Conan's Helping People

Chapter 91 I'm Hungry (Reward plus more)

Is there a possibility that there is a 'Damu Ramen Restaurant' nearby, and a suicide case just happened?

After briefly recalling how the three police officers solved the case, Hinata rationally gave up this very unreliable guess.

So, are these police officers treating the task target he handled as a suicide?
...How on earth did this happen?

When Hinata dealt with the mission objective reasonably, he didn't hide it at all, and beat him up straight away.

You only need to check the injuries on the target of the mission, and you can tell that the target was restrained before he died, so his legs, waist and hands have different degrees of congestion.

If the judge is experienced enough, he can even judge that the person who killed the mission target knows Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

It wasn't an acquaintance who committed the crime, but just dealt with an unfamiliar mission target. Hyuga Ryo really didn't hide his modus operandi.

There are other injuries on the target of the mission, as long as they are normal people, they will never think of suicide injuries, such as the bruises on the opponent's head, such as the strangle marks on the opponent's neck.

How does this qualify as suicide?

Hinata didn't understand rationally, but was greatly shocked.

"Suicide?" Kenji Hagiwara was also taken aback, "...Although there is no surveillance, the waitress just now saw the guest struggling and asked for help."

Matsuda Jinpei frowned, and then continued: "Besides, this guest told the waitress not to serve food until 12:30. He wants to meet an important customer, and after that, dessert will be served after dinner every 10 minutes. , and wait for them to finish eating, then use the excuse of a restaurant celebration to give gifts.”

"I just asked the guests around. Someone heard the call from the guest at table 42 and said that he would return to the company at two o'clock." Police officer Ida added, and he asked, "Why do you think it was a suicide?"

Hinata adjusted his sitting posture reasonably, and observed the three police dogs who were bravely working, and the three police officers who were paddling for fish.

It's better to be vicious when you find people.

When Matsuda Jinpei and Hagiwara Kenji were talking, the three police officers frowned impatiently.

But after Squad Leader Ida frowned and spoke in a ferocious manner, the three police officers flinched immediately. They took a few steps back respectively before exchanging glances with each other.

In the end, it was the No. [-] police officer who came out to speak, and the other party bit the bullet and said: "However, the food was not served, but this customer died of poisoning... Wasn't he poisoned by taking his own carry-on items? It must have been suicide." .”

Police officer No. [-] glanced at the restaurant director, "It's not that he took the food he brought with him, or that the decorations here are poisonous."

There was an uproar among the countless guests around who had put their ears up to eavesdrop.

The manager of the restaurant hurriedly wiped off his sweat and said, "No, absolutely not. Our restaurant has passed the inspection. How could there be something poisonous? It must have been brought by this guest."

The situation is vaguely tit-for-tat.

I knew it would become like this...

Hyuga rationally adjusted his posture again. He first glanced down at the empty dining table, and then at the staff members who gathered in panic in the distance, feeling that the meal was far away.

Hagiwara Kenji observed the situation, first escaped from the tit-for-tat confrontation, he whispered something to Matsuda Jinpei, Matsuda Jinpei glanced sideways at Hyuga Ryo, and then nodded.

In the next second, Kenji Hagiwara walked towards table 43.

He said lightly, "Little Hinata, did you see what those police officers were doing just now?"

It turned out to be to inquire about the enemy's situation.

"After they came, they checked the guests at table 42 and concluded that it was suicide." The process was too simple, and what Hinata rationally said was also very simple. After thinking about it, he added another sentence.

"There were green plants blocking it, so I couldn't see what they were checking, but I counted the seconds, and it took them ten seconds to check."

Ten seconds, what can you check out?
"Two police officers pulled the cordon and went to prepare measures to contain the corpse, and another police officer went to harass/harass the girl." Hinata continued rationally.

While talking, he observed Hagiwara Kenji's expression.

Oh, the brave police dog who has been "smiling brightly and semi-permanently" got angry, and even put down his smile, frowning tightly.

Compared with the previous, in the bomb case, the opponent's smile deepened and something was wrong with the angry state, Hyuga Ryo still prefers the current angry state of the brave police dog.

Look, very obviously, the fists are clenched.

I felt that if the person who heard these words was Officer Matsuda, the other party would have raised his curly hair and gone to beat up the three officers.

"I see." After a few seconds, Hagiwara Kenji restrained his dissatisfaction, and continued to smile and try to collect clues, "Did Hinata find any suspicious people?"

"For example, you have been watching here secretly, but it's not like other guests, it's a crowd, but a strange person with an obvious smile?"

Hinata thought for a second rationally, thinking about how to tactfully throw cold water on him.

In the end, I decided to speak up.

"Officer Hagiwara," he pointed to the green plants and walls that almost surrounded him, "you chose this seat because it's hidden? You want to see the specific appearance of the guests sitting here , it must be very close to here.”

"The seat next door was occupied by Police Officer Date and the others, and the bathroom is not in this direction. This is a dead corner, so no one will approach it except the waiter."

He read calmly, "Similarly, I can't see other people at all."

In addition to being able to observe table No. 42 at close range, at most, you can only lift your body halfway and glance at the surrounding guests who are also looking up.

If everyone else sat down, all he could see was a dark patch of the top of his head.

Under such circumstances, how could it be possible to see a suspicious person who seemed to be "killing the target, so he laughed contentedly".

"Well, it seems to be the case. I accidentally asked a stupid question." Hagiwara Kenji touched his chin, laughed, and then changed the subject slightly, "But Kohinata is so keen, must have found some clues?"

Speaking of clues, Hyuga Ryo did find some.

For example, the source of the bitter apricot smell at table 42 should be cigarettes.

When passing by table 42 just now, Hinata reasonably saw an ashtray by the other party's hand.

At that time, the ashtray was still empty, and the person at table 42 smelled only of alcohol.

When the mountain village police officer walked past table 42 quickly, he brought a trace of smoke, and then the smell of smoke permeated until the mission target died and Hinata raised his head and took a sniff. The smell of smoke and bitter apricot Mixed together.

Calculating the time, even if the poison was not on the cigarette, it must have entered the mouth of the task target at that time.

Not cigarettes, but fingers, cuffs and the like.

But no matter where it is, there is such an obvious bitter apricot smell, and the mission target has not yet reacted... Hinata reasonably feels that the other party's sense of smell is not very good.

He thought about it, and it would be good for him to close the case early.

Anyway, he didn't kill the target of this mission, it has nothing to do with him, it will only affect his eating, and even if he doesn't say it now, when the police dog sniffs and checks, he will react immediately.

"The source of the bitter apricot smell should be cigarettes, fingers or a lighter." Hinata rationally said as straightforwardly as possible, "When we just sat down, he was still rubbing his face to sober up. There was no bitter apricot smell, and there was no smell of smoke."

"Cigarettes?" Kenji Hagiwara was thoughtful, "When I was clearing the table, I did hear the sound of a lighter."

Whether it's Matsuda Jinpei, Hagiwara Kenji, Date squad leader, or the well-meaning doll who spit out the scoring machine, they all have different degrees of smoke smell on their bodies, and the brands are slightly different.

It is estimated that they are also used to the smell of smoke, and it is difficult to react immediately.

Hinata changed the subject reasonably: "So, when can the case be closed? I'm hungry."

(End of this chapter)