Ke Xue: I picked up a bottle of sherry at the beginning.

Sitting against the wall in the mist, with a sharp Japanese sword in front of him...

"There's no saving him, he's dead..." Hattori turned off the faucet and examined the body solemnly.

The body that several college students had originally found in the warehouse of the annex was brought to the locker room next to the swimming pool. However, students from the Kendo Club of another school were sitting at the entrance of the annex eating lunch. If they carried a bloody man out, they would have been discovered immediately...

Hattori walked out of the locker room while thinking, and happened to meet Kazuha who came in hurriedly.

"Heiji! What are you doing?!" Kazuha grabbed Hattori and said, "Why did you come here without eating? Really, you ran away when I wasn't paying attention. The semi-finals are about to start!"

"It's so noisy," Hattori pointed at the locker room, "What do you mean by running away? There's a murder here! Someone was killed in the locker room!"

"Murder?" He Ye was stunned.

"Yeah," Hattori frowned unhappily, "Because there are still some things I don't understand, so I can't take care of the game at all now..."

He Ye came back to his senses: "Then why don't you ask Inspector Bai, isn't he right here?"

Hattori was stunned for a moment, then said happily: "That's true, I almost forgot about that guy. If I had discussed it with him..."

He Ye nodded and smiled: "So you don't have to worry about it at all, he will definitely help you solve it in no time, just concentrate on the game, and leave the murder case to him!"

Hattori frowned and warned Kazuha gloomily, "Listen to me carefully. You are not allowed to tell him about what happened here! Do you hear me?"

Gymnasium swimming pool changing rooms.

After receiving the news, Officer Otaki of the Osaka Prefectural Police Station arrived at the scene to handle the case. This flat-headed uncle was a subordinate of Kazuha's father, Superintendent Toyama, and he had a good relationship with Hattori and had a very gentle personality.

"The deceased's body was covered in wounds from a Japanese sword... The body was soaked in hot water, probably to confuse the estimated time of death..."

Officer Otaki approached the body to check the condition. He looked like he had traveled back to ancient times with his Japanese sword. This kind of case is really rare...

"Is he your classmate?" Otaki turned around and asked several college students.

"Yes, yes, we are college classmates..."

"We waited for a long time at the venue but he didn't show up, so we looked for him everywhere, but..."

Several college students, like other schools participating in the kendo team competition, were equipped with five people.

The vanguard saw that the historian was the deceased.

The man at the secondary front, Gu Feng, has a rough appearance, a big nose and a big mouth and looks very ferocious.

The core player, Doguchi Kiyuki, is just a little fat guy wearing glasses. He helped to mediate when the teammates had a quarrel before.

The deputy general, Shun Otegawa, is a young man with a long face and a side parting.

The final general, Hakamada Masamichi, was a tall, short-haired man with thick eyebrows and big eyes. He was a very dignified leader among the few people.

"In short," Otaki picked up the Japanese sword, "If we find out who the owner of this murder weapon is, we can immediately know who the murderer is..."

"You're wrong, Officer Otaki," Hattori interrupted as he appeared at the door. "That sword is the real sword that the kendo teacher used for demonstrations in this kendo tournament. I've already asked him about it, and he said it disappeared before noon and hasn't been found since."

"Heiji?" Otaki asked in surprise, "Why are you here?"

"Of course I'm here to compete."

"Come to think of it, today is indeed the Kinki Kendo Tournament between high school and university...but shouldn't you be at the competition venue?"

……

"boom!"

At the stadium competition venue, the contestant from Gaifang High School swung his sword to block the opponent's attack, and then stepped forward to hit the waist guard to win another point, officially qualifying for the finals.

"Great!" Kazuha clenched his fists excitedly, "Even without Heiji, we can still win! If we keep going like this, the champion..."

"Boom!"

In the next arena, Okita suddenly stabbed his opponent in the face. As the bamboo sword flew, the opponent's mask was also blown away by the huge force. The player's legs and feet left the ground and fell heavily on the wooden floor of the arena. He lost a tooth and was killed.

One strike wins.

"Kyoto Izumi-shin High School wins!"

The venue was instantly filled with noise, and everyone was amazed by Okita's powerful momentum. He won in an instant and appeared in the semi-finals. The girls who were close to him had their eyes turned into heart shapes.

"So handsome!"

Okita let out a light breath, took off his mask and wiped the sweat off his face. He turned his gaze to Hattori, who had not appeared in the nearby arena, and couldn't help but frowned.

"I'll go find Heiji!" Kazuha said anxiously, "There's no other way. We'll lose without Heiji..."

"That brat Heiji is really a worry."

Hattori Shizuka stood up and wanted to go find Heiji.

Shiraizumi Mashi pulled Hattori Shizuka into his arms and played with her terrifyingly big breasts.

"¨" Jinghua, just let He Ye go. You are pregnant and it is not convenient for you."

"Hmm... Heiji is so impetuous and makes me worried."

Yukiko was very unhappy when she saw Shiraizumi Masu holding Hattori Shizuka in his arms. Wasn't this cheating on her in front of her?

Yukiko said with a hint of meaning: "Jinghua, you and Bai Jun have such a good relationship. It's so good that you can hug each other at will. It's really not easy."

Hattori Shizuka shyly returned to her seat: "To be honest, Bai Jun and I get along well and we are not shy with each other."

Yukiko snorted, but she couldn't get angry at Hattori Shizuka, so she warned Shiraizumi Masu: "Jinghua's husband is the Osaka Prefectural Metropolitan Police Commissioner. If you do something bad to Jinghua and her husband finds out, no one can save you!"

Shiraizumi Masu consoled Yukiko and said, "What's the big deal? Jinghua, Yukiko, and I are all good friends. It's okay even if we're together."

After this was said, not only Yukiko felt that Shirazumi was a scumbag, but even Jinghua became suspicious. Could it be that Yukiko, the so-called landlord, was also cheated by Shirazumi?

Hattori Shizuka looked at Yukiko. She was really a very, very beautiful woman, no less beautiful than herself, and like her, she had the attributes of a wife. She was a fake wife, while Yukiko was a real wife. Shiraizumi Masu must like women like Yukiko.

Yukiko said angrily, "Bai Jun, you are really too much. I treat you so well, but you are like this..."

Hattori Shizuka also said seriously: "It seems that we need to have a good talk."

Under the sharp gazes of Yukiko and Hattori Shizuka, Shiraizumi felt like retreating. Shiraizumi had never seen these two gentle women be so harsh to him.

Bai Quanyi got up and used urine escape.

"I'm going to the bathroom, and I'll check on Heiji while I'm at it..."

After saying this, Bai Quanyi ran away.

174. Kazuha becomes increasingly disappointed with Heiji

Swimming pool changing rooms.

Bai Quanyi squatted at the crime scene to check, then picked up the murder knife and looked at it.

He found Officer Otaki who was in charge of the case, but did not see Hattori and Kazuha. He wanted to call them but found that his phone was left at Hattori's house.

Izumi asked Officer Otaki, "Has the body been moved?"

"Yes, it was moved here from the sports warehouse in the annex," Officer Otaki explained carefully to Izumi. "The first people to discover the body in the warehouse were Kotegawa, Mentani, and Doguchi, all of whom were members of the university's kendo club. After they discovered the body, they immediately left the warehouse, calling for an ambulance, the police, and the captain, Hakamada, who was at the venue. When they returned to the warehouse, the body had vanished..."

"In the locker room?"

"Well, I heard that someone called the service desk and asked someone to notify them to come here."

"What exactly?" Bai Quanyi frowned and asked thoughtfully, "Could it be that one of the three of them pretended to leave and then returned to the warehouse to move the body?"

"That shouldn't be possible," Otaki said with a smile. "At that time, only Kotegawa, who went to call the ambulance, borrowed a cell phone from a student at the door. Then, because the student asked about his injuries, he went back to the warehouse to check the situation. After returning the phone, he went directly to the police station..."

Quan Yi's expression changed slightly. "Actually, I also heard from a student who happened to be eating his lunch at the door. He said that after the three of them left, a strange man wearing protective gear walked out of the annex with a protective gear bag on his back... Didn't that Kotegawa notice anything?"

Otaki was stunned for a moment. "No, maybe he was in the restroom, or hiding in the warehouse... But then, this weird guy is very likely the murderer who moved the body. Officer Bai, where is the student who witnessed it?"

"He should be here soon." Quan Yi frowned.

Based on the current clues, was the person who moved the body someone other than the three people who originally discovered the body? If there was no accomplice, then the person was the murderer of Tsumimi, but...

"Officer Otaki, when the body was found, how did they decide who would call the police and who would call the ambulance?"

"Well, it seems that Kotegawa first said to call an ambulance, then asked Mentani to report the case to the police station in front of the gymnasium, and finally Doguchi said that he would go to inform that Hakamada... There shouldn't be any problem, right?"

"There are a few suspicious points."

Quan Yi looked back at the body that was covered with a cloth and carried away by the police, his eyes slightly fixed.

"The criminal moved the body after it was discovered and even called someone to come over. Maybe the murderer didn't want the warehouse to be searched, as there should be clues there that cannot be found... Was pouring hot water on the body really intended to confuse the time of death?"

"Officer Otaki!" Hattori suddenly rushed into the locker room, "Where are those people?"

"They've already left," Otaki said happily. "Heiji, you're just in time. Inspector Shiro just mentioned that there might be a clue in that warehouse..."

"Eh?" Hattori glared at Izumiyoshi who was standing behind Otaki. "Haku Izumiyoshi, why are you here? Are you trying to steal my limelight again?"

"Who wants to steal your limelight? And why can't I be here?" Baiquanyi said speechlessly, "I was wondering why you left the kendo competition. After asking, I found out that there was a case... Heye is still looking for you. Hurry back and go to the competition."

"Please, how can I compete now?"

Hattori's brows were knotted.

I can lose a kendo match, but I can’t lose a case…

"I really don't understand you," Shiraizumi looked at Hattori with a helpless look of surprise, and continued to say to Officer Otaki, "Officer, call back those college students first, especially the one named Kotegawa..."

Hattori was stunned for a moment: "Brother Quan Yi, have you already... figured it out?"

Quan Yi raised an eyebrow: "Is there a problem?"

"No, no, haha." Hattori laughed guiltily and pointed outside, "In fact, I already know where the criminal will go..."

Outside the gymnasium annex, a dark figure carrying a protective gear bag appeared. He looked around and walked into the annex pretending to be an ordinary participating student. After stepping into the warehouse, he opened the protective gear bag and took out a bottle of water and a bloody towel, with a smile on his face.

After making sure that there was no one outside, the black shadow poured some water onto the towel and began to smear it on the jumping box in the middle of the warehouse.

This is where the body of Tsurimi was found. As long as the blood is smeared...

"It's useless. No matter how hard you try to cover it up, the deceased won't look like he was killed here, Otegawa-san."

Hattori suddenly walked out from behind with Izumi and Officer Otaki. Two policemen in the corner also took off their disguises, which surprised the black shadow.

"Officer, officer," Otegawa said with a stiff face, holding a towel, "How could you..."

Officer Otaki's face was gloomy. "Could you explain this bloody towel?"

"I just……"

"Let me help you."

Hattori chuckled and looked at Kotegawa.

"The deceased was not killed here, but in the locker room next to the swimming pool... After you saw Tarimi covered in blood, you left the warehouse together, then you returned alone and asked Tarimi to go to the locker room, and then you killed him in the locker room. Am I right?"

Otegawa was sweating profusely: "Haha, we all just happened to leave the warehouse. If someone had stayed, wouldn't I be in trouble?"

"It's not a coincidence," Hattori confirmed, "When you asked Mentani to go to the police station to report the case, it was destined that no one would stay, because Doguchi's personality is that he will definitely tell Hakamada if there is anything, and he is very afraid of seeing blood, so he will definitely not get close to the corpse, and he will not find that Tarumi was actually just drinking wine mixed with sleeping pills and fell asleep, and there was red paint on his body so he looked like he was dead..."

Hattori walked up to Kotegawa and put one hand on the jump box.

"The lighting in this warehouse is very dim, so the red paint could easily be mistaken for blood..."

"If a guy covered in paint walks out of the annex, wouldn't it be easy for him to be seen by students at the door?" Otegawa interrupted.

“What if a person goes out wearing protective gear and carrying a protective gear bag?”

"Come on, you're not saying that guy is Tarimiya? Why would Tarimiya listen to me and go to the locker room in that state?"

"Of course it's not enough to just tell him so verbally..."

Hattori exerted force with his hands and opened the lid of the jump box, revealing a tall figure wearing protective gear covered with red paint. The name Hakamada was pasted on the waist guard. At first glance, one would think that Hakamada had been murdered and his body was hidden here.

"What would happen if a drunk person saw this? After you return here alone, have the sleeping Tarimiya hold the Japanese sword, then wake him up and show him the dummy you've hidden in the jump box... Tarimiya often talks about killing Hakamada, and since he was still drunk and covered in blood, it's hard to tell whether it's real or fake. It's not surprising that Tarimiya, mistakenly believing he'd killed Hakamada, would act on your words...

"You asked Tarimi to put on protective gear, then took off his bloody kendo uniform, put the murder weapon in a protective gear bag and took it to the locker room. Your purpose was to create another criminal, so that people would think that someone else carried the protective gear bag containing the body out of the annex..."

Izumi stood behind and watched Hattori reasoning, wiping his nose.

Hattori ignored such an important kendo competition in order to solve the case, so let him take the spotlight.

"What's your motive?" Shiraizumi looked at Kotegawa, whose face was gloomy after the truth was revealed. "You two are classmates, right? What grudge do you have that requires killing?"

"What grudge?" Kotegawa chuckled. "Which high school are you from? I know this is Hattori Heiji... I'm really impressed. He didn't even play in the finals, but came to a place like this to play detective games..."

"He's not a high school student, he's a detective." Hattori said with a smile.

"Detective! Such a young detective!" Bai Quanyi looks young, and there is nothing wrong with saying that he is a high school student.

"I heard that Tsuchimi seemed to have threatened you. Is that because of this?" Baiquanyi continued to ask.