Chapter two hundred and eighty nine, inextricably linked
"Evidence? Is it such conclusive evidence?"
Facing Conan's question, Xiaolan didn't know how to answer. She hesitated and shook her head, "I don't know what the specific evidence is, but my father and the police who investigated the scene are very sure that Miss Mingmei is the murderer.
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Is what uncle said still accurate?
Conan naturally did not believe in Mouri Kogoro's judgment. He was unwilling to admit that such a gentle Akemi was the murderer until he saw the conclusive evidence that Akemi was the murderer with his own eyes.
Taking advantage of Xiaolan's blink of an eye, Conan got through the cordon. When the policemen were discussing "how to find the missing Miyano Akemi" and relaxed their guard, he sneaked into the house and began to observe the crime.
on site.
The room was not big and did not have much furniture. It looked similar to a rough house. It did not look like a place for a person to live and work, but rather a place for hiding.
Hirota Kenzo was hung from the middle beam before, but now his body has been lowered. Thanks to this, Conan can get closer and better observe the details of the deceased.
Almost as soon as he saw the corpse's neck, Conan knew that Mr. Hirota had indeed died of homicide.
There was a purple strangulation mark on his neck, but this strangulation mark was below his Adam's apple, and there was another strangulation mark above his Adam's apple near his chin. This mark was where Mr. Hirota's body was
It is formed under the pressure of hanging from the roof beams.
It is obvious that this second trace is the murderer's disguise of hanging in order to cover up the fact of his murder.
"It's true that it was a homicide, but it doesn't mean that the murderer is Miss Mingmei."
Is there any other evidence?
Thinking of this, Conan looked around, locked the location of the evidence box, quickly approached it, opened the box, picked up the evidence stored in plastic bags and inspected it one by one.
But soon he found the key piece of evidence, a recording pen.
This recording pen made him subconsciously put down the other evidence in his hand. Somehow, Conan felt that this was an important piece of evidence that led to Mingmei being identified as the murderer.
After swallowing a sip of saliva, Conan turned on the recorder, and the last recording on it started to play automatically.
The recording begins with the man trembling and shouting in fear.
"Don't kill me!! I haven't touched any of the money!"
"Take it if you want!!"
"Where's the money?"
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Conan couldn't believe his ears, but his reason told him that the familiar voice that spoke just now was none other than Miyano Akemi.
In the recording, Hirota Kenzo’s voice was full of trembling
"It's in the suitcase in the bathroom, I haven't opened it yet..."
It was quiet for a few seconds.
"You better not lie to me."
There was a strange metal "clang" sound, and Kenzo Hirota's breathing became more rapid.
After that, there was no sound of anyone speaking in the recording, but the sound of high heels stepping on the tiles could be vaguely heard in the background, and then the sound of wheels sliding on the ground could be heard.
"Creak!" The door axis turned, and then there was another sound of closing the door. In the recording, Kenzo Hirota finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Miyano Akemi, this damn woman..."
"Oh, money..."
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With Hirota Kenzo's filthy and unpleasant curses, the recording also ended.
Although it is only a short recording, the information contained in it is enough to show that Miyano Akemi is inextricably linked to this case.
Putting the recorder back to its original position, Conan lowered his head as if thinking, slipped out of the room, and returned to Xiaolan.
Just listening to the recording, Conan also felt that Miyano Akemi was highly suspected of killing Hirota Kenzo.
Not to mention anything else, just talking about the strange metal collision sound in the recording, Conan can be sure that Miyano Akemi must have a gun in her hand at that time. It was precisely because of the gun that Kenzo Hirota, a grown man, was able to attack Miyano.
That weak woman No Akemi was so fearful and frightened that she obeyed what she was told.
But the sound of closing the door at the end was a bit strange. After all, after getting what she wanted, Miyano Akemi had no reason to take the risk and return again to kill Kenzo Hirota by strangling, leaving such obvious signs in the room.
evidence of.
If she really wanted to kill someone and silence her, she wouldn't have committed such a crime. She would have just shot and killed her without leaving so much strange evidence.
Thinking of this, Conan became more sure of his thoughts.
There was a third person in this case, and it was that person who killed Hirota Kenzo and tried to pin the murderer's identity on Miyano Akemi.
"But who is this person?" Conan frowned.
He suddenly thought of the last sentence of the recording, Kenzo Hirota's lamentation with an unwilling tone.
"Oh, money..."
money?
Conan was stunned. Speaking of money, he suddenly thought of the billion-yen robbery that happened not long ago.
In that case, the three prisoners have not been found yet, but based on the blurry surveillance footage shown during the previous TV broadcast, Conan was able to see the figures of the three prisoners.
One is thin and looks like Miyano Akemi, one is short and fat and looks like the recently deceased Hirota Kenzo, and the third one is tall and has a high probability of being the person who killed Hirota Kenzo.
However, he is tall and tall...
As if he suddenly thought of something, Conan's expression changed and he hurriedly ran towards the end of the street.
"Hey! Conan, what are you going to do?" Xiaolan just blinked, and Conan, who had just obtained it, flew away again.
Also leaving with Conan was Yuya Kazama, who had been parked across the street and did not leave.
He didn't leave immediately just now, just because he was worried.
The place where the child got off the bus was the scene of a certain incident. No adult would leave with confidence before confirming that Conan had arrived home safely.
But he watched with his own eyes as the child rushed into the scene of the incident with a serious face, and then ran out after a while.
When he came out again, his face showed no trace of the panic and fear that a normal child should have after seeing a dead body.
On the contrary, he is serious with a hint of understanding and a hint of confusion, much like a detective who is solving a case.
Is this a normal child?
Kazama was a little suspicious.
So, when he saw Conan suddenly running away, his face still full of
"I know the murderer's methods, I'm going to catch him now!" With an expression on his face, he subconsciously drove and followed him.
"Mr. Zero told me to escort him home safely..."
Kazama sighed. He followed now, not only to protect this "naughty" child from behind, but also out of curiosity.
What on earth did this child discover?
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Conan quickly returned to Kurosawa Rin's house, panting.
At this time, the Kurosawa house was completely dark and no one was there.
Conan took out the key and entered the house, trying to find someone here.
"Damn it! Mingmei is not here..."
Where did she go??
Conan looked around the room again in disbelief.
Just now, Conan suddenly figured it out.
These recent seemingly unrelated cases are actually a big web hidden in the darkness, woven together. They seem to be unrelated, but they restrain, interfere with, and complement each other. They are intricately connected.
connect.
These cases are the disappearance of Uncle Akemi, the kidnapping of the Kurosawa family, the murder of Hirota Kenzo, and the source of all incidents——