My neighbor's name is Conan

Kasamatsu Norio opened his eyes when he heard this, and subconsciously looked at Maori Kogoro to confirm: "Really?"

If Fu Wenxiao had the intention of taking the blame, then it would explain why he remained silent after being arrested.

The more you talk, the more mistakes you make; the less you talk, the fewer mistakes you make; if you don’t say anything, you won’t be found to have done anything wrong.

Maori Kogoro was stunned at first, but he quickly reacted. He thought Aoki Matsu was lying on purpose to buy him some time, so he said cooperatively, "That's right."

Qing Musong then spoke again: "Detective Kasamatsu, I asked the police officers who participated in the arrest of Fu Wenxiao yesterday, and they said that Fu Wenxiao was surrounded by police cars in Beihua Park at 10:30 pm and was arrested. He was wearing blood-stained clothes at the time.

This is really strange. If I were the murderer, I would definitely take off the bloodstained clothes if I wanted to escape after committing the crime. I wouldn't just throw them away, but I wouldn't wear them so carelessly. And I wouldn't walk on the highway, but in the alleys, and I wouldn't go to places like Mihua Park."

Beika Park is a busy place, and Tokyo is a city that never sleeps. It is half past ten, not yet late at night, but it is the time when many people come and go.

Originally, Kogoro Mori thought that Aoki Matsu was talking nonsense, but after hearing what Aoki Matsu said, he also felt that Aoki Matsu's guess was really possible.

Conan also nodded secretly on the side. There were so many strange details about Fumihiko's arrest that made people complain.

When he was escaping, he was wearing blood-stained clothes and walking carelessly on the street - he was afraid that others would not find him!

As it turned out, Fu Wenxiao was indeed discovered by the police and was arrested directly.

Kasamatsu Norio frowned and thought for a moment, then nodded, "Inspector Aoki, what you said is indeed possible."

If other people were so confused after committing the crime that they didn't think of these details, it might be understandable.

Because for someone who really kills someone in the heat of passion for the first time, his mind is actually blank after the killing, so it is not certain that he will do such a stupid thing.

But Fu Wenxiao is different. He has killed someone before and has been in prison. After being arrested by the police once, it is impossible for him to be like a white-collar worker when he commits a crime again.

unless……

He did it on purpose!

Fu Wenxiao deliberately let the police arrest him in order to protect his accomplices.

This is the most reasonable explanation.

"So, I suggest that we don't close this case for now, but clarify the connection between Tomi Fumitaka and that 'Hakamada'. Also, search the crime scene again carefully to see if there is any trace of the second person," said Aoki Matsu.

After a pause, Aoki Matsu continued, "But you are right, Detective Kasamatsu. It is indeed not so easy for a person to completely change his personality. Fumihiko was released on parole yesterday. He should have contacted his family. Detective Kasamatsu, please send someone to talk to Fumihiko's family."

Kasamatsu Norio's originally unhappy expression suddenly improved, because Aoki Matsu's meaning was very clear. No matter what the outcome of this case was, the credit would be given to the Beika Police Station and be attributed to him.

He was already 52 years old, and there was no hope for promotion. In Beika-cho, most murder cases were handed over to the Metropolitan Police Department's Investigation Division. He finally caught a case now, hoping to show off his achievements so that he could be promoted to a higher level when he retires.

"Yes!" Kasamatsu Norio responded, then turned and left.

After Kasamatsu Norio left, Maori Kogoro looked at Aoki Matsu and asked, "Aoki, do you think that Fuku is shielding the murderer in this case?"

Qing Musong nodded. "From the fact that he hasn't said a word since he was arrested, there's a very high chance that he wants to protect the murderer. However, I can't draw a conclusion as to whether the victim was killed by another person or by both of them together without seeing the autopsy report."

After hearing this, Kogoro Mouri took a deep breath and walked into the transfer room again.

This case needs to be re-investigated. Aoki Matsu has also made his attitude clear. He will not compete for credit with the Beika Police Station. It is easy to ask for the autopsy report, and someone will deliver it soon.

Aoki Matsu took the report and took a look at it.

All of the victim's wounds were concentrated on the right side of the body, and this was also confirmed by eyewitness testimony, meaning the murderer was left-handed.

but……

Qing Musong glanced at Fu Wenxiao in the adjustment room. He was eating with his right hand, not his left hand.

Generally speaking, there are very few people who can use both hands well, because everyone is used to using only one hand. Even for left-handed people, once they get used to using one hand, the sensitivity of the other hand will decrease. Unless people in some special places do left-hand training every day, they can keep the sensitivity of both hands the same, but who among ordinary people would have nothing better to do than to train for this!

Aoki Matsu looked again and saw several wounds on the left side of the victim's body.

It is possible that the murderer changed hands to use the weapon, or it is possible that it was done by two people.

In addition to this, the Beika Police Station did not find any fingerprints in the victim's home, including the victim's fingerprints, some of which seemed to have been deliberately cleaned up.

But these are the only two cases where we can barely say that the murderer might be two people.

So - it's better to go to the crime scene and take a look.

There may be more clues found at the crime scene because the area is larger.

After applying to the Beika Police Station, Aoki Matsu followed a police officer named Kuroda to the crime scene. Of course, there was also Conan who followed him by clinging to Aoki Matsu's legs.

Aoki Matsu thought that Conan had good eyesight and might be able to discover something that he hadn't noticed. After making three rules with Conan, he took him along.

After arriving at the crime scene, Aoki Matsu first looked at the window and asked Officer Kuroda, "The murderer was seen by the witness through this window, right?"

"Yes, the witness is the old lady Yoshizawa Kane who is knitting a sweater now. She witnessed the crime at 10:20." Officer Kuroda said, pointing to an old lady next to the opposite window.

Qing Musong nodded when he heard this, then looked around and suddenly felt strange. "Why would the bloodstains appear in two places so far apart?"

On a tatami mat on the ground, there was a large pool of blood in the upper right corner, and another large pool of blood in the lower left corner. The lower left corner was where the body fell.

It was very strange that there was no drop of blood dripping between the two pools of blood.

Moreover, the victim died of mechanical injury. In simple terms, someone hit him on the head with a blunt object, causing his head to burst and he was crushed to death.

In this case, the victim should have died immediately after being knocked to the ground, and then blood would have flowed from his bruised head and dripped onto the straw mat. When enough blood dripped, it would have turned into a pool of blood.

Even if the victim was lucky enough not to die immediately and still had the rationality to move his body, let alone stand up, even if he just crawled on the straw mat, it would be impossible for him to leave two pools of blood. There must have been some smaller blood drops left on the mat in between.

"I don't know about that." Officer Kuroda said embarrassedly.

Aoki Matsu didn't blame the other party. His level was just that high, otherwise he wouldn't have been admitted to the Beika Police Station and would have been in the Metropolitan Police Department's First Investigation Division long ago. One shouldn't expect too much.

But Qing Musong still had an idea in his mind. If the victim couldn't move, what about others? For example, the murderer.

But Fu Wenxiao refused to speak and did not commit any attack, so it all depends on the police to find the answers at the scene.

"These shiny things should be mirror fragments." Conan said as he looked at the mirror fragments scattered all over the straw mat.

"It's the mirror on the cabinet door." Officer Kuroda replied, "It's possible that it was broken during an argument between the murderer and the victim."

When Aoki Matsu heard what Officer Kuroda said, he looked at the fragments on the mat, then looked at the position of the mirror and found that the mirror was facing the witness's window.

This……

Aoki Matsu immediately thought of the case in which Kogoro Mori was driven crazy by someone.

As we all know, mirrors and glass can reflect light, so sometimes the things we see are different on the left and right, and in different positions.

This made Aoki Song immediately cautious about the witness' testimony.

"Did the murder weapon fall here?" Qing Musong asked, pointing to a place.

Officer Kuroda responded, “Yes.”

"Where are the fingerprints? Have they been checked?" Aoki Matsu asked. Although he had seen it in the investigation report, Aoki Matsu still wanted to hear what the police officer who had come here last night to investigate had to say.

"The fingerprints on the murder weapon were not found. They might have been wiped off by something." Officer Kuroda replied: "Not only the murder weapon, but also the sliding door and other places that the murderer might have touched. There are no fingerprints of the victim, including the kitchen, bathroom, and bedroom."

Qing Musong rolled his eyes when he heard this. "Unless the murderer was lucky and the other party had just finished cleaning, otherwise it is obvious that someone deliberately cleaned up the scene."

He thought the Mihua Police Department had done nothing wrong, but he didn't expect that so many details were not taken seriously.

However... Qing Musong frowned slightly.

Fu Wenxiao was arrested at 7:8. It would take 1-2 minutes to get from the crime scene to Mihua Park even if he ran. Fu Wenxiao only had - minutes to stay at the scene.

But there were no fingerprints in the house. Is it possible that Fu Wenxiao could have completed such a huge project and wiped the entire house of the victim in just 1 or 2 minutes after committing the crime?

impossible!

Before moving into his new home, Qing Musong also helped clean the house, and it took him more than a minute to wipe a door.

Then there is only one possibility - the murderer has an accomplice!

Fu Wenxiao remained silent after being arrested, and it turned out that he was trying to cover up his accomplices.

I just don't know whether the victim was killed by one person or two people together. The man named "Hakamada" is the most suspicious.

Now that it has been confirmed that there was a second person at the crime scene, Aoki Matsu asked Officer Kuroda to call people over and investigate the vicinity to see if a second witness could be found.

After failing to find any new clues at the scene, he decided to personally question the witness, old lady Yoshizawa Kanon, as her testimony might be problematic.

"Hello, Mrs. Yoshizawa. I am here to visit you this time. In addition to re-examining the testimony of witnesses, I also want to conduct experiments at two locations: the scene and the place where the witnesses appeared. I am sorry to bother you." Aoki Matsu said.

Yoshizawa Kanon smiled and said, "Don't bother me, Inspector, please do as you please."

"Mrs. Yoshizawa, you saw the murderer from this window, through the window of that house, right?" Aoki Matsu asked.

Yoshizawa Kane nodded and said with some fear: "Yes, it was really terrible. There was thunder and power outage at the same time. I accidentally looked out the window at that time. Although I didn't see the man's face clearly, I felt his eyes, and then suddenly... the murderer threw the murder weapon at the window."

What? !

Aoki Matsu and Conan were both stunned.

What the hell is going on!

The murder weapon was lying neatly on the straw mat.

But the two of them immediately realized that the murder weapon was not at the window, but fell in front of the cabinet with a mirror. In other words, the murderer did not smash the window, but the mirror.

"Excuse me, what happened after that?" Aoki Matsu asked again.

Yoshizawa Kanon replied, "After that, I couldn't see anything. Although there were several flashes of lightning, I still didn't see anything."

I saw lightning before I smashed the mirror, but I couldn't see it after I smashed the mirror...

This means that the murderer knew that the mirror was bad for him, so he was distracted and smashed the mirror when he killed someone.

But how can a mirror hinder the murderer?

It has nothing to do with the combat effectiveness of both sides.

Only in Yoshizawa Kanon's case is there a difference between what can be seen and what cannot be seen.

In other words, the murderer was afraid of being seen by Yoshizawa Kanon.

Aoki Matsu suddenly understood why there were two pools of blood on the straw mat. The murderer moved the body because he was afraid that Yoshizawa Kane would see it.

But there is one thing that doesn’t make sense here. If people are dead, why transfer them?

As for the situation where the victim was still alive at the time, it would not be so easy for the murderer to move the victim. Even if he could, the victim would have struggled more or less, and blood would have splattered all around.

Therefore, the transfer of the body can only be the case when the victim was either dead or in a coma but not yet dead.

"Mrs. Yoshizawa, when you saw it, were you sure you saw the other person holding something in his left hand and smashing it down?" Aoki Matsu confirmed.

Yoshizawa Kane nodded and said, "I confirm. I saw him raise his left hand and smash it down hard."

Qing Musong's eyes moved slightly when he heard this.

The left hand, the mirror, and the murderer's eyes...

In other words, the murderer's dominant hand was actually his right hand!

Fu Wenxiao was afraid that he was really the murderer.

However, it is not ruled out that the other person also had his right hand as his dominant hand and was the victim killed by him.

However, Aoki Matsu is still unsure whether this accomplice of Fumitaka is "Hakamada".