Detectives of Detective World

"My children are still young and the house is small..."

Facing Karasawa's sarcastic rhetorical question, Shusaka Yamaken took off his mask with a somewhat unnatural expression and explained awkwardly.

"I opened a flower arrangement class at home..." Shusaka Tachibana also explained: "Students are coming and going, so the environment is inevitably noisy..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Shusaka Yamazaki stood up holding his nose in discomfort.

"Are you okay?" Takagi asked quickly after seeing the other party's movements.

"It's okay, just take some medicine and you'll be fine." Shusaka Yamaken took out a small red medicine box and explained to the two of them.

"Are you feeling unwell?" Takagi asked.

"I have hay fever." Shusaka Yamaken sniffed uncomfortably: "Although it's summer, I happen to be allergic to pollen from summer grasses..."

After Shusaka Sanken came back from taking the medicine, Karasawa and Takagi's questioning continued.

But it is a pity that Shusaka Tachibana and Shusaka Yamaken rarely have many opportunities to meet their mother, and naturally they do not know more about their mother.

Faced with these two children who refused to take care of themselves in old age, Tang Ze had nothing to say other than sighing.

After asking questions and taking notes, Tang Ze asked the two of them to leave first.

They carefully investigated the crime scene and found no suspicious clues.

After the forensic department took photos of the scene to collect evidence, Tang Ze and others also gathered their team and returned to the scientific search and research department.

With the murder case in mind, he naturally wouldn't go home at noon, and after a busy morning, Aso's autopsy had been completed.

The two parties made an appointment directly to the cafeteria to eat and chat.

Although having to talk about the cause of death of the corpse at the dinner table may affect the appetite, it is only for outsiders. For experienced criminals like them, it has no impact at all.

"I won't read the autopsy report."

Putting the curry pork cutlet rice on the table, Karasawa looked at Aso opposite him and said honestly: "Has the specific time been announced?"

"Out."

Aso took a spoonful of mapo tofu and rice and put it into his mouth. After swallowing it, he took a sip of the drink and said, "The cause of death was cervical bone marrow damage caused by cervical vertebra fracture."

"Is the cervical vertebra fractured..." Takagi heard this and said, "Did it happen when he fell?"

"Of course, it could also be caused by being beaten and pushed," Tangze added.

"In this regard, I extracted the fine substances attached to the wounds on the deceased's face and handed them over to the laboratory department." Asano said seriously: "When the results come out, we may be able to find the murder weapon."

"Thank you for your hard work." Seeing Aso's meticulous arrangements, Tang Ze nodded and thanked him and said, "When is the presumed death time?"

"Between two and three o'clock yesterday afternoon." Aso replied after hearing this.

"After eating, we went to the area around the crime scene and asked the neighbors if they had any clues."

After hearing the information given by Aso Minori, Karasawa opened his mouth and looked at Takamichi.

"kindness."

Takagi nodded and said: "Have a rest for half an hour after eating. It will be almost 1:30 when you get there. All the neighbors should be at home at this time."

After arranging the investigation plan for the afternoon, everyone stopped talking and began to concentrate on the meal in front of them.

Although half an hour's rest time is very short, for people who are accustomed to this kind of work intensity, half an hour's sleep is just right.

You won’t sleep too much and feel sluggish in the afternoon, but you can also restore your own energy.

After a short nap, the two drove all the way back to the crime scene.

The two of them were lucky enough to meet two housewives chatting on the path in front of their home.

According to their self-introductions, they are Mrs. Takenaga and Mrs. Xiangliang respectively.

After identifying themselves, the two asked

He asked the other party whether he saw anyone entering or leaving Mrs. Shusaka’s house during the time when the deceased died.

"Even if you ask that, we don't know." The short-haired Mrs. Takenaga replied.

"That old lady doesn't have much contact with the neighbors." Mrs. Xiangliang, who was wearing glasses next to her, explained immediately.

"Don't you have any contact?" Tang Ze heard this and said, "Not with you either?"

"Of course, who would want to come to me with that weird old woman?" Mrs. Takenaga replied.

"Ah, of course we are not excluding her!"

When Mrs. Xiangliang heard that her partner's words were a bit exaggerated, she quickly waved her hand and explained: "That old lady... is really a bit..."

"What's wrong?" Tang Ze heard this and asked, "Can you tell me in detail?"

"She feeds stray cats all day long!" Mrs. Xiangliang said with a sad expression.

"Yes, and the neighborhood committee in the town has clearly banned this." Mrs. Takenaga added.

"After all, wild cats have cat feces and urine," Mrs. Xiangliang said immediately.

"And I'm allergic to cats. Just thinking about it makes me feel like I'm going to get hives." Mrs. Takenaga said uncomfortably, folding her arms.

"I see, feeding the cats has caused trouble to the neighbors." Tang Ze nodded to express his understanding.

"But even so, she still refused to stop feeding." Mrs. Xiangliang said with a dissatisfied expression on her face.

"Later, we talked to her many times and asked her to take responsibility and adopt the night cat directly." Mrs. Takeucha said with a disgusted expression: "But the old lady didn't adopt her, she just fed her."

"Understood, thank you both for the information." Tang Ze bowed slightly towards the two to express his gratitude.

The two wives also returned the gifts, and then Tang Ze and Takagi said goodbye to them.

Although these two middle-aged ladies like to gossip, I have to say that the information they provided is quite useful.

At least it broadens their understanding of the deceased.

Just as the two were discussing whether to go and question the middle-aged man who first discovered the person, Tang Ze's phone suddenly rang.

Looking at the caller, Tangze was a little reluctant to answer the call, but thinking of the consequences of not answering, he finally put the phone away from his ear and answered it.

"You actually investigated the case yourself again and ignored me!"

As soon as he answered the call, the voice of Koshimi Nanatsuki came over the phone and slowly and loudly rebuked: "If you keep doing this, I will go on strike!"

"Sorry, sorry, I met you by chance this morning."

After the other party finished complaining, Tang Ze explained without sincerity: "Because the situation was urgent, I didn't have time to call you.

Later, as the investigation progressed, it was discovered that there were no signs of homicide in this case, so I didn’t think about calling you. "

At this point, before Koshimi Nanatsuki could speak, Karasawa directly changed the subject and said: "By the way, please help me go to the laboratory department.

There is a fine substance that Dr. Aso extracted from the wound of the deceased. It's time to get the results. "

"Okay, just wait for my news." Although he knew that Karasawa deliberately changed the topic, Koshimizu Nanatsuki decided to wait until he read the laboratory report.

If the test results showed signs of homicide, she would definitely not let him go and chase him directly.

And if there were no signs of homicide in the wound, it seemed like there would be no need to bother.

‘It’s not a bad idea to let the other party conduct a preliminary investigation first. ’

With such thoughts in mind, Koshizui Nanatsuki walked towards the laboratory department without stopping.

After asking the laboratory technician inside, he learned that the results would come out in another ten minutes. After sighing at the ease of use of the machine, Koshimizu Nanatsuki drank coffee and waited patiently.

But when she looked at the complicated graphs and the test sheets with the names of various fungi on them, she couldn't help but feel a little confused.

"Just tell me the results." Koshizui Nanatsuki said directly as he handed the test form to the other party.

"To put it simply, the main component of the wound attachment provided by Dr. Aso is saliva."

The short-haired boy stroked his glasses and said, "But it's not human saliva, but animal saliva, because it doesn't contain alpha amylase."

"The composition of this saliva was detected from the wound?"

Koshizui Nanatsuki frowned slightly when he saw the other party nodding: "So, after the accident happened to the deceased, did an animal lick the wound..."

"It should be a cat's."

After listening to the information from Nanatsuki Koshimizu on the other end of the phone, Karasawa said: "According to our investigation, the deceased fed two wild cats."

"A cat?" Nanatsuki Koshizui looked at the short-haired guy next to him and asked, "Can this result determine that the saliva belongs to a cat?"

"This is easy to handle. If there is Pasteurella in the saliva, it can be basically confirmed."

The short-haired boy worked in front of the computer and finally pulled up a picture of bacteria: "Sure enough, it's cat saliva."

"In other words, the cat at the crime scene has been here before."

After Koshimi Nanatsuki conveyed this information, Karasawa said: "I understand the situation. We will go to the crime scene to investigate again. Do you want to come?"

"Forget it, judging from the current evidence, there is no possibility of homicide." Koshimizu Nanatsuki thought for a while and said with a smile, "I'd better be in the office."

"That's fine." Tang Ze nodded, but didn't say much.

In fact, at this point in the investigation, the possibility of an accident was very high, and what made Tang Ze insist on continuing the investigation was his "scientific" belief that there would be no accidental deaths.

And everyone he encountered must have been killed by him.

Regardless of whether this conclusion is too absolute, at least Tangze holds himself to this standard.

At least he won't give up easily until nothing can be found.

After hanging up the phone, Tang Ze and Takagi told Takagi about the test results of the wound. Takagi was a little disappointed and said: "So, there are still no clues about homicide..."

"Let's go back to the crime scene first." Tang Ze said: "This time we collect some hair around the crime scene, at least to determine which cat was at the crime scene."

"But you know, there's no way we can learn what happened from those cats, right?"

Takagi couldn't help scratching his head and said: "And there was no trace of cats in the yard at the crime scene. Those wild cats must have wandered away long ago, right?"

"Then we need to collect them too."

Tang Ze heard this and said: "Only by determining which two cats were fed by the deceased can we know whether those two cats can provide us with clues."

"I have a bad premonition." Hearing this, Takagi said with a grimace: "Could we still be looking for cats in the future?"

"Then it depends on whether the follow-up investigation is necessary." Tangze said, patting Takagi on the back and urging him to walk towards the crime scene.

Because they were deliberately collecting this time, the two quickly found a lot of white and yellow hair at the entrance to the crime scene and a little further inside.

After putting it into the evidence bag, Takagi let out a long sigh of relief: "Finally, I'm done looking for it. My eyes are filled with tears from staring at it."

"It's a pity that I haven't seen the cat she fed come back after being here for so long." Tang Ze said with some regret.

"Mrs. Shusaka must be lonely by herself."

Takagi said with emotion: "Although my children are in the same city, they are not around, so I can only raise cats to relieve loneliness."

"But don't you think it's strange?" Tang Ze said: "You keep feeding cats even though you feel lonely, why don't you just raise cats?"

"Yes, this is indeed strange." Takagi looked around and said, "With such a big house, it should be very casual to have two cats."

"We have no way of knowing her

idea. "

Karasawa put away the evidence bag containing the hair: "The only thing we can do now is to find the truth about Mrs. Shusaka's death and let her leave without any injustice."

"Then where should we go now?" Takagi asked: "Are we going to find the first discoverer?"

"Of course." Tang Ze nodded and said, "I think you can see it too. The other party thinks he is hiding something."

"Yes." Takagi nodded: "When he saw the two Shusaka children, the expression on his face was not very natural."

"Call him and ask if he has time and make an appointment." Tang Ze opened his mouth and set the direction of the subsequent investigation.

The appointment with Mr. Nishikawa, the first discoverer, went smoothly. After hearing Takagi's words, the other party readily agreed to their visit.

After the two arrived at Mr. Nishikawa's home, the other party led them to the living room.

After sitting down, he originally thought that the other party was going to bring tea, but he didn't expect that the other party actually took a certificate of impartiality and put it on the table.

"This is Mrs. Shusaka's suicide note. It has been faired by the notary public and is legally valid. "

Mr. Nishikawa looked at the two people and explained: "At that time, I originally wanted to talk about this matter, but I thought it was a personal family matter, so I have been hesitant until now."

Looking at the impartiality certificate handed over by the other party, Tang Ze opened the file bag and saw the information in it.

The notarized will clearly states Mrs. Shusaka’s will.

Article 1: All the following inheritance of the testator shall be inherited by the eldest son Shusaka Yamaken and the eldest daughter Shusaka Tachibana.

Article 2: As a prerequisite for inheriting the inheritance, the testator must adopt the tiger cat and tabby cat in the testator's home, and bear all the medical expenses and living expenses of the two cats for the rest of their lives until the two cats die naturally.

In other words, if you want to inherit Mrs. Shusaka's mansion and family property, you must adopt two cats.

And this is probably a bit of a torturous condition for the two children.

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