Conan's corpse picker

Chapter 2528 2532 [Dog Training Techniques]

"Brother Jiang Xia, look." Inspector Megure handed the information he had just received to Jiang Xia, and lowered his voice, "The case of lawyer Sakaguchi's son committing suicide was handled by my colleague himself, so I asked him about the situation.

"According to my colleague, the person who bullied lawyer Sakaguchi's son and caused him to commit suicide is indeed the deceased in this case.

"But when the deceased was at the wake, he came to the funeral hall and knelt down to apologize. Lawyer Sakaguchi was deeply moved and finally forgave him completely and decided not to pursue his responsibility.

"Half a year later, the deceased moved to Kansai as his father was transferred to work. Two years ago, he was admitted to a university in Tokyo and returned here, becoming Mr. Sakaguchi's neighbor.

"The two of them got along very well, and Lawyer Sakaguchi often invited the deceased to his home for dinner... If it was really Lawyer Sakaguchi who did it, he should have done it a long time ago. Why wait until today?"

Huihara Ai, who had followed secretly, couldn't stand it any longer. The police were so naive, no wonder the guys in the organization were so unscrupulous. She sighed, "How can you let go of the pain of your loved ones being killed so easily? The information you found only proves that he has a motive."

Inspector Megure couldn't help but look down at the little first-grade girl: "..." Whether it was this child or Conan, they both looked like calm detectives in front of the corpse... Could it be that after staying with Brother Jiang Xia for too long, he would develop the characteristics of a detective?
If this is the case, it seems that Takagi, Sato and others need to communicate more with Jiang Xia.

Inspector Megure, who was good at discovering his younger brothers, was distracted for a moment, but soon he returned to his work: "Little friend, have you forgotten - just now Mr. Sakaguchi repeated what he said at the time of the crime in front of the dog, but the dog's reaction was very normal, which means that Mr. Sakaguchi did not issue an order for the dog to attack at that time."

Conan, who was listening in, sighed: "..." Indeed. But if it was a coincidence, it was too coincidental.

After thinking for a while, Conan pulled Dr. Agasa beside him and asked in a low voice: "Speaking of which, who came up with the idea of ​​going skiing with Mr. Sakaguchi?"

Dr. Agasa scratched his head and tried to recall: "On the day I accidentally caused the explosion, Sakaguchi happened to pass by. He heard that my car broke down and I wanted to take the kids skiing, so he enthusiastically offered to help and even planned the time carefully... Hmm?"

At this point, Dr. Agasa realized something was wrong: "I remember that he was never interested in outdoor activities. Wait, am I being used?"

Conan nodded sympathetically: Although there is no evidence, no matter how you look at it, they have all become tools for Lawyer Sakaguchi to create an alibi.

...However, if there really is a trick, there must be corresponding flaws.

After a brief thought, Conan took advantage of his status as a child and ran to find Lawyer Sakamoto to ask about the situation.

He pointed to the top of the stairs leading to the second floor - if he remembered correctly, John was lying there and threw down the deceased who was coming upstairs to find him.

"Uncle Sakaguchi, why is John lying at the top of the stairs?" Conan said, "It's high and narrow there, wouldn't it be uncomfortable for him to stay there?"

Lawyer Sakaguchi looked up and explained, “That’s John’s favorite place—the room next to the stairs on the second floor, which was my son’s former bedroom.

"My wife was quite strict when she was alive and didn't allow John to enter the bedroom, but my son liked him very much and wanted to see him as soon as he opened his eyes every day. John probably understood his thoughts, so since he was still a puppy, he would lie at the bedroom door every day, waiting for his little master to come out and say good morning to him."

"Eight years have passed in the blink of an eye, and it is still waiting for my son to come out of that bedroom." Lawyer Sakaguchi smiled helplessly, "What a loyal dog it is."

Conan frowned and looked at him: "But this affectionate dog is about to be executed for attacking passers-by 'for no reason'."

Lawyer Sakaguchi sighed and said, "Oh, it's all my fault for not disciplining it well."

A voice suddenly joined their conversation: "It's not that they were not disciplined well - on the contrary, they were disciplined too well."

"?!" Lawyer Sakaguchi was startled. He turned around suddenly and found Jiang Xia standing behind him, as if he had been listening carefully for a long time.

Lawyer Sakaguchi was a little annoyed by this entanglement. He forced a smile and said, "You kid are even more persistent than John. Why do you think I ordered John to attack someone? The 'Hello John' I said when I called was really just an ordinary greeting. If you don't believe me, I can shout it countless times! - But before that, I must remind you as a lawyer that as a detective, you must have evidence to speak. Unfounded accusations will only bring shame to your sacred profession!"

Kogoro Mouri: "..." When did being a detective become a sacred profession? Isn't catching cats, dogs and mistresses the job of a detective? - Don't lead the young detectives astray, if you want to survive in this society, you will lose if you are set up.

Beside him, Inspector Megure remembered that the suspect being questioned was a lawyer, and he suddenly became restless. He tugged at his precious detective buddy, trying to remind him to take it easy and not get sued.

However, before he could speak, Jiang Xia shook his head: "No matter how many times you shout 'Hello, John', John will not make any attacking moves."

"So I told you everything... huh?" Lawyer Sakaguchi was stunned for two seconds before he came to his senses: What happened? Did this little detective give in so quickly?

He cleared his throat in surprise and guilt, but did not dare to argue any further, fearing that if he pushed the detective too far he might explode and discover the truth.

Just when he was about to brush the whole thing off lightly, Jiang Xia continued, "Because that was only part of your entire attack order."

Lawyer Sakaguchi was shocked: "?!"

Inspector Megure was also surprised, but he was surprised with joy: "Tell me in detail!"

Jiang Xia looked down at John who had wandered nearby at some point, then leaned over and touched his head. "The IQ of dogs is higher than many people imagine, especially the German Shepherd breed. They can not only understand single commands, but also phased combination commands.

"For example, the 'pounce' command it just performed may seem like a single action at first glance, but in fact, it is divided into three different stages."

Jiang Xia looked at Inspector Megure and asked, "Is the cell phone that the deceased used to answer the phone still there?"

Inspector Megure nodded quickly and said to the forensic officer beside him: "Bring over the evidence bag containing the deceased's cell phone."

The forensic police officer trotted over and handed the two bags to Jiang Xia.

(End of this chapter)