SWDnovel Chapter 859: Although I don’t quite understand, I respect
Chapter 859: Although I don’t quite understand, I respect
Chapter 859: Although I don’t quite understand, I respect
After all the "hard evidence" was identified, Aoki Matsu was reminded of a case he had handled before.
Which case?
The case where the bootlicker died a miserable death.
Jellal Tenma, a great bootlicker who was killed twice by his first love.
The mechanism that killed this peerless bootlicker also disappeared in the room and was dragged into the sea outside the window by the old actor "fishing line" from the science world.
There is no sea outside the Hoshina family's house, but outside the balcony where the crime occurred, there is a well facing it.
A well can also hide things.
and so……
Aoki Song called a few police officers and asked them to go down and salvage the body.
At the same time, carefully check the window frames and balconies, trying to find traces of "fishing line".
However, after checking all the window frames and balconies, Aoki Matsu found no traces.
Just as Qing Musong was wondering, the bell rang.
He looked up and found that it was already 12 o'clock in the evening.
and many more……
Aoki Matsu looked at the big clock, which was right above the balcony where the crime occurred.
The big clock, balcony and well are in a straight line.
Could it be!
Thinking of this, Aoki Matsu immediately ran to check the clock.
Then I found a gap at the top of the short hand of the big clock.
Qing Musong's eyes lit up when he saw this.
The murderer really used that method.
Next comes the evidence.
At this time, Aihara Yoji hurried over and said to Aoki Matsu, "Inspector, we found a blood-stained folding umbrella in the well, and a blood-stained weapon tied to the umbrella. In addition, the forensic department also extracted a blood-stained fingerprint from the part of the umbrella that was floating on the water."
Qing Musong's eyes lit up when he heard this.
This is irrefutable evidence.
"You are doing this..." Aoki Matsu gave Aihara Yoji a few instructions.
Then Aoki Matsu and Maruta Ayumi walked up to the guests who had been questioned.
Looking at everyone, Qing Musong said: "After searching the people present, I already know who the murderer is."
"Ah! Who is it?"
"Who is the murderer?"
"Is the murderer really among us?!"
Hearing Qing Musong's words, everyone immediately asked.
"Quiet." Qing Musong said, and then said: "I will demonstrate the modus operandi of this case to you now. Please wait a moment."
Soon, Yoji Aihara arranged everything according to Aoki Matsu's instructions.
"The murderer killed people when the lights were turned off. I will demonstrate to you so you don't have to turn off the lights. First, the murderer applied fluorescent paint on the gems while Mrs. Baoke was admiring her new jewelry. Then wait, Mr. Qingmei turned off the lights.
At this time, the murderer had moved his position to the balcony window, opened the window lock, picked up the thin wire, and quickly tied the thin wire to the folding umbrella he was carrying, waiting for the cake to be served and Mrs. Baoke to blow out the candle.
When the candle was blown out, he quickly approached with an umbrella and stabbed Mrs. Baoke with the weapon. Then, when he felt the string being tightened, he immediately let go.
Aoki Matsu said as he demonstrated with an umbrella and loosened his grip.
With a bang, the umbrella tied with a thin wire hit the window. Because the window was not locked, the force suddenly opened the window.
Then the umbrella disappeared from the balcony.
"It's really gone." Everyone was shocked to see this scene.
Someone immediately asked, “How is this done?”
Qing Musong said: "It is very simple to do this. First, find a long rope and ask the watchmaker to adjust the hands of the clock to the time of the crime, which is close to six o'clock.
The method of this case is as follows. You must first prepare a long rope, then tie a heavy object in the middle, and then tie a small ring that is very easy to slide on the other end of the rope, and put the ring on the decoration at the tip of the short needle in the large and medium-sized ones.
The part with the heavy object is hung on the outside of the balcony railing, and then the other end of the rope is passed into the house through the gap in the window. While waiting to blow out the candles to celebrate the birthday in the dark room, tie the rope pulled into the room tightly to the umbrella, and the work is done.
Just kill Mrs. Hoko a few seconds before six o'clock. A few seconds later, at six o'clock, the short hand of the clock points directly downward, and the small ring tied with a rope slides down from the gap in the decoration. The hanging weight falls quickly, and the dragged umbrella will hit the window, fall under the balcony, and disappear from the room.
The murderer was very smart. If he had just dropped the umbrella outside, it would have been found by the police. So he hid the heavy object tied in the middle of the rope in the lattice manhole cover just below the clock.
Maori Kogoro suddenly realized: "So the murder weapon, which was dragged by the heavy object, fell directly into the well, right?"
Aoki Matsu nodded, "That's right. The well was originally scheduled to be sealed next week, so the murderer had already planned the murder weapon and it would never be discovered.
As for the murderer not being stained with the victim's blood, the murderer installed the murder weapon in front of the umbrella, and when he killed the victim, he opened the umbrella and placed it in front of himself, and the blood splashed on the umbrella, so the murderer did not have a large area of blood on his body. "
As he said this, Aoki Matsu asked Aihara Yoji to bring the umbrella and heavy objects he found on the well and show them to everyone.
"This umbrella is the one we found in the well just now. The bloodstains on it should be Mrs. Hoshina's blood." Aoki Matsu said.
"Who is the murderer?" Mao Lilan asked, "It seems that anyone could have committed this crime."
Qing Musong nodded. "Yes, theoretically, anyone can do this. But we searched and questioned everyone just now, and found that only one person is a suspect."
"Who is it?" asked Kogoro Mouri.
"Mr. Qingbian, it can only be that his hands are stained with Mrs. Hoshina's blood." Aoki Matsu said.
"Mr. Qingbian is the murderer?!" everyone was shocked.
Aoki Matsu nodded, “Because after killing someone, the murderer needed to fold up the umbrella and tie it up, but the umbrella was splattered with a lot of Mrs. Bao Ke’s blood. In the process, the murderer’s hands would inevitably be stained with some blood.
When Detective Maori was presenting the case before, when they went to visit the big clock, Mr. Qingbian was the last person to close the big clock's dial. He should have taken the opportunity to put the short needle on the loop at that time, and then used the excuse of going to the well to pay homage to the deceased watchmaker. He could then pull the thread hanging to the ground to the well, pretending to pay homage, and secretly tie a heavy object to it.
This mansion was designed by Mr. Qingbian himself, so it was easy to calculate the length of the rope. Mr. Qingbian had come across Mrs. Baoke's pocket watch before the crime. At that time, he secretly set the time forward by a few seconds, and he could use the few seconds before the bell rang after Mrs. Baoke blew out the candle to commit the murder. "
Mao Lilan frowned when she heard this and said, "But didn't Mr. Qingbian say that he heard the sound of cloth rubbing against each other? How could the murderer deliberately give evidence that reminds people of an umbrella?"
"He said that on purpose," said Aoki Matsu.
"Ah?" Mao Lilan looked at Aoki Matsu in disbelief.
"I deliberately took the risk of telling the truth and misleading everyone by saying that the murderer might be a woman in a dress. If I tell lies, my testimony will likely be completely different from that of other people, which will make people suspicious, right?" Aoki Matsu explained.
"Where is the evidence? Where is the evidence that you said I am the murderer?" Qing Bian Ding Wu asked.
Having blood on your hands is not irrefutable evidence.
Qing Musong replied: "Of all the guests who came here, you were the only one who used the folding umbrella, and you didn't give it to Mr. Qingmei for safekeeping. In addition, we extracted a bloody fingerprint from the umbrella we found in the well. Only your hand was stained with blood, so that fingerprint must be yours."
Therefore, the murderer must be Qing Bian Dingwu.
Because the murderer had no chance to wash his hands after the crime, using wet wipes would also have made them be discovered.
"Mr. Qingbian, do you have anything else to say?" Aoki Matsu asked.
Qingbian Dingwu said with some regret: "I encountered the rainy day I had been looking forward to for a long time, but I didn't expect that because I was too excited, I didn't check it once, and there was only one umbrella in the car, so I failed."
Qing Musong raised his eyebrows when he heard this: "Long-awaited, do you mean that you planned this murder case from the time you sent the first threatening letter two years ago?"
"That's right, because as long as it's a rainy day, it can explain why there is no trace of the murderer's escape, and no guests will go to the balcony, so there is no need to worry about the trap I set up being exposed. However, just before I took action, when the rain was about to stop, I was still a little anxious." Qingbian Dingwu replied.
"So, you plead guilty?" Aoki Matsu asked.
Qing Bian Dingwu nodded and replied, "Yes, the bloody fingerprint on the umbrella that fell into the well is mine."
All we need to do is do a fingerprint comparison, he can't deny it.
At this time, Furugaki Rinzou put his cane on the ground and asked angrily and puzzledly: "But why? Why did you kill Mrs. Hoshina?"
Based on their friendship, he and Zhou Fang Zhiqiu have more motives to kill!
Qing Bian Dingwu lowered his head slightly and said sadly: "Because of my childhood playmate, he died unexpectedly because of this lady! Can't I take revenge?"
Aoki Matsu understood after hearing this.
So this is the relationship! This makes sense.
Now it was Furugaki Rinsaku and Suho Tomoaki's turn to be dumbfounded.
Zhou Fang Zhiqiu immediately questioned: "But didn't you say that at my brother's funeral? I still remember you said it was an accident!"
Qing Bian Dingwu looked at her and said, "Yes, I thought so at the time. It was not until the day of the funeral that I heard what the lady said and I had a different idea.
At the funeral, she asked Mr. Qingmei, "What's going on? Why haven't you found a replacement watchmaker yet?" Mr. Qingmei said, "I'm sorry, because when I think of the deceased watchmaker, I can't muster the energy to find a new one."
When she heard this, she angrily shouted at Mr. Qingmei: "Didn't I tell you that a broken clock can only be thrown away and replaced with a new one, and the same goes for watchmakers."
"How, how could this be..." Mao Lilan felt very sad when she heard this.
"He is a person who loves watches more than anyone else. He has infused souls into every watch here. After he came here, Mrs. Bao Ke has never lost a watch. But..." Qing Bian Ding Wu's eyes became moist when he said this. "When it was stormy, the lady asked the watchmaker to go out to repair it by hanging on a rope. This was a disguised form of murder."
"Then what does the threatening letter you wrote mean?" Maruta Ayumi asked curiously.
After hearing this, Qingbian Dingwu was silent for a while, and then he slowly said: "Perhaps I am not doing this to avenge him, but rather to help them save his family from the ruler of time."
Save the bell?
Although people didn't quite understand, they respected it.
"Take it away." Aoki Song said.
Upon hearing this, Maruta Ayumi stepped forward and took Kireibe Tōgo away.
Aoki Matsu yawned.
I stayed up until the early morning again, and the Hoshina family's home is still an hour away from the Metropolitan Police Department.
Just thinking about it makes Aoki Matsu feel a headache. He hates this kind of overtime work.
Fortunately, the Metropolitan Police Department is still staffed by people, so I don’t have to go to work early in the morning, and I also get overtime pay.
I feel a little relieved.
But Aoki Matsu didn't expect that that night, Maori Kogoro called the police again. He encountered a murder case again at night.
Aoki Matsu had no choice but to resign himself to his fate, put on his suit and go out on duty.
Arriving at the scene, Aoki Matsu followed the old rules and said, "Detective Mori, please tell me what happened."
"Yes!" replied Kogoro Mori.
"Here's what happened. I came to this SATSUKI store to have a drink after watching the horse racing today. I met three people who also love horse racing in the store, Mr. Shinohara Masao, Ms. Ogi Chihiro and Mr. Nakamura Susumu. We discussed the horse racing that just ended and found out that I was actually a big underdog.
To celebrate my good luck and winning the lottery, I decided to treat the other people to a drink. After a few drinks, the four of us went out of the store to get some fresh air, and I stood at the door to smoke. Then Xiaolan and Conan came to find me, and the three of them happened to be out of the water and walked over. Then everyone entered the hotel together, only to find the proprietress Mishima lying on the counter, with a large pool of blood on the counter.
We saw something was wrong, and Mr. Shinohara was the first to walk over and help the lady boss up. Unexpectedly, we saw that she was stabbed in the chest. After confirming that she was dead, we called the police. This is roughly how the case happened. "Mouri Kogoro said.
Aoki Matsu nodded.
At this time, Maruta Ayumi held up an evidence bag and said, "The cause of death was a kitchen knife stabbed into the victim's chest. On the handle of the knife was the mark of 'May'."
Maori Kogoro said, "It seems that all the kitchen knives used in the boss lady's shop have this mark."
"Go check it again." Qing Musong ordered.
"Yes!"