who? me?
Kawakami came to his senses and found that everyone in the convenience store was looking at him. The one with the strongest eyes was naturally Kudo Shinichi who asked the question.
Kudo Shinichi’s questioning continues:
"Mr. Kawakami, I have three questions: First of all, that area is a candy section, and Mr. Kawakami doesn't look like a person who likes candy; if it was given to others, he would not choose this kind of candy that is not popular.
"Secondly, the container with the severed hand hidden is at the lower end of the shelf. When an adult is shopping, his field of vision is usually between the fourth and seventh floors from bottom to top. If he doesn't pay extra attention, he rarely chooses that floor. ;
“The most important point is that the convenience store has good ventilation, so it is difficult to detect severed hands through smell, and severed hands are hidden deep in the container and cannot be seen unless the container is emptied.
"Most people wouldn't take all the candies at once like Mr. Kawakami."
Pretty good reasoning, perfectly avoiding all the correct answers.
First of all, except for some special tasks, Kawakami Tsumugi has never stopped playing Lemon Candy. Secondly, when he is shopping, he will look at the shelves from top to bottom, and when he has nothing to do, he will draw a distribution map in his brain. Last but not least...did anyone say that you can't take everything off the container at once?
"Are these related to the case, kid?" Kawakami asked lazily.
"If it doesn't matter, why don't you answer directly?" Kudo Shinichi asked.
In fact, compared to these questions, what Kudo Shinichi is really curious about is Kawakami Tsumugi himself.
Kawakami Tsumugi was too calm.
Not only this case, but also in the last park murder case, when Kudo Shinichi and Kawakami saved the siege, the other party also behaved like this.
Even though he was surrounded by a group of police officers as a suspect, the gray-haired young man still wore a gentle smile and explained unhurriedly without any anger or panic.
There is even a sense of helplessness that says, "If you really think so, there's nothing I can do about it."
At that time, Kudo Shinichi wanted to catch Kawakami Tsumugi for a chat, but unfortunately he was busy solving the case at the time, and Kawakami Tsumugi escaped too quickly. That opportunity was missed.
"I don't answer directly because I don't have the obligation." The gray-haired young man replied, "Besides, your question is meaningless."
"Meaningless?"
"Yes, it's meaningless. There may be some reason for me to do this, maybe it's habit, or it's just a whim... No matter which one, it won't be of any help to you in searching for the truth.
"It can be seen that you are addicted to detective pretending games, kid. A very important thing for detectives is to make bold assumptions and be careful to verify them. Obviously you have omitted the latter one.
"If you think there is something wrong with me based on what you think is a rigorous reasoning, for example, I know where the severed hand is in advance, or I am simply the murderer, the first thing you should do is to obtain surveillance to confirm your reasoning, rather than chasing Ask me."
In fact, Tsumugi Kawakami didn't understand very much. Shouldn't the police's first reaction be to call for surveillance when something like this happened?
Why are they all surrounding a junior high school student with no hair at all? Shouldn’t minors be restricted from entering and leaving the murder scene at will?
A police officer behind Officer Megure suddenly realized something. He quickly ran to the female clerk who had initially calmed down and asked about the surveillance. After getting the answer, he led the clerk to the logistics room.
"Don't call me kid!" Kudo Shinichi's face turned red. He really didn't think of looking at the surveillance camera.
Because Shinichi has encountered this kind of case before... 80% of the surveillance is bad, and the remaining 20% is not captured.
Officer Megure and his team walked towards the logistics room, followed closely by Kudo Shinichi. Kawakamiji thought for a while, if he ran away now...
Forget it, the level of eye-catching is equivalent to a C-position funeral.
Kawakami took a look around the environment, and the only one left in the convenience store was Maori Ran who came with Kudo Shinichi.
Kawakamiji looked at the girl with a unique hairstyle. He knew Mao Lilan.
More than a month ago, Kawakami Tsumugi met Mao Lilan when he was disguised as Fukaya Yoko. Thanks to hyperamnesia, this memory is as clear as yesterday.
Sensing Kawakami Tsumugi's scrutiny. Mao Lilan bowed slightly and said hello: "Hello, Mr. Kawakami Tsumugi, my name is Mao Lilan."
"Don't you think I have a problem?" Kawakami asked with interest.
"Well...it depends on the evidence." Mao Lilan hesitated, "Sorry, Mr. Kawakami, actually Shinichi didn't mean that either. He just asked those questions out of habit. I will teach him a lesson afterwards."
"I can tell." Kawakami suddenly changed the subject, "By the way - are you dating?"
Mao Lilan's face suddenly turned red, and she waved her hands quickly. Before she could deny it, Kudo Shinichi rushed over from behind Kawakami Tsumugi like a cannonball:
"Of course not! You guy...this has nothing to do with the case!"
"Of course it doesn't matter." Tsumugi Kawakami shrugged, with a smile that Shinichi couldn't describe as evil. "I just want you to know why I don't want to answer your question."
"You are indeed a little rude, Shinichi." Mao Lilan recovered from her shy mood and scolded.
Kudo Shinichi was stunned for a moment.
Then the junior high school detective scratched his head in embarrassment. He sincerely apologized to Kawakami: "Sorry, I was too rude, Mr. Kawakami."
When Tsumugi Kawakami asked to check the surveillance, Kudo Shinichi knew that Kawakami Tsumugi was probably fine.
It’s not bad to know your mistakes and correct them. Kawakami raised his eyebrows.
"If you're really curious, I can give you a reasonable explanation: Although I don't know where you know that I don't like eating sugar, but the opposite is true. I prefer that flavor of lemon candy; I browsed the entire shelf while shopping It's my habit; as for the last point... I like to stock up, so I will take a lot at one time."
Kudo Shinichi wanted to ask something else, but before he could speak, he was interrupted by Kawakami Tsumugi:
"Of course, you can confirm with the clerk. I often come here to buy candies."
Kawakami Tsumugi and Kudo Shinichi walked to the staff logistics room and checked the surveillance with officers Megure. Mao Lilan volunteered to stay outside and guard the scene.
The surveillance was good, and the recording was very complete, but the angle was not completely captured, and it was very abstract and pixelated.
In other words, if it is illuminated, it means that it is not illuminated, and it is of no use.
Kawakami was a little regretful. Obviously, not all places have 360-degree cameras like wineries - the kind that can capture even the root vegetables in your teeth.
Kudo Shinichi was not surprised by this, and even felt that things were on the right track. He ran to the clerk to verify Kawakami's words.
"Miss Kikuchi, I would like to ask, does Mr. Kawakami come here often to buy candy?"
The clerk's name is Kikuchi Mizukina, and she has a name tag on her chest.
Kikuchi Mizukina nodded: "Yes, Mr. Kawakami comes here occasionally and buys the same type of candy every time, but he hasn't come for more than a week before today."
More than a week? Kudo Shinichi frowned.
Although the severed hand was simply embalmed with salt, it would rot in the autumn temperatures in three or four days.
If Miss Kikuchi's testimony is true, Tsumugi Kawakami has no suspicion.
