Chapter 289 It was an accident and a homicide

Chapter 289 It was an accident and a homicide

Mao Lilan and Hattori Heiji, the two senior brothers, were mainly responsible for investigating the footprints left on the cliff.

Although Miss Ye and Conan stood aside resentfully, the resentful atmosphere exuded by these "idlers" was completely ignored by the two people who were busy investigating the scene.

They soon discovered something was wrong:

"There is indeed only one human footprint on the cliff."

"We have confirmed that there are no traces of covering up the footprints."

Some murderers have strong anti-detection awareness and know how to clean up the footprints they left at the scene after committing the crime.

This will indeed destroy the footprints, but while cleaning those mud footprints, it will inevitably leave more strange traces.

As long as you carefully inspect and see if there are any traces of turning or smearing the soil, you can determine whether the site has been cleaned.

"So, we can basically confirm:"

"On the slope next to the cliff, only one person had been there when the crime occurred."

"And if this series of footprints were left by the deceased."

Hattori Heiji paused slightly and looked at Lin Xinyi with an inquiring gaze.

Lin Xinyi understood immediately.

He took out the photo of the deceased's shoe soles that he had taken with a Polaroid camera at the bottom of the cliff.

Then he compared it with the footprints on the slope:

"The soles of the shoes have the same pattern. It seems that these are indeed the footprints left by the deceased."

"Ah That's good!"

Hattori Heiji nodded.

Then, he pointed at the series of footprints extending from the dense forest, climbing up the slope and leading to the cliff:

"Since it is determined that this set of footprints belongs to the deceased."

"The deceased should have jumped while running."

"Running?" Lin Xinyi frowned slightly: "Who would run in a place like this?"

The mountains here are high and the forests are dense. There are tree roots and stones on the ground in the forest. It is easy to trip even if you walk a little faster.

This is obviously not a good place to run.

"But the tracks show it is."

Mao Lilan echoed Hattori Heiji's words and explained calmly:

"Mr. Lin, look:"

"This series of footprints has long steps, fast steps, narrow step width, and reduced step angles in many places."

"The footprint is a little incomplete, with more pressure on the forefoot and less pressure on the heel."

“There are more positive gait features such as kicking, digging, and lifting marks, while the negative gait features of picking, scratching, and scratching disappear.”

"Aren't these what you taught us about the characteristics of the footprints left by people when running?"

"so."

She paused slightly and concluded:

"We don't think the deceased committed suicide."

"After all, all you have to do to commit suicide is stand on the edge of the cliff and jump out. You don't need to run and jump out, right?"

There is no way to take a shot at suicide.

This is indeed against common sense.

"We judge that the deceased ran towards the slope at high speed, but failed to stop his feet at the top of the slope and lost his footing and fell off the cliff."

"After all, this slope raises the ground high, which is visually misleading."

"At first glance, it looks like there will be a road ahead after climbing over the slope."

"So the deceased did not slow down his running speed after climbing onto the slope."

"She ran all the way, and when she reached the top of the slope, she realized that there was a cliff in front of her——"

"But it was too late by then. She had already subconsciously taken a leap and jumped off the cliff."

Mao Lilan's narration made Lin Xinyi's eyes light up:

"I see."

"Your inference is correct."

"If that were the case, everything would be explained."

Lin Xinyi based this on the cliff protruding from the mountain and the characteristics of the damage that occurred on the deceased.

It was then determined that the deceased had "horizontal acceleration" when she fell off the cliff, and that she had "jumped".

Ideally, the deceased would have jumped when he fell off the cliff, which would have been an obvious suicide.

But now it seems that combined with the footprint characteristics discovered by Ran Mouri and Heiji Hattori.

"The deceased was running towards the cliff before he died, so he had a 'horizontal' movement posture."

"And she ran towards the cliff without slowing down because her line of sight was blocked by the bulging slope, and she mistakenly thought that there would be a way over the slope."

"So, it was very much an accident."

"only"

Lin Xinyi now also knows why his two students just said "It's like an accident, but it's also very strange."

"But why is the deceased running in the woods?"

"And he ran all the way from the woods to the dirt slope."

"This is not a good place for running!"

He frowned tightly, thought for a moment, and then asked Hattori Heiji and Maori Ran again:

"Have you ever looked in the woods? Can you find footprints there?"

"If we can figure out the trajectory of the deceased before running out of the woods, we may be able to find such important clues."

"This" Hattori Heiji and Mao Lilan both shook their heads in embarrassment: "I'm sorry, Mr. Lin."

"I'm afraid there will be no traces in the woods."

That dense forest is full of deciduous trees.

These trees shed their leaves every year for the winter, and year after year, a thick layer of fallen leaves has accumulated on the ground.

When people step on it, it's like stepping on a soft mat, leaving no footprints at all.

"That's fine."

Lin Xinyi sighed helplessly:

He could only give up searching for clues about the deceased's footprints in the woods, and then, while pondering deeply, he carefully observed the string of footprints left on the soil slope.

Although Hattori Heiji and Maori Ran have already surveyed it.

But Lin Xinyi couldn't find any other breakthrough now, so he could only try to review the only trace available for investigation to see if his students had missed anything.

And he looked at it like this.

"Wait, look at that footprint!"

Lin Xinyi suddenly discovered something.

He pointed to a footprint in the long series of footprints and said with an emotional expression:

"This footprint is different from the others."

“There’s a hint of ‘beating it horizontally’.”

"This" Mao Lilan was a little confused: "Isn't this the mark caused by the slippage of the soles of the feet when running?"

"No." Lin Xinyi shook his head: "There are sparse grass blades growing on this soil slope, as if it is covered with a layer of anti-slip net."

"When you step on it, your feet won't slip easily even when running."

"So, this kind of sign of 'traveling' footprints should only mean one thing -"

His two students were a little unable to react because of their inexperience.

But Lin Xinyi is very familiar with the characteristics of this "one foot crossing" footprint:

Because this kind of footprint feature often appears in the footprints left by the perpetrator when he fled the scene:

"The deceased was not running, but running away!"

"Because when people are running away, they often look back."

"And if you stop and look back, you will leave this kind of 'one foot crossing' feature under your feet."

Lin Xinyi explained for a while, his eyes became deeper and deeper:

"That is to say:"

"The deceased was being chased by someone, otherwise she would not have looked back."

"That's why she fled here in a panic."

"I didn't even have time to check the terrain, so I hurriedly accelerated up the slope——"

"And this is what caused the deceased to lose control of his body on the top of the slope and 'jump out'!"

His speculation on the case changed again:

From accidentally slipping, to being pushed down, to committing suicide, to accidentally falling while running.

Now, there is only one answer left:

The deceased lost his footing and fell off a cliff while being chased by someone.

This answer is reasonable enough, but

"Why do I still feel like something is wrong?"

Lin Xinyi frowned tightly.

While the two students were suddenly enlightened and amazed by his discovery, he silently looked at the long running footprints extending from the woods.

It seems that there are more secrets hidden in this long series of footprints.

Lin Xinyi was thinking this in his heart

There were rustling sounds in the woods.

It was footsteps, getting closer.

"Are you the one who reported the crime?"

A middle-aged man wearing a police uniform walked out of the woods with several young police officers.

Beside them was Belmode, who had just been assigned to call the police, holding the "child" in his arms.

The identities of these police officers can be easily determined:

"We are the police from the Osaka Prefecture Mount Kongo Nature Park Police Station."

"I am the director, Jiro Tsunoda."

The leading middle-aged policeman introduced himself.

Director Tsunoda frowned tightly when he spoke, and his mood seemed a little bad:

"It's true, someone died here again."

"These tourists are real."

"If there is a cable car, I won't take it. If there is a hiking trail, I won't go. Instead, I will go deep into the mountains and forests."

"If you lose yourself, we, the little policemen from the police station, have to search all over the mountains and plains."

"After we find it, we don't even know how rotten the body is - we still have to clean it up!"

"well"

Director Tsunoda was annoyed and grumbling.

Several young policemen following him couldn't help but nod in unison.

In this regard, Lin Xinyi did not comment well:

These grassroots police officers working in mountainous areas are not as good as those above. They receive the lowest salary and do the hardest work.

Although those complaints are unpleasant and harsh, they still somewhat affect the image of the police.

But as a bystander, he has never suffered from others, and it is really not easy for him to criticize others with any high moral standards.

However, Lin Xinyi vaguely heard something from these complaints:

"Director Tsunoda, you mean..."

"In this place, I mean this cliff specifically, has anyone died before?"

"Huh?" Director Tsunoda was slightly stunned.

He seemed a little surprised as to why Lin Xinyi, the reporter, would care about this kind of thing:

"Yeah, I've died before."

"There are about 1 or 2 every year, right?"

"Did you see that slope? It looks like there is still a road ahead."

"If you go too fast when walking to the top of the slope and can't stop, you will fall off the cliff."

"Isn't this a natural trap?"

“Really”

Director Tsunoda started complaining again:

"I told the people at the scenic spot management company to seal this place up."

"At least there should be a warning sign."

"They've been dragging their feet, and they haven't gotten it done yet."

"But so are the tourists."

"How the hell could they come to such a remote place if they didn't use the hiking trails they spent money to repair?"

This complaint went on and on, going around in a circle, and then turned back to the accusations against the tourists.

Seeing Director Tsunoda getting more and more angry with his scolding, he seemed to have forgotten even about investigating the case.

Lin Xinyi could only helplessly stop:

"Director Tsunoda, please calm down."

"I would like to ask you to assist in handling the case as soon as possible and mobilize all surveillance cameras in the scenic area, preferably around here."

"monitor?"

"Where does the surveillance come from around here?"

"There are only a few cameras at the entrance and exit of the scenic area, but what about the mountains?"

"The scenic spot management company dug it like a broken vending machine. It had to be kicked hard several times before it would spit out the food."

"They don't give me any money, so why should I pay for the monitoring myself?"

Director Tsunoda subconsciously sprayed a few more words about the property management of the scenic spot, and then reacted belatedly:

"Wait. Adjust the monitoring."

"Why do you want to adjust the monitoring?!"

"Investigating the case."

Lin Xinyi replied calmly

"I have reason to suspect that this is not a simple accident."

"The deceased was probably chased here yesterday -"

"Even if it was an 'accident,' there must be a murderer."

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