Conan: The Self-cultivation of Fake Wine

But one anomaly is considered an accident, and two abnormalities combined make it difficult to describe it as a simple accident.

If there are a large number of coincidences in a case, it must be considered whether these coincidences are man-made.

So Lu Ren then asked: "When was the last time you saw the deceased?"

Mushan was the first to reply: "It was almost twelve o'clock at noon. After we returned to the cabin, we made an appointment to have dinner together. Then we each went back to our rooms and never saw each other again."

Ma Hua nodded, "Me too."

Banqiao: "I want to go a little earlier. After she turned around and went back to the cabin, I never saw her again. You were there at that time."

"Ah."

Lu Ren took out the small notebook he carried with him and wrote down what the three people said one by one.

It was just his behavior that made the three of them realize something was wrong.

They looked at each other, and finally Mushan spoke up: "Excuse me, are you here?"

"You must have heard of Kogoro Mouri, right?"

"Ah."

"I am his assistant, and what I am doing now is some simple case processing. Before the police arrive, I hope you will cooperate with my work."

The three of them looked at each other and finally nodded in agreement.

The Maori detective is a model of friendly cooperation between the police and the public. You can guess how good his relationship with the police is.

As his assistant, Lu Ren naturally has a good relationship with the police.

If you don't cooperate now, when the police arrive later, this person will wave his hands and say, "If you refuse to cooperate, it's very suspicious."

That would be too unfair.

Seeing that the three of them were very cooperative, Lu Ren was not prepared to use more drastic means to force them to recognize the reality.

"Okay, please answer the next question. From twelve o'clock to one o'clock, did you have any contact with her again? For example, make phone calls or send emails. Answer in the order just now."

Mushan: "I didn't contact him again, whether it was phone calls or emails. I just waited until dinner and no one was there, and the door couldn't be knocked. I tried to make a few calls, but I couldn't get through."

Ma Hua: "Me too. After Mushan finished calling, I also didn't get through to one of my calls."

Banqiao: "I came late. After they determined that they couldn't get through, I didn't call."

"Open the phone and let me check the call history."

Kiyama and Mahua did as they were told.

Lu Ren looked at Mushan's cell phone first. From 12:58 to 59, there were three consecutive calls.

Then he looked up the communication records and found that Mushan had made a phone call at 11:50, and the note in the address book was ice cubes.

"What's this call?"

"This is what I called Banqiao."

Mushan rubbed his trouser seams with his hands in embarrassment.

The only thing more embarrassing than having someone see your own unique remark is having to explain the meaning of the remark in person.

"I called him and told him to come back for dinner at one o'clock."

"Ah."

Lu Ren recorded the times of several phone calls and returned the phone to Mushan. Then he picked up the mobile phone handed over by Ma Hua.

The communication records in her mobile phone were much simpler than those of Mushan, with only one phone call to the deceased.

After finishing the recording, Lu Ren looked at the artist Banqiao, "Where is your cell phone?"

"Do you want to see mine too? I didn't call her."

Seeing Banqiao's hesitation, Lu Ren suddenly had an idea in his mind.

‘Could this guy have called the deceased to come out and not deleted the communication records after that? ’

"Banqiao, what's going on with you? Show it to him quickly." Before Lu Ren could say anything, Mushan urged him first.

"Here you go." Banqiao finally opened the phone and handed it to Lu Ren.

There are two records of his communications.

11:50 and 1 o'clock. Both calls were from the same person, with the note being the lucky one.

Mushan had previously said that he called Banqiao at 11:50. So this lucky guy refers to Mushan.

Lu Ren glanced at the two of them and couldn't help but feel a little funny.

These people talk nice, but in the end they are all superficial friends.

But come to think of it, how can a true friend let his best friend work alone in a snowstorm?

After also recording the communication time, Lu Ren returned the phone to Banqiao.

He found no communication records between Banqiao and the deceased in Banqiao's mobile phone during the noon time period.

Now it seems that the reason for Banqiao's hesitation and nervousness is probably the same as that of Mushan, he didn't want outsiders to see his notes.

Of course, it could also be because he deleted his communication records, but he was still afraid that people would see the traces.

As for whether it is, just check it out and you will know.

Lu Ren snapped his fingers, and the four people, including Conan, lost their sight for an instant.

"Xiaoyou, check this person's communication records from 11:30 to 1:00 and see if there are any calls from him to the deceased."

After a while, Xiaoyou replied.

[Yes, he once called Miss Shuozi at 12:05. 】

That's it.

Lu Ren snapped his fingers again, and several people regained consciousness, unaware of the previous encounter.

Looking at these three superficial friends, Lu Ren showed a kind smile and said, "Okay, the storm is much lighter now. Let's slowly go down to the bottom of the slope and wait here for the police to come."

The three of them had no objections and nodded and followed suit.

After they went down first, Conan deliberately slowed down and kept a distance from them, and then whispered to Lu Ren: "You doubt this Mr. Banqiao."

After listening to Lu Ren's previous inquiries and some targeted measures, the famous detective quickly understood Lu Ren's intentions.

"Well, although no communication records were found, it is very likely that he deleted it himself. Just wait for the police to come and ask them to check it through the operator. Once they find it, they can take him away directly."

Lu Ren smiled and said, "How about catching the murderer before the police come."

"Not to mention that he must have done this case, even if he is really found..."

Halfway through Conan's words, his ears suddenly felt cold, and then he heard a rather familiar voice.

[I came late, and after they determined that they couldn’t get through, I didn’t call. 】

"I am a reporter, and I have recorded what they said previously."

Lu Ren put away the recorder and said with a smile, "The police don't need to completely review the modus operandi like detectives do when handling cases. As long as they have this evidence, they can put Banqiao back for interrogation. You say, this case counts Doesn’t it count as broken?”

"If you want to say that, it's not wrong." After a while of silence, Conan said slowly, "For ordinary police officers, when the case has progressed to this point, it can basically be declared solved."

"Right."

"But we are in Gunma County now. The police department of Gunma County...it's that Yamamura fuck..."

"?"

Lu Ren felt confused...

Lu Ren fell into deep thought...

Lu Ren was persuaded by Conan...

"You're right. We still have to figure out the complete modus operandi."

……

If you want to rank the kindness of all people in the world, then Yamamura Soo must be at the top.

Because he is the kind of person who would rather believe that there are ghosts in the world than people who would intentionally harm others.

Encounter a case - supernatural events, monsters causing trouble, bad weather, accidental death, deliberate suicide.

Anyway, no matter what, it definitely wasn't done by a human.

He firmly believes in the truth, goodness and beauty in the world and practices it personally. The level of kindness makes me cry.

For someone with this level of blindness, you can't just prepare food for him. You have to feed it to his mouth and watch him swallow it in person.

Lu Ren wanted to take a shortcut, but... there is no shortcut in Brother Cao's life dictionary, only down-to-earth efforts and nonsense.

The world is beautiful, there are no cases, abilities are imaginary, and confidence is off the charts.

Lu Ren sighed secretly, gathered his thoughts and walked towards the bottom of the slope faster.

Five minutes later, several people went down to the bottom of the slope.

Standing in front of the lake and looking at the corpses floating on the lake at close range, Mahua began to cry again.

The other two people also looked away, unable to bear to look directly at the body.

Lu Ren and Conan had no such concerns and were carefully observing the corpse, searching for possible information.

[Homo sapiens (death)

It is highly not recommended to eat...]

have to.

Lu Ren turned off the system panel expressionlessly.

Identification is as useless as ever in terms of autopsy, you still have to rely on yourself.

To find out the murderer's modus operandi is to find out how the deceased died.

Bodies are floating in the lake, and there are only two ways to die. One is drowning in the lake, and the other is to kill and then dump the body.

If it was the former, Lu Ren squatted down and tried to submerge his hand into the lake. The feedback was very cold.

Although the lake is not frozen, the temperature of the lake is still very low due to the weather.

If a person without special training suddenly falls into this icy lake, he or she may drown due to hypothermia, cramps, difficulty breathing, cardiac arrest and other factors.

From this aspect, the basic drowning conditions are basically met.

As for how he drowned, Lu Ren glanced at the skis floating not far from the body, then stood up and looked back at the steep slope.

One possibility naturally comes to mind.

——The deceased slid all the way down to the bottom of the slope. Due to poor visibility, he did not discover the lake in front of him in time and fell into it.

Just... is this possible?

When Lu Ren first came into contact with the deceased at noon today, he just felt that this person was harsh, harsh in speech, and extremely self-centered.

I didn't feel the hysteria, excitement-seeking, and madness that didn't care about her own life from her.

It is currently known that Banqiao called her out.

Then what? Two people meeting to go skiing on such a stormy day? Did the latter agree?

This is impossible no matter how you think about it.

Moreover, this lake is actually still some distance away from the bottom of the slope. Although it is not long, it is not in a state where as long as it reaches the bottom of the slope, it will instantly fall into the lake.

If this is the case, the scenic spot will definitely take more precautions in this area, otherwise the risk factor will be too high.

Even taking into account the low visibility in snowy weather, there is no guarantee that the deceased will fall into the lake.

For any murderer, this method with an excessively high survival rate is something they cannot tolerate no matter what.

If both of them slipped to the bottom of the slope, Banqiao pushed the deceased into the lake.

But... the possibility of this method is still not high.

not enough time.

Banqiao called the deceased at 12:05. It took five minutes for the deceased to put on his clothes and shoes and walk over, which was 12:10.

Banqiao himself returned to the cabin at one o'clock.