Thirteen brothers urged me to get married

33.

Xue Zhi stared closely at the blade of the scissors, trying to see clearly the mark covered by blood.

"What's wrong?" Seiichi Yukimura asked when he noticed that Xue Zhi's expression was wrong.

Xuezhi squatted down, and with the help of the dim light from the moving lamp belt in the woods, she finally saw clearly the fourth letter from the bottom, which was h.

hina.

"Can you see the first few letters on the scissors? I can only recognize the last four letters." Xuezhi frowned and asked without looking back.

Yukimura Seichi leaned over to take a look, then shook his head: "The blood stain is too dark to see clearly."

"It's not good for us to destroy the scene right now, let the police come over and let them distinguish." He turned to look at Xuezhi, "It's okay, don't worry."

Like her, Yukimura Seichi could only distinguish the last four letters, which were hina.

hina. Asahina.

Asahina...

If Yukimura Seiichi's guess is correct, this pair of gardening scissors should have been taken out of Asahina's villa.

Of course he would not think that the murderer was Xue Zhi, he would not misjudge her, he still had confidence in this.

It's just that if this is the case, then Xuezhi will inevitably be suspected.

I hope she won't be too scared by then.

Yukimura Seiichi looked at Yukie with worried eyes.

As if knowing what he was thinking, Xuezhi looked up at him: "I'm fine, don't worry too much."

Keigo Atobe came over after calling at this time: "Xuezhi, what's wrong?"

Xuezhi thought for a while, anyway, if he doesn't say it now, he will know later, so he told him truthfully: "This pair of scissors seems to belong to my family."

Atobe Jingwu was stunned for a moment, and quickly reacted, and glanced at the scissors on the ground: "Are you sure? There is blood on it, so I can't see it clearly. I'll look for the shovel in front of me. The mark on it should not be blocked."

Xuezhi hurriedly stopped him: "No, it's too dangerous to separate now, let's wait until Detective Maori and the others come over, they won't run away anyway."

Hearing what she said, Keigo Atobe didn't insist, and comforted her: "Most of the villas here are unoccupied, and you don't know if someone sneaks into your house and takes it out."

Xuezhi nodded, and said lightly, "Well, I'm sure we'll be able to find out the truth when the police come over."

The police came very quickly, and those who came faster than the police were the people from the three nearby villas.

Sonoko Suzuki of the Suzuki family villa, the Mori family, the Detective Boys, and Toru Amuro.

Seigaku, Hyotei, and members of the Tachikai Tennis Club from the Atobe family villa mobilized together.

Yukie from Asahina's villa was already here, and Zhou Fangzun and Dazai Osamu also came.

But because Atobe Keigo and the others stopped them from destroying the scene, they could only move outside the range where they found the blood-stained scissors.

Even though the scene of the crime was right in front of them, they couldn't get in. The detectives present were all in a hurry.

However, Jingwu of the Atomobu doesn't take hard things, and there is a large group of friends to help him guard against death. They have nothing to do, they can only infer the information they know at this stage to pass the time.

The gardening tools scattered in the woods were collected by Toru Amuro wearing gloves.

Sure enough, the marks engraved on them were found on the small shovel, the ripper and the square hoe.

"Asahina?" Toru Amuro looked at Yukie, "It seems that the murder weapon belonged to Ms. Asahina's family."

Xuezhi was already mentally prepared, and just nodded to express her understanding.

Mi was surprised: "Eh? Why is our shovel here?"

Mori Kogoro stroked his mustache and looked at Xuezhi suspiciously: "Of course the murderer took it out."

"Sister Xuezhi should be the same as me. You asked for housekeeping service before you came, right?" Yuanzi looked at Xuezhi with certainty. I didn’t take it out.”

The truth cannot be deduced from only one-sided clues. Even if they have doubts, they have not made a conclusion. Everything will be known after seeing the scene.

The police personnel arrived 10 minutes later. After seeing the scene of the crime and finding that the scene was extremely bloody, they were very grateful to Keigo Atobe for protecting the scene.

They are from the police station in Hachioji City, and they are not the Megure police officer that Mori Kogoro is familiar with, but after hearing that the famous detective Mori Kogoro is also on the scene, they warmly invite him to cooperate with the case.

Kogoro Mori raised his head and gave Keigo Atobe a smug look, and walked into the crime scene like a peacock spreading its tail.

The people in charge of the villa area and the scenic spot came together with the police. After communicating with the police, the people in the scenic area went to adjust the surveillance, and the people in the villa area went to find other people who were still on the mountain.

Next is the tense on-site inspection.

With the cooperation of many parties, the identity of the deceased was quickly confirmed. It was Mr. Tanaka, the manager of the housekeeping company cooperating with the villa area, 37 years old.

The cause of death was hemorrhagic shock caused by a puncture of the femoral artery in the thigh.

Time of death was approximately 05pm to 30:[-].

The murder weapon so far appears to be gardening scissors with Asahina engraved on the blade.

First of all, the death time excludes the group of Suzuki family villas who arrived at the villa area at 05:30 in the evening, and the group of Atobe family villas who arrived later than them.

On the other hand, Xue Zhi, Dazai Osamu and Zhou Fangzun were all suspects. From 05:30 pm to [-]:[-] pm was the time period when they were resting in their respective rooms, and none of the three had an alibi.

Especially the Asahina on the murder weapon showed that it came from Asahina's villa, which made them even more suspicious.

In addition to Xuezhi and the other three, there are three other suspects:

Ms. Matsumoto, a 26-year-old housekeeping company cleaner hired by another villa;

Mr. Kawakami, a 29-year-old gardener employed in the same villa as Ms. Matsumoto;

33-year-old Akasaka-san is the villa housekeeper who hired Ms. Matsumoto and Mr. Kawakami.

"In any case, the three of them are more suspicious." Yushi Ninzu looked at the three people in another villa that he had never seen before.

Ms. Akasaka said unceremoniously: "Sir, don't talk nonsense without evidence."

Ninja Yushi pushed his glasses: "The evidence is on you. You may not know that I am a doctor. The deceased, Mr. Tanaka, died of a femoral artery puncture in the thigh. Blood spurted out at the moment the femoral artery was punctured. The situation on the ground can prove it.”

"The murderer's body was stained with blood, but Ms. Xuezhi and the others didn't change their clothes in the afternoon. The shampoo smell on your body is not too strong, and it was about 05:30 when you calculated it."

Ms. Akasaka is not swayed by his speculation: "Our employer has very high requirements on hygiene, and personal cleaning three times in the morning, noon and evening is the basic requirement."

Shinobu Yushi smiled: "05:30 is not night."

The phone of the sheriff who stayed here to observe the suspect rang at this moment. He turned around to answer the phone and answered with a serious expression.

Soon, he put away his mobile phone and came to Xuezhi with a very respectful attitude: "Miss Xuezhi, I'm sorry for neglecting you. Please come with me."

None of the others present expected such a development.

Xuezhi himself was even more confused: "What happened?"

The sheriff had no intention of explaining, and called a female subordinate to ask her to take Xuezhi back to the villa to rest.

"Wait, why can she leave directly? You are showing favoritism!" The suspect, Ms. Matsuda, looked annoyed.

But the police chief said: "Anyone could be the murderer, but Ms. Xuezhi can't be!"

The loud words made the scene instantly quiet.

The sheriff once again asked Xuezhi to go back to the villa to rest, but Xuezhi finally came to his senses, and then refused him.

Xuezhi didn't know why Mr. Sheriff suddenly changed his attitude.But she knew she was not the murderer and believed that the detectives and the police would find out the truth and didn't need this special treatment.

She looked at the sheriff and said seriously: "No need, although I don't know what happened, but you just need to follow the normal process of solving the case. I believe you will be able to find out the truth."

Seeing that Xuezhi persisted, the sheriff said nothing more.Hearing what she said, she was quite moved: "I will definitely not let down your trust."

Xuezhi still didn't understand why he had this attitude.

"It seems that this sheriff is still a man of temperament." She twitched the corners of her mouth, watched him turn and return to his original position, and thought, "Now he should go back to continue his work?"

I didn't expect him to have a more temperamental performance-he suddenly turned around halfway and bowed deeply to Xuezhi, and said loudly: "Thank you for everything you have done for this country!"

Xuezhi was taken aback by him.

She swore she saw the tears dripping from the corners of his eyes as he bowed.

Everyone looked at Xuezhi one after another, wondering what she had done for this country.

Xuezhi, who was stared at by them, didn't notice their gazes, because she was also thinking: "What have I done for this country?"

Until the case was solved, Xuezhi didn't think about it.

-

This case is not as difficult to solve as imagined.Most of the suspicions of Xuezhi Dazai and Zhou Fangzun were cleared up after the staff of the scenic spot checked the monitoring.

Surveillance shows that the housekeeper, Ms. Akasaka, the gardener, Mr. Kawakami, and the cleaner, Ms. Matsumoto, all came to Maple Grove before 05:30 p.m. and left after [-]:[-].

Mr. Tanaka, the deceased, was also in the maple forest at that time.

On the other hand, Xuezhi and the others walked through the maple forest from the tourist area and returned to the villa area at three o'clock in the afternoon. After that, they never went near the maple forest for a few hours until Keigo Atobe found the scene of the crime.

In addition, it didn't take long for Xuezhi to receive a call from his second brother Youjing, who learned that the gate of the villa was actually monitored.

It was also through that surveillance that it proved that Xuezhi and the others stayed in the villa from 05:30 p.m. to [-]:[-] p.m.

As for the gardening tools of Asahina's family, I also found out through the surveillance at the door of Asahina's villa.

A day ago, Ms. Matsumoto went into Asahina's villa and took it into the woods.

According to her, the key was obtained from a cleaner who had been employed by the same company as Asahina's villa the day before.

So far, Xuezhi and the others had no contact with the deceased, and had no motive for committing the crime;

Two, they have been staying in the villa all the time and have no time to commit crimes; and three is the most important thing, the tools for committing crimes have nothing to do with them.

Their suspicions were completely cleared.

Finally, the sleeping Mori Kogoro went online and solved the case. The murderer was Mr. Kawakami.

The deceased Mr. Tanaka was an obsessive guy who harassed Ms. Akasaka many times by taking the opportunity of cooperation. Ms. Akasaka had disputes with him many times, but had to deal with him because of work needs.

Mr. Tanaka took advantage of his work to touch Ms. Matsuda and threatened her not to speak out.

As a result, the suspicion between Ms. Akasaka and Ms. Matsuda deepened, but Ms. Matsuda said that Mr. Kawakami was also suspected.

Because a colleague that Mr. Kawakami liked resisted Mr. Tanaka’s harassment but was fired. When he returned to his hometown, he was retaliated by Mr. Tanaka for spreading false news about her indiscretion. In the end, he had to leave his hometown and never contacted Mr. Kawakami.

All three had a motive for committing the crime.

There were also three people who committed the crime.

Ms. Matsuda brought the tools to commit the crime, but she insisted that although she tried to kill him, when she arrived at the place agreed with Mr. Tanaka, he was already dead.

In fact, Ms. Matsuda was not the murderer.

Kogoro Mori and Toru Amuro discovered at the same time that there was blood on the inside of Mr. Kawakami's jacket.

Mr. Kawakami defended himself by saying that he injured his finger while pruning the branches and accidentally got it on his clothes, so he barely covered it up.

However, the detectives have already suspected Mr. Kawakami and followed this clue to find the key evidence: the clothes buried in the flowerbed.

It was Mr. Kawakami's clothes, with obvious blood splatters on it.

Mr. Kawakami finally pleaded guilty.

At this point, the truth is revealed.

The accidental murder case was solved perfectly, but it also cast a shadow over the trip to Mount Takao.

Xue Zhi failed to transplant flowers with Yukimura Seiichi, and failed to hold a barbecue party with everyone, and there was an extra major contribution to the country that she didn't understand.

"Sounds completely impossible to happen to me."

Xuezhi lay on the bed and thought.

"After all, I lack courage."