Conan: Chief of Rice Flower's Science Points

Chapter 59 Doubts
In the conference room, Bai Shi was watching the previous interrogation video...

“That bastard kid said that this was a new variety of green, natural and pollution-free apple, and that as long as you subscribed to the fruit trees, you would make a profit. In the end, I subscribed to 150 trees, but in the end, they only sent me two boxes of ordinary apples, and I didn’t see a penny in profit!

"Because of this incident, my bastard son actually said that I was senile and didn't allow me to spend money on my own... Do you understand what this means?

"The reason why humans are human is because they can use money independently. Those who cannot control money by themselves cannot be considered complete human beings!"

Shiraishi:……

Now Bai Shi finally understood why the old man was so angry because of three million.

Is he short of these three million?

He was restricted from spending money because of the three million, and...as a former official of the Ministry of Finance, he had a different "view of human rights".

In his view, this was a deprivation of his right to be a human being.

As for the process of being deceived, it is actually nothing special. It is just to fabricate a business project, falsify data, and then solicit investment. It can be said that it is specially designed for the elderly. The so-called "lifestyle consultant" is actually to teach the elderly how to allocate funds and manage their finances!
Later, Shiraishi also saw the process of the crime that Shinjiro Otani explained...

"That's right, I couldn't control my anger! So I asked him to come out and asked him to return the money to me, but this bastard just knelt down and apologized, but he was unwilling to return the money... So I used my cane to stab him hard in the chest and pushed him down!"

Shinjiro Otani did not seem to have any intention of concealing the fact that he had committed the crime, and the person who interrogated him at the time was Seiji Minamoto, so he confessed the entire process of the crime very smoothly.

But this time...

Yuan couldn't help but sigh: "Mr. Otani! How could you... We have other ways to solve it, you did this... Hey..."

"Hmph! Anyway, I don't regret it. After he fell, looking at the bloody sunset, my heart finally calmed down a little..." In the video, Otani's eyes seemed empty, and he muttered to himself with emotion.

"Eh? Sunset?" Yuan was stunned when he heard that.

After that, no matter what Yuan asked, Shinjiro Otani seemed to be in a bad state and had started to daydream, so he had to be allowed to rest first.

"Sunset? His mental state doesn't seem to be very good." Bai Shi also noticed the problem.

Firstly, the time of death of the deceased was shortly before the case was reported, which must have happened in the morning. Moreover, the long steps faced the west, and one certainly could not have seen the morning glow if one had looked out from there at the time of the crime, and it was impossible to see the evening glow either.

Plus Shinjiro Otani's mental state...

It does look a little abnormal!
"So he was probably unconscious at the time of the crime? But... could it be that he pretended to be like this in order to get away with it?" Hei Mu couldn't help but say at this time - he had seen many guys like this who pretended to be crazy and stupid.

"No, we've confirmed this with the nursing home, and Mr. Otani does occasionally become confused, absent-minded, and forgetful... These may be early symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, but his condition is under control, and he's unlikely to be like this when his emotions are stable," Yuan said quickly.

"Well, there's no need to pretend... After all, he was the one who took the initiative to admit that he had killed someone during the interview. If he wanted to get away with it, he should have just not said no from the beginning." Bai Shi also nodded.

Although I can find it without saying it, but...

Shiraishi didn't think that someone who confessed the case so readily would use such tricks.

"However, there is indeed a red mark on the victim's chest. After comparison, it was found that it is the same size as the tip of Mr. Otani's crutch." Kanzaki said at this time.

The atmosphere of the case discussion meeting of Beihua Police Department has always been very good. Even if the director is here, everyone dares to speak freely. However, when Kanzaki said this, Shiraishi immediately raised his eyebrows, as if he noticed something.

at the same time……

Kunikida also walked in with a headache at this time, and said helplessly: "Director, that Section Chief Otani must see you."

He tried to deal with it for a while, but he couldn't get through it.

"Okay, then I'll go meet him... Is there still someone continuing the investigation now?" Bai Shi confirmed first.

Kunikida nodded and said, "Of course. Aoki's team is still investigating other victims in the nursing home, Haitani's team is investigating the deceased's interpersonal relationships, and Makiko and Suzuki are searching the deceased's home."

Since Shinjiro Otani said he had committed murder, there was no problem in bringing him back for questioning, but...

His testimony is totally invalid!
Kunikida did not give up other investigation directions...

Shiraishi nodded when he heard that, and before he went to the reception desk to find Otani Shinya, he heard the voice.

"Mr. Otani, you can't go in..."

"Step aside!"

Shinya Otani ignored the obstruction of the police department and forced his way into the case discussion meeting.

"Director Shiraishi! What do you want to do? My father is eighty years old, and you arrested him just like that... Do you want to convict him based on the confession of an unconscious old man?" Otani accused Shiraishi angrily.

It wasn't until Bai Shi stood up that he... calmed down a little.

"Mr. Otani, right? Your father is indeed a suspect in the crime. There is no problem with his current detention. We will not make a judgment based on confessions alone, but we hope you can cooperate with our work... Of course, considering Mr. Otani Shinjiro's health condition, we will arrange a doctor to examine him." Shiraishi walked up to Otani Shinjiro and said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

Otani Shinya looks to be in his forties. If he can be promoted to "Minister's Chief Cabinet Secretary" soon, he can indeed be considered a young and vigorous person. He has a great chance to become "Vice Minister of Affairs". It can be said that he has a bright future, but...

This has nothing to do with the case at hand.

"I……"

Seeing that he was about to say something else, Shiraishi interrupted him and said, "And if Mr. Otani Shinjiro really committed the crime when he was mentally ill because of excessive mental stress, it seems that the source of the stress is you, Mr. Otani, right? As a qualified official, I hope you can recognize your mistakes and not continue to hinder our investigation."

"you……"

After Otani was neither soft nor hard at Shiraishi's side, he had no choice but to leave in a depressed mood, of course, leaving behind a sentence: "My father has Alzheimer's disease, and your current confession is invalid! The lawyer will be here soon!"

Bai Shi didn't care about him and just made a gesture of "please do as you please".

After Otani left, Shiraishi said to Kunikida and other detectives present: "Let's go and see the victim's body!"

Although Kunikida was reluctant, since it was Shiraishi who proposed it, he did not refuse. Kunikida no longer wanted to be involved in frontline investigations. He usually came and left on time and never worked overtime. For example, today was Saturday. If it was not a special situation, he would not be at the police station...

(End of this chapter)