Ghost Detectives in the Detective World

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Xiao Lan?

Concerned for his daughter, Mori ran over and snatched the phone from Sonoko.

"Xiao Lan! What's wrong? Speak up, Xiao Lan!"

......

When Matsuda and the others arrived at the parking lot where Ran was,

Just as she said, a girl covered in blood lay by the wall.

Matsuda checked his pulse, then sighed, shook his head with a somber expression, and...

"Inspector, call the forensic department."

Everyone immediately understood the meaning of his words.

The girl who was attacked has died.

"Takagi, Koshimizu, you two go to the entrance/exit of the store in the parking lot and block it completely. No one is allowed to enter or leave!"

"Sato, notify the people outside and have them leave someone to watch the vehicle entrance and exit. The rest of you should check the parking lot step by step to see if anyone else is there. Remember, make sure there are at least two people present, otherwise we might be attacked by the criminals."

"We have to be quick, the murderer is nearby." Matsuda pointed to the body. "The body is still warm, the blood has only just begun to congeal, and the time of death has not exceeded thirty minutes."

Under Matsuda's direction, everything proceeded smoothly.

Even Megure, who used to resent him for overstepping his bounds,

At this point, they were also willing to let Matsuda command their numerous subordinates.

By the time the forensic team and a large contingent arrived at the scene,

The Metropolitan Police Department's detectives have completely sealed off the parking lot.

Everyone was kept outside the parking lot, while Matsuda, holding the deceased's driver's license, told Megure the latest information he had gathered.

"The deceased's name is Tae Aizawa, 20 years old. She used to work as a clerk at this department store and resigned a year ago. We have contacted the department store president, and Takagi is preparing to release anyone associated with the deceased."

"In the parking lot, besides Xiaolan, only one security guard was found; there was no third person present."

Matsuda glanced sideways at Conan as he spoke.

These guys really are the real Grim Reapers. Those three girls should really burn some incense to thank Conan for being away on vacation in Tokyo when they were attacked.

Come to think of it, if we sent Conan, that brat, to the underworld, it might cause the underworld's population to explode instantly.

"They killed someone on the fourth try..." Inspector Megure asked with a dark expression, "Can you confirm it's the same person?"

"It's basically confirmed,"

Matsuda pointed to the deceased.

“We have not released the characteristics of the first three victims, so the chances of it being a copycat crime where someone happens to be dressed as a 'Produce 101' hot girl are not very high.”

"senior!"

At this moment, Yue Shui came running over.

He then ignored Inspector Megure standing nearby and reported to Matsuda.

“A lot of reporters came in and demanded to enter the scene. Also, the department store was about to close, and many car owners gathered there, demanding that we let them in to drive away.”

“Impossible.” Matsuda shook his head. “We haven’t finished cleaning up the scene yet. Didn’t we tell you to stay over there and keep an eye on things?”

"I'm here to deliver a message. Officer Takagi is in charge over there now," Koshimizu replied innocently.

"Ugh......"

Matsuda watched as Koshimizu kept scratching his head.

Wasn't your job to guard the goal?

Chapter 297 The Relationship Between the Three

It's because Takagi has a soft personality that she would be in a difficult position if the other party were more assertive, which is why you were assigned to the task.

Poor Takagi, he hadn't even shaken off the label of "newbie" yet, and he was already being easily bossed around by someone new.

Judging from this, it seems unlikely that he will ever get ahead.

"Go tell them to wait a little longer. If they can't wait, they can go back first and come back to pick up the car tomorrow."

Matsuda glanced at the forensic team gathering clues everywhere.

"Has the person in charge of this company not arrived yet? Also, where is that security guard on site?"

"They're probably stuck outside because of the crowd. I'll go out and check."

Koshimizu happily accepted the task.

That's great, bringing them over means we don't have to guard the gate anymore.

After Koshimizu left, Matsuda turned back to continue examining the deceased.

But I kept feeling that something was wrong, that something was out of sync.

"Da Hui!"

Just then, an urgent voice suddenly rang out.

Matsuda and the others looked up and saw a man running quickly towards them, with a woman jogging behind him.

"Great deal! Great deal!"

Upon seeing the deceased, the man immediately became agitated and tried to rush over.

"Who are you? What is your relationship with the victim?" Matsuda quickly stopped him and asked.

"My name is Noriyuki Shirakawa, and I'm a chef at a restaurant here. Tae is my girlfriend."

Shirakawa struggled a few times, but seeing that he couldn't shake off Matsuda,

He had no choice but to explain, hoping the detective in front of him would let him pass.

"Oh? My boyfriend."

Matsuda's strength did not diminish in the slightest.

"Then you shouldn't be getting in our way here. Don't you want to find the murderer as soon as possible?"

The woman behind them caught up and helped Matsuda persuade Shirakawa.

Matsuda noticed that Shirakawa was emotionally unstable and knew that there were no more clues from the victim.

So I stayed there to calm him down and, incidentally, to ask about the victim's interpersonal relationships.

During the conversation, I learned that the woman's name was Konno Yuri, and that she worked as a waitress at the same restaurant as Shirakawa.

The two were college classmates, and it seems they have a strong liking for Shirakawa.

Konno repeatedly mentioned that Shirakawa's father strongly opposed his relationship with the victim.

This led Matsuda to a vague conclusion about the relationship between the three people.

"Senior, the store's president has arrived. This is President Shirakawa Haruyoshi."

Koshimizu stood next to Matsuda and pointed to the middle-aged man behind him.

"Dad," Shirakawa greeted the person who had arrived.

ha?

Matsuda looked at the son of President Shirakawa Haruyoshi with great interest when he heard Shirakawa call him that.

It seems that Konno has a strong interest in Shirakawa, whether it's because Shirakawa is a good person or comes from a good family, which gives her a motive to attack the victim.

Does that mean the three victims mentioned earlier also had some connection with Shirakawa?

At this point, the guard found at the scene was also brought over.

From his conversation with Shirakawa Haruyoshi, Matsuda learned that this guard had been working at the shopping mall across the street just six months ago.

The shopping mall across the street is a competitor of the Beika Department Store on this side.

This made Matsuda deeply saddened by the chaos in Japan.

Konno Yuri, a college classmate who is currently trying to snag a wealthy husband, may have the motive of eliminating her rivals.

The president of the company, Haruyoshi Shirakawa, who is dissatisfied with the women around his son, may have the motive of diverting his son's attention from women to the family business.

What are the motives of Shirakawa Noriyuki, the wealthy young man who seems to really like hot girls?

Unable to win a girl's heart, he turned to hate?

And guard Ding Jin Fangxiong accepted payment to damage the reputation of the shopping mall?

These thoughts, which had just surfaced in his mind, were all rejected by Matsuda.

Furthermore, based on the testimonies of the first three victims, and my own deductions,

The prisoner's height should be over 160 cm, or even 170 cm.

This means that only two people are potential candidates: the 167cm tall guard Dingjin and the 173cm tall Shirakawa Noriyuki.

However, the motives of these two individuals are all questionable.

Furthermore, regarding the victim, something feels off; it seems like something was overlooked.

Based on the commonalities found among these victims of successive attacks in previous investigations,

Woman, driving alone, dressed like a sexy girl from 101...

"You cops are a bunch of good-for-nothings!!"

Just as Matsuda was pondering, a roar from Shirakawa Noriyuki startled him awake.

ah? what's the situation?

Matsuda looked up and saw Konno holding Shirakawa's arm, while Megure across from him remained silent.

Aren't you going to say anything, Inspector?

You now represent the Metropolitan Police Department!

Allowing people to yell at you like that will lower your authority!