Toru Amuro: "..." His investigation actually collided with Jiang Xia's case again. Jiang Xia's physique of always meeting acquaintances is really hard to guard against. Fortunately, he was far enough away and was not involved.
While thinking about it, he couldn't help but look at Ito Tamanosuke's ward: "..." Well, it's not only easy to meet acquaintances, but also some unlucky acquaintances...
Thinking of this, Toru Amuro suddenly felt a little sympathy for the high school student who was still in a coma, like a fellow sufferer: I hope that student is okay.
…
Jiang Xia returned to the theater building. When he looked up, he saw two policemen guarding the back door - maybe because there was another murder case last night after they relaxed a little, and the police did not dare to be careless again today. Even though they felt that the scene had been handled well.
, but still sent people to guard here.
"Don't stay in there any longer." The person guarding the door was a familiar policeman. Although he let Jiang Xia and his party in, he sighed tiredly, "Otherwise, if there is another murder, those reporters and the program team will
Be happy."
Jiang Xia nodded: "Don't worry."
Facts have proved that the police's worries were unfounded: 2 members of the troupe were killed and 1 was injured in this building. Now not even half of the troupe is left, so there is no way to rehearse. They are all staying in nearby hotels.
There are only Jiang Xia and the others in the building now, along with a few police officers. No matter how you look at it, they lack the conditions for a murder to occur.
Walking all the way to the stage, Jiang Xia noticed a figure next to Naraku.
——Miwako Sato was squatting beside the pit, frowning and looking at something.
"Officer Sato."
Jiang Xia waved his hand towards her and successfully sneaked into the cordon around the stage by brushing his face.
Conan also quietly followed Jiang Xia in: Yi Donghui was taking care of his brother in the hospital, and no one came to disrupt his infiltration plan this time.
Although it was a good thing, it was really difficult for Conan to be happy when he thought of the unlucky brother and sister. Thinking about it, he couldn't help but sigh.
Jiang Xia walked up to Sato Miwako: "What are you looking at?"
Officer Sato seemed very happy that this reliable helper appeared. She pointed to the ground: "Beside Naraku and on the ground inside Naraku, there are some fine powders and fragments scattered. I always feel that these things appear a bit abrupt.
It doesn't look like what should be on the stage.
"So I was worried that someone killed the financial manager elsewhere and moved the body here to make it the first scene. But the people from the forensic department said with certainty that this is the first scene. The financial manager was indeed injured because of a head collision.
He died under Naraku."
Jiang Xia nodded while listening, then picked up a small piece of debris next to her and twisted it with her fingertips: "This is like the kind of thin wooden board that is not of good quality and is very fragile and fragile - speaking of it, last night we heard
When there was a noise on the stage, I ran over immediately. If the murderer really moved his hands and feet next to Naraku, then the things he left behind must still be nearby."
When Miwako Sato was reminded like this, she suddenly remembered something and her eyes lit up: "That's right! This kind of traveling theater troupe often builds scenes on the stage. The source of the fragments of this thin wooden board should be the scenery they used."
Jiang Xia walked to the place where materials were piled next to the stage, reached out and rummaged around, and quickly found some wooden boards placed against the wall. Half of the wooden boards were exposed, and the other half was blocked by a thick curtain.
Miwako Sato put on her gloves and pulled out a piece.
When she saw the wooden board clearly, she was suddenly stunned.
——The clue came too suddenly. The board was only half and it was broken in the middle.
What's even more shocking is that the broken side is actually stained with little bits of blood. The blood is still fresh and must have been left last night.
No matter which angle you look at this thing, it is a murder weapon with a story. Mao Lilan originally wanted to come over to help, but was shocked when he saw this scene and froze in place. Suzuki Sonoko also silently retracted his hand.
Miwako Sato: "..." What were the colleagues in the Forensic Department doing last night? Something obviously related to the murder weapon was hidden so close to the place of death, but they found nothing!
...Well, I didn’t find it out in time either.
Officer Sato reflected silently while calling someone to come over for inspection.
She took a photo of the pile of materials, then searched among the lumber and found the other half of the broken board.
Take out the two half-pieces of wood and place them next to Naraku, so that they form a whole piece.
After putting this together, the cause of the financial manager's death suddenly became very clear - this thin wooden board was slightly larger than the opening of the "Naraku", and the color was very similar. Cover it on the Naraku, and it would be difficult to notice it when the light is dim.
.
"...This wooden board is only three millimeters thick, and there are traces of being cut in the middle. When someone passes by, the thin wooden board will break in the middle because it cannot bear the weight of the person, and the person will fall into Naraku.
, died on the spot.”
Sato Miwako finally confirmed: "This is indeed not an accident, but a carefully concealed trap!"
Speaking of this, she was suddenly startled and looked at Jiang Xia: "Wait a minute, this board has been cut in advance, so it will definitely take a long time to arrange it. I remember you said that you were following Yi closely last night.
Azuma Nosuke came in, so he didn't have time to arrange these... Isn't he the murderer?"
Jiang Xia nodded and followed her words: "But he may have seen the murderer. Ito is a good leader who cares about his members. When we went to the hospital to visit him just now, we heard from the police officer guarding the door that Ito was unconscious all the time.
, maybe it’s not because the injury was too severe, but for other reasons..."
Under his guidance, Miwako Sato stood up quickly and felt that she understood everything: "The murderer is a member of this theater troupe. Tamanosuke Ito doesn't want to expose his true identity, so he doesn't want to wake up and face the police - but the murderer is not
I'll let him go!
"Ito Tamanosuke saw that man's face, he will probably be silenced... Maybe now, the murderer is on his way to the hospital to attack him!"
…
Ten minutes ago.
the other side.
Kinoshita Yoko yawned and came to the hotel where the troupe was staying: as the host of the live broadcast, when she heard that Jiang Xia was out for activities again, of course she received the news immediately and ran to investigate in cooperation.
"Jiang Xia said that the murderer is probably an insider." Kinoshita Yoko said to the camera, "Two people in the troupe are currently dead and one is injured. Excluding the young elementary school student who cannot be the murderer, there are exactly three remaining members - they are also
