Conan: Chief of Rice Flower's Science Points

Chapter 307 The truth about killing people from a distance
That evening, Shiraishi's QX56 and two other plainclothes police cars arrived near a private hill in Okutama Town.

The next mountain is full of villas for wealthy families, but here... at first glance, they are just ordinary wooden houses. Looking at the chimneys everywhere, I'm afraid they are still burning fires to keep warm in winter.

However, it is not without traces of modernization. In addition to growing vegetables, the flat land is also used for placing solar panels, and there are small wind turbines on the roof.

There were no lights at this time and it seemed too quiet.

"Director, how about we come back during the day?" Kanzaki looked at the small village in the suburbs with lights dotted in front of him, and for a moment he felt that the director's move was a bit risky.

"No need, let's do this quickly... Gen, Yamada, the two of you come with me to pay a visit to the leader, and the four of you will split up and complete the tasks assigned to you." Shiraishi instructed the six detectives who came with him.

After splitting up, Kuroki and Kanzaki quietly went to the back of the "village", while Huitani and Zilian drove away directly...

Noticing a car approaching, people from the Kuai Society naturally came out to check.

and……

Dang Dang Dang——

"Ah! There's a bear!"

"Someone come quickly..."

"Wait! It doesn't look like a bear..."

No one knew what they saw, but they immediately started beating drums and gongs, waking up everyone around them.

Shiraishi also saw that there were still people holding hunting rifles, and at the same time, the people from the [Bitter Love Society] also discovered that it was not a bear that came...

"You are... Director Shiraishi? You are visiting my humble home so late at night. Is there anything you want to know?" Sayoko asked.

"Yes, there are some situations I would like to know from Mr. Lianqi Zhiguang." Bai Shi did not see the figure of the leader at this time.

"At this time every day, the leader is meditating... Since Director Shiraishi is here in person, please come in." Sayoko said calmly.

meditation……

It sounds like that’s the case!

"Wait a minute."

At this moment, Bai Shixian raised his hand to stop everyone from leaving. He looked at the bald man holding the shotgun and said, "Is your gun loaded? This is not a hunting area. According to the gun management regulations, the gun will be confiscated first. Then show me the shotgun license. If you have it, then go to the police station to collect the confiscated shotgun. If not... then you have to go there."

The bald man's face froze when he heard this and he said, "Director Bai Shi, we are in the mountains and we are just using guns for self-defense. There is no need to be so serious about it, right?"

Shiraishi ignored him and winked at Yamada. Seeing this, Yamada walked forward and stretched out his hand.

The bald man clenched his shotgun and seemed reluctant to hand it over. Seeing this, some believers around him also stepped forward...

But Sayoko then spoke up: "Fujimoto, hand it over... Then go get your hunting rifle license and show it to the police."

Seeing the look in Sayoko's eyes, the bald man's face was full of dissatisfaction, but he still handed the gun to Yamada.

Sayoko's face also looked solemn at this time. She just noticed that when Fujimoto wanted to resist, Shiraishi showed joy on his face - obviously, he wished that Fujimoto would raise his gun to resist immediately!

Thinking of some rumors about Director Mihua...

Although Sayoko felt that he was just playing tricks and didn't believe it in her heart, she didn't dare to gamble at this time.

After all, there were only three people on the other side at that time, and they didn't seem to have any weapons. If casualties really occurred, it would be difficult for the [Bitter Love Society] to deal with it.

After Yamada took the gun, he quickly ejected the bullet, stared at the bald man provocatively and said, "Don't forget your hunting license. If you don't have it, come with us!"

……

"Please come this way." Sayoko invited Shiraishi to the largest room.

After Shiraishi came in, he found that the structure here was very similar to the room structure at the murder scene in Beika-cho Shopping Street.

"Hmm? Are all the gathering places of the Bitter Love Society of this style?" Bai Shi said after looking around.

"This place, [Between Bitter Love], is where our members of the Bitter Love Society originally used to receive the telekinesis of the leader. The activity venue in the city is also decorated in the same way as this place," Sayoko explained.

After Shiraishi nodded, Sayoko said, "I'll go find the leader."

Seeing Sayoko leave, Yamada couldn't help but say, "What a show of power. There's not even a chair to entertain guests in a place like this."

This place obviously does not function as a living room, but is a place for religious activities.

Bai Shi walked around in the empty room, looked around, and suddenly seemed to sense something and glanced at the main seat.

Not long after, Renzaki Zhiguang came back, and with him came the bald Fujimoto.

When Fujimoto saw that Yamada was still holding the gun, he snorted coldly, but still handed a "hunting rifle license" to Yamada.

In the Eastern Island Country, you can own a hunting rifle with a "hunting rifle license", but there are requirements for the standard, and it can only be used in hunting areas.

Fujimoto was outside with a loaded gun, and Shiraishi seized the opportunity...

It’s a pity that the other party didn’t fall for it, otherwise if there was a conflict on the spot, Bai Shi would have saved himself the confrontation now!
After checking, Yamada said, "Come to the police station tomorrow to pick up your gun and pay the fine. I'll give you a warning, but if you do it again, your hunting license will be confiscated."

"Please come in." Lian Qi Zhiguang said and walked up to his own seat.

Seeing this, Bai Shi didn't complain and just sat cross-legged on the ground, sitting directly opposite Lian Qi Zhi Guang.

Although there was a long platform under the main seat of Lianqi Zhiguang, Bai Shi, who was sitting on the ground opposite him, was not shorter than him...

"Director Shiraishi, you want to ask about Nakagami's case, right?" Renzaki Zhiguang asked kindly, but then said distressedly: "But... I have said everything I can say, and I blame myself... I was too strong when I used my mind."

"You don't have to blame yourself so much. Although I don't know whether you knew about it or not, you are definitely not the direct murderer. You were just posing there like a monkey. Even if you really wanted to kill someone, you just 'can't do it.'" Bai Shi said directly.

Lian Qi Zhiguang couldn't help but frown when he heard this and said, "I see, Director Shiraishi still doesn't believe it..." Then he said with relief, "No wonder, I heard that Director Shiraishi is a top student at Tokyo University. You guys are more resistant to things other than science, right?"

"I'm not really against it. I believe in magical girls." Shiraishi told the truth.

Renzaki Chikō: ...

The bald Fujimoto at the side couldn't help but say, "Asshole! Are you looking down on us [Kuaikai]?"

He even believes in the "magical girl", but doesn't believe in Renqi Zhiguang's telekinesis. Isn't this contempt?
"Are you insulting me?" Bai Shi looked at the bald man seriously, as if thinking of an excuse to arrest him.

If someone used foul language like this in the lair of a violent organization, Shiraishi would arrest them directly, but this would not be allowed in the lair of a registered cult - the public pressure faced by the two is completely different.

For people from violent organizations, Shiraishi can obviously "force" them to take action first, but this is not the same for ordinary people. And right now, the people from the cult are facing even greater pressure from public opinion than ordinary people!

"I... Leader! Let him see your telekinesis!" Fujimoto said hurriedly to Lianqi Zhiguang.

After a moment's hesitation, Lian Qi Zhi Guang said, "If that's the case, Director Shiraishi, I'd like you to feel it for yourself."

Yuan interrupted and said, "Wait a minute, Mr. Lian Qi, when you were at the police station, my colleague also asked you to try it... But I remember your explanation at that time was that [it must be prayed sincerely by the audience]."

That’s right, during the interrogation, Zi Nasi had asked him to “try to recite it to me”, but of course there was no reaction at all. However, Lian Qi Zhi Guang’s explanation for this was “you didn’t pray with all your heart”.

A very idealistic explanation...

"If prayer is necessary to be effective, then why is Mr. Nakagami in so much pain?" Shiraishi asked back.

Lian Qi Zhiguang also showed a little doubt when he heard this, but...

Fujimoto then said, "If it's a punitive use of the mind, then of course there's no need to pray... But I hope Director Shiraishi won't be stubborn later!"

"Fujimoto, you are angry again!" Lian Qi Zhiguang scolded.

"Yes... please forgive me, Master." Fujimoto apologized quickly, but... Yuan frowned at this time, always feeling that he seemed to lack sincerity, unlike ordinary followers.

"Mr. Renzaki Zhiguang, please come in." Shiraishi said as he opened his arms.

"Director Shiraishi, if you feel unwell, just tell me." Lian Qi Zhiguang smiled slightly, then stretched out his hands, as if he was performing some magic.

Yuan and Yamada looked at it and were a little nervous, but...

Director Shiraishi looked calm and composed, as if he didn't feel anything at all.

"Master, if you want Director Shiraishi to understand your telekinesis, you must use all your strength... It's not that high here, nothing will happen!" Fujimoto said hurriedly.

Seeing Shiraishi looking at him with a sneer, Renzaki Zhiguang, who was originally hesitant, finally made up his mind after hearing Fujimoto's words!

Bai Shi's face froze for a moment, but returned to normal in an instant. Then Bai Shi said slowly: "Mr. Renzaki Zhiguang, please continue to use your power. Let's talk about the case. You just listen..." Fujimoto frowned when he saw this, and Renzaki Zhiguang's expression became even more expressive, as if he really used all his strength.

"In last night's murder, it seemed that no one had contact with Nakagami. From a scientific point of view, it really seemed to be suicide... But in fact, there are three suspicious points." Shiraishi said this while stretching out his hand to make a "3".

Looking at Bai Shi's reaction, Lian Qi Zhiguang's forehead veins bulged and his face turned purple, as if he had a serious illness and had been constipated for ten days.

"First, the glass was already cracked before Nakagami hit the window..." Shiraishi said bit by bit.

Upon hearing this, Fujimoto immediately retorted: "You just saw it wrong, right?"

"No, Mr. Fujimoto, I know you're anxious, but don't worry... Secondly, when Mr. Nakagami jumped off the building, there was a power outage in your building."

"Tsk, isn't it just because of lightning?" Fujimoto said as a matter of course.

Yamada interrupted and said, "Impossible. During the day, we have confirmed with the Meteorological Bureau that there was no lightning strike around Beihua Town. We have also confirmed with the power supply station that the power outage was caused by a tripped air switch."

"Who knew the houses in your Beika-cho were so old!" Fujimoto retorted unhappily.

"I didn't think clearly about these two points at first, until our forensic doctor discovered the third point... Mr. Nakagami's body was found to have corneal opacity, which usually occurs three days after death.

"But I've seen it once before. At that time, a violent organization cooked the victims to death. The corpse I saw had corneal opacity immediately. In other words, it was... heated!
"After understanding this, it can be explained why the glass cracked on its own - there was rain outside the window at the time. Once the glass was heated, it must have been heated unevenly. Because of the uncoordinated expansion, cracks would appear..." Bai Shi then explained slowly.

Lian Qi Zhi Guang continued to maintain the posture of performing his energy exercises, but his expression had begun to waver.

Fujimoto, who was standing by, immediately said, "What do you mean by heating? Did someone use fire to roast him and the window? This is inexplicable. Is this how you police officers investigate cases?"

"Of course we didn't use open flames, otherwise we would have discovered it long ago. What we used was...hiccups..."

Bai Shi was halfway through his speech when he suddenly burped, and a mist of hot air came out of his mouth.

"That's great. You even heated up dinner for me." Bai Shi muttered.

Fujimoto:? ? ?
Fujimoto, who knew what happened, looked at Shiraishi in shock. Just now, he saw Shiraishi had not responded and thought that there was something wrong with the device. Who would have thought...

"That's right, you have actually been using microwaves to heat people in the air, just like a microwave oven! It's just that when you usually fool believers, you use a smaller power, which only makes people feel slightly warm, and there is a feeling of being surrounded by warmth... Such a real feeling will also make people believe from the bottom of their hearts that Mr. Lian Qi Zhiguang really has magical powers.

"As for the punishment against Zhong Shang, you increased the power of the microwaves in order to make an example of him, in order to scare Zhong Shang and others, and to deter the Guardian of Light cult that was trying to snatch people from you...

"It's just that Zhong Shang couldn't bear the burning sensation all over his body, so he jumped out of the window and fell to his death. This should not be part of your plan."

Bai Shi said as he stood up.

This is different from using external high temperatures to injure people...

If you want to burn someone to death externally, there will inevitably be traces of burns and scalds. You need to have hot water at least several dozen degrees to scald someone to death. If you want to do it in a short period of time, the temperature must be even higher.

But microwave heating is different. It heats the object by vibrating the water molecules inside the object, and the human body is mainly composed of water!
This way, the body temperature is directly heated. As long as it is a few degrees higher than normal body temperature, it will be unbearable, but there will be no external burns or scalds.

It's just that because the eyeball is exposed, it is the most vulnerable and heats up the fastest, so signs of corneal opacity appear quickly.

Since they couldn't think of "microwave heating", the case would not be solved anyway, so Shiraishi didn't give his men too many chances this time - this is not a question of reasoning, it's a question of "knowledge", if they don't understand, they don't understand, and hints are useless!
"You, I don't understand what you are saying at all... Leader... please try harder!" Fujimoto quickly looked at Lian Qi Zhi Guang.

"Actually, you should have already noticed something, right? About... the fact that you don't have telekinesis." Bai Shi looked at Lian Qi Zhi Guang with a smile.

Shiraishi continued, "After all, telekinesis can only be exerted in a specific room, and... your wife used to work in a microwave equipment factory."

As Shiraishi walked over, Fujimoto quickly used his hands and feet to dodge to the side - although he couldn't see it, Fujimoto felt that the directional microwave transmitter should still be facing him at this time!
I'm afraid I might hurt myself by mistake...

At this moment, Shiraishi was stunned for a moment, then said: "Okay... the last suspicious point has been explained, Mr. Fujimoto, you don't have to be afraid anymore."

Bai Shi also paused as he spoke - the microwave had disappeared.

"Unlike a sealed microwave oven, this device that emits microwaves in an open space must consume a lot of electricity, especially when the power is turned up high. Civilian electric meters simply cannot bear it...

"The previous power outage in the Beika-cho shopping street was actually because the power was turned on too high, causing the already aging air switch to trip. And now the 'clean energy' here can't possibly supply such a power-consuming monster. I think it should be one of the villas on the next hill that has an electric wire thrown over?" Shiraishi said as a matter of course.

Bai Shi immediately shook his head and said, "But it's still too wide. It looks like this thing was made by your wife. It doesn't have any electrical protection at all."

Shiraishi clearly felt that the microwaves stopped emitting, and... the camera on the scroll behind Lian Qi Zhiguang was no longer working!

That's right, Shiraishi noticed when he came in that there was a miniature camera on the painting - obviously the operator of the microwave was looking at the camera and turning the transmitter to make sure it was always aimed at Shiraishi and to increase the power at the right time.

However, there was no camera on the painting behind the leader at the cult's meeting place in Beika Town, otherwise Shiraishi would have discovered it in the video recorded by Aida.

If only the microwave transmitting device was turned off, maybe the other party took the initiative to do so after realizing that they couldn't do anything to Bai Shi, but... even the camera was turned off and all eyes and ears were abandoned, so it was obvious that there was a power outage!
But the lights here are still on, because they are connected to the clean power generation outside...

Bai Shi said as he walked forward.

Lian Qi Zhiguang seemed to be showing his last bit of stubbornness at this moment, his hands were still raised there, and his face was still constipated.

However, Shiraishi had already lifted him up by the armpits with both hands and carried him away. Then he destroyed the wooden platform of his seat with his bare hands, and found a microwave transmitter inside!

Fujimoto, who was standing by, was already trying to escape quietly...

"Stop!" Yamada shouted directly.

Fujimoto didn't pretend anymore and ran out immediately. Although Yamada had a shotgun, he couldn't shoot him directly, so he quickly chased after him.

"The police officer beat someone!"

"Everyone, come quickly! The police are trying to arrest the Master!"

"Protect the leader!"

As soon as Fujimoto ran out, he shouted at the top of his lungs.

He also hoped to incite the believers to riot in order to force the police... at least to create a chance for himself to escape!
but……

Indeed, his loud voice attracted quite a few people, but at this moment, several older believers came together. What made Fujimoto feel guilty was that... they came with two young police officers!
……

"Don't be fooled...they...they are all liars!" said an old man with great distress.

"What? Old Man in the Mountains, what are you talking about..."

"That's right. These two detectives have just shown us the evidence. They, they... damn it!"

"Fujimoto, right? The third leader of the Kuaikai, I am arresting you now for intentional injury, fraud and other crimes!" Kuroki said, and directly showed the handcuffs.

Just now, while Kuroki and Kanzaki were confronting Director Shiraishi, they found some respected believers who had no actual positions and did not profit from the cult, and had them watch the "live broadcast" together - Yuan's mobile phone had been secretly recording the video!

The believers we found were all investigated beforehand...

For example, Mr. Yamanaka was originally a small president who donated a lot of money to the Kuaikai and lived here for several years. The company also went bankrupt... He is obviously a victim, not a beneficiary.

Although most of the believers were still in confusion and had no idea what was happening, they did not do anything for a while because there were people who spoke out to stop them and even blame Fujimoto - after all, it takes courage to fight with the police!

They had this courage when they believed in the Bitter Love Society before, but now that they are wavering, they don't have enough courage to attack the police officers.

Then, Renzaki Zhiguang was brought out by Yuan in a dazed state - he was not handcuffed, but looked absent-minded.

At this moment, Bai Shi's cell phone rang...

"Already caught? Very good, handcuff him and bring him here." Bai Shi nodded.

Then Shiraishi looked at Fujimoto and said, "Ms. Ishimoto has also been arrested. You can slowly explain what you have done later."

Bai Shi had asked Huigu and Zilian to go to the villas on the next hill to keep an eye on them in advance...

Although judging from the real estate registration, it has nothing to do with the [Bitter Love Society], but... once there is a power outage in a villa, it must be the source of the secret power supply, which is where Sayoko is operating remotely!

"Damn it! You're a piece of shit...you messed up everything...you now take responsibility!" Fujimoto suddenly yelled madly at Renzaki Zhiguang.

Renzaki Zhiguang finally came to his senses and looked at Fujimoto in disbelief.

"Ah... by the way, Renzaki... um, Mr. Ishimoto, we discovered before that your wife is not officially registered with you, right? In fact... I don't know why, her officially registered surname is actually Fujimoto... um." Shiraishi patted Renzaki Zhiguang... no, Ishimoto Kazuo's shoulder encouragingly.

After watching the previous "performance", Shiraishi has now confirmed that Kazuo Ishimoto is really just a tool.

Indeed, Ishimoto Kazuo not only has a good appearance, but also speaks very inspiringly. Most importantly...

Before, he really believed that he had telekinetic powers, which made him develop the temperament of a "leader".

Otherwise, if it was Fujimoto, a bald guy, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to fool anyone...

(End of this chapter)