Conan Rick's Investigator
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Each person's name is followed by contact information.
However, for Qin Zhibo, except for Hakuba Tan and Hattori Heiji, he had never heard of the other three.
Qin Zhibo continued to ask; "Who of these people have you contacted so far?"
"Except for Bai Ma Tan, everyone else has already been contacted and has agreed to film."
Hammertail explained dejectedly, "But because the director stipulated that everyone must be present before filming can begin, so the filming has never started..."
Qin Zhibo: "How do you usually contact that person?"
Mallet Tail shook his head, "We have never been in touch, nor do we need to be in touch."
"The letter said that I just had to prepare according to the plan and then bring everyone to the island to participate in the filming."
"In order to ensure the confidentiality of the program filming, after arriving on the island, I can contact the program crew through the island's radio and ask about the next filming plan."
Qin Zhibo glanced at the follow-up of the project plan and found that it did mention that the filming would take place on an uninhabited island not far from Tokyo Port.
"Then how can you be sure that this person's plan isn't a prank?"
Tsuchio replied, "Because along with this proposal came 5 yen, which is the filming fund provided by the other party."
"I used the money to find someone to order a set of work clothes for the Japanese TV station, and I also negotiated the price with the boatman at the port..."
Because he was worried that Qin Zhibo would not believe it, Chuiwei also showed him the work clothes of the Nichimei TV station.
Qin Zhibo only took a glance at the suit and discovered a huge problem.
In addition to the rough workmanship, the swirl pattern of the mouse logo's head on the back of the clothes is in the opposite direction of the original.
Qin Zhibo had just come out of the Nichiren TV building, so he had a deep impression of this pattern.
In this case, it seems that what Chuiwei said is indeed true.
As for the "mysterious person" who was looking for him to cooperate, he should not be a member of the organization, nor a director of Nichiuri TV, but someone in the plan.
This routine is very similar to the Twilight Villa incident. The inviter is least likely to be discovered when he hides among the invitees.
Qin Zhibo picked up the plan again and stared at the list of guests invited to the show.
There are two points in the list that are puzzling.
Obviously, Kudo Shinichi, who is known as the "savior of the Japanese police", is more famous in the east, but the person invited to the "program" is Hakuba Tan.
Secondly, even the logistics support personnel had to be specifically named, and this person had to be invited before filming could begin.
Generally speaking, the person who is forcibly added is likely to be the initiator of the mysterious gathering.
But if Kotani Renzo was the initiator, he would not have needed to hire Tsuchio, because with one more person inside the matter, the secret of the fake filming would be more easily exposed.
And judging from the fact that the people invited are high school detectives, there is a high probability that the inviter is also a high school detective, so it is more likely that they have had some intersections with each other.
In other words, the organizer of this party was one of the high school detectives.
Excluding old acquaintances Hattori Heiji and Hakuba Tan, the only ones left are Tokitsu Junya and Koshimizu Nanatsuki.
But what motive did these two have to invite other high school detectives?
Qin Zhibo continued to read the contents of the plan, which stated that Tsuchio and the invited Kotani Renzo were going to perform a play in a house on an uninhabited island.
The general content is that Hammertail plays the victim, is tied up in a room, and the entire room must meet the conditions to form a secret room.
The person who solves the method the fastest and gives the answer to Renzo Kotani is the winner of Detective Koshien.
Chapter 1381 Lavender Villa Case
Qin Zhibo looked at the project plan and found that the content did not specify the answer to the locked room technique.
When creating puzzles, the secret room can be realized by Tsuchio and another hired logistics personnel, Kotani Renzo.
Of course, in the case of decryption, it is necessary to explain that Hammertail was knocked unconscious and then put into the secret room.
After the puzzle is revealed, the high school detectives can hand in their answers to Renzo Kotani.
Renzo Kotani then placed the trick under the mat at the toilet door, and the director hidden behind the scenes would judge whose answer was closer to the truth.
After seeing these contents, Qin Zhibo became more certain that the person who organized this "Detective Koshien" was Tokitsu Junya, or Koshimizu Nanatsuki.
It was exactly the same routine as in Twilight Annex, where the answer was placed somewhere and then checked by the organizer hidden behind the scenes.
The organizers of that party were the Food Detective and the Wheelchair Detective.
The organizer of the party was one of the two high school detectives, or both of them were organizers.
Could it be that the high-end bureaus of these detective organizations all like to refer to the stories written by Agatha Christie?
If these two parties are considered to be of the same kind, then the puzzle itself should be the key to the puzzle that the party organizer wants to solve.
For example, in Twilight Villa, the Gourmet Detective and the Wheelchair Detective want to know the true meaning of the treasure code.
And this time's secret room technique should also correspond to an old event.
Qin Zhibo continued to look at the business plan and found some clues in the details.
The rules require that Renzo Kotani provide a tool box in each contestant's room. The tools in the tool box include but are not limited to hammers, pliers, screws, woodworking adhesive, wire, etc.
In addition, a pot of blooming lavender should be placed in the living room, dining room, bathroom, and everyone's room in the cottage.
Obviously, these two special requirements are hints given by the organizers.
Toolbox Description To perform a true chamber technique, you need to use the tools in the toolbox.
The large amount of lavender placed in the cottage should be some kind of symbol or hint.
Thinking of this, Qin Zhibo looked back at Chuiwei who was sitting opposite him and asked, "When you mention lavender, what comes to mind?"
"Lavender?"
Hammertail slumped his shoulders, thought for a long moment, then shook his head.
However, Qin Zhibo knew that lavender must be a clue and should be related to these detectives.
Therefore, lavender should be a reminder of a certain case.
The reason why Tsuchio was chosen to carry out this plan was not entirely because of his financial difficulties.
Qin Zhibo then asked further, "Lavender should be related to a certain case, and maybe it's related to you as well."
"Also, you really don't know this person named Kotani Renzo?"
"You must tell the truth, otherwise if I find out you're not telling the truth, I'll definitely make you pay for it!"
Hearing this cold threat, Hammertail's shoulders trembled in fear and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
After a long silence, he lowered his head and began to tell the story.
"Speaking of lavender and cases, the one I know about is a case that happened on Shikoku Island a year ago..."
"The case occurred in a place called Lavender Villa. A wealthy daughter committed suicide by hanging herself in her room in the villa, so it's also been called the 'Lavender Villa Case' by the locals."
Qin Zhibo raised his eyebrows. "So you're the murderer in that case? You're actually a fugitive murderer?"
Hammertail's expression was shocked, and he quickly waved his hands in denial, "I'm not the murderer!"
"I learned about the case six months after it occurred."
"Actually... my original profession was a pickpocket..."
Qin Zhibo: Your hands are not clean now.
"Half a year ago, I disguised myself as a cleaner and went to the lavender villa that had been idle for half a year.
The villa is cleaned."
"To facilitate the break-in, I removed the screws from the window of one of the villa's rooms and sealed it with adhesive, thinking I could sneak in at night and steal some valuables."
"Kotani Renzo was the one who hired me as a cleaner. I heard he was originally the housekeeper at Lavender Villa..."
“So I really haven’t killed anyone!”
Chuiwei confessed all his past just to prove that he was not a murderer.
Little did he know that Qin Zhibo had long known that this man who was only good at petty thefts definitely did not have the courage to kill anyone.
However, Lu Xun once said that if you want to open a window in a house, you should tear down the roof of the house, and people will agree to open the window.
Therefore, in order to make Chuiwei confess his shameful past, he had to be accused of a bigger crime.
"What happened after that?" Qin Zhibo asked.
"After that..." Hammertail continued to lower his head. "I don't know much about what happened afterwards, but I heard that the local police overturned the 'Lavender Villa Case' from six months ago."
"The rich man's daughter was actually murdered by the villa's maid, who later committed suicide out of fear of punishment..."
"That's all I know."
Qin Zhibo nodded understandingly.
After reviewing the entire incident, it is now almost certain that the organizer's purpose was this "Lavender Villa Murder Case."
However, the content of the case told by Hammertail was too rough and not enough to restore the whole truth of the incident.
Fortunately, I have people at the police station.
……
After coming out of the apartment building, Qin Zhibo took the project plan away with him.
Back in the car, Sera asked anxiously, "What took you so long? I thought something had happened to you!"
Qin Zhibo handed the project plan to her and sat in the driver's seat.
"I chatted with that fake director, so it took a little longer."
"Fake director?"
There was a hint of doubt in Sera's eyes, and then he opened the project plan to take a look.
Qin Zhibo drove directly to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.
When they arrived at the door of the Metropolitan Police Department, Qin Zhibo called Officer Megure directly.
After receiving Qin Zhibo's call, Megure thought that the daily performance had come again.
It turned out that they wanted to review the files of a previous case.
"The case that happened in Shikoku..."
"No problem. The case files of Shikoku must also be reported to the Metropolitan Police Department regularly. I'll have Takagi deliver them to your office later?"
Qin Zhibo replied, "Don't bother. I'm outside the Metropolitan Police Department building right now. Just let me take a look at the contents of the file."
"Okay then, I'll have Takagi pick you up now..."
After a while, the Metropolitan Police Department's gold medal officer, Takagi Wataru, came out from the main entrance.
"Hello, Mr. Qin."
Takagi Wataru walked over and shook hands with Qin Zhibo, then saw Shiliang behind him and asked in confusion, "Excuse me, who is this..."
"This is my new disciple."
Qin Zhibo introduced her like this, and Sera Masumi was not at all unconvinced, but walked forward and greeted her skillfully.
"Hello, my name is Sera Masumi."
“Ah, hello…”
Sera grinned, which made Takagi a little stunned. He was obviously a boy, but he looked so cute when he smiled?
"The file is in the archives. Please follow me."
Led by Takagi Shigeru, several people came to the archives room.
The huge archive room houses files of major cases from all over the country, but 80% of them are from the Tokyo area alone.
Takagi Shigeru is worthy of being the Metropolitan Police Department's gold medal data investigator. In just 10 minutes, he found the file of the "Lavender Villa Murder Case" from the countless files on the shelf.
"The file is here. I won't bother you for now."
Takagi left sensibly, leaving behind Qin Zhibo and Sera Masumi.
The two of them opened the file and read it carefully.
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