Chapter 4: The Disguise Scene
Chapter 4: The Disguise Scene
Early in the morning, I saw people gathered there, as if they were watching something exciting.
The policeman who was asking questions looked familiar.
I remembered that it was him at the convenience store. Then, this person must be from the Investigation Section 3, which specializes in investigating theft cases.
This was the only way home, so it wouldn't be strange for her to pass by here.
"Is anyone hurt?"
"No, there was no one home at the time."
"Who called the police?"
"Homeowner, it sounds like a man. But he seemed drunk at the time and didn't remember the circumstances of the report at all. He seemed to be talking nonsense."
"What was stolen?"
"Cash and some jewelry."
After understanding the situation, Qinghai Chuantang snapped his fingers to release him from hypnosis, and at the same time used illusion to allow himself to enter the house.
Generally speaking, the purpose of thieves is money, but sometimes, for some reason, theft escalates into murder.
Things were placed in a very messy manner in the house, giving the impression that someone had broken into the house.
There were obvious footprints on the ground, giving people the impression that this was done by a careless thief.
According to the general idea, by extracting fingerprints from the room and then checking the person's criminal record, the person can be arrested quickly.
But is this really the case?
Following the footprints, Qinghai Chuantang came to a bedroom on the second floor.
The room was a bit messy, but the sheets were new, as if they had just been changed. The interior decoration was relatively modern, but the style of the sheets looked a bit old-fashioned, which seemed a bit out of place.
There is a bottle of sleeping pills on the bedside table.
Although the windows were closed, they were not locked.
Following the footprints, the suspect came to the second bedroom.
There are textbooks on the table, and judging from the book covers, the person should be a high school student.
The room also looked messy, with a game console and action figures placed on the bed. It seemed that he did not go home last night.
It was clearly a high school student's room, but there were some adult men's clothes hanging in it.
Then, Qinghai Chuantang came to the third room.
It's quite tidy here, perhaps because it's so simply decorated that people feel it doesn't matter if they don't look around.
There was a photo frame on the table, and the photo inside showed that an old couple lived here. There were also a few bracelets placed next to it. Although they were made of wood and looked a bit ordinary, they should be worth about 500,000 yen.
Qinghai Chuantang went downstairs and continued to observe each room——
There are no footprints in the bathroom or kitchen.
Although the living room was a mess, the air conditioner, TV and other home appliances were intact. Of course, it is possible that they were not stolen because they were too big to move.
But the styles are all quite new, so I think they should be worth the price.
If it was for money, why did they only steal some cash and a few pieces of jewelry, but not take away the really valuables?
Each thief has his own purpose and specialty.
If it is jewelry, mainly go to the bedroom; if it is cash, mainly go to bags and locked drawers; if it is electronic products, there is no need to rummage around.
So all of this seems a bit deliberate.
And the footprints are so obvious. So, the theft is most likely just to cover up one's tracks.
In the bedroom on the second floor, someone was dead.
No body was found, which means it had been dealt with by someone.
The replaced quilt is the best evidence.
Qinghai Chuantang left the house, came outside, and lifted his own illusion.
As a son, he would be very worried if his mother did not come home, and he would probably report the crime to the police. At that time, the police would only need to search and find out that this was the crime scene.
So, am I just satisfying my curiosity?
Qinghai Chuantang shook his head and prepared to go back home.
But when passing a certain intersection, he found Takagi Wataru. In front of him was a boy in a high school uniform, trying to say something, but the other party looked a little helpless.
"I won't report a missing person, how about I report a murder? If it's a murder case, it should be handled by the First Investigation Division, right?"
Gao Mu smiled awkwardly: "Well, you can't just report a crime casually. I can understand your feelings, please calm down first."
"But if we don't find it soon, my mother will really die!"
Hirano Yoshiki was very excited and almost roared when he said this.
"Police investigations also require procedures. I understand your feelings, but..."
Qinghai Chuantang sighed, took out a pen and a notebook, wrote a few lines, and handed them to Hirano Yoshiki.
It stated the address where the previous theft had occurred, and at the end it asked: Are you the child of this family?
Hirano Yoshiki nodded, a little confused: "Can't you speak?"
Qinghai Chuantang thought about it and wrote on the paper: Not for now. However, it can be confirmed that it is a murder disguised as a theft.
"Miss, who are you?"
After all, the behavior of this person in front of him was really strange.
Qing Haichuantang continued to write: A Kamen Rider passing by, but that's not important. What's important is that since it's a murder case, shouldn't the Investigation Division be responsible for it?
If it is treated as an ordinary theft case, wouldn't it be tantamount to letting the victim be wrongly accused and the perpetrator go unpunished?
After finishing writing, Qinghai Chuantang felt his hands a little sore.
Suddenly I thought of something and wanted to slap myself. Now that we all have smartphones, why don't we just type on our phones?
"But we haven't received any reports of this. And there are already police officers in charge there. If it's a homicide, they will definitely contact us."
"Maybe your mother just had a quarrel with your father and ran away from home. She might come back tomorrow. So don't worry, okay?"
Hirano Yoshiki pursed his lips.
"I have to go. I have to go to remedial classes."
Having said that, he turned around and prepared to leave.
Qinghai Chuantang wanted to call out to the other party, but he was unable to make a sound.
"Do your father and mother quarrel often?"
"Conan?"
Gao Mu looked at him in surprise, wondering when the other party appeared here and how much news he had heard.
Hirano Yoshiki paused but did not turn around.
"You contacted the police because your mother is more important than your tutoring classes, right?"
Hirano Yoshiki finally turned around, looked at Conan, and then looked at Takagi.
"I couldn't trust the police because he didn't believe what I was saying."
"this."
Gao Mu scratched his head with a wry smile.
It's not that he doesn't believe it, but the police have their own set of procedures for handling cases, which are not so free. There are always some rules that constrain them.
Qinghai Chuantang began to recall the details: the furniture was old, but the appliances were new. There were many scratched and broken things in the house. Just looking at the scratches, you can see that it has been a while, and it is possible that he has been subjected to domestic violence.
In the first room, there were no signs of sexual intercourse between husband and wife, only women's belongings and clothes. In the son's room, however, there were some adult male clothing, so it was very likely that the parents slept in separate rooms.
"I saw sleeping pills in my mother's room. There were a lot of them. I checked online and found that taking just a dozen or twenty pills could be fatal."
No, the sleeping pills had been reduced, but she was not committing suicide.
Because if it was suicide, the body should be found in the room. Even if she found a secluded place to commit suicide, she should have taken the sleeping pills from the bedside table instead of leaving them there.
"But this can only be considered suicide."
It is common for people to commit suicide because they cannot bear domestic violence.
"Anyway, we'll know if we just go to the scene and take a look. Right, Officer Takagi?"
Conan smiled and blinked, looking very innocent.
"That's what I said. Okay, I'll contact him and see if I can."
As he spoke, Gao Mu took out his cell phone and dialed a number.
Hirano Yoshiki looked down at Conan with inquiry in his eyes.
After a moment of silence, he said, "I always feel that you are not an ordinary elementary school student."
Conan smiled and scratched his head, "I just often follow Uncle Maori, so I learned a little bit!"
"Mori? Maori Kogoro? No wonder you are so powerful."
When he heard the name of "Sleeping Kogoro", Hirano Yoshiki became respectful, "No wonder you can say all this, it turns out that you were influenced by Mr. Mori."
Conan smiled awkwardly and said to himself: Actually, those were all cases I solved, okay?
Afterwards, Gao Mu and others went to the crime scene, while Qing Haichuantang chose to go home. After all, they were not familiar with the place, so there was no need to get involved. Besides, with Conan around, I believe the murderer will be found soon.
The deceased, Saki Hirano, a 36-year-old woman, had been beaten by her husband for a long time. Because of her cowardly character, she had been enduring it in silence.
Before death, he took sleeping pills, but this was not the cause of death because the dosage was only enough to fall asleep.
The seemingly harmonious family is like a beautiful dream that one knows is illusory but does not want to wake up from, because Hirano Yoshiki knows that once this appearance is shattered, he will lose his original family.
So, is the murderer his father Daisuke Hirano, or his grandparents?
I always feel like there's something I've overlooked.
Qinghai Chuantang touched his chin and fell into deep thought.
Suddenly, she clapped her hands and remembered: the windowsill!
Now, just use illusion to clone the scene at that time, and then restore it in your mind.
windowsill
The windowsill was closed but not locked.
It's a bloodstain!
Although it is a little blurry and subtle, it can still be seen if you zoom in. In this case, there is a high possibility that the murderer's fingerprints are left there.
The bloodstains on the windowsill were evidence that the murderer had carried the body. The tool used to carry the body should have been a car. The body should have been hidden in the trunk or the back seat.
If the murderer didn't have time to deal with it, as long as we find the car, we can find evidence of the crime.
Now, the people most likely to be the murderer are: her husband Daisuke Hirano, and her parents-in-law.
Or maybe he knew his son had committed murder, so he helped deal with the evidence.
So, what's the motivation?
What I just said was just Qinghai Chuantang's speculation. Only by knowing the motive can we better find out who the murderer is, so that the other party will have no way to refute it.
So, who is the murderer? Who is the culprit?
(End of this chapter)