Conan's Almighty Extraction

Criminal Inoki looked at 'Kogoro Mori' blankly, and asked, "What does this mean, Mr. Mori?"

But Xiaolan came to her senses, and said with a dazed expression: "By the way, the murderer is the man we saw, the man wearing the red baseball cap and driving the boat."

Criminal Inoki objected, and asked rhetorically, "But when that person appeared, it was two hours before the ship sank. How about you tell me what method he used to make the ship sink to the bottom of the sea two hours later?"

"Criminal Zhumu, Xiaolan is right, that person is the real murderer."

'Moori Kogoro' supported Xiaolan's speculation and reminded: "We only need to think about why the murderer committed the crime yesterday. I think the two police officers should be very clear. Yesterday was a day of high tide."

"That's right, it's very difficult to salvage the corpse because of the high tide in the sea, but what does that mean? Could you please explain the whole story in more detail?" Criminal Inoki was still a little confused, not knowing Kogoro Mori Why would the topic be shifted to the tide.

"Don't you understand? The so-called high tide is the day when the water level changes the most between low tide and high tide. That's why the murderer carried out the murder yesterday."

"Actually, the guy in the baseball cap we saw, as soon as he approached Lawyer Tachibana's boat, he immediately took off the life jacket of Lawyer Tachibana who was sleeping after taking sleeping pills and threw it into the sea. The anchor was thrown into the bottom of the sea at the same time, and then the metal hook tied to the stern cable was hooked to the side of the boat that Lawyer Tachibana was driving."

"To do this well, just wait until the water level rises at high tide, the boat will float up with the water, and the anchor will leave the seabed with the rise of the water level and be suspended in the sea water. At this time, the gravity of the anchor will naturally let the boat leaned over to the side where the anchor was hanging, causing the boat to capsize."

"And after the boat capsizes, the metal hook will loosen and sink to the bottom of the sea. At this time, Lawyer Tachibana will also sink into the sea together. Naturally, the only fate is drowning."

After "Moori Kogoro" explained in detail the murderer's method of killing Lawyer Tachibana, he concluded: "The murderer used this method to mislead us when he planned to kill Lawyer Tachibana."

"I see."

Criminal Inoki finally understood, and suddenly realized: "Boss Inuyama, who rented the boat, did call to inform us that the anchor on the boat was stolen, but we haven't found it yet. Now it seems that it may have sunk to the bottom of the sea. Arrange personnel to search the sea area where the incident occurred."

When Criminal Inoki came to make arrangements on the phone, Mrs. Tachibana wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, and asked pretendingly sadly, "But why did the murderer do such a cruel thing?"

"All these actions are to create an alibi. The murderer took great pains to go around a big circle in order to create an alibi when the ship sank."'Mori Kogoro' explained.

Not long after, Criminal Inoki finished the phone call and said with admiration: "Mr. Mori, my colleagues have found the anchor, and it is indeed on the bottom of the sea at the scene of the shipwreck. I asked the boss Inuyama to confirm it just now. And that cable does have a metal hook attached to one end."

"Okay, now let's continue to reason."

After verifying the previous reasoning, 'Moori Kogoro' continued: "After the murderer came ashore, in order to make people point the finger at Mr. Kumada, he intentionally left the red baseball cap with the name embroidered on the boat. I think this should be the murderer. The hat that the murderer got from the previous contact with Mr. Kumata should be a substitute with a similar appearance."

Criminal Inoki nodded, and confirmed: "The red baseball cap was identified and found to be Kumata's hat. Except for Mr. Kumata's hair, the appraiser did not find anyone else's hair on it."

"I think Mr. Kumata knew the murderer long before this. The best proof is that she also entered Mr. Kumata's room and secretly put sleeping pills in the whiskey, so that Mr. Kumada drank it as he wished."

"The murderer put the sleeping Mr. Kumata against the paper door, put a rope around his neck, and then wrapped the excess rope around the balcony railing so that he could pull it hard, and finally hung Mr. Kumata up with his last breath. After that, you just need to tie the rope in a dead knot on the railing, open the paper door, and put a chair under Mr. Kumata's feet."

After "Moori Kogoro" explained the method of the first case, he vigorously explained the method of killing Kumada Tatsuya.

"Wait a minute, Mr. Mori," Criminal Inoki interrupted Kogoro Mori, and questioned, "But the residents downstairs heard the loud noise upstairs at around seven o'clock in the evening. During this time period, those present today Everyone has an alibi?"

"Actually, there was no need for any alibi at that time. This is exactly the same method that Kumada Tatsuya used to kill Tsuruta Masahiko five years ago."

'Mori Kogoro' revealed the truth five years ago in a low voice. Tsuruta Masahiko, who was falsely accused of embezzling client funds, did not commit suicide, but was killed by Kumata Tatsuya.

"What did you say?"

After hearing the words of 'Moori Kogoro', not only Inoki's face changed, but Mrs. Tachibana and others also showed surprised expressions.

"Remember the washing machine that was running after seven o'clock at night?"

After 'Maori Kogoro' pointed out the key point, he explained: "The murderer first wound a rope around the motor shaft of the washing machine, tied the rope in a dead knot, and then looped the other end and put it on the back of the chair. Then, set the laundry time at seven o'clock, so that after the motor turns, the rope is rolled up, and the technique of pulling the chair down is completed."

At this time, Shiraiwa Maha also figured it out, following the words of "Moori Kogoro": "After the chair fell to the ground, the rope was detached from the back of the chair under the rotation of the motor, and it was involved in the washing machine. It would be mistaken for the rope being accidentally entangled in the washing machine, so when we rushed to the scene, we didn't find the rope on the fallen chair."

"In this case, Lawyer Tachibana was killed at around one o'clock in the afternoon, and Mr. Kumada's estimated time of death was between six o'clock in the evening and 07:30, so to speak, about six hours before 07:30, during this time Anyone without an alibi is likely to be the murderer."

After drawing such a conclusion, the suspect had more time to commit the crime, and Kamei's previous alibi became useless because of this.