Officer Kinoshita thought about it and nodded, "That seems to be true."
"The way Miss Ozawa chose to commit suicide was to wrap the wire hanging on the shower head hook around her neck, lean her back against the wall, sit down and hang herself to death. You also said that Miss Ozawa showed no signs of struggle. So, from then on, From this point of view, she went to death resolutely and calmly, without even the slightest thought of regret during the execution of the plan." Chi Feichi's voice was soft and calm, "If this is the case, she might have done what you said in order to leave. He was decent and cleaned up calmly, but a person who chose to commit suicide after careful consideration has already decided to leave this world. In the near future, he will not buy books related to improving life such as cooking and travel, let alone "attempt to change". "Mood, suddenly unable to think about it", this is still a psychological process that should be involved in impulsive suicide... In this way, you should also find out, let alone the traces left at the scene and suicide notes, the reason for Ms. Ozawa's suicide is , the reasons are relatively consistent with the behavioral pattern, and there are many contradictions in the process of her suicide."
The two basic reasons correspond to two different psychological processes and action processes.
Depending on the specific reasons and personal personalities, people will make different choices in the process of coming up with ideas, formulating plans, and executing plans. It is inevitable that unstable factors such as accidents and coincidences will be added, which will ultimately lead to different situations. However, In any case, there is absolutely no possibility of repeatedly jumping between the two modes.
In other words, a person will not commit suicide decisively after careful consideration, but also commit suicide impulsively. This is an irreconcilable contradiction, corresponding to different psychological levels.
When this happens, there is something wrong with the incident.
"It's strange to say that, but could it be because of the sleeping pills?" Officer Kinoshita saw Chi Feichi looking at him, scratching his head in embarrassment and said, "I didn't make it clear just now, but the forensic doctor actually detected the sleeping pills in her body. Ingredients, I was wondering if she had eliminated the possibility of regret when she made the plan, taking sleeping pills first and then choosing to hang herself. In this way, even if she regretted it, she would not be able to save herself..."
Conan suddenly remembered something, "Officer Kinoshita, I remember Brother Chi asked you before if there were any signs of struggle on Miss Ozawa, such as trying to untie the wire or trying to stand up. You said there were no such signs. Traces, right?”
"Yes, the forensic doctor said that if she was tied up, tried to stand up, or struggled to untie the wire, it could also be seen from the marks on the body and the situation around the body," Officer Kinoshita said, also sensing something was wrong. , due to thinking, the speaking speed slowed down a lot, "But no, Miss Ozawa has never struggled..."
"Miss Ozawa didn't even struggle when she faced death. She really took a lot of sleeping pills," Conan said in a child's tone, but his eyes were filled with determination. As long as there was anything suspicious, then The Criminal Department can be involved and investigated as a homicide, doubting all possibilities, and then using the clues in hand to rule out the impossibilities. This is also the instinct of a detective. "There is no trace of struggle at all, that is to say, she When I went to the bathroom, I must have been very unconscious, but I was still able to tighten the wire and successfully hang myself. It's really strange!"
Chi Feichi picked up the photo album on the table. When he turned to one of the pages, he touched the page with his gloved hands, twirled the powder on his fingers, took out the large evidence bag from his pocket, and opened it. The photo album was loaded directly into it.
Officer Kinoshita noticed Chi Feichi's behavior and asked curiously, "Mr. Chi, is there anything wrong with this photo album?"
"There are some strange little white dots next to the photo on the entrance cabinet, and there are also some on the table next to this photo album." Chi Feichi handed the photo album in the evidence bag to Conan, "That photo should be from this photo album." This page was taken from the album. The album still has traces of photos of the same size that have been posted for a long time. Moreover, those small white spots have not been cleaned or blown away by the wind, indicating that they have been left for a short time, probably no more than twenty-four hours. , and the same powder remains on this page of the album..."
"Is it flour?" Conan looked at the white powder that fell off the page of the photo album through the transparent evidence bag. He felt that his serious friend was really attentive and gently twisted it with his hand through the bag. "It's not like that." Too similar..."
"It smells odorless, and there is a fine grainy feeling when twisting. Judging from the color and touch, it should be a starch product such as sweet potato flour," Chi Feichi looked at Etsuko Aikawa who was standing in front of the calendar, his voice still soft and soft. Jing Jing said, "In addition to being sprinkled on dishes, it is also often used to make Japanese confectionery such as wagashi and daifuku. Of course, if you want accurate results, you have to wait for the forensics department to test it."
Conan looked at Etsuko Aikawa, who was clutching the hem of her clothes tightly with both hands, and continued to pretend to be a cute child. He secretly put pressure on her, "Boss lady, you often use this when making wagashi, right?"
His little friend is a master of cooking. He can make handmade noodles and pancakes without any problem. He is not the kind of person who usually jumps to conclusions. Even if he says this is an inaccurate result that has not been authenticated, but he said it, it means that his little friend At least 80% sure.
Aikawa Etsuko lowered her head, as if hesitating whether to say something or not, and seemed to be resisting an answer with silence.
"Officer Kinoshita, please find the man in the photo with Ms. Ozawa," Chi Feichi said to Officer Kinoshita, and then to Etsuko Aikawa, "While waiting for the police from the Criminal Department to arrive, Ms. Aikawa Think about how to explain the doubts about you."
Aikawa Etsuko looked up at Conan and Chi Feichi, sighed, and whispered, "Yes, I was here in the morning. After discovering Wen Zhi's body, I put the photos in the album into the photo frame and put them in the frame. When I got to the entrance cabinet, I wrote down today’s appointment with the dentist on her wall calendar. I didn’t see any suspicious men. I was lying..."
"Why did you do this?" Officer Kinoshita asked, "Could it be that this incident is..."
"No, Officer Kinoshita, Mr. Chi, Fumizhi's death has nothing to do with that man!" Etsuko Aikawa explained eagerly, "Fumizhi would tell me everything, including her relationship with that man named Shimizu, including that The man guided her on how to embezzle public funds. Originally, she made an appointment with me today to accompany her to the police station to surrender. I also helped her collect 5 million yen, hoping to help her reduce her punishment. A decision is right How could the person who the police had revealed everything suddenly commit suicide? It must have been the man named Qingshui who killed her! I...I just wanted the case not to end with suicide, so I did these things."
Conan lowered his head and thought.
If the boss lady is the murderer, the best outcome would be to end the case with suicide.
Even if you want to put the blame on the man in the photo, there is no need to lead the police to strengthen the investigation and set yourself on fire after leaving so many traces at the scene.
Moreover, there is no contradiction in what the boss lady said, and her actions are logical...
Officer Kinoshita did not rashly accuse the landlady of being suspicious. He took his cell phone and asked Chi Feichi, "Mr. Chi, should I call the man in the photo over?"
Chi Feichi nodded, "Thank you."
Not only was the landlady's words logical, but based on his speculation about Fumie Ozawa's character, it was indeed easy to be led to embezzle public funds due to over-reliance on lovers.
In other words, the man in the photo is a key figure, either the murderer or holds some clues.
"Also, the director Shimizu to whom Miss Ozawa sent the suicide note," Conan reminded, "has the same last name as the gentleman in the photo, so it's best to contact him as well."
Chi Feichi walked to the bathroom, ready to see the place where Ozawa Wenzhi committed suicide.
Of course, the most important place like the scene should be saved until the end.
Seeing that Officer Kinoshita was on the phone looking for the man in the photo, Conan quietly followed Chi Fei into the bathroom.
There are no traces of fixed wires in the bathroom, but there is only one shower head, hanging on a hook on the wall, and the hook is also wrapped with a piece of wire that has been twisted and cut into a ring.
Below is a wooden bathtub cover, which should be the place where Ozawa Fumie died.
Conan looked at the wooden cover of the bathtub, "There are indeed no signs of struggle... Huh?"
Chi Feichi also saw the reflective object next to the wooden cover of the bathtub, squatted down and observed, "Fish scales."
Conan squatted down next to Chi Feichi and looked at the fish scales that fell near the drainage outlet. "Why is this kind of thing here?"
Food stores and seafood stores in Japan will help clean the fish. Very few people kill fish at home. Moreover, if you bring it back from fishing to clean it and use it for fish dishes, the fish scales will probably end up in the kitchen, not the bathroom.
"There are no cameras here, don't touch them." Chi Feichi stopped Conan who was about to reach for the fish scales, stood up, and looked at the wire on the hook, "You can use the fish incubator to bring large ice cubes here... "
"Put the ice cubes under the wooden board cover, then let the unconscious Miss Ozawa sit on the wooden board, wrap the wire around her neck and hang it on the hook," Conan took over in a low voice, and also looked at the wire, "Then pass by After a while, the ice melted, and Miss Ozawa's body fell down, and she was strangled to death. After a while, the melted ice water flowed away along the drain, and the water stains on the floor would slowly dry up... Of course, this is just our speculation. We still need to ask the police to investigate whether the proprietress and Mr. Qingshui have bought ice cubes. If our guess is correct, the murderer should want to use this method to create an alibi. .”
"In addition to Miss Ozawa's dyed long hair, there is also a very short black hair wrapped in the iron wire." Chi Feichi stared at the iron wire circle and did not rush forward to touch it. "The suspicion of Mr. Qingshui is not small." .”
"Ah, it seems that we need to trouble the police officer of the forensic department to identify who the hair belongs to. If the person identified by the identification result has bought ice cubes, it will prove that that person is the murderer!"
After Conan finished speaking, he was in a daze for a moment.
Hey, wait...
Officer Megure hasn't come yet, and the suspects haven't arrived yet, but they have so many clues. Is the pace today fast again?
