Chapter 205 The Truth
Bai Shi stepped forward and picked up the shotgun, and this time... there was real action!
In the eyes of Shinichi and Yukiko, Shiraishi just stood in a daze in the room for a moment, and only then did he move to pick up the murder weapon at the scene. Before that, in order to avoid interference with the subsequent investigation of the Okunoshi Police Agency, Shiraishi did not move the shotgun, but just unloaded the bullets for safety.

Kudo Shinichi was still waiting for Shiraishi's doubts at this time. After all, in his opinion, it would be difficult to find clues pointing to the truth by simply inspecting the scene!
But at this time he only heard Bai Shi muttering: "So that's it, suicide... and forced suicide?"

The Eastern Island country defines this type of murder, which involves "murder followed by suicide," as "forced suicide," as distinct from general "intentional homicide."

Although UDI's Misumi Mikoto was very dissatisfied with this way of definition and believed that it was a deep-rooted custom of the East Island Country, Shiraishi also understood her idea, but... this was a professional term, and Shiraishi would continue to use it normally before it was modified. After all, it still had to be written in this way in the report, and it was not subject to the will of a certain person and could only be changed by amending the law.

After hearing what Bai Shi said...

Shinichi:? ? ?
"How, how did you know that?" Shinichi looked at Shiraishi in disbelief.

That’s right, Shinichi agrees with Shiraishi’s conclusion!

His reasoning also concluded that...

However, Shinichi pieced together the truth only after discovering more clues in other rooms. Even if he worked backwards, he couldn't figure out how he could have discovered this just by looking at the scene.

"How many points did you get in physics?" Bai Shi asked while observing the trigger of the murder weapon, the shotgun.

"I...am inclined towards chemistry and biology, but I'm also in the top ten in my grade in physics!" Shinichi couldn't help but say when he saw his questioning tone.

"Are you still interested in what you learned in high school? Can't you pass the exam?" Shiraishi asked as a matter of course.

The science exam for Higashima National High School is to choose two out of three: physics, chemistry, and biology...

However, for Shiraishi, although the scientific system cannot allow him to explore the science that humans have never achieved, and can only add some points to the known level and cannot become a scientist, but... Shiraishi has mastered this high school content 100%.

Shinichi:……

You are a top student at Tokyo University, you are so aloof... okay?

"So what? This and the case..." Although Shinichi felt a little jealous, he couldn't help but ask.

"Judging from the position of the recliner and the corpse, the action and reaction forces must be on the deceased to cause the current effect." While Bai Shi was speaking, he was looking at the shotgun that served as the "murder weapon."

only……

Shiraishi also failed to find anything - looking at the black socks of the deceased, Shiraishi estimated that if it was sent to the identification department, there would be a high probability that fiber residues would be found around the trigger, but they could not be seen with the naked eye, and if they were completely invisible, they would naturally not be marked as "flash clues."

Shinichi said in disbelief: "Just... because of this? What's the motive? And... there are really a lot of things missing from the village chief's house!"

"Hmm? Those... It doesn't matter. Check the gun carefully, as well as the deceased's hands and feet... We can always find clues. And those footprints and traces of rummaging should have been left there by the village chief himself... Wherever he goes, he will leave something behind." Bai Shi said as a matter of course.

Shinichi:……

That’s right, Shiraishi is a police officer. He only cares about the case and not the “puzzle” in it. In the presence of core evidence, other unexplainable circumstances do not affect the judgment of the murderer!

Has it been confirmed that the deceased shot himself using all four limbs? Is there any need to worry about the motive or what was lost?
If something is lost, just file a theft case!

Shinichi felt annoyed by Shiraishi's lack of understanding, and at the same time...

Shinichi felt frustrated that Shiraishi had accurately determined the truth just by looking at the scene, which he had discovered after searching the entire house.

"Actually... I already know. This is the report of the village chief's family's physical examination in Dongdu not long ago." Shinichi helplessly handed the stack of information in his hand to Shiraishi.

Bai Shi took it and looked at it. There were four people in total...

"Village Chief Hihara has cancer? It's just thyroid cancer, not a big problem... Huh? Wait, this... Hihara Daiki is not an adopted son, right?" Shiraishi immediately noticed the inconsistency in the physical examination report.

Shinichi sighed secretly - as expected, there was no way he couldn't find clues of this level...

Not to mention the adopted son of the village chief, Makoto Yada, the blood types of the village chief's family of three are: the village chief is AB type, the village chief's wife is O type, and the son is O type...

Anyone who knows a little about genetics knows how complicated this is - they are not biological children at all!

Thyroid cancer is the safest type of cancer and can be completely cured by surgery, but... the problem on the village chief's head cannot be cured.

In addition, the crime scene had so many specially created disguises, as if they didn't want others to know that it was a "forced suicide". It was obvious that the village chief had the intention to kill because of this, but at the same time he didn't want this to be known to others.

"Ah." Shiraishi looked at the village chief of Hihara and couldn't help but sigh. After all, the village chief was not a Beihua person. After killing his wife, he committed suicide in despair... If it was Beihua, there would be no coward who would commit suicide after killing one person. If he didn't kill more than two people, he would not have the idea of ​​committing suicide at all.

……

"I think the lost property... should be in the pool of water right in front of the balcony. Village chief Hihara used to be an all-around track and field athlete. He must have used a hammer toss, using the small statues of the two generals Heng and Ha as counterweights, and threw all the jewels out. Then we can ask the local police to salvage them and there will be results." Shinichi said listlessly.

Kudo Shinichi is also helpless now. He has cracked the murderer's method and found the lost property. When the truth is revealed, he should be doubly happy, but why...

It’s because it’s easier for Bai Shi to see through!

Although Shiraishi's reasoning did not dig deep into the case, Shinichi had to admit that if he followed Shiraishi's ideas, the case could be solved, and at most... it would be a "theft case".

At this time, Yukiko looked at Shiraishi, then looked at her son, and smiled wickedly, then said deliberately: "Ah! As expected of Officer Shiraishi, not only is his body as strong as Superman, his brain is also different from that of ordinary people!"

"Hmm? Thank you for the compliment." Bai Shi felt that her words were strange, but he took it as a compliment for the time being.

Shinichi had a gloomy face - he had complained to his mother before that Shiraishi had indeed solved several cases earlier than him, but... that was all because Shiraishi's "body" was too cheating!
But this time...

Shinichi had to admit that Shiraishi used his brain... pure brain! He didn't even use "logic" but "science"!
How could they do a "force analysis" out of thin air in such a short time? Shinichi had never thought that there was such an operation.

……

Soon after, the landslide road was cleared and vehicles outside were able to enter. Not only did detectives from the Criminal Division of the Okuho Police Station come, but also detectives from the head office's "Search 1" unit. Shiraishi also knew the one who came - the team was led by Inspector Amemiya of the Fifth Department of the Search 1 Unit!
At this time, Bai Shi also directly informed them of the search results.

"So that's it... forced suicide?" Inspector Amemiya looked at the two bodies in the room helplessly.

As the local inspector, Shiroyama seemed to be hesitant to speak. Shinichi saw this and took the initiative to say: "This matter... will have a great impact on Hihara Daiki. He is still young, so I think... you can use 'terminal illness' as an excuse."

This case did not attract much attention from the outside world, and the police did not need to make a special report. They just needed to make it clear that the two lives were lost due to "forced suicide" and "suicide."

As for the reason...

As long as Chengshan said it was caused by "disease", no one would deny it, and everyone in the village would just think so.

Because he was diagnosed with a terminal illness, he killed his wife and then committed suicide... This behavior is no less shameful than his wife having an affair and giving birth to a child... The reason he did this was not for the face of the Hihara village chief, but for the child of Hihara Daiki, so Shiraishi did not raise any objections.

As for the Riyuan village chief’s own thoughts?
This guy wants to disguise himself as a robber and kill people!
Of course we can’t respect his ideas, otherwise wouldn’t it become an unsolved case?

And the people who respected him were the villagers of Dong Ao Sui Village. Shiraishi had no respect for this troublesome guy...

The rain had stopped by then, so Bai Shi didn't delay any longer.

"Inspector Akimoto, could you please bring a spare tire for me?" Shiraishi asked the section chief who was in charge of the Okuho Police Station.

"Yes, it's in my car." Akimoto responded immediately.

"Inspector Amemiya, I'll leave this place to you... I'll go fix my car." Shiraishi said as a matter of course.

"Well, thank you Officer Shiraishi for your assistance. The case can be considered basically solved." Amemiya got a case for free.

Although she would also write about Shiraishi in the case report, but...

For Bai Shi, this kind of "merit" can basically be ignored!
After all, Shiraishi is the chief of a large police station. What kind of credit is it to solve a case on the front line? Especially if it is in the jurisdiction of another police station!

"Shin-chan, let's go back together! We can take Officer Shiraishi's car! Is that okay, Officer Shiraishi?" Yukiko asked proactively.

"Of course, let me go change the spare tire first." Bai Shi nodded and agreed. He had to go back to the city anyway.

Inspector Akimoto of the Okuho Police Station first sent Shiraishi, Shinichi, and Yukiko to where Shiraishi parked his car, and then...

"Officer Shiraishi, I'm here to help too..."

"No, I can just go to the back and get the spare tire myself."

Akimoto originally wanted to help, but then he saw... Shiraishi didn't even use a jack, but just used his knees to support the chassis, and lifted the car to an angle, and then changed the tire neatly!
In order to prevent the chassis from being scratched on the slope to avoid the rain, Bai Shi still "manually" lifted the front of the car and towed it back to the road...

(End of this chapter)

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