Chapter 764 Ghost and Strange Wheelchair

Chapter 764 Ghost and Strange Wheelchair

"Jiliguru, jiliguru..." Hirukawa Riko and the other two huddled together, whispering to each other, no one knew what they were talking about.

"Do you really want to tell it? Will the police believe it?"

"Whatever the case, tell me first?"

Youye frowned. These people were whispering about something, so he asked, "Did you think of anything related to the case?"

Inspector Megure's expression became serious: "If you think of anything related to the case, you can tell me whatever it is. It may be of great help in solving the case."

Hirukawa Riko seemed startled, and looked at Yuya with some fear, then said to Inspector Megure: "It's just a rumor. It is said that that thing will appear in the annex..."

Inspector Megure showed a puzzled expression: "What is that thing?"

The fat lady screamed with fear on her face: "Ghost! Ghost!"

The uncle's expression also became frightened: "I heard that someone saw an old man's wheelchair sliding around in the annex in the middle of the night. There was no one sitting in it..."

"Eh?!" Mouri Ran and Suzuki Sonoko screamed in fear and hugged each other.

Miyano Shiho, who was standing next to them, was speechless. She moved slightly away from the two of them, fearing that she would be hugged and screamed by them.

The fat lady shouted in horror: "Maybe it was that ghost who pressed the elevator button!"

Inspector Megure was speechless: "Hey, since there is no one sitting in the wheelchair, how do you know it is an old man's wheelchair?"

The fat aunt and uncle lowered their heads and said nothing.

Hirukawa Toshiko stepped forward and said, "It's because of my father..."

Hirukawa Toshiko's mother was also a victim of the fraud case. She fell ill and was hospitalized because she could not bear the blow.

Hirukawa Toshiko's father moved into a annex and went to the deceased's door every day to ask for help. He said that he didn't have to pay back the money, as long as he went to apologize to his wife.

However, instead of receiving an apology, he received the news that his wife had passed away.

My father felt that he had lost hope in life and hanged himself that night.

Because of his health, my father had been using an electric wheelchair provided by the hotel to move around, which is why such rumors arose.

Takagi Wataru asked, "Excuse me, where is the room your father lived in?"

Hirukawa Riko's face was covered in cold sweat: "It's a room on the second floor."

"Is that so..." Inspector Megure pondered for a few seconds.

Yuya said: "In that case, Inspector Megure, let's go to the second floor to take a look."

Inspector Megure nodded and brought Takagi Wataru and two and a half detectives to the second floor of the annex.

As soon as I came out of the elevator, what I saw was a corridor covered with graffiti and pictures left by spray paint everywhere; there were also some decoration tools and paint cans piled on the ground, which I guess were used for the hotel's renovation.

Takagi Wataru couldn't help but sigh: "This graffiti is really exaggerated, it's everywhere, no wonder the hotel needs to be renovated."

Inspector Megure nodded without commenting, as this had nothing to do with the case.

Chiba Kazunobu was investigating at the window at the end of the corridor, where a wheelchair was parked.

"Qianye, have you found anyone else? And why is this wheelchair here?"

Chiba Kazunobu shook his head: "I didn't find it. I don't know why the wheelchair is here. It was still in operation when I found it."

Still moving? Youya narrowed his eyes, looked down at the fishing lines tied to the wheelchair, and asked, "What's the matter with these fishing lines?"

Chiba and Shin replied: "It was there when I found the wheelchair. After confirming with the hotel, it was borrowed by the deceased."

Inspector Megure asked in confusion: "Does the deceased have any inconvenience in his legs and feet?"

Chiba Kazunobu denied it, "No, according to the hotel staff, he just likes to move around in a wheelchair."

Inspector Megure was speechless and said, "What kind of weird hobby is this?"

Takagi Shigeru speculated: "In that case, maybe he was the one who made up the ghost rumor? If he used fishing line to control the wheelchair in order to scare the fraud victims who came to him for money..."

Sera Masumi picked up one end of the fishing line with a handkerchief and couldn't help saying, "But this fishing line is too long, and there are a few broken rubber bands tied to the end..."

Conan squatted in front of the wheelchair and observed it for a while and said: "There are also traces of collision at the front of the wheelchair."

Yuya pondered and said, "Could it be that the murderer used this wheelchair to kill people?"

Inspector Megure retorted, "Brother Kamiya, the window here is in the opposite direction of where the deceased fell from, and the glass is intact. It is impossible for someone to fall to death from this height, right?"

Yuya nodded hesitantly: "But it is very likely that the murderer used this wheelchair. Let's go to the sixth floor and take a look."

Several people took the elevator to the sixth floor.

Yuya suddenly thought of something and was about to remind Takagi Wataru and Inspector Megure who were leaning against the door, but the door had already opened.

The two men were caught off guard and fell backwards, stumbling back a few steps and narrowly avoiding falling.

Inspector Megure said in surprise: "Will the elevator door here also open?"

Yuya nodded: "Yes, the second floor and one side of the first floor of the annex are banquet halls used for large events, so it is more convenient to set the elevator entrance and exit on the other side, and there will be more usable space."

"I see." Inspector Megure nodded suddenly.

Several people walked along the corridor and came to a window with broken glass.

Sera Masumi asked, "Is this the window that the deceased broke with the fire extinguisher?"

"It looks like that." Yuya nodded.

Conan didn't say anything, but just looked carefully at the edge of the window.

When Takagi Wataru saw the three people so close to the window, he quickly came over to remind them: "It's a bit dangerous here. The tape used to stick the canvas to cover the window was blown away by the wind. Be careful not to fall down."

Masumi Sera turned a deaf ear to Takagi Wataru's warning and instead said, "But look, this is right above where the deceased fell from the building, right?"

Yuya lowered his eyes and found a large patch of paint on the bottom of the window. He squatted down and touched it, and it was completely dry.

At the same time, Youya also noticed that there were traces of things being placed on the painted walls and floors.

"It's that paint bucket." Conan leaned close to Yuya's ear and whispered, pointing behind him.

Youye turned his head and found two paint buckets on the ground behind him. He gestured with his eyes and found that if he placed the paint buckets under the window, they would indeed match the marks on the paint.

Moreover, there was a horizontal collision mark on each of the two paint buckets.

This is... Youye narrowed his eyes, looked around, and soon found the same horizontal impact mark on the lower part of the elevator door.

Yuya stroked his chin and thought about it, and soon he smiled as if he had seen through the truth.

He looked at Conan and found that the latter was looking at him with the same expression.

"It looks like there's no winner this time." The two exchanged glances.

Suddenly, Sera Masumi stood behind the two of them and said, "It seems that the murderer is Ms. Hirukawa Toshiko, the only one who entered the annex before the victim fell from the building."