Chapter 41 The murderer who doesn’t follow tricks

Chapter 41 The murderer who doesn’t follow tricks

Lin Xinyi quickly rushed to the scene of the crime after examining Suzuki Sonoko's injuries.

At this time, Detective Kudo had already rushed to the "game field" for more than a minute.

With his intelligence, this time should be enough for him to deduce a lot of things.

However, when Lin Xinyi slowly walked into the women's bathroom and came to the murder scene,

However, he found that the great detective Kudo Shinichi was standing next to the corpse with a stiff face, his brows furrowed and he didn't know what he was thinking about.

"How's it going, Kudo?"

Lin Xinyi felt something was wrong.

You know, when he saw Kudo at the crime scene yesterday, the famous detective's expression was always "I understand" and "I understand again".

But now, Kudo Shinichi’s reaction is:

"(╯＿╰)"

Kudo's eyes no longer looked excited, but became solemn and serious.

He seemed to have forgotten that this was a competition that he had provoked himself, and even took the initiative to put down his attitude:

"Mr. Lin Xinyi, please help me take a look."

"Perhaps you can see something here that I haven't noticed."

one minute later

While gently applying the iced Coke she bought to her injured neck, Suzuki Sonoko couldn't wait to return to the women's restroom that she had just escaped from not long ago.

She was not a high school detective, so naturally she would not like to see the bloody corpses and crime scenes.

But the situation is different now. After all, Lin Xinyi is investigating the case there.

Suzuki Sonoko was attracted to Lin Xinyi because of a report about his experience in solving crimes. As a fan of Lin Xinyi, she naturally would not miss the best moment for this idol to show off his knowledge and charm.

"If it were Lin Xinyi, he would definitely be able to see through the truth faster."

"Hahaha, that brat Kudo is going to be defeated again!"

Suzuki Sonoko instantly forgot her long friendship with Kudo Shinichi and stood on the side of her idol.

Just like that, imagining the handsome picture of Lin Xinyi showing his wisdom, solving puzzles, chasing the real murderer, and beating Kudo, she rushed back to the scene of the crime happily.

Then, she saw that in the women's bathroom

Kudo stood there in a daze, and Lin Xinyi also stood there in a daze.

Neither of them spoke, just thinking quietly.

"What's wrong"

Suzuki Sonoko felt the solemn atmosphere:

"Is there a problem with this case?"

Lin Xinyi continued to observe the scene thoughtfully and did not react for a while.

But Kudo sighed softly: "This case is a bit difficult."

"well?"

Suzuki Sonoko was a little surprised, or shocked.

She believed that Kudo might be able to help Lin Xin find the truth one step further, but she never doubted that Kudo would not be able to solve the case.

After all, they had known each other for a long time, and in her memory, there had never been any case that could trouble this famous detective.

No matter what the case is, as long as Kudo Shinichi takes action, the criminal will be like a shell poured with salt water, revealing his true face hidden under the protective shell.

But now, he was really stumped by the case.

"Can't you even see through the murderer's modus operandi?"

Suzuki Sonoko couldn't help but sigh in surprise.

"It's easy to understand the non-murderer's methods."

"And I did find a lot of things on site."

Kudo Shinichi sighed softly, and then slowly revealed his discovery:

"For example, the satchel carried by the deceased clearly showed signs of being turned over."

"Her wallet was taken out of the satchel and thrown on the ground. The IDs and bank cards were still there, but the cash was missing."

"You mean" Suzuki Sonoko understood Kudo's thoughts: "This could be a robbery?"

"That's right."

Kudo Shin nodded and continued to add:

"If it's a deliberate killing, it usually takes a long time of planning and preparation."

"The time and location of the crime must be carefully selected in advance."

"And I asked the staff at the tram station before I came to the scene to investigate:"

"The warning sign was temporarily erected almost an hour ago because the ventilation equipment in the bathroom was accidentally damaged. In order to prevent the odor from accumulating and polluting the platform environment."

"In other words, this bathroom has only been unused for just one hour."

"Prior to this, there were passengers coming and going here all the time, and there was no condition for it to be selected as a crime location in advance."

"So, this mitigates to a certain extent the possibility that this case was a deliberate murder."

"This" Yuanzi still feels that something is wrong:

"But, the equipment in this bathroom is damaged——"

"Although it was only the ventilation equipment that was damaged, the passengers were unaware of this."

"If the deceased was not lured here by a murderer who had already planned to murder her, why would she enter a bathroom that may not be usable?"

"the reason is simple."

As he spoke, Kudo Shinichi pointed to the portable makeup boxes scattered on the ground not far from the body:

"Did you see it? The deceased was a young woman who was fashionably dressed and well-groomed. There were also makeup tools she left behind that were knocked to the ground."

"this"

Suzuki Sonoko suddenly reacted:

"The deceased actually came in to put on makeup just like me before?"

You only need a mirror to put on makeup, so even if the bathroom equipment is damaged, it won't be affected.

That's why the deceased entered the unused bathroom.

"That's probably the case."

Kudo Shin nodded and replied:

"In short, judging from the clues that can be found so far:"

"I can only speculate that the deceased attracted the attention of the murderer when he entered the bathroom alone, and the murderer followed the deceased here to carry out the robbery. As a result, he failed to control the situation and accidentally killed him."

"I see"

"So this is just a simple robbery and murder?"

Miss Suzuki suddenly reacted:

"Wait a minute, haven't you seen through this case?"

"The murderer's method is so simple, why are you frowning?"

""

Kudo Shinichi was silent for a while, with helplessness written on his face:

"It's no use knowing how to kill someone."

"There are no surveillance cameras in the large area in front of the bathroom, so we don't know who came in and out at the time of the crime."

"And the murderer most likely didn't know the deceased and stabbed him to death on the spur of the moment. This makes it impossible for me to investigate the deceased's social relationships."

"The deceased failed to resist effectively during his lifetime and did not leave the murderer's skin flakes in his fingernails."

"Well" Suzuki Sonoko thought blankly:

Indeed, it seems useless to just know the murder method. You still have to find physical evidence that can identify the murderer.

"What about the murder weapon?"

"There must be the murderer's fingerprints on the murder weapon, right?"

She immediately helped Kudo Shinichi think of an investigation direction.

But what she can think of, the great detective can naturally think of:

"The murder weapon was indeed left at the crime scene."

"And just threw it in the toilet stall over there."

As he spoke, Kudo Shinichi stretched out his hand and pointed to the toilet cubicle not far away.

Suzuki Sonoko took advantage of the situation and looked:

There was a distance of about 3 or 4 meters from the body lying in front of the sink to the toilet cubicle.

And on the floor between the 3 and 4 meters away, a long string of small scarlet blood drops were scattered.

"The deceased was bleeding badly from the stab wound in her chest and abdomen. If she had walked, the blood stains she would have left would never have been so small."

"So, that long string of small drops of blood must have been left by the murderer."

"He finished killing people at the sink and quickly realized he needed to clean up the scene."

"So, he walked to the toilet cubicle with the blood-stained blade, opened the cubicle door, and threw the dagger there."

Kudo Shinichi explained in detail.

"Why did you throw the knife into that compartment?" Suzuki Sonoko was very puzzled.

"Throwing knives is just a casual thing."

"I speculate that his real purpose is to throw the gloves that are most likely to be contaminated with his own skin flakes into the toilet in the stall and flush them away——"

"Yes, the murderer wore gloves when he robbed and killed."

Although he was clearly describing his findings, Kudo Shinichi seemed very helpless:

"Because of the bloody fingerprints he left on the toilet cubicle door and the toilet flush button."

"Those bloody fingerprints are all smooth and flat, with no trace of fingerprints at all."

"It's only possible to leave fingerprints like this if you're wearing latex gloves."

"This shows that the murderer is probably a habitual robbery offender, and he prepared latex gloves from the beginning."

"That way, he won't leave fingerprints anywhere either."

"And because of the latex gloves, the blood of the deceased would not get on his hands and leave blood stains on his body."

"In the end, the guy threw the gloves that were easily stained by his own skin flakes into the toilet and flushed them, which made it more difficult for the police to find physical evidence that could lock his identity."

After saying this, Kudo Shinichi felt even more depressed:

Because this case was completely different from anything he had encountered before.

He has indeed solved many cases before, but somehow, those cases basically have a common routine:

That is, the murderer likes to use his cleverness to design various complicated murder mechanisms and elaborate alibi. Not only does he not run away after killing the person, he also stays at the scene to compete with the detectives.

Every time Kudo Shinichi appears, he can basically immediately identify three suspects from the deceased's social relationships (usually three, but there are occasional exceptions).

In the end, it is the great detective who uses his wisdom to decipher the murder plot set by the prisoner and find out the real prisoner from the three suspects.

This is the process Kudo Shinichi is used to solving crimes.

But this time

Because the scene was cordoned off promptly, the potential suspects were also identified.

But there are more than 100 of them in total, and they simply cannot play the old routine of choosing 1 from 3.

The murderer most likely didn't know the deceased. He stabbed him on impulse and disappeared immediately after cleaning up the scene.

This method is simple and crude, and requires no reasoning at all.

What is needed now is not a highly intelligent detective at all, but technical means that can find the traces of criminals, and a pair of scientific eyes that know how to look for traces.

well

Kudo Shinichi couldn't help but feel a deep resentment towards the murderer:

This bastard

You don't even need a trick to kill someone.

How can you not play according to the routine!