Conan's Corpse Picker

1161 [Europe...Africa Maorilan]

The owner of the antique shop, Xuantian Longde, the man who was still promoting his shop at Zhujiao's house this afternoon, was standing among the crowd of onlookers, staring at the burning house with a look full of horror and regret.

two hours later.

The fire was finally extinguished, and firefighters and police began to search the house one after another.

The gate was guarded by the police, Jiang Xia walked to the courtyard gate of Zhujiao's house, looked up at the scorched roof.

Before he could say anything, the other two detectives approached skillfully, trying to sneak into the scene of the crime.

However, this time, the guards at the gate, although they are also police officers from the First Search Section, are no longer the three-part rapists who usually deal with detectives.The difficulty of getting in has suddenly soared.

As soon as Conan slipped to the door and was about to slip in quietly, he was ruthlessly carried back—the courtyard door is really not that spacious, and his low presence when necessary unfortunately fails at this time.

Brushing your face is also not very good, after all, you are not familiar with it.

When the three detectives were getting together, plotting whether to sneak in, or find a high point - such as the attic of the wife next door, while secretly observing.

Behind them, a strong man of eight feet suddenly appeared.

The strange police officer with a wide chin and a cigarette dangling from his mouth, looked at them for a moment and joined the conversation: "When did the fire scene become the domain of detectives?"

Jiang Xia glanced at him with a look of "you lack common sense", and said confidently: "A detective can do anything."

Conan and Hattori Heiji who were also about to refute: "..."

Although it is true, it always feels like something is not right...

"Haha, it makes sense." The strange police department looked scary, but their temper was actually pretty good, and they shook hands with them, "I am the police department of the arsonist search department, Chief Gong."

He looked at Jiang Xia with interest - the detective who was often mentioned by the third department of the next-door search. After thinking for a moment, he gave the detectives a little clue:

"The fire this time must have been arson on purpose, and it was one of the recent serial arson cases - I just heard from my subordinates that they found the specific statue of the red horse in the house. After identification, it The material is very similar to the ones that appeared in the previous three incidents, and they should be produced in the same batch."

The police have checked a long time ago, and there is no similar red horse decoration on the market.

This batch of "red horses" left at the scene of the fire has a special source.If it was a copycat criminal who had read the newspapers, it would be difficult to imitate to this extent-so this should be the hands of the serial arsonist himself.

"The fire started in the small room on the right side of the house, that is, the cabinet door of the room where the red horse was found. The ground in the house was doused with oil, which is why it burned so quickly. After preliminary speculation, the arsonist was Oil was poured into the house from the window and the house was set on fire."

Speaking of this, Gongchang Police Department smiled mysteriously, looked around, and lowered his voice: "Actually, we already have clues."

"Huh?" Jiang Xia responded, and immediately remembered something, "..."

Sure enough, in the next second, Gongchang Police Department whispered:

"We extracted some messy fresh footprints in the yard on the side of the fire point - although we haven't further distinguished them, but so far, it seems that there are three clearest footprints, probably two adult males, plus one... He hesitated. "Plus a woman with a small shoe size, or a child?"

As soon as the words fell, the Gongchang Police Department realized something belatedly.

He looked at the three students in front of him.Especially when he looked at Conan, who was full of embarrassment and had a very special shoe size: "...?"

……

"Actually, we have received a commission."

Jiang Xia pointed to the memo book in Hattori Heiji's hand: "A few days ago, Mrs. Zhujiao said that she saw a suspicious figure near her home. But today we came to ask for details, but she said that she made a mistake. We I originally planned to go back, but suddenly a lot of suspicious people came to her house..."

He briefly told the police officer in front of him about the stalking.

……

The Gongchang police department originally only heard from colleagues in the third department next door that Jiang Xia was an "artifact to prevent overtime work".Now he happened to meet him, so he was curious to see the situation.I didn't expect to get a lot of information.

Although the three young men just left before the fire broke out, even this has greatly reduced the workload of the police.

"The store manager who was insulted, the gambler who wanted to ask Mrs. Zhujiao for money, and the lover who wanted to destroy the evidence... Indeed, no matter which one, it sounds suspicious."

The Gongchang police department thought for a moment, and quickly understood what to do next: "Since there are suspects and a clear time when the fire started, let's go to them first and ask for their alibi at that time."

……

On the other side, Mihuacho 5-chome.

Mao Lilan and Yuanshan Heye had already prepared their meals and were packing up the pile of things they bought in the afternoon.

When pulling out a piece of clothing from the bag, there was a snap, and a small square box fell out and fell to the ground.

The box is about six to seven centimeters long, made of kraft paper, and a simple blessing label with "prosperous business" is pasted on it.

Yuan Shan and Ye Yi were stunned, holding the iron ring on it, and held it in front of them to look at it, with puzzled faces: "What is this? When did I buy it?"

Mao Lilan heard the movement and leaned over from behind her to take a look.

Then I quickly remembered the source of this boxed key chain: "Have you forgotten, this is a souvenir from the uncle who gave us his seat when we came back by bus."

When it came to giving up their seats, Yuan Shan and Ye remembered it.

——On the way back, the two carried their hands full of things.Although they themselves don't feel that it is too heavy to carry, but in the eyes of others, it seems that it is very difficult.

So not long after getting on the bus, a kind uncle got up and gave them his seat.

After giving up, he carefully asked: "Well, I would like to ask, where do you live?"

"Huh?" Yuan Shan and Ye looked at him in surprise, "Uncle, are you trying to strike up a conversation?"

"No, no, of course not." The kind uncle hurriedly waved his hand and explained, "That's right, I opened a shop in Kubado-cho, doing antique business, and there are also some beautiful handicrafts for young people in the shop - if you have Empty, you can come and have a look."

Seeing that the two young girls were interested, the uncle reached out and rummaged through the bag, and took out a catalog, plus this keychain in a small box, as a souvenir for them.

At that time, Mao Lilan and Yuanshan Heye were holding too many things in their hands.In addition, the appearance of this small box is simple, which does not meet their aesthetics, so the two of them did not open it on the spot.

At this time, when he took the clothes, the key chain fell out, Yuan Shan and Ye picked it up, and opened the box cover curiously.

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1162【Don't let him approach the prisoner】

Holding the buckle and pulling it, the keychain in the small box was exposed.

It was a red statue - a military general with a beard reaching his waist, straddling a tall horse, and carrying a long-handled Yanyue knife in his hand.

Mao Lilan is good at history, and she is also very familiar with famous historical allusions. She said in surprise: "This is Guan Yu."

"The military general in the Three Kingdoms?" Yuan Shan and Ye had also heard of this celebrity, but at the same time they were very puzzled, "...why did you give us a Guan Yu?"

Mao Lilan liked this unique key pendant very much, and looked back and forth: "I heard that Guan Yu is also a god who can bless people's business prosperity."

"Hmm..." Yuan Shan and Ye stared at Guan Yu's horse and saber, "It doesn't look like it."

"The Qinglong Yanyue Knife and the Chitu Horse are both Guan Yu's standard equipment. It is said that this horse can travel thousands of miles a day and is very powerful." Mao Lilan put it on the table, "Okay, let's pack up the things we bought first."

In the Maori Detective Agency in Kabadocho [-]-chome, the atmosphere is harmonious.

……

On the other hand, before asking for the alibi, Jiang Xia and the others went to the Metropolitan Police Department with the police department of Gong Chang - they had learned about the case in advance, and when they asked again, they might be able to find out more crucial details.

The Gongchang Police Department quietly took out the evidence bags from the previous few times, put them on the table, and showed them to several detectives.

Transparent small bags, each containing a scarlet horse, with burn marks on it: "This is left in the [-]-chome of Lishan Town, the [-]-chome of Toriya Town, the [-]-chome of Okuho Town, and the ones I just got. Yes, the 'Red Horse' of Kubado-cho [-]-chome."

Several plastic horses are placed together, and the shapes look exactly the same.

It's just that among them, the first horse was burned extremely badly, and there was a scorched base under it, but none of the other horses had it.

Jiang Xia picked up the special bag, turned it over, looked at it, and fast-forwarded slightly: "It seems that there is a word 'rabbit'... plus the color of the horse, this is the famous 'red rabbit horse' .”

"That famous horse that appeared in the Three Kingdoms?"

Hattori Heiji quickly thought about it: "That Feng Shui master should be very familiar with this historical knowledge. And he also has a motive - if the house burns down, the cheating video tape hidden inside will naturally disappear along with it. Now Mrs. Zhujiao If he is dead, his cheating can be completely covered up."

Hearing the "motive" mentioned by them, Police Officer Fat Zhang couldn't help but feel a little worried: "But, he is not the only one who is suspicious. According to our investigation, the four people you provided who appeared near Zhujiao's house all have some certainty. motive for murder.

"—The parents of the deceased just passed away not long ago. They only had two daughters. Because the deceased recruited a son-in-law for the family, the parents left all the inheritance to her. Now when she dies, the huge property will be transferred. To her fortune teller sister's name.

"There is also the husband of the deceased. He is a psychiatrist. He has always wanted to sell the house in the family and build a hospital of his own, but the deceased is determined not to agree - the land was inherited by the deceased from his parents. Yes. In addition, there is no guarantee that the deceased will not know about the fact that the deceased had an affair. In this way, the motive will be more sufficient."

"Ugh……"

The police are most afraid of encountering such an enemy with a large number of dead, and the difficulty of handling the case will often skyrocket.

Unfortunately, the vast majority of the dead seem to have this characteristic.

"Guessing randomly is not an option, why don't you just go to them and ask them." Hattori Heiji and Conan stood up eagerly.As detectives, their preferences are completely opposite to those of the police—the more troublesome the case, the more they can arouse their fighting spirit.

but……

"..." Suddenly remembering that Jiang Xia was still standing next to him, Hattori Heiji's interest suddenly weakened a little.

Unexpectedly, at this time, Jiang Xia, who had wandered to the window at some time, suddenly said goodbye: "You guys go, I remembered that I haven't finished my homework yet, so I'll go home first."

After speaking, he turned around and walked out. The set of movements was very natural and fast, and the other three people in the room did not recover at all.

Police officer Gong Chang stayed for a while, then stroked the back of his head belatedly: "I almost forgot, you are still students... Well, why don't you go back to do your homework first?"

"...I finished writing on the first day of my vacation!" Hattori Heiji's eyes twitched, he really didn't want to bring up such things as "homework" that ruined the painting style when he was serious about solving the case.

"I don't have homework."

Conan also expressed his desire to continue investigating the case.

After a pause, he suddenly remembered something, glanced suspiciously at the door where Jiang Xia left, then avoided the police, and whispered to Hattori Heiji in a low voice: "Jiang Xia didn't do homework at all, he was probably just making excuses just now. "

"!" Hattori Heiji was suddenly alert, "Could it be that he has found traces of important clues, and wants to find clues behind our backs and solve the case secretly?"

Conan: "...No." Although Jiang Xia must be secretly doing something behind their backs, it's probably not just for solving the case...

Conan thought of those miserable prisoners who suddenly disappeared with Jiang Xia and then reappeared suddenly;

Thinking about it again, the partner this time is not the policeman from the third department who has dealt with Jiang Xia all the year round and is familiar with his habits, but a relatively unfamiliar department... He began to regret that he hesitated just now and forgot to stop him.

"Hurry up and ask those suspects about their situation!" Conan stood up abruptly, "We must find them before Jiang Xia!"

……

However, it was different from what Conan thought.

Jiang Xia did run to one of the suspects, but he just had a little peaceful and friendly conversation.