Conan: The Mechanic

If there were no accidents, Qianyu and the others should have been a peaceful night tonight—but unfortunately, it backfired.

Somewhere outside a quiet courtyard.

"It's better that the whole situation is really weird to a certain level, otherwise I really can't understand why you are so determined to let me and Kudo come." Stepping out of the taxi, Chiba stared at Hattori Heiji with a very serious expression on his face. accurate. "Besides, we also have to cover the cost of our taxi to get here."

But just as he said that, he noticed that Officer Ayanokouji was also standing beside Heiji Hattori, and seemed to be looking forward to their joining.

"Officer, why are you... why are you here?" Kudo Shinichi said Chiba's confusion. "Isn't the one over at Kiyomizu Temple you've been following? Why are you here now?"

"I have already handed over the case over there to others. After all, as you think, there is probably not much left in the whole case, and the final forensic work may just be a waste of time." Xiaolu just shrugged. "But it's possible that the case here is just the beginning, and it's going to be worse if it's not taken care of."

"So what happened, at least tell us this point first." Chiyu said here and glanced at the courtyard in front of her. "Of course, I have probably guessed the matter itself, so who is the person who was killed?"

"The deceased, Toshiya Yajima, was the eldest young master of a brewing company above the designated size. He did not work full-time, but devoted himself to the competitive song cards—and in order to be able to devote himself to the study of song cards, he was the only one living in this courtyard. , at most, I will occasionally invite some friends from the meeting to come to discuss the song card." Taking a few people into the courtyard, Officer Ayanokouji introduced the situation of the deceased. "The time of death was probably around six o'clock this morning, and was discovered by the juniors in the meeting who were invited to come here at five o'clock in the afternoon."

Walking on the road of the courtyard, everyone came to the only building in the courtyard with lights on. Judging from its volume and location, it is a living area for daily life. Without a doubt, this is where the murder took place.

"What are the conclusions you have reached so far?" Kudo Shinichi asked, looking at the open building door and the policemen walking out in twos and threes. "Since everyone has started to go out, the appraisal work on your side should have been completed, right?"

"Yes, it's been done, so you don't have to worry about destroying any evidence when you're conducting surveys there, just let it go." Officer Ayanokouji gave them a very high level of authorization. "As for the conclusions drawn so far...it's actually a bit contradictory. There are signs of a lot of rummaging in the home, which is typical of burglary. But the killer seems to have caused too much damage in the living room - for example, in the living room. The large TV, which is extremely bulky and lacks looting value, was smashed, and the projector was deliberately smashed. If the other party's purpose is really burglary, there is no need to cause these things that cannot be converted into monetary benefits. matter."

"In other words, do you suspect that this was an intentional murder that was disguised as a burglary turned murder?" Chiba concluded. "Hatten, what's your take on this?"

"I'm thinking about the suspect, but now it's basically just a castle in the air." Hattori Heiji waved his hand. "In addition, I know the same things as you, because even I haven't been authorized to go in and check, I just got the news and notified you a little earlier than you, and came here ten minutes earlier than you.

Saying so, they walked onto the wooden floor outside the building door.

"Squeak——" Such a disturbing pressure sounded under his feet.

"This thing...is it in disrepair?" Qian Yu frowned and looked at the wooden board under her feet. "Although he is a rich eldest young master, has he not maintained this place? Let me ask, it is true that he is a rich eldest young master, so what is his cash flow situation? Are there any serious debts or other factors that may affect the Negative hidden factors of liquidity?”

The identity of the rich young master can only prove that his family once had a sufficient amount of assets at a certain time, but it cannot endorse his current financial situation. Whether the family cut off his financial resources, or the entire family fell into financial distress, it could have contributed to the title's insubstantiality.

"There is no debt and sufficient capital flow - he has a considerable amount of U.S. and domestic securities in his name, as well as a considerable demand deposit in the account." Police officer Ayanokouji denied it. "The information we have found so far shows that he can receive a considerable amount of fixed monthly payment from the company, which is enough to support his expenses here and a certain amount of extra luxury consumption."

"This thing can actually be used as a part of security protection. For example, when someone comes, it will make a loud noise that can immediately alert the occupants." Hattori Heiji put forward his own point of view. "But since this is the case, if the burglars enter here, will they provoke the deceased Toshiya Yajima by stepping on the wooden board?"

"Technically it should be possible, but in that case, allow me to ask, where was the body found in the end?" Kudo Shinichi carefully observed the outermost part of the interior corridor that could now be seen from the outside where they were. "Would the deceased really be indifferent as the trespasser walked from the door to the living room if it really sounded here? If he knew right after hearing the sound - the time of death was six o'clock in the morning. When they don't arrive, the person who will suddenly come to their house at such a time cannot be a friend, only a bad one. If you use this as a starting point to make inferences~www.readwn.com~ Mr. Toshiya Yajima should be in The specific meeting point should be in the corridor just after entering the door. The robber who just entered the corridor and has not walked a few steps will be driven out by Yajima. We meet by a narrow road, Mr.

"Why?" Qianyu didn't react immediately.

"If you were a robber, how would you feel if you found that the wooden floor you stepped on would make such a loud noise?" Conan reminded. "If it's to steal something, then this loud noise will definitely wake up the homeowner who is close to the wake-up point and is close to waking up from his sleep. Even if he is not scared off on the spot, he will definitely reduce the speed to Please keep your voice down, it is impossible to compare with Yajima-san's speed."

"However, Mr. Yajima's body was found in the living room, which is still a long way from here." Officer Ayanokouji gave a fact that several people present did not expect. "Mr. Yajima was wearing full house clothes instead of pajamas found in the closet, indicating that he was fairly awake at the time."

"Um—" After looking at each other, Hattori Heiji finally gave the three of them a completely unanimous opinion. "If I was the attacker, and I met the dead all the way to the living room and confronted the deceased, that would only mean one thing...

"My mind is clear, I came here to kill Mr. Yajima, the killer. I might even know that Yajima would be staying in the living room at this time, so I immediately rushed after stepping on the floor and making a noise that was enough to scare a snake. Go to the living room and block Yajima-san in the living room."

Saying so, they followed a messy corridor with what looked like many overturned marks from burglary and came to the door of the living room.