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Chapter 613: Are These People Never Going to Finish?
Kawakami Noboru and Nakamachi Michiya's statements were basically consistent with the Deceased's girlfriend, Shimoda Chika's statement.
The four of them celebrated and drank, the other three left, and the remaining Takai died.
In addition, Nakamachi Michiya, who sent the email, and Kawakami Noboru, who made the Phone Call, both mentioned another person—Hiraya Sumiyo, a Female Employee of their Company who committed suicide last month.
Hiraya Sumiyo was Nakamachi Michiya's Senior in middle school and Kawakami Noboru's Junior in University. The reason for her suicide was that the Deceased gave Hiraya Sumiyo too much Work Pressure, causing her to overwork and suffer from mental breakdown.
"But Takai Seemingly completely forgot about this matter, so I Called him afterwards to remind him, 'Hiraya was actually killed by you! And your Status today is entirely supported by a Group of people covered in Blood'," Kawakami Noboru said with a drunken look, turning his Head to Look at the Corpse on the Ground, "Shimoda Called me, and I was also taken aback. Perhaps he was killed by me, but I didn't tell him to die, I just spoke the truth, this shouldn't be considered Murder, right?"
"If what you said is the truth, then it indeed doesn't count as Murder." Hattori Heiji observed the Reactions of the three, not rushing to a Judgment.
Based on the current Situation, all three have a Murder Motive.
Whether it's the matter of Hiraya Sumiyo, or the usual Accumulation of dissatisfaction, Kawakami Noboru and Nakamachi Michiya could both be the Culprit.
The Deceased's Girlfriend Shimoda Chika Seemingly is the least likely person to commit Murder, but it cannot be ruled out that Shimoda Chika concealed her emotional Conflict with the Deceased.
"Then, next, Whether or Not we should go to Mr. Takai's Home to Check? If it's Suicide, there's likely to be a Suicide Note left Inside the house, if it's some Trap, maybe we can also find some Clue," Jodie actively proposed, Looking Towards Shimoda Chika, "The Key is with you, right?"
"Uh..." The Woman hesitated and took out the Key.
"Don't worry!" Hattori Heiji took the Key with a smile, "Calculating the Time, the Police will arrive soon too, you guys just wait Downstairs, if the Police ask, just directly tell them, we're Going Upstairs first! But before the Police arrive, you must not run around!"
"I'll stay behind, I won't keep you company running around," Isobe Nagisa lit a Cigarette, a confident smile appearing at the corner of her mouth, "Just want to get some fresh air."
Jodie was secretly Vigilant in her Heart. When she saw Isobe Nagisa being frivolous before, and when she exuded Good Intention, she didn't think much of it. Now that Isobe Nagisa suddenly became serious, she realized that this Woman was probably not that easy to fool either.
She still needed to Test the other party's Ability, but her Attitude was very firm, almost directly telling them—Go ahead and rest assured, I'll guard the people, if anyone runs away, it's on me.
That kind of Confidence also made people believe that if someone ran, Isobe Nagisa would definitely be able to Handle it.
Chi Feichei, Conan, Jodie, and Hattori Heiji went back to the 21st Floor in the Elevator with peace of mind.
"Whether or Not to take Photo of the Crime Scene?" Jodie pointed to her Home Next Door and said with a smile, "I have a Camera at Home!"
"Okay, then please Help take some Scene Photo!" Hattori Heiji said with a smile.
After Jodie went Home to get the Camera and came out, the four of them took the Key they got from Shimoda Chika, Opened the Door of the Deceased Takai's Home, and entered the Room... for Investigation.
The first Goal was the Bedroom!
According to what Shimoda Chika said, the Deceased was drinking and sleeping in the Bedroom before, so the Bedroom would definitely leave behind a lot of Clue.
After Chi Feichei entered the Door, he sized up the Situation of the Bedroom.
The Bedroom had a square layout, and the Room was simply furnished, only placing a Bed, a Bedside Table, and a Sofa.
There were two Windows, and the Bed was placed next to one of the Windows, which was the Window from which the Deceased fell, some of the Buckles above the Curtain were broken, the Deceased should have Grabbed the Curtain before, and then fell down due to exhaustion.
The other Window was Outside the Balcony, and there were no special Traces.
He remembered the Crime Method of this Case.
The Deceased's Bed was originally placed next to the Window Behind the Balcony. The Culprit knew that the Floor here was High and the Communication Signal was bad, and also knew that the Deceased had a habit of sitting by the Window next to the Bed and making Phone Calls when the Communication Signal was bad. Therefore, the Culprit moved the Deceased's Bed. The Deceased was drunk and dizzy. After receiving the Phone Call, he heard the other side say that the Signal was bad, so he followed his habit, Got Up and straddled the Window, thinking that the Outside was the Balcony, but it was a Window without a Balcony, and he fell down.
Then, the Culprit is Kawakami Noboru who made the Phone Call.
Pity, the Deceased probably hadn't moved in here for long, and the original Location of the Furniture didn't leave any Traces of being placed for many years. There was no way to see that the Culprit changed the Location where the Bed was placed. Guess Hattori Heiji and Conan will still have to waste some effort...
Originally, he had thought about staring at the three Suspects Downstairs with Isobe Nagisa, but Considering that the Police would come for a similar questioning later, he would rather come up to relax.
Hattori Heiji arrived at the Window next to the Bed, Looking at the broken Buckles on the Curtain, "It Seems Mr. Takai indeed fell from here, he even Grabbed the Curtain before falling, but in the End, he still fell..."
Chi Feichei felt his Mobile Phone vibrate, took out his Mobile Phone and Looked, went Outside the Door and walked across the Living Room towards the Balcony.
Hattori Heiji and Conan Glanced at it, and didn't take it to Heart, continuing to ponder the Suspicious Point of this Case.
Jodie also didn't rashly approach Chi Feichei, continuing to use the Camera to take Scene Photo of the Details specified by Hattori Heiji and Conan.
Chi Feichei arrived at the Balcony before answering the Phone.
"It's me, Koizumi Hongzi," Koizumi Hongzi said straightforwardly, "I'm back... *crackle*... Just arrived in Tokyo, what about the Network Lifeform you wanted me to See? Huh? Where are you? *crackle*... The Signal is so bad."
"At the Crime Scene... *crackle*... The Floor is a bit High, the Signal is bad," Chi Feichei listened to the Noise from time to time on the Phone, walked to a corner of the Balcony, and then there was no ear-piercing Noise, "It's late today, you Rest first, see you at the Laboratory Tomorrow."
"Crime Scene? You and Light Demon didn't get mixed up together again, did you?" Koizumi Hongzi said with a playful Tone, "Okay, I'm also tired Enough, then see you Tomorrow, I don't want to be treated as a regular customer of the Crime Scene, a Plague God that the Police want to humanely destroy..."
"Do you want my Venom?" Chi Feichei didn't pick up on Koizumi Hongzi's teasing, "If you want it, I'll send you some Tomorrow."
Koizumi Hongzi choked, no way? Child of Nature is so nice?
Thinking about how she actually teased Chi Feichei just now, she suddenly felt a little embarrassed... But, how could a Witch feel embarrassed? Impossible, that kind of embarrassing Emotion will not appear on her body.
Effort to maintain Calm.
"Then... Thank You, I also happen to have a Gift I want to give you, then see you Tomorrow."
"See you Tomorrow."
Chi Feichei routinely hung up the Phone quickly, saw Hattori Heiji and his Group coming out of the Bedroom, and also followed them out.
"There are no useful Clues for the time being..." Hattori Heiji sized up the Living Room and walked towards Outside the Door.
"No Suicide Note was left behind either." Jodie added and followed.
Conan saw Chi Feichei also coming over, silently pondered and followed Outside the Door.
Chi Feichei was the last to go Outside the Door, conveniently closed the Door, saw Three People standing at the Entrance with the same 'stroking chin, Looking at the Ceiling' pondering look, and didn't urge them, Looking Down at his Mobile Phone.
Downstairs in the Apartment Building, Inspector Megure had just arrived with his Team and asked about the Situation.
Kawakami Noboru still had a look of undiminished drunkenness, his Eyes hazy and Face flushed, "Police Officer, if there's nothing else, I want to go back, I've already answered the same question twice."
"Twice?" Inspector Megure was puzzled.
"Yes, before the Police arrived, we were already asked the same question," Nakamachi Michiya was almost sober, "It was a foreign Woman, a Young Man with a Kansai accent, and a Little Brother..."
Inspector Megure's Face darkened.
Listening to this description, he Subconsciously thought of three people: a certain English Teacher who couldn't speak Japanese well and always liked to correct other people's Pronunciation, a certain Dark-Skinned High School Detective who didn't stay in Osaka properly and ran to Tokyo to interfere in Cases, and a certain Elementary School Student who lived in Plague God Kogoro's Home and often wandered around the Crime Scene...
The questions asked were similar to those of their Police, indicating that the other party should have a certain Knowledge of Case-solving Procedure, and their Judgment Ability was also not weak, very likely to be the three he thought of.
Wataru Takagi's mind also flashed with the figures of three people, "Could it be..."
"By the Way," Nakamachi Michiya Looked Towards Isobe Nagisa who was waiting Aside, "There was also a Young Man in Black Clothes listening in at the time, and that Miss was also with them..."
Another person appeared in Inspector Megure's mind.
A certain Black-Clothed Man who often stared coldly at the Crime Scene but could always Help the Police Solve a Case, and who could almost receive a full attendance Award at the Crime Scene except for the time he was away...
Wataru Takagi sweated, turned his Head to Look at Isobe Nagisa.
Today, the people are really all here, but this Miss is very unfamiliar, is she a Detective who ran over from another region?
Isobe Nagisa was just about to explain the Situation to the Police when she discovered that the fat Team Leader Police Officer suddenly approached her and stared at her with a strange Gaze: "..."
She Seemingly saw a bit of disgust in this Police Officer's Eyes...
Inspector Megure stared at Isobe Nagisa with Half-Moon Eyes, confirmed that he had never seen a similar Female Detective, and directly asked, "Then what about you? This Miss, may I ask which region's Detective are you from?"
Are these people never going to finish?
One by one running to Tokyo, if this continues, it is estimated that every time they dispatch Police, there will be one or two, or even more, Detectives wandering around the Crime Scene, maybe there are more Detectives at the Scene than Police, don't they think it's too much?
"Detective?" Isobe Nagisa was puzzled, explained, "I'm not a Detective, I'm a resident living Upstairs from the Deceased, I just moved here from Shizuoka today."
"I-Is that so..." Inspector Megure had Bean Eyes, scratching his Head and laughing embarrassedly, "Ah, then I'm really Sorry, I thought you were the kind of Detective who always likes to wander around the Crime Scene."
Isobe Nagisa suddenly didn't know Whether or Not to talk about Chi Feichei and the others, Feeling that this Police Officer had a lot of Opinions on people who like to wander around the Crime Scene...
"Then the Young Man in Black Clothes that Mr. Nakamachi mentioned," Wataru Takagi hesitated for a moment, "Is it Mr. Chi?"
Inspector Megure gloomily took over the Words, "And Hattori, Conan, Teacher Judy..."
Isobe Nagisa Nodded, feeling a little Sigh in her Heart, as expected of the Tokyo Police, even if Old Dad and those four are acquaintances and somewhat active, but these two Police Officers can know the corresponding people just by listening to such a simple description, they are also not simple, "I moved Home today, invited Mr. Chi to come over as a guest, Intended to go out for Dinner together, we encountered Detective Hattori, Little Brother Conan, and Teacher Judy when we went Downstairs, and we came down together, just as we came out of the Apartment Building, Mr. Takai fell to his death in front of us..."
Wataru Takagi laughed dryly, he knew it, they definitely encountered the regulars of the Crime Scene again.
Inspector Megure was also a little Speechless in his Heart, "Then where are they now?"
Isobe Nagisa Looked at the Floor Upstairs, "They asked Miss Shimoda for the Key to Mr. Takai's Home and went to the 21st Floor first."
Inspector Megure's Face darkened, he knew it, that Group of people was running around the Crime Scene again!
(End of Chapter)
Kawakami Noboru and Nakamachi Michiya's statements were basically consistent with the Deceased's girlfriend, Shimoda Chika's statement.
The four of them celebrated and drank, the other three left, and the remaining Takai died.
In addition, Nakamachi Michiya, who sent the email, and Kawakami Noboru, who made the Phone Call, both mentioned another person—Hiraya Sumiyo, a Female Employee of their Company who committed suicide last month.
Hiraya Sumiyo was Nakamachi Michiya's Senior in middle school and Kawakami Noboru's Junior in University. The reason for her suicide was that the Deceased gave Hiraya Sumiyo too much Work Pressure, causing her to overwork and suffer from mental breakdown.
"But Takai Seemingly completely forgot about this matter, so I Called him afterwards to remind him, 'Hiraya was actually killed by you! And your Status today is entirely supported by a Group of people covered in Blood'," Kawakami Noboru said with a drunken look, turning his Head to Look at the Corpse on the Ground, "Shimoda Called me, and I was also taken aback. Perhaps he was killed by me, but I didn't tell him to die, I just spoke the truth, this shouldn't be considered Murder, right?"
"If what you said is the truth, then it indeed doesn't count as Murder." Hattori Heiji observed the Reactions of the three, not rushing to a Judgment.
Based on the current Situation, all three have a Murder Motive.
Whether it's the matter of Hiraya Sumiyo, or the usual Accumulation of dissatisfaction, Kawakami Noboru and Nakamachi Michiya could both be the Culprit.
The Deceased's Girlfriend Shimoda Chika Seemingly is the least likely person to commit Murder, but it cannot be ruled out that Shimoda Chika concealed her emotional Conflict with the Deceased.
"Then, next, Whether or Not we should go to Mr. Takai's Home to Check? If it's Suicide, there's likely to be a Suicide Note left Inside the house, if it's some Trap, maybe we can also find some Clue," Jodie actively proposed, Looking Towards Shimoda Chika, "The Key is with you, right?"
"Uh..." The Woman hesitated and took out the Key.
"Don't worry!" Hattori Heiji took the Key with a smile, "Calculating the Time, the Police will arrive soon too, you guys just wait Downstairs, if the Police ask, just directly tell them, we're Going Upstairs first! But before the Police arrive, you must not run around!"
"I'll stay behind, I won't keep you company running around," Isobe Nagisa lit a Cigarette, a confident smile appearing at the corner of her mouth, "Just want to get some fresh air."
Jodie was secretly Vigilant in her Heart. When she saw Isobe Nagisa being frivolous before, and when she exuded Good Intention, she didn't think much of it. Now that Isobe Nagisa suddenly became serious, she realized that this Woman was probably not that easy to fool either.
She still needed to Test the other party's Ability, but her Attitude was very firm, almost directly telling them—Go ahead and rest assured, I'll guard the people, if anyone runs away, it's on me.
That kind of Confidence also made people believe that if someone ran, Isobe Nagisa would definitely be able to Handle it.
Chi Feichei, Conan, Jodie, and Hattori Heiji went back to the 21st Floor in the Elevator with peace of mind.
"Whether or Not to take Photo of the Crime Scene?" Jodie pointed to her Home Next Door and said with a smile, "I have a Camera at Home!"
"Okay, then please Help take some Scene Photo!" Hattori Heiji said with a smile.
After Jodie went Home to get the Camera and came out, the four of them took the Key they got from Shimoda Chika, Opened the Door of the Deceased Takai's Home, and entered the Room... for Investigation.
The first Goal was the Bedroom!
According to what Shimoda Chika said, the Deceased was drinking and sleeping in the Bedroom before, so the Bedroom would definitely leave behind a lot of Clue.
After Chi Feichei entered the Door, he sized up the Situation of the Bedroom.
The Bedroom had a square layout, and the Room was simply furnished, only placing a Bed, a Bedside Table, and a Sofa.
There were two Windows, and the Bed was placed next to one of the Windows, which was the Window from which the Deceased fell, some of the Buckles above the Curtain were broken, the Deceased should have Grabbed the Curtain before, and then fell down due to exhaustion.
The other Window was Outside the Balcony, and there were no special Traces.
He remembered the Crime Method of this Case.
The Deceased's Bed was originally placed next to the Window Behind the Balcony. The Culprit knew that the Floor here was High and the Communication Signal was bad, and also knew that the Deceased had a habit of sitting by the Window next to the Bed and making Phone Calls when the Communication Signal was bad. Therefore, the Culprit moved the Deceased's Bed. The Deceased was drunk and dizzy. After receiving the Phone Call, he heard the other side say that the Signal was bad, so he followed his habit, Got Up and straddled the Window, thinking that the Outside was the Balcony, but it was a Window without a Balcony, and he fell down.
Then, the Culprit is Kawakami Noboru who made the Phone Call.
Pity, the Deceased probably hadn't moved in here for long, and the original Location of the Furniture didn't leave any Traces of being placed for many years. There was no way to see that the Culprit changed the Location where the Bed was placed. Guess Hattori Heiji and Conan will still have to waste some effort...
Originally, he had thought about staring at the three Suspects Downstairs with Isobe Nagisa, but Considering that the Police would come for a similar questioning later, he would rather come up to relax.
Hattori Heiji arrived at the Window next to the Bed, Looking at the broken Buckles on the Curtain, "It Seems Mr. Takai indeed fell from here, he even Grabbed the Curtain before falling, but in the End, he still fell..."
Chi Feichei felt his Mobile Phone vibrate, took out his Mobile Phone and Looked, went Outside the Door and walked across the Living Room towards the Balcony.
Hattori Heiji and Conan Glanced at it, and didn't take it to Heart, continuing to ponder the Suspicious Point of this Case.
Jodie also didn't rashly approach Chi Feichei, continuing to use the Camera to take Scene Photo of the Details specified by Hattori Heiji and Conan.
Chi Feichei arrived at the Balcony before answering the Phone.
"It's me, Koizumi Hongzi," Koizumi Hongzi said straightforwardly, "I'm back... *crackle*... Just arrived in Tokyo, what about the Network Lifeform you wanted me to See? Huh? Where are you? *crackle*... The Signal is so bad."
"At the Crime Scene... *crackle*... The Floor is a bit High, the Signal is bad," Chi Feichei listened to the Noise from time to time on the Phone, walked to a corner of the Balcony, and then there was no ear-piercing Noise, "It's late today, you Rest first, see you at the Laboratory Tomorrow."
"Crime Scene? You and Light Demon didn't get mixed up together again, did you?" Koizumi Hongzi said with a playful Tone, "Okay, I'm also tired Enough, then see you Tomorrow, I don't want to be treated as a regular customer of the Crime Scene, a Plague God that the Police want to humanely destroy..."
"Do you want my Venom?" Chi Feichei didn't pick up on Koizumi Hongzi's teasing, "If you want it, I'll send you some Tomorrow."
Koizumi Hongzi choked, no way? Child of Nature is so nice?
Thinking about how she actually teased Chi Feichei just now, she suddenly felt a little embarrassed... But, how could a Witch feel embarrassed? Impossible, that kind of embarrassing Emotion will not appear on her body.
Effort to maintain Calm.
"Then... Thank You, I also happen to have a Gift I want to give you, then see you Tomorrow."
"See you Tomorrow."
Chi Feichei routinely hung up the Phone quickly, saw Hattori Heiji and his Group coming out of the Bedroom, and also followed them out.
"There are no useful Clues for the time being..." Hattori Heiji sized up the Living Room and walked towards Outside the Door.
"No Suicide Note was left behind either." Jodie added and followed.
Conan saw Chi Feichei also coming over, silently pondered and followed Outside the Door.
Chi Feichei was the last to go Outside the Door, conveniently closed the Door, saw Three People standing at the Entrance with the same 'stroking chin, Looking at the Ceiling' pondering look, and didn't urge them, Looking Down at his Mobile Phone.
Downstairs in the Apartment Building, Inspector Megure had just arrived with his Team and asked about the Situation.
Kawakami Noboru still had a look of undiminished drunkenness, his Eyes hazy and Face flushed, "Police Officer, if there's nothing else, I want to go back, I've already answered the same question twice."
"Twice?" Inspector Megure was puzzled.
"Yes, before the Police arrived, we were already asked the same question," Nakamachi Michiya was almost sober, "It was a foreign Woman, a Young Man with a Kansai accent, and a Little Brother..."
Inspector Megure's Face darkened.
Listening to this description, he Subconsciously thought of three people: a certain English Teacher who couldn't speak Japanese well and always liked to correct other people's Pronunciation, a certain Dark-Skinned High School Detective who didn't stay in Osaka properly and ran to Tokyo to interfere in Cases, and a certain Elementary School Student who lived in Plague God Kogoro's Home and often wandered around the Crime Scene...
The questions asked were similar to those of their Police, indicating that the other party should have a certain Knowledge of Case-solving Procedure, and their Judgment Ability was also not weak, very likely to be the three he thought of.
Wataru Takagi's mind also flashed with the figures of three people, "Could it be..."
"By the Way," Nakamachi Michiya Looked Towards Isobe Nagisa who was waiting Aside, "There was also a Young Man in Black Clothes listening in at the time, and that Miss was also with them..."
Another person appeared in Inspector Megure's mind.
A certain Black-Clothed Man who often stared coldly at the Crime Scene but could always Help the Police Solve a Case, and who could almost receive a full attendance Award at the Crime Scene except for the time he was away...
Wataru Takagi sweated, turned his Head to Look at Isobe Nagisa.
Today, the people are really all here, but this Miss is very unfamiliar, is she a Detective who ran over from another region?
Isobe Nagisa was just about to explain the Situation to the Police when she discovered that the fat Team Leader Police Officer suddenly approached her and stared at her with a strange Gaze: "..."
She Seemingly saw a bit of disgust in this Police Officer's Eyes...
Inspector Megure stared at Isobe Nagisa with Half-Moon Eyes, confirmed that he had never seen a similar Female Detective, and directly asked, "Then what about you? This Miss, may I ask which region's Detective are you from?"
Are these people never going to finish?
One by one running to Tokyo, if this continues, it is estimated that every time they dispatch Police, there will be one or two, or even more, Detectives wandering around the Crime Scene, maybe there are more Detectives at the Scene than Police, don't they think it's too much?
"Detective?" Isobe Nagisa was puzzled, explained, "I'm not a Detective, I'm a resident living Upstairs from the Deceased, I just moved here from Shizuoka today."
"I-Is that so..." Inspector Megure had Bean Eyes, scratching his Head and laughing embarrassedly, "Ah, then I'm really Sorry, I thought you were the kind of Detective who always likes to wander around the Crime Scene."
Isobe Nagisa suddenly didn't know Whether or Not to talk about Chi Feichei and the others, Feeling that this Police Officer had a lot of Opinions on people who like to wander around the Crime Scene...
"Then the Young Man in Black Clothes that Mr. Nakamachi mentioned," Wataru Takagi hesitated for a moment, "Is it Mr. Chi?"
Inspector Megure gloomily took over the Words, "And Hattori, Conan, Teacher Judy..."
Isobe Nagisa Nodded, feeling a little Sigh in her Heart, as expected of the Tokyo Police, even if Old Dad and those four are acquaintances and somewhat active, but these two Police Officers can know the corresponding people just by listening to such a simple description, they are also not simple, "I moved Home today, invited Mr. Chi to come over as a guest, Intended to go out for Dinner together, we encountered Detective Hattori, Little Brother Conan, and Teacher Judy when we went Downstairs, and we came down together, just as we came out of the Apartment Building, Mr. Takai fell to his death in front of us..."
Wataru Takagi laughed dryly, he knew it, they definitely encountered the regulars of the Crime Scene again.
Inspector Megure was also a little Speechless in his Heart, "Then where are they now?"
Isobe Nagisa Looked at the Floor Upstairs, "They asked Miss Shimoda for the Key to Mr. Takai's Home and went to the 21st Floor first."
Inspector Megure's Face darkened, he knew it, that Group of people was running around the Crime Scene again!
(End of Chapter)
