Detective Conan's Scarlet Miracle

Chapter 324 Splash Swordsman and Taiko City (Fifteen)
The appearance of Hattori Heiji startled the two people on the scene, and Herina also walked out from behind him, but her eyes were not very sharp, but a little lazy.

"Mr. Kato was killed by him on the roof of the castle tower in Osaka Castle, isn't that right?" Hattori continued.

The expression on Risaka Shigehiko's face froze, and cold sweat slowly soaked on his forehead.

"You mean, Miss Katagiri was also killed by him?" Usiya Yuhiro walked up to him in disbelief.

Shigehiko Risaka's expression remained unchanged, and he did not intend to refute at all.

Hattori didn't find any abnormality at all, looked at her, saw that she didn't mean to refute, and wanted to look for Conan, but saw Ferina shook his head at him, thinking that Conan had found some clues, so he didn't care so much, and continued: "Yes, that's right, it was this gentleman who killed the two of them. In fact, they were deceived by him with the bait of the Tiger Scroll just like you just now. I think he told Mr. Kato that the Tiger Scroll is hidden in the Under a certain tile on the roof of the castle tower,"

"So it turned out that Kato found a flashlight that was more convenient than a lighter, and pressed the switch without thinking. Instead, he lost his life and was burned beyond recognition." Suban Shigehiko suddenly realized.

"That's right, because the flashlight was completely shattered, and there was a lighter with Mr. Kato's fingerprints on the roof, so it seemed to outsiders that he set himself on fire. The fan found on the roof was still visible nearby. The burnt battery is the best evidence."

"Actually, it was not Ms. Katagiri who set herself on fire and fell off the bridge, but Mr. Xiezaka. He killed Ms. Katagiri who came at the appointment, threw her under the bridge, and sprinkled lamp oil on her for preparation. When someone passed by, she He lit his coat, pretended to struggle, threw the lighter, and then jumped into the water. No matter who saw this scene, he would only notice Miss Katagiri who was floating on the water and was on fire. Ze would jump directly from the bridge, and just heard the sound of the lighter exploding."

"That is to say, even if Ms. Katagiri was pulled ashore and found that the cause of death was a blow to the back of the head, because of the witness's confession, it would make people think that she died by hitting a stone pier."

"About this point, it was my mistake." Ferina admitted, "At that time, the night was dark, and I only thought about saving people, but I didn't expect there was another person in the water."

"However, this is because the four children just happened to pass by at that time, so they matched in time. If no one passed by, wouldn't the time of death be different from the estimated time?"

Assistant Shigehiko asked.

"Wrong, in fact, Mr. Xiezaka has already booked witnesses, but Kazuha and the others happened to cross the bridge one step earlier than that person, so that person ran away in a panic." Hattori corrected.

"you are right……"

"Mr. Fukushima is his scheduled witness. Mr. Xiezaka probably changed his voice slightly and called him to come to the police in the name of the police. He should have no knowledge of it the first time he saw Miss Katagiri. She set herself on fire and the only explanation is that he saw it with his own eyes."

"But there is still a problem," Yuhiro Kusiya continued to ask, "Neither Xiezaka's hair nor clothes got wet after that, why is that?"

"I think it's because he was wearing a diving suit under his jacket," Hattori said. "I think you gave the two dead people the easily ignitable jackets? To facilitate your completion of this plan. "

"But how did you know we were going to meet?" Zao Wu asked again.

"Not only you, but also Mr. Hirano, the organizer. I just got the news that Mr. Hirano's diary has not been updated for three weeks. The charred corpse found in the inner flood road three weeks ago, I think it is..."

"That's right, it's Mr. Hirano. I did kill all three of them to avenge my grandpa Masaki who loved Toyotomi Hideyoshi but was killed." Susaka said.

"Your grandfather?" Hattori was taken aback.

Yuhiro Kusiya also showed surprise on his face.

"Yes, you have seen the photo, it is the old man in the middle who unfolds the scroll. Grandpa mentioned before his death that after he planned to give the scroll to the country, the treasure hunting companions confronted each other. Thirteen years ago, my grandfather and his After the companions went to Osaka, they never came back."

"Could it be that the charred corpse found on Shuhong Road 13 years ago..."

"He is my grandfather who was killed by his companions. My grandfather and Tiger Scroll found that fragment together, but he kept it a secret and didn't tell his companions. As for grandpa's companions, I only have It took me a lot of work to find that photo, because I had no idea that one of them would have a complete makeover."

"Wait a minute..." Hattori suddenly looked at him in surprise, "Could it be that the person on the left of your grandfather in the photo is..."

(End of this chapter)