Conan: Chief of Rice Flower's Science Points

Chapter 241: Three generations of old rice flower, the frost blade has never been tried

Thursday, January 1th, marks the fifth day that Kudo Shinichi has become Conan.

Early in the morning, when Bai Shi was jogging and passing by the outskirts of the Mihua Forest, he heard some noise inside, so he turned in...

Because it rained last night, the air is very fresh.

It was worth the trip, as I saw a field with lush vegetation, which was now surrounded by a blockade and there were some people watching outside.

In addition to the patrol officers from the Mihua Police Department and the criminal police who had just arrived, there were also officers from the "Search One" unit who had already arrived.

The one who came this time was not Inspector Megure, whom Shiraishi was most familiar with, but Inspector Amamiya who forcibly committed the fifth system...

In order to take a shortcut, Bai Shi suddenly ran through the bushes.

"Ah! Director, Director!" The patrolman at the scene was shocked.

After seeing that it was Chief Bai Shi, the patrolman felt embarrassed and afraid, fearing that Bai Shi would find out what he was thinking just now - Damn, where did a bear come from in this rice flower forest! Ah, Chief, it's okay then...

After saluting, the patrolman quickly lowered the isolation tape and let Shiraishi in.

Because it was only six o'clock, and Shiraishi was just jogging in the morning, wearing a sports suit. Although it was January, Shiraishi was still wearing a tight red sports suit, with a bath towel around his neck...

The shape highlights her figure, as if to outline the scars on her back caused by a previous explosion.

"Director!" Kuroki hurriedly called out upon seeing this. Kanzaki was still checking the surroundings with the forensic personnel.

Kuroki and Kanzaki were apparently on the night shift last night and were sent here before they got off work.

"Thank you for your hard work." Shiraishi nodded and said to Amemiya, "Inspector Amemiya, you came so quickly."

Judging from the situation at the scene, it was a "police dispatched shortly" state. However, criminal police from the fifth department of forced crime had already arrived. This was obviously an extremely fast action. The police station did not even need to notify the Metropolitan Police Department. They must have rushed over immediately after the alarm record appeared.

"This is not a case I stole from you...it must have been done by the 'road demon' I was chasing before!" Amemiya said angrily at this time.

"Road demon? Oh, yes, it's the recent case of indiscriminate attacks on young girls on the streets of Dongdu, right?" After hearing this word, Bai Shi suddenly reacted.

It's not just Beika Town that is in unrest. The homicide rate in Toudou is also rising sharply, led by Beika Town.

For example, there have been a series of indiscriminate killings recently. Because the murderer randomly chooses the victims on remote streets at night, he is called a "road demon". The victims are all young female students.

This kind of case covers the entire Touto, so of course the Beika Police Station will not be responsible for investigating it. The "Special Investigation Headquarters" is in the Ikebukuro Police Station where the first case occurred.

Shiraishi remembers...

"There have been three incidents before, right? Hmm? This victim... is a boy?" Shiraishi then saw that the victim in the bushes was wearing a boys' high school uniform.

"No, there were four cases before. In the early morning, the fourth victim was found not far away in Haido Town. It was a girl. We came directly from the previous crime scene... Oh, old man, can you lend me the newspaper?"

As Amemiya said this, he pulled out today's morning paper from a dog wearing pocket clothes.

Of course, the dog was not called "Old Man". Amemiya was talking to the dog's owner - an old man, who was accepting the body search by the detectives with a sullen look on his face.

Shiraishi then looked at the newspaper headlines, which reported the case that was discovered in the early morning.

"The crime happened last night, about the same time as the current one, and... the murder weapon is preliminarily judged to be the same!" Amemiya emphasized something that was not reported in the news.

"Indeed, the crime scene is not far away... Could it be that the murderer was seen when he was killing the girl, so he followed all the way here and committed crimes one after another?" Shiraishi muttered - the case in the newspaper took place in Haido Town, and the specific location was a street not far from the other side of the Beika Forest!

and……

The cell phone signal is indeed poor in the rice flower forest. If a boy is chased in, it may be difficult for him to call for help.

"Inspector Amemiya! We found... a text message sent to a previous victim in the victim's cell phone!" Another detective from the Fifth Department hurried over to report.

"What? They know each other?" Amemiya quickly took the evidence bag and saw the mobile phone inside, which was displaying a text message page with the words "Wait for me, I'll be there soon."

With Bai Shi's height, he didn't need to get close, he could see it just by lowering his head.

"This is..." Amemiya was stunned when he saw this sentence.

At this moment, the old man who had been searched earlier also put away his embarrassed look and said to himself: "Of course I know him, that girl... and he are this person."

As the old man spoke, he raised his little finger - it seemed that the two were still high school lovers.

"So..." Upon hearing this, Yu Gong's face darkened.

Judging from the situation, it is very likely that the boy and the girl had an appointment, but the boy was late, and while the girl was waiting, he was attacked and killed by the "road demon"!
At this time, the boy happened to arrive, and was chased by the "road demon" all the way into the rice flower forest, and was finally killed...

This would also explain why the fifth victim was a boy and why the pattern of his fatal injuries was different from those of the previous victims.

The four girls were all killed by a single stab wound to the abdominal aorta, while this boy was stabbed in the carotid artery and had several wounds. I think that the boy was suppressed and tried his best to resist, so the first few stabs were not deep enough...

Unfortunately, because it rained last night, there was no one in places like Mihua Forest.

"It's really... too pitiful!" Isshiki looked like he was about to cry.

"Idiot! Instead of being sentimental, you might as well investigate the case and catch this bastard murderer as soon as possible!" Amemiya said and kicked him in the butt.

"By the way, old man, do you know them?" Yu Gong looked at the old man at this time - the first discoverer of the scene!
"I don't really know them, but I run a small shop near the school, and they always come to my place as a couple, so I have some impression of them... Alas, they are still so young." The old man said regretfully.

"Can you tell me again how you discovered the body?" Amemiya confirmed again.

"Huh? Haven't I said it many times... I was taking Inuichiro for a walk as usual, and suddenly Inuichiro was barking at the bushes nearby. He wouldn't normally do that, so I went over to take a look, and found this... Then I immediately called the police." The old man described it again.

"Inuichiro?" Shiraishi said, looking at the Shiba Inu wearing clothes.

"Woo woo..." Inuichiro looked a little scared and stepped back.

"You are so tall that even my dog ​​is scared." At his age, the old man doesn't need to be polite anymore and just complains directly about everything.

"Is there any problem, Inuichiro?" Amemiya looked at Shiraishi curiously.

"Nothing much... It's a nice name, only one character different from the previous Minister of Justice, hahaha." Shiraishi said with a smile.

Amamiya: ...

Amemiya did not respond to Shiraishi's joke.

At this moment, another police car from the "Mihua Police Department" drove over. Hearing the sound of the chassis rubbing against the sand, Bai Shi's face suddenly fell.

As expected, it was Yuan and Yamada who got off the car. Shiraishi glared at them and said, "Will you be exhausted if you park your car on the road and walk in by yourself?"

“S-I’m sorry, because I saw a Metropolitan Police Department car outside... hehe…” Yuan immediately made a gesture of patting his head. He is the typical example of someone who admits his mistakes and refuses to change!
"There's no need to be so anxious when you see the Metropolitan Police Department's car, right? You don't have to rob it this time." Amemiya complained from the side.

Shiraishi originally thought that the police station could not handle this case - after all, it was a random killing across the entire East City, and one of the murders happened in the Beika Forest. This case could not be investigated independently.

"Well, is there anything we can help you with..." Bai Shi was just about to say something polite.

At this moment, Yuan suddenly said, "Mr. Anna? Why are you here too?"

"Hmm? Detective Yuan, do you know the first person who discovered the incident?" Amemiya also knew Yuan because of his previous cooperation with the Beika Agency, so he immediately confirmed with him.

After all, those who are known by the police are generally “ex-convicts”.

"Well... I know him. He caused a lot of trouble for Grandpa Anna before." Yuan said hesitantly.

"What's going on?" Bai Shi asked upon seeing this.

"It was a bullying incident at Mika Elementary School before the summer vacation. The victim was Grandpa Anna's granddaughter, so I met her several times during the mediation." Yuan whispered to Shiraishi.

"Bullying? Didn't you say it was not bullying?" Anna said bluntly.

"This...uh..." Yuan Ye looked embarrassed.

Before Shiraishi came to Mika, the police station did not have to preside over the investigation of homicide cases. At that time, the work of a criminal police was far less exciting than it is now, and Yuan, who was always good at communication, would sometimes assist in mediation.

Bai Shi understood Yuan's reaction...

Mihua Primary School, bullying...

What can we do with this source? Not to mention the source, even if Director Bai Ma comes, he will have to throw up his hands!
The Education Committee must determine whether "bullying behavior" constitutes a crime...

The minimum age of criminal responsibility in East Island is also fourteen. The Beihua Agency has only two methods for elementary school students: "find the parents" and "find the school" - this method is useful for the three idiots of Teitan and a certain fake elementary school student, but...

Once you encounter a situation where the parents are uncooperative and the school is also a tough one, then I'm sorry, you can only go to court yourself. No matter how good you are at mediation, it will be of no use!

Board of Education?
It’s even harder to expect them to judge “bullying”!
After all, that would be tantamount to asking them to admit that their education has failed.

Moreover, the East Island Country has its own national conditions. The other side of the emphasis on hierarchy and seniority is that bullying is very widespread and the boundaries are blurred.

As for Mr. Anna's attitude, Bai Shi could understand it better. After all, in the old man's view, such matters should be handled by the police...

It was no wonder that he had always had a vague hostility towards the police. "Mr. Anna, may I ask about your alibi between 8:30 and 10:30 last night..." Seeing this, Amemiya immediately asked about his alibi.

The first person to discover the problem is the focus of the investigation!

If the first discoverer also has the motive of "revenge on society", then it would be even more important.

"What's going on? Do you suspect me?" Anna immediately said dissatisfiedly.

Woof! Woof!

Inuichiro seemed to sense his master's emotions and barked at Amemiya twice.

It was not until Bai Shi glared at it that it whimpered and retreated.

"No, it's just a standard check on the first discoverer. Please consider this as an effort to prove your innocence," Amemiya said verbatim.

"Inspector Amemiya...Mr. Anna, it's impossible..." Seeing this, Yuan seemed to want to make some suggestions, as if he felt that her way of speaking was too rough.

Old man Anna said impatiently, "Eight thirty... then you have found the wrong person! My shop closes at nine o'clock, and after closing, I drink with the owners of the surrounding shops until midnight... Although I don't know what time it is, it must be after eleven when the party ends!"

Yuan looked relieved at this time, and said quickly: "That's great..."

"Hmph, yes. After all, my son and his family have moved away. What else can I, an old man alone, do?" Anna said disdainfully.

Yuan suddenly didn't dare to speak.

But Shiraishi also realized at this time that although Anna did not have a cane, her steps were quite unsteady. Not to mention whether she could catch up with the young man, even if she did, she would probably not be able to beat her. Even for a short girl, it would be difficult for her to have the physical strength to kill her with one blow!
Even without mentioning other things, just physically, he can't be a "road demon".

Seeing that he was dissatisfied, Gen and Isshiki immediately stepped forward and started to coax him.

Kanzaki came over at this time with a look of regret on his face. Shiraishi asked, "Did you find any clues?"

"The murder happened before the rain stopped. There are no traces of the murderer around, and the murder weapon was not at the scene. However, judging from the wounds, it is very likely that the same knife was used to kill the body found in the early morning... at least the same model." Kanzaki said regretfully.

Although the previous case occurred in Haido Town, Amemiya and others came directly from the previous scene, and Kanzaki also saw the scene photos from them - roughly confirming that the "murder weapon" of the two cases was the same.

"Does Lu Mo usually use the same dagger?" Upon hearing this, Bai Shi turned his head and looked at Yu Gong.

Amemiya shook his head and said, "No, the previous three cases were different daggers, but they were about the same size... But this time it looks like after killing someone, they went forward to silence them one after another, so it's not surprising that they used the same murder weapon."

"Hey, officers, can I go now? Those bastards are still waiting for me to go back and continue the 'reconciliation', hehe..." Anna asked sarcastically at this time.

"Well... okay, I may contact you later." Amemiya said after hesitating for a moment.

Indeed, Anna doesn't look like a serial killer at all, and he also has an alibi that just needs to be verified.

"Huh, so it turns out that people only take things seriously after a murder happens?" Anna continued sarcastically.

From what Yuan just said, the previous mediation result should have been very unsatisfactory. Neither the school nor the other party's parents cooperated. It is no wonder that Anna is so resentful at this time.

"Wait a minute." Bai Shi suddenly spoke up to stop him.

"What's wrong again?" Anna asked with a frown.

"Old man, are you... a rice flower man?" Bai Shi asked hesitantly.

"Well, old Pop-Pop! My grandfather lived here!" Anna said proudly.

Shiraishi:……

Bai Shi's expression suddenly became serious.

Inuichiro, who was standing by, seemed to sense the solemn atmosphere, so he... pulled the trigger.

Inuichiro found a place under the roots of a tree and a big lump of liquid came out directly.

Anna was very well-mannered and brought her own small shovel, but...

After shoveling it up, Anna suddenly realized that there was no bag, so he buried it on the spot with a little embarrassment.

"Let me take you home..." Seeing that this case might be taken over by Souyi, Yuan took the initiative to provide "convenient service".

"No need! Although I'm old, I'm not a loser! Humph..." Anna rejected him firmly.

Seeing that he even said the word "trash", Yuan didn't want to send it anymore.

……

"It seems that this case is indeed part of the Road Demon Case. Director Shiraishi, we will take over this case from now on." Seeing that the Forensic Identification Class was about to disband, Amemiya called out to Shiraishi.

At this moment, Kanzaki Ryuichi suddenly said: "Please wait a moment, that..."

"What's wrong?" Yu Gong asked patiently.

If it was a detective from an ordinary police station, Amemiya would not be so patient, but... the Beihua Police Station is different after all, and the chief is here, so he has to give face to the Buddha.

"Regarding the wounds on the victim's neck, there were three shallow ones at first, and then the wound hit the aorta and killed him. This situation..." Kanzaki seemed to want to say something.

However, Amemiya interrupted and said, "So he fought with the murderer, right? After all, unlike the previous victims, he is a boy, and he escaped all the way here before being caught. He was not attacked suddenly, so he was able to resist."

"That makes sense, but if he suffered three minor injuries while resisting, it's conceivable that the murderer was riding on him... and the surrounding situation doesn't seem to show any signs of a ground fight." Kanzaki said uncertainly at this time.

"That's because of the rain." Amemiya said as a matter of course.

"Maybe..." Kanzaki was also unsure because of the rain.

Shiraishi, who was standing by, asked directly, "Detective Kanzaki, if we don't consider the Road Demon case, do you have any guesses?"

"Eh?" Yu Gong looked over questioningly - what do you mean by not considering the "Road Demon Case"? Isn't this obviously the "Road Demon Case"!

Encouraged by Shiraishi, Kanzaki finally expressed his previous judgment...

"Actually, judging from the wound on your neck alone, I tend to think... of suicide." Kanzaki's tone was also filled with doubt.

"Suicide?" Amemiya's voice became louder, and he immediately said, "Young man, you are amazing... There was no murder weapon or suicide note at the scene, and you dared to say it was suicide?"

"So I say... [just looking at the wounds]... the first few shallow scratches are consistent with the inner hesitation at the time of suicide, and the depth of the knife wound is also consistent with the characteristics of stabbing oneself." Kanzaki then provided the proof.

"Then tell me, if this was suicide, then the girl's death before..." Amemiya was about to raise a question.

At this moment, Isshiki suddenly exclaimed, "Ah! Ah! Amamiya-senpai, look!"

He was holding a transparent evidence bag, which contained the cell phone found on the girl's body in the early morning.

"Call me Inspector!" Amemiya said unhappily, then took the evidence bag, looked at his phone and said, "What's wrong?"

"There is no text message from the boy in her mailbox..." Isshiki reminded.

"Huh? Was it deleted?" Amemiya was also confused when he heard it.

"No, I found out that she has blocked the boy's number in the blacklist." Isshiki said quickly.

"What? Aren't they just a little kid couple?" At this time, Amemiya also vaguely realized that something seemed to be wrong.

Shiraishi then said: "In this case...if we assume that they broke up, then the suicide note would already exist."

"No way...you mean..." Amemiya also reacted - if the two had broken up at this time, and the boy wanted to get back together but failed, then...this would be a "minor murder and suicide case"!
The boy killed the girl first, and then came here to commit suicide. The text message "Wait for me, I'll be there soon" was not sent when he was late for a date, but was... a "suicide note"!
"In that case... wait, that doesn't make sense... what about the murder weapon? If it was suicide, why isn't the murder weapon nearby?" Amemiya looked confused and tangled.

Isshiki, who was standing by, seemed to be possessed by a mystery fanatic and said with great imagination: "Ah! Could it be an ice knife? Because it rained, the wound would have been soaked by rain, so there would be no trace of melted ice!"

"Huh? Use an ice knife to stab a girl's abdomen, and then use the ice knife to commit suicide?" Amemiya said in a tone of "How can an ice knife be so strong?"

"This...could also be two ice skates made with the same mold?" Isse said embarrassedly.

Bai Shi was silent for a moment, then immediately said: "Yuan, come here, take me to the old man just now... Do you know his house?"

"Eh? Anna's family? I do know them..." Yuan had visited them many times for the purpose of mediation.

Seeing that Chief Shiraishi was so anxious, Gen and Yamada had no time to ask for the reason. They sat in the driver's and co-pilot's seats respectively, and Shiraishi sat in the back... Because it was a standard police car, after Shiraishi came in, not only did the car body shake violently, but Shiraishi also looked quite aggrieved.

At this time, Yu Gong also said anxiously: "What's the matter? Wait for me!"

As Amemiya said this, she caught up with the car from the other side. All I can say is... it's a good thing she's thin enough, otherwise she wouldn't be able to ride in such a small car with Shiraishi!
"I hope it's not too late..." Bai Shi then remembered that before the old man left, he said something like "someone is coming to reconcile."

"Director Shiraishi, do you suspect... that the murder weapon is on that old man? Isshiki, that bastard..." After getting in the car, Amemiya complained about Isshiki who had just been searched.

Bai Shi thought for a moment and said, "If such a long dagger is hidden on the body, it is impossible not to find it... But I guess you don't have the body to search Inuichiro!"

(End of this chapter)