Conan: Chief of Rice Flower's Science Points

Chapter 158 Command Center
"Hmm? Back then, the Bamboo God only left fingerprints at the scene of the fourth case, and his behavior of disposing the body was different from the previous ones..." Bai Shi then noticed something strange about the case three years ago.

Generally speaking, in serial murder cases, the "different from others" situation is often the most noteworthy, usually meaning some kind of change in the murderer...

Jingqi was about to answer when the police officer in charge of liaison reported: "Director, Counselor Uno, Manager Jingqi, Inspector Megure has contacted."

Because he was a police officer from the Beihua Police Station, he instinctively called him "Chief" first.

"Connect." Bai Shi said directly.

Soon, Megure's face appeared on the big screen.

"Hmm? Is that all? Oh..."

Megure was obviously not very familiar with visual communication.

"Ahem, Counselor Uno, Officer Kujira, we just met Inspector Takada. However, Takada said that he and Tsumura have not been partners for long and he doesn't have much impression of Tsumura's enemies. He hasn't received any threats recently and he politely declined our protection." Megure then reported to the camera.

"Okay, I got it. You continue to investigate the cases that Tsumura was previously in charge of." Jingqi said with a straight face.

Uno only served as a "stamp", while Jingqi was the police officer who directly led the investigation.

"Yes!" Megure responded and the instant messaging ended.

Not long after the call was disconnected, another call came in...

Inspector Tanbara, who went to look for Miyase Kumiko, has also made contact with her.

Miyase lived in Beika Town, not far from Beika Forest, and Tanhara found her quickly.

Because the trauma of three years ago still loomed and she was unwilling to recall the death of her fiancé, Miyase was somewhat reluctant to deal with the police.

However, since Tanyuan was one of the backbones in the case and knew Miyase, they were able to talk.

Miyase also failed to provide any useful clues, and she also didn't find out that she was being followed or threatened...

"Leave two people from the four departments to protect Ms. Miyase, but don't affect Ms. Miyase's normal life." Jingqi made direct arrangements.

"Yes!" Dan Yuan agreed and hung up the phone.

At this moment, Shiraishi's phone vibrated. After taking a look, Shiraishi said to Uno and Jingqi, "Excuse me for a moment."

After Bai Shi left the command room, he called back directly.

"Inspector Shirai, it's me." Shiraishi said directly.

"Director, Takata has been uneasy since he was questioned by Souichi's men, and he just went to ask for leave from his section chief." Shirai still called him "Director", which showed that the previous events had made him completely regard himself as Shiraishi's subordinate.

Even though they have no subordinate relationship in terms of positions, Bai Shi can still call him over!

After reading the files in the morning, Shiraishi instructed Shirai from the Publicity Department to observe Takata.

As soon as he discovered Takata's abnormal behavior, Shirai immediately sent a text message to Shiraishi.

"Ask for leave...Can you ask for leave?" Bai Shi asked.

"I've come out under the pretext of visiting and am following Takada." Shirai said as a matter of course.

On one hand, there is my job, and on the other hand, there is the person that Director Shiraishi asked me to keep an eye on... Of course, the latter is more important!

Not to mention the kindness of Director Shiraishi, but for Shirai, he was already tired of sitting in the office and couldn't wait to do some "criminal police" work!

"Okay, don't get discovered. If he behaves in any unusual way or meets anyone, notify me in time." Bai Shi was not polite either.

Shiraishi was still relieved about Shirai's surveillance.

According to his resume, Takada had not worked as a criminal police for long - three years ago, he was just a newcomer in Souyi, and he did not stay in Souyi for long before he transferred to the Publicity Department.

Although Shirai can't keep up with the times, as an old hand, he can keep an eye on Takada and avoid being discovered...

When Shiraishi returned to the command room, someone just reported that a suspicious organization was found on the Internet - a private forum that worshipped "Takegami Teijiro" and even worshipped him as a "god"!
"Immediately find the gathering place. Once discovered, concentrate police forces, notify the mobile team, and conduct a surprise arrest." Jing Qi immediately gave the order.

Because the case has not been reported in the newspapers, at least the circumstances of Tsumura's death have not been reported, so the public is still unaware of the "suspected return of Takegami Teijiro."

Therefore, the "Forum for worshipping the Bamboo God" did not close down or hide from the limelight...

This also made Shiraishi feel that the person operating this forum might not have much direct relationship with the case!
Of course, arresting these people first is definitely the right choice. At least we can identify the fans of Takegami Sadajiro through the users of this website.

The next person to contact the command center was Inspector Kano of the 9th Department. Among the department heads of Souichi, Kano Rintaro was very famous. Not only was he a senior, but he had also solved many major cases... the kind that didn't need the help of detectives! Therefore, Jingqi had allowed him to act freely before and had not assigned him any specific tasks.

After connecting the video, I found that Ghana was not in the camera, but was pointing the camera at the entrance of the Teitan Shrine.

At the same time, a young police officer was seen raising his hand and measuring something. Seeing this, Bai Shi couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

"Everyone, I'm here at the Teitan Shrine, conducting further investigations on the fingerprints at the scene..." Garner's voice came out, and it was obvious that Garner himself was recording the video.

When Uno heard what Inspector Ghana said, his face froze - they had deliberately ignored the "mysterious fingerprints" at the scene before.

After all, if you keep dwelling on this issue, the case won’t be able to move forward, and you’ll have to think about philosophical topics like “What is death”!

However, Jing Qi, who knew Ghana well, asked directly, "Did you find anything, Chief Police Officer Ghana?"

"Well, judging from the location of these fingerprints, the person must have been looking for something here at the time... There are traces of groping above, and the floor below was also scratched. The fingerprints on the offering box also seem to be for seeing what is inside."

As Ghana was speaking, the young police officer, also wearing gloves, followed his instructions and moved closer to the places where the fingerprints were collected. Indeed, if the actions of leaving fingerprints at these locations were reproduced, it would be found that the other party seemed to be looking for something at the time!

"Also, the fingerprint at the highest point can be seen to be somewhat blurred due to downward friction. It should be a position that the other party can just reach. In other words..."

As Garner spoke, the young police officer turned around and made a point to stand straight.

"The person who left the fingerprints should be about the same height as the police officer, and the distance between their fingers should be similar." Garner came to his second conclusion.

The young police officer who cooperated with him was none other than Yamada from the Beika Police Station.

"Director Shiraishi, the young people under you are very good." Ghana gave a special compliment.

Of course, I'm not praising his athletic ability in those two moves, but praising Yuan and Yamada for coming to the crime scene to investigate - the scene a hundred times, this is a phrase often said in the investigation of criminal cases, which means "pay special attention to the crime scene."

But this time...

The backbone members of the search team were obviously frightened by the "fingerprint matching results" - not because they were afraid of ghosts, but because of the matching results, they instinctively concluded that "everything was the criminal's conspiracy", and then neglected the investigation of the scene, for fear of falling into the murderer's trap.

However, Yuan and Yamada did not believe in evil, and they ran into Police Inspector Gana here...

The police officers of the Ninth Department have always acted independently, especially Garner, whose ideas are always wild and imaginative. Therefore, as the head of the department, he often acts alone. This time he happened to meet the police officers from the Beihua Police Station, so he asked them to help verify it.

"Police Chief Ghana...you are worthy of it!" Jing Qi also sighed at this time.

An expert will know if there is one as soon as he takes action.

In the "scene" that everyone avoided, Garner squeezed out two more clues!
"So, the criminal is about the same size as this police officer, and he was probably looking for something at the entrance of Teitan Shrine when he was discovered by former detective Tsumura, which led him to kill him?"

Although Uno was not good at reasoning, he was still able to follow Kano's words.

Seeing the director's disgusted expression, Bichuan had to speak on his behalf: "I see, you are indeed Counselor Uno!"

"Chief Shiraishi, is this a police officer from the Beika Police Department? His information..." Jingqi looked at Shiraishi.

"One meter seventy-four." Bai Shi reported his height directly without looking up the information.

Jing Qi nodded upon hearing this and believed it immediately - he also had some understanding of Bai Shi's memory and did not question anything at all.

"Can you let me see the basic information of the Bamboo God?" Bai Shi asked Jingqi for the information of the Bamboo God again.

Takegami is not very tall, only 1.68 meters tall. When he committed the crime three years ago, he first attacked with an electric shock device and then stabbed the person in the heart with a knife - the same thing happened to Tsumura who died this morning. The forensic doctor found traces of electric shock under the chest of the corpse.

"Hmm?" Bai Shi suddenly seemed to have discovered something, and used his own hand to measure the palm print of the Bamboo God - of course, it was much smaller than Bai Shi's hand, but compared to a 1.68-meter-tall man, this hand was too big...

Shiraishi, who discovered something, immediately looked through the records of the four murders that year - sure enough, the fourth murder was different. On the bodies of the other three murders, traces of electric shock were found on the back of the neck, but on the body of Goto Hideki... there were no traces of electric shock, and the chest was not pierced by a knife, but the back of the head was hit by a chisel.

A thoughtful look began to flicker in Bai Shi's eyes...

"Synchronize the information with other police officers... The murderer is most likely a male around 1.74 meters tall. Also, ask the priest of the Teitan Shrine what is inside the shrine." Jingqi said.

Shiraishi paused for a moment and then said, "I don't think Tsumura happened to pass by... Teitan Shrine is usually very unpopular. Most people go to the nearby Beika Shrine."

The old priest of Teitan Shrine was questioned for a long time, but he really couldn't think of what in his shrine was coveted by someone, especially at the entrance of the temple?
There isn't even much money in the donation box!

Likewise, the old priest did not remember that Tsumura or any special person came to the shrine frequently. The only person who could be considered to be related to the case was the tablet of Goto Hideki, the fourth victim that year, which was enshrined here.

(End of this chapter)