detective world detective

Chapter 1522 The disappeared love novelist ()

Because the nurse's station was clearly visible and Yananuma Motoko's figure frequently appeared on the surveillance camera, Officer Megure did not conduct too many checks.

Now everyone is going to see the last suspect, Dr. Naoko Takahashi, who is now in the research room.

And on the road.

However, Karasawa's mind could not help but flash back to the red pen that Naoko Takahashi gave to Ryo Akagawa when they first met.

I feel that the other party is the most suspect person in this case.

After arriving at the laboratory to explain the situation, Naoko Takahashi retorted angrily in the face of everyone's doubts: "I am Mr. Akagawa's attending physician, isn't it normal to go for ward rounds every day!?
  And he is my patient, why should I kill him! ? "

"Indeed, a doctor wouldn't do such a thing!"

Mouri Kogoro, who was bewildered by the beauty, jumped instantly and categorically agreed with Takahashi Naoko's point of view, and then showed a dog-licking smile towards Takahashi Naoko.

'Please...'

Seeing Moori Kogoro's unruly behavior, the group of people all showed their eyes of contempt.

With the support of Kogoro Mouri, Naoko Takahashi's attitude became even more unforgiving: "And if I really killed Mr. Akagawa, then where do you think I put his body!
  You can search the whole hospital! "

After hearing Naoko Takahashi's words, the faces of everyone present showed signs of pain and aggrievedness.

They asked three people in total, and when these three suspects asked about key points, they would ask where they hid the body if they were the murderer.

This is a major dilemma in the current search, and it is also an insurmountable gap that lies above their heads.

But let alone the ward, they had searched the entire hospital including the morgue in the basement.

But the result is nothing.

"Anyway, doctor, please cooperate with me in our search." Officer Megure clenched his fists and coughed twice: "We have to conduct a search in the laboratory, is that okay?"

"Of course, but there are a lot of dangerous items in the laboratory, so please be careful." Naoko Takahashi nodded in agreement.

Seeing how easily Takahashi Naoko agreed to the police's search, without even showing any micro-expression changes on her face, Karasawa knew that the result of the search would probably be in vain.

Moreover, due to the interference of disinfectant water and biological samples in the laboratory, Tang Ze's super sense of smell could not be used. He knew this when he visited last time, so he had no intention of using it this time.

But even so, facing the person he was most suspicious of, Tangze still wanted to conduct more searches to see if he could get some clues.

After thinking for a while, he looked at Naoko Takahashi and asked, "Dr. Takahashi, can you also allow us to visit your personal room?"

Because some research may take a long time, Naoko Takahashi, who is leading the project, naturally has a personal lounge in the research room.

After hearing Karasawa's words, Takahashi Naoko frowned slightly, but quickly relaxed and agreed: "No problem, but the lounge here is not big, and it is basically clear at a glance, so it is impossible to have it. Where the body is hidden.”

As he spoke, Takahashi Naoko turned around and led everyone to her lounge.

"Please come in."

After Naoko Takahashi opened the door, everyone entered one after another.

And as Naoko Takahashi said, her lounge is not big, and it is basically visible at a glance.

In addition to a bed, the most eye-catching thing is the bookshelf filled with biological information books.

Below, there are several cardboard boxes placed, which seem to be sorting books.

"Sorry, I'm changing books recently and the room may be a little messy."

Naoko Takahashi stood in front of the bookcase and stretched out her hand to signal: "You can check it out at will, but I think this room does not have enough space to store the body except under the bed and in the closet."

"that's true…"

Takagi looked around the room in front of him and took in everything in the room.

Just in case, he did check the two places Naoko Takahashi said had enough space to hide the body.

And the result is naturally self-evident.

Things have reached a deadlock now, and not finding Mr. Akagawa's body has become their most difficult problem at present.

Even though he wrote in his diary that someone was threatening him, they couldn't even file a case without a body and could only classify him as missing.

Because they don't have any evidence to prove that Akagawa Liang is dead.

And the impact doesn't end there. Without the body, they can't even identify the murderer based on the above methods and traces.

'It's troublesome...'

Looking at Takahashi Naoko with a calm and calm expression, Karasawa's intuition told him that the other party was most likely the murderer.

But the opponent is also a very difficult opponent.

She hid the body in some way, and if there was no way to find out where the body was, it wouldn't even be possible to point the finger at her for suspicion.

As long as you know the method, you may be able to convict him in one fell swoop.

But the trouble is, perhaps this is one of the most meticulous opponents they have ever encountered.

Neither he nor Conan could see the context of Naoko Takahashi's criminal methods for the time being.

While the two were thinking hard about ways and clues to solve the problem, Mouri Kogoro on the side immediately laughed happily after seeing Takagi's report on the search.

"Haha, I just said how could Dr. Takahashi be a prisoner."

Mouri Kogoro laughed happily and said: "You have all seen the room. In such a small place, there is no place to hide Mr. Akagawa's body.

It’s unlikely that the body was hidden in the cardboard box by Dr. Takahashi, hahaha~”

Hearing what Mouri Kogoro said, everyone looked helpless. They didn't expect that they had a pig teammate who protected the suspect.

But just now Karasawa discovered that when Mouri Kogoro said these words, although Takahashi Naoko tried her best to keep her face calm, the micro-expressions on her face showed "horror" and "shock". mood.

But this shouldn't have appeared on her face.

unless…

Tang Ze looked at the cardboard boxes where books were stored, and a horrifying thought flashed through his mind.

"Haha, Detective Mori, you really know how to joke." Seemingly noticing Karasawa's focused gaze, Takahashi Naoko panicked, but she still had a calm expression on the surface, opened the carton with a smile, and took out the He took out a book and opened it: "No, the things I put here are all books, not cut up corpses."

Seeing Naoko Takahashi's generous display, everyone smiled. Instead of doubting each other, they just thought it was a joke made by Naoko Takahashi.

After all, there were indeed books inside the cardboard box, so it couldn't possibly be a corpse.

But Tang Ze and Conan looked at each other, and both saw the solemnity in the other's eyes and the gloom on his face.

This haze lingered in the hearts of the two of them, and even after Tangze resisted nausea and turned on his super-smell to confirm the answer, his stomach began to churn.

Even though the smell was already very light due to the treatment, this approach caused Tangze discomfort both physically and psychologically.

"Dr. Takahashi, you must have killed Mr. Akagawa."

Just when the atmosphere was harmonious, Karasawa looked at Naoko Takahashi and said directly: "And the body was hidden in a place that no one could think of."

"What!?"

Naoko Takahashi's expression changed after hearing Karasawa's words, and she immediately said angrily: "What do you mean by that? You have also searched the room, and there is no body!"

What do you mean by this, you mean that I am the murderer! ? "

"To be honest, everything you did was so bloody and cruel that it made me sick!"

With a cold expression on his face, Tang Ze pointed to the cardboard boxes beside him: "You must have hidden Mr. Akagawa's body in those archives and books!"

"What!?"

As Tang Ze finished speaking, everyone present was shocked. They didn't know why Tang Ze said such puzzling words.

Because Takahashi Naoko just opened the cardboard box where the books were placed, and the books stored inside were also visible to them.

This is an irrefutable fact!

But why did Tang Ze Criminal say that the body was hidden in the archives and books?
  Could it be that the body was dismembered and hidden in other cardboard boxes?
  Considering Karasawa Criminal's reliable record in the past, everyone's bets were placed on the several cardboard boxes at Naoko Takahashi's feet.

After Karasawa said this, he ignored everyone's reaction and just stared coldly at Naoko Takahashi, whose face changed dramatically: "I think you probably killed Mr. Akagawa while he was sleeping. .

Mr. Akagawa's ward is not far from the research room, and there are no cameras.

In addition, the laboratory often has "general teachers" who volunteer for scientific research to carry it in. As long as you carry it at night, even if students see it, they will think it is normal.

It can be said that the chance of being discovered while carrying a body is very small.

Then you use the microtome here to slice Mr. Akagawa's body into slices and put it into a file book for archiving.

And the reason why you put the books in the cardboard box is not because the number of books has increased or the information needs to be replaced.

It's because you need space to place the file booklet that archived Mr. Akagawa's body to avoid police searches. "

By the way, the slicer in the science laboratory and the machine that normally cuts beef and mutton rolls are two completely different concepts.

The microtome here is a machine used to cut animal organs, tissues or embryonic specimens into thin slices. The level it can achieve is beyond what ordinary machines can match.

After listening to Tang Ze's words, everyone present had a look of horror on their faces, as if their bodies had been electrified, and their scalps instantly became numb.

It was only then that everyone realized that what Tang Ze said before did not mean that the body was in the cardboard box, but in the file!

But they all subconsciously felt that this was an impossible option, so they thought it was in the carton.

And if Karasawa Criminal had not mentioned this blind spot, they would never have thought that the archives and information on the bookshelf would be the body of Mr. Akagawa.

"Get away!"

After listening to Karasawa's reasoning, Officer Megure reached out to push Takagi standing in front away and walked to the bookshelf himself.

The white-gloved hand took out a file book and opened it. Officer Memu's face instantly became solemn.

"It's true! These files are all sliced ​​biological tissue!"

Officer Memu looked at the pages of biological tissue in the file with a look of extreme disgust and anger on his face.

What emerged at the same time was extreme physical and psychological discomfort.

Each plastic film bag in this kind of archive information book is independent. Use your fingers to gently rub the top of the plastic film bag to open the opening.

After rubbing it open, put your hands in and separate the entire bag, and a space similar to a file bag will be formed.

Naoko Takahashi seemed to have considered the smell issue, not only processing the slices, but also sealing the seals of each plastic file bag.

It is precisely because of this that there is no foul or unpleasant smell.

But even though Officer Mumu was wearing gloves and wearing a plastic sealed bag, he still felt uncomfortable.

Tangze understood this feeling very well. In order to confirm the correctness of his reasoning, he turned on his super sense of smell. Although the smell was very light, he could still smell some of it.

But this is not an unbearable stench, but it is more disgusting than the stench of black mud in the sewers that Tang Ze smells!
  When everyone heard the words of the police officer, they almost took a step back as a conditioned reflex.

Everyone looked at the file boxes filled with bookshelves, and felt an eerie chill creeping up their backs, making the hairs stand on end.

Seeing all the truth come to light, Takahashi Naoko was silent and then said: "Ignore the slicer thing for now, I want to know how you know about the relationship between me and Akagawa!?
  Could it be that the diary you found contains information about my identity? But if so, then you came directly to the door from the beginning. "

"Mr. Akagawa's diary does not contain accurate personal information about you."

Tang Ze heard this and said, "But when we first met Mr. Akagawa, you did something that made me suspicious of you."

"What's the matter?" Naoko Takahashi asked quickly.

"At that time, when Mr. Akagawa asked for a pen, you gave him the red pen without hesitation." Karasawa smiled.

"But so what?" Naoko Takahashi asked with confusion on her face.

"But there are obviously silver, black, gold, etc. pens in the pen box, right?"

Conan on the side smiled and said: "At that time, I remember that Nurse Yananuma was closer to the bedside table where the pen box was. When she faced many pens, she hesitated not knowing which one to choose.

But Dr. Takahashi, you picked up the red pen and handed it to him without hesitation!
  My uncle and Karasawa are both very famous novelists, so they naturally have a variety of pens, but they only use one pen when writing manuscripts. "

Tang Ze immediately made the final conclusion with a firm tone: "And since Dr. Takahashi, you know which stick he used when writing the manuscript, it proves that there must be a special relationship between you two!"

(End of this chapter)