yokomizo took out the videotape and replaced it with the tape he had just borrowed.

"~~~"

A burst of clear and pleasant music sounded.

"This, is this the logo of the film company?" Officer Yokomizo was stunned and looked at the screen with a frown.

What follows next is the film's preface, a panoramic view of the school in the dark, with someone reciting a long monologue.

After this monologue ends, the bloody words of the film's title appear.

"Strange?"

Officer Yokomizo carefully compared the outer packaging of the two rolls of tapes and found them to be exactly the same!
Could it be that?
"Yes, the first tape, the one that Mr. Kamoshita borrowed, has no logo of the film company, no preface, and is missing a full minute of time."

Conan paused, glanced at the three women standing nearby, and continued, "Because the murderer must take this minute and use it to kill Mr. Kamoshita!"

"So the murder weapon is indeed the belt inside!" Officer Yokomizo showed an expression of understanding.

As long as you prepare a screwdriver in advance, take apart the videotape, cut out the preface without anyone noticing, and use it as a weapon.

Even if the police played this videotape, it would be almost impossible to find the flaws without any comparison.

"But, a weapon that's as thin as a fishing line doesn't look like a videotape at all, right?" Bessho Toshiko asked doubtfully.

It seems different from the black and thin weapon in the photo.

Conan saw that Officer Yokomizo had already opened the new videotape, and holding up the bow, he said, "This is very simple, just pull it hard!"

Officer Yokomizo was always very obedient. He just pulled it hard, and the tape really turned into a thin black one.

"Based on the standard length of videotape, 30 centimeters will be used up in ten seconds, and 180 centimeters will be used up in one minute. After being pulled thinner, it will be more than two meters long, which is long enough to be used as a weapon." Conan continued.

Anyone who has played with magnetic tape knows that although it will become thinner when pulled, it is definitely tough enough.

Moreover, if it is more than two meters long, even if it is folded once, it is still one meter long, which is enough to strangle a person to death.

"Mr. Maori, how do you know that the tape under the duck is one minute short?" Officer Yokomizo asked after testing its toughness.

This is a bit too magical.

Once I fall asleep, it seems like I know everything???
"That's it. Uncle saw the length of the movie written on the box of the videotape. It was ninety-four minutes in total, but the VCR showed that Mr. Kamoshita's tape was only played for ninety-three minutes."

Conan jumped out again, holding the videotape box on the table and explained.

"Conan, I thought you fell asleep too..." Officer Yokomizo said in surprise when he saw the child running out from behind Mr. Mori again.

The child had been silent for some time.

"No, no, I'm listening to my uncle's reasoning." Conan smiled, looked at the repairman who was sleeping sideways, and hid behind Uncle Maori again.

I want to sleep, who will do the work...

"As for the disposal of the murder weapon, it's even simpler. Just burn it with a lighter and it will immediately turn into ashes. Then just flush it down the drain with water."

Conan seamlessly switched to Uncle Maori's voice and continued to explain.

As long as we open the videotape that Mr. Kamoshita rented and check whether there are any signs of sticking at the beginning, we can prove whether this is really the murder weapon. "I understand. I will give it to the forensic personnel immediately."

Officer Yokomizo nodded, handed the videotape to his assistant, and then turned to look at the three female staff members of the hotel.

"But, Mr. Maori, is she the murderer?"

There is a mole on her left breast!
These three women all took the initiative to show themselves to everyone, and no one matched the criteria.

We all agreed that the murderer did not notice that the deceased had taken a photo and would not have faked the mole. How could this happen?

"Ha ha……"

A sneer came.

Everyone present looked at the repairman who was sleeping soundly.

This person seems to be dreaming...

"Chief, do you want to wake him up?" another police officer asked.

"Ahem, that's not necessary..."

Officer Yokomizo coughed lightly, drawing everyone's attention back.

As a police captain, I have to thank this master and apprentice. I'll just take a nap...

"Officer Yokomizo, remember what we said before, why did the murderer soak the victim's upper body in the bathtub?"

Conan held the bow tie and moved his butt a little further away from the repairman.

That laugh just now didn't seem funny. Don't try to practice it suddenly while sleeping.

"Isn't it to prevent us from misjudging the time of death?" Officer Yokomizo looked puzzled.

We have already discussed this while you were awake.

If the deceased really soaked in the bathtub all night, it would be difficult for the police to determine the exact time of death.

"No, now that I think about it, the murderer may not have only thought of this."

"Officer Yokomizo, just look at your hands and you'll know," Uncle Mori continued.

"hand?"

Officer Yokomizo looked down at his white gloves, a look of surprise on his face.

It was probably because the action of pulling the videotape hard left many black marks.

"That's the magnetic carbon powder attached to the surface of the videotape. If the murderer wanted to hide the murder weapon after committing the crime, he had to wash off the carbon powder on Yaxia's neck, and doing so would inevitably wet his bathrobe."

"To some extent, she soaked the upper body of the corpse in the bathtub in order to cover it up." said the sleeping Kogoro.

"Now that I think about it, it seems to be true, but..." Officer Yokomizo looked at several suspects again.

The marks on the neck of the deceased Mr. Yaxia were indeed very clean, and should have been deliberately washed.

But, they don’t have moles!
"Haha, Officer Yokomizo, why didn't we notice at the beginning that Mr. Kamoshita had suffered a heavy blow to the back of his head?" Conan asked this question in the voice of Uncle Mouri.

"His hair is very long and there is no obvious bloodstain at the scene..." Officer Yokomizo pondered.

"Yes, all the blood has been washed away."

"But, before Yaxia died, when the photo was taken, there was indeed a mole on the murderer's chest, but it was a red mole that could be wiped off at any time..."

(End of this chapter)