The Phantom Thief of Heart! But Conan.

Chapter 1149: Good Logic

Outside the door, Tang Ze had already simulated the mechanism used by Yezaka Kaishiro according to Conan's request.

Although Tang Ze understood the principle, he still couldn't hold the fishing line tight when setting it up.

Fishing line is used in such a large project. Is the fishing line here fishing line or carbon fiber?

No matter how he complained in his heart, the policeman who was reminded to be careful with the fishing line just showed a slightly shocked expression and soon figured it out.

It was a simple trick, using the concrete pillars of the railing as a pulley system and then securing the fishing line to the back of the motorcycle.

The further you go in the opposite direction, the longer the fishing line will be pulled...

"boom--!"

A cement bag placed on a chair with wheels, used to simulate the deceased, was pulled faster and faster as the motorcycle moved forward, and soon, it hit the road railing at the end of the alley.

The cement bag flew out under the influence of inertia, flew high over the railing, drew a parabola, fell downwards, bumped into something, and crashed into the garbage dump where the victim was found.

After all, the one controlling the motorcycle was the helping Takagi Wataru, not the diligently practiced Hasaka Minai himself, so the speed control was a little bit awkward, but it was not difficult to see that as long as the driving speed was controlled well, it would be natural for the 90-kilogram cement bag to fall right into the garbage dump.

"So, the scratches on the concrete pillar and the corner of the wall are the scratches left by the fishing line, and the debris on the ground are the scrapes she made when she came back by bike..." Megure Jusan nodded suddenly.

Kogoro Mouri nodded twice at first, and then found that Megure Juzo's gaze was looking at him. After a few seconds of reaction, he realized that in theory, this device was set up by him at the request of Karasawa and Conan.

Clearing his throat, he tried to straighten his chest. "That's the 'magic' that allows her to pull off the crime in such a short time. With some mechanics and a little practice, she can not only kill and dispose of the body, but also collect the fishing line on the way back, leaving no trace at all."

There are no other suspects in this case. If we have to say why Yasaka Minaeshiro does not meet the suspect criteria, the only one is that his motive is not so clear.

However, since she had a close relationship with the deceased, any motive is possible.

"If the victim was sitting on a chair at the time, his leg might have been stuck on the railing, right?" Megure Jusan asked as he copied the scene layout.

Obviously, he was not unaware of the answer to this question, he was simply completing the inquiry and preparing to go off work.

Maori Kogoro, realizing that Megure Jusan was slacking off, twitched his lips, but still answered cooperatively, "Yeah, she must have considered that. She put the victim in a cross-legged position or something. Since they're going to be thrown out anyway, it doesn't matter what state they're in, right?"

"Well, the next step is to contact Nagasaku Shiro and see if anyone knows his schedule for tonight..."

Seeing the police and detectives talking to each other and treating her as a criminal, Ye Saka Kaishiro could no longer bear it.

"Where's the evidence?!" She couldn't help but interrupt. "This only proves a possibility, it doesn't prove that I am the murderer..."

She turned to look at Hibiki Eri who was following behind her and asked for help again: "Miss Hibiki, this is absolutely not in line with legal investigative procedures, am I right?"

Kisaki Eri, with her arms crossed, did not take the initiative to explain as she did before. Instead, she looked at her deeply with a scrutinizing gaze, which made Yezaka Kaishiro stunned.

"Well, she asked a good question. Brother Maori, what is the evidence?" Megure Jusan, whose cerebral cortex was smooth, asked directly.

"That's easy..." Maori Kogoro snorted, looking at Kisaki Eri with a hint of pride. "Just check her car and the garbage bag she threw away. She left the beauty salon empty-handed, and with such a short time to assassinate and complete the trap, she didn't have the energy to deal with the problems she caused during the killing."

Nagasaku Shiro was still wearing a barber's bib at the time, and his hair had been trimmed halfway. It was impossible to assassinate him in this state without leaving any blood on his body.

In order to conceal her identity, it was impossible for her to let those things fly away with the flying Nagasaku Shilang, so there were not many places left for her to hide things.

"...According to the Civil Code, anyone who possesses unowned property for the purpose of ownership automatically acquires ownership." Kisaki Eri spoke again, this time supporting Kogoro Mouri's argument. "Once the garbage bag left your hands, you relinquished ownership of it. It automatically became ownerless chattel. The police's search through your garbage is completely legal and compliant. There's absolutely no problem with that, Ms. Hasaka."

Ye Saka Kaishiro's expression changed several times. He gritted his teeth and looked around at the people who were vaguely surrounding him. After weighing the difference in power among them, he quickly gave up and leaned against the wall beside him.

"Judging from your appearance, further investigation is unnecessary." Kisaki Eri shook her head and pushed her glasses up. "What a shame, you actually want to use me as an alibi for you..."

The most critical part of the whole case has been cracked, and the rest of the content is very clear even if no one explains it.

In addition to the store name of Hasaka Minayo, there is also a studio next to it that serves as a residence.

As long as you call Yongzuo Shilang over in advance and cut his hair, and halfway through, you can use the excuse of having an appointment with a client to deal with, and you can keep him in place by cutting half of his hair.

After meeting Hibiki Eri who arrived as promised, she could return to the studio, kill Nagasaku Shiro, quickly complete the trash disposal action, and then rush back to the store...

There is no doubt that she chose to commit the crime on the day when Kisaki Eri came. What she valued was the rigor of Kisaki Eri as a lawyer, which could accurately prove the time point she carefully designed.

"The purpose of disposing the body this way is to allow the deceased to be discovered as early as possible and to provide a precise time of death. The more accurate the time, the less suspicious you are." Kisaki Eri shook her head. "It would be the same if it was thrown on the road below..."

"No, it won't be crooked." Hasaka Kaishiro's expression darkened, and his voice became much calmer. "I've been practicing for a long time in the middle of the night for this day."

"Have you been practicing for a long time?" Megure Jusan paused while recording and asked curiously, "Do you have such a deep hatred for him that you have to throw him away like trash..."

Throwing something into the trash may be a very characteristic practice in criminal psychology, which is quite a way to vent anger.

Even if the area below is a dumping ground for resource waste and is not particularly dirty, the symbolic meaning is strong enough.

"I don't hate him that much. I hate his fiancée." Ye Saka Kaidai lowered his eyes and laughed sarcastically. "He and I had an argument and we didn't see each other for a month or two. I didn't expect that woman to take advantage of the situation. In less than a year, they were engaged. Obviously, I grew up with Si Lang..."

"Then why did you kill him?" Megure Jusan couldn't help but ask when he heard the strong emotions still lingering in her words.

"Because he betrayed our agreement!" Hasaka Kaishiro was agitated. "When he first debuted, he had short, neat, black hair. That was more in line with his image! Not this greasy, frivolous, medium-length blond hair now! He clearly promised me that I'd be the one cutting his hair for the rest of my life, designing his look for the rest of his life! He'd show me his best side on the field..."

When she got excited, Yezaka Kaishiro's fingertips were shaking and she was caught in a whirlpool of emotions.

"Hmm, so the motive for murder was that you didn't want him to have his hair cut by others?" Megure Jusan hesitated for a moment, and before putting pen to paper, he decided to ask for his opinion.

"That's right. I won't let anyone else cut it. This way, it lasts a lifetime, right?"

With some paranoia and stubbornness, Yezaka Kaisho stared at Megure Jusan, as if he was completely unaware of how ridiculous the words he uttered were.

Tang Ze nodded secretly after hearing this.

Because he promised that only he would cut his hair for the rest of his life, and if he couldn't do it, then he would just end this life with him.

Good, logicians, we are doomed.

After expressing all the thoughts that had been suppressed in her heart, Yezaka Kaishiro's mood eased a little. She wiped the tears of excitement from the corners of her eyes and forced a smile towards Kisaki Eri.

"I'm sorry, Miss Fei, I took advantage of your attentiveness. But you should be more careful. We just started arguing over a trivial matter, and as a result, everything went in the worst direction, without looking back. If you are unwilling to give up your so-called self-esteem, everything will be irreversible..."

When Kisaki Eri heard what she said, she subconsciously glanced at Maori Kogoro, pursed her lips and turned her head away.

Without waiting for her to reply, Maori Kogoro suddenly spoke.

"No, we should be the ones to apologize. If you hadn't deliberately used Eri, we wouldn't have happened to drive by at this time, and Nagasaku Shiro wouldn't have been discovered by us... and he wouldn't have been rescued by Karasawa."

Kogoro Mouri pointed at himself, then at Karasawa and Conan, his pride evident on his face.

Ye Saka Kaidai, who was wiping away tears with a look of relief on her face, paused with her fingertips, raised her head suddenly, with a look of surprise on her face, and turned her head to look at Tang Ze, who had said nothing the whole time, except for standing up to say that the settings had been made, as if he didn't exist.

"I'm so sorry, he's not dead yet." Maori Kogoro gave a false smile. "Unfortunately, I happened to have a first aid kit in my car that can treat external injuries, and Karasawa happened to be a doctor's child, so he's very good at treating this kind of injury... Officer Megure, how is the victim?"

"He's basically out of danger." Takagi Wataru, who was pushing his motorcycle back with a grunt, relayed the information he'd received. "He had three broken bones, but thankfully they were cushioned, so the injuries aren't serious. He lost a bit too much blood, but he's fine for now."

"He's not dead... He's not dead?!" Hasaka Kaisho, who had been calm, suddenly lost control and almost threw himself at Takagi Wataru, "How is that possible? How is that possible! I stabbed you so deep! I had already penetrated—"

"It's a pity that barbers don't have part-time jobs as doctors nowadays." Tang Ze smiled hypocritically, not surprised.

Forget killing people. Even if you give a person without relevant experience a knife that is several times bigger, they won't be able to kill a pig cleanly.

For a woman who is stabbing someone for the first time, if she can almost find the location of the carotid artery, she is already very diligent and studious. You can't expect her to know how to stab the carotid artery to completely sever it.

"No, this is impossible, this is not..."

While Hasaka Kaisho was still struggling, Takagi Wataru quickly took out handcuffs, handcuffed her arms behind her back, and put the handcuffs on her.

The moment he restrained Hazaka Minashiro, even though he knew that the person in front of him was a woman who was not as strong as him, Takagi Shigeru couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Someone whose mental state is so disturbed should be sent for a psychiatric evaluation before being sent to prison...

"This is what happens when you try to use others." Maori Kogoro crossed his arms, looking very proud. "If you didn't set your sights on Eri and found someone else, your plan would at least be halfway successful, right?"

Instead of the current situation, where the person was not killed and the crime was not escaped, it is a lose-lose situation.

Karasawa glanced at Kogoro Mori's expression and was not surprised.

Yezaka Minae had no intention of harming Eri Kisaki, but her behavior of taking advantage of Eri Kisaki's integrity and trying to absolve herself of guilt definitely touched Kogoro Mouri's minefield.

Eri Kisaki is an upright lawyer and has never been a litigant. She earned the title of Queen of Law in an upright manner and has never relied on any illegal means.

Anyone who wants to use Eri Kisaki in this regard is trying to use her good reputation to guarantee his or her own crime. To put it seriously, it will really lead to a false case and may cause a serious blow to Eri Kisaki's career and personal beliefs.

Hurting family members, even if it does not involve physical harm, is what Kogoro Mori can't tolerate the most.

So he knew very well that he was not the one who solved the case, but when Tang Ze wanted him to take the blame, he agreed.

As if touched by his words, Kisaki Eri turned her head away a little embarrassedly, not looking at Hasaka Kaishiro who was screaming and being taken away by the police.

"...I didn't mean anything against you just now. I just can't let you illegally collect evidence." Without looking in Maori Kogoro's direction, she explained quietly, "If you suspect someone, then directly prove it with a chain of logic and evidence. Otherwise, it would be bad if a solid case that could be solved was questioned by the prosecutor and the defendant just because of the case handling process."

This is a disguised apology for the previous argument.

Just as Kogoro Mouri was about to grab Tang Ze to ask him a few questions and explain what happened tonight, he paused, looked at Kisaki Eri whose cheeks were flushed, and coughed twice.

Before he spoke, Karasawa kicked the gravel at his feet, making a little noise, and then looked at Maori Kogoro warningly.

The atmosphere is so good, so don't say anything to spoil the fun.

Maori Kogoro rubbed the back of his head and softened his tone as well: "Well, I'm used to arguing with people, so my tone wasn't nice. I actually..."

"Well, you're doing this for my own good..."

"Ha, it's not that exaggerated..."

Tang Ze slowly opened the halo that obscured his aura, then grabbed Ran Mouri and Conan who were still standing there in a daze, and walked lightly back out of the alley.

The atmosphere is just right, and it's about time for the light bulbs to go out.