Chapter 1306 1307【Midnight Shadow】

When Conan heard this, he suddenly remembered the dry batteries that he and Hattori Heiji had just picked up near the castle tower, and he whispered "Ah!" guiltily: they forgot to tell the police about this.

Originally he wanted to make amends, but he hesitated for a moment and was worried that if he said this, Hattori Heiji would be kicked again immediately: after all, Hattori Heiji is still sitting on the ground, and his father is next to him. This position is very comfortable no matter how you look at it.

“…” So Conan was silent for a moment, and decided to wait until the father and son distanced themselves a little, and then quietly handed the battery to the talkative Otaki Police Department.

Hattori Heizo didn't think so much. He didn't even seem to listen carefully to Otaki Police Department's words. He just glanced at him after the other party finished speaking and responded with unknown meaning.

Then he stood up and waved his hand without any doubt: "Since it is suicide, it is enough to leave two or three people here. What's the matter with a group of people gathered here? The police are not free enough to waste so many people. The level of investigating such a small case - distant mountains, let's go."

 Two high-ranking police officials stood up from beside the body and left one after the other.

Hearing his words, one of the onlookers nearby smiled coldly and cursed angrily in his heart: Stupid policeman.

 …

Hattori Heizo walked away with a large number of his subordinates.

There are actually only two or three policemen left here to deal with the aftermath.

Hattori Heiji seemed to have not recovered yet, sitting on the ground with his eyes lowered and silently thinking about something.

Jiang Xia observed for a moment, then walked over and poked him: "Are you okay?"

“…” Hattori Heiji came to his senses and silently turned half a circle with his back to him, not wanting to see this “other people’s detective”.

 The Otaki Police Department hasn’t left either.

He pulled Hattori Heiji up, patted the muddy water on his body, and comforted him: "The chief is not targeting you. It's just that two deaths occurred in succession so close to the police headquarters, and both were so high-profile. As if he was deliberately mocking the police, he must be in a bad mood. And..."

 He hesitated for a moment, thought of something, and lowered his voice:

"And this matter is not as simple as it seems. It may involve some dangerous people. This minister must also be worried about your safety - I remember 13 years ago, after the charred corpse was found in the moat, Several serial robberies and murders followed.

“Minister Toyama and the others seem to think that these serial robberies and murders are related to the charred corpses.

"And now, after 13 years, the charred corpses have appeared again. The director must have thought that the robbery and murder gang would appear again - that case was very brutal. There were five cases in a row, and a total of seven people died, including one at the scene. More tragic than the other. Until now, the murderer has not been brought to justice."

Jiang Xia also came over to listen at some point. Hearing this, he nodded slightly, with a persistent light flashing in his eyes: "It's too cruel. This kind of person must be brought to justice. I will definitely catch him."

The Otaki Police Department was a little touched, but immediately dissuaded them: "It is possible to commit five crimes, kill seven people, and clean up the aftermath without leaving any trace in a short period of time. It is probably an organized small armed group. This pair of people It’s just too dangerous for these unarmed high school students.”

After hearing this, Suzuki Sonoko felt somewhat understanding. She looked at Hattori Heiji: "It seems that your dad is also concerned about you." Hattori Heiji heard this, the tips of his ears moved slightly and he snorted.

Although he still looked unconvinced, he became nervous again just looking at him. Detective Osaka clenched his fists: "Then I really have to thank him. Unfortunately, the more he doesn't let me do it, the more I have to do it. I must find out the real culprit in front of him!"

 Speaking, he returned to the body energetically.

 Before reaching out to lift the cloth, there was a dull pain on his face.

Hattori Heiji couldn't help but pause slightly and glanced back reflexively.

Finding that Hattori Heizo had indeed gone far and would not fight back and punch him again, he calmly withdrew his gaze as if nothing had happened and pulled away the cloth on the body.

　　When he was looking at the corpse just now, even though he was beaten by his father as soon as he lifted the cloth, as a detective, you can't do it without lightning-fast eyesight. At that time, Hattori Heiji quickly caught a glimpse of something unusual.

Now, without Hattori Heizo, he could examine the body leisurely, and his idea was confirmed.

—There were several strange marks on the clothes on the chest of the deceased.

Jiang Xia took a closer look and said, "This looks like the traces left by the blood being diluted by the river water after it was stained on the clothes."

“…” The Otaki Police Department didn’t expect that if they took a few steps slower, they would be stuck in the detective’s puzzle-solving time again.

 But now he is the police officer in charge of these two cases, so he can’t pretend not to hear.

He could only try to turn his head and try to keep up with Jiang Xia's rhythm: "So when the deceased jumped into the river and was hit on the back of the head by the bridge pier, the blood spattered on his clothes?" He thought about the scene at that time and couldn't help but be confused. : In what position should a person fall so that the blood from behind can be splashed to the front before falling into the river?

The more Jiang Xia looked at him, the more he looked like the Mu Mu Police Department. She couldn't help but feel a little more cordial and said patiently: "It's not that she hit the bridge pier after falling, but that when she was beaten to death, the blood on her head spattered on the prisoner. The prisoner didn't Upon discovering this, Daheng picked up the deceased, perhaps intending to throw her into the river, and in the process, the blood mark was stained on the deceased."

“You also think she died before jumping into the river?” Hattori Heiji looked at Jiang Xia, “So the ‘person’ you saw on the bridge was indeed a corpse, right?”

"...Corpse?" Toyama Kazuye, Mao Lilan and Suzuki Sonoko looked at each other and suddenly became unsure. They remembered a corpse standing quietly on the bridge in the night. When they came, they immediately lit themselves on fire. The action of throwing himself into the river made him shudder with shock.

Jiang Xia, however, remained firm and shook her head: "No, that person's movements can only be done by a living person, although at the time it seemed... a bit of a showmanship."

"A living person?" Hattori Heiji still didn't believe it. "Did you see it wrong? I heard... Conan said you are a little short-sighted. At night, your eyesight must be bad."

Several ghosts clung to Jiang Xia, looking up at him with some confusion, and then at Jiang Xia: How come they don’t know that the master of the spiritual medium is short-sighted? Every time they want to do something secretly, no matter how far away they are, Jiang Xia can always see them.

Jiang Xia also paused, remembering the excuses he had used when pretending to be stupid before.

He had no intention of talking about this topic more, but he still insisted on his judgment tactfully: "I'm used to looking at you these days. My night vision is actually pretty good."

 (End of this chapter)