Conan’s World Stand-in

"Can't find evidence? Specifically..."

"That's it." Officer Takagi, who was driving, took the conversation and said, "After listening to Kudo-san's reasoning, we started various work. On the one hand, we went to the hospital where Mr. Sewa was treated to investigate his leg. What happened to the injury, on the other hand, police officers from the forensics department were also dispatched to extract various palm prints, fingerprints, footprints, and hair in the guest room where the incident occurred."

"The results of the investigation at the hospital were very successful. Mr. Seba's personal doctor quickly admitted that the leg injury Mr. Seba suffered two months ago had actually fully recovered more than 20 days ago. The husband himself said, 'Because I want to enjoy more of the meticulous care of my wife and son', he continued to pretend to be injured."

"This kind of reason can't be falsified at all. What he wants to say is what he wants to say, but it's true that he faked a leg injury." Kudo Shinichi snorted coldly. Confessions are disgusting.

"Well, but until there is no concrete evidence, we can only temporarily accept his set of confessions..." Takagi shrugged helplessly, "But on the other hand, the investigation by the police officers of the forensics department encountered a major setback. , They searched carefully inside and out, and used various professional investigation equipment, but found no traces that could be used as evidence."

"There were no fingerprints left on the glass windows of the balcony that could have pushed it away, and there were no footprints belonging to Mr. Sewa, or even anyone else's footprints on the handrails of the balcony, on the windowsills adjacent to the windows, or on the floor of the guest room. , let alone a wheelchair rut."

"During the estimated time of the crime, Mr. Sewa also had a complete alibi: he asked the maid to push the wheelchair to the bathroom for about 10 minutes before and after. Although the window of the bathroom was not small, it was There is no way for Mr. Sewa to easily come and go. Although other guests were alone or went to the toilet at the time of the crime, they also did not find any fingerprints or footprints that could be matched."

"It's as if a knife appeared out of nowhere in that guest room and stabbed Mr. Yamazaki out of nowhere."

"This..." Guan Dounan was a little stunned when he heard the words, and when he turned his head and saw Kudo Shinichi looking at him with subtle eyes, he understood what Kudo Shinichi meant by calling him here.

The technique used in this case is almost the same as the "superpower levitation technique" he once performed.

Is it another avatar? Or three percent? Or some more subtle physical trick? Guan Dounan flashed a lot of speculation in his heart, but he couldn't form a conclusion. No way, this kind of thing is too metaphysical, and it is not surprising to have any ability. And it's hard to say whether it's a stand-in or not. Who knows if Seyu will come up with all kinds of strange methods to create such a scene.

His stand-in Xiao Hei, no, it should be called the "King of Comedy" now, it has no inspiration yet, which means that the information is still insufficient.

"Mr. Sewa does not admit that he killed Mr. Yamazaki. He thinks that the culprit this time is the guy who sent the threatening letter. Let's check in this direction instead of keeping him and his friends in the house. The scene is a waste of time." Officer Takagi continued.

"You said just now that Mr. Yamazaki was stabbed to death by someone with a sharp blade, so is the murder weapon still at the scene?" Guan Dounan thought for a moment, ready to start with the murder weapon.

"The murder weapon is still at the scene. It's a relatively ordinary dagger with no fingerprints. It should be wearing gloves or something. There are no special signs. We are already visiting various places where we may buy similar things. , but the hope is a little slim." Takagi's tone was a little low, "Ah, but it's a bit strange, the blade of the dagger is inserted parallel to the ribs."

"Parallel?"

"That's it." Shin Kudo raised his palms together and compared them sideways on his chest, "Generally speaking, if it is a frontal assassination, the blade of the dagger should be upright, but this time it is special, so we suspect Could it be that the murderer stood beside Mr. Yamazaki while he was lying on the bed."

"Well... Indeed, this is rather suspicious." Guan Dounan nodded, and suddenly stretched out his hand, his left hand was empty, his right hand held a knife-like shape, swinging his forearm inward as if he was going to stab himself, "However, this is not the case for others. If you assassinate from behind, you should be able to leave such a stab wound, right?"

"Although this is the case in theory, Mr. Yamazaki was killed while lying on the bed in the guest room. Behind him was the quilt and the wall at the head of the bed, and there was no extra space. And judging from the amount of blood and the shape of the blood, the body was not killed. People have moved." Takagi explained, "It's too difficult to assassinate by approaching from behind, so we didn't consider this situation."

"After all, someone can't come out through the wall and stab Mr. Yamazaki to death, right?"

"It should be very difficult to assassinate Mr. Yamazaki without leaving any footprints and fingerprints on the balcony." Guan Dounan said quietly, "Go out through the wall...why can't it be?"

"Uh..." Officer Takagi, who was only planning to make a joke, was taken aback for a moment, not knowing how to respond, and asked Kudo Shinichi for help from the rearview mirror.

"..." Kudo Shinichi didn't notice Officer Takagi's look for help at all, and was thinking about something.

Help, who will save the neon police, and save me by the way... Officer Takagi made a desperate cry for help to the unknown person in his heart.

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"Oh, it's a very stylish villa."

Arriving at the location of Mr. Sewa's villa, Kudo Shinichi got out of the car, looked at the villa and sighed as above.

"It's just this time... a little gloomy."

At this time, the sun is about to set, and the sunset has changed from a warm orange to a somewhat gloomy dark red, mixed in the sky that has gradually turned dark, making this luxury villa look a bit like a legend A castle where vampires or something live.

Fortunately, there are police officers outside who can emit all kinds of strange lights to add a little human flavor to this picture... No, how does the statement of emitting all kinds of strange lights sound like Ultraman?

Guan Dounan shook his head, threw the strange thoughts out of his mind, followed Officer Takagi into the villa, and looked at the outside environment of the crime scene by the way.

The villa as a whole is a "concave"-shaped building, and the guest room where the incident occurred is located on the right corner of the third floor, on the short side of the "concave". Although the window sill is partially protruding, the nearest windows to the left and right are at least two meters away. It is difficult for ordinary people to jump through the window next door.

At least Guan Dounan felt that his malnourished and puffy body was not good. Of course, the body that often stayed up all night without exercising before the time-travel was not good either.

It would be a little easier if you fell from the room upstairs in this guest room. So the balcony and railings of the room upstairs are already full of police officers, trying to find all kinds of clues.

"Oh...so many famous paintings."

As soon as they walked into the entrance, Guan Dounan and Kudo Shinichi were attracted by the many famous paintings hanging in the corridor.

"Sunflowers, Eight Horses, Mona Lisa, and the Great Wave off Kanagawa, from Western oil paintings to Chinese ink paintings to neon traditional Ukiyo-e paintings, there are really all styles." Kudo Xinyi's art has a significantly higher content of bacteria, and the paintings hanging on the walls are recognizable.

"There are even comics." Guan Dounan noticed a huge cartoon portrait of a civet cat robot. This thing appeared in these famous paintings... It was very abrupt.

"However, they should all be imitations. Not to mention the famous paintings that are indeed preserved in museums or have been lost at all. These paintings are placed here without any protection. If they are authentic, they will definitely not be able to withstand various Oxidation erosion or accidental damage." Kudo Shinichi reached out and touched the painting of Mona Lisa hanging next to him, "Since Mr. Sewa is an art collector, he will definitely not fail to notice this."

"And yesterday he also said that his hobby is to collect all kinds of fakes that can be faked." Guan Dounan nodded and said.

"So, Mumu Police Department, how long are you going to keep me and my guests here! Are you finished yet? I don't have time to accompany you on this fruitless search!"

Walking to the first floor, there was an old man's impatient cry from the hall that was supposed to be used for the reception. The voice was the biggest suspect in this case, Mr. Sewa.

"Okay, Mr. Seyu, don't worry. The scene is a secret room, and the murderer will not be an outsider on a whim, so the scene needs to be blocked and investigated..."

"Then hurry up and find the murderer! All of the people here today are powerful people, and I don't have time to spend with you here."

"Ah... Our investigation also takes time..."

"How long will it take! Are we going to spend a whole night, a whole day, or even three days here with you?! Didn't I send you that threatening letter? Go check it out!"

Mr. Seba is still sitting in a wheelchair, but the cast on his leg has been removed. It seems that he does not intend to continue to hide the fact that his leg injury has fully recovered.

"The Mumu police department seems to be very embarrassed..." Kudo Shinichi and Guan Dounan peeked through the cracks of the door outside the hall. The guests invited by Mr. Sewa in the hall were all dressed in high-class clothes, and at worst they had to be suits. Tie, and even the heavyweight police officer of the Mumu Police Department looked embarrassed.

"Because there is no evidence that can actually point to a certain person, and the people present are all decent people such as company presidents, well-known artists, university professors, etc. If they stay for a long time, they will use their channels to put pressure on them..." Takagi whispered beside them.

After all, it is a feudal society disguised as a developed country... Guan Dounan complained in his heart.

"For the time being, let Officer Megure hold on for a while, Officer Takagi, take us to the guest room where the crime happened." Kudo Shinichi gave the Meguro Police Department a thumbs up in secret.

The officer holds on, I steal the tower.