The sixth man of Conan's police academy

Chapter 214 The hidden lighter

08:21am.

At the door of Room 5 of Midori 205rd Street Apartment, 60-chome, Yoneka-cho, Hayasaka Yuna rang the doorbell, and a middle-aged and elderly woman estimated to be around [-] years old walked out.

There were still tears in the corners of her eyes. It was obvious that the police had informed her of the death of her son, and she must have been crying bitterly in the house 10 minutes ago.

After seeing the two of them, Nagai Miho straightened her messy bangs a little. She asked in a hoarse voice: "Are you two police officers? Have you... found the murderer of my son?"

Hayasaka Yuna put away her pretty face of iceberg beauty, as if she had returned to the bright appearance when she first joined the company six years ago, and comforted her softly: "We haven't found the murderer of your son yet, so we wanted to come to the house to check. Let’s see if we can find any relevant clues. Judging from the current situation, it’s likely to be a vendetta.”

"That's it, then, please come in, two police officers."

Nagai Miho bent down and took out slippers from the shoe cabinet. She pointed to a bedroom door on the left side of the living room and said, "That's Tatsuya's room. Do you want tea or drinks? We only have oolong tea and juice at home."

"Auntie, don't bother, let's take a look and leave."

"Okay then, it's up to you."

Sasajima Ritsu nodded politely to Nagai Miho and then opened the door and walked into Nagai Tatsuya's bedroom. The south-facing bedroom had very good light and the room was very clean. However, the bed sheets were a little messy. It could be seen that Nagai Miho was sitting there before. I was crying here, and there were still a few tears left on the wooden floor.

He looked around at places in the room that might contain important clues, and finally walked to the desk, opened the drawer and prepared to check the contents.

The things in the drawer are very messy. It is obvious that Nagai Tatsuya does not maintain the cleanliness of the room himself, but his mother takes the trouble to clean it for him every day.

Children from single-parent families generally receive favoritism or even pampering from their parents, because they feel that they have failed to provide their significant other with paternal or maternal love, and they will find ways to make up for the lack of paternal or maternal love... However, they selectively ignore the serious consequences of pampering their children. .

"Tsk."

After Ritsu Sasashima heard Hayasaka making such a sound, he turned around in confusion and found that she had pulled out several cardboard boxes from under Nagai Tatsuya's bed. He leaned over and took a look and his ears felt hot.

Who would have thought that all those cardboard boxes contain "Youth Cultivation Manual for Boys". The cover alone is so hot that it makes people embarrassed to look at it. At least in terms of emotions, Sasashima Ritsu's first reaction is to be shy. and embarrassment, the most important thing is being alone in a room with a girl and witnessing these things.

Hayasaka Yuna pushed the cardboard boxes back into place with a look of disgust on her face, glanced at Onisawa Takashi and muttered in a low voice: "...You are really a pervert and a pervert."

"Hey, please don't look at me and say something like this, okay?" Ritsu Sasashima said helplessly.

"The two books that Nagai Tatsuya placed at the top are about crazy men following them. He should have regarded Miss Nishitani as the best fantasy object." Hayasaka Yuna frowned and said, often showing pity for the dead. Now she has a little twist in her heart, thinking that this kind of pervert should be dead.

"He is not just a fantasy, he always puts it into action." Ritsu Sasashima flipped through the photo album in his hand. All the contents in it were secretly photographed, and more importantly -

He discovered that several candid shots were taken in places other than the apartment where Miwako Nishitani now lives, which means...Nishitani may have moved because of Tatsuya Nagai's harassment.

There are photos of people on their way to work, photos of daily life, photos of clothes hanging on the balcony of an apartment... There are even photos of people working in a dessert shop.These photos were taken in a very covert way, with hidden camera equipment?If this is the case, then there must be something that I have overlooked, and it seems that I need to go back to the crime scene.

"Haasaka, I'll go back to the crime scene. You stay here to continue the inspection, and you go ask Miss Nishitani a few questions."

"Okay, what's the problem?"

"Give her this photo album, ask her if she knows about candid photography, pay attention to her expression, and ask her if she didn't live in Tokyo before."

"Okay, then after I finish asking, I will go to the crime scene to find you."

"Ah."

Ritsu Sasashima walked out of the bedroom and saw Miho Nagai sitting in the living room. He was greeted by a pair of cloudy eyes full of expectation. He looked down and noticed that her hands were covered with small scars. There are also thin red and white ropes placed in the corner.

It soon became clear that her occupation was a crab tying job, a hard and low-paying job, and she could only rely on the number of crabs she tied to increase her income. It was absolutely hard work.

"Mr. Police, did you find anything?"

She asked too cautiously, and it could be seen from her tightly clasped hands that she was suppressing her emotions.

"Not yet, Auntie, I want to return to the scene of a crime, so I'll take the first step."

"Okay, okay, walk slowly."

Quickly leave the apartment and out of Miho Nagai's sight.

Ritsu Sasashima, who had already made up his mind a long time ago, actually hesitated at this time. It seemed necessary... to visit here again.

It is very close to the crime scene and can be easily reached even on foot.Seeing Wataru Takagi standing within the cordon, Sasashima Ritsu walked up and patted his shoulder and said, "Go back and rest, as long as I'm here."

"How can this be done? Mr. Police, you need someone to protect you!"

Protect?

Ritsu Sasashima couldn't help but lower his head and smile. He took action quickly. In just two seconds, the unsuspecting Takagi Wataru was forced to the wall, and even his hands were clamped. He smiled and said: "Takagi, what do you think? Do I need protection like this?”

"It hurts, it hurts! So you're so good at the police department?"

Ritsu Sasashima let go of him and explained with a smile: "Well, I have practiced fighting skills a long time ago. You have to know that I lived in the United States before, where it is legal to hold guns. If I don't practice my skills well, my identity will easily attract people. A fatal disaster."

Takagi Wataru thought about it, and it seemed to make sense. A highly intelligent criminal consultant like Onizawa Police Department must give many criminals a headache.

"Police Department, should I take these relics back to the Metropolitan Police Department?"

"Give it to me. I will send it to the archives when the time comes."

After watching Takagi Wataru leave, Sasashima Ritsu knelt down to check the belongings of the victim Nagai Tatsuya, and finally locked on a silver flip-top lighter.

This is a specially made camera. In addition to being able to fire normally, you can see the camera and shutter button by removing the metal surface. There must be evidence of crime captured inside.

Ritsu Sasashima stuffed the lighter into his pocket. As long as he hid the key evidence, the case would not be solved. Even if he knew who the murderer was, it would not be enough to impose a sentence.

There is only one thing left to do next, and that is where the green paint on the shoulder of the victim Nagai Tatsuya came from.

Ritsu Sasashima followed Miwako Nishitani's route from the station back to her apartment after get off work every day, observing the places with green paint around her, and finally found a street lamp painted with green paint, with the words "Please note that it has just been painted" next to it. " notice board.

Stepping through the bushes, I saw a sports satchel hidden next to a streetlight.Opening the zipper, there are not only kitchen knives but also a series of ropes and tapes used for kidnapping...

The street lamp is less than 100 meters away from Miss Nishitani's home. It seems that Nagai Tatsu is also planning to ambush on the way to get off work.

It's exactly what I thought.

If Miss Nishitani hadn't poisoned her, the person lying on the cold asphalt tonight... would be herself.

(End of this chapter)