Conan: The Self-cultivation of Fake Wine

Normally, you would have put on your shoes and prepared to go out, so there was no need to do it at the door.

But last night was clearly not normal.

It was raining heavily at the time, and judging from the fact that the deceased was soaked, they probably did not bring an umbrella when they went out.

Therefore, we must consider one possibility, that is, the deceased was originally preparing to go out, but chose to retreat when he saw the heavy rain, and the murderer had no choice but to stab the deceased at the door.

After a scuffle, Akane Ota broke free and ran to the crime scene screaming.

The reason for being outside the house is actually similar. The murderer forced the victim to come outside the house, such as strangling her neck and covering her mouth, and then killed her at the scene of the crime.

Both are actually acts of murder committed in haste.

In a normal premeditated murder, one would have obviously lured the victim deeper into the forest, away from the cabin.

In this way, the noise of the murder would not alarm the other two people in the cabin.

Next, it will be much easier to deal with the murder weapon and the body.

Of course, there is another possibility that the murderer did not intend to kill anyone at the beginning.

He and the deceased made an appointment to go out at that point, and the original idea was indeed to do something loving.

It’s just that the deceased somehow angered the murderer, and the murderer chose to kill in rage.

That is, a crime committed in passion.

However, if this inference is true, then the murder weapon must be some kind of sharp weapon that the murderer carries with him, or it must be something that happens to be placed near the entrance and is within his easy reach.

The murderer picked up the sharp weapon and cut the victim's neck directly. In this case, as long as the murder weapon can be found, the murderer's fingerprints should be found on it.

The same is true for premeditated murder. The only difference is that the murderer prepared the weapon in advance.

Therefore, there is nothing wrong with the police's investigation strategy. As long as the murder weapon can be found, at least half of the case can be solved.

This matter will be temporarily handed over to the police, and Lu Ren plans to start from other aspects.

We can't put all our hopes on finding the murder weapon. We can't expect people who move corpses without permission and have no common sense to supervise each other.

There was an hour between the crime and the police arriving at the scene. The murderer could have hidden the murder weapon and removed the fingerprints within this hour.

Even if the murder weapon is found by then, it will be impossible to identify the murderer.

Lu Ren walked out of the cabin and came to the place where the three people said the dead body was found.

In the piece of land protected by the police, one can indeed see a lot of dark red bloodstains in the soil.

Looking from this place all the way to the door of the cabin, you can vaguely make out a red path made of blood.

However, since the two cowherds moved the corpse without permission, the real cause of this bloody road is currently unclear.

There are currently two possibilities.

1. The blood shed by the two cowherds while carrying the corpse back formed this bloody trail.

Second, before the cowherd carried the body, there was already a trail of blood on the ground. It was the blood left by the deceased, who ran all the way to the crime scene while holding his cut neck.

Their subsequent actions only made the already existing bloody trail and traces even deeper.

As long as we figure this out, we can determine the exact location where the murderer committed the crime, whether it was near the entrance or the place where the body was found.

The problem is that during the interrogation, Inoue Toshihiro was not clear whether there was blood on the ground before they moved the body.

It was raining heavily and the sky was very dark, so I didn't pay any attention to the situation on the ground.

As for Xiangyuan Fuma, he was completely uncooperative. As soon as the police approached, he started to show his teeth, like a rabid dog.

Lu Ren squatted on the ground and studied it for a while, and decided to meet this mad dog.

He is unwilling to cooperate, so I think there must be someone who is willing to let him cooperate.

Lu Ren took out the business card that Inoue Norihiro had given him earlier, took out his cell phone and dialed the newspaper's number.

"Please help me check the store called THE CLUB and see who the owner of this store is. I need to talk to him about something."

"Ok."

A moment later, a call came from an unfamiliar number.

As soon as Lu Ren answered the phone, he heard a long stream of extremely corny compliments.

The owner of THE CLUB was in a panic. When he learned that Lu Ren wanted to see him, he was completely confused. He had no idea what had happened and how he had offended this evil star.

There are currently more than 200 male escort shops in Kabukicho, Japan, and his is just an inconspicuous small shop among them.

For someone of this level, Lu Ren doesn't need to write an article specifically to deal with him. He can just find some official to say a few words to him and check his store every few days.

Today they check hygiene, tomorrow they check fire protection, and the day after tomorrow they check minors. If it takes only a few days, his family will definitely not be able to continue.

The shop owner, who didn't know the truth and was extremely panicked, called Lu Ren as instructed, and then began to use all his life's knowledge to flatter Lu Ren.

This is all he can do now.

"Okay, shut up and listen to me."

Lu Ren briefly explained today's incident to his boss and told him that his employee named Xiangyuan Fuga is now refusing to cooperate with the investigation, which makes it difficult for the police and for him as well.

After understanding the details of the situation, the shop owner breathed a sigh of relief and vowed that he would handle the matter.

As soon as Lu Ren finished his call, Xiangyuan Fuma's phone rang.

After he answered the phone and listened to just a few words, his face turned extremely pale.

After a while, he put away his phone and walked to Lu Ren with his head lowered.

Lu Ren did not tease him, but took out a small notebook and wrote down his name, age, and occupation.

"Xiangyuan Fuga, 28 years old, occupation is..."

"You don't understand what I mean? I want your real name, and you use your stage name to fool me? Or do you think I can't find your specific information?"

Apart from anything else, the owner of the male escort club must have the specific information about Xiangyuan Fuga.

Seeing that he couldn't get away with it, Xiangyuan Fuga's expression darkened a little, and he said honestly: "My real name is Tanaka Xiangta."

Tanaka?

Lu Ren flipped through the small notebook and found that the old lady, the owner of the cabin, also had the surname Tanaka and her name was Tanaka Ihejiang.

Lu Ren didn't think this would be a simple coincidence.

"What is your relationship with the owner of the house, Tanaka Iwae? Think carefully before answering. I don't want to hear any more lies from you. This will affect my subsequent judgment of you."

"Or you can give it a try and see if other stores dare to accept you after you leave the store you're working in now."

Xiangyuan Fuga, oh no, Tanaka Shota's face became paler and paler.

He knew that the man in front of him was not joking with him. His boss had already made it clear to him what the consequences of offending this man would be.

He was just still hoping for a lucky break.

"That mother-in-law is my grandmother."

"Oh, so you didn't get lost, but drove here on purpose just to see your grandma."

Tanaka Shota nodded.

"Then why did you try to hide this from me?" Lu Ren continued to ask.

"Because I had plastic surgery, my grandma didn't recognize me. And I didn't want her to know that I was a gigolo now. She always thought I was a chef in Tokyo. I didn't want to disappoint her."

Lu Ren took note of the news and at the same time resolved his previous doubts.

That's why the old woman spoke harshly to the deceased Akane Ooba.

Shota Tanaka thought he had disguised himself well, but the old woman actually recognized her grandson at first sight.

That's why her attitude was so bad from the beginning. Especially when she heard that Akane Oba was planning to sleep with her grandson, she became even more furious and interfered.

Then it all makes sense.

However, Lu Ren did not explain this to Tanaka Shota, and let him continue to indulge in his own fantasy.

Seeing that the conversation had come to this point, Tanaka no longer hid the truth. "That's why I didn't accept the police's questioning. They would definitely ask me to use my real name, and I didn't want my grandma to know that. But I really didn't kill that person, I swear."

Whether it is true or not, we will have to investigate to find out.

Lu Ren did not respond to this and brought the topic back to the case itself.

"According to the testimony of Inoue Norihiro, also known by his stage name Andarai, he heard a scream outside the house and ran out to check. He was the first one to run out because he was going downstairs to the toilet at the time."

"Where were you at the time of the incident? What were you doing? What were the specific circumstances at the time?"

"I also heard the scream. It was indeed coming from outside the house. I was sleeping at the time. I put on my clothes and rushed downstairs. At that time, Anda was indeed standing in the heavy rain, holding Miss Akane Ota in his arms."

"Hmm. Who suggested moving the body?"

"It was me. I thought she might still be saved, so Anda and I took her back."

"Did you pay attention to the ground conditions before you carried her back?"

"Road conditions?"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 477 The truth comes to light

Tanaka Xiangta didn't understand what Lu Ren meant. Seeing this, Lu Ren pointed to the bloody path on the ground.

"I didn't notice. It was too dark."

Shota Tanaka's reasons are exactly the same as those of Toshihiro Inoue.

But after hesitating for a moment, he added, "My blood composition may be detected along this blood path."

"You were bleeding? How did it happen?"

"I was barefoot when I ran outside, and there might have been small stones or branches on the ground. I later found that my feet had been cut."

Tanaka Shota paused for a moment and continued, "But by the time I found out, the wound had basically healed. So I don't know whether there was any bleeding or how much blood was lost."

"Barefoot? You weren't wearing shoes?"

"Yeah. The situation was very urgent at the time, so I didn't bother to put on shoes." Tanaka pointed at the shoes on his feet, "I was wearing hiking boots, which were very time-consuming to put on and take off."

After saying this, Lu Ren suddenly remembered a point that he had overlooked before.

"Okay, I got it. Nothing else for now."

Lu Ren walked back into the wooden house and looked again at the traces left by their transportation of the corpse.

There were muddy footprints on both sides of the bloodstains. Lu Ren carefully identified them and determined that one of the muddy footprints was actually a shoe print.

At that time, Inoue Toshihiro was wearing his shoes when he and Tanaka Shota carried the deceased back to the living room.

This is where the problem lies.

Inoue Toshihiro was also wearing a pair of hiking boots, which were not easy to put on and take off. He said that he went downstairs to the toilet, and everyone's shoes were placed in the entrance hall.

If he was just going to the toilet, there was no reason for him to put on his shoes in advance.

Or was it that after hearing the dead man's scream, his first reaction was not to rush in, but to take some time to put on his shoes first.

This is a bit contrary to common sense.

It is also possible that he is different from ordinary people and always wears shoes when going out.

But no matter what, he is the most suspicious now.

Then Lu Ren went to ask the owner of the house, old lady Tanaka, the questions were basically the same as before.

At the time of the incident, the old woman was also sleeping in the house. She heard the deceased's screams outside the house, so she hurried downstairs and rushed out.

She was the last one to arrive at the scene, and by then Inoue Toshihiro and Tanaka Shota were already surrounding the deceased.

After confirming that something had happened, she quickly ran back and called the police on the landline.

As to whether there was blood on the ground, she didn't know.

Also, she was not wearing shoes at the time of the incident.

"You slept in the same room with Akane Ota. Didn't you hear anything when she left at four o'clock?"

"No."