Conan's First Love is a Profiler

Chapter 124 Looks Like an Ex-Boyfriend

A woman in a high school student uniform arrived at the destination indicated by the navigation.

She hesitated for a moment, then rang the doorbell nervously.

"You are 'Takehisa Ki', right? Welcome, please come in."

Qinghai Chuantang smiled and welcomed the other party into the house.

In the room, there was a girl who was also wearing a high school uniform. She was Masumi Sera who happened to meet and was invited by chance.

To put it simply, Qinghai Chuantang needs someone to work for free.

“Would you like to see tea?”

Seeing that the other party did not answer, Qinghai Chuantang looked at her: "What's wrong?"

“I can’t afford that much.”

"it does not matter."

Takehisa raised his head and looked at the other person.

"Really? Is it really okay?"

After she finished speaking, she finally realized her own gaffe.

The case took place in a small coastal town.

A week ago, police found a body in a warehouse.

The deceased was a woman in her thirties, and the cause of death was excessive blood loss from being stabbed with a sharp knife.

In addition to the stab wounds in the back, there was another noteworthy feature: the victim's head and arms had been cut off.

There were no items left around the body, so the identity of the deceased could not be determined.

The investigation into the case has reached a dead end.

However, the case suddenly took a turn for the better.

At the riverside several kilometers away from the crime scene, someone accidentally witnessed a man burying severed limbs, a head, and the belongings of the deceased.

The man's name is Oishi Ikeza, and he is a high school teacher.

After investigation, the identity of the deceased was confirmed.

The murdered woman was named Xia Yayeka, 32 years old, and was a housewife.

Oishi Ikeza was dating his student Takehisa Nozomi. When Natsume Yaka discovered this, she took photos and threatened him to pay money to keep quiet.

With a reasonable motive for murder, everyone was convinced that Oishi Ikeza was the murderer of Natsume Yaka.

However, Oishi Ikeza has strongly denied the crime.

A high school teacher killed and dismembered a student in order to conceal an illicit relationship between him and his student. This social event was widely reported by the media.

For a time, all the controversy turned to Takehisa.

She and Oishi Ikeza made an agreement to get married after she graduated.

The isolated and helpless Takehisa, holding on to the last glimmer of hope, found Qinghai Chuantang.

"I already know the general situation. Let me be frank with you. The result may not be what you expect. But there is one thing I can assure you."

Takehisa raised her head and looked at her.

"I will never abandon you until the truth comes out."

"me too."

Sera Masumi looked at the other person and smiled brightly.

Led by Takehisa, the two came to the warehouse.

A yellow cordon was set up at the door, but the reeds on the side also led to the warehouse.

Qing Haichuantang took off his coat and handed it to Sera Masumi.

"It's not good to be stabbed."

After passing through reeds taller than humans, the two finally arrived in front of the warehouse.

The window was open, but only one side had blood stains.

The blood had long since dried, but traces of it having flowed downwards could still be seen.

There was a lot of blood sprayed on the wooden boards inside the house, but there was no trace of blood on the cement floor outside the window.

Then, the three of them came to the police station.

Because they had greeted their friends on the road, Oishi Ikeza, who was in detention, was brought out and given a short period of time to ask each other questions.

"First of all, why bury the body parts of the dead on the river bank?"

"that is because."

That day, Oishi Ikezu found a cardboard box in front of his house.

When I opened it and took a look, I saw a woman's limbs and head.

He was afraid of being suspected, so he planned to bury it.

"Ms. Xia Ya's death was approximately between 21pm and 2pm on the 6st. Do you have an alibi for this period?"

"No, I've been grading papers at home."

"Does anyone else know that you were threatened by Ms. Char?"

"No."

Following this line of thought, perhaps a story like this can be formed.

Unable to bear the constant extortion, he killed Natsume Yaka. In order to hide the identity of the body, he cut off the arms and head and buried it on the river bank.

And this kind of plot was written by the Investigation Headquarters.

"I believe you."

Takehisa looked at the man next to him and said firmly.

Because of the permission from above, the two were given permission to review the investigation materials.

"It's really more convenient to be on site."

Sera Masumi couldn't help but complain quietly.

The research materials piled up in front of her were almost as high as her head.

"It's okay, I've already sorted it out."

After finishing speaking, Qinghai Chuantang handed the chart he had drawn to the other party.

After reading it, Sera Masumi said, "What's worth noting is that it was indeed the time when Natsume Yaka was killed."

Xia Yajia was killed between 21 and 2 p.m. on the 6st.

However, Natsume Yaka was at the beauty salon between 3 and 4 o'clock, and bought something at the snack shop at 5 o'clock.

Inside the wallet were receipts from a barber shop and a snack shop.

"That is to say, Ms. Xia Ya was killed between 5 and 6 o'clock after leaving the snack shop."

Sera Masumi nodded, as if thinking about something.

That night, when Natsume Yeka's husband Natsume Yoshiaki returned home, he found the room in a mess and called the police.

"Then the criminal is likely hiding in the room and destroying all the evidence related to him."

After sorting out his thoughts, Sera Masumi revealed a confident expression.

"Now, let's go to their home and find out."

In Xia Ya's home, there is a tablet of Xia Ya Yega and her photo, and a stick of incense is lit in the stove in front of her.

Everything in the house was in order, very clean and tidy.

On the wall, there are several award certificates and a pair of boxing gloves.

There are many trophies on the shelf nearby.

"Mr. Xia Ya, are you a professional boxer?"

"Yes, but he is just a nobody."

“Isn’t it hard to be a professional boxer?”

"It has always been Yiega who has been doing odd jobs to support the family. She has been taking care of my diet and nutrition since I first entered the industry. It can be said that it is with her support that I have been able to stick to boxing to this day."

When speaking, Natsume Yoshiaki always kept his head down.

Sera Masumi looked at him and asked, "When was the last time you saw her?"

"On the morning of the murder."

After saying that, Xia Mei Yoshiaki took out his mobile phone from his trouser pocket and clicked on a video.

It was a picture of Natsume Yaka lying on the bed, soundly sleeping.

He slowly approached her and kissed her cheek gently.

"Where were you between 2pm and 6pm on the day of the incident?"

As for an alibi, from the moment a person is listed as a suspect, he or she will be questioned countless times.

So Xia Mei Yoshiaki was used to this and answered fluently.

"That day, I worked until 4 p.m."

As he said that, he stood up and walked towards the bedroom.

"Then I went straight to Tokyo and watched a fight between my boxing club mates at Paradise."

He found the admission ticket from the hanging coat and handed it to the two.

At this time, Sera Masumi noticed that there were bruises and swelling on his exposed calves.

"According to the Metropolitan Police Department's crime statistics, of the 2016 murder cases in 810, acquaintances accounted for 54.3%, or 440 cases. Of these, the largest proportion of 158 cases were murders by spouses."

After leaving Xia Ya's house, Qinghai Chuantang said this.

Sera Masumi was stunned for a moment.

"You mean, the husband killed the wife?"

"No, I'm just explaining the data. The wound on his leg should be caused by domestic violence, and there is indeed a motive for murder. But as to whether he is the murderer, it remains to be discussed."

Once people form a habit, they tend to develop preconceived ideas.

For example, there is a law that the first witness is often the murderer.

The two came to the dim sum shop and asked the manager.

"A woman who looked similar to the one in the photo did come here, around 5pm."

"Almost? Don't you remember what Ms. Xia Ya looks like?"

"I don't remember. But I remember the exaggerated ring on her hand very clearly."

The exaggerated ring that Mikami Akira mentioned is shown among the relics.

There are three red roses clustered together with gold edges, which looks very gorgeous.

"Is it this one?"

Qinghai Chuantang clicked on the photo he had taken previously.

"Yes, yes, yes. I remember this very clearly."

"Excuse me, what did Ms. Xia Ya buy at that time?"

When this was mentioned, Mikami Akira smiled brightly and said proudly, "Of course it is the signature dish of our store."

The rose-shaped design looks so romantic that you might even confuse it for a real one.

This is the store’s signature “Rose Roll”.

I tried a piece of Qinghai Chuantang, which was very soft and sticky, with a light sweetness, but not too greasy or sticky.

"Can you help me pack all of this?"

Sera Masumi was confused and asked, "Are you sure you can finish all this?"
Mikami Akira was surprised and delighted, "All of them?"

"Yes."

Although it looks like a lot, after packing them all up, they only fill up three paper bags.

One of the bags was given to Masumi Sera.

As the saying goes, no reward without merit, and Sera Masazumi originally wanted to refuse.

What's more, this bag of things is worth a lot of money.

"It doesn't matter. It was bought with your brother's insurance money anyway."

Qinghai Chuantang smiled and stuffed the bag into her hands.

Sera Masumi blinked, somewhat doubting whether he had just hallucinated.

"My brother's insurance money?"

"what are you talking about?"

Although she is not as good at using puns as Hattori Heiji.

But when it comes to refusing to admit it and changing the subject, she is the best choice.

"I was just saying, it looks pretty dry here. It probably hasn't rained in a week."

The other person's expression was sincere, but he looked at him with some confusion.

Masumi Sera fell into extreme self-doubt: Could it be that I missed my brother too much and was hallucinating?

Then, the two went to the barber shop again.

The store was not big and looked very ordinary. There was only the store manager and a woman who happened to be delivering newspapers.

As soon as he entered the store, Qinghai Chuantang was attracted by the mannequin standing nearby for practice.

The long blond hair looks so much like Gin before he had any worries about gray hair.

"This model looks like my ex-boyfriend."

Masumi Sera had an expression that said "are you kidding me" all over her face.

Qing Hai Chuan Tang turned to look at Lin Tian Zhi Zi: "Can you transfer this model to me?"

The other party naturally rejected her request.

After all, for a hairdresser, a convenient mannequin is more important than the price.

(End of this chapter)