[Psychic Detective Yakumo] One hundred ways to tease cats

, and nothing surprising.But what's going on here?

Who's in this concrete room?You should have noticed the strangeness of this corpse, right?Goto, who just came out of the room, must have such doubts.

Hatake bent down and examined the corpse carefully.

A large human-shaped pattern was drawn on the floor, covered with crushed charcoal.It looked as if the human body had been burned to ashes.

"The whole thing was burned." Said a young man from the forensics department who squatted down like Hatake to look at the corpse.

That's not the case.Because clothes and hair needless to say, but the meat, even the bones are completely burned.People who don't know may say that the corpses of people who were burned to death are just like this?But if someone with relevant professional knowledge sees it, they will find that something is wrong.

Also, why is it that only the part above the wrist of the left hand was not burned and remained here?And the stump of that hand still looks like it was just broken.

The palm of the remaining hand was facing upwards, so it seems that the deceased should have fallen on his back.

The strange thing is that not only the place covered by the corpses, but also the whole ground is covered with a sticky mucus-like yellow liquid, constantly releasing a foul stench.Moreover, the walls of the room were also scorched black, but there seemed to be no traces of the fire spreading around.

Why does it burn where there is no fire head?

Why didn't the fire spread?

Why are the bones burned?

And why only the left hand was burned?

What the hell is going on here?

In this way, where has a corpse like this been seen before?What happened... I can't remember.

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Goto, who came out of the water pump room and walked on the steps leading to the ground, stretched his waist greatly, lit a cigarette and smoked.

Really, every time."Come to school right away" made me run over, and it turned out to be facing the charred corpse.As soon as Goto turned his gaze, he saw Yakumo, the culprit who had summoned him hastily, appeared in front of him.He was leaning against the fence of the swimming pool, looking sleep-deprived, absently watching the searchers going about their business.

"I really don't want to meet so soon." Goto walked up to Yakumo and said sarcastically.

"To each other. If possible, it is best not to see each other again in this life." Yakumo said in a tone that has not changed for thousands of years, and smoothed the curled hair with his hands.Really, this kid is simply a genius for using words to attack personally!

"Speaking of which, what are you doing here?"

After hearing Goto's words, Yakumo shook his head and let out a long sigh.

"As usual, my troublesome professional has caused trouble again." Yakumo's eyes wandered back and forth across the fence.On the other side of the school building, Haruka, who was kneeling there, was pale, and Ishii, who was worried about her, kept sticking to her side.

It turned out that they came with Haruka, and the general situation can be imagined.It should be because there are some things about ghosts that need to be discussed with someone, so I went to Yakumo.

"Then what do you think of this matter?"

"The obligation of a good citizen is to report to the police when encountering a case. As for the aftermath, it is Mr. Goto's responsibility."

This kid—the tone is really arrogant!You might as well throw him in the swimming pool.

"Yeah—you are all here."

The little old man in a white robe walked briskly towards the two of them. It was the forensic doctor Hatake.

He had just finished looking at the corpse, so what was there for him to laugh so happily?What a wicked old man!

"Goto, you're still the same kid." Hatake looked up at Goto and said with a sneer.This old man is really, what kind of greeting is this.

"You better say something nice, or you'll be folded in four and thrown in the trash!"

"I'm combustible, please trouble you with large garbage." Hatake smiled again, and responded to Goto's words lightly

I originally planned to make a long story but couldn't say it directly at once. I feel really awkward, this old man!

"By the way, Yakumo-kun." After laughing for a while, Hatake suddenly said, "What's the matter with the corpse this time? I've been working in this job for so long, and this is the first time I've encountered such a situation. "

"Have you noticed?" Facing the surprisingly deep Hatake, Yakumo replied with serious eyes.What, have you noticed something suspicious about that corpse?

Goto had also seen the corpse just now, and it was really strange to find a charred corpse in the elementary school swimming pool, but the problem Hatake and Yakumo are talking about now seems to be not referring to this, but to the corpse.

"Hey, what's suspicious, tell me clearly!"

Facing Goto's question, Hatake and Yakumo sighed in unison.These two guys think people are stupid!

"Mr. Goto, did you really not find anything?" Yakumo said in a tone of contempt for the idiot.

"Isn't it just a charred corpse?"

"Your eyes are blind."

Hatake cast a sympathetic look at Goto.Stop it for me - it's better to die than to be looked at by an old and short old man like this!

"Judging from the corpse this time and the situation at the scene, there are three suspicious places." I don't know if it was out of sympathy for Goto who didn't know anything, Yakumo began to explain: "First of all, that There's no fire or anything like that in place."

Yeah - why in the pool pump room?

"Could it be a gasoline igniter or something? It's unclear whether it was the deceased himself or someone else..."

Regarding Goto's reasoning, Yakumo did not refute or even react at all, but continued to explain: "Second, the human body is burning inside, but there are no signs of fire spreading in the surrounding buildings.

It's true!The walls of the room were blackened, but there were no traces of burning.Whether the burned body committed suicide, homicide, or spontaneous combustion is ignored here for the time being.

The room was made of cement, so the fire spread was negligible, but the fire must have been violent if the human body was burnt like that.However, other places were not affected, which is certainly unnatural.

Goto swallowed, waiting for Yakumo to continue.

"And thirdly, I don't like to speculate just from observing the surface of the corpse, so I want to hear Mr. Hatake's opinion first."

After taking Yakumo's words, Hatake said: "I haven't dissected the corpse yet, so I can't say for sure, but Yakumo-kun, your guess should be correct."

"Really." Yakumo responded to Hatake's words in a low voice, lowered his head and tapped between his eyebrows with his fingertips.

"Hey! What is that speculation?"

Confused by their words, Goto was simply at a loss.If he didn't know after everything was said, he would definitely suffocate to death.

"The corpse was burnt to the bone." Hatake said, shaking his head.What is the old man talking about, the people who were burned to death of course burned everything!

"What's so strange about that?"

"It's better to say you're stupid than to say you're ignorant." Facing Goto's question, Hatake immediately retorted.

What did you say? !The nasty old man!Goto grabbed Hatake by the chest and lifted him up, but Hatake didn't look scared at all, and seemed to be floating.

"Goto-san, please think about it calmly."

Yakumo followed Hatake's words and began to explain.Goto suddenly let go of Hatake, and looked at Yakumo.Yakumo's expression was not his usual lack of sleep.

"Even if the corpse is cremated in a crematorium, there will be bones left in the end. It is a high temperature of about [-] to [-] degrees."

Even though he was told that the temperature was that high, Goto had no sense of reality because there was no benchmark for reference.

"Let's explain a little more clearly."

"Yes... In the past, there were also cases like the corpse just now, where even human bones could be charred in an instant."

Hearing Goto's anxious question, Hatake gave him a creepy laugh.Really, this old man is taking people for a fool again, and really wants to wring his head off!

"Mr. Goto, the example that Hatake mentioned happened in the past happened in the center of the atomic bomb explosion. It is said that the surface temperature at that time was about [-] to [-] degrees." Yakumo squinted at Goto. he said.

"What?! You said the atomic bomb..."

Goto didn't know what to say next.It is unimaginable that such a high temperature has ever been generated there.

"At least, judging from the current state of the corpse, it cannot be said that it is impossible."

After Yakumo made such a conclusion, the expression on his face was distorted as if he was about to cry.What the hell happened there?If Yakumo couldn't understand it, Goto couldn't understand it even more.

The tobacco on Goto's finger has been burnt out, only the cigarette butt is left, and when he realizes it—"It's so hot!"

"Officer Goto." I stood up from the worried Ishii, walked over, and said to him.

"What's the matter?" Goto asked me.

"About that corpse..." I hadn't finished speaking, at this moment.

"What are you doing here?!" A thin man suddenly roared and walked towards this side.

"Dean!" I said.From the look of his attire, he looks like he's coming back from golf, but his nervous look doesn't look like a teacher at all.

"Answer me! What are you doing here?"

"She was the first person to discover the body and is assisting the police in their search. I should ask you, who are you?" Officer Goto replied, with Yakumo beside him.

"I'm Dean Konno! I want to know