Watching the anime from Madoka Magica and writing the rules

"What are you laughing at?" Zhixing was confused when he suddenly heard a sentence that had no beginning or end.

"General Manager Yamazaki's body was found with a smile on his face."

"Ah? What's going on?"

"Based on your eyewitness information and Kudo's reasoning, the murderer should have entered the house without stopping, fired the gun, and then fled."

"So the murderer shouldn't have had time to do anything else to the victim, which would have led to that smile. During this time, the criminal was indeed in the hall, feasting with the guests."

"So you're speculating there was an accomplice? The accomplice assaulted the victim while the murderer was providing his alibi, and then the murderer fired the gun, drawing everyone to the scene and discovering the body?"

"Well, there is such a possibility."

"Impossible, you just said that Kudo Shinichi was involved in the reasoning of this case."

"Well, yes, Kudo was also invited to this banquet."

"Then it's absolutely impossible that there was an accomplice. This could only be a single person committing the crime. This isn't the Orient Express case, so how could there be a gang of multiple people committing the crime?"

After Zhixing firmly denied it, he looked at Gao Mu's expression as if he was about to speak but hesitated, and said helplessly:

"Do you think that I, a witness, will be retaliated by the accomplice because I harmed the murderer? Didn't you already catch the criminal? How did he explain it?"

"The prisoner... the owner of this villa... died in the detention center around 6 o'clock this morning."

"Someone died in the police station? How did he die?"

Zhixing suddenly became nervous because that meant he had no safe place to live.

"After the police officer discovered the situation, he immediately called other colleagues and then we examined the body."

“It was a shooting.”

"Another gun?"

"And it's... the same model of gun that was seized from the prisoner and placed in the evidence bag. We've compared the bullet marks, and it's from this gun... the second bullet."

Chapter 128 The detective is also a helper

"Impossible, absolutely impossible. In the future that I know of, there is no such situation!"

The paper company immediately denied it.

Because Conan's unit dramas all start with the suspects appearing one by one, then doing something distracting, then the incident happens, and then finding clues and deducing the murderer. After the murderer is taken away by the police, the whole incident is over.

Even if the person falls into the hands of the police but an accident happens, either this is a carefully laid out plan, or it is just an introduction to the characters at the beginning of the story.

Even in the extended version of the movie, it is impossible to cause trouble in the police station. Even if a police officer gets into trouble, he must be alone.

For example, running to confront the criminal face to face, defusing a bomb at the scene away from the crowd, or taking a morning jog in the park during break time, etc.

After all, "Detective Conan" is based on reasoning, so how could such a mistake occur in the collective action of the positive side?

unless

"Shh! Keep your voice down and don't shout."

Takagi Wataru quickly pulled the paper company aside, further away from the people from the forensic department.

"Right now, this is just the surface situation. The specifics are still under investigation, so it's hard to say."

"It's hard to say. What else is uncertain?"

As Zhi Xing was confused, he began to get nervous.

"Look, you really only heard two gunshots, right?"

"Um"

"So, what if those two gunshots were fake?"

"Fake? You mean a prank?"

"Yes, the bullets we found at the crime scene were confirmed to be from the same pistol. There were also fingerprints of the criminal and corresponding gun smoke reaction on the pistol."

"But the perpetrator may have an accomplice, or someone who knew about the perpetrator's plan. In this case, we cannot be sure that the gun the perpetrator was holding was the one that killed the victim."

"Is it because the second bullet was never found and turned up in the prisoner's cell?"

"Yes, the incident happened at a celebrity party after all, so after we found the gun the criminal mentioned, we didn't investigate too much. Furthermore, everyone present heard two gunshots, so after confirming there were two empty seats, we put the gun in the evidence bag."

Zhi Xing turned sideways, looking at the people who had clearly already searched the street but were still searching for the second bullet, and asked knowingly:

"What does it mean if we can't find the second bullet here?"

"Probably...probably means someone broke into the prisoner's holding cell, killed him without making much noise, and then went straight into the evidence room and switched the gun."

"Isn't the gun in the captured criminal's hand a real one?"

"If no bullets are found, then it's a simulated toy gun, probably meant to make the perpetrator think he or she killed the person."

"If there really is such a murderer, then the criminal has already been caught. What is the purpose of doing this?"

"We don't know yet, but it would be great if Kamijou-san could help us find the bullet that was fired at that time."

Takagi looked embarrassed. He had told Zhixing this unverified guess because there might be a mole in the police station, which would threaten Zhixing's safety.

But after the paper company's step-by-step questioning, Gao Mu also felt that he might have made a big deal out of nothing. After all, there were still too many uncertainties.

It is very dangerous to make inferences before all clues are collected. After all, no one knows whether the next clue will overturn all previous assumptions.

Zhixing also had a similar thought, so when he was about to sort out the information raised by Gao Mu, because the surrounding environment was not quiet and he couldn't fall into a state of deep thought, he simply said:

"So, what did the detective say? Um, does Kudo know about this?"

Takagi heard that Detective Kudo also looked away a little embarrassedly, and then defended himself:

"If this is truly the work of an insider, then of course we can't implicate civilians. We have our own things to do. Besides, Detective Kudo still has high school classes to attend. We can't just send a police car to school to bring him over and force him to decrypt the code."

"That's right. Helping someone shouldn't be taken for granted. The relationship between detectives and police officers isn't an employment relationship, or even necessarily a transactional one. After all, not every case makes the news."

Zhixing nodded. As the detective's foil, although the Red Team's intelligence was lowered, at least they still thought about relying on themselves. Unlike himself, when encountering difficulties, he simply wanted to find the answer and would not think deeply about it unless he had no other choice.

It was the same when I was writing information in Madoka Magica, and it is the same now that I am here.

"I'm glad you understand. After all, this matter may be related to your safety. Of course, it's just a possibility. It doesn't mean that the real murderer will definitely target you."

"Then, as an innocent person who may be implicated, could I ask you to let Kudo meet with me? I want to talk to Kudo Shinichi about something."

"This, isn't this not good?"

Takagi was a little embarrassed. After all, if he really needed the detective's help, it should be a higher-level leader like Inspector Megure. Although he was the captain, he could not abuse his power and hand over the personal safety of the high school detective to the unidentified Mr. Kamijou.

"There's nothing to worry about. I'll help you. You can ask me to help with anything as long as you agree to let me meet Kudo Shinichi."

"this..."

"Of course, if you can't do that, then I'll go talk to Officer Megure. At worst, I can ask for directions, right? You won't point me in the wrong direction, right?"

"Do you know the address of the Kudo family?"

In front of Takagi, Zhixing opened the notebook that he had given to Megure to read, and then spoke to the address on it:

"2-21 Beika-cho, Tokyo, this is right?"

Seeing that Gao Mu was still hesitant, Zhi Xing struck while the iron was hot and said:

"Besides, the criminal is already dead, so there's no reason for me, a witness, to stay at the police station."

"If there really is a real murderer, instead of this scapegoat who was shot dead."

"Then isn't it the most dangerous time when I'm on my way to find Kudo?"

"A good man will go to the end and send Buddha to the West."

After Zhixing finished speaking, seeing that Gao Mu was still considering, he turned and walked towards the searching crowd, saying:

"That's it, I'm going to go show my sincerity first."

Then Zhixing came to the police officer of the Forensic Department, learned in detail what he could do, and then tried to join the search near the place where he first appeared.

During this period, a police officer entered the villa, used a board instead of a rope to simulate the position of the criminal, and confirmed it remotely using a walkie-talkie.

But the street, the opposite wall, and even the big trees were all no different from ordinary streets, with no traces of bullets at all.

"it's time for lunch."

The work went on in vain until lunchtime.

Hearing Takagi's shout, several teammates and Zhixing finally realized the passage of time.

To be on the safe side, they used simulated bullets to pretend to design a plan, but still could not find the second bullet among the targets that the pistol could hit. Then, they all took a rest.

"Here, this is your lunch."

"Thank you, but I don't have any money to pay."

"No need, just consider it as compensation for your help."

As Zhixing opened the supermarket bento, he confirmed with Takagi again:

"Why, have you thought it over, or are you not planning to contact Kudo?"

"No, I think it's our responsibility to let the whole thing turn out this way. After all, if we had been more vigilant, or more careful when collecting evidence, perhaps the real murderer wouldn't have been able to silence the criminal."

"So I've already contacted Kudo. He'll probably see the message when he gets home tonight."

"Leave a message? No, even though he's the only one left at home, leaving a message isn't an option. I came to the police station to request contact because the people I contacted were all family members and I couldn't get in touch with him."

"Ah, then...what should we do then?"

"After school, take me to block the school gate. You should remember what Kudo looks like."

"Well, if there's still no progress this afternoon, I'll take you to see Detective Kudo."

Seeing that Takagi was finally willing to help, Zhixing stopped talking nonsense, finished his lunch neatly, and recreated the scene with other police officers.

It was not until Takagi called out that Zhixing was eager to get rid of this time-wasting job.

After all, the prisoner was in that position at the time, so there weren't many angles from which to shoot.

The site was only at the height of the second floor, and there was a small courtyard and a wall in the middle.

No traces were found in the yard or on the street.

After several rounds of searching by different people, everyone knew that the second bullet could not be found.

So, as Zhixing got into Takagi's car and left, the people in the Forensic Department packed up their tools, left the villa area, and reported the final search results to Inspector Megure again.

How should I meet Kudo? I guess I can't pretend to be like that in front of Kudo.

Should we confront him? No, Officer Takagi should be there too. Although I don't know if this Takagi is the same Takagi that frequently appears in the original plot, anything we say now will be reported back to the police station.

For the sake of the future, it’s better to sell Kudo.

Only by becoming Conan can you help yourself believe in the surreal things, and then... help yourself think about how to find a more perfect solution from the magical girl's dead end.

If you can't do something yourself, you should let others do it.

Since Homura can easily recruit any professional to become his own people, if you want to help Homura, you can only do it in an extraordinary way.

For example, a protagonist-level detective.

To break the deadlock, Kyubey's control must be broken. Otherwise, Kyubey will control the wish, the magical girl, and even the witch. Relying solely on the uncertain changes cannot guarantee that Madoka's deadlock can be resolved.

"If Kudo Shinichi can't be relied upon, there's still Kudo Yusaku as a backup. I believe that dealing directly with him would be better than worrying about it myself."

Sitting in Takagi's car, Zhixing stipulated the information he could not reveal and the words he prepared for his meeting with the protagonist, then closed his eyes and prepared to face his character interview.

"We're here, Teitan High School."

Takagi slowly parked the car far away from the main gate of the school, and then asked Zhixing to get out of the car.

"Will there be any trouble here?"

After getting out of the police car and looking at the daily society under the bright and clear sky, Zhixing couldn't help but think that there were problems in the police station and it was not safe enough. For a moment, he wanted to stay in the car alone and let Takagi bring Shinichi over.

"Don't worry, I checked. There's no car following us. Besides, you didn't do this on impulse. You're not even sure if I agree with you. The real murderer couldn't have thought of this and ambushed us here."

"Yes, let's go then."

Zhixing followed Takagi and came to the way home from school, waiting for the end of school. Only then did he have time to take a good look at Takagi in front of him.

Wear a dark suit, formal work shirt and tie.

If he hadn't come out of the police station with Takagi, Zhixing would never have been able to recognize that the other person was a policeman from his clothes.

After all, it is normal for uniforms to be associated with police officers. Such work clothes, even if they are suits, will make it difficult to distinguish them. These are people who rush to the scene of a murder case and conduct interviews. Zhixing really cannot understand the working situation here.