Conan, as always, easily shuttled through the blind spots of everyone's attention, running around the crime scene, looking for clues.
First of all, the most conspicuous thing is a water stain extending from the back door to the body. Coupled with the wet body, there are traces of foam on the mouth and nose of the body, the skin is wrinkled, and the body spots are beginning to appear light red...
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Even if Shiraijiu didn't have to run around the crime scene like Conan, he could tell that this man probably drowned.
Regarding this point, Asai Makoto, a doctor, came to the same answer as Shiraijiu after a brief examination of the corpse——
"Based on the degree of body spots and rigor mortis, it can be inferred that the time of death of the deceased should be 30 to 60 minutes ago."
Shiraijiu watched with heartache as the resentment slowly dissipated - as we all know, the resentment of a drowned person will last relatively long - so the time of death should be confirmed to be between 30 and 45 minutes.
Of course, this little time difference is not of great significance.
Asai Asai continued: "The deceased's eyes were bleeding inside. At first glance, it looked like he had died of suffocation, but there was no sign of swelling on his face, and there were no strangulation marks on his neck. In addition, there were marks on his mouth and nose.
Judging from the remaining fine foam, Mr. Kawashima must have drowned."
Mouri Kogoro was stunned, looking at the body sitting next to the piano, a little unsure: "Drown?"
Makoto Asai wiped his hands and answered firmly: "Well, although we have to wait for an autopsy to determine the real cause of death, I think he did drown!"
Bai Jingjiu looked at Asai's honesty and wiped away the remaining, precious and strong resentment from his hands:...
Ah, who is the murderer? I’m so curious... (Reading)
At this time, a primary school student who looked out the window and deduced the crime process said: "What Miss Honest said must be right."
Mouri Kogoro said "Huh?" without any surprise.
"Look out the window!" Conan, who felt nothing, turned to Mouri Kogoro and pointed to the scenery outside the window and explained: "There is a coat floating on the sea. I think it must be the coat of the murdered Mr. Kawashima.
Bar!"
"The murderer probably drowned him there and then transported him to this house."
"Because the murderer moved the body by dragging, not only was there an obvious water stain on the floor from the side door to the piano, but even the back of the deceased's clothes was covered with sand, and the road leading to the seaside
The door and all the windows in the room can be locked from the inside..."
"And from the tape of "Moonlight" that was left at the scene, there was deliberately a few minutes of blank space at the beginning..." Conan said while fiddling with the tape recorder that Kogoro Mouri had previously put on the ground.
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When Mouri Kogoro saw Conan even starting to play with the important evidence of the tape recorder, he suddenly felt that it was a bit too much: "This brat..."
However, Conan speeded up his speech at this time: "The murderer should have lured Mr. Kawashima to the beach while the ritual was going on, tried to drown him, and then transported the body to this house, and then locked it after it was safe."
I went to the room door and pressed the recording switch, then calmly escaped from the corridor. Is this correct? Uncle~"
Conan, who almost finished speaking in one breath, gasped and made an expression of anticipation unique to children who want to be praised by adults.
Maori Kogoro:……
Mouri Kogoro: "It seems right..."
After saying these three words, Mouri Kogoro immediately began to continue this line of reasoning: "If you lock the door by the seaside, you have to go out from the front door to make up for classes, but you know that an hour ago, we were all still in the activity center.
The main door. Therefore, it is very likely that the murderer came out of this room and returned to the ritual venue..."
Conan and Mouri Kogoro did not lower their figures during their reasoning, so the people who were also in the room and came to attend the ceremony today all heard Moori Kogoro's last words, and suddenly became a little flustered: "Wait, wait a minute! Yours
It means...the murderer may be among this group of people?!"
Mouri Kogoro thought about Conan's previous thoughts and his own reasoning, and nodded after confirming that there was nothing wrong: "If he didn't take advantage of the chaos to escape... yes, he may be among you people!"
There was a roar and the crowd was immediately in chaos. Familiar people immediately leaned together, looking at the surroundings with suspicious eyes and whispering in low voices.
Looking at the dark room gradually spreading out from the crowd, Shiraijiu took a deep breath.
It seems that the malicious crystallization this time is the smell of sea water~
The next moment, Bai Jingjiu felt a sense of disgust from the depths of his consciousness - it was salty and fishy. It was obviously not delicious at all and he was not allowed to eat it!
This is... the will of Baijiu!
Bai Jingjiu's eyes lit up, but then after feeling the soul state of Baijiu, the light in Bai Jingjiu's eyes disappeared again.
Looks like I have to sleep for a while...
Over there, Mouri Kogoro was still asking for clues dutifully: "Has anyone seen Mr. Kawashima leaving the ceremony during the ceremony?"
The current village chief Heiyan was stunned, "Ah, I saw it. At that time, he just said he wanted to go to the bathroom, so I didn't pay much attention. Unexpectedly, he never came back after that. I was still very worried at the time..."
"Hmm..." Mouri Kogoro touched his chin, "Then is there anyone who can follow him out?"
This question was so straightforward that Mouri Kogoro had to directly ask everyone "Who is the murderer" on the spot. No matter who it was, they couldn't help but shut their mouths and avoid Moori Kogoro's sight. Although he was not the murderer, he was not the murderer.
Who wants to be suspected for no reason?
In this background, Asai said "ah" and immediately attracted everyone's attention.
In the meantime, the beautiful doctor was slightly at a loss, and said innocently: "This... I know..."
She hesitated: "Behind Mr. Kawashima...the person who left the ceremony venue next was..."
Mouri Kogoro suddenly couldn't hold back his temper and grabbed Asai Makoto's shoulders: "You should tell me quickly! Who is that person?!"
Asai faced Maori Kogoro's hot gaze honestly and innocently, slowly raised his hand and pointed at himself: "That's it, it's me..."
Mouri Kogoro: "Huh?"
Asai explained a little aggrievedly: "I, I also want to go to the bathroom... just like Mr. Kawashima... But! From the time I went to the bathroom to the time I came back, I didn't see anyone suspicious!
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"Besides, the men's and women's restrooms are separate. Even if something happens in the men's restroom, I'm unlikely to know!"
