i'm not a detective

Chapter 174 The Hanged Man and the Hanged Rabbit

On the basement floor of the Hirano Police Station, one quarter is a gun depot, which stores a certain amount of guns, ammunition and police equipment, and can also be used by police officers to store and maintain guns, while the other three quarters are warehouses, specially used for To seal past case files and exhibits.

It's windy here, the air is damp and cold, and there's no sound. The walls are a bit greasy to the touch. After all, the next floor is the temporary morgue of the police station. It always feels haunted. Even the lights are so dim that it's like a layer of human oil. , revealing a pale yellow.

"Here it is. This room and this room contain the case files from eight years ago." A blue hat staff member of the forensics department pointed to two rooms the same size as ordinary classrooms, and signaled to Qiyuan Wu and others You can take care of yourself.

Well, it’s hard to believe that the staff of the blue hat forensics department who often walk around the crime scene are all underground creatures. When they are not on duty, they work in the basement of the police station, doing work related to criminal cases. All chores, from autopsy, gun management and maintenance, to storage of files and evidence, are all handled by them. In some places, the forensics department is even responsible for raising dogs-the Hirano Police Station does not have search dogs. If there are any, It was their job to feed the dogs, too.

Qing Jian Liuli bowed to thank him, watched the blue hat leave curiously, and finally solved a mystery.

Generally, there are blue hats everywhere at the crime scene, taking pictures, extracting fingerprints, collecting evidence, and moving corpses, but when you come to the criminal department of the police station, you can’t see any of them. It seems that only after a crime occurs, these people will emerge from the ground. It's like coming out, but now it's finally clear that these people really came out of the ground, and they usually don't work above the ground at all.

Qi Yuanwu didn't care about these nonsense, looked at the dusty door with disgust, took out the mask and put it on, poked Qingliu Li, and signaled her not to be dazed, and quickly opened the door for him, a "blind detective".

Seeing that Liuli came back to her senses, Qing quickly opened the door, but as soon as the door opened, a large cloud of dust fell down, and she couldn't help but sneezed.

Yasuji Okuno and Hidakaji frowned, waved their hands to disperse the dust, and went in first to turn on the light. The wattage was lower than that of the corridor, but it was still bright.

As she was talking, she suddenly had a flash of inspiration, she came to her senses, and immediately jumped up, excitedly saying: "Wait, I seem to know why the murderer did this!"

Yasuji Okuno thought for a while, and suggested: "If this method doesn't work, let's go to the scene of the crime. The scene of the sixth case is still under protection. Maybe Nanahara-san can find some useful information."

"Then let's eat first, and we'll get on with it after we finish." Takeshi Qiyuan was not in a hurry, the case had dragged on for seven or eight years, so it wasn't too late.

Qing Jian Liuli didn't care whether he was high or not, and said excitedly: "Didn't you find that the victim fits the image?"

Therefore, there is no need to go to the scene again, and the character and identity of the murderer cannot be seen in a forest.

Takeshi Qiyuan picked the unpalatable dishes into Qingjian Liuli's lunch box, and said casually: "The possibility is very high, so I think Professor Hirakawa's criminal psychology portrait is not realistic. The murderer should have a serious job and a decent life." Certain regularity."

Qing Jian Liuli was greatly disappointed, so there are too many people who have a rest on Tuesday, which cannot be used as a breakthrough in the case.

When she becomes a police inspector, she will definitely carry out major reforms to the police station, requiring everyone to pay attention to cleanliness on a daily basis, and if she has nothing to do, she will come down and check the sanitation work to ensure that the place is spotless.

At least make sure that this road is not going to work, and then it is not too late to consider changing the road.

Okuno Taiji, Hidakaji and Kiyomi Ruri heard his order and acted immediately, checking the labels one by one, and opening those involving murder or wounding to judge whether the case has been detected and the gender of the victim, and filter it for him first. Once it is confirmed that there is a problem, it will be handed over to him, and let him carefully "grope" and search.

She took two bites of rice, thought for a while, and asked again: "Then why did the murderer hang the victim upside down, force the victim to keep his eyes open, and take the victim's blood? Some kind of religious ceremony..."

He still counts on sister Zhichuan to help him make money in the future, but he can't die.

Qiyuan Wu looked at the bento box that was almost knocked over, and said dissatisfied: "Eating well, what are you getting nervous about..."

Takeshi Qiyuan also settled down to do things. After all, he received money. He looked at the cases one by one, trying to find a case that had some similarities with the "Tuesday Night Serial Murder Case". He was killed after multiple cuts, or hanged upside down, or only the blood was taken after killing, but he continued to toss until noon, and he checked all the suspected cases, but he did not find a similar case.

"Let's get started, find out all the cases involving homicide and wounding, especially the unsolved cases where the victim is a woman." Takeshi Qihara took a sneaky look at the door and confirmed that the file management of the Hirano Police Station is very poor. Hip, it's not like in the library where they are arranged according to type and time for people to see, but are full of large and small cardboard boxes, piled up in a haphazard manner, and if you can put a label on you, it is already considered as conscientious.

Qing Jian Liuli hesitated for a moment, sat down slowly, lowered her head and continued to eat.

Qiyuan Takeshi was turning over a box, and said angrily: "You asked for it yourself. We were so comfortable at home, but you have to be fooled into working for nothing, and now you deserve the ashes."

Qiyuanwu tried the taste, nodded and smiled and said, "It's okay, I didn't cut corners." After he thought about it, he ordered Qingjian Liuli to say, "Go back and let her complete the order every Tuesday during this time." Don't accept individual visitors after dark, take Xiaokui home early."

For him, it would be good for Hirakawa Shi to investigate the mental illness. If the murderer can be found, it will be convenient for him to go home, and there is no need to fight for who is guessing.

Qiyuan Wu pondered for a moment, then slowly shook his head.

Qingjian Liuli immediately pointed out the reality: "But now I haven't found anything, what should I do?"

Qingjian Liuli recognized the bento box as soon as she saw it, and said happily, "It's the bento made by Sister Jinai."

But then again, before computers and the Internet became popular, being able to save files like this was just enough.

"Isn't this important?" Qing Jian Liuli hesitated even more, feeling that this should be considered a big discovery in a mystery novel.

"I see. When I send you home, I'll go there by bike and tell her to take Tuesday as her day off and do less business." Qing Jian Liuli agreed immediately, but after taking a bite of the meal, And thoughtfully, "You said that the murderer only chose Tuesday to commit the crime. Would that be his rest day?"

"Maybe the murderer has fantasized and simulated many times in his mind, so the modus operandi was very stable and mature from the beginning?" Qing Jian Liuli has now become a little gray man, with dust on her hair, face and hands. Frustrated, but still positive to give advice.

Yasuji Okuno ate quite comfortably. Hearing this, he raised his head and said, "Then, do you want to tell Professor Hirakawa to correct it?"

Qing Jian Liuli was stunned for a moment, then said hesitantly, "Yes, it's the Hanged Man, you...you've seen it a long time ago?"

The four of them didn't want to climb the stairs anymore, Yasuji Okuno found a place for Takeshi Nanahara and Ruri Kiyomi to wash up briefly, and Hidakaji quickly went to pick up the bento, and everyone just ate a little.

He thought about it for a while, but didn't think of any other breakthroughs for the time being. He cast his eyes on the other doors in the aisle and said, "Let's look at it when we pass by the scene. Let's go through the cases from nine and ten years ago."

"I made it up in my brain." Qiyuan Wu pointed to the sunglasses, indicating that he was still blind and couldn't see it, "You were still playing with mud when I was playing tarot cards. I heard you describe the scene photos last night. But is it important enough to jump up?"

He is not really blind, he has actually seen a large number of photos of the crime scene, and even carefully analyzed the material and knotting method of the rope, but he did not find any useful traces - the most common nylon rope, anywhere in Japan They can be bought, and the knotting method is an ordinary sailor's knot. There are a lot of people who know it. Apart from being able to judge that the murderer is right-handed, the murderer did not leave any distinctive features.

Although the time interval between the murderer's crimes is extremely long, judging from the last cycle, it takes about three months each time, but now I don't know who the murderer is, let alone what kind of stimulation he received, and what changes he will have. Just in case, be more or less careful!

"If it's important, what can this prove, and what help can it provide to find the murderer?"

Damn it, it seems that it can only prove that the murderer is a psychopath, but he has been killing innocent people indiscriminately. Everyone, yesterday she saw a few girls in the class getting together to use Tarot cards to divination their love fortune. They knew the symbolic meaning of the Hanged Man, which is not uncommon in Japan.

Damn it, at last I can think of it first, maybe I can directly seal the victory, and it can play a huge role in catching the murderer!
Unexpectedly, I suddenly improved and became smarter, and I can think of clues that I couldn't think of before!
Takeshi Qiyuan straightened the bento box, and said strangely: "Isn't it just like the Hanged Man in the Tarot card? What are you excited about?"

Qingjian Liuli thought about it for a while, and asked curiously: "Then what kind of work is off on Tuesday?"

"It is true that this possibility cannot be ruled out." Takeshi Qiyuan did not waver, got up and paced, and muttered, "But the possibility is not great. After all, there is a difference between imagination and reality, and both need to be corrected. It is impossible to remain unchanged, especially for the first time. There should be a clear difference from the other times... that should be the one where he couldn't restrain his inner impulse the most, and it should also be the one closest to his residence."

Yasuji Okuno had no objection, and Takeshi Qihara had the final say in this group, but Hidaka raised his hand to look at his watch and reminded: "It's noon soon, do you want to eat first?"

Hidakaji thought for a while and said: "Tuesday is a lot of work, such as the catering industry and tourist attractions. Usually Friday nights and weekends are the busiest. On Monday, you have to check accounts and replenish goods, and on Thursday you have to prepare for the next three days. With a large passenger flow, the rest days are usually on Tuesday and Wednesday.”

Seeing that Liuli had stopped farting, Qing turned around and went back to continue searching. There must be more than 1000 boxes, large and small, in the two rooms, which is enough for them to be busy for a while—not that more than 1000 people were killed in Hirano every year. There are also a large number of theft and violence cases.

Qi Yuanwu shook his head and smiled: "No need, everyone relies on guesswork on this kind of thing, and no one can convince anyone. For example, he may think that the murderer has severe paranoia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, or that Tuesday has special meaning to the murderer, even if the murderer is autistic. I don’t have anything to do at home, but I still deliberately pick this day to commit crimes, and I can’t deny the possibility, so there’s no right or wrong until the murderer is caught.”

There was a lot of dust, and there was more dust when the box was turned over. Qing saw that Liuli was sneezing all the time, and when he found an unsolved wounding case, he moved it out for Takeshi Qiyuan. Seeing that he was hiding outside the door, there was nothing wrong, so he couldn't help it. Complained: "You are comfortable..."

Okuno Taiji also added: "Some factory assembly lines cannot be stopped, and employees will also be assigned to fixed breaks at different times of the week, and some of them will take long-term Tuesdays off."

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department had conducted a case review before, and it turned out that it took more than a year after the initial investigation of the archives, interrogation transcripts, and evidence, and they disappeared. Hirano can still find it from eight years ago, and put it in Japan The police force is considered to be able to pass.

This case is so tricky, I can't find a clue at all!
After eating her bento honestly, she went to the "warehouse" to work as a coolie. She really worked hard for the "justice" in her heart. While working hard, she was still thinking hard about where this case could go. start.

The murderer did not commit a crime eight years ago, and she was even less hopeful about nine years ago. She kept thinking wildly, but when she opened a box, a photo of a dead body with eyes wide open suddenly appeared on her eyelids. Even if she was timid, she was still frightened. I had to shudder all over.

She quickly took a look at the details of the case under the dim light, her heart trembled again, and she said dryly: "Well... I seem to have found the case you were looking for, but... even, uh... it may not be the case. It's..."

The corpse in the photo was a rabbit that had been hung upside down with blood on its body. Even if it wasn't a human being, she still felt that the modus operandi was a bit like the "Tuesday Night Killer".

(End of this chapter)