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Chapter 1646 The Dead Man in the Fitting Room

As the saying goes, the road between enemies is narrow.

Just when Futatsuka Chaoyo kept complaining about the woman with a bad attitude, dog hair, arrogant eyes, and exaggerated manicure, the other party suddenly appeared.

Then after hearing what Futatsuka Chaoyo said, the other party was also very unhappy, and angrily asked her to try on clothes while holding her breath.

There was a woman wearing glasses next to her. At that time, Conan listened to their names and knew that the other party's name was Bajuan, and the other party called the deceased President Shihara.

It was obvious that the two of them had a superior-subordinate relationship.

After hearing President Shihara's sarcastic words, Miss Yamaki explained that dog hair allergies cannot be avoided by holding your breath.

Originally, she had good intentions and wanted to tell President Shihara that dog hair allergies were troublesome, and she hoped she would be more considerate.

But I didn't expect that after the other party listened, not only did he not restrain himself, but he even became more mocking, saying that if he didn't wear socks and a wetsuit, he wouldn't be able to try on clothes.

For Futatsuka Moyo, these excessive words were nothing more than a slap in the face. Even her subordinate, Ms. Hachimaki, also felt that what she said was a bit too much and couldn't help but remind her that what she said was a bit too much.

But her reminder was not only useless, but also had the opposite effect.

President Sashihara seemed to feel that it was humiliating to be rebutted and lectured, so he immediately changed his face and reminded her not to forget to help pay off the debt, and also told her who the benefactor of the company was.

Even Miss Nanfang, the newly arrived salesperson, saw that the situation was not good and came up to persuade them to have three fitting rooms and let the three of them discuss it first, but she was also reviled.

President Sashihara initially said that her opinion was great, but then after reading the name of the other party's work card, he immediately changed his face and said that he was familiar with the owner of this store and would say hello to the other party, letting her, a girl who dared to tell her what to do, start. get rid of.

"The deceased's character was too bad," Aso couldn't help complaining.

"Well, at that time I also thought her character was a bit bad, so I thought I should leave as soon as possible."

Conan looked at the deceased and shook his head: "But I didn't expect that such a thing would happen."

"Do you remember the people who had the conflict at that time?" Sera Masumi asked.

"These are the two people in the fitting rooms on the left and right." Conan glanced at the two people hiding in the fitting rooms on both sides and dared not come out, and said.

"So the two people in the fitting room and the salesperson Nanbu are considered suspects?" Aso asked.

"They were the ones who had the conflict. If there were no others, these three are indeed the biggest suspects."

Tangze looked at the two people in the fitting room on the left and right, and said: "You three must have heard it. In view of your previous conflicts with the deceased, please cooperate with our investigation."

While talking, Tangze showed his ID. After seeing his criminal certificate, the three women nodded repeatedly, all looking happy.

Obviously, they were also frightened by this situation. After seeing that Tang Ze was a criminal, except for the one who was a criminal, the joy on the faces of the other two people was probably from the bottom of their hearts.

"Anyway, let's take a look at the condition of the corpse first." Karasawa asked the three of them to stay calm, and then he and Aso Minoru looked at the condition of the deceased.

The most obvious fatal injury on the deceased's body was on his neck. Even the black hemp rope was still hanging on the other person's neck and had not been taken away by the prisoner.

Obviously, this was the murder weapon that killed President Shihara.

“There’s a very obvious Yoshikawa line.”

Tangze said: "The deceased should have struggled violently before being strangled to death."

"It's so pitiful." Aso sighed with emotion, then carefully checked the injury on the other person's neck, nodded and said, "It seems like this is a fatal injury."

"The lipstick on the corner of the deceased's mouth was a little smudged."

Looking at the lipstick spreading from the corner of her mouth to her chin, Tang Ze looked down at the other person's hands: "But the most concerning thing is this. Her left hand is inside her clothes."

"Is there something you want to hide before you die?" Conan asked.

"I'll lift it up and take a look."

After putting on the white gloves, Karasawa asked the other party to lift up his open coat, revealing his left hand hidden inside.

And the moment they saw the deceased's left hand, the pupils of everyone present unconsciously shrank, and their faces showed a look of contemplation.

Because the deceased's thumb and index finger made a "pistol" gesture, as if he was pointing at someone.

In addition, the deceased's nails were also very special. They were blue in color with five stars painted on them, but now it seems that they have nothing to do with the gesture.

"Are you referring to the next door?" Masumi Sera looked at the three women and asked, "Who used the fitting room on the left before?"

"it's me."

After hearing the question, Miss Bajuan stood up in a panic.

"Are you saying that you are the prisoner?" Futatsuka Chaoyo looked at the other party in disbelief and asked.

"Please don't talk nonsense, I'm not a murderer!" Miss Bajuan became anxious when she heard what the other party said.

"The one on the right is used by Miss Futatsuka, right?" Karasawa said.

"Ah, it's me." Futatsuka Chaoyo said in a panic, "What's wrong?"

"Who discovered something was going on in the fitting room?" Conan asked.

"It's Miss Nanbu," Futatsuka Chaoyo said, "She was also the one who just screamed for death."

"Because she didn't come out for a long time and didn't respond to the guest at that time."

After hearing this, Miss Nanfang quickly explained: "I was afraid that something would happen to her, so I pulled away and took a look, and the result was like this."

Tang Ze and the other three nodded after hearing this, and then continued to examine the corpse.

In addition to the gestures of the left hand, they noticed that the deceased's right hand seemed to be holding something, but after picking it up, they found that there was nothing, only the nail of the thumb was stained with lipstick.

"The mark on the deceased's mouth from the corner of his mouth to his chin was probably caused by the thumb held in his hand." Conan pondered.

"should be."

Sera Masumi nodded and said: "But what is more concerning is what the two gestures of the deceased mean before death."

While the two were deep in thought, Tang Ze looked at the lipstick stained on the blue nails of the deceased, and then looked at the five stars on it, and the DNA engraved in his bones suddenly moved.

And when he realized this, when he looked at the deceased's left hand again, he suddenly determined that this gesture was not "pointing in the direction" or "pistol."

But the number "eight".

To be honest, when he first saw this gesture, Tang Ze subconsciously thought it was the number "eight".

But later he realized that Neon's gestures for comparing numbers were different, so he dismissed the idea.

But when the thumb of his right hand was painted red, and looking at the elements of red background + five stars, Tang Ze suddenly thought of the national flag of his hometown.

And when he confirmed this, he immediately realized that the gesture was what he wanted.

The death message left by the deceased was very simple and crude.

"Eight" probably refers to Miss Bajuan. Thinking of this, Tang Ze glanced at the woman standing behind him, but he didn't reveal it directly.

After all, the death message can only be regarded as a reminder to the prisoner, but its interpretation cannot be used as evidence unless it is particularly obvious.

So in this case, Tangze chose to remain silent for the time being to avoid alerting the enemy.

While Conan and Sera Masumi were discussing the code, Officer Megure also arrived at the scene.

Since Karasawa had already unlocked the death message, he told Officer Megure about the situation at the scene. At the same time, Takagi also obtained the basic information of the deceased.

Ritsuko Shihara, 41 years old, is the owner of a cosmetics company.

"Dr. Narumi, the cause of death was suffocation caused by compression of the neck, right?" Officer Megure looked at Aso Minori and asked.

"Yes, he should have used a rope to hold the opponent's body from behind, and then strangled him with a rope." Aso Minoru nodded.

"The only one who found the body was the salesperson Nanbu Reia, right?" Officer Megure confirmed again.

"Well, I shouted for a long time but there was no response." Nanbu Lingya's expression was full of horror. It was obvious that the scene at that time made her still frightened when she recalled it.

"The fitting room on the left is used by Ms. Hachimaki," Karasawa said, "The one on the right is used by Ms. Futatsuka."

"Let me state in advance that I have nothing to do with her. She is just an ordinary customer who comes to try on clothes."

After hearing Karasawa's words, Futatsuka Chaoyo said quickly: "By the way, there seems to be someone else using the fitting room before me."

"Then did you see his face?" Tang Zefa asked.

"No, only the white sandals were taken off at the door." Futatsuka Chaoyo said.

"Ah, I also saw those white sandals." Miss Bajuan quickly agreed after hearing this.

"Me too!" Nanbu Lingya followed closely.

"Excuse me, how many customers were in the store at that time?" Takagi heard the three people say this and looked at Nanbu Lingya and asked.

"There should be about 4 or 5 guests."

Nanbu Lingya lowered her head and apologized: "But when they heard that someone had died, they didn't want to get involved and left directly to avoid it."

"Then I'll go investigate the camera and try to find the person."

When Takagi heard this, he was about to leave, but was stopped by Tang Ze: "No need, the people with the biggest suspicions are all here.

When Conan and the others were shopping just now, they happened to pass by this store.

The deceased at that time had a lot of conflicts with the three people in front of him. "

"But the guest wearing white sandals is indeed a bit concerning." After hearing Karasawa's words, Officer Megure muttered, stroking his chin.

"Are there cameras in the store?" Takagi looked at the two salesmen next to him and asked.

"It's dressed up, but I guess I didn't take the photo near the fitting room." A short-haired salesperson explained apologetically.

"Yes, it's a fitting room after all." Takagi nodded clearly to express his understanding.

"But this gesture." Officer Memu looked at the deceased's left and right hands and frowned: "Is it a death message?"

"Yes, that's it." Shiliang Zhenzhun nodded after hearing the words: "But it's not clear what the other party wants to convey."

"But is this really a death message?" Officer Megure looked at the gesture of the deceased and suddenly said such a sentence, which shocked everyone present.

"Why do you say that?" Conan on the side heard what Officer Megure said and quickly asked, wanting to know why the other party said that.

"Looking at the gestures of the deceased, it's not impossible even if the murderer is pretending to be one."

Officer Megure said: "So in this case, whether the death message is true or not needs to be viewed objectively, right?"

"Don't worry about that."

Tang Ze heard this and said: "We just checked the palm of the deceased and found that there were obvious nail marks on the palm.

If this gesture was made by the murderer to mislead us, it would be impossible to leave such a trace.

It is only possible that the deceased struggled after being strangled and found that he could not be rescued, so he chose to leave a death message.

In that kind of near-death situation, she must have been in great pain, so the nail marks on her palms must have been very deep. "

"I see."

Officer Memu looked at the palm of the deceased's hand and found that there was indeed a deep mark on it. He immediately said, "Then what direction was the finger of the deceased after his death?"

"At that time, the deceased's left hand was hidden under the clothes on the right side, and the direction pointed was to the left."

When Karasawa said this, he looked at Miss Bajuan, whom he had already identified as the murderer, and said, "That was Miss Bajuan who was in the fitting room on the left at that time."

"I-I'm not a murderer!"

After Miss Bajuan heard what Karasawa said, she immediately became anxious: "If I had killed her, then I would have taken her hands out to check if I saw her hands hidden in her clothes.

After all, that might be the evidence that can correct me!

Besides, even if the gesture could not have been caused by the prisoner, if the prisoner discovered the gesture, he could have deliberately changed the direction! ? "

"That's true."

Officer Memu nodded when he heard this, and then said with a headache: "So the key is to see what kind of death message this gesture is?"

"So could it be a number?" Conan suggested.

"number?"

Sera Masaki said: "In beautiful terms, this should represent "two"."

"But if it was a 'pistol' gesture, it would be Miss Southern."

Before Futatsuka Tosayo could irritably defend himself, Karasawa said: "After all, the guns used in criminal crimes are all "New South", so it is useless to just look at the gestures, because there are too many directions for interpretation.

But I almost figured out who the murderer was from the information on the other finger. "

"Really!?" Officer Memu was overjoyed when he heard this, and quickly asked: "Who is the real culprit pointed to by the death message?"

"Officer Mumu, the death message is just a reminder. The key is to restore the murderer's modus operandi and confirm the evidence."

Karasawa looked at the anxious Officer Megure and smiled: "So we should investigate according to the normal process and let me confirm and verify it."

Hearing this, Officer Megure nodded repeatedly, feeling that Tangze's approach was very prudent.

(End of this chapter)