Rebirth of Conan as a Detective

Chapter 365: Kendo Murder Incident

Gymnasium swimming pool changing room.

After receiving the news, Officer Otaki of the Osaka Prefectural Police Station went to the scene to handle the case. The flat-headed man was under the police chief Toyama, his father, and had a good relationship with Hattori, and his personality was quite gentle.

"The body of the deceased was slashed with Japanese knives and there were scars everywhere...The body was soaked in hot water, which should be to confuse the presumed time of death..."

Police officer Otaki approached the corpse to check the situation. He looked like he had traveled back to ancient times with a Japanese sword. This kind of case is really rare...

"Is he your classmate?" Otaki asked several college students.

"Yes, yes, we are all college classmates..."

"We waited at the venue for a long time but didn't see him passing, so we looked for him everywhere, but..."

Several college students, like other schools participating in the kendo team competition, are equipped with five people.

The vanguard sees Dushi as the dead.

On the second front, the male Gu Feng has a rough appearance, with a big nose and big mouth, which is very vicious.

The backbone is just a fat guy wearing glasses, who helped persuade the team members when they quarreled.

Lieutenant Chuanjun Xiaoshou is a young man with a long face and a partial face.

The last general, Hakamada Masamichi, was a tall, short-haired man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and he was a very dignified leader among the few people.

"In short," Otaki picked up the Japanese sword, "if we find out who the owner of this murder weapon is, we can immediately know who the murderer is..."

"Then you are wrong, Officer Otaki." Hattori appeared at the door and interrupted, "That sword is the real sword used by Kendo teacher to demonstrate the performance in this Kendo competition. I have already asked, teacher Said that the knife disappeared before noon and has never been found."

"Heiji?" Otaki asked in surprise, "Why are you here?"

"Of course I'm here to compete."

"Speaking of which, today is indeed the Kinki Kendo Tournament between high school and university... But shouldn't you be at the competition venue?"

...

"boom!"

stadium competition venue,

Gao Cheng swung his sword to block the opponent's attack, stepped forward and hit the waist protector in one fell swoop and scored another point, officially qualifying for the final.

Although it is somewhat different from actual swordsmanship, this kind of competition is not difficult for him. After all, it is his old profession, and the opponent is only a high school student. Even in the semi-finals, the intensity of the battle is not high, and it is easy to catch the flaw. solve……

"Great!" He Ye raised his fist excitedly, "Even if there is no tie, you can still win the championship! If this continues, the champion..."

"Boom!"

On the field next door, Okita suddenly hit the opponent's face with a straight blow, and the opponent's mask was also knocked away by a huge force when the bamboo knife was thrown. The player fell heavily on the wooden floor of the field, losing a tooth and stopped immediately .

One hit wins.

"Kyoto Izumishin High School wins!!"

There was an instant commotion in the venue, everyone was amazed by Okita's powerful aura, and he still appeared in the semi-finals, and the eyes of the girls approaching turned into heart shapes.

"So handsome!"

Okita let out a breath, took off his mask to wipe his sweat, turned his gaze to Gao Cheng who hadn't taken off his mask in the field next to him, and smiled lightly.

He Ye swallowed his saliva, and when he looked at Gao Cheng again, he became a little unconfident.

"No, you can't beat him at this level..."

"what?"

"I'm going to get Heiji back!" He Ye said anxiously, "There's no other way, if Heiji isn't here, I'll lose..."

"Do you know where Hattori is?" Gao Cheng stared blankly at He Ye and ran away.

The final was coming, and Gao Cheng couldn't catch up with Kazuya, so he looked at Souji Okita who was still preparing in the rest area, and hurriedly pulled over a high school student who seemed to be coming from the annex.

"Did something happen around here?"

"I'm not sure, but it seems that the police went to the swimming pool locker room just now..." the high school student scratched the back of his head and said dully.

"Police?" Hattori Heiji's stinky face appeared in Gao Cheng's mind, "Then did you see a dark-skinned guy?"

"Yes, besides him, there are three strange college students running around, borrowing mobile phones, and bringing the police over..."

...

Swimming pool changing room.

Gao Cheng squatted at the scene of the crime to check, and then took a look at the murder knife.

After he returned the protective gear to Gaifang High School, he found the police officer Otaki who was in charge of the case, but he didn't see Hattori and Ye.

Over there...

Although the kendo finals are rare, let's wait until later to meet Souji Okita in a dignified manner.

Gao Cheng felt a little regretful, paused, and asked Officer Otaki, "Has the body been moved?"

"Yes, I moved here from the sports warehouse in the annex." Officer Otaki had a good impression of Gao Cheng, and explained carefully, "The first people who found the deceased in the warehouse were Otegawa and Miantani who joined the university kendo club with him. And the three of them...the three of them left the warehouse immediately after discovering the deceased, and went to call an ambulance, call the police, and notify the general Hakamada who was at the venue. When they returned to the warehouse, the body suddenly disappeared... "

"Here in the locker room?"

"Well, I heard that someone called the service desk and asked them to come here."

"Specifically?" Gao Cheng asked thoughtfully, "Could it be that one of the three of them pretended to leave and then went back to the warehouse to remove the corpse?"

"It shouldn't be possible," Otaki said with a smile. "At that time, Otegawa, who went to call the ambulance, borrowed the mobile phone from the student at the door, and then went back to the warehouse to confirm the situation because the other party asked about the injury. After returning the mobile phone, he went directly to to the police station..."

Gao Cheng's face moved slightly: "Actually, I also heard from a student who happened to be eating lunch at the door that after the three of them left, a strange man in protective gear walked out of the annex with a protective gear bag on his back... that Otekawa Did you notice nothing?"

Otaki was stunned for a moment: "No, maybe the other party was in the toilet or hiding in the warehouse... But in this way, this strange person is very likely to be the murderer who moved the corpse, Kido-kun, where is the student who witnessed it? ?”

"He should come later."

Gao Cheng frowned.

According to the current clues, is the person who moved the corpse someone other than the three people who first discovered the corpse? If there is no accomplice, the other party is the murderer who kills you, but...

"Officer Otaki, when the body was found, how did they decide who would call the police and who would call the ambulance?"

"Well, it seems that Otegawa first said to call an ambulance, and then asked Mentani to report to the police station in front of the gymnasium. Finally, the remaining body said that he would call that Hakamada... There should be no problem?"

"There are a few doubts."

Gao Cheng turned his head to look at the corpse covered with a cloth by the police officers, his eyes narrowed.

"The prisoner transferred the body when the body was found, and even called someone to come over. Maybe the murderer didn't want the warehouse to be searched. There should be clues that could not be found there...Dousing the body with hot water is really To confuse the time of death?"

"Officer Otaki!" Hattori hurried into the locker room, "Where are those people?"

"They've already left," Otaki said happily, "Heiji, you came just in time, and Detective Kido said that there might be clues in that warehouse..."

"Eh?" Hattori stared at Gaocheng behind Otaki, "You, why are you here?"

"Why can't I be here?" Gao Cheng said speechlessly, "I'm still wondering why someone didn't go to the kendo competition, but after asking, it turned out that a crime happened... He Ye is still looking for you, hurry back to the competition Bar."

"Please, let me play now."

Hattori frowned.

The kendo competition can be lost, but this case cannot be lost...

"I really don't understand you," Gao Cheng looked at Hattori strangely, and continued to say to Officer Otaki, "Officer, call those college students back first, especially the one named Otegawa..."

Hattori was dumbfounded for a moment: "Kito, don't tell me you already... have figured it out?"

Gao Cheng asked confusedly, "Is there any problem?"

"No, no, haha," Hattori smiled and pointed outside, "Actually, I already know where the prisoner will go..."

...

Outside the annex of the gymnasium, a black figure was carrying a protective gear bag on his back. He looked around and walked into the annex pretending to be an ordinary participating student. After stepping into the warehouse, he opened the protective gear bag and took out a bottle of water and a bloody towel, with a smile on the corner of his mouth.

After confirming that there was no one outside, Soi Ying poured some water into the towel and smeared it on the jumping box in the middle of the warehouse.

This is where the dead bodies are found, just smear the blood...

"It's useless, no matter how much you cover it up, the deceased will not look like he was killed here, Otegawa-san."

Hattori suddenly led officers Gaocheng and Otaki out from behind. There were also two police officers in the corner who had removed their disguises, and the black shadow looked surprised.

"Police, police officer," Otegawa held the towel stiffly, "how could you..."

Otaki said with a sullen face: "Can I trouble you to explain? What's the matter with this bloody towel?"

"I just……"

"Let me tell you."

Hattori smiled slightly and looked at Otegawa.

"The deceased was not killed here, but in the locker room next to the swimming pool... After you saw the blood-covered Chuijian, you left the warehouse together, and then you returned alone and asked Chuijian to go to the locker room, and then in the locker room. The locker room killed him, am I right?"

Otegawa was sweating profusely: "Haha, we all left the warehouse by chance. If someone stayed, wouldn't I be in trouble?"

"It's not a coincidence," Hattori affirmed, "At that time, you asked Meiya to report the crime at the police station, and no one was destined to stay behind, because Takaguchi's personality is that he will definitely tell Hakamata if something happens, and he is very afraid of seeing blood, so I will definitely not get close to the corpse, and I will not find out that Chuijian actually fell asleep after drinking alcohol mixed with sleeping pills, and his body is stained with red paint, so he looks like he is dead..."

Hattori walked up to Otegawa and put one hand on the jumping box.

"The light in this warehouse is very dark, so the red paint can easily be mistaken for blood..."

"If a guy covered in paint goes out from the annex, wouldn't it be easy for the students at the door to see?" Otegawa interrupted.

"What if it's a guy who's going out wearing a protective gear and a protective gear bag?"

"Please, don't you mean that guy is Suijian? Why does Suijian listen to me and go to the locker room in such a virtuous manner?"

"Of course you can't just tell him that verbally..."

Hattori used force to lift the lid of the jump box, revealing a tall figure wearing protective gear covered in red paint, with Hakamata's name on the waistband. At first glance, one might think that Hakamata was murdered and hid his body in the here.

"What will happen if a drunk person sees this thing? After you return here alone, first let the sleeping Kaoru hold a Japanese sword, then wake him up, and let him see you hidden in the jump box beforehand. This dummy... Chujian usually said that he would kill Hakamada, and he was still drunk at the time, and his body was covered with 'blood', so he couldn't tell the truth from the fake, so he mistakenly thought that he killed Hakamada. , it's not surprising to follow your words...

"You ask Chujian to put on the protective gear, then change the blood-stained kendo uniform, put it together with the murder weapon into the protective gear bag and take it to the dressing room. The purpose is to create another prisoner and make people think it's someone else. Carry the protective gear bag containing the corpse out of the annex..."

Gao Cheng stood behind watching Hattori's reasoning, and wiped his nose.

This guy Hattori ignored such an important kendo competition in order to solve the case, so let him show off.

However, it is rare for Conan to have a case happen before he came, and it was resolved so early.

"What's the motive?" Gao Cheng looked at Otegawa who had a gloomy face after the truth was revealed, "You are classmates, right? Why do you have to kill someone?"

"What grudge?" Otegawa grinned, "You're the one from Izumi Heart High named Okita, right? So the one next to you is Hattori... I'm so convinced that I didn't even play in the finals and came to this kind of place Playing detective games..."

"He's a detective!" Hattori laughed, "Look clearly, he's not Okita, but the famous detective Kido Takasei!"

"Detective?"

"I heard that Chui Jian seemed to have threatened you, is it because of this?" Gao Cheng continued to ask.

Although competitive kendo is used for competitions, it does not mean that it cannot be used in actual combat. It is also very lethal after being replaced with a real sword. This Otegawa may have killed a person, and there is a faint murderous intent in his eyes. The breath was particularly obvious in Gao Cheng's eyes.

It's a nasty smell...

It is somewhat similar to the enemies he cut on the Gintama battlefield.

"I've already called to ask about the universities they attend," Hattori looked directly at Otegawa and said, "I heard that a new member of your school's kendo club died during practice last year. The school said it was an accident, but... ..."

"That's because I saw that I accidentally killed a new member during the welcome ceremony," Otegawa lowered his head. Although he still had a real knife in his protective gear bag, he didn't have the guts to do it. He said honestly, "But he said that although he killed the new member , but those of us who were present that day and the experience of the club are all accomplices, so if it is exposed, we will be dragged into the water together..."

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