Conan: Chief of Rice Flower's Science Points

Chapter 86 Where's Your Cat?

Akasaka did not find any "suspicious delivery" at the garbage point near Yoshii Hiroya's house, but he did enter Yoshii Hiroya's house afterwards - this behavior was undoubtedly an improper search, and the key he used was the personal belongings that Yoshii Hiroya had confiscated when he was urgently arrested...

Akasaka specifically asked Toosaka to wait outside while he went in to search. Although Toosaka was worried, she was convinced by the reason that "someone was needed to keep watch."

At Yoshii Hiroya's house, Akasaka didn't find any hemp rope or suspicious packages, but...

When Akasaka was about to give up, he saw the "cat climbing frame" in his home and couldn't help but wonder - you don't have a cat at home!
And just now outside, he saw the big parcel box of the "cat climbing frame".

At the same time, Akasaka also found that there was a section of the trunk of the "cat climbing frame" that seemed very empty...

Clearly, there is a hemp rope wrapped around the other pillars... Hmm? Hemp rope?
Akasaka immediately called for support, took the "cat climbing frame" away as evidence, and brought back a piece of hemp rope for evidence.

The hemp rope wrapped around the "cat climbing frame" is generally made of harder sisal. After analysis by the forensic department, it was proved that not only is it the same sisal as the fiber fragments collected from the corpse, but the composition is also consistent. They can basically be regarded as products from the same batch!

……

"Mr. Yoshii, you should be familiar with this cat climbing frame, right?" Yuan said at this time, showing Yoshii a photo of a cat climbing frame.

Bai Shi and the others were also watching from outside the soundproof room...

"Huh? Did you enter my house? You actually have a search warrant... Remember to close the door and don't let my cat run out, otherwise I will complain." Hiroya Yoshii said calmly.

"What kind of cat do you have at home? I didn't find any photos of cats on your social media platforms." Yuan knew that he said this on purpose, and did not immediately deny that he had a cat at home.

But even if he makes an excuse that he doesn't take pictures, there is still a way to prove it - there is not even a strand of cat hair in his house!

Trying to get your cat lost by scamming someone is a minor offense, but if you can't explain why you bought the cat climbing frame, it would be indirect evidence...

"It's a Sphynx that I just picked up a few days ago. I haven't even had time to buy cat food for it... Well, I don't like taking pictures of pets." Hiroya Yoshii answered fluently.

source:……

"Hahaha, kid, you have one at home..." Yamada immediately slammed the table and stood up. He had tolerated this guy for a long time.

But at this time Yuan pulled him and whispered: "Sphinx is a hairless cat."

Yamada:……

"Okay, let's not talk about the cat for now. This cat climbing frame... the sisal on it, our components have been analyzed and compared, and it's exactly the same as the murder weapon fragments collected from the victim's neck. And compared with the product picture of the cat climbing frame, it can be seen that there is a long piece of hemp rope missing from the cat climbing frame. Mr. Yoshii, do you understand what this means?" Yuan asked, staring into the other person's eyes.

Shiraishi noticed that Yoshii's expression was obviously shaken at this time, but...

"I don't understand, does this prove that I killed someone? Have you found the murder weapon and proved that it came from me? As for my cat climbing frame, it's just that the hemp rope fell off." After adjusting his mood, Yoshii still spoke calmly.

"After the hemp rope fell off, you didn't tie it back but threw it away directly? Mr. Yoshii, it will do you no good to continue to be stubborn. I advise you to confess and you may get a lighter sentence." After questioning, Yuan said calmly.

Bai Shi and others outside were a little nervous at this time.

Yuan's "calmness" was actually an act, because...

After all, the real murder weapon has not been found, which is not enough to rigorously prove that he committed the crime!
If the murder weapon could be found and fragments of the victim's skin could be detected on it, that would be irrefutable evidence. However... Yoshii did not wrap the hemp rope back, so he might have destroyed it.

"Oh, this... I remember now, I did throw it away, because there were too many old magazines at home and I wanted to throw them away, and this piece of hemp rope happened to be loose, so I used this to tie them into a bundle." Yoshii was not moved at all.

"Using the hemp rope on the cat climbing frame to tie up magazines?" Yuan questioned with disdain, as if the other party's lie was not worth mentioning.

"Yes, that's it." Yoshii looked at Yuan calmly.

"Is the magazine still at your house?" Yuan asked immediately.

"No, I threw it away." Yoshii said matter-of-factly, and after a pause, he added, "Oh, could it be that someone picked up the magazine I threw away and used the hemp rope on it to kill someone? Officer, you must investigate thoroughly."

Yoshii tried to waste police resources again, but...

Another investigation is necessary!

Yuan tried to remain calm and then asked, "So you threw it away yesterday?"

Yoshii stared at Yuan at this time, and then said, "Eh? Officer, this is not allowed! Isn't this a leading question? I don't remember when I threw it away, maybe yesterday, or maybe the day before yesterday... This cat climbing frame arrived the day before yesterday."

Yuan's face turned blue at this time...

"It seems that you have found the things you threw away yesterday... That was the day before yesterday, right? Come on, go check around, maybe a neighbor has seen it." Yoshii said with a smile.

Seeing that Yamada, who was accompanying the interrogation, had reached the limit of his patience and that Gen could no longer get anything out of him and was even suspected of inducing a confession, Kunikida walked over and knocked on the door, calling the two men out.

However... Kunikida did not specifically criticize the two of them, but simply said: "If we only have these indirect evidences, we cannot send them for examination... It is already 9:40, it seems that we can only stop here today, and we will investigate thoroughly tomorrow."

As for Akasaka, who was proven guilty of "inappropriate search", Kunikida has already kept a record of him and will settle with him after the case - if it weren't for the director's intercession, it wouldn't have been delayed until "after the case"!
At the current level of progress of the investigation, if we want to force the inspection, not only will Kunikida not sign, but even if we send it to the prosecutor's office, they will not approve it...

Because it involves Daijiro Yoshii, the Prosecutor's Office will be more cautious and must have more conclusive evidence!

This is completely different from the situation of the gas station employee before...

"Section Chief, we..." Kuroki and others wanted to say something else at this time.

"How could there be such a wicked guy... There must be some reasons for committing crimes, right? This guy..." Kawai muttered softly at this time. Even though she was always weak, she felt a little hateful at this moment.

Because Kawai accompanied Fuji to investigate the surrounding shops today, he also got involved in the case.

At first, the two of them didn't know what was going on and were reluctant, but...

After learning about the case, I immediately became motivated.

At this time, Shiraishi turned his head to look at Kawai in the corner, and Kawai was shocked when he saw this - even though the distance was far and there were other police officers in between, but... wouldn't it be clear at a glance when the two-meter-three little giant looked over?
"Eh? I meant..." Kawai thought he had said something wrong.

"You are right, but there is one thing... sometimes, the reason for a crime may only come from the criminal himself and has nothing to do with the victim." Bai Shi spoke directly at this time.

That’s right, in this case, the victim had no grudge against Yoshii, and judging from the corpse, there was no sexual crime involved. Objectively, there was no motive, which became one of the obstacles to identifying him...

The only reason for committing a crime is subjective...psychological problems!
The conviction of this type of "pleasure criminal" is inherently more difficult because of the lack of general motivation.

Seeing the chief suddenly talking to a junior patrolman, the detectives around who were about to argue with Kunikida were stunned, not knowing what the chief was going to say.

"There are still twenty minutes until ten o'clock... Let me try it, Kawai and I come in." Shiraishi said at this time.

Seeing that the director was going to take action personally, Kunikida didn't say much. After all, it was not yet ten o'clock.

Although the other detectives did not think it would be helpful for the director to personally take action at this time, but...

Still looking at Bai Shi with expectation!

"By the way, Section Chief Kunikida, please take everyone out first." Shiraishi said before entering the soundproof room.

"Hmm? Oh, yes!" Kunikida was confused but still agreed.

Since Kawai is there and there are surveillance cameras, that's in compliance with regulations. Although Kunikida wondered what the director could be hiding from others, he didn't question it.

……

Seeing Shiraishi coming in from the door, Yoshii showed an interested look: "Eh? You are the Rice Flower Man, right? It's so big..."

Indeed, especially when Kawai came in together, Shiraishi looked particularly huge. Kawai, who was already small, only reached as high as Shiraishi's belly!

Kawai was glaring at the suspect angrily at this time, but at the same time... he was still nervous, silently reciting the key points when recording the confession.

"Are you a little nervous, police officer sister?" Yoshii looked at Kawai and asked with pretended concern.

"I……"

"Hahaha, Kawai, don't be nervous. I don't think you will ask for any records that require signatures or seals. Just make a note of it casually." Shiraishi smiled at this time.

"Huh?" Kawai was stunned when he heard this, not understanding what was going on.

"Then let's get down to business as soon as possible. After all, it should be almost time for a break, right?" Yoshii said as a matter of course.

The detectives had been wearing inaccurate watches all day, and in this dark and closed environment, but... Yoshii's biological clock didn't seem to be disturbed too much.

"Mr. Yoshii, are you studying psychology?" Shiraishi asked as if chatting.

"This should be written in the basic information." Yoshii did not give a direct answer.

"I guess Mr. Yoshii must have been very angry at that time?" Shiraishi asked deliberately.

"Maybe..." Yoshii sat up straighter now.

Yoshii probably felt that Shiraishi wanted to defeat him on a psychological level, and he showed some interest...

(End of this chapter)