A few days later.
Kudo Shinichi and Takagi Wataru came to the place where Haneda Hideyoshi participated in the chess match before entering the hospital.
"It should be class time now, right?" Wataru Takagi stepped out of the driver's seat, looked at Kudo Shinichi who was eager to try, and complained helplessly.
He and Yin Dahang were monitoring the situation in the hospital just now. Based on their tireless investigation of surrounding surveillance videos, they had already pinned the case on the suspicion that the suspect had not left the hospital.
The next step should have been to rummage through the hospital.
However, it is not easy to conduct a thorough search of the hospital based on guesswork after the suspicious location has been investigated.
Emergency, infectious and other factors, those patients who are being treated are also citizens that the Metropolitan Police Department should protect. Even for investigation, the rights of these people should not be infringed.
And worrying about them gave potential suspects an opportunity. Instead of forcing the other party to throw Haneda Hideyoshi, who may be safe and sound, into the ward of a severe infectious disease to avoid the Metropolitan Police Department's search, it would be better to surround him and monitor him and wait for his next step. action.
"For that little academic work, just study casually." Kudou Shinichi was quite capable of being a top student at this moment. His confident look reminded Takagi Wataru of his hard work in school, and his heart suddenly felt a little sour.
"But, my job over there." Takagi raised his hand, wanting to remind Kudo Shinichi that he was a worker and that he still had surveillance work waiting for him to do.
"There is no use monitoring the hospital now." Kudo Shinichi replied, "Haneda Hideyoshi has been missing for so many days. If he was not sent out of the hospital, then there are only two conditions for him. One is that he was killed and his body was hidden, and the other is that he Being controlled, the prisoner intends to exchange it for some kind of benefit at some point."
Takagi put down his hand: "Senior Yin Da also said so before."
"That's why he asked you to bring me here to see if you can find a third possibility." Kudo Shinichi explained.
"Third possibility?"
Takagi Wataru didn't know why. He, a hard-working ordinary person, was caught between two geniuses, and his brain really couldn't be turned around. However, he was more willing to follow suggestions. Since people smarter than him thought of other possibilities, he could just follow them. Well, as long as it can break the eucalyptus, that's enough.
The two walked into the venue where the chess tournament was held. It was a high-standard hot spring hotel with a lot of customers on weekdays. It often hosted various chess activities and had a good reputation in related circles.
After showing their police ID to the hotel proprietress, the two were able to enter the hotel's control room.
"Why are there only so many surveillance videos?" When Kudo Shinichi turned on the surveillance to check the surveillance on the day of the chess match, he discovered that the number of surveillance in this hotel was pitiful, and only a few public areas had videos.
"We are a traditional hotel, and respecting the privacy of our guests is a basic requirement." the proprietress explained.
Reasonable explanation.
Kudo Shinichi turned his attention to the video of the day of the chess match. Fortunately, the chess match was held in a public venue and there was no privacy issue.
After fast forwarding, he found the time when Haneda Hideyoshi left for the bathroom, and then compared the time, he searched for the corresponding surveillance in front of the bathroom.
After searching for a while, it turned out there was none.
"Isn't this also available?" Kudo Shinichi was helpless.
"Some guests don't like to be seen entering the toilet, so we install surveillance cameras outside." The proprietress pointed out a video, "If it's Mr. Haneda, I remember the most recent surveillance was this one."
This video...does nothing.
Kudo Shinichi didn't even see Haneda Hideyoshi passing by in the screen. There was obviously more than one way leading to that bathroom.
Before he could leave, he found that the shortcut was blocked, so he had to go to the scene to see for himself, but he didn't know if there were any clues left after such a long time.
Just as Kudo Shinichi was about to leave, he suddenly discovered that a person holding a digital camera walked from the direction of the bathroom to the surveillance camera, checking the contents while walking.
"Who is he? Is he still in the store?" Kudo Shinichi asked, grabbing a glimmer of hope.
"He..." the landlady concentrated for a while, "It seems to be Mr. Takahashi, yes, Mr. Takahashi. He hasn't checked out yet, and he should be at the hotel now."
Hearing this result, Kudo Shinichi was overjoyed: "Please take us to see him."
"But..." The proprietress didn't seem to recognize the famous savior of the island nation's police. She turned her questioning eyes to Takagi Wataru who was silent and said, "This..."
"Ahem, this involves an incident, please cooperate with the investigation." At the critical moment, the name of the Metropolitan Police Department is more useful.
Seeing this, the beautiful proprietress in her thirties, who was wearing a cherry-colored kimono, bowed and turned around to lead the way to Takahashi's room.
On the way.
"What kind of person is this Mr. Takahashi?" Thinking that the other party's camera might contain records about Haneda Hideyoshi, Kudo Shinichi decided to get to know his personality first in order to facilitate the investigation.
"I'm sorry, I don't know the guest's situation very well."
The landlady shook her head in embarrassment and declined Kudo Shinichi's request.
After walking through the eaves and bypassing the courtyard, the three of them arrived at their destination amidst the joy of the koi.
"Mr. Takahashi?" The landlady knocked on the door three times and called the name of the person inside.
The room was unusually quiet, with no sound echoing back.
The landlady called a few more times, but still no one answered. She turned her head and said apologetically: "You two, Mr. Takahashi may not be in the room right now."
Kudo Shinichi worked quickly. Seeing that there was no one inside, he reached out and grabbed the door frame of the sliding door and was about to pull it open - it didn't matter if the person was there or not, as long as the camera was there.
"Guest, please don't do this!" Seeing that something was wrong, the landlady quickly pressed the door and stopped her in panic.
In this situation, Kudo Shinichi couldn't force himself. He used the elbow of his other hand to hit Takagi Wataru's forearm twice, reminding him that it was his turn to appear.
"Mr. Takahashi is probably involved in the disappearance of Haneda Hideyoshi. I now suspect that he is absconding in fear of crime. Please don't stop our investigation!" Takaki Wataru's tone was very tough. The moment he heard him speak, the boss's wife Unconsciously, I relaxed a little bit.
However, it only took a few seconds for her to realize that something was wrong. She was about to use force, but at this time, Kudo Shinichi had already taken the opportunity to open the door and got in.
"Please come out."
She couldn't care less and quickly opened the door and shouted anxiously, but it was the door that opened wide that completely exposed the situation inside to them.
There is a low table in the center of the Japanese room. The owner of the room, Takahashi, is sitting cross-legged behind the low table facing the door, with his upper body lying on the table, his left hand hanging by his side, and his right hand firmly grasping the person who appeared on the surveillance camera. digital camera.
"Don't come in! He's dead! Officer Takagi, call the police!" Kudo Shinichi shouted while checking the condition of the deceased.
Takagi Wataru felt that this was a bit strange. Aren't the police standing here?
But he immediately contacted the Memu Police Department and reported the situation here.
And just as they were scrambling in the face of the sudden death, neither of them noticed that the nervous expression on the landlady's face relaxed for a moment, and then she became worried.
