Conan’s Corpse Picker

Chapter 2397 2401 [Degenerate] Ask for monthly votes (`)

Akai Shuichi faced the sharp eyes of many policemen and had to say: "I just happened to be sitting next to the deceased, closer to him, so he grabbed me."

"Really? But why did he only grab you when there were so many people around?"

The more Inspector Megure looked at this guy, the more suspicious he felt. As Jiang Xia whispered in his ear, the inspector with a look in his eyes understood it immediately.

Inspector Megure stared at Akai Shuichi and slammed his fist into his palm: "Yes, aren't you the passerby with a knitted hat in the bank just now?! I almost didn't recognize you because you changed your hat... Wait, why did you change your hat, are you deliberately disguising yourself?"

Akai Shuichi: "..."

This change deceived the police, but it really couldn't deceive Jiang Xia.

... Fortunately, he has been in the business for so many years and it is not in vain.

The FBI ace calmly said: "It's hotter inside the stadium than outside, so I changed my hat."

Inspector Megure: "..."

I always feel that this person is making excuses, but it seems reasonable when I think about it carefully.

At this time, the detective next to him spoke up, Jiang Xia: "Don't worry, take a look at the scene first."

"Alas, this is the only way." Inspector Megure wished that all the murderers could consciously admit the problem, but it was obvious that this wish was difficult to achieve.

He finally stared at Akai Shuichi for a few times, and then secretly asked his subordinates to keep a close eye on this suspicious person who looked a little dangerous, while continuing to look at the scene. He squatted down and looked at the coffee cup on the ground that seemed to be poisoned: "The coffee in it has been drunk. Isn't this the kind of poison that will take effect immediately?"

Jiang Xia also looked at the cup, then stood up and looked at the female nurse: "When did the deceased fall to the ground?"

The female nurse hurriedly looked at the watch, trying to recall the time.

Then the recollection failed: "I... I don't remember. I was so scared at the time that I didn't even bother to look at the watch."

Just then, a voice came from the side: "He fell to the ground at about 2:40, which was the time when Sonoko and I called the police and called an ambulance."

Jiang Xia turned around and saw Mao Lilan and Suzuki Sonoko walked out.

He looked at these two classmates, and then at "Doctor Shinide" who was not far away: "..." I always felt like something was missing...

Next to him, the police were also a little surprised to see these familiar high school students.

Officer Sato looked at Mao Lilan, and then at Doctor Shinide: "I remember you seemed to be the male and female protagonists of this drama?"

-If I remember correctly, these familiar people encountered various murders when rehearsing the drama.

And the chief director of this drama happened to be Suzuki Sonoko-a cheerful and talkative female high school student, which led to the police being forced to understand the general situation of their script in a murder case.

But now, Officer Sato found that the clothes on the two male and female protagonists were ordinary clothes, which seemed to have nothing to do with the gorgeous props.

It would be fine if she didn't mention it. When Suzuki Sonoko mentioned it, she sighed: "Dr. Shinde was delayed by a case. Xiaolan went out to find him, but met an old man who suddenly fell ill. In order to send the person to the hospital, she was forced to be late... Alas, things happened at the same time, but on the bright side, since there is a murder today, even if they are not late, the drama cannot proceed normally. Thinking about it this way, it seems that we have won!"

Vermouth: "..."

She sorted it out several times but couldn't figure out the logic. In the end, she had to look at the rich girl with pity: "..." This child's brain circuit... has been completely polluted by Uzo.

The police also scratched their heads and were a little confused by Suzuki Sonoko's calculation method, but fortunately, it was not the first day they dealt with Suzuki Sonoko. Soon, the experienced police put this topic behind their minds and turned their attention back to the murder.

Inspector Megure confirmed with the onlookers: "Before we arrived, no one should have approached the body."

The onlookers hesitated to speak.

Jiang Xia was keenly aware of their abnormality: "What's wrong?"

The female nurse quietly moved two steps and hid behind Jiang Xia, then she raised her hand and pointed in the direction of Akai Shuichi, and whispered to Jiang Xia: "Before you arrived, the gentleman went to the side and made a phone call. At that time, he bent down and pulled his trouser legs out of the hands of the corpse."

Although they were talking in a whisper, because the surroundings were relatively quiet, this word undoubtedly fell into the ears of other people nearby.

Inspector Megure immediately looked at Akai Shuichi again: "Did you secretly take clues or something from the dead person at that time?"

Akai Shuichi: "..."

That was because the dead person's hands were clenched too tightly. If he forcibly pulled his feet away, he might appear too indifferent and easily arouse suspicion. Considering this, Akai Shuichi pulled it with his hand... Unexpectedly, this point was also noticed by others.

He looked at the nurse a few more times, then shook his head like an honest man in the face of the woman's sudden fear and the police's vigilant gaze: "Of course not, I didn't touch his hand at all, I just pulled my trouser leg that he grabbed."

Inspector Megure was not easy to fool this time, he touched his chin like Jiang Xia: "At the time of the incident, other innocent spectators must have been very panicked, and the light in the auditorium was also dim. If you really did something while you were bending over, I'm afraid no one could see it clearly - if you don't mind, can you let us see what you are carrying?"

Akai Shuichi thought of the gun he carried with him everyday: "..."

...Fortunately, a true ace would never fall into the same pit twice - as early as when the corpse grabbed his trouser legs, he had already made the worst plan and hid the gun and other things that could not be exposed somewhere else.

At this time, Akai Shuichi, who felt that he had successfully predicted the movements of "that person", nodded calmly: "Whatever."

After a pause, when the police came towards him, Akai Shuichi suddenly said: "In fact, compared to me, I think the other gentleman is more suspicious."

"Hmm?" Inspector Megure was not surprised by this situation. After all, there was almost no one suspect in the cases he encountered. Most of them were like this one, biting out two, two biting out three, and then starting to choose one from three.

He said: "Who is it?"

Akai Shuichi raised his hand and pointed at the painter who was painting in the corner.

"Early when the performance started, that gentleman had been concentrating on drawing something." Akai Shuichi looked at the guy who had once caused him a stir and was highly suspected to be Uzo's younger brother. "I took a curious look and found that he was drawing a sketch. The scene in the painting was a person who died of poisoning. The person in the painting was holding a cup of coffee, exactly the same as the coffee in the deceased's hand."