Chapter 15 Chapter 14 Trombone

How long am I going to write this kind of shit!The house leak happens to be raining overnight, and Hara Sakura's murder alone is tricky enough, but now Amamiya is added, and Sagara's whereabouts are still unknown.Now that Amamiya's body has been found, shouldn't Sagara be killed somewhere?I also joined the ranks of the police and started a blanket search in the hotel together, but still nothing.The criminal police guarding the front and back doors of the hotel said that it was absolutely impossible for Sagara to leave. They claimed that no women went out after dark.So, where did Sagara disappear to?I'm really at a loss.But these are things for later.

At that time, other detectives noticed the commotion and rushed to this small road.After the police station sent someone to guard the body, they rushed up to the fourth floor, and we followed behind.Climbing up to the fourth floor, Kawada and Hasumi stood in front of the door with sullen faces, while Shiga flute was still standing at the other end of the corridor with a melancholy expression. As soon as he entered the room, he immediately saw Kenzo Makino sitting by the bed smoking a cigarette.When Makino saw the police station, his cheeks twitched in fright, but he didn't intend to get up.The police department strode across the room and went to the window to investigate the shattered glass.The window opened left and right, and the glass on the left was broken in four pieces, showing a giant tooth-shaped hole.

"Is this window open when you turn on the light?" The police department turned around and asked Makino.He nodded reflexively. "Yes, it was on when I turned on the light. And it's going out almost at right angles from side to side." Makino made a noise in his throat and swallowed a mouthful of saliva. "Mr. Police Department, who fell there? No, in fact, it doesn't matter who he is. Was that man... or the woman pushed through this window? But the second I heard the glass shatter Zhong rushed into this room. I finally understood why the police department was so stalking and asked me if there was a reason why someone ran out of this room. As I said just now, no one escaped from this room. Run out of the room. As you can see, there is no hiding place here at all..., that is, it will become me who pushes the man down. In other words, no one but me has a chance to push the man... …or the woman pushes down."

The police department stared at Makino without blinking.After watching for a long time, the police department looked back and scanned the room.I followed the eyes of the police department and looked around.So, what Makino said was right.There was absolutely nowhere to hide in this empty room.In the room, a bed was placed in front of the left and right walls. The bed was very low, and it was impossible for people to hide in the narrow space.Even if someone squeezed himself under the bed, it would be tiring to get out.If someone crawled out from under the bed, no matter how distracted Makino was by what happened outside the window, it was impossible for him not to notice.

"Mr. Makino." The police department watched Makino's face from the front. "You mentioned that man...or woman. From what you said, do you suspect that the person who was pushed down here might be a woman?" Makino looked at the police station in a daze. "Because, isn't that because Amamiya and Tsuchiya were looking for Sagara all the time? So I thought it was Sagara who was pushed down..." When the police department heard Sagara's name, they raised their eyebrows as if suddenly thinking of it.Yes indeed!Sagara... what happened to Sagara?If Makino hadn't mentioned this matter, we would have completely forgotten about Sagara.

Just when the police department was about to say something, Hasumi, who was standing beside me, suddenly yelled and rushed into the room, pushed Makino away, and picked up a... trombone from the bed? "Who? Who? Who! Who made my trombone look like this..." Lian Jian said with a choked voice.At the same time, everyone's eyes were focused on the trombone in his hand. The more I looked at it, the more I felt that the air pipe of the trombone seemed to be crooked... (abbreviated below) After seeing this, I believe all readers already know what happened in the hotel in Osaka on the night we went to Tokyo.So that’s the end of the quotation of Mr. Tsuchiya’s notes, let’s go back to our own adventure.

The day after Amemiya was killed at N Hotel, the train we took arrived back at Osaka Station at 8:00 pm.This train was the one that Hara Sakura was supposed to take on the 19th.This murder case is really disturbing. We just arrived in Osaka from Tokyo yesterday morning, took a bus back to Tokyo in the evening, and now we have rushed back to Osaka.How many times do we have to travel between Tokyo and Osaka?Master Yuri and I are considered to be strong and strong people, but we were really tired this evening after going through all this back and forth.When we rushed directly from Osaka Station to Hotel N, we didn't even have the strength to speak.

This murder did not give us a little time to breathe.We had telegraphed in advance, and the Asahara Police Department had been waiting for us at the N Hotel.As soon as the police saw us, they took us to the manager's office and told us in detail what happened last night.Listening and listening, the fatigue on Master Yuri's face gradually faded.The master narrowed his eyes and thought for a while, then straightened up and said. "So it's like this. When you were in this room, you heard the sound of breaking glass, followed by the sound of heavy objects falling. When you opened the window and looked out , and saw Yu Gong fall to the ground. Did you immediately look up at the time?"

"Of course. I looked up reflexively. But the windows on that row of windows were closed except for the fourth floor. Although it was dark at the time, I couldn't see clearly, but if the prisoner was removing the corpse After pushing it down and then closing the window, I can still feel some unusual movement." "Is it possible to analyze the approximate height from which the body fell from according to the fracture situation of the body?" "Well, I've thought about that too. I consulted the doctor, and the doctor said that he must have fallen from a height above the third floor."

"In this way, the possibility of falling from the window on the fourth floor has become very high. Moreover, Mr. Makino, who rushed into the room immediately after hearing the sound of broken glass, also proved that there was absolutely no one in the room at that time. yes?" "Yes. He was very worried because of this. Because after he testified, he found that only he had the chance to push Yugong down the stairs." The police department smiled meaningfully. "I see. If no one escapes from that room, it means that Makino is suspected of committing the crime. But is it true that no one escaped from there? Is it possible for the murderer to escape through the window?"

"No, I have also thought about this possibility. Every room in this hotel is the same. There is a vertical water pipe running up and down on the left side outside the window. Although it is just an ordinary water pipe, in order to allow the tenants Use it to take refuge in an emergency, and the hotel designed the water pipe to be very strong and slippery. I once thought about whether the murderer might use the water pipe to slip down, but in this way, I should be discovered." "That is to say..." Master Yuri raised an eyebrow.This action proves that the master is interested in this point. "In other words, it's a matter of timing. When I first heard the sound of glass breaking, I immediately ran to the window, intending to open the window to look outside. This was the moment when Amemiya fell. Wait until When I opened the window and stuck my head out of the window, there was a sudden 'dong' sound, and I immediately looked for the source of the sound. So if the murderer pushes the body down first, and then uses the water pipe to slide it down, no matter his skill No matter how agile you are, it is impossible not to be seen by me. The same is true for Mr. Makino. Mr. Makino said that as soon as he heard the sound of glass breaking, he rushed into the room and turned on the light, and then ran to the window. Even so, he still did not look No suspects. Mr. Makino mentioned that when he pressed the light switch and saw the first thing he saw, the glass window was still shaking from side to side. This means that the murderer must have just pushed the body down. No matter how dead the murderer is It takes a lot of courage for a guy as light as a swallow to slide down the water pipe of the window on the fourth floor. Besides, no matter how strong the murderer is, it will take some time to climb onto the water pipe immediately after pushing down the corpse. However, Mr. Makino and I I didn’t even see the murderer, so I don’t think it’s possible for the murderer to use the water pipe to escape.” This is really like an act of self-abuse.By completely denying this method of committing crimes, the police department puts itself in a restless mood, and then obtains a twisted pleasure of self-deprecating. "Speaking of which, do those involved in the murder have an alibi?" "Well, it may be difficult to prove this point. Regardless of Mr. Makino, the others are all alone in their rooms, so there is no way to prove their absence. Double bass player Kawada and trombone player Hasumi, this The two have been drinking in the restaurant since before the incident, so there is no problem. As for the manager Tsuchiya, he also has a perfect alibi. When I found Amemiya's body and turned back in shock to find someone, Tsuchiya was there Already in this room." Master Yuri fell into deep thought without saying a word, and then stared at the trombone set aside. "Oh, this is Hasumi's trombone, right? It's twisted into such a virtue." Master Yuri picked up the trombone. "It takes a lot of strength to twist the trombone like this? Are there any fingerprints on it?" "There are the fingerprints of Amamiya. Of course, there are also the fingerprints of the owner Hasumi. There are only the fingerprints of the two of them on it. I guess that Amamiya, who was attacked by the murderer, may try to use this trombone to defend himself. Become this virtue." "However, according to what you say, the murderer should have touched this trombone more or less. In this way, the murderer's fingerprints will be left on it...? After all, if the murderer wants to erase his own fingerprints, he will only leave Amamiya and Renjian, this is not easy to do. Are there signs of a similar fight in the room on the fourth floor that is suspected to be the scene of the crime?" "Yes. In addition to the wrinkled carpet, Yugong should have fallen on this bed when he was strangled to death. There were two or three bloody hairs stuck to the iron pillar at the foot of the bed. It was indeed Yugong's hair." The hair is right. The killer didn't leave his fingerprints on the trombone either because he didn't touch the trombone or because he wore gloves." "In the hotel? If the prisoner wears gloves, there must be a reason why he must wear them. I probably know what happened in the case, so can you let me see the room where the crime scene is suspected?" Just as Master Yuri was about to get up, a criminal policeman opened the door and said. "Uh... Excuse me, there is a gentleman named Ono who said he has something to talk to Master Yuri, is it convenient for Master Yuri?" Master Yuri and I couldn't help but glance at each other.Although the master was a little puzzled, he still said: "Strike the iron while it's hot. If we procrastinate and he changes his mind, it won't be good. Mr. Police Department, I'll go to the room on the fourth floor later. Is it okay to listen to what Ono has to say first?" "Yasui, go and bring Ono here right away." After the detective left, Master Yuri turned around and said to me as if he suddenly remembered. "That's right, I forgot. Mitsuki, "Weekly Pictorial" is the magazine of your newspaper, right?" I looked at the master in surprise. "Yes, that's right. But..." "Are there any expired magazines in the Osaka branch?" "I think there must be. But, master, what happened to the "Illustrated Weekly?" "I'll talk about the reason later. Excuse me, can you call the people in the branch and ask them to send here the..., um, October to December issue of "Weekly Pictorial" from last year? I want to check it out something." I immediately called Shimadzu. "Good! I'll send it right away. But, Mr. Mitsuki, how is the murder going?" "I don't know yet. However, the master seems to have a bottom line. In short, you send it as soon as possible!" Just as I hung up the phone, Ono staggered in.