Conan: I'm Really Not Tokyo Ghost Story

Chapter 139 138, Are all your detectives in Tokyo so metaphysical in their methods of solving crimes?
"Officer, we found something wrong with the keychain on the deceased!"

"What, really?"

Officer Megure quickly approached, followed by Hattori Heiji.

Then you can see that after the oval keychain of the key is opened, there is a white adhesive tape inside, and there is an obvious protruding slit in the middle.

"This is……"

Police officer Megure looked at Sano, and found that the other party's eyes were also on the keychain, and he didn't say anything. It seemed that there were still some clues missing.

Unlike Sano, Hattori Heiji hurried out of the room as if he had figured out something after seeing the keychain, which made Police Officer Megure startled and looked at Sano again.

"What's the matter, brother Sano, that kid seems to have discovered it, is it really all right?"

Looking at Hattori Heiji's back, Sano's eyes were calm, but he didn't answer Officer Megure who was feeling anxious.

Regarding this case, Sano actually already had an answer in his heart, but at present, there is still one crucial thing missing.

Sano didn't quite know why Hattori Heiji's behavior of "suddenly realizing it" was because he stepped on the murderer's trap, but it might also be because what the other party discovered was the truth.

In any case, Sano is not suitable now, and there is no reason to speak out. It is better to wait and see, and wait until Hattori Heiji shows his results and confirms that the other party is wrong.

But at this moment, Conan, who had been swaying all the time, suddenly fell to the ground with a plop. Mao Lilan rushed over in a hurry, temporarily left the room with this matter in mind, and called the doctor.

What is the situation, how did Conan fall, then this case really can only rely on oneself.

Seeing that he was missing an important clue trigger, Sano frowned slightly.

And because of Conan's fainting, there was a brief moment of confusion in the study.

Only 1 minute after Conan left, Hattori Heiji had already returned to the study with a confident face.

"I've seen through the truth of this secret room murder!"

"really?"

Police Officer Megure was shocked. Although he was very upset to be the first to see the truth by a high school student detective from other places, as a policeman, he certainly could not choose not to admit the truth because of personal feelings, and immediately let Hattori Heiji show a bit.

Then, Officer Megure improvised the role of the deceased—because he was the most similar in size to Isao Tsujimura.

"The murderer's method of killing is actually very simple. Although this study is indeed a secret room, it still has the only flaw, and that is the gap under the door of the study."

"The murderer first kills the deceased, then puts on that posture, and then sticks a piece of tape and a fishing line inside the key, locks the door with this key, and pulls the fishing line through the crack of the door, and you can Send the key back into the door, advance all the way to the pocket of the dead, and finally pull the thread hard."

"Really, really went in!?"

Hattori Heiji pushed the door open again, looking at the group of people who were shocked because the key really went into the pocket of Police Officer Megure, the corners of their mouths slightly raised: "The identity of the murderer is Mr. Rimitsu, because the one I found The fishing line was dug out from the waste bin in the Japanese room that old Mr. Liguang stayed in before!"

Tsujimura Toshimitsu stared blankly at the circle of fishing line in Hattori Heiji's hand, then smiled wryly: "That's right, I was the one who killed Hoon."

He actually admitted it.

Sano frowned, and quickly walked towards Koe Tsujimura who was standing in the corner, causing Police Officer Megure, who was just about to settle the case, to swallow his voice back.

"Brother Sano...?"

Under the reaction of Police Officer Megure, everyone's eyes subconsciously focused on Sano, watching him reach out and pat Tsujimura Koe on the shoulder.

Koe Tsujimura, who was dazed by the situation in front of him, had no time to react, he felt as if someone had chiseled his shoulder with a sledgehammer, he exclaimed suddenly, and almost sat down on the ground.

"This is!?"

After seeing this scene, all the policemen, including Officer Megure, cried out in surprise, especially Officer Megure, whose stomach trembled even more: "Brother Sano, what's the matter, the murderer is Mrs. Tsujimura ?”

"What?"

Hattori Heiji stared in bewilderment: "What are you talking about, police officer, hasn't the murderer already pleaded guilty?"

"This……"

Officer Meguro also hesitated, and muttered: "But, the hand of judgment has worked on Mrs. Tsujimura..."

"Hand of judgment???"

Hattori Heiji was confused again: "What is this?"

"Ah, this is Brother Sano's way of solving crimes. Just like Brother Maoli would fall asleep every time he solves a case. Brother Sano would pat the suspect on the shoulder before solving a case. Those who react abnormally after reaching the shoulder will basically confirm the identity of the murderer, and everyone privately gave Brother Sano this magical method of identifying the murderer, calling it the "hand of judgment."

Officer Megure explained to Hattori Heiji quickly, but it made the other party's expression even weirder.

"...You detectives in Tokyo, do you solve cases in such a metaphysical way??"

"I'm not too sure about that either..."

Officer Megure took a few seconds to end the communication with Hattori Heiji, and hurried to Sano's side: "Brother Sano, tell us about the situation!"

"There's nothing to say. It wasn't the old man who killed the man, but Mrs. Tsujimura."

Sano lit a cigarette: "As for the murder method, it's not as complicated as Hattori Heiji thought, but very simple and brutal, killing people face to face."

"What, murder in person!?"

Before Police Officer Megure could speak, Hattori Heiji called out: "Do you mean that Mrs. Tsujimura killed someone in front of us after entering the room?"

"Ah."

Sano nodded in confirmation.

Although Hattori Heiji didn't want to admit Sano's statement, he was keenly aware of the possibility: "If this is the case, some things can indeed make sense, including the fact that the deceased clearly liked classical music, but opera was playing in the room , There are also books on the desk that block the line of sight."

"It's just that there are still some things that don't make sense. For example, Mrs. Tsujimura's actions can't be too covert. Besides, my trick just now didn't fail, so it's not impossible that the murderer is Mr. Liguang, let alone him. I have already admitted it myself."

At the end, Hattori Heiji regained his confidence in his reasoning: "So in comparison, my reasoning is obviously more correct!"

Sano ignored Hattori Heiji, but looked at Tsujimura Koe whose pale face gradually recovered after Hattori Heiji spoke: "Katsuragi Sachiko, she is your daughter."

"what!?"

Sachiko Katsuragi, who had been just a bystander, was stunned, and Koe Tsujimura's bloody face turned pale instantly.

"Xun Tsujimura is a well-known diplomat, but they are all notorious. I heard that his wife, your ex-husband, was also a diplomat, but she was forced to abdicate or even commit suicide for some reason. These reasons should be your motive for killing people."

Sano recalled the extended information about Isao Tsujimura's intelligence sent by Gin that he had just taken the time to read, and analyzed the context of the case.

In fact, as early as the beginning, Sano felt something was wrong, because Tsujimura Koe's mocking halo was a bit unreasonable, and what he saw on the bookshelf should be a photo of Tsujimura Koe when he was young, which was too similar to Katsuragi Sachiko.

Sano also had a guess in his heart, and then began to search for information on the phone, and confirmed that Koe Tsujimura had a daughter earlier, and at the same time confirmed the truth of the matter.

"You learned the truth of what happened back then, and saw that your daughter was about to marry the enemy's son, so you had the idea of ​​killing someone, right?"

Koe Tsujimura stared wide-eyed, sat slumped on the ground with ashes on his face, and finally nodded: "That's right, that's it, we didn't know anything at the beginning, but under his rhetoric, we gave Sachiko to relatives to raise, married him."

"Until later Guishan brought back a girl, I thought it was just a coincidence that she looked alike, but after seeing Sachiko's photo, his face changed drastically, saying how could his son marry that man's daughter, That's when I learned the truth."

"That guy doesn't deserve to be a diplomat at all. Just because my husband doesn't want to be with them, he planted a frame, dragged my husband down, and forced him to commit suicide..."

"mom……"

Sachiko Katsuragi couldn't stop crying, if it wasn't for Tsujimura Takazen who was supporting her, she might have fallen to the ground.

"However, how did she manage to kill people with a poisonous needle without our noticing? Where did she hide the poisonous needle?"

Hattori Heiji was still puzzled: "Also, since this matter has nothing to do with Mr. Toshimitsu, why did he take the blame for Mrs. Tsuji... Koe?"

"Should have hidden the needle in the keychain."

Sano glanced at Tsujimura Toshimitsu: "As for him, it's probably because of guilt."

Tsujimura Toshimitsu smiled bitterly again: "Yes, because of what happened back then, I actually participated, but my mind was not sober at that time, and now I really want to atone for some sins..."

"Anyway, the truth is finally revealed."

Officer Mumu clapped his hands: "The motive, method, and evidence are all there, and this case is over."

"evidence?"

Sano frowned: "Where is the evidence?"

"What did you say."

Hattori Heiji frowned and said, "Didn't you say that Mrs. Gong Jiang hid the poisonous needle in the keychain? There must be traces in it. Isn't that the evidence?"

"This... can also be used as evidence?"

Sano flicked the cigarette ash suspiciously: "Isn't that kind of thing that can be fooled by any excuse, such as she is happy or something."

"..."

Police officer Megure and Hattori Heiji showed dead fish eyes at the same time: "What are you talking about, you can't just make excuses to fool you, but then again, didn't you know that you already had evidence when you reasoned just now? ?”

Sano scratched his head: "I don't know, I thought there was no evidence, so I had to let her confess."

Hearing this, Hattori Heiji couldn't help pursing his lips, and suddenly felt his throat a little dry: "In fact, you have already figured out the reasoning just now, but you didn't say it because you didn't have any evidence. You accidentally stepped into the murderer's pit, so you had to... choose to speak directly?"

"That's right, but it's not all because of this. After all, in my opinion just now, evidence is already impossible. The only way is to let her confess."

Sano shrugged.

"In that case, why didn't you start reasoning earlier, brother Sano?"

Police officer Megure couldn't help asking, and Hattori Heiji, who was already feeling his throat dry, felt his heart skip a beat after hearing this, sensing something was wrong.

"Then if the truth was told earlier, wouldn't this famous detective from Kansai, Hattori, not even have a chance to tell a wrong reasoning?"

(End of this chapter)