Conan: Chief of Rice Flower's Science Points

Chapter 166 The Value of Junior High School Tennis Competition
By the evening, Souyi seemed to have accepted the result of "sudden death" and had withdrawn from the crime scene.

Shiraishi and Ayako also left together, because the other guests had already left. Among the police cars, the car that came to pick up Shiraishi and Ayako seemed out of place...

But not long after leaving...

"Stop ahead for a moment. I have something to do tonight." Bai Shi made an excuse.

"Just send you back."

"No, I'm not going home..."

"I mean the venue."

Ayako said, knowing Shiraishi very well.

Seeing this, Bai Shi didn't lie anymore, but still shook his head and said, "This car is too conspicuous."

Because the Suzuki Group’s business car is picking us up now, it is very conspicuous!
Hearing this, Ayako did not insist any more and asked the driver to stop the car on the side of the road. Before Shiraishi got out of the car, she could not help but hold him back and said, "Xiao Hei...you...be careful."

Apparently, Ayako was still frightened by today's "poison testing" incident.

"Don't worry, these are not dangerous for me." Bai Shi also specially comforted him.

Bai Shi quietly returned to the scene without disturbing anyone...including the doorman!
He climbed over the wall and through the window and returned to the scene!

Because it was already midnight and there were no pedestrians around, naturally no one noticed.

Before entering the banquet hall again, although it was pitch black, Shiraishi still discovered... the seal of the Security Bureau was torn!
Bai Shi, who knew there was someone inside, put his ear to the door and listened quietly, but...

The next moment, Bai Shi dodged backwards suddenly!

The door of the banquet hall suddenly opened, and at the same time a punch was thrown out from inside the door, which was just avoided by Bai Shi who retreated in advance.

"Tsk." Bai Shi also smacked his lips - he was still so easy to be discovered, this was an inevitable side effect brought about by his size.

But even so, the other party was able to detect my approach, which showed that they were alert!

If it were an ordinary person, they wouldn’t even notice if Bai Shi touched them from behind, which is why he always appears behind people.

At the same time, although the corridor was dark, Bai Shi could still see clearly...

The other person was wearing the venue's cleaning clothes!
Look at the tall figure, the skin color that hides well in the dark, and the brown hair that is faintly visible under the hat...

Obviously, he was the person who had secretly met Kazami in the afternoon.

The other party obviously discovered Bai Shi's identity at this time...

After all, with this body size, no matter how dark the surroundings are, you know it can't be anyone else.

However, the other party may be trying to "test" him and has no intention of stopping!
At this time, while Bai Shi was retreating, he rushed forward and hit him with left and right hooks continuously.

Seeing that the opponent was a free-fighting, boxing style, although the level was very high, and he was about 1.85 meters tall, and his explosive power was not weak, but...

Then see who you are competing with!

Although Bai Shi was retreating all the way, he was strolling leisurely.

Facing the opponent's fist, he only used one hand, and kept clapping his hands to defend himself as if playing, and then constantly dissolved the opponent's fist!
The opponent also noticed this and wanted to rush forward and knee him to turn the tables, but...

As soon as his knees were raised, Bai Shi bent his index and middle fingers, and tapped on his knees instead of patting. The "little black cleaner" suddenly felt a numbness in his knees and half-knelt unconsciously.

after all……

When you knee someone else, you can attack their chest and abdomen, but when you knee Shiraishi, it's a "weak spot attack", so Shiraishi's attack was a little heavier.

If the opponent hadn't realized the wrong height when he kneed him, and hadn't restrained his strength, it could have been even worse...

Seeing that Shiraishi did not pursue, Furiya Rei understood that Shiraishi had realized his identity, so he did not continue to stand up, but half-knelt - firstly, his legs were really sore and he had not recovered yet; secondly, he used the baseball cap on his cleaning uniform and the dark environment to cover his face!
"As expected of Director Shiraishi." Fūya Rei exclaimed in praise.

"It seems that the police have discovered something..." Bai Shi said without any context.

"Director Shiraishi also discovered it?" Furukaya Rei asked in surprise, even though he already knew the answer.

"Well, we found it during the second thorough inspection of the scene." Shiraishi nodded.

Because the location of the "clue" was too special, Bai Shi didn't notice it the first time. It was only when he went to the kitchen and came back that Bai Shi was determined to record all the blind spots into his "memory", but the result was...

What an unexpected gain!
While recreating the scene in the "Memory Hall", Shiraishi found a clue on the ceiling...

After hearing what Shiraishi said, Fūya Rei was silent for a moment, then said, "I see, you found... physical evidence directly? Don't tell me... you still don't know who it is?"

"Hmm? This is still hard to find, right? I can only hope that he comes back tonight to destroy the evidence." Bai Shi was also a little surprised - this guy found the criminal directly? I didn't even notice it!
What puzzled Bai Shi even more was that since this guy had already discovered the criminal, why did he still look amazed at his discovery?
Shiraishi only found one piece of "physical evidence" and did not think that the murderer would leave fingerprints, and... he did not discover the murderer's method at all. He was just preparing to come back and ambush.

If the other party has already discovered the identity of the murderer, isn't that more clever than me?

Just from his tone, it seemed as if he was amazed at Shiraishi's ability to find physical evidence... At this time, Furiya Rei had also stood up and turned around with his hat brim lowered, and Shiraishi did not delve into it.

Fūya Rei would never have thought that with Shiraishi's eyesight, his face had been clearly seen through the moonlight coming through the corridor window during the fight just now!
Then the two of them returned to the banquet hall one after the other. Furiya Ling asked tentatively in disbelief: "Where did you find it?"

Although Shiraishi just said that he had discovered it, Furuya Rei still found it hard to believe!

Hearing this, Bai Shi took the flashlight from the other person's hand and shone it directly on the ceiling. After swiping it over an area, he locked onto it and said, "Here... do you see it?"

Jianggu Ling:......

See shit!

Indeed, when Shiraishi first saw it, he didn’t notice the light—he only saw it when it reappeared in the Hall of Memory!

I saw...

A syringe was inserted into the plaster ceiling.

Although we still don’t know the principle, and mainly don’t know how this thing was inserted on it, it is conceivable that once this thing is discovered, a “homicide investigation” will definitely be launched!
But generally speaking, this thing is difficult to detect.

As a banquet hall, the ceiling here is as high as three floors, and the ceiling is densely packed with chandeliers...

The "flash effect" that Shiraishi's [Evidence Search] can display requires that you actually see it!

When Bai Shi was here before, the lights were on in the hall, and there was a syringe among a bunch of light bulbs. Even Bai Shi couldn't notice it, and the [Evidence Search] ability couldn't take effect...

Still in the recreation of the "Hall of Memory", Shiraishi turned off the lights and brought in natural light, and only then did he discover the "light spot" - the syringe!

After finding out it was a syringe, Bai Shi could guess the other party's method of poisoning...

Not for consumption, but for injection!

The time is probably when you are drinking...

At that time, everyone's attention was on Shiraishi himself. If the thinnest needle was used for the injection, even the person being stabbed would not notice it.

As for the "poison"...

Shiraishi estimated that it was probably not a toxin. If it was injected, only a high concentration of potassium ions would be needed to induce heart paralysis, and there would be a time lag!

What Shiraishi didn't understand was how the other party managed to launch the injection onto the roof?
I didn't find the launch device.

More importantly, Shiraishi is not sure who the murderer is!
Bai Shi couldn't even think about the possibility that the other party had left fingerprints behind...

At this time, Furutani Rei followed the light of Shiraishi's flashlight, squinted his eyes and looked for a long time, only then he discovered with sore eyes that there seemed to be something different from the reflection of the light bulb - it is conceivable that even if he was asked to look for it during the day, he would not be able to find it!
Jianggu Ling:......

"Do you know who the murderer is?" Shiraishi looked at Furutani Rei in confusion.

"Well, there are only two people here who can do this." Furuya Rei said as a matter of course.

"Two? Wait...you're not going to say..." Bai Shi suddenly realized something.

"Yes, one of them is you...but you have no motive, and you have no chance." Furiya Rei obviously also guessed that the other party took action when Shiraishi was testing the poison.

And Shiraishi realized...

When he said "do it", he meant there was no need for a launcher, just throw the syringe directly up!

Not only does one have to throw it so high, but one also has to stick such a thin needle on the ceiling. This requires not only a lot of strength, but also a very steady hand - the needle must be very thin, otherwise the victim would notice it...

Not to mention the strength, it is relatively easy to achieve. Not to mention Bai Shi, the person in front of him can do it. However... can he be so stable by throwing it vertically upwards with his hands?

Bai Shi can indeed do it, but... Bai Shi had never thought before that there was anyone else who could do it besides himself, so he was specifically looking for a launch device!

"Let me remind you... thirteen years ago, I was the runner-up in the junior high school category of the national tennis tournament." Furuya Rei said as a matter of course.

Shiraishi:? ? ?
What kind of tennis tournament is this? Is the level so high?
While Shiraishi was surprised, he quickly searched on his phone - thirteen years ago, the junior high school group of the National Tennis Competition...

Runner-up: Kojiro Wakaba, good at super high serves!

Shiraishi:! ! !
Just throw the syringe up like throwing a tennis ball?

Too stable, isn't it?

While Bai Shi was speechless, he was also reminding himself in his heart - he must pay attention in the future, because the physical fitness of people in this world is generally higher, and... there is no shortage of people with unique skills!

At the same time, Shiraishi has also seen that the champion of the same year...

Furuya Zero!
Sure enough, the person in front of him was Furuya Rei!
In other words, he did not discover the syringe, but because he recognized his opponent from that year, he guessed this "unbelievable way of destroying evidence", and then deduced the truth, and came back to find the syringe...

(End of this chapter)