"Hey, I've re-enlightened my criminal mind and we've met again."
Seeing the other person's neat hairstyle, Karasawa immediately recognized the other person as the younger brother of the twin brothers, Yokomori Shigego.
The one who is completely opposite to his elder brother and hates Mouri Kogoro very much.
"Karasawa Criminal, why are you here?" Hearing the familiar voice, Yokogawa Shigego looked up and said in surprise when he saw Karasawa.
"Of course I came here to soak in the hot springs."
When Tangze said this, he spread his hands with a look of helplessness on his face: "But it's a pity that a good rest day also allowed me to catch up on the case."
"That's really bad." Shigego Yokomori felt the same way: "It's really unlucky to turn a good rest day into a working day."
"Anyway, that's the situation. If you want to chat, let's wait until the case is solved. Let me tell you about the situation before and after the case."
Having said this, Tang Ze recounted in detail how Haiyuan and others discovered the case this morning. Of course, this also included his judgment on the corpse.
"Hmm... So except for the fact that the deceased walked into the "women's bath", which is suspicious, the crime scene looks like an accident?"
Yokomori Shigego looked at the body on the ground that was being photographed and collected for evidence, and his eyes scanned the soles of the other person's feet and the soap not far away.
"Yes, I also asked the hotel staff before you came."
Karasawa nodded and said, "According to what they said, it was too early and the hot springs were not open yet, but there were always customers who wanted to go to the hot springs in advance to watch the sunrise, so they usually stopped them at the entrance of the trestle.
And the two staff members also clearly stated that before several children came to the pier and asked to enter, the only person who entered the open-air hot spring was the deceased Tetsama Iwaji."
"That is to say, Tetsuyama Iwaji was actually in a secret room, waiting for those little guys to enter, and then they discovered the other party's body."
Yokomori Shigego glanced at the corpse and said, "The only possibility now is that the old man slipped and accidentally hit his head, which ultimately led to his death, right?"
"No, you see there is still a little water left in the clavicle of the corpse, including the belly button."
Tangze pointed at the two depressions on the opponent's collarbone and navel, "Although there is only a shallow layer of water in these two places, don't forget that the deceased slipped hard enough to cause severe head injuries and death.
In this case, it would be understandable if there were still some water droplets remaining on the body, but it is too abnormal that the shallow puddle did not splash."
"Indeed, indeed..."
Hengmou Shigego was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then nodded and looked at Karasawa, "Then what do you think might have caused this situation?"
"It's very simple. Someone ran hot water over the deceased's body in an attempt to wash away something."
Karasawa's words made Henggou Shigego startled: "Wash away something..."
Thinking of this, Henggou Zhongwu's pupils shrank and he suddenly said: "By the way, it's blood!
The messenger was hit hard on the back of his head, which means the prisoner hit him from behind.
Although the injury caused by a heavy blow with a blunt object is consistent with the trace of an accidental fall on a stone, the blood spatter will be different.
The deceased was attacked while standing, causing blood to spatter on his shoulders and back. If the blood still remained on his body, we would definitely find something wrong.
So in order to avoid being noticed by us, the other party used hot water to wash away the blood stains on the body.
So, this is a murder case!?"
"Not only that, but also a secret room murder case."
At this moment, Conan's slightly serious words sounded from the side: "When we found the body, no one was found in this place except Haiyuan and the others who came with me.
Besides that, I didn’t hear anyone jumping into the lake.”
"A completely secret room..." Shigego Yokomori said with a solemn expression as he headed outside, "Have people from the forensics department come over and carefully investigate the inside and outside of this room for me!"
"At this
Riya is just in the way, let's leave the room for now." Karasawa called Conan and walked out.
Conan nodded at this and followed Karasawa out of the room.
As soon as they arrived at the trestle, Gentai and Mitsuhiko gathered around him with red faces.
"Conan, how are you?" Mitsuhiko said excitedly in a low voice.
"Did you see it?" Gentai also swallowed nervously.
"What did you see?" Hearing the two little ones ask, Conan asked with a confused look on his face.
"That's it..." Mitsuhiko glanced at Haiyuan and the two standing behind him, covered his mouth and whispered: "That..."
"Didn't Ayumi scream?" Gentai said faintly.
"Ah~ I saw it." After hearing the words of the two people, Conan suddenly nodded seriously.
And because Conan's voice was not covered in any way, Haibara and Ayumi, who had actually eavesdropped in the distance, were shocked when they heard the words, and their faces inevitably turned red with embarrassment.
"As expected!"
"I saw it!"
Mitsuhiko and Genta's faces turned red and looked panicked.
"Yes, I can see it very clearly."
Conan replied without realizing it: "After all, I saw it when I was soaking in a hot spring, so it's natural, right?
I saw everything naked, Karasawa..."
"I'm talking about you!!" Haiyuan blushed and immediately rushed to shout: "Too bad!"
"Conan, you idiot, idiot, idiot!!" Ayumi shouted in embarrassment, as if she wanted to vent her shame and anger through a roar.
Of course, this is normal. After all, no girl can accept the fact that she is exposed, not to mention that the other party still uses the adjective "naked", which is also embarrassing and infuriating, so that is even more so.
But facing the shameful and angry roars of Haiyuan and others, Conan's calm face showed a trace of surprise: "Didn't you all see it? Grandpa's body.
This is nothing, right? Karasawa Criminal also saw it, right?"
"Eh?"
Looking at Conan's slightly confused expression, the four little ones realized that the other party seemed to have misunderstood what they had said before, and all of them turned into "beady eyes" for a moment, their faces full of confusion.
On the side, Tangze couldn't help but laugh after hearing the "cross-channel chat" between the two parties.
How can I put it, it’s really very Conan-esque.
Compared to beautiful women, he only has corpses in his eyes, cases in his heart, and everything else is just a cloud.
Of course, this is not absolute. After all, as a "Lansexual", Conan definitely has no resistance to Xiaolan.
However, Tang Ze's smile seemed a bit abrupt at this time. After all, he, an outsider, smiled so unscrupulously, which made the four little animals feel ashamed in their hearts to varying degrees.
After Conan confessed to dating Xiaolan, his emotional intelligence increased a lot. Although he didn't realize it before, he gradually realized something under Tang Ze's laughter.
"What on earth are you talking about."
Although Conan reacted belatedly, in order to avoid embarrassment, Conan still took advantage of the talent he inherited from his mother and began to act silly, looking at the four little ones with a speechless face and said.
"We are talking about the old man's body, and we all saw it!" Mitsuhiko explained in a panic, waving his hands in embarrassment.
"Yeah, we took a peek after the criminals came." Yuantai quickly agreed, as if he wanted to use this explanation to ease the previous embarrassment.
"how could it be possible?"
Now it was Conan's turn not to believe it: "You guys didn't enter the room at all, how could you see the body?"
"It's true, but it's just seen from the outside." Mitsuhiko pointed behind him: "After passing through the outdoor unit of the ventilation fan, you can see it by crossing these railings."
Following Mitsuhiko, the group stood in front of a floor-to-ceiling window and clearly saw the scene inside the window through the sliding door.
"Eh!
?Where did you come from!?」
Henggou Shigego, who had his back to them in the room, seemed to be aware of it. When he turned his head, he saw Tang Ze and others and couldn't help but exclaimed.
"The balcony here is connected to the passage outside." Tang Ze reached out and opened the sliding glass door and thought, "Well, it's not locked, so that might be even bigger."
"I see."
Haiyuan suddenly said after hearing this: "What if at 11 o'clock the night before, when the hot spring door was not locked, I secretly hid in the blind spot formed by the outdoor unit of the ventilation fan in the passage.
Then he waited until after four o'clock when the old man came to take a bath and killed him. When the crowd gathered and the scene was chaotic, he took the opportunity to walk out of the blind spot formed by the outdoor unit.
In this way, you can blend into the commotion of guests without being noticed.
Is that right?"
"That's right."
Looking at Haiyuan's focused gaze, Tang Ze gave him a thumbs up. Seeing Tang Ze's approval, a smile appeared on the corner of Haiyuan's mouth.
"In short, after discovering such a passage, the secret room was naturally self-defeating."
Karasawa looked at Henggou Shigego and said: "What we have to do now is to check among the guests who came to this open-air hot spring in the lake. They did not come with their companions or told anyone, but secretly came here alone.
guest.
At least their suspicions are much greater than those of those who are accompanied by others."
"Ah..." Henggou Shigego was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then quickly said: "I will have someone go down to investigate immediately."
Although the investigation has not started yet, Tang Ze has already guessed the result of the investigation.
As expected, the suspect this time is still "one of the three classics".
"This is the situation. At that time, you came to this open-air hot spring alone without telling anyone else. It was just the three of you."
After explaining the case, he looked at the two men and one woman in front of him. He put his hands in his pockets and his eyes were full of scrutiny:
"Other guests are basically families or couples, so only Mr. Tetsama Iwaji and the three of you live alone.
And it just so happens that the three of you are still related to the deceased here, Tetsama Iwaji, and you are indeed the ones who have the most motive to kill Mr. Tetsama Iwaji.
So now, I ask the three of you to hand over your belongings and explain where you were and what you were doing at the presumed time of death, which is 5 o'clock in the morning when Iwaji Tanesetsuyama was killed. Please explain clearly.
"
Speaking of this, Yokomori Jugo looked at the only woman among the three: "Well, first of all, let's start with Miss Natori Fukushiro, who is the heroine of Mr. Tetsama Iwaji's script."
"I don't know how this happened, but I only had a small bag for cosmetics and a towel with me."
Natori Fukushi took out two things and explained: "As for the room key, I left it at the front desk.
Because the staff said that you can leave the key at the counter when you go to the open-air hot spring.
The time I came to this open-air hot spring was around 5:30, because I thought I could soak in the hot spring here while waiting for the sunrise.
After all, I like to soak in hot springs very much, so I will not miss the opportunity to enjoy the sunrise while soaking in the hot springs."
"Is that so?" Yokomori Shigego nodded after hearing this, and immediately asked: "Then the relationship between you and Mr. Tetsuyama is simply a partnership between a scriptwriter and an actress, right?"
"Yes, that's it." Natori Fukushi nodded.
"Stop lying!"
At this time, Temple Yunping on the side, perhaps in order to retaliate for the embarrassment the other party had caused to him, slowly revealed his malicious intentions: "It's obvious that Mr. Tieshan, that perverted old man, just likes you, doesn't he?
Not only that, but I heard that the reason why the heroine chose you this time is because you have become Teacher Tieshan’s lover, so I can win it.
It’s just a cooperative relationship, who are you kidding?”
"Ha!? What the hell are you talking about!!"
When Natori Fukushi heard the other party slandering her, she immediately shouted angrily at Terudo Yunpei: "The reason why I was able to win this role was entirely due to my own strength!
Please don’t compare me to a guy like you who only managed to become a candidate for the lead role by flattering Mr. Tieshan!”
"What kind of candidate!? Teacher Tieshan has obviously confirmed that it is me!" Yunpei Terudo retorted dissatisfiedly: "I am the same as you!"
"Then I want to ask, as the protagonist, what are you doing at five o'clock?"
Seeing that after the classic exchange of information was provided, it was likely to turn into a quarrel, Karasawa went straight to Temple Yunpei and stopped the quarrel between the two.
He looked at Temple Yunping with sharp eyes and asked.
"Ah..." Temple Yunping saw Karasawa's gaze and subconsciously said nervously: "At that time, I was still sleeping in the room.
After getting up, I came over to soak in the hot springs before six o'clock.
As for the things on my body..."
Temple Yunping dug into his pocket and took out his belongings: "There are only three items: towel, cigarettes and keys."
"Didn't you leave the key at the front desk?" Shigego Yokomori asked carefully.
"Because it's too much trouble." Temple Yunping replied weakly.
Yokomori Shuugo narrowed his eyes slightly, and looked at Teradou Yunpei who looked a little guilty. He did not continue to ask questions, but turned his attention to Tanzawa Junsaku.
"It's your turn." Yokomori Shigego looked at Tanzawa Junsaku and signaled.
This chapter has been completed!