Coroner Coroner

Opening the door, Ikemura Koe led Kogoro and the others straight in through the entrance.

I bumped into a young couple head-on. It was Mrs. Ikemura who had mentioned before when she gave the commission. The young master of the Ikemura family, Ikemura Takayama, and his girlfriend Katsuragi Sachiko.

"How will you be here?!"

When she saw the young and beautiful future daughter-in-law, Mrs. Chicun's expression was a little ugly.

"I called Sachiko, Mom." Ikemura Takazen said with a smile:

"Because my father has been reluctant to meet Sachiko, I had no choice but to take the initiative to create opportunities."

"But Dad is staying in the study on the second floor by himself now, and he has closed the door."

"Mom, why don't you call him out and meet Sachiko?"

Mrs. Chi Cun was silent for a while, and her face became more and more gloomy.

In the end, she gave Katsuragi Sachiko a vicious look, and said in a very mean tone:

"Next time, don't let Guishan bring you home on your own initiative!"

"My father and I haven't agreed to this marriage yet!"

"I..." That Miss Katsuragi Sachiko couldn't help shrinking her head in fright: "I'm sorry."

"Hmph!" Mrs. Chi Cun assumed the posture of a wicked mother-in-law.

She didn't take a long look at the future daughter-in-law, but walked straight to the second floor with Kogoro and others:

"Come on, let's go upstairs to meet my husband."

A group of people climbed the stairs leading to the second floor, and met an old man who looked 7 or 80 years old.

"Dad, why are you here?"

Mrs. Chimura revealed the identity of the old man. He is the father of diplomat Chimura Hoon, Chimura Toshimitsu.

"Well..." Old Mr. Toshimitsu Ikemura asked with some doubts: "Gongjiang... Didn't you make an appointment with me to talk about fishing?"

"Oh... yes." Mrs. Chi Cun thought for a while: "Then Dad, you go to the Japanese room and wait for me first, and I will go to you later."

"Okay." Ikemura Toshimitsu nodded, greeted Kogoro and others who were guests, and went downstairs on his own.

Finally, led by Mrs. Chi Cun, the group arrived at the door of the study on the second floor.

"Is opera music playing inside? The volume seems a bit loud..." Hattori Heiji was a little curious.

"My husband usually likes to listen to opera alone in the study with a loud volume, and that's fine."

Mrs. Chi Cun replied without changing her expression, while taking out the key she carried with her, and opened the locked door of the study.

As soon as the door is pushed open, everyone can see from a distance:

The chubby Mr. Chi Cunxun was sitting in front of a table piled high with books, propping his chin with one hand, dozing off deeply.

"Husband? Husband? Are you asleep..."

"It's time to wake up, the guests are here."

Mrs. Chimura tentatively yelled twice, then walked forward alone, trying to shake Mr. Chimura who seemed to be asleep.

And she just got close to Chi Cunxun, and she shook it slightly...

Chi Cunxun's fat body, like a collapsing mountain, slipped powerlessly from the table.

"Husband? What's wrong with you!!"

A look of fear suddenly appeared on Mrs. Chi Cun's face.

She hastily knelt beside her husband who had collapsed on the ground, shaking his body helplessly.

However, Mr. Chi Cunxun has completely lost consciousness, and no matter how shaken it is, there is no response.

"What, what?!"

Kogoro and the others standing outside the door suddenly changed their expressions.

And it was Hattori Heiji who responded the fastest.

Like a shark smelling blood, he rushed forward without any hesitation.

The famous detective from Osaka quickly ran to the fallen Mr. Ikemura and squatted down, tested his breathing and pulse in a very professional way, and observed his dilated pupils:

"It's too late...the person is already dead."

Hattori Heiji delivered the death notice with a serious expression.

"Why, how did this happen?" Mrs. Chi Cun was frightened and said incoherently: "How could my husband die?!"

Hattori Heiji did not answer such a nutritious question.

He seized the time and carefully observed the corpse:

"The muscles are loose, there are no corpse spots, and the exposed face, hands and feet are still warm."

"The death time will not exceed half an hour at most."

"People just died recently."

"And the way of dying is..."

With little effort, Hattori Heiji discovered a small pinhole in Ikemura's neck.

There was also a poisonous needle that fell to the ground next to his body.

"It was poisoned."

Hattori Heiji quickly confirmed the cause of death of the deceased.

Then, he tried to use a paper towel to pad his hands, went to dig into the pants pocket of the deceased, and quickly found a key:

"This key...is very similar to the study key Mrs. Chimura took out just now."

"Is it also the key to the study?"

Hattori Heiji's thoughts were like lightning, and then he turned to Mrs. Ikemura and asked:

"Mrs. Chimura, how many keys do you have for your study?"

"Two, two." Mrs. Chi Cun said in a shocking voice:

"I carry one with me, and the other...the other is the one you just pulled out of my husband."

"Oh?" A gleam flashed in Hattori Heiji's eyes:

"Ms. Chi Cun was not at home in the past half an hour. She carried the key with her. It is impossible for the murderer to get it."

"And the remaining second key is placed in this locked study, in the trouser pocket of the deceased himself."

"In other words, this case is..."

"Murder in the secret room?"

When I think of these four words, it's like a drunkard meets Moutai, smokes Hanako with a pipe, and Hattori Heiji suddenly comes to life:

Killing in a secret room means that the murderer has designed a trick and a secret room——

This is without a doubt the home of detectives!

Encountering this case just allows him to maximize his advantages.

An official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was killed, and Mao Lilan, a student, happened to be present. Lin Xinyi, the manager of the forensic department and the teacher of Mao Lilan, could not stand by and watch.

"This is the perfect matchup opportunity."

"It seems that it's time for me to show my real skills!"

Thinking about it, Hattori Heiji couldn't help but a confident smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

And he was thinking so proudly...

Suddenly, he felt empty.

The key that was held in his hand and wrapped in a tissue was snatched away by someone.

"Hello... Mr. Hattori."

"Don't touch the evidence on the deceased!"

Mao Lilan carefully held the key with her gloved hand, and gently put it into the plastic evidence bag she carried with her.

During the whole process, she looked at Hattori Heiji with a well-disguised disgust:

"How can idlers enter the scene of the crime casually?"

"Since it is confirmed that it is a murder case, you should consciously leave the room and protect the scene!"

"Uh..." Hattori Heiji was slightly taken aback: "That's right."

Then, he turned his head straight and said to Mrs. Chimura beside him:

"Mrs. Chimura, please wait outside the study with everyone!"

"Okay..." Mrs. Chi Cun reacted dumbly, got up and walked out of the study.

And Heiji Hattori was about to turn around to observe the scene again, but found that Mao Lilan was looking at him with a strange face:

"Mr. Hattori, when I said 'Idlers', I also included you."

"Hey? Let me go out?" Hattori Heiji pointed to his black face full of surprises: "How could I be an idler?"

"I'm a famous high school student detective!"

"A high school student, isn't he an idler?" Mao Lilan refused to budge.

"Then aren't you also a high school student?" Hattori Heiji was so angry that his face darkened even more.

"I have a certificate of honor issued by the Metropolitan Police Department." Mao Lilan said confidently: "Strictly speaking, like Mr. Lin Xinyi, I am also a non-staff member of the Forensic Section."

Yes, after she became popular as a "beautiful girl forensic doctor", the Metropolitan Police Department repeated its tricks to recruit Lin Xinyi, and decisively included this future star in advance.

Miss Maury now also has an honorary constable position that is actually a temporary laborer, and she still receives a monthly salary.

"This..." Hattori Heiji was not used to it.

He had never been driven from a crime scene before.

Although strictly speaking, driving him out is the normal procedure for the police to handle cases.