Ke Xue: This police officer is too martial

Chapter 266 The Adult World is Terrible

Inside the hospital.

Under the guidance of the former nurse, Makino and his companions walked towards the emergency room.

Before everyone turned the corner, they heard a conversation between two men.

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"Excuse me, was this really just an accident?"

"We will conduct a more detailed investigation next, but based on the witnesses' statements, we can confirm that he jumped into the sea to swim on his own."

"I really can't believe it. I think the president must have been pushed into this situation by someone!"

"But there were only Mr. Takiguchi and his wife on the boat at the time. Do you think it was his wife who pushed him into the water?"

"I didn't say that! But the president once said that he drowned in a river when he was a child, so he has always been afraid of water and can't swim at all!"

"..."

Perhaps in order to help "Nao Takiguchi" who invited them to dinner to get rid of suspicion, Mitsuhiko and the other two immediately turned the corner with their clothes in their arms and walked in front of the two men who were talking.

Mitsuhiko looked up at the two men in front of him with a serious expression: "Uncle Takiguchi has finally learned how to swim after practicing hard recently!"

Looking at the children who suddenly appeared in front of them, the two men's faces suddenly showed confusion.

One of the men, holding a pen and a notebook in both hands, looked down at Mitsuhiko and the other two, then looked up at Makino and the others who were slowly walking towards them, and asked, "Excuse me, who are you...?"

Xiaolan explained: "Hello, this is the case...We met the Takiguchi couple when we were playing at the beach today, and they warmly entertained us.

When we were helping to clean up the dishes on the yacht, we found the clothes and dog left behind by the Takiguchi couple. So we thought of sending them here for them and visiting Mr. Takiguchi at the same time. "

Hearing this, the man holding the pen and notebook nodded and said, "I see. I'm a police officer at the Shinta City Police Department. My name is Nagai. The man next to me is Katagiri Ryoichi. He's Mr. Takiguchi's secretary."

Xiaolan nodded to the two of them and then looked at Officer Nagai in confusion. She slowly said, "Officer Nagai, how is Mr. Takiguchi doing?"

After hearing this, Officer Nagai and his secretary Katagiri Ryoichi looked at each other with complicated expressions.

After seeing the expressions on the two people's faces, Conan immediately understood the situation.

They thought it was an ordinary drowning accident, so they only called an ambulance and did not call the police.

If there is no special reason, the "Officer Nagai" in front of him would not appear here.

It seems that Mr. Takiguchi may have already...

The moment this thought came to his mind, Officer Nagai in front of him also closed his eyes and said, "It's really hard to say... Just now, he was declared dead by the doctor..."

--"What?!"

After hearing the news, everyone present, especially Mitsuhiko and the other two, showed expressions of astonishment.

The friendly uncle whom I just met not long ago died of drowning so soon. Even for Mitsuhiko and the other two who did not understand the complicated topic of "the weight of death", this was shocking news.

At this moment, Officer Nagai turned to look at Makino, and after hesitating for a while, he asked, "Sir, have I seen you before? I always feel that you look very familiar."

Makino nodded, "My name is Makino Ryuichi. Officer Nagai, my profession is the same as yours."

After hearing the two key words "Makino Ryuichi" and "police officer", Officer Nagai's pupils shrank instantly, and he raised his hand to salute and said, "I remember now! You are the famous Superintendent Makino... No, that's not right, you are already a senior superintendent!"

Strictly speaking, Shinta City does not belong to the jurisdiction of Tokyo, but because it is very close to Tokyo, it often deals with the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department and even jointly handles cases.

Officer Nagai met Makino at a joint meeting two years ago.

Makino nodded slowly and signaled to Officer Nagai: "Don't worry, I won't disturb you. Just handle the case as usual, don't worry about me."

Officer Nagai naturally understood what Makino meant by this, and nodded respectfully to Makino, then turned to look at Xiaolan and the others: "Since you have met Mr. Takiguchi today, can you please tell me everything you know?"

Although Xiaolan and the others have not yet completely recovered from the news of Mr. Takiguchi's death, they still explained the situation as usual.

After listening to the accounts of Xiaolan, Mitsuhiko and the other two, Officer Nagai frowned and said, "So, you were invited by the Takiguchi couple to have dinner on the boat today, and then you saw Mr. Takiguchi diving up close?"

Xiaolan nodded and said, "That's right, and Mr. Takiguchi waved to us before he swam and then jumped into the sea."

Officer Nagai lowered his head and thought for two seconds, then slowly walked up to Mitsuhiko, leaned over and chuckled, "I roughly understand the situation. Could you please come back to the police station with me? I have something I want to consult you about in detail.

And…if it’s okay, I’d like to check the camera in your hand, maybe you’ve captured some useful evidence.”

Hearing this, Mitsuhiko and the other two looked up at Xiaolan who was standing beside them.

Xiaolan nodded slightly and said, "No problem, Officer Nagai."

Seeing Xiaolan and the others nod, Officer Nagai stood up and looked at Makino beside him: "Officer Makino, look straight, should this be okay?"

Makino: "?"

Although Makino could understand that the other party was asking him this question out of politeness, he still felt it was a bit strange.

Is it necessary to ask for your own opinion at the end?
Those who don’t know would think that he used his “power” to oppress Officer Nagai…

……

Shortly after.

In the small meeting room of the First Investigation Division of the Shintai City Police Department.

Officer Nagai carefully recorded the answers of Xiaolan and the others with a pen.

Judging from the answers of Xiaolan and the others, as well as the images in Mitsuhiko's camera, Mr. Takiguchi did jump into the water on his own as everyone said.

The reason why Mrs. Takiguchi did not notice her husband drowning immediately was that she was turning around to clean up the dishes on the table after Mr. Takiguchi jumped into the water.

When hearing this, Officer Nagai had already drawn a conclusion in his mind.

In fact, as long as Mr. Takiguchi was not pushed into the sea intentionally, his death can basically be classified as an "accident."

——“Dong Dong Dong”

Just as Officer Nagai finished organizing the documents in his hands and was about to stand up to express his gratitude, there was a sudden knock on the door outside the meeting room.

After hearing the knock on the door, Officer Nagai immediately said, "Come in." As soon as he finished speaking, a female police officer escorted Nao Takiguchi, who had a sad face, into the conference room.

After seeing Takiguchi Nao, Mitsuhiko and the other two immediately greeted her. Ayumi even ran directly to Takiguchi Nao and hugged her legs while crying.

Takiguchi Nao looked down at Ayumi, a soft light flashed in her eyes: "Ayumi, thank you for helping us send the clothes and Kaoru to the hospital."

Conan stared at Takiguchi Nao with a serious expression.

When he discovered that the necklace on Nao Takiguchi's neck was gone, the suspicion in his eyes deepened significantly.

After Takiguchi Nao took her seat, Officer Nagai said apologetically, "I just heard from the children that your husband did jump into the sea when the accident happened. It seems that this was really an unfortunate drowning accident."

Takiguchi Nao lowered her head and said, "I am also wrong. No matter how good he is at swimming, I should have been watching him. If I had been watching him at the time, perhaps this would not have happened..."

Officer Nagai nodded and said, "Please accept my condolences... By the way, there is one more thing I want to confirm with you. I heard from people in Mr. Takiguchi's company that he can't swim. If he can't swim, then his act of jumping into the water on his own initiative might not be an accident, but..."

Although Officer Nagai did not finish his words, everyone present understood what he wanted to express.

If Mr. Takiguchi couldn't swim and jumped into the water on his own initiative, it wouldn't be a so-called accident but suicide.

Before Takiguchi Nao could answer, Mitsuhiko and the other two said, "We've seen videos of uncle swimming before. He really can swim!"

"That's right, that uncle wanted to compete with me in swimming before!"

"..."

After Mitsuhiko and the other two expressed their opinions, Xiaolan turned to look at Takiguchi Nao and slowly said, "They are right. Besides, Mr. Takiguchi and his wife just got married not long ago and they are living a happy life. How could they commit suicide?!"

After hearing what Xiaolan said, Makino silently glanced at Nao Takiguchi, whose face was full of "guilt and sadness", and shook his head secretly.

Newly married, living a happy and fulfilling life?
Perhaps it was because he had been a criminal police officer for too long and had seen the dark side of too many people, or perhaps it was because after mastering the [Qi], his perception ability was constantly improving over time...

Even without considering the professional perspective of reasoning and psychological profiling, and without Conan as the murder weapon at the scene, Makino could intuitively "see" the "abnormality" of Ms. Nao Takiguchi.

From the moment she entered the door until now, she has been "deliberately performing".

Her depression, her sadness, her helplessness and guilt...all of this is acting.

At this moment, Officer Nagai turned to look at Takiguchi Nao and asked curiously, "Ms. Nao, what is the swimming video they mentioned...?"

Takiguchi Nao was stunned for a moment, then immediately nodded and said: "Ah... I'll show you right away."

After saying that, Nao Takiguchi opened her handbag, took out her tablet, and found a video of her husband learning to swim.

After clicking on the video, Nao Takiguchi explained to Officer Nagai: "This was taken when he first practiced in the swimming pool. The video was taken by the maid, so I am also in the picture. And... this is a video from last week. My husband has already swam very well."

"I see. I understand." Officer Nagai nodded.

After putting the tablet on the table, Takiguchi Nao covered her mouth and cried softly.

Seeing this scene, Xiaolan, Mitsuhiko and the other two couldn't help but have their eyes moistened by the mist.

Seeing how sad Nao Takiguchi was, Officer Nagai sighed silently and stood up and said, "Okay, thank you all for your cooperation. The investigation has basically come to an end. You can go back now."

After finishing speaking, Officer Nagai turned to look at Makino and bowed slightly: "Officer Makino, thank you for your assistance and help."

Makino chuckled and shook his head. "I didn't do anything. You're exaggerating a bit. But having said that... Officer Nagai, can I make a small suggestion?"

Officer Nagai was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "Suggestions? Of course, please go ahead!"

Makino glanced at Nao Takiguchi, who was still immersed in grief, and slowly said, "Before closing the case, you can investigate the swimming pool in Mr. Takiguchi's home. Even if the water has been drained, the remaining substances should be detectable."

Takiguchi Nao: "!!!"

Officer Nagai: “?”

After hearing what Makino said, Takiguchi Nao's hand, which was wiping her tears, suddenly froze in mid-air and her pupils suddenly widened.

Officer Nagai, Xiaolan and others looked at Makino with confusion, not quite understanding what Makino meant by what he had just said.

At this moment, Conan on the side seemed to be struck by lightning. He suddenly jumped up from his chair, ran forward and picked up the tablet computer that Nao Takiguchi had placed on the table.

Before Xiaolan could stop Conan, Conan replayed the video above: "Ah~ Uncle police officer, I suddenly remembered that there seems to be something particularly strange in this video!"

"A particularly strange place?" Officer Nagai frowned.

Conan nodded and said, "When Uncle Takiguchi first started practicing swimming, the necklace on Aunt Nao's neck was still submerged in the water. But in the subsequent video... Look! Aunt Nao's necklace is actually floating on the water~"

"W, what?!" Officer Nagai immediately snatched the tablet from Conan's hand, leaned his head closer, and watched the video carefully.

After confirming in the following video that the necklace was indeed floating on the water, Officer Nagai quickly turned to look at Makino: "Officer Makino, look carefully, what on earth is going on?!"

Xiaolan and others also realized something and turned to look at Makino.

Makino turned to look at Officer Nagai: "To put it simply, Ms. Nao added something to the swimming pool to increase the specific gravity of the water, making Mr. Takiguchi completely believe the false lie that 'he can already swim'.

That is why Mr. Takiguchi jumped into the sea without any doubt today, causing him to drown. "

Hearing this, Ayumi looked at Takiguchi Nao in disbelief and shook her head vigorously: "No, that's not the case! How could Aunt Nao..."

Before Ayumi could finish, Takiguchi Nao interrupted and said, "Don't say it, it was indeed me who did it."

In the astonished eyes of the crowd, Nao Takiguchi closed her eyes and said: "At first I added bath salts to the water, but he soon found out, so later I switched to a special water-soluble polymer that is colorless and odorless.

I think the density of the water in the swimming pool must have exceeded 1.3 last week, so he mistakenly thought he could swim..."

Hearing this, everyone fell into silence.

When the specific gravity of water reaches 1.3, it will be like the legendary Dead Sea where people can lie on it and read books, and people can float on it easily.

This is probably also an important reason why Mr. Takiguchi mistakenly believed that he had learned to swim.

At this moment, the conference room fell into a long silence.

After a long time, Mitsuhiko murmured subconsciously: "The world of adults is so scary..."

Although Mitsuhiko's voice was not loud, everyone present heard it and their expressions became extremely complicated.

(End of this chapter)