aircannonsinc Chapter 321 Attack Turns into Murder
Chapter 321 Attack Turns into Murder
Chapter 321 Attack Turns into Murder
Compared to the ambulance, Inspector Megure and his team arrived faster. After all, only a small number of people could be saved; most died on the spot, so there was no need for an ambulance.
However, the ambulance responded quickly, and four professional medical personnel got out of the vehicle and properly transferred Michiko Uemori to the ambulance.
Before leaving, the medical staff made a point of praising them.
"In this situation, without professional medical knowledge, it is absolutely the right choice not to move the injured person unnecessarily, as no one knows whether it will cause secondary injury."
Inspector Megure only approached after the ambulance drove away with its siren blaring.
Akutagawa and his group had VIP service for reporting crimes, and each of them could even contact him, the police inspector, directly, so their reporting efficiency was very high.
Correspondingly, the information conveyed was not very sufficient.
Basically, after picking up the phone and giving your name, you'll be asked about the location of the incident. If it's a regular police report, the operator will notify Inspector Megure. If you're calling Inspector Megure, it's even more convenient.
So when he arrived and saw Michiko Kamimori lying on the ground, but still clearly breathing, he was quite surprised.
"Brother Akutagawa, what exactly happened here? Because it was urgent, Ran didn't have time to explain it clearly over the phone."
Kogoro Mouri volunteered to give the explanation, knowing full well that his crime-solving methods, which were somewhat inherited from his work as a detective, were not very suitable for cases he encountered suddenly when he was not asleep.
With Akutagawa Hiko around, he was happy to have some free time.
After understanding what had happened, Inspector Megure looked at the door in the entryway: "In other words, to determine whether the crime was committed from inside or outside, we need to collect fingerprints first. Who was the last person to touch this door?"
Everyone fell into reminiscence, and Akutagawa Hiko spoke first: "It should be Mr. Nishitani. Although—Ms. Uemori was the last to return, Mr. Nishitani opened the door for Ms. Uemori."
The word "deceased" almost slipped out, mainly because this time the victim hadn't died on the spot. Not only was Inspector Megure unaccustomed to it, but even he himself almost didn't react in time.
"So, to distinguish the killer's fingerprints, we need to collect your fingerprints first."
Of the men present, there was only one whom Inspector Megure did not recognize. Without needing an introduction, he signaled to his subordinates to take Hiroaki Nishitani over to collect his fingerprints for comparison with the fingerprints on the door.
The fingerprint comparison didn't take long, and Officer Takagi quickly came over to report: "There is no other person's fingerprint covering Mr. Nishiya's fingerprint on the doorknob."
Inspector Megure didn't entrust everything to the detectives at the scene. After all, Tokyo is so big, and you can't always run into a detective. Sometimes you have to rely on them to analyze things themselves, and only seek outside help if all else fails.
"In other words, the assailant might have been wearing gloves, and Mr. Nishitani was the last person to touch the door, which makes it less surprising."
Takagi Wataru turned slightly towards Akutagawa Hiko and continued his report: "However, what's rather strange is that the fingerprints collected outside the door are quite complete, but one of them is missing from the handle inside the door."
Akutagawa nodded amicably to Takagi Wataru. It was this man who had hosted him when he went to the Metropolitan Police Department, and he still liked his kind and gentle nature.
"In that case, the door being opened was just a smokescreen; the real culprit never left this room."
Inspector Megure breathed a sigh of relief. After all, the difficulty and workload of apprehending a murderer outside the scene are on completely different levels compared to finding the murderer among the people at the scene. Only in this situation can detectives be of greater use.
His serious gaze swept over Ran Mouri and Sonoko Suzuki, who should be among the suspects. Although he had ruled them out in his mind, he certainly couldn't say it out loud. After all, he was a policeman, and he couldn't be biased in handling cases.
Therefore, he still listed the two people who were with Michio Uemori when the power went out as the second suspect.
"So, the culprit is one of you six."
Then, Inspector Megure saw Sonoko Suzuki and Ran Mouri approaching Hiko Akutagawa, who was searching for clues, and he rubbed his forehead in exasperation.
A young girl is a young girl. At this stage, if she is a suspect, it's best not to act too friendly with the detective or the police. It's easy for people to gossip or question some very reasonable but unproven inferences.
Fortunately, the other four people were not aware of this.
Akutagawa beckoned, and soon officers from the forensic department jogged over.
He quickly reached out to protect the stove, and the police officer immediately moved more gently. Under his direction, he put a piece of ash with a small, unburnt end of a wire still attached into a sealed bag.
Just then, Inspector Megure's communicator rang.
The police officer who accompanied the ambulance to the hospital reported that Michiko Uemori had died at the hospital a few minutes earlier.
Cause of death: respiratory distress caused by pulmonary hemorrhage.
Akutagawa Hiko was also somewhat surprised, since he had actually been taken to the hospital much earlier this time, and he thought the chances of him being saved would be much higher.
However, he quickly came to a conclusion.
A punctured lung is no minor injury, even if it's just a small hole. Moreover, breathing difficulties can lead to brain hypoxia, and even if the patient is saved, it can likely cause many serious long-term consequences.
Others were not so open-minded; the news of the death weighed heavily on their hearts.
Although Sonoko Suzuki is easygoing and sometimes complains that Michi Kamimori is too strict and scolds people at the drop of a hat, she would never have thought of killing Michi Kamimori.
As for the claim that he hired a combination of death and plague to kill Mori Michi out of resentment, it was just a joke.
This is just as absurd as Conan replacing the anesthetic with a poison needle, or Ran using the horn on her head to kill Michiko Kamimori.
Sonoko Suzuki grabbed Hiko Akutagawa's arm, looked up at him, her face filled with grief and indignation: "Hiko, you must find the murderer who killed Professor Uemori!"
Akutagawa met his eyes, gave him a reassuring look, and nodded, saying, "Don't worry, I definitely will."
After Inspector Mu adjusted his hat and silently mourned the loss of a life for three seconds, he reclassified the case.
"In that case, this case becomes a murder case."
The nature of the attack changed completely when it turned into murder, and the police immediately took it very seriously.
Inspector Megure organized everyone present into a makeshift interrogation room in the living room and began routine questioning.
Of course, Sonoko Suzuki and Ran Mouri only exchanged a few words before they were considered to have passed the test. They were old friends, and everyone knew that the perpetrator could not have been either of them.