The more Sato Miwako thought about it, the more she felt that Okiya Subaru should not be easily eliminated from the "suspects".
"..."
Subaru Okiya faced the Tokyo policewoman's increasingly sharp gaze, and cold sweat ran down his back.
He didn't know if Usa had set up "physical evidence pointing to Okiya Subaru". And if Usa really wanted to trick him, it would be impossible for him to win the argument just by opening his mouth... So Okiya Subaru glanced to the side with his peripheral vision.
He opened the window and began to secretly think about the possibility of climbing through the window and escaping.
——First try your best to quibble and delay. Maybe with luck, Mr. Akai will be able to come over in time.
Of course, we can't place all our hopes on the busy FBI. We also have to work hard on our own Plan B - to escape before being taken away by the police and temporarily hide in a place where they can't find them until Jiang Xia solves the case.
, cleared the suspicion, and then came back again.
Although this is risky, it is better than being taken away directly.
…
While thinking about his procrastination words, Subaru Okiya secretly recalled the surrounding terrain and was ready to leave at any moment.
However, I didn't wait for things to develop to that point.
Jiang Xia's voice suddenly came from the side.
——The young detective spoke calmly and neatly as always:
"Instead of asking Mr. Okiya, maybe asking Ms. Yamamoto can get more information - after all, apart from the deceased, the perpetrator himself is the one who knows the situation at the scene best."
"?!"
After knowing Jiang Xia for such a long time, Okiya Subaru truly experienced for the first time what the sound of nature is, what a genius detective is, what justice comes from heaven, and what justice will surely defeat evil...
——Detective is the strongest! Uzo counts... counts...
cough.
Subaru Okiya thought of Uzo's rumors about "being able to see through people's hearts" and pushed up his glasses. After all, he still didn't dare to say anything arrogant to his boss, even if he just muttered in his heart.
In any case, as Jiangxia said these words, Subaru Okiya's original parkour plan was instantly cancelled.
He looked away from the window.
——Previously, Subaru Okiya had suspected that there was a connection between Jiang Xia and Usa. During that time, he had reviewed some case information related to Jiang Xia, and even personally watched Jiang Xia solve several cases.
So now, he knew very well. The moment Jiang Xia said this, it meant that he had not only identified the murderer, but also found enough evidence.
…
Okiya Subaru's shocked reaction was not conspicuous among the group of people.
Everyone in the room was startled when they heard Jiang Xia's sudden words.
After a moment, they suddenly turned their heads and their eyes fell on Yamamoto Sakurako.
The scrutinizing gazes from all directions made Sakurako Yamamoto look like a hedgehog in an instant. Her fingertips trembled, and the phone slipped from her hand.
After coming back to her senses, Sakurako Yamamoto calmly picked up her phone again, put on an ugly smile, and looked at Jiang Xia:
"But before Naoko was killed, you spoke to me, and you clearly heard it just now, didn't you?
"After that, I was always next to you... and there was also her TV! Regardless of whether it was the murderer or Naoko who put in the coin to turn it on, I didn't have time to get to her house. I was still at the station at that time!"
Out of the corner of his eye, Jiangxia observed Subaru Okiya's interesting reaction, and at the same time, he reservedly compared himself, who gave the answer decisively, with Shuichi Akai, who was unknown and very unreliable at this time.
Then I feel that no matter how I look at it, I am definitely a better boss - that is, Subaru Okiya, a younger brother who is ignorant, feels that Akai Shuichi is safer every day.
He wandered off for a moment before focusing on business.
…
Jiang Xia looked at Yamamoto Sakurako. Although she didn't pay attention just now, she could guess what she said:
"The time when the TV is turned on can be controlled using a timer device - on the ground in front of the TV, isn't there a pile of nostalgic snacks. Among them are long-term gummies and a melted bag of ice cream."
Sato Miwako looked down and quickly found those two things.
They were mixed in a lot of snacks just now, and they were not conspicuous. Now when they got closer, Sato Miwako suddenly felt something was wrong: "...the wet marks under the ice cream are very concentrated, and there are traces of splashes."
Jiang Xia nodded and moved forward leisurely:
"First put the long jellybean string across the coin slot, and then put the coin on the slot. The coin will be held up by the string and stop there, temporarily unable to enter. On both sides of the long string, one side is fixed by the weight of the jellybean hanging down, and the other is fixed by the weight of the hanging jellybean.
One side is pressed under the ice cream, and the ice cream is placed on the adapter on the desktop and the TV. In this way, as the ice cream melts and falls from the gap, the long line can no longer be held down, and the line will fall under the pull of the gummy candy.
Then the coin slipped into the slot and the TV was turned on."
"As for that phone call..."
Jiang Xia looked at the pale-faced Sakurako Yamamoto, originally wanting to show off.
However, after taking a closer look, he found that even though Yamamoto Sakurako was exposing her tactics, she did not have the courage to think of "silencing her" in front of a room of police officers.
Jiang Xia immediately gave up his plan to reveal the truth slowly and said, "At the station just now, I did see you answering the phone. Combining the call records of the two mobile phones, the deceased's mobile phone did call you at that time.
Telephone."
Yamamoto Sakurako's expression became more and more ugly as she listened to his words: "What does 'the deceased's mobile phone called me' mean? It seems that without Naoko, the mobile phone would become a sperm on its own and then call me..."
"Don't change the subject, there are no goblins in this world." Jiang Xia said, "You know what I mean - except you who answered the phone, no one can guarantee that the person who made that call was the dead Miss Naoko."
"Speaking of which, I was more impressed by another thing than the phone call.
"——I remember that before you answered the phone, your other hand seemed to be moving in your windbreaker pocket several times.
"I didn't think much about it at the time. I thought you were playing with your hands out of boredom or arranging the handkerchief in your pocket... But now it seems that what was hidden in your pocket at that time was actually the deceased's mobile phone.
"After killing Miss Naoko, you take away her flip phone, put it in a sealed bag, adjust it so that the keyboard is exposed, and put it in your pocket. Then check the time at the station and dial the number while Miss Kayori talks to me.
Call yourself to create the illusion that the deceased was still alive at that time.
"When you come to the living room and see your 'friend' who is dead in a miserable state, then take advantage of the chaos and put the deceased's cell phone on the ground, pretending that it has always been here... As for the evidence, when you step forward, there is always
There was a strange rubbing sound, and it was even worse after arriving at the crime scene - the sealed bag used to store the deceased's mobile phone should still be in your pocket now."