Of course he is not a serious person. Kawakami Tsumugi doesn't look serious in any way.
Kudo Shinichi was speechless and skipped the topic: "So does Miss Kikuchi have any enemies?"
Hearing this question, Kikuchi Mizukina shook his head hesitantly.
Kawakami Tsunori walked up to Kikuchi Suikoto. He half-crouched in front of her, showed a comforting smile, and gently held up her right hand.
"Miss Kikuchi has beautiful hands."
Kawakami spread her right hand and stroked the lines on her palm with her thumb. Her tone was full of creepy tenderness: "If you wear manicure..."
"Is it similar to that severed hand?"
Miss Kikuchi was frightened, and she stared at the two of them shaking hands with some horror.
"That's right." Kudo Shinichi also came up, and he looked at Kikuchi's right hand repeatedly.
The hand shape is very good-looking, the skin is fair and delicate, and there are shallow calluses on the palm. If you add manicure, it will indeed look similar to the severed hand.
"It is more likely to be targeted without targeting people with certain characteristics than to have a personal vendetta..."
In fact, Kudo Shinichi also considered this, but asked Kawakami Tsumugi to speak out first.
A pushy guy. Kudo Shinichi cursed.
"If that's the case..." Tsumugi Kawakami continued his reasoning, "The hand was rough but not panicked, and there were no traces of repeated handling that a novice would have. And generally only serial killers would have this specific characteristic. There is a sense of ritual, and there is a high probability that this is not the first time the murderer has committed a crime."
"Officer Megure, have there been similar cases in Mihua Town before?" Kawakamiji suddenly asked.
"No." Officer Megure shook his head.
Although there are many cases in Yoneka Town, most of the victims have complete body parts, and occasionally they are mutilated and most of the body is left, so he can give a definite answer.
Kudo Shinichi followed Kawakami's thinking: "The police did not record it, so the victim probably did not have time to call the police after discovering the warning object."
"It may also be that the crime cycle is very long, or the crime is committed on the fly." Kawakami added.
"Let's assume that if the severed hand was not discovered in advance, Miss Kikuchi discovered the severed hand while sorting the goods, and she had no time to call the police, and the murderer had already appeared...
"So who else can be in the convenience store after closing, Ms. Kikuchi?" Kudo Shinichi asked.
Miss Kikuchi frowned as she recalled, and suddenly her face turned pale: "Hotita, Hota Shinji...he is the driver who transports goods from convenience stores. He comes into the store every time to transport goods, and occasionally helps me organize the shelves."
"How long has he been a driver?"
"At most three months, that is a temporary worker, he has been here twice before..."
Based on the cycle, the third time should be——
"Tomorrow." Kudo Shinichi breathed out lightly.
The case seems to be clearing up.
"So Miss Kikuchi is the next victim, and the murderer may be that Hotta?" Officer Megure concluded, his face became serious, "We must protect Miss Kikuchi."
Kudo Shinichi nodded: "If Mr. Hotta paid attention to the convenience store, he should have known that the severed hand was discovered in advance. But not to alert the snake, he will still come to deliver the goods tomorrow."
"That..." Kikuchi suddenly said.
Others looked at Kikuchi Mizukina, who was a little timid, but still said firmly: "Actually, I can lure Hota out, just pretend that I don't find his suspicion..."
In other words, the convenience store will remain open as usual, and Hotta will be arrested tomorrow when he waits for the goods to be purchased.
In fact, under normal circumstances, if a store encounters something like this, it will be closed for a few days, and those who are more sensitive will ask some experts to come and try to bring bad luck.
As for Yoneka Town... the general environment is like this. Even if something goes wrong in the morning, it will still be open in the afternoon. Maybe it is a regional characteristic.
"I feel a little unlucky." Kawakami said to himself, "I won't come to this store to buy anything in the future."
Everyone gave them strange looks.
The gray-haired young man came back to his senses and smiled sweetly: "I'm sorry, I was distracted. But I took out a severed hand when buying something. I will definitely have a psychological shadow when I come to this store in the future."
There was contempt in Kudo Shinichi's eyes: "I am serious about solving the case but you are just fishing." The young police officer on the side was successfully led astray. He nodded in agreement: "That's true."
Officer Megure coughed slightly and brought the topic back on track: "Since Miss Kikuchi is willing, let's do what Miss Kikuchi said."
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Kawakamiji and his group got into the police car and went to the police station to take notes.
Kudo Shinichi sat in the back seat of the police car with him. Since Kawakami mentioned the five orange cores in "Sherlock Holmes" before, the two naturally talked about Sherlock Holmes.
It was rare to meet a Sherlock Holmes fan who could tell the corresponding relationship between the "dancing villain", and Kudo Shinichi looked extremely excited.
If this was a character strategy game, Kawakami suspected that he would hear voices saying his favorability level was going up one after another.
"Anyone who likes Sherlock Holmes is not a bad person." The junior high school student threw away his previous doubts about Kawakami Tsumugi.
...So is there some unknown mutually exclusive relationship between liking Sherlock Holmes and being bad guys? Kawakamiji was greatly shocked.
He felt that he had discovered a special technique for increasing his favorability.
When facing detectives, you can talk about some famous detective characters in literary works.
Because of his hyperamnesia, Kei Kawakami will remember every book he has read. In addition to Sherlock Holmes, he also knows Auguste Dupin, Hercule Poirot, Father Brown, Akechi Kogoro, etc. .
Of course, Kawakami only met one detective, Shinichi Kudo, and the rules he concluded may not be universal.
And facing the police...
If you are suspected of being a suspect in a crime, just call yourself a detective. On this basis, if you can still talk nonsense, it is not a problem to significantly reduce your suspiciousness.
Just like Kawakami Tsumugi did just now, the only one who testified for him was Kikuchi Mizukina.
It was clear that Kawakami Tsumugi's suspicion had not been cleared yet, but he was actually asked to participate in solving the case after he showed his "detective qualities" intentionally or unintentionally.
And if there is really a murderer, without other detectives to trouble the case, they can fish in troubled waters and find a scapegoat.
In other words, you can consider gradually putting one of your plans on the agenda... maybe it will be easier than you think.
"I suddenly felt that being a detective would be a good idea," Kawakami said thoughtfully.
It didn't take long for Tsumugi Kawakami to regret saying these words, because Kudo Shinichi began to talk endlessly to Kawakami Tsumugi about the greatness of the detective profession.
Alas, children are enthusiastic.
Kawakami Tsumugi began to wander again. While dealing with Kudo Shinichi's Amway, he quietly put his right hand into his pocket and sent an email to the blind Scot.
According to the original itinerary, Tsumugi Kawakami should take Scotland to familiarize himself with his stronghold in this area tonight. But if you go to the police station to take notes, you will definitely not have enough time.
[Sorry, something was delayed and today’s trip is cancelled. ---Cachaca]
[By the way, Scotch, do me a favor and call my regular phone number. ---Cachaca]
[Thanks. ---Cachaca]
