Conan: The Self-cultivation of Fake Wine

"Ok?"

Lu Ren turned his attention to the victim and suddenly discovered that he had just met this person this afternoon.

It's the middle-aged bald man with a sharp tongue who speaks nonsense on the big screen.

This……

Lu Ren couldn't help but frown more tightly.

If the murderer is really the Whistle Man, then his behavior is obviously too abnormal.

Lu Ren had speculated before that it was impossible for a person as cautious as Whistle Man to come and kill someone just because of the provocation from the so-called Zhuan family.

But now the bald man with the sharp tongue is indeed dead.

Was this really done by the Whistling Man? Or is someone deliberately imitating the crime?

"Officer Megure, why do you think this case was committed by the Whistle Man?"

"Because the killing methods were the same. The victim Heidong Tangji was first stunned with a stun gun and then hacked to death with a knife. At the same time, the murderer also carved letters on his back."

Megure pointed at the victim's back. He could clearly see blood stains through the shirt and a capital letter Z imprinted on the back.

Wait, why is it Z?

E, W, S... shouldn't the next one be N?

EWSZ, what is this?

Lu Ren was even more confused.

If the murderer is really the Whistle Man himself, then he is equivalent to breaking two personalities at once.

1. A cautious persona.

2. A person who follows the rules and follows the rules.

But the whistling man Xiao Ai and the others met before was indeed humming a Beatles song.

"By the way, Xiao Ai, do you still remember how tall the whistling man you just met is?"

"He is wearing a hat, and the exact height is not clear, but judging from the shoulder height, he should be about 1.7 meters."

One meter seven...height is basically consistent with this characteristic.

Lu Ren recalled the self-portrait he made of the Whistle Man, a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties, slightly short in stature, with a cautious and conservative personality.

If the murderer is really the Whistle Man, and not to mention that it doesn't fit the character, his motive for the murder this time is very clear. To vent his anger, and to avenge Pingdong Tangji's "nonsense" on TV at noon.

But if that's the case, how did the murderer find Pingdong Tangci's home address in just one afternoon?

Did they know each other before? Or does the murderer live nearby?

In response to Lu Ren's question, Mu Mu quickly gave an explanation. "The person in charge of the TV station said that after the live interview, the victim returned home directly and said that he had a friend coming to visit later."

friend?

Are the sharp-tongued man and the whistling man friends? Then does he know what the Whistle Man committed?

It makes sense if you don’t know.

If you know that you are still making fun and ridicule like this, then you really don’t know how to write the word “death”.

But why would the Whistle Man become friends with an expert in criminal psychology?

Aren't you afraid that the latter will see the clues?

This is also inconsistent with the cautious persona of the Whistling Man.

Unless... before these three murders occurred, the whistle man was already friends with this poisonous tongue man!

Even the Whistle Man himself is a criminal psychologist, so he can basically leave no evidence when committing crimes, leaving the police helpless.

If this is the case, faced with this provocation from a colleague and a friend for many years, the Whistle Man could not suppress the anger in his heart and committed suicide to vent his anger.

This makes sense.

The question now is why the whistle man carved the letter Z on the back of the deceased this time.

The letter Z... falls down to become the letter N.

"Did you move the victim's body?"

"How is that possible?" Mu Mu immediately denied it. They still have this bit of professionalism.

Conan and the others also shook their heads, "When we came in, he was lying in front of the computer desk."

"Lie on the table. This position is convenient for carving letters. The murderer lifted up his shirt, huh?"

Lu Ren was silent for a moment and sighed, "So that's what happened."

Mu Mu made a move with his little hand and said with expectation in his eyes: "Brother Lu Ren, what new discoveries have you made?"

"A little bit, but it needs to be verified. Xiao Ai, take them all out."

"Ah."

Haiyuan left with the five hundred characters and three people, while Conan ignored the sad eyes of the five hundred characters and three people and chose to stay at the scene of the crime.

After hearing the door closing, Lu Ren continued: "After I entered the crime scene, I always felt a sense of violation. At first, I thought it was a problem with the letter. It should be N, not Z. Now I Think about it, it’s not just about letters.”

"The deceased's coat was not damaged in any way, which means that when the murderer was carving words on his back, he rolled up his coat first and then carved the letters. Then the question arises, why did he continue to carve the letters after he finished carving them? It’s unnecessary to put down the rolled clothes again?”

Conan raised his hand and retorted: "It's also possible that he lifted up the clothes with one hand and used the knife to carve words with the other hand. As soon as he let go, the clothes naturally fell down."

"In the first two murders, the murderer used a samurai sword to carve letters, and he would hold it with both hands to carve letters. In the third case, he switched to a kitchen knife to carve letters, and his habit has not changed. I don't think this case has changed. He will change this habit."

"Of course, another point is that if it is as you said, the clothes fell down naturally, is it possible for the hem of the clothes to be so neat?"

Conan remained silent.

"Then according to what you mean, brother Lu Ren, the murderer put the clothes down after he finished carving the words. Is there any problem with this?"

"In the first three cases, did the murderer tidy up the appearance of the deceased in this way? He had never tidied up the appearance of the deceased at that time, so why is he acting uncharacteristically now. My conclusion is that the murderer was subconsciously covering up something."

"But this is strange. The murderer clearly carved letters. This is obviously a crime of showing off. Then why did he cover it up again? What on earth did he want to hide?"

While talking, Lu Ren put on his gloves and lifted up the deceased's shirt again.

A hideous Z-shaped scar slowly appeared in front of everyone's eyes.

The clothes and the wound had been in contact for a long time, and the two had been closely attached to each other. Lu Ren directly tore off their previous connection and further expanded the results of the victory.

In the quiet room, the sound of suddenly heavier breathing could be heard clearly.

"really."

Lu Ren seemed unaware of the strange behavior of the police present. He pointed at the top horizontal line of the Z-shaped scar and said, "The scars are different. The Whistling Man has a certain foundation in kendo. The scars made in the first three cases were clean and neat, with no trace of them." Don't be sloppy. But look at this scar again..."

Mu Mu cheered up and looked intently. Under Lu Ren's guidance, he also saw something was wrong and couldn't help but hesitated: "This scar seems to be deeper than the previous victims. No, it's not only deeper, but also wider."

He took out the photos of the first few victims from his pocket when they were killed, and after comparing them repeatedly, he confirmed: "It is indeed different. The scars on the backs of the previous victims were all done with a single knife. The scars on Pingdong Tangji's back look like It looks like it was scratched out repeatedly with a knife. It's like..."

"It's like sabotage, right?"

"Destruction, Z-shaped scars, one-shaped scars..." Matsumoto Kiyonaga, who also rushed to the scene of the crime, was the first to react. He pointed at the deceased, his voice slightly trembling, "Is he the Whistle Man himself? "

"I have made a 'self-portrait' of the Whistle Man before. He is a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties, slightly short in stature, sophisticated in criminal techniques, rich in criminal experience, and cautious. Don't you think he fits the bill completely? ?”

Everyone looked at each other and found it difficult to accept Lu Ren's speculation for a while.

"Brother Lu Ren, if the murderer committed the crime in imitation, how could he have thought of carving words on the victim's back? We have never disclosed this detail to the outside world."

"Of course most people don't know. But what if the murderer is a family member of the victim?"

"Susum Nabei's son, 25-year-old Nagaki Nabei!" Sato Miwako responded, "We were planning to visit him this afternoon, but his phone number couldn't be reached!"

"I guess he didn't run away. He probably hasn't had time to deal with the clothes he used when committing the crime. If he moves faster, he might be able to get both the person and the stolen goods."

A ten-year-old boy, a twenty-five-year-old young man, ten or fifteen years at the snap of a finger.

Kill your enemy with your own hands and avenge your father.

Lu Ren lowered his head and looked down at the scar on the whistler man's back, and suddenly felt that this hideous and terrifying scar suddenly became more pleasing to the eye.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 516 Suddenly

One draw for the Whistle Man murder case and one draw for the Nabei Nagaki murder case.

At night, Lu Ren took stock of his gains this time.

Perhaps due to his lack of experience in committing crimes, when the police came to Nabei Nagaki's home to search, the latter had not yet had time to dispose of the murder weapon and the clothes used in the crime.

In the face of irrefutable evidence, Nagai Nabei didn't struggle much and quickly admitted his crime.

The motive for the murder was just as Lu Ren speculated. Heidong Tangji was the murderer Whistle Man who committed many cases fifteen and twenty years ago.

Nagai Nabei found out one thing through his own efforts. Then he came to the door and used a stun gun to force Ping Dongtang to reveal the truth at that time.

The Whistle Man and three other victims from twenty years ago were all regulars at a mahjong parlor and would get together to play mahjong every Saturday night.

In addition, they also like to chat about some reasoning-related topics while playing mahjong.

Once they talked about the possibility of a perfect crime, and the conversation was lively.

The time, place, and goals were all decided.

In fact, in the Internet age, this kind of thing is nothing more than ordinary keyboard warriors getting together to have fun. Let’s just chat and that’s it, don’t take it seriously.

But Pingdongtang took it seriously for the first time.

As an activist, he ran directly to steal the policeman's gun without saying hello to the other three.

The plan was so successful that the police knew nothing about it.

Having succeeded and verified the possibility of a perfect crime, Heidong Tangji happily showed off his achievements with the other three people. Unexpectedly, two of them immediately changed their faces and cursed an entire hall.

Japan has a very strict ban on guns. Illegal possession of guns is a serious crime, not to mention stealing police guns.

After scolding Pingdong Tang several times, the two men chose to cut ties with him directly to avoid dragging them down in subsequent police investigations.

Heidong Doji may not have realized the seriousness of the problem until this moment. In order to protect himself, he killed the two people directly, and then forced and threatened the third person who did not express his position at the time, saying that he was also an accessory.

If this matter is revealed, neither of them can run away.

The third person who was threatened was Susumu Nabei, the father of Nagai Nabei.

Five years later, Susumu Nabei, who was suffering from inner torture, did not want to go on like this. He contacted Tairaudouji again, hoping to persuade him to surrender with him, thus causing a murder for himself.

Everyone knows what happened next. Fifteen years later, Nagai Nabei found out the real murderer and killed his enemy to avenge his father.

This murder, which spanned twenty years and involved four lives, came to an end.

The father died, the mother was critically ill, and the son was arrested and imprisoned.

With just one thought, a family of three collapsed.

The arrested Nagai Nabei not only hated Heitong Doji, but also maintained a high degree of aggression and hatred towards the police.

In his opinion, if the police were not too incompetent, he would not have reached this point.

If the police had caught the murderer in the first place, his father would not have died. Taking a step back, after his father's death, the police could quickly catch the murderer, and he and his mother would not have been tortured by this incident for fifteen years.

When he was a teenager, he went to the Metropolitan Police Department again and again to inquire about the progress of the case. He was full of hope but was always disappointed with no progress.

Disappointment eventually brewed into despair.

"You have been unable to catch the real murderer fifteen years ago, but you caught me very quickly. You are really capable."

Faced with Nabei Nagaki's angry questioning and curses, the police present, starting from Matsumoto Kiyonaga, all remained silent without exception.

There is one thing Nabei Nagaki actually predicted wrongly. The police couldn't catch the murderer twenty years ago, and they haven't made much progress twenty years later. Without Lu Ren's help, they still couldn't catch the real murderer.

But there is no need to explain this embarrassing fact to Nagai Nabei.

Compared to the police who were embarrassed and helpless, Lu Ren didn't react much to this.

Firstly, it was not him that Nabei Nagaki was scolding, and secondly, the appearance of this man who was similar to him was a bit random.

This world always has a little less tolerance and empathy for ugly people.

Compared with the police's lament about Nagai Nabei's "how to be a thief", Lu Ren was actually more concerned about the mystery that he had not solved before.