Chapter 4 Detective’s Reasoning

Chapter 4 Detective’s Reasoning

Officer Mumu was wary of Lin Xinyi's movements.

At this moment, Kudo Shinichi, who was already the center of attention, slowly expressed what he was thinking under the spotlight:

"The reasoning is actually very simple."

"First of all, I just reported to the Memu Police Department:"

"When we discovered the corpse floating in the river ten minutes ago, the first thing we saw was a scarlet wave of blood."

"Right, Xiaolan?"

Kudo Shinichi looked back at Xiaolan.

Xiaolan, on the other hand, briefly recalled the shocking scene before, her face turned slightly pale:

"Yes, it was because of the conspicuous red color on the river that we noticed the body."

"Otherwise it was still dark at the time and you wouldn't have noticed it if you didn't look carefully."

With Xiaolan's auxiliary testimony, the scene witnessed when the body was discovered was clearly restored in front of everyone.

While Inspector Megure secretly stared at Lin Shinichi, he also habitually praised Kudo Shinichi’s reasoning:

"Brother Kudo, I know what you mean."

"You want to say that those body parts were dumped into the river by the murderer not long ago, right?"

"That's right." Kudo Shin nodded and followed Officer Megure's words: "Just like cooks usually use soaking in water to remove excess blood from pork, if the body parts are soaked in water for more than a certain period of time, the blood attached to them will The blood will be diluted by the water."

"In that case, Xiaolan and I wouldn't be able to see the scene of the river being dyed red with blood."

"So, those body parts must not have been soaked in the water for a long time."

"And that means"

Kudo Shinichi paused slightly and cast a meaningful look at Lin Shinyi:

"The murderer just finished dumping the body not long ago."

"He may not have gone far yet - and there is a high probability that the murderer is still at the scene, right here!"

"Oh, no way?"

Someone among the onlookers questioned in confusion:

"If you don't run away after dumping the body, won't it be troublesome to wait for the police to come?"

"Then the murderer must be too brave."

"No, quite the opposite."

"On the contrary, this is a manifestation of the murderer's inner anxiety, timidity and fear."

Kudo Shinichi shook his head and described his psychological description of the murderer:

"The murderer's body was dumped at dawn——"

"Although it is dark and convenient for movement at this time, it does not avoid the risk of running into the very few citizens who get up early for morning exercises."

"Obviously, this was not a perfect time to dump the body."

"The choice to dump the body at this less than ideal time shows that the murderer probably had no other choice."

"He most likely committed the murder impulsively in the middle of the night. After disposing of the body in a panic, he did not dare to hide the body at home for some reason, so he hurriedly came here before dawn to dump the body."

"The murderer's purpose of dismembering the body was mostly to conceal the victim's physical features so that the police could not identify the victim."

"Then, think about it, everyone, if you are the murderer"

"After impulsively killing people and dumping their bodies, would you worry that there were some flaws in your technique? Would you worry that the police would still be able to find out the identity of the victim?"

"Well, that's true."

Once substituted, everyone couldn’t help but nodded with deep understanding:

"It is inevitable to feel guilty when doing bad things, so the murderer should stay at the scene and blend in with the crowd to observe the police investigation!"

"If it turns out the police investigation failed, he can settle down and get on with his life."

"If it is found that the police investigation goes smoothly, he can also prepare his escape in advance."

"But, Brother Kudo"

Officer Megure asked again with some doubts:

"Just like this, there's no way to pin the suspicion on Mr. Lin, right?"

"With so many people present, anyone could be the murderer!"

"certainly."

"Everyone here right now could be the murderer."

"But Mr. Lin Xinyi is undoubtedly the biggest suspect!"

Kudo Shinichi did not disrupt the rhythm of his reasoning at all because of such doubts:

"And the reason I say that is"

"There are traces of water on Mr. Lin's legs!"

As soon as he finished speaking, following Kudo Shinichi's guidance, the eyes of everyone present were firmly fixed on Lin Shinichi's calf.

Although we are in Tokyo, the weather is not only not hot now, but also seems a bit cold because it is early in the morning.

Therefore, Lin Xinyi's pair of water-soaked trousers and shoes have not completely dried yet, and there are still large wet marks visible to the naked eye.

"Wet marks, his legs were soaked in water!"

Some melon-eating people with more flexible minds have already reacted:

"This guy must be the murderer!"

"It's not raining today. It's impossible for ordinary citizens who come to do morning exercises to get their legs wet."

"Only the murderer who abandoned the body in the river would step into the water in order to throw the body farther away!"

Oh ho! With a burst of exclamation, everyone figured out the joints.

The eyes locked on Lin Xinyi suddenly became more intense and hostile.

Lin Xinyi remained silent.

Kudo Shinichi asked while the iron was hot:

"So, Mr. Lin Xinyi."

"Can you explain why you wet your trouser legs just now?"

Lin Xinyi did not answer.

He just said calmly:

"Reasoning alone cannot lead to a conviction in court."

"If you want to identify me as the murderer, you have to provide concrete evidence."

"It's natural."

Kudo Shinichi shrugged and said with a confident smile:

"The most difficult part of the dismemberment case is to identify the suspect."

"Once you have a target, it's not difficult to find evidence."

"After all, the battle to kill people and dismember corpses is huge, and it's not that easy to erase the traces."

"As long as you go to the suspect's home and search carefully as soon as possible, you can basically find blood stains that have not been wiped clean."

"That makes sense!"

The onlookers suddenly realized again:

"No wonder that guy just died and refused to answer the police officer's questions."

"He must be afraid that the police will search his house now and find the dismemberment scene that has not been cleaned up!"

This reasoning show seems to have come to an end.

Everyone was more or less looking at the famous high school detective with admiration:

He is indeed the Sherlock Holmes of the Heisei era.

The murderer cleverly stayed at the scene to observe the police's reaction, but he never expected that anyone would notice the water stains on his legs, so he accidentally exposed himself to the detective.

This really has to be said that evil will be punished, and justice will come from heaven.

"Mr. Lin Xinyi, you can answer our questions now."

Officer Megure stood up at the right time.

He changed his previous emotional involvement strategy and used a serious tone to threaten:

"You do have the right to remain silent."

"But please note that your current performance will be recorded by us."

"Silent silence will only put you in a disadvantageous situation. I hope you will not make such an unwise choice."

Lin Xinyi: ""

To be honest, he felt like a criminal now.

But there's nothing we can do about it.

He knew very well that without the memory of his true self, he would not be able to answer the police's many questions.

And, most importantly, there was no point in talking right now.

Evidence, everything depends on evidence.

Even if Lin Xinyi now clears his suspicions, when the conclusive evidence is presented, he will no longer be able to defend "his" crime——

Yes, without the memory of his true self, he cannot completely rule out "himself" as a suspect.

Even though he felt slightly unhappy, Lin Xinyi had to admit that there was nothing wrong with Detective Kudo's reasoning.

Judging from the clues shown so far, there is a high probability that he is the murderer.

I hope you won't be so unlucky

If he really time travels to a murderer, there will be nothing he can do about it.

Lin Xinyi felt waves in his heart.

But he still raised his head calmly, facing the questioning and vigilant eyes and said: "Wait a little longer."

"What are you waiting for?" Officer Megure asked in confusion.

"Wait until you fish out the body."

Lin Xinyi cast his gaze to the river aside, where the water patrol team was busy salvaging:

"Am I the murderer?"

"The corpse will answer that question."