Chapter 35 Section IX

The Sunagawa Police Department kept a straight face and waited in the toilet at the scene of the crime. Here is the deepest compartment.The dead man sitting on the toilet seat has been inquested and is now placed on a stretcher covered with a sheet.The police station stood beside the stretcher, simply raising one hand to greet him indifferently. "It happens to be you again. Hmph, we are so destined, especially you!" The Sunagawa police department gestured for a pistol and pointed the muzzle at Yuping. "I, what's wrong with me?" "Half of the recent murders in Cuichuan City were discovered by you."

Hearing him say that, he found out that he was right, Liuping hated his own "good luck" only now.Whether it was then, then, and this time...you will see dead bodies wherever you go, so this is the third time you have participated in a murder search, and you have really contributed a lot. "Oh, it's nothing, don't be too polite, haha." "No one thanks you." The Sunagawa police department clenched their fists and emphasized. "I mean, it's too unnatural to call it a coincidence. Fifty percent, fifty percent! Such an absurd probability is rare. There must be some reason? There must be."

"Well, I don't think there's any reason. After all, I can't win lottery tickets, and I always lose in pachinko..." Liuping scratched his head and expressed his warm feelings. The pelican raised its face and cheeks. "Mr. Police Department, this is actually a coincidence. I can't disclose the details, but Mr. Toyozo is our client. Because of his unexpected death, we rushed to the funeral venue in a hurry. As a result, a homicide happened, and Ryuhei Discovery, that’s all. We have absolutely nothing to do with this murder, that’s for sure.” "Oh, Mr. Toyozo is your client?" The Sunagawa police department nodded slowly, as if they knew it well. "Well, that's how it is, that's how it is. That's why Toyozo-san entrusted you as the detective to find Sanhuamao, that's why. This job may be the most suitable for you."

Ukai insisted on keeping his face expressionless, and took the sarcasm from the Sunagawa Police Department as a deaf ear. On the other hand, Liuping feels that something is wrong with the situation in front of him.In the past cases, there was always a young criminal policeman next to the Sunagawa police department, who would become the police department's right-hand man, helper, or burden depending on the situation. Today, I didn't see that criminal policeman. Could it be a cold? Ukai seems to have the same doubts and criticizes this. "I don't seem to see Detective Shiki, what happened to him? Was he demoted?"

"Don't demote other people's subordinates without authorization." The Shachuan Police Department explained the situation with a sad face. "Now a lot of people who attended the funeral are left behind, but we can't always maintain the status quo, so we have to interrogate them first, and I asked him to help." "I see..." Ukai shook his head as if understanding. "We were also searched just now. I see, it's hard work to do this to everyone who attended the funeral." "The female policeman also searched me. Mr. Police Department, you don't hesitate to go to that extent. Specifically, what are you looking for?"

"Wait a minute, let me ask first. Anyway, let's explain in detail how the body was found." Liuping responded to the request of the Sunagawa Police Department and explained the situation at that time in detail. He came to Cuichuan Funeral Home with "summer style clothes" and changed into a suit in the toilet. He forgot his sandals in the cubicle. "That is to say..." After listening to Liuping's narration, the Shachuan Police Department took out a piece of evidence from the plastic bag and held it up in front of Liuping to show him. "Are these sandals found at the scene yours?"

"Ah, yes, yes, it's in that cubicle, right?" "Yes, it was turned over and left in a corner of the compartment. I think it's too unnatural to treat it as something left behind by the murderer. According to your statement just now, these shoes have nothing to do with the murder case, really." The Shachuan Police Department threw the evidence to the searcher next to him. "Speaking of Mr. Police Department, there is something I don't quite understand." It was Zhu Mei who asked. "This compartment is designed so that when no one is using it, the door will open inward. When Liuping came here to pick up the sandals, the innermost compartment was closed, so Liuping thought someone was using it. But in fact no one was using it, Instead, the door can be opened with a slight push, in other words, it is not locked from the inside. So what is the state of the door of this compartment?"

"It's nothing, it's a very simple method. To put it simply, it is to put a small stake on the door. The stake mentioned here is not a piece of wood, but a small piece of newspaper folded. The murderer sandwiched a piece between the door and the door frame." Small stakes, let the door be fixed in a closed state. There should be no need to explain why the murderer did this? As long as the door is closed, people who come to the toilet will use other compartments with open doors, and the corpses in the compartment will be No one has found it yet." "But thanks to the pair of sandals that I forgot to take, the body was found unexpectedly early. So when was the actual time of the crime?"

"This is a confidential matter in handling the case and cannot be disclosed." After the indifferent response from the Shachuan Police Department, it turned to Liuping again. "Back to the point. You found the body untouched at all, is that true?" "real." "Didn't you spill miso soup on the dead body just because you were taken aback?" "Under what circumstances do you need to be surprised to do such a thing?" "Well, this is the part that gives me a headache." Is this really a headache for the police department?Leveling is quite doubtful.

"Hey, forget it, let's put aside the issue of miso soup. Anyway, you didn't take anything from the scene, did you?" "No, I didn't take anything." "If you tell a lie, you'll be ruined immediately. It's not good for you to hide." "I'm not lying. Besides, what can I take away?" "What else... um:..." The Shachuan Police Department had a solemn expression and folded their hands on their chests. Ukai, who had been silent until now, finally spoke. "In short, I can roughly guess it. It is something that the murderer would take away from the crime scene, and it is also the first thing the police look for when they arrive at the scene of the crime."

Liuping also understood after hearing this.There are indeed no similar items on site. "Oh, I see." Zhu Mei also nodded frequently as if understanding. "No wonder you have to search carefully. Did you find the murder weapon?" "Um, no, that..." When the Sunagawa police department was at a loss for words, his partner rushed into the scene with a powerful shout of "Police!"It's detective Shiki.The Sunagawa Police Department gently raised their hands in greeting as if seeing a savior. "Hey, Detective Shiki, have you found anything?" The young detective smiled all over his face, said "Yes, I got very important information" and quickly ran to the police station, but he recognized the three people next to him, and his expression froze. "Why are they here? Could it be the murderer?" It's too much to question the murderer just by looking at his face. "Maybe it's the murderer..." The Sunagawa Police Department also said quite mercilessly. "By the way, did you find 'that thing'?" "You mean the 'murder weapon'?" Detective Shiki ruined the efforts of the Sunagawa police department to beat around the bush with one sentence. "Unfortunately, we haven't found a similar item, but we can definitely find it. After all, a sharp object with a blade length of 20 centimeters is not so easy to hide. If you can't find it, it means that the murderer is among the funeral participants who have returned. Another On the other hand, the relevant personnel of the Gotoku Temple are all at the meeting place, and there is no chance to leave the building. If the murderer is among them, the murder weapon must be found somewhere in this building. Police department, don’t you think so?” "Hmm..." Police Department Sunagawa hugged his head. "That's right, it's exactly what you said." "That's it..." Ukai took out the manual and wrote notes, as if deliberately showing it to the police department. "A sharp object with a blade length of 20 centimeters... It's a bit oblique, but it should be considered a large knife or a kitchen knife, right?" "Please don't write notes on your own." The Sunagawa Police Department stopped and turned to face the subordinates. "By the way, Detective Shiki, you just said you got 'very important information', and that was 'very important information' just now? I don't think it's a big deal." "Of course not, I'm only going to tell you important information now." Detective Shiki looked at the manual and began to describe. "The first is the sighting information of suspicious persons. I think it is quite promising, because almost everyone who attended the funeral saw it." "Oh, this is interesting. So what kind of character is it?" "A medium-sized male, about 20 years old, wearing a fancy Hawaiian shirt and khaki pants, looks suspicious. It's not just the appearance, this male was recorded 30 minutes before the funeral. Walking around the scene, several people saw him. Even so, he suddenly disappeared not long after. The police department, don’t you think this person is absolutely, absolutely, suspicious?” "Hmm~ It's really suspicious, too suspicious. Maybe it's really him." Liuping witnessed the naive and enthusiastic discussion between the two criminal policemen, but he really didn't have the courage to tell the truth. "Well, both of you." Zhu Mei took his place and explained their misunderstanding with one word. "Sorry for the cold water, but the aloha guy you're talking about is here." Zhu Mei pointed at Liuping, and the two detectives focused their gazes on it.Like a child caught playing a prank, Liuping raised his hand slowly and tremblingly. "Hey, that person is me." "..." Detective Shiki stared at Ryuhei's raised hand in silence. "I see...it's you. It's you." The Sunagawa police department stared at Liuping with a disappointed expression. "So didn't I explain it just now? I changed from "summer style clothes" to suits." "It's actually a Hawaiian shirt... It really has a summer style." The Shachuan Police Department sighed with this ridicule. "Oh, forget it. So Detective Shiki, do you have any other important information?" "Yes, yes, the next piece of information is absolutely important." Detective Shiki turned to the next page of the manual and revealed the second piece of information. "According to the testimony of eyewitnesses, the victim talked with someone in the corridor near the crime scene at around 1:30 in the afternoon, and based on part of the testimony, the two seemed to be quite close. The other man called Keiichi Iwamura "Xiaoyan", and Iwamura They call that man "Little U"." "Hmm~ I call it 'Little U', right? Who could it be? Uchimura, Uchida, Uchiyama, Uno, Ukawa... what other surnames?" "Could it be 'Ukai'?" Zhu Mei sharply criticized again. "Well, it seems to be." Ukai raised his hand very simply. "I didn't deliberately hide it, but Xiaoyan and I were old friends. So what happened?" "..." Detective Shiki was silent again. "You, you are..." the Shachuan Police Department finally asked. "You are 'Little U'?" "I am little U. The U of Ukai." "Then why did you meet Iwamura here?" "Of course it's a coincidence. Ryuhei, aren't you right?" Ukai and Liuping once again lobbied for the toilet-finding incident in Iwamura at that time. "I see, I completely understand. Then Iwamura may have been killed after saying goodbye to you." Then, the Sunagawa Police Department turned to Detective Shiki as if holding the last hope. "Is there... any other information? Really powerful information?" "Well, it's not like..." Detective Shiki turned to the next page of the manual again. "It is not clear whether it is related to the case, but many people testified that when the funeral was about to begin, there was a fight between a man and a woman near the stairs on the second floor. It is said that the man on the second floor talked nonsense to the woman on the first floor, and the woman suddenly jumped out of anger. He rushed upstairs and knocked the man down with one move...it’s just unbelievable.” "Hm~ what's that like? Flirting at the funeral? It sounds weird, what's the point? Do you have a bottom line on this matter?" "..." "..." After a long silence, Yukai coughed forcefully, and then explained in a closed tone. "I think this should be a small dispute that has nothing to do with the murder. I didn't witness it, but I think so." "No, that's right, I think so too. But I just didn't witness it..." Witnessing the leveling of that scene up close, of course he dared not speak.