Conan’s Corpse Picker

"The place where the case occurred may be the wetland park in Nanyuan Town." Jiang Xia nodded:

"In the morning, Ayumi and the others went there to catch fish and saw a suspicious person covering his face staying in the park. Unfortunately, there were bushes between them, so they didn't see the person's figure. Shortly afterwards, We found a beaten-to-death cat in the park with fabric fibers like this hanging from its paws—"

Having said this, he reached out and touched, took out a small plastic bag from somewhere, and handed it to Sato Miwako.

Miwako Sato took it and examined it, and found that there were two thin pink and yellow threads inside. The tip was darker in color, as if it was stained with blood.

She looked at the corpse all afternoon, and she was very familiar with this color scheme, and she immediately made an association:

"This was taken from the deceased's clothes?!"

"Maybe. When we picked up the cat's body, we didn't know that it was related to the murder. We just thought that someone abused the cat, so we collected the fibers on the cat's claws and wanted to compare them with the cat's body later. I also returned it." Jiang Xia recalled:

"The cat was seriously injured. It was impossible for the cat to run all the way from Young Master Pavilion to the park in Nanhara Town after being injured. And if it went to the park after coming into contact with the deceased, and was then beaten to death by a cat abuser, then it would Anything on its paws should have been rubbed off or cleaned up by it itself."

Officer Sato understood.

She looked at the small plastic bag in her hand: "If the clothing fibers in the cat's claws were really stained from the deceased, it means that the cat, the deceased and the murderer were all in that park at the time. This is indeed not the earliest crime scene... …Wait, why didn’t you tell me such an important thing earlier?”

"..."

Jiang Xia paused slightly. Then he leaned back on the car seat as if naturally, and quietly pushed the "knowledge without reporting" pot away from his head: "At first, I was not sure about the source of these fibers. Later, I vaguely guessed the identity of the murderer. And after guessing that person's next action, I'm worried that if I tell you in advance, your reaction will alert the murderer... Anyway, the best investigation time has passed, and the murderer will not go to the park again for a while, you guys are late. If you know a little bit, it shouldn’t have much impact.”

Sato Miwako: "..."

She originally wanted to argue.

However, before speaking, the almost non-existent acting skills of his colleagues flashed through his mind instinctively.

"..." I have to admit that if Jiang Xia has really thought of a way to lure out the murderer, then his decision to "hold back" is indeed very wise.

Sato Miwako sighed quietly and decided to pretend that nothing happened. She focused her attention on more important things: "You just said, 'set a trap and wait for the murderer to jump in'... What exactly is going on?"

Jiang Xia cleared her throat, starting from the result, and compiled it down: "Just a little guess - the murderer deliberately brought the body back from such a far place and moved it to the 'Young Master Pavilion'. This move seems a bit redundant. If it is just to let others know, If you want to absolve yourself, it would be far more effective to dump the body somewhere else, or even stick it on an iron railing in the suburbs to pretend it was an accident. After all, once the police believe that the crime scene was at Young Master Pavilion, then the employees here, as well as regular customers, It is bound to be the first to be suspected.

"So the murderer's move may have another purpose, such as blaming another person in the young master's pavilion for what he has done."

"..." Haiyuan Ai felt sweaty for some reason when he heard the words "insert it on the railing". I always feel that this description is a bit bloody.

However, the other two people didn't know as much as she did, so they didn't think much about it. They just felt that what Jiang Xia said made sense.

Miwako Sato stroked her chin and thought: "This is the shop owned by Akazawa's boss, and he usually lives here, and he is the love rival of the deceased. If things are really like what you said, then the murderer's purpose should be to frame the case. Give it to him... But if the store manager is innocent and there is no evidence to prove that he killed someone, sooner or later we will find other relevant persons."

Jiang Xia nodded: "So, according to the usual situation, the next step should be that the 'murderer' was too stressed and committed suicide out of fear of crime. Then the police took the 'suicide note' he left and successfully closed the case."

After finishing speaking, he seemed to suddenly remember that there was a policeman sitting next to him, and added considerately: "Of course, I believe the police can see that something is wrong, but the murderer may not think so. They always overestimate their own intelligence and underestimate their own intelligence." police capabilities.”

Sato Miwako: "..."

She raised her hand and wiped her face, feeling a little guilty for some reason. But she understood what Jiang Xia meant - the murderer might find the Chizawa store manager in the near future, and then ask the most suspected person to "commit suicide out of fear of crime."

…

That night.

In the corner of "Young Master Pavilion", in the store manager's room.

A strong black figure gently pushed open the door and entered the house, with a shoulder bag slung on his waist.

The light from the street lamp in the distance faintly penetrated through the window, and through this, I could barely distinguish where the bed was.

The black shadow slowly approached the slightly raised quilt where a sleeping person was sleeping, aimed at the neck near the pillow, and struck it with a knife.

However, when he was about to succeed, the "sleeping man" suddenly turned over to the side.

The black shadow's hand suddenly missed and fell heavily into the pillow.

There was a soft click, and the lights above suddenly brightened.

Miwako Sato stood at the door and took back her hand that pressed the light switch.

Beside the bed, the sneaking black shadow was clearly reflected.

——Madonna was wearing a light sportswear, with a large shoulder bag slung across her waist. After initially adapting to the sudden light, she immediately noticed the many figures at the door and looked over in shock.

At the door, Miwako Sato lowered her head and looked at her feet. There was a large incubator in the corridor - it was brought by Madonna. When she entered just now, in order to avoid too much luggage and making too much noise, she left the box at the door.

"What is this?" Officer Sato put on his gloves and knelt down to touch it. "A murder tool?"

"..." Madonna's face turned green and white, realizing that she might have been tricked.

A few hours ago, when she saw that the famous young detective failed and the police also closed down the team, she felt that this was a sure thing.

But he didn't expect that the security around the place was tight inside and loose outside, and there were actually police ambushing at the door of the store manager's room.

However, there is no chance of recovery. After all, tonight, in front of the police, she did nothing. She just sneaked into the room and hit the pillow in the dark. Hitting the pillow is not illegal...

Madonna's heart was pounding, her blood pressure and heart rate were rising sharply. She instinctively wanted to get away with it, and quickly thought of a way that might work.