Chapter 4 Chapter Four Malicious Provocation

<bathing woman> In the center of the island is a shallow pool about 50 ping in size, which is different from the pool that everyone rowed over earlier.There is an artificial low stone wall on the other side of the shallow pool. The water of the small waterfall flows down from the stone wall, and the pool is full of water lilies. Surrounded by water lilies, a nude woman is sitting bent in a ㄑ shape, her loose black hair hangs from her shoulders to her plump breasts, her hands are in the posture of combing her hair, and her belly is immersed in the water; The water near the woman was stained red with blood, and several wriggling leeches were still attached to her skin in contact with the water.

The woman in the water is Sadako Tsuzuki, the devil may have used the woman bathing as the title of this painting! After the strange waiter blew a whistle, he turned to Kenzo Takebe with a smile and said: Mr. Takebu, fortunately, Miss Sadako's head and body were not cut off. If it is really like what you said, you will be in trouble, ahaha! He laughed leisurely. Kenzo Takebe had completely lost the strength to refute after hearing what the waiter said.Kenzo Takebe's pale face with a stiff expression kept breaking out in cold sweat. At this moment, he already knew who this airy waiter was.

The waiter turned a blind eye to everyone's inquiring looks, turned to Honda and said: Mr. Honda, did you call Tokyo? Yes, I did. Honda was very flustered, he was very worried that this murder would affect the future business of the hotel. Did you get in touch successfully? Got in touch. So what about the wait force officer? He's going to drive here from the police station. Hearing the words of Police Officer Waiting Power, Kano Sansaku, Kikuchi Yosuke, Nishimura Nyuko and Takechi Mari looked at the waiter again with surprised expressions on their faces. Not only them, but even the local police officer whose official rank was third-tier and one-star was surprised, and asked Honda with a frown.

Seeing Honda answer a few words, the police officer widened his eyes, re-examined the strange waiter, and asked aloud: Excuse me, are you really the famous Mr. Kosuke Kindaichi? When Sansaku Kano and Yosuke Kikuchi heard the name Kosuke Kindaichi, they looked at the waiter with surprised expressions. It seemed that they had heard a little about the deeds of this famous detective. Where, it is not very famous!Does the director know me? Kosuke Kindaichi couldn't help but blush when he saw the police officer's look of admiration. Of course I know you. When the Yueqin Island Daosi Incident (Queen Bee) happened last time, you came to our side to help investigate the case. I have seen many of your brilliant performances at that time.

So this is ah! Kindaichi Kosuke was at a loss for a while, his face was flushed, and he said after a while: By the way, Director, please be careful not to let anyone leave this hotel until the police officers from the Police Department and other forces arrive here, and also, do not let anyone enter this island except the police. OK So the police officer whispered something to his subordinates, and one police officer left immediately, probably to arrange to monitor the hotel. Then, the police officer turned back to Kosuke Kindaichi and asked: Mr. Kindaichi, what do you think of the incident this time?

I think this is probably a continuation of the ghost man's murder! You, ghost man! Now the ghost man's reputation spread far and wide, so when the young police officers and police officers present heard this terrible name, they immediately became excited. The police officer asked again: So this case was also done by the ghost man? It should be, because the ghost man once predicted that he would find models to start and continue to commit crimes. The police officer stared suspiciously at the clothes on Kosuke Kindaichi and said: Mr. Kindaichi, did you already know that this case would happen?

No, if I had known, I would have taken precautions. Kindaichi Kosuke turned his head and said to Sansaku Kana: Doctor, the three of you are the organizers of today's event, right? Yes. I'm sorry, can I trouble you to announce to everyone after you return to the hotel that you are not allowed to leave the hotel without the permission of the police, okay? OK Mr. Honda, we should go back, please lead the way. yes. Under the leadership of Honda, when the group was about to leave ah!Please wait a moment. A police officer who was salvaging evidence in the pool suddenly stopped everyone from behind.

Is there a problem? Everyone present looked back at the police officer. Has anyone seen this handkerchief? The police officer was holding a wet handkerchief in his hand. The handkerchief looked new, so it hadn't been soaked in water for a long time. The police officer asked: Kimura, where did you find that handkerchief? It fell right next to the root of this water lily. The inspector opened the handkerchief to look at it, and continued: There was no name embroidered on the handkerchief, but roses were embroidered on it.Has anyone seen this handkerchief? Nishimura Catfish frowned and said:

Could that handkerchief belong to Sadako? Sadako is the officer asked. the woman who was killed Nishimura Catfish then turned around and asked: Mari, do you recognize that handkerchief? no i haven't seen it I don't know if he was frightened by this series of terrible events, but Wu Zhimali froze on the spot with a gray face. <The Man Who Disappeared> These country policemen have never dealt with such a major criminal case, especially the murder they faced this time is so bizarre and terrifying, so everyone is in a state of extreme excitement and confusion.Everyone is so busy, the case is full of clues, but they don't know where to start.

They all know that today's evening news will publicize the name of the S police station to the whole country, and maybe it will mention a certain police officer's interview or a certain police officer's discovery, and everyone's photos may also be reported because of this, so they are always busy. It's a feeling of anticipation and excitement. Kosuke Kindaichi assisted in dealing with the aftermath, but also tightened the reins to effectively control these police officers who were galloping like ten thousand horses. Even though everyone was very busy, they finally took photos of the two scenes and kept them as evidence, and did a good job in the aftermath.

According to the verification results of all parties, Sadako's legs were cut off in the pool. When the police confirmed this, two hours had passed. After the autopsy, the doctor learned that Sadako Tsuzuki was strangled to death with a thin rope before her legs were cut off. After the murderer strangled Sadako Tsuzuki to death, he cut off his legs in the pool, and made the upper body of Sadako who had lost his legs into the pose of a bathing woman, and took only his legs to the flowerbed, creating a weird and frightening scene in the flowerbed. scene. Why would the murderer do this?This is currently unknown. Basically, the police believe that the ghost man has no motive or reason for killing people at all. He is just purely bloodthirsty and wants to attract the attention of the world through these terrible killing methods. Therefore, if the police want to investigate the motive of the ghost man's crime, it is simply stupid. After the on-site evidence collection, Kosuke Kindaichi and police officer Yasui went back to the balcony of the hotel to enjoy the lunch prepared for them by the hotel manager Honda. Wait for the police officer to arrive probably in the evening. Before he arrives here, let's conduct an interrogation on the relevant personnel! Officer Yasui heard what Kindaichi Kosuke said, so naturally he did so immediately. During the interrogation, Officer Yasui began to imagine that his name would soon spread across the country, so he carefully recorded the questions and answers he had with the relevant personnel. Regarding the content of the interrogation, Officer Yasui sorted out some key points: The last time everyone saw Sadako Tsuzuki alive was around ten o'clock in the morning. Sadako Tsuzuki acted as a model for Yosuke Kikuchi. After taking a few nude photos in the garden, she returned to the balcony with Yosuke Kikuchi around ten o'clock, but she didn't go on the balcony and walked into the garden alone. In addition to Yosuke Kikuchi, Kenzo Takebe, Nishimura Nyuko, Mari Takechi and others can testify to this point. Did Sadako say anything when she separated from you?Did you mention who you're dating? Faced with Yasui's questioning, Yosuke Kikuchi replied: Without her, she just said that I am not feeling well today, and I don't want to be a model anymore. Regarding this point, there are many people who can testify that Sadako's complexion was not very good at that time. After the interrogation, it was concluded that Sadako Tsuzuki didn't want to be a model because she was uncomfortable. In order to avoid the crowd, she ran to the island to rest, but was attacked by the ghost man and was unfortunately killed. Sadako's severed body was found around 11:30, plus the time when Sadako was killed and the body was cut up, it can be determined that she was killed not long after she arrived on the island, around 10:30. Judging from the above conclusions, the ghost man may have been lurking somewhere in the Hundred Gardens Hotel this morning. At three o'clock in the afternoon, the search team announced excitedly that they found that the murder weapon used by the murderer to cut up the corpse was a set of sharp scalpels, saws, scissors, etc., all packed in an old briefcase; The bags were dumped in the backyard of the hotel, behind an old bomb shelter near a path leading to the back hill. Director, Director, the murder weapon has been found!murder weapon When the excited policeman ran to the balcony with his briefcase, Honda happened to be there too. He glanced at the briefcase, widened his eyes and said: What, what?The murder weapon is in this briefcase? Seeing Honda's surprised expression, Kosuke Kindaichi and Officer Yasui were a little surprised. Mr. Honda, do you recognize this briefcase? Yes Honda pointed to the briefcase tremblingly and said: It's the briefcase!There was a customer with this briefcase yesterday afternoon yesterday afternoon?So before I come? Kindaichi Kosuke asked in puzzlement. Yes, just two hours before Mr. Kindaichi came. Kindaichi Kosuke then asked: But, didn't you say that from yesterday to today, only people from the Curiosity Hunting Club are allowed to enter this hotel? Honda's answer to Kosuke Kindaichi's question: because Dr. Garner called late the night before Doctor Garner? Yes.In fact, the Adventure Club is going to hold an event here this time, and it was also suggested by Dr. Garner. He called the night before yesterday and said that everyone should arrive in the evening, but there will be one person who will arrive first and ask me to take care of it, so I went yesterday afternoon. I kept waiting, and sure enough, a person carrying this briefcase came at around one o'clock. After everyone arrived, the guest said he was not feeling well, so he didn't leave the room. What kind of person is he? He is about twenty years old, neither fat nor thin, it should be said that he is a bit short, wearing a thick plaid coat, a hat of the same fabric, and a pair of black sunglasses, so we can hardly see his face.I don't know if it was because of motion sickness, but he felt very uncomfortable, so he went into the room as soon as he arrived, and I asked the waiter to come over, you can ask again. So Honda immediately called three waiters, they all recognized the briefcase, and the man was still in the hotel until this morning, but he didn't act with other people, the waiters thought it was strange! As soon as Officer Yasui heard about this, he immediately ordered the police to search inside and outside the hotel.But at this time, of course, there was no trace of that strange guest! Everyone only knew that the strange guest was wearing a thick plaid coat, a hat of the same fabric, and black sunglasses, but no one had seen his face. Judging from this situation, that person had a purposeful murder plan from the beginning, and he should be the ghost man. <Escape from reality> Did I call this hotel the night before? Garner Sanzuo opened his eyes in doubt, his expression was quite excited. No, it's impossible, I don't even know the phone number of this hotel! However, Mr. Honda said that it was indeed you who called. Officer Yasui looked suspiciously at Kano Sansaku's face. Kosuke Kindaichi was still wearing the waiter uniform of the Hundred Gardens Hotel, lying on the rocking chair, and he watched the expression of the famous surgeon with great interest. The three of them are currently in a room downstairs. This is the investigation headquarters temporarily established by the police. Outside the window are members of the Curiosity Hunting Club and models in twos and threes. They are walking boredly. They look like a flock of sheep guarded by sheepdogs, knowing that a storm is coming, it is no wonder that the flock is afraid and sensitive. Kano Sansaku made a loud noise, coughed up phlegm from his throat, and said: There must be a mistake somewhere, or maybe someone used my name Mr. Honda Are you sure it's my voice? this Officer Yasui hesitated for a while before saying: Because of the distance, there are still some noises, so I can't hear it clearly, but Mr. Honda believes that it is you. That's really not me! Garner's three actions were categorical and determined, he said. Kosuke Kindaichi stood up from the rocking chair and said: Dr. Garner, suppose someone called in your name the night before This is not an assumption, in fact someone is using my name. Garner Sansaku stared at Kindaichi Kosuke to grab the white road.Kindaichi Kosuke smiled slightly, then bowed lightly and said: Sorry, but who do you think could be the person who is under your guise? I am not sure as well. Garner replied indifferently, and then added: Mr. Kindaichi, I have admired your name for a long time, but I didn’t expect you to doubt me. To be honest, if this is just a joke, then I can name several people who would make such a prank. No, it should be said that all members of the Hunting Club will play this It's a kind of joke, here are people who can tease each other and make fun of harmless pranks, we all live a life of joking, not to mention that this is the purpose of the establishment of the Curiosity Club. To put it bluntly, that is to escape from reality! Kosuke Kindaichi said with a smile on his face. Yes, we are indeed escaping, the world is so dark, so we have to create an interesting and relaxed life, even if only for a short time, as long as we can temporarily forget the dark side of reality in this world, we will be satisfied.This is the unanimous thought of the members of the Hunting Club. If this is just a prank and a harmless joke, there are many people here who will use my name. Unfortunately, this is not just a joke. Seeing Officer Yasui's heavy expression, Sansaku Kano said disdainfully: That's why I can't think of anyone who would use my name. Officer Yasui added: But doctor, whoever borrows your name must know the internal situation of the club well. Hmm, that's why I find it weird. By the way, doctor. Kosuke Kindaichi changed the subject and asked: Why didn't you come with everyone last night? I was supposed to have major surgery yesterday originally? Kindaichi Kosuke showed a suspicious look. Sansaku Kano noticed that Kosuke Kindaichi didn't seem to believe his words, so he said with a displeased face: As a result, no surgery was performed. In that case, you should go with everyone! Kosuke Kindaichi said as if nothing had happened, and Kano's expression became even uglier when he heard it. What time do you leave Tokyo in the morning? Around half past six. six thirty?You arrived at around 12:30, and it took six hours to arrive. I got lost on the way. Garner was angry three times as he said, his eyes began to flicker again. Kindaichi Kosuke didn't care, and continued to ask questions: Dr. Garner, you are driving yourself!Is there anyone else traveling? Mr. Kindaichi, what do you mean by that? There was a murderous look in Sansaku Kano's eyes, but in the next second, he suddenly changed his mind, relaxed his attitude, and said with a rattling laugh from the depths of his throat: Mr. Kindaichi, are you investigating my alibi?Do you think I might have arrived earlier, killed Sadako first, dismembered the body, left here, and returned as if nothing had happened? Kindaichi Kosuke said noncommittally: Can someone prove that Dr. Garner got lost halfway? Sansaku Kano's eyes flashed with murderous intent again, and he said after a while: It's impossible, I don't even remember where I got lost anyway, why would I kill Sadako?I have no motive for killing at all! Maybe it's to escape reality!The novelty hunting game is played too much, of course, more intense stimulation is needed! What did you say? When Kano Sansaku heard this, he couldn't help being furious, and grabbed the armrest of the chair with both hands, as if he was about to attack Kosuke Kindaichi. Seeing this, Kindaichi Kosuke still took out the briefcase from under the table without caring. Doctor, is this an instrument used by professional surgeons? Seeing the contents of the briefcase, Kano Sansaku's eyes widened instantly. You said earlier that the time to dismember a corpse depends on the sharpness of the knife, so I would like to ask, if these professional tools are used to commit murder, how long will it take to dismember the corpse smoothly? It depends on the technology fifteen minutes or twenty minutes Thanks, I'm fine now. Kosuke Kindaichi bowed politely to Kanozo. <another victim> It was already around 4:30 p.m. by the time police officers Waiting Li and his team arrived at Baihua Garden Hotel by car from Tokyo. When he saw Kosuke Kindaichi wearing the uniform of a waiter at the Hyakka Garden Hotel, he immediately showed surprise in his eyes. Mr. Kindaichi, why are you dressed like this? Ha ha!For a play!Yesterday and today, only members of the Curiosity Hunting Club are allowed to enter the hotel, so I asked the manager of the hotel, Mr. Honda, to let me pretend to be a waiter Kosuke Kindaichi said while scratching his head. So, did you already know that something was going to happen here today? How can it be?If I knew, I would have taken preventive measures long ago. Unfortunately, I had a premonition, but I didn't know how to prevent it. In the end, it was too embarrassing to be preempted by the murderer!Ah ha ha! Waiting for power, the police officer looked suspiciously at Kosuke Kindaichi's face and said: Mr. Kindaichi, when did you become involved in this case? Starting yesterday, someone commissioned me to investigate this case. Who is it? Waiting for power, the police officer felt very curious. I can't say because it's business confidential. Waiting for power, the police officer looked at the side of Kosuke Kindaichi, thinking: Although Kosuke Kindaichi said that he couldn't reveal the secret with his mouth, he would still say it in the end. Police officer, instead of wasting your time observing me, you might as well start an investigation as soon as possible. If murders happen again and again, it may damage the prestige of the Police Department! Waiting for the police officer to hear this, he said: OK, let's get started! So Kindaichi Kosuke and Yasui police officers reported the whole incident to him. Waiting for the police officer to listen, he pondered: So now the most suspicious person is the man in the plaid coat, but he Of course we have launched further investigations, but Mr. Honda told us that it was past three o'clock in the afternoon, and the murderer committed the crime around eleven o'clock. During this period, the murderer had plenty of time to escape; Judging from the lack of news, we are probably already one step too late. Officer Yasui showed a frustrated expression. Waiting for power, the police officer looked at the briefcase containing the murder weapon and asked: Are you sure it was the man in the plaid coat who brought the briefcase in? Kosuke Kindaichi replied: Yes, there is absolutely nothing wrong with this point, because the testimonies of the person in charge, Mr. Honda, and the other three waiters are completely consistent.But officer, I think it's kind of weird What's strange? Assuming that the briefcase only contained tools such as saws, scalpels, and scissors, then when the man carried the briefcase away, there should be a sound of metal collisions, but no one heard the sound of collisions. It can be seen that there are still people in the briefcase. Installed other things. But we couldn't find any other suspicious items anywhere; after I found this briefcase, I immediately searched nearby and asked the police officers to look for it, but until now I couldn't find anything that might be contained in it. express What does it mean? Kosuke Kindaichi said affirmatively: The only possibility is that the man in the plaid coat took something else away.But why did he keep these important pieces of evidence and take other things?For the murderer, those things are not just used to fill the space, they may be indispensable. Indispensable?What would that be? Wait for the police officer to ask back. I don't know at the moment. Kosuke Kindaichi fell into deep thought, while Police Officer Waitori looked suspiciously at his side. At this time, a police officer rushed in quickly and shouted: Director, Director, we found this thing at the bottom of the pool at the murder scene. It should not have been long since this thing fell into the pool. It was a small red quadrangular powder box with a mirror about six centimeters long, and in the center was a round vine pattern about three centimeters in diameter, inlaid with silver threads. When I opened it, there was almost no water in it. Kosuke Kindaichi asked: Where did this thing fall in the pool? The edge of the pool is covered by sand. Go to Nishimura Catfish to ask. As soon as Nishimura Catfish saw the small powder box, she said with certainty that it belonged to Wu Zhimali. She remembered that before they went to find Tsuzuki Sadako, Takechi Mari took out the small powder box from the pocket of his robe on the balcony to touch up her makeup. Hearing what she said, Kindaichi Kosuke immediately jumped up from the rocking chair, panting and shouting: Police officer, police officer, please find a police officer to bring Wuzhi Mari here.On the way she and Yosuke Kikuchi parted ways to call us, she must have passed that pool. At that time, the handkerchief was blown into the pool by the wind. She squatted by the pool trying to pick it up. The powder box must have fallen out of the pocket of her robe at that time, but But Wu Zhimali said that she didn't know who the handkerchief belonged to, which meant that she must have concealed something. As soon as the police officer heard this, he rushed out to look for Wu Zhimali, but everyone waited for a long time, but no Wuzhimali appeared. Kindaichi Kosuke was very anxious, and when he was about to go out to have a look, he saw a police officer walking back in frustration and saying: Mr. Kindaichi can't find Takechi Mari anywhere, and no one knows her whereabouts. Kosuke Kindaichi looked at the policeman's face blankly. Suddenly he looked back into the room, his face seemed to be covered with frost, and he said in a stern tone: Director, please immediately dispatch all personnel to find Mari Takechi, whether it is the police, hotel staff, or all members of the Hunting Club Mr. Kindaichi! Kosuke Kindaichi ignored the yelling of the waiter force officer, and ran out like crazy after saying these words. Police Officer Yasui mobilized all the personnel currently in the hotel to search every corner of the hotel. After half an hour, he finally found Wuzhi Mari. Wuzhi Mari's body lay in a corner of the underground boiler room. From the appearance, it should have been strangled to death. She was dressed very strangely, with a beautiful naked body in a plaid coat, a hat of the same fabric and sunglasses. The murderer seemed to be laughing at Kindaichi Kosuke's incompetence. hateful!Killed two people in one day Kosuke Kindaichi moaned in pain, his steps staggered as if he was drunk. <Accomplice> Damn, hate!police officer Kosuke Kindaichi gritted his teeth and said: Wuzhi Mari must know something, and this is not good for the murderer, so the murderer is willing to take the risk and kill Wu Zhimari first, what a hateful ghost man! Kosuke Kaneda angrily took off his hat, stretched out his hands to grab his bird's nest head, his whole face was swollen and red, like a patient suffering from a fever, his eyes were shining and murderous. Police officer Waiting Power had never seen Kosuke Kindaichi so excited. Mr. Kindaichi Now wait for the power officer to comfort him and say: Things have already happened, and it won't help if you get angry again. The most important thing now is that we must quickly find out when Wu Zhimari was killed. ah!By the way, Director. Kosuke Kindaichi looked back at Officer Yasui and said: Where is Dr. Garner?Please send someone to fetch him. Although he is a surgeon, I believe he should have common medical knowledge. Under the instruction of Officer Yasui, a criminal police officer ran away immediately. Not long after, the detective came back with Sansaku Garner. Seeing the dead body of Takechi Mari, Kano Sansaku frowned and examined the dead body silently. After a while, Kano Sansaku stood up, patted the dust off his trousers and said: The real cause of death can only be known after an autopsy, but judging from the appearance, it should be strangled.I think I don't need to say this, you should already know it. How long has she been dead? I can't be precise, but maybe an hour? Kosuke Kindaichi looked at his watch, only to see that it was pointing to half past five. He continued: In other words, it should be half an hour before we started looking for her, that is, the time when the police officer arrived.Dr. Garner, right? Yes. Kosuke Kindaichi showed aggressive eyes, and continued to ask: Where were you at that time, around 4:30?What to do? Hearing this question, Garner's eyes lit up with anger again. When he was about to defend himself, he immediately changed his mind and said hoarsely: At that time I was in a bad mood, so I went for a walk in the yard. Kindaichi Kosuke asked suspiciously: Are you alone? Yes, I am alone. What are you in a bad mood for? Because I was randomly suspected by you!I believe that no matter who encounters this kind of thing, the mood will not be any better.I didn't expect you to be replaced by a ghost man now, ahaha Garner said sarcastically. Kindaichi Kosuke suddenly felt angry and blood rushed to his forehead, but he still asked patiently: So doctor, do you have an alibi? probably!Unless someone sees me walking around alone and is willing to testify for me. OK, you can leave now. Sansaku Kano cast a domineering glance at Kosuke Kindaichi before leaving the basement silently. Waiting for the police officer to see the back of Kano Sanzuo to leave, he said to himself: That doctor has always been like this, and his personality is quite extreme. Kosuke Kindaichi didn't care about what he said at all, he looked back at Officer Yasui and said: Director, I think the man in the plaid coat is still in the hotel around 4:30, so please send someone to search again. But Officer Yasui was very puzzled and said: Coats, hats, and sunglasses are already here, how do we know In short, I have to question in detail the men who are about twenty years old and wandering around here with suspicious whereabouts, but I think they probably can't be found. Kindaichi Kosuke said mockingly. Can't find it? Wait for the police officer to ask back. The murderer must have premeditated, I believe he is very sure that he will not be caught, it is really abominable!ghost man Kindaichi Kosuke got angry and started scratching his hair again. At this moment, Officer Waiting Power said to Officer Yasui: Officer Yasui, I looked inside and outside the hotel, the parking lot, the bus station, etc., and I have to search again. If Takechi Mari was killed an hour ago, then the murderer should still be around here. yes. There is also the need to investigate everyone's alibi around 4:30. I think even if all these investigations are done, it probably won't work. Kosuke Kindaichi sighed beside him.Maybe because the murderer actually killed two people in one day in front of him, so he lost his confidence a little? Mr. Kindaichi, don't be so discouraged!Let's go there first. Waiting for power, the police officer firmly grasped Kosuke Kindaichi's hand, returned to the original room, and asked in a low voice: Mr. Kindaichi, do you think Dr. Garner is suspicious? Kosuke Kindaichi shook his head and said: No, there is no question of anyone being suspicious at this point, as long as my client is not Dr. Garner. then your client is Wait until the police officer is repeating Kosuke Kindaichi's words again. But Kindaichi Kosuke still shook his head and replied: As I said just now, I cannot say anything about this.But officer, what kind of character is Dr. Garner?I'm new to this case, so I don't know much about it that doctor Officer Waitori stopped in the middle of his speech, because he saw Kosuke Kindaichi who lost his confidence, his eyes suddenly shone with brilliance. Waiting for the police officer to follow his line of sight, he found that Kosuke Kindaichi was staring at the briefcase containing the murder weapon. Mr. Kindaichi! Waiting for power, the police officer asked breathlessly: Did you find out what's in this briefcase? Police officer, I understand, I understand! Kindaichi Kosuke was overjoyed and said: I just said that there must be other things in the briefcase, and those things can't be found anywhere, so it can be seen that they are the necessities of the murderer. It turns out that the things in the briefcase have been worn by the man in the plaid coat. Wear it on your body? Yeah!The man had prepared a change of clothes from the beginning. After he committed the crime, he took off the coat and hat that had been seen, changed into the clothes he had prepared and fled. when? It should be after Sadako Tsuzuki was killed! But Mr. Kindaichi, who killed Takechi Mari? Officer, I don't think this case was committed by one person alone, the ghost man must have an accomplice. Kosuke Kindaichi explained. So is the ghost man still in the hotel now? Waiting for power, the police officer stared at Kosuke Kindaichi, but the image of Kano Sansaku appeared in his mind. <Loveless Surgeon> Police Officer Yasui brought Kikuchi Yosuke, Takebe Kenzo, Nishimura Yuko and several others into the room one after another, preparing to investigate their alibi. Kindaichi Kosuke pulled the police officer out and said: Police officer, you haven't seen the scene where Tsuzuki Sadako was killed!I'll accompany you to take a look, and I also want to hear the part you didn't finish just now. At this moment, Kosuke Kindaichi was not interested in investigating the alibi at all, because many of these people must have been unable to provide an alibi; couldn't even the most suspected Garner Sansaku be unable to provide a strong alibi? When Kōsuke Kindaichi and other police officers came to the garden, they saw the members of the Adventure Club and the models standing in twos and threes in every corner. Their faces were quite disturbed. Even if they gathered together, the atmosphere was very heavy, whispering to each other. . An atmosphere of dread and uneasiness reigned over the lodgers and hotel staff as a result of two horrific murders in quick succession. Mr. Kindaichi After getting away from the crowd, Waiting Li asked suspiciously: Why does the ghost man have an accomplice?Didn't he complete these murders all by himself? Yes, I was thinking about that just now.I guess the ghost man was ambitious from the beginning, he was not satisfied with killing Tsuzuki Sadako, but also wanted to dismember the body, so as to scare us.If he wants to do this, he must prepare some murder weapons, so the briefcase contains scalpels, saws, scissors, etc. But bringing those things in will definitely make people suspicious, so he ordered the accomplice to bring the briefcase into the hotel in advance . Kindaichi Kosuke explained carefully. So, the accomplice was just dismembering his body to bring the murder weapon? Yes, based on what I know so far, that should be the case. Kosuke Kindaichi looked unconfident. Waiting for power, the police officer continued to ask: Is that accomplice the vampire painter Kazuhiko Tsumura?According to the testimony of Miyagawa Mitsuko and Kobayashi Koji, he should be the one who acted with the ghost man. This may be the case, but according to Mr. Honda, the person in charge, and the waiter, the man in the plaid coat is about 20 years old. With a little disguise, age should be able to be deceived.It's just that if Kazuhiko Tsumura is really the one, his left little finger is only half, which is easy to be found, but neither Mr. Honda nor the waiter mentioned this. Wait for the police officer to analyze. Hmmm no one seems to have figured this out. If you wear gloves, you can hide your eyes and ears. Then the two of them walked for some time in silence. Mr. Kindaichi Waiting for power, the police officer suddenly thought of something and said: If Dr. Garner is the ghost man, then no accomplice is needed, because he drove here by himself, as long as the murder weapon is placed in the car. Well, you are right.But in this way, the answer is even more difficult to solve. Kosuke Kindaichi sighed and said: Officer, can you tell me more about Dr. Garner?What kind of personality is he? The police officer waited for a while before saying: That man is very pitiful to say the least, he is very smart and capable, and is appreciated by everyone, but unfortunately his personality is too extreme, as long as it is what he wants, he will get it even if he goes to the wrong side; it is precisely because of his personality , so his seniors and friends are very worried about him.But after he got married, his personality suddenly changed a lot, and he became more easy-going, all thanks to his wife.But four or five years ago his wife passed away, so he gradually returned to extreme tendencies What about his kids? Waiting for power, the police officer shook his head and said: They didn't have a baby, which is one of the reasons he indulged himself so much.I don't remember if it was last year or the year before last, but for a while he seemed to have picked up his slutty heart Kosuke Kindaichi asked curiously: Why?What happened to him? Because he has a lover! oh?What kind of person is his lover? No one knew who his lover was, and Dr. Garner kept it a secret. From this point of view, the woman might be married, right? Kindaichi Kosuke was surprised when he heard this, and asked again: That is adultery? Yes, judging from Dr. Garner's personality, he doesn't care about social ethics at all. As long as he falls in love, he doesn't care whether the other party is married or not! then his lover now We don't know whether they broke up or not. In short, he seems to have lost his love. Later, he became the leader of the hunting club and took the lead in doing some stupid things. At this moment, they had reached the edge of the pool, and the two immediately boarded the boat. So, he did have a motive for killing! That's right, no one dares to say that he will not commit acts that violate the law. Waiting for the police officer to nod with a heavy face. As soon as the boat docked, Kosuke Kaneda took the police officer Waitori directly to the flower garden on the small island. Tsuzuki Sadako's two legs were still in a strange posture in the flower garden, with two criminal policemen guarding her. Well this Although Police Officer Waiting Li had already heard about the terrifying scene in front of him, once he saw it in person, the shock he felt was truly extraordinary. Did Yosuke Kikuchi and Mari Takechi discover this together? Yes.officer, please come here Next, Kosuke Kindaichi brought police officers such as Etc. to the scene of the woman taking a bath. There were also two criminal police guards there. I saw the upper body of Tsuzuki Sadako combing her hair. 等等力警官見狀，不禁低吟一聲。 警官，根據西村鯰子剛才所說，武智麻里出發去尋找都築貞子以前，不是有用小粉盒補妝嗎？後來那個粉盒還掉到水池裡。 但是，菊池陽介和武智麻里發現花圃裡那雙腿時並沒有經過這條路，而是走另一條路後來武智麻里和菊池陽介分手，準備回飯店通報有兇殺案發生時，一定在經過這條路的途中看見什麼不利於兇手的事物到底是怎麼一回事？不如果她從這邊經過的話，應該可以看到屍體的上半身才對，可是她為何沒有告訴我們呢？ 金田一耕助一臉懊惱地猛抓自己的頭髮。