Chapter 583 Takagi Wataru's Little Thoughts
"Hmm!" Sato Miwako coughed hard, trying not to think about the problem. She pinched her chin and thought, "Neither rubber bands nor measuring tapes will work... It would be nice if there was something as thin and long as a string."
Takagi Shigeru looked at the desk and said, "But the three suspects, all their belongings are here. We have also investigated the area around the villa, and have not received any reports of finding anything similar."
Seeing this, Youya quickly kicked Conan and said: Come on, it's your turn.
Conan glanced at him, secretly hating him: If it weren't for Officer Takagi and Officer Sato, he wouldn't...
"Of course it's impossible," Conan said in a very innocent tone, "How can there be something that won't get caught in a ring like a rubber band, is thin, long and smooth like a long line, and can be rolled up and recycled at any time like a measuring tape?"
"Wait, wait a minute!" Sato Miwako suddenly thought of something.
Takagi Shigeru also realized something and looked towards the desk: "Could it be that?! The cassette tape?!"
Among the personal belongings on the desk, there were several old cassette tapes.
Miwako Sato raised her lips slightly: "If it's a tape, you can pull the tape out and pass it through the ring, then put the tape head and the tape together by the window..."
Takagi Wataru received: "After killing Mr. Moroguchi, leave the room and lock the door with the key, pass the head of the tape through the keyhole, and then just hold the tape up..."
Miwako Sato added, "We can use the tape to make the key slide into the deceased's hand using gravity!"
"Then we just need to pull the tape out of the key and the ring and recover it inside the cassette. This way, the chamber of secrets technique is complete!"
Takagi Shigeru said in a deep voice: "In that case, the only person who can accomplish this trick is a freelance writer who carries a tape with him and will not be suspected even if the police come to investigate. Mr. Dejima, there is no one else except you!"
Dejima's expression changed slightly.
Miwako Sato: "All we need to do next is investigate your tape and we'll know the result!"
Dejima chuckled and said, "I've said it before, the condition of the tapes is not very good. There are several tapes in here that are twisted and deformed."
"Besides, if the tape was recovered with such a loud noise, someone should have heard it."
He walked to the desk, picked up the tape recorder, pressed the button on it, and sure enough, a crackling sound was made when it was rewinding.
"If you don't use a tape recorder to rewind the tape manually, the deformation of the tape will be greater. You can investigate it at will. I don't have such a tape here."
Sato Miwako curled her lips and said, "Oh? Is that so? Who said you have to use a tape recorder to recycle the tape?"
Takagi Shigeru also thought of something and said loudly: "Just use a pencil, right?" He pointed to the things belonging to Dejima on the desk, which contained a pencil.
"You just need to insert a pencil into the hole of the cassette and turn the pencil, and you can recycle the cassette like a recorder. This will not damage the cassette and will not make any sound. I often played like this when I was a child."
The more Takagi spoke, the more confident he became. He couldn't stop reasoning: "Besides, Officer Sato just said he wanted to investigate your tape, not the deformation of the tape."
He pointed at the dead person on the bed and said, "I just said that there was blood on the base of the dead person's finger where he was wearing the ring, but a piece of the middle part was wiped off for some reason."
"If my reasoning is correct, there should be blood on one of the tapes you have. It's the tape used to set up this room as a secret room!"
Dejima's face suddenly changed and turned pale.
"Leaving the island? Why..."
Dejima laughed bitterly: "It's because of Akibashi..."
He has a friend named Akibashi, who often gets injured after he becomes the editor-in-chief of the mystery novelist Morokuchi. The reason is that he tries out the murder methods that Morokuchi intends to write himself.
However, one time, Akibaba died in a secret room while experimenting with his skills.
Originally everyone thought it was an accident, but after investigation, Dejima found that it was not the case. Not only did he find a murder note with the same method as the locked room, but Morokuchi also said in an interview that he finally understood the murderer's feelings.
He was certain that Akibashi's death was not an accident, but was caused by Zhukou.
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on the way back.
Yuya took advantage of Sato Miwako's car and used the excuse that he had some free time today to take the statement.
Mao Lilan was concerned about Sato Miwako's ring, so she also got into the car.
Conan naturally has to follow Mao Lilan.
Miyano Shiho needed to drive, so she had to drive her sports car herself. Of course, she also put on headphones in her ears and listened to the movements on the other side through Conan's eavesdropping device.
"But Takagi was really good today. He actually solved the case before Yuya-kun?" Sato Miwako said with a smile.
Takagi Wataru laughed dryly and said, "Well, Officer Sato also helped a lot..."
He came to his senses and realized that although today's case seemed to be solved by himself and Sato Miwako, it was actually solved by Yuya, who kept giving him clues through Conan.
Although he didn't know why Youye did this, this kind of thing happened frequently before, so he cooperated and didn't expose it.
Takagi Shigeru couldn't help but look at Sato Miwako again.
Miwako Sato wondered, "What's wrong? Is there something on my face?"
Gao Mushi turned his face away in a panic: "No, nothing!"
Miwako Sato looked at him suspiciously: "I always feel that you are a little strange today. The other people in the Metropolitan Police Department are also strange. When they see me, they act as if they have seen something strange... What's going on?"
"Well, that..." Takagi Shige hesitated and never had the courage to ask the question.
Yuya kept winking at Takagi Wataru, but the latter just couldn't muster up the courage, or perhaps he hadn't reached the desperate situation yet.
Yuya sighed and couldn't help but cover his forehead.
Miyano Shiho heard his sigh and suppressed her laughter and said, "If he could speak out bravely, he would not be Officer Takagi anymore."
Finally, Mao Lilan couldn't hold it in any longer: "Ring! Officer Sato, don't you dislike shiny things? Then the ring on your hand..."
"Huh? Are you talking about this?" Sato Miwako was stunned and raised her left hand to show the ring.
Takagi Shigeru immediately looked over nervously.
Yuya widened his eyes. He was also very curious about which man had intercepted Officer Sato and snatched him away.
"It's a silver ring with an emerald to ward off evil spirits," Sato Miwako said with a smile, "Yumi said that if you wear this on your left ring finger, bad bugs won't come near. I saw she was wearing it, so I took it with me."
"Because I hate bugs, and I've been cursed..."
Miwako Sato's father, Masayoshi Sato, died in the process of chasing criminals, and Jinpei Matsuda, who she once had a crush on, also died in the bombing. Both left her with sad memories and made her feel that she was a cursed person and that people who were too close to her might suffer misfortune.
Yuya's mouth twitched slightly: Miyamoto Yumi, that girl who not only wants to watch the fun but also wants to create fun...
Mao Lilan laughed dryly: "No, no, no, I don't think the bad bugs that Miss Yumi is talking about are that kind of bugs..."
Takagi Wataru breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately it was not the answer he didn't want to hear.
"Well, that!" Takagi Wataru suddenly said loudly, "In that case, Officer Sato, please wear the ring I gave you!"
"Just wear it on the ring finger of your left hand!"
Sato Miwako was stunned for a moment and her face blushed slightly. Although she didn't know why Takagi Wataru was so excited, she still nodded and agreed.
Yuya touched his chin and grinned, then said, "Officer Sato, you must know..."
"Ah!!!!" Takagi Shi suddenly shouted, "The light is green, the light is green!"
Miwako Sato went ahead and saw that the light was indeed green. She stepped on the accelerator and glanced at the rearview mirror and asked, "Yuya-kun, what did you want to ask just now?"
Takagi Wataru quickly cast a pleading look.
Yuya smiled slightly: "Nothing, what I want to say is that if it is a ring given by Officer Takagi, it must be better than the ring given by Sister Yumi..."
"Is that so?" Sato Miwako nodded thoughtfully and said with a smile, "Thank you very much, Takagi."
Takagi Wataru chuckled: "No, it's nothing. Hehehe..."
"Takagi, your smile is so weird..."
"Yes, sorry!"