Traveling back thirty years to Conan, intercepting Princess Eri

Chapter 212 The murder weapon cannot be found
In the evening, Lin Xiuyi forced himself to stay awake and kept the izakaya open until ten o'clock. Then he could no longer resist the sleepiness and couldn't wait to close the shop and rest.

In the izakaya, he, Kisaki Eri and Maori Kogoro were cleaning up the dishes and sundries on the table. Reiko was young and had not slept well last night, so Lin Xiuyi asked her to go upstairs to bed early.

At this moment, there was a sudden sharp and piercing sound of car tires rubbing against each other outside.

A moment later, Inspector Megure, his face full of fatigue and anxiety, lifted the curtain and strode in.

"We are no longer open for business," Kogoro Mouri stopped what he was doing and said in surprise.

"I'm not here to eat," Officer Megure panted slightly, looking at Lin Xiuyi anxiously, "Lin Jun, come with me, I need your help with a case."

"...Okay," Lin Xiuyi slapped his face heavily, trying to dispel the strong sleepiness, then put down the things in his hands and wanted to leave with Inspector Megure.

"Shuichi," Kieri frowned slightly, her eyes full of worry, "You haven't had a good rest. Can you hold on?"

"Don't worry, I..."

Before Lin Xiuyi could finish his words, Inspector Megure beside him said resentfully, "He's not the only one who didn't get a good rest last night! You guys can at least rest for a while at school, but I still have a full day of work today! If you keep going like this, you'll definitely die suddenly."

These words made both Hayashi Shuichi and Kisaki Eri feel a little embarrassed. They looked at each other, and a hint of embarrassment flashed in their eyes.

Maori Kogoro was confused: "Why, there was a case last night, so Officer Megure had to work overtime?"

"Okay, let's go," Lin Xiuyi was afraid that Inspector Megure would tell what happened last night, so he quickly pushed him out.

"I'm going with you too," said Hibiki Eri, worried about Hayashi Shuichi, so she quickly took off her store uniform and chased after him.

"Hey, you two..." Maori Kogoro looked at the dishes, tables and chairs that had not been cleared away in the izakaya, and a helpless smile appeared on his face. "Am I going to clean up all these by myself?"

……

On the way to the crime scene, the police car was speeding. While driving, Officer Megure briefly introduced the case to Hayashi Shuichi.

The deceased was named Nakajima Ryosuke, 28 years old, and had a girlfriend named Ota Yuka.

He was found dead in the bathroom of his girlfriend's mother's home.

"The deceased died from a carotid artery injury and excessive blood loss," Inspector Megure said. "Mrs. Ota also admitted to the murder."

"If that's the case, why bother showing off?" Hibiki Eri frowned dissatisfiedly.

"Because we always feel that there is something strange about this case," Inspector Megure showed a puzzled expression, "We asked Mrs. Ota what weapon she used to kill Nakajima Ryosuke, and she said it was a kitchen knife."

"But the forensic examination results showed that the wound on the victim's neck was caused by some kind of cone-shaped object, which is completely inconsistent with the shape of a kitchen knife. We searched the Ota family home and found no object that matched the shape of the wound."

"Since Mrs. Ota has already confessed, why did she hide the murder weapon? There's clearly something wrong here."

Lin Xiuyi frowned: "Who called the police?"

"It was the deceased's girlfriend, Ms. Yuuka Ota," Officer Megure said. "At the time, there were only three people in the apartment: Ms. Ota, her daughter, and the deceased, Ryosuke Nakajima."

"Do you suspect Mrs. Ota is using her daughter as a scapegoat?" Hayashi Hideichi asked. "That's right," Officer Megure nodded. "Besides, the murder weapon must be found in this case, otherwise the prosecutors at the Public Prosecutor's Office will start finding fault again."

The police car soon arrived at the apartment building where the crime occurred. It was a slightly old residential building. The lights in the corridor were dim and weak, giving off an old atmosphere.

Inspector Megure took Hayashi Shuichi and the other man upstairs and into the Ota family's apartment.

Lin Xiuyi looked at the shoe rack in the entrance. In addition to a pile of women's shoes of various styles, there were also two pairs of men's shoes. "Where is Mrs. Ota's husband?"

"Mr. Ota has been dead for several years," Officer Megure replied, "The shoes on the shoe rack belong to Nakajima Ryosuke. We checked and they fit his feet perfectly."

"Why are there two pairs?" Lin Xiuyi revealed a hint of confusion.

"Maybe it was left there when he came here before," Officer Megure shrugged slightly and said nonchalantly, "After all, this is my girlfriend's mother's home. It's normal for Nakajima Ryosuke to come visit occasionally."

Lin Xiuyi thought for a moment and asked, "Does Ota Yuka live with her mother?"

"No, the mother and daughter live separately," Inspector Megure shook his head, "Ota Yuuka rented a separate house outside."

In the living room, Officer Sato was comforting an emotionally agitated middle-aged woman.

The woman's hair was a little messy, her face showed a hint of madness and excitement, and her hands were waving constantly.

"Didn't I tell you? I was the one who killed Ryosuke!" the woman said excitedly, her eyes revealing a determination. "Why are you still asking about Yuka?"

"Ma'am, we need evidence to investigate this case," Officer Sato sighed, his eyes filled with helplessness. "Although you admit you're the murderer, the murder weapon you mentioned doesn't match the victim's wounds."

Although the woman is past middle age, her face is well maintained, and with her curvy figure, she still looks charming.

Sitting on the sofa next to her was a young girl in her twenties. Her hands were tightly clenched around the corners of her clothes, her fingers turning slightly white from the force. Her eyes were filled with complex emotions as she silently looked at the middle-aged woman.

"The one making the noise is Mrs. Ota," Inspector Megure introduced in a low voice, "The one sitting on the sofa is Yuuka Ota."

After introducing the mother and daughter, Hayashi Shuichi greeted Officer Sato and followed Officer Megure to the bathroom.

The bathroom was filled with a pungent smell of blood and water vapor, which made people want to vomit.

The deceased, Ryosuke Nakajima, was lying on the floor with his upper body naked, with a bloody wound on his neck. He was wet all over, and the entire bathroom was covered with water stains.

"After the death, the deceased was rinsed with hot water from the shower," said Inspector Megure.

"Could the murderer have done this to influence the police's estimation of the time of death?" Kisaki Eri interrupted. "I remember in the case at the school gymnasium, you said that high temperatures could cause rigor mortis to set in earlier."

Lin Xiuyi asked Inspector Megure for a pair of gloves, put them on, squatted beside the body of the deceased, rubbed the wound on his neck with his hand, and found that the skin and flesh nearby were somewhat separated.

Seeing that he didn't speak for a long time, Inspector Megure asked, "Did you find anything?"

"The edges of the victim's wound are blurred, and the skin and flesh are somewhat separated," Lin Xiuyi said solemnly, "Have the forensic department carefully examine it. Is there any tissue delamination near the wound?"

(End of this chapter)