However, the Otaki Police Department soon became disappointed.
"Police Department, no footprints were found around this tree." The forensic officer said helplessly:
"There is a distance between the warehouse and the dinner venue, and there was a light rain here from 6 to 6:30 tonight. I'm afraid the footprints were washed away by the rain at that time."
Otaki Police Department touched his chin: "So the time the murderer fixed the gun was before 6 o'clock tonight. And after the rain stopped at 6:30, no one came near this tree again..."
As he spoke, he scratched his head in confusion: "Wait a minute, the deceased died after 7:30. If no one came, how did the murderer pull the trigger?"
Vodka raised his ears and listened to these time points, quickly recalling his state at that time. Soon, he quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
"I wasn't here yet at 6 o'clock. And from the moment I arrived here, I have always been in everyone's sight and have been gathering with the largest number of people."
Vodka muttered in his heart: "In other words, I have a perfect and solid alibi! In tonight's murder case, there is no doubt on my head."
As for Calvados…
Vodka thought of this guy who liked to live alone, and touched his cell phone through his pocket: Do you want to tell your elder brother and be ready to silence him at any time?
"No, wait!" Halfway through the calculation, Vodka suddenly realized something fatal, "In this wilderness, the only member of the organization besides Uzo is me, and Uzo doesn't like to kill people himself..."
In other words, if Calvados is really caught by the police and the organization decides to silence him, then the person responsible for executing this plan...
Either it's his vodka, or it's the vodka controlled by Uzo!
"..."
After a moment of silence, an organization cadre shed a cold sweat silently.
Just as he was thinking about it, suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he noticed Conan tugging on the sleeve of the tall police officer.
Vodka suddenly became alarmed: What kind of conspiracy does this evil-minded little minion want to hatch again?!
…
Beside, after the Otaki Police Department crouched down in cooperation, Conan lowered his voice and said furtively:
"Uncle Otaki, I heard that this hotel is not a place where the deceased often lives, but occasionally brings his students and wives to relax - that is to say, if the rifle on the tree belongs to someone present, then that person
I will definitely prepare a container that can hold it without arousing suspicion."
"!" Otaki Police Department looked at this first-year elementary school student in surprise, "You mean..."
Conan nodded and said, "There aren't many people anyway, why not search everyone's belongings first?"
"This..." Otaki Police Department was moved after hearing this, "Okay, let's do a two-pronged approach, investigating the guns while investigating the guests' luggage!"
After speaking, he straightened up and asked everyone present to check their luggage.
Vodka: "..."
Although there was no evidence, he dared to swear by Miss Yoko's out-of-print poster from last year - this damn idea that made people's eyebrows flutter was definitely proposed by that hateful brat.
"Fortunately, I am more skilled and asked Calvados to get rid of the gun in advance." Vodka breathed a sigh of relief, but still feared, "I hope this bastard sniper can learn to behave and bring less dangerous things with him when he goes out in the future.
."
While thinking about it, he glanced to the side.
Then I saw Calvados's gloomy face and murderous look all over his body.
"...Fortunately, it's dark enough now, so no one pays attention to this guy in pitch black." Vodka was speechless and looked at his colleague with disgust, "Can't he pay more attention to his expression? The more he does this, the worse he will be.
It’s easy to arouse Uzo’s interest.”
…
A certain man in black followed the police to check his luggage with a feeling of apprehension.
In the courtyard, several high school students did not go with them. Jiang Xia climbed up the tree along the ladder set up by the police and took a closer look at the rifle tied in the treetop.
——The entire gun body was wet, and a very thin fishing line hung from the trigger, and the line dragged long to the ground.
"There is water on the gun." Hattori Heiji also climbed up from the other side. He looked closely at the gun in front of him and whispered, "This gun was indeed set up here before it rained."
In other words, Vodka and his accomplice are 80% innocent...but there is no need to make this discovery public. Let's wait until the police have checked the luggage of the two suspicious men in black.
When Hattori Heiji and Conan made mischief to harm the organization's cadres.
Jiang Xia did not participate in the two men's sinister plan. At this time, the righteous detective changed his angle and moved behind the rifle, looking ahead with the sniper scope mounted on the gun body.
"The crosshairs were indeed aimed at the location of the deceased." Like a sniper, Jiang Xia observed the target through the unique field of view of the sniper scope. He blinked slowly, "Mr. Kanazawa was indeed killed by this gun.
of."
"How's it going? What did you see?"
Under the tree, the detective's immersive experience was interrupted by the call from the Otaki Police Department - the policeman came back alone after arranging for his men to search.
He looked at the two high school students on the treetop and then at the cliff behind the tree. While he was worried that the two people would fall, he suddenly had an idea.
"Huh? That's right!" Otaki Police Department clapped their palms and said excitedly:
"There are no footprints under the tree. Could it be because the murderer lurked in the tree with a gun before it rained. He did not get down from the tree after the rain, but continued to squat until the deceased came into the room at 8 o'clock.
News, he pulled the trigger, then jumped off the cliff and into the river to escape!"
Hattori Heiji glanced behind him speechlessly: "Uncle Otaki, although there is a river below, it is far away from the yard. If you jump from here, you will only hit your head on a stone - besides, if that is the case, why did he
You want to tie a gun to a tree? Wouldn't it be more concealed to shoot yourself and run away with the murder weapon?"
"Uh..." Otaki Police Department scratched his head, "That's right."
Jiang Xia looked away from behind the sniper scope, flicked his finger, and the "T"-shaped iron hook stuck on the trigger made a clanging sound.
The Otaki Police Department was startled, and stood on tiptoe trying to look up the tree: "What is it?"
Jiang Xia pointed at the gun: "There is an iron hook stuck in the trigger, and the fishing line is connected to the iron hook. When the fishing line is pulled, the iron hook will press the trigger. In other words, after setting up the gun, the murderer
You don’t have to climb up a tree to shoot, you just need to pull the fishing line at a specific time.”
"That's it!" Otaki Police Department reached out and fished nearby, "Where is the other end of the fishing line?"