Conan looked at the shotgun and then at the injuries on the body. Then he squatted down and smelled the smell around the shotgun.
A unique smell of gunpowder came to my face.
"It seems that this is the murder weapon that killed the store owner." After confirming that the murder weapon was the shotgun that the middle-aged store owner had brought out just now, Conan touched his chin and turned to look at the other three clerks in the cafe, his eyes full of suspicion.
——A hunter will not let go of his gun easily, and there are no traces of struggle on the body of the deceased. He died very peacefully and neatly. From this, it can be seen that the murderer must be an acquaintance of his, someone familiar enough to help him get the gun.
species, and is probably among these three people.
…
This time, the crime scene was in the mountains, and it took longer than usual before the Otaki Police Department finally drove over.
There were also many other police cars and ambulances that came to go through the motions.
The medical staff who arrived with the car came down to take a look, then shook their heads decisively and left.
"Accident?"
The Otaki Police Department heard this word from the store clerks and looked at the many detectives present with doubts on their faces: "Are you sure?"
The old farmer nodded and sighed: "Many customers came today. The store manager wanted to go into the mountains to hunt a wild boar, but... alas, he was probably frightened by the flying eagle, so the gun went off and hit himself.
."
The Otaki Police Department scratched its head in confusion: "But isn't this the eagle in your store? Would he really be frightened like this by the eagle he has been with for many years?"
The store manager's wife thought of something and looked at the chestnut-winged eagle hesitantly: "It looked a little strange today, it was restless. When the gunfire rang out just now, I vaguely saw it flying around here and shouting. Yes.
It won’t be…”
The falconer heard that the words were wrong, and belatedly retorted: "My eagle will never attack humans! Not to mention that it has been trained for many years, even an eagle in the wild will only fly away from people when it encounters them!"
The store manager's wife knew the hawk's habits: "Could it be that the muzzle of the shotgun was pointed at it accidentally and it was frightened, so..."
The falconer's face turned ugly.
Indeed, with the sensitivity of eagles, even if they point a finger at it, let alone the barrel of a gun, they will feel very uneasy... But his eagle will never kill anyone!
Jiang Xia looked at the unlucky Road Eagle that huddled up into a furry ball and said, "With such a long barrel, even if it misfires, it would be difficult for the deceased to hit his own chest with one shot."
Conan also felt that the eagle was a bit innocent: "It did suddenly change its direction just now, but rather than changing its route to attack humans, I think it was more like it was tripped by something. And at that time, I felt a trace of light in this area
Weird reflection."
If you were just an ordinary kid, this sentence might not attract much attention.
But as an acquaintance of high school students, the Otaki Police Department knew very well that this was no ordinary kid. This first-year elementary school student wearing glasses was a super detective embryo who had been with Jiang Xia all year round and gained a lot of knowledge.
.
He immediately paid attention to this clue and asked the person in the forensics department: "Is there anything luminous around here?"
Several technicians scratched their heads in confusion: "I didn't see it...could it be the light reflected from the barrel of the shotgun?"
Conan shook his head firmly: "The reflection I'm talking about is hanging in mid-air, and it's very thin."
Police officers from the forensics department: "..." This child is not dreaming.
…
The evidence Conan mentioned could not be verified, and the theory that the eagle harmed people was temporarily ruled out because the police could not imagine how the shotgun could go off to hit his chest, and the investigation was temporarily stalled.
Jiang Xia seemed to have remembered something, and said to the Otaki Police Department: "I think it is more like someone took away the deceased's shotgun through some method and then shot him, which ultimately led to his death.
"Although the probability of a stranger committing the crime is not high, it cannot be ruled out that the deceased thought the shotgun was too heavy and put it on the ground, and then someone took advantage of it - it is better to search around in the woods, if you can find the hidden murderer
, things are simple."
"That makes sense." Being idle was also idle. The Otaki Police Department immediately arranged work for the subordinates who had no work to do and asked them to search for people nearby.
The police dispersed, and Conan naturally couldn't take any time off. He randomly found a direction and started walking around the place.
After walking a few steps, the tomboy's ears twitched slightly, and he suddenly felt the sound of footsteps behind him.
"?!" Conan was startled and turned around quickly... then he saw Jiang Xia following him.
Conan: "..."
After a false alarm, he relaxed, but then became a little confused: "Why are you following me?"
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Jiang Xia: "..." Of course I will keep an eye on you, lest you reveal that carefully hidden sniper rifle again.
It’s not that I want the gun, but I just don’t believe in evil to a certain extent - is it possible that Kudo-san can dig out all the illegal items from the crime scene every time?
If that's not the case, that's fine. If that's the case... then you can add another note to the "Kudo Shinichi Instruction Manual".
Conan didn't know what his classmates were thinking, but when he remembered that Jiang Xia had just asked the Otaki Police Department to search the mountain, Conan seemed to understand something.
He couldn't help but feel a little moved: "Don't worry, even if the murderer is really someone else, that guy must have run far away. He can't stay here waiting to be caught by the police. I won't run into him."
Jiang Xia nodded and advised thoughtfully: "That's what I say, but it's still too dangerous to run around in this kind of woods - since the suspect is more likely to be among the three clerks, we might as well go back to the cafe and take a look.
We can also find more clues.”
It sounds quite reasonable.
Conan glanced at the forest and walked back with Jiang Xia thoughtfully.
…
The other three clerks had already been persuaded by the police and returned to the cafe to wait for news.
As soon as Jiang Xia and Conan arrived in the courtyard, they suddenly heard someone talking.
The two looked at each other, walked lightly to the corridor, and saw the falconer apologizing to the store manager's wife sitting in the room: "I know that no matter how much I apologize, Mr. Takehara will never come back, but I still ask you
Accept my apology, and besides, the child definitely didn’t mean to attack him, it might just be..."
The store manager's wife looked at his helpless look and wiped away tears: "There's no need for this. Of course I know you didn't mean it. No one wanted this to happen. It was just a tragic accident."
She sat up straighter, looked at the falconer and the old farmer opposite, and said to these two colleagues who had been with the cafe for many years: "So there is no need to blame yourself, and there is no need to blame the eagle."
The falconer didn't expect Mrs. Kuzhu to be so easy to talk to, and he suddenly felt even more guilty: "But..."