Ke Xue: This police officer is too martial

Chapter 200 The Red Handkerchief
After comforting Lupin, Suzuki Jirokichi's emotions gradually calmed down.

It was not until then that he noticed the arrows and several flying knives on the ground and realized something.

After a two-second pause, Suzuki Jirokichi slowly raised his head and looked at Makino, who was laughing and talking with the Ayako sisters. He opened his mouth slightly, but ultimately did not speak.

No wonder this guy just now dared to say that "the mechanism is not too dangerous for him".

Now it seems that this is not just bragging, but the truth!

Thinking of this, Suzuki Jirokichi looked towards Makino with a hint of gratitude and admiration in his eyes.

This child, Ayako, seems to have brought a terrifying little monster to the Suzuki family... No wonder this kid was able to defeat Kaito Kid many times!

After the incident was over, Suzuki Jirokichi solemnly expressed his gratitude to Makino.

In addition to expressing his gratitude, he also kept reminding Makino and the other two not to tell anyone about this.

As he hasn't told the outside world about this, just pretend it never happened.

Although Suzuki Jirokichi said on the surface that this was to protect the "dignity" of the Suzuki family, everyone understood that what Suzuki Jirokichi really cared about was his own face and dignity.

This old man, who has always been proud and arrogant, naturally does not want the outside world to know that the fact that he sought help from his "mortal enemy" would be exposed.

……

Not long after, Makino drove Ayako and the others back to the Suzuki family.

Before parting, Sonoko smiled at Makino and the other man who were about to enter the room, and said with her hands covering her mouth: "For my freedom of love, you two must work hard! Don't worry, I will definitely wear headphones before going to bed~"

Hearing this, Ayako glanced at Sonoko shyly, and Makino also laughed and shook his head.

Although Sonoko and Ayako's rooms are on the same floor, the distance between them is not close, and the rooms are well soundproofed.

Without his outrageous hearing, it would be impossible to hear anything.

Sonoko said this just to tease them.

Since they were already accustomed to Sonoko's personality and had heard her say similar things countless times, Makino and the others had also gotten used to it.

After Makino and the other person entered the house, Ayako turned around, took out a scarf from the closet, and gently helped Makino put it on.

"What is this scarf?" Makino looked down at the scarf, which obviously did not look like one bought outside, and looked at Ayako tenderly.

Ayako gently reached out to help Makino tie the scarf, and said softly: "Didn't Sonoko knit a sweater for her boyfriend before? When I saw it, I suddenly wanted to knit a scarf for you~ Hmm! It seems to be pretty good~"

"I will cherish this scarf you knitted by yourself~ But Ayako, how do you think I should repay you~"

"Ah~"

"..."

The next day at noon, at Suzuki's residence.

While Shiro Suzuki and his wife were at home, Makino briefly explained the function and usage of the "security monitoring satellite" that Dr. Agasa was researching.

At present, this research has basically entered the final stage, and the first experiment will be carried out in a while.

That's why Makino chose this time to inform the two of them about this matter.

Because of the previous "assassination incident" against Makino, Shiro Suzuki and his wife both attached great importance to this matter.

According to Makino, this satellite can indeed greatly improve their safety index.

After asking some simple questions, Shiro Suzuki and Tomoko Suzuki stated on the spot that no matter what Makino needed, he could just ask.

After chatting with Shiro Suzuki and his wife, Makino walked out of the study and came to the living room.

Just as he was about to discuss with Ayako and Sonoko where to go in the afternoon, his cell phone suddenly vibrated.

——“Buzz buzz buzz!”

When Makino saw that the caller was Minister Odagiri, he winked at Ayako and the other girl, then immediately answered the phone.

——"Makino, a major case that looks like a serial murder has occurred in Sawabukuro. Manager Matsumoto and his team are on their way to the scene. The specific details of the case..."

After hanging up the phone, Makino frowned slightly.

Although Minister Odagiri spoke very tactfully on the phone, judging from his tone, this was probably not just an ordinary serial murder case.

What's more, if it was an ordinary case, Minister Odagiri would not have contacted him when he was on vacation and asked him and Manager Matsumoto to rush to the scene in person.

After seeing Makino's slightly serious expression, Ayako and the others realized that their "travel plan" seemed to have failed.

After saying goodbye to Ayako and the others, Makino also drove away from the Suzuki residence and rushed to the crime scene in Sawabukuro.

……

Half an hour later, Sawabukuro.

As soon as he entered the crime scene, Makino saw Kogoro Mouri looking around, and Conan and Rei Furuya carefully observing the victim.

Makino: "..."

After seeing this combination, Makino sighed softly.

With all three Grim Reapers present, there would be something fishy if nothing happened.

I didn't expect that this guy, Furuya Rei, would really do what he said. It seems that not only has he started working at the cafe downstairs from the Mori Detective Agency, he has even established a relationship with Mori Kogoro.

At this moment, Inspector Megure and several other police officers who were investigating and questioning noticed Makino and Officer Matsumoto who had just entered the room, and immediately stepped forward to salute them.

After hearing the noise here, Kogoro Mori also greeted Makino.

After a brief greeting, Inspector Megure immediately began to explain the details of the case to Officer Matsumoto and Makino.

"The victim is Matsuyama Takamasa, 49 years old, an employee of a nearby auto repair shop. Although there are many horrific wounds on his body, the real cause of death should be a gunshot wound to the heart. The time of death should be around o'clock yesterday afternoon."

After briefly explaining the situation, Inspector Megure looked helplessly at Maori Kogoro and the others standing by, and continued, "The first people to discover the incident were the victim's son, Matsuyama Chengping... and Maori and the others."

After noticing the gazes of Makino and the others, Maori Kogoro coughed lightly and took over the topic: "This morning, this Matsuyama Chengping found me. He always felt that someone had been following him these days and wanted me to help investigate the matter. While we were talking, he received a strange call." "A strange man said on the phone that he had helped Matsuyama Chengping deal with his problems with his father. We just wanted to ask more questions when the other party hung up the phone. Matsuyama Chengping immediately called his father, but no one answered the phone, so we rushed here..."

After listening to Kogoro Mori's description, Makino looked deeply at Matsuyama Chengping beside Kogoro Mori, and his expression gradually became solemn.

If it was an ordinary case, the first suspect would definitely be the man in front of him, Songshan Chengping. He has seen many cases of the thief crying "stop thief".

but……

After thinking for two seconds, Makino turned to look at Inspector Megure and asked, "Why do you think this might be a serial murder case?"

Upon hearing this, Inspector Megure was silent for a moment, his expression a little complicated.

At this time, Fūya Rei on the side slowly said: "It's because of the murder weapon. When we came, the gun was in the bathroom."

After hearing the voice of Furuya Rei, Makino and others immediately turned to look at Furuya Rei.

Manager Matsumoto looked at the unfamiliar Furuya Rei in confusion, then looked at Inspector Megure in confusion and asked, "Megure, who is this?"

Before Inspector Megure could speak, Maori Kogoro scratched his head uncomfortably and explained, "Sorry, he is Amuro Toru who works in the cafe downstairs from us. He just became my disciple two days ago and wants to learn detective skills from me. He is currently my number one disciple..."

Hearing this, Makino narrowed his eyes and glanced at Furukaya Rei with contempt.

Although Furuya Rei noticed Makino's look, he pretended not to see anything and said directly: "I have always wanted to be an excellent detective, so I specially asked Mr. Maori to be my teacher."

Hearing him say this, Manager Matsumoto nodded silently, no longer paying attention to this matter, but turning his attention back to the case.

Inspector Megure also continued to explain: "The pistol was a brand new Glock 17 with no signs of modification, which could hold 17 rounds of bullets. When we found the gun, there were only 10 rounds of bullets left in the magazine, but the victim only had one bullet. In addition, the victim had several knife wounds on his body that looked fatal."

"Since the victim showed no signs of struggling, the forensic experts concluded that the wounds were caused by the murderer after the victim's death. Judging from the wounds, the murderer is very familiar with the human body structure, and this is probably not the first time he has used a knife to...treat the human body."

"Where is the knife? Isn't it at the scene?" Makino asked.

"Well, we only found the pistol in the bathroom. The people from the forensic department have taken the gun back to the Metropolitan Police Department for a thorough inspection." Inspector Megure nodded seriously.

Hearing this, Makino nodded slightly.

No wonder Inspector Megure thinks this case is a "serial murder case". Combined with the currently known clues, it is very likely that this is not the murderer's first crime.

Let’s not consider where the criminal got the pistol. After all, this is the world of science and everything is possible.

In addition to the bullet in the victim's body, six other bullets were missing.

If we assume the worst case scenario, the murderer may have killed six other people in addition to Matsuyama Takamasa.

Thinking of this, Makino slowly walked to the victim and carefully examined the situation at the scene.

After seeing the blood-stained handkerchief on the victim, Makino asked, "What is this handkerchief?"

"This should be the victim's handkerchief. It might have accidentally fallen out of his pocket when he fell to the ground. We have checked it, and the blood on it all belongs to the victim." Inspector Megure replied.

After thinking for a moment, Makino looked at Songshan Chengping beside him and asked, "Is this your father's handkerchief?"

Songshan Chengping was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Sorry, I'm not sure either. I haven't lived with my father for a long time..."

Hearing this, Makino looked at Inspector Megure behind him and asked, "Have the people from the forensic department investigated the fingerprints on the handkerchief?"

"Ah? It seems not..." Inspector Megure scratched his head.

Makino: "..."

After taking a breath, Makino pinched his eyebrows with his hands and said helplessly: "Let them check it now."

"Yes!" Inspector Megure nodded quickly and walked to the side to give orders.

After Inspector Megure left, Officer Matsumoto looked at Makino in confusion and whispered, "Counselor, is there something wrong with this handkerchief?"

Manager Matsumoto's voice was very low, but it was still heard by Kogoro Mori and others nearby.

Everyone turned to look at Makino at once, waiting for his answer.

Makino shook his head slightly: "I'm just curious. Let's wait until the results of the investigation come out."

"Is there anything strange?" asked Kogoro Mouri puzzled.

"This handkerchief should have been pure white before it was dyed red, but judging from the victim's clothes and the room, I don't think the victim would have used a pure white handkerchief. Of course, this is just my guess and there is no basis for it." Makino nodded.

Hearing this, although Kogoro Maori didn't quite understand, he still nodded silently.

Conan and Furuya Rei on the side immediately focused their attention on the handkerchief on the victim, with serious expressions.

At this moment, Officer Takagi quickly walked up to Makino and Manager Matsumoto and said with a serious expression: "The test results of the pistol are out, but..."

Before Officer Takagi could tell him the result, Makino said, "There should be no blood or grease residue on the pistol."

"Yes, that's right! How did you know?!" Officer Takagi asked in surprise.

Makino looked down at the victim on the ground and said calmly, "When you found the pistol, the shower in the bathroom should have been on, right? The victim was killed yesterday afternoon. With such a long time, even ordinary water flow should be enough to completely wash away the traces on the pistol."

Officer Takagi nodded in confusion.

Conan and Furuya Rei on the side looked at Makino in surprise.

They didn't expect that even though Makino had just arrived at the scene, he acted as if he had already seen the first scene with his own eyes.

The next second, Makino looked up at Officer Takagi and said, "Your judgment should be correct. This is not the first time the murderer has committed a crime... or to put it the other way around, this may be the last case the criminal has committed."

At this point, Makino turned to look at Officer Matsumoto and continued, "Officer Matsumoto, prepare to set up a temporary investigation headquarters. I will go to explain the situation to Minister Odagiri. Also, contact the various districts in Tokyo... No, also contact the police stations in the surrounding areas of Tokyo to see if there are any similar shooting cases."

"Yes!" Manager Matsumoto nodded immediately.

Seeing that Makino had just arrived at the scene and had quickly classified the case, and even promptly assigned tasks to his subordinates, a smile appeared on Fōtani Rei's lips.

Although he had heard from his colleagues and Ida Kou and others about how fast and terrifying Makino's handling of cases was, to be honest, this was the first time he saw Makino handling a case with his own eyes, right?

This kind of courage is worthy of Makino...

(End of this chapter)