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Chapter 1619 Haunted House Murder Case ()
  "Sister, brother-in-law."

Behind Tang Ze, Sonoko who heard his words stepped back and hugged Ayako's arm. She looked at Tang Ze in fear and said, "Don't scare me."

"How is the situation?" Ayako looked at Karasawa who was squatting in front of the grave to check, "Are you injured?"

"No, he was hit hard on the head and has no vital signs."

Karasawa stood up and turned to look at Ayako and said, "Ayako, call the police first, and then take Sonoko to the front to call over the two staff members we just met."

"I see!"

When Ayako heard Karasawa's arrangement, she didn't hesitate too much. She nodded and pulled Sonoko away from the scene.

As for Sonoko, she didn't dare to look at the head of the fake dead person in front of her that turned into a real dead ghost. She covered her eyes and turned around with Ayako to call the two staff members in front.

After a while, Yuanzi shouted "something happened" came from the haunted house, and soon two ghosts, a man and a woman, hurried over.

"Agui!"

Seeing the male ghost with only one head exposed in the tomb props and covered with blood, the female ghost burst into tears instantly.

When the male ghost on the side saw the female ghost crying, he quickly opened his mouth to comfort her, and not long after, the hanging male ghost also hurried over.

Looking at the somewhat chaotic scene, Tang Ze did not speak to control the situation.

After all, Officer Megure and the others haven't arrived yet. He is asking questions now and will have to repeat them again when the time comes.

So instead of wasting words there, it is better to let the people involved in the case vent their emotions first and then calm down and write down the notes.

The female ghost cried for a while and was finally persuaded by two colleagues. Then Tangze intervened and asked the three of them to remove their makeup first and then wait for the police to interview.

While Karasawa was accompanying the three of them to remove their makeup, Officer Megure hurried over with Takagi.

Because the makeup removal was just in the middle, Officer Memu didn't intend to be idle during this period, so he asked the forensic personnel and forensic scientists to start working.

The main thing is to get the corpse out of the "grave" prop first, and then take off the makeup on the face.

After the three of them came out after taking off their makeup, they saw a deceased person who had restored his original appearance.

"Agui!"

Did she see the original appearance of the deceased? The beautiful woman with short hair suddenly couldn't hold back anymore and knelt down beside the deceased and cried bitterly.

Tang Ze on the side had a headache when he saw this, but it was hard to persuade the other person to cry, so he simply looked at the two people next to him and asked about the situation.

The two of them had each played a ghost before, and one of them, a short man with a somewhat wretched appearance, was the hanged ghost before.

The taller, good-looking man was the last ghost in the haunted house. However, Tangze and the others had not yet reached the other party's location at that time, so they had not seen each other before.

As for the deceased, his name was Ogino Takashi. After taking off his makeup, he had thick eyebrows and big eyes with a Chinese character face. He looked like a sunny and handsome guy before his death.

His identity is that of a staff member here. He is the third ghost in this haunted house, playing the role of the "sneering head" in the tomb.

"The cause of death of the deceased was a head injury. In addition, there were scratches on his face."

After inspecting the body, Aso stood up and said, "As for the murder weapon, it should be this fallen lighting lamp."

"That is, it may be that the screws fixing the light fell off, causing the light to hit the deceased who was immobilized by pretending to be a ghost."

Officer Memu touched his chin and said in deep thought: "Does this mean this case is an accident?"

"No, it should be a murder case." At this moment, Tang Ze looked at the corpse and said directly.

"Eh?" Officer Mu Mu was shocked when he heard this, and quickly asked: "Brother Tang Ze, is there something wrong?"

"The wound next to the deceased's cheek was a little too big."

Karasawa pointed to the huge open wound on Ogino Taka's face and said: "It stands to reason that this lighting lamp fell from above, and it stands to reason that it should have hit the top of the head directly.

But isn't it strange that the deceased had a huge wound on his cheek? "

"That's right!" Officer Megure suddenly realized after hearing what Karasawa said: "The light should have fallen from above, but there are traces of bruises on the side of the head and cheek. This is really strange."

"Sir, we found a loose screw here!"

At this moment, a member of the Science Research Institute on the side came to the two of them holding a screw.

"This screw looks new."

Taking the screws with white gloves and looking at them, Tangze said, "Obviously the screw holes on the lighting lamp are a little rusty."

"Well, that means the original screw was removed, and this new screw was placed at the crime scene by the prisoner?" Officer Megure asked in surprise.

"I'm afraid that's it."

Tang Ze nodded and said: "The prisoner removed the screws of the lighting lamp in advance, then beat the victim to death, and then disguised it as an accident."

"In other words, this is a murder case!"

Officer Megure said this and turned to look at the three people next to him: "This is a haunted house. Before Tang Ze and others come to play, the haunted house should have time to restore the venue.

At that time, did you see the deceased? "

"Of course I saw it." The woman choked and said, "We were all together at the time."

"Um"

Officer Megure nodded and said: "In other words, the case should have occurred after Brother Tangze and the others came in.

The haunted house at that time was equivalent to a secret room, with your staff present before and after.

In addition, you have restored the site and checked the room, so it is unlikely that outsiders have sneaked in.

In other words, the culprit in this murder disguised as an accident is among the three of you! "

After the words fell, the faces of the two men and one woman present showed panic.

After all, they never expected that these words would actually make them a suspect in a murder case.

There was no doubt that the three people present could not accept the result in front of them.

But Tang Ze was not surprised at all.

After all, the taste was so authentic, it was completely a traditional performance, "Choose 3 out of 1 classics". He didn't need to use his brain to know that the culprit was definitely between the three of them.

"Anyway, we will question the three of you one by one. Please cooperate with us. When we ask questions, introduce yourself first, and then explain your relationship with the deceased."

After Tang Ze finished speaking, he turned to look at the short-haired woman beside him and said, "Let's start with this young lady. I just saw you crying very sadly. I wonder if the relationship between you two is unusual."

"My name is Yamanashi Miui."

After the woman introduced herself, tears welled up again, and she choked with sobs: "I am Agui's fiancée, and we are about to get married!

How could I possibly kill him! "Speaking of this, Yamanashi Mihui's mood broke down again and she burst into tears again."

"This gentleman must be the one who played the hanged man before."

He had heard the other party's voice, so Tangze recognized the short man: "You will be the second one."

"My name is Yada Hidetaka. I have a simple relationship with Agui as colleagues. We only have work contacts and no personal communication."

Speaking of this, Hidetaka Yata defended himself and said: "Also, as you just saw, I have been playing the role of the "hanged ghost", so I am always hanging in the air and cannot move at all, so it can't be me."

But after hearing Yada Hidetaka's words, Karasawa's expression was startled, and an idea seemed to cross his mind.

However, this was only a moment, and soon Tangze turned his attention to the third man who looked pretty good.

"My name is Kenji Yokoi, and Ogino and I are good friends." The man introduced himself and said, "I was playing the zombie ghost at the end, waiting for the guests to arrive."

"But in other words, you don't have any alibi, right?" Officer Megure pondered.

"This has nothing to do with me!" Kenji Yokoi heard this and said, "I don't know anything at all!"

"But from a distance, it's totally possible for you."

Officer Megure said solemnly: "Although the terrain of this haunted house is close to an "S" shape, there is only one one-way street and there is no way back.

There are four ghosts on the road. In order, they should be Miss Yamanashi, Mr. Yata, the deceased Mr. Ogino and Mr. Yokoi.

Judging from the situation at the time, the person in front of the deceased should not have had time to commit the crime because the three tourists Karasawa kept moving forward.

And only you have the most ample time, and at the same time occupy the most advantageous position, and you did not meet with Tangze and the others during the whole process. "

Officer Megure's analysis is actually very pertinent.

After all, as the last ghost to appear, Kenji Yokoi had enough time to rush to the location of the previous victim, kill him, and then go back and pretend that nothing happened.

But the two people in front couldn't do it, because they couldn't estimate the courage of the tourists, and naturally they couldn't estimate the opponent's forward speed.

In this case, the two of them could only appear honestly, and because of the presence of tourists, it was impossible for them to take a detour to kill the third victim after appearing.

Therefore, judging from the overall layout, Kenji Yokoi is indeed the one with the greatest suspicion among the three.

"It's not me, I haven't moved the whole time!" Kenji Yokoi retorted anxiously after hearing Officer Megure's words.

"But you are also the most motivated person."

At this moment, Yada Hidetaka looked at Yokoi Kenji and suddenly said: "Because before Yamanashi and Ogino got engaged, you two have been constantly competing for Mihui, right?"

"Emotional dispute?" Takagi looked at Kenji Yokoi and asked in shock.

“I did have such an experience before, but when I knew about their feelings for each other, I gave them both my blessing and quietly quit.

I hope Meihui can be happy, and if Ogino is my good friend, how could I kill him! ? "

Although Kenji Yokoi defended himself like this, the suspicious expression on Officer Megure's face deepened.

However, Tangze on the side did not doubt the other party too much. After all, according to the routine, the one who was initially suspected among the three choices would be the least suspicious.

And seemingly unrelated people are most likely to be criminals.

For example, Hidetaka Yata, who claimed to have just an ordinary colleague relationship with the deceased, but then opened up to provide information and pointed the suspicion at the friend of the deceased, had already aroused Karasawa's suspicion.

Although Yamanashi Mihui is also a suspect, Karasawa had been observing her through micro-expressions before and found that she was really sad.

If this is really an act, then the other party will definitely win the Oscar.

Although these are not evidence, Karasawa ruled out these two people and focused his suspicion on Hidetaka Yada.

And this look really shows some clues.

Yada Hidetaka was still wearing the ancient kimono of a hanged man, but Karasawa found some strange circular marks on the back of the kimono.

Various thoughts flashed through Karasawa's mind, but instead of alerting the enemy, he came to the place where Yada Hidetaka worked.

Because Conan didn't come today, there were no followers around, so naturally there was no one to discuss with.

However, the case in front of him was not too difficult. Karasawa quickly discovered the incongruities in the workplace where the "hanged ghost" Yada Hidetaka was located.

On the ceiling of the other party's workplace, there are three ropes used to hang "hanged ghosts".

Tang Ze took a look and found that two of them were used to hang the body, but the function of the other one was somewhat unclear.

However, this "unknown" refers to the unknown purpose of the rope in Hidetaka Yata's role as "The Hanged Man", rather than that Karasawa does not know the purpose of the rope.

The moment he saw the rope, Tang Ze understood the important role it played in the murder.

And the murderer could only be Yada Hidetaka!

Not only that, the wound on the left side of the deceased's head also had an explanation.

Thinking of this, Karasawa looked around and found a ladder nearby, and climbed to the top of the haunted house lighting.

Then on the surface of the simple pontoon corridor, we saw traces of heavy objects dragging along the edges.

In other words, the lighting was hidden here before the incident!

After reading this, Tangze looked at the cable tied here.

This cable is different from the cables on both sides of the hanging body. On the surface, this rope is just a decoration for the neck, but its length is a bit too long. In addition, Tang Ze is still looking at the middle of the Range Rover. There are traces of knotting.

All these clues confirm the correctness of Tang Ze's reasoning.

The clues have been solved, so the next step is to solve the case. Tangze got off the ladder and walked towards the crime scene in the middle of the haunted house.

And there, because there was no way to prove his innocence, Kenji Yokoi was now listed as the number one suspect by Officer Megure.

At this moment, they have already asked Kenji Yokoi to go to the interrogation room to record a confession.

"It's not necessary."

Karasawa walked over and looked at Officer Megure and said, "I just turned around and found traces of the real murderer, which basically proves Yokoi's innocence."

"is this real!?"

Hearing Tang Ze's words, Officer Megure was startled, and immediately asked: "Who is the prisoner?"

"The murderer is Mr. Hidetaka Yata, the "hanged man" who claims to have been hanging in the air."

Karasawa looked at Hidetaka Yata who looked panicked and said, "What I said is right, Mr. Yata!"

(End of this chapter)