Mouri Kogoro came forward and watched Chi Feichi measure the length and width of the letter paper with a soft ruler, "The length of the letter paper...is exactly 24 centimeters, and the width is..."
"19 centimeters," Hattori Heiji read out the number on the ruler first, and concluded with certainty, "This is one of the standard specifications of Japanese drawing paper. The two portraits of Heiye and Xiaolan just now should be both.
No. 8 drawing paper is 45.5 centimeters long and 38 centimeters wide, while this letter paper is 24 centimeters long and 19 centimeters wide, which is the specification of No. 2 drawing paper."
When Chi Feichi put away the ruler, Maori Kogoro guessed, "In other words, the murderer is probably a painter?"
"It's not certain yet, but there must be some reason why the murderer used drawing paper to print..." Heiji Hattori thought about it seriously and took out his mobile phone, "Anyway, let's go to the crime scene first. I'll make a call on the way.
Give it to Officer Otaki, tell him about this discovery, and ask him to confirm the size of the original letter again to see if it matches the drawing paper No. 2."
A group of people hailed a taxi at the intersection.
On the way to Kinshui Temple, Hattori Heiji told Officer Otaki about the letter-size discovery on the phone.
Mouri Kogoro, Ike Feichi, Koshimizu Nanatsuki and Conan were in the back seat, studying the contents of the letter and the two waka left at the scene.
There are many temples and shrines in Kyoto, so many that you can see them everywhere. There are well-known temples or shrines in the east, west, south, and north. There is even a saying that "a temple is built every five steps, and a temple is built every ten steps".
Jinshui Temple, the first eucalyptus discovery site, is not a big temple. There is a large pool built in the temple. The main hall building is built near the water. The other buildings are only side halls and monks' dormitories next to the main hall. Usually, there are only abbots and monks in the temple.
The two apprentices who presided over it.
"The person who was killed this time was Quan Hui, the abbot of Jinshui Temple. Although Jinshui Temple is not a big temple, Quan Hui seems to be a very famous monk..."
Hattori Heiji walked along the gravel road outside the pond. When he reached the area with warning tape, he stopped and looked at the pond and continued to introduce the situation, "He was tied up with ropes in circles and then thrown into this pool.
, he was drowned like this. It is estimated that the time of death was between two and three o'clock in the night. There were no witnesses. In addition, it was found on the rocks at the scene. Michizane Waka said, "If the east wind blows, causing the fragrance of the garden to come on the wind, I
Even if the plum blossoms lose their owners, don’t forget the spring days."
"This is a poem that Michizane Zuo composed when he moved to Kyoto. It is used to praise plum blossoms. It means that when the spring breeze blows, the fragrance of flowers comes to me with the wind. Even if the owner is not there, spring has not forgotten me..."
Koshimizu Nanatsuki said, turning to look at the surrounding environment, "There don't seem to be any plum trees around here."
"This waka seems a bit strange..." Conan held the photo of the waka content in both hands. When others turned to look at it, he held the photo up with one hand and pointed at the small words on the photo with his fingers on the other hand, "That's it.
Here! It says 'に书い(花香)' here, but if it was the era when Michizane left his poems, shouldn't it be written 'にほひ' and pronounced 'に书い'?"
"But as long as the pronunciation is 'に书い', right? It's just that the prisoner accidentally wrote it wrong," Mouri Kogoro said nonchalantly, turned around and looked around, urging, "Since the police can investigate
We’ve investigated all the places, so there’s nothing interesting to see here, so we’d better go to the next scene quickly!”
Chi Feichi also felt that there were no clues to investigate here. When he turned around and walked out, he reminded Mouri Kogoro, "But in this case, it means that the murderer's research on history and Chinese literature is not very thorough, or the murderer does not know Daozhen that well."
The work is not like the kind of person who excessively worships Daozhen, frantically collects information about Daozhen, and kills people according to the legend of Daozhen's resentful ghost. The reason why the murderer chooses the victim is probably not because a certain characteristic of the victim matches the legend, but should have something else.
Reason, then, the investigation can give priority to motives such as vendetta, robbery, and killing of accomplices, compared with motives based on religious beliefs. The murderer with these motives will know the deceased."
Hattori Heiji added, "In other words, the victim's interpersonal relationships are still worthy of investigation, especially those disputes in which the victim is involved, those who may be resentful of the victim, and the relationship between the two victims.
You need to pay more attention to your connections!”
If this continues, Uncle Kogoro will become more like the apprentice... No, from the beginning, Chi Feichi was a little stronger than Uncle Kogoro. After Chi Feichi became familiar with the process of case investigation, his uncle
He is not on the same level as Chi Feichi at all.
He sometimes wonders if there is a problem with Chi Feichi's cognition in some aspects, so that the uncle can take advantage of it and gain a powerful apprentice with nothing?
This is not impossible.
…
The second eucalyptus discovery site was still a temple.
The temple's name is Aobao Temple. Because it was burned by fire, the site is a charred ruin.
"The second victim was Jianrong, who was also a monk in Aubao Temple. He was a monk who came from a large temple. He came to Aubao Temple later. He is quite famous in Kyoto. He may be the same as Quan Hui of Kinshui Temple.
The presiding officer, three nights ago, he was doused with gasoline and burned together with the temple. He died miserably." Hattori Heiji walked around the charred wooden pillars on the ground and led a group of people inside, "Burn
The time I woke up was three nights ago, around two o'clock in the morning. In addition, a note with Michizane Waka written on it was left outside the door in a place that was not burned by the fire. The content was: '
The water is as deep as the sea and reflects the moon, and the heart of the heart can finally see the light'..."
"It means that no matter how deep the water is, the moon can still be reflected on the water, and my heart is like the moon and will not lose its clarity." Nanatsuki Yuesui looked around and murmured in confusion, "But there is no pool here.
There seems to be no water that can reflect the moon. When the murderer chose the Japanese song, didn't he choose it based on the environment? Then what was the reason for the murderer to choose these two Japanese songs respectively?"
Chi Feichi heard Koshizui Nanatsuki's murmur, thought for a moment, and then asked Hei Hattori for the letter, "Hattori, give me that letter again."
Hattori Heiji immediately took out the letter and handed it to Chi Feichi, "Brother Feichi, did you find anything noteworthy?"
"No...I'm not sure if I've found it yet," Chi Feichi took out his mobile phone and took a photo of the contents on the copy of the letter before returning the letter to Hattori Heiji, "I just wanted to do more research."
"It turns out there are still some rooms left that have not been burned down," Kogoro Mouri stepped into the corridor of the charred building, frowned and sniffed the smell in the room, "The smell here is too bad, there is a strange burning smell.
…”
With that said, Mouri Kogoro stepped forward and opened the door next to him. He felt a stronger burnt smell coming to his nose and quickly took two steps back.
Koshimizu Nanatsuki also felt that the smell in the air was strange. Holding his breath, he walked to the door and looked into the room. He saw many burned paintings on the floor. "They are Buddha paintings. They seem to have been burned all over."
Burn... Huh? There seems to be a painting in front of the wall over there that is still complete..."
Mouri Kogoro took the lead into the house, trying to avoid the charred Buddha paintings on the ground. When he got to the corner, he squatted down and looked at the unburned Buddha painting. He suddenly noticed the flower branch pattern in the lower right corner, "Huh? Isn't this?
Realgar orchid branches?”
"Could it be that this Buddha painting was painted by the painter who painted Xiaolan and Kazuye's portraits before?" Koshimizu Nanatsuki also recognized the flower branch pattern, and then looked at the overall painting, "This Buddha painting
It's very good, and it should only be painted by a painter with profound painting skills..."
"Ring ring ring...!"
The phone's ringtone rang suddenly.
Hattori Heiji, who was standing at the back, took out his mobile phone, looked at the number displayed on the screen, and answered the call, "Officer Otaki, it's me...What's wrong?...Wha, what? The third victim has appeared.
?!"
Hearing what Hattori Heiji said, Conan and Mouri Kogoro's expressions changed, and Koshimizu Nanatsuki also looked at Hattori Heiji in surprise.
The murderer committed the murder four days ago and three days ago, and there was no movement in the following two days. Chi Feichi did not expect that the third victim would appear today, but if you think about it carefully, it doesn't seem strange.
The god of death is coming, will the victim be far behind?
"Is your location...the art museum on Omiya-dori Street, Shimokyo District?...Mr. Mori and the others are also with me. We are at Okubaji Temple. We will go there right now..."
Hattori Heiji hung up the phone and recounted the location of the third discovery site to others.
Before the group left Aobao Temple, they used their mobile phones to take pictures of the conditions in the room and the unburnt Buddha painting.
On the way to Shimokyo District by taxi, Koshimizu Nanatsuki sat in the front seat and used his mobile phone to search for information about realgar orchid branches on the Internet.
Hattori Heiji looked at the photo of the Buddha painting on his mobile phone and frowned, "There are traces of smoke on the edge, but it's not too much. It means that the painting was in the room when the fire started, but it was just in the room at the beginning.
It was not placed with other paintings, but was placed in that corner. Someone must have placed this painting there intentionally..."
Conan leaned next to Hattori Heiji, looked at the photos on his mobile phone with Hattori Heiji, and also frowned.
If the murderer placed this painting there specifically to prevent the painting from being burned, then the murderer must have some relationship with the artist who painted the painting...
Mouri Kogoro stared at the flower branch pattern in the lower right corner of the painting, "The realgar orchid pattern on this Buddha painting is exactly the same as the realgar orchid on Xiaolan's portrait!"
"I checked on the Internet. This realgar orchid branch pattern does not seem to be the logo of a painter's association or a painting hobby club." Koshimizu Nanatsuki put down his mobile phone and turned back to the four people in the back seat. "Of course, this cannot be ruled out.
It is the logo of an unknown painting team, but there is not much information on the Internet. It is better for us to inquire in the Buddhist painting circle, because some Buddhist painting painters are indeed not famous in the outside world. They are only monasteries, monks, and Buddhists.
Only painters and some Buddhist research enthusiasts will know. In addition...Uncle, do you want to call Xiaolan and others to be careful? The painter who painted their portraits is probably the painter suspected of being connected with the murderer. They
If you go to inquire about the other party, you might be targeted by the murderer."