Chapter 1762 1761 [The high school student who was silenced]

Toru Amuro: "..." My investigation actually collided with Jiang Xia's case again. Jiang Xia's physique of always meeting acquaintances was really difficult to guard against. Fortunately, she was far enough away that she didn't get involved.

While thinking, he couldn't help but look at Ito Tamanosuke's ward: "..." Well, it's not only easy to meet acquaintances, but also some unlucky acquaintances...

Thinking of this, Toru Amuro suddenly felt a little brotherly sympathy for the high school student who was still in a coma: I hope that student is okay.

 …

Jiang Xia returned to the theater building. When she looked up, she saw two policemen guarding the back door. Maybe it was because there was another murder case last night after they relaxed a little, and the police did not dare to be careless today. Even though they felt that the scene was almost handled, they still sent people to guard here.

"Don't stay inside for too long." The person guarding the door was a familiar policeman. Although he let Jiang Xia and his party in, he sighed tiredly, "Otherwise, if there is another murder, those reporters and program crew will Be happy."

Jiang Xia nodded: "Don't worry."

Facts have proved that the police's worries were unnecessary: ​​2 members of the troupe were killed and 1 was injured in this building. Now not even half of the troupe is left, and there is no way to rehearse. They are all staying in nearby hotels.

There are only Jiang Xia and the others and a few policemen in the building now. It seems that they lack the conditions for a murder to occur.

Walking all the way to the stage, Jiang Xia noticed a figure next to Naraku.

— Miwako Sato was squatting beside the pit, frowning and looking at something.

 “Officer Sato.”

Jiang Xia waved her hand and successfully sneaked into the cordon around the stage by brushing her face.

Conan also quietly followed Jiang Xia and slipped in: Yi Donghui was taking care of his brother in the hospital, and no one came to disrupt his infiltration plan this time.

Although it can be considered a good thing, Conan found it difficult to be happy when he thought of the unlucky brother and sister. Thinking about it, he couldn't help but sigh.

Jiang Xia walked up to Sato Miwako: "What are you looking at?"

Officer Sato seemed very happy that this reliable helper had appeared. She pointed to the ground: "Beside Naraku and on the ground inside Naraku, there are some fine powders and fragments scattered. I always feel that these things appear a bit abrupt. It's not like what should be on the stage.

"So I was worried that someone had killed the financial manager elsewhere and moved the body here to make it the first scene. But the people from the forensic department said with certainty that this was the first scene. The financial manager was indeed injured because of a head collision. Those who died under Naraku."

Jiang Xia nodded while listening, then picked up a small piece of debris next to her and twisted it with her fingertips: "This is like the kind of thin wooden board that is not of good quality and is very fragile and fragile. Speaking of which, we heard last night There was a noise on the stage and he ran over immediately. If the murderer really moved his hands and feet next to Naraku, then the things he left behind must still be nearby."

When Miwako Sato was reminded like this, she suddenly remembered something and her eyes lit up: "That's right! This kind of traveling theater troupe often builds scenes on the stage. The source of the fragments of this thin wooden board should be the scenery they used."

Jiang Xia walked to the place where materials were piled next to the stage, reached out and rummaged through, and quickly found some wooden boards placed against the wall. Half of the wooden boards are exposed, and half is blocked by a heavy curtain.

Miwako Sato put on her gloves and pulled out a piece. When she saw the board clearly, she was suddenly startled.

—The clue came too suddenly. The board was only half-way, and it was broken in the middle.

What’s even more shocking is that the broken side is actually stained with little bits of blood. The blood is still fresh and must have been left last night.

No matter which angle you look at this thing, it is a murder weapon with a story. Mao Lilan originally wanted to come over to help, but was shocked when she saw this scene and froze in place. Suzuki Sonoko also retracted her hand silently.

  Miwako Sato: “…” What were the colleagues in the forensics department doing last night? There was something obviously related to the murder weapon hidden so close to the place of death, but they found nothing!

 …Well, I couldn’t discover it in time either.

Officer Sato was reflecting silently while calling someone to come over for inspection.

 She took a picture of the pile of materials, then searched in the pile of wood and found the other half of the broken board.

　　Take out all the two half-sections of wood and place them next to Naraku, so that they form a whole piece.

After putting this together, the cause of the financial manager's death suddenly became very clear - this thin wooden board was slightly larger than the opening of "Nara", and the color was also very similar. Put it over Naraku and it will be hard to notice in dim light.

"...This wooden board is only three millimeters thick, and there are traces of cuts in the middle. When someone passes by, the thin wooden board will break in the middle because it cannot bear the weight of the person, and the person will fall into Naraku, He died on the spot.”

Miwako Sato finally confirmed: "This is indeed not an accident, but a carefully concealed trap!"

Speaking of this, she was suddenly startled and looked at Jiang Xia: "Wait a minute, this board has been cut in advance, so it will definitely take a long time to arrange it. I remember you said that last night you were following Yi Azuma Nosuke came in, so he didn't have time to arrange these... Isn't he the murderer?"

Jiang Xia nodded and followed her words: "But he may have seen the murderer. Ito is a good leader who cares about his members. When we went to the hospital to visit him just now, we heard from the police officer guarding the door that Ito was unconscious all the time. , maybe it’s not because the injury was too severe, but for other reasons…”

Under his guidance, Miwako Sato stood up quickly, feeling that she understood everything: "The murderer is a member of this troupe. Tamanosuke Ito didn't want to expose his true identity, so he didn't want to wake up and face the police - but the murderer wouldn't Let him go!

“Ito Tamanosuke saw that man’s face, he will probably be silenced... maybe now, the murderer is on his way to the hospital to attack him!”

 …

 Ten minutes ago.

the other side.

Yoko Kinoshita yawned and came to the hotel where the troupe was staying: as the host of the live broadcast, when she heard that Jiang Xia was out for activities again, of course she received the news immediately and ran to investigate in cooperation.

"Jiang Xia said the murderer is probably an insider." Kinoshita Yoko said to the camera, "Two people in the troupe are currently dead and one person is injured. Excluding the young elementary school student who cannot be the murderer, there are exactly three remaining members - they are also They are three stuntmen with enviable skills."

 (End of this chapter)