When Jiang Xia went to ask Kinoshita Yoko about what had happened, Conan leaned in beside him with his ears pricked, listening in on the firsthand information.
Hearing that, he couldn't help cutting in. "He fell? How exactly did he fall? Was he pushed, or did he lose his footing himself?"
Kinoshita Yoko raised a hand and curled a loose strand of hair by her ear, looking troubled. "The construction site happened to be beside the vending machine. Once they shoved each other into that spot, I couldn't see what they were doing anymore."
The young officer hadn't seen the scene either, but he seemed to have learned well from his seniors and had his own understanding and speculation about the situation:
"The strap of the backpack they were fighting over snapped. Judging from the circumstances, one person should have been holding the bag while the other grabbed the bag strap. When they pulled hard, the strap suddenly broke. The victim lost his support, lost his balance, and fell backward into the Curtain blocking the area—then plunged to his death."
Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.
Inspector Megure sat at his desk and stretched.
Looking out the window, he couldn't help sighing. "What heavy rain. Good thing nothing happened today. Otherwise, going out to a crime scene in weather like this would be hard on us, and the clues could easily get washed away."
He stood up, intending to make himself a steaming cup of coffee and enjoy the rainy view.
Before he could pick up his cup, Sato Miwako suddenly rushed in. "Inspector!"
"!!"
Inspector Megure froze, suddenly struck by a bad feeling. "W-what is it?"
Officer Sato sighed. "Something happened at the airport. Someone fell from a fourth-floor construction site into the lobby and died on the spot."
Inspector