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Chapter 1377 The disappearing text

"What about when we get there?"

When Xiaolan heard what He Ye said, she couldn't help but ask, "What's going on there?"

"I thought it was scary, but it turned out it had nothing to do with a haunted house or anything like that."

Toyama Kazuki explained: "I guess it's because the president sometimes comes back to Osaka and stays there, so not only is the room very clean, but some electrical appliances can also be used normally."

"Then, is there anyone waiting for you in that room?" Sera Masumi couldn't help but ask.

"We rang the doorbell first, but there was no response."

Yuan Shan and Ye also looked a little serious when they said this: "We had no choice but to use the key sent by the other party to open the door and go inside.

But what we didn't expect was that the decoration inside was unexpectedly beautiful, turning our original dare-testing meeting into a tour of a mansion.

Then we visited around the mansion, and finally planned to see the size of the bathroom in the mansion..."

"Visit the bathroom..." Xiaolan couldn't help but feel a little scared after hearing He Ye's words.

"When we went to the bathroom, we found a person with very long hair who looked very scary!"

Speaking of this, Yuan Shan and Ye seemed to bring back bad memories, and said with a horrified expression: "That guy was leaning against the wall of the bathroom, sitting there..."

"Ah!" Xiaolan screamed unconsciously after hearing He Ye's words. It was obvious that she was frightened as she felt very involved.

"Then, did you talk to that guy?" Conan asked quickly.

"Stop talking nonsense!"

Kazuye looked at Conan angrily and said, "Shortly after we found that guy, all the lights in the mansion went out!

Just when I was discussing with my friends what to do next and whether to call the police, I heard a scary sound like "click, click, click!"

At that time, we were frightened by the sound and wanted to leave the mansion quickly. Unexpectedly, the lights went out again.

And when we go to see that person again, the other person has disappeared! "

"Could it be that there was something like a remote control that cut off the power, and then ran away while you were panicking and scared?" Masumi Sera speculated.

"If only that guy disappeared, I wouldn't have to come all the way to Tokyo."

Hattori Heiji said seriously: "The main thing is the guy who disappeared. He left a piece of paper."

"Paper?" Tang Ze raised his eyebrows and said, "What's written on it?"

"There is a line of text printed on it with a printer." Hattori Heiji recounted: "It says 'Only my body disappeared, not the words.' That's all." "

"Words?" Sera Masaki asked in confusion, "What does that mean?"

"It's like this. The long-haired guy seems to have written words carved on the tiles near his head with a knife." Hattori Heiji looked at the person who witnessed it and confirmed again: "Isn't that right?"

"There are three letters engraved on the tiles." He Ye replied: "They are EYE, and they are engraved very big."

"EYE..." Xiaolan repeated subconsciously, as if she was thinking about the meaning of the letters.

‘Eye? ’ Conan pondered in his heart, thinking about the profound meaning contained in it.

"Those three letters disappeared at the same time as the person disappeared."

He Ye looked a little scared when he said this: "That was carved on the wall, but it disappeared with that guy.

However, the words on the note left by the other party did not disappear. This is weird no matter how you think about it! "

"In this case, the first thing that can be thought of is that the person in the house took advantage of the power outage to exchange the tiles with unengraved tiles."

Tang Ze touched his chin and said, "Have you checked the ground?"

"There are indeed a lot of scratch marks on the tiles under the wall. I thought the same thing as you at first."

Yuan Shan and Ye's face turned pale when he said this: "But the color of those diamond-shaped tiles is getting lighter and lighter from the top of the wall to the bottom of the wall.

If you really use the light-colored tiles below to exchange them with the heavier-colored tiles above, the difference in color will definitely be noticeable right away! "

"Brother Heiji, have you also seen those tiles?" After listening to Kazuha's explanation, Conan looked at Hattori Heiji and asked.

"Later I also went to the site." Hattori Heiji nodded: "But who knew that house would actually need to be rebuilt.

Since the day I went there with Ye and the others, there have been construction workers guarding the place to prevent anyone from breaking into the construction site and encountering danger. I was not allowed to go in to check the situation at all. "

"Do you think it lasted about the same time as Ye Ye?" Tang Ze thought for a while and asked.

"Although it's not too accurate, it should not take more than five minutes." Yuan Shan and Ye thought for a while.

"Listening to what you said, I think the other party should be prepared."

Karasawa touched his chin and said, "If you prepare the tiles with engraved characters in advance, replace them before going with Ye and the others.

Then after He Ye and the others finished reading, they took advantage of the darkness to replace the tiles, and then evacuated, but it was not impossible to complete.

But although this reasoning is very reasonable, what is its purpose? "

"I generally think so, but the key is later."

Hattori Heiji clasped his arms and explained: "When Mr. Wakamatsu was killed by a prisoner in Karuizawa, he was also in a bathroom decorated with tiles.

Judging from the position in which his body was first found, it was clear that he should have left a death message with his own blood.

But when the crime arrived, it disappeared. "

Upon hearing Hattori Heiji's words, everyone present was stunned unconsciously. They did not expect to hear such bizarre words from Hattori Heiji's mouth.

"The death message disappeared?" Xiaolan said in disbelief: "How is this possible?"

"But that's what happened."

Hattori Heiji said solemnly: "Based on the performance of the corpse at the scene, Mr. Wakamatsu had blood stains on his fingers and made a writing gesture.

It was obvious that the other party should have written something before he died.

But here's the strange thing, no words written in blood were found at the crime scene. "

"You would say that, the local police must have also conducted an examination near the body of the other party's right hand, right?" Tang Ze asked rhetorically.

"Well, the local police did conduct a luminol reaction near the deceased's right hand, but unfortunately there was no trace of the blood wiped away." Hattori Heiji nodded and said: "In other words, the possible death message has also disappeared. .”

"Could it be the long-haired guy Heye saw, replacing the death message with a tile that was not stained with blood?" Xiaolan guessed.

"It's not impossible." Hattori Heiji nodded: "At that time, Mr. Wakamatsu happened to be replacing the tiles in the bathroom of the mansion by himself, and the adhesive on them didn't seem to be dry.

In other words, the possibility of exchanging tiles is not ruled out, but the decoration of the bathroom is the same as what He Ye saw. They are all diamond-shaped tiles with darker colors on top and lighter and lighter colors on the bottom tiles.

If it has been replaced, it should be worn out immediately.

I guessed that the other party used the same principle to make the text disappear. "

Hattori Heiji said this: "So next I want to go to the place where Mr. Wakamatsu currently lives in Tokyo to carefully inquire and investigate the specific details of this case."

"Then let's hurry over after eating!" Sera Masumi said, putting a mouthful of rice into his mouth and eating faster, "I can't wait any longer."

"Um...well, I'm sorry."

Hearing Sera Masumi's words, Hattori Heiji looked embarrassed and apologized: "When I was on the phone with the Wakamatsu family, we had already agreed that five people would go."

"Five people?" Shiliang Zhenchun said in astonishment: "Doesn't that mean..."

"Well, I didn't count you." Hattori Heiji said with a smile, "After all, I don't know you exist either."

"Hey!!" Sera Masumi exclaimed in surprise, and then looked at Hattori Heiji dissatisfied.

But the other party's words have already reached this point, and he can't open his mouth again and force himself to join in shamelessly.

After all, although she was Xiaolan's classmate, she actually didn't take her seriously long enough.

Hattori Heiji met her for the first time today, so it was normal that she was not included in the plan.

Even if she asks roguely, it won't work. After all, friendship is not that great.

So Sera Masumi looked unhappy when she realized that the road was completely blocked by the other party and she had no way to keep up.

"In that case, I'll go back after eating." Sera Masumi sighed with some disappointment. After finishing the curry in a few bites, he stood up to pay and planned to leave.

"Ah, wait, let me see you off." Xiaolan saw that Sera Masaki was a little unhappy, so she quickly got up and followed.

As for He Ye Ze, she also followed her. She said that it was her boyfriend who rejected the other party recently, so she still had to express her apologies.

Watching the three girls heading out the door, Conan looked at Hattori Heiji and asked softly:
  "Why don't you let her come with you?"

"This girl is so shrewd. On the other hand, there are two of us, Xiaolan and the others, who don't understand the situation. Basically, the situation has been taken out by the other party."

Hattori Heiji looked solemn and said: "I came here to help you test, but once we got in touch, I found that the other party was very difficult.

So I changed my focus and only confirmed from the side that Kudo Shinichi and you are different individuals, making the other party think that Kudo Shinichi is currently busy with the case outside and believe this situation.

This is the most important thing, otherwise it will be even more troublesome if your identity is discovered.

As for more, I chatted with her for a few words during the meal, but the other party's answers were smoother than I expected.

Next, we are going to investigate the case, and you will definitely not be able to help but participate, so in order to prevent you from being observed by her and accidentally leaking more information, I say this. "

"It's a good decision. I also agree with Hattori's approach."

Tangze nodded in agreement and then looked at Conan and said: "You don't have to worry too much. Since the other party has been transferred to your class, there will be plenty of time to deal with him in the future. Sooner or later, he will be able to figure out the other party's identity.

On the contrary, what you need to pay more attention to is your own identity, otherwise it will be called a loss outweighing the gain. "

"I understand." Conan nodded, and the three of them looked at Xiaolan and Xiaolan who came back and changed the topic in a tacit understanding.

"Dingling bell~"

At this moment, Karasawa's cell phone suddenly rang. He looked at the screen and found that it was a text message from Takagi.

"The previous case is considered over."

Watching the two girls sit down, Tang Ze smiled and said, "Takagi Criminal Investigation sent me a text message. The prisoner has honestly confessed in the interrogation room."

"Then, why did that man kill his friend to silence him?"

After hearing Tangze's words, Toyama and Ye couldn't help but ask: "And why was that man he killed before?"

"About this, to put it simply, it's murder for money."

Tangze looked at the phone and said: "The reason why Amakasu Hiroshi killed the deceased was because he had previously killed the president of a construction company in Kansai for money.

His friend, Mr. Shibamiya, the deceased today, wanted to persuade him to surrender, so he shouted at his friend and killed him in the bathroom.

This is the general context of the murder case that occurred in the curry restaurant. "

"That's it." He Ye suddenly said.

"But the guy who killed his friends to protect himself is really bad!" Xiaolan commented.

"Yes, yes!" He Ye nodded in agreement: "That's too bad!"

"Committing new crimes in order to cover up original crimes is the path many prisoners will take in the end."

Hattori Heiji said: "In the end, it's just adding new crimes and leading yourself to a more desperate situation."

Looking at the four people on the side having a heated conversation on this topic, Tang Ze did not join in.

He seemed to be eating silently, but his mind was already focused on the panel in front of him that no one else could see.

【Crushing Showdown】

[Congratulations to the host for getting 400 destiny points]

Evaluation: In this case, faced with the provocation and pursuit of two famous detectives from Kanto and Kansai, you easily found the murderer of the crime in your own way, causing the two provocative people to shut themselves up.

And your actions also affect how certain characters view you, causing slight fluctuations in destiny.

Somehow, you have been favored by fate.

Seeing this, Tangze pondered for a moment, interpreting the evaluation of this case.

As for the rewards, he glanced at them twice and skipped them. After all, they were not some unseen props.

It just brought his wallet balance to 2300 destiny points, but there was no plan to draw a lottery now, so it was just a string of numbers.

In the evaluation, his actions influence some people's opinions, which is actually more worthy of reflection.

This "certain person" most likely refers to Masumi Sera, but it may also be the FBI, after all, Kamal is also present.

But he didn't know what actions he took that affected their view of him, but the only thing he could rest assured was that there shouldn't be any big problems, or it could be a good change.

Otherwise, instead of getting extra destiny points and destiny favor, he should have his rewards withheld!
  (End of this chapter)