Curse of the Eye of the Dead

The place where the deceased fell was the last toilet cubicle. Considering the deviation of falling after being stabbed, it can be inferred that the moment of being stabbed was almost directly opposite the toilet door.

Oda Sakunosuke looked at the toilet cubicle, pulled the doorknob and swung it, simulating the action of opening the door for a while, with a thoughtful expression.

He is no detective.

At least in the Armed Detective Agency, Mr. Ranpo is the only one who can call himself a detective.

This is not a hard and fast rule, but a choice made by each member spontaneously.Although Oda Sakunosuke did have the ability to deal with problems independently, calling himself a detective in front of Mr. Ranpo... really made him feel a little embarrassed.

For example, it's like saying that you run pretty fast in front of the world sprint champion.

Therefore, Oda Sakunosuke has always called himself a "member of the Armed Detective Agency" or an "assistant".

Just like the judgment made by the Hagiwara police officer, Oda Sakunosuke, who was once a killer, estimated at a glance the amount of force needed to penetrate the victim's throat with this kind of knife, and directly judged that this is definitely not a serious drug addict. Especially the strength that a drug addict who has just taken drugs can have.

There is another doubtful point: if it was a homicide caused by hallucinations, it would be difficult for Morioka to stab the neck so accurately when his consciousness is not clear.Even professional killers may not be able to cause such a clean injury.Speed, concentration, and strength...all of these elements are indispensable.

In short, as far as the current situation is concerned, the probability that Morioka Ren will be a prisoner is not too high.

——It’s a different matter if you have supernatural powers.However, the number of people with supernatural powers is small. Generally speaking, people with supernatural abilities are rarely included in the main factors of reference when reasoning. Only when all elements have been ruled out will unnatural possibilities be considered.

But if Morioka isn't the murderer...who else fits the bill?Surveillance cameras captured only a few people who had entered the bathroom.

Perhaps there is no need to consider the issue of prisoner strength.

After all, in addition to killing with one's own hands, there is also the possibility of killing with traps and traps.

Oda Sakunosuke estimated the height of the deceased, and was looking for something in the last cubicle of the toilet.

However, nothing.

There is no trace, and there are no props left.

Am I wrong?

Oda Sakunosuke looked a little confused.

Besides, if the murderer is not Morioka, how can the gunfire be explained...?

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People from the Yokohama Police Department finally arrived at the scene.

They exchanged information with two plainclothes policemen, and various tests were arranged: the guns and knives at the scene did not have fingerprints, and the knives did contain poison enough to kill instantly, and the drug content in the sleeping Morioka Ren's body was very high , not only the injection, but also traces of drugs in the other party's mouth, and has been taken to the hospital for emergency treatment.

"Isn't the murderer obvious! It's the guy who took drugs!"

The Yokohama police looked familiar, and the Koyama police department leading the team was smoking a cigarette, watching the doctor take Morioka away, and he also planned to simply close the team and leave.

"No, please investigate again, something is still wrong!" Matsuda Jinhei blocked the opponent, but was pushed away by the Xiaoshan Police Department.

"Boy, there's nothing wrong with it. You're not from Yokohama. You don't know what the low-level garbage here can do. You've written the content of your own investigation clearly, right? When the incident happened, there were only that guy and the victim." In the same room..."

"However, many contradictions have not been resolved. Being in the same room does not mean that the other party is the murderer... This is a murder case! Be more rigorous—"

"So I said, the evidence is clearly conclusive, right? It's rigorous enough! Other questions can be interrogated after the drug-addicted bastard wakes up!" Xiaoshan Police Department interrupted loudly.

Two policemen from different districts are about to quarrel.

Matsuda felt that the other party's actions were too casual and did not conform to the police's code of conduct at all, while the Koyama Police Department felt that Matsuda, an outsider, did not understand the local situation in Yokohama and provoked his higher-ranking colleagues.

They don't obey anyone.

At this moment, undisguised footsteps came from the second floor.

Along with the sound of footsteps came the youthful voice: "Sakunosuke! Haven't you and Chacha solved the case yet? Really, you spent too much time, right?"

Edogawa Ranpo, who finally finished eating the ice cream and cake, pulled on his detective hat, jumped down one step after another in a rather childish manner, and then walked to the door of the toilet with his hands on his hips without hesitation.

Although Ranbu said "it took too much time", in fact, less than 10 minutes had passed.

Of course, it may indeed be considered "too long" for the famous detective Luanpo.

Hearing the voice, the Xiaoshan Police Department subconsciously turned his head to look over for a while, then he opened his round eyes suddenly, pointed at Ranpo and said in astonishment, "You, you are Edogawa Ranpo?"

Edogawa Ranpo of the Armed Detective Agency is a well-known figure in the Yokohama Metropolitan Police Department—any policeman who has seen him solve a case will definitely be in awe of Ranpo.

Coincidentally, the Xiaoshan Police Department is a policeman who has cooperated with the Armed Detective Agency, and he has seen Ranpo's ability to solve crimes with his own eyes.

"It's been a long time! Mr. Ranpo!" Koyama Police Department bowed to Ranpo, and then looked at Oda Sakunosuke, "Is this a member of the same firm as you?"

"Isn't it obvious?"

Stepping and tilting his head in disorder, he walked into the scene of the murder. The Xiaoshan Police Department didn't stop him, but just stepped out of the way respectfully.

Oda Sakunosuke followed Ranpo.

"Mr. Ranpo, this case..." Xiaoshan Police Department asked tentatively, "Do you think there is anything wrong?"

"What's wrong?"

After muttering in disorder for a while, he took out his glasses from his pocket and put them on, and after less than ten seconds, he slowly took them back.

He tilted his head, his expression not very positive: "Why do I have to handle such a simple case? I'm out to play today! I don't want to do extra work. Don't look at me, I don't do free work. If you really can't figure it out, you might as well ask Chacha, although it's not as good as Lord Ranpo, but Chacha already knows who the murderer is."

Oda Sakunosuke was stunned, and looked up at the girl who had been standing not far away.

"Who is Chacha?" Matsuda Jinpei asked subconsciously. After following Oda Sakunosuke's gaze to find the target, his expression became weird: "Hey, are you kidding? That's just a primary school student?"

"Idiot—" Ranbu raised his head and said loudly, "She is much smarter than you think!"

Chacha, who was being called, struggled and remained silent for a long time.

Just when the others couldn't help but want to say something, they walked over in random steps, knelt down and pulled Cha Cha Cha's soft cheeks.

"Hey, let me tell you, although the victim and the person framed are not good things, but if you keep silent, things will not develop in a good direction."

Ranbu slightly opened his eyes, revealing the beautiful emerald green underneath, "The murders committed on the grounds of exercising justice and venting emotions, if not corrected in time, will intensify in the future."

"There is no right or wrong in revealing the truth. Don't hesitate because the murderer is pitiful. In any case, you can't let the murderer escape punishment. That's not helping them, but harming them...Is it too late to stop it now?"

Chacha, whose face was pulled, looked at Luanbu in great distress. After a long while, she reluctantly raised her hand and pointed at 16-year-old male high school student Takizawahara Yukiyo.

"The murderer is that brother, Yukiyo Takizawahara."

Takizawa Hara Yukiyo didn't seem to respond at all.

On the other hand, Maya Sagawa's face flashed an almost imperceptible panic.

"This is not a game for children to point fingers with their intuition." Asami Sagawa retorted gently, "This Takizawa-kun is just an ordinary guest, and he only went to the bathroom for 2 minutes. It is impossible to kill people by taking pictures of the other party entering and exiting."

"OK."

Chacha drooped her eyebrows and looked at Maya Sagawa with a downcast expression.

Her voice was very calm: "Two minutes, for people with practice experience and flexible hands and feet, it is enough to install the ready-made mechanisms prepared in advance."

Chacha seems to have seen it with her own eyes—in fact, she just simulated and restored the whole process of the murder in her mind from the adult's conversation and her own judgment and observation of the lie.

Chacha, who can judge lies by micro-expressions, has already discovered the real culprit. For her, now it is like going backwards after getting the answer.With this premise, the difficulty of solving the case itself has been greatly reduced.

Chacha: "Takizawa Hara Yukiyo, the deceased and the first suspect are all regular customers of this coffee shop, so it is not surprising that Brother Takizawa was able to obtain the approximate height data of the deceased. He made a portable mechanism in advance, Put it in a suitable position...then there is a high probability that it is something similar to the combination of a fishing line and a device that can automatically retract the line. The way to trigger it is to open the door of the toilet cubicle and shoot out the knife like a bow and arrow. The cause of the piercing through the throat."

Asami Sagawa: "Is this your fantasy? What traps and fishing lines... There are no traces of such things at the scene? You can't solve the case by relying on imagination."

Chacha shook her head: "I haven't finished yet."

Chacha continues to restore the crime scene:

In order to avoid people coming in during the installation of the mechanism, Takizawa Hara Yukiro pretended to be on the way to the toilet, and moved the three-dimensional sign of "under maintenance" placed at the door of the women's toilet to the middle.

In this way, most people will think that both toilets are broken.

Before leaving the toilet, Yukiyo Takizawa installed a bug in an inconspicuous place. He put on the earphones, and while eavesdropping on the movement in the toilet, he sent a message to the deceased by anonymous email or text message, guiding the deceased to the predetermined location.

The original plan of the male high school student should have been like this: After killing Shibayamabeyu, he will leave the cafe and go around the back of the cafe, tall enough but also slender enough to reclaim the toilet by climbing the narrow window of the toilet The props inside, and then leave in the same way, and escape directly.

Speaking of this, Chacha looked at Mr. Police: "The bug should still be found in the toilet. As for the dead man's cell phone... There must be this message in his cell phone. Although the content cannot be determined now, it must be enough for the deceased to go to the police station." If the mobile phone is no longer in the content of the predetermined location, then there is a high probability that it will be recycled."

"But Takizawa-kun has never left the coffee shop, and the monitor can prove it." Sagawa Asami pointed out the inconsistency in Chacha's language in a gentle tone, "Besides, please ask Mr. Police to do a body search. I believe Takizawa-kun is on You must not have this mobile phone, kid, you use too many words like 'probably' and 'should', this is not an occasion where you can use such uncertain guesses to draw conclusions."

Chacha: "Yes, he didn't, because his plan was disrupted... This is also the reason for confusing the others, because they haven't realized that the murderer has an accomplice."

Chacha: "That's you, Miss Sagawa."

A trace of panic flashed across Takizawa Harayuki's face.

Chacha gritted her teeth, and continued quickly: "No, to be precise, Brother Takizawa knew that you wanted to kill someone, he was very worried about you, and he didn't want you to commit such a crime, so he stopped your poisoning plan , and silently took the first step to help you deal with that gentleman, and you... after keenly discovering Brother Takizawa's actions, you panicked and wanted to help him get rid of the crime."

Chacha: "You know brother Takizawa, and you have a very good relationship. It's not like a lover, but more like a relationship between non-blood siblings... You can find out by looking up your backgrounds. Anyway, because of this relationship, Brother Takizawa I never hide anything from you, you know the principle of the props he made, and you can use them, but you are far less proficient than Brother Takizawa."

Maya Sagawa's smile disappeared.

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The cause of the incident was that Takizawa Hara Yukiyo learned of Sagawa Maya's poisoning plan a few days ago.

She wanted to poison Buyu Shibayama, but Takizawa didn't want the other party to bear a life, he wanted to do it himself, and he had a better plan.

But Maya Sagawa disagreed, and she also didn't want the other party to take his life, so she insisted on doing it herself.

This is where Chacha collided with Takizawa at the entrance of the coffee shop, the source of tension and worry in the latter's eyes.

On the surface, Takizawa Harayuki seemed to obey Sagawa's arrangement, but that was not the case in his heart.

On the day of the operation, he tripped Maya Sagawa on purpose and spilled the coffee brought by him, forcing him to order a new one.

Then, while the other party was making coffee again, Takizawa started his own plan.

The satchel he brought contained auxiliary tools that had been assembled earlier.Takizawa used to practice magic tricks, and he is very dexterous, and he knows the structure of the coffee shop very well, so his plan went smoothly: he moved the three-dimensional triangle sign [under maintenance] at the door of the women's toilet, and installed it in the toilet in the shortest possible time. Take care of your organization, lower your suspicions, and then return to your own position naturally.

Takizawa Hara sent messages to the deceased via anonymous email.

On the surface, Shibayama Buyu is a courier, but in fact he is a drug dealer, and Morioka Ren is his accomplice.

Takizawa Hara Yukiyo contacted the other party early in the name of the customer, agreed on a deal, and the location happened to be the last toilet in the coffee shop - this is the location that the deceased himself chose, he probably never expected that he would be killed kill.

Asami Sagawa realized something immediately after seeing the boy with earphones and Yu Shibayamabe standing up and walking to the toilet.

Takizawa carried out his own plan.

Maya Sagawa panicked.

However, she also realized that it was too late.

Sagawa gave Takizawa a hard look, and then calmly thought of a way to redeem it.

The drug and gloves that Sagawa bought with the poison were all hidden in the women's restroom—that's why she asked Chacha to go to the second floor in the first place.She entered from the women's toilet, took off her shoes, stepped on the wall and rubbed against the window, and went out through the window with an orthopedic shape that did not conform to her weak appearance, and moved from the women's room to the men's room.

She recovered the props that Takizawa left behind, and used the deceased's cell phone to send a text message to Morioka Ren to come in.

—— Sagawa didn't know that there was another bug, and Takizawa didn't move in worry after hearing the extra noise in the toilet that wasn't planned.

Asami Sagawa was standing by the door, and when Rin Morioka came in, he stunned him quickly and violently, then dragged him in, closed the door of the toilet, and at the same time put him in a position with his back against the door.

The other party was an addict and an accomplice in drug trafficking, and he was never short of drugs. Sagawa injected a large dose of poison into the other party, and let the other party take part of it to cover up the ingredients of the drug.

Then she pulled out the other party's gun and tied it to the trigger of the gun with a part of Takizawa's device - a device that can automatically shrink the thin thread, then carefully pulled the gun up, quietly opened a little gap in the door, and recovered the thread and Throw the device out, let it roll to the blind spot, and then adjust the position of the thread, so that the direction of the thread is stuck in the gap at the bottom of the door, and then she puts the gun on the doorknob.

Maya Sagawa is not proficient at these things, it takes too long for her to go to the toilet normally.So when she got back to the women's toilet, she intentionally broke the water pipe and let the water soak the floor—another clerk, Matsushita Shino, knew that there was a glitch in the women's toilet, but didn't know where it was, so Sagawa wasn't worried about it being exposed.

She pretended to come back after sweeping the water and walked out as if nothing had happened. While observing the surroundings, she picked up the small device without anyone noticing.

Sagawa Maya put the [under maintenance] three-dimensional triangle back to the position of the women's toilet, and then walked out, the slender and almost transparent thread was stretched, after Sagawa Asaya walked far enough, she pressed the button——

The thread was quickly retrieved from the gap at the bottom of the door, the trigger was pulled and pulled, and after a gunshot, the thread was completely back in place.

And Sagawa's hand was accidentally cut by the quickly recovered thread.

This is the whole process of execution of this case.

Chacha finished her statement calmly, and then met Miss Sagawa Maya's honey-colored eyes, "The organs recovered by you, the dead person's mobile phone... should all be with you, because you don't have time to dispose of them, and the line... There should be your blood."

Sagawa Maya was silent for a while.

Then, with a smile, she took out the contents of the wide pocket of her apron.

A bunch of thread hidden under the black case, a delicate and slender wooden mechanism for fixing.

"Little friend, you are very smart, you are so smart." Miss Sagawa looked at Chacha with very gentle eyes as always, "But you guessed partly wrong, I did this from the beginning to the end."

"I am the temporary store manager of this store. Before opening the store, I had enough time to place the mechanism in advance. That Takizawa-kun didn't know about it, so I killed people, recovered the props, and blamed Sen Mr. Gang."

Takizawa Hara Yukiyo's face paled in an instant, he was extremely anxious and wanted to refute, but Chacha had already shook his head and rejected Sagawa's confession.

"No, it's not you who really laid the trap for killing people." Chacha looked at Matsushita Shino, "Mr. Matsushita, you went to the toilet earlier than brother Takizawa. At that time, was the last cubicle closed?"

Matsushita Shino shook his head, "No, it's definitely not closed, because the last cubicle is just opposite the sink, so I remember very clearly that I was the only one in the toilet at that time."

The organ must be placed with the door closed, otherwise the deceased would not be so caught off guard.

Therefore, it cannot be arranged by Maya Sagawa before opening the store.

Maya Sagawa bit her lower lip.

"According to what you said, Matsushita-kun has the possibility of installing the device, right? He was the first to enter the toilet, and he can do all of this! He can give a false statement!"

"He won't." This time it was Oda Sakunosuke who shook his head, "Mr. Matsushita will not be the murderer."

To be honest, Matsushita Shino was the first to be ruled out by Oda Sakunosuke.

Because, this clerk entertained Edogawa Ranpo the whole time.

If the other party has the intention to kill, that Mr. Ranpo who seems to have mastered the script will be the first person to notice.

Even Ranpo always said that he needs to wear glasses to reason... But in fact, he doesn't need any assistance.

When a potential crime is detected, Mr. Detective, who is gentle and kind in nature, will always use various excuses to take out his glasses to unblock his psychological hints, and then prevent the tragedies he can prevent in advance.

"That's enough, Maya-san." Takizawa Hara exhaled, interrupting the pale-faced Miss Sagawa.

The 16-year-old male high school student stepped forward, raised his hand in front of the policeman, and said calmly: "As the little girl guessed... as if she witnessed it with her own eyes, killing that guy The person is me."