Stay away from Conan

Chapter 493 The strange big hole

With such doubts, Gao Yuan approached the table.

This seems to be a handmade wooden table. There are no handmade products decorated on it, and it looks very simple in appearance.

But the table legs can be folded, which is a very thoughtful design for a handmade product.

Takato put on the gloves handed over by Miwako Sato and touched the edge of the table a little. He immediately noticed that the table made a slight sound, and then the table also tilted.

In this regard, Gao Yuan took a closer look and found that one table leg was crooked and slightly shorter than the other three table legs——

"It looks like this is a new one made by the deceased. It should be still being adjusted."

Gao Yuan judged and said:

"By the way, what was the cause of death of the deceased?"

Looking at the marks on the table, Takato asked Sato Miwako.

In response, Miwako Sato took out a photo of the scene from her pocket, handed it to Takato, and said:

"The deceased's fatal injury was on his head, and there were signs of struggle on his face and clothes."

Listening to Sato Miwako's narration, Gao Yuan took the photo and found that it should be the photo of the deceased taken by the police as soon as they arrived at the scene, so he couldn't help but observe it carefully——

The photo showed a man about fifty years old, with his eyes wide open, lying on his back on the table. And around his waist was a work bag that held rulers and pencils.

His lip was bruised and a button was missing from his shirt.

If you just look at the photo, it seems that you can tell that the fatal injury was on the head - after all, a screwdriver stuck in the head is too conspicuous.

"The murder weapon should have been a tool in the room."

Miwako Sato couldn’t help but add:

"Judging from the situation at the scene, someone may have come to visit him while he was making the items, but they got into a fight over something. And that person stabbed him with a screwdriver on site while the two were fighting. he."

"Looking at it this way, it seems to be a sudden murder."

Gao Yuan nodded and then asked:

"Were there any fingerprints left at the scene?"

"The murder weapon and the fingerprints near the table were all wiped off, and the murderer probably put on gloves before using the chainsaw."

Sato Miwako said, turning her eyes to the shelf aside——

Because it is a studio, there are many brand new gloves on the shelf. It would be too easy for the murderer not to leave fingerprints afterward.

And Miwako Sato had no intention of hiding anything, and happily told other information that the police had:

"As for the hole in the wall, judging from the cut surface and the way the wood chips were scattered, it should have been cut from the inside of the house. Moreover, the electric saw used to cut the hole was originally placed on the shelf. Yesterday morning at 10 At about one o'clock, people in this house heard the sound of a chainsaw. It was probably at that time that the murderer used a chainsaw to cut the hole. The presumed time of death was before 11 a.m., so the murderer must have used a chainsaw to kill. What happens after that.”

In response, Gao Yuan couldn't help but nodded and analyzed:

"Because the deceased knew how to use a chainsaw here, even if the family members heard the sound of the chainsaw, they would not have any doubts. In addition, the wall with the hole is facing away from the main house, so the family members You didn’t notice anything strange, right?”

"Is such that."

Miwako Sato nodded and affirmed:

"If Mr. Hidden Hall hadn't come to look for the deceased after that, I'm afraid he wouldn't have discovered the deceased's death so quickly."

"What about the paint?"

Hearing this, Gao Yuan's eyes suddenly turned to the paint scattered on the floor near the door, and he couldn't help but ask.

"What?"

Sato Miwako felt very puzzled by Gao Yuan's abrupt inquiry.

"When did the police arrive at the scene?"

Gao Yuan asked in detail.

"After receiving the report, we immediately dispatched the police... probably after twelve o'clock."

Miwako Sato replied.

"In that case, what state was the paint in when the police arrived at the scene?"

Gao Yuan couldn't help but ask.

"The paint isn't even dry yet."

Somewhat suddenly, Sato Miwako seemed to understand the meaning of Gao Yuan's question, and couldn't help but answer:

"The paint should have been accidentally knocked to the ground by the murderer when he had an argument with the victim. We estimate that if the murderer wanted to leave from the door after committing the crime, he would have to pass over the uncooked paint, which would leave The footprints became irrefutable evidence, and the window was sealed and could not be passed through, so the murderer finally came up with this method and left the scene directly. "

After hearing this judgment, Gao Yuan couldn't help but shook his head:

"No, if you want to leave the scene without leaving any traces, there are many ways. For example, wouldn't it be easier to place a board directly on the paint? And..."

With that said, Gao Yuan leaned down, picked up the jar and looked at it——

Because the paint on the inner wall of the can is the same color as the paint on the ground, it can be determined that the paint on the ground was spilled from this can——

"If the jar accidentally fell off the shelf, there would be some traces anyway. But this jar is intact..."

Gao Yuan couldn't help but said:

"The paint should be the murderer's disguise!"

Regarding the traces at the scene, Gao Yuan explained with certainty.

"Why?"

Miwako Sato asked in surprise:

"But why did the murderer do this?"

"The murderer deliberately spilled paint on the ground, which means that he had no intention of leaving through the door from the beginning. But why did he deliberately block his escape exit and go to a lot of trouble to open a hole..."

Gao Yuan couldn't help but think:

"In other words, the murderer had a reason to make a hole in the wall. In order to hide this reason, he sprinkled paint on the ground to make people think that he was forced to make a hole in the wall!"

Thinking of this, Gao Yuan continued to turn his eyes to the big hole in the wall, and couldn't help but murmured:

"In other words, the biggest doubt lies in this hole..."

"But what other reason could there be than leaving the room?"

Sato Miwako couldn't help but say this if she didn't come out.

"Even if you want to escape, this hole is too big."

Gao Yuan couldn't help but think about it, and then he seemed to be unable to think of any reason for the time being, so he couldn't help but helplessly put his forehead on his head and asked instead:

"What about the motive for the crime? Did the police find anything?"

"It's still under investigation. But so far, no suspicious clues have been found. Whether it's money or heterosexual relationships, there is no entanglement."

Miwako Sato replied.

"Really……"

Gao Yuan couldn't help but keep looking at the big hole in front of him——

A few meters away from the entrance of the cave was an outer wall, and beyond that was a dense forest.

It seems that if he leaves through this hole, the murderer can escape directly into the woods without being discovered by the people in the main house.

However, this still cannot explain why the hole is so wide.

Why is it necessary to open a big hole...

Thinking like this, Gao Yuan couldn't help but go outside the house and bent down to look at the scattered wood chips on the ground. From a visual inspection, they should be the complete amount that had been sawed off the wall, and no suspicious marks were found on them.

In response, Gao Yuan raised his head helplessly and looked into the other room from the entrance of the cave again. Suddenly, Gao Yuan realized something. He straightened up and said with a slight smile:

"Where are the family members of the deceased now?"