The deceased who fell from the sky was a fat man. There was a strangulation mark on his neck, a knife nailed to his heart, and a hemp rope wrapped around his waist. He fell from the building, was stabbed through the heart, suffocated... No matter how you look at it, he is dead.
Very thorough.
Such a heavy body fell from the roof of the building, and the front hood of the car was smashed.
Hattori Heiji and Conan cursed in their hearts, and could only rush upstairs to see who the bastard was who pushed the body down from the top, and actually pushed it arrogantly into the police car.
The car they were traveling in today was a police car - Hattori Heiji's father, Hattori Heizo, was the head of the Osaka Prefectural Police Headquarters and the top police officer in Osaka.
Suddenly, he heard that his son had invited a "powerful Tokyo detective" to exchange experiences, so Hattori Heizo sent a police officer to help receive him.
However, today, Hattori Heiji did not want to exchange experience in solving crimes at all. Due to his good wish of "not wanting to encounter a murder case", he was smashed to pieces by the corpses falling from the sky. When Hattori Heiji rushed upstairs, he looked particularly murderous.
But his expression was just a little more ferocious, and he didn't really have any murderous intent.
So Jiang Xia slowly stopped.
He glanced at the tattered front cover of the police car and suddenly felt that the collision marks looked very much like a car accident.
""And according to the "hang-up law" that Kudo-san worked so hard to help him complete, he might not have to squeeze into the narrow corridor with two classmates?
Jiang Xia glanced at the corner of the corridor, where several long-legged spiders were slowly squirming, and silently retracted their stepped feet.
He took a few steps back and looked up to the rooftop, intently staring at a panicked figure above.
…
"The man on the roof is not the murderer. He is the owner of the tea shop on the second floor."
A few minutes later, Hattori Heiji and Conan ran downstairs again out of breath and wiped their sweat:
"He said someone gave him a call saying, 'Go check out the rooftop.'
"After he went up, he curiously pushed the door of the rooftop, and the body suddenly fell down. It should be that the action of 'pushing the door' triggered some kind of mechanism, causing the body that had been hidden outside to fall from the roof.
"
As he spoke, Hattori Heiji paused and saw clearly the corpse of the man who had fallen from the sky next to the police car.
There was a wallet in the heart of the corpse - the murderer used a knife to nail the wallet firmly to the body of the deceased.
Hattori Heiji was startled and blurted out: "This is different from those murder cases in the past few days..."
Conan's ears twitched and he blurted out: "The murder a few days ago?!"
After the words fell, the two looked at each other for a moment, and suddenly realized something. They trembled at the same time and looked at Jiang Xia warily.
Then I was surprised to find that Jiang Xia, the terrifying crime-solving machine, did not get close to eavesdrop on the details of the case.
…
Jiang Xia was looking at the chaotic crowd of onlookers.
Sensing the gazes of his two colleagues, he whispered: "There is a strange woman."
"!" Hattori Heiji thought of Jiang Xia's observation skills and his eyes sternly asked, "Which one?"
Jiang Xia raised her hand and pointed. Maybe she thought this action was impolite, so she quickly put her hand down again.
"What kind of martial ethics are there to solve the case?" Hattori Heiji is a brave and practical person. He rolled up his sleeves and rushed over with Conan. He rushed to the periphery of the crowd and saw a panicked long-haired woman, "Please wait a moment! I have something to ask.
Ask you!"
The woman ignored her, turned around and ran away. She got into a car on the side of the road, stepped on the accelerator and fled quickly.
"...Why are you running away? Is there really a problem? She is not the murderer."
Hattori Heiji took a mouthful of exhaust and looked suspicious: "Forget it, I wrote down the license plate number, it won't be difficult to find her."
At this time, the little policeman who was responsible for being their tour guide came over.
Sakata Yusuke held up his mobile phone: "Heiji, I have already reported the case. There are too many people here. Let's take the body back to the police station first."
…
Half an hour later.
Several people came to the Osaka Police Station's Higashijiri Branch.
"This is actually a serial murder case."
Several detectives were sitting around the small table. Hattori Heiji knew he couldn't hide it, so he had to confess:
"The incident just now was already the third murder case - the victims were strangled to death first, and then stabbed into the heart with a knife. At the same time, their respective wallets were still attached to the knife.
"But the trouble is, these three deceased people had different occupations and no overlap in their life trajectories. In short, except for the same method of death, they have absolutely no connection."
As soon as he finished speaking, the driver of the police car, Sakata Yusuke, ran over holding a videotape: "Heiji, we have made progress. We have found the intersection between the victims!"
Hattori Heiji:"……"
You couldn't have said it a few seconds earlier!
"...Ahem, let's put it out and watch." He stood up nonchalantly and went to turn on the TV.
Jiang Xia leaned on her seat without moving and silently took a sip of tea on the table.
Seeing that his glass was half empty, Toyama Kazuha took the kettle and stood up to help Eka refill it. In her opinion, these Tokyoites were all guests of Hattori Heiji. And Hattori Heiji always came to his rescue whenever he encountered a case.
Forget about other things, she has to help take care of it.
And for some reason, Yuan Shan and Ye keenly discovered that Jiang Xia seemed to have been wandering around in the world since the body was smashed on the hood of the car, looking otherworldly. This made her feel uneasy, so they instinctively turned to Jiang Xia.
Pay more attention to it.
Hattori Heiji was watching a videotape.
At this time, he noticed the movement on Jiang Xia's side, and he looked over with a sour look. He always felt that something was not going well, but he didn't know where the problem was.
Hattori Heiji's eyes turned back and forth between Jiangxia and Toyama and Ye several times, thinking hard, but failed. Finally, he had to exhale angrily, turned his head again, and concentrated on checking the video tape.
…
On the TV screen, a shaking picture soon appeared - an image of the township councilman being surrounded by reporters.
The picture showed the congressman's secretary and the driver - these two people were the two victims in this serial murder case.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "It seems that this congressman is a key figure."
Hattori Heiji touched his chin thoughtfully, stood up and prepared to go out: "Mr. Sakata, take us to his place to have a look."
"I'll go too." When Conan left, he looked back at Jiang Xia, who was sitting still. He was a little confused at first. Then he remembered the tattered police car just now, and suddenly showed a "suddenly enlightened" expression.
Then my mood lifted up instinctively - I could finally solve the case without interference!
One second later.
Conan slapped himself on the forehead: "..." What are you thinking! Murder cases, especially serial murder cases, of course, must be solved as quickly as possible. At this time, facing Jiang Xia, who hung up the phone without paying attention.
, you should be worried.
"..." However, now that the matter has come to this, he can only reluctantly solve the case on his own...
Conan followed Hattori Heiji and ran out.
Hattori Heiji now has no time to care about these details.
He walked to the door and turned around, just in time to see Yuan Shan and Ye getting two pillows from somewhere. She thoughtfully stuffed one into Jiang Xia's arms, and put another one behind her back, as if Jiang Xia was lost in thought for too long.
, thus creating a more comfortable hang-up environment for him.
Hattori Heiji:"……"
Conan walked halfway and found Hattori Heiji suddenly frozen in place.
"What's wrong?" He followed Hattori Heiji's line of sight in confusion, and happened to see the scene behind him.
"..." Conan sighed like a stranger, pushed Hattori Heiji's leg, and whispered, "Let's go, Jiang Xia is not that kind of person."
Even if he is, can you stop him by just staring at him for a while? It will only make yourself constantly stressed...
Officer Sakata turned around and urged, "Are you leaving?"
Being interrupted like this, his mind returned to the case and he strode towards the parking lot.
…
Jiang Xia leaned against the window, glanced at the muddy rain outside, rubbed the warm cup in her hand, and looked at the two pleasing female high school students nearby: "..." The easy-chair detective feels really good.
He imitated various famous detective scenes in movies and TV dramas, and watched the rain for a while with great style.
Not long after, a strong man with a flat head walked in from the door.
This is Otaki Goro, the police officer of the First Investigation Section - we can't let guests stay at the police station forever. So Toyama and Ye planned to take them home for a visit. But the original driver, Sakata Yusuke, drove Hattori Heiji and Conan.
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Toyama Kazuha then called the Otaki Police Department again - her father Toyama Ginjiro was the criminal director of the Osaka Prefectural Police Headquarters and also knew many police officers.
…
The Otaki Police Department shook off the rain-stained coat and entered the house. Suddenly, they found a famous Tokyo detective sitting by the window.
He was startled, thinking that this might be the "distinguished guest" Hattori Heiji was talking about, so he came up to greet him and wanted to shake hands: "Hello, I am Otaki Goro from the Search Division 1."
"Hello." Jiang Xia was called out, as if the connection was disconnected and reconnected.
He retracted his gaze at a 45° angle to look at the dark clouds in the distance, and looked at the Otaki Police Department. However, he did not introduce himself, but suddenly said, "Regarding the recent serial murder case, have you checked the DMV?"
The Otaki Police Department was startled: "DMV Office?"
Jiang Xia nodded and fast-forwarded ruthlessly: "I heard that the three deceased people could be quickly identified because they all had driver's licenses in their wallets.
"And the wallet was nailed to the heart with a knife... This is almost like information deliberately conveyed by the murderer."
The members of the Otaki Police Department are strong and strong, and their reasoning skills seem to be better than those of the Megure Police Department, who are used to being helped by detectives.
He thought for a moment and suddenly realized the key: "You mean...the key lies in the driver's licenses in their respective wallets? The real connection between the deceased may be related to the 'car'!"
The young detective nodded calmly: "Before going to Mr. Hattori's house to have tea, you should go to the DMV first."
