A Detective: I Believe in Science

Chapter 60 The Imprisoned Murderer
In the public toilet, Hattori and Conan looked at the woman lying on the ground in front of them, and their hearts were filled with anger. This murderer is too rampant. He can kill people at will in such a public place, which shows how twisted his psychology is.

The woman killed this time was different from the previous ones. Although the knife was still pierced through the purse on the chest and stabbed into the body, the real cause of death was the strangle marks on her neck. strangled by objects.

Police officer Sakata just arrived at the scene when Noah arrived at the public toilet. Seeing that the murder had already happened, he didn't say anything, and directly turned on his mobile phone to report to the police department.

"The murderer seems to have been watching us all the time. He knew we were going to the victim's home, so he started ahead of time."

After discussing with Conan, Hattori and Conan came to the conclusion that they believed that the prisoner probably knew the victim, otherwise it would be impossible for them to call the victim to the public toilet after they ordered the victim to close the doors and windows.

The police arrived very quickly. This time it was not Heye's father who led the team, but a strong and mighty middle-aged policeman. He was obviously taken aback when he saw Hattori at the scene.

"Uncle Otaki, have you also been sent to investigate this case?"

"That's right, the minister and your father went to investigate the member's house, and temporarily assigned me to take over the case. Did you find anything?"

This middle-aged policeman is Toyama Ginjiro's subordinate, and has a good relationship with Hattori. This time the police car was only able to drive out with the assistance of the other party. Hattori told Officer Otaki their suspicions and speculations.

"Actually, our subordinates received news that someone had found Kiichiro Shao Yuan in the nearby mountains. Just as they were about to search for it, the murderer committed another crime. Your guess may not be accurate."

"How could it be? If Kiichiro Shaoyuan is in the mountains now, who is the perpetrator this time? Could it be that the murderer we identified before was wrong?"

"It's not clear, that congressman may know something, but he has been stubborn, and the ministers are also very embarrassed. This person cannot be forced at will."

The exchange between Hattori and Otaki quickly set the tone. After discussing with Conan and Noah, he decided to let Noah and Conan follow Officer Otaki to the mountains to search for Shaoyuan Kiichiro. After all, the police are not manned enough now. There are several people who need to guard the scene of the crime, so that more people can use more power. He and Sakata drove to the congressman's house to inquire about the news.

Of course Conan has no objection, their identities are not suitable to go to the member's house, as long as they can participate in the case, Conan said that it doesn't matter where they go, but Noah is a little reluctant because he is too tired and lazy, but there is no extra car to send He went home and had to go with the crowd.

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The forest closest to Osaka is on the edge of downtown Osaka. This is the information provided by the informant. They said that Kiichiro Shaoyuan once appeared here.

Along the way, probably because Noah and Conan were friends of Hattori, Officer Otaki took special care of them and told them some news they knew, and told them that Uncle and Xiaolan were resting in the police station.

The road in the mountains is a bit complicated and rugged, and it is not easy to walk. After reaching the foot of the mountain, you can only walk up the mountain. It is a bit time-consuming to find the traces manually. In addition, there are only four police officers in total, including Officer Otaki. This is why Noah and Conan are agreed to follow The reason is that there is a shortage of people.

There are quite a lot of people in the police station. I don’t know what’s going on. The crime rate in Osaka has skyrocketed in the past two days.

The six people walked slowly towards the top of the mountain. According to the informant, the place where Shaoyuan Kiichiro was found by the nearby residents was halfway up the mountain. It is impossible for the police to search wherever they found it. Starting from the foot of the mountain, everyone who can hide The place was searched carefully by them.

By the time they reached the top of the mountain, it was already evening. They did not find Kiichiro Shaoyuan at the foot of the mountain, but they did find traces of someone living here.

The top of the mountain is very broad, they searched separately, and soon found a dilapidated small attic in the middle of the top of the mountain.

They searched around the attic, but found no one. Officer Otaki and the others were already planning to return without success. Noah and Conan discovered something at the same time.

"There are a few receipts in this pile of rubbish. The dates on the receipts are in the last few days, which means that there are indeed people who have lived here. The information you got should be correct. Kiichiro Shaoyuan should have been here."

Conan's observation ability is indeed extraordinary. He can notice places that ordinary people can't observe. Officer Otaki was surprised by this child at this time. The clues that none of the policemen found were found by a child. , amazed and ashamed at the same time.

"There's something on it, alive."

Noah's explanation was very simple. He pointed to the top floor of the attic and told his discovery. He heard a very slight movement sound from above. At first he thought it was an auditory hallucination, but then he heard a few more sounds before realizing There is indeed something moving on it, but the sound is very small. If it is not for the enhancement of my own perception, maybe I may not be able to hear it.

Several police officers looked at each other with hesitant expressions in their eyes. They didn't hear any sound, thinking that Noah was making up nonsense. Conan believed Noah's words very much, so he picked up a flashlight and went around the roof to observe.

Suddenly he ran to the cabinet next to him, and moved along the beam to the middle. The Otaki policeman shouted danger and asked Conan to come down.

Picking up the flashlight in his mouth, he shone inside. There was a very low compartment inside, which could accommodate two or three people. When the flashlight moved to the deepest part, Conan was startled and fell off the beam. Several policemen wanted to catch Conan in a panic, but Noah blocked him and caught Conan with one hand.

"Someone."

Conan didn't say if it was Kiichiro Shaoyuan, because he didn't even see it clearly, that person's appearance was a bit scary, and he would have been taken aback suddenly, he was so ugly.

Several policemen heard Conan's call, and they worked together to climb up to the compartment. The person inside was Shaoyuan Kiichiro, who was locked by a chain and could not leave the compartment. When he saw the policeman, his eyes suddenly lit up. Talking like a dream.

"Give me something to eat, give me something to eat, I'm starving to death."

Officer Otaki reacted very quickly, and immediately asked several policemen to get Shaoyuan Kiichiro down, and tried to open the chain, but found that the tools on his body were not enough to open the chain, so he had to give up and threw him a piece of bread that he carried with him. When Shaoyuan Kiichiro saw the bread, Fighting frantically with both hands, it was stuffed into the mouth forcefully, without chewing too much, it was swallowed directly.

"It's really ugly, no wonder you can be taken aback."

After Noah sized him up, he commented on Kiichiro Shaoyuan, and Conan nodded in agreement. The appearance of this man just now really frightened him, like a hungry wolf.

It seems that Shaoyuan Kiichiro hasn't eaten for a long time. The bread doesn't have much effect at all. Kiichiro Shaoyuan calmed down.

(End of this chapter)