Conan: Rice Flower Spring

Chapter 209 203.Ah? What did I say?

Nowadays, who doesn’t carry some cash when going out, unless they really have nothing?
Wallets are already quite thick, with two layers of leather or cloth and several layers of lining, and that’s not all.

In order to fit into a coat pocket, the wallet has to be folded in half.

Add to that the documents and banknotes in the wallet, and the thickness is not only sky-high, but it would also be quite difficult to cut through.

If the murderer really did it with the intention of killing someone, his first reaction after stabbing the wallet should be to stab somewhere else.

Otherwise, it would take a very stubborn murderer to go through all the trouble to pierce the wallet and then stab the dagger into the victim's chest?
"Upstairs!" Hattori Heiji and Conan looked at each other and instantly realized that the murderer who threw the person down was most likely still on the roof of the building.

So the two of them ran and rushed into the building next to them.

"Brother Heiji!" Sakata suddenly panicked. Normally, it would be fine if Hattori Heiji was chasing the murderer, but now he is with him.

If something happens to Hattori Heiji while chasing the murderer, does that mean Sakata has no responsibility?
A criminal policeman and a high school student are together. How can you let a high school student chase the vicious murderer?
Sakata suddenly felt that his future was dark.

"Officer Sakata, please ignore them for now and ask the onlookers to move away. The scene will be destroyed soon."

Judging from the freshness of the body, this is obviously not the first scene. But after all, the body fell from the sky.

It is still necessary to protect this site.

"Yes, yes, that's right!" After being reminded by Hayashi Ryoma, Officer Sakata immediately began to maintain order at the scene with his colleagues. At the same time, he also called for support from the police station.

While waiting for police support to arrive, Lin Ryoma and Sakata chatted next to the police car.

"Officer Sakata, I noticed that you didn't seem very surprised when you found the body?"

Whether it was Sakata or the other patrolman who was driving the car, they were at most startled by the noise made when the body fell.

But they didn't seem as nervous about the corpse itself as their counterparts in Tokyo.

As if they had seen a similar corpse before?
"President Lin, you are right." Sakata hesitated for a while, looked around, and when he was sure that no one was paying attention to them, he said mysteriously to Lin Longma:

"In fact, this is not the first time that a similar corpse has appeared in Osaka. Not long ago, the detectives at the headquarters discovered two similar corpses in succession.

We all believe internally that this was done by the same person.”

"So this is a serial murder case?"

"That's the conclusion for now." Sakata nodded and replied in a low voice.

"Then what is your basis for judgment?" Lin Longma looked back at the corpse that was covered but had a small tent protruding from the dagger on its chest and continued to ask:
"Could it be because of the wallet that was pierced by the dagger?"

"Yes, President Lin. The two bodies found before were similar to this one.

A dagger pierced their wallets and then stabbed into their chests. But according to the autopsy report, the two victims did not die from mechanical injuries, but died first and then were stabbed with the knife. "

Lin Longma nodded as he listened, and made a familiar expression. But he was really puzzled at the moment.

This Osaka detective is too easy to talk to, isn't he? Could he be Takagi, the good guy in the Osaka Prefectural Police?

Why did this guy tell him everything he asked? It was fine for this corpse that fell from the sky, but why did he tell him the autopsy reports of the first two corpses without reservation?

Is it true that Hattori Heiji has such a high profile in the Osaka Prefectural Police?

Lin Longma instinctively felt that Sakata's attitude seemed a little strange, so he continued to ask calmly:
"So, the key to this serial murder case is the victim's wallet?
Is there anything special in this wallet?"

Sakata in front of him still did not hesitate, and said to Lin Longma: "It's hard to say about the wallet this time, but the wallets of the deceased in the previous two times were very 'clean'. In addition to some banknotes, there was only a driver's license in it."

"Nothing else? Like business cards, receipts, or something?"

"No, there are only varying amounts of banknotes and a driver's license in the wallet. There is nothing else besides these two."

"Is that so?" Lin Longma didn't bother too much after hearing this and turned his gaze away from the direction of the corpse.

Just as he was looking away, he suddenly noticed from the corner of his eye that Sakata was staring at him with a hint of expectation in his eyes.

What was he expecting? Was he expecting to solve the case right away?

It doesn't make sense. Hayashi Ryoma has never been famous for his reasoning. Even if Sakata was expecting something, he shouldn't have expected this.

So, Sakata is expecting him to continue his analysis?
interesting.

Lin Longma really wanted to see what Sakata wanted to do, so he pretended to say:
"So the problem is probably with the money in the wallet and the driver's license? Maybe it's the money?

Could it be that these deceased people had robbed a bank together before, but now they are fighting because of the uneven distribution of the loot?"

Hayashi Ryoma directly gave a very outrageous guess, which is probably the direction that only Maori Kogoro could think of when he was reasoning.

Sure enough, Sakata was almost overwhelmed by Lin Ryoma's "reasoning". He could only helplessly say to Lin Ryoma:

"President Lin, we really don't have that many bank robberies in Osaka. And most of the bank robberies have been solved.

There aren’t so many criminals at large.”

It is a well-known fact that Tokyo is famous for its bank robbers, but other cities don't really have that many bank robbers.

What's more, banks in Tokyo are easier to rob, which is also a consensus among robbers - if you want to rob a bank, go to Tokyo. The metropolis of Tokyo has a serious siphon effect on robbers from surrounding areas.

"If it's not about the money, then could it be about the driver's license? But what does the driver's license have to do with these victims?
It can't be that they all got their driver's licenses from the same driving school, right?"

Lin Longma was saying something that even he himself didn't believe, but when he turned around, he found Sakata thinking seriously.

“???” Lin Longma was confused. Did he say anything just now?

"President Lin, you really helped a lot!" Sakata suddenly came to Lin Longma excitedly and shook his hand vigorously:

"We haven't investigated the direction you proposed yet, but I think it's a good direction for investigation!"

"Excuse me, President Lin. I need to verify some information now. Don't worry, my colleagues will take over my work later!"

(End of this chapter)