After a pause, Jiang Xia continued what he just said: "But according to statistics, people with that kind of power rarely use the killing method of 'strangulation' - although both are strangulations, the subtleties are different.
There is a big difference. It is better to check the condition of the body first, confirm the cause of death of President Shiraki, and then use these to identify the murderer."
The Mumu Police Department nodded and understood: the physical evidence found by the police is not enough, and they need to find some more clues.
He sighed and could only wait for his subordinates to step up their identification.
…
It takes a certain amount of time to detect specific drug residues.
As a busy Tokyo police officer, of course, he cannot be idle until the results are obtained.
Mu Mu Police Department heard about the "threat letter" from Jiang Xia.
——Now, an important person like "Daisuke Shiraki" has been killed. Of course, that threatening letter can no longer be regarded as an ordinary letter. The threatening person emphasized that it was literary and did not mention what he was going to do tonight.
How many people have to be killed, the matter may not be over yet.
So for the sake of safety, the Megure Police Department found Okano Rika and made a request:
"Please terminate today's dinner party as soon as possible - the murderer may have sneaked into the venue, and it is not yet certain whether he will make his next move."
"Stop the banquet? Why." Okano Rika frowned and said angrily, "There are so many respectable guests here tonight. If the banquet is suddenly canceled, do you know how much damage it will cause to my reputation!"
Even the police cannot forcibly stop the banquet if the person involved is unwilling.
Miwako Sato tried to persuade her: "Now is not the time to think about this. What you have encountered is a premeditated murder case. Even if the banquet is cancelled, the guests will understand."
"You also said it was a 'premeditated murder'. Now that the person the murderer wanted to kill is dead, wouldn't I be safe?" Okano Rika said calmly, "President Shiraki has offended someone and caused trouble.
Come and kill the murderer - honestly, it's none of my business, why should I take the initiative to harm my own interests?"
Sato Miwako's forehead jumped.
Jiang Xia heard this conversation with keen ears and looked over with interest.
Seeing that Officer Sato was angry but not murderous, he sighed and broke off the fight with some regret: "Forget it."
…
Just as he was talking, a chaotic commotion suddenly came from the corner of the banquet hall.
Jiang Xia and Miwako Sato were startled, and turned to look over at the same time. They saw a figure running over from that side.
Takagi Wataru wiped the sweat from his forehead and ran back anxiously to ask for help: "We found a few people with great strength who could strangle the deceased in an instant. Among them was a wrestler 'Anaconda Katagiri'. I heard that a while ago, he was watching the game.
, I once had a conflict with President Shiraki about seats."
The eyes of the Mumu Police Department lit up: "It's very suspicious! Bring someone...please come over and ask."
"Please come here!" Takagi Wataru was about to cry but pointed to the increasingly chaotic corner. "He said he was hungry and wanted to eat, and refused to investigate. Our people tried to persuade him, but he was irritable.
He grabbed it up and threw it everywhere like toys..."
Jiang Xia glanced at the bag on Officer Takagi's forehead and showed a look of realization. It turned out that this is where the bag came from.
Officer Takagi secretly pressed his forehead in embarrassment.
Next to him, Toru Amuro heard the conversation of several people and recovered from the matter about Uzo.
He looked at the chaotic police officers surrounding the python Katagiri in the distance, and frowned slightly - so many people, they couldn't even hold down a suspect...
Toru Amuro looked at the python Katagiri who was laughing up to the sky after leaving the police again. He clenched his fists and felt a little itchy.
"..." But then I thought about it, Uzo or his informants might be observing this place. After hesitating for a moment, Toru Amuro did not step forward to play the role of the "just passerby" - as the "waver" in the organization
"Ben", when he saw the policeman being defeated, he should be happy and even sneer a little mockingly.
...but I really can’t laugh now.
While he was struggling, at this moment, the corner of Amuro's eyes moved slightly.
——He saw Jiang Xia lowering her hand and silently holding the swing stick in her pocket.
"!" Amuro Toru's eyes lit up.
I almost forgot that I also have a righteous high school student detective on my staff.
…
However, under Toru Amuro's gaze with implicit expectation and encouragement, Jiang Xia did not "run over and trample the uncooperative python Katagiri down, and then beat him to stop throwing police around" as he imagined.
——Jiang Xia originally seemed to want to go there.
But after noticing Toru Amuro's gaze, he seemed to have remembered something. He came back to his senses, slowly let go of the stick, and stood watching from a distance with Toru Amuro.
Toru Amuro: "...?"
After being stunned for a moment, he suddenly understood.
——Just like he was worried about "Uzuo", Jiang Xia may have suddenly remembered that there was a "Bourbon" next to him, so in order to maintain a consistent position, he did not stand up for justice.
Toru Amuro cursed the organization in his heart, and at the same time vaguely felt a weight on his shoulders, as if a heavy burden had been pressed down - it was as if he had led Jiang Xia to bad things. Although it cannot be said that this speculation is completely wrong, but...
…
Toru Amuro was in a complicated mood. At this time, Miwako Sato glanced at the source of the chaos, then she rolled up her sleeves and walked over aggressively.
The chaotic scene suddenly became even more chaotic.
"What a bunch of savages."
Okano Rika snorted coldly and looked over there with great displeasure: "If you make a mess of other people's banquets, they should all be kicked out - let's go, Ozaki, it's almost time, go prepare for the speech performance.
"
She deliberately used a volume that could be heard clearly by the police. After saying these words, she turned around and left.
Ozaki Sui quickly followed her, and the two of them walked to the employee area.
Jiang Xia looked at the direction they left.
Toru Amuro noticed his gaze, remembered Jiang Xia's keen intuition when solving the case, and asked in a low voice: "Do you think there is something wrong with her?"
Jiang Xia nodded:
"Even if it is not the murderer, it is likely to be related to the murderer, and may even be the murderer's next target - the threat letter specifically mentioned the 'Flower of Blood', and currently, in the entire venue, the one who has the greatest relationship with the 'Flower' is
This avant-garde flower arrangement artist."
Toru Amuro: "..." No, it's related to flowers, and that "Usa" who yelled about setting off fireworks...
Although he was very suspicious of Okiya Subaru, on the other hand, Toru Amuro felt that if Okiya Subaru was really Usa, as a "mysterious cadre", his appearance seemed a bit too straightforward.
Therefore, he felt that Uzo might have just sent a suspicious informant, and then he hid in a corner of the banquet hall and happily watched the development of the situation.
