Learn More from Ai

Despite the suspicion, having been in the Conan World for so long, Fujino had developed a certain understanding of the uncertainty surrounding the culprit.

As the saying goes, until a case is solved, the murderer is like the cat in Schrödinger's box.

The one who seems most suspicious is actually the least suspicious.

Although Kikuemon is highly suspected of murder, he is not so much more suspicious in terms of motive.

First, let's be clear: the one who died was Masuko Tsuchiya.

Even though this woman might be using Kikuemon's name to sell things, Kikuemon might not necessarily kill his daughter-in-law.

After all, this was his only remaining family member.

Moreover, given the current situation, Kikuemon is very likely unaware of this matter.

With his reputation Great Detective, Fujino is certainly not someone to be trifled with.

Given the current situation, everyone present is a suspect, and the motive for the murder could be anyone. It's really hard to figure out who the killer is.

However, we do have a clue now.

Pulling himself back to reality, Fujino looked at the lower leg of Masuko Tsuchiya's corpse.

The wound was clearly made by a sharp object, and not a knife like a dagger, but something very sharp.

The cut was so rough that Yokogawa said it was from a fall.

But how could a fall cause such a terrible state?

Something is clearly wrong.

Moreover, considering the amount of bleeding, it's truly impressive that so much blood could still flow out some time after death.

Normally, blood stops flowing after a person dies. Although there is pressure to keep the blood flowing out after the heart stops, the pressure will decrease as the blood flows out.

If there were no gravity, the blood wouldn't continue to spurt out.

The amount of blood at Masuko Tsuchiya's feet was clearly outrageous.

He must have had high blood pressure for at least twenty years.

The amount of bleeding when she was hanging from the floor was normal, but the fact that she was still bleeding so much after being taken down was definitely not normal.

Fujino mentally reviewed his medical knowledge, glanced at the pool of blood at the corpse's feet, and called out to those behind him, "Inspector Yokomizo, please move the body."

Yokomizo Sango the voice. "Fujino- kun, have you found any clues?"

"Yes, there are indeed some points of doubt."

Fujino continued, "Anyway, let's move the body aside first; I'm not very good at handling things."

Hey you two over there, come over here and lend a hand!

Without saying a word, the two Forensic Science Division officers moved Masuko Tsuchiya's body aside.

Conan was curious about what was under the corpse and wanted to take a look, but before he could sneak two steps, he was interrupted by a cold voice, "Edogawa is going to act on his own again!"

"Conan!"

Ran pulled Conan back, waved her little fist, and stared at Conan with a resentful look.

"I just need to go to the bathroom!"

Conan scratched his head sheepishly, a faint throbbing pain throbbing in his skull. He made up an excuse. "My stomach suddenly hurts!"

"The toilet isn't in this direction."

Ai Haibara crossed her arms, her eyes full of mockery. "Edogawa can't even come up with an excuse, that's really terrible... Don't disturb Fujino's investigation!"

"That's right!"

Ran nodded seriously, "Look at Ai, she's always been so well-behaved. Ai learn from her!"

"Yes, Edogawa, did you hear that?"

Ai Haibara flicked a strand of hair behind her ear. "She said she should learn more from me."

Conan: "..."

What are you going to learn? The kind of acting skills that can win you an Oscar and make you look young?

Pah! She's the same age as that old man Fujino, but she's acting like a real little girl.

Yokomizo walked over, glanced at the floor beneath the body, and asked with a puzzled look, "Did you find anything?"

Didn't you notice?

Fujino lowered his eyes and glanced at the pool of blood beneath the corpse, speechless at Yokomizo.

As a criminal police officer, haven't you even learned such basic things?

The direction of the blood pool at Masuko Tsuchiya's feet was very strange. If it was blood that flowed after she died and was moved here, it should normally be evenly distributed.

But this pool of blood was a bit outrageous; it was not only spread horizontally to both sides, but there was even a pool of blood on the back of the corpse.

To be precise, there were two pools of blood, one at the feet and then spreading out in spots to the pool on the back.

Whose blood could possibly flow through a picture to the back of a corpse and then just happen to be blocked?

"Notice?"

Yokomizo Sango twitched his chin. "Is something wrong?"

"Never mind."

Fujino sighed, increasingly feeling that Japan was doomed.

The bloodstains were clearly not from after the body was placed on the floor, but rather from before the body was placed on the floor.

In other words, the body had been in this location for some time.

Moreover, among those bloodstains, a few drops stood out particularly.

The blood was in the shape of snowflakes, dripping like water droplets, and judging from its height, it was at least over a meter high.

In other words...

Fujino looked up and gazed at the shelf next to the pool of blood.

The first thing you see is a frame that is over two meters tall, and on the edge of the frame, there is an iron nail driven in.

"If it's this distance..."

Fujino pondered for a moment, then turned to Yokomizo and said in a deep voice, "Where is the forensic doctor who examined this body?"

"Huh?"

Yokomizo paused for a moment. "He's already at another crime scene. Is there anything we need to confirm again?"

Fujino asked in a low voice, "Does your forensic pathologist position have a permanent position?"

"No permanent position... it's a special appointment, why is that?"

"It's alright, the test results were excellent, don't do any more tests in the future."

Fujino crouched down, examined Masuko Tsuchiya's body again, and reached out to touch her neck.

Hanging involves putting a noose around a person's neck from a height and throwing them down, using the impact of their own weight to break their neck. Suicide by hanging, on the other hand, results in death after a brief period of suffocation and the strain of one's own weight on the neck.

Hanging is faster, while suicide by hanging takes several minutes.

Although the body would have some of the same effect due to gravity after being hanged, it seems that Masuko Tsuchiya must have grabbed the cabinet above her before being hanged, which cushioned her fall.

However, upon closer inspection, the characteristics of being hanged can still be seen.

Although Fujino was not a forensic doctor, he was well-versed in medical knowledge and could easily determine how Masuko Tsuchiya died.

It wasn't hanging, it was strangulation.

To be honest, even Fujino didn't quite understand how that jerk of a forensic doctor could determine that it was a hanging.

This is clearly a case of being hanged with a broken neck, okay?!

Isn't this utterly misleading the investigation?!

I don't know what the point of keeping this kind of dog-like forensic doctor is; it's simply ruining the reputation of forensic medicine!

Why did this forensic doctor have to get involved? He should have just left the judgment to the Forensic Science Division team!