Science: The Little Shota of the Maori Family

397. Restless Weekend

Seeing that everyone still didn't understand, Watanabe Toru explained a little more clearly, "There's a sign on the mailbox saying that the mail collection time is around 2:30 p.m. every day on holidays. In other words, the postman will come to collect the mail at this time. But think about it, we're here at this time, but we don't see any post office trucks."

"So that's how it is." The three little ones suddenly understood.

Dr. Agasa said, "But it's also possible that he was blocked by the crowds of people marching and didn't come to receive the letter."

"That won't happen." Officer Takagi explained before Watanabe Toru could speak. "Normally, when the government approves parade routes, they try to avoid impacting the execution of similar official duties. Take today's parade, for example. It only occupies one lane of this road, so it shouldn't affect the mail trucks coming to pick up mail."

"That's true, but the traffic is so congested that you'll be seven or eight minutes late if you're not careful," Mitsuhiko asked.

"That's even more impossible," Huibara replied this time. "Besides the fact that there wasn't any traffic jam at the time, there's also a five-minute buffer between the mail collection time and the mail truck didn't come to collect the mail within those five minutes. The only possibility is that something went wrong."

"But wasn't the guy who stole my camera a blaster? What does that have to do with the mail truck?" Mitsuhiko asked, puzzled. "Besides, why did he go to so much trouble to steal my camera? If he didn't care about the camera, no one would notice what was recorded. This would only make us wonder if there's something suspicious on this tape."

Huiyuan couldn't explain, so she could only look at Watanabe Toru: "What do you think?"

Watanabe Toru said, "Originally, he had no intention of stealing the camera, because we were just kids who came here to watch the fun, but..."

Officer Takagi seemed to have a sudden thought and continued, "Could it be that the patrol car was driven by a US officer? The criminals saw you guys standing in front of the mailbox, chatting with the police so familiarly, so they thought of destroying the videotape."

Watanabe Toru nodded: "Yes, this is the criminals' purpose."

Dr. Agasa scratched his head. "But I still don't understand. Didn't the criminals send a fax to the police beforehand to warn them of the crime? They deliberately lured the police to the scene and then blew up the car right in front of them. Wouldn't that provoke the police and make them work even harder to find the criminals?"

Huiyuan thought for a moment and said, "I think they are trying to divert the police's attention."

"Eh?" Dr. Agasa was stunned.

Watanabe Toru took over and said, "What Huiyuan said is right. The criminals' target is not the police, nor the spirit team, but..."

"What is it, Xiao Che?"

Seeing that Watanabe Toru stopped talking at the critical moment, Genta hurriedly asked.

Watanabe Toru smiled and said, "I'm just guessing. Since the criminals are so concerned about the mailbox, then is their target the post office? If so, then the post office may be in danger..."

Watanabe Toru's words were very cryptic, but Officer Takagi understood. He murmured, "Perhaps the criminals' goal is to rob the post office. I must notify Officer Megure immediately."

Because no other accidents happened, the Junior Detective Team had to go home first. Although Watanabe Toru knew the truth of the matter, he had no intention of intervening. He gave Officer Takagi some hints, which was already the most he could do.

……

7 p.m.

Maori family.

Watanabe Toru and the other two were sitting around a low table eating when suddenly a news report came on TV about a gang of criminals preparing to rob a post office. However, because the police had been lurking there disguised as post office staff, they caught the criminals before they could act.

"These criminals are really stupid."

Maori Kogoro drank a glass of beer in one gulp and said contemptuously: "They have no idea that their conspiracy has been discovered by the police."

Watanabe Toru sneered in his heart. If it weren't for his reminder, the post office would have been robbed by criminals long ago. Who was so stupid?

……

The next day.

The second day of the weekend.

I thought I could have a good rest at home today, but I didn't expect that Watanabe Toru would receive a call from Mitsuhiko early in the morning.

The Junior Detective Team received a commission.

Popcorn bus.

Ayumi said excitedly: "Xiaotetsu, we finally received the commission. We must help the client catch the criminals."

Watanabe Toru responded helplessly.

Beside them, Mitsuhiko and Genta looked across at each other. Genta asked curiously, "Don't you feel scared?"

"Huh?" Watanabe Toru looked at the two of them.

Guangyan said, "Selling usable items to others for continued use is a good way to effectively utilize resources. I think it's a good idea."

Watanabe Toru looked up and realized that the two were looking at a second-hand furniture store.

Yuan Tai continued, "That's true, but I don't know if anyone has used these things before, so it always feels weird."

"Don't worry." Mitsuhiko smiled and waved his hands, jokingly saying, "There aren't many people in the world who wipe their noses on the table like you, Genta."

Upon hearing this, Yuantai's face immediately turned red. He covered Guangyan's mouth in dissatisfaction and whispered, "Don't say such things."

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Amidst the fighting, the bus slowly pulled into the station.

Several people got on the car together and arrived at their destination half an hour later.

The town was exceptionally quiet. Apart from Watanabe Toru and a few others, no one else could be seen.

Ayumi looked around and said, "It's so quiet, no one is coming in."

Mitsuhiko speculated: "Maybe that's why it was so easy to get in."

"In short, if you find someone suspicious, you must pay special attention to him." Yuantai lowered his voice, but his expression was very serious.

Watanabe Toru and Haibara were a few steps behind the three people, not saying a word, just walking casually.

Just then, a scream broke the silence of the street.

Several people paused, and Yuan Tai pointed to a building in front and said loudly: "The sound came from there."

"It seems like something happened." Ayumi raised her head, her eyes revealing worry.

Mitsuhiko immediately said, "Quick, let's go up and take a look."

"it is good."

Several people quickened their pace and ran towards the building where the accident was suspected to have occurred.

398. Second-hand furniture

At the door of the apartment, Guangyan went up and knocked on the door: "Hello, what happened?"

After asking twice, he still heard no sound from inside. Yuantai stood on tiptoe, turned the doorknob, and with a creak, the door opened.

Several people looked at each other and walked in.

Deep in the entrance hall, a short-haired woman sat slumped on the floor, looking in front of her with fear.

"Um, what happened?" Mitsuhiko asked.

The woman raised her trembling hand and pointed forward.

It seemed like something extraordinary had happened.

Several people immediately took off their shoes and ran in. Following the direction the woman pointed, they looked towards the living room. Only then did they discover that under the sofa, there was an old man lying unconscious.

Watanabe Toru quickly stepped forward, checked the old woman's condition, shook his head, turned back to Huiyuan and others and said: "She is dead, Huiyuan, call the police."

.......

Ten minutes later, Inspector Megure led his team to the scene.

After investigating, Officer Takagi reported to Officer Megure, "The deceased's cause of death was a contusion to the back of the head caused by a blunt object. The estimated time of death was between 2:00 and 3:00 p.m. yesterday. Furthermore, the deceased had no identification information at his death."

Officer Megure nodded and looked at the owner of the house, Sanae Hosono. "Ms. Hosono, could you please describe to me in detail the circumstances under which you discovered the body?"

Hosono Sanae's face still showed signs of fear, but she calmly recounted the situation to Inspector Megure: "I ordered that sofa chair from a second-hand furniture store in Beika-cho last evening. As agreed, the store delivered it this morning at ten o'clock. However, I noticed the worker hadn't positioned the chair properly, so I tried to adjust it myself, and unexpectedly, a body was lying inside."

"I see." Inspector Megure nodded slightly and continued, "Have you seen the victim today?"

Hosono Sanae shook her head: "I've never seen her."

"And where were you yesterday afternoon between two and three?"

Seeing Inspector Megure asking about her alibi, Sanae Hosono's expression changed instantly: "Officer, do you suspect I was the one who killed the person?"

"No, no, no." Inspector Megure quickly waved his hands and explained, "This is just the procedure for handling the case."

Hosono Sanae's expression softened slightly, and she said calmly, "At that time, I went to see a movie I wanted to see."

"May I ask who you went with?"

"only myself."

"Really……"

When Hosono Sanae was being questioned, Ayumi quietly asked her companions, "Is Inspector Megure suspicious of Miss Nishino?"

Mitsuhiko nodded: "The body was found at Miss Nishino's house, and she has no alibi, so it's normal for her to be suspected."

"But if Miss Hosono is the murderer, why didn't she dispose of the body?" Genta asked curiously.

Mitsuhiko replied: "Perhaps the murderer took advantage of the fact that the murderer would dispose of the body after killing someone, in order to avoid the police's suspicion."

"So, Miss Nishino is very likely the murderer?"

"Maybe, maybe not." Mitsuhiko scratched his head. He had no evidence to prove that what he said was right.

After questioning Hosono Sanae, Officers Megure and Takagi walked out of the house. Mitsuhiko and the others followed them. When they heard Officer Megure say that Hosono Sanae was most likely the murderer, Ayumi said, "But when we arrived here, Miss Nishino looked visibly surprised, and her face was ashen. It was like she was acting."

Inspector Megure replied seriously: "But these (bjca) cannot be used as evidence that Miss Hosono is not the murderer."

"But……"

Inspector Megure continued, "If Miss Hosono is the murderer, then this house should be the crime scene. Takagi, go investigate nearby."

"Yes."

Just as Gao Mu was about to leave, a police officer came over with a middle-aged man. After whispering a few words in Officer Megure's ear, Officer Megure asked in surprise, "What? He's just next door?"

The police officer nodded.

Inspector Megure looked at the man and asked, "Excuse me, who are you?"

The middle-aged man replied, "My name is Tokunaga Kazuhiro. Excuse me, is there something wrong here?"

Inspector Megure did not hide it from him: "It's like this, Miss Hosono who lives next door to you found a body in the second-hand sofa chair she bought today."

"Corpse, corpse?" Tokunaga Kazuhiro was shocked.

"That's right, so I have a few questions for Mr. Tokunaga. Were you in your room between two and three yesterday afternoon?"

"Yes." Tokunaga Kazuhiro nodded slightly: "Because I work the night shift."

"Did you hear any strange noises coming from next door at that time?"

Tokunaga Kazuhiro thought about it carefully and said, "If you put it that way, I think I did hear the sound of an argument."

Inspector Megure's eyes lit up, and he reiterated, "Did you really hear it?"

Tokunaga Kazuhiro nodded affirmatively.

"Did you hear what they were arguing about?" Inspector Megure asked.

Tokunaga and Hiroshi were a little embarrassed: "I don't know about that."

"Okay." Inspector Megure sighed with some regret: "Thank you for your help. If you have time later, I would like to ask you some other questions."

"Ok."

Tokunaga Kazuhiro nodded and turned back to his residence next door.

"It seems that Miss Hosono's statement about going to the movies might have been fabricated." Inspector Megure pinched his chin: "If what Mr. Tokunaga said is true."

"Um, Officer Megure..." Takagi looked like he wanted to say something but hesitated.

Inspector Megure looked at him: "What do you want to say, Takagi?"

Officer Takagi whispered, "I want to go to that second-hand furniture store and check the situation."

Officer Megure pondered for a moment and said, "Alright, I'll leave it to you, Brother Takagi. Call me if anything happens."

"Yes."

"Let's go with Officer Takagi," Ayumi said.

They have no clues here, so why not follow Officer Takagi? Maybe they can help.

399. Mitsuhiko’s confidence