Detective: I'm Sato Miwako's Informant

Director Oyama said uneasily, "It seems like something happened up there."

"Let's go take a look," Sanbao said, and walked towards the cable car not far away.

Director Oyama and Ms. Tateishi exchanged a glance, and in the end, they followed.

Shiraishi Xiu looked at the girls and asked, "Do you want to go up?"

Sonoko nodded and said, "Let's go up and see. It seems like something really did happen."

Bai Shixiu said indifferently, "Then let's go."

He carried Kazuha on his back again, and together with the other women, they walked towards the cable car.

When they arrived at the accommodation area above.

There was no one in front of them.

The sound came from the direction of the back door, and they all walked towards that direction.

When I arrived, I found a group of people gathered at the back door, chattering about something that seemed to be about someone dying.

When Shiraishi and the others saw what had happened at the back door, they were all somewhat surprised.

At this moment, the famous actor, Minowa Shohei, was lying on the ground at the back door, his thick coat collar slightly torn open, and he remained motionless.

Shinichi Kudo, Heiji Hattori, and Detective Katahina circled around him and examined him, finally shaking their heads together.

Shinichi Kudo looked at the crowd and said, "He's dead. Please call the police."

This time...

The crowd grew even noisier, but they also called the police.

"Someone's dead..." Xiaolan said weakly, clutching Shiraishi Xiu's clothes tightly.

The other girls did the same, surrounding him and grabbing his clothes.

Not far from them.

Both groups were also watching this area.

One of them is a woman holding a video camera and recording a video; she is Hattori Heiji's mother, Hattori Shizuka.

The other group consists of Yusaku Kudo and Yukiko Kudo.

Yukiko whispered, "Did you notice anything?"

Yusaku Kudo said speechlessly, "I only glanced at the corpse; I know absolutely nothing else. Even if I'm incredibly skilled, I'm not that good, am I?"

Yukiko playfully said, "Why don't you go solve the case? Maybe it will inspire your writing."

Yusaku Kudo looked at Shinichi Kudo next to the corpse and said with a smile, "There's a detective's face there. It's quite young, but consider this a test for him. We don't need to interfere."

Yukiko asked, "Do you really trust him that much? What if he doesn't find any clues?"

Kudo Yusaku said confidently, "If that's the case, he's still too inexperienced. In that case, I'll have to take matters into my own hands."

A dozen minutes later.

Police from Yangmu County have arrived.

A group of people immediately set up a cordon and began investigating the scene.

A middle-aged policeman wearing a coat looked around the body for a long time, his brows furrowing involuntarily.

"Hurry up," a policeman behind him said. "Officer Zhishui, no wounds were found, nor were there any signs of blunt force trauma. The cause of death is currently unknown."

"I see..." Officer Zhishui immediately realized that this was a difficult situation. This kind of thing was really hard to handle, and the only option was to leave it to the coroner to make a judgment.

Shinichi Kudo and Heiji Hattori also frowned. There were no obvious signs of poisoning on the body; it was possible the person had died suddenly from an illness. In any case, they couldn't think of a solution.

Which possibility?

"Well, I might know how he died."

The group looked around, trying to find the person who had spoken earlier. They quickly spotted a man next to the five girls, and the voice seemed to have come from his direction.

Xiao Lan and the others looked at Bai Shixiu in surprise, wondering how he knew.

Officer Zhishui: "You knew?"

"Maybe, I want to touch it."

Osamu Shiraishi stepped out from the crowd, and under the curious gazes of the police, Shinichi Kudo, Heiji Hattori, and others around him, he touched the corpse, and finally nodded, saying:

"If nothing unexpected happens, they should have frozen to death."

"freeze to death?!!"

Some people gasped in surprise.

Officer Zhishui asked suspiciously, "How can you be sure he froze to death?"

"Uh..." Shiraishi Osamu stroked his chin, organizing his thoughts: "Officer, do you cook often?"

"No, I don't usually worry about things at home; my wife takes care of everything." Officer Zhishui blushed slightly as he said this, a hint of guilt flashing in his eyes.

Shiraishi Osamu saw through his lie immediately but didn't call him out. He looked at Ran in the distance and said, "Ran, you must be very good at cooking, right?"

"Yes." Xiaolan nodded obediently.

"Let me ask you something, can you tell the difference between fresh ingredients right now?"

"Yes, even without proof, I can already tell whether it's fresh or not."

“That’s it.” Shiraishi Osamu nodded, then looked at Officer Shimizu and said, “Officer, do you understand what I mean?”

Shinichi Kudo's lips twitched as he said, "So you're using the methods for judging ingredients to determine how this person died?"

Shiraishi Osamu said confidently, "I know a lot about cooking. So I know exactly how animals die, and whether they're fresh or not. I can feel the same way about people too."

Those around him were speechless, feeling that this statement was particularly unreliable.

Hattori Heiji asked, "Are you sure?"

Shiraishi Xiudao: "I'm very certain."

Heiji Hattori temporarily chose to trust Osamu Shiraishi and began to ponder, stroking his chin.

If that's the case, then it's very strange. Why would someone lie there frozen to death, and why didn't the other person go inside?

Chapter 0047: I Understand

Regarding Shiraishi Osamu's words

Although the police did not immediately believe it, they still had the body removed and are now waiting here for the autopsy report.

Not long after, news came from the police.

"Officer Shimizu, the cause of death was freezing, but pufferfish poison was found."

Officer Shimizu looked at Shiraishi Osamu with surprise, but quickly frowned.

It's quite easy for pufferfish to poison people, so why did they die from freezing?

This is really baffling.

Shinichi Kudo and Heiji Hattori both looked at Osamu Shiraishi in surprise, not expecting him to be so capable, actually figuring out the real cause of death.

Sonoko exclaimed, "Shu, you're amazing!"

Shiraishi Osamu smiled faintly and said, "It's alright, the cooking is just too good, there's nothing I can do about it."

Hearing his words, the girls all covered their mouths, looking like they wanted to laugh but dared not.

He's probably the only one who can use his culinary skills to determine how a body died.

Ayako and Kimie looked at Shiraishi Xiu with surprise and admiration, they really didn't expect him to have such abilities.

"Come inside."

With the help of the police, the group finally entered the dormitory building, no longer having to suffer in the cold outside.

Officer Zhishui looked at everyone and said, "Those who are not involved can leave now. Those who are related to the deceased and are his friends, please stay."

Very soon...

A large group of people left.

However, some people did not leave, including Shiraishi Xiu and his group.

The detective hesitated for a moment, but still chose to stay. Although it didn't matter, he could listen in on the conversation.

Director Dashan stepped forward and said, "We're from the same film crew; we came together today."

Officer Zhishui nodded: "Let's get started! The forensic report indicates the time of death was between 2 and 4 AM. So what were you doing at that time?"

Director Oyama hurriedly said, "I was already down the mountain at two o'clock, chatting with Ms. Tateishi about filming."

Ms. Tateishi: "That's right, we went down together, observing which locations were good for filming while discussing where the plot was wrong."

"And what about you?" Zhishui looked at Sanbao.

Sanbao said helplessly, "I went skiing around 2 o'clock, and that's when I met the director and the others. We've been together ever since, without ever separating."

"Really?" Zhishui looked at Director Dashan.

"Yes, we met around that time and then stayed together. Then we encountered a blizzard and took shelter together in the control room of the cable car. The ladies and gentlemen here can also testify to that."

“Indeed.” Shinichi Kudo and the others nodded in agreement.

Officer Shimizu stroked his chin and said, "So, before two o'clock, did any of you know what the deceased, Mr. Minowa Shohei, was doing?"

Everyone shook their heads.

Just then, a voice rang out.

"I have a video camera here, it might have captured him. If you don't mind, you can take a look!"

After the gentle and intellectual voice faded, a woman dressed in thick clothes came up and handed over the video camera with a smile.

Hattori Heiji glanced at his mother speechlessly, but said nothing. He then moved closer to the video camera and began watching.

It wasn't long before people spotted Minowa Shobei inside...

He left the cafeteria around 12 o'clock and returned around 1 o'clock carrying a fishing rod and a small bucket, which seemed to contain fish. He was alone, without anyone with him.

Then they entered the accommodation area, and the video feed moved away.