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Chapter 439 Saguru Hakuba: Do You Have No Shame?
Late night, 10:33 PM.
Saguru Hakuba went to knock on the upstairs male resident's door to confirm a small detail.
After that, besides the Landlady, the upstairs male resident also arrived at Rin Machishima's Home.
Odagiri Toshiya was already asleep. After hearing Inspector Megure say on the phone that he wasn't the culprit, he didn't plan to come over again.
As for Shimizu Reiko…
"There's no need to notify her," Chi Feichei whispered to Saguru Hakuba, "Anyway, she's not the culprit."
"Huh?" Saguru Hakuba was a little surprised, and whispered, "But at that time..."
"It's not very related to the case itself, just let the Police confirm it afterwards," Chi Feichei whispered.
"Brother Chi..." Conan leaned close to the two, looked up at Chi Feichei with a serious face for a long time, and suddenly grinned, gloatingly said, "You also have a day when you hide from others?"
Chi Feichei was silent, he would rather take the blame.
Being noticed by Shimizu Reiko is really not a good thing.
Especially in his current situation, as long as Shimizu Reiko is interested in people on their side and does something around him, he might be noticed by the Organization.
And Shimizu Reiko's personality is too suitable for the Organization.
Once Shimizu Reiko is noticed, there is a high probability that she can get into the Organization, then a vicious woman in the Organization is not a good thing. If she is appreciated by The Boss, it will be difficult for him to eliminate her.
This kind of unstable and dangerous woman is like a time bomb, Belmode is enough.
He wants to eliminate all unstable factors and resolutely block the possibility of Shimizu Reiko prematurely intruding into the Plot!
"Then I understand," Saguru Hakuba smiled, didn't ask further, and went to communicate with Inspector Megure, "Inspector Megure, there's no need to notify Miss Shimizu, this case has nothing to do with her, just find her tomorrow to go to the Metropolitan Police Department to confirm."
Inspector Megure looked at the time, "Alright, it's already so late, since she's not the culprit, there's no need to ask her to come over..."
"In- Inspector Megure!" Police Officer Takagi ran upstairs panting, wearing gloves on both hands, and when he leaned over with one hand on his knee to catch his breath, he raised the large Evidence Bag in his right hand, "Found it! Plastic sheet stained with Blood Stain, rope with Adhesive Tape, and a leaking Hydrogen Balloon..."
"Oh?" Inspector Megure turned his head curiously to look at the Evidence Bag.
"Then, let me first explain the Mystery of the disappearance of the plastic sheet," Saguru Hakuba walked to the Entrance Hall, looked up at the Ceiling of the Living Room, "First of all..."
It was still a Trap of rope and Weapon.
First, cover the guitar with plastic sheet, tie one end of the Headstock tightly with rope and make a Slip Knot, fix it on the Ceiling with Adhesive Tape, then pull it to Outside the window, tie the Tailpiece part with rope as well, pull it to Outside the window, and tie Hydrogen Balloon to the ends of the ropes. Afterwards, pull the rope at the Tailpiece end up and fix it on the Ceiling, and fix it together with another rope with Adhesive Tape...
When demonstrating the Method, of course, it cannot be in the place where the Method was originally implemented. Saguru Hakuba chose the Ceiling on the other side of the House to demonstrate.
The guitar used was also bought by a Police Officer at his Request.
"After that, just gently pull this String..."
Saguru Hakuba said, pulling the String in his hand, and the Adhesive Tape behind the guitar was gently pulled and torn off.
The Headstock of the entire guitar was still hanging by the rope, but the Tailpiece part, because it was no longer fixed by Adhesive Tape, swung in an arc from the Ceiling and smashed over, hitting the Wall.
Above the Headstock, the Adhesive Tape that fixed the Tailpiece was missing, and the Adhesive Tape that stuck the rope to the Ceiling could not support the weight of the entire guitar. After the guitar hit the Wall, it immediately fell to the Ground.
The Slip Knot tied to the Headstock was pulled, and before the guitar landed, the light plastic sheet fell off.
Being blown by the Wind Outside the window, the rope, plastic sheet, and Adhesive Tape stuck to the rope were all dragged Outside the window and flew away...
"Just calculate the Wind direction and Wind Speed in this area between 3 PM and 4 PM this afternoon, and then ask Police Officer Takagi to look for it along the Road, and you can find the Hydrogen Balloon, plastic sheet, rope and Adhesive Tape," Saguru Hakuba looked at the Evidence Bag in Police Officer Takagi's hand, and then looked up at the Ceiling, "On the wooden Ceiling near the Entrance Hall, there are still traces of Adhesive Tape..."
The Trace left by this Method is indeed obvious.
Inspector Megure looked up and saw some traces.
"Then, who would do this?" Police Officer Takagi wondered, "Using this Method is generally to create an Alibi, right?"
"As expected, Brother Minya is still the most suspicious," Mitsuhiko touched his chin, thinking, "Just prepare this Method, and after arriving at Shibuya, Call Miss Machishima and ask her to go to the Entrance... Uh, no, he is not in this Room, he can't pull the String to start this Method, there is no way to Murder..."
"Could it be using Animals like Cats?" Genta guessed, "Tie a String to the Cat in advance, and when the Cat runs Outside the window, pull the String..."
"Who would use such an unstable Murder Method?" Conan was Speechless, "If the Cat ran Outside the window and the guitar fell down in advance before Miss Machishima came out of the Bathroom, Miss Machishima would not only be fine, but also realize that someone wanted to harm her, and Report to Police to let the Police investigate, wouldn't she?"
"Oh, right..." Genta was dumbfounded.
"Are there any Fingerprint left on the plastic sheet and Adhesive Tape?" Inspector Megure turned to ask Police Officer Takagi.
Police Officer Takagi nodded immediately, "There are none on the Adhesive Tape, but besides Miss Machishima's Fingerprint on the plastic sheet, there are also several Fingerprint that are consistent with the Fingerprint provided by Mr. Yamaishi, the upstairs resident, at the Metropolitan Police Department..."
Inspector Megure immediately turned his head to look at the upstairs male resident.
Chi Feichei watched the excitement from the sidelines, his thoughts drifting.
He could already be sure that there was no such Case originally.
From the perspective of the cause, it was because he knew Odagiri Toshiya and pulled Odagiri Toshiya to start a Company that Rin Machishima would think Odagiri Toshiya was a Traitor and hold Resentment.
After that, he miraculously let the Junior Detective League investigate the Threatening Letter at this juncture, and brought Conan in, allowing Conan and the Junior Detective League to obtain Clue that the Police did not have.
However, he is really not Fate's pawn...
The operating rules of this World are quite interesting, but it is a bit harmful to Little Friend.
If you accidentally lead the Death God Elementary School Student over and trigger a certain point, it will be a Farce at worst, and a Human Life at worst.
In addition, what is also interesting is that this time the names of the Victim and Suspect are piled up again.
Victim Machishima, Shimizu, Odagiri, in addition, the male resident's Surname is Yamaishi, and the Landlady's Surname is Ooya.
Machishima, Shimizu, Yamaishi, Odagiri, Ooya...
Putting them together can form a picture of a pastoral family, although most Japanese Surnames are Place names, but there is no random intrusion of Surnames like 'Kujo', 'Komukai', 'Takaga', 'Sarwatari', which is also quite magical.
In addition, adding a 'Pond' to that pastoral family picture is not abrupt, and he can once again form 'a group' with the Victim and Suspect. Chi is really a versatile good Surname.
(＃－.－)
While Chi Feichei's thoughts were drifting, a group of people were still focusing on discussing the Case.
Ayumi doubted, "In that case, Uncle is indeed very suspicious. The Hydrogen Balloon is floating Outside the window, he would be worried about being seen by Uncle living on the upper Floor, right? If you don't have to worry, then it's only the culprit himself."
"N- No, it's not me!" The male resident explained quickly, "Because sometimes Miss Machishima makes too much noise, I haven't opened the Window recently, and even the Curtain is drawn. When you came to my Home, the Curtain was also drawn, wasn't it?"
"The culprit is indeed not Mr. Yamaishi. If it was him, he could completely do something in his own Room and then come down to Murder Miss Machishima, to use it as his Alibi," Saguru Hakuba said, "But the culprit also does understand Mr. Yamaishi's recent habits, and knows that Mr. Yamaishi has not drawn the Curtain recently, so he prepared this Method, and to prepare this Method, you need to stay in Miss Machishima's Home for a not short Time."
"In that case..." Inspector Megure looked at the Landlady Ooya.
As a Landlord, it's not strange to understand the recent habits of the residents, right?
"It's not me either!" The Landlady sweated, and said quickly, "Although she drove away my resident, I have my own Work, and the Economy is not very tight, so there is no need to Murder at all!"
"Who would think Money is too much..." Genta glanced at the Landlady.
"Moreover, if the Time agreed to collect Rent was not 4 PM, but earlier," Police Officer Takagi touched his chin, "Then, Ms. Ooya could come to this Floor to meet Miss Machishima at 3 PM, and the two had a dispute at around 3:30 PM, which was heard by Mr. Yamaishi, the upstairs resident. Afterwards, Miss Machishima left Ms. Ooya in the Living Room and went to take a bath. After taking a bath and coming out, she was Murdered by this Method..."
Inspector Megure thoughtfully said, "Being able to make Miss Machishima leave the Guest to take a bath, it can only be you who is a Female and a Relative."
"Probably thinking that as long as the Police can't find plastic sheet in their Personal Belongings, they won't be suspected, so they prepared this Method, right?" Mitsuhiko said seriously.
"I- It's really not me!" The Landlady was about to cry but had no tears.
"The culprit is not Ms. Ooya either," Conan spoke up and interfered, "Actually, there is one person who can also arrange this Method and must do so..."
"Oh?" Inspector Megure recalled in Doubt.
For this Method, the culprit must be in Rin Machishima's Room at that Time.
At the Time of the Case, Odagiri Toshiya had an Alibi in Shibuya.
Shimizu Reiko made a Phone Call to the Victim from the Landline Phone at Home at 3 PM. One Hour is not enough to rush over to arrange the Method. Even if the Phone Call is transferred, using an Extension Phone to pretend to Call the Victim and rush over to Murder, the distance between the two Homes is so far, the Extension Phone would have long been unable to Communicate. In the end, that is just an Extension Phone of the Landline Phone, and can only Call within the Vicinity.
If it's not these two people... Who else? Did they ignore someone?
Conan said in a deep voice and confidently, "That is Miss Machishima herself!"
Saguru Hakuba: "..."
Didn't this Kid say he wouldn't Reasoning?
He even snatched the most crucial Sentence, do you have no shame?
Chi Feichei watched the excitement from the sidelines, he didn't believe Conan could hold back at all, and sure enough, he interfered in the Deduction again...
"B- But..." Police Officer Takagi was surprised.
"The reason for preparing this Method is because Miss Machishima cannot hit the Back of Head with the guitar herself. Even if the guitar is hung up, rope will be left at the Crime Scene, making people see through the Method at a Glance," Conan said, "On the contrary, if no plastic sheet stained with Blood Stain is found at the Crime Scene, the Police will believe that she was attacked after taking a bath."
Police Officer Takagi touched his chin and said, "Then, just ask the Place that sells Hydrogen Balloon nearby, and ask if Miss Machishima went there today..."
"No," Saguru Hakuba walked to the Bookcase and looked at the Iron Rod on the Bookcase, "The Hydrogen Balloon should have been bought back by Miss Machishima herself many Days ago."
"Anyone who knows the Situation in this Room can also use the Hydrogen Balloon in the Room to complete this Method," Conan took over the Words, "This cannot be used as Evidence to judge that Miss Machishima committed Suicide."
To overturn the inference of 'Suicide', it is enough to find Trace of Homicide, but if you want to overturn the inference of 'Homicide', in order not to let go of the Culprit, decisive Evidence is needed before the Police will close the Case as 'Suicide'.
"However, there is also decisive Evidence that can prove that Miss Machishima committed Suicide rather than Homicide..." Saguru Hakuba took out his Mobile Phone, dialed the Phone, and said to the other side, "Let's begin."
(End of Chapter)
Late night, 10:33 PM.
Saguru Hakuba went to knock on the upstairs male resident's door to confirm a small detail.
After that, besides the Landlady, the upstairs male resident also arrived at Rin Machishima's Home.
Odagiri Toshiya was already asleep. After hearing Inspector Megure say on the phone that he wasn't the culprit, he didn't plan to come over again.
As for Shimizu Reiko…
"There's no need to notify her," Chi Feichei whispered to Saguru Hakuba, "Anyway, she's not the culprit."
"Huh?" Saguru Hakuba was a little surprised, and whispered, "But at that time..."
"It's not very related to the case itself, just let the Police confirm it afterwards," Chi Feichei whispered.
"Brother Chi..." Conan leaned close to the two, looked up at Chi Feichei with a serious face for a long time, and suddenly grinned, gloatingly said, "You also have a day when you hide from others?"
Chi Feichei was silent, he would rather take the blame.
Being noticed by Shimizu Reiko is really not a good thing.
Especially in his current situation, as long as Shimizu Reiko is interested in people on their side and does something around him, he might be noticed by the Organization.
And Shimizu Reiko's personality is too suitable for the Organization.
Once Shimizu Reiko is noticed, there is a high probability that she can get into the Organization, then a vicious woman in the Organization is not a good thing. If she is appreciated by The Boss, it will be difficult for him to eliminate her.
This kind of unstable and dangerous woman is like a time bomb, Belmode is enough.
He wants to eliminate all unstable factors and resolutely block the possibility of Shimizu Reiko prematurely intruding into the Plot!
"Then I understand," Saguru Hakuba smiled, didn't ask further, and went to communicate with Inspector Megure, "Inspector Megure, there's no need to notify Miss Shimizu, this case has nothing to do with her, just find her tomorrow to go to the Metropolitan Police Department to confirm."
Inspector Megure looked at the time, "Alright, it's already so late, since she's not the culprit, there's no need to ask her to come over..."
"In- Inspector Megure!" Police Officer Takagi ran upstairs panting, wearing gloves on both hands, and when he leaned over with one hand on his knee to catch his breath, he raised the large Evidence Bag in his right hand, "Found it! Plastic sheet stained with Blood Stain, rope with Adhesive Tape, and a leaking Hydrogen Balloon..."
"Oh?" Inspector Megure turned his head curiously to look at the Evidence Bag.
"Then, let me first explain the Mystery of the disappearance of the plastic sheet," Saguru Hakuba walked to the Entrance Hall, looked up at the Ceiling of the Living Room, "First of all..."
It was still a Trap of rope and Weapon.
First, cover the guitar with plastic sheet, tie one end of the Headstock tightly with rope and make a Slip Knot, fix it on the Ceiling with Adhesive Tape, then pull it to Outside the window, tie the Tailpiece part with rope as well, pull it to Outside the window, and tie Hydrogen Balloon to the ends of the ropes. Afterwards, pull the rope at the Tailpiece end up and fix it on the Ceiling, and fix it together with another rope with Adhesive Tape...
When demonstrating the Method, of course, it cannot be in the place where the Method was originally implemented. Saguru Hakuba chose the Ceiling on the other side of the House to demonstrate.
The guitar used was also bought by a Police Officer at his Request.
"After that, just gently pull this String..."
Saguru Hakuba said, pulling the String in his hand, and the Adhesive Tape behind the guitar was gently pulled and torn off.
The Headstock of the entire guitar was still hanging by the rope, but the Tailpiece part, because it was no longer fixed by Adhesive Tape, swung in an arc from the Ceiling and smashed over, hitting the Wall.
Above the Headstock, the Adhesive Tape that fixed the Tailpiece was missing, and the Adhesive Tape that stuck the rope to the Ceiling could not support the weight of the entire guitar. After the guitar hit the Wall, it immediately fell to the Ground.
The Slip Knot tied to the Headstock was pulled, and before the guitar landed, the light plastic sheet fell off.
Being blown by the Wind Outside the window, the rope, plastic sheet, and Adhesive Tape stuck to the rope were all dragged Outside the window and flew away...
"Just calculate the Wind direction and Wind Speed in this area between 3 PM and 4 PM this afternoon, and then ask Police Officer Takagi to look for it along the Road, and you can find the Hydrogen Balloon, plastic sheet, rope and Adhesive Tape," Saguru Hakuba looked at the Evidence Bag in Police Officer Takagi's hand, and then looked up at the Ceiling, "On the wooden Ceiling near the Entrance Hall, there are still traces of Adhesive Tape..."
The Trace left by this Method is indeed obvious.
Inspector Megure looked up and saw some traces.
"Then, who would do this?" Police Officer Takagi wondered, "Using this Method is generally to create an Alibi, right?"
"As expected, Brother Minya is still the most suspicious," Mitsuhiko touched his chin, thinking, "Just prepare this Method, and after arriving at Shibuya, Call Miss Machishima and ask her to go to the Entrance... Uh, no, he is not in this Room, he can't pull the String to start this Method, there is no way to Murder..."
"Could it be using Animals like Cats?" Genta guessed, "Tie a String to the Cat in advance, and when the Cat runs Outside the window, pull the String..."
"Who would use such an unstable Murder Method?" Conan was Speechless, "If the Cat ran Outside the window and the guitar fell down in advance before Miss Machishima came out of the Bathroom, Miss Machishima would not only be fine, but also realize that someone wanted to harm her, and Report to Police to let the Police investigate, wouldn't she?"
"Oh, right..." Genta was dumbfounded.
"Are there any Fingerprint left on the plastic sheet and Adhesive Tape?" Inspector Megure turned to ask Police Officer Takagi.
Police Officer Takagi nodded immediately, "There are none on the Adhesive Tape, but besides Miss Machishima's Fingerprint on the plastic sheet, there are also several Fingerprint that are consistent with the Fingerprint provided by Mr. Yamaishi, the upstairs resident, at the Metropolitan Police Department..."
Inspector Megure immediately turned his head to look at the upstairs male resident.
Chi Feichei watched the excitement from the sidelines, his thoughts drifting.
He could already be sure that there was no such Case originally.
From the perspective of the cause, it was because he knew Odagiri Toshiya and pulled Odagiri Toshiya to start a Company that Rin Machishima would think Odagiri Toshiya was a Traitor and hold Resentment.
After that, he miraculously let the Junior Detective League investigate the Threatening Letter at this juncture, and brought Conan in, allowing Conan and the Junior Detective League to obtain Clue that the Police did not have.
However, he is really not Fate's pawn...
The operating rules of this World are quite interesting, but it is a bit harmful to Little Friend.
If you accidentally lead the Death God Elementary School Student over and trigger a certain point, it will be a Farce at worst, and a Human Life at worst.
In addition, what is also interesting is that this time the names of the Victim and Suspect are piled up again.
Victim Machishima, Shimizu, Odagiri, in addition, the male resident's Surname is Yamaishi, and the Landlady's Surname is Ooya.
Machishima, Shimizu, Yamaishi, Odagiri, Ooya...
Putting them together can form a picture of a pastoral family, although most Japanese Surnames are Place names, but there is no random intrusion of Surnames like 'Kujo', 'Komukai', 'Takaga', 'Sarwatari', which is also quite magical.
In addition, adding a 'Pond' to that pastoral family picture is not abrupt, and he can once again form 'a group' with the Victim and Suspect. Chi is really a versatile good Surname.
(＃－.－)
While Chi Feichei's thoughts were drifting, a group of people were still focusing on discussing the Case.
Ayumi doubted, "In that case, Uncle is indeed very suspicious. The Hydrogen Balloon is floating Outside the window, he would be worried about being seen by Uncle living on the upper Floor, right? If you don't have to worry, then it's only the culprit himself."
"N- No, it's not me!" The male resident explained quickly, "Because sometimes Miss Machishima makes too much noise, I haven't opened the Window recently, and even the Curtain is drawn. When you came to my Home, the Curtain was also drawn, wasn't it?"
"The culprit is indeed not Mr. Yamaishi. If it was him, he could completely do something in his own Room and then come down to Murder Miss Machishima, to use it as his Alibi," Saguru Hakuba said, "But the culprit also does understand Mr. Yamaishi's recent habits, and knows that Mr. Yamaishi has not drawn the Curtain recently, so he prepared this Method, and to prepare this Method, you need to stay in Miss Machishima's Home for a not short Time."
"In that case..." Inspector Megure looked at the Landlady Ooya.
As a Landlord, it's not strange to understand the recent habits of the residents, right?
"It's not me either!" The Landlady sweated, and said quickly, "Although she drove away my resident, I have my own Work, and the Economy is not very tight, so there is no need to Murder at all!"
"Who would think Money is too much..." Genta glanced at the Landlady.
"Moreover, if the Time agreed to collect Rent was not 4 PM, but earlier," Police Officer Takagi touched his chin, "Then, Ms. Ooya could come to this Floor to meet Miss Machishima at 3 PM, and the two had a dispute at around 3:30 PM, which was heard by Mr. Yamaishi, the upstairs resident. Afterwards, Miss Machishima left Ms. Ooya in the Living Room and went to take a bath. After taking a bath and coming out, she was Murdered by this Method..."
Inspector Megure thoughtfully said, "Being able to make Miss Machishima leave the Guest to take a bath, it can only be you who is a Female and a Relative."
"Probably thinking that as long as the Police can't find plastic sheet in their Personal Belongings, they won't be suspected, so they prepared this Method, right?" Mitsuhiko said seriously.
"I- It's really not me!" The Landlady was about to cry but had no tears.
"The culprit is not Ms. Ooya either," Conan spoke up and interfered, "Actually, there is one person who can also arrange this Method and must do so..."
"Oh?" Inspector Megure recalled in Doubt.
For this Method, the culprit must be in Rin Machishima's Room at that Time.
At the Time of the Case, Odagiri Toshiya had an Alibi in Shibuya.
Shimizu Reiko made a Phone Call to the Victim from the Landline Phone at Home at 3 PM. One Hour is not enough to rush over to arrange the Method. Even if the Phone Call is transferred, using an Extension Phone to pretend to Call the Victim and rush over to Murder, the distance between the two Homes is so far, the Extension Phone would have long been unable to Communicate. In the end, that is just an Extension Phone of the Landline Phone, and can only Call within the Vicinity.
If it's not these two people... Who else? Did they ignore someone?
Conan said in a deep voice and confidently, "That is Miss Machishima herself!"
Saguru Hakuba: "..."
Didn't this Kid say he wouldn't Reasoning?
He even snatched the most crucial Sentence, do you have no shame?
Chi Feichei watched the excitement from the sidelines, he didn't believe Conan could hold back at all, and sure enough, he interfered in the Deduction again...
"B- But..." Police Officer Takagi was surprised.
"The reason for preparing this Method is because Miss Machishima cannot hit the Back of Head with the guitar herself. Even if the guitar is hung up, rope will be left at the Crime Scene, making people see through the Method at a Glance," Conan said, "On the contrary, if no plastic sheet stained with Blood Stain is found at the Crime Scene, the Police will believe that she was attacked after taking a bath."
Police Officer Takagi touched his chin and said, "Then, just ask the Place that sells Hydrogen Balloon nearby, and ask if Miss Machishima went there today..."
"No," Saguru Hakuba walked to the Bookcase and looked at the Iron Rod on the Bookcase, "The Hydrogen Balloon should have been bought back by Miss Machishima herself many Days ago."
"Anyone who knows the Situation in this Room can also use the Hydrogen Balloon in the Room to complete this Method," Conan took over the Words, "This cannot be used as Evidence to judge that Miss Machishima committed Suicide."
To overturn the inference of 'Suicide', it is enough to find Trace of Homicide, but if you want to overturn the inference of 'Homicide', in order not to let go of the Culprit, decisive Evidence is needed before the Police will close the Case as 'Suicide'.
"However, there is also decisive Evidence that can prove that Miss Machishima committed Suicide rather than Homicide..." Saguru Hakuba took out his Mobile Phone, dialed the Phone, and said to the other side, "Let's begin."
(End of Chapter)
