Chapter 56: A Family Separated
Chapter 56: A Family Separated
Facing the rising sun, it is the best time to go for a morning run.
The sun shines lazily on people, seeming particularly casual.
The occasional bird calls don't make the place feel too noisy.
If you run around here again, you can go back.
Qinghai Chuantang thought to himself.
Suddenly, a scream broke the peaceful scene that looked like an oil painting.
Qinghai Chuantang ran over quickly and saw a woman standing at the door, with vegetables and fruits scattered all over the floor.
A white-haired old man crawled out from behind the sofa, saying "No, no" over and over again.
Following Qinghai Chuantang’s call to the police, the police quickly arrived here.
The first witness was the housekeeper who came to cook and clean the house every morning.
The only survivor was the old lady of the family. Because she suffered from Alzheimer's disease, even after being sent to the hospital and simply questioned, nothing could be learned.
The whole person looked more like a fool, with dull eyes.
At 11:45 last night, the granddaughter of this family called the police on her mobile phone before she died.
The reporting center said that they were unable to track the specific location, so no police were sent.
The living room floor was covered with messy bloody footprints.
A man was lying on the sofa, his white clothes almost dyed red.
He was the eldest son of the family, his name was Shimazu Hiroki.
In a room on the first floor, a woman was lying with her eyes wide open, as if she was dying with her eyes open.
But, it's more like looking somewhere.
She is the granddaughter of this family and her name is Shimazu Insunushi.
In a room on the second floor is the room of grandson Shimazu Yudai.
He was sitting on a chair with his head and hands on the table. He had been stabbed to death from behind.
The last room was where the daughter-in-law, Shimazu Reiko, lived. She was killed while lying on the bed.
Although the house is a two-story villa, it looks quite grand from the outside.
But Qinghai Chuantang really couldn't agree with the decorations inside. It almost made her think she had returned to the era of her grandparents.
"The DNA at the scene has been collected. Next, we just need to wait for the results. I hope we can find some clues in it."
"Inspector Megure, DNA doesn't seem to be of much use."
As he spoke, Qinghai Chuantang put on gloves and picked up the photo frame from the shelf beside him.
"Two days ago, the family just celebrated the old man's 70th birthday."
"Based on the people in this photo, there were at least 20 people who entered this house. The DNA and fingerprints collected will be rather messy."
Forensic Science Staff: No, why didn’t you say so earlier?
After Qinghai Chuantang put the photo frame away, he shifted his attention to the footprints on the ground and reached out to measure them roughly.
"The stride lengths between the shoe prints are the same, so it is likely a trick by one person to deliberately mislead the investigation."
"There is a river beach not far from the house. Maybe the murderer threw his shoes there."
"Of course, it's just my guess. If it were me, I would definitely not choose that place because it would be too easy to be discovered."
The best way to hide evidence is to completely destroy it so that the other party cannot find any trace.
"Inspector Megure! I just found a black plastic bag on the riverbank. It contained four pairs of shoes of different sizes."
Looking at the police officer, Qinghai Chuantang could only say: You came at the right time.
Megure Juzo looked at the shoes in the plastic bag and suddenly thought of something, revealing an expression of sudden enlightenment.
"Aren't these shoes exactly the same as the ones in the photo hanging in the living room?"
The group photo is of a family of six.
Four people died, and the survivors were an old lady with vague memories and her second son.
But the second son did not appear here, there was no trace of him, and he was not in the group photo.
If that is the case, then Qinghai Chuantang's reasoning is valid.
These bloody footprints were left by the murderer to confuse the police.
"So, there is only one murderer?"
Megure Jusan stroked his chin and thought, "If it was just one person, how could he have been so calm in front of a family of five without anyone else reacting?"
"Besides, why did you leave only one old lady behind? Is it because you think that she has Alzheimer's disease and it won't affect anything?"
But if that's the case, it's too weird.
How could a murderer who could kill four people without mercy suddenly show mercy?
“We can’t jump to conclusions yet.”
Qinghai Chuantang took a few steps forward and came in front of Shimazu Hiroki.
The wounds on his body looked strange.
Except for one deep wound that injured a vital part, the rest of the wounds were smooth and neat, just scratches on his body.
This means that except for the fatal wound, the rest of the wounds were inflicted after death.
Except for Shimazu Insunan, the others were all killed with one sword.
Shimazu Insunushi had two fatal wounds.
Perhaps the second fatal injury was caused by the murderer who discovered that she was not dead and wanted to call the police, so he went in and added the wound.
"If most people were stabbed by a knife, they would subconsciously close their eyes. But she opened her eyes wide, as if looking out the window."
Megure Juzo looked at the corpse and then looked out the window.
Suddenly, a figure appeared in the window and successfully scared him.
Takagi scratched his head in embarrassment and said, "Inspector Megure, I'll be a little shy if you keep staring at me like this."
No, don't be shy, I nearly had a heart attack.
Megure Jusan coughed lightly and said, "Takagi, go ask the people nearby if they have seen any suspicious persons."
At the same time, he understood something in his heart: It seems that Shimazu Insunan must have seen something terrible at that time, and he might be an accomplice of the murderer.
It seems that there must be two or more murderers.
After the bodies were taken away, Qinghai Chuantang stood in each room and drew something on paper with a pen.
On Shimazu Yudai's computer desk are game controllers and game consoles.
The images on the computer suggest that when he was killed, he was playing a game intensely and his attention was drawn so he didn't notice anyone approaching.
In Shimazu Insunan's room, there are some trophies and photos, all of which she won from participating in dance competitions.
There are many photo frames hanging on the stairwell on the second floor.
These are all group photos of hobby clubs and tour groups.
The room where Shimazu Reiko lived was very large, and even the bed was spacious, but there was only one pillow on it.
Singles like Qinghai Chuantang like to put two pillows on a spacious bed.
If the other person is married but only has one pillow, it means that he or she is probably still single.
Qinghai Chuantang went to the living room on the first floor again.
There was almost no wear and tear on the sofa except for a few dents where Shimazu Hiroki had been lying.
As long as the TV is turned on, you can see the football match, which means that the other person is a football fan.
"Although they are a family, I always feel that they don't have much of a family atmosphere."
"They were minding their own business and were indifferent to each other, as if they were just strangers living in the same house."
Qinghai Chuantang muttered to himself in a low voice.
This made her think of a family where the mother was kind and the children were filial, and the brothers were friendly and the sisters were respectful.
However, there are essential differences between the two.
"There are people at home"
Takagi pressed the pause button and said, "That's all the information the reporter provided. If there was only one murderer, she should have said 'person'."
"And since the other party used the word 'they', it means that there must be two or more murderers."
"But if there were too many people, it would be easy to be discovered, so I am more inclined to speculate that there are two murderers."
"When Miss Yinan died, she was looking somewhere with her eyes open. She must have seen the murderer's accomplice outside the window."
"It's just a pity that when people around asked, they didn't find anything unusual, and they didn't even hear the family's cries for help."
Although they are neighbors, the houses are actually quite far apart because they occupy a large area.
Even if there is some noise, you may not be able to hear it unless it is loud enough.
What's more, these people were busy with their own things at the time, and when a person's attention is completely attracted, it is difficult to divert it.
but
"Officer Takagi, as the saying goes, 'When a man has been away for three days, he should be looked at with new eyes.'"
"Don't get me wrong, I'm not belittling you, but I think your abilities are getting stronger and stronger, and promotion is just around the corner."
Having been Conan's apprentice for such a long time, why haven't I been promoted yet?
Is the difference between the semi-professional group and the professional group so huge?
Gao Mu scratched his head a little embarrassedly.
"It's all thanks to Senior Chuanxi's good teaching. Although he's usually a bit strict, has a bad temper, and is a bit impatient, he's actually a good person."
Megure Jusan coughed lightly to remind them.
After all, now is the time to handle the case, not the time to chat.
"As the saying goes, the three main motives for murder are 'money, emotion, and hatred', and the biggest of these is 'money'."
According to the investigation, Shimazu Ryoka made her fortune by real estate speculation in her early years.
Most of the properties under her name were real estate, but none of them were transferred to her son's name.
Since there was no will, the property should have been inherited by the second son who was a direct relative.
Shimazu Yasushi was issued a "no-approach order" for beating his mother.
This may explain why he did not appear in the group photo.
But thanks to this, an alibi can be effectively created.
Inside the hospital ward——
Shimazu Yasushi fed porridge to Shimazu Reiko with a spoon, but she kept her mouth tightly closed and turned her head to the side, causing the porridge to fall onto her hospital gown.
This made Shimazu Yasushi very angry and he couldn't help but say some harsh words.
When Ohira Makoto arrived and saw this situation, she gently persuaded the other person, then wrapped the rice grains on his body with a tissue and wiped them a few times.
Makoto Ohira is that housekeeper.
Because she was smart and hardworking, and the old man liked the food she cooked, they kept her for a long time.
Makoto Ohira opened the incubator box she had ordered.
In addition to the second layer of rice, the second layer is filled with some delicious-looking side dishes that look very appetizing.
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