READ NOVEL ONLINE Chapter 93: Chapter 93
In the living room, a stout man lay on the floor with a kitchen knife lodged in his back, staining his clothes and the ground with blood.
Okino Yoko, who saw this scene as soon as she turned on the lights, was inevitably shocked and screamed in panic.
In an instant, everyone's attention focused on her.
"Miss Yoko, get back!"
Kogoro Mouri protected her, moving her behind him. He looked seriously at the corpse and, without turning around, said, "Ran, call the police."
"Yes."
Ran quickly took out her phone and began calling the police.
Due to Okino Yoko's scream, several nearby residents opened their doors, wanting to come out and see what was happening.
Yamagishi Eiichi, noticing this, quickly pulled Ran and Lin Yi inside and slammed the door shut.
Kogoro Mouri looked at him, puzzled, with a questioning expression on his face: "Why did you close the door?"
Yamagishi smiled bitterly and pointed to Okino Yoko, explaining, "Miss Yoko is a celebrity. We can't let others know she lives here, or it'll be a huge problem... Not to mention there's a corpse here."
After this explanation, Kogoro Mouri nodded in understanding.
The air was somewhat stale, and Kogoro Mouri couldn't help loosening his collar. Frowning, he said, "Why is it so hot in here?"
Lin Yi, intending to speed up the case's resolution, quickly replied, "The air conditioner must be on. Can you hear it, Uncle Mouri? The sound of the AC?"
Kogoro Mouri paused to listen and indeed heard a faint sound of blowing air. He looked at Lin Yi in surprise: "Wow, you've got sharp ears..."
"What should we do, Uncle Mouri? Should we turn off the AC?"
Lin Yi, feeling a bit uncomfortable from the heat, had to unbutton a few buttons.
"Well... According to crime scene protocol, nothing should be moved or altered..."
Kogoro Mouri hesitated for a moment, but seeing Okino Yoko drenched in sweat, he softened and said, "Alright, turning off the AC shouldn't be a problem... We'll inform the police later."
Kogoro Mouri was the first to enter the room, intending to keep others from following him. However, if he entered alone and missed any clues, it could cause issues.
Finally, he decided to let it go and cautioned them, "It's best not to touch anything."
The others nodded.
Then, Kogoro Mouri found the remote, turned off the AC, and thoughtfully opened the window.
This left Lin Yi speechless and a bit annoyed.
"Tokyo's great detective, you just left your fingerprints on the remote and the window..."
With the window open, a cool breeze came in. Kogoro Mouri sighed in relief, "Ah... much better."
He turned back to everyone. He thought it necessary to reassure Okino Yoko, who was still shaken, so he said, "Don't worry, Miss Yoko. The police will arrive in no more than 15 minutes."
Okino Yoko, recognizing the corpse, nodded with a fearful expression.
"Miss Yoko... come over here."
Eiichi Yamagishi took Okino Yoko aside, and they began talking in low voices.
Kogoro Mouri frowned. At that moment, Lin Yi approached and asked, "Uncle Mouri, what do you think about this murder case?"
Kogoro Mouri raised an eyebrow, thinking: What do I think about it? Isn't it obvious?
Besides, I haven't even had a chance to examine the scene. What could I deduce from this?
But!
He only thought this to himself; he wouldn't say it out loud.
It would be unprofessional.
Especially after boasting about his glory days as a criminal detective.
If he says he doesn't know right now, his image could crumble.
So, to avoid losing authority, Kogoro Mouri responded with a counter-question: "What about you, what have you observed?"
Lin Yi smiled modestly and answered, "I believe... it was suicide."
"Suicide?" Kogoro Mouri looked at him incredulously, as if he thought Lin Yi was crazy.
He couldn't understand how anyone could come to that conclusion. The corpse was lying on the ground with a knife in its back!
"Could you stab yourself in the back?"
Ha, young man, you still have a lot to learn.
Kogoro Mouri already had his reprimanding words ready but instead asked calmly, "Why do you think it was suicide?"
Lin Yi replied:
"Beside the body, there's an inexplicably fallen chair."
"On the floor, near the body, there's a strange mark."
"Around that mark, there are some water stains."
"And, the AC is blowing hot air..."
"So, my guess is that the deceased used ice blocks to hold the knife in place, climbed onto the chair, aimed at the knife, and fell backward, causing the knife to stab into his back."
"After being stabbed, the deceased didn't die immediately but struggled, trying to make it appear as if it were a homicide."
"That's why the AC is so high, to create the impression that something was wrong..."
"It seems the victim harbored a lot of resentment towards Miss Yoko."
Lin Yi didn't blink as he delivered his deduction.
For him, the process of solving the case wasn't what mattered; it was the outcome.
If there was already a ready answer, why not use it?
What? Plagiarism?
No, no, in academia, that's called inspiration.
"Uh-huh, uh-huh..."
Kogoro Mouri nodded repeatedly because, apart from nodding, he didn't know how else to mask the surprise he felt inside.
Who is this kid?
We've just entered the crime scene less than a minute ago!
He hasn't even had time to examine it.
How did he find so many clues in such a short time?
And he pieced them all together!
He formed an answer I can't even find any flaws in!
Lin Yi's unexpected response completely disrupted Kogoro Mouri's plans.
"What do you think, Uncle Mouri?"
Lin Yi, knowing the answer, asked with feigned innocence: "Is there anything wrong with what I said?"
Kogoro Mouri nodded seriously: "Yes, there's a big mistake!"
Lin Yi, "surprised," asked: "What's the issue?"
Kogoro Mouri replied firmly: "Everything you've deduced is based on assumptions! You don't have enough evidence to support your claims."
Lin Yi, "admiring" and "acknowledging his error," said, "You're right, Uncle Mouri... I got carried away with my assumptions."
"But!" Kogoro Mouri changed his tone and continued, "Your reasoning does match the situation at the scene... So hold on, I'll verify if your deduction is correct or not."
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