The owner of the house looked very angry. He snorted coldly: "I told you there are no corpses in my house. If you don't believe me, you can search it as you like!"
After saying that, he turned around and left.
Officer Sato was startled and followed him cautiously: "Where are you going?"
She was really afraid that this person would say harsh words in an aggressive manner, but when he walked to the door, he would just open the door and sneak away in his bathrobe... Although there were few such unscrupulous prisoners, they were not unheard of.
Fortunately, the owner of the house did not go out.
He walked all the way to the stairs, turned his head, and found someone following him. He immediately said angrily: "What time is it? Don't disturb my rest! My brother is coming back soon. If you have any questions, just ask him later." !”
Everyone was talking about this, so Miwako Sato could only stop. After all, the only one who saw the corpse here was a child. They didn't have time to go through the relevant procedures. If homeowners persist, they may even be kicked out.
Sato sighed and planned to go back to join Jiang Xia and others, and then search the rooms here together.
When she turned around, she saw Jiang Xia standing behind her, and the others were also there, but they just followed Jiang Xia, and their expressions all looked a little confused.
Officer Sato also became confused. She looked at Jiang Xia: "What are you..."
Jiang Xia gestured to be silent and said in a very soft voice: "I left so many strangers rummaging around the house, but I went upstairs to sleep without caring. Even if the 'stranger' was a policeman, his behavior was not the same." That makes perfect sense - so I think he's rushing upstairs not because he's upset watching us, but because he has other things to deal with."
Sato vaguely guessed his plan: "...so?"
Jiang Xia listened quietly for a while.
After he heard the sound of closing the door upstairs, he stepped on the steps lightly.
…
Tanaka Jiro, the younger brother who had just killed his elder brother, put on his bathrobe and pulled on his slippers and quickly left the sight of the police downstairs and came to the bedroom on the second floor.
There is a bed, a chair, and a TV, all of the simplest style.
At this time, a man wearing a bathrobe was sitting on the chair, or to be more precise, a corpse exactly like Jiro Tanaka was sitting.
The corpse was wearing a bathrobe of the same style. It was holding a remote control in one hand and supporting its head in the other, facing the TV. Like falling asleep suddenly while watching TV.
Tanaka Jiro planned to use this body to perform a "clone technique" - first dress up as his dead brother, appear in front of the police, and then use the excuse to go upstairs to sleep.
In this way, even if the police go upstairs and see the body that "fell asleep while watching TV", they will regard the body as a living person they have seen once before due to the inertia of their thinking.
As for Tanaka Jiro, he only needs to put on his usual clothes, sneak out of the hospital, go around to the front door, and then enter the house as his "brother" to guide the police to inspect, so that he can pretend that both brothers are alive and there are no dead people here.
...Fortunately, the person who saw the body just now was just a child who couldn't even speak clearly. After using this brilliant plan to deceive the police, he would have time to slowly dispose of the body.
Thinking of this, Tanaka Jiro smiled proudly.
According to the plan, he found the suit that had been hidden in the bedroom, then tore off his fake beard, took off his bathrobe and changed into clothes.
Tanaka Jiro tied up his tie and praised himself in his heart - perfect.
He was about to open the window and climb the wall, but at this moment, he turned around and caught a glimpse of the direction of the bedroom door.
At that moment, it was as if a stream of ice water poured into his spine, and Tanaka Jiro froze on the spot.
...The bedroom door was opened unexpectedly.
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What's even more frightening is that there are five or six people crowded at the door. Everyone is looking at him with complicated expressions, and they don't know how long they have been looking at him.
Tanaka Jiro held the balled up bathrobe, and his heart felt as if a thunderbolt had struck him.
After a moment, his stunned brain started to move strongly again - thinking on the bright side, these people might have just gone upstairs. As long as he does it properly, he can also change the script to a situation such as "My brother just went back to the second floor to sleep, and my younger brother has been staying in the bedroom. He didn't show up because of social fear"... He hasn't lost yet!
Tanaka Jiro took a deep breath and quickly stepped into the role.
He looked at the people outside the door and said warily: "Who are you? Why did you break into other people's homes without permission?!"
"...Of course it's to find the body." Jiang Xia glanced at the murderer who had a lot of drama, and walked into the room. He took a step forward, and Tanaka Jiro took a step back with a guilty conscience.
Finally, Jiang Xia stopped next to the seat.
"And how can this be considered 'trespassing'?" Jiang Xia raised his hand and put it on the shoulder of the corpse. He glanced at the shikigami on Tanaka Jiro's legs and felt happy, "——Didn't you just say it yourself, 'Whatever Let's search'."
With that said, Jiang Xia pushed the corpse on the shoulder.
The corpse fell forward lifelessly.
Just when it was about to lose its balance and fall to the ground, Jiang Xia hooked it by the shoulder and pushed it back to the seat.
With just this action, the experienced police officers had already noticed something unusual.
——Jiang Xia secretly opened the door just now. When they took the risk of being scolded and peeked in with Jiang Xia, they actually had a premonition.
Only when they saw the way the body moved did the others truly confirm that the person on the seat was actually a dead person.
Tanaka Jiro's face turned pale. He was silent for a moment, then suddenly gritted his teeth and ran towards the window, intending to escape through the window.
The young detective team gathered at the door was shocked. After a moment, several of them covered their eyes and turned around skillfully, unable to bear to watch.
The next second, a muffled sound of "bang" suddenly came from the room, and the whole house seemed to shake. It was the sound of a human body being thrown to the ground.
Jiang Xia flipped the person over and stepped on him. His other hand was already holding the stick skillfully.
But before taking it out, he suddenly noticed some very existential gazes.
Jiang Xia was startled, turned his head, and saw several policemen staring at him.
Jiang Xia: "..."
He hesitated for a moment, then silently took his hand out of his pocket.
After a pause, he stepped back half a step and let go of the person he had stepped on.
Jiang Xia bent down, picked up the dizzy Tanaka Jiro from the ground, and patted the footprints on his shoulder in a friendly manner.
Although crimes such as excessive defense almost do not exist in this world, they are still written in the legal provisions after all.
Now in front of so many police officers, I am destined to not be able to happily knock ghosts down...
But it’s not bad, anyway, after Tanaka Jiro is arrested, the ghost on his leg will fall off, and it will be the same if he picks it up again, at least a little less fun on the way.
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Midnight
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