Chapter 3 Kudo Shinichi: Did he discover the truth before me?
Secret mythological knowledge?
There was no relevant content in Qin Zhibo's knowledge, so he could only turn his attention back to the book in his hand.
But before I even opened the book with my hands, the relevant information about the book already appeared in my brain.
[The Canon of Corpse Eating: Written by François Honore Balfour, Count de Ruet, a French aristocrat in the 16th century.
The book catalogs the cults in France that were obsessed with beheading, cannibalism, and necrophilia at that time, and provides detailed descriptions of the behaviors and teachings of these cults.
This book is an abridged version in French, and the content is somewhat normalized]
[Lost 2~8 will points after reading this book, mysterious mythology knowledge and skill proficiency + reading loss of will points x 100]
[Language barrier, unable to read]
Qin Zhibo, who did not know French, could only put the book back on the bookshelf and walked towards the next spot of light in his field of vision that could be investigated.
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On Kudo Shinichi's side, his smart little eyes watched with interest Souha Tatsutoku's outstanding performance in the wheelchair.
Among all the cases solved by Kudo Shinichi, Kudo Shinichi has to admit that Souha Tsantoku's acting skills are the most mature.
Many murderers not only did not flee the scene after committing the crime, but also boldly stayed near the scene, waiting for the police to come and question them.
Once the murderers' exculpatory explanations are adopted by the police, the expressions on their faces will inevitably get out of control.
On several occasions, Kudo Shinichi used the poor expression management of these murderers as a basis to identify the murderer in advance, and then conducted retrospective reasoning.
However, Souha Tsunoku's acting skills just now were quite lifelike, and his shocked expression after seeing the corpse made even the international movie stars resigned to it.
If he hadn't noticed that Souha Tatsutoku had concealed the fact that his leg had healed, it would have been really hard to spot this old fox this time.
Kudo Shinichi secretly identified the murderer in his heart, and the next step was to find out the murder method, motive and the most important evidence.
The first is the method of killing.
This reception room should be the first scene, and the key to the room is on the deceased Yamazaki Tetsu.
In other words, the door of the room was locked from the inside by the deceased, and the purpose should be to have a secret meeting with the murderer who invited him there without being caught by others.
Secret room murder...
It's a bit tricky, but Shinichi has already asked Megure's policemen to go downstairs to inquire, and I believe they will get the results soon.
The second is the motive for the murder.
One is the president of an investment company affiliated with the Suzuki Consortium, and the other is the general manager of Baling Bank.
From a professional point of view, it is very likely that the two will have financial dealings, which may lead to disputes.
What Kudo Shinichi didn't understand was how much resentment the two had to make Souha Tatsutoku commit murder and cut off the cheek flesh on Yamazaki Tetsu's face.
Finally, there is evidence. There are three pieces of evidence that can be relied upon.
The first was to ask Souha Tsunoku's attending physician whether he had concealed the fact that his leg condition had healed.
If the attending physician admits it, then as long as Souha Tsunori's psychological defense is not strong, it is very likely that the flaw will be exposed directly and he will plead guilty.
Of course, this evidence only exists when Souha Tsunori's psychological defense is not strong.
With this level of evidence, Souha Tsunoku could be acquitted as long as he killed the person he did not kill and hired a smart and capable lawyer.
And just now Kudo Shinichi has seen with his own eyes Souha Tatsutoku's real acting skills, so this old fox's psychological defense will not be easily broken.
Therefore, this piece of evidence Kudo Shinichi is not intended to be used as evidence for the final conviction.
The real ironclad evidence is the other two.
Although the knife that was the murder weapon was left at the scene, in order to prevent blood from splattering on himself during the murder, Souha Tatsutoku probably also had a bloody suit that he wore when committing the crime.
In addition, there was also cheek flesh that was cut off from the deceased's face. Since it was not at the scene, it must have been taken away and hidden by Souha Tsuntoku.
This is also what puzzled Kudo Shinichi the most. Why did Souha Tatsutoku have to cut off the cheek flesh of the deceased?
Does this behavior have any special meaning?
Just as Kudo Shinichi was thinking secretly, Qin Zhibo passed by Kudo Shinichi.
This made Kudo Shinichi, who was deep in thought, raise his head and look in the direction Qin Zhibo was going.
What is this person doing on the balcony?
Kudo Shinichi turned to look in the direction where Qin Zhibo came from, remembering that he had just caught a glimpse of Qin Zhibo standing in front of the bookshelf with a book in his hand.
Did he discover something?
Driven by curiosity, Kudo Shinichi walked to the bookshelf where Qin Zhibo had been standing just now, and scanned the books on the shelf up and down.
On the bookshelf, a slightly protruding book caught Kudo Shinichi's attention.
Kudo Shinichi reached out and pulled out the book. There was a dark red cover on it, and the words in French were gilded.
《Cultes Des Goules》
Cultes...pagan?
Des...some...
Goules...what does this mean?
Although Kudo Shinichi has some understanding of all international languages, and his English has reached a level where he can communicate fluently with international friends, his French is average and he can only understand some basic vocabulary.
So, Kudo Shinichi opened the book again and read the first few paragraphs.
It seems to be a book about the history of France in the 16th century?
The taste of Souha Sotoku is really unique...
However, this book probably had nothing to do with the case. The person probably picked it up and read it out of curiosity about the title.
With this thought in his mind, Kudo Shinichi put the books back on the bookshelf.
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Qin Zhibo followed the light spot in his field of vision to the balcony.
There are three light spots that can be seen on the balcony, but these three light spots are not all on the balcony, but start from the balcony, follow the edge of the protruding eaves, and extend towards the small house on the side of the reception room.
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Qin Zhibo first started investigating from the balcony where he was.
【Survey√】
[There are stains on the balcony fence. Someone has stepped on it recently, and there are traces of fixed ropes.]
The light spot was located on the fence pole of the balcony facing the cabin next door. Qin Zhibo looked closer and saw that there was indeed an inconspicuous gray stain and long friction marks on it.
The second light spot is located on the edge of the eaves protruding outside the window of the next door cabin.
It was difficult to jump directly from the balcony. Qin Zhibo could only run out of the room and go to the next door cabin to investigate the other two light spots.
When Qin Zhibo ran out of the room, he passed by Kudo Shinichi again.
At this time, Kudo Shinichi had just received the news from the police and was rethinking his approach.
Although this case seemed to be a secret room murder at first glance, when he first entered the scene, Kudo Shinichi carefully studied the door lock and found that the door lock of this room could be locked from the outside as long as he had a key.
In other words, as long as Souha Tsunoku has the room key, he can come and go in the room freely.
After killing the person, they locked the door directly, and with the presence of many guests as a cover, the police would not suspect a person in a wheelchair as the murderer.
So Kudo Shinichi just sent a policeman down to inquire about the room key.
But the answer he got made Kudo Shinichi a little regretful.
There are indeed two keys to this room, but both keys are kept by the housekeeper.
Except for the key to the master bedroom of the mansion, which is kept with Mrs. Suuha, other rooms that are not frequently used are usually locked, and the keys are personally kept by the housekeeper Matsumoto Ryohei.
Before the incident, the housekeeper said that Yamazaki Tetsu had asked for the key to the reception room on the grounds that he was drunk and wanted to find a quiet place to rest.
Half an hour later, the housekeeper handed another spare key to the maid and asked the maid to clean the room.
The maid who went to clean the room opened the door and discovered Yamazaki Tetsu's body.
During the entire process, Shuuha Zundoku had no chance to touch either of the two keys.
So if Souha Tatsutoku didn't steal a key, he might have used other methods of committing the crime.
At this moment, Kudo Shinichi happened to see Qin Zhibo coming out of the balcony and hurried out of the room, as if there was something urgent.
That kind of look doesn't seem to be the kind of person who has three urgent needs...
Could it be that he has discovered the truth before me?