Conan: Tennis Boys' Scripted Murder
Chapter 164 Little Witness (2)
Hearing the children's address to Itagaki Rock, the others also realized that he had his own way of thinking about the outside world.
When the child's father heard what his child said, his first reaction was not to question it, but to verify it. He read a lot of news but did not see any relevant information.
After that, he thought that his child might have seen it wrong, but when he wanted to put the matter aside, he suddenly noticed in the news that Itagaki Rock decided to take a break for a while.
He immediately became alert and thought that there might be something fishy going on, which was why he came to see Kogoro Mouri today.
"I wanted to call you first to tell you that I was going to visit you today, but I don't know why the call was hung up."
Kogoro Mouri and Conan both looked at Hondou Eisuke beside them. It was all this guy's fault!
Conan was most concerned about the case. Taking advantage of their similar age, he asked the kid directly, "Little brother, when and from which bridge did you see that big brother being thrown off?"
"I saw it not long ago, but I forgot where I saw it. Ah, there was the sound of fireworks at that time."
Mao Lilan captured two key pieces of information, "not long ago" and "fireworks".
She leaned forward and asked, "Could it be the fireworks that are set off during the New Year?"
Kogoro Mouri thought it was very likely. Compared with children, he believed that adults were more reliable, so he chose to ask the adults present.
"Mr. Zhugu, do you remember where your little brother was at that time?"
Zhu Gu's father recalled for a moment and said with an uncertain tone: "I think it must be a place I passed by when I was going to visit someone in the New Year in my car.
It was New Year's Day and the traffic was so congested that cars couldn't move. I was so tired that I fell asleep, so I can't remember which bridge I was walking to when the fireworks were being set off.
This is a difficult situation. The children don’t know what the bridge is called, and the reliable adults are confused and don’t know either.
Conan had no choice but to settle for the next best thing, "Can you explain the situation a little more clearly?"
He was now immersed in the new case and had not yet realized that there was an outsider in the detective agency, so he continued to do things according to his previous habits.
The child began to seriously recall the scene he saw at that time, "I remember there was a big bag next to the man, and he was looking at the river. Suddenly he picked up the bag and threw it off the bridge."
"You mean Mr. Itagaki is in that bag?"
"But how did you know Mr. Itagaki was in there?"
The little brother thought Mao Lilan's question was very strange. How else could he know? Of course he saw it.
"His head came out of the bag, and there was a lot of blood on Brother Saw's head!"
The little boy Zhugu thought that Maori Kogoro and the others didn't believe him, and he said loudly: "Everything I said is true, I really saw it!"
"How is this possible? Who would run around with something like that? How could others not notice such a big bag?"
The child also had his own guess about this, "Maybe it was because it was too dark. If you don't look carefully, other people probably won't be able to see it."
Kogoro Mori still thought that this was just a child's prank and did not take it seriously.
Conan's attitude was completely different from his. He continued to ask seriously: "What did that person do after throwing the bag down?"
The child was very happy to see that someone believed him, and recalled: "He took out a lot of things from his clothes and threw them into the river, but they were all blocked by his body, so I didn't know what he threw specifically.
Then he seemed to be looking for something and kept groping around in his clothes.”
There was something strangely familiar about the act of touching things in Evely.
Conan realized the meaning of that action, "Was he holding something in his mouth when he touched the clothes?"
The others also understood that Conan was talking about cigarettes, and the children also confirmed this. The man smoked for a while by the river and then threw it on the ground.
"Did that person stay in that place for a while afterwards?"
"No, he immediately got into the car parked nearby and left."
"So do you remember what that man looked like or the car he drove?"
"The car seemed to be black, and he was wearing a hat at the time. I couldn't see his face clearly, but there was a pattern drawn on his hand."
This is the key to identifying the criminal.
“Is there a pattern on your hand?”
"Yes, it's a disgusting-looking nail pattern. Oh, and I saw a huge, shiny hammer on the car next to ours."
Kogoro Maori put together what the little boy, Hashiratsuya, had described from the time he came in until now.
First the saw, then the nails, and finally the hammer, he had his answer.
"Do you look down on me, little devil?"
His sudden action scared both the father and son, and Mr. Zhutani looked at Kogoro Mouri.
Maori Kogoro immediately backed off, touched the little brother Zhugu's head, and said in a gentle tone: "Little boy, don't tease adults."
Hondou Eisuke walked to the side of the little brother Zhugu, squatted down, touched his carotid artery with one hand, and asked.
When Conan saw his actions, he immediately thought of Rena Mizunashi. She had used the same method to test whether he was lying before.
Now it seems that Hondou Eisuke's suspiciousness has increased again. Not only does he look very similar to Mizunashi Rena, but he also has the same habits. What is their relationship?
After testing, Hondou Eisuke was able to ensure that the child in front of him was not lying, which meant that Itagaki Locke was most likely murdered.
Maori Kogoro thought they were all joking. "If what my little brother said is true, it has been four days since the incident. Itagaki Locke was really murdered and his body should have been found. It should be all over the news now."
He turned on the TV to prove that it was little brother Zhu Gu who had seen it wrong, but he never expected that the opposite was true.
The news happened to be broadcasting a latest news, that is, Itagaki Rock's body was found in the Temujin River.
This is a serious matter. What little brother Zhu Gu said is true.
The key points mentioned in the news were consistent with what he had just described, making them realize that little brother Zhu Gu really saw the murderer abandoning the body, and he was an eyewitness.
Both Mao Lilan and Hondou Eisuke think that he should explain to the police.
Maori Kogoro poured a bucket of cold water on him, "Do you think the police will believe what he said? One moment he said Itagaki Rock was a saw, and then he said it was a nail and a hammer. It would be strange if they would listen to him."
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