Kindaichi of Kexue World

Chapter 196 Labyrinth
Although Conan said that everyone was a suspect before solving the case, he also felt that Matsuo Takashi was a relatively greater suspect.

He had a relatively fuller motive for killing, and his behavior seemed strange and deliberate, and even though Kindaichiji's reasoning had flaws before, it was not completely impossible.

But that's not entirely certain he was the murderer.

The key lies in the pistol found in the warehouse on the seventh floor.

If Matsuo is really the murderer, then how did the gun appear on the seventh floor?
Kindaichiji was also struggling with this issue.

Contrary to Conan's suspicion, he directly believed that Takashi Matsuo must be the murderer.

Just rely on his skills and props!

But that gun...how on earth did he do it?

Can't figure it out.

Kindaichi looked up a little irritatedly, just in time to see Rena Mizumu looking at him curiously.

He forced a smile at her, not much willing to strike up a conversation.

In fact, he also felt that Rena Mizumu was very suspicious, because she had been on the fourth floor and did not leave, and she also had time to put the pistol on the seventh floor after the incident and then return to the fourth floor.

However, Kindaichiji didn't think he was the murderer, because the [Knowing People] skill that was accidentally triggered on her showed that this Reina Mizumu had a hidden talent called "Spearman", which meant that even without much relevant training, she It is also capable of extremely accurate shooting.

Compared with a murderer who never hits every shot, her talent is a hundred times better.

Speaking of which, it is a unique talent not to be able to shoot at such a short distance...

wait a minute...

Can't hit.....
Kindaichiji looked at the three bullet holes in different positions on the wall.

Why are these three bullet holes in this position?
Although this wall is facing the gate, the tables, chairs and sofas are not placed here because it is a huge window.

Speaking of which, this window is also quite special. It is neither the most common casement window at this time, nor the sliding window that is more popular decades later, but a center-hung window. In the middle of the left and right sides of the sash, the window surface can be rotated along the horizontal axis.

Simply put, when the lower part of the window is pushed outward, the upper part of the window will be retracted, thereby forming an upward gap on the inside and a downward gap on the outside, and vice versa.

This is a window with better ventilation, especially on rainy days, even if the window is open, there will not be much rain coming in.

But this window is not suitable for viewing because of its relatively small viewing angle.

Kindaichiji came so many times, he was either sitting at his desk, or sitting on the sofa with Kindaichiji, anyway, he never stood in front of this window.

And outside this window is an open space where a new building is going to be built, and there is no one at all, let alone the scenery.

"Kindaichi, do you also think there is something wrong with these bullet marks?"

Conan was actually looking at the bullet marks.

"Yeah... this position... it's a bit strange, I've never seen Suwa stay in this position before, you don't know, he's a bit lazy, he never sits down Stand, and never sit when you can lie down." Kaneda said.

"I think so too. The location of these bullet marks is too hidden. If you don't search carefully like the police, you won't notice it at all. Moreover, the clock is still broken, and it is impossible for anyone to look here. "Conan said thoughtfully: "It's normal for the murderer to shoot in a hurry and leave the bullet marks at such a position, but the bullet marks of the three bullets all hit the concealed position, and the arrangement is irregular. It is almost impossible, if it is a coincidence... that would be too coincidental..."

"You said... could this have been... done in advance?" Kazuto Kinda raised a conjecture: "If the bullet holes here are arranged in advance, then the pistol is No one's alibi can be used as evidence, because no one shot Suwa here!"

Conan said: "But if these bullet holes are really arranged in advance, then there is one thing that doesn't make sense."

"What is it?"

"The police found three bullet holes in the house, but found four bullet casings. Why is that? It stands to reason that the murderer would not have made such a mistake!"

"Well... maybe the murderer made a mistake?"

"How is that possible? Since he had to arrange a perfect scene, the murderer might not have prepared the fourth bullet casing at all!"

Kindaichi also knew that what he said was unreasonable, so he smiled awkwardly against Conan's eyes.

"Maybe there is something that hasn't been found yet." Conan said, and went to search elsewhere.

Looking at Conan's back jumping up and down, Kazuto Kaneda also felt that he should search again.

But there is one more thing to do before that.

"I thought I wouldn't need it this time!" Thinking this way, he activated the skill [Awakening of the Detective] and obtained clues.

He was given a videotape with the label reading "All Japan's Great Detective ~ Episode 114."

This is "All Japan's Detective", which was just broadcast today.

Any clues here?
Kazuto Kaneda carefully recalled everything he saw on the show, except for Kogoro Mori's frequent embarrassment, and the blatant intrigue between the hosts on stage, which was unexpectedly interesting, he didn't see any clues.

Besides, the time of the live broadcast is not the time when Michihiko Suwa died...

So what's the point of this tape?

Even if the password is cracked, there is no mystery hidden in it.

No, there are still not enough clues!
Kazuto Kinda hid in the toilet and used the thirteen-step space inside.

Although doing so may be discovered and disappeared by the police waiting outside, thereby increasing the suspicion of the crime, but it doesn't matter that much, he has to collect as many useful clues as possible!
Use the clue disk!

Kanedaichi spent the most reputation points to obtain a floor plan, a floor plan of a maze.

What does it mean?
Kindaichiji used his ability to decipher codes and came up with three possible conclusions.

The first possibility: the plane of this maze is densely packed with twists and turns, and there may be some kind of words or patterns hidden inside, and those words and patterns are clues.

However, his eyes were sore, and he couldn't see any formed patterns and sentences in this mess of lines.

The second possibility: this maze is a game, and Kindaichi needs to find the passage of the maze to get the final clue.However, Kindaichi worked hard for a long time, sorting out several long or short passages from the maze, but still did not find anything special, and the combination of patterns between these passages did not have any special meaning.

Speaking of which, after all, this is something that can be obtained by 3000 reputation, so it is unlikely to be so troublesome.

A third possibility: the puzzle is the maze itself, which implies a clue.

Kindaichiji recalled the road of the TV station that he once walked under the leadership of Mizuna Reina. It was also full of twists and turns. If it wasn't for Kindaichiji's good memory, he might get lost if he walks it again!

At that time, he also lamented that the inside of the TV station was like a maze!
"Could it be that the clue hidden in this code is to tell me that the internal structure of this TV station is like a maze?"

correct!

The maze in this floor plan has several passages leading to the same place, some are long and some are short. Does this imply that in this TV station, there are several paths to go to a certain place, and these routes Some are long and some are short!
Maybe there is such a way, you can go from the fourth floor to the seventh floor, and then from the seventh floor to the first floor without taking the elevator in a short period of time!

(End of this chapter)