Ke Xue: The thief Cao is actually myself

Chapter 446: The villain dies because he talks too much! (Please give me a monthly ticket!)

"Ding-dong-"

Soon, the elevator reached the eighth floor.

As soon as the elevator door opened, before Kogoro Mouri and others could say anything, Eiko Toya couldn't wait to run out, and then she couldn't help but let out a scream of fear.

"what--"

Hearing her scream, Maori Kogoro rushed out of the elevator, "What happened? Miss Yingzi!"

Toya Eiko didn't look back, but stretched out her finger and pointed in front of her.

Subconsciously, Kogoro Maori looked in the direction her finger was pointing, and the next moment, he stood there in a daze, a look of shock.

Because there, they saw Mika Taniguchi, who they had seen before, with her upper body collapsed outside the elevator, her legs left inside the elevator, her body outside, a dagger stabbed into her abdomen, her body covered in blood, her life or death unknown...

"It's the secretary, Ms. Mika Taniguchi!"

After saying that, Kogoro Mori was ready to rush over to check on Mika Taniguchi's condition.

He never thought that this would be the situation when they met Mika Taniguchi again, whom he had only met once before.

Damn it, even a beauty like Mika Taniguchi could be killed in such a cruel way, isn’t it too cruel?
However, just as he rushed out, Toya Eiko quickly stopped him, "Wait a minute, there are shoe prints on the floor."

"Shoe prints?"

Kogoro Mouri was slightly stunned, and quickly stopped, then squatted on the ground and looked at the ground carefully.

Sure enough, there were a lot of shoe prints on it.

"It's really good."

Looking at the footprints extending to the entrance of the safety passage, Maori Kogoro thought for a moment and made his own judgment, "In my opinion, it's probably the dust inside the safety passage."

Toya Eiko insisted, "This was probably a robber trying to break into the house. When the bad guys ran in, they happened to be seen by Miss Mika, so in order to silence her, they stabbed her to death!"

After taking a quick glance at Toya Eiko's confident words, Conan, who had long been suspicious of Toya Eiko, became even more certain of his guess.

Looking at that person's expression, it seems as if he knew this would happen a long time ago. This is really suspicious!

Moreover, isn't it too arbitrary to conclude that Mika Taniguchi is dead before we have even confirmed her life or death?

Unless, Mika Taniguchi was the one who was killed by the other party, so without checking Mika Taniguchi, the other party would know that Mika Taniguchi was beyond saving.

While Conan was thinking, Toya Eiko came directly to the elevator door which was still slowly opening and closing, "Mr. Eda, could you please block the door from the inside?"

"it is good."

Naturally, the security guard named Jiang Tian would have no objection to this.

While Eda was blocking the door from inside the elevator, Toya Eiko stood calmly beside the elevator, then pressed the elevator switch and slid her thumb across it without leaving any trace, as if she wanted to wipe off some mark.

Maori Kogoro, who was squatting beside Mika Taniguchi's 'corpse', did not notice her little action. He took back his hand from her neck and shouted to Maori Ran and others beside him, "Ran, call an ambulance and the police."

To be honest, when he first saw Mika Taniguchi like this, he was already mentally prepared that she was beyond help.

After all, Mika Taniguchi doesn't look like she's still alive.

However, I don’t know if it’s because God is merciful, or if Mika Taniguchi is lucky, or if the murderer was so busy escaping after killing Mika Taniguchi that he failed to finish her off in time, and Mika Taniguchi is still alive.

As long as they can be sent to the hospital in time, there is still a chance of survival.

At this point, Maori Kogoro paused, looked at Jiang Tian who had blocked the door, and said, "Also, Captain Jiang Tian, ​​please notify everyone immediately and have them seal off all the entrances and exits of this building. Do not allow anyone to enter or leave."

It is impossible for the murderer to escape from this high-rise building in such a short time.

In other words, the murderer is still in this high-rise building!
"it is good."

Hearing Maori Kogoro's instructions, Toya Eiko's pupils shrank suddenly, "How could this happen..."

Call an ambulance instead of just the police?

Could it be that this guy Mika Taniguchi is still alive?

Can't you?
Although he really wanted to believe this, Kogoro Mori's judgment did not seem false.

Thinking of this, Toya Eiko's face became a little gloomy.

How is it possible? Why didn’t this woman Mika Taniguchi die?

Damn it, if I had known earlier, I would have made sure that the other person was dead before leaving. Unfortunately, it’s too late to say anything now.

He wanted to get close to Mika Taniguchi and give her another stab so that she would have no chance to live.

However, with Kogoro Mori and others around, even if she wanted to harm Mika Taniguchi again as she did before, she would have no chance at all, and it would only arouse the other party's suspicion.

But if she did nothing, once Mika Taniguchi was rescued, her crime of attempting to kill her would undoubtedly be exposed.

What awaits her then is only imprisonment.

She didn't think that Mika Taniguchi would choose to let her go easily after she almost killed her.

Not to mention, the two of them had a grudge against each other before.

Thinking of this, Toya Eiko's expression became uncertain.

Conan glanced coldly at Toya Eiko, whose face was changing from gloomy to happy. While being wary of her attacking the seriously injured and unconscious Mika Taniguchi, Conan carefully looked at Mika Taniguchi's condition.

There are bloodstains on the shoulders, and there are obvious creases on the shoulders of the clothes.

Would a person in the fashion industry who pays more attention to his clothes than ordinary people go out wearing clothes with creases like this?
The most incredible thing was that she fell on her back facing outside the elevator.

If she was attacked by the suspect when she walked out of the elevator, she should have fallen inside the elevator.

Therefore, it is possible that the suspect deliberately changed the direction of Miss Taniguchi, who had fallen in the elevator, and moved her to the other side of the corridor.

But why did the suspect do this? What benefits would he gain from doing this?
Staring at the shoe prints on the ground and the marks on Mika Taniguchi's body, Conan couldn't help but fall into deep thought...

……

"The murderer was very vicious, and the knife almost went straight to the heart."

Because it was a murder case, the police, who took this matter very seriously, arrived at the crime scene as soon as possible. And this time, the team leader was still an old acquaintance of Maori Kogoro and others - Inspector Megure.

There's nothing we can do, after all, this is still within Tokyo.

Any case that occurs within Tokyo is under the charge of Inspector Megure, a superintendent of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.

Officer Megure adjusted his beige hat, which never changed, with a serious expression.

"But fortunately, Miss Taniguchi Mika was lucky enough to be injured but not killed outright."

This can be considered a blessing in misfortune.

Of course, although the injured Mika Taniguchi was sent to the hospital for emergency treatment as soon as possible, whether she can be rescued and whether she can completely escape the critical period depends on her firm will to survive.

As he was talking, the forensic staff nearby reported the results of the investigation, "Inspector, this shoe print is 26 centimeters!"

"Twenty-six centimeters?"

Inspector Megure murmured, as if thinking about something.

Generally speaking, only men have shoe prints of this size.

Could it be that the person who tried to kill Mika Taniguchi this time was a man?

"So the suspect is a man?"

Kogoro Mouri, who was following Inspector Megure, came over and spoke subconsciously.

"Did you and Ms. Taniguchi take these two elevators to go upstairs separately?"

Inspector Megure did not answer Kogoro Mori's words, but looked at Toya Eiko deeply and then began his interrogation.

After all, so far, Toya Eiko is the biggest suspect.

In addition, the other party had a conflict with Mika Taniguchi before, so he had the motive to commit the crime.

Hearing Inspector Megure's question, Toya Eiko suppressed the fear and anxiety in her heart about Mika Taniguchi still being alive, "Yes, I took the elevator next to it."

"Fifteenth floor?" Officer Megure narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at the sign above the elevator. "Does this elevator go directly to the fifteenth floor without stopping in the middle?"

Toya Eiko nodded slightly, "Yes, it didn't stop at all."

Walking to the elevator nearby, Inspector Megure pondered for a moment, "Then, the elevator that Miss Taniguchi Mika took must be the one in the middle..."

Then, when he said this, Inspector Megure paused for a moment, and then continued, "Is this one also like this, with no interruption?"

Toya Eiko shook her head and denied it, "No, the elevator that Mika took went straight to the eighth floor and then stopped at every floor from the ninth to the fifteenth floor."

Shouldn't we say that Toya Eiko is worthy of being a top designer and her psychological quality is indeed beyond the reach of ordinary people?
Soon, she suppressed all the negative emotions in her heart and was able to remain calm even when facing police questioning.

Hearing this, Inspector Megure thought for a moment, "So, the elevator we are taking now is the one that stops at every floor up to the eighth floor?"

As he spoke, Inspector Megure put his hands behind his back and led a group of people towards the rest area.

Toya Eiko followed closely behind Officer Kimegure, answering his questions one after another as she walked. "Yes, there are only two elevators to the fifteenth floor."

Officer Megure stopped walking and looked at Captain Eda standing beside him. "So, how long will it take Miss Toya to get back here after taking the elevator?"

If the time was right, it was entirely possible for someone to pull off this crime.

"Two minutes..."

Captain Jiang Tian touched his chin, thought for a moment, and came up with an answer, "No, I think it could be more than a minute."

"Less than two minutes?"

Upon hearing Captain Eda's answer, Inspector Megure frowned even more.

Originally, he had some suspicion that the suspect was Toya Eiko.

After all, the other party had every reason to commit the crime.

However, the words of the security guard Captain Jiang Tian refuted his guess.

Because, if Toya Eiko took the elevator and then came back here, it would only take two minutes. In such a short time, Toya Eiko would not have enough time to commit the crime.

So, the question is, if the murderer is not Toya Eiko, then who could it be?
Noticing Officer Megure's confusion, Maori Kogoro quickly told him the information he had, "Officer Megure, the shoe prints here are connected to the stairs, and the emergency exit on the first floor leading to the outside is not locked."

When he said this, Maori Kogoro glanced at Captain Eda and others beside him and said, "By the way, when was your last patrol?"

Captain Jiang Tian thought carefully and came up with the answer, "Two hours before the murder."

At this point, Captain Jiang Tian hesitated for a moment and answered affirmatively, "But at that time, it was indeed locked."

Other people might not know whether the emergency exit is locked or not, but as the staff member in charge of security, how could he not know?

But why was the emergency exit, which was locked properly, open?

Who did this and why?
Touching his chin, Officer Megure continued to ask, "After that, who else entered and left this building?"

After exchanging a glance with his colleagues, Captain Jiang Tian replied softly, "Except for the chairman, there is no one else."

Noticing that everyone's eyes were focused on her, Toya Eiko kept her expression unchanged and said, "Yes, because I have some information to investigate."

Even if she wanted to conceal this kind of thing, there was no way, unless she could shut up all the staff on duty.

But this is obviously impossible.

Rather than lying and arousing other people's suspicion, it is better to just admit it.

“So, I walked through the company about an hour ago, and after spending about 30 minutes in the chairman’s office, I went outside to have coffee.”

"Of course, I went out through the main door."

After taking a look at the thoughtful Inspector Megure, Maori Kogoro stepped forward decisively and said, "Inspector, I think this is just as Miss Yingzi said. This is a case committed by robbers when they broke into the house!"

As he spoke, he explained the reasons for his judgment, "The suspect pried open the lock of the emergency exit on the first floor from the outside, sneaked into the building, and then climbed the stairs to the eighth floor."

"When he passed in front of the elevator on the eighth floor, he happened to see Miss Taniguchi coming out. So, in order not to reveal his identity, the suspect immediately stabbed Miss Taniguchi and then escaped outside using the stairs."

(End of this chapter)