Chapter 132 Osaka is a good place, the good thing is that it doesn’t have Jiang Xia

 The study door is locked.

Chicun Gongjiang took out the key and opened the door with a click. At the same time, she lowered her eyes and took out the poisonous needle she had hidden in advance from the keychain.

 …

Ikemura Isao's study room is elegantly decorated, and the bookshelves on both sides are filled with precious books and exquisite ornaments.

"Husband? Don't sleep, we have guests." Chimura Gongjiang looked at the man who was sleeping soundly on the desk and walked over.

Others were admiring the furnishings in the study. The black-skinned boy from Osaka was talking to Jiang Xia, as if he was intently inquiring about something. No one was paying attention to the desk.

　　　…”God-given opportunity.

 …

 A few seconds later.

Ikemura Isao was pushed by Ikemura Koe who "wanted to wake him up". He tilted to the side lifelessly and fell to the ground.

The detectives were startled. Before they could see the situation clearly, they first heard the cry of Ikemura Kojie:

“Husband! Husband! What’s wrong with you?! Wake up!”

 …

Then there are the usual screams, suspects watching, and calling the police...

While waiting for the police to arrive, Jiang Xia walked around the room, looking for clues.

 Hattori Heiji did not expect to encounter a murder case.

 After being startled, he immediately entered the state of mind.

 Only this time, he was much busier than usual—not only did he have to collect clues, but he also had to pay attention to what was happening in Jiangxia.

 …

As a result, Hattori Heiji was so distracted that he leaned close to the ground and checked a thin needle when he suddenly bumped his head with someone else.

 He stood up holding his forehead in pain, and found that the person who bumped into him was Conan - the child was also looking at the needle on the ground.

 Hattori Heiji was startled and wanted the children to stay away from the corpse.

 But before he spoke, he suddenly noticed that Conan had something covering his ears.

　　　…”

Hattori Heiji asked in confusion: "Why are you wearing earmuffs?" After saying that, he remembered that Conan couldn't hear, so he reached over and wanted to take off the earmuffs and ask again.

 But Conan saw what he was doing, covered his earmuffs and ran away. Finally, he gave him a complex look of sympathy.

 Hattori Heiji was confused.

It seems that not only detectives in Tokyo, but also children have a strange mind. If you are afraid of corpses, shouldn't you cover your eyes first? What is the operation of covering your ears?

 …

 It didn’t take long for Hattori Heiji to know the answer.

—The police finished questioning the suspect and briefly surveyed the scene.

Hattori Heiji was thinking about the cause of the secret room. At this time, he saw Jiang Xia walking next to the Megure Police Department and whispering in a volume that was not concealed at all: "The murderer should be Mrs. Ikemura."

 The Mumu Police Department and a group of police officers looked shocked.

 Hattori Heiji was also surprised, but he found that the reason for his surprise was different from others.

What he was thinking was, "How could the murderer be Mrs. Ikemura who had no time to commit the crime?"

 Others were shocked that "Mrs. Ikemura actually wanted to kill her husband." Chicun Gongjiang's expression changed.

Jiang Xia glanced at the shikigami on her legs and started to fast forward: "Death cases that occur in secret rooms are generally considered to be sudden deaths or suicides. This is one of the reasons why the murderer likes to disguise the scene as a secret room, but today's The case is strange—

"Mr. Ikemura was stabbed to death with a poisonous needle in the 'secret room'. It looked like suicide at first glance, but the location where he was stabbed was exactly behind his right ear. When we came in, he was holding his chin with his right hand. Posture. Rather than pretending to commit suicide, this is more like deliberately reminding us that the suicide was disguised, and then we started to pursue it in other directions, focusing more on the secret room.

"In this way, due to the time limit of death, Mrs. Ikemura, who was with us before the incident, will be eliminated as a suspect first. Combine this with some other anomalies in the room - such as the stack of strange things on the table. Books, and the loud music in the room, and Mrs. Ikemura’s sliding keychain that is a little more offset than when she opened the door...

“She could have taken out the poisonous needle hidden in the keychain when she entered the door, and then secretly used the poisonous needle to kill the sleeping Mr. Ikemura while we were attracted by other scenes in the study.”

 …

The Mu Mu Police Department came back to their senses, looked at Mrs. Ikemura’s hand that was holding out veins, and called to his subordinates: “Go and check that keychain.”

Hattori Heiji approached the policeman unbelievingly and saw that after the keychain slid open, a groove was exposed on the inside, with a shape and size just enough to put a needle in.

“…” Although it has not been tested to see if it is poisonous, judging from the change in Mrs. Chicun’s demeanor, Jiang Xia is right.

Beside him, Conan sighed quietly and took off his earmuffs.

Although he successfully blocked Jiang Xia's voice, his observation skills harmed him - as soon as Jiang Xia revealed the real murderer, everyone in the room looked at Kimura Ikemura, and Conan subconsciously took in this unusual movement. Under the eyes, and then...

 Then there is no more.

After seeing the answer to the mystery and combining it with the time of Isao Ikemura's death, Conan instantly understood what this murder was about.

 … these earmuffs are the same as if they were not purchased. But I can’t cover my eyes from now on.

 When he thought of this, Conan felt haggard.

However, he glanced at Hattori Heiji, who was still in a state of shock next to him, and his mood subtly improved - look, not only him, but other detectives also had the same reaction when facing Jiang Xia. This shows that it's not that he is weak, it's just that Jiang Xia is so strong that he seems to be cheating.

 …

　In today’s case, Hattori Heiji devoted some energy to observing Jiang Xia throughout the whole process.

Hence, he was sure that Jiang Xia had not contacted anyone and just looked around at the scene.

Even if you think about it carefully, long before the police arrived, Jiang Xia had already looked towards Mrs. Ikemura from time to time when she saw the pinhole on the neck of the deceased...

  Hattori Heiji fell into deep thought.

It seems that the reports about Jiang Xia in newspapers not only did not exaggerate the facts, but also weakened Jiang Xia's capabilities.

"Jiang Xia named the murderer just after reading the evidence compiled by the police" is not appropriate at all - Jiang Xia clearly solved the case before the police arrived, and he probably only looked at the evidence for confirmation.

 …

After watching Jiang Xia’s case-solving process on the spot, Hattori Heiji completely dispelled his doubts.

This kind of genius who can immediately read the truth after taking one look at the scene actually exists...

Hattori Heiji: "..." Wait, think about it this way, is Kudo's sudden disappearance related to this?

…Indeed, if you put yourself in someone else’s shoes, if every time you arrive at a crime scene and you are trying to collect evidence, someone next to you suddenly shakes out the murderer + the crime process + the evidence. It was okay once, but if it happens again and again...

Although he doesn’t want to admit it, to be honest, he would run if it were him.

 This is no longer the level of "decisive victory". This one-sided situation not only does not allow you to experience the fun of competition at all, but also makes it impossible to solve the puzzle at all. It is a complete blow to and interference with self-awareness.

Hattori Heiji was suddenly glad that he was from Osaka. He was usually hundreds of kilometers away from Jiangxia and could not touch it at all.

 (End of this chapter)