In the toilet, the man helplessly appealed for himself.
"I am not the murderer, and I am definitely not the culprit!"
"I don't know what happened, but when I woke up early in the morning, I saw that Miss Muranishi was dead!"
Seeing that the prisoner still refused to plead guilty, Takagi and Sato recounted the case again.
"Stop joking, Mr. Higashida"
"The deceased was someone who lived in the same apartment as you, and was also your boss in the company - Ms. Mami Muranishi."
"The scene of the crime was the bathroom in her room. She was found strangled to death in the room. At that time, you were the only one in the room who was alone and drunk and fell on her bed."
"The door lock and anti-theft chain at the entrance are also locked, which means this room is completely a secret room where only you and her are alone."
Sato continued: "In addition, your fingerprints are clearly on the door lock and the video recorder cable wrapped around the deceased's neck."
"In addition, you and her often had conflicts at work. Even on the day of the incident, you said to your friends in the pub, 'You must teach that woman a lesson,' and the like."
"After you returned, you killed her after an argument with her, and then fell asleep on the bed because you were too drunk."
Facing the questioning of the two policemen, the man named Dongtian lowered his head and said in a deep voice: "I really can't remember anything about that day."
"I do hate him because she often gives me trouble at work, but I will never kill her!"
"Then why did you run away?" Sato asked.
The man suddenly became more excited and said: "Because I am going to a place, which is my daughter in Arkham."
"After the divorce, my daughter was brought up by my ex-wife, but my daughter suffered from mental illness ten years ago."
"After these years of treatment, my daughter finally regained her consciousness and shouted that she wanted to see me as her father."
"How can I not be by her side at this time!"
Takagi and Sato looked a little surprised, and the man continued to shout: "What I said is absolutely true! As long as you go to where I live, you can see the letter sent by my ex-wife and the plane ticket sent together!"
The man's emotional voice made Takagi and Sato hesitate.
At this time, Ayumi on the side also shouted: "This uncle is definitely not a bad person, because he just let me go and said 'I'm sorry' to me."
"Such an uncle cannot be a bad person!"
Looking at the situation in front of him, Sato thought of his father, Masayoshi Sato, who passed away in the line of duty.
Since his father's death, Sato has often felt that loneliness even if his mother is always around.
Sato can understand this true emotion between father and daughter.
"When does the plane take off tomorrow?"
The man replied nonchalantly: "At 12:30 noon, at Narita Airport."
So he immediately ordered: "Officer Takagi, you must listen carefully to what I am saying now."
"It's up to you to find the real culprit before tomorrow and clear Mr. Higashikata's name!"
Takagi, who has never investigated a case alone, pointed to his nose unconfidently and asked: "Are you serious? Is it just me?"
Sato smiled slightly and looked at the young detective team who were already eager to try.
"I think they are all ready to go."
After receiving a call from Niina Kahori, Qin Zhibo immediately rushed to Abeido Town.
The crime took place in an apartment building in Cupido Town, and Qin Zhibo probably knew the details of the crime.
Basically, the murderer and the victim are in the same secret room, and the murder weapon is stained with fingerprints.
Judging from the circumstances investigated by the police alone, the case is extremely clear.
According to Niina Kahori, the relevant personnel of the organization have been arrested by the police, and he must solve the entire case before twelve o'clock tomorrow.
Qin Zhibo said he was familiar with solving cases within a time limit.
After parking the car downstairs in the apartment, Qin Zhibo first went to the apartment manager to borrow the keys to the apartment.
It happened that the manager of the apartment was a fan of Qin Zhibo, so he recognized the famous detective Qin Zhibo at a glance, and happily led Qin Zhibo up to open the door.
Since the police investigation has been completely concluded and the room where the victim died has been unsealed, Qin Zhibo entered the room alone to investigate.
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Side mission: Find out the murderer of this case
Task requirements: time limit 1 hour
Task reward: 400 general skill proficiency, 120 social credit
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As the side mission was triggered, Qin Zhibo's field of vision showed some more shiny investigation points.
On the wall, Qin Zhibo found the first investigation point.
【Survey√】
[The prints on the wall prove that something once hung here, so where did the things go?]
Qin Zhibo took a closer look at the marks on the wall and found that it was indeed the case.
After searching the room for a while, I found a rolled up calendar in the closet.
Attach the calendar to the wall so it fits perfectly.
Since taking down the calendar is part of the investigation point, it means that this step was completed by the murderer.
As for the murderer’s purpose of doing this
Qin Zhibo came to the second investigation point and conducted an investigation.
【Survey√】
[The furniture showed signs of being moved, and one of the matchboxes had a bulging interior]
Qin Zhibo picked up the matchbox that fell on the ground, took out the matches inside, and found a marriage application form inside.
One of the applicants on the marriage application wrote the name of the deceased, but the other person who was engaged did not write the name.
Qin Zhibo couldn't figure out how the murderer used the matchbox containing the engagement book to kill people, so he could only guess that this was a motive investigation point.
The last investigation point is on the balcony of the apartment, with pots of cacti placed on the balcony floor.
The investigation point that looked bright in the night was on one of the cactus pots.
【Survey√】
[A small amount of blood remains on the spikes of the cactus]
Qin Zhibo took out his nuclear lighter and looked down carefully. Sure enough, he found a small amount of dark red on the cactus's spikes.
Obviously, this is direct evidence pointing to the murderer.
At this point, Qin Zhibo had already figured out the entire crime process.
After Qin Zhibo thanked the administrator, he left the apartment building while talking on the phone.
At the same time, Takagi and the young detective team had just finished questioning the owner of the izakaya and were going to the apartment building to investigate again.
Everyone came to the management room to borrow keys. In order not to reveal his whereabouts and be discovered by the headquarters, Takagi lied that he was a detective and brought elementary school students to do social practice classes.
The administrator asked with a puzzled look on his face: "Why are you here to borrow the key again? Didn't someone come to see the room where the accident happened half an hour ago?"
Takagi and Conan showed surprised expressions and quickly asked: "Who borrowed the key!"
It is normal for the two of them to be nervous, because if Mr. Higashida is not the real murderer, then it is very likely that the murderer returned to the room to deal with the evidence.