Ke Xue: This police officer is too martial

Chapter 202 Is this how he usually solves cases?

This case is slightly different from the serial murders they had encountered before.

First of all, if the murderer had no grudge against the victim, why would he deliberately use a knife to leave those seemingly fatal but meaningless wounds on the victim's body after shooting him?

Secondly, why did the murderer make such a strange call to the victim’s family?

And there is this Songshan Chengping in front of them...

Thinking of this, Conan and Furutani Rei looked at Matsuyama Chengping who was still reminiscing on the side.

If Songshan Chengping did not lie, then the guy who followed him these days might be the real culprit of these cases.

Although they didn't know why Makino said before that "the criminal committed the crime not for revenge but to repay a favor."

But even if they think from this perspective, they are completely unable to understand the murderer's motives, let alone why the murderer is following Songshan Chengping.

At this moment, Songshan Chengping slowly shook his head, opened his eyes and looked at Makino beside him: "Sorry, officer, I really can't remember, I don't remember who I have helped recently..."

"Then what impression do you have of the man I just described? Apart from work, have you been meeting with a strange man in his twenties or thirties frequently recently?" Makino looked at Songshan Chengping calmly.

After thinking for a while, Songshan Chengping frowned and said, "Sorry, I really can't remember it."

Hearing this, Makino nodded slightly.

It is normal for normal people to not remember strangers they met recently.

On the other hand, it would be somewhat abnormal if Matsuyama Chengping gave a complete description of the appearance and features of someone he had recently helped or a suspicious man he had recently seen.

It seems that he cannot get any useful information from Songshan Chengping for the time being.

——“Boom, boom!”

Not long after, the door of the small conference room was knocked again, and Officer Shiratori appeared in front of everyone again.

After entering the conference room, Officer Shiratori immediately said, "Counselor, Inspector Megure and Manager Matsumoto's subordinates are taking the relatives of several victims back to the Metropolitan Police Department. The information about the victims and their relatives has also been sorted out."

Makino glanced at the information in Officer Shiratori's hand and nodded, "Has the information been delivered to Officer Takenaka and the others?"

"Don't worry, I've already sent someone." Officer Shiratori placed the information in front of Makino.

Makino nodded slightly and looked at the information handed to him by Officer Shiratori.

Compared to Officer Takagi and others, Officer Shiratori is indeed more thoughtful in handling government affairs.

After carefully looking through the information, Makino handed it to Officer Sato, then glanced at Matsuyama Chengping in the conference room and said, "Mr. Matsuyama, we will definitely solve the case as soon as possible. Before that, please follow this Officer Shiratori to the lounge to rest. If you remember any important information, please let us know at any time."

"Okay." After saying goodbye to Makino and the others, Matsuyama Chengping stood up and followed Officer Shiratori out of the meeting room.

After Songshan Chengping left, Makino looked at everyone and said, "Although Inspector Megure and his team have not had time to conduct detailed inquiries and investigations, it is certain that the relatives of several victims have received calls from the murderer. The murderer said similar things on the phone, saying that he helped these people solve the problems with the victims."

"What?!" Kogoro Mouri couldn't help but stand up in surprise.

Conan and the others also showed heavy expressions.

After hearing this news, they thought more about what Makino had said before about "repaying a favor".

Fūya Rei put his hands on his chin and looked at Makino in astonishment.

The relatives of these victims actually received similar calls. No wonder Makino said before that the murderer's purpose was to repay a favor.

But didn’t Makino just know this news? How did he come to this conclusion?
"Sato, please sort out the case first so that when the relatives of the victims come to the Metropolitan Police Department, we can question them." After briefly explaining the situation, Makino looked at Officer Sato.

"Yes!" Officer Sato immediately picked up the information and walked to the whiteboard nearby to organize the relevant information and sequence of events of these cases.

……

After half an hour.

Officer Sato has roughly sorted out the case information, and everyone has a more macro understanding of this serial murder case.

Apart from the time and place of the crime, the forms of the cases and the causes of death of the victims are basically the same.

Since the first three cases occurred earlier, the local police station had already conducted preliminary investigations.

According to their investigation data, when several victims were killed, nearby residents heard gunshots, but did not find any suspicious persons.

According to the investigation, the relatives of these victims have had conflicts of varying degrees with the victims recently.

If these relatives did not have solid alibis, they would undoubtedly be the prime suspects in the case.

In addition, relatives of two victims clearly stated that they seemed to have noticed that someone was following them before the incident.

However, due to the lack of concrete evidence, the local police believed that the so-called "stalking incident" might just be their suspicion after learning of the death of their relatives.

Finally, there was no intersection or connection between these victims and their relatives. It can be said that they were complete strangers.

After reading all the information, not only Kogoro Mouri, but also Conan, Furuya Rei and others fell silent.

Everyone understood that this case was probably even stranger than they had imagined.

The image of the murderer also seems to have become more three-dimensional and "distorted".

From what we know so far, although everyone can vaguely see the murderer's simple logic in selecting victims, they cannot understand his logic.

——“Boom, boom!”

Just as everyone was lost in thought, there was another knock on the door.

After getting Makino's permission, Officer Shiratori walked in and said, "Counselor, the relatives of the other victims have arrived."

Makino slowly stood up from his seat and said, "Really? Then get ready to start the interrogation work. I hope someone can provide some useful clues or information."

At this point, Makino glanced around and added, "Shiratori, there's no need to go to the interrogation room. Bring them and Songshan Chengping to this small conference room."

Officer Shiratori was stunned for a moment before he said, "Okay, I'll go right away." After Officer Shiratori left, Officer Sato turned to look at Makino and said hesitantly, "Counselor, will this be..."

Hearing Sato speak, Kogoro Mori and Rei Furuya on the side immediately turned to look at Makino.

As "former police officers", they naturally knew what Officer Sato wanted to say.

Strictly speaking, it is against regulations to call all those involved in a serial murder case into a room for questioning without special reasons, not to mention that there are people like them who are not current police officers at the scene.

Makino shook his head casually. "Don't worry. The four of them have been questioned by the local police before, and most of the details have been written down in the report. I just want to ask them a few simple questions to confirm whether my guess is correct. Mr. Maori is also a person related to the case, and I trust them. And I have a hunch that it won't take too long."

"I understand." Officer Sato smiled.

In fact, she was just asking and giving Makino a symbolic hint. Since Counselor Makino had already said so, she naturally had no other opinions.

Kogoro Mori looked at Makino with a complicated expression, his eyes full of emotion.

He didn't expect that Makino trusted him so much!

Thinking of this, Maori Kogoro immediately patted his chest and said seriously: "Officer Makino, please rest assured! I, Maori Kogoro, will never tell anyone about this!"

Makino: "?"

Although he didn't know what Kogoro Mori was thinking about, Makino still responded to him with a polite smile.

Soon after, led by Officer Shiratori, the relatives of the four victims entered the small conference room.

After they sat down, Makino didn't waste time and spoke directly: "I called you all here this time for no other reason than that our investigation has made some progress. In order to catch the criminal as soon as possible, I would like to ask you to recall. Before the case happened, did anyone help anyone? Or have you seen a strange man in his twenties or thirties?"

Although they didn't know what Makino's intention was in asking this, the other three people except Songshan Chengping immediately remembered it.

After a moment, Ms. Toda, the wife of one of the victims, seemed to have thought of something and spoke slowly: "I don't know if it counts as helping, but I seem to have helped someone pick up his lost wallet in the supermarket some time ago."

"Do you remember what the man looked like or what he was wearing?"

"Hmm... I don't remember clearly. I just remember that he seemed to be wearing a pair of jeans at the time. He should be around 20 or 30 years old, right?"

After listening to Ms. Toda's description, Mr. Kamikawa said, "Now that I remember, I helped someone pick up his keys when I went to a drugstore. He was wearing jeans and looked very young!"

Without waiting for Makino to ask, Songshan Chengping, who originally couldn't remember anything, raised his hand in surprise and said, "I remember it too! A few days ago, when I was at a convenience store, I helped the person in line in front of me pick up a bunch of keys! That person seemed to be wearing jeans..."

Conan and others: “???”

Except for the victim, Kuroki's daughter, Ms. Kuriyama, the other three seemed to have helped a young man in jeans pick up a wallet and keys.

After listening to the descriptions of several people, Makino nodded slightly and said, "Shiratori, bring the map of Tokyo."

"Yes!" Shiratori immediately stood up and found a map of Tokyo from the desk next to him.

After taking the map from Shiratori, Makino marked the residences of the four victims on it with a pen, and then drew four large circles with these four locations as the center.

After doing this, Makino said, “Send this map to Manager Matsumoto and Manager Takenaka, and ask them to stop their work and send people to investigate public places such as hospitals and convenience stores within the intersection.

Look for medical records or surveillance videos of a young man in his twenties or thirties who often wears jeans. If you find someone who fits the bill, report him immediately and arrest him. It is possible that he may have a gun, so remind them to be careful when investigating.

"Yes!" After noting down Makino's instructions, Officer Shiratori quickly ran out of the small meeting room.

Seeing this, Officer Sato immediately walked up to Makino, glanced at the relatives of the victims in the conference room, and said, "Counselor, what about them...?"

"Let's take them to the lounge first. If we catch the criminal later, we might need their identification." Makino chuckled.

"I understand!" A long-lost look of relaxation appeared on Officer Sato's face.

The next second, Officer Sato immediately led several relatives of the victims out of the small meeting room.

Seeing this scene, Kogoro Mori and his companions, who were already familiar with Makino's case handling process, were fine, but Rei Furuya was stunned where he stood.

Jiangu Ling: "????"

Although he knew the method that Makino had used to locate the criminal's activities, he could not understand what happened next.

Isn't this a weird serial murder case?
Could it be that Makino had completely identified the murderer based on the answers just given by the four relatives?
Why did the two police officers look relieved after hearing what Makino just said, as if the case had been solved?
Why do I also have the illusion that the case has "come to an end"?

Why……

At this moment, Fūya Rei's mind was full of question marks.

He looked at Maori Kogoro and others beside him in confusion, then turned his head to look at Makino sitting in the main seat and blinked blankly.

Judging from the reactions of the two police officers and Kogoro Mouri at this time, they seemed to think that what happened before was "ordinary and normal."

Thinking of this, Fōtani Rei looked at Makino silently, hesitated for a moment, and finally chose not to speak at this time.

……

In less than half an hour, Makino received a call from Manager Matsumoto.

Manager Matsumoto's subordinates found the medical records of a man named Kenta Nagayama in a hospital. Kenta Nagayama suffered from mild to moderate schizophrenia and went to the hospital for regular treatment every six months and bought psychiatric drugs.

Kenta Nagayama is 26 years old. According to his attending physician, except in winter, the patient wears similar style of jeans every time he comes to the hospital.

Inspector Megure has led his men to find Kenta Nagayama's residence and has successfully arrested him.

In addition, Inspector Megure and others also found obvious signs of turning over the soil in his yard.

After some digging, the police found a knife with blood stains in the soil. Inspector Megure sent someone to send the knife to the Metropolitan Police Department for a detailed inspection...

After hearing the news, Conan sat on the chair with a dark face and a blank expression.

Furukaya Rei looked at Makino in shock, his expression dull.

Hello, hey, hey...is this true?
Two hours ago, wasn't this still a serial murder case with no clues?
Could it be that the case was solved in such an inexplicable way? !

(End of this chapter)