Detective Cauchy

Chapter 11

Kexi turned his gaze to the living room, and found Sonoko sitting on the sofa thinking about something.

Kexi didn't hypnotize Yuanzi immediately, but ran to the inspector to ask some things.

Although he already had a way to prove that Qindao Quandai was the murderer of her sister, but in order for Qindao Quandai to be unable to quibble, he still needed some evidence.

It didn't take long for Cauchy to get the evidence he wanted from the forensic officers.

"Very well, the next step is the Hypnosis Garden."

Ke Xi looked at the countdown in his mind, and there were 4 minutes left.So he found a hidden place, and touched the ring of hypnosis in his hand.

Because the scope of application of the ring of hypnosis is ten meters in radius, Cauchy can activate it without getting close to the garden.

"The ring of hypnosis, activate." Cauchy murmured inwardly, and a faint purple light flashed on the ring of hypnosis.

I saw Sonoko's whole body startled suddenly, then his eyes became blurred and out of focus, then he closed his eyes slowly and leaned on the sofa.

The effect of the ring of hypnosis is hypnosis, and it does not need to "sleep" like Kogoro Mori.

However, when Sonoko was used as a stand-in to solve the case by Conan, she was in a 'sleeping' state.

In order to avoid making others suspicious, Cauchy made Sonoko close his eyes and pretended to be in a 'sleep' state.

"Cough cough!"

Kexi controlled Yuanzi's voice with a dry cough, searched for a little feeling, and then said in Yuanzi's tone: "Everyone listen to me, I have found evidence to solve the case."

"Oh?" When everyone heard the words, their eyes focused on Yuanzi.

Seeing everyone's eyes, Kexi was still a little nervous, after all, it was the first time he pretended to speak in someone else's voice like Conan did.

Fortunately, Cauchy's ring of hypnosis directly controls the speech of the hypnotized person, so there is no need to worry about being discovered.

"Little girl, did you just say that you found the evidence?" Mori Kogoro spoke first, with a hint of doubt in his tone.

"Yuanzi, you look like this... Could it be that you have entered a state of reasoning like Dad?" Xiaolan was surprised when she saw Yuanzi's eyes closed.

Everyone was shocked when they heard the words.They also knew what this state of the garden represented.

Although outside, people only knew the name "Sleeping Kogoro", but several people present knew that "Sleeping Detective" was not only Mori Kogoro, but also Suzuki Sonoko in front of him.

As long as the two of them fell into a deep sleep, they would be able to solve the case.

"That's right, I've already solved the murder case, and I also know what method the murderer used to make that bathroom into a secret room." Cauchy nodded in control of Yuanzi.

"In that case, Ms. Sonoko, tell me quickly, who is the murderer?" Police Officer Mu Mu hurriedly asked.

"If my reasoning is correct, the murderer must be you—Miss Izumiyo." 'Sonoko' raised his right hand, pointing his index finger and thumb at Kotoshima Izumiyo.

"Ah? It turned out to be Miss Quandai."

After hearing Yuanzi's words, everyone was shocked, a little unbelievable.

"Is it true? Izumiyo!" Mr. Xian Er asked.

"Please don't talk nonsense, okay, how could I kill my own sister?" Kotoshima Izumi was also a little nervous, but he still pretended to be calm and said: "Besides, this bathroom is a completely sealed secret room. It was Mr. Mori who opened the door with me just now, and he can prove it for me."

"That's right, I can prove to Ms. Izumi that the bathroom was opened by me and her together." Mori Kogoro also stood up and said.

He didn't think that his reasoning was wrong, and he didn't believe that Yuanzi, a little girl, had better reasoning ability than him. That's why he defended Qindao Quandai.

"Oh, Uncle Mao Li, you are really a brain." 'Yuanzi' shook his head and sighed.

"Damn it, you little girl..." Mori Kogoro gritted his teeth, and then continued to ask: "Since you said that the murderer was Ms. Izumidai, then why are you talking about how she got out of the bathroom that was sealed with tape?" How about a miraculous escape?"

"Absurd skills? Heh... Actually, it's not as exaggerated as you said." 'Yuanzi' smiled, and then said: "To be honest, this method couldn't be easier, and anyone can do it."

"Oh?" Everyone wondered.

"Instead of telling everyone, it's better to have someone demonstrate it directly."

'Yuanzi' shouted in Kexi's direction: "Kexi! You follow what I told you, and demonstrate it to everyone."

"Yes, Sister Sonoko." Kexi ran out from the wall, nodded to Sonoko, then ran to the bathroom door and closed the bathroom.

"Everyone, please look at the bathroom door. How do you feel about this door?" 'Yuanzi' said.

"Feeling?" Everyone looked towards the door of the bathroom and carefully observed the condition of the door.

Suddenly, among the crowd, Police Officer Mu Mu shook his body, as if he understood something: "Well, could it be that..."

"Yes, if you look from the outside of the bathroom door, it will indeed make people feel that the inside of the bathroom has been sealed with tape. I think Miss Izumi used this simple illusion to confuse Uncle Mori, right?"

When everyone heard the words, they immediately looked at each other, apparently agreeing with 'Yuanzi'.Even Mori Kogoro, who had been defending Kotoshima Izumi, remained silent.

Hearing the words of 'Yuanzi', Qindao Quandai's heart tightened suddenly, and a trace of cold sweat was already oozing from her palms.

After Conan heard the reasoning, he was also very shocked. He didn't expect that 'Yuanzi''s reasoning was exactly the same as his.

Also, what is the current state of 'Yuanzi'? He didn't shoot Yuanzi with an anesthesia gun just now. Why did Yuanzi suddenly fall into a 'sleep'?

Although it's a bit strange, Conan never thought that someone like him can make people "sleep", and use the "sleeper" to solve the case for him.

"Then, let's proceed to the next step of reasoning. Now please ask Uncle Mori and Police Officer Megure to go to the door of the bathroom and cooperate with Kexi." 'Sonoko' said.

"it is good!"

Mori Kogoro and Police Officer Megure went straight to the bathroom door and stood there without hesitation.

Then, Ke Xi said to the two of them: "Uncle Mustache, Police Officer Mu Mu, you don't need to use too much force to hit this door with me now, just lightly hit it a few times."

"Stinky brat!"

After hearing Cosy call him 'Uncle Mustache', Mori Kogoro cursed secretly, but he and Police Officer Megure followed Cosy's instructions and started banging on the bathroom door.

"Bang! Bang!"

After two soft knocking sounds, Cauchy's hand that was pressing on the handle of the bathroom door also twisted forcefully.

The door of the bathroom suddenly opened, and the bodies of Mori Kogoro and Officer Megure rushed into the bathroom with inertia.

At the same time, 'Yuanzi' also asked: "I don't know how you feel when you see this situation?"

After Mori Kogoro and Police Officer Meguro stopped, they looked at each other face to face. Afterwards, Mori Kogoro looked at Sonoko and asked doubtfully, "Could it be that this door was not knocked open, but opened?"

"That's right, if this method is followed, even a child can do it, giving people the illusion that the door was knocked open."

Immediately afterwards, 'Sonoko' said: "In my judgment, Ms. Izumi should have used sleeping pills to make her sister fall asleep first, then took her to the bathroom, sealed the gap between the door and window of the bathroom with tape, and waited until she was cut. With his wrist, he forcefully opened the bathroom door that was taped, and closed the door directly after walking out of the bathroom. In this way, the bathroom can be disguised as a secret room."

When everyone heard the words, their eyes turned to Qindao Quandai. Is Miss Quandai really the murderer?
Qindao Quandai's expression didn't change much, but she held her hands tightly, and the cold sweat in her palms grew more and more.

Conan's expression was a bit exciting, he was surprised and puzzled for a while, he didn't expect Sonoko to really solve the mystery of the secret room.

"Could it be that Yuanzi reasoned all this out by himself?" Conan was a little suspicious, staring at 'Yuanzi' closely.

Unfortunately, he didn't find anything unusual about Yuanzi.Except for 'sleeping'...

At this moment, Police Officer Meguro asked: "But, Ms. Sonoko, on all the tapes in this bathroom, only the fingerprints of the deceased Miss Mei Cai can be found, and on the cuts of each piece of tape, Mei Cai can be clearly found. Miss's thumb and forefinger fingerprints, how should this be explained?"

"About this, I have heard before that Miss Mina is going to marry Mr. Xian'er the day after tomorrow, and the new house is this house. Miss Izumidai is going to move out."

"If I'm not wrong, Ms. Izumi should have asked Ms. Mei Cai to help you tear the tape into a certain length and put it neatly on the table when you were packing your luggage. , it's easy."

"However, Ms. Izumi's real purpose is to use the tapes that Ms. Mei Cai has torn to paste all the gaps between the doors and windows of the bathroom, and to paste the word 'goodbye' on the door. Of course, in order to prevent fingerprints from leaving Above, these are all made with gloves on."

"As for the evidence, I asked Kexi to ask the inspectors just now, and they found traces of the books on the bookshelves being moved in Miss Quandai's room, and there were also traces of adhesive tape on the edge of the table. ...and the used but still-new corrugated boxes in the corner of the house. I suppose that should be enough proof, right?"

"How is this possible..." Hearing Sonoko's words, Kotoshima Izumi's originally calm expression finally changed slightly. When she was about to speak up to defend herself, Sonoko interrupted her.

"Also, the two bottles of detergent and tape rolls in the bathroom must have been bought by Ms. Izumidai after asking Ms. Mina to go to a convenience store, right?"

"You originally wanted to kill your sister with the poisonous gas produced by mixing two different bathroom cleaners, but you didn't expect your sister to buy two bottles of the same bathroom cleaner, which couldn't produce poisonous gas .In desperation, you instead cut her wrist with a knife, leaving her to bleed to death."

"I should be right, right? Miss Izumi Dai." 'Sonoko' asked.

"Ha ha!"

Under a series of reasoning by 'Sonoko', Kotoshima Izumi suddenly laughed, and she looked at: "Yes, according to your reasoning, my suspicion is indeed the biggest... But, have you seen it? You Did you see me tape up the bathroom door and window, or did you see the picture of me cutting my sister's wrist with a knife?"

Before 'Sonoko' could speak, Kotoshima Izumi continued: "Even if what you say makes sense, it's only reasoning at best, and it can't be used as evidence at all."

"Are you talking about evidence? Then, please look at the door in the entrance. On the peephole of that door, there is a black spot. If you ask the inspector to check it, you should know it soon. That black spot is your sister's blood."

When everyone heard the words, they immediately looked over, and sure enough, there was indeed a black spot above the peephole at the door.

Police officer Mu Mu winked at the inspector, and the inspector immediately ran over. After carefully inspecting the black spot, he confirmed to everyone that the black spot was indeed Miss Mei Cai's blood.

While the inspectors were checking the blood stains, Cauchy looked at the countdown in his mind, and there was still a minute and a half left.

So, he went on to say: "Because Mr. Xian'er said just now that he came here yesterday and rang the doorbell several times. I think Miss Quandai was still in this room at that time, right?"

"After you killed your sister, Mr. Xian Er suddenly came to ring the doorbell, so you used the peephole on the entrance door to confirm who it was."

"Perhaps because you were too nervous, you didn't even notice that the blood that your sister sprayed on your face has already stained the entrance door."

Hearing the words of 'Sonoko', Qindao Quandai's complexion changed slightly, but he still denied it: "How can the blood stains that don't know when they stick on be used as evidence? Besides, it might be me. My sister made it up by herself."

"Well, the matter has come to this point, it is useless for you to quibble, just take a look at the turban on your forehead."

"Headband?" Qindao Mina was taken aback for a moment.

Then she seemed to think of something, her complexion suddenly changed, and she slowly turned her head to look at the mirror next to her.

When she saw the black scarf on her forehead in the mirror, her pupils shrank suddenly.

"Sure enough!" Kotoshima Mina said with a wry smile.

"Have you seen it? The word YoKo is printed on your turban, and there is a missing dot representing the accent on the word Yo. I think it should be covered up after your sister's blood stains turned black?"

"That's exactly the same as the blood stain on the entrance door, and it's also the blood stain on your sister's body. Regarding this, Miss Quandai, what explanation do you have?"

"I don't have anything to explain. I admit that I did kill my sister." Qin Daoquan's face turned pale, and she raised her head to look at Yuanzi: "However, how did you know?"

Everyone also looked at Yuanzi, obviously curious.

"Because, when I went to your sister, Ms. Mei Cai's room, I accidentally found a scarf that was exactly the same as the one you wore on your forehead. In addition to the location of the blood stain on the entrance door, I guessed it." Under the eyes of everyone , 'Yuanzi' explained.

"I see. I didn't expect that I would lose to my sister in the end." Qindao Izumi said with a wry smile.

"So, you pleaded guilty?" Officer Megure asked.

"Yes, you can take me to the police station, or anywhere else." Kotoshima Izumi said indifferently.

After knowing the truth, Xian'er was very sad. He looked at Kotoshima Izumi: "Why, Izumi, why did you kill Mei Cai? Aren't you two sisters on good terms?"

"Maybe it's because we have a good relationship." Kotoshima Izumi turned his head slightly, not daring to look at Xian'er.

Next, she told everyone about her motive for killing her own sister.

"My younger sister, Mei Cai, always follows me. She also likes whichever idol I like. I buy clothes or wallets the same as me. Even tableware or furniture are bought according to my preferences. "

"Yes, at the beginning, I was really touched. But one day, I suddenly felt that she was very disgusting. That day, my sister smiled and said to me with an innocent smile: 'I'm sorry Heck, sister, I didn't expect that this time, I fell in love with the same person as you. So, I confessed to him.'”

"This person, could it be..." Xian Er's body trembled.

"That's right, it's you, Xian'er, who I've been dating for five years. After that, Mei Cai started fighting for love, and you two are even engaged."

"But me, my fate is reduced to the point where I have to leave this house. That's why I want to get rid of her, get rid of that little devil who took everything from me. I always hope that she will immediately disappear."

Saying that, Qindao Quandai covered his face, weeping sadly, seeming very desolate and aggrieved.

"That's not the case, Izumiyo. In fact, I was the one who proposed dating at the beginning, not Mei Cai. She also once rejected me and asked me to get back with you."

"You lied, how did she tell me that she pursued you on her own initiative?"

"She knows that you have strong self-esteem, that's why she said that. She doesn't want you to know that between you and her, I chose her." Xian Er said.

"Hehe, stop talking, how can someone like her who only thinks about herself think of me?" Qindao Quandai smiled lightly.

Seeing this situation, Coxi sighed, then controlled Sonoko and said, "We have no other way to know what your sister thinks, but it's true that your sister attaches great importance to you as a sister."

Qindao Quandai trembled, and roared at Yuanzi: "What nonsense are you talking about, what do you know about an outsider?"

Kexi shook her head, continued to control Sonoko and said, "After the investigation of Police Officer Takagi, your sister deliberately changed one of the bottles of bathroom cleaner for another when paying the bill at the convenience store, because at that time she suddenly remembered that the two Mixing a bathroom cleaner with a toxic gas, she did it because she was afraid you would get hurt."

"Impossible, impossible!" Qindao Quandai stepped back a few times and shook his head vigorously, unable to believe this was true.

If her sister was really what she had imagined, she might not have suffered so much.

But now, she learned from others that her sister actually cared about her very much.

She actually killed her dearest sister.

Why, why let her know all this?
"Meicai, Meicai..."

Suddenly, she ran to the bathroom, ran to her sister's body, knelt on the ground and hugged her sister's body tightly, crying hysterically.

It seems to retain, it seems to regret!
However, it was already too late, what was lost was lost, and even if she regretted it, she would never come back.

The two identical sets of toothbrushes and cups in front of the mirror are still quietly placed there, but the happy memories of using them together may have long been forgotten.

(End of this chapter)