Conan's Almighty Extraction

"The murderer invited Boss Oda to meet here last night, and then he waited for the opportunity to put a rope around Boss Oda's neck from behind, and at the same time, like just now, pulled the rope tied to the steel bar to make the iron plate respond. fell into the ancient well."

"Of course, he also knew that there was still a long jet lag before Boss Oda was hung up, and the rope around his neck would likely be loosened, so the murderer kicked Boss Oda and let him The whole person fell down."

"It was pitch black at the time. Even a thinner person could use his feet to trip the burly Boss Xiaotian during a sneak attack, so that Boss Xiaotian would not have time to untie the rope around his neck."

"The grass juice and dirt on the elbows of Boss Oda's suit were stained at this time, and the tie pins were also dropped there at this time."

"In the end, Mr. Oda, who was not able to loosen the rope, was dragged on the ground for a certain distance like the cloth bag, and was hung on the top of the five-storied pagoda. The soil stained on the heel of his leather shoes can be well Prove it."

"I see."

After hearing the reasoning of 'Moori Kogoro', police officer Henggou clenched his right fist and tapped it on his open left hand, with an expression of enlightenment on his face.

"Wait, Mr. Mori, there seems to be something wrong. Mr. Oda is a strong man weighing more than [-] kilograms. Even if the murderer really fixed the rope to the railing by himself, there is no way to wrap the tight rope around the railing. In the hands, at most, you can only hold it, and the moment you cut the rope, the rope will bounce off, and you can't hold it with one hand at all."

Officer Henggou's expression didn't last long, as if he had thought of something, he frowned and said, "So, it's impossible for one person to do it. Could it be that there is more than one murderer in this case?"

"Officer Henggou, you have also paid attention to this issue."

Seeing that police officer Henggou discovered this suspicious point, 'Mori Kogoro' was very pleased, and replied: "However, even if the murderer is alone, the rope can be tied to the railing on the top floor."

"How is this possible? Then tell me, how did he do it?" Although Police Officer Henggou admired Kogoro Mori, he also expressed doubts about the murderer's recognition.

"Actually," 'Moori Kogoro' didn't make a fool of himself, and explained truthfully: "The murderer used the part that goes through the railing to tie an armor knot in advance."

"Armor knot? Uh, armor knot." Officer Henggou murmured the words [Armor Knot], recalling the specific information related to it.

"The so-called [Armor Knot] is to make a circular knot in the center of the rope, and pull the rope with the armor knot from below to the inside of the railing. Just use an iron rod to fix it, and then cut the rope. Cut off Pull the end of the rope close to the rope loop and tie a knot, and finally pull the iron rod away, and it’s done.”

'Moori Kogoro' gave a simple explanation, and then ordered: "Officer Henggou, please instruct the police officer standing on the five-storied pagoda to draw a gourd in the same way and tie an armor knot on the railing."

"it is good."

Police officer Henggou agreed, raised his head and ordered to the police officer standing on the fifth floor of the five-storied tower: "Hey, follow Mr. Mao Li's instructions immediately."

"Yes."

Several police officers on the five-storied pagoda acted according to the method "Moori Kogoro" said, and sure enough, one person easily tied the rope to the railing.

"Sure enough, he was tied up alone."

After hearing the replies from those police officers, Officer Henggou immediately showed admiration, and praised: "As expected of Mr. Mao Li!"

'Mori Kogoro' didn't care about Officer Henggou's praise, and continued: "After this step, just pull back the cut rope slowly, and finally throw it into the ancient well. Using the legend, Boss Oda has shown the illusion of committing suicide, as evidenced by the traces on the lawn beside the ancient well."

"The only mistake the murderer made was to leave a gap of [-] centimeters between Boss Oda and the railing. I was also thinking about this, and then I realized that the appearance of suicide in this murder case was actually just a cover set up by the murderer."

After listening to the words of 'Moori Kogoro', police officer Henggou thoroughly understood the murderer's criminal methods, turned his head to look at the manager of Kajimura and the host of Danhai, and said seriously: "The murderer can think of this method, so familiar with the temple. The person in the terrain is the most likely, that is to say, the murderer is among the few."

"That's right, the murderer who used this method to kill Boss Oda." 'Mouri Kogoro' paused for a few seconds, then snapped, "It's you, Manager Kajimura!"

Facing everyone's skeptical gazes, Kajimura's manager blushed with cold sweat, and retorted loudly: "Don't talk nonsense, Mr. Mori, I'm not familiar with the terrain of the temple at all."

"Although you are the manager of the hotel, you are also one of the important participants in Boss Oda's sightseeing plan. It is very simple to know the height of the five-storied pagoda and the distance between it and the ancient well, or the depth of the ancient well. .”

'Moori Kogoro' spoke calmly, and explained in a calm manner: "I have investigated just now, and in the name of someone related to the project, you were the one who put the iron plate on the ancient well for backup, wasn't it? It seems In order to kill Boss Oda, you started making preparations a long time ago."

Manager Kajimura loosened his tie nervously, and defended again: "Yes, I did let me put it there, but it was because of work needs, and didn't I go to Tokyo last night?"

"When Police Officer Henggou was questioning you earlier, you said [Last night, because of the issue of the temple, you had to go to the point of resorting to the law], then you had already left at that time, how did you know that Master Chunhai was with you? What about the conflict between Boss Oda?" 'Mori Kogoro' asked back.

"That's. That's because the boss contacted me and told me about it."

Manager Kajimura made an excuse with a guilty conscience, and asked: "Don't wrong a good person, you said I was here last night, so show me the evidence?"

"The evidence is on you. You can't justify it. After dinner, Mr. Oda once bought a box of cigars and put the receipt in the money in his wallet. That is, after you committed the crime, he slipped it into Boss Oda's wallet." Among the banknotes that were taken away."

'Moori Kogoro' confidently answered Kajimura's questioning, and then ordered: "Officer Henggou, please check his wallet."

Before Police Officer Henggou could take any action, Manager Kajimura, whose psychological defense was breached, fell to his knees and confessed the crime of killing Boss Oda.