Chapter 40 12. The Heart of a Big Whale

Kijima Interpol did not leave with the prosecutors.On the one hand, it was the director's order, and on the other hand, he did not believe that the murder case had been solved. In the afternoon, he wandered alone in the garden. Suddenly, there was a black painted object that looked like a small stucco hill in front of him.In the darkness, only a stain-like white spot is relatively conspicuous.Actually, those were the monster's eyes.The small white eyes of the man-made whale were staring at the detective. The deep black hole that opens directly under the eye is the entrance to the whale's body.The criminal police are well aware of how unimaginable the interior is, it is a strange fairy tale world that even adults will be fascinated by.

So, on a whim, the criminal police couldn't help stepping into the whale's body.Walking into the mouth of the big whale from the deep black cave, a creepy and uneven throat suddenly appeared.From here extends the esophagus, which barely fits one person, and leads directly to the stomach pouch. There are no lamps around, the light sources are all hidden in the fibers of the viscera, and through the bluish-black mucous membrane, they cast a glimmer of cloudy light in front of them.On the blue-black transparent mucous membrane, ferocious blood vessels and nerves criss-crossed like black rivers.

A part of the stomach pouch is red and festered, and a hole about three feet is opened, from which it can enter the body cavity.Detective Kijima stepped out of his stomach along the road. Outside is a vast reddish-brown hollow.A shockingly huge light source hangs above the head, and at a glance, it looks like the big lantern of Asakusa Nioh Gate.In fact, it was a terrifyingly large, bright red, transparent whale heart.From the red heart climbed out the winding arteries and veins like the roots of old trees, and meandered to the intestines in the distance.And the blue-black large intestine and small intestine of the big whale are like countless snakes tangled together.

"Isn't this Mr. Kijima?" From somewhere, a mechanical voice sounded like a radio. Kijima was taken aback for a moment, and looking back, under the big lantern-like heart, a dark shadow was like a wriggling parasite.That's human. "Who's over there?" "It's me, Kitagawa." Kurokage replied in Jiraemon's tone. "Oh, so it's you. Why are you here?" The policeman approached right below the heart. "Something to think about, this bright red heart always stimulates my imagination." Looking closely, Jiraemon's face was red and black, like a terrifying red ghost.

"Oh, what are you thinking?" In front of him, Detective Kijima also turned into a red ghost.Under the big lantern-like heart, two red ghosts were whispering. "Of course it's this bloody murder." Jiraemon replied.Right under the huge heart, when hearing the adjective "bloody", a fishy smell really rushed into the criminal police's nostrils. "But didn't the case be solved long ago? Don't you think Tang Ben is innocent?" Although the criminal police were not sure that the murder case had been solved, they couldn't help but ask back when they met someone who was equally suspicious.

"No, not entirely... Detective Kijima, do you believe that Yumoto Rangji is the real culprit of the four murders?" "Of course, that's the only way to decide, isn't it?" Kijima asserted forcefully. "He does have a criminal record, but he is not a murderous devil who would wantonly take innocent lives." "Arbitrarily? Is there no purpose? Don't you understand the meaning?" The policeman was really surprised. "Hey, what do you mean, there is a motive for the murder next time? I'd like to hear your opinion." Zhiliangemon said, staring at the detective's red face.

"Yu Ben wanted to snatch Zhukou Zhimanzi away from you, but was ruthlessly rejected. Isn't this a motive?" "Oh, you know about this?" "I'm a detective." Kijima replied with some dissatisfaction, as if consciously humiliated. "Oh, sorry. The situation is exactly as you said, but..." "As for the murder of Reiko, Erlang's diary can also provide an explanation. Reiko and Yumoto are like a couple, and it is natural that they may find out that the husband committed a crime. Especially as the target of Yumoto's stunts, she must be more sensitive than anyone else. She had noticed that the dagger that killed Tomiko belonged to Yumoto. Therefore, she couldn't help asking Jiro about it. As expected, Reiko also died by the same dagger."

"So that's the case, it's very reasonable. Then, what is the motive for killing Mitani Jiro?" Jiliangemon said with a smile. "Erlang is the only witness who knows Lizi's secret. The quickest way to silence the witness is to kill him." "Does this mean that Rangji overheard the secret conversation between Lizi and Erlang?" "Probably. Otherwise, he might have noticed a thing or two from his girlfriend Lizi's words and deeds." All readers are well aware that when Reiko confided her secret to Erlang, a monstrous black figure hid behind a bush and eavesdropped.If that is Yumoto Rangji, Kijima detective's deduction will be more credible.

"So, what about Renjian Broken Branch? It's not unusual for the residents of the amusement park to go to the airship early in the morning. However, she has nothing to do with the murder, why was she killed? Also, the murderer How to cut off the high-hanging aerial rope ladder? At that time, there was no one else on the flying boat." "Have you carefully observed the incision of the rope ladder?" The detective suddenly asked an inexplicable question. "Ok……" "The incision is very neat, right? If it's not cut with a sharp blade, it is..." "Hey, is there any other possibility?"

"Bullets. If the murderer was a sharpshooter and could hit the string, it might have left a cut like that." "Where did you shoot?" Jiraemon asked in surprise. "Although I want to say it's in the center of the maze, it seems unlikely. It should be in the vicinity, such as launching from the bottom of the flying ship, and escaping into the forest when there are no people around is a good idea." "But there will be gunshots, right? The kitchen lady didn't mention anything like that." "The key is the fireworks. It seems that the sound of a large number of fireworks set off early in the morning overwhelmed the gunshots. I summoned K in charge today to hint at the prosecutor."

"I see. Thanks to you wanting to get the fireworks, it's amazing. But, what's the motive? Why did Rangji kill Zazhi?" "Remember that Zhezhi was holding a telescope? When she was overlooking the garden from the flying ship, she happened to witness the terrifying scene in the center of the maze, which was the scene of the murder." "I see, that's how it is." Jiraemon repeatedly nodded in admiration. "After the murderer achieves his goal, he will definitely look around to see if he is seen. Then he finds a figure holding a telescope on the flying boat. In panic, the murderer ran out of the maze and rushed under the flying boat. Isn't this speculation logical? It would have been nice if the broken branch had left the flying boat as quickly as possible, but she was probably too shocked to make a quick decision. Then, the murderer shot while she was climbing down the rope ladder in a hurry. Although he aimed at the broken branch, he missed the target and hit the thin rope. After all, Yumoto could not A sharpshooter who shoots a string dangling in mid-air." "Well, your reasoning is reasonable. Then, Santani Erlang was killed by the same gun after the murderer cleared the broken branches?" "The carousel is between the flying ship and the maze, so it should be right." "But did you find the gun you used last time?" "Unfortunately, not yet, otherwise Tang Ben's crime would be confirmed. Unfortunately, I don't know where he hid, and I can't find him now, but I think it's just a matter of time." The criminal police replied confidently. "However, even after hearing your reasoning, I still find it hard to believe that I was guilty." Jiliangemon still spoke with a smile. "Hey, could there be other suspects?" The criminal policeman was very surprised. "There's a fact you don't know." "What fact?" "It was Ohno Raizo and Hitomi Orie who first discovered the body of Moguchi Tomomanko. At that time, Orie actually saw the murderer, but he was worried that it would cause trouble if he said it casually, so he only told Ohno, and she was killed brutally afterwards. Ohno I was also afraid of hurting someone, so I have kept silent so far.” "Hitomi Zorie also witnessed the murderer? Ah, how could it be so, to conceal such an important clue. Then, who is the murderer?" "I don't know. The incident happened suddenly, Zhe Zhi can only confirm that the other party is wearing a suit, is very short, and is a man." "Short man?" The detective couldn't help but gasped. "When it comes to short people, except for the underage Mitani Erlang, there is only the rickety Sousuke Sousuke. Zoe is worried that these two people will be wronged." "But Erlang was killed." Under the treacherous red-black light of the whale's huge heart, the two couldn't help but looked at each other and remained silent for a while.